HAKEN - Prosthetic

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Opening track off the album Virus. Been spinning the whole thing non-stop pretty much every day lately.



Also digging the hell out of their earlier one The Mountain. KILLER band!
 
They're very-accomplished musicians; they know what they're doing.
 
Monkey Man said:
They're very-accomplished musicians; they know what they're doing.
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For sure. Funny, it came off like math rock first couple listens but then the hooks started sinking in. Believe it or not the main melody parts are actually quite 'poppy'.
 
@Monkey Man

You a fan of Gentle Giant at all? Their influence shows up a lot with Haken.



Funny too!
 
Yup, but I'm getting back into fusion.

Took a break for a few years and switched to mainly prog metal and rock, but back to my funk / fusion roots now.
 
javashred said:
Super tight
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You can tell these were kids who got a start with Dream Theater 25 years ago and have progressed from there.
I don't know how these sorts of players have the memory to be able to keep a song straight, let alone an entire show.
So damn much going on all the time both with melody and rhythm.

Love that they're not just some studio creation but a true gigging band. Granted with some backing vocal tracks.

INSANE.
 
I found Haken recently along with some other bands and I am SO happy this is where music has taken us. The sheer creativity and musical nature is so much more enjoyable to me than all of the rock I grew up with overall. Dad has always been a huge DT fan. I saw them live with him recently. It was fun but I honestly don't listen to them on their own or must of those older bands now. Vola was a great find and so was Haken. Seeking more like this!
 
GuitarGuy08 said:
I found Haken recently along with some other bands and I am SO happy this is where music has taken us.
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At least once a day for the last week I've listened to The Mountain all the way through in one sitting.
The more I listen the more I'm enjoying it from a pure melodic standpoint. I mean there's some Beatles
like compositional brilliance going on with these guys, along with the pure technical prowess.

One minutes it's the heaviest prog metal on the planet and then the next it's beautiful vocal harmonies
that would blow away a church choir member.
 
DemNuts said:
At least once a day for the last week I've listened to The Mountain all the way through in one sitting.
The more I listen the more I'm enjoying it from a pure melodic standpoint. I mean there's some Beatles
like compositional brilliance going on with these guys, along with the pure technical brilliance.

One minutes it's the heaviest prog metal on the planet and then the next it's beautiful vocal harmonies
that would blow away a church choir member.
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I will give it a listen. I have a feeling I'm going to be slamming through some of their albums in the near future. Any other bands like this, spit em out!! Spread the joy
 
GuitarGuy08 said:
I will give it a listen. I have a feeling I'm going to be slamming through some of their albums in the near future. Any other bands like this, spit em out!! Spread the joy
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Pay close attention to the first entrance of the mellotron melody - sounds kinda like a Gregorian chant.
Didn't really notice it first couple listens but they keep weaving the same basic note sequence throughout the
album, but with a different approach each time that perfectly fits whatever song it's in.

Brilliant stuff.
 
Not sure you'll dig it but check out 'If These Trees Could Talk'.
No vocals and they don't have Haken's chops, but some really nice stuff that's also kept growing on me.

 
GuitarGuy08 said:
Any other bands like this, spit em out!! Spread the joy
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One I mentioned in another thread - Outrun the Sunlight.
Instrumental and mostly one dude composing the albums in the studio
then getting a band to tour with. Not Haken chops, but not slouches either.

 
@Monkey Man

When ya got a solid 12 minutes to devote with no distractions, check out this track.
I can't stop spinning their 3 albums, 'The Mountain', 'Vector', and 'Virus' and this song
from 'The Mountain' may be the one I'd call definitive.

Easy to get blown away by the chops but the more I listen it's the compositions that are most satisfying.

 
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