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Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

Masterpiece: The Man Machine by Kraftwerk (a masterpiece of humanistic engineering)


Maybe, but still a terribly techno-poppy affair to me - at least the little of it I can bear to listen to.

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Jethro Tull - Songs from the Wood
Jethro Tull - Heavy Horses
Pink Floyd - Animals
Yes - Going For The One
Peter Gabriel - Car
Kraftwerk - The Man Machine
Genesis - Wind & Wuthering
David Bowie - Low
David Bowie - Heroes
Kate Bush - The Kick Inside
Kate Bush - Lionheart
Steely Dan - Aja
Van Halen - Van Halen
Rumours - Fleetwood Mac
Blondie - Parallel Lines
Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks
The Clash - The Clash
Iggy Pop - Lust For Life
Rolling Stones - Some Girls
Rush - A Farewell To Kings

Not all prog but I don't care.
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Originally posted by David_D David_D wrote:

Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

Masterpiece: The Man Machine by Kraftwerk (a masterpiece of humanistic engineering)


Maybe, but still a terribly techno-poppy affair to me - at least the little of it I can bear to listen to.



While I was rather fancifully thinking of the engineering feat in creating a man-machine itself (a synthetic person to go with the synth), I enjoy much techno/synth pop, and Kraftwerk has sentimental value having been given albums to listen to while staying in hospital in the 80s for a burst appendix. I was very into Gary Numan, and this has similarities.

Not saying you should listen and enjoy it, but something like "Spacelab" off it gets to me as much as it ever did. I love it and the whole album, but to each their own tastes and interests of course.



In a more Prog genre vein (I don;t care that much about "Prog" per se anymore, or definitions thereof but as it's the topic -- I like a lot of music), I think that Bubu's Anabelas (1978) is a masterpiece. National Health's self-titled would be a great pick for that year. Klaus Schulze's Mirage from 1977 is great if it counts as Prog... I think of them as more art pop/art rock, but Bowie and Bush were on fire (the burning bush, get it?) at the time.
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Originally posted by Grumpyprogfan Grumpyprogfan wrote:

Some not mentioned so far.

Jean-Luc Ponty - Enigmatic Ocean
Kansas - Point of Know Return
Gentle Giant - The Missing Piece
National Health - Of Queues and Cures
Brian Eno - Before and after Science
I forgot The Missing Piece, which is an excellent album.
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Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

Originally posted by David_D David_D wrote:

Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

Masterpiece: The Man Machine by Kraftwerk (a masterpiece of humanistic engineering)

Maybe, but still a terribly techno-poppy affair to me - at least the little of it I can bear to listen to.

While I was rather fancifully thinking of the engineering feat in creating a man-machine itself (a synthetic person to go with the synth), .....

Okay, I was wondering, as that sounds even much worse to my human ears, or no less than something like the most terrifying vision of the human future - even I can hardly think that it's possible to avoid some distant future like that.

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My three top tiers

Jethro Tull - Songs from the Wood
Pink Floyd - Animals
Yes - Going For The One
The Alan Parson's Project- I Robot
Rush- Hemispheres

Jethro Tull - Heavy Horses
Rush - A Farewell To Kings
Kansas- Point of Know Return
Locanda Delle Fate - Forse Le Lucciole Non Si Amano Piu
Al Di Meola. Elegant Gypsy
Genesis - Wind & Wuthering

David Bowie - Low
Peter Gabriel - Car
David Bowie - Heroes
Steely Dan - Aja






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^^ ...and the more years with capitalism the more probable and less distant is that future.
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But what were Kraftwerk thinking of all that?
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Originally posted by Octopus II Octopus II wrote:

Not all prog but I don't care.

Maybe not so much respect for the OPs here, but at least it's good that you tell about it.   

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^ Oh, but where your "Universal Attack"-pick (etc)? I can't believe the lack of respect for the OP:)
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1977

Atmosphera - Lady of Shalott
Eik - Hríslan og Straumurinn
Eloy - Ocean
Duncan Mackay - Score
Modry Efekt - Svitanie
La máquina de hacer pájaros - Películas
Anthony Phillips - The Geese and the Ghost
Prism (Japan) - s/t
SBB - Ze Słowem Biegnę do Ciebie
Triana - Hijos del agobio
Frank Zappa - Studio Tan

1978

Asfalto - Al otro lado
Bohemia - Zrnko písku
Eden (Canada) - s/t
Kaipa - Solo
Machiavel - Mechanical Moonbeams
Ota Petřina - Super Robot
Anthony Phillips - Wise After the Event
Renaissance - A Song For All Seasons
Serú Girán - s/t
Armando Tirelli - El Profeta
UK - s/t


There are my top picks in no particular order. I generally refuse to listen to albums that I consider trash or a waste of time. ;)

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Originally posted by David_D David_D wrote:

Originally posted by Octopus II Octopus II wrote:

Not all prog but I don't care.

