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addictedtoprog
Forum Senior Member Joined: July 16 2014 Location: india Status: Offline Points: 1422 |
Posted: February 03 2016 at 21:04 | |
Im a big fan of Mr. Conor Fynes. Hands down my favourite reviewer on P.A. Wud hav been gr8 to see his top 200 list. Lots of metal i bet.
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sublime220
Forum Senior Member Joined: January 21 2015 Location: Willow Farm Status: Offline Points: 1563 |
Posted: February 03 2016 at 23:09 | |
So we are left with:
CTTE Fragile SEBTP (burn) Dark Side Animals Wish Court Larks Thick What other am I missing?
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There is no dark side in the moon, really... Matter of fact, it's all dark...
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Polymorphia
Forum Senior Member Joined: November 06 2012 Location: here Status: Offline Points: 8856 |
Posted: February 03 2016 at 23:22 | |
^ITCOTCK
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sublime220
Forum Senior Member Joined: January 21 2015 Location: Willow Farm Status: Offline Points: 1563 |
Posted: February 03 2016 at 23:24 | |
^already said it. Between Wish and Larks
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addictedtoprog
Forum Senior Member Joined: July 16 2014 Location: india Status: Offline Points: 1422 |
Posted: February 04 2016 at 00:28 | |
I have a feeling that WYWH will take the cake.
Out of the the ones that r left i personally wud like to see anyone among SEbTP/Court/Larks/Red take the top spot. |
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sleeper
Prog Reviewer Joined: October 09 2005 Location: Entropia Status: Offline Points: 16449 |
Posted: February 04 2016 at 05:40 | |
It would have been great to see Conor get himself involved, at the very least I know I wouldn't have been the only one voting for Fen then. As for the top spot, I could see Animals taking it, I remember seeing it appear high up on a lot of lists. |
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Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005
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emigre80
Forum Senior Member Joined: January 25 2015 Location: kentucky Status: Offline Points: 2223 |
Posted: February 04 2016 at 07:09 | |
I think it will be CTTE but it's possible that WYWH will be the top.
Oddly, CTTE was my lowest rated of Yes' "big 6" run of albums. I think I just wore it out in the 1970s and now would rather listen to the others. Not that it's not a brilliant album, because it sure as hell is.
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sublime220
Forum Senior Member Joined: January 21 2015 Location: Willow Farm Status: Offline Points: 1563 |
Posted: February 04 2016 at 09:31 | |
Can someone please tell me what the other album is? I can't figure it out.
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zravkapt
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: October 12 2010 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 6446 |
Posted: February 04 2016 at 10:12 | |
Abbey Road?
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Magma America Great Make Again
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sublime220
Forum Senior Member Joined: January 21 2015 Location: Willow Farm Status: Offline Points: 1563 |
Posted: February 04 2016 at 10:24 | |
Woah. That's a shocker tbh.
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sublime220
Forum Senior Member Joined: January 21 2015 Location: Willow Farm Status: Offline Points: 1563 |
Posted: February 04 2016 at 10:24 | |
And you're definetly right. I just went through all the albums and it wasn't present.
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Smurph
Forum Senior Member Joined: January 11 2012 Location: Columbus&NYC Status: Offline Points: 3167 |
Posted: February 04 2016 at 10:56 | |
Conor has a great top 50 of 2015 list on progsphere
(I might also love it because I'm on it) |
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emigre80
Forum Senior Member Joined: January 25 2015 Location: kentucky Status: Offline Points: 2223 |
Posted: February 04 2016 at 11:07 | |
I was thinking either Abbey Road or Sergeant Pepper. we'll have to wait and see.
