[Heeplist] NHC Dream Theater and Ten Years After

[Bob Winward]

There is a current band called Winery Dogs that has a great cd out that I
like.  The drummer is from Dream Theater, the vocalist/guitarist and bassist
are from Mr Big.  The bass, Billy Sheehan has some sort of past connection
with Ken Hensley


On 3/8/16, 11:25 PM, "Filip Björner" <filip.bjorner at live.se> wrote:

> I remember from when I was on the Heeplist last time that when we talked about
> other bands several heepsters mentioned DreamTheater as one of their favourite
> bands. At that time I have never heard them. Last year I listened through all
> their studio records, and I was very disapointed. The music is interesting.
> They are skillful musicians, and some of the songs are very good compositions.
> But... I dont like their vocalists. There are only a few songs where I can
> enjoy the vocal, but unfortunately those songs are not among their best
> instrumental tracks.
> 
> In the 70ies there were several more or less interesting bands around, which I
> didnt buy any records of. I bought many records of many bands, but here I'm
> just going to mention a few bands which I didnt buy any records of. And the
> reason for this is that I had friends who was very into these bands, so I
> heard a lot of them in their homes, and that was enough. There was solo
> musicians such as Neil Young and Santana. And there was bands, such as REO
> Speedwagon, Blue Oyster Cult, BOC, Kansas, Rush etc. My friends played their
> records, and I didnt bother to buy them. One of those bands was Ten Years
> After. I heard them, now and then, and had no record with them.
> Last year I listened through all studio records by Ten years After, and I
> found them at best being experimental and potential, rather then full fledged
> good song composers...
> I listened through their records in chronological order, following my decision
> to listen through it all. And then suddenly I heard a record which blew my
> mind. It was made in 2004 and the name is "Now". It contains only eight tracks
> (which gives me a certain nostalgic LP feeling), with a nice mix of rockers
> and ballads. And I had never heard it before. And I just couldnt stop playing
> it. It is that damned good. And I just like to share this with you, in case
> you havent heard it, and want to hear something new and thrilling.My guess is
> that that record was produced by an excellent producer who guided the band
> through the process. Because in each of these songs they have managed to
> purify the gold and make the most of it.I have also heard a live album with
> them, made afterwards, and containing some of the songs from "Now". And that
> was disapointing. They dont deliver those songs well, so I can not recommend
> that live record. But I believe their poor live performance underscores my
> speculating point about what made the production of that studio album so good.
> I really guess it was due to a phantom producer.
> 
> I have also listened through all studio records by Lynyrd Skynyrd. That is a
> band which I like better than those two mentioned above. But none of their
> studio records was as good as that thrilling record made so late in their
> carreer by Ten Years After. The record I like best by Lynyrd Skynyrd is Edge
> of Forever. It sounds kinda mature.
> 
> Well... I really recommend listening to "Now", if you have missed it.
> 
> 
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