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Tim Bowness "lost in the ghost light"
Spotify listen:
Ruby/Jerome will love this one I suspect!...
picked this one because i'd not heard of him,
wonder if he'd pick me because hes never heard of me???
UK prog rock/art rock guy...
fourth solo album...
previously working with Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree)...
favourite track not available in "nowhere good to go"...
nice album, I like it
from the album:
[video=youtube;O70NAIj69SI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O70NAIj69SI[/video]
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^ Good 70s feel here! Leave it to Steven !
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yea that's a keeper for sure
surprised you didn't mention the Bowie/Floyd feel on most of it
what's up with the lack of Youtube clips
only yours and this one are available
I like them both
in fact I like the whole album
[video=youtube;2Aj7IRLj-Rk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Aj7IRLj-Rk[/video]
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no comment from Jerome/Ruby yet...would have thought theyd have really liked this album...
I guessed they missed it???
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^I think I did listen when you posted this CH, but wasnât smitten. I have now listened to the whole album, and itâs pleasant enough, yet nothing about it excites me, sorry to say. In fact, on second thoughts, although he is to be commended for vocals that are clearly and perfectly enunciated and lyrics that are not at all shabby, which makes a marvellous change, the perpetual hush and whisper might become downright annoying, especially since thereâs not a single instrumental to alleviate the melancholy!
To me it sounds formulaic and somewhat clichéd; monotonous (even with IA and his heavy metal instrument, yet again! He pops up in the strangest places!) and is too much of a ââborrowâ from the real progressive greats who have gone before. There is an element of magic that I personally feel is missing. Same old, same old â the thrill is gone. Yes, itâs beautifully put together and the concept is great, but itâs like being trapped in a giant, still wet watercolour painting ⦠awash in a pastel symphony with no bold colour. In fairness, these guys, Bowness, Steven Wilson, etc., are technically beyond reproach but they simply donât do it for me. I dunno ⦠maybe I prefer flawed! Lol! Straying outside the lines. There is just nothing here that sets him apart IMHO, however, having formed my own opinion and then looking at reviews after the fact, it appears I am a lone voice crying in the wilderness.
Cynical and jaded it may be, but I have the same opinion in respect of most music â sadly, there is little to nothing new under the sun.
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oh well, I asked for an opinion and I got one...
thanks Ruby, as always, forthright and brutally honest.
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^Could have been less brutal!
Sorry Tim.
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Lol.............
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