Best Album Trilogy
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Topic: Best Album Trilogy
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Subject: Best Album Trilogy
Date Posted: April 19 2015 at 21:32
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Here we have several well known album trilogies from various prog and prog-related folks. These are acknowledged to be trilogies in one way, shape or form, and are not simply three albums in a row from a band you happen to like (so, no, The Yes Album, Fragile and Close to the Edge are not a trilogy) You have your choice from the following 3 album sets: David Bowie Low Heroes The Lodger Jethro Tull Songs from the Wood Heavy Horses Storm Watch Gong Flying Teapot Angel's Egg You King Crimson Larks Tongue in Aspic Starless and Bible Black Red Riverside Rapid Eye Movement Out of Myself Second Life Syndrome Rush Moving Pictures Signals Grace Under Pressure Frank Zappa Hot Rats Waka/Jawaka The Grand Wazoo ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
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Posted By: sublime220
Date Posted: April 19 2015 at 21:35
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Rush, mainly because of GUP and MP. There's one album in each trilogy that I despise: The Lodger, Storm Watch, Flying Teapot, Larks, Out Of Myself, Signals, and Hot Rats. ------------- There is no dark side in the moon, really... Matter of fact, it's all dark... |
Posted By: LearsFool
Date Posted: April 19 2015 at 21:38
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Radio Gnome -------------  
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Posted By: Pastmaster
Date Posted: April 19 2015 at 21:49
| Rush gets my vote |
Posted By: Imperial Zeppelin
Date Posted: April 19 2015 at 22:18
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Crimson Gong Zappa Bowie Tull Riverside Rush ------------- "Hey there, Dog Man, now I drink from your bowl." |
Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: April 19 2015 at 22:20
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Bowie ------------- |
Posted By: Terakonin
Date Posted: April 19 2015 at 22:24
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Wetton. ------------- You left a note in your perfect script Stay as long as you like I haven't left your bed since |
Posted By: Metalmarsh89
Date Posted: April 19 2015 at 23:00
Vapor Trails should be included in the Rush Trilogy.  ------------- Want to play mafia? Visit http://www.mafiathesyndicate.com" rel="nofollow - here . |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: April 19 2015 at 23:03
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Zappa. But GonG, KC, JT, and Riverside are quite strong as well. ------------- 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: Progosopher
Date Posted: April 19 2015 at 23:12
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Tull, natch, followed by King Crimson, Rush and then Bowie. ------------- The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty" |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: April 20 2015 at 03:04
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Rush. ------------- 
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Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: April 20 2015 at 03:35
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1 Camel: Mirage, The Snow Goose, Moonmadness 2 Genesis: Nursery Cryme, Foxtrot, SEBTP 3 Mostly Autumn: Spirit of Autumn Past, The Last Bright Light, Passengers 4 Pendragon: The Window of Life, The Masquerade Overture, Not of this World 5 IQ: Ever, Subterranea, The Seventh House All those are sequential releases which beat the absolute crap out of any on that list - except maybe Riverside. So Riverside get my vote from the list. ------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: April 20 2015 at 03:46
The Genesis trilogy leaves all others behind. The only other sequence of 5-star albums I can think of is Anekdoten (Gravity, A Time of Day and Until All the Ghosts Are Gone). Gentle Giant comes close (In a Glass House, The Power and the Glory, Free Hand). -------------
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Hercules wrote:Posted By: friso
Date Posted: April 20 2015 at 03:58
| Gong :). I don't consider the KC albums to be much of a trilogy. |
Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: April 20 2015 at 06:08
Sorry, but I think the Camel trilogy is very unlikely ever to be surpassed by anyone. Those three from GG would have been no 6 on my list, actually. ------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: April 20 2015 at 06:21
Neither of you are very clear on the concept of this poll, are you? ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: April 20 2015 at 06:49
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Jethro Tull, a hair over Rush. ------------- Welcome to the middle of the film. |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: April 20 2015 at 06:53
Well, I have to admit I didn't read the original port properly...  -------------
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Posted By: doctorphil
Date Posted: April 20 2015 at 07:01
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It's a Gong kind of night tonight... ------------- Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana. |
Posted By: tboyd1802
Date Posted: April 20 2015 at 09:12
| Zappa followed by Crimson.... |
Posted By: b_olariu
Date Posted: April 20 2015 at 09:57
| Jethro Tull - Folk Trilogy |
Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: April 20 2015 at 10:08
| CRIMSO! A lineup that couldn't do no wrong. Wetton once quipped that he could have been in "that band for another 20 years." |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: April 20 2015 at 10:52
 ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: April 20 2015 at 12:50
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GonG .... followed by ELP - Trilogy ------------- Curiosity killed a cat, Schroedinger only half. My poor home recorded stuff at https://yellingxoanon.bandcamp.com |
Posted By: hellogoodbye
Date Posted: April 20 2015 at 12:59
| First vote for Bowie. |
Posted By: Wanorak
Date Posted: April 20 2015 at 12:59
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Crimson followed by Tull. ------------- A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!! |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: April 20 2015 at 14:14
I'm puzzled as to why Dark Side Of The Moon , Wish You Were Here and Animals cannot get onto a list that includes Mostly Autumn (ffs) and Pendragon (ffs x 1000)  I'll give you Camel though
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Posted By: ole-the-first
Date Posted: April 20 2015 at 14:49
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KC. But since Berlin Trilogy got only 1 vote, I'm going to support Bowie. ------------- This night wounds time. |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: April 20 2015 at 15:29
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Crimson > Zappa > Gong Would Oldfield - Hergest Ridge, Ommadawn, Incantations fit the criteria? ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Michael678
Date Posted: April 20 2015 at 17:40
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The Crimson ------------- Progrockdude |
Posted By: MFP
Date Posted: April 20 2015 at 17:46
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Gong closely followed by KC. My personal favorite would be Amon Duul II's "psychedelic trilogy" (first three albums).
