Ringo's ad-lib before the solo on "If You've Got Trouble", sardonically commenting on his bandmates' rather lackluster performance: "aw, rock on, ANYBODY!" 😅 I can tell you what I consider one of the best final songs on an album. It’s “The End” by The Beatles. Actually, it’s the penultimate track as the album’s final song is the “hidden” McCartney ditty, “Her Majesty”. It is, however, both last song recorded by the group, and closes out the side two medley. It is the band’s “goodbye” though likely it was not consciously conceived as such as when recorded in July of 1969. The Beatles were not yet formally split. Also, “Abbey Road” was released before the “Let It Be” album, so despite being their final recording, it was not their final release. In retrospect, the song became the band’s epitaph only by reason of historical fact. A sort of prophetic ending which later became more ironic. The cohesiveness of “Abbey Road” vs. the disunity of the “Get Back” sessions, in hindsight, showed the Fabs’ triumph in pulling together one last time. They made the “love” happen one last time for history. An album doesn’t really end when its last note is sounded. Or, at least, great albums don’t; there are definitely works out there that only span the time during which the music is playing. But truly great releases, like all great art, stick with their consumer far beyond than the moment of consumption. It’s not just that they change something about the observer; they also literally stay with them, a snippet of a song playing over and over again, a snatched detail of a painting, a shot from a movie. For albums, the closing track has a lot to do with this ability to outlast the immediate. Even if it’s not the closing track itself which stays with the listener, the way an album ends can influence how much other parts become “sticky” and, maybe more importantly, how frequently a listener will come back to the release. A weak or unmemorable closing track can paint the whole album in its drab colors while a powerful one can remind the listener of what they just heard and how much they liked it. More than anything, album closers just inherently bear this burden of often having to summarize the work that comes before them, whether they intend to do so or not. United Kingdom 🇬🇧
A magnum opus album-closing track "The Sky Is Red", which is the longest off "Pitfalls". "The Sky Is Red", track single represents the melancholic ambitious progressive-side of "Pitfalls". Leprous formulates on the foundations attributed tracks “Malina” and “The Last Milestone” (both from the previous album "Malina" (2017). One of the more commercially viable categories of contemporary prog has been progressive metal, which mixes some of the common elements associated with progressive rock (lengthy compositions, concept albums, virtuosity) with the power and attitude associated with metal. One distinguishing characteristic is the prominence of a keyboard/synth instrument to prog (metal) that is normally fairly guitar dominant in contemporary era :)
Einar is probably my top 3 vocalist but the drums have been the highlight since the drummer joined two albums before Pitfalls. If you want more harsh vocals, harder drumming and guitars the best album would be The Congregation. A more emotional album with the best technical drum and prominent bass would be Malina. The albums after this (Aphelion and Melodies of Atonement) are similar in that they're more experimental like Pitfalls. A great live performance is Baard's one take drum playthrough for 'The Sky is Red'
Albums JCole-2014 forest hills Drive Big Krit - 4eva is a mighty long time Rapsody- Laila’s Wisdom Nipsey Hussle- Victory Lap Lupe Fiasco- Drill Music in Zion / Samurai Nas- king’s Disease trilogy/ magic trilogy Common- Be / Finding Forever / The auditorium vol 1
This song has been the closer at four of the last five Leprous concerts I have been to. It is even more epic live!
The drum playthrough by Baard Kolstad is a must after this
Ringo's ad-lib before the solo on "If You've Got Trouble", sardonically commenting on his bandmates' rather lackluster performance: "aw, rock on, ANYBODY!" 😅 I can tell you what I consider one of the best final songs on an album. It’s “The End” by The Beatles. Actually, it’s the penultimate track as the album’s final song is the “hidden” McCartney ditty, “Her Majesty”. It is, however, both last song recorded by the group, and closes out the side two medley. It is the band’s “goodbye” though likely it was not consciously conceived as such as when recorded in July of 1969. The Beatles were not yet formally split. Also, “Abbey Road” was released before the “Let It Be” album, so despite being their final recording, it was not their final release. In retrospect, the song became the band’s epitaph only by reason of historical fact. A sort of prophetic ending which later became more ironic. The cohesiveness of “Abbey Road” vs. the disunity of the “Get Back” sessions, in hindsight, showed the Fabs’ triumph in pulling together one last time. They made the “love” happen one last time for history. An album doesn’t really end when its last note is sounded. Or, at least, great albums don’t; there are definitely works out there that only span the time during which the music is playing. But truly great releases, like all great art, stick with their consumer far beyond than the moment of consumption. It’s not just that they change something about the observer; they also literally stay with them, a snippet of a song playing over and over again, a snatched detail of a painting, a shot from a movie. For albums, the closing track has a lot to do with this ability to outlast the immediate. Even if it’s not the closing track itself which stays with the listener, the way an album ends can influence how much other parts become “sticky” and, maybe more importantly, how frequently a listener will come back to the release. A weak or unmemorable closing track can paint the whole album in its drab colors while a powerful one can remind the listener of what they just heard and how much they liked it. More than anything, album closers just inherently bear this burden of often having to summarize the work that comes before them, whether they intend to do so or not. United Kingdom 🇬🇧
do more leprous, they have even better albums after this
Agree!
A magnum opus album-closing track "The Sky Is Red", which is the longest off "Pitfalls". "The Sky Is Red", track single represents the melancholic ambitious progressive-side of "Pitfalls". Leprous formulates on the foundations attributed tracks “Malina” and “The Last Milestone” (both from the previous album "Malina" (2017). One of the more commercially viable categories of contemporary prog has been progressive metal, which mixes some of the common elements associated with progressive rock (lengthy compositions, concept albums, virtuosity) with the power and attitude associated with metal. One distinguishing characteristic is the prominence of a keyboard/synth instrument to prog (metal) that is normally fairly guitar dominant in contemporary era :)
Bonus track Golden Prayers is also worth a listen, Baard goes ballistic. The Sky Is Red is a lurking beast of a track. Live is unbelievable
Einar is probably my top 3 vocalist but the drums have been the highlight since the drummer joined two albums before Pitfalls.
If you want more harsh vocals, harder drumming and guitars the best album would be The Congregation.
A more emotional album with the best technical drum and prominent bass would be Malina.
The albums after this (Aphelion and Melodies of Atonement) are similar in that they're more experimental like Pitfalls.
A great live performance is Baard's one take drum playthrough for 'The Sky is Red'
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You have to watch the live version
The sky is Red (Live video 2020)
It's even better than the album version
I disagree
Albums
JCole-2014 forest hills Drive
Big Krit - 4eva is a mighty long time
Rapsody- Laila’s Wisdom
Nipsey Hussle- Victory Lap
Lupe Fiasco- Drill Music in Zion / Samurai
Nas- king’s Disease trilogy/ magic trilogy
Common- Be / Finding Forever / The auditorium vol 1