Flying Colors Second Nature
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Jethro42
December 6th 2015


18281 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Yeah track is really fantastic. It's rare we have the occasion to hear Portnoy play with sobriety. It must be all of a challenge for him lol.

I really dig both Bombs Away and Peaceful Harbor as well. Lots of the songs bring a nod and a wink to Spock's Beard.



Jethro42
May 11th 2016


18281 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Bumped it up to a 4.5. I think I'm gonna buy it.

Titan
May 11th 2016


24946 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

i bought it and damn glad i did....listen to it quite frequently

Jethro42
May 11th 2016


18281 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Oh really? That's cool! Do you always skip the first song? If yes, try it after 3 minutes when bass is in the forefront. Song sounds like a great Spock's Beard song at that point, and it's a good thing. Awesome song imo.

The production and the song writing of Second Nature make it so superior than their first album which shows great but undeveloped ideas. It also sounds rushed most of the time.

Titan
May 11th 2016


24946 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I listen to the whole thing Jethro dude....i'm an album listener, always have been.....and agreed on the song writing here making it 10X better than the debut

Titan
January 6th 2017


24946 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Jethro bro how has this resonated for you?

Jethro42
January 6th 2017


18281 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

It's one of my favorite modern prog albums (even with a subtle touch of pop rock thrown into it). I wish Spock's Beard would've taken that turn when Neal Morse left the band. Instead, they tried too hard to do progressive rock and it sounds forced overall.

Titan
January 6th 2017


24946 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

m/

Jethro42
January 6th 2017


18281 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I edited my last comment. My English is not always immediate haha...Do you still love this actual album? And have you ever heard some good old Spock's Beard?

Titan
January 6th 2017


24946 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

i do love this album.....and i need to check some Spock

Jethro42
January 6th 2017


18281 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Listen to song ''The Light'', their best epic and they have some other great. If you dig it, try their album V for a start.

https://musicmp3.ru/artist_spocks-beard__album_the-light.html#.WG_hgmAzW1s

Titan
January 7th 2017


24946 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

will do bro......and have i mentioned how awesome the final 5 minutes of Cosmic Symphony is?

Jethro42
January 7th 2017


18281 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Yes you did mention it ;) You're right the second half of Cosmic Symphony is so moving. It reminds me of some great Bruce Springsteen. It seems to have some great lyrics too, and I guess it's great to sing along to.

My top 5 =

Mask Machine

Peaceful Harbor

Bombs Away

Cosmic Symphony

One Love Forever

Titan
January 7th 2017


24946 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

all great picks.....how about the climax of A Place In Your World?

Jethro42
January 7th 2017


18281 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I actually hesitated between A Place in Your World and One Love Forever. I love how the nice ballad of the latter meets kinda Celtic vibes that become more and more heavy through the song. I agree the climax of A Place in Your World is eargasmic....I would have placed it everywhere in the song ;)

Titan
January 7th 2017


24946 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I'M GONNA RUUUUUUUUUUN

I'M GONNA RUUUUUUUUUUN

I'M GONNA RUUUUUUU-UUUUUUN



and yes i agree with you on the transition in One Love Forever, it's my favorite part of the song and was very unexpected the first time that I heard it

Jethro42
January 7th 2017


18281 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Yes that climax in APIYW is one of the very strong parts of the album, no doubts.

And I noted that if I rank song by song, my rating would be more like a 4/5, but overall, I feel it deserves a 4.5, cos it's very consistent and nothing is skippable here.

Production is also top notch.

Titan
January 7th 2017


24946 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

yes, i'm joining you at 4.5

Jethro42
January 7th 2017


18281 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I was by a hair to giving this a 4. Now I feel less alone and more convinced haha



Also, don't forget to give an ear to Spock's Beard. I can see similarities with that Flying Colors album.

Titan
January 8th 2017


24946 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

it's on the to-do list bro!



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