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User Page: Soul Dreamer

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Joined 5 years ago
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Artists Added 3
Albums Added 27
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Comment by Soul Dreamer one month ago
Scratch My Back 2010
by Peter GabrielMyspace.com
5.5

Generally I only comment on albums I like. This is one I don't like. I post it here only to show that I don't like everything....

Comment by Soul Dreamer one month ago
Grappling Hooks 2010
by North Atlantic OscillationMyspace.com
7.5
English/British Prog Rock

Good debut album. The music has some resemblance to bands like Oceansize, The Pineapple Thief, Pure Reason Revolution. Might be classified as "Post-progressive Rock"

Comment by Soul Dreamer one month ago
We're Here Because We're Here 2010
by AnathemaMyspace.com
9.3
English/British Poetic Prog Post Metal/Rock

We've got a winner here! The style didn't change much from the "Natural Disaster" album, but this album contains no filler, all tracks are top the only somewhat weaker track I can spot is "Get off Get Out". This album is a classic which will stand the test of time.

Comment by Soul Dreamer one month ago
One Among the Living 2010
by Mystery
9.5
Neo Prog Rock

Great album, Benoid David is a gifted singer, the compositions and melodies are great. Check this out if you like neo prog with great vocals

Comment by Soul Dreamer 2 months ago
X 2010
by Spock's BeardMyspace.com
8.8
Symphonic Prog Rock

This is a return to form of Spock's Beard: Much better than the previous records, on par with V. It's jazzy symphonic rock (don't know where to put the jazzy part in the tag editor...) and I think it's a great record.

Comment by Soul Dreamer 3 months ago
Aquarius 2010
by HakenMyspace.com
9.0
Prog Metal/Rock

Great album and debut! This is metal mixed with jazzy influences. There are a few growls here but don't let it take you away from the music, it's great (like Opeth...) Any lover of Opeth will love this also.

Comment by Soul Dreamer 2 years ago
Vision 2009
by Martigan
9.5
Neo Prog Rock

Big surprise for me, and new find of the year 2009 so far this mixture of Marillion (Fish era) and Galahad with superb quality (symphonic) neo prog. The singer has a voice which reminds me strongly of Cousins of the Strawbs!What a great album!

Comment by Soul Dreamer 2 years ago
Nordlys 2008
by MidnattsolMyspace.com
7.8
Nordic Prog-Related Power Metal

Gothic Nordic Folk Metal, lots of similarities with Nightwish

Review by Soul Dreamer 4 years ago <Permalink>
Night 2007
by GazpachoMyspace.com
10.0
Neo Prog Rock

This is the best album I heard in a long time. I'm completely overwhelmed by it. This is definitely a masterpiece. The tags here don't do it right, it should be something like post neo prog. I could describe the music as a mixture of Radiohead, Talk Talk and Marillion but that doesn't do this unique album right. The album is actually one track, split up in 5 pieces. It's a concept album about sleep and dream. It is  creative, coherent and marvelous music which doesn't fail in all the 53 minutes, and in the end leaves you wanting just one thing: To hear it again.

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....Unspoken Words 2005
by The Aurora ProjectMyspace.com
7.8
Spacey Prog-Related Metal

The music on this album is quite good, it resembles somewhat Porcupine Tree (Stupid Dream, in Absentia). However, there is very much talking bullsh*t  in between the rather good musical tracks.

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Review by Soul Dreamer 5 years ago <Permalink>
Christ.O 2006
by Vanden PlasMyspace.com
8.5
Metal

This is a good metal album (PA 4 stars). The best tracks imo are "January Sun" (excellent!) and Christ O and Silently. The rest is not bad either, but somewhat less. Some tracks are somewhat cheesy metal (e.g. Wish you were here which starts out nice, but quickly becomes boring). I don't like the version of "Gethsemane" very much, I think the original with Ian Gillan in Jesus Christ Superstar is better. The singer just does not hit the  emotion of the song enough, it's too polished, it should be more raw.

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Comment by Soul Dreamer
LuxAde 2006
by La Maschera Di Cera
9.6
Symphonic Prog Rock

The best album upto now of 2006 IMO. This is high quality symphonic rock. Also the vocalist is excellent, he reminds me somewhat of Gabriel in his better years. The music has a hint of a mixture of ELP and Genesis, but with a strong Italian flavour to it.  

