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New mix has been uploaded! Tell us what you think

http://freethought.bandcamp.com/album/circle-of-enquiry

No that's cool man, thanks for the feedback.

We've actually had a few of people comment about how loud the vocals are. Something we never really noticed when listening through. Our producer is a good friend though so we might talk about having them reduced a little if possible.

Glad you're liking it though

So hey all,

I've been pretty quiet around here lately. Was a little more active a few months ago but things have been pretty busy as of late.

However, thought I'd pop back on here and share something with you. My band FreeThought (for which I play keys), just released our debut EP and I'd love you all to see it. We've been described by reviewers in the past as "a heavier Frost*", and the writing of dear Mr Godfrey is a huge influence on me.

You can stream and download the album here:

http://freethought.bandcamp.com/

The first song (Architects) is particularly Frost-y. Hope you all enjoy it, and chuck us a like on Facebook if you do! www.freethoughtband.com

I'm not going to jump into the astrophysics argument, looks like TA has it covered for us .

However I will say that the only difference I hear is that it sounds flat. I know that A 432 was used in the Baroque era and such for concert tuning, but today to me it just sounds flat.

Keen for the Transatlantic locomotions! Transatlantic is one of my favourite prog outfits ever, so it's great to see them finally immortalised in.... trains....

Probably self referencing. This album screamed Rush to me so I think that's probably a deliberate decision

Well the "grungy low tuned guitars" aren't really an issue for me (I'm a pretty big metal fan), but I see what you guys are saying with a lack of melodies. There's been a few good ones on the albums pre-Black Clouds but not too many that really stand out.

My main problem is that their music just seems to be stuck in a rut. They're not going anywhere sonically, just rehashing the same old sound. And it's too mechanical. I seriously attribute a lot of this to a lack of Portnoy, but hey each to his own.

They also appear to be writing to please their fans, which bugs me. If you want to be one of the world's front running prog bands, you should at least stick to some of the ideals of prog (namely composing without giving a rats about social expectation. Writing to break your own boundaries, etc.)

Never really had an issue with TA's lyrics. I can hear some religious overtones in a few songs but they're subtle enough not to bother me. They're nowhere near as bad as in later Spock's or his solo stuff.

And I don't have a problem with those albums anyway. The lyrics can be about whatever the hell he wants really - the music is what's great.

But on the note related more closely to the thread, I'm just going to reiterate how much it majorly sucks being in Australia, away from all these awesome touring bands.

We are having Steven Wilson out in a few weeks time though so that should be SWEET.

Any of you had a chance to check it out yet?

DT's not too far removed from Frost* in many aspects. Jordan Rudess (and Sherinian and Moore before him) have contributed some excellent milestones in modern progressive rock/metal keyboards through the band. Thought some of you might be interested.

As a long time Dream Theater fan, I have been waiting for this album for a while. However after the somewhat disappointing "A Dramatic Turn of Events" (some standout tracks but overall a step in the wrong direction if you ask me), I didn't see much potential coming from this new album.

I've listened to a few of the tracks from the live stream so far and to be honest....

It's stale.

There's nothing interesting left in the songwriting any more. It's like they're just churning out what they think fans will enjoy, without any of the joy, originality, or forward thinking that really defined the band in the Portnoy era (IMO anyway).

I feel like Portnoy was the real driving force (creatively) behind the band. While the rest of them are all great musicians, I feel like it was his ideas that really pushed it forward.

To be fair I haven't listened all the way through yet. But my opening thoughts aren't boding well.

Any thoughts?

Awesome picture. 

Thanks mate!

I'm sunburnt from gardening today,
For me, from the beach where I lay
"In England!?" said I,

Now you're just naming random Australians

Hahahaha I kind of see it...

If you could see my face a little better you could see though that my mutton chops are slightly larger than Mr.  Martin's..

https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/581920_388469754605941_918761458_n.jpg

The night air is cool in Paris,
It fills me with joie de vivre,
The smell of Gauloises,
Zooming Citroën cars,
Why would one want to leave?

And our English is just fine thank you very much

Was indeed a great deal but I wouldn't have been able to pay for it in time. I wouldn't have had the $3k until I get my tax return back, and someone else was able to get the money quicker. That's fair enough.