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Posted by DwDunphy on 04-15-2004 at21:03:

  "Testimony"

Came out on Metal Blade Records (who used to distribute Spock's Beard in the US) so any well stocked CD store should have a copy for you.

As for Spock's Beard, "Feel Euphoria" has a much more straight-ahead rock feel that, say, the 2-disc "Snow" album. It has a Kansas - Genesis kind of feel and the song "Ghosts Of Autumn" is my favorite thing the band's ever done.

DwD

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Posted by Lost Canine on 04-16-2004 at09:13:

  RE: Hey Tim Chandler

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Originally posted by tchandler monty -- i'm sorry i missed your post yesterday. that's a great one! i wish i'd been there to hear it. i'll pass it along to max. thank you for telling me! tim

Thanks Tim! I appreciate the kind words.
Monty

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Posted by carl on 04-19-2004 at09:07:

  RE: "Testimony"

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Originally posted by DwDunphy Came out on Metal Blade Records (who used to distribute Spock's Beard in the US) so any well stocked CD store should have a copy for you.

OK, I had an Amazon gift certificate and I used it on this, ear unheard. Looks like I'll have it later this week. So if it glows with warmth, I'm holding YOU-ALL responsible..... I know where you live.....

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Posted by carl on 04-23-2004 at07:50:

OK, got it...

A few initial impressions:

1) It didn't dawn on me until I got this that I haven't bought a prog-rock album in nearly 25 YEARS (the 1st U.K. album, if I recall correctly -- which wasn't bad, by the way -- John Wetton before he sucked). So that's ONE hump I gotta get over.

2) I also forgot until I got this that prog-rock is decidedly NOT chick music. And I'm married with two daughters.

3) Oh, you wanted to know about the MUSIC.... .... Well, to continue on the above.... My oldest daughter commented, "It sounds so..... CHRISTIAN." (I think you know what she meant. ) My wife, in turn, expressed that she'd probably need blotter acid to appreciate this correctly. I can see why Keaggy likes this, though -- big sound, big chops, good message. Lyrically it doesn't seem all that remarkable, but I'll withhold judgment until I hear more how it works with the music. Morse's voice kinda strikes me as Rich Mullins without the oomph though, although in his better moments he reminds me more of Thomas Dolby.

4) Regardless, I paid $18 (including S&H -- it was only a $5 certificate, after all ), so I'm gonna play the grooves off this thing even if it's as penance. Seriously, there's definitely enough musicianship to carry it along until I figure out what I think of the rest of it. But that's what I think so far.

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Posted by DaLe on 04-23-2004 at09:52:

Np:

Neal Morse & Phil Keaggy

songs for tony

a cdr with 2 intrumentals & 3 beatles songs...

very GooD !

I got it from CC

who got it from someone else...

who knows neal & phil & had them go into a studio & record a few tunes together... )