heavyharmonies

Hadn't seen you in a while Sam.... thought you dropped off the face of the earth. -Dan

Just got these two in the mail yesterday. For those who haven't heard them yet, samples posted of all tracks: http://www.heavyharmonies.com/cgi-bin/glam...s%20Distraction http://www.heavyharmonies.com/cgi-bin/glam...Name=Speechless -Dan

Now roughly 13 hours of material in the playlist. I just added tracks from: Blackwood Creek JSS - Live in Madrid Leverage - Circus Colossus Los Angeles - Neverland On the Rise - Dream Zone Spin Gallery - Embrace http://www.live365.com/stations/151867?play

Yup. It's getting a lot of replay with me too. I guess you either love it or hate it. *shrug* File me in the former category.

Yikes! Sounds like me. Maybe I need to be diagnosed? The only difference is that I've not had trouble excelling at academics... if I put my mind to it. Hmm... -Dan

Actually they are a concern, but not everyone manages to read every single thread on the board. If you are concerned, PMing one of the mods rather than sitting back and making smart alec comments is always an option and might actually contribute to the effort.

By epic do you mean they drag their songs out longer than they need to be? Or is it epic as in awesome? No, I don't mean 11-minute-long self-indulgent instrumental noodling. Maybe "bombastic" is a better word than "epic"? -Dan

Am listening through this for the first time. Epic and melodic at the same time! This just might be their best yest. Need to digest and replay it a bit. Fans of previous Leverage and BFT will NOT be disappointed. -Dan

$50 says the bids are fake for publicity purposes.

I think some folks are getting away from the original point of the thread. It's not covers you just dislike, it's covers that look like they were designed by children, or executed by someone's mom using MS Word. The amateurish look. Personally, there's nothing wrong with those Dream Theater covers. The meaning may be oblique, but they aren't thrown together with clipart. Some of my faves: And just about every unsigned death metal band ever put on the planet... most of those hand-drawn covers/logos are BAD.

I haven't tried to hide my opinion on the new W.E.T. CD, that I think it's very good, but not the aural orgasm it's made out to be over on the MR forum. That being said, the last track on the CD, "If I Fall" is just a monster, and a big ole' FUCK YOU to Neal and the boys. It really makes you wonder what a full Journey studio CD would have been with JSS. And quite frankly, I think JSS should do a full Journey album... without Journey. Give it a listen. It's a long track, just over 6 minutes in length. Everything from the vocals to the guitars to the song choruses is pure vintage Journey. If I Fall (256kbps) -Dan

Solid and good, but not overly memorable to me. It's another JSS project; maybe he's just set the bar so high that each new one has a tough job surpassing the previous one. As I said over at MR, this one gets an 88, not a 98 from me. Will listen further though... -Dan

I guess I'm not feelin' the same love for W.E.T. that everyone else is. It's a very good album, but it's not blowing me away. There's nothing on it that goes "over the top" for me. It's too similar to all the other generic JSS projects he's done. I need to play it some more and see if it grows on me, but thus far it gets a resounding "ok" from me. Mastedon, on the other hand, is kicking my ass six ways to Sunday. -Dan

Looks more like drugs than alcohol.

Ahh, the naievete and optimistic exuberance of youth. Like a puppy humping your leg. I was a young liberal once. And then I grew up, got a job, had to pay taxes, and actually had something to lose... at which point the socialistic redistribution of wealth and social-engineering practices that the liberal movement engages in lost their allure.

The award was given for his intent, not his actual accomplishments (he hasn't actually done anything yet). Never mind that this isn't the purpose of the Nobel Peace Prize. The deadline for nominations was in February, only 12 days after he took office! Politics. Gotta love it. Another perspective: http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/...1929395,00.html

I see... a name change... in your future... behold.... "Petalicious"

LOFCAUDIO was "hard rock"? Seriously? I wouldn't put it any heavier than the new material, probably a bit lighter actually. It's a Jungle Out There always struck me as the heavier of the two albums, but even that wasn't all that heavy. Oh well, to each their own. I'm enjoying it.

Thanks, Dan!!! Didn't Kerry Livgren contribute to that song? Not sure what you mean by "contribute". Kerry Livgren plays on the whole album. -Dan

CD added to site and 1-minute audio samples posted of all tracks: http://www.heavyharmonies.com/cgi-bin/glam...=3&Letter=A

OMFG! The track "One Day Down by the Lake (See You Real Soon)" is stylistically straight off Kansas - Vinyl Confessions! This is way too frickin' cool. EDIT: This track is almost 11 minutes long, and it is amazing.

You can hook up an external USB drive to a DirecTV DVR to expand internal storage, but you cannot add DVR functionality to a non-DVR receiver with DirecTV. The allure of this to me is (1) circumventing the monthly DVR fee, and (2) not having to get new receivers, since my current receiver is not a DVR. Very consumer-friendly on the part of Dish, in my opinion.

Am listening to the new Mastedon for the first time as I type this. VERY promising! Updated with a slightly more modern approach, but with the signature Elefante sound that the name conjures. His voice is in fine form. My favorite track thus far, and it is a MONSTER, in my opinion: Nowhere Without Your Love Release date is Tuesday (Oct. 6) -Dan

I'm with Dish, and I ain't goin' nowhere. Why? My package doesn't exist any more, but I'm grandfathered in, so as long as I don't make any programming changes, I get to keep it in perpetuity The package I have is "AbsoluteHD" which is basically all the HD channels and nothing else. That's fine for me, because I won't watch non-HD content if I can avoid it. Now, the downside is that as Dish adds NEW HD channels, I won't get them unless I switch to one of the higher priced packages, but it ain't worth it to get MTV-HD, BET-HD, Foxnews-HD, Nick-HD, etc. All the channels I normally watch are already there in HD (A&E, USA, TNT, Bravo, ESPN, etc.). I just called up to get an additional HD box for a ghetto home theater I'm putting together, and if I am willing to commit to a 2-year contract (I was out of contract) the box and installation will be free; the only thing I have to do is pay the $7/month fee for a second box. No brainer, sicne I wasn't planning to switch anyway. For 2 HD boxes + HD locals + AbsoluteHD + CinemaxHD = $49.99 net. For anyone on Dish considering getting a DVR and thus having to pay the $6/month DVR fee per receiver, DON'T DO IT! You're hosing yourself. Dish has a little-publicized program where you can hook up an external USB 2.0 hard drive to non-DVR receivers, and pay a ONE-TIME $39.99 fee per ACCOUNT and you will have full DVR capability with no recurring charges. Do the math. If you have 1 boxes with DVR capability, it pays for itself in 7 months. If you have 2 boxes, it pays for itself in 4 months. Plus, since it's a single fee per ACCOUNT, not per box or hard drive, you can use whatever size hard drive you want and upgrade on your dime and schedule; you're not limited to the internal capacity of the hard drive in the DVR unit itself. Seagate 500GB external hard drives are about $70, 1TB externals about $110. Some people are reporting better luck with Western Digital drives. NOTE: it must be an AC-powered drive, not one that pulls power from USB. You can also switch back and forth between hard drives. From a post at DBSTalk: Dish only "officially" supports hard drive sizes up to 750GB, but folks at satelliteguys.us report success with current 1TB and 2TB drives (although success varies by brand).

Not their usual fare, but keep in mind that (1) it's a collaborative piece, and (2) its from a forthcoming acoustic CD. Personally, I think it's awesome, but then again I don't know if there's anything WT has ever done that I didn't like...