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smartpatrol 
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 Topic: Recommend me the prettiest album you can think ofPosted: June 30 2014 at 03:05 |
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I'd like to hear more pretty, melodic, and optionally lush albums. Doesn't matter what style or genre, but this thread was inspired by Harmonium's second album, so if you know of anything like that, sharing it would be encouraged.
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Barbu
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Posted: June 30 2014 at 03:10 |
 Yeah Big Boy. |
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Posted: June 30 2014 at 03:20 |
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Hmmmm, The Moody Blues' Seventh Sojourn comes to mind.
And I think this Split Enz song oozes lush: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rm6UESWdVk (I haven't heard the Conflicting Emotions album it comes from though) |
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Saperlipopette!
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Posted: June 30 2014 at 04:17 |
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Prog Folk: Ragnarok - Ragnarok Continuum - ContinuumMerit Hemmingson - Huuva! Svensk Folkmusik på Beat Pearls Before Swine - Use of Ashes Electronic: Klaus Schulze - Mirage Tangerine Dream - Green Desert Emerald Web - The Stargate Tapes Psych/Prog Dungen - 4: Wapassou - Wapassou Celeste - Principe Di Un Giorno Riccardo Zappa - Celestion Chamber/Avant/Post Rock: Julverne - A Neuf Les Fragments De La Nuit - Musicque du Crepuscule Fifths of Seven - Spry From Bitter Anise Folds
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Sagichim
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Posted: June 30 2014 at 06:23 |
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There are many beautiful albums especially in the symphonic genre, but if you're looking for something that will reach Harmonium's beauty, off the top of my head I can say:
Renaissance - Ashes Are Burning http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwAPFbQVMgs&list=PLA1042EA4376238CF Laurence Vanay http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsfPpavSucc&index=2&list=PLAv_TKJ0SAs8lYUvawTemGdMuNbly4ktf Popol Vuh http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgT_YSy4Xwk |
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rdtprog
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Posted: June 30 2014 at 06:44 |
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Maybe not the best of all but if you don't care for french singing, it's from a member of Pollen the same city of the band Harmonium.
http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=13468 |
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Music is the refuge of souls ulcerated by happiness.
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KingCrInuYasha
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Posted: June 30 2014 at 12:47 |
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Anything from The Moody Blues' 1967 - 1972 period.
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He looks at this world and wants it all... so he strikes, like Thunderball!
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ole-the-first
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Posted: June 30 2014 at 12:52 |
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Novalis — s/t
iamthemorning — ~ |
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This night wounds time.
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ole-the-first
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Posted: June 30 2014 at 12:53 |
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This night wounds time.
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The Doctor
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Posted: June 30 2014 at 12:57 |
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Death - Scream Bloody Gore
 Ant Phillips - The Geese & The Ghost Fuhrs & Frohling - Amerland Those last two I'm being serious about. |
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I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you?
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: June 30 2014 at 13:05 |
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Popol Vuh after Florian Fricke passed on his Moog synth to Klaus Schulze and went damn near all acoustic. Try out Hosianna Mantra, Seligpreisung, Letzte Tage Letzte Nachte or any other from around that period.
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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.”
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Svetonio
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Posted: June 30 2014 at 13:42 |
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The Vorticists' Show
Nothing to do with Harmonium, but very pretty thing. As non prog stuff, I'd like to suggest Big Star's debut. Edited by Svetonio - June 30 2014 at 14:18 |
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Horizons
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Posted: June 30 2014 at 13:48 |
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These are gonna be two weird albums for this thread - but i always found Battles' Gloss Drop to have a very bouncy, uplifting tone to the songs. Very bright musicianship i suppose.
Another would Beach House's Bloom. Dreamy female vocals. It doesn't really have that optimism in the sound like Battles, more of a sunny day relaxation. Not sure if this is what you're looking for, but that's how i see these albums. |
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Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.
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PC-72
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Posted: June 30 2014 at 14:21 |
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Prettiest, huh? But you said melodic so I guess that narrows down the list a bit. How about Jean Michel Jarre - Oxygène?
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bloodnarfer
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Posted: June 30 2014 at 14:26 |
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In my opinion Efterklang - Piramida is quite a beautiful, gentle and
melodic album. Not sure if that's what you're looking for or not... its not very much like harmonium
Edited by bloodnarfer - June 30 2014 at 14:28 |
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akamaisondufromage
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Posted: June 30 2014 at 14:30 |
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How about Van Morrison : Astral Weeks? |
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Help me I'm falling!
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HolyMoly
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Posted: June 30 2014 at 14:31 |
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I'll nominate "Breathless" by Camel. That thing just sparkles, in a variety of different ways. Some prog rock, some melodic folk rock, jazzy pop, a couple of dazzling guitar solos, some fusion, sad but sweet ballads, a little of everything, all exceedingly melodic.
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Triceratopsoil
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Posted: June 30 2014 at 18:14 |
Can't agree with this enough |
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Drew
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Posted: June 30 2014 at 18:16 |
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Polymorphia
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Posted: June 30 2014 at 19:37 |
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Sigur Ros— Agaetis Byrjun
Alcest— Ecailles de Lune (metal, but still gorgeous) Can't really think of too many right now. |
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