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My band got in a final 2019 gig! Here's the full set:

I'm really starting to research a new, better amp rig. I've got a couple of cheap-o combo amps, my Samick SGA30 I've had for ten years... I think it's about time I upgrade, looking at a head/cab setup. The Orange Micro Dark amp head has got my attention. So beefy for such a tiny box. As for a cab, ...

YAH! My sister, who works for the venue owners, just got me staff tickets to the London show on Saturday. Super-last minute but I'll definitely be looking forward to seeing AB again.

This will be the first vanilla AB gig (I went to RAH) I've been to since 2010. Should be awesome.

Just thinking about it. If I were to rank AB albums in terms of production (regardless of song writing quality) the order would be: 1. ODR (open and massive sound with Myles sounding better than he has before or since) 2. Fortress (relatively clean and sharp with perhaps a slightly missing mid-range...

Also, points to Life Must Go On for pulling the same trick as Forever Falling where halfway through the song you realise the clean intro fits into the chorus. Clever Mark.

Wayward One - Unsung hero of a song. Haunting verses, beautiful chorus, classically inspired bridge, fantastic solo.

Runner up for me is Breathe.

Oh boy. This one is difficult. I'm gonna need an hour or two to mull it over.

It'll probably be either Fortress or Walking on the Sky.

Timotheus wrote:No, dont leave, Bobby

Sorry. He's been told.

So that was you! Ladies and gentlemen, we have our "Break Me Down" voter. Now you have 2! It was so hard not to vote for The End Is Here, such a classic song, but I have to throw my futile vote at Break Me Down just on the principle that so many write it off and I'm sitting over here like...

That's a really cool story, McFluffin. There are a few songs I often dismiss because they are a bit cheesy, but then I hear stories like this that make me realize how much they mean to people. I definitely got the goosebumps feeling when the first chorus hit as well ("if you BELIEEEEVE..."...

All Ends Well Clear Horizon Breathe Again The End Is Here Break Me Down Twilight Honestly, I think I give The End Is Here a bad rap because of its opening "London Bridge" riff. I think that while it's meant to add to the song, it sounds disjointed and weird. I do not think it's a good rif...

Oooh. A tie currently. The excitement. I wonder who'll come in 2nd place (just joshing!)

It is what it is. You kinda non-sequitured that comment considering the lack of context and the fact that it was just a statement of his mental state in relation to this thread. Perhaps he is interested in seeing what comes in 2nd place specifically in the context of this thread's voting system.

The one track that really needs no poll. But curious more to what comes in 2nd place. This side of fate is such a unique and underrated song IMO and has one of Myles best solos too. Again, that's unfair to say what is truly second place based on the voting system. You're tallying all first place vo...

SMAS... just. Farther than the Sun comes a close second. SMAS has a killer main riff, drifts a bit monotonously in the middle and then is saved by an absolutely killer solo and ending. I do love FTTS thought. Absolute banger of a tune. EDIT: Also Watch Your Words is criminally underrated. That bridg...

Kreuger wrote:On the topic of Flips drumming, Ties That Bind has always been one of my absolute faves.

Aww yiss. Those ride/bell hits during the bridge while Myles does the high note sound fantastic.

TLH won't really get a look in until IoF for me.

Broken Wings is one of the most overrated AB songs in my eyes. It's never really evoked any intense emotions in me. Cradle is so much better on every level. I also love Make It Right, but it suffers from being a feel-good song rather than an emotional rollercoaster, which is why it only comes in se...

Broken Wings.... done..... NEXT

jailman wrote:Didnt even know who u were, so who cares.

Nobody gives a shit.

He's been around a lot longer than you have my friend.

Thanks for helping out Jared. We've not interacted much but I've seen the amount of effort you've put in here since I joined in 2006.