Favourite Caravan Album - Progressive Rock Music Forum

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

^^ I've heard the "Better by Far" album is better by far.

I haven't listened to anything after Blind Dog. Blind is a pretty decent album, but I guess I need to check out the albums after it.

siLLy puPPy wrote:

Someone just suggested Caravan to be added Wacko

And I had to be cheeky! LOL

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

siLLy puPPy wrote:

Someone just suggested Caravan to be added Wacko

To be fair, he's a "newbie" who only joined us two days ago.

Who doesn't know how to look under C and check first.

https://rateyourmusic.com/~siLLy_puPPy

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

siLLy puPPy wrote:

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

siLLy puPPy wrote:

Someone just suggested Caravan to be added Wacko

To be fair, he's a "newbie" who only joined us two days ago.

Who doesn't know how to look under C and check first.

Maybe he came straight to the PA forums without having seen the main index page.

I'd like to suggest Pink Floyd for inclusion :D

https://rateyourmusic.com/~siLLy_puPPy

At least this Caravan is missing from PA:

As is this Caravan:

And many others. Not many could fit, and PA wouldn't want a slew of Caravans crossings its borders. Sometimes you just have to build a wall, or at least have security at the border crossings.

It's no big deal. It can take some time to familiarise oneself with and navigate the site. One person joined before who found the progarchives forum/s in a search and didn't know that there was more to the site than the board. I spent a year familiarising myself with the site, and exploring the bands and definitions, before I felt comfortable enough to participate in the forums (well other than an earlier account when the forums were very new where I posted once or twice). It's nothing worth feeling bad about. We all make mistakes, and I hope we can be welcoming to new people and show them the ropes -- hopefully that rope doesn't end in a noose.

Anyway, I'll vote for the Bill Clinton approved (yeah, I should be more topical) If I Could Do It All Over Again, I'd Do It All Over You.

Edited by Logan - July 02 2020 at 14:35

Just a fanboy passin' through.

^ Yep, I have Xhol Caravan's Electrip in my collection.

Just a fanboy passin' through.

Xhol Caravan is great, but I think Caravan is just a lot better! Tongue

In college, the big three were If I Could Do it Again, Land of Grey and Pink and Waterloo Lily (usually in that order) head and shoulders above the rest. Plump was always considered something you looked to if you needed more than those three. It was always 3 bucks in cutout bins in most stores for a long while.

dr wu23 wrote:

Grey and Pink did handily win but imho 'If I Could' and 'Girls' are just as good musically for me.

Pink seems to dominate due to '9 Feet Underground' , but 'For Richard' from If I Could and 'Hunting' from Girls are just as dynamic imho.

Agreed! And I'd throw in the mix "With an ear to the ground you can make it/Martinian/Only cox/Reprise" from If I Could and "Derek's Long Thing" and "Memory Lain-Hugh/Headloss" from Girls as songs of repute.

Drew Fisher
https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/

I was under the impression they weren't in the index.

Poll Question: Which is your favourite Caravan album?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Caravan (1968)	2	[3.45%]
If I Could Do It All Over Again... (1970)	13	[22.41%]
In the Land of Grey and Pink (1971)	33	[56.90%]
Waterloo Lily (1972)	0	[0.00%]
For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night (1973)	9	[15.52%]
Cunning Stunts (1975)	1	[1.72%]
Blind Dog at St. Dunstans (1976)	0	[0.00%]
Better by Far (1977)	0	[0.00%]
The Album (1980)	0	[0.00%]
Back to Front (1982)	0	[0.00%]
Cool Water (1994)	0	[0.00%]
The Battle of Hastings (1995)	0	[0.00%]
The Unauthorized Breakfast Item (2003)	0	[0.00%]
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