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Kilgannon 
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 Topic: Your Choice in Consistency
Posted: February 26 2012 at 18:05 |
Which artist/band/ensemble (or multiples of any of the previous) do you consider to have a consistently strong output in terms of official, perhaps including unofficial, releases?
My nomination, only one springs to mind for me, is Riverside.
Whichever record of theirs I listen to, I am never disappointed. Every other band for me has a track or album that comes on and I think 'meh, next.' I could happily listen to the entire Riverside discography without skipping a single track.
Who would yours be?
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Triceratopsoil
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Posted: February 26 2012 at 18:26 |
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Faust
Henry Cow
Kayo Dot and Toby Driver in general
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Horizons
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Posted: February 26 2012 at 18:38 |
God is an Astronaut Portugal. The Man King Crimson The Decemberists Russian Circles (Forgot one Colin  )
Edited by Horizons - February 26 2012 at 18:38
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Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.
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Mushroom Sword
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Posted: February 26 2012 at 18:59 |
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Tool. Tool. Tool. Beardfish. All of my favorite bands seem to be the opposite, for example, Rush has some amazing tunes, but a ton of filler...
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TheGazzardian
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Posted: February 26 2012 at 19:03 |
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So far Major Parkinson have been pretty consistent, but they've only got two albums thus far. Beardfish come to mind next, although I still haven't heard their first 2. Surprisingly, I can't think of anyone else.
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PabstRibbon
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Posted: February 26 2012 at 19:21 |
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Well there a lot of new bands with a small amount of work that I considered flawless for example Beardfish, Anekdoten, Anglagard, Wobbler and Toby Driver's works. But if I look for bands that are 40 years old the first to come in my mind is King Crimson, there not a lot of band with that much consistency around
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peart_lee_lifeson
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Posted: February 26 2012 at 20:06 |
Well, my 3 favorite bands.
Dream Theater Pain of Salvation Beardfish
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PROG ON!!!
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Horizons
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Posted: February 26 2012 at 20:37 |
Might want to change that username and profile picture then..
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Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.
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Ambient Hurricanes
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Posted: February 26 2012 at 20:41 |
 Mushroom Sword wrote:
Rush has some amazing tunes, but a ton of filler... |
On the contrary, I think Rush epitomizes consistency. I can't think of any album besides a couple of the first three which I would rate less than four stars. I can't think of a whole lot of others; maybe Iona? And I concur with Triceratopsoil about Toby Driver (all of his stuff I've heard, anyway).
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colorofmoney91
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Posted: February 26 2012 at 22:10 |
Berliner Philharmoniker The Mars Volta Nik Bartsch Burial Ulcerate
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octopus-4
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Posted: February 27 2012 at 00:05 |
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There was a similar thread in 2010, I think: "Bands that can do no wrong".
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Posted: February 27 2012 at 00:55 |
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i'll have to say..
orphaned land
king crimson
groundhogs
and pink floyd come very close...
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richardh
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Posted: February 27 2012 at 01:48 |
Porcupine Tree
The only thing I've heard by PT that is obviously below 4 stars is Voyage 34.
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Posted: February 27 2012 at 05:13 |
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AlexDOM
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Posted: February 27 2012 at 12:29 |
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Dzyan
Atomic Rooster (there are different periods, but love them all)
Brainstorm (referring to the jazz rock one, there being different groups with that name)
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lazland
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Posted: February 27 2012 at 12:40 |
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Marillion - consistently excellent.
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Nogbad_The_Bad
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Posted: February 27 2012 at 16:03 |
Univers Zero
Henry Cow
Aranis
Future Kings Of England
Probably the only bands where I like everything.
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Blacksword
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Posted: February 28 2012 at 04:03 |
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I would say Rush. I don't think they've done anything under a three star album, and I would dispute the idea that they have produced loads of 'filler'
I guess it depends on how you define 'filler' For me filler is something that is used instead of actual composed music, to either pad an album out, or to create an atmosphere, and then sustain the atmosphere, for longer than is necessary. To be honest I can't think of one example when Rush have ever done this.
Edited by Blacksword - February 28 2012 at 04:04
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Posted: February 28 2012 at 13:59 |
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I think the more albums an artist does the less likely there will be consistency and I don't have a problem with that. I think Ozric Tentacles is fairly consistent but they've done a lot of albums and I don't need every one.
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