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Lewian
Prog Reviewer Joined: August 09 2015 Location: Italy Status: Offline Points: 14155 |
Posted: February 04 2016 at 13:06 | |
I'd love this. Usually, when Pink Floyd albums are ranked, I see Animals trailing behind DSOM and WYWH but from the first days of my prog interest and knowing these three, without a shadow of a doubt Animals was best for me by some distance. I know I'm not alone with this so I hope it will shine this time, for once. |
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Kazza3
Forum Senior Member Joined: November 29 2009 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 557 |
Posted: February 04 2016 at 17:34 | |
Kicking off the top 10... 10. The Beatles – Abbey Road 1861 pts 14 votes ▲ 11 (#4
floflo79, #7 RoeDent, #9 zravkapt) “Despite
the growth apart they were experiencing and bizarre legends that haunt this
release, it shows a band at the height of their powers, modern but firmly
rooted in the rock experience that came before them… the whole feeling of the
album is, ironically, charged with positivism and gleaming with electrical
energy. It is a flawless testament to four young guys with good souls and
a gift for rock 'n roll the world is unlikely to see again, and it was an
inestimable evolutionary moment for rock.” - Atavachron “I think
Revolver has better songs but Abbey Road is far more consistent… The so-called
Long Medley is fantastic and a precursor to the beloved epics of prog…
"Come Together" has some of Lennon's best lyrics, Abbey Road also has
some of [Ringo’s] best drumming, "Here Comes The Sun" is the
best song George did while a Beatle… If this was a plain vanilla rock site,
this would get 5 stars from me.” – zravkapt (#9) Edited by Kazza3 - February 04 2016 at 17:36 |
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Kazza3
Forum Senior Member Joined: November 29 2009 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 557 |
Posted: February 04 2016 at 18:03 | |
9. Yes - Fragile 1882 pts 15 votes ▼
1 (#5
justin4950834-2, #6 emigre80) “It's difficult to explain what
makes "Fragile" so effective; suffice to say that where "The Yes
Album" told tales of faraway places, "Fragile" takes you there. It
is an oddly effective balancing act between powerful epics and solo showcases…
the pummelling introduction to "Heart of the Sunrise", walks between
the sublime and the scalding in ways that make "Perpetual Change"
look clumsy by comparison… "Fragile" conjures sonic maelstroms,
employs artfully conceived arrangements that defy deconstruction, rests on the
aeries of Olympus, and plants the flag of progressive rock at its highest point
to date.” - daveconn
“I
devised an analogy that compares the first 3 classic Yes albums to the movie
Rocky; "Fragile" is the intermediary training montage... "Mood
For A Day" is Steve Howe sparring with the flank of beef, "The
Fish" is Chris Squire's one-armed push-ups in the gym, "We Have
Heaven" is Jon Anderson jogging through the industrial yards. And of
course, "Roundabout" and "Heart of The Sunrise" are the
triumphant scene where Rick Wakeman runs up the steps with the sun rising over
Philadelphia and the city's streets following after him; cathartic, spiritual
and iconic works of prog… the pieces were falling in place for the glory of
“Close to the Edge” to materialise” – Magnum
Vaeltaja (#23) |
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Kazza3
Forum Senior Member Joined: November 29 2009 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 557 |
Posted: February 04 2016 at 18:32 | |
8. Jethro Tull – Thick as a Brick 1979 pts 16 votes ▼
5 (#2
infernalfrog, #3 sublime220, #8 justin4950834-2, #9 twseel) “The various themes and melodies, arranged as a single, album-long
suite, are brilliant, and insinuate their way into the pleasure-center of your
brain, n'er to depart… the inclusion here of so much Hammond organ really
fleshes out the sound, and gives this effort a classic Prog feel. Season that
with generous dollops of workmanlike fiddle from the multi-talented Mr.
Anderson, and you've got a delectable auditory stew -- a feast for the ears of
epic proportions. That's not all: I also think the lyrics are brilliant -- some
of the best Anderson has ever penned… a must!” - Peter “It
brings all important factors from previous prog albums in an extreme form. The
unique thing is that it is balanced. It doesn't just throw around ideas, the
different parts connect very naturally, something is extremely difficult with
its progressive structures. That's the reason that even a sophisticated pop fan
could like this as an album… If anyone wants to know the definition of
progressive rock, this is the first thing to listen.” – twseel (#9) |
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Kazza3
Forum Senior Member Joined: November 29 2009 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 557 |
Posted: February 04 2016 at 19:02 | |
7. King Crimson – In the Court of
the Crimson King 2096 pts 17 votes ▼
2 (#1 Magnum
Vaeltaja, #3 justin4950834-2, #8 infernalfrog, #9 ten years after) “God listened "In the Court
of the Crimson King" and saw that it was good. God divided Progressive
Rock from the rest of the music… The great achievement of KING CRIMSON is that
in their debut release they managed to create an album that has 5 absolutely
different songs that show 5 different aspects of prog rock: aggression, calm,
darkness, fusion and the closer that blends all this aspects and more in an
9:22 minutes track.” – Ivan Melgar M “A masterpiece of every sense of the term. Innovative, iconic, emotive, virtuosic, memorable, there isn't much that King Crimson's debut can't lay claim to. Side one of the album is the emotional side, featuring three songs that each distinctly correspond to emotions, each different yet unified under the underlying theme of desperation… Side two is the more intellectual side of the album, more cryptic lyrically and leaving more to the listener's interpretation to get their meaning across… Five stars for five stunning opuses that all contribute their own unique tones and mood while still weaving together a unified tapestry of music that never tires after all these years” – Magnum Vaeltaja (#1) |
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emigre80
Forum Senior Member Joined: January 25 2015 Location: kentucky Status: Offline Points: 2223 |
Posted: February 04 2016 at 19:09 | |
Abbey Road, I knew it.
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Upbeat Tango Monday
Forum Senior Member Joined: April 10 2015 Location: Buenos Aires Status: Offline Points: 1189 |
Posted: February 04 2016 at 19:31 | |
Keep 'em coming. I'm ready to vomit all over those wretched Pink Floyd albums
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