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Mellotron Storm
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Topic: 2003 A Space Odyssey (Final) Posted: November 19 2012 at 13:40 |
Logan wrote:
I don't have a huge modern progressive music collection -- it's a small portion of my collection, and have only had two of these albums -- Choirs of the Eye and De-Loused. Of those, definitely Choirs of the Eye. The Mars Volta just didn't click with me.
Not that it would be of interest to anyone but myself, but my traditional favourite albums from 2003 are Volapuk's Where is Tamashii? and Robert Wyatt's Cuckooland. |
Your the second person to mention Cuckooland and i don't have that particular VOLAPUK album. By the way i listened to RIVERSIDE's Out Of Myself last night just because it has the most votes here. It was an enjoyable experience.
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Logan
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Posted: November 19 2012 at 13:07 |
I don't have a huge modern progressive music collection -- it's a small
portion of my collection, and have only had two of these albums --
Choirs of the Eye and De-Loused. Of those, definitely Choirs of the
Eye. The Mars Volta just didn't click with me.
Not that it would
be of interest to anyone but myself, but my traditional favourite
albums from 2003 are Volapuk's Where is Tamashii? and Robert Wyatt's
Cuckooland.
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The Jester
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Posted: November 19 2012 at 08:17 |
Riverside - Out of myself. Great one!
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Posted: November 17 2012 at 13:22 |
Deloused, no question. It's my favorite album of this millennium.
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Mellotron Storm
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Posted: November 17 2012 at 09:21 |
Wow Riverside has come from a long way back.
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The Bearded Bard
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Posted: November 17 2012 at 08:40 |
TMV, followed by KC.
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Posted: November 16 2012 at 19:59 |
SolarLuna96 wrote:
You can't make me choose between Choirs and De-Loused. |
Ve haf vays! Riverside.
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Posted: November 16 2012 at 19:49 |
You can't make me choose between Choirs and De-Loused.
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Posted: November 16 2012 at 19:38 |
Crims.
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Posted: November 16 2012 at 19:32 |
Wanorak wrote:
The Power to Believe by far. I really can't get into Kayo Dot or most post rock for that matter. |
Never understood why people considered Kayo Dot Post Rock/Metal. I mean as I understand it it's because of they like to build up over the full length of the song, or enjoy lengthy buildups in general, but it's not like Post Rock has a copyright to that idea and no other genre can use it.
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Posted: November 16 2012 at 19:31 |
Riverside. Excellent album.
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Hercules
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Posted: November 16 2012 at 18:43 |
I don't really like The Mars Volta, though I can just sbout listen to their debut, unlike the later albums. Similarly, King Crimson do nothing for me and never have since their debut, which has not aged well. I have listened repeatedly to Choirs of the Eye and find it clever if rather dull, but inoffensive.
I do like Gravity and Opeth can do little wrong for me, though Damnation isn't quite their best.
But Riverside's offering is head and shoulders above all the others on this list.
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Posted: November 16 2012 at 15:37 |
King Crimson
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Wanorak
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Posted: November 16 2012 at 15:37 |
The Power to Believe by far. I really can't get into Kayo Dot or most post rock for that matter.
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Mellotron Storm
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Posted: November 16 2012 at 15:16 |
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"The wind is slowly tearing her apart"
"Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN
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sleeper
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Posted: November 16 2012 at 14:20 |
MonsterMagnet wrote:
Kayo Dot for me, Choirs of the Eye is a true masterpiece !
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What he said. Though it has to be said, 4 of the other 5 are rather good albums as well (Damnation being the odd one out).
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MonsterMagnet
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Posted: November 16 2012 at 12:16 |
Kayo Dot for me, Choirs of the Eye is a true masterpiece !
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Posted: November 16 2012 at 12:12 |
Mellotron Storm wrote:
That Kayo Dot album was difficult to get into but it's one of those albums that i'll never get tired of. It's just so interesting and innovative.
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EXACTLY
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smartpatrol
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Posted: November 16 2012 at 12:11 |
Heard three of these (TMV, Kayo Dot, and KC), out of those, Choirs of the Eye
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Mellotron Storm
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Posted: November 16 2012 at 12:02 |
HolyMoly wrote:
Voted for Kayo Dot. That album really opened my eyes to new types of music (what is generally known as "post metal" or "avant metal"), even though it took a couple of years for me to really like it. Runner up for me is Anekdoten's "Gravity" -- that album was kind of a pleasant surprise for me, as I'd stopped following Anekdoten after their 2nd album, and came back many years later to discover that they had indeed evolved their sound into something modern and distinctive. Gravity is my favorite album from Anekdoten after the debut.
I've been a King Crimson fan most of my life, but I still haven't been able to enjoy "The Power to Believe". I feel as if the loss of Bruford and Levin in the later years turned them into a band that didn't really feel like Crimson anymore to me. Not bad, but nothing that excites me like most Crimson albums do.
Opeth and The Mars Volta are two bands I have REPEATEDLY tried to get into, to no avail. Maybe someday. I do respect the hell out of both of them.
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Well said mister . That Kayo Dot album was difficult to get into but it's one of those albums that i'll never get tired of. It's just so interesting and innovative.
That's my favourite Anekdoten record too and my pick in this poll. Opeth and King Crimson are my runnerups.
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"The wind is slowly tearing her apart"
"Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN
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