Recent content by skyflare

I'm hoping for: Anubis Gate Circus Maximus - with a whole new set Andromeda - also with new album Any of steven wilson's bands would be awesome to see live. It seems like he only plays the largest cities anymore like New York/LA/London, etc. Probably will never see him if that stays...

I have a set of tickets for sale. We can use paypal. Is email the correct way to transfer them? It is annoying I can't transfer through ticketmaster, since that seems safer. please email skyflare ( a@) gmail to do the exchange.

Bought 2 tickets this year - lucky friend or co-worker gift. Angra and persefone were on my wish list last year THANK YOU: http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/progpower-usa/907813-5-bands-have-never-played-progpower-5-you-would-like-see-return.html Looking forward to dragonland/voyager/anubis...

This year was my first year, and it was great. SF Metal Man and I shared a hotel, not knowing each other beforehand. The aquarium was pretty awesome. If you do anything extra, I'd go spend 2 hours at the aquarium for around $40 - it was worth it and it's very modern with a nice dolphin show...

Actually, it reminds me a little bit of the old red hot chili peppers when he is rap talking, meaning it's more funky/stylized, and chili peppers are better because of the funky bass that matches the style of the music. Clearly it is the bass / drum combo groove that matters on Zombie Eaters...

The original thing I said about his rap-like vocal sections were that they were the weakest part of the music. He thankfully doesn't do it very much on remedy lane, so you are right, that the majority of the performance will be good stuff. If I remember not liking something about a band, then...

I guess I remember songs like Sound of Wonder and An Empire Shattered when I think of Vangough. They almost make you laugh and it's good stuff. They do have other aspects that are dark, sure. The lead guitar tone is a lot sweeter / clean. It is very youthful sounding. The keyboard player is...

The youtube clips remind a little bit of Trent Reznor / Nine Inch Nails style show & vocals. But again, PoS is pretty calm compared to NIN. LOL. They both use similar approach to creating musical tension. They like to play with soft/harsh vocals and drop in/out the band to make it more...

I guess the live set may sound different and I'm wrong about some of this, but relative to other prog bands I like, they are reduced in intensity level and focus on vocals more. Maybe the lightshow or vocals makes you think they are more intense live. The music is very sparse and heavy. It...

I agree that enigmatic calling is a lot more awesome. Fortunately, they have a whole second set to amaze us with other stuff like this. Mercy Falls is the only reason I wanted to buy a ticket a year in advance. DGM, pagan's mind and pain of salvation just sweetened the deal. I have trouble...

Agree with everyone that road salt albums are hard to appreciate compared to their previous work. I also like their "Be" album. The story telling is interesting on their work, and I usually don't care about what bands are saying. The melodies and unique tone on Remedy Lane album is pretty...

I just noticed that promark747 likes the aftermath too. Clearly it is powerful stuff.

When I actively listen to the music, there is this part of the lyrics in "the great escape" that feels so amazingly intense. It's right at the end of the passage below - you can jump to 22:25 in the song to hear the whole build-up to this section. God and Satan hand in hand Through the...

They are beautiful cymbals. My Sabians look absolutely assembly line, but my dry ride zildjian K is awesome for at home playing. I couldn't imagine how much you spent on your whole kit - $10k+ USD? At least you get to call it a business expense - LOL. I checked out the recent SW drumming...

I'd like to hear the band improvise something for fun for one of the songs. Steve Vai likes to incorporate some crowd interaction and humor into the set to give people an idea of how they go about creating the music. A lot of what we love about Seventh Wonder is probably the bits that are...