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Achernar said:OK. I still think that, if you knew Dan from other interviews, you'd see he's not big-headed.
I've been a fan of his music ever since Edge of Sanity's Unorthodox so I'll leave other people to judge him. Anyway, he's got my deep respect.mehdi.i.e.e.e said:its not like i spent a couple of days around him heh :Smug:
Achernar said:maybe some of the stuff isn't ground-breaking but FFS...not everyone's into prog rock so...
Yes' heyday was when they went pop in the 80's. They were never the big band during Close to the Edge era. Even so, it was the 70's back then. About three decades ago. The 80's had Marillion. Who else? Spock's Beard is one of the biggest bands today. So is Porcupine Tree. Do they play arenas? Nope. Prog rock requires more attention span musically and with its cerebral lyrics. We're not discussing the success of Nightingale as far as their record sales though. And my two cents is that they are a great band. They started out as Dan's solo work and finally grew and matured to the point that they toured and player various shows including ProgPower with actual members.mehdi.i.e.e.e said:thats why i started a poll mate, so people can share their opinions and discuss it. and prog not being popular? what about bands like Yes filling huge arenas? oh please notice i called this poll 'what do you reckon of nightingale?', and not of 'what do you reckon of every single note swano recorded'. and the best way to check a band is to check the latest release isnt it?
That's because Dan thinks it's brilliant. He took over a year to write it and played his heart out on that CD. It holds a special place in his heart. The song "Eternal" is an excellent track with its 12+ running time. You don't have to like it, but I don't see why you're getting so upset and diss Dan cause you don't like the album as much as we do. We like it. You don't. Do you have a habit of complaining and slamming the artist every time they put out something you don't like? Get over it already. Anathema's stuff after Judgement isn't my thing, but I certainly don't sit and whine about it. I appreciate their older doom death work and the A4 stuff. I also like Duncan's own project. But the last two albums didn't do it for me and I've ready many a time how they said they were very pleased with those CDs. Understand what I mean? Obviously to them it has a great value, as for me, I don't like it as much as their back catalog. I do respect them and their opinion though.mehdi.i.e.e.e said:but dan said its amazing! when someone's so confident about his own stuff, it has to be brilliant. thats why i was expecting so much
thats pretty much bollox isnt it? pink floyd, king crimson, genesis, deep purple, queen, and even jimi hendrix. you have some big names there ehMezarkabul said:Prog rock has never been and will never been a popular genre.