AMA 2005 Show!

[Wojtek]

Hello Moonbuds!
The poll was closed yesterday, all is counted so the preparations of big AMA 2005 show has started.

The most important:
The show is on Saturday the 21st of January at 16:00 EST (22:00 CET, 21:00 GMT, 13:00 PST)...

Tune in and visit the AuralMoon.com, we're gonna have nice party then!

There will be two replays aired at the time when there is The Rickter Scale usually on. Rick kindly volunteered to give AMA his time during the week after the show - thanks Rick. So no TRS on 22.01 and 23.01. Instead of it the AMA Show replays:

on Sunday the 22nd of January at 20:00 EST (2:00 CET, 1:00 GMT, 17:00 PST)

and on Monday the 23rd of January at 13:00 EST (19:00 CET, 18:00 GMT, 10:00 PST)

Thanks for all who voted and cu during the show

[Rick and Roll]

Originally Posted by Wojtek

Hello Moonbuds!
the AMA Show

Everytime I see AMA I think of "American Music Awards"

[podakayne]

BIG THANKS to rick for relinquishing his slot and to you Wojtek for taking the time and effort to once again poll the listeners.

you're both s

[Rick and Roll]

Usually dumping songs in my folder will have them play at the correct times. Since Wojtek's file will be one file (ala the Reactor), should I just turn off my pal for the coming week? Then you can schedule his show during my show times.

Or, you could dump the file into my folder. I'll have it blank and available.

Or the may be a third way...oooh!

Please let me know, oh as of yet nameless person who is in charge of scheduling this show

[Wojtek]

Rick I don't know the details as I'm not uploading it but Jam who is taking care of this aspect of the show said all would be ok so rather there is nothing to worry about.

So that's today!

BTW. I turned over to be a bit longer than 3 hours.

See you all in the evening!

[Wojtek]

The results uncovered! We're after the show.


First twenty of the poll:
1. Porcupine Tree – Deadwing
2. Riverside – Second Life Syndrome
3. Salem Hill – Mimi’s Magic Moment
4. Djam Karet – Recollection Harvest
5. Arena – Pepper’s Ghost, Echolyn – The End Is Beautiful
7. Little Atlas – Wanderlust
8. Wobbler – Hinterland
9. Kate Bush – Aerial
10. The Mars Volta – Frances The Mute
11. Glass Hammer – The Inconsolable Secret
12. Pat Metheny Group – The Way Up
13. RPWL – World Through My Eyes
14. Neal Morse – The Question Mark
15. Pallas – The Dreams of Men
16. Opeth – Ghost Reveries
17. Steve Hackett – Metamorpheus
18. Jack Foster III – Raptorgnosis, Kino – Picture
20. Pineapple Thief – 10 Stories Down


Aural Moon Awards Show 2005 Cast :
Wojtek – DJ
Guests in studio: Rogor Mortis, KeithieW, JamForte, Rick’n’roll
The Baker’s Sons Choir: JamForte, Rogor Mortis, Piotrek (Woj’s brother), Wojtek
and Esmeralda (1983-2006) & Loretta (1985-2006) – the baker’s daughters

Excellent show Wojtek...............really excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Many thanks to you for all the effort.

[teermin8r]

I have 9 of the Top 20. Where'd I put my checkbook? Hello, prog music dealer, I need a fix. Great show Woj.

[roger]

I had the same thought, teer, except I only have two of the 20, so my bill's going to be much bigger!

great show, Woj! thanks for all the work!

[yorksrvc]

whew!!! I have 5 of the top 20 and voted for 3........including #1 and 2. It goes to show the influence AM has on it's new moonies. The others I've gotten are Neal Morse: ?, Kino, and Pineapple Thief: 10 Stories. Right now Neal Morse is my #1 most listened to. That CD keeps growing on me. My next most listened to are Kino and Blackfield. Now.......the problem.......I will copy the list, go to Amazon and listen to the rest. One question: The samples I've heard of Opeth: Ghost Reveries really turn me off, because of the evil raspy vocals. I CAN'T stand that stuff. Are these vocals throughout the CD? The music sounds great, but the vocals, I've heard, kill it. Please advise on tis. Thanks, Rob

[Rick and Roll]

I also have 9......

but not the same 9 as term lol....

Woj, great job! Love the big letters on the top 2, very cool. You are the man!

Rob,

Here's the deal on Opeth. "Blackwater Park" is an excellent record but all growling. You would not like it because of that. The arrangements and power is undeniable but stay away...there is one non-growler song on it and it's awesome...called "Harvest". "the Drapery Falls" has growling only in a small section. It is so good.

The one you need is "Damnation". No growling. Produced by your man Steven Wilson. I played it on the show in full once. You will eat it up.

I'll cut and paste my review of "Ghost Reveries" from my forum post I did over Halloween. it will be on the next post.

Zvinki. Mossy, and some others who are into them can elaborate more...

they'll be at the Recher in February, but I'll be away. Hell they may have sold out. Hope that helps...

Rick

[Rick and Roll]

For you Rob...and anyone else...

Opeth - Ghost Reveries

This is the latest by the Swedish growlers. This CD has it ALL. The blunt force of "Blackwater Park" combined with the sweetness of "Damnation". This CD is unbelievable.

