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Tom Ozric 
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 Posted: May 22 2013 at 03:44 |
Well, I really enjoy Grobschnitt's 1984 album 'Kinder und Narren' - as far as I know, there may be only one other person who likes it  .................
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Aussie-Byrd-Brother
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Posted: May 22 2013 at 01:40 |
Thanks for the info about the `Kyoto' album, Richard, that one definately passed me by, but even your description of it sounds fascinating and promising! Halfway through `Logos' right now!  I wished more people could see the worth of the 80's TDream works!
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richardh
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Posted: May 22 2013 at 01:35 |
Firestarter and Underwater Sunlight are also very good indeed
Also worth a mention is Kyoto which was recorded about 1983 (in Japan) but not released until 2004. Has a similar feel to Firestarter but slightly more 'industrial'. The long overdue release was because Christoph Franke was not involved so there was some doubt about it being a true TD release. It is.
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Aussie-Byrd-Brother
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Posted: May 22 2013 at 00:33 |
 progbethyname wrote:
As I was? Well if you mean listening to copious amounts of prog in my Underware, then yes I shall return to my glory. Lol
Anyway, I really reccomend picking up the savvy compilation Riding on the ray. It's a 2 disc set with highlights from their catalog from 1980-1987. Enjoy buddy. |
Hey, whatever your trip is, baby, you just keep right on doing it!  OK, I'm sort of cheating, the 80's Tangerine Dream-athon has started with `Force Majeure'!  Forgot to mention, RichardH, I quite liked `Le Parc' as well, all pleasant and undemanding but still respectable.
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progbethyname
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Posted: May 21 2013 at 22:19 |
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As I was? Well if you mean listening to copious amounts of prog in my Underware, then yes I shall return to my glory. Lol
Anyway, I really reccomend picking up the savvy compilation Riding on the ray. It's a 2 disc set with highlights from their catalog from 1980-1987. Enjoy buddy.
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Gimmie my headphones now!!! 🎧🤣
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Aussie-Byrd-Brother
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Posted: May 21 2013 at 22:14 |
I've always greatly enjoyed many of the Tangerine Dream albums from that period, even the `Firestarter' soundtrack worked beautifully on it's own too. RichardH and Nick, you've inspired me today....going to go on a bit of an 80's TDream bender when I start work shortly! Long overdue! As you were, gentlemen! 
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progbethyname
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Posted: May 21 2013 at 22:05 |
richardh wrote:
progbethyname wrote:
I like Tangerine Dream's Hyperborea better than Tangram and force Majour |
1980-1985 a very fine and underated period of TD. The title track to Hyperborea is one of the best things TD ever did imo. Tangram is probably my favourite TD album but I love Logos , Exit and Poland as well. I'm even very fond of Le Parc 
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Agreed master Richard. Tracks like Song of the whale, live miles and polish dance are so underrated. 
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Gimmie my headphones now!!! 🎧🤣
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presdoug
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Posted: May 21 2013 at 16:42 |
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I like Trespass and And Then There Were Three most of Genesis, more than what came between those albums
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richardh
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Posted: May 21 2013 at 15:10 |
Morsenator wrote:
richardh wrote:
Morsenator wrote:
Tubular Bells is my 12th or so favourite Mike Oldfield album (some albums I rank well over it are TB II&III, Platinum, Five Miles Out and Guitars)
My favourite Jean Michel Jarre album is Oxygene 7-13, which I absolutely love.
Perelandra is one of my favourites from Glass Hammer.
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I agree on Mike Oldfield although I think his run of albums from Tubular Bells to Discovery is fantastic and then after that there are still gems like Songs Of Distant Earth and Amarok. So putting TB at number 12 in a Mike Oldfield list is no disgrace
JM Jarre - wouldn't be able to go with that although I do like that album
I'm a big GH fan but my collection only starts from Chronometree . I'm going to have to hunt down that album. BTW I rated Three Cheers For The Broken Hearted as a 5 star album (although GH have several imo)
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Yeah, no disgrace to TB was intended I just don't think it's such a full-blown masterpiece many people regard it as. Ommadawn, Amarok and TSoDE etc. are in a whole different level to it. And yeah, you need to get Perelandra, there are some great tracks there. Time Marches On is maybe my fav GH song.
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TB is well known to be several pieces composed over 3 to 4 years I think. I like side two a lot more than side one especially the girlie choir bit but in general I think less is more when Oldfield decided what he wanted to achieve with 40-45 minutes of music.
I've ordered Perelandra btw
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richardh
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Posted: May 21 2013 at 14:46 |
progbethyname wrote:
I like Tangerine Dream's Hyperborea better than Tangram and force Majour |
1980-1985 a very fine and underated period of TD. The title track to Hyperborea is one of the best things TD ever did imo. Tangram is probably my favourite TD album but I love Logos , Exit and Poland as well. I'm even very fond of Le Parc
Edited by richardh - May 21 2013 at 14:47
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Moogtron III
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Posted: May 21 2013 at 04:19 |
Close To The Edge is my least favourite album of Yes in the 1970's. I even prefer Tormato.  Now some comments on what others said.
