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lasercd
Man Behind The Curtain
I had the cold three weeks ago,
took two weeks to get rid of[was no fun the first three days]
they snapped the ankle back into place, and
I feel fine
and your impressions of Rosfest?
keep up the good work in pt
you should be good for NEARfest
I am glad youre coming along
get something decent for lunch
jon
took two weeks to get rid of[was no fun the first three days]
they snapped the ankle back into place, and
I feel fine
and your impressions of Rosfest?
keep up the good work in pt
you should be good for NEARfest
I am glad youre coming along
get something decent for lunch
jon
lasercd
Man Behind The Curtain
Rosfest was very difficult. The attendance was poor and business was not good. The attendees were extremely friendly and gracious...but probably some of the most unadventurous progressive music fans that I've met. Recommendations and suggestions were met with blank stares so it was a bit frustrating. On top of all this it was difficult to sit comfortably at the vendor table and my leg suffered greatly - I felt like I had gone into battle and lost. My foot and knee swelled. Luckily icing the leg down on Monday helped considerably. Today my knee actually resembles a knee, while my foot only looks like a foot that someone took a bicycle pump to.
My musical impressions done from listening at the vendor table (I couldn't sit in a theater seat)...
Friday night kicked off with Iluvatar who sounded just like Iluvtar. I remember seeing them at Progscape in Baltimore years ago. Not much has changed except they have less hair (except Jim Rezek - I think he has more now). The Syn sucked shit. I don't care what musicians are in the band. They had no place at this festival. The only reason they were there was because one of the members once played with a guy that later on played in Yes. It was pop rock plain and simple. It couldn't end fast enough. Nektar sounded pretty good. Roye was in fine voice and I've always been a fan of his guitar playing. They were churning out the usual set - no surprises but I didn't care. I can always listen to "King Of Twilight". Didn't stay for the whole set as it was going to be a long weekend and I could already see the leg was in for a hurtin'.
Saturday...Moth Vellum was very good. Not groundbreaking but well played symphonic rock. Abigail's Ghost was probably my favorite band for the weekend. They were the heaviest band and the most contemporary sounding, which didn't seem to sit to well with some of the attendees based on comments I've read online. They came to kick ass and I think they succeeded. Frost was not my thing at all - don't care for the CDs but I am apparently in the minority. Despite them playing third on the bill it was clear that they were in fact the headliner. The line for signings was quite long after their set. I only heard a few minutes of Lazuli before I had to bail out for the hotel. The fans seem to dig them.
Sunday kicked off with Touchstone, a nice bunch of people from the UK. Female fronted symphonic rock with some lighter, perhaps Celtic, touches. Very British sounding. They were quite tight. I would have liked a bit more teeth but overall not bad. Moon Safari followed. The Flower Kings with Beach Boys harmonies is the best way I can describe them. They went over pretty well with the audience. A bit formulaic in spots but OK. Had a nice chat afterwards. Good guys. Mangala Vallis was cool. It was great to finally hear Bernardo Lanzetti in the flesh after all these years. I like the two albums and they performed them immaculately. The musical highlight of the weekend was the encore - PFM's "L'Isola Di Niente". I nearly shot my load. Lanzetti sounded great and the band played it precisely! By this point I was ready to have my leg amputated so I had to load out and bail on Barclay James Harvest.
My musical impressions done from listening at the vendor table (I couldn't sit in a theater seat)...
Friday night kicked off with Iluvatar who sounded just like Iluvtar. I remember seeing them at Progscape in Baltimore years ago. Not much has changed except they have less hair (except Jim Rezek - I think he has more now). The Syn sucked shit. I don't care what musicians are in the band. They had no place at this festival. The only reason they were there was because one of the members once played with a guy that later on played in Yes. It was pop rock plain and simple. It couldn't end fast enough. Nektar sounded pretty good. Roye was in fine voice and I've always been a fan of his guitar playing. They were churning out the usual set - no surprises but I didn't care. I can always listen to "King Of Twilight". Didn't stay for the whole set as it was going to be a long weekend and I could already see the leg was in for a hurtin'.
Saturday...Moth Vellum was very good. Not groundbreaking but well played symphonic rock. Abigail's Ghost was probably my favorite band for the weekend. They were the heaviest band and the most contemporary sounding, which didn't seem to sit to well with some of the attendees based on comments I've read online. They came to kick ass and I think they succeeded. Frost was not my thing at all - don't care for the CDs but I am apparently in the minority. Despite them playing third on the bill it was clear that they were in fact the headliner. The line for signings was quite long after their set. I only heard a few minutes of Lazuli before I had to bail out for the hotel. The fans seem to dig them.
Sunday kicked off with Touchstone, a nice bunch of people from the UK. Female fronted symphonic rock with some lighter, perhaps Celtic, touches. Very British sounding. They were quite tight. I would have liked a bit more teeth but overall not bad. Moon Safari followed. The Flower Kings with Beach Boys harmonies is the best way I can describe them. They went over pretty well with the audience. A bit formulaic in spots but OK. Had a nice chat afterwards. Good guys. Mangala Vallis was cool. It was great to finally hear Bernardo Lanzetti in the flesh after all these years. I like the two albums and they performed them immaculately. The musical highlight of the weekend was the encore - PFM's "L'Isola Di Niente". I nearly shot my load. Lanzetti sounded great and the band played it precisely! By this point I was ready to have my leg amputated so I had to load out and bail on Barclay James Harvest.
Neoman
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Thanks for the review Ken.
I wasn't there but as far as the bands: I really like Mangala Vallis; The Syn are crap (& riding on the Chris Squire name)
(Come to think of it, I'm not crazy about Yes anymore; they should have called it a day by now) & although I liked Frost's 1st album, I don't like their 2nd at all. (my 2 cents worth)
I wasn't there but as far as the bands: I really like Mangala Vallis; The Syn are crap (& riding on the Chris Squire name)
(Come to think of it, I'm not crazy about Yes anymore; they should have called it a day by now) & although I liked Frost's 1st album, I don't like their 2nd at all. (my 2 cents worth)
_Gentleman of_the Snow_
Prog' Drummer
Frost*'s first album is one of the best albums I've ever heard ... especially while listening to it with my car's Bose system 
Production on that album cannot be topped.
The second album is nowhere near as good, but I still enjoy it.
Hey, Ken, will you be stocking the new Abigails Ghost album? Clips on MySpace sound brilliant! Thanks, man!
Production on that album cannot be topped.The second album is nowhere near as good, but I still enjoy it.
Hey, Ken, will you be stocking the new Abigails Ghost album? Clips on MySpace sound brilliant! Thanks, man!
lasercd
Man Behind The Curtain
Regarding Frost...different strokes. I'm just not a fan of that style of prog rock. Jem Godfrey's albums sell very well so clearly I'm in the minority.
Abigail's Ghost has set a June 23rd release date for their album. I was able to squeeze them for a promo. You will dig it.
Abigail's Ghost has set a June 23rd release date for their album. I was able to squeeze them for a promo. You will dig it.
_Gentleman of_the Snow_
Prog' Drummer
Great news, man. There are a bunch of great titles I've gotta pick up! I haven't purchased in a while... but my next order's gonna be somethin' sweet!
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