Falling Asleep - Musik

"Since 1988 For Absent Friends Has Been One Of Holland's Leading Melodic Rock Bands. Although Inspired By Bands Such As Rush And Genesis The Band Has Developed Its Own Recognizable Sound. The Dutch "rock Bible" Oor's Popencyclopedie Says It All "Probably Holland's Best Progressive Rock Band Of The Nineties With Its Well Composed Cleverly Produced And Above All Original Music. After The Mini-Album Illusions And The Underestimated Record Both Worlds For Absent Friends Finally Breaks Through With The Third Album Running In Circles". This "breakthrough" Resulted In Live-Performances For Dutch Radio And Television And In Numerous Support Acts For Asia Saga And Marillion To Name A Few. After A Successful Decade Lead Singer AT Leaves The Band And Is Replaced By Hans Van Lint Who's Featuring On Two Songs On The Compilation Album Decade. Winter 2001 The 7th Studio Album The Big Room Was Released The First Full-Length Album With Newcomer Van Lint. Music Magazines And Webzines Praise The New Distinct And Compact Sound Of FAF Which Has So Far Led To Numerous Radio Performances On Both Regional And National Radio And Has Put FAF Firmly Back Into The Major League Of The Dutch Rock Scene. The Distinct Sound And Live-Reputation Of FAF Has Also Reached Across The Borders In 2001 FAF Was Invited To Play At The Prestegious Convention Ange In Longwy F The Annual Fanclub Meeting Of One Of The Most Succesfull And Best-Selling French Progrockbands Ange. October 2006 The Long Awaited Eighth Studio Album Square One Is Gereleased On Musea Records. With Square One FAF Returns To Its Roots Progressive And Expressive Rock From The Heart. According To The Band Itself And Many Insiders This Is By Far The Best And Probably Most FAF-Like Album Ever. Square One Contains 8 Brand New Tracks And One Cover-Track On Which Christian Decamps Ange And Ron Ottenhof Of Dutch Proglegends Alquin Make Their Appearance As Guest-Vocalist And Saxophonist Respectively. May 2007 Square One Receives The IO Pages Award For The Best Dutch Prog-Cd Of 2006 From Daniël Gildenlöw Pain Of Salvation Dial On The The IO Pages Prog Festival. The Choice For Square One Is Motivated With “best Record So Far” “much More Progressive And Yet Very Appealing To A Broader Audience” “simply Great” En “a Dutch Product With International Class”. The Media On Square One OOR Dec 2006 OOR Is One Of The Leading Rock Magazines In The Netherlands A La Revolver . The Reviewer Is Without Reservation Very Impressed With Square One. "A Band With Class Everything They Released So Far Exhibits Style And Allure ... Square One Entertains And Impresses The Listener From Opener 'Hello World' Untill And Including Encore 'Billy' ... The Absolute Highlights Are 'Call It Chance' With A Briljant Edwin Roes On Guitar And The Ballads 'Falling Asleep' And 'Wonder' ... With Square One FAF Tops Itself. The Best Dutch Progalbum Of 2006". IOPages Dec 2006 IOPages Awards Square One With A So-Called "vette Krent" Meaning "a Must-Have!". Robbert Schuller Writes "square One Is The Best FAF-Album To Date. Much More Progressive Than Its Precursor The Big Room 2001 And Yet Appealing To A Much Broader Audience Than Just The Symfoscene" And "in The Netherlands FAF And Kayak Are Simply Top Of The Bill... A Dutch Product With International Class" Progwereld.Org Nov 2006 One Of The Leading Dutch Progressive Rocksites Progwereld.Org Is Impressed And Touched By The Newest FAF Album "square One". Eight Masterpieces And One Absulute Highlight "wonder" - Music Is Emotion And This Is The Best FAF Has Put On Record So Far ... read less