A rather abitrary list of 70s albums in PA

Gong, Henry Cow, and VDGG. Please forward my pants to the spoon drawer.

Spirogyra, such an underrated album too

^ Nice for me see the Serge Gainsbourg get a vote. People who know and like that and don't know Jean-Claude Vannier's L'enfant assassin des mouches could well be in for a treat.

Saperlipopette! wrote: Logan wrote: With TD I knew that was the one I wanted at this time, although I have given the earlier ones more attention in the past. I used to prefer TD pre-Phaedra, but now I am into the whole 70s decade for TD. Same here. I think over the years of "deep listening" to Phaedra, I've become more aware of it's uniquely rich sonic palette. They've created something beyond what I can pick apart and understand intellectually (that goes for most - if not all music really). I'm experiencing a work of art that moves me, I suppose. Many have tried to replicate what TD accomplished on this album in particular - themselves included. But it still stands out to me. It's the blueprint.

Phaedra was my first Tangerine Dream album, but it was years later when it really moved me and resonated within me after putting it on again after considerable years. Music not just to be understood, but felt. Sometimes I just have to be in the right headspace to "properly" appreciate a thing.

Logan wrote: With TD I knew that was the one I wanted at this time, although I have given the earlier ones more attention in the past. I used to prefer TD pre-Phaedra, but now I am into the whole 70s decade for TD.

Same here. I think over the years of "deep listening" to Phaedra, I've become more aware of it's uniquely rich sonic palette. They've created something beyond what I can pick apart and understand intellectually (that goes for most - if not all music really). I'm experiencing a work of art that moves me, I suppose. Many have tried to replicate what TD accomplished on this album in particular - themselves included. But it still stands out to me. It's the blueprint.  

^ Well, rather arbitrarily picked. These are all albums I really like in my collection, but I could have gone with various others by these acts as well as various others from my collection. With Pink Floyd, I was going to go with Meddle but changed my mind just before I posted. Partially I changed my mind because I think AHM is less popular, and because the AHM suite is very special to me. With TD I knew that was the one I wanted at this time, although I have given the earlier ones more attention in the past. I used to prefer TD pre-Phaedra, but now I am into the whole 70s decade for TD.

Dom's Edge of Time is the dominant album in this poll for me. 

^ And I rather expect that our tastes/interests would become even more divergent into the 80s and up.

Thanks all. I appreciate hearing from those who appreciate all, those who appreciate lots or some, and even those who hate albums in the list and are not keen on anything. I do appreciate the diversity of our PA membership when it comes to our tastes -- would like less at our board when it comes to politics/ ideologies, to be honest. ;)

Can - Ege Bamyası (1972)
Comus - First Utterance (1971)
Cos - Viva Boma (1976)
Gentle Giant - Acquiring the Taste (1971)
Gong - You (1974)
Peter Hammill - The Silent Corner and the Empty Stage (1974)
King Crimson - Lizard (1971)
Magma - Kobaïa (1970)
National Health - National Health (1978)
Picchio dal Pozzo - Picchio dal Pozzo (1976)
Soft Machine - Third (1970)
Tangerine Dream - Phaedra (1974)
Van der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts (1971)
Robert Wyatt - Rock Bottom (1974)

     
     
     Cos - Viva Boma (1976)     ***
     Serge Gainsbourg - Histoire de Melody Nelson (1971)     ***
     Gentle Giant - Acquiring the Taste (1971)     ****
     Gong - You (1974)     ****
     Peter Hammill - The Silent Corner and the Empty Stage (1974)     *****
     Henry Cow - Western Culture (1979)]***
     King Crimson - Lizard (1971)     ****
     Magma - Kobaia (1970)     ***
     National Health - National Health (1978)     ***
     Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother (1970)     ****
     Tangerine Dream - Phaedra (1974)     ****
     Van der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts (1971)*****     
     Robert Wyatt - Rock Bottom (1974)     ****

Five votes here (could be more):

Edited by Olape - March 21 2024 at 18:04