Ranking the Albums: Planet X
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- Опубликовано: 21 авг 2024
- Join Pete Pardo, George Lamie, and Eric Porter as they rank the albums of instrumental fusion/prog/metal act Planet X. #planetx #dereksherinian #virgildonati
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Derek started on our grandmother's piano. I don't think he was more than five yrs old. My father gave him one of his first keyboards. It has been fun going to his shows for the last forty years. D is a good cousin. Cat works very hard.
👍 thanks for that story/background on Derek
Yay hanging out for this. Absolutely love planet x. Right in my wheelhouse. Our man Virg smashing it on the drums, love Sherinian and MacAlpine. Thanks Pete, Eric and George for the ranking vid. Tones from Australia
Top man, Tony. Thanks for sending us your drum man
Thanks Tony 👍
GEORGE/ Pete/ Eric. = 3️⃣. HOFamers / always “top notch “ Looking 👀 forward to it 👍💯
Been following Derek since he was with Dream Theater. When his first solo record dropped, I was utterly floored and bewildered. This band was truly a revelation with its blend of everything I craved as a young aspiring musician: prog, metal, and jazz-informed harmony - a real formative influence on me as a teen and young adult. A good friend and I were lucky to catch them on the Moonbabies tour in 2002; one of my own fusion bands performed a transcription of Poland in our live set shortly after Quantum released…
Just a stellar, phenomenal group with unique writing/arrangements and peerless chops!
1-UNIVERSE
2-QUANTAM
3-MOONBABIES
4- LIVE FROM OZ🤘🤘
I'm a big Macalpine fan, but never listened to Planet X, can't wait to check it out. Thanks guys!
Bradley, you won’t be disappointed, Tony is 🔥
"I'm a big Macalpine fan" - Me too! Have you heard the 4 CAB studio albums & 2 live records? Also Live In Toky with Portnoy, Sheehan, MacAlpine & Sherinian is tremendous (what a killer version of "Stratus"). I wish he'd do more with Sherinian, even outside of Planet X...Was just listening to the track "The Ultimatum" that he recorded with Jeff Loomis - what a shred-fest!
I am totally on board for the reformation !
Thanks great show Not got round to planet X yet however I do own 3 of dereks solo albums which are great .I preordered anthology while I was watching this can’t wait
👍 enjoy them!
Have the set on preorder counting the days
Universe is #1 for me, HEAVY and melodic! Also the most song oriented imo. King of the Universe is my favorite, and I love the intro!
anxiously awaiting my box set!
Tremendous show as usual. And. No. I’m am NOT Eric “ silence is golden PORTER . There is only one ERIC. 👍💯
Lol
Now rank the albums of Liquid Tension!
Thank you Gentlemen !
I've been really looking forward to a ranking the albums for Planet X ever since the one for Derek Sherinian and you guys absolutely delivered, this catalogue is incredibly strong with no clunkers at all.
1. Quantum
My all time favourite Planet X album, every song from top to bottom is kick ass with jaw dropping playing from Sherinian and Donati, 'Alien Hip Hop, 'Matrix', 'Poland' 'Quauntum Factor' are amazing but the highlights for me are the two featured Allan Holdsworth tracks 'Desert Girl and 'The Thinking Stone', he sounds amazing as always. Top notch drumming from Virgil Donati and badass keyboard playing from Derek Sherinian who has a giant sound all throughout the music. At times, he sounds like a mixture of a guitar player and a full on orchestra. Brett Garsed really tears it up with his guitar playing, Rufus Philpot & Jimmy Johnson both sound solid with their bass playing. There is plenty of great material to get your teeth into.
2. Moonbabies
The perfect blend of metal meets fusion and sounds completely fresh. The core of Sherinian, MacAlpine and Donati sound really tight, Tom Kennedy, Billy Sheehan and Jimmy Johnson who are featured on a number of track all lay down very solid grooves. All 3 bass players sound great . 'Digital Vertigo', 'Ground Zero', 'Interlude In Milan' are the standouts for me but the rest of it is equally epic and i really dig the jazz hooks that are going on.
3. Universe
A very solid debut that really sets the tone for what Planet X as a band and it's a very good one. 'Kings Of The Universe' is epic, 'Pods Of Trance' kicks a lot of ass and for me, the heaviest track of the whole album, 'Clonus' is a badass opener, the whole album is brilliant and everyone sounds incredible. MacAlpine's guitar work is on fire, Sherinian's keyboard playing is on full display and he really stands out the most, Donati's drumming is all over the music and gives the band a muscular sound. Tom Kennedy who plays bass on the whole album matches up very well with the 3 powerhouses and his bass playing is solid.
Great show as always and keep up the good work. Thank you so much for doing this.
Thanks Warhawk
@@ericporter344 you're welcome and loved the show. Great job
They're all equally good. Allan Holdsworth on 2 songs makes the difference for me.
1. Quantum 2. Universe 3. MoonBabies
As I hear them:
3. Quantum
2. Universe
1. Moonbabies
I can admit: performing live they are orbiting the Sun closer than Mercury; they are that white hot.
Just ordered Universe on Discogs. The other two are a little pricey. I’m leaning towards KTC is the new Planet X
Thanks for this! It is true that you can't really put these albums in order. I just love them even the Derek Sherinian Planet X is great. Is there any bonus material on the box set? I have the albums. So I will stick to theae if there isn't any.
