YTSEJAM Digest 2378
Today's Topics:
1) that's one big......sig :)
by Mamalookabubuday <skooc@earthlink.net>
2) Now I'm PISSED!
by Mamalookabubuday <skooc@earthlink.net>
3) Definition of progressive and the Megadeth thing
by Chris Ptacek <someone@enteract.com>
4) Re: Get over it
by andrade6@netcom.ca
5) Maidenity
by Adam Barnhart <adamb@cfmc.com>
6) Dio / booting
by "Dave Neff" <dneff@maaco.com>
7) Maiden
by Kramer <CK78729@ltu.edu>
8) DT Boots / vids
by vanzin@dks.com.br
9) Re: YTSEJAM digest 2377(madsman)
by ladyheather@juno.com (Heather J Powers)
10) Re: Dio / booting
by Albert Balkiewicz <balkiewi@UMDNJ.EDU>
11) Re: Maidenity
by Anton Max <madmax@andrew.cmu.edu>
12) booting in general
by "Rip, Cow Virtuoso" <ripzero@dreamt.org>
13) korn on the kob
by "Rip, Cow Virtuoso" <ripzero@dreamt.org>
14) Korn on the Kob
by CLARK ABEL <99ABEL@alma.edu>
15) Jim Matheos' CD
by the bitch <belhai1@gl.umbc.edu>
16) Reviews
by Cygnus <rctaylor@students.uiuc.edu>
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Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 13:05:46 -0800 (PST)
From: Mamalookabubuday <skooc@earthlink.net>
To: ytsejam@ax.com
Subject: that's one big......sig :)
Message-ID: <199703212105.NAA27004@norway.it.earthlink.net>
> Why do people have to have 20 line sigs at the end of their post, or long
> DT quotes for?
I guess you weren't here last year when the big .sig war happened. The jam
would
have about three posts because people were seeing who could create the biggest
sig. I use a sig too and I kind of think of it as a penis - some of them are
smaller than mine, but most of them are larger. ;)
>Whoa! I have never, ever heard someone say that Joe was bad live, so this
>got me curious. I've seen him twice, and at both shows he was the most
>animated guitarist I have seen onstage.
>Actually, now that I think about it, Rick Nielsen is more animated onstage,
>but I doubt many people in here would take me seriously if I said Cheap Trick
>is a great live band.:)
Rick Nielsen is an AWESOME guitar player and anyone who says he sucks has his
head so far up his ass that surgery couldn't help. I'm going to see them on
the 28th in Palo Alto and I can't fucking wait. They were the kings of rock in
the 70's and influenced most of today rock bands.
While on the subject of Kick ass guitarists, I can't believe that the Guitarist
for Loudness (Akira) never gets mentioned here. I had the pleasure of seeing
these guys last night in their only American concert appearance and that guy
impressed the shit out of me. I definitely need to get some Loudness stuff!
>On one note: try playing thrash metal in hundred degree heat while jumping
>around and grunting and screaming. I'll give you 20 minutes before you
>dehydrate and collapse.
I've always wondered how Angus Young does it. He's been playing the same way for
over 20 years no matter if the show is :45 or 2 hours. I know he uses an Oxygen
tank, but still he's gotta be totally drained after a show.
<< Doesn't anybody call it "jive" anymore? Ebonics sounds like a major you
take in college. >>
>The scary part is that I think that's exactly what they're trying to do
with it.
Calling it ebonics is a way to try to legitamize it so Schools can start getting
money from the state for Bilingual education.
>Korn for example, is absolutely terrible. It sickens me to see that floppy
>haired fuckwit abusing a universe 7 string.
I've seen these assholes three times and they suck. There about as hard core
as The Monkees. To answer the next questions - they opened for Metallica two
times and I saw them for free one time. The third Metallica show I went to I
went late so I could avoid these idiots. God the suck!
Scott
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Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 13:06:26 -0800 (PST)
From: Mamalookabubuday <skooc@earthlink.net>
To: ytsejam@ax.com
Subject: Now I'm PISSED!