Maybe not so much respect for the OPs here, but at least it's good that you tell about it.   

Originally posted by Saperlipopette! Saperlipopette! wrote:

^ Oh, but where your "Universal Attack"-pick (etc)? I can't believe the lack of respect for the OP:)

Tjah, the difference should be rather obvious.

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Anyway, as much as I hate ranking shіt, I tried following the rules in the OP more strictly:

Universal Attack: Magma - Attahk   ????(I don't quite understand the term lol)

Masterpiece: Kaipa - Solo
Incredible: Frank Zappa - Studio Tan
Good: Anthony Phillips - The Geese and the Ghost
Alright, Can I Hear This: Camel - Breathless
Well... You got a Second Chance: Eela Craig - Hats of Glass
Waste of Time: Yes - Going for the One
Pure Trash: Niemen N.AE - Idée Fixe
This is Prog???: Keenan Nasution - Di Batas Angan Angan
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I took universal attack to be akin to worldwide praise. But I screwed up anyway.
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Originally posted by Hrychu Hrychu wrote:

Anyway, as much as I hate ranking shіt, I tried following the rules in the OP more strictly:

I believe that I at least also have told about one of my antipathies.

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Originally posted by David_D David_D wrote:

Originally posted by Hrychu Hrychu wrote:

Anyway, as much as I hate ranking shіt, I tried following the rules in the OP more strictly:

I believe that I at least also have told about one of my antipathies.

As well as, "This is Prog???"
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1977 Prog Tiers

Universal Attack:- Yes - Going for the One
Masterpiece:- - Eloy - Ocean
Incredible:- - Pulsar - Halloween
Good:- - Pink Floyd - Animals
Alright, Can I Hear This:- - Rush - A Farewell to Kings
Well... You got a Second Chance:- - Island - Pictures
Waste of Time:- - Univers Zero - 1313
Pure Trash:- - Peter Hammill - Over
This is Prog???:- - The Residents - Fingerprince

Edited by Psychedelic Paul - 13 hours 37 minutes ago at 02:37
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Originally posted by Hrychu Hrychu wrote:

Pure Trash: Niemen N.AE - Idée Fixe

You can of course have your own opinion, but that's certainly not so according to the average of ratings on both RYM (3.49) and PA (3.88).



Edited by David_D - 11 hours 25 minutes ago at 04:49
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Here a couple more of my favourites, which I don't consider to be quite Prog but on the borderline of it:

Fermáta (TCH) - Pieseň z Hôľ (1977)
Heldon (F) - Heldon 6. Interface   (1977)
Jukka Tolonen (FIN) - A Passenger to Paramaribo (1977)

Plus one which should have been included in my list:

Tantra (PRT) - Misterios E Maravilhas (1978)


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No shortage of great prog and proggish music during these years imo. I needed 20 spots for both years.

1977:

Univers Zero - Univers Zero
Klaus Schulze - Mirage
David Bowie - Low
Kraftwerk - Trans Europe Express
Van der Graaf - The Quiet Zone / The Pleasure Dome
Peter Hammill - Over
Archaïa - Archaïa
Pierrot Lunaire - Gudrun
Aksak Maboul - Onze danses pour combattre la migraine
Steely Dan - Aja
Oriental Wind / Okay Temiz - Oriental Wind
André Fertier - Clivage
Zanov - Moebius 256 301
Franco Leprino - Integrati ... Disintegrati
The Residents - Fingerprince
Forgas - Cocktail
Dionne / Bregent - Deux
Camel - Rain Dances
Kolinda - Kolinda 2
Bo Hansson - El-ahrairah

1978:

The Residents - Duck Stab / Buster & Glen
Kraftwerk - The Man-Machine
Kate Bush - The Kick Inside
Popol Vuh - Nosferatu (and that includes both albums)
Robbie Basho - Visions of the Country
National Health - National Health
Terje Rypdal - Waves
Clivage - Mixtus Orbit
Ex Vitae - Mandarine
Michael Hoenig - Departure From the Northern Wasteland
Kitaro - Ten Kai
Magma - (universal) Attahk
Klaus Schulze - "X"
Colin Towns - Full Circle
Jean Michel Jarre - Equinoxe
Archimedes Badkar - Tre
Caedmon - Caedmon
Cos - Babel
Giger Lenz Marron - Where The Hammer Hangs
Vasant Rai - Autumn Song

Originally posted by David_D David_D wrote:

Originally posted by David_D David_D wrote:

Originally posted by Octopus II Octopus II wrote:

Not all prog but I don't care.

Maybe not so much respect for the OPs here, but at least it's good that you tell about it.   

Originally posted by Saperlipopette! Saperlipopette! wrote:

^ Oh, but where your "Universal Attack"-pick (etc)? I can't believe the lack of respect for the OP:)

Tjah, the difference should be rather obvious.

It was (meant as) a joke.
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