The.Crimson.King wrote:
3) My favorite Yes member solo album is Steve Howe's "Beginnings" and I love Steve Howe's vocals.4) I can't stand Tony Levin's bass playing.
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That's quite refreshing. 
presdoug wrote:
7) Just about my all time favorite PFM album is Chocolate Kings, so many bad things said about it, but for me, the band are firing on all six cylinders on that record!
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It's my favourite PFM album after L'Isola Di Niente
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I love Who Dunnit |
Me too. And I know Snow Dog likes it too.
bytor2112 wrote:
- "Beat" is one of my favorite KC albums
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A friend of a friend once mentioned Beat as his favourite King Crimson album
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- 90125 is my favourite Yes album outside their classic area while I rank Tales from Topographic Oceans only just above Tormato.
- Best Kept Secret with its current average rating of 2.41 is my second favourite Alquin album.
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90125: same for me. Maybe there's no album I listened as much to in my life as 90125. After some 25 years of listening I still turn on the volume of my car radio when "Owner Of A Lonely Heart" comes by. But the whole album is terrific.
I just bought Nobody Can Wait Forever / Best Kept Secret for my birthday money. I always loved NCWF, prefer it to earlier Alquin, but I only gave BKS one listening. That stimulates me to listening to it again.
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Cthulhu42
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Posted: May 20 2013 at 22:55 |
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Moving Pictures is only my 6th or 7th favourite Rush album.
I think The Final Cut is Pink Floyd's best album after the Big 5.
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Tuzvihar
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Posted: May 20 2013 at 14:22 |
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My favourite Pink Floyd albums are Ummagumma and Atom Heart Mother - both often near the bottom of many Floydians' lists. |
Ditto!
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"Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent."
Charles Bukowski
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Stool Man
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Posted: May 20 2013 at 03:19 |
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Tubular Bells is an amazing piece of work for a 17-yr-old to compose and later record at the age of 19. I bet nobody here could've done anything like that when we were teenagers.
My favourite Pink Floyd albums are Ummagumma and Atom Heart Mother - both often near the bottom of many Floydians' lists.
Edited by Stool Man - May 20 2013 at 03:21
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rotten hound of the burnie crew
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Morsenator
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Posted: May 20 2013 at 01:42 |
richardh wrote:
Morsenator wrote:
Tubular Bells is my 12th or so favourite Mike Oldfield album (some albums I rank well over it are TB II&III, Platinum, Five Miles Out and Guitars)
My favourite Jean Michel Jarre album is Oxygene 7-13, which I absolutely love.
Perelandra is one of my favourites from Glass Hammer.
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I agree on Mike Oldfield although I think his run of albums from Tubular Bells to Discovery is fantastic and then after that there are still gems like Songs Of Distant Earth and Amarok. So putting TB at number 12 in a Mike Oldfield list is no disgrace
JM Jarre - wouldn't be able to go with that although I do like that album
I'm a big GH fan but my collection only starts from Chronometree . I'm going to have to hunt down that album. BTW I rated Three Cheers For The Broken Hearted as a 5 star album (although GH have several imo)
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Yeah, no disgrace to TB was intended I just don't think it's such a full-blown masterpiece many people regard it as. Ommadawn, Amarok and TSoDE etc. are in a whole different level to it. And yeah, you need to get Perelandra, there are some great tracks there. Time Marches On is maybe my fav GH song.
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Robert Placard
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Posted: May 19 2013 at 23:19 |
- A Passion Play is best Tull album
- Stormwatch is second best
- Atom Heart Mother is awesome from start to end especially track 1
- Rush's Signals is one of their best, only behind A Farewell to Kings of course
- I think Ulver's Nattens Madrigal is great
- The Resident's Third Reich and Roll is awful and The Tunes of Two Cities rocks
- (already said) Islands is a great album
- Frank Zappa's Civilization Phase III is super cool
and lastly...... - "Classical" music is better than Prog.
Edit: but just by a hair though.
Edited by Robert Placard - May 19 2013 at 23:20
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smartpatrol
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Posted: May 19 2013 at 22:12 |
mageestout wrote:
smartpatrol wrote:
I love Who Dunnit
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SECURITY!!!
Over here!
The one clutching the ABACAB album. He's the one!!!!! |
that's me :D
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Barbu
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Posted: May 19 2013 at 21:51 |
someone_else wrote:
Fish's album Suits is imho almost equally underrated.
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progbethyname
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Posted: May 17 2013 at 21:23 |
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I like Tangerine Dream's Hyperborea better than Tangram and force Majour
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Gimmie my headphones now!!! 🎧🤣
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Aussie-Byrd-Brother
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Posted: May 17 2013 at 17:41 |
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Heh, I LOVE all of Eloy's 80's albums, except maybe that `Destination' one, or was that early 90's?
Even `Ra' gets my seal of approval, even though it's not highly regarded at all.
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