Message-ID: <199703212106.NAA27067@norway.it.earthlink.net>
>Listen fucknut, I consider myself (along with Chris Ptacek) to be among the
>most vocal supporters of the position you are railing against,
Well, you're just one fucking perfect individual aren't you? WHY THE FUCK DO YOU
FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE TO FORCE YOUR OPINIONS DOWN OTHERS' THROAT? You're worse than
a reformed smoker or a born again Christian. You feel you are the moral right &
you're not gonna quit until everyone follows you, oh great Messiah! well
FUCK YOU! You don't like it then too fucking bad. Just accept the fact that not
everyone's going to agree with you and get on with it.
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Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 15:24:54 -0600 (CST)
From: Chris Ptacek <someone@enteract.com>
To: Multiple recipients of list <ytsejam@ax.com>
Subject: Definition of progressive and the Megadeth thing
Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.95.970321150647.26761B-100000@enteract.com>
The following are a few definitions of Progressive, as per the Merriam
Webster dictionary.
1 a : of, relating to, or characterized by progress b : making use of or
interested in new ideas, findings, or opportunities c : encouragement of self-expression
3 : moving forward or onward : ADVANCING
4 a : increasing in extent or severity
Although progressive is defined in such terms, the definition has
changed some number of times through the years. I don't think you can
include any band that "changes" in the genre of Progressive. I think the
changes made have to A). move towards greater expression, B). move
forward, not backwards (i.e. do not become stagnant... don't play the same
music over and over again) and finally, yes I will say it C). there must
be some level of technical excellence involved. That can be manifest in
musical knowledge, technical ability on one's instrument, complexity of
songwriting and music (not lyrics... the deepest lyrics in the world can
be sung over one chord).
I will freely admit, that any band, DT, Rush, Fates, or
Queensryche can become non-progressive. That isn't meant to imply that
they would no longer be great, but if at any time the band ceases to
follow those ideals, I personally will not consider them progressive
(though I'll probably still love the music.)
Now the Megadeth issue:
I've seen DT AND Megadeth twice each. In my personal experience,
DT puts on a better show where the lights and cool gimicks are concerned,
but Megadeth has more of a stage presence. When I saw Megadeth, Friedman
and Ellefson were all over the place. Friedman is always moving around on
stage. At both DT shows, only James moved around more than to stand a
little closer to the stage and let everyone drool over a guitar solo. I
think the people taking the position that DT has a better stage presence
than MD are probably doing so because they like DT more, not taking the
actual shows into account.
Chris Ptacek at EnterAct, L.L.C -- (773) 248 8511
http://www.enteract.com (business)
http://www.prognosis.com/madsman/ (personal site under construction)
"At nearly 500 feet per second muzzle velocity, a potato
would be lethal if it were to hit someone."
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Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 16:41:19 -0500 (EST)
From: andrade6@netcom.ca
To: ytsejam@ax.com
Subject: Re: Get over it
Message-ID: <1997321163819618467@ix.netcom.com>
/me gets up on the damn soapbox again
>The problem is that people like you are misinterpreting to point of the
>thread. To reiterate: NOONE in this thread is debating the relative merits
>of bootlegging in general. Some people have posted about it (you included),
>but that's NOT what this thread is about. The debate is about whether it is
>kosher or not to go against the band's wishes by booting the Fix shows.
Obviously you've missed the point of what I was trying to say completely,
I'm not going to bother getting completely in to this, but since you didn't
seem to understand, I'll try to sum it up quickly. Bootlegging is
inevitable, no matter if a band requests the fans to refrain from it or not.
The Fix show boots are a perfect example of this. End of story.
>The list is not being pulled apart. Anyone who thinks the list is going to
>disintegrate because people on here have differing opinions on certain
>subjects is confused about the purpose of the list. Why would anyone WANT
>to read a list where everyone agreed with everyone else. To me, that'd be
>pretty damn boring.
