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If you like wistful...look no further, 7 Jul 2009

I love the music, ranging from a Pink Floydy sound to something that Tiesto might churn out. Electronica is the major feature, a few blasts of rockier guitar interspersed here and there, the word I would say sums it up is "wistful" (see above). However this is where the fifth star is lost as I was beginning to find the, yes, wistful vocals a bit boring by the end. Not as immediate as their previous album, this is still a decent enough purchase

Not so easy, 4 Jul 2009

There are many better maths related books than this out there, indeed the "author" cites quite a few of them (Why do buses always come in threes etc) and it has to be said that the layout and design is a bit haphazard. When discussing the significance of certain numbers he doesn't mention 69 for instance (eh?) and this just comes across as another attempt at cashing in on the increased interest in things mathematic (at a certain level)
Sure I learned a couple of new things here but there are websites that cover a lot of this stuff a lot better and obviously a lot cheaper.

Unsung but brilliant, 4 Jul 2009

Riverside

Best yet? I love this band. The Polish Progsters tick all the right boxes and everything from King Crimson, ELP, Yes, Pink Floyd etc, etc can be seen as influences here. So the danger is obviously that Riverside may be seen as derivative and offer nothing new. Wrong! Just as the old style prog groups drew on classical influences and brought them up to date, Riverside do the same with old time prog and then some. I know they are likely to get lumped in with Dream Theater and Porcupine Tree but these two groups are just the better known end of this genre and Riverside do many things differently and dare I say it better. I don't know if it's a deliberate ploy but this… Read more