Arzachel vs. Egg

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2 albums by essentially the same band that seem to be quite subjective among proggers. Both are similarly rated on RYM and could be considered as two of the first progressive albums, so I thought it could be interesting. For me, Arzachel is just an average psychedelic proto-prog record with a few other things going for it that makes it stand out from the heavy psych kind of scene. Egg's debut on the other hand is one of my favourite Canterbury albums, easily in the top 5, that's probably as experimental as any other prog LP at the time, plus there's such an incredible musicianship on it. Anyway, looking forward to any feedback!

Poll Question: Which is your favourite?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Arzachel - s/t (1969)	6	[40.00%]
Egg - s/t (1970)	9	[60.00%]
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Xonty Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 23 2013 Location: Cornwall Status: Offline Points: 1759	Topic: Arzachel vs. Egg Posted: June 13 2015 at 07:21
	2 albums by essentially the same band that seem to be quite subjective among proggers. Both are similarly rated on RYM and could be considered as two of the first progressive albums, so I thought it could be interesting. For me, Arzachel is just an average psychedelic proto-prog record with a few other things going for it that makes it stand out from the heavy psych kind of scene. Egg's debut on the other hand is one of my favourite Canterbury albums, easily in the top 5, that's probably as experimental as any other prog LP at the time, plus there's such an incredible musicianship on it. Anyway, looking forward to any feedback!

Tom Ozric Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: September 03 2005 Location: Olympus Mons Status: Offline Points: 15916	Posted: June 13 2015 at 08:14
	Egg. Arzachel = a pearl Egg = a diamond

octopus-4 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator RIO/Avant/Zeuhl,Neo & Post/Math Teams Joined: October 31 2006 Location: Italy Status: Offline Points: 13348	Posted: June 13 2015 at 09:10
	The polite force is one of my favorite albums, but Arzachel has Azatoth
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LearsFool Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: November 09 2014 Location: New York Status: Offline Points: 8618	Posted: June 13 2015 at 11:58
	Arzachel. Great psych prog. "Queen St. Gang" is a classic.


Man With Hat Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Collaborator Jazz-Rock/Fusion/Canterbury Team Joined: March 12 2005 Location: Neurotica Status: Offline Points: 166178	Posted: June 13 2015 at 16:14
	I like both but will go with Egg.,
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dr wu23 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: August 22 2010 Location: Indiana Status: Offline Points: 20468	Posted: June 14 2015 at 15:57
	Egg is a more mature work and Arzachel sounds dated at times.
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Svetonio Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 20 2010 Location: Serbia Status: Offline Points: 10213	Posted: June 21 2015 at 14:36
	Arzachel