How did you discover Frost*?

[keith]

Morning All.

I first became aware of Frost* when a certain Mr Roine Stolt mentioned on the Flower Kings mailing list that he was listening to and impressed by them. I had never heard of them before, but as Roine is a bit of a prog super-hero I noted the name and bought Milliontown shortly after.

I am ashamed to say it sat on the shelf for some time before I listened to it, but once I did that was it. I was hooked. What cool tunes  8-)

Since then I obviously have bought all the Frost* CDs I can (I am an old-fashioned chap who still thinks a real CD beats a load of 0s and 1s stored on a computer), and am eagerly awaiting the live DVD. Sadly I missed the Islington gig back in December due to the pesky snö - I was gutted. Well; next time, hopefully.

Cheerio,

Keith.

[Pedro]

Was that Pedros Toys video?

That's what i was wondering.  I found that before joining the forum.  Pedro, if you're out there... LEND US YOUR VOICE!

You really don't want my voice.  

@keith: Nice - it's particularly cool to hear about other musos encountering and recommending Frost*.

[DueyC]

Welcome to the forum Keith.

I'll put the kettle on. What's your favourite biscuit?

[rogerg]

welcome, Keith!

[Jim Takacs]

Another strange incident happened late one night when I was listening to my Porcupine tree Pandora station..  It was Probable 2am... Was just about to head off to bed then this song came on. It was indeed BLM...  mind you, this was just days after seeing Jem, Laying on the floor of the Cube Smelling a 38 yr old Drum Machine.  I Must confess.. Since we are all family here..   I Wept during the "bridge" middle part in BLM, I Mean Balling like a 3yr old that just had his ass tanned.. and still do! Then, when Jem started with the Glitch loop editing, I Literally LOST my Fucking Mind!  My Musical Taste has yet again done a 180 back to Prog.  Since Trent Reznor corrupted me with "Pretty Hate Machine" I have been More industrial Minded, Still throwing the Yes, Rush, ELP, Genesis etc.  on at times, But, I Have Not Listened to NIN in over a year! Crazy! And I have said this before, but, I truly Believe Jem will go down in history as one of the Greatest Composers of all Time!!  Just Imagine what Bach, Motzart, Hell, Even Bethoven Would do with our technology today!??     Just something to ponder!   Sorry for the Rant!!

[Mikey]

Have only glanced through most of these posts but I think I come from a different line of the family tree (Hungary, Germany & Denmark)......

John Young....Can't remember how I arrived at JY, but JJ played with him and through JJ, onto Jadis & IQ

[MTBDude]

Well I guess i should add how I heard.

I was driving back to school from Arizona In March of 2010 with a friend, when a song played from his Ipod.  I REALLY Liked it (I think it was Hyperventilate) and I asked him who it was.  He said Frost*

Skip ahead to June of that year, and I remember a band I heard on a car ride.  I was racking my brain trying to remember the name, and all I could remember was the name had something to do with a form of water.  So I searched the interwebz for bands like Rain, Dew, etc.  Then I came across Frost*, and that was the end of that.  Bought the albums off of Itunes and it's been one of my top listened to bands.

[themusicman]

It was several years ago now.  I was listening to Aural Moon (prog rock radio station) on the web, and either Milliontown or Hyperventilate was playing - can't remember which one.  So, I did some research, spotted the album and a few free downloads of Milliontown somewhere, so then bought it and have been hooked ever since.

Not managed any gigs yet, but will do for sure at some point.

[rogerg]

It was several years ago now.  I was listening to Aural Moon (prog rock radio station) on the web, and either Milliontown or Hyperventilate was playing - can't remember which one.  So, I did some research, spotted the album and a few free downloads of Milliontown somewhere, so then bought it and have been hooked ever since.

Not managed any gigs yet, but will do for sure at some point.

another Moonie!!  welcome!  what's your favorite biscuit?  8-)

[beetree]

I heard it on Morow.com. Black Light Machine was my first dose and I instantly needed more.

[finbeard]

Hey all. Sort of appropriate this will be my first ever post here, don't you think?

I discovered Frost* via a friend. One I'd known from a long time back, but who I was just starting to really get to know. We were talking about our various musical tastes, and discovered quite a few overlaps- Dream Theater was a big one for both of us. Eventually he said point-blank, "Well, if you like crazy prog, it doesn't get much crazier than Frost*."
He then dropped the entirety of Milliontown into a zip file and emailed it to me. I bought it the very next day- partly because it was quite possibly the single greatest record I had ever heard, and partly because I wanted it in higher audio quality to play over the big family sound system. I have since done this- sounds even more incredible.

So my first dose of Frost*ed goodness was Milliontown, in its entirety. I guess you could really say the first I heard of Jem and the boys was Hyperventilate. To this day, whenever I want to introduce someone to Frost*, the two tunes I send them are Hyperventilate and Toys off of Experiments. Hyperventilate, because I feel it perfectly encapsulates all the best flavours of Frost*, and Toys, because it's a good smattering of the sort of sounds achieved on Experiments In Mass Appeal. I have not once had anyone come back from listening and say they didn't like either.

That about does it then. Cheers.

[rogerg]

welcome!!  a great introduction!!  

what's your favorite biscuit?  8-)

[catherine]

Welcome, finbeard! Pull up a chair and help yourself to a cup of tea.

[gr8gonzo]

Welcome, finbeard!

[finbeard]

Thanks for the warm welcome, all! I've actually been lurking about for some time now and finally decided I'd best take the plunge and get signed up to show my support for all that is Frost*. You all seem like a great bunch of chaps and chapettes!