OK, lets get this out of the way. You will hear on five of the eight tunes the famed, feared, and hated "Cookie Monster vocals" (referred to hereafter as CM). On another tune, it actually works. So we're left with four tunes with the growling. Let the record show that I find it infantile and downright silly. But I'm telling you, this is an absolutely great prog CD. If you don't like the rrrgggggrrraaahhhh portions, I feel your pain. But I'm not going to defend it or discuss it much in chat. It simply is what it is.

1) Ghost of Perdition - My vote for best Opeth tune done to date. This one's an absolute powerhouse. The CM vocals are in the first two verses and also a bit later. Mikael Akerfeldt sings in about 4 different voices, and when he comes in with the regular voice it is jarring in it's depth. The structure is outstanding and ending rocks.

2) The Baying of the Hounds - Again, first two verses have the CM vocals, and again at the end. You get through that and you're rewarded with another 10+ minute powerhouse.

3) Beneath The Mire - A rock and roll beginning, very atypical. The mellotron lead (!) and the crunch of the guitar work so well. And the drumming here is top shelf (all through the record actually).

4) Atomement - no CM vocals, and a Beatlesque Harrison Indian thing going on. Very hypnotic.

5) Reverie/Harlequin Forest - Heavy start to the tune. Here's where the CM vocals work. After about three minutes, melodic bliss! The ending is almost exactly like King's X "Born To Be Loved" (really!)..had to throw a King's X reference in...it's the rules...

6) Hours of Wealth - No CM vocals, very mellow. Nice.

7) The Grand Conjuration - Very heavy, morphs into a Porc Tree sound. Good interplay between CM and regular vocals later on.

8) Isolation Years - Another non-CM tune...very mellow to close out the CD.

there you are Rob, lifted from my post...here's Damnation...

(notice how i changed my mind about "any other disc I wouldn't go near). Played this in the spring

Opeth - Damnation

Windowpane
In My time Of Need
Death Whispered A Lullaby
Closure
Hope Leaves
To Rid The Disease
Ending Credits
Weakness

A great disc. I thought I lost it, it fell out when I was grabbing some others...said "Put me on the Moon". Any other CD by them I wouldn't go near. I find it humorous that these death-metal singers can sound really good when they sing. Lots of mellotron, very moody and dark. Not usually my cup of tea but it's so good. Sort of an Anekdoten Light.

[Wojtek]

Yorks - as Ricks says grab Damnation as soon as possible! IMO the best prog album of 2003. Ballad oriented, great atmosphere, superb sound.

Growling in Opeth is too big pain for many people too listen. I don't like it too. Having said though I must say that musicianship-wise Blackwater Park is great album.

Later I'll add list of tracks played in the show.

[yorksrvc]

Thanks, Guys.............I guess I'll just have to get on all 4's and growl back The impulsive side of me, won last night and I ordered Ghost Reveries. Hey!! I guess, as long as nobody hears me listening to it, I won't have to hide. It won't be the first CD I purchased and only liked half. HEY!!! That's what my MP3 is all about. I can edit

[Richard701]

Absolutely love the jingles (and the music of course!) .... being the new Moonie on the Block I wasn't around at voting time and never heard them before!

Fantastic stuff ..... although likely to be quite costly as I own a big fat zero of the top twenty!

[zvinki]

You won't be disapointed yorkman, Ghost Reveries is terrific. Get their Lamentations DVD to get a real flavour of what they are about. The first time that I was exposed to Opeth was at a Porcupine Tree concert. They only played Damnation so I was not exposed to the growling. I bought Damnation at the concert and have not stopped playing it going on 2 years now. Even my wife likes it!! I could not imagine that a band so sublime could growl, but they do. I agree fully with Rick. In most cases the growling is juvenile and detracts from the music but, every once in a while, you surprise yourself when you growl back.

[PFD]

I wonder if anybody (maybe Steve Wilson) tells Opeth's singer to cut down on the growling...maybe they'd sell a few more records....unless their fans like the growling.

I don't know. I haven't listened to them, apart from what i heard on Wojteck's show yesterday. But I did see a lot of Opeth shirts at the PTree show in Toronto last fall. So, I guess they must have their following.

Myself, I don't know. Find it hard to move from Jon Anderson's vocals to this...

[Rick and Roll]

Originally Posted by PFD

I wonder if anybody (maybe Steve Wilson) tells Opeth's singer to cut down on the growling...maybe they'd sell a few more records....unless their fans like the growling.

I don't know. I haven't listened to them, apart from what i heard on Wojteck's show yesterday. But I did see a lot of Opeth shirts at the PTree show in Toronto last fall. So, I guess they must have their following.

Myself, I don't know. Find it hard to move from Jon Anderson's vocals to this...

They sell out everywhere. The kids like the growling. My wife has a nephew in a growler band.

As for Steven wilson...well I think he encourages it. A friend told me that Mikael Akerfelt (the guilty party) guests on the Ayreon record (with the days" concept). He wanted to sing regular, but Ayreon insisted he growl. They wanted that effect.

Oh well....

Here's an idea, growl to "Holy Lamb"....

Holy Lambbbbbbbbbbbbbbbrrrrrrraaaahhhhhhhhhh

[PFD]

Would be an interesting cover for Opeth to do

[yorksrvc]

ok.........my OPETH and PALLAS CD's came today. I listened to OPETH at work........end result...........I LIKED IT............AND!!!! The GROWLING was tolerable.......I'm HAPPY!!! BUT!!!!Now I gotta go get DAMNATION!!! D@^M YOU RICK!!!! Ya got me again!!!! Oh! I will listen to PALLAS on the way home.