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So, just to recap... the artwork and casing was crap...

Okay, now everyone who bought Heart Full of Sky purely for the casing (and NOT the music) raise their hands.

No one?

I thought not.

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the music is pretty poor by MA's standards as well.....

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Hey, I'm not disputing that the music might not be up to their usual standards. Just pointing out that we DID buy it primarily for the music, and the music is, and always will be, the primary focus of any album. Full stop.

I know what I paid for, and it wasn't the a funky cd case.

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your a fiesty one

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I'll take that as a compliment.

Proglord, I have no idea. I haven't heard the music yet, nor will I until at least christmas day. Once I've heard the music, I'll let you know.

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the proglord then asks whether you personally feel that at £30 for a double CD this represented good money to you as an MA fan based purely on the musical content and disregarding the packaging issue?

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Moonloop does feel that the album represents value for money (although Moonloop does have deep reservations about the £3 postage).

Moonloop recently took Mrs Moonloop for a Chinese and some liquid refreshment and paid a progfans beard whisker over £50 for the experience. £30 for Mostly Autumn therefore represents a small drop in the Topographics, relatively speaking

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Moonloop does feel that the album represents value for money (although Moonloop does have deep reservations about the £3 postage).

Moonloop recently took Mrs Moonloop for a Chinese and some liquid refreshment and paid a progfans beard whisker over £50 for the experience. £30 for Mostly Autumn therefore represents a small drop in the Topographics, relatively speaking

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Proglord thanks the prog gods daily that musical enlightenment is still relatively cheap in this prog-diminished world. But really should have contextualised his query to be within the realm of CD purchases where £30 for even a double is very expensive.

Proglord sympathises with the cost of chaperoning ones progette for an evening, and hopes (witout being too personal)that after shelling out £50 on a meal and some wine Mrs Moonloop obliged as far as firing up The Big Generator for some Union and Moonloop didnt end up with just Talk and Going for The One on the sofa over the 10 minute freeviews on Sky after she went to bed......

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I think we've already established that there are some people who bought the pre-order package to get something which both had good music AND special packaging as per the "Storms..." pre-order package.

So please go back and count those hands again. Surely even just one unsatisfied customer is a bad thing for a band in MA's position?

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Moonloop does feel that the album represents value for money (although Moonloop does have deep reservations about the £3 postage).

Moonloop recently took Mrs Moonloop for a Chinese and some liquid refreshment and paid a progfans beard whisker over £50 for the experience. £30 for Mostly Autumn therefore represents a small drop in the Topographics, relatively speaking

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Proglord thanks the prog gods daily that musical enlightenment is still relatively cheap in this prog-diminished world. But really should have contextualised his query to be within the realm of CD purchases where £30 for even a double is very expensive.

Proglord sympathises with the cost of chaperoning ones progette for an evening, and hopes (witout being too personal)that after shelling out £50 on a meal and some wine Mrs Moonloop obliged as far as firing up The Big Generator for some Union and Moonloop didnt end up with just Talk and Going for The One on the sofa over the 10 minute freeviews on Sky after she went to bed......

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Theproglord, you are 1 in 90215!

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I think we've already established that there are some people who bought the pre-order package to get something which both had good music AND special packaging as per the "Storms..." pre-order package.

So please go back and count those hands again. Surely even just one unsatisfied customer is a bad thing for a band in MA's position?

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Since I do not yet have my copy on this side of the pond, I can't speak to the great debate on HFoS. Your last statement, however, is the first comment I know the band would disagree with.

I have heard Bryan, and other bands for that matter, point out that their music evolves. They hope that their fans join them for the ride, but they know not everyone will appreciate the changes.

Whether this is good or bad for the band becomes irrelevant. The band makes the music they want to make and has to leave it to their fans and others in their audience to decide for themselves whether they like what they've produced.

Cheers,
Paul from across the pond

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I think we've already established that there are some people who bought the pre-order package to get something which both had good music AND special packaging as per the "Storms..." pre-order package.

So please go back and count those hands again. Surely even just one unsatisfied customer is a bad thing for a band in MA's position?

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Since I do not yet have my copy on this side of the pond, I can't speak to the great debate on HFoS. Your last statement, however, is the first comment I know the band would disagree with.

I have heard Bryan, and other bands for that matter, point out that their music evolves. They hope that their fans join them for the ride, but they know not everyone will appreciate the changes.

Whether this is good or bad for the band becomes irrelevant. The band makes the music they want to make and has to leave it to their fans and others in their audience to decide for themselves whether they like what they've produced.

Cheers,
Paul from across the pond

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