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Posted By: sublime220
Date Posted: April 20 2015 at 20:07
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I feel like CTTE, TFTO, and Relayer fits, but eh, maybe that's just me. ------------- There is no dark side in the moon, really... Matter of fact, it's all dark... |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: April 21 2015 at 14:41
The Yes Album , Fragile then CTTE Although not (really) prog another great album trilogy is Powerslave , Somewhere In Time and Seventh Son Of Seventh Son. Metal heaven
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Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: April 21 2015 at 14:44
None of those in the poll are really trilogies in any way, so what's the difference? ------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: April 21 2015 at 14:47
------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: LearsFool
Date Posted: April 21 2015 at 14:51
Gong's is. There's a whole story arc, and it's not too hard to make it out. -------------
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Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: April 21 2015 at 14:58
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Plus Riverside sells their first 3 albums as the Reality Dream Trilogy on their website. So that series isn't contrived. Though i'm not sure why anyone is picking apart specific choices in a poll. "Why is it missing my favorite one and have one i dislike/disagree with?". Voted Riverside because I can.
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Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: April 21 2015 at 15:26
There is a difference, you simply can't grasp it. Do some research. Read a book. Go on the internet. They are considered trilogies in one way or another by the bands themselves or by critics. If you'd like, go ahead and make a separate poll for the five you listed. The vast majority will vote for Genesis because the others you listed just aren't on the same level. I also predict Camel will come in a distant second. Of the other three, I'm not sure you'd even vote for one. ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: Green Shield Stamp
Date Posted: April 21 2015 at 15:30
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Great poll Dark Elf of 'genuine' trilogies. In the end I went for Rush - such a great period in the band's history. ------------- Haiku Writing a poem With seventeen syllables Is very diffic.... |
Posted By: MonsterMagnet
Date Posted: April 25 2015 at 11:19
| Radio Gnome Trilogy |
Posted By: AZF
Date Posted: April 25 2015 at 13:29
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I'm glad to see the Gong trilogy is not a protest or joke vote. I don't want to get into production speak as obviously, Gong lose on that front. But as a narrative, their three albums were a story that have stood better than double and triple albums of one story by other bands. The Radio Gnome Trilogy could not have been performed and recorded all three albums at once and then released over the months and years. The Radio Gnome Trilogy show how the bad developed and grew in strength having months in-between the recording and tours. I'm hoping the trilogy will get re-evaluated soon. Even if it doesn't, I still rate that trilogy the highest, so it's there at least for me and others! And even if the story goes mental in "You" the fact they stretched the story that far shows them to be as important as Pink Floyd. Now imagine Roger Waters using a trilogy to build his wall and was recording it over three years with a band who's line up keeps changing. I also believe Daevid over the invisible foam mattress that prevented him from getting onto stage, although I've got no physical proof myself of this happening!