Gawd, you REALLY did miss the point of my thread, didn't you??!! Here, let
me show you exactly what I said:
>Now, I'm not by any means saying that people shouldn't express their
>opinions - go for it, and all the more power to you!
<snip>
>It's cool to express your opinion, it's cool if people agree, and
>there is ALWAYS the flip side where people won't agree, which is cool too.
>It's called LIFE people. Get used to it.
<snip>
>Go for it, express your opinion, let others do the same,
>go ahead and argue it if you'd like, but don't go getting personal and
>start lunging for the throat. I think we're all more mature than that.
So, kind sir who OBVIOUSLY just skimmed over my thread and didn't bother
trying to understand what I was saying: I did in fact say that differing
opinions are cool, which I showed you above, I also said that people have to
accept the fact that others HAVE differing opinions and they have to DEAL
WITH IT instead of getting into personal insults (and don't try to say there
haven't been any, cause I'll go back and post them for you). And, if those
insults against the characters of others keep up, this list WILL fall apart.
Ok, I'm sick of this now, I'm not posting about this again. Hopefully this
cleared things up for those who chose not to fully understand what the hell
I was saying.
/me gets off her soapbox
Ryanne
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Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 13:46:25 -0800
From: Adam Barnhart <adamb@cfmc.com>
To: ytsejam@ax.com
Subject: Maidenity
Message-ID: <199703212146.NAA14892@main.cfmc.com>
>From: "Ollila Marko" <marko.ollila@tppalv1.metsaserla.fi>
>
>Greetings ye 'jamanoids...
>
>This is for you two who are interested in Iron Maiden.
>We all know that Iron Maiden's fall from grace started when Bruce Dickinson
>quit the band. But how many of you know who were auditioning for the
>vocalist's spot in the band? The rumour has it that there were a certain
>Andre Matos of Angra, the vocalist God Michael Kiske and Finland's finest
>power metal voice, Marco Hietala of Tarot available for the position, but
>Steve Harris insisted that the new singer has to be British, so eventually
>they chose Blaze Bailey, who couldn't carry a tune if it came to him in a
>bag. And besides all the three top candidates are able to participate in the
>writing process and can write some awesome metal, whereas Blaze can't. I know
>this isn't a new rumour, but it sure got me angry. Fortunately it seems that
>Bruce Dickinson's new project will fill the hole that Maiden's demise left.
>Bruce's next project is said to be metal in the vein of "Seventh Son of a
>Seventh Son", and Adrian Smith is co-writing the material.
Am I the only one who doesn't think Blaze Bailey is terrible? He's got a
unique voice, but he DOES hit notes (not like Kiske or anything, but he's
not THAT bad, man...).
In any event, Steve Harris is really the driving force in the band. It
isn't that Adrian Smith can't write or anything (on the contrary, he's
awfully damn good), but Steve Harris is one of those guys, like James
Hetfield, who can just fire out a great heavy song at a moment's notice. As
a bassist, he's just huge for me. For better or worse, I think "The X
Factor" is a fairly impressive effort.
Five Gratuitous CD's:
=====================
1. Rush: Test For Echo
2. Urban Dance Squad: Clashing Perspectives
3. Ivanhoe: Symbols Of Time
4. Johnny Cash: Unchained
5. Metallica: Ride The Lightning
Adam D. Barnhart
adamb@cfmc.com
ydnt85a@prodigy.com
http://www.cfmc.com/adamb
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Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 16:58:24 -0500
From: "Dave Neff" <dneff@maaco.com>
To: <ytsejam@ax.com>
Subject: Dio / booting
Message-ID: <199703212200.OAA13944@odin.ax.com>
> From: strategy@45150.com (Jeff Keifling)
> What's Dio up to these days, anyone?
All I can tell you is that if you search for "dio" at
http://events.ticketmaster.com/ you'll find this ...
