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Christian |
| Please, please release a new album soon :-) | |
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gregk57 |
| hello I just bought the last album,after the concert in france at Ligsdorf. which was really fantastic ! the album is really good too. I Hope to see you again in france.It was the first time in heard your music and I really like it ,you have one more fan ! good luck for the future greg | |
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Lisbeth |
| Thank you for a great concert in Trondheim in May! | |
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Steve H |
| Thank you for playing such a wonderful show at Lydney, my first The Watch gig. I had heard so much about your band and had such high expectations that I thought that I might be disappointed. No chance! The only disappointment was the small audience but everyone loved the music and we will be spreading the word. Next time you play in the UK, I would like to help to promote your shows, as you deserve a much bigger audience. I bought Vacuum and Primitive, plus a tee shirt on the night. I have played your music nearly every day since the gig and it is incredible. Just wish I had bought Ghost as well! Grazzi millia | |
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Yargon |
| è sempre un piacere ascoltare la vostra musica.
un salutone | |
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robert nesh |
| siete grandi ragazzi (un saluto a simone che conosco e ho conosciuto all'inizio della sua cariera) grazie | |
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Ezekiel |
| So good at Rotherham I had to come to Lydney too! | |
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DRAHK VON TRIP |
| Hallo and thank you very much for the wonderful concert at Bodoni in Malmö Sweden 29/5 Very genuine playing as sound – love it Cheers | |
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FLB |
| We listen to you yesterday at the consert in Gothenbug june 30. It was a great concert specially when you played your own songs in the end | |
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Imhotep |
| great show in Oslo 31st of May, playing all those Genesis tracks. . . | |
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calix |
| Hi there Here a fan from Portugal Hope to see you in September | |
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Lenke |
| Hi I was "watching" (very funny) your show last night at Frölunda kulturhus in Gothenburg. I must say that I really loved it. The first part was good and from there it turned to amazing in the second part. Genesis music is very good and will live forever, but some of your own material is just as good and if it's given the right chances it will live just as long. Thanks for providing us your great music. /Lenke http://www.returningbirds.com | |
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Micke |
| Hallo and thank you very much for the wonderful concert at Bodoni in Malmö Sweden 29/5 Very genuine playing as sound – Really love it Cheers Micke / Drahk von Trip | |
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Gent |
| Just got home from your show at Bodoni, Malmo, Sweden. It was awesome!!! Just the chance to listen to Genesis songs live and with such great talent and style with which you performed - I am awestruck! Great job, guys. I bought your latest two albums at the show and I bet they're great. Cannot wait to listen to them tomorrow. I hope to see you soon again. | |
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Papymetal |
| Another great moments with you yesterday guys. Wonderful show. Thanx for all | |
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Lazarus |
| MITICI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | |
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Bill/Cirrus Bay |
| you guys are amazing. I put a thank you to you for what you do in our new cd. | |
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The Grymoire |
| greeting from the woods of England! what beautiful music! | |
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Bruiser |
| Wonderful gig in Lydney, UK. Bravo! | |
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Jared |
| Hi Guys,
I just wanted to express my heartfelt appreciation to you all, for coming down to Lydney in Gloucestershire, and giving us such a great show...it was very much appreciated.
I am deeply sorry that so few tunred out to see you; I do hope that hasn\'t discouraged you, because it was thoroughly enjoyed by those who attended. Unfortunately, the Progressive Rock scene is now a very small one in the UK... I just wish it were different. Once again, many thanks!! | |
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Steve |
| Hi Guys, I was one of the chosen few who saw your excellent show at Lydney. You took my breath away. Hope to see you again. | |
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Philip Barrow |
| Thank you for the inspired and fantastic show at Rotherham on Saturday 17th May: The band sounded beautiful, and the use of your own sound man on the PA allowed all the music to be heard properly. It was a great show and Berlin 1936 and Vacuum were true highlights. I will listen to all my Watch cds (plus the Nightwatch CD too) with good memories of a vintage night! | |
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Chris |
| Once again a tremendous show guys, lovely to hear all those really old Genesis tracks performed so beautifully! Still can't believe how excellent the show was! Stunning! See you again the next time you're over our way! | |
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Carlos |
| Just a note to thank you guys again for the show last night (London). It was wonderful to hear again those classic Genesis songs, but equally a pleasure to finally get to hear some of your own material live after several years of listening to you, but having life unfortunately conspire to put me in the wrong place geographically whenever you played. I WILL see you again! :0) Cheers Carlos. | |
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Jonas |
| Hi watch men! Wish you guys good luck and all the best in UK this weekend. See you all in Oslo in two weeks. Let John Dee be shaken (not stirred) and make it to the best performance on the whole tour! :-) Have to run and push flyers... | |
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Papymetal |
| I've just listen the 2 demos, 7 Stones and Looking For Someone. Very very great job guys. I hope to be at the Genesis Event, but it'll be difficult. See ya guys | |
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theolddonster |
| Thank you for the flashbacks! Trippin on your sound & creativity. I really love it. Thanks to morow.com & theprogster for enlightening me of your existence. Would love to see you in the US! I want more! | |
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Dany |
| Hello, I am your fan of spain, you group is very good. | |
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Randy |
| Love your early Genesis feel, but with your own sound!! Very nice songs on your page. Would like to be your friend. Randy in Alabama USA | |
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Mark |
| I love your music. Are there any plans to release a DVD? | |
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Jacqueline |
| I just love the music. | |
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Roland |
| You are playing wonderful music. . . . I love it very much! Greetings from Switzerland | |
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marco |
| Vi ho conosciuto a Roma siete grandi! Se volete, ascoltate le mie cose. | |
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Angus |
| What is the time? Full midnight. . . . . love your sound! | |
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Andy |
| hi guys do I hear early Genisis in there ? jolly good sounds | |
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Michael |
| Wow. I never heard of you guys until last week and then I sampled some of your stuff on Amazon and immediately ordered all 3 records. I am blown away! Thank you. | |
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Tone |
| Hei... Tone,frome Norway here... Your music is fantastic!Where can I buy your cd? | |
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Sandra |
| I hope you liked the Gig at Reichenbach some weeks ago. I enjoyed it very very much...thanks for a great evening in the proggy living-room ;-)
would love to see you soon best wishes to all of you | |
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Michel |
| Hello, I’m Michel. I’m a reviewer at proggnosis. I like your music. | |
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Syrinx |
| I saw you guys three times in Holland. You were great! On one occasion me and my girlfriend met you briefly backstage. Still have the photographs :-) | |
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Thomas |
| Hi there! We'll meet 25. of May in Hannover. I organize it. ;) | |
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Pirkka |
| Hi, I'm Pirkka from Finland. I really like your music. I have written a review of your latest abum to a hifi magazine which I gave to you in Lorele | |
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CHURDI |
| Your music is hypnotizing. The more I listen to it the more I like. At a certain moment I can't stop listenint to it. It's totally adictive for me. Thank you for your music. I'm looking forward listening your new music. | |
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Marek |
| Thank you very much for fantastic new/old music. Please visit Poznan in Poland ... I hope very soon. | |
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darceman |
| I love this band , I hope I can see them someday in California . When can we expect a new cd with the new line up ??? " ghost is my fav cd ! " | |
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Kevin |
| Just became an instant fan. Do you ever think you be coming around Chicago U.S.A. in the near future? Thanks P.S. New York is really the 2nd city. Chicago is Prog to the fullest | |
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Jordi |
| Great compositions, ambients and textures. Excellent prog music! Sincerelly you're a great band! | |
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Glen |
| Hi
I grew up on the prog sound..Genesis, Yes, Gentle Giant, King Crimson etc. I'm so glad someone is keeping it alive. I miss that sound. Radio today sucks. You guys have great songs. I always wanted to be in a band like yours. It hard to find the right players. Keep it up. Thanks | |
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Attilio |
| Complimenti! ..e lo scrivo senza falsi intendimenti. La vostra musica era ciò che cercavo dopo l'era Genesisniana vissuta da adolescente | |
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Allan |
| Hi Fellas ,
Finally got myself a copy of primative and I have to say it is incredible. No wonder everyone is raving about this album.
