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 Topic: Your Top 10 Favourite Prog Albums of 1987Posted: September 10 2021 at 12:02 |
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Lucky number 1987... Most definitely not a classic prog year as far as I can tell! 1. Mr. Sirius - Barren Dream 2. French TV - After A Lengthy Silence 3. Al Di Meola - Tirami Su 4. Frank Zappa - London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. 2 5. Dier - Hamer 6. Allan Holdsworth - Sand 7. Earthworks - Earthworks 8. Nodens Ictus - The Grove Of Selves 9. Cardiacs - Big Ship 10. Jean-Luc Ponty - The Gift Of Time
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Posted: September 10 2021 at 12:09 |
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^ Unlucky for some. None of those albums on your list ring any bells, so it could take some time for me to compile a Prog Top 10 from whatever Slim Pickens there are for this year.
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Posted: September 10 2021 at 14:01 |
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One more try:
1987 too also manages to end up looking halfway decent - or great really: Dead Can Dance - Within the Realm of a Dying Sun Swans - Children of God Rabih Abou-Khalil - Between Dusk and Dawn Renaldo & The Loaf - The Elbow Is Taboo Mr. Sirius - Barren Dream Art Zoyd - Berlin David Sylvian - Secrets of The Beehive Elicoide - Elicoide Roberto Laneri - Anadyomene Voivod - Killing Technology |
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Posted: September 10 2021 at 14:45 |
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1. Marillion - Clutching at Straws
2. Deyss - Visions in the Dark 3. Bellaphon - Firefly 4. Now - Everything Is Different Now 5. Mr. Sirius - Barren Dream 6. Pink Floyd - A Momentary Lapse of Reason 7. Outer Limits - The Scene of a Pale Blue 8. Jethro Tull - Crest of a Knave 9. Aragon - Don't Bring the Rain 10. Rush - Hold Your Fire Honorable guilty pleasure mentions (used to listen to these a lot in 1987 before I knew what prog was): Patrick Moraz - Human Interface The Alan Parsons Project - Gaudi Roger Hodgson - Hai Hai
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Posted: September 10 2021 at 15:08 |
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Marillion - Clutching at Straws Celelalte Cuvinte - I Jethro Tull - Crest of a Knave Rush - Hold Your Fire Saga - Wildest DreamsBlack Sabbath - The Eternal Idol Elektric Band - Light Years Yes - Big Generator Triumph - Surveillance The Alan Parsons Project - Gaudi Edited by Cristi - September 11 2021 at 06:37 |
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Posted: September 10 2021 at 15:27 |
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1. Yes- The Big Generator
2. Marillion - Clutching at Straws 3. Pink Floyd - A Momentary Lapse of Reason 4. Jethro Tull - Crest of a Knave 5. Black Sabbath - The Eternal Idol 6. Dead Can Dance - Within the Realm of a Dying Sun 7. Roger Waters - Radio K.A.O.S. 8. Frank Zappa- Joe's Garage I,II, & III 9. Earthworks- Earthworks 10. Dave Sylvian- Secrets of the Beehive |
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Posted: September 10 2021 at 15:51 |
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Not all Prog per se. I had Ur Kaos on my list, but went with these ten.
Dead Can Dance - Within the Realm of a Dying Sun Art Zoyd - Berlin Swans - Children of God Christopher Young - Hellraiser Paul Roland and the Hellfire Club - A Cabinet of Curiosities Mr. Sirius - Barren Dream John Zorn - Spillane John Carpenter / Alan Howarth - Prince of Darkness Fulano - Fulano Midnight Oil - Diesel and Dust Edited by Logan - September 10 2021 at 15:58 |
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Posted: September 10 2021 at 16:55 |
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Jethro Tull - Crest of a Knave Pink Floyd - A Momentary Lapse of Reason Robbie Robertson - Robbie Robertson U2 - The Joshua TreePrince - Sign o' the Times REM - Document Santana - Blues for Salvador George Harrison - Cloud 9 Ladysmith Black Mambazo - Shaka Zulu Midnight Oil - Diesel and Dust
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Posted: September 10 2021 at 17:30 |
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Art Zoyd - Berlin Bill Bruford's Earthworks - Earthworks David Sylvian - Secrets of the Beehive Irmin Schmidt - Musk at Dusk Dead Can Dance - Within the Realm of the Dying SunSwans - Children of God :zoviet*france: - Assault and Mirage Jethro Tull - Crest of a Knave Carla Bley - Sextet Holger Czukay - Rome Remains Rome (Joe Jackson - Will Power is a very progressive album not listed here. And very good, would be in the above list easily, probably at no. 4.)
