Six II

Jaketejas wrote: I’m kidding of course, but my primary audio tastes definitely range from medieval music to December 31, 1989. I do own plenty of CDs and MP3’s post-1989, as well as other post-millennial formats. And, I do enjoy a lot of those songs. But, the last time I was REALLY excited about a new album was 1989. I think those years just had a lot of exciting changes.

Thanks, I thought you were, but not sure (or more, really, to what extent). Glad to know.

I used to be very stuck in the pre-90s (up to maybe the first half of the 80s). But I have come to really appreciate all of the decades from the 50s up. Especially over the past eight or so years, the 90s has been one of my favourite decades for music (especially the second half of the 90s). For me things like Boards of Canada Fishmans, Portishead, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Swans, Radiohead. Aphex Twin, Pram, Tortoise and Bjork rule, but those are my rather quirky and alternative tastes.

richardh wrote: ^ Anglagard and Par Lindh Project brought the magic back for me. The real meaty years for 'classic prog' for me were 1970-1977 but I don't want dredge all the arguments up again (Are Rush 'prog' , did punk kill prog etc) but my feelings are that the 'real' movement is totally represented by albums released in those years and then it splinters.

I loved Anglagard's Hybris, that was one of the first albums I heard that started to move my tastes forward (Jordrok was love at first listen). The more avant-oriented U Totem, from 1990, probably was the biggest early find for me when I decided to explore more "later Prog". And Miriodor since I was huge on Gentle Giant back then and it had some of the same qualities that I loved. I started exploring 90s Prog in the 2000s, by the way, so a bit late to the party. But then I was late in discovering or getting into most things (like Twin Peaks). Now that I am more into contemporary music, although I have not heard as many releases from this year as you have, I feel a little more hip and with it.

Edited by Logan - 3 hours 10 minutes ago at 02:25

I’m kidding of course, but my primary audio tastes definitely range from medieval music to December 31, 1989.

I do own plenty of CDs and MP3’s post-1989, as well as other post-millennial formats. And, I do enjoy a lot of those songs. But, the last time I was REALLY excited about a new album was 1989. I think those years just had a lot of exciting changes.

I'll go with PRR's The Dark Third.

The Tangent - "A Place In The Queue" is quite good.

Edited by Cristi - 18 hours 26 minutes ago at 11:09

PRR

Bowie's masterpiece.

progaardvark wrote: First vote for Spock's Beard. I've seen elevators walk.

Another one I'm glad I included as it has some votes. It and Corima were the last two to be added to this poll. This might be SB's most underrated album. Released the same year that Kevin Gilbert passed, they dedicated this record to him.

Cristi wrote: I could vote or half of these albums. I'll choose someone with n votes in the end.

Thankyou you sir!

First vote for Spock's Beard. I've seen elevators walk.

Blackstar gets the nod.