Nice work gentlemen. Nice work indeed. Looking forward to your next project whenever that is. In the meantime , are there any plans to release a live DVD in the future ? You guys don't get to Arizona much and I would love to see you perform live. I know... a DVD isn't like being there but it's all I can hope for so here's hoping... | |
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Brian |
| Guys, heard you are playing in the UK later this year for the Classic Rock Society. Should be awesome. Kind regards | |
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Rémy |
| Hello ,
i'm Rémy from France Thanx for your beautiful music , i've got your 3 CD ("Ghost","Vaccum","primitive") and the first Nightwatch "Twilight" . i think your the best actual prog band . i hope to see you in Paris this year with the new line up !!! | |
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Robert |
| One of my friend made me discover you guys and I just want you to know that your music is just EXCELLENT. I hate when peole compare you with genesis or other bands. The Watch is The Watch and that's it. Keep doing the good music, I just love it | |
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Andreas |
| Sorry, I only saw you without a guitar as a support of FISH. When will you come to Germany again?? I hope soon... Greetings | |
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Papymetal |
| The Watch play Genesis 1970 1971, woaw, I'll must definetely be on one of these shows. Is there a chance to see you with that show in Belgium ?? Hope to see you soon guys. Papy | |
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Jay |
| Love your music.... | |
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darceman |
| I LOVE THIS BAND , I HOPE I CAN SEE THEM SOMEDAY IN S. CALIFORNIA . WHEN CAN WE EXPECT A NEW CD WITH THE NEW LINE UP ??? GHOST IS MY FAV CD ! | |
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Holger |
| I looked for a Band playing YOUR Music since 25 Years,when Peter Gabriel left Genesis.I'm very very happy that there are People who can play such Great Sound and i hope that you give one or more concerts in Germany,so that i can see you LIVE.It could bee one of the Highlights of this Year.Greetings from Germany | |
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Papymetal |
| Happy New Year guys Hope 2008 it'll be a great year for The Watch See ya soon | |
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churdi |
| Animo, sois de lo mejor que he escuchado en los últimos años. Volved pronto a España, y seguid trabajando en vuestros discos. Deseo veros y escucharos pronto. Gracias | |
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Papymetal |
| Have a good show and great evening tonight | |
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Oliver |
| Good luck with everything you are doing, I really enjoy your latest album. It's just what your ears and heart need! | |
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Alessandra |
| Siete semplicemente favolosi. Grazie per la vostra musica. | |
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Senogul |
| Hi friends! Great music with symphonic prog feeling. Good luck and all the best from the north of Spain. | |
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M.V.S. |
| Un saluto a tutti, in bocca al lupo per il proseguimento del tour
ciao! sim | |
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LARS |
| When are you coming to Sweden? | |
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Gary |
| Wonderful music. -The Border- transported me back to the halcyon days of the early 70s (meant in the nicest way). It reminded me of one of my all -time favourite albums - Selling England By The Pound.
I feel privelaged to have found my way in to your musical world. I wish you good luck and continuing success my friends. Take care | |
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Root |
| Heard you on Morrow and loved it! | |
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In Nomine |
| Fantastico concierto el de Cirque Royale - Brussels. Gracias por hacernos disfrutar!! | |
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Glenn |
| Hello, you guys were great last week at the SPIRIT of 66 ! (3rd time that I come from Brussels to Verviers to see you !). Great new team ! New musicians are impressive. I wish you all the best ! See ya ! | |
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Papymetal |
| Hello guys. Thank you so much for the wonderfull moments with you yesterday at The Spirit. It was really a great pleasure for me.You're really nice guys. And what a great show ! Amazing ! Your music resound in my head again and again and again Grazia mille Hope to see you very soon on stage. Take care and I wish you all the best for the future Long live The Watch ! | |
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roger |
| Hi, just had to say a big thankyou for your great show at the Peel on Saturday ...you were awsome ! And your version of Looking for someone was a really great suprise ;Come back soon ! | |
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Robert |
| I travelled to London from Maimi for the Dolphins v Giants game and was thrilled to have the chance to see you play at the Peel last Saturday. You put on an incredibale show and it was great taking to you afterwards. Please visit the USA soon ! | |
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cheryl |
| I just want to say how phenomenal your gig was last night down at the Peel. We'd driven all the way from Cambridge to see you and we weren't disappointed. It was memorable. | |
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Papymetal |
| Hey Guys Have good shows in England See you very soon in Belgium | |
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Sylvie |
| i wanted to thank you for the great gig in Vitrolles!!! it was wonderful!! and thanks for your kindness too!! | |
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Francesco |
| Ciao ragazzi ho ascoltato qualche vostro cd in particolar modo "Ghost" dove c'è la grandiosa DNalien...complimenti! Pur essendo molto simili ai Genesis, riuscite a mantenere sempre la vostra personalita!Spero di riuscire a venire a sentirvi insieme ai Musical Box!un saluto | |
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Christian |
| I discovered your band accidently reading about you in the press in Norway regarding your second album review. I then heard the album and I was thrilled and addicted. I now am the proud owner of all the 3 albums and I love it. Your music is the only music I hear now everywere I go (in my car, at work and home) and I play for all my friends. You guys are genious. I am a huge Genesis fan, but you guys play even greater music than they played in the 70's. I attended the Musical Box's consert last time they visited Norway, and by supporting them, I think is a huge step fior you commercially. Please keep up the good work. I am a sworn fan!!! | |
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Kayleigh |
| Hi! I've discovered your band recently, by hearing samples of Vacuum. That made me crave for more. :D Your band has a wonderful sound. If you come up with the possibility to visit Finland during tours, please don't hesitate! Saw that you've already been here in 2003, now there are much more progheads, waiting for your concert. ;) I wish your band all the best - keep up the great work and take care! | |
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Sylvie |
| thanks for the great show in Vitrolles!!
