Great news indeed. As usual us italians fall back even in this category. Lol. No relief in sight here.... :( Cheers
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Hi Laurent, it's always a pleasure to read your insightful posts. Even when you don't like a band you have something right to say. That being said, I am not Laurent's second account, I assure ya all. I loved Gillan's voice back then, when it was more emotional and dramatic. Songs like Fools, his interpretation of Gethsemane in Jesus Christ Superstar, made more for me than his trademark screa
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Rainbow - Magic The Police - Every little thing she does is Magic The Cars - Magic Queen - A kind of magic Frank Zappa - Magic Fingers 38 Special - Midnight Magic Van Halen - Could this be Magic? Steve Miller Band - Cool Magic IQ - The Magic Roundabout Dan Fogelberg - Magic Every Moment Van Halen - Me Wise Magic Genesis - The Magic of Time Mike Oldfield - Magic Touch Is this nuff?
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Morse and Airey kick ass. Their latest record is great. Long live Deep Purple. Cheers
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Heard the latest 3-4 tracks. Uncommon Man is fantastic, Aprez Vous quite good. Looking forward to listening it all. Seems a good effort based on what I heard Cheers
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This one is much different than Mei, for sure. But I know it's an acquired taste. I still haven't listened enough to Mei and the other records like I did with this one... Cheers mate
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After 5-6 spins of Suffocating the abloom, it finally came together. What a masterpiece. Talk about some "new" prog , with elements from Yes, Rush, Dixie Dregs, Holdsworth, Gentle Giant, perfectly mixed together with great melodies and great musicianship. Can't get it out of my head. A gem lost from the 90s Cheers
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Totally agree mate. This single rocks. Portnoy as always puts on a great show and band. He is DA MAN. Cheers
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Milan, Italy Cheers
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I still enjoy instrumental solos at concerts. I paid to see and enjoy great musicians, and I still appreciate people who can play in this era where songs have no solos. I don't want to see people who play 15min solos, but a 5min solo is very much OK with me. If I want to see a song after song reproduction of LPs with no improv or solos, better stay home and buy a DVD / CD / BRD of the record/con
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Went to see Blue Note, and remembering his solo tour for Candyman i knew I was in for a great night. His band was tight as hell, Eric Valentine stood out for his great drumming, with stick-tricks and powerful style. Steve Weingart offered tasteful solos and great backing, and Renee Jones was solid on bass. Luke played his ass off, even with the flu that was marchin on since a few days. Great
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Did not see this thread, to my musical tastes a much more relevant death. A unique drummer, with his own recognizable style. A true legend Rip Cozy
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Thought you were talking bout the one and only man in black. He is sorely missed to this day RIP Cozy Powell
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Great single. Chorus is a real good one, and at least we got Rockenfield drumming again with counterpoints and odd times. It was about time! Welcome back QR! Cheers
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I much prefer the early-Perry. His sung lines in songs like People and Places, Good Morning Girl, Mother Father, are nothing short of spectacular. Listening to those songs always give me goosebumps. Melodic, dramatic, with a spectacular range and phrasing. Perry is one of a kind, unsurpassed. His voice aged great, as much as the man. My favorite song out of Street Talk is She's Mine. Even if
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Laurent, that being said, the first to come out with a disrepectful interview , to the fans, was Joe. His comments wrt touring duties, his crew, diet coke, came along as pretty harsh. But it's pretty common to see the usual Glenn Hughes bashing here. Wasn't it for him and Jason this band would have never existed btw. Anyway , as I always stated, this band never did it for me. I always thought
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That confirms my early impression of Bonamassa. If that's true he was just lying about his departure. So sad.
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Thanks Terry! Just listened to those 2 tracks, great instrumental band. Preferred the second track t the first, but these are really good musos. Cheers
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Hi all, Own Alan Morse's solo record, as well as Ryo Okumoto. Both are great records are superb. Thanks for the Plankton suggestion, did 't know them, guess I'll have to check them out. Tks Btw, as an amateur fusion drummer, Nick D'Virgilio rules. So many subtle things goin on in his songs, snare and splashes. Snow's overture is a masterpiece, drumming-wise. Check Big Big Train, the band, maste
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Brief Nocturnes and Dreamless Sleep , along with The Raven that refused to Sing by Steven Wilson, are the most played records in my car since 2 weeks ago - can't stop listening to them. The first is more melodic and song-oriented, while having lots of great instrumental passages a-la Neal Morse's Spock's Beard , the second is a monster , while being more influenced by King Crimson it has some of
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Unfortunately I tried heavily to get into BCC, but aside from a few great tracks, they did nothing for me. I'll get back and relisten in a few years. Being said that I love GH solo records, Jason Bonham's work with his band, and have a deep appreciation for Derek Sherinian's Planet X, the best heavy-fusion band to come out in 2K, I always thought the weakest link is Joe Bonamassa. Way overrated
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I'm always biased towards any band with Steve Morse playing, though I admit DP latest records were not among the best things he's done. Anyway, the soundbits I heard left me wanting for more. Let's hope this could be a good one. Cheers
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Thank you guys :) don't shoot the messenger ;) Btw , Roine was a real gentleman. 20 mins spent talking bout everything with us, relaxed. Mike Portnoy had to come over three times to see if he was done speaking with us lol.
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So, had the opportunity to go and see the concert in Milan of the mentioned prog-bands, and it was a great night for every prog fan on this planet. Thanks to my brother, I had a VIP package which let us go to see the soundcheck, meet the band and talk individually with them, some t-shirts and gadgets and first row stand (no seats). It was a marathon, exceeding 4 hours with almost no breaks, 1h3
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Love it. Change of a Season is such a great song.
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Dweezil is a genius. Playing like EVH is just showing 5% of his potential. He's carrying on Zappa's torch with Zappa plays Zappa, doing justice to some of the greatest and most difficult compositions out.
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Thumbs up for Daltrey / Townsend. They are still consistent and good sounding these days. But I still love watching their early 90s show with Simon Phillips on drums. That lineup is still kickin ass :)
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Got me hooked back. Something clicked with me. I'm back.
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Thank you Tommy! Guys are looking happy there. U a Lucky man to be hangin' around there, you deserve it ! Cheers
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