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Grumpyprogfan 
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 Topic: Favorite Five Eclectic Prog SongsPosted: July 01 2024 at 15:28 |
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What are your favorite five Eclectic prog songs of the day?
Bubblemath - Routine Maintenance Gentle Giant - Prologue King Crimson - Frame by Frame Marco Minnemann - Glass Attack U.K. - In the Dead of Night |
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Psychedelic Paul
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Posted: July 01 2024 at 15:59 |
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Marsupilami - Facilis Descencus Avernus The Othello Syndrome - Father of Leeches Peggy's Leg - Just Another Journey Raw Material - Sun God Spring - Golden Fleece |
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Logan
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Posted: July 01 2024 at 16:14 |
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Despite my love for much modern music, these are all "classics". These are all from the Eclectic Prog category at PA. I used to be on the Eclectic team, and choosing just five is rather like choosing the fingers on just one of my hands to keep (okay, I'm right handed, so I go with those four fingers and thumb). It does make it a challenge when you keep the numbers so low.
These are 14 of my favourites, and then I will pair down to five. Bubu - El viaje de Anabelas Gentle Giant - The Moon Is Down Gnidrolog - Long Live Man Dead Haikara - Manala Peter Hammill - A Louse Is Not a Home Island - Pictures King Crimson - Lizard Kultivator - Barndomens Stigar Bjorn J:Son Lindh - Musik från en storstad The Penguin Cafe Orchestra - Numbers 1-4 Plat du Jour - Zilbra Jean-Paul Prat - Masal Van der Graaf Generator - A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers Jean-Claude Vannier - Les gardes volent au secours du roi Tough, I'll go with these five today... Bubu - El viaje de Anabelas Peter Hammill - A Louse Is Not a Home Bjorn J:Son Lindh - Musik från en storstad The Penguin Cafe Orchestra - Numbers 1-4 Jean-Claude Vannier - Les gardes volent au secours du roi Really VdGG should be in there, but I'm using A Louse as the Hammill representative. ^ EDIT: Wow, I only know Marsupilami (great stuff) from Paul's list. Guess my knowledge of Eclectic Prog needs some work. Edited by Logan - July 01 2024 at 16:20 |
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Posted: July 02 2024 at 08:29 |
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Hi,
(I might update this as I think of it ... ) Man - C'mon Live (Back into the Future) ... the yodeling with the choir is to die for ... go Mickie ... go!!! Strawbs - Words of Wisdom (Deadlines) Fairport Convention - Reynardine (Liege & Leif) Amon Duul 2 - Apocaliptyc Bore (Vive La Trance) Amon Duul 2 - MMMemorial (Dance of the Lemmings) Rachel Flowers _ Tarkus Suite (on piano) Ange - the whole album (Au Dela du Delire) Alan Stivell - the whole album (Renaissance of the Celtic Harp) Tomita - the whole album (Snowflakes are Dancing) Holger Czukay - the whole album (Movies) Klaus Schulze - the whole album (Mirage) XTC - This World's Over (The Big Express) Carmen - Bullerias (Fandangos in Space) Edited by moshkito - July 02 2024 at 08:30 |
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richardh
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Posted: July 04 2024 at 03:30 |
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I managed to listen to a whole Cardiacs album the other day (very proud of myself lol) so with that in mind
Cardiacs - Fiery Gun Hand ** Also listening to King Crimson as a result of Scot's recent top ten KC songs video on his yt channel 'The Prog Corner'. I would go with Easy Money perhaps or Cirkus. A toss up between those. After that some Gentle Giant . Hearing Pantagruels Nativity a lot recently. Love that even if GG are a problematic band for me. How about some Peter Gabriel- Here Comes the Flood. Achingly beautiful and seems to have greater resonance nowadays with climate change. Maybe finish with Steve Hackett - Star Of Sirius. ** yep I know they are in Rio/Avant but I believe they are a perfect Eclectic band so I'm going with my definition! |
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Posted: July 04 2024 at 04:19 |
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Alquin - The Dance
Gentle Giant - Memories of Old Days Gnidrolog - Lady Lake Traffic - Every Mother's Son UK - Carrying No Cross |
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Posted: July 22 2024 at 09:43 |
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VDGG: Killer
KC: Lizard GG: The Advent of P (for today) Curved Air: Metamorphosis Gnidrolog: Long Live Man Dead Edited by Jared - August 03 2024 at 04:08 |
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Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson
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Clouds I Am the Melody
Family The Weaver's Answer Van der Graaf Generator Pioneers Over C King Crimson Islands Island Empty Bottles |
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Posted: August 03 2024 at 22:14 |
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I also once served on the Eclectic Team back in the day. Something I find fascinating is that in all my time here, I only ever rated one album from this category five stars. It truly was a mixed bag for me. Top five? I'll go with these: King Crimson - "The Court of the Crimson King" Van der Graaf Generator - "Refugees" The Tangent - "In Earnest" Gentle Giant - "Playing the Game" Van der Graaf Generator - "House With No Door" |
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