i was very happy to meet you ..great gig!!!
and thanks for the pics Simone and Marco...it's a great memory!!
i'll send you the pics!! i kiss you and wish you a nice weekend | |
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Diane |
| Your music is fantastic and I really would like to see you guys play so I'm hoping that your gig on the 26th October isn't too far from where I live. The 27th October at The Peel, would have been perfect as it's easy to get to and close..... but unfortunately I won't be in England, I'll be flying to Peru for the start of my holiday.
Wishing you all the best for the future. | |
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Cathedral |
| Been listening to your site , very beautiful music, hope to see you onstage one day! Thanks for the well wishes! | |
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the Yleclipse |
| Sin dai tempi dei Nightwatch siete per noi un punto di riferimento. Avessimo il 10% della vostra presenza scenica!!! Vacuum e Primitive ovviamente li abbiamo consumati. Io in particolar modo a Vacuum, perché legato ad un periodo molto bello della mia vita, ed a interminabili viaggi in autostrada, dal Salento alle Romagne. Con somma letizia, apprendiamo che Roversi è con voi! Keep up the great music and work, you got friends and fans in Sardinia! With respect and admiration May the roads rise to meet you one day.. Alessio Guerriero (& The Yleclipse) | |
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Sandra |
| I hope everything is well and you feel good?
Could you enjoy some sunny september days?
send you all my very best wishes S. take care | |
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Ilenia |
| Hi, thank's for to accept...your artwork is very fantastic!!! Bye Bye!!! ^ ^ | |
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Ipsisimus |
| Greetings from Mexico...!!! Your music is really amazing...!!! Stay progressive...!!! | |
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gug |
| siete incredibili davvero, il mio sogno e' (era, ormai...) quello di far parte di una band che suonasse Yes come voi suonate Genesis ... pazienza, sono solo un home-music-maker :-)
ci risentiamo presto, gug | |
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ProG-AGE |
| Hi! Thanks for your music! | |
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jean philippe |
| ero al voulte su rhone e ho adorato.i nuovi musicisti sono eccellenti e molto umili, ho potuto parlare con loro dopo il concerto; questo fu molto interessante.Primitiva è un supert album.voglio ancora a ringraziarvi e r.v. il 11nov a codevilla. | |
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sylvie |
| hi The Watch!! I am very very happy to meet you.. i've seen you on "harmonie" magazine....i didn't know you before...so i wanted to search you on myspace and i found you!! i've listened the 4 songs on your page..great great, i love it...one of the 4 songs will be soon on my profile... i 've tried to post a comment on your profile but it doesn't work lol is it normal? hope i'll see u one day in a show... | |
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Papymetal |
| The Watch at the Spirit of 66 Verviers 4 november, COOL I'll be there guys | |
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Mike T. from BrainForest |
| Lots of mellotron and organs, tasteful guitars, and terrific & tricky time signatures and tempo changes. And while so many newer prog bands suffer from weak singing, The Watch features awesome lead vocals that are indeed very similar to Peter Gabriel. As an added plus, compared with early Genesis, the music is much better recorded, and it packs a satisfying dramatic punch. Great band, There's alot of warmth, beauty and emotion in the songs. Highly recommended! | |
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Kersh |
| Love the sounds. Keep on Prog Rockin guys | |
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The Kosmic Combo |
| Great music!! | |
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Armalite |
| Ciao, siamo fieri di essere tra i vostri amici. | |
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Igor |
| Hello guys!!! Nice to be in touch with you here! Keep your wonderful music going, you're gonna be my personal favorite in 2007' Top-10 on ProgArchives! ;) Hope we'll meet once again too. | |
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Papymetal |
| Loreley,fantastic place for good music. First time I saw The Watch on stage(and not the last!!!). It was cool to meet you guys. Hope to see you soon on stage! | |
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Brian |
| thanks for agreeing to come to London. I cannot wait, and look forward to seeing you. Kind regards. | |
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BladeWoman |
| I have all your CDs, they are great. With Primitive you even surpassed all else! You keep progressing all the time. Can't wait for more with your new lineup. And hope to see you again in the USA after your Rosfest debut! | |
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Emma |
| you will definitely see me at the Peel in October! I like your material on myspace and hope to investigate further before October. Look forward to meeting you and having a fun evening! Emma | |
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Dennis |
| i have not been this happy about music since...marillion put out..market sq. heroes.....you guys have got the sound, the presence, the ambition, the talent to just go on and kick some fukin ass....ghost, vacuum, and the now the masterpiece....PRIMITIVE..... I live in america, but my ancesters are in sicily,...... i will one day go there, and believe me it will be to see the BEST FUKIN BAND IN THE WORLD...THE WATCH..... THANKS....GRACIAS, SIGNORE...... | |
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Dark Angel |
| Just a message to wish all of you very best wishes for success with your wonderful new line up, love the music, can't wait to hear lots more | |
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Pat (Papymetal) |
| Welcome to the new members, you're very nice guys, happy to meet you at Loreley. Great gig at Loreley but....too short ! A little disapointed there, I would like "Soaring On", next time I hope ! Hope to see you very soon. Nice pics by Luca | |
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Sascha |
| Hi All, Thank you for the cool show yesterday at the Loreley. You have played really well. The new Line up fits really. I hope we see you next year again. Many greets from Dortmund to all Band Members. Sascha | |
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henry Bosak |
| I was turned on to your music listening to Morow.com. I have been a Genesis and prog fan for many, many years so when I heard Simone's voice my ears pricked up. The more of your music I heard the more I wanted to hear. I purchased Vacuum and Primative and listened to them over and over. Even though I initially thought of Genesis when I first heard The Watch, now I see The Watch as a strong and passionate group that can stand on it's own and I hope will continue to write and record for years to come. | |
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kabe |
| quando ho iniziato a sentire i vostri pezzi, pensavo che fosse peter gabriel quello che cantava.