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Posted: September 10 2021 at 18:47 |
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1. SWING OUT SISTER It's Better to Travel 2. PAT METHENY GROUP Still Life (Talking) 3. MR. SIRIUS Barren Dream 4. THE CURE Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me 5. DAVID SYLVIAN Secrets of the Beehive 6. LES MYSTÉRES DES VOIX BULGARES Les Mystéres des Voix Bulgares 7. GEORGE MICHAEL Faith 8. THE ART OF NOISE In No Sense? Nonsense! 9. PRINCE Sign 'O The Times 10. JOHN SERRIE And The Stars Go With You 11. DANNY WILSON Meet Danny Wilson 12. DEF LEPPARD Hysteria 13. LOVE AND ROCKETS Earth, Sun, Moon 14. ROBBIE ROBERTSON Robbie Robertson 15. DEAD CAN DANCE Within the Realm of a Dying Sun 16. SUZANNE VEGA Solitude Standing 17. U2 The Joshua Tree 18. DEPECHE MODE Music for The Masses 19. RYUICHI SAKAMOTO Neo Geo 20. WHITESNAKE Whitesnake Honorable Mentions: PET SHOP BOYS Actually STING ...Nothing Like The Sun ZAKIR HUSSEIN Making Music BILL BRUFORD'S EARTHWORKS Earthworks JANE'S ADDICTION Jane's Addiction VIOLETA DE OUTONO Violeta de Outono Edited by BrufordFreak - April 27 2022 at 06:17 |
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Hi, Even though I no longer really pay attention to Rajah, I am specially in tune with this album and his next one. If you were from Southern California, this album resonated really big, and you remember a lot of that stuff and what "radio" became, and what (eventually) was determined to be called the "rape of American FM radio" by the corporate structure ... it was then, the beheading of the free form FM radio! Bill Bruford's Earthworks is a treat for everyone, and I am appalled that PP is not familiar with it. (drunken voice and stoned immaculate) ... methings he is listening to too much swiftie stuff ... U2's album also deserves a great mention. They were well known by then, but not as huge as they became when that album exploded in the scene. Ryuichi Sakamoto's album "Neo Geo" is very good (also has Iggy on it), but not on par with "Beauty" and "Heartbeat" which are by very far his craziest and most entertaining albums! Even PP might have a hard time with these two albums.
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Posted: September 11 2021 at 00:28 |
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The thread title says 10 prog albums, having non-prog in there is cheating, also (in theory) off topic.
Here I was wrecking my brain to come up with 10 worthy albums. I failed (there are three prog-related entries).
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Pretty thin list (not particularly original either) 11 Noir Désir Où Veux-tu qu'je R'garde? (EP) Fra 10 U2 The Joshua Tree 10 Waters, Roger Radio K.A.O.S. 10 Wondeur Brass Simoneda, Reine Des Esclaves Can 09 Daniel Schell & Karo If Windows They Have Bel 1 09 Zappa,
Frank London Symphony Orchestra- Vol. II 09 Violeta de Outono - Violeta de Outono
09 Art Zoyd - Berlin 09 Bill Bruford's Earthworks - Earthworks
Drew, Colour of Spring is 1986 Edited by Sean Trane - September 11 2021 at 04:59 |
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Posted: September 11 2021 at 05:24 |
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The Alan Parsons Project - Gaudi Peter Bardens - Seen One Earth The Chris Hinze Combination - The Hunter Dead Can Dance - Within the Realm of a Dying Sun Geoff Downes - The Light Program Osamu Kitajima - Passages II Mike Oldfield - Islands Pink Floyd - A Momentary Lapse of Reason Carlos Santana - Blues for SalvadorU2 - The Joshua Tree
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Dead Can Dance - Within The Realm Of A Dying Sun
Dr Nerve - Armed Observation David Torn - Cloud About Mercury Penguin Cafe Orchestra - Signs Of Life David Sylvian - Secrets Of The Beehive Edited by Nogbad_The_Bad - September 11 2021 at 18:50 |
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In no particular order Cardiacs - Big Ship Marillion - Clutching At Straws Voivod - Killing Technology The Dukes Of Stratosphear - Psonic Psunspot Barren Dream - Mr Sirius Nimal - Nimal Penguin Cafe Orchestra - Signs Of life French TV - After A Lenghty Silence Eider Stellaire - III Ur Kaus - Ur Kaus
