It feels as though it's all over............

[Pedro]

Word (literally)

[E.S.]

"Remember that death is not the end, but only a transition."

Some Dream Theater wisdom for us all.

[Paul]

. . . . . try telling that to the parrot!

[SmartUK]

Lets say changeable then.  :lol:

Mercurial?

[Trapezium Artist]

....the end of Frost*.... ....it's nevertheless entirely acceptable to mourn Frost* at the same time.

Is there no room for any hope in such black/white terminology?
Are we really determined to cement this as The End?

I certainly understand where you're coming from, Pedro, and there are moments when I feel this might only be a hiatus, albeit I'd say probably a long one at best. Indeed, part of my reticence regarding the franchising idea is that I suspect that it would narrow the window of opportunity for a return to a Frost* we'd really like to see.

But I'm also aware that some of this may just be wishful thinking and I'd place the odds at, say, 70:30 that Frost* is in fact done for good. While Jem's clearly in a better place already (the latest blog post and the nascent interactivity going on in the comments to it), Frost* seems to be "The Band of Which We Do Not Speak" (sorry, that's about as much of a reference I'm willing to make to the execrable film "The Village", which I lost good sleep staying up watching last week).

Sorry, too many cross-references: I hope Frost* isn't gone forever, but I tend to suspect that it is. Jem, however, is clearly back and I do look forward to hearing what he's coming up with.

[eXpendable]

I was seriously depressed when I read that Frost* was over. Even my house-mate, who I had successfully converted to Frost and prog in general, felt my pain. I was so eagerly awaiting the live dvd from Derby because I had in fact bought a ticket to see them in Manchester but finances and other commitments meant that I simply couldn't go. Both albums were favourites of mine and The Dividing Line was a perfectly epic prologue to the next album, which (correct me if I'm wrong) was in the pipeline- to be released online or something like that? Either way, the point remains that I LITERALLY COULDN'T WAIT FOR MORE FROST*... and then this happened, and it sucked balls. Alot of balls. I purchased the Philadelphia experiment and a t-shirt from what was supposed to be the Derby dvd gig to try and mitigate things... and it did, but paradoxically made things worse- hearing the awesome quality of the sound, production, togetherness of the band and just musical sex of Philadelphia Experiment, as well as the the extremely personal and hilarious dvd extra, made me proud to be a Frost* fan and what's more... it made me feel privileged to be a Frost* fan and it was just so upsetting that it was to be left on a perpetual cliffhanger.

That's the problem I guess, with something so special you can only ever be privileged to have been privy to it- not entitled to it.... I understand and support Jem's decision but that doesn't mean I have to like it. heh, funny, 'A hero's ending... you're the one who must survive' from BML just played... not really sure how to interpret that.

[Jim Takacs]

Frost* Will Never Be "Over".  Completed, as in its Original Manifestation, Probably, But Never Over!!  We are Not Letting it end...  viewtopic.php?f=8&t=2030

There needs to be More of this!!  And Ron, needs More Support, Im as Guilty as they Come !!  Lets Complete this one First!!  8-)

[Mikey]

I was seriously depressed

A minor cure for your depression.
You don't mention something that doesn't exist.
Is that because you haven't heard it because you can't listen to something that wasn't released, or is it because you might have had a dream about a strange track and thought wow that's awesome. It's a pity Jem couldn't have released something like that. If this is complete gibberish to you, PM me, if this makes sense (will it ever ) you'll know what I'm not talking about. In which case hope you enjoyed the dream  

You haven't got the biccies in yet  

[finbeard]

Honestly, I've already come to terms with Frost* not being around in the way it was previously. And that's fine, it's all really up to Jem.

But I really do think he's a rather spectacular human and at this point I just hope he continues to make his silly video updates so we can all see into his wonderful world and excellently warped mind... The "Tooling Up" geekcast really made my week when it hit the web. It was almost like sitting down with an old friend.

[Villuccikeys]

Hah! This thread is so obsolete now...

[E.S.]

Hah! This thread is so obsolete now...

Can I quote you on that?

[RacingHippo]

Hah! This thread is so obsolete now...

I wouldn't like to say "obsolete".
Maybe just "taking a break of undefined (possibly permanent) duration"  :mrgreen:

[Villuccikeys]

Hah! This thread is so obsolete now...

I wouldn't like to say "obsolete".
Maybe just "taking a break of undefined (possibly permanent) duration"  :mrgreen:

I laughed out loud at both of these. Well played, gentlemen.

[Mikey]

They think it's all over....

Well it isn't yet

[Mikey]

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