poi ho capito che ci sono anche tutti gli altri genesis dietro.
sticazzi regaz!
complimenti! se riesco vengo a vedervi in germania. (dov'è lorely?) | |
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Chris |
| This is fantastic news guys, and absolutely deserved reward for your marvellous music! Now I must get a copy of the new album soon! | |
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Terry |
| Hello,
My friends on the Gentle Giant On-Reflection forum told me about you, and I think your music is WONDERFUL.
Thank you for adding me to your friends list. I wish you all the best, and look forward to enjoying your music for a long time. Prog on Terry | |
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Rob |
| You guys are awsome - almost exactly like Peter Gabriel era Genesis. WHich is one of the greatest bands ever! Its great to see that so much brilliant progressive rock music is happening over seas. Australia is very backward - we only hear top 40 commercial music, pub rock and country music. the Industry does not want us to know other forms of music even exist. Here we have to search for good music . I will have to move to Europe one day!! All the best and keep prog rocking. I will love to buy your cds some time! Cheers Rob | |
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Shine |
| Great music you have... my respect and admiration from Colombia | |
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Bruce |
| Basically your music is truly eceptional, I love it and find it very inspiring.Please keep up the fantastic music and thank you from the bottom of my heart. | |
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Scott |
| We just discovered you!! Amazing! | |
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Pat |
| Hello guys
I like very much the new CD, good work. "Soaring On" is a very beautiful song, but it makes me sad and on this one ,Simone, your voice, woaw ,it seemed like the great Peter Gabriel, it's amazing. This song is in my head about few days and don't go. I'll try to come at Lorelei Festival in July to see you on stage. Many thanx for your good music Congratulation and good continuation. Sorry, I don't speak good enough english to explain all I want about your music, but many emotions! | |
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dave |
| I just got the CD and am thrilled!! How nice of you to send the autographed cover! I really appreciate it and I do my best to turn other people on to this wonderful group of musicians. Have a super day! Dave | |
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Mark |
| I love The Watch , really great music!!!!! | |
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Erik |
| Can't wait to hear your new album. | |
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peter douglas |
| hi,just to say well done on primative,just heard your samples on here.although most reviewers keep relating to genesis when describing your sounds,i disagree,yes structually your music reminds me of how genesis put together songs and music and to me your singer sounds more like cyrus out of citizen cain than peter gabriel,i dont believe you ever intended to copy genesis.when i heard your first album,i was unaware or the genesis hype that was being banded around,so i was able to make my own mind up without being influenced by other reviewers my first thought was,wow,this is the progressive sound that i grew up with,original vocals,great guitar solos,effective drumming and lush keyboards,the feeling i got was the same when i first discovered,genesis,early seventies, marillion and i/Q,early eighties,clepsydra late nineties and of course yourselves early 2000.what i am trying to say is you have your own unique sound in much the same way as the afore mentioned groups had and have.primative to me is how you wanted your first album to sound,am i correct.if thats so then you have succeeded more so than any other neo prog-group in the world to-date.by the way i am a great lover of the melotron,i have met two of the bradley bros of streetly electronics of birmingham,many years ago.a third of my cd collection contains melotron one way or another.from what little i have heard of primative,you have done the 400 proud.i have to say this,i think italians are masters at producing great symphonic progressive sounds,past and present musicians both.us brits may have introduced it,but you guys took it to heart and in a lot of cases improved on it and kept it alive and well for decades. just one thing,where the blazes do i get a copy of primative,in the uk.cheers peter.aka.novatron. | |
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Lars |
| Hi, I got my copy of Primitive yesterday and it's amazing. Thanks for a great album!! Lars | |
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Dan |
| You guys are the best,I found you guys on the Asia site awhile back,so I went to your site and was knocked out it was like the 70's again but with a modern twist,and a nice coating of genesis foxtrot ,selling england by the pound era,I love all your all insterments and moogs and mellotrons,they need a come back,but anyways keep up your powerful touching music,where can I buy your albums?Please make prog music stay alive or even come back we need it bad. | |
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Sebastien |
| salve ragazzi vi seguo da diversi anni e mi fa piacere sapere che sta uscendo il vostro nuovo album che puntualmente ho gia ordinato.. ma quando pensate di fare un concerto a roma ?.. | |
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Lizbeth x |
| Hi, I absolutely adore your style of music, it's so refreshing to hear it amongst some of the dross today! love the look of the stage show, hope you can tour the UK sometime soon! keep up the brilliant work | |
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Christine |
| Hi, I heard you in the Rogues' Gallery today and really like your music. An other question: I like to have my albums signed by bands. Is there a possibility when I want to buy your album to have it signed? All the best from Holland, | |
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Joel |
| I'm excited about the new album. Vacuum was excellent (I've also got Ghost and DNA), and the Rosfest show was one I'll always remember (I watched it from the front row ;-) ) | |
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Christian |
| Hi. I was checking out Subtacto and found out that Watch will play in Oslo in the near future. I know it is impossible for you to change Maiden's policy, so that people under 20 years of age are allowed to your show. I can only say that I will be grateful if the band ever in some way consider to come back. Then do just that. I will now check out the rest of your music other than prog-archives.com. Lots of synths and stuff. + a totally awsome vocal. I wouldn't thought it wasen't Peter Gabriel, if i didn't allready knew that. | |
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JL |
| Hi! We met each other at Sarlat Festival, a fiew years ago ! Hope things are still good for you (it seems so !) See you one day in Brittany ! | |
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Mehdi Vafaei - ABANDON |
| Hi there, Incredible musicmanship and soul you guys got there. I was simply blown away, and extremly happy to see that prog rock (especially the late 60's, early seventies sound and instruments) is alive and well. I certainly hope to see you guys in Gothenburg Sweden. Buy the way, where can we get a hold of the new album and dvd? | |
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Andrea |
| Ragazzi , siete fantastici !!! adoro il vostro buon gusto e stile .. e una parola speciale per le deliziose tastiere !!! .. Quando potro vedervi dal vivo in Olanda ? | |
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Chris |
| It was great seeing you guys again this past Friday in Lowell, Ma - it was well worth the drive from Philadelphia! A great show as always. | |
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Impakte magazine |
| Anyway, we're waiting for your new album, as soon as you release it, we'll get one for a review on our magazine!! | |
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Progster |
| Hello guys, I'm really excited about the new CD. The Border sounds wonderful. VERY promising! A perfect follow up after the Vacuum album. | |
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Arthur |
| It is really a relief for me that there is still geat musicians that are aware of the early prog-rock teachings! For me, it's better to live with the shadow of the great Genesis-Gabriel era sound than to line up with the trend of the late metal-progers who try to follow Dream Theater's footsteps! Anyway, listening to The Watch brings back to mind that people like Camel, Gentle Giant and the early Genesis "quintet" would produce awesome recordings with today's studio technologie, because it's just that what you guys do! See You | |
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Yuri |
| Complimenti davvero per la vostra musica, non c'è mai abbastanza gente che suona con cuore e passione questo genere, ahimé. Spero davvero di potervi vedere presto in concerto e noi saremmo onorati se veniste a sentirci, una volta o l'altra. In bocca al lupo, a presto! =) | |
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Dick ter Haar |
| Don't listen to all the crap that is written about the Watch. Genesis has never written anything that comes close to this music. Compared to the Watch Genesis is just simple and predictable, except some older work like on the "Live"-album. | |
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amike |
| Thanks for the fantastic music. Thanx a lot for the way you keep 70's Genesis alive !!! I love what you do..... I am from Czech republic. City: Liberec Michal | |
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Gilles |
| Merci pour votre visite à Québec le 1er avril 2007. Ce fût une soirée magique que je n'oublierai jamais. Un spectacle intense, une musique inspirée, un son grandiose et des atmosphères formidables. J'espère que nous aurons la chance de vous revoir un jour. J'ai aussi beaucoup apprécié l'accessibilité des musiciens après le spectacle, super sympatiques les gars. Je vous souhaite beaucoup de succès. Portez-vous bien.... Gilles | |
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Josef |
| Wow. Your show this past Saturday night in Lowell, Massachusetts was truly beyond description. I went with little preparation, perhaps listening to both Vacuum and Ghost a total of 4-6 times. The show was a well-oiled machine, with all members extremely solid and very well mixed. Having a dedicated P/A system in the club provided the baseline for fantastic sound . . . and you guys certainly delivered ! ! ! Please, please return at some point to the Boston area, and best of luck an any future travels and endeavours in this regard. Once again, absolutely great show . . . wishing you all the best . . . ~josef | |
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korg oasys |
| Hi guys, my beloved and i are back from paris where we discovered you. You bought all your music from the Olympia and listen to it almost all day long. We are considering coming to see you in germany next july and can't wait to get our hands on your last album release. We hope to see you soon, live, again and this time maybe with the tron. Best wishes from the south of France. Cheers | |
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William |
| Thank you for the nice music you bring to this world. I am a fan. Regards and keep on rockin | |
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Allan |
| Hello guys. Let me just say that I think you are tremendously talented. I bought Vaccuum on a whim and was blown away. Compelling me to buy Ghost. I love the energy and substance of both albums and would love to be able to follow you more closely. Thus, I am hoping to add you to my friends list. I'm an American with very little money so (sadly) I won't be catching you live unless you do ProgFest here in the States. Love you guys. Absolutely love The Watch. | |
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Randall |
| Keep up the great work! I love your albums and am making all my Genesis fan friends listen to them. Soon we shall all know about you. Oh yeah one last thing, I'm a proud Italian. | |
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jean philippe cozzolino |
| the watch produce una musica eccezionale, una ricerca di melodie e di suoni non conosciuti finora, ed ho hate di ascoltare il nuovo album. Ho assistito a 2 concerti e sono stato deliziato dalla qualità del suono, della professionalità e della humilité di questi musicisti di eccezioni .Grazie per tutto.Continuate a livellarli. | |
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Piel |
| I am a big fan from your music.
For 3 weeks i was by the concert from "The Musical Box" ! It was the Selling England by the pound Tour, and it was amazing. When I hear your music, i was in my thoughts in the beginners phase of the mighty Genesis. Greetings from Berlin | |
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ana |
| Looking forward to see you play in Lowell, MA on March 30th...should be a great time! | |
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Lerxst |
| Love the music - felt like I'd gone back 35 years and was listening to Gabriel et al doing their thing :) Awesome stuff. Good luck guys p.s. a gig in London would be cool! | |
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-kk |
| I plan on seeing your gig in Lowell, MA, as that's close to me. Excellent playing and writing! Please do keep it up! Kind regards | |
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Walter |
| I love your tunes!!! I`m having a hard time finding your CD`s here in the states. I live in Tennessee so maybe that`s why. If I can purchase something direct from you I would like to do so. Please let me know when you have the time....Prog rules!!!!!...... | |
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Lee |
| Thanks for the fantastic music. Best wishes and keep creating fantastic music. Cheers | |
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Paul B |
| I've been listening to Vacuum a lot recently, I think it is a superb album, think it is about time I unleashed it on my listeners again. All the best for 2007, any chance of any UK dates for you? Or a new album? All the best | |
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Howard |
| Thanx a lot for the way you keep 70's Genesis alive !!! I love what you do Tcha | |
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Derek |
| I have just been listening to your music and it is awesome! I especially like the song Shining Bald Heads. All the best in 2007! | |
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Chris |
| I have been a huge fan of yours for several years now - "Riding the Elephant" is one of my all-time-favorite tunes. PLEASE keep in touch and if there is ever an opportunity for us to work together please keep me in mind! I just heard a track from Vacuum yesterday - you guys ROCK! All the best | |
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Carolina |
| I like your music, it has a big sound! greetins from England | |
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DavidS & Cirrus |
| Sound great! You should come to Gävle in Sweden and play with us in the spring, a small prog "festival" called live-ARGH. I have a Mellotron, and a friend of mine have a Hammond and Mini-moog and ARP synthezisers, so you wouldn't need to carry all these things it. Genesis-lovers I suppose?
We could come to Italy too, but we're not that good yet... Check our homepage, cirruswinery.awardspace.com and listen to a song called "Hymn for the Living", think you might like that one, more theater... Thanks again! | |
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Stéphane |
| I saw you 2 years ago at the Spirit of 66 in Belgium.
