[atlantaprog] Re: Long review from ProgPositivity: Thanks for a great Rogue-...

I had my share of fun at Rogue Fest myself.  I was a bit more into it on 
Sunday than I was on Saturday.  It was fun catching the sets and chatting with 
folks here and there.  

Saturday Bands:

Wheatstone Bridge-They were pretty decent, a little like Rush played with the 
intensity of Fugazi (the band, not the Marillion disc).

Hazard Factor-This band had just about the coolest, most charismatic female 
singer/flautist I've heard in ages.  Unfortunately, she only sang about half 
the time, a bit of a case of Jefferson Airplane syndrome.

Farpoint-Am I the only one who gets a little bit of Steve Winwood/Traffic 
vibe from this band?  Nice set.

Lord Only-Here was that standout performance of Saturday.  It was great to 
see these guys rocking out again and working in new material to their set.  

Man On Fire-By the time they hit the stage I was feeling a bit fizzled on the 
live music front so I spent most of this set zoned out in the comfy chair in 
the lobby.  What I heard sounded pretty good, but I was getting tired and 
kinda surly.

Timothy Pure-I have to be honest and say that they weren't really my thing.  
They were a little like a cross between Clutching At Straws era Marillion and 
Momentary Lapse Of Reason era Floyd, only without the strong vocals or tunes 
of either.  I tried to get into them for a bit and then found my way back to 
the comfy chair.

Sunday bands:

Electric Poem-To be honest, I was really in the mood for some kickin' rawk 
and roll on Sunday and that's precisely what they delivered and I thank them 
for 
it.  The covers were a nice change of pace too.

Cobweb Strange-This was the first time I've ever seen their live set and I 
quite enjoyed it.  Wade had this pretty nifty Jim Morrison/Ian Curtis thing 
going in a few places.

Z-Axis-Here's a band that does their darndest to turn every performance into 
a fully integrated audio/visual experience.  I think they were definitely the 
most "Euro" sounding band of the weekend and my overall faves of the fest.

The Bell Jar-They reminded me of sort of a progged up version of Siouxsie And 
The Banshees, which is a compliment from me.  I dug the intense, dark 
melodrama.

Karma Lingo-Person for person, I have to say that this band exhibits more 
vocal talent onstage than any other band I've seen live, period.  I think 3-4 
of 
them could leigitimately be the lead vocalist/front person of a band.

Unbounded Sky-The key word here is potential.  If these guys keep at it then 
their upside is positively scary.

Chris H.

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