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Posted: November 09 2008 at 13:23

Any album ever made by Rush...

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Posted: November 08 2008 at 03:48

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(Apologies for this post having nothing to do with music!)

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Posted: November 06 2008 at 13:11

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Posted: November 06 2008 at 12:57

I certainly agree with you on King Diamond there, Jared. Although are they listed as prog? I hope not. Caught one of their videos on tv the other night and laughed myself to sleep.

The rest I don't really agree with you on, but we knew that

. Although I do find Opeth, and The Mars Volta to be hideously overrated. Even if I like both bands.

But we all know that, secretly, 01011001 is your album of the year

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Posted: November 06 2008 at 12:51

although I really enjoy my Prog Metal, I do have an 'Academy for the Overrated', containing bands which other people love, and I either just can't get into or frankly don't understand why....

My longstanding list consists of:

Ayreon

Opeth

Savatage

King Diamond/ Mercyful Fate

Rhapsody (although the last one was reasonably restrained)

Coheed & Cambria

they have recently been joined by a new object of complete bewilderment to me:

The Mars Volta...

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Posted: November 06 2008 at 12:43

el dingo, yes I'm very familiar with the studio sides of Ummagumma... Roger's section is probably the most satisfying to listen to, closely followed by Dave's and Rick's... Nick's opus on there is pretty much unlistenable, unless you like electronic drum solos that is.

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Posted: November 05 2008 at 08:08

How about Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade's horrid live version of Floyd's 'Animals'?? Terrible sound quality, extremely shaky playing... horrid, absolutely horrid. Paid bloody good money for that, too...

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Posted: November 05 2008 at 04:10

Floydoid wrote:

el dingo wrote:

Floydoid wrote:

Oh yeah... maybe not strictly prog, but I find Roger Water's 'Pros and Cons' album to be pretty well unlistenable (i.e. awful).

Yeah, I agree. I love Floyd to termination but don't rate Pros and Cons at all. I remember buying it blind years ago expecting something awesome. Oh well, can't win 'em all.

I'm glad I'm not the only one - in the whole of the Floyd canon of group & solo albums, it's the only one I've totally disliked, but having said that I've never heard either of Nick's 'solo' efforts, nor 'Identity' by Rick Wright and Dave Harris. Seeing that the latter has never had a CD release (to my knowledge), I'm not likely to be able to make a judgement on it.

I guess you've heard it, but in case you haven't, the second disc of Ummagumma features four solo offerings that are, er, um, very individual. As you'd expect Gilmour's is okay, but as for the rest... check out Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict and you'll get the general idea!

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Posted: November 05 2008 at 03:51

Bitterblogger wrote:

The Moody Blues "Octave" is pretty unbearable.

Agree completely regarding Roger Waters, Calling All Stations and Love Beach, although in regard to the former, I think "Radio KAOS" is even worse. I'll have to find a copy of "In The Hot Seat", but I'm not expecting to disagree regarding that either.

We could start a bad covers thread too. My personal favorite (?

) is Jeronimo Road's version of "Starship Trooper". Enough cheese to block a sewer, which is what it reminds me of.

Yeah, go for the bad (or good) covers thread, seems a good 'un!!! Start it off and I bet you'll get loads of interesting input. Just a couple to start off with (or in case you don't start the thread!):

BAD: Kentucky Woman (Deep Purple) tambourines and maraccas, oh please; The Rock 'n'Roll medley off Uriah Heep Live - gross; You Keep Me Hanging On (or whatever Motown track they murdered) by Vanilla Fudge - it just goes on and on and on. And on.

GOOD: Every Little Thing (Yes) nice work Pete Banks; I Saw Her Standing There (Pink Fairies) as ragged as you'd expect and all the better for it; Black Sheep of the Family/Still I'm Sad off the first Rainbow offering - both awesome live, as I remember, too.

Go on, start the thread!!!

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Posted: November 05 2008 at 03:50

Bitterblogger wrote:

We could start a bad covers thread too. My personal favorite (?

) is Jeronimo Road's version of "Starship Trooper". Enough cheese to block a sewer, which is what it reminds me of.

I know the one you are referring to, featured on the Magna Carta Yes tribute (which is otherwise not bad - I have even reviewed it). If I am not wrong, it's a somewhat 'accelerated' version of the original.

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Posted: November 04 2008 at 15:05

The Moody Blues "Octave" is pretty unbearable.

We could start a bad covers thread too. My personal favorite (?

) is Jeronimo Road's version of "Starship Trooper". Enough cheese to block a sewer, which is what it reminds me of.

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Posted: November 04 2008 at 13:24

Floydoid wrote:

Axe/Hatchet/Saw wrote:

Anything by Dream Theater and its clones.

Well I think that might just sir up a little controversy.

you mean a lot of controversy, right?

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Posted: November 04 2008 at 12:21

Axe/Hatchet/Saw wrote:

Anything by Dream Theater and its clones.

Well I think that might just sir up a little controversy.

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Posted: November 03 2008 at 23:57

Anything by Dream Theater and its clones.

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Posted: November 03 2008 at 14:30

el dingo wrote:

Floydoid wrote:

Oh yeah... maybe not strictly prog, but I find Roger Water's 'Pros and Cons' album to be pretty well unlistenable (i.e. awful).

Yeah, I agree. I love Floyd to termination but don't rate Pros and Cons at all. I remember buying it blind years ago expecting something awesome. Oh well, can't win 'em all.

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Posted: November 03 2008 at 07:50

As a Kansas fan which I am I`m going to create a badge to ware on my overalls or maybe on my straw hat it shall say "I`m A Kansas Fan Kick me" Wink

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Posted: November 03 2008 at 03:35

Floydoid wrote:

Oh yeah... maybe not strictly prog, but I find Roger Water's 'Pros and Cons' album to be pretty well unlistenable (i.e. awful).

Yeah, I agree. I love Floyd to termination but don't rate Pros and Cons at all. I remember buying it blind years ago expecting something awesome. Oh well, can't win 'em all.

I've tried to resist posting on this topic because any choice is down to personal taste, but as I'm here... my nomination would be Topgraphic Oceans. No valid musical reason, it just sends me to sleep.

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Posted: November 02 2008 at 10:52

Oh yeah... maybe not strictly prog, but I find Roger Water's 'Pros and Cons' album to be pretty well unlistenable (i.e. awful).

Edited by Floydoid - November 02 2008 at 10:53

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Posted: November 02 2008 at 10:51

russellk wrote:

Easy Money wrote:

I'm suprised people consider Sky to be prog rock, sounds like easy listening to me, and I don't mean cool lounge exotica type easy listening either.

Interesting viewpoint. Myself, I find SKY's first two albums to be quintessential prog, and very good to boot. What's not to like about Monkman's 'Where Opposites Attract'? Or 'Sahara', 'El Cielo', FIFO or 'Scipio' from Sky II? The production is lush and melodic, with absolutely no hard edges, so I suppose one might define that as 'easy listening', but those forst two albums are by no means 'rock classical' or 'muzak' as I've heard them described.

But it's good to hear differing opinions!

I too love the first two Sky albums... it's hard to know how to classify them as they were a prog/classical/AOR/easy listening cross-over combo.... it's interesting that they seemed to lose their progginess after the departure of Monkman. Strange that.

Edited by Floydoid - November 02 2008 at 10:55

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Posted: October 31 2008 at 02:15

Vibrationbaby wrote:

Under Wraps was Barre's favourite Tull album

I'd comment on this...if only I could somehow find my way back into my chair!!!!!! Shocked

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