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Topic: Prog Archives Battle of the Albums. Poll #13 Posted: June 13 2015 at 14:54
damn it... hole in the head.. or meat cleaver..
Next up. Poll #13.
One vote, top 2 vote getters move on to 2nd round to face each other.
Vote for the album people.. not the group. If you don't know the album,
ask, google, youtube it. Lots of great music here man...
Here are the next four up!
From Italy. One of you pansy genesis fans hahah. Obviously not a favorite of mine, but many love it so we picked it. Is that the longest album title of any album in the archives btw?
Locanda Della Fate
oh yeah.. speaking of pansy Genesis fans..
Marillion
now for the pots of gold at the end of rainbow..
amazing album!!
and lastly.. speaking of amazing...
let this review say it all... of course it is one of the greatest prog rock albums ever made and with no doubt.. the greatest keyboard based prog rock ever done.
Il Balleto di Bronzo's Ys is an unequivocal classic, and
stands as one of the very best albums out of Italy, and perhaps among the
finest examples of dark, heavy progressive. However, newbies to the
Italian scene might want to approach this one with caution, since it can
be tougher to get into than some of the other popular Italian works. This
was one of the first Italian albums I got, and I was frankly unprepared
for it. The pyrotechnic keyboards, thundering rhythms, the angular,
punishing guitars and the abrasive vocals made for a work that I found
initially dense and unrewarding. For an album that many have hailed as
the best progressive rock album of all time, I was a little disappointed.
Of course, I've come around by now, and certainly hold this album in high
regard as one of the jewels of Italian prog, but that personal anecdote
should serve as a caveat for those expecting to be blown away immediately,
especially if not particularly predisposed towards the more dissonant
branches of progressive rock.
Still, Ys is a complete monster. The music on here is
thundering, cacophonous and simply unrelenting in its sheer, brute force.
This also stands as one of the best keyboard-based albums of all time;
Gianni Leone employs the full range of classic keys, from Hammond, Moog
and Mellotron to piano and harpsichord, pitting them in savage, fiery
duels that will absolutely tear your head off. These are contrasted
against violent guitar riffs and surging basslines, making for a chaotic,
mindbendingly complex ride. The music is punctuated by Leone's
caterwauling operatic vocals, which are perhaps the toughest part of the
album to get into, but are eventually endearing and nothing if not
emotional. Take "Introduzione", an absolute beast of a cut that builds
from volcanic climax to climax, as Hammonds and Moog duel it out for
supremacy. Take the opening riff of "Epilogo," with its brilliant
arpeggiated theme that simply bursts at the seams with intensity. The
entire album is a series of mindblowing passages, with few spots of
respite to be found. An indispensable Italian classic, without a doubt.
Greg Northrup [September 2001]
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Posted: June 13 2015 at 21:14
Another hold for me
Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect.
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Posted: June 13 2015 at 22:39
LearsFool wrote:
YS, big time.
yep.. no album compares to it because no album approaches it for what it was. I remember I likened it to being beat over teh head with a 2x4 for 40 minutes. Beautful...in way artistic violence can be... if Peckinpah had been a musician.. he would have created this album.
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