I am so sorry I missed you 3 weeks ago... My friend who got me to know you was there and he confirmed what he has always thought: your the best prog group in the world! Ciao! | |
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Lars |
| I saw you live some years ago in Wurzburg. It was really great (as was the whole festival Charly arranged that year), so i bought Vacuum when it came out! Wonderful sound and songs! | |
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Steve |
| Hi guys, Thanks for helping us out in Germany with the gear, hope it wasn't too traumatic for you! All the best | |
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bOhm |
| I saw you in bünde on prockfest- awesome show ! :) just love that old genesis style.. move on! | |
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Mike |
| Just listened to The Watch for the first time, and was really impressed. Very good sound and composition, with big echoes of Genesis, but modern, too. Keep it up. | |
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eXe |
| your music is great ... we where on Fish concert here in Poland and we regret that you weren't the support. are you going to visit Poland?? give us a hint ... we will be there for sure!! | |
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Chris |
| As the proud owner of Ghost, Vacuum and also the Night Watch release Twilight, I just wanted to thank you and congratulate you for the wonderful music on these three albums! As a big Genesis fan for over thirty years you have, more than any other band I know of, managed to capture the magic of that style within a modern context. I can easily forgive your production company for the spelling mistake of the band's name on the Vacuum cover ;o) as every other aspect of that album is a ten out of ten! When's the next album due out? | |
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Stu |
| I love your stuff, by the way, it's amazing how fresh and unique you guys sound. Sure, everyone says you sound like Genesis, but you've got your own personalities peeking through the curtains. Keep up the good work! | |
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Gilles |
| Hi, yesterday I listened for the first time to "Vaccuum" : this record is fantastic! All the best | |
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The Brigadier |
| I saw your post on the Genesis page and want to say that I really like your music, i'm a big prog fan so your music presses all the right buttons! Cheers | |
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Progster |
| Hi. I just want to tell you that I'm SO impressed by "Vacuum" that I've decided to promote you at my MySpace-webside. The album is just fantastic and gives me goosebumps when I listen to it. I'll try my best to order "Twilight" and "Ghost" as soon as possible. :-) Can't wait for the next CD and the Live-DVD. You're doing a great job! Best regards | |
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Spencer |
| Hello dear Watch!
I am such an admirer of your work
It sends such chills and warmth all at once up my spine
Simone's voice is effortless, and binding as a ribbon
I would love it if the band came and checked out my music and art
It is not in the realm of classic progressive as the Watch are, more electronic / programmed in its execution
But very much inspired and driven compositionally by the greats of prog, not excluding you
To even hear you thoughts on my music would brighten more than just my day, my girlfriend would also be delighted!
How can you say no!? :) Never give up The world needs more of this energy I'm sure your aware, it is rare and will never perish Thank you | |
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Geir-Jakob |
| Hi, you guys in 'The Watch'. I really LOVE your music. "Vacuum" is a wonderful album, and one of my favourites the recent years. The wonderful atmosphere in your music appeals to me and reminds me of Peter Gabriel and Fish's best moments. I want to thank you for sharing your music with us progfans, and I do look forward to the next album and DVD. I'm sure it will like magic to have the chance to see you live on DVD. All the best to you, and good luck with the new album/DVD. Best regards, | |
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allen |
| hi there i caught yourt 2006 rosfest performance, it was great, nice to see there is a mySpace for The Watch! prog on! | |
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Serge |
| Hello,
I am from Montreal, Canada. I love your work and cannot wait for the
new album. Please, get it out soon. I have been at Rosfest 2006 and can tell you that your show was the
highlight of the whole week-end.
I pray for the local rumours to be true... bringing the band live in
Montreal in March 2007. Rumours... or reality ?
Here are a few titles that i thought of: 1) You Are Being Watch 2) Watch Yourself 3) We Are Watching You 4) The Sound Of Sirens Came From The Border In 1936 ;-) Thanks for reading me | |
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wegjr2 |
| I have recently been introduced to THE WATCH, and just wanted to say it is some of the most amazing music i have heard. The chords are wonderful. It is genius work and should be much, much more popular. I love "and the winner is...", "moving red", "out of the land", and "goddess" especially, as well as the rest. Very much looking forward to the next album. | |
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jd |
| ust wanted to say hello from the middle of the United States! Thanks to the Internet I have been exposed to your beautiful music. As a huge prog fan for many years, I must say that The Watch are now my favorite band. Best of luck for the upcoming new album & hope you guys continue to produce fine music for many years to come. Also, hope you will return to the US for more shows in the future. Thanks! | |
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Michele e amici |
| un sentito grazie per il video che avete messo a disposizione dei vostri fans, mi auguro che ne facciate ancora, in merito volevo chiedervi se c'è un dvd in uscita di un vostro concerto , grazie per le emozioni che riuscite a trasmettere, veri discendenti degli amati genesis, scusatemi ma posso esagerare? penso proprio di si ve lo meritate. grazie | |
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Clive |
| WHEN, WHEN, WHEN are you coming on tour in England where it all began? I know you would be a great success here! Please tell me that you are planning to come here. I saw Musical Box in Southampton and they were great, but I predict that you would be even better with the right gigs. Can you also tell me when the dvd is released, and the new album? Keep it going guys | |
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Vince |
| 2007 Tour US - Denver, Colorado Please tell me this rumor is true ????? | |
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Armando Mendez |
| Hello guys, I'm a big fan of your work and I wanted to request that,
since you're already coming to the USA on April the 30th, maybe you
could consider coming to California also (West Coast). There are many, many big fans of your work around here and we would just love to have you maybe in a venue like House of Blues Hollywood or Anaheim. Please think about it and let us know. Thank you for considering my request. | |
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Marco |
| Ho appena ricevuto dopo mesi di assiduo corteggiamento i vostri CDS ,anche grazie all'interessamento dell'amico(scusa la presunzione!!) Mattia. Vi volevo inviare i miei Auguri più affettuosi e sinceri per un 2007 ricco di soddisfazioni.Complimenti per la vostra bellissima musica, farò il possibile per farvi conoscere dai miei tanti amici prog/malati come me.Ciao a tutti voi | |
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WOJCIECH |
| hallo! please for informaties where it is possible purchase cds .please for links. THE WATCH- ist SUPER,PRIMA,MAGNIFICET,BEAUTIFUL. MUSIC-WONDER. TO SALUTE | |
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campaniste |
