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proggman 
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Posted: June 22 2014 at 04:53 |
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From Within
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When he rides, my fears subside.
For darkness turns once more to light.
Through the skies, his white horse flies.
To find a land beyond the night.
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Posted: June 20 2014 at 10:53 |
I like them all except Nucleus  . Vemod still rules though as #1
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charles_ryder
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Posted: June 20 2014 at 10:39 |
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Vemod is my favorite. That album has some kind of scandinavian coldness.
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om mani padme hum
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Posted: May 31 2013 at 23:10 |
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Vemod
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Dig me...But don't...Bury me
I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive
Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect.
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King Crimson776
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Posted: May 31 2013 at 22:38 |
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Nucleus, but went for Vemod because it deserves more votes that the kinda tuneless later albums. I like "War Is Over" off Gravity though.
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Posted: May 31 2013 at 22:17 |
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Nucleus [of course!]
Gravity [Hated it at first, being so different; but now adore it!]
Vemod [What a debut!]
The other two I've had only about a year so don't know them as well. Both are good, though. Can't wait for a new one!
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Mellotron Storm
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Posted: May 31 2013 at 18:52 |
 Guldbamsen wrote:
HolyMoly wrote:
I have an inescapable bias towards the debut album, because it really pumped me up when it first came out, then seeing them play it live (my best friend even joined them onstage for 2 numbers, playing soprano sax on "The Wheel" and the encore of "Starless") and briefly meeting the band (and having a crush on the cello player), that was the peak of my interest in the band. I've just never followed their subsequent albums quite as closely, though I've listened to them all. They're all good but I have to be in the right mood to hear them. I do remember "Gravity" really surprising me a bit - like they'd really started sounding like a modern "edgy" band like Porcupine Tree or something. The sophistication of the sound layering and album production were more than I expected from this previously raw-sounding combo.
So I voted for Vemod, btw
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Nice post Steve - love the stories, as you know 
I feel the same about them. I have to be in the right mood. I think it has to be winter too. Something about the harsh wintery Scandinavian soil that compliments this music beautifully. Soundtrack for tundras or something to that effect... |
Yeah great story Steve. I like your words on Gravity too. 
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"The wind is slowly tearing her apart"
"Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN
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Mellotron Storm
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Posted: May 31 2013 at 18:51 |
Gravity over Vemod but they're all awesome. 
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"The wind is slowly tearing her apart"
"Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN
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Posted: May 31 2013 at 17:47 |
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love them all but i voted gravity, countains many beautiful and catchy songs
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Posted: May 31 2013 at 17:14 |
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I've always loved From Within most.
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Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.
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Posted: May 31 2013 at 15:25 |
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I vote Too Close To Call.
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Posted: May 31 2013 at 13:45 |
HolyMoly wrote:
I have an inescapable bias towards the debut album, because it really pumped me up when it first came out, then seeing them play it live (my best friend even joined them onstage for 2 numbers, playing soprano sax on "The Wheel" and the encore of "Starless") and briefly meeting the band (and having a crush on the cello player), that was the peak of my interest in the band. I've just never followed their subsequent albums quite as closely, though I've listened to them all. They're all good but I have to be in the right mood to hear them. I do remember "Gravity" really surprising me a bit - like they'd really started sounding like a modern "edgy" band like Porcupine Tree or something. The sophistication of the sound layering and album production were more than I expected from this previously raw-sounding combo.
So I voted for Vemod, btw
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Nice post Steve - love the stories, as you know
I feel the same about them. I have to be in the right mood. I think it has to be winter too. Something about the harsh wintery Scandinavian soil that compliments this music beautifully. Soundtrack for tundras or something to that effect...
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“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
- Douglas Adams
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Posted: May 31 2013 at 13:40 |
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I don't have a clear favourite. Remarkably consistent from what I've heard so far.
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HolyMoly
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Posted: May 31 2013 at 13:39 |
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I have an inescapable bias towards the debut album, because it really pumped me up when it first came out, then seeing them play it live (my best friend even joined them onstage for 2 numbers, playing soprano sax on "The Wheel" and the encore of "Starless") and briefly meeting the band (and having a crush on the cello player), that was the peak of my interest in the band. I've just never followed their subsequent albums quite as closely, though I've listened to them all. They're all good but I have to be in the right mood to hear them. I do remember "Gravity" really surprising me a bit - like they'd really started sounding like a modern "edgy" band like Porcupine Tree or something. The sophistication of the sound layering and album production were more than I expected from this previously raw-sounding combo.
So I voted for Vemod, btw
Edited by HolyMoly - May 31 2013 at 13:40
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Posted: May 31 2013 at 13:25 |
^Right on Paul 
If you had your pick between all of the releases - live included, what would you go for then? (I may actually still prefer Nucleus then, but Walking the Dead makes a good run for it though)
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Posted: May 31 2013 at 13:19 |
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All good but Nucleus is the best.,
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The.Crimson.King
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Posted: May 31 2013 at 12:42 |
Nucleus. Definitely. Nucleus.
I lump the 1st 3 songs together into what I call the "Nucleus Suite". I rank that 22 minutes as some of the finest prog ever created in the history of the genre.
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Posted: May 31 2013 at 12:30 |
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Just .... Can't .... decide
love em all
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Prog On!
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tamijo
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Posted: May 31 2013 at 11:36 |
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From w
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Prog is whatevey you want it to be. So dont diss other peoples prog, and they wont diss yours
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MFP
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Posted: May 31 2013 at 09:41 |
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From Within closely followed by Gravity.
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