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Poll Question: Are we voting for Kate Bush again?
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    Posted: September 04 2017 at 08:49
This one didn't turn out too bad either. Atleast there should be something to love for everyone. Another 25 more or less progressive albums I like (and love a handful of them dearly). While for 1980-1981 I actually had to leave out some genuine favorites of mine, there was no real shortage of space for 1985-1989. 

Not sure why exactly why but I never allow more than one album per artist. If not Dead Can Dance would have had two titles more. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 04 2017 at 08:57
Of those I know, Kate Bush, Talk Talk, DCD ae all good.

It Bites was one of my favourite prog rock bands of that period. A little too commercial for your list, I guess..
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 04 2017 at 09:06
Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:

Of those I know, Kate Bush, Talk Talk, DCD ae all good.

It Bites was one of my favourite prog rock bands of that period. A little too commercial for your list, I guess..
I don't know I haven't heard it. I love lots of 80's pop that were actual hits but the commercial stuff of the era I enjoy tends not to have all that much relation to prog. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 04 2017 at 09:31
The Hounds of Love.
A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 04 2017 at 09:47
Originally posted by Saperlipopette! Saperlipopette! wrote:

Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:

Of those I know, Kate Bush, Talk Talk, DCD ae all good.

It Bites was one of my favourite prog rock bands of that period. A little too commercial for your list, I guess..

I don't know I haven't heard it. I love lots of 80's pop that were actual hits but the commercial stuff of the era I enjoy tends not to have all that much relation to prog. 


I kinda liked all that new romantic synth pop..

I was a sucker for Japan, Gary Numan and Duran Duran!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 04 2017 at 09:50
Shub Niggurath for me but lots of good ones there.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 04 2017 at 09:53
Ah, 1985-1989... probably the dryest, least lucrative musical era from the fifties to now. Notably, many of these albums are lesser (albeit still quality) offerings from artists having already made better albums (Art Zoyd, Kate Bush, Kraftwerk etc, to name the obvious ones). Nonetheless, you've done an excellent job (again) of compiling an impressive and well-rounded series of choices. I've added a couple more albums to the ol' wishlist.

I'd love to go with Shub-Niggurath, but Talk Talk's Spirit of Eden is too transcendetal and important not to select. 90's post rock, particularly that of a more albient nature, is my favorite genre right now, and Talk Talk all but singlehandedly spawned it. Years passed before everyone else caught up. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 04 2017 at 10:05
Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:


I kinda liked all that new romantic synth pop..

I was a sucker for Japan, Gary Numan and Duran Duran!
Oh sure. My list of synth pop, new romantics and also new wave/post punk that I actively like could go on "forever". 

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 04 2017 at 10:23
Originally posted by mechanicalflattery mechanicalflattery wrote:

Ah, 1985-1989... probably the dryest, least lucrative musical era from the fifties to now. Notably, many of these albums are lesser (albeit still quality) offerings from artists having already made better albums (Art Zoyd, Kate Bush, Kraftwerk etc, to name the obvious ones). Nonetheless, you've done an excellent job (again) of compiling an impressive and well-rounded series of choices. I've added a couple more albums to the ol' wishlist.
Glad you like the selection. As great as they are neither Art Zoyd or Kraftwerk's outings are among my five favorite albums by any of them so full agreement there. But while not my personal favorite (that would be The DreamingHounds of Love is widely regarded Kate's definitive "masterpiece isn't it? Well, its not important - I agree with what you write anyway. 

Two fairly obscure albums among these that I consider genuinely fresh and innovative is Reluctant Hosts Hemp Is Here. And while another favorite Hellebore; although avant it does lean strongly on the late 70's RIO/Zeuhl-tradition. But the quality certainly isn't lesser. Maybe you already know all these?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 04 2017 at 11:04
Univers Zero's "Heatwave" From this list, though there are many great ones. All good music.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 04 2017 at 13:14
Nice to see Rabih Abou-Khalil mentioned, but my vote goes to Art Zoid
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 04 2017 at 13:21
Originally posted by octopus-4 octopus-4 wrote:

Nice to see Rabih Abou-Khalil mentioned
Big fan. Pretty much all his releases are great. Guess my top three are his 1990-1992 albums: 

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 04 2017 at 15:22
Many I love here, but as soon as I saw Il y a des jours, which was first-thing, my mind was pretty well made-up.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 04 2017 at 16:05
First vote for Voivod! Clap
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 04 2017 at 20:47
Present!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 05 2017 at 04:23
no vote, i only know two albums Embarrassed - Voivod and Talk Talk 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 05 2017 at 04:37
I could never get into that Talk Talk album which is supposed to be their best despite many listens over the years - guess it's just not for me. I bought the Kate Bush on release and liked it a lot but over the years less and less. So I voted for 'Present - Le Poison qui rend fou' with Hellebore as runner up. Nice list again.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 05 2017 at 04:49
Originally posted by Daysbetween Daysbetween wrote:

I could never get into that Talk Talk album which is supposed to be their best despite many listens over the years - guess it's just not for me. 
My favorite of theirs is their swan song, Laughing Stock. Maybe try that one before you give them up completely. Depends on your preferences of course but I think its really quite something.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 05 2017 at 06:10
Talk Talk followed by Voivod
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 05 2017 at 07:39
Hounds o' Love
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