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Man With Hat
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Topic: Consistently Great Bands Posted: April 02 2016 at 17:18 |
Actually, now that I think about it Agalloch would also qualify.
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Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect.
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Tom Ozric
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Posted: April 02 2016 at 16:43 |
Meltdowner wrote:
^ Yeah, it's difficult to imagine The Doors without Jim's powerful voice... there's Runnin' Blue though I'll have to get these someday. |
And Ray sang Close To You on the Absolutely Live album. Other Voices is my favourite Doors album. Full Circle is inconsistent, but has awesome tracks in Four Billion Souls, The Mosquito, Verdilac and The Piano Bird.
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Catcher10
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Posted: April 02 2016 at 12:12 |
Scorpions Spock's Beard Rush Red Hot Chili Peppers The Police UFO Parliament Heart Eagles The Flower Kings
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addictedtoprog
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Posted: April 02 2016 at 10:44 |
Nemo Echolyn Anekdoten Agalloch Big Big Train Enslaved Porcupine Tree Faun Frequency Drift Gazpacho Kayo Dot Motorpsycho Anathema Opeth Radiohead Russian Circles The Tangent Vespero
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Man With Hat
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Posted: March 31 2016 at 15:42 |
The only band that I would rate every studio release with 3.5/5 or higher is King Crimson. (Obviously, the live albums contain much excellence as well, but there are far too many of them for me to consider for this exercise...also sound quality will become an issue and that's no fun. :p)
Several bands come close to that mark: Univers Zero, Magma, Soft Machine, and VDGG, are the closest. Ulver isn't too far behind that either.
I think I'm a tough grader.
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Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect.
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: March 31 2016 at 10:28 |
Neil Young and John Coltrane are two artists with huge discographies and I have honestly never heard a bum release from either.
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“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
- Douglas Adams
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The.Crimson.King
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Posted: March 31 2016 at 10:26 |
Cambus741 wrote:
Can I include non prog artists in this?
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Yup...I put the thread in general music to hopefully avoid the inevitable "but that band's not really prog" arguments
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Modrigue
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Posted: March 31 2016 at 09:07 |
Tool Cynic Canvas Solaris Summoning
Most of these bands take time before releasing an album
Edited by Modrigue - March 31 2016 at 09:09
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Meltdowner
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Posted: March 31 2016 at 08:53 |
^ Yeah, it's difficult to imagine The Doors without Jim's powerful voice... there's Runnin' Blue though I'll have to get these someday.
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: March 31 2016 at 08:51 |
Both albums are uploaded in full over at ze jootoob Scott, in case you're interested in trying on pants before acquiring them.
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“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
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rushfan4
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Posted: March 31 2016 at 08:46 |
Guldbamsen wrote:
Meltdowner wrote:
Guldbamsen wrote:
Dungen however has never released a dud and can do absolutely no wrong imho. The Doors roam that category as well.
| I never ventured into post-Morrison albums. Are they good?
Guldbamsen wrote:
I was tempted to go with Floyd as well, but The Final Cut stands in the way |
Exactly |
Well you got me there Samuel. I've never really considered Other Voices and Full Circle as proper Doors albums. The band was still going under the same moniker though. Anyway, they're by no means poor albums - not even remotely....but yeah to me it's not really The Doors without Jim Great psychedelic blues rock albums no less so I guess the post is still valid.
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I saw that they recently reissued the final 2 Doors' albums. I've never actually heard them but I am curious.
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: March 31 2016 at 08:44 |
Meltdowner wrote:
Guldbamsen wrote:
Dungen however has never released a dud and can do absolutely no wrong imho. The Doors roam that category as well.
| I never ventured into post-Morrison albums. Are they good?
Guldbamsen wrote:
I was tempted to go with Floyd as well, but The Final Cut stands in the way |
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Well you got me there Samuel. I've never really considered Other Voices and Full Circle as proper Doors albums. The band was still going under the same moniker though. Anyway, they're by no means poor albums - not even remotely....but yeah to me it's not really The Doors without Jim Great psychedelic blues rock albums no less so I guess the post is still valid.
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“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
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Meltdowner
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Posted: March 31 2016 at 08:34 |
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: March 31 2016 at 08:33 |
Make that 1970-1983 What came after Hyperborea is the sort of 80s cheese I can happily live without. Green Desert though is wonderful and if my mood is just right then I can dig Underwater Sunlight and Legend as well.
Edited by Guldbamsen - March 31 2016 at 08:33
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“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
- Douglas Adams
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Modrigue
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Posted: March 31 2016 at 08:27 |
Guldbamsen wrote:
Tangerine Dream... Nahh not really. |
During 1970-1986 only. After that... there will be (too) rare good moments
Edited by Modrigue - March 31 2016 at 08:31
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: March 31 2016 at 08:23 |
I was tempted to go with Floyd as well, but The Final Cut stands in the way
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“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
- Douglas Adams
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: March 31 2016 at 08:18 |
Tangerine Dream... Nahh not really.
Dungen however has never released a dud and can do absolutely no wrong imho. The Doors roam that category as well. Of newer bands I'd say Vespero and Elephant9. Then there are those acts with only a couple of releases under their belt, but I strongly suspect both Fire! Orchestra and Syd Arthur will continue to get my juices flowing.
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“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
- Douglas Adams
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TheLionOfPrague
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Posted: March 31 2016 at 06:16 |
Iron Maiden.
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I shook my head and smiled a whisper knowing all about the place
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Cambus741
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Posted: March 31 2016 at 05:49 |
Can I include non prog artists in this?
Adam Ant Mostly Autumn Queen Porcupine Tree Rhapsody (of Fire) Paul Roland Roger Waters
I can think of quite a few artists with long discographies where IMO they did just one duff album;
Al Stewart - Zero She Flies Ayreon - Actual Fantasy Pink Floyd - Ummagumma IQ - Subterrainia Marillion - Somewhere else Pendragon - Kowtow
I think Hawkwind are a bit of a special case in that they made so many albums and I can only think of three duff ones; Choose Your Masques Distant Horizons Hawkwind
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Modrigue
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Posted: March 31 2016 at 04:17 |
Pink Floyd The Cure Led Zep Queen Magma Ashra Archive Radiohead Porcupine Tree Dead Can Dance Jamiroquai Ozric Tentacles (easy one, the style doesn't change very much) Subarachnoid Space (same remark as above)
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