[Heeplist] NHC Dream Theater and Ten Years After

[Dale Fredericks]

I have "Now" by Ten Years After and is one of my favorites, Filip. Good choice on your part !!!

Dale :-)>




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> On Mar 9, 2016, at 11:28 AM, Terje Pedersen <terjped at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> There was so many bands, but since You mention Ten Years After. Did You
> listen to the "live at Fillmore east 1970"  that is a very good live album.
> And don’t get me started on Neil Young even, one of my all time favorites.
> Listen to Psychedelic Pill from 2012..fantastic album :)
> Dream Theater is, well too much theater and too little dream for me. Have a
> good live album though, but not very exiting band.
> 
> Terje
> 
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> Filip Björner
> Sendt: 9. mars 2016 05:26
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> Emne: [Heeplist] NHC Dream Theater and Ten Years After
> 
> 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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