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Posted: November 24 2014 at 15:53
Relayer The Lamb Hergest Ridge Crime of the Century Diamond Dogs Kimono in my House Mirage Sheer Heart Attack Remember the Future Everyone is everybody Else Band on the Run
Joined: March 09 2011
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Posted: November 25 2014 at 11:50
Bitterblogger wrote:
^Band on the Run was released in 1973.
Well spotted! You can always guarantee someone will spot a misdemeanour! I knew I was singing Jet and Band on the Run (singles) in 1974 but obviously they came a few months after the album release in December 1973.
Joined: June 02 2013
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Posted: November 25 2014 at 14:00
Kati wrote:
Michael678 wrote:
Kati wrote:
Diamonds and Dogs by David Bowie for me.
i think the record's called "Diamond Dogs", and i'm not sure if it's really THAT proggy compared to the others.
Yep Michael678, I typed too quick without thinking much about it. This concept album to me is "proggish", maybe not heavily but certainly has prog elements. Also Bowie, himself besides guitar played saxes, the moog synthesizer and the mellotron. He also had 2 drummers on there.
man, i need to dig more into his music. i'm still at the starting phase, though i'm close to getting out of it.
Wow, So many to choose from. Just look at all these great titles in my library.
Bad Company - Bad Company, Big Star - Radio City, Blue Öyster Cult - Secret treaties, Brian Eno - Here Come the Warm Jets and Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy, Christian Vander - Wurdah Ïtah, David Bowie - Diamond Dogs, Eric Clapton - 461 Ocean Boulevard, Focus - Hamburger Concerto, Zappa - Apostrophe, Genesis - The Lamb, Gentle Giant - The Power and the Glory, King Crimson - Red, Kraftwerk - Autobahn, Magma - Köhntarkösz, Nektar - Down to Earth, New York Dolls - Too Much Too Soon, Osanna - Landscape of Life, Peter Hammill - The Silent Corner and the Empty Stage, PFM - L'Isola di Niente, Queen - Sheer Heart Attack, Quella Vecchia Locanda - Il Tempo Della Gioia, Renaissance - Turn of the Cards, Robin Trower - Bridge of Sighs, Roxy Music - Country Life, Rush - Rush, Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic, Supertramp - Crime of the Century, Sweet - Desolation Boulevard, Yes - Tales from Topographic Oceans
For pure prog it would have to be a four way tie between The Lamb, Red, Tales and The Power and the Glory.
Joined: June 22 2014
Location: NorCal
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Posted: November 30 2014 at 19:24
Cannot pick between these, which beautifully illustrate three different styles of prog:
Hawkwind - Hall of the Mountain Grill
King Crimson - Red
Magma - Wurdah Itah
Point an ICBM at me and I'd have to choose Hall, mostly for nostalgic reasons. I want to like Relayer much more than I actually do, but I think some of my issues with that album have to do with its production; I have the Wilson remix on order, hopefully that will change my opinion.
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Posted: November 30 2014 at 22:17
Michael678 wrote:
Kati wrote:
Michael678 wrote:
Kati wrote:
Diamonds and Dogs by David Bowie for me.
i think the record's called "Diamond Dogs", and i'm not sure if it's really THAT proggy compared to the others.
Yep Michael678, I typed too quick without thinking much about it. This concept album to me is "proggish", maybe not heavily but certainly has prog elements. Also Bowie, himself besides guitar played saxes, the moog synthesizer and the mellotron. He also had 2 drummers on there.
man, i need to dig more into his music. i'm still at the starting phase, though i'm close to getting out of it.
Michael678!!! Awww pls don't leave and listen to this
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Posted: November 30 2014 at 22:20
Kati wrote:
Michael678 wrote:
Kati wrote:
Michael678 wrote:
Kati wrote:
Diamonds and Dogs by David Bowie for me.
i think the record's called "Diamond Dogs", and i'm not sure if it's really THAT proggy compared to the others.
Yep Michael678, I typed too quick without thinking much about it. This concept album to me is "proggish", maybe not heavily but certainly has prog elements. Also Bowie, himself besides guitar played saxes, the moog synthesizer and the mellotron. He also had 2 drummers on there.
man, i need to dig more into his music. i'm still at the starting phase, though i'm close to getting out of it.
Michael678!!! Awww pls don't leave and listen to this
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Posted: November 30 2014 at 23:52
^ Actually, that's incorrect. Mort Shuman rewrote the lyrics for the song in English for Scott Walker to sing on his first album. Then, yeah, Bowie came along.
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Posted: December 08 2014 at 00:26
So tough. I feel like Red must get my nod. Though some very very honorable mentions in Relayer, Rock Bottom, Silent Corner and the Empty Stage, and Mirage. I also really like Burn by Purple.
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