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Firestorm-the-Poet In reply to electricsorbet [2010-04-30 00:44:31 +0000 UTC]

Why thanks so much.
Yes it is! The Wall is awesome.

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Firestorm-the-Poet In reply to art-by-Shiela [2010-03-14 16:50:42 +0000 UTC]

Well, then I've wasted some years of my life as well. I think I can sing pretty much any Floyd song from beginning to end. They are one of my favorite groups.

Thanks very much! You're the first to get where that's from. Genesis is another one of my faves. In fact, they got me into music in the first place. It is a great song, the whole album is awesome. :CD:

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art-by-Shiela In reply to Firestorm-the-Poet [2010-03-14 20:52:40 +0000 UTC]

very awesome. I love The Wind and The Withering.

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Firestorm-the-Poet In reply to shegoreee [2009-10-19 01:53:43 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much.

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Firestorm-the-Poet In reply to LordNegaduck [2008-11-23 22:22:27 +0000 UTC]

I think Bushroot would be terrified of the flowers from the Wall. They're pretty nasty.
Thank you very much.

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LordNegaduck In reply to Firestorm-the-Poet [2008-11-24 03:45:12 +0000 UTC]

You are so very Welcome

Yuppers, I imagine that Bushroot would be a wee scared of these flowers

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Firestorm-the-Poet In reply to moonbeebz [2008-11-13 14:41:26 +0000 UTC]

Evil,psychotic flowers from Pink Floyd's The Wall, BEWARE!!!!!

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Firestorm-the-Poet In reply to DARGON1 [2008-11-11 17:18:24 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much.
Well, I just might, I've been on a kinda of The Wall drawing kick and I have a couple of others to post once I get them colored and all. So, I may as well add the scene right before this one to that.
An interesting question? Ask away.
Thanks for the fav on this one.

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DARGON1 In reply to Firestorm-the-Poet [2008-11-12 00:29:26 +0000 UTC]

You are most welcome!! I really like this,you did a great job capturing the whole feel of the scene!! Not to mention the great work on the eyes!!
Alright,my question is....perhaps you should make certain you are alone first...it may be rather embarrassing to answer!
Some time back you mentioned to me that the descouvery of Genesis was the reason to how you became familiar and then a great fan of such bands as Pink Floyd,Rush,and Judas Priest.
Now my dirty little question is.....how do these bands relate? I mean,Genesis being the great band they are....have nothing in common with these other aforementioned groups.At least not as far as I can tell.....It is something that has been rattling around in my mind for some time.(since you mentioned it)so I have finally worked up the nerve to ask...*covers head*

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Firestorm-the-Poet In reply to DARGON1 [2008-11-12 01:58:59 +0000 UTC]

Well, Genesis is the first band that I ever really got into. I first heard No Son of Mine when I was in 5th grade and I was hooked. I ran out, or rather I bugged my parents to take me to the music store (remember the music store The Wall?) I had no idea which album it was from and I just grabbed the first Genesis album I found with No Son of Mine on it and that album turned out to be The Way We Walk the Shorts, a live album. (I think this may be the reason I prefer live cuts to album cuts) I had to listen to more and slowly but surely I worked my way back through their musical catalog. I have them all now! Genesis saved me from all the crap that most of my fellow students listened too. In fact, I used to get picked on quite a bit for the music I listened too, but what the hell did they know. They were listening to crap like Snoop Dog, Green Day, and Dr Dre Genesis got me interested in music, especially classic, progressive, and hard rock. After that I was always on the look out for new old bands to try out. My boyfriend introduced me to Pink Floyd, but it was because of Genesis that he and I connected on music. We both met while working at Borders Books, the conversation turned to music and I said my favorite band was Genesis. When he asked me what was the oldest Genesis album I had, I surprised him by saying Foxtrot, he was expecting me to say The Invisible Touch Album or the Mama Album. I was 21 at the time and most people that age haven't a clue about the whole Gabriel era of Genesis, so Fred was pleasantly surprised and it just went on form there. Both he and I really love music and I have Genesis to thank for that, that may sound corny, but it's true. (actually they had four different singers; Anthony Philips, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Ray Wilson )
And I don't know, I think these four bands have something in common. Genesis is definitely progressive, probably one of the first ever true progressive bands. Some of Rush's earlier stuff reminded me somewhat of Genesis, if Genesis had been heavier. Rush does have a bit of a progressive vibe. Pink Floyd I think can also fall into the progressive rock category; the concept albums, the intricacy of the music arrangements, the long songs like Echos. I think Echos come in at about 18 minutes, Genesis' Suppers Ready comes in at about 25 minutes.
As for Judas Priest, they, and again this is just my opinion, started off with a progressive sound, just listen to the album Sad Wings of Destiny. The music in their first couple of albums is intricate, right up to the album Killing Machine (aka Hell Bent for Leather). Now, don't get me wrong I love all of JP, but once they got to British Steel they simplified a bit. I love all of JP, even Turbo, but my favorite albums are their earlier ones, especially Stained Class and Killing Machine. Sometimes I think I was born in the wrong time. With their last two releases, Angel of Retribution and especially Nostradamus, I think they're starting to go back to that. Nostradamus is definitely a tip of the hat to their earlier works and a concept album on top of all that, inspired, I might add, by The Wall, and that is straight from Rob Halford's mouth.
And this was probably more info than you ever wanted and your sorry you ever asked. *end ramble*

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DARGON1 In reply to Firestorm-the-Poet [2008-11-13 11:10:00 +0000 UTC]

NO,no!! I find all of this very fascinating!!Yes I do remember the music store called "the wall",and there was one called "Mothers" as well that I used to love!!(they played a lot of punk music there!!)I so agree they had simplified by "British steel",the earlier stuff is FAR better in my opinion!!(Though I do own everything they did!!)"Influenced by the wall",I have got to get some money and get that album!!What did you listen too before Genesis?Don't tell me "Back seat boy's"....I will scream!!(I know it's Back street boy's,I just like the slang better!!) Ahh...old "Snoop dog".You know I was a teenager when that whole "rap"thing started....I could never get into any of that! It all sounds like a bunch of non-talent crap to me!!I think I was 18-19 when Snoop made his debut,maybe older.As for long running songs,A friend of mine has the Jethro Tull album "Thick as a brick".You may have heard the song before,I like it.This album though IS the song! I.E. The INTIRE album is just a way too long version of the song!!Seriously,there is a point in the song that you can here them taking breaks!! I love "ECHOS",and "Set the controls for the heart of the sun" I can (and love to)play on the Bass! I play a lot of Floyd's stuff on the Bass!CLASSIC!!
Hmmm....now who's rambling?

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Firestorm-the-Poet In reply to Bragosonetruelove [2008-11-11 17:19:19 +0000 UTC]

Me too, I love Pink Floyd, one of my favorite all time favorite bands.
Glad you liked this and thanks for the fav.

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Bragosonetruelove In reply to Firestorm-the-Poet [2008-11-12 04:42:31 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome
I'm glad to have met a fellow Floydian

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Firestorm-the-Poet In reply to DragonsChest [2008-11-11 04:32:54 +0000 UTC]

Psychotic flower, it's what's for dinner.
Glad you liked it and thanks for the fav.

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