Vanden Plas

Any fans??

They were a huge band for me a few years ago. I bought The God Thing and was blown away!! I had Colour Temple, Far Off Grace & Beyond Daylight as well...Christo kinda lost me, though...

Now I hear they're doing a Rock Opera of Christo??

Anyway...who else loves these guys?

i kinda liked them but Christ () lost me as well. If I want metallic prog its Circus Maximus for me

Circus Maximus is good...for sure.

I just remember hearing The God Thing and being mesmerized...awesome stuff! I gotta break that stuff out...

I really need to listen to The God Thing again. Its been ages...

Alex

I am blown away everytime I listen to them, but I don't listen nearly enough. It's the curse of too many albums/not enough time.

I had Christ O and it was good, but lost me with the wankery.

Ha! I only own Christ 0 and I love it. Never heard anything else by them.

First off, Randy Kuntz is just a stupidly hilarious name. Secondly, anyone ever listen to his Abydos side-project? Great album. But it's far more rock opera than not. Still a great listen. I know they did an actually Broadway-like show for that album. Or was that Christ 0?

I haven't heard them since "Accult", which was a long time ago. That one isn't metal at all, but just very nice melodic prog and highly recommended. I need to check out some of the recent heavier stuff, but alas like many of you, it's hard to find the time.

Gesundheit.

Eyesore - It's Andy Kuntz...not Randy.

Also, if you've only ever heard Christo, you NEED to get The God Thing...a much more cohesive, intense album IMO...

Accult was thier "unplugged" album...

My favosite will always be Far Off Grace. But I've liked everything they've done so far. My only problem is that although I love the music, it has no staying power. I can't remember a song of theirs off hand, even at gunpoint.

Shawn Of Fire wrote:

Eyesore - It's Andy Kuntz...not Randy.

Ah, you're right. I confused myself. Randy Kuntz is what my childish mind thinks of when I see his name.

I've been meaning to get something from these guys. The first time I had it in my mind, I forgot the name of the band and ended up getting an album from Pallas instead (good band but a totally different kind of prog).

Just discovered these guys and, well--can't get past the fact that the opening track, Holes in the Sky, on The Seraphic Clockwork is directly ripping off Pull Me Under in several instances. Even the keys are straight-up Moore.