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Poll Question: Which is better?
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    Posted: September 27 2015 at 21:24
Any year of the 70's beats any year of the 80's. 1980 is a good year though.
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It's really hard for me to say.  1978 was the first year I really got hooked on prog.  And supposedly by then punk had killed prog, but that is bullcrap.  I saw a lot of great concerts those years.  Granted prog was going too far into commercialism.  In 1980 I got to meet Genesis at a record signing event when they were on the Duke tour.  Got signatures of the second class Genesis citizens...
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Originally posted by fudgenuts64 fudgenuts64 wrote:

Some highlights from both decades, but judge your response on your own favorites I missed as well. 
...more reasons for my 1980-vote. Almost as amazing as 1981:

Art Zoyd - Génération sans futur
The John Renbourn Group - The Enchanted Garden
Noa - Noa
Rahmann - Rahmann
Abus Dangereux - Le Quatrième Mouvement
Art Fleury - I Luoghi Del Potere 
The Residents - Commercial Album 
Eskaton - Ardeur 
Julverne - À Neuf
Present - Triskaidékaphobie
Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band - Doc at the Radar Station

...and that's just the prog(+related) albums!
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Points: 2223 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 27 2015 at 13:21
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^Touche! Clap
 
you get the credit, you provided me with the perfect set-up line.
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^Touche! Clap
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Originally posted by SteveG SteveG wrote:

Yes, my child, there are many doors to prog heaven. Wink
 
and even the odd stairway.
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Yes, my child, there are many doors to prog heaven. Wink
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Originally posted by SteveG SteveG wrote:

Oh, ye of little faith. How will you ever get into prog heaven?
 
Prog was deader than a doornail by the end of 1980 until it was resurrected by Genesis' only begotten son Marillion 3 years later  and thus saving the world from listening to utter crap.
 
Say three Hail Gabriels for penance!
 
I know all the words to Gates of Delirium.  I hear there's a special circle in prog heaven for the likes of us.
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Originally posted by someone_else someone_else wrote:

Originally posted by emigre80 emigre80 wrote:

Originally posted by SteveG SteveG wrote:

Grumpy old man warning! Prog was dead by 1980. Cry
 
Some of us might have enjoyed the year anyway....
 
Can we not say "dead"?  Perhaps "somewhat less robust" instead?
 
Exactly. If prog was dead by '80, it would not be alive today. But the period from 1979 to the mid-eighties (or maybe somewhat later) were relatively barren years for prog.
Oh, ye of little faith. How will you ever get into prog heaven?
 
Prog was deader than a doornail by the end of 1980 until it was resurrected by Genesis' only begotten son Marillion 3 years later  and thus saving the world from listening to utter crap.
 
Say three Hail Gabriels for penance!


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^time after time, you and your kind, send shivers up and down and my spine...
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1980.  But you could certainly see that change was in effect with a new sound for Genesis, Talking Heads, and Yes.  Am I one of the only few who really enjoy Gradually Going Tornado with Jeff Berlin's vocals?
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Points: 954 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 27 2015 at 06:22

i voted for 1980 due to SMAK album "Rock Cirkus".

 
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I just don't know...
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Originally posted by Mellotron Storm Mellotron Storm wrote:


I love 1980 and that was the year I met my wife.
 
 
Yep, that was a great year.
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Voted for 1979, due to THE albums like Stormwatch by Jethro Tull, Tormato by Yes, Joe's Garage Act.I  by Frank Zappa, Heresie by Univers Zero, Moon and Mind  by Oregon, Igra Staklenih Perli s/t debut, Leb i Sol Ručni rad, and so on.



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Points: 2060 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 26 2015 at 20:05
1980.


One of my best achievements in life was to find this picture :D
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Points: 166178 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 26 2015 at 19:44
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Points: 12958 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 26 2015 at 18:31
Originally posted by emigre80 emigre80 wrote:

Can I say 1980 because that's the year I met my husband?
 
If not, can I say 1980 because that's the year we saw The Wall together (at Earl's Court)?

I love 1980 and that was the year I met my wife.
I find this close as well but 1980 is deeper with fav albums so that's what I voted for.
My top five for 1979 were albums by Vortex, Laurent Thibault, Carnascilia, Gunter Schikert and Igra Stoklenih.
My top five for 1980 were albums by Rush, Rahmann, Art Zoyd, Present and Hawkwind.
By the way I have many non-Prog favs from 1980 as well.
"The wind is slowly tearing her apart"

"Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN
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