In what way did your prog favs let you down?

The Doctor wrote: Drama is in my top 5 Yes albums, along with CTTE, TFTO, GFTO and yes, 90125.  The latest, Fly From Here is a good one and my favorite since The Keys to Ascension sets.

Fragile and Relayer would make my top 5 Yes albums before Drama

cstack3 wrote: horza wrote: I can't think of any of my favourite prog bands which have not disappointed me in one way or another. It might have been an individual album track or an entire album, perhaps it was a line-up change that left me scratching my head in amazement. Can you think of any examples? I might start with Yes thinking that Trevor Horn (ex-The Buggles) was a suitable replacement for Jon Anderson. I agree!  In fact, Yes continues to disappoint without Jon Anderson, at least with Benoit David.  Jon Davison is a very good stand-in for Anderson, but they are not the same....Downes just doesn't have the chops from what I've heard.  I also don't like their proclivity to play only for casino theaters in the USA, there are many fine venues that are more accessible.   Major record disappointments for me included "Drama" (putting me at odds with most on PA it would appear),  "Union," and  "Big Generator."  I wish Yes had stuck to the formula that created "Tales from Topographic Oceans"!   Over-reach, spiritual themes etc. They made their best music when they pushed themselves to their personal limits. Creative tension can work wonders in the rock studio, I've experienced it many times.  It's not a recording session until at least one breakable object is broken!

friso wrote: I really disliked seeing Robert Fripp walking on stage and playing a pink acoustic guitar on a Lady Gaga concert in Londen in 2010. He just kept smyling...

 ... You've just made that up, right? 

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friso wrote: I really disliked seeing Robert Fripp walking on stage and playing a pink acoustic guitar on a Lady Gaga concert in Londen in 2010. He just kept smyling...

DisgruntledPorcupine wrote: Snow Dog wrote: horza wrote: darkshade wrote: Dream Theater, when they released Systematic Chaos, though I enjoyed some tracks right off the bat, the album marked the end of my prog listening days for a couple of years. I was also disappointed when Mike Portnoy left, but they rectified that situation.King Crimson, when a few years ago I realized they'll probably never record an album again.Frank Zappa, not long after I first got into his music I found out he died in 1993.-------By the way Horza, I never gave you my permission for that sig. But it's OK, you can leave it. Systematic Chaos was the album that got me into DT - I saw them on that tour and had actually gone to see the support act, Symphony X. My sig was a kind of tribute to something you said that I thought was quite funny. I will rectify Systematic Chaos is one of my favourites too. A huge improvement on Octavarium in my eyes. Same here. I found Octavarium had some great highs, but so many lows that it almost cancels out those highs. However I can't say I have many problems with any track on Systematic Chaos.

I think I feel the opposite here. I love Octavarium, but Systematic Chaos had some good points, and some bad ones. In fact, if I had to pick a least favorite Dream Theater album (all of which I like), it might be Systematic Chaos. Not disappointing, just not their best.

Muse's latest album I enjoyed much less than the previous ones. I wouldn't call it a bad album, just not my taste.

Pink Floyd only let me down twice:

friso wrote: I really disliked seeing Robert Fripp walking on stage and playing a pink acoustic guitar on a Lady Gaga concert in Londen in 2010. He just kept smyling...

After all of the years Fripp spent criticizing pop music, I can't see him playing at a Lady Gaga concert.

I was let down when Chris Squire kicked Jon Anderson out of the band for poor health, then did the same when Benoit fell ill, and did not let Jon rejoin when they needed a new lead singer. 

Anathema's 'A Natural Disaster'. I love all their albums since 1996 but not this one. It sounds to me overly boring and 'Violence' is a total rip-off from 'Laura Palmer's Theme' by Angelo Badalamenti.

ProgBob wrote: I discovered prog at a bad time.  Virtually every new album by artists I had just discovered was a disappointment: Mike Oldfield - Platinum Jethro Tull - A Asia Genesis - Abacab Yes - 90125 I was initially perplexed by KC's Discipline but I came round to that one and I now regard it as a classic (unlike any of those mentioned above).

Don't be so hard on yourself. A IMHO is a tremendous album and I had been following them since 1972. To me it was such a breath of fresh air. I had had enough of their folk stuff...too much King Henry Madrigal, too much One Brown Mouse, too much folk. So A just gelled for me. I regularly go back and play it. I have always stated that A is a much underrated masterpiece.

As for Asia...well yes that was AOR at its worst IMHO. It was unfortunate that the Wishbone Ash guys (Andy Powell and Laurie Wisefield) weren't willing to let John Wetton into a contract that would allow him a share of songwriting and singing duties in WIshone. I am sure WA would have had a much more fruitful few years after 1981if that had been done. But Wetton left after one album with WA and formed Asia and the rest is history.

Discipline is a five star album. Love it.

I found A Dramatic Turn of Events quite disappointing - a decent album if we're talking about musical ideas, but just way too full of musical noodling (something I hoped they would let go of when Mike P left)