Prog Trifecta
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Topic: Prog Trifecta
Posted By: JD
Subject: Prog Trifecta
Date Posted: March 15 2015 at 12:18
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Three classic Live 3 LP sets from 1973, 1974 and 1975. While there are certainly some production issues on each, which one wins overall in the three big categories. 1 - Song Selection 2 - Performance 3 - Production And yes, I realize took some liberties including Lotus as a Prog album when it's Jazz/Fusion but I couldn't think of another one from that era. ------------- Thank you for supporting independently produced music |
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Posted By: Wanorak
Date Posted: March 15 2015 at 13:46
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ELP! ------------- A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!! |
Posted By: Libor10
Date Posted: March 15 2015 at 17:32
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Yessong easily. No contest here. One of my first "big" live records I ever heard... ------------- 
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: March 15 2015 at 18:45
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ELP Santana Yes ------------- 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. |
Posted By: jude111
Date Posted: March 15 2015 at 20:20
Me too. I must've been 14 years old or so when I had it; a Christmas present from my parents. So it has a special place for me...
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Libor10 wrote:Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: March 16 2015 at 10:54
| I have to go with YES on this one. |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: March 16 2015 at 11:18
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Lotus by quite a vast margin. Santana's finest release ever imho. ------------- “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 |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: March 16 2015 at 11:26
I'm going to have to make it Yes v ELP as I don't have the Santana album 1 Song Selection - Yes without doubt! ELP did not include much of the Trilogy album which is a shame. The Endless Enigma especially is missing but Yes don't miss anything out! 2 Performance - I'm going to give this to ELP for Tarkus and Take A Pebble which I believe made ELP the premier live prog band of the time 3 Production - ELP again as the dynamics are still intact if a tad muddyish and I prefer KE9 soundwise on the live album to the studio version. I really don't like the production on Yessongs which is so poor compared to the albums. 2-1 ELP
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: March 16 2015 at 11:28
| I prefer Yes to ELP generally but in this case ELP wins it. |
Posted By: sublime220
Date Posted: March 16 2015 at 13:47
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Had high hopes for Yessongs and was let down very much. As for Welcome Back, it's my third favourite live album behind James Brown's Live At The Apollo and Metallica's S&M. Lotus is very good too. ------------- There is no dark side in the moon, really... Matter of fact, it's all dark... |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: March 16 2015 at 22:27
If you liked Metallica's S&M, and want some good Yes live, you might enjoy the Symphonic live album/DVD... now, that's a wonderful way to do the orchestral additions to previous songs. I also enjoy Keys to Ascension more than Yessongs, which features the same line-up, but played in the 90's. |
Posted By: progmatic
Date Posted: March 16 2015 at 23:03
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ELP. Welcome Back is the final truly great album of ELP's discography,. Plus I'm partial because I saw that tour at the World Series of Rock at Cleveland Stadium and it was AWESOME! ------------- PROGMATIC |
Posted By: sublime220
Date Posted: March 17 2015 at 08:58
Thanks! I'll look into that.  ------------- There is no dark side in the moon, really... Matter of fact, it's all dark... |
Posted By: crimhead
Date Posted: March 17 2015 at 17:58
| ELP for me. I got to see this tour. California Jam and Long Beach Arena. Good times. Good show. The Long Beach show had Journey as the opening act. Those were the days. |
Posted By: proggman
Date Posted: March 25 2015 at 19:20
Yessongs. |
Posted By: Flight123
Date Posted: March 26 2015 at 07:28
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I guess from the era 'Glastonbury Fayre' was a triple live album but by various artists including Gong and Hawkwind but with some non-prog artists, which would dilute its consideration. Actually, this was a tough poll but I went with ELP in the end for the sheer dynamism and energy as well as superlative live versions. |