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Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: April 25 2015 at 22:40
| OK, I understand what you wanted to do here (though at least I don't understand why the King Crimson one would be a trilogy and not the other ones, but I guess you just read an article I didn't). However, apart from the other list of "trilogies" that was presented also (which I guess I could understand why you don't want to consider them trilogies... but at least musically they do have a lot on common, making them as much a trilogy as Jethro Tull's one, I guess), I'd like to think about the Pink Floyd "Dark Side, WYWH, Animals" as a trilogy... and perhaps the early Mike Oldfield albums too... though those are 4, and I wouldn't finde a reason to leave any of those out. However, you could indeed include a "Pink Floyd" trilogy (almost)... once I read about Waters saying he considers "Dark Side", "The Wall" and "Amused to Death" as a sort of trilogy (I guess given that they are all his conceptual babies). Also, from Oldfield, you could consider the Tubular bells ones as a trilogy. |
Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: April 25 2015 at 23:26
| Voted for Gong, the only actual trilogy among the choices. Fantastic creation. |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: April 26 2015 at 01:00
My thought would be that you should vote or not, and then make your own poll for whatever it is you make up in your head. Pink Floyd's DSotM, WYWH and Animals have never, ever, been or will be considered a trilogy by anyone but you. Jethro Tull's "Folk-Rock" trilogy has been referred to as such since their release. Each has folk music as a base and each has an environmental theme: Songs from the Wood (woods, forests), Heavy Horses (field and farm) and Storm Watch (the sea). Again, did you even bother to vote or are you more interested in nitpicking someone else's poll? ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: chrijom
Date Posted: April 26 2015 at 02:23
| Zero the Hero! |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: April 26 2015 at 02:45
Not true as I also mentioned it earlier btw the discussion of what is a 'trilogy' is far more interesting than the poll itself . You were always leaving yourself open to being questioned . Anyway the poll continues and any discussion regardless of what its about will keep the poll going. |
Posted By: Green Shield Stamp
Date Posted: April 26 2015 at 03:00
I tend to regard the Pink Floyd albums as a trilogy of sorts. DSOTM marked quite a transition, beginning a stylistically different era for Floyd. The Wall began a different era (seeing a marginalisation of Rick Wright). I suppose in this thread a trilogy can only be regarded as such if it is deemed to be so by Dark Elf. So it is pointless referring to other trilogies unless you want to be rudely dismissed as 'nit-picking' someone else's poll (the hypocrisy is staggering - don't you think). ------------- Haiku Writing a poem With seventeen syllables Is very diffic.... |
Posted By: Metalmarsh89
Date Posted: April 26 2015 at 09:18
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The Who - Tommy, Who's Next, Quadrophenia ------------- Want to play mafia? Visit http://www.mafiathesyndicate.com" rel="nofollow - here . |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: April 26 2015 at 10:13
I guess I should have titled the poll "Not Albums That I Believe Are Trilogies, But Trilogies As Noted By Critics Or The Bands Themselves". I didn't simply pull these trilogies out of a hat or simply pick the bestest three albums in a row from favorite bands. There is at least a nominal bit of research here, not simply a flatulent opinion based on personal preference: Davie Bowie - Berlin Trilogy: Google "Berlin Trilogy". Enough said. Jethro Tull - Folk-rock Trilogy: As I stated previously, "Each has folk music as a base and each has an environmental theme: Songs from the Wood (woods, forests), Heavy Horses (field and farm) and Storm Watch (the sea)," and I didn't simply make up the references regarding it being a trilogy. Gong - Radio Gnome Trilogy: The band themselves refer to the three albums as such. King Crimson - The "John Wetton" Trilogy: The three albums, released in 1973-74, are stylistically, compositionally and lyrically completely different than their predecessor (Islands) and the follow up (Discipline), Peter Sinfield has no part in the compositions, the power trio (Fripp, Bruford, Wetton) is constant, there is a reliance on more jazz improvisation and metal elements than the previous albums and the follow up. The albums SaBB and Red are logical extensions of the sound of LTiA; in fact, Red is the culmination of ideas first presented in LTiA. Riverside - Reality Dream Trilogy: Again, the band itself refers to the three albums as such, and they also packaged the three together for sale under that title. Rush - The Fear Trilogy: There is a song series running in inverse order through the three albums. Part I: "The Enemy Within" (from 1984's Grace Under Pressure), Part II: "The Weapon" (from 1982's Signals), and Part III: "Witch Hunt" (from 1981's Moving Pictures). Frank Zappa - Jazz Trilogy: Not sequential, but all jazz-fusion and each related per Zappa (in fact, if you look at the Waka/Jawaka album cover you will see a sink and the faucets have the words "HOT" and "RATS"). ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: Metalmarsh89
Date Posted: April 26 2015 at 11:01
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To add to the Jethro Tull trilogy, I think the albums were also meant to represent different phases of time. Songs from the Wood - The lyrics are mainly based on folklore and old tales. Heavy Horses - While the style from the previous album carried over pretty evidently, there is a shift to a more current, present, in-the-now subject matter. Stormwatch - This time, the lyrics focus on the future, and especially some global economical issues that were relevant at the time. ------------- Want to play mafia? Visit http://www.mafiathesyndicate.com" rel="nofollow - here . |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: April 26 2015 at 22:17
Hey, no need to get angry here. Polls are not only for voting, but also for discussing. I'm afraid I don't feel comfortable voting because there are many options I don't know at all, and I do understand if you won't consider the Pink Floyd and early Mike Oldfield as trilogies (though, as far as I understood your reasