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Points: 46828 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 30 2008 at 16:27
Originally posted by Ricochet Ricochet wrote:

COLLABORATORS TOP PROG-ROCK ALBUMS 2008



2. Il Bacio della Medusa - Discesa agl'inferi d'un giovane amante
It should be mentioned that, unlike Opeth, Il Bacio di Medusa's second album was nominated the best album by our Collaborators more than any other album (but lost at points). Surprising, impressive work, but let's give the mike to Honorary Collaborator and Italian Prog Specialist Finnforest on this one: "You really get the whole package here: amazing composition, passionate performance, great melody, and tons of enthusiasm and spark. This is a band that pays homage to the greatest ‘70s Italian bands, English bands like Purple and Tull, and even flash the bluesy burn of Wicked Minds or Jack White."





awesome....  that is a great frickin album...  up that high... because nearly all who listened to it.. had it in their first or second choices.  Not number 1... .because not that many have listened to it.
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No Glass Shadows??

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Points: 2761 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 30 2008 at 16:43
Pendragon is that high and Neal Morse doesn't even get mentioned, WTF.
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Points: 3834 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 30 2008 at 16:44
Glad to see Traced In Air in the top ten. It really is a great album, very promising as well. I hope they release another one within the next two or three years as good as it.
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Points: 2601 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 30 2008 at 16:48
Hell yeah.  The top 2 are where it's at! Thanks to Rico & co. for putting this togetherClapClap
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What!?! Karmakanic doesn't even get in the top 10??? By far the best album I heard this year, head and shoulders above the rest......
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Points: 11682 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 30 2008 at 19:26
Originally posted by Kestrel Kestrel wrote:

It's a shame Birds & Buildings wasn't higher... *sigh*

True.
Opeth and Volta got huge bumps for being well known it seems, but overall I'd say that I'm rather satisfied with the list.
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Originally posted by Kotro Kotro wrote:

Originally posted by Doomcifer Doomcifer wrote:

Originally posted by NaturalScience NaturalScience wrote:

All I know is I absolutely need to get my hands on that Il Bacio Della Medusa record.


AGREED!!!

...and the fact that Opeth is ranked #1 is absurd, imho.
 
Have you heard it?
 
Can't say I disagree, since it was my nº1 choice as well, but I did heard very few albums from this year and, for the sake of prog, I do hope there is better out there. I'm by no means an Opeth fan - I only heard Damnation and Blackwater Park before Watershed, both of which I though were rather average. But this latest album really clicked, reminding me more of other Swedish staples of modern prog (Anglagard and Anekdoten, especially) and some other prog greats (Gentle Giant, Gryphon, Uriah Heep) than of other metal groups out there. Not a masterpiece at all, but featuring some of the most beautiful music I'd heard in ages and occasional glimpses of prog brilliance.
 
I didn't add Il Bacio di Medusa's album to my list, as I've only recently came across it. I found it a bit hit-and-miss (a lot like Beardish, my greatest disapointment after all the positive reviews), but it's still growing on me - even though I don't think it will ever top Watershed on my list.
 


Of course I have heard it. Tongue  Many, many times in fact.  My #1 so far, imo, would be Beardfish. 
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Hey, gotta love that mention for About Tess in there!
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Points: 4625 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 30 2008 at 20:11
Glad to see Beardfish getting some love as well as Fromuz. Really surprised Cynic wasn't higher.
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Points: 13032 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 30 2008 at 20:29
Excellent work Rico!!!
 
Though i don't like at all to see that number one albumDead
 
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Points: 31165 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 30 2008 at 23:12
Originally posted by Soul Dreamer Soul Dreamer wrote:

What!?! Karmakanic doesn't even get in the top 10??? By far the best album I heard this year, head and shoulders above the rest......


Now that you mention it, I am a bit surprised at that as well - very popular album this year.
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Great work Rico!Clap
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Originally posted by NaturalScience NaturalScience wrote:

Originally posted by Soul Dreamer Soul Dreamer wrote:

What!?! Karmakanic doesn't even get in the top 10??? By far the best album I heard this year, head and shoulders above the rest......


Now that you mention it, I am a bit surprised at that as well - very popular album this year.
 
Seems like it was a late push at the end of the year and not many had the chance to listen to it....
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Points: 7113 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 31 2008 at 00:16
I was gonna vote, but then I couldn't decide which of the "Always the Bridesmaid" Decemberists singles to put in the top spot...
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The Decemberists are coming up on my to buy list soon...
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Points: 166178 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 31 2008 at 00:58
Overall I'm surprised but not surprised.
 
All of the top 5 seem like some of the most popular releases this year (barring perhaps Il Bacio...), BUT I saw quite some negative "press" towards Watershed so I am surprised that it made #1, and by a far margin. Perhaps I should have voted for Il Bacio afterall Tongue
 
As I said in the voting thread, 2008 was a bit of a disappointment overall. Nothing really struck me as over-the-top fantastic, and even my top one (which might be somewhat easy to spot in that list) would only recieve 4 stars from me here (maybe 4.5, but rounded down to be certain). The 09 thread looks interesting so heres hoping for tougher decisions in 09! Big smile
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Points: 1170 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 31 2008 at 01:01
Glad there's at least one album on that list I like (Kayo Dot)... Thumbs Up
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Points: 512 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 31 2008 at 01:12
I'm curious as to how many albums the collaborators on average have listened to? I try to refrain from making "x of the year" lists as the year ends because there are so many things I missed out on in that year and some things don't really seem to surface until a little later anyway. *shrug*
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Points: 10063 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 31 2008 at 01:17
The list is fantastic. Not surprised to see Opeth on the top spot. Great work guys!

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