Lazaros, I don’t believe there is any bonus material, Simon Phillips has remastered them for the boxset
@@ericporter344 thanks for the info. I'll stick to the originals.
@@lazarossamaras4427 Same here (if true)
@@wolf1977 No bonus material unfortunately.
For me the ranking is pretty clear.
Quantum is at 3. It has some real high points, and some drumming that even 16 years later basically can't be replicated by anyone else on the planet, but some of tracks are a bit dull by Planet X standards. I feel like Derek doesn't shine as much as the other records but it's hard to put my finger on why.
Universe is at 2. It took me a while to get my head around Tony's tone and style when I first heard the album, as I didn't know his solo material at that time, but now I totally get it and really enjoy what he brings. I dig the heavier feel as well. I know the intro to King of the Universe is a bit over the top but that's what the band was meant to be all about, and the song is just nuts (who writes double-bass drum grooves in 19/16?!?!).
Moonbabies is at 1, and not only on this list but it's the greatest album I've ever heard (with apologies to Catch Thirty-Three by Meshuggah, which is probably the only album that pushes it close). I'm not even sure I'd call Moonbabies music; it's almost like some other mystical art form that I've never heard the like of before or since.
Story time: I saw Virgil live at Sligo Jazz Festival in Ireland in 2017 when he was playing more of his own material (sadly didn't play any PX tunes), and got to speak to him briefly after the show. As a twist of fate the show was on 29 July, exactly 15 years since the US release of Moonbabies. I asked him if he meant to write the deepest and most incredible musical experience, to which his answer was: "no; I just wrote what I heard." An incredibly humble guy but it was a real privilege to see him live, and I will treasure the signed drumhead that is framed and hung on my wall.
As a bonus, if we included Derek's Planet X solo album it would slot in ahead of Universe at 2.
Incredible progfusion band.
1- Moonbabies
2- Quantum
3- Universe
Perfect, Arnaud! ;)
Thanks Arnaud
@@ericporter344 thanks you George and Eric.
Keep up the good work!
I have to say I enjoyed the live version of Ignotius to the studio version.
1) Live from oz (Best live prog album ever)
2) Moonbabies
3) Quantum (The sound and the artwork)
4) Universe.
.....OTV (Virgil Donati album solo is insane) lml.
6:22 I don’t believe Derek was too into Nord (then Clavia) during Universe. Definitely Trinity/Triton mostly to my ears. He went hard on Nord for Moonbabies, and going forward. There are are some crazy pictures of his awesome Nord rig during the Moonbabies tour. But all his signature lead sounds come from Korg hardware. Until recently, where he’s slowly leading more and more with his Nord keys.
1) Universe
2) Quantum
3) MoonBabies
5:23 funny enough, they removed this narration in the Anthology version
Am I mistaken,or does Yngwie Malmsteen appear on one of the Derek Sherinian albums?
Blood of the Snake and Black Utopia off the top of my head have Malmsteen
OK,I'm starting backwards, but...Planet X is without a doubt thefinest-heaviest power quartet ever assembled! erek Sherinian is very talented and so are his mates on what sounds to be a bit of a show-off display of musical exercises meant to say "hey look what I can do.
Derek sent me a cd he burned labeled Planet X "The Making Of Universe" . He signed it and It says #40 of #100 . on it .
❤️
What's on it? Someone I know has it (I think) but I never heard it
@@wolf1977 If you like Progressive Rock , Fusion & Prog-Metal pre-order the Planet X box from Lasers Edge !
@@wolf1977 Exactly what it says , The Album "Universe" in the Making !
@@kennethnash6809 I don't buy physical music media any longer, I stream mp3 files after purchasing. I have all of the Planet X albums so far so depends on exactly what's included in the box. I'm sure my download services will have it when it comes out & I'll "audition" it then...
Pete have you done a Animals as Leader's ranking. 👍
I will be seeing them in July w DT. So looking forward to it
He's not a big fan.
@@georgelamie7001 How about you george.
@@gordy3714 I like them. Especially the last couple
@@georgelamie7001 Sometimes Pete does album rankings, with bands he is not into and let the other 2 people discuss them.
It's a different twist on a show which is good.
1. Moonbabies
2. Moonbabies
3. Moonbabies
4. Universe
5. LfO
6. Quantum
Very very good Sherinian/Donati prog/fusion band with some great guitarists: Alex Machacek, Tony MacAlpine, Alan Holdsworth (on a couple of Quantum tracks), Brett Garsed. Dave LaRue (Steve Morse Band) played bass for a few years...My ranking of the 5 albums I own:
1, Universe - some MacAlpine greatness on this one!
2. Tie: Moonbabies & Quantum. Pretty close to Universe, not much separates these 3 albums...
3. Live From Oz - more MacAlpine smoke & Simon Phillips mixed it
4. Planet X - the "worst" but still a record most bands would kill to make. Garsed smokes on some of these tracks
A friend of mine has a cd called The Making Of Universe that I haven't heard (might be a boot)...Looks like there's an Anthology set coming later this year
Great commentary Wolfy. Musicians to die for. I fn love this stuff !!!