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johnobvious 
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 Posted: March 26 2019 at 18:26 |
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Neal Morse -
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Magenta - 7 Magenta - Home/NY Suite Magenta - Metamorphisis Porcupine Tree - In Abstentia Pendragon - Pure It Bites - The Tall Ships Salem Hill - Mimi's Magic Moment Seiges Even - Art of Navigating
Have to change ten to: Pallas - Dreams of Men Edited by johnobvious - March 27 2019 at 18:37 |
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Biggles was in rehab last Saturday
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richardh
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Posted: March 29 2019 at 01:12 |
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Glad to see Magenta getting some love . No place for We Are Legend? I would put that second in my list of Magenta albums (after Seven of course!). My favourite album of 2017 easily.
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johnobvious
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Posted: March 30 2019 at 06:13 |
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They are my favorite band but need some love for some others. Legend is wonderful. I need to break it out again soon!
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Biggles was in rehab last Saturday
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2dogs
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Posted: March 30 2019 at 09:09 |
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It’s been a very good exercise to pick 10 albums, the idea of the desert island selection was very helpful.
Tangerine Dream - Ricochet Henry Cow - Western Culture Art Zoyd - Phase IV Young Gods - L’Eau Rouge Nico - The Marble Index Amon Düül II - Phallus Dei Cluster - II Deuter - Aum AR & Machines - Die Grune Reise György Ligeti - 1958-69 * * As these works were never composed with albums in mind I feel justified in making my own CD length compilation from bits of 2 CDs. |
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"There is nothing new except what has been forgotten" - Marie Antoinette
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Lewian
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Posted: March 30 2019 at 11:21 |
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^ Ligeti isn't mentioned very often here, I'm happy he features on your list (which I generally like). Although I actually think that his later Etudes are even better than what he did in the 50s and 60s.
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oka22
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Posted: March 30 2019 at 12:35 |
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Ok, there is updated list:
1. Van Der Graaf Generator - Godbluff 2. Yes - Close to the Edge 3. Genesis - Selling England By The Pound 4. Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway 5. Genesis - A Trick of the Tail 6. King Crimson - Lark's Tongues in Aspic 7. Pink Floyd - Animals 8. Rush - Farewell to Kings 9. Genesis - Wind & Wuthering 10. Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick 1. Yes - Close to the Edge 2. Van der Graaf Generator - Godbluff 3. Genesis - Selling England By The Pound 4. King Crimson - Red 5. Yes - Tales from Topographic Oceans 6. Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway 7. King Crimson -Discipline 8. Genesis - A Trick of the Tail 9. Yes -Yes Album 10. Pink Floyd - Animals
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2dogs
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Posted: March 30 2019 at 23:12 |
I may have to try the Etudes then seeing as I have Cluster’s piano Nabitte in my list. I suppose Georgel could be a György/Organ reference although I actually started exploring by following up notes to Tangerine Dream’s Alpha Centauri saying they had been listening to Ligeti’s Atmospheres (and In The Wake Of Poseidon played at 16 RPM). It’s a pity Ligeti gets no name check for Diminutions on the CD remaster of VdGG’s Pawn Hearts. |
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"There is nothing new except what has been forgotten" - Marie Antoinette
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gerunding
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Posted: April 01 2019 at 02:37 |
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Mansun - Six
Ween - The Mollusk Ruins - Hyderomastgroningem Area - Maladetti Museo Rosenbach - Zarathustra The Weakerthans - Reconstruction Site Genesis - Foxtrot The Unicorns - Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone? Sufjan Stevens - Age of Adz Banco del Mutuo Soccorso - Darwin! |
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richardh
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Posted: April 01 2019 at 15:55 |
Mansun never get enough appreciation imo. That was a remarkable album for the 90's , they were the Gentle Giant of the indie scene. That is a truly intriguing list! |
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dougmcauliffe
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Posted: April 06 2019 at 12:23 |
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Whamdaddy
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Posted: April 10 2019 at 06:52 |
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Yes-Yes Album
Genesis-Selling England by the pound Kiing Crimson-Red Lucifer's Friend-Banquet Frank Zappa-Grand Wazoo Rush-Hemispheres Grateful Dead-Wake of the Flood Strawbs-Ghost Soft Machine-Soft Machine Moody Blues-Days of Future past |
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LTaylor255
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Posted: April 27 2019 at 22:15 |
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Hey everybody, first time posting but I've been lurking for a few years. Here's my best attempt at choosing ten albums: 1. Yes - CTTE 2. Can - Tago Mago 3. Magma - K.A 4. Zappa - Hot Rats 5. PFM - Per Un Amico 6. VdGG - Pawn Hearts 7. King Crimson - ITCotKC 8. UK - UK 9. Al Di Meola - Elegant Gypsy 10. Genesis - SEBTP And here are some honorable mentions: - Peter Hammill - The Silent Corner and the Empty Stage - Focus - Hamburger Concerto - Allan Holdsworth - The Sixteen Men of Tain - Can - Future Days - Pink Floyd - WYWH - Santana - Abraxas - Yes - Fragile - Jason Becker - Perpetual Burn (not on ProgArchives, but prog-related) - Dun - Eros - Mahavishnu - Birds of Fire
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"They teach you there's a boundary line to music. But, man, there's no boundary line to art."
