1983: Genesis and Yes - Progressive Rock Music Forum

Hackett, don't like Genesis very much, Yes and Asia are quite good, but Hackett's HS I listen quite often.

By the slimmest of margins I'll go with Yes on this one, but Hackett is so close I had to really think about it.

Both ASIA and Genesis take distant seconds.

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This poll's harder than it looks. Both Yes and Genesis albums that year have songs I adore, and then a bunch of songs that are listenable, i.e. okay but I can go with or without.

I'll give the edge to 90125 for Squire's "happening" basslines.

Alpha's got some good tunes, but also some half-baked ones. "After The War" — from the next album Astra — is better than anything on Alpha.

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To me 90125 is a miraculous album, topping a huge pile of albums, including Genesis's Genesis though I remember having played the second on and on – while reading / solving Lord of the Rings' Steve Jackson's fighting fantasy (in french) not to be confused with the other Steve Jackson who also wrote f. fantasies. I enjoy G'sG more than most Yes + Genesis prog albums + way more than SH and Asia

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iluvmarillion wrote:

Gee, 1983 was a poor year. What happened to Prog that year? Did it die?

Marillion and IQ did great music that year (wink, wink!) LOL

Edited by Cristi - January 13 2019 at 02:35

iluvmarillion wrote:

Gee, 1983 was a poor year. What happened to Prog that year? Did it die?

It died in 77.

Four albums I haven't listened to or got on CD and not in any particular hurry to get. Also never got Alpha or any other Nausia album for that matter. "It was the heat of the vomit." OK I know that was on the debut album but couldn't resist the joke. Tongue

Gonna give it up for Steve Hackett's. Although at the time I was kind of on board with Yes and Genesis trying to go more commercial. For me they just never held up. As to the rest of 1983 there were a lot more interesting offerings out there I got on CD after having got the LP or got originally on CD only. To wit - Talking Heads Speaking In Tongues, Marillion Script For A Jester's Tear, The Police Synchronicity, Anderson, Laurie United States Live, Oregon Oregon, Tears for Fears Hurting,

Coryell, Larry/Igor Stravinsky Le Sacre Du Printemps, Oldfield, Mike Crisis, Ponty, Jean-Luc Individual Choice, Isham, Mark Vapor Drawings, De Grassi, Alex Southern Exposure, Eno, Brian Apollo Atmospheres & Soundtracks, Hine, Rupert Wildest Wish To Fly, Corea, Chick Children's Songs, Frith, Fred Cheap At Half the Price, Belew, Adrian Twang Bar King, Brunninghaus, Rainer Continuum, Cocteau Twins Head Over Heels, Moraz - Bruford Music For Piano and Drums, Shadowfax Shadowdance, Anderson, Laurie Mister Heartbreak, King Crimson Three of a Perfect Pair, Yamashta, Stomu Sea & Sky, Zappa, Frank Thing-Fish, Tibbetts, Steve Safe Journey, Jobson, Eddie/Zinc The Green Album, The, Jackson, Joe Mike's Murder, Sky Cadmium, Di Meola, Al Scenario, Holdsworth, Allan Road Games, Vangelis Antarctica - The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

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Out of these four I'm going to give it up to Hackett.

Edited by Slartibartfast - January 13 2019 at 11:49

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Blacksword wrote:

90125 gets the vote. It's a brilliant album. It's always made me feel good. It still sounds fresh to me after all these years.

nice to see this album getting some love, I was starting to think there was something wrong with me enjoying this album so much. LOL

90125 is the only one in this group of options I find even remotely listenable.

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90125 was kind of my gateway drug to prog so it gets my vote.

Poll Question: Which do you prefer?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Genesis (1983)	21	[32.31%]
Yes: 90125	34	[52.31%]
Asia: Alpha	4	[6.15%]
Hackett: Highly Strung	6	[9.23%]
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