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Review by Soul Dreamer 5 years ago <Permalink>
Live Rust 1979, Live
by Neil Young (& Crazy Horse)
9.3
Non-Prog Rock

This is IMO one of the best Live albums of all times. It start with an acoustic set. Then from the middle of the album the electric guitars come out and the album really rocks! This is one album I wish I could judge only for the album, not the individual tracks. Overall it's so much better than the individual tracks. Also, stuff like progressiveness, experimentality and technicality don't mean much to me here...it just makes me want to sing along and jump! PLAY IT LOUD! 

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The Visitor 1998
by Arena
9.3
Neo Prog Rock

This album is the first I ever heard of this band. The music has a VERY high Marillion (Fish era) feel to it.

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A Trick of The Tail 1976
by GenesisMyspace.com
9.3
Technical Prog

This album shows that Genesis without Gabriel can be just as good as Genesis with Gabriel. There is not one weak track or filler on this album. Also the sound quality is much better than on the "old Genesis" albums

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Review by Soul Dreamer 5 years ago <Permalink>
Vovin 1998
by TherionMyspace.com
8.5
Prog-Related Rock

The development of Therion is clear,  Vovin is well-placed between Theli and Deggial: It is one step more away from metal and one step further to being completely opera/classical oriented. Technically it's a bit better than Theli, allthough I regret the exclusion of the more uptempo parts of Theli. The high female voices are especially beautiful on this album and resemble "Siren of the Woods" of Theli

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Review by Soul Dreamer 5 years ago <Permalink>
Deggial 2000
by TherionMyspace.com
8.4
Prog-Related Rock

Here Therion leave the path of "doom metal" completely. This album is totally opera/classical oriented. The vocals are totally classical, except one song (Flesh of the Gods). Some tracks are 100% classical, with (almost) no rock influence. I cannot classify this album as any form of "metal", the closest I can get is "Gothic Rock" but it should be "Opera Rock". 

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Theli 1996
by TherionMyspace.com
9.2
Prog-Related Doom Metal

This is above all a BOMBASTIC mixture of doom metal and classical opera. Their best album imho.

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A Song For All Seasons 1978
by Renaissance
9.2
Symphonic Prog Rock

I bought this album when I was a student, just after the release. I listened to it in the record shop for maybe 5 minutes and knew that I wanted it, just because of the first track. I never regretted that decision (as with many other albums I really did regret!) because this album has some of the best Renaissance musics ever.

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Review by Soul Dreamer 5 years ago <Permalink>
S&M 1999, Live
by MetallicaMyspace.com
9.4
Prog-Related Metal

I don't know where to start about this album..It's absolutely unique..Never has a symbiosis between a symphony orchestra and a Metal band been created that really worked, but here it does! Thanks to the genious of Michael Kamen, the director of the San Francisco Philharmonic, who did a titan's job writing all the arrangements for band and orchestra, this is the first example of successfully combining Metal and Symphony Orchestra. Forget Deep Purple and the London Philharmonic, where the band and the orchestra just play different tracks. Forget other attempts where the orchestra just acts as "sweetener" for the music. Here the band and orchestra play an equal part, filling eachother with beautiful contrapoint, and layer upon layer of magnificent music. One of my all-time favorite albums!

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Mystery - One Among the Living
 #1
9.5
Neo Prog Rock
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AnathemaMyspace.com - We're Here Because We're Here
 #2
9.3
English/British Poetic Prog Post Metal/Rock
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HakenMyspace.com - Aquarius
 #3
9.0
Prog Metal/Rock
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Spock's BeardMyspace.com - X
 #4
8.8
Symphonic Prog Rock
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North Atlantic OscillationMyspace.com - Grappling Hooks
 #5
7.5
English/British Prog Rock
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Mystery - One Among the Living 2010
 27 days ago
9.5
Neo Prog Rock
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AnathemaMyspace.com - We're Here Because We're Here 2010
 one month ago
9.3
English/British Poetic Prog Post Metal/Rock
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Spock's BeardMyspace.com - X 2010
 2 months ago
8.8
Symphonic Prog Rock
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