| Hello The Watch ! I saw you on 9 of december in Versailles France. I know that your show has been filmed and I'm looking for a DVD of your group. How can I find a DVD ?? You are so wonderfull, I love you so much ! I hope to see you in France again !! | |
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Bernard and Victoria |
| Hi the Watch, I wish you a happy new year and I'm eagrer to listen to your new records. I've been with my doughter (11 y old) for your last show at the spirit. She's now one of your hardcore fans. See you soon in Verviers. | |
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Sascha |
| Hi at All, we wich you a Happy New Year and many Gig´s. Maybe in Germany. (we hope so). See you soon. Good luck. Greetings from Dortmund | |
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Prog-Jester |
| HOLY FKN SHT!!! Guys you are incredible!!! I wrote a review, check it please - http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=61026 Hope to see you playing live someday...I wonder if you plan to release your stuff in Russia (our prog label MALS works with Lizard records, they've already issued Chiave di Volta and Floating State) Impatiently waiting for the WATCH III ! Good luck! Igor PROG-JESTER from Ukraine | |
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Huens Eric |
| Eh oui, c'est en français ( je ne suis pas assez doué en anglais) !!! J'ai vu The Watch à Vervier (Belgique) il y a trois semaines, et je ne me suis pas encore remis ! C'est beaucoup trop fort, j'ai failli crevé... Symphonique, puissant, beau, ça prend aux tripes, j'en suis completement dingue !!! Je vais faire tout mon possible pour qu'ils viennent à Bruxelles le jour de mon annif !!! J'invite tout les dingues de bonne musique à me contacter! Voici mon E-mail : huenseric@yahoo.fr A bientôt . | |
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Uwe |
| Hi Watch, yesterday I saw your great performance on Prockfest in Bünde. I have to say a great Thank you for that. It was really absolutely new for me and now you found a new friend at your side. Do more from this interesting music staff an I hope to see you soon next time in Germany. All the best for you all and take care. | |
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Neptune |
| I am incredibly impressed by your work. I had heard one of the songs from Vacuum on Delicious Agony, and decided to bite the bullet and buy the album off Amazon. That was the best $25 I've spent on prog this year, hands down. Absolutely amazing. I wish you all the best in your careers and selfishly hope that you continue long into the future, as I crave the music you're making. I'm spreading the word about you guys here in the states, and I'd give a quasi-significant body part to see you live. Peace. Neptune The Mystic, USA | |
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papymetal |
| Great great music, I like very much. See you at The Spirit of 66 in Verviers in november, can't wait !!! | |
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Cassandre |
| Hello, I am the girl of Carole (the girlfriend with Paul Herlitshka). Simply, I wanted to say to you that your music is really not badly whole, I like (For a young person like me), in any case good continuation, I hope for me to arrive also there a day... With Soon In Vervier. Kisses Delvaux Cassandre | |
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Antonello |
| Hello !! Ho ascoltato alcuni demo dalla vostra sezione MP3 ! Che dire ?! Semplicemente ***BESTIALI*** Si sentono chiaramente le vostre influenze ma .... ragazzi *** PESTATE FORTE *** Son contento di aver trovato il vostro sito !! COMPLIMENTONI !! | |
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ko |
| sorry that i was not in reichenbach but i did not now that you would play there ,you told me if there was a concert planned yo give me a email .now john told me he was there....... greetings ko | |
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John Vis |
| Thanks for the fantastic show at the Art Rock Festival in Reichenbach. I hope to see you in Holland | |
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Kent Cantwell |
| Please keep prog alive. Do not sell out to Hogarth-style crap. Do not sell out to Phil Collins-like crap. Keep the faith. Keep writing the most difficult music you can dream up. Once you get lazy and stop pushing yourself to your limits with every new song you write, you're dead. Stay alive and come to the USA every year. I am the composer for Mistral - a US prog band on a reunion mission because most music out there in the pop world sucks. We have to get back to our classical roots. Complex and sophisticated music lives forever. All else fades away into oblivion. Respect, love and prog forever. Sincerely, Kent | |
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George |
| Hi guys, just to say a great live bootleg ! A live record quality at a bootleg price... thanks from a huge fan ! | |
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Jack Conrad |
| HI Watch, A friend of mine saw you at the Rosefest gig and his review is absolutely great. Where can I purchase your CD(s) in Switzerland? Being myself a progrock musician duing the 70s (were a blend of Genesis, Gentle Giant, Yes & Van der Graaf Generator), I feel that according to the review of my US friend, I need to have your recordings. Or can I purchase from your website directly? Thanks for getting back to me and for keeping progrock alive !!! Jack Conrad | |
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Michael Perez |
| The performance at ROSfest was phenomenal! The Live Bootleg CD is wonderful, too. I will wear my The Watch t-shirt proudly as one of the lucky Americans to have seen the band live. I hope we made the band feel welcome (I KNOW we did!! We nearly didn't let them leave.). Some of my photos from the show are at: http://home.earthlink.net/~1002rfph/watch.htm Michael | |
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Glenn Arpino |
| Just wanted to say THANKS for coming to ROSFEST! Festivals like these (thanks to George and Tom) allow us fans to get wonderful oppurtunities to see FANTASTIC bands live in a wonderful setting. You guys were totally outstanding and am looking foward one day to seeing you perform again! | |
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Bill Thomas |
| AMAZING - I want more!!! | |
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George Roldan |
| Hi, This is George, president of RoSfest. Just wanted to drop in and give my sincere gratitude to TW for a stellar performance last week. I'm just starting to decompress, and I'm still at awe by TW's performance. They truly came and showed their true colors in what I consider to be one the finest performances of the weekend. I heard many people say that was the first time that they'd ever heard The Watch, and they loved what they heard. Kudos to Simone and the rest of the group and good luck in all your endeavors, and hopefully someday we'll be able to see TW in a full tour in the United States. It was an honor for the Rites of Spring festival to be able to have given a chance to this wonderful band. To any promoter out there who is reading this, take note that TW puts on a hell of a performance. Congratulations and thank you so much for your performance. Good luck in everything you do. I look forward to the RoSfest live recording. Your friend in progressive rock, George Roldan President www.rosfest.com | |
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john60 |
| Back from Phoenixville RoSfestival. One of the best concerts so far... and I've seen many. You THE WATCH guys are fantastic !! | |
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akiii12801 |
| Just saw The Watch at ROSfest in Phoenixville, PA. OMG! What an excellent show! I had heard the band's CDs before going to the show but there is nothing like seeing them live. My sincerest thanks to the band for coming to ROSfest! I wished they could have kept playing all night! And especially THANK YOU to Fabio for giving me a real treat by playing the intro to Firth of Fifth on the baby grand piano on the lower level of the Sheraton Hotel Sunday night! (Monday morning, actually!) Hopefully I will get another opportunity to see them in the near future... Cheers! | |
