Illusion Suite

[estYMaj]

Some here may want to check out this band I just bought Illusion Suite's album Final hour lastnight after a recomended to me and am on my 3rd listen , really growing on me fast!!!! Not alot of soloing (Wich I perfer ) But It's very good
Melodic at times heavy , proggy , symphonic
At first I wasn't sure i liked the singer but he grew on me fast

www.myspace.com/illusionsuite

I also picked up Mind Key's latest , wasn't very impressed by the music over all but Dam good Singer

Anyone Heard These two bands Yet?

 

[CantoX]

I checked out the link. Sounds pretty cool, but I really didn't understand what the vocalist was singing.... Whos the chick in the video? They need to have more of her in the video and in future videos.

 

[Postulate]

Sounded sort of tasty, but too generic for me so far. Will give it a better listen.

 

[OfSinsAndShred]

Pretty cool stuff. The singer rocks.

 

[Jax]

I liked the little bit that was shown in the 'bands playing next year' video at PPUSA..should be a good set. Need to check them out more before then (love how the video turns me on to a cool new band or two every year..last year it was Sabaton).

 

[JesterIF]

Generic? Maybe a bit, but it's worth a listen to see whether you like it or not, that's for sure. The music and singer remind me sometimes of Circus Maximus, which is far from being a bad thing. I'd have to say there's definitely something going on this album. It might not be a grower, for I feel there isn't as much material as CM or SyX would put on their albums, but I was impressed on first listen.

 

[Phanto]

Why can't people smile on band photos?

They sound more like Pagan's Mind than anything else.

 

[estYMaj]

Generic? Maybe a bit, but it's worth a listen to see whether you like it or not, that's for sure. The music and singer remind me sometimes of Circus Maximus, which is far from being a bad thing. I'd have to say there's definitely something going on this album. It might not be a grower, for I feel there isn't as much material as CM or SyX would put on their albums, but I was impressed on first listen.

It was defiantly a grower for me more so with the singer wich i really like now , As far as the music they don't go crazy with soloing but there is just enough there for people that Don't like what they call wankery

 

[EyeballKid]

The music's alright, the bass particularly stands out. Can't say that I'm blown away by this. The vocalist has that Ripper Owens, my-voice-has-absolutely-no-depth thing going on, which is really hard for me to listen to (he also really loves LaBrie by the tone of his voice and look of his open-chested twist tie shirt). Keyboard is solid. I think the main thing that sounds weird is the production, way too much guitar up front and very little keyboard. Of course, this is me listening to a YouTube clip on a laptop.

 

[JesterIF]

The music's alright, the bass particularly stands out. Can't say that I'm blown away by this. The vocalist has that Ripper Owens, my-voice-has-absolutely-no-depth thing going on, which is really hard for me to listen to (he also really loves LaBrie by the tone of his voice and look of his open-chested twist tie shirt). Keyboard is solid. I think the main thing that sounds weird is the production, way too much guitar up front and very little keyboard. Of course, this is me listening to a YouTube clip on a laptop.

I have to disagree with the production, if you get the actual album you'll find that it sounds more than alright.

 

[Kenneth R.]

Seems too unimpressive to me.

 

[CantoX]

In fact, if they put the chick on the cover and I was browsing through a CD store, I'd probably pick their CD up cause I'd be like, woah! Hot chick!

 

[estYMaj]

Seems too unimpressive to me.

Now thats a shocker
Don't go by the only video on there myspace , like I said for me the album was a grower

 

[Kenneth R.]

Let me put it this way: they're pretty damn good. But not very unique. And yeah the singer has chops.

 

[ABQShredHead]

I found some of their stuff several years ago. Perhaps they've improved.

 

[Pharaoh]

Espen, who was Circus Maximus' original keyboardist is on the CD. I like the video.

 

[proulxski]

Meh, they're all right, def' a tight band. But It feels like its missing something. but thats how I feel about pagans mind aswell lol. I dig them, but don't think there unique.

 

[JesterIF]

Meh, they're all right, def' a tight band. But It feels like its missing something. but thats how I feel about pagans mind aswell lol. I dig them, but don't think there unique.

Yeah that's kind of how I feel about it. Pagan's Mind and Illusion Suite certainly aren't very unique, but I love what they do, because they do it better than most bands in the genre.