Sunday, March 16, 2014

Lesser Known Classic Albums Part 4: Miasma and the Carousel of Headless Horses - Perils

This is probably the first album in this series where there is really no debate rather this is a lesser known album or band at all. Not to say that nobody has heard of them, but if you ask 100 random people at a prog rock show, at a metal show, or at just about any other show based around a certain genre that they touch on (or at least where those fans might enjoy them), you'll find a very low number of people who have ever heard of them. If I had to really narrow them down to a single genre, I'd say that the band is progressive rock, but there are very strong avant garde and experimental elements to the band as well, just really the general base of the band is progressive rock. However, as this album proves, there is so much more to this band.

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

The Console Wars: What Each System Brings

We've had time now to at least let the initial shots be fired in the current generation console wars. The Wii U has been out for well over a year now, and the PS4 and XBox One have been out for a few months now. While we still have a long way to go to find out how everything turns out, I've had a chance to play around on all three (although I only own one, I've been able to find people with each one, and have played demos). On top of that, I won't be able to own each of the three, I have other interests, and money really only allows me to buy one more (already have a Wii U), and even that probably won't be until price cuts, so I have done more than my share of research so that I get the right system based on what I'm looking for. I'm going to go over each one to try to make this an easier choice for you.