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Art |
| About the last week concert in Sassenage: simply GREAT !!! | |
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Domenique |
| When I discovered the group The Watch in 2005, thanks to Paul Herlitschka, the first listening of "Vacuum" was a great followed revelation of a shock question: "How it is possible to as well understand the universe of Genesis without copying them?". In December 2005, I have make 600 km to go to see them in concert in Switzerland: ridges in more or less that me, but ridges them! | |
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pilotovirtual |
| Any chance of putting out a LIVE CD soon including the Genesis covers? | |
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Max-imum |
| Hi "The Watch", thanks very much for your fantastic show in Switzerland (Bossonnens) on the 11 March 06. A really fantastic show (including the 3 tracks of Genesis, from Foxtrot) Max | |
Feedbacks from RoSFest 2006
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Dave | |
| I had never heard any of their music before, but it was described to me as sounding like Genesis. Well, it certainly does. In fact, their music sounds exactly what Genesis would sound like today if Peter Gabriel had never left the band and they kept recording the same type of music they had in the '70's. The Watch is not a tribute band of any sort, but have just totally adopted the classic Genesis sound. This is especially true of vocalist Simone Rossetti, who sounds so much like Gabriel that you could close you eyes and convince yourself you're listening to previously unreleased Genesis tracks. Obviously, your enjoyment of The Watch will depend on whether or not you're a fan of old Genesis, so since I'm a huge fan of that era of music, I found the set by The Watch to be very entertaining, full of epic old-style prog goodness. Some may think that perhaps the band should take this style as a base and expand upon it, but for now it seems they're perfectly happy sticking their Genesis-inspired roots. | ||
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Gordon | |
| The Watch did remind me of early Genesis as folks had suggested, butthat's fine, I love early Genesis too. They played a fine show, and there were some really nice songs in there. I scooped up the complete package deal from the merchandise desk for about five euros or whatever 35 dollars is worth these days. | ||
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Greg | |
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I previously knew little of this band, and had not heard anything by
them. I thought that they were a Genesis cover band. Was I wrong! The singer
"was" Gabriel, in mannerisms and superb voice. Throughout the show I felt as if
their songs were just the tunes that the original guys didn't have time to
record - Wow! The band had the chops to have played anything but stayed very
much in character of 70's Genesis, no un-needed shredding but really impressive
musicianship. The only cover - Get Em Out By Friday – was a perfect choice and
sounded great. For the final encore I expected another cover, but was happier
with their original song - it felt appropriate that the last song wasn't a cover
since they may be emulating Genesis but were not imitating them. They were
deservedly the headliners for the weekend. |
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Mike | |
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Just returned from a sensational show by The Watch. I was not
disappointed, they were simply amazing. Standing ovations, and
encores.. The crowd did not want them to stop - especially after their
cover of Get 'Em Out by Friday. It seems the audience caused them to
run out of material, as they left us with a second run of Shiny Bald
Heads. The sounds & lights were perfect.. great job! |
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Michael | |
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Hi all! ROSfest was great throughout the entire weekend!! I picked up a copy of
the live "bootleg" and a t-shirt that I will wear proudly. The Watch was
fantastic! My only complaint was the short set. They were scheduled to play 2
1/2 hours and the show before the encores was only a little over an hour. The
ROSfest crowd seems to surprise a lot of the performers. We are a very wild,
friendly and hospitable bunch of intensely dedicated progressive rock fanatics.
We appreciate that wonderful bands continue to come to us every spring. In
answer to Paul's question, the theater holds a little over 500 people and was
just shy of a sell-out. We sound off like thousands though! My photos from the
weekend will be on my website in a few days and I will post the link here when
they are available. |
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Lance | |
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Did this guy nail the "old" Pete Gabriel voice or what? But how come so many of
the crowd bailed and missed Get 'em Out by Friday? |
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Harry | |
| The Watch was VERY good.I heard their music on the website and I really got into them. Felt like a journey back in time 30 years to the Gabriel years of Genesis. Wow!! Another band to buy CDs of. | ||
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Anton | |
| Now, the theatrical act - The Watch from Italy. They were the last act of Rosfest and you can't get away with seeing them and not feeling the heavy influence from Gabriel-era Genesis. They even perform on stage similarly to them. The music sounds a lot like early Genesis as well. I think that's OK because they (unlike Musical Box) are writing their own material in that style. I for one really like theatre on stage with prog bands so I really was getting into it. Simon, the lead singer wore makeup and was very interesting to watch while the rest of the band played on. The musicianship was quite good but people unfamilar with their music might have a hard time understanding all the changes. I don't think that is bad. I'll be playing a lot of their music on the station so hopefully people will familiarize themselves to this great progressive rock band. I believe that they will have a big following. This was their first gig in the US. The music was excellent although I would have liked to hear the guitarist a bit better during the show. I'll sum it up by saying that their music is pretty good, their stage act is great and early Genesis fans will love them. | ||
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| The final and headlining act for Sunday, from Italy, was The Watch. I might as well have gotten into a time machince which brought me back to 1973. These five talented musicians are the resurrection of the early Gabriel era Genesis to the T.Mellotron, Moog, flute, tambourine, the whole shooting match. This is no Musical Box or Trespass, these guys are the real thing. All original music. Simone Rossetti has Gabriel's voice. Sounds exactly like Peter from the early 70's, and the moves to pull it off on his own terms. Everyone is fully under control and in place with their playing, bring the sum of their playing to greatness without any need for individualism. I mean the guitarist and bass player are even sitting in chairs while playing on one tune. This band is clearly an example of the sum being greater than its parts. Some of today's prog fans might not fully relate to their effort, especially the female fans because this is down to earth, early prog, and having seen Genesis over twenty times, I can remember there were not too many gals at the early Genesis shows, heck not until after 1979 when they began their transformation. This is Nursery Cryme, Foxtrot sounding music, and if you like that style of music, these are the guys. Just for fun, and for a treat, they played Get'em Out By Friday and I was truly back in time. What a great way to end the festival. |