https://www.progforums.com/punforum Prog-Sphere forums en http://backend.userland.com/rss https://www.progforums.com/punforum/viewtopic.php?pid=1194#p1194 1194@https://www.progforums.com/punforum Topic: Beardfish makes Mike Portnoy's Top 10 albums of the Decade Message: Here are my  Bands!The Mars VoltaGungflyTortoiseOpethPlant/KraussThe Cardigans Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:07:40 +0000 https://www.progforums.com/punforum/viewtopic.php?pid=1188#p1188 1188@https://www.progforums.com/punforum Topic: Beardfish makes Mike Portnoy's Top 10 albums of the Decade Message: I'm a huge fan of the ProjeKts (I have 1-4 and ProjecKt X), but Thrakkattak... not so much. I found it to be a bit abrasive, though not COMPLETELY unpleasant. After listening to a few samples I think I'll take a chance and get one of Amazon's used copies of Heavy ConstruKtion :DBy the way if you like Italian prog I suggest you check out the three albums I named higher up. There are (interestingly) quite a few bands that have released albums in the last decade, including some reformations like PFM and some new ones like La Torre Dell'Alchemista and Il Bacio Della Medusa. Osanna (another comeback) is a really interesting one if you're a VDGG fan (like I am), if only for the novelty :P There's a cover of Theme One on it though, which is always nice. Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:08:10 +0000 https://www.progforums.com/punforum/viewtopic.php?pid=1187#p1187 1187@https://www.progforums.com/punforum Topic: Beardfish makes Mike Portnoy's Top 10 albums of the Decade Message: BTW there's some samples over at Amazon^Hope it works :D Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:12:53 +0000 https://www.progforums.com/punforum/viewtopic.php?pid=1186#p1186 1186@https://www.progforums.com/punforum Topic: Beardfish makes Mike Portnoy's Top 10 albums of the Decade Message: TheDogman wrote:How is Heavy Construktion? I'm a huge fan of King Crimson live albums (I have quite a few more for KC than any other band) and I don't have that one. The tracklist on ProgArchives has a lot of song names I've never seen before (especially the third one) which makes me think it's a disk full of improv, basically exactly what I want from a KC live album :D Yep, think The ProjeKcts vs. Thrakkattak. Great Crimso improvs. If you have the Eyes Wide Open DVD you should know what to expect.Also the CoL stuff is great live. Besides that, you really liked PFM's Dracula that much? I haven't been too impressed with their new stuff :( Maybe my problem is that I compare the new albums to Storia Di Un Minuto ect. Yeah, I like Dracula. It has some great vocal lines and nice orchestrations. Sure, I love the classic albums, but those were released way before 2000 ;) Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:24:46 +0000 https://www.progforums.com/punforum/viewtopic.php?pid=1185#p1185 1185@https://www.progforums.com/punforum Topic: Beardfish makes Mike Portnoy's Top 10 albums of the Decade Message: How is Heavy Construktion? I'm a huge fan of King Crimson live albums (I have quite a few more for KC than any other band) and I don't have that one. The tracklist on ProgArchives has a lot of song names I've never seen before (especially the third one) which makes me think it's a disk full of improv, basically exactly what I want from a KC live album :DBesides that, you really liked PFM's Dracula that much? I haven't been too impressed with their new stuff :( Maybe my problem is that I compare the new albums to Storia Di Un Minuto ect. Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:47:49 +0000 https://www.progforums.com/punforum/viewtopic.php?pid=1184#p1184 1184@https://www.progforums.com/punforum Topic: Beardfish makes Mike Portnoy's Top 10 albums of the Decade Message: Here's just a few I thought i'd mention:Anekdoten - A Time of DayBeardfish - The Sane dayBlackfield - BlackfieldCalifornia Guitar Trio - CGT + 2Camel - A Nod and a WinkThe Flower Kings - Unfold the FutureGungfly - Please be QuietKarmakanic - Who's the Boss in the Factory ?King Crimson - Heavy ConstruKctionKing Crimson - The Power to BelieveKlotet - En Rak HogerLazuli - En Avant DouteNeBeLNeST - ZePTONew Trolls - Concerto Grosso Trilogy Live + DVDPaatos - TimelossPaatos - SensorsPar Lindh project - Live in PolandPremiata Forneria Marconi - DraculaRitual - The Hemulic Voluntary BandRoine Stolt - Wallstreet VoodooTrettioariga Kriget - Elden Av ArTrettioariga Kriget - I borjan och SlutetWobbler - Afterglow Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:19:22 +0000 https://www.progforums.com/punforum/viewtopic.php?pid=1183#p1183 1183@https://www.progforums.com/punforum Topic: Beardfish makes Mike Portnoy's Top 10 albums of the Decade Message: I'm finding this to be difficult, which is why I decided to make the list! So much fun :D Anyway...1. Beardfish - Destined Solitaire - I feel like Beardfish's albums keep getting better, so if the trend continues the next album will replace this one :D2. Opeth - Watershed - I completely agree with the previous poster, this album is amazing. For one thing, the keyboards on The Lotus Eater are pure Canterbury. So refreshing to see something like that in death metal.)3. Pain of Salvation - Remedy Lane - Close choice between this and every other PoS album, Entropia is actually my favorite, but it came out two years too soon to be eligible on the list.4. The Tangent - A Place in the Queue - The Music that Died Alone and Down and Out in Paris and London come close, but they'll probably never top this one for me.5. Riverside - Out of Myself - Almost a tie between this and Anno Domini High Definition, either way, can't wait to see them at NEARFest :D6. Fromuz - Audio Diplomacy - Mmmm... Good ol' eclectic jazz/metal fusion from Uzbekistan...7. Van Der Graaf Generator - Trisector - I feel like an album by VDGG (my personal favorite band) should be at the top of my list, but I'm willing to assume this is simply the band's (second) warmup, since they only recently reformed. Still, an excellent album in my opinion, even if it doesn't top Godbluff or Pawn Hearts (not that many things can).8. Il Bacio Della Medusa - Recitativo: È Nel Buio Che Risplendono Le Stelle - Mmmm, Italian prog.9. Parallel or 90 Degrees - Unbranded - If only this album weren't impossible to find.10. Ayreon - The Human Equation - Only Arjen Lucassen can blend opera and metal in a way that I don't find annoying and pretentious. I actually prefer Into the Electric Castle, but as with Pain of Salvation, it isn't eligible. Runner Ups (or Runner's Up?)11. The Flower Kings - Sum of No Evil12. Liquid Tension Experiment - When the Keyboard Breaks: Live in Chicago13. Birds & Buildings - Bantam to Behemoth14. Guilt Machine - On This Perfect Day15. Cynic - Traced in Air16. Astra - The Weirding17. Delirium - Il Nome Del Vento18. Osanna - Prog Family: Osanna & David Jackson19. Guy Manning - The Cure20. King Crimson - The Power to Believe Thu, 31 Dec 2009 10:53:18 +0000 https://www.progforums.com/punforum/viewtopic.php?pid=1182#p1182 1182@https://www.progforums.com/punforum Topic: Beardfish makes Mike Portnoy's Top 10 albums of the Decade Message: Here would be my listGungfly - Please Be Quiet (This album has become an addiction of sorts, it receives  daily listens on the way to the office)Opeth - Watershed (I know it already seems like I'm picking new albums but this one was mind blowing as well with songs such as Burden, Hessian Peel, and The Lotus Eater)Transatlantic - SMPT:eDethklok - The Dethalbum IIThe Mars Volta - Frances The MuteMastodon - Blood MountainOysterhead - The Grand Pecking OrderPain of Salvation - BeThe Pineapple Thief - Tightly UnwoundAt the Drive-In - Relationship of Command That's a pretty good list, I have a great dislike for most American metal bands, although a few seem to be making an effort Lamb of God, Slipknot, and even recent Metallica just get on my nerves, it's just grinding and growls, no substance. Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:53:50 +0000 https://www.progforums.com/punforum/viewtopic.php?pid=1181#p1181 1181@https://www.progforums.com/punforum Topic: Beardfish makes Mike Portnoy's Top 10 albums of the Decade Message: I like some of those bands. I use to dislike the flaming Lips a lot, but now after their cover album of the dark side of the moon i really hate that band, awful.Here's my very personal top ten.1. Opeth - Ghost Reveries2. Metallica - Death Magnetic3. Beardfish - Sleeping In Traffic II4. Hurt - Goodbye to the machine5. Paul McCartney - Chaos and creation in the backyard6. Pearl Jam - Binaural7. Protest the hero - Fortress8. Dream Theater - Train of Thought9. Muse -Absolution10. Thrice - Beggars Thu, 31 Dec 2009 01:41:10 +0000 https://www.progforums.com/punforum/viewtopic.php?pid=1180#p1180 1180@https://www.progforums.com/punforum Topic: Beardfish makes Mike Portnoy's Top 10 albums of the Decade Message: Top 10 of the decade - that's a lot to choose from!I'm not going to give a "top 10", but I'll list the albums (not by preference) I keep going back to...Tomas Bodin - Sonic BoulevardBeardfish - Destined SolitaireBeardfish - Från En Plats Du Ej Kan SeBlack Bonzo - (first album)Brighteye Brison - StoriesGungfly - Please be QuietHypnos69 - The Eclectic MeasureKaipa - KeyholderRitual - The Hemulic Voluntary BandMagenta - SevenLalle Larsson - WeaveworldLazuli - AmnesieUnitopia - More than a DreamTFK - Sum of no EvilTangent - The World that we Drive ThroughOf course, some of these are recent and I might burn out on them, but also I might re-visit stuff I burned out on before and find something new (that's why SiT1&2 isn't currently there!) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:55:12 +0000 https://www.progforums.com/punforum/viewtopic.php?pid=1179#p1179 1179@https://www.progforums.com/punforum Topic: Beardfish makes Mike Portnoy's Top 10 albums of the Decade Message: Yeah, I don't like most of those bands, but I'm not a metal fan anyway. Although I do like some Dream Theater. As for a top 10, I dunno. I used to only listen to jazz and jazz-rock until a friend introduced me to Muse at the end of last year, and then Beardfish and about 5 other bands, but I'm still discovering music I like. It's exciting. But I agree with Mike putting Absolution first, having the SiT albums, and (Bertovo) having some TMV (though I would've picked Frances the Mute). As an aside, Rikard, do you like Muse? Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:54:50 +0000 https://www.progforums.com/punforum/viewtopic.php?pid=1178#p1178 1178@https://www.progforums.com/punforum Topic: Beardfish makes Mike Portnoy's Top 10 albums of the Decade Message: Pretty miserable list by portnoy, no idea how anyone in their right mind could have Cheat The Gallows as their 2nd album of the decade, and Lamb of God blow.Rikard, and everyone else for that matter, I would like to see your lists.  This here would be mine, not going to duplicate any artists:1. Ulver - Perdition City2. Opeth - Blackwater Park3. Black Bonzo - Sounds of the Apocalypse4. Iron & Wine - The Sheppard's Dog5. Beardfish - SIIT26. The Mars Volta - Deloused in the Comatorium 7. Anekdoten - Gravity8. Enslaved - RUUN9. Katatonia - Last Fair Deal Gone Down10. The Assemble Head In Sunburst Sound - When Sweet Sleep Returned Wed, 30 Dec 2009 06:33:09 +0000 https://www.progforums.com/punforum/viewtopic.php?pid=1177#p1177 1177@https://www.progforums.com/punforum Topic: Beardfish makes Mike Portnoy's Top 10 albums of the Decade Message: Well, that's cool :)I would have chosen "Ghost Reveries" for Opeth instead though, and a whole bunch of the other albums/bands in general on there have not even touched my stereo, but it's nice to be on the list! Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:31:59 +0000 https://www.progforums.com/punforum/viewtopic.php?pid=1176#p1176 1176@https://www.progforums.com/punforum Topic: Beardfish makes Mike Portnoy's Top 10 albums of the Decade Message: I don't know if I agree with Mike on this one, Bigelf was a good band and were cool to see live but I don't know if I would rank them that high.  They were definitely go under Beardfish on mine, mainly because I would have rather seen Beardfish at PN09 than them. Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:38:21 +0000 https://www.progforums.com/punforum/viewtopic.php?pid=1174#p1174 1174@https://www.progforums.com/punforum Topic: Beardfish makes Mike Portnoy's Top 10 albums of the Decade Message: That's awesome. Added bonus- Muse at the top! Tue, 29 Dec 2009 10:22:11 +0000