> Now to the point : Magellan
>
> The questions are as follows.
> I have The Hour of Restoration and love it ! Now, how will you
> compare their newer stuff to this ?
> Have they got a drummer on the other album(s) ?
> Altough the drum programming is absolutely fantastic (the best I
> have heard with a drum machine), it still lacks something. A bit
> static perhaps, and a bit dry .
>
When I first got Magellan's latest album "Impending Ascension",
I didn't think I would like it as well as "Hour...". But, it has grown
on me considerably and now I listen to it more often than "Hour...".
Both albums are similar enough that if you like one, you'll most likely
enjoy the other, though it make take a bit of time.
"Impending Ascension" does not have a drummer on it (except for
one song where Jethro Tull's Doane Perry guest-drums), but I think that
the drums have improved and become more subtle. Actually, I really
love the drumming, which I never would have thought if you'd told me
beforehand that it was a drum machine. Magellan's drums are definitely
more energetic and interesting than many 'real' drummers out there.
I'm glad they didn't move to a live drummer since I love the way Trent
Gardner composes the drum's parts -- a live drummer might not come up
with such interesting rhythms and dynamics.
BTW, I agree about giving old Kansas a try -- great stuff!
Steve
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