1: DIO: 26-APR-97, BUFFALO, NY
2: DIO: 30-APR-97, LEXINGTON, KY
3: DIO: RAVE, MILWAUKEE, WI-- 17-APR-97
4: DIO: STATE THEATRE, DETROIT, DETROIT, MI-- 20-APR-97
5: DIO: VOGUE THEATRE, INDIANAPOLIS, IN-- 14-APR-97
6: DIO-NATANANYAG NA KAGANDAHAN NG PILIPINAS: RIVERSIDE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER,
RIVERSIDE, CA-- 12-APR-97 [somehow I don't think this is him!]
7: RONNIE JAMES DIO: 16-APR-97, DES MOINES, IA
8: RONNIE JAMES DIO: 1-MAY-97, READING, PA [The Silo! I may well be there.]
9: RONNIE JAMES DIO: 24-APR-97, CLEVELAND, OH
10: RONNIE JAMES DIO: 24-APR-97, CLEVELAND, OH
11: RONNIE JAMES DIO: 2-MAY-97, POUGHKEEPSIE, NY
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> From: psull@ici.net (Pat Sullivan)
> No, please don't. In fact, I'd like everyone who *isn't* on a soapbox to get
> on one. Anyone who doesn't have one can borrow mine. :)
Thanks, don't mind if I do. (...climb on Pat's soapbox)
Booting bands that allow it is good.
Booting bands that are quiet about it is questionable.
Booting bands that ask us not to is bad.
(jump off for the next person...)
Oh, and I DO have a boot of the HftH '95 show, but NOT Fix for '96.
I will not get one either, nor will I listen to clips from one,
just on principal. Maybe after the new album comes out, tho ...
- Dave (dneff@maaco.com)
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Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 17:02:00 -0500 (EST)
From: Kramer <CK78729@ltu.edu>
To: ytsejam@ax.com
Subject: Maiden
Message-ID: <01IGRS68JV5E8WX3JP@ltu.edu>
I would have to say that Maiden is my all-time fave band, but I'd have to
agree with you when you say that their downfall started when Adrian Smith
left. Dave does play off of his co-guitarist alot, and Janick does
sacrifice some technique in order to run around the stage and show some
presence. I think Maiden's lowest moment was the two Live albums in '93.
The mixing is horrible, the performances were weak, and you had to buy
those bastards separate. I saw Maiden on the X-Factour and was happy to
see that they were playing a lot tighter than on the live albums.
Don't get me wrong, I like Blaze alot, but I think if Harris had expanded
his acceptances of nationalities of singers, Maiden would be alot better.
Kiske would have fucking ruled in Maiden!!! I wish someone would put out
a boot of the vocalist auditions for Maiden like they did for DT. The
thought of Kiske singing the Trooper puts chills up my spine!!!
I am praying that when I get home my copy of "Scenes From A Memory" will have
finally arrived, but I don't think it's that likely. Can someone post a
copy of the setlist for the last Fix show? I'm really curious to see what
all the fuss is all about. Thanks. As for a boot of this show goes, I
probably wouldn't buy it.
As much as I need to inject some new DT into my veins, I wouldn't want to
spoil the surprise when the final fully mixed version that the boys had
inteded for us to hear is released. That's just my two cents. Later all.
-C#
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Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 19:03:14 -0300
From: vanzin@dks.com.br
To: ytsejam@ax.com
Subject: DT Boots / vids
Message-ID: <TCPSMTP.17.3.21.-13.3.14.2579404677.642286@dks.com.br>
Hi there,
I was out buying some stuff today when I saw two interesting
things in a store: one was a DT bootleg (don't remembet the name) which
was saying "includes 2 new songs". Would that be the so-called "Fix
Boot"? Another one was a home video of the "Uncovered" Show. Anyone's
seen that stuff b4?
What I bought? QR - Operation: Mindcrime, Angra - Freedom Call,
Time Machine - Act II: Galileo, Savatage - Dead Winter Dead. Cool CD's
(haven't heard O:M yet, now listening to DWD).
[]'s
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Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 17:00:21 -0500
From: ladyheather@juno.com (Heather J Powers)
To: ytsejam@ax.com
Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 2377(madsman)
Message-ID: <19970321.171220.12062.1.ladyheather@juno.com>
YEY CHRIS!!!!!
