Eight II

Grumpyprogfan wrote: Dewa Budjana

An album that I really "took to". In fact I was showing a lot of my Indian co-workers that Indian flavoured cover art, plus Moheny Dey on bass just kills here. For discovering her alone through this album makes this record important to me. Another co-worker who is older and a metal fan first was going on and on about the opening track I told him about.

BrufordFreak wrote: 2018 to be sure. However, I voted for The Magus due to a feeling that its highly-unusual sound needed some lovin' here.

Right? 2018 was in my opinion the last great year for our music. My opinion of course, but covid seems to have affected 2019 and the years that followed.
Thanks for picking The Magus. That's another album that intrigued me greatly when I bought it. Mammoth and so well done with that zeuhl flavour. A mysterious and dark vibe here.

For myself it was between Insurgents and Vortex and neither had a vote. I went with Sonar as I feel this was the start of something special with David Torn being a part of this band's sound. Insurgents just connects with me big time with the inspiration wilson drew from from the 80's etc. I know I seem to one of the few who feels this is a masterpiece let alone his best solo record.

Mellotron Storm wrote: BrufordFreak wrote: 2018 to be sure. However, I voted for The Magus due to a feeling that its highly-unusual sound needed some lovin' here. Right? 2018 was in my opinion the last great year for our music. My opinion of course, but covid seems to have affected 2019 and the years that followed.

Seeing as Covid didn’t kick off until March 2020 I don’t see how it could have affected 2019! Which I thought was a great year…..

essexboyinwales wrote: Mellotron Storm wrote: BrufordFreak wrote: 2018 to be sure. However, I voted for The Magus due to a feeling that its highly-unusual sound needed some lovin' here. Right? 2018 was in my opinion the last great year for our music. My opinion of course, but covid seems to have affected 2019 and the years that followed. Seeing as Covid didn’t kick off until March 2020 I don’t see how it could have affected 2019! Which I thought was a great year…..

You are right I was off a year. So for 2019 it was just not a great year for me personally compared especially to the years prior. But I've gone from making top twenty lists in the mid 2010's to top five lists from 2019 to 2024. I also admit I'm not picking up nearly as much music as in the past.