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On Saturday Night EZ and I went to see the Prog Like a Sir event at Ragazzi in Cape Town. I was a little concerned that listening to progressive metal for hours on end would have the brains dribbling out of my ears from boredom. I was wrong for two reasons.

Firstly, the first two bands - Spider Queen From Planet Arachnon (great!) and The Nevernudes (these aren't so much the band's actual names as descriptions) - weren't prog in any sense. And secondly, because when Zero Stroke came on, they were so damn good that I was riveted throughout each of their +- 15minute songs. Let me put it to you like this. This was a prog metal band and there were young women there. They were dancing. I think that violates some law of the universe when it comes to prog anything.

From the moment the bass player opened with fret-tapping until the 8 string guitar came out for the final tune, there was no mistaking that this was prog. But so good. And for guitar players. OMFG. Chad Adam Brown is so ridiculously good it makes you want to laugh and cry at the same time. Watching his fingers is like watching someone constructing a house of cards at high speed while they're riding on a motorcycle. I had that same feeling I used to have watching guitar players when I was still struggling to play a D major chord. And unlike with a lot of shred guitar playing I've seen, it never felt soulless or got boring.

And let's just say that I now see why he's not very interested in 6 string guitars.

Super nice guy too, it turns out. Make an effort to catch their next show. You'll be glad you did.

https://www.facebook.com/ZeroStroke
    nice ....now bring em to jhb....puhleazeeeeee ?
      IceCreamMan wrote: nice ....now bring em to jhb....puhleazeeeeee ?
      ^^That.
        +1. CAB is highly gifted. :goodtimes:

        If the title read Forumites instead of forumite, i'd be inclined to mentioned Andrew Bryson, Manfred Klose & BMU.
          Chocklit_Thunda wrote:
          IceCreamMan wrote: nice ....now bring em to jhb....puhleazeeeeee ?
          ^^That.
          Uh Huh :yup:
            Arjun Menon wrote: +1. CAB is highly gifted. :goodtimes:

            If the title read Forumites instead of forumite, i'd be inclined to mentioned Andrew Bryson, Manfred Klose & BMU.
            don't be so modest Mr I-can-play-petrucci-songs-as-if-they're-nothing
              I always had a hunch that CAB was a monster...glad to hear it's confirmed and now being heard by the public! Good stuff! 8)
                For those too lazy to hop onto FB (or like me, too lazy to see anything live) - this was worth watching. +1 for the roland kit!

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                  Bummed I missed this.. My gf had a minor mosh-pit related injury that needed some seeing to, so had to end my night earlier that expected :'(
                    Arjun Menon wrote: +1. CAB is highly gifted. :goodtimes:

                    If the title read Forumites instead of forumite, i'd be inclined to mentioned Andrew Bryson, Manfred Klose & BMU.
                    ........ and some guy with initials ...... AM .. !! ?
                      Aubs1 wrote:
                      Arjun Menon wrote: +1. CAB is highly gifted. :goodtimes:

                      If the title read Forumites instead of forumite, i'd be inclined to mentioned Andrew Bryson, Manfred Klose & BMU.
                      ........ and some guy with initials ...... AM .. !! ?
                      +1
                        Aubs1 wrote:
                        Arjun Menon wrote: +1. CAB is highly gifted. :goodtimes:

                        If the title read Forumites instead of forumite, i'd be inclined to mentioned Andrew Bryson, Manfred Klose & BMU.
                        ........ and some guy with initials ...... AM .. !! ?
                        Andy Murray plays guitar??? ?
                          Chocklit_Thunda wrote:
                          Aubs1 wrote:
                          Arjun Menon wrote: +1. CAB is highly gifted. :goodtimes:

                          If the title read Forumites instead of forumite, i'd be inclined to mentioned Andrew Bryson, Manfred Klose & BMU.
                          ........ and some guy with initials ...... AM .. !! ?
                          Andy Murray plays guitar??? ?
                          Dude. Those are my initials. Aubs is clearly talking about me. ?
                            Chocklit_Thunda wrote: Andy Murray plays guitar??? ?
                            Actually, there is a pro around Cape Town by that name. ?
                              singemonkey wrote:
                              Chocklit_Thunda wrote:
                              Aubs1 wrote: ........ and some guy with initials ...... AM .. !! ?
                              Andy Murray plays guitar??? ?
                              Dude. Those are my initials. Aubs is clearly talking about me. ?
                              Please tell me your name is actually Andy Monkey?? ? ? ?
                              Alan Ratcliffe wrote: Actually, there is a pro around Cape Town by that name. ?
                              Coincidence....?? I think not! ?
                                ? Ez, Aubs and the monkey man are much too kind.

                                Come to think of it there are so many gifted players on here
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