Riverside begin recording new album: :)
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=575032970658914&set=a.206061530889395
Great stuff! 6 months to wait
If only they'd tour over here. 20th Anniversay tour has done North/South/Central America and Europe in September, which they say are the last dates of the Anniversary Tour :(
But, we did get two tours for the Wasteland album and various bits of Yurp are moaning about being missed. Plus I suppose COVID rescheduling effects are still rippling through which might limit venue availability.
And I suppose they've released so many albums now, the new one will be shit....
A band I dont spend that much time with, but always like it when I do. Weird that
The live at Tillberg release is really good, I should like them more but for some reason....
Maybe its just because there is so much music around these days. I should just do a Zoony and listen to 3 bands (well, 1 really but pretend its three to stave off any abuse)
Never heard of them.
The first I heard of them was on T-N-M-S, I think it might have been Baldie Pete waxing lyrical. I didn't get into them until years later, more fool me!
New single out now.
Starts out OK...
Must admit, I'm always underwhelmed by new Riverside releases on first listen, but like warts they grow on me :)
I quite like that.
Quote from: Slim on October 21, 2022, 04:08:22 PMI quite like that.
You should sample some of their back catalogue. Great band!
Great live band too. The keyboard player always looks like he's enjoying himself.
Mariusz has a Monster Bass tone.
Wow. Is it really 14 years since I saw them in London? Tempus doesn't half fugit.
European Tour announced for next March - May 4 dates in UK and also coming to Ireland !!
https://riversideband.pl/en/gigs
Quote from: dom on December 13, 2022, 04:15:03 PMEuropean Tour announced for next March - May 4 dates in UK and also coming to Ireland !!
https://riversideband.pl/en/gigs
But one of the UK dates is a Festival, so may not be a full show.
Think I'll try for Glasgow/Birmingham/Manchester. Thinking about Dublin, but return flights from my local Airport are too early or too late for my liking.
Tickets booked for the 18th April at the Button Factory! Delighted. Spotify started playing Discard Your Fear when the order went through! (Symphonic Rock playlist - is Symphonic Rock replacing Prog as a term now?)
Got tickets booked for Glasgow and Manchester so far. Hopefully get a Birmingham one tomorrow in the General pre-sale (Only bloody O2 priority at the moment). Still mulling over Dublin.
Certainly wouldn't call Riverside Symphonic Rock (Overly pretentious Prog) wouldn't call them Prog either.
Prog Archives has Riverside categorised as Progressive Metal:
https://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=1287
Quote from: pxr5 on December 16, 2022, 04:22:28 PMProg Archives has Riverside categorised as Progressive Metal:
https://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=1287
So they're Heavy Metal then :)
I like to keep things simple.
Round the time of ADHD I used to describe Riverside as a Heavy Metal Pink Floyd.
A review from someone who has an advanced copy of ID.entity somehow:
https://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=2858819
I knew Friend or Foe reminded me of something: A-ha of course. I'm not a fan tbh.
Quote from: pxr5 on January 10, 2023, 08:28:54 PMA review from someone who has an advanced copy of ID.entity somehow:
https://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=2858819
I knew Friend or Foe reminded me of something: A-ha of course. I'm not a fan tbh.
The review in Prog Magazine bigs up the A-haness of things :( Mrs S is happy, she likes Riverside AND A-ha.
I thought it started a bit Depeche Modey synth pop to start before A-haing.
Not the first time they've got inspiration from 80s pop. Definite New Order and Depeche Mode feel to some of their earlier material
Enjoying the new album. Really love Friend or Foe with its the Aha influenced intro.
Lots of easily spotted influences on the album especially keyboard wise. Tangerine Dream, John Lord and Tony Banks all in evidence. The introduction to Big Tech Brother sounds very like the Chicago horn section was brought in.
I find the lyrics grate at times and left me squirming a little, especially 'The Place Where I Belong' which spoil a great song imo. I'm wondering whether Mariuz's command of the English language has improved so much that where he sounded opaque and intriguing in the past, now he comes across as awkward and painful.
Quote from: dom on January 24, 2023, 06:24:01 PMI find the lyrics grate at times and left me squirming a little, especially 'The Place Where I Belong' which spoil a great song imo. I'm wondering whether Mariuz's command of the English language has improved so much that where he sounded opaque and intriguing in the past, now he comes across as awkward and painful.
I've read a lot of criticism of the lyrics, but I can't say as they bother me. Then again I'm not a lyric person and tend to make up my own. Things have to be really bad - like late period NEP - before I find lyrics grating and I do like stuff like
Sex with Satan and
Sodomise the Dead ;D
Repeated plays and it is getting better. The lyrics don't bother me as I rarely here meaning in lyrics anyway and just see them as part of the music.
Just seen on the Riverside Facebook page
QuoteUK !!!
HOW ABOUT A RIVERSIDE TOUR
IN MAY 2024?
Yes, but not on the 28th and 29th when Mrs S is dragging me to York to see Yes and have a meal out.
I don't suppose he is geographically illiterate enough to include Ireland in that?
Quote from: pxr5 on January 10, 2023, 02:49:14 PM
I'd never heard anything from this band before and enjoyed this. Not what I expected tbh.
Quote from: dom on January 31, 2024, 04:47:55 PMI don't suppose he is geographically illiterate enough to include Ireland in that?
Nope. They've been once, why on earth go back again?
Quote from: Nickslikk2112 on January 31, 2024, 09:46:32 PMQuote from: dom on January 31, 2024, 04:47:55 PMI don't suppose he is geographically illiterate enough to include Ireland in that?
Nope. They've been once, why on earth go back again?
Can't argue with that!
Tour dates announced - Ireland on the itinerary!
QuoteUK and Ireland! We're coming back! We still remember fantastic shows in the Spring of 2023. This year we'd be very happy to meet you all again during our biggest UK/Ireland Tour to date. See you all in the following places:
MAY 12 : NORWICH • EPIC STUDIOS
MAY 13 - BIRMINGHAM • 02 INSTITUTE 1
MAY 15 • BELFAST • LIMELIGHT 1
MAY 16 • DUBLIN • ACADEMY
MAY 18 • GLASGOW • THE OLD FRUIT MARKET
MAY 19 - LONDON • KOKO
MAY 20 • BRISTOL • SWX
MAY 21 • MANCHESTER • 02 RITZ
Tickets go on sale Friday
Klone supporting (unplugged)
Quote from: dom on February 14, 2024, 04:27:09 PMTour dates announced - Ireland on the itinerary!
QuoteUK and Ireland! We're coming back! We still remember fantastic shows in the Spring of 2023. This year we'd be very happy to meet you all again during our biggest UK/Ireland Tour to date. See you all in the following places:
MAY 12 : NORWICH • EPIC STUDIOS
MAY 13 - BIRMINGHAM • 02 INSTITUTE 1
MAY 15 • BELFAST • LIMELIGHT 1
MAY 16 • DUBLIN • ACADEMY
MAY 18 • GLASGOW • THE OLD FRUIT MARKET
MAY 19 - LONDON • KOKO
MAY 20 • BRISTOL • SWX
MAY 21 • MANCHESTER • 02 RITZ
Tickets go on sale Friday
Klone supporting (unplugged)
Gah, beat me to it >:(
Trying to work out how many I can fit in...
Maybe: Norwich; Birmingham; London; Bristol; Manchester. Glasgow might be a risky train journey too far with weekend engineering works.