From: "Stephen Ellis" <>
Subject: More Road Music
Next is a Brazilian band (I believe) Forgotten Suns "Fiction Edge 1
(Ascent)". After the first song and part of the second, this becomes an
excellent CD. Fresh sounding but familiar. Powerful guitars with flowing
keyboards and synth's. Strong rhythm section that only makes you want more.
The first song is called The Big Bang. It really just takes so long to
develop that by the time it does you're ready to move on. Track two is a
multiple part song that is wonderful in the classic prog tradition. Lyrics
(and liner notes) in English. Highly recommended but just skip the first
track and come back to it later.
From: "Carlos Lima" <>
And I answer: Not quite! "Forgotten Suns" is a new prog-band (first one after
the 70'ies) from this small country called: Portugal! You should have
purchased the Brazilian edition of the FS's album, and that's the
confusion... Just for you to know: the FS's CD is NOT on sale in their home
country! :-( Not many "prog-fans" out here...
From: Jesus Diaz <> Subject:
Re: Top 10 of 2000
Forgotten suns Fiction edge; Neoprog from Portugal, right down symphonic.
Check their 21 minute instrumental track. Check http://www.eufonia.net/html/resenas.html
for a complete review.
From: "Jerry Keller" <>
Subject: a new band i like
recently, i was the lucky winner of a cd compliments of carlos lima. (thanks
again, carlos). he offered me my choice of the three but as i had never heard
of any of them i was taking a shot in the dark. i picked "fiction edge 1
(ascent)" by forgotten suns and boys and girls, did i luck out. this is a
very fine cd. carlos discribed it as a cross between marillion and dream
theater. thats true somewhat especially on the 21 minute "a journey". its an
instrumental that kicks ass. overall i like to think of this as neoprog with
an attitude, marillion with a hard edge. and thats not a bad think. anyway,
i've only played this 3 times and expect it to grow on me more. as this is
their first album, i'd say this band has a future. btw, carlos. how'd you get
the cd signed?
From: "Stephen & JoAnn Ellis" <>
Subject: I like it too!
I too have this CD and it is very, very good. Not a direct clone but neoprog
with an edge!
From: "Stephen Ellis" <>
Subject: More Road Music
Well, it seems that my first post generated only marginal response. That
either means that y'all think the music I'm listening to sux or you think I
do. Regardless, let's try this again. I've had little time to listen so
these four examples represent the CD's on my last leg to Chicago from Kansas
City.
First up is Forgotten Suns. This CD is very, very good. It was recorded in
Portugal so I'm assuming this band is from there although I thought I'd heard
they were Brazilian. Anyway, this is not a Marillion clone. It is prog in
many ways but it defines itself. The CD begins with this powerful
instrumental song Big Bang.... Way cool! I can't really describe this CD. I
want to call it neo-prog but I've long since forgotten just exactly what that
means. How's this. It's damn good. You like classic prog, should have no
problem with this band. Vocals in English and quite good.