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There was a lot more prog in the 80s than many realize. Much of it was weird avant-prog and neo-prog though. In alphabetical order (only TRUE prog no related or non) ACID RAIN - We Were All Very Worried ALAN HOLDSWORTH - Sand ART ZOYD - Berlin BELLAPHON - Firefly CELALALTE CUVINTE - Celelalte Cuvinte CHIC COREA ELEKTRIC BAND - Light Years DARK QUARTERER - Dark Quarterer DAVID TORN - Cloud About Mercury DEAD CAN DANCE - Within The Realm Of A Dying Sun DOCTOR NERVE - Armed Observation EIDER STELLAIRE - III ELIXIR - Sabbat FULANO - Fulano GAMALON - Gamalon HERMETO PASCOAL & GRUPO - Só não toca quem não quer
ICONOCLASTA - Soliloquio JETHRO TULL - Crest of a Knave KALAHARI SURFERS - Sleep Armed LHO - Vendeltid LOW FLYING AIRCRAFT - Low Flying Aircraft MARILLION - Clutching At Straws MICHEL ALTMAYER - Troll Vol 2 MINIMUM VITAL - Les Saisons Marines MR SIRIUS - Barren Dream NIMAL - Nimal OUTER LIMITS - The Scene of Pale Blue PAT METHENY GROUP - Still Life PHIL MILLER - Cutting Both Ways PIP PYLE'S EQUIP'OUT - self titled PLASTIC PEOPLE OF THE UNIVERSE - Midnight Mouse PLAYERS - Players QUATEBRIGA - The Choice Of A New Generation RUINS - Ruins II RUSH - Hold Your Fire (does have a bit of prog) SONNY SHARROCK BAND - Seize The Rainbow STROMBOLI - Stromboli SWANS - Children Of God THULE - Thule TRIBAL TECH - Dr Hee UR KAOS - Ur Kaos VERMILION SANDS - Water Blue VOIVOD - Killing Technology WHEN - Drowning But Learning Now that i'm reading everyone's list i noticed i missed a few from French TV, Legendary Pink Dots etc. Oh well!!!
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The highest entertainment factor would be if he/she posted both. No complaints about that list striving for completeness, I was curious what I had missed on mine (apparently nothing apart from maybe Dr. Nerve).
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Marillion - Clutching At Straws Tangerine Dream - Tyger that's all the prog I can do and those are 3 star albums at best. a rare ray of sunshine in a horrible year was Enya. Her debut album was released. That's easily my favourite of the year. Enya - The Celts I lifted this from Wiki (interesting stuff) In 1985, producer Tony McAuley asked Enya to contribute a track for a six-part BBC television documentary series The Celts.[34] She had already written a Celtic-influenced song named "The March of the Celts", and submitted it to the project. Each episode was to feature a different composer at first, but director David Richardson liked her track so much, he had Enya score the entire series.[25][35] Enya recorded 72 minutes of music at Aigle Studio and the BBC studios in Wood Lane, London without recording to picture, though she was required to portray certain themes and ideas that the producers wanted. Unlike The Frog Prince, she worked with little interference which granted her freedom to establish her sound[17] that she would adopt throughout her future career, signified by layered vocals, keyboard-oriented music, and percussion with elements of Celtic, classical, church and folk music.[36] In March 1987, two months before The Celts aired, a 40-minute selection of Enya's score was released as her debut solo album, Enya, by BBC Records in the United Kingdom[20] and by Atlantic Records in the United States. The latter promoted it with a new-age imprint on the packaging, which Nicky later thought was "a cowardly thing for them to do".[37] The album gained enough public attention to reach number 8 on the Irish Albums Chart and number 69 on the UK Albums Chart.[38] "I Want Tomorrow" was released as Enya's first single.[20] "Boadicea" was sampled by The Fugees on their 1996 song "Ready or Not"; the group neither sought permission nor gave credit, and Enya took legal action. The group subsequently gave her credit and paid a fee worth around $3 million. Later in 1987, Enya appeared on Sinéad O'Connor's debut album The Lion and the Cobra, reciting Psalm 91 in Irish on "Never Get Old".[39] Edited by richardh - September 13 2021 at 03:07 |
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