What are your favorite unappreciated Prog albums? |
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dr wu23
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Posted: August 11 2014 at 22:41 | |
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moshkito
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Posted: August 12 2014 at 08:59 | |
And this is the part that is hard to discuss in this bored! (can't use "board" anymore!)
There are too many admins that simply go out of their way to just stick to the idea of top ten, and their "numbers" and as such they are not capable, even worse WILLING to give different musics a good listen, because the only listen they can do is the perfunctory 7 minutes, and then back to playing their favorite piece of music, because they can't handle something different.
I have been a huge proponent, for example, of the early days work of Egberto Gismonti, on his guitars, as very progressive, hard to even consider them "jazz", but mentioning it here, is like a death knell for him and Brazilian music, because these people have no idea, and they think that Flora Purim, Airto, Milton Nascimento, Astrud Gilberto, Villa Lobos, and so many others, were nobodies that couldn't possibly know music, or play it, because only London and NY have music and the media for it!
Even now, it's almost impossible to get these folks to give a DECENT listen to different things. The immediate reaction is always negative!
Another example ... check out the Japanese thread ... for the number of posts in it, it should be the number one thread in the bored. Wanna check how many of these other folks actually heard anything? You got the idea!
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SteveG
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Posted: August 12 2014 at 10:40 | |
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Toaster Mantis
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Posted: August 12 2014 at 13:31 | |
Not as much unappreciated but unknown, it still pains me that Captain Beyond never became more than a cult band. I mean, their members came from as popular bands as Deep Purple and Iron Butterfly with the S/T being on the same level at least as the best of either "parent band". I guess they were neglected for being too raw and abrasive for the prog rock scene yet also too weird and quirky for the hard rock crew? Similar to Budgie, who to this day are more influential than popular?
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Moogtron III
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Posted: August 12 2014 at 15:24 | |
Hard to find my own list of unappreciated (well, lowly appreciated) faves.
Even controversial albums like the Asia debut, Yes' 90125 and the ABWH studio album still get a reasonable rating on PA. Almost all of my favorite albums are appreciated well, or good enough, on PA. Actually, after searching in the PA database, I can only find one album that I think is quite well, which is quite lowly appreciated on PA: Genesis - Invisible Touch And that's the only album I can find Bottomline: 3 clappies for the taste on PA For the rest, any of my faves gets at least the mentioning "Good, but not essential" on PA, including many albums that are mentioned in this thread by others
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Rick Robson
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Posted: August 12 2014 at 20:23 | |
Yeah right on Moshkito, it is really disappointing what you pointed out, but I think that even worse is when I see my country's (from our country if you are brasilian too) nowadays generation, I can count with the fingers of a hand the people who actually know and/or appreciate at least two of those great brasilian artists you pointed out here, and for them this is a much more painful indifference - in their own country towards artists who belong to the most essential part of the brasilian musical history. Anyway, as it is commonly said: "Nobody is prophet in his own land", but to be honest I consider that the brasilian historical memory in general should have more value for the brasilian people than it has nowadays.
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tamijo
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Posted: August 13 2014 at 01:50 | |
Nice list, just wonder about Remain In Light, i think it is one of Talking Heads more "appreciated", got a 4.15 rating on PA, 5/5 stars rewiev on Allmusic, and have been incluede in a multitude is best of lists. Jurassic in not unappreciated either, with a 4.11 rating on PA, and a 4.5/5 rating on allmusic. But hey, both brilliant albums, and nice to see David Sylvian on the list, my general impression is that he is not very appreciated on PA, i think most of his output is great, from his experimeltal albums like Alchemy or Manafon, to his more singer/songwriter type of albums, not to mention everything he have done with Fripp. Edited by tamijo - August 13 2014 at 02:01 |
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Darious
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Posted: March 21 2015 at 12:41 | |
It's not too much underrated/unappreciated, but I would't mind that the Magnification by Yes scored more in ratings. I absolutely adore this album.
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Upbeat Tango Monday
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Posted: April 14 2015 at 15:03 | |
Yes - Fly From Here
I'm pretty sure it will become a classic in the future. I also like Tormato. (won't become a classic, though ) Pink Floyd - Obscured by Clouds It has a lower score than the random, amateur, ugly assortment of noises called Ummagumma. Come on, people! This one's great! Iron Maiden - Fear of the Dark (prog related) IMO one of their finest albums, possibly the best. |
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The Dark Elf
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Posted: April 14 2015 at 15:05 | |
Close to the Edge
Selling England by the Pound Thick as a Brick Wish You Were Here These need some love.
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Pastmaster
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Posted: April 14 2015 at 16:56 | |
I completely agree with Obscured by Clouds, probably my favorite Floyd album after Animals. That Iron Maiden album is great too.
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richardh
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Posted: April 15 2015 at 01:49 | |
I'm pretty sure it won't Magnification has more chance from later Yes releases At the time Drama was derided by many because of the Buggles connection but I reckon that has now achieved full blown 'classic' status but in my view there is nothing later by Yes that fits this description. Anderson, Wakeman, Bruford, Howe could have been a contender if it had been Yes
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Cristi
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Posted: April 15 2015 at 03:31 | |
Marillion - Holidays in Eden
Rush - Power Windows Pink Floyd - Obscured by Clouds Alquin - Nobody Can Wait Forever Deep Purple - Stormbringer Richard Wright - Wet Dream & Broken China Tony Banks - A Curious Feeling Ark - Burn the Sun Dream Theater - When Dream & Day Unite and many others, I'll get back. |
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Upbeat Tango Monday
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Posted: April 15 2015 at 08:34 | |
Animals is my favorite as well
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Upbeat Tango Monday
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Posted: April 15 2015 at 08:37 | |
LOL. You forgot about Dark Side of the Moon and Pawn Hearts
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Hrychu
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Posted: April 15 2015 at 10:01 | |
The Sum of No Evil by TFK and Fluid Druid by Druid. These are really underrated in my opinion.
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Green Shield Stamp
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Posted: April 15 2015 at 12:37 | |
I like the always flawed but always interesting nature of many of Rick Wakeman's solo albums such as: Fields of Green, Retro 1 & 2, Rock and Roll Prophet, Can you hear me, and many others.
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KingCrInuYasha
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Posted: April 26 2015 at 19:54 | |
Drama - Yes
Ummagumma - Pink Floyd Too Old To Rock 'N Roll, Too Young To Die - Jethro Tull David Bowie (1967) - David Bowie The Aerosol Grey Machine - Van Der Graaf Generator
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presdoug
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Posted: April 26 2015 at 20:18 | |
Pell Mell-Moldau
Just plainly ignored and belittled (or both), this album will surprise you as it is a 1981 release, but unusually doesn't sound like one, and fits in more in a kind of mid seventies symphonic prog way. And it is all instrumental, which works in it's favor, too. Check it out. (not to be confused with the song Moldau from the band's debut album Marburg) |
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emigre80
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Posted: April 26 2015 at 20:45 | |
I do like AWBH and Magnification, but the one Yes album I never see mentioned is The Ladder. I know there are some less than stellar tracks on it (if I never hear the Messenger again I'd be just fine with that) but the title track is one of the most enjoyable songs Yes ever put out. Not as complex as much of their finer work, but just great fun.
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