Another 4's: 1974, 1984 and 1994 albums

Vote for up to five you like (more more if desired) if any are liked, and mention in a post.

This is meant as an additional 4's poll to cover various albums that I love not covered in John's (Mellotron Storm's) list HERE (Click). He did already cover King Crimson with Starless and Bible Black, but as these are my favourites I want Red in it. If some think it unbalances the list by being such a popular choice, this is not meant to be a contest. I commonly dislike the idea of winners and losers in music. I know my tastes commonly are unpopular with many here, have had complaints when doing personal faves about missing the obvious choices (not obvious based on my tastes), and my tastes can be popular with others, but please try to choose up to fave albums in the poll that you appreciate. If you can't, that's fine. Additionally I would very much appreciate it if all who vote also list what they voted for... Love to put names to votes, so impersonal otherwise. And feel free to mention your own faves and lists (I like to compare).

1974:
Robert Wyatt - Rock Bottom
Peter Hammill - The Silent Corner and the Empty Stage
Tangerine Dream - Phaedra
Gong - Radio Gnome Invisible Vol. 3 - You
King Crimson - Red
Area - Caution Radiation Area
Janko Nilovic - Rythmes contemporains (not in PA)
Cos - Postaeolian Train Robbery
Yatha Sidhra - A Meditation Mass
Faust - Faust IV
Hatfield and the North - Hatfield and the North

1984:
Cocteau Twins - Treasure (not in PA)
Penguin Cafe Orchestra - Broadcasting From Home
Siouxsie and The Banshees - Hyæna (not in PA)
Dead Can Dance - Dead Can Dance
Jean-Paul Prat (Masal) - Masal
Violent Femmes - Hallowed Ground (not in PA)

1994:
Portishead - Dummy (not in PA)
Pram - Helium
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Let Love In (not in PA)
Stereolab - Mars Audiac Quintet
The Future Sound of London - Lifeforms (not in PA)
Nature and Organisation - Beauty Reaps the Blood of Solitude
Bondage Fruit - Bondage Fruit I
Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works Volume II (not in PA)

Edited by Logan - May 24 2025 at 11:24

Goodness me! Apart from the two albums I haven't heard here, There's not an album here I'd rate less than 7/10. Almost 20 of them could easily have have gotten my vote in some other poll that wasn't compiled by you, Logan. So far I've only tried to place them all in order of preference (within the years of release). But that didn't feel right either. Phaedra and Silent Corner fourth and fifth? Surely that can't be right, as they are two of my all time most treasured albums. Et cetera... I think I'll just come back later to see which ones I think deserves a vote - that has none:)

1974:
Robert Wyatt - Rock Bottom
King Crimson - Red
Gong - Radio Gnome Invisible Vol. 3 - You
Tangerine Dream - Phaedra
Peter Hammill - The Silent Corner and the Empty Stage
Cos - Postaeolian Train Robbery
Faust - Faust IV
Hatfield and the North - Hatfield and the North
Area - Caution Radiation Area
Janko Nilovic - Rythmes contemporains (not in PA)
Yatha Sidhra - A Meditation Mass

1984:
Dead Can Dance - Dead Can Dance
Penguin Cafe Orchestra - Broadcasting From Home
Cocteau Twins - Treasure (not in PA)
Siouxsie and The Banshees - Hyæna (not in PA)
Jean-Paul Prat (Masal) - Masal
Violent Femmes - Hallowed Ground (not in PA)

1994:
Portishead - Dummy (not in PA)
Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works Volume II (not in PA)
Stereolab - Mars Audiac Quintet
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Let Love In (not in PA)
The Future Sound of London - Lifeforms (not in PA)
Bondage Fruit - Bondage Fruit I

Not heard (yet):
Pram - Helium
Nature and Organisation - Beauty Reaps the Blood of Solitude

Tangerine Dream - Phaedra
King Crimson - Red
Hatfield and the North - Hatfield and the North
Gong - Radio Gnome Invisible Vol. 3 - You
Dead Can Dance - Dead Can Dance

King Crimson: Red

Greg, much to like in 1974 in both the Fusion and Prog world, but obviously our tastes diverge on what those are.


Edited by Big Sky - May 24 2025 at 17:50

I appreciate the inclusion of Janko Nilović. His output is often criminally overlooked.

TD > KC > Hamill is all I can really vote for here...

I know I'm going to be shot down when I say this, but I really have tried Hatfield, I've really wanted to like it, but it doesn't do much for me...

Red

Saperlipopette! wrote: ^No one's gonna shoot you down for not enjoying Hatfield. You never struck me as someone who was into the Jazz Rock-fusion sound from the Canterbury Scene anyway, so its hardly surprising.

I'm actually into this kind of thing, yet find Hatfield strangely unappealing (given how much I love for example National Health).

Lewian wrote: Saperlipopette! wrote: ^No one's gonna shoot you down for not enjoying Hatfield. You never struck me as someone who was into the Jazz Rock-fusion sound from the Canterbury Scene anyway, so its hardly surprising. I'm actually into this kind of thing, yet find Hatfield strangely unappealing (given how much I love for example National Health).

That's ok too:). I love them, but I do prefer The Rotter's Club.

On my polls I have been including albums I haven't even heard. This is something I've never done before, always including my favourites only for the most part.
So for 1984 I didn't include my favourites like Yog Sothoth, Rascal Reporters, Gunesh Ensemble, Uppsala and Bandhada. For 1994 Landberk, Par Lindh Project, Bondage Fruit, Psychotic Waltz and Purple Overdose.