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wiz_d_kidd
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Posted: April 28 2019 at 06:35 |
Your list shows a lot of breadth in style! FWIW, I included Shpongle in my list, because there are some psychedelic ambient artists that I consider very proggy.
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ShroomZed
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Posted: April 29 2019 at 15:38 |
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In no particular order: -Tangerine Dream - Zeit -Faust - IV -Yes - The Yes Album -Camel - Mirage -Night Sun - Mounin' -Captain Beyond - Captain Beyond -Kraftwerk - Autobahn -Amon Dull ii - Yeti -Synergy - Electronic Realizations for Rock Orchestra -Synergy - Audion Edited by ShroomZed - April 29 2019 at 15:44 |
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King of Loss
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In no particular order, except for the first one:
1. Yes - Close to the Edge 2. Genesis - Foxtrot 3. Genesis - Selling England by the Pound 4. Comus - First Utterance 5. Camel - Moonmadness 6. Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway 7. King Crimson - Islands 8. King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King 9. Van Der Graaf Generator - Still Life 10. Magma - MDK Honorable Mentions (Limited to 20 albums): 11. Genesis - Nursery Cryme 12. Gentle Giant - Octopus 13. Anglagard - Hybris 14. Pain of Salvation - BE 15. Van Der Graaf Generator - Godbluff 16. Van Der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts 17. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon 18. Soft Machine - Volume Two 19. King Crimson - Red 20. King Crimson - Lizard 21. Caravan - In the Land of Grey and Pink 22. Yes - The Yes Album 23. Yes - Tales From Topographic Oceans 24. Yes - Fragile 25. Camel - Mirage 26. Can - Tago Mago 27. Tangerine Dream - Zeit 28. Dungen - Ta Det Lugnt 29. Isis - Panopticon 30. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven
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Colin Masson
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Posted: May 26 2019 at 09:34 |
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Mike Oldfield Ommadawn Gryphon Midnight Mushrumps Tangerine Dream Rubycon King Crimson Discipline Camel Pressure Points Rush Grace Under Pressure Pink Floyd Dark Side Of The Moon Peter Gabriel So The Beatles Sergeant Pepper Jethro Tull Songs From The Wood The first three are my all time faves, the others could be in any order. Maybe Sergeant Pepper should be given special mention, as I think it was the album that set the whole ball rolling, as they had to invent multitrack to finish it. |
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BrufordFreak
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Posted: June 07 2019 at 19:48 |
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This is easy, no brainer:
1. The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway—Genesis<-blogger-escaped-o:p> 2. Mëkanïk Dëstruktïw Kömmandöh—Magma 3. Limiti all'egualianza della parte con il tutto––Homunculus Res 4. Dots and Loops—Stereolab 5. Shiny Eyed Babies––Bent Knee 6. Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter—Joni Mitchell 7. Pieces of a Man - Gil Scott-Heron 8. Jan Akkerman—Jan Akkerman 9. Salinity Now! - Unaka Prong 10. Tiny Dynamine/Echoes on A Shallow Bay—Cocteau Twins |
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Drew Fisher
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TenYearsAfter
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Posted: June 07 2019 at 20:42 |
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My Top 10 Prog LP's Of All Time, in no particularly order …
1. Genesis - Foxtrot 2. Rush - A Farewell To Kings 3. ELP - ELP 4. Yes - Yessongs 5. Uriah Heep - Live 6. Deep Purple _ Made In Japan 7. Triana - El Patio 8. Pink Floyd - The Wall 9. Santana - Abraxas 10. Led Zeppelin - The Song Remains The Same Yes, lots of live albums, because "the best bands are even better on stage!" |
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patrickq
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Posted: June 07 2019 at 23:04 |
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My current top 10, alphabetical order:
* Caravan, In the Land of Grey and Pink * Genesis, Seconds Out * Queensryche, Operation: Mindcrime * Klaus Schulze (3), Picture Music; Mirage; X * Chris Squire, Fish Out of Water * Yes (3), Close to the Edge; Yessongs; Relayer Not much variety; I know! Honorable mentions: * Beatles, Sgt. Pepper * Bruford, Gradually Going Tornado * the Doors, Best Of (2xLP) * Wendy Carlos, Sonic Seasonings * King Crimson: Absent Lovers: Live in Montreal 1984 * Pretty Things, S.F. Sorrow * Rush, Moving Pictures * Klaus Schulze, Irrlicht; Cyborg; Body Love, volume 2 * the Tangent, the Music That Died Alone * Traffic, John Barleycorn Must Die * Yes, Fragile; Drama; Fly from Here |
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Lewian
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Posted: June 08 2019 at 05:50 |
Hahaha, yes it's true that regions of the brain need at least temporarily be switched off for this kind of task to avoid agonising about whom not to list...
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