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J-Man
Prog Reviewer Joined: August 07 2008 Location: Philadelphia,PA Status: Offline Points: 7826 |
Topic: Collaborators Top Prog-Rock Albums 2008 Posted: September 05 2009 at 18:40 |
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Their latest two albums (Watershed and Ghost Reveries) are also full of mellotron, in addition to keeping their metal side. |
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progkidjoel
Prog Reviewer Joined: March 02 2009 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 19643 |
Posted: September 05 2009 at 18:37 | |||
I should try out DAMNATION some time... If its full of Mellotron, I'm there Please, keep in mind, I love them as a band, but I just don't feel that they're really very prog... |
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J-Man
Prog Reviewer Joined: August 07 2008 Location: Philadelphia,PA Status: Offline Points: 7826 |
Posted: September 05 2009 at 18:34 | |||
^^ Alright, you've given them a shot at least. Just keep in mind they aren't progressive like Yes and Genesis, but more in their own way. Give Damnation and Watershed a try. Those are their most by-the-books progressive releases. Damnation is growl-free and in the vein of Porcupine Tree and Pink Floyd. Watershed. is a typical progressive metal album with some grunts time-to-time. If those don't convince you that they are more than a death metal band, then nothing will.
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progkidjoel
Prog Reviewer Joined: March 02 2009 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 19643 |
Posted: September 05 2009 at 18:30 | |||
^ Blackwater Park, Deliverance, My Arms Your Hearse, Ghost Reveries and Still Life.
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J-Man
Prog Reviewer Joined: August 07 2008 Location: Philadelphia,PA Status: Offline Points: 7826 |
Posted: September 05 2009 at 18:28 | |||
What 5 albums do you have? |
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progkidjoel
Prog Reviewer Joined: March 02 2009 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 19643 |
Posted: September 05 2009 at 18:26 | |||
I agree that calling OPETH progressive is a bit of a stretch... I own 5 of their albums now, and they still feel like pure death metal to me... |
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J-Man
Prog Reviewer Joined: August 07 2008 Location: Philadelphia,PA Status: Offline Points: 7826 |
Posted: September 05 2009 at 18:24 | |||
Opeth? Not Progressive? You clearly haven't listened to Watershed, because you can't possibly listen to it and say it is not prog. |
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Pnoom!
Forum Senior Member Joined: September 02 2006 Location: OH Status: Offline Points: 4981 |
Posted: February 11 2009 at 16:07 | |||
I didn't know what that was, so I looked it up, and this is what I found: Yeah, not buying it. And anyway, one album can't make a year good by itself. |
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Lucent
Forum Senior Member Joined: September 18 2007 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 259 |
Posted: February 11 2009 at 16:03 | |||
Two words: Lunatic Soul |
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Pnoom!
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Posted: February 10 2009 at 11:27 | |||
2008 was just a crappy year for music in general. |
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Silver Sable
Forum Newbie Joined: September 25 2008 Location: Tennessee Status: Offline Points: 25 |
Posted: February 10 2009 at 11:20 | |||
Do you ever want to go back and redo a top of the year list later? Seriously, I find albums all the time that weren't hyped that much that I discovery some years later... either buying a back catalog or word of mouth and I think, "this album is one of the best albums released that year" yet it never made it to anyone's list. Weird how that works out.
And yeah... some of the list is totally amazing music, but isn't what I'd call prog. And yeah... it is missing Ghost Circus - Across the Line which is easily in the top 5 prog albums of 2008. IMO.
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TheSkyMovesSideways
Forum Newbie Joined: December 27 2008 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 13 |
Posted: February 07 2009 at 03:47 | |||
im glad opeth made a top ten appearance however i'm not sure watershed was deserving of number one, it seemed a little uninspired compared to their early stuff to my ears at least... il bacio della medusa was well deserving of a high spot as was mars volta. thought insurgentes would have been a little higher... but i guess the album isn't released as a hard copy until march 2009 so that might have something to do with it i guess
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pianoman
Forum Senior Member Joined: February 28 2007 Location: Earth Status: Offline Points: 790 |
Posted: February 05 2009 at 05:47 | |||
I think watershed truly belongs at number one. Its a pretty good album, and I dont even like metal. Anyway, overall, it looks like 2008 was a pretty bad year for prog. What happened!
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-Radioswim-
Forum Senior Member Joined: December 15 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 331 |
Posted: February 01 2009 at 20:14 | |||
your right, it's a GREAT list. I don't think Volta made it up there because they're awesome. They made it because they are a truly talented and creative group. |
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-Radioswim-
Forum Senior Member Joined: December 15 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 331 |
Posted: February 01 2009 at 20:11 | |||
your absolutely right, it is gross. And it also hurts, which is what I was implying about Opeth's Music. I don't know, I just never understood them I guess. In my opinion the #1 spot should go to a more progressive and deserving artist, such as Steve Wilson, or Marillion. I guess I speak for myself and a small group of others though, sadly. |
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Moatilliatta
Prog Reviewer Joined: December 01 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3083 |
Posted: January 27 2009 at 13:52 | |||
I think they got huge bumps for being AWESOME!
I'm very late to seeing this list. I don't know how I missed it. Anyway, it's somewhat of a good list.
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Petrovsk Mizinski
Prog Reviewer Joined: December 24 2007 Location: Ukraine Status: Offline Points: 25210 |
Posted: January 24 2009 at 19:56 | |||
That was kinda what I was implying, lol. |
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The Miracle
Prog Reviewer Joined: May 29 2005 Location: hell Status: Offline Points: 28427 |
Posted: January 24 2009 at 19:35 | |||
Not really. Pretty gross if you ask me. |
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Petrovsk Mizinski
Prog Reviewer Joined: December 24 2007 Location: Ukraine Status: Offline Points: 25210 |
Posted: January 24 2009 at 18:19 | |||
Umm, cool |
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Rocktopus
Forum Senior Member Joined: March 02 2006 Location: Norway Status: Offline Points: 4202 |
Posted: January 24 2009 at 14:27 | |||
Hail -Radioswim- and his in-grown toenail!
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