Heather hugs Madsman
> I am fundamentally against the public distribution of this new music
until the band releases it on an album, or disbands. If it takes ten
years to put the new album out, I am willing to wait, rather than be a
dick to the band.
Ask yourself where the fuck you stand, and then act accordingly.
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Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 17:35:01 -0500 (EST)
From: Albert Balkiewicz <balkiewi@UMDNJ.EDU>
To: ytsejam@ax.com
Subject: Re: Dio / booting
Message-ID: <199703212234.OAA14251@odin.ax.com>
>
> Thanks, don't mind if I do. (...climb on Pat's soapbox)
> Booting bands that allow it is good.
> Booting bands that are quiet about it is questionable.
> Booting bands that ask us not to is bad.
That just about sums up two weeks' worth of flamewars....
And so eloquently put, too!!!!
-Al
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Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 17:36:17 -0500 (EST) From: Anton Max <madmax@andrew.cmu.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <ytsejam@ax.com> Subject: Re: Maidenity Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.95L.970321172930.9201A-100000@unix18.andrew.cmu.edu>
On Fri, 21 Mar 1997, Adam Barnhart wrote:
> >From: "Ollila Marko" <marko.ollila@tppalv1.metsaserla.fi> > >This is for you two who are interested in Iron Maiden. > >We all know that Iron Maiden's fall from grace started when Bruce Dickinson
Fall from grace? what fall from grace?
> Am I the only one who doesn't think Blaze Bailey is terrible? He's got a > unique voice, but he DOES hit notes (not like Kiske or anything, but he's > not THAT bad, man...). > No, you're not. Blaze is awesome. His range is low, but where is it written that a metal singer has to be a soprano? Blaze's voice has a lot of power. It's not suited to some of the older material, but it fit in perfectly on the X-Factor, which IMO ranks with 7th Son and Powerslave as one of the very best Maiden albums.
Downfall? Listen to Sign of the Cross sometime. Admittedly, there are some dull tunes on the album (not too fond of Man on the Edge, myself) but almost every Maiden album has had a couple of subpar songs.
> In any event, Steve Harris is really the driving force in the band. It > isn't that Adrian Smith can't write or anything (on the contrary, he's > awfully damn good), but Steve Harris is one of those guys, like James > Hetfield, who can just fire out a great heavy song at a moment's notice. As > a bassist, he's just huge for me. For better or worse, I think "The X > Factor" is a fairly impressive effort. > Damn straight.
-maximilian
Anton Max MadMax+@cmu.edu http://thunderdome.pc.cs.cmu.edu/aepithex.html
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Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 16:42:15 -0600 From: "Rip, Cow Virtuoso" <ripzero@dreamt.org> To: Heavy Metal Computer Nerds <ytsejam@ax.com> Subject: booting in general Message-ID: <2.2.32.19970321224215.006ff5a4@mail.inlink.com>
well, the fix shows have nothing to do with bootlegging in general, because i think you deserve a say in booting of DT and none whatsoever in the fix shows. but since bootlegging has come up i'll address it.
someone noted a) you have their product, b) they dont have your dollar
while i agree with this point, i thought it was a damn good one, i got to thinking, they could record every show and commercially release it if they wanted, but they, the label, whoever else, doesnt have the money nor the time for it.. therefore they do have my dollar from all of the other cds of theirs i own, and this is the only way to hear songs in cool live format. the band themselves is generally cool about it, though various members differ in opinion. i dont like forking over 25 bucks to hear some live songs i love but until someone offers me a better deal i'm still going to do it. i would much rather pay someone not making profit, but i'll take it how i can get it.
the fix shows, on the other hand, have been specifically requested by the band themselves not to be taped, distributed, whatever. therefore i'll gladly abide by this. chris isnt preaching to you, he's laying you the facts. this isnt a religion, you know for a fact the band asked you not to do this. this isnt an issue of bootlegging, its an issue of respect.
