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42ndAGE
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Topic: First is Best. Posted: August 25 2014 at 20:01 |
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I was wondering how many bands' first album was their best. Spock's Beard The Light comes to mind. I would also put an honorary mention to Starcastle's first, Yes clone that it may be. Any Thoughts? (parts 1 to.......)
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HackettFan
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Posted: August 25 2014 at 20:09 | |
Nektar - Journey to the Center of the Eye
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Wallace The Lad
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Posted: August 25 2014 at 20:28 | |
Wallace was listening to "Fountains of Light" just the other day.
I think its a wee bit better than Starcastle's first. |
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Metalmarsh89
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Posted: August 25 2014 at 20:37 | |
Anglagard comes to mind with their album Hyrbis.
Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells is one of his best, and definitely most well known albums. Hard to pick one out among the rest for him, though. |
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Sumdeus
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Posted: August 25 2014 at 20:40 | |
I'd say King Crimson, but of course many people disagree when it comes to their best.
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catfood03
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Posted: August 25 2014 at 20:44 | |
This is a question I hope no one has an answer for. As we all like to think of our favorite artists improving with time and each successive release. The first album ideally should be a taste of greater highs to come. Unfortunately, that being as it may...
The closest prog-related example I could think of is the first Residents album, but then I remembered Duck Stab is my favorite. Edited by catfood03 - August 25 2014 at 20:48 |
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Nogbad_The_Bad
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Posted: August 25 2014 at 21:06 | |
Ignoring bands with only a couple of releases
Comus - First Utterance Dave Gilmour - s/t Scorpions - Lonesome Crow |
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Epignosis
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Posted: August 25 2014 at 21:11 | |
V was Spock's Beard's best. |
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ProgMetaller2112
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Posted: August 25 2014 at 21:20 | |
ELP??? Up in the air
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Epignosis
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Posted: August 25 2014 at 21:27 | |
Tarkus and Brain Salad Surgery are amazing. The debut is three guys who show their skills independently but find very little cohesiveness. |
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Metalmarsh89
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Posted: August 25 2014 at 21:30 | |
How'd I forget them. Definitely on this list. Then again, I'm not a fan of Tarkus. |
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Sumdeus
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Posted: August 25 2014 at 21:32 | |
heh, I'd argue Trilogy for the strongest album.
One other band I've thought of is Mothers Of Invention. I do lean somewhat towards We're Only In It For The Money but Freak Out! was such a fantastic debut, there definitely could be an argument for it being their best.
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Catcher10
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Posted: August 25 2014 at 21:35 | |
Lonesome Crow is simply amazing.... |
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Blacksword
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Posted: August 26 2014 at 00:53 | |
Agree. |
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richardh
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Posted: August 26 2014 at 01:01 | |
Anglagard
Kansas Peter Gabriel The Nice Rick Wakeman (but not that piano album!) struggle to think of other ones
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Posted: August 26 2014 at 02:24 | |
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Svetonio
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Posted: August 26 2014 at 02:46 | |
Kayak - See ee the Sun
Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes The Collectors - s/t |
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Svetonio
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Posted: August 26 2014 at 02:47 | |
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