Wilton Said...
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Home Town: Toronto, Canada
Genre: Progressive Rock
Posted By: Wilton Said...
Joined On: May 21, 2004
Page Views: 3,939
Song Plays: 27
Current Rank: 9,252
Highest Rank: 496
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Albums
The Butterfly Plague - 2004. Broken - 2001. Wprld up my Ass - 1999
Similar Artists
Rush, Queen, Marillion
Group Members
Wilton Said - Vocals+Keys. Chris Reid - Guitars. Richard Rizzo - Drums. Frank Heisler - Bass.
Musical Style
Theatrical Art rock.
Influences
Kate Bush, Andrew Lloyd Webber's and Tim Rice's Jesus Christ Superstar, Queen, Genesis, Supertramp, Radiohead, Marillion, Garbage, Tool, and Dream Theater. |
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Find this album and buy it right now. It's the most amazing thing I've listened to since the day my friend introduced me to the Hives. I usually don't promote anyone to this extent, but Wilton Said has a captivating voice. He's one of those singers that when you see him in concert, you most likely won't be able to get your eyes and ears away from him. Nowadays, most singers are like background to the music and only stand out when they're screaming. But Said has a way of letting his voice give a whole new perspective to the music being played.
The first track on this EP is "Broken Mind." Even before it jumps into a scorching guitar solo, you can hear the song's creativity. The second song, "The Gap" is really thoughtful; it seems as though Said is making a social statement about how The Gap designed for the masses with no style of its own. It's sad, but I don't know very many people who don't own at least one item from The Gap. I would brag about being one of those people,... Read entire review » |
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| | Posted on Dec 24, 2005 @10:38 PM | Rating: 10 / 10 | Prognaut.com
This is my first exposure to the music of Wilton Said. I must admit I never heard of him before but that soon has changed upon several spins of his latest release, 'The Butterfly Plague'. It's by far one of the better, dare I say slightly more original progressive pop-rock bands to come cross my hands in a long while.. Wilton voice strongly reminds me of the late Geoff Mann especially on 'Circus alive', 'Mom', Halos' for example, other than that his voice is very fresh and... Read entire review » |
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