~Rip
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Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 16:52:39 -0600 From: "Rip, Cow Virtuoso" <ripzero@dreamt.org> To: Heavy Metal Computer Nerds <ytsejam@ax.com> Subject: korn on the kob Message-ID: <2.2.32.19970321225239.007560b8@mail.inlink.com>
> >>Korn for example, is absolutely terrible. It sickens me to see that floppy >>haired fuckwit abusing a universe 7 string. >
i've never had the chance to see them live, but their presence on the albums is booming, tight, and emotional. they're also a lot more open minded than tons of other bands and people (maybe, uh, you:) and they've said on many occasions they totally respect all music ranging from steve vai to ice T. If you cant even see why someone would like them, i'll give you a brief synopsis of my reasons. The energy on the discs is simply incredible, they use their own totally wacked out equpiment that have been rigged up in tons of fucked up ways, they're doing something i've never heard before, and sounds really good to my ear, they record out in a cabin type place and get a real vibe as opposed to a cramped 3rd story downtown studio, and they're extremely cool to their fans. i know its probably not most people's topic of discussion here to talk about korn, but since one person threw a negative opinion on them, i felt at least to take up the other side. i recommend anyone who's never heard them and likes heavier tunes to check them out. ~Rip
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Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 19:17:31 -0400 (EDT) From: CLARK ABEL <99ABEL@alma.edu> To: YTSEJAM@ax.com Subject: Korn on the Kob Message-ID: <01IGRWWQKH6UAUTV8M@alma.edu>
This is in response to Rip's post about Korn. I would have pasted it here, but this lovely email program I was complaining about yesterday keeps pasting things I copied a week ago. You said they were tight on the albums, but you had never heard them live. Well, I've heard them live. They opened for Megadeth a couple of summers ago, (or was it this last summer), and between them and Fear Factory, I was so disgusted by the utter lack of musicianship displayed by these two bands that I was sick of the noise by the time MD came on. Korn was so far from tight that I wonder if maybe they pulled a Milli Vanilli on the albums you're referring to. This was just one show, but it was AWFUL. I tried to have an open mind about these guys, but I just couldn't see anything to like about them. Just IMHO, though. -Clark
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Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 19:30:39 -0500 (EST) From: the bitch <belhai1@gl.umbc.edu> To: Dream Theater <ytsejam@ax.com> Subject: Jim Matheos' CD Message-ID: <Pine.SGI.3.95.970321192832.22310A-100000@umbc9.umbc.edu>
Awhile back I asked about this CD (titled "1st ompressions"). I got it recently and while it sounds nothing like Fates Warning, it is really good. I love new age music and this is very new agey. I'm just amazed at Jim's versatility. I'm not sure if Petrucci could write an album like this one.
Brandon
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Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 18:31:15 -0600 (CST) From: Cygnus <rctaylor@students.uiuc.edu> To: ytsejam@ax.com Subject: Reviews Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.91.970321182228.19889B-100000@ux4.cso.uiuc.edu>
Today I got half of my Wildside order which I mailed three weeks ago. Not bad. One of the CDs was on the list of backordered ones but still came the same day.
My brother finished off his collection of Savatage with Fight Fot The Rock. I've heard complaints about it. It is more commercial, but being that I like that style, or era, of music, I think it is good. I couldn't believe that "Out on the Streets" sounded familiar. I hadn't heard of Savatage till EoT.
I got Stratovarius's Episode. Not quite what I was expecting, but it was very good. I know I'll be listening to it for a while. The first 2 tracks reminded me of Helloween basically because I've beem listening to them recently and there was the common bond of the fast paced drumming. I love the vocalist. He sounds so operetic. At several times I was reminded of a mesh between old and new Geoff Tate. Over all a good album in the power/prog metal category.
I also got Michael Sweet's (ex-Stryper) Real. Haven't listened to it yet.
Now off to Spring break. And when I come back I will have the new QR album memorized. Can't wait - 4 days!
***Rob*** rctaylor@uiuc.edu
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