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Aussie-Byrd-Brother
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Posted: February 14 2015 at 02:53 |
Not a big fan of VdGG or Tull, so that frees up the heavy hitters. As much as I especially love the Renaissance, Eloy, Jane, Kansas, Sebastian Hardie and Grobschnitt albums offered here, I'm going to be the first to vote for PFM's `Jet Lag'. `Jet Lag' is a little controversial and divisive album for them, with quite a strong jazz-fusion element that sounds like none of their other albums. I prefer it over the previous disc `Chocolate Kings' at least, and I play it quite often these days.
Edited by Aussie-Byrd-Brother - February 14 2015 at 02:54
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Enchant X
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Posted: February 14 2015 at 22:23 |
One of the problems I find with heavy Horses is its a bit inconsistent at times boring (theres a number of throw away tracks on that album thats aren't classic Tull) .. I love Tull but I believe Stormwatch is better I think Ian Anderson song writing was really in form on Stormwatch I also believe most of the great tracks on heavy Horses featured on Bursting Out and they performed those better too Barriemore Barlow drumming was tame compared to the Bursting out versions I`m talking about, lacked the fusion the drive the wallop ! Tull deserve to win a poll so go guys ! and Eloy Ocean is a masterpiece of prog ... perhaps the father of Neo prog when you think about it .. so hope they do well too. looking at these polls Cristi you have made me realize how lucky I am to have found progressive rock ... every band is great in these polls and the winner won't win by much, it will be a case if gee this is tough which one should I choose , most people will have 3 albums they have about the same opinion of and have to flip a coin to decide.
Edited by Enchant X - February 14 2015 at 22:41
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Nogbad_The_Bad
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Posted: February 14 2015 at 22:41 |
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Ian
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https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/
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Enchant X
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Posted: February 14 2015 at 22:42 |
TY Nogbad_The_Bad, wow you guys are fast around here at responding.
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Nogbad_The_Bad
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Posted: February 14 2015 at 22:45 |
So what are you into Enchant X?
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Ian
Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com
https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/
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progadicto
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Posted: February 15 2015 at 11:34 |
Mmmmh... Though one... I go with Rockpommel's cos the influence on me when I as young but I got mention some others that really enjoy such as Hemispheres, PoKR, Ocean, Crafty Hands and of course Battlement...
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proggman
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Posted: February 19 2015 at 20:05 |
Kansas, Point of Know Return.
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When he rides, my fears subside. For darkness turns once more to light. Through the skies, his white horse flies. To find a land beyond the night.
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uduwudu
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Posted: February 21 2015 at 21:11 |
Rush, Tull and Grobschnitt from this bunch.
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SquonkHunter
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Posted: February 22 2015 at 09:34 |
Hercules wrote:
Fluid Druid.
I met the band many times and loved their music. They were so much more than the Yes clones some describe them as. |
Agreed. They had a good sound and were definitely not just another Yes clone. Too bad they didn't last longer.
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"You never had the things you thought you should have had and you'll not get them now..."
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MFP
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Posted: February 22 2015 at 09:37 |
VDGG
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Cristi
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Posted: February 17 2018 at 09:43 |
old poll of mine :))
of all the albums, Jane, Camel and Gotic did not get any votes. Even Uriah Heep's Firefly got a couple.
Surprised to see this old poll and how VDGG crushed everyone else. People should not complain VDGG is not popular and respected here on PA. :)
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Tapfret
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Posted: February 17 2018 at 11:03 |
Dixie Dregs is the listed one I would pick. My actual favorites from that era.
UK Island - Pictures Banco - ...di Terra Brudford - One of a Kind Return to Forever - Romantic Warrior Tangerine Dream - Stratosphere Shadowfax - Watercourse Way Etcetera - Etcetera
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Magnum Vaeltaja
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Posted: February 17 2018 at 11:17 |
Cristi wrote:
of all the albums, Jane, Camel and Gotic did not get any votes. Even Uriah Heep's Firefly got a couple |
Changed that! Voted for Gotic; that album is such a refreshing Catalan gem - like a warm ocean breeze on a summer evening.
However, I'd agree with Ian that most of my favourites from this era weren't listed:
Bubu - Anabelas Crucis - Los Delirios Del Mariscal Harmonium - l'Heptade MIA - Cornonstipicum Novalis - Sommerabend Opus 5 - Contre-Courant Rayuela - Rayuela Weidorje - Weidorje
Yep, '76 to '79 was right around the time that Britain's prog talent had thoroughly dried up, but the rest of the world was on fire!
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when i was a kid a doller was worth ten dollers - now a doller couldnt even buy you fifty cents
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micky
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Posted: February 17 2018 at 11:23 |
a vote for the much overlooked album from one of the few generally 'known' groups here I'd consider really underrated.
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The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
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Squonk19
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Posted: February 17 2018 at 13:59 |
Hemispheres gets my vote - however, it is nice to remember the other albums I bought at the time from my hard-earned pocket money and funds from various birthdays and Christmases:
Electric Savage, Fluid Druid, Heavy Horses, Clear Air Turbulence, Breathless, Novella and Point of Know Return all had many enjoyable spins on the old turntable back in the day, while the music business jumped on the New Wave/Punk bandwagon over here in the UK.
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“Living in their pools, they soon forget about the sea.”
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verslibre
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Posted: February 17 2018 at 14:07 |
Too tough! Faves:
Electric Savage Firefly (fave Heep album, by far) Free Fall Heavy Horses Hemispheres Novella Ocean PoKR
...and Tangerine Dream's Force Majeure, that's where my vote would go.
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noni
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Posted: February 17 2018 at 14:44 |
Voted Camel, as I'm a huge fan of theirs.. Not the greatest album from the collection. Gotic, Colosseum II, PFM, Eloy, Sebastian Hardie, Neuschwanstein and Renaissance are just brilliant.
Edited by noni - February 17 2018 at 14:47
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maryes
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Posted: February 18 2018 at 06:53 |
Rush - Hemispheres > Kansas - Point Of Known Return > Grobschnitt - Rockpommel's Land > Happy the Man - Crafty Hands > Jethro Tull - Heavy Horses > Renaissance - Novella
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Mortte
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Posted: February 18 2018 at 07:40 |
Heavy Horses.
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iluvmarillion
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Posted: February 19 2018 at 02:19 |
I know the Rush and Still Life are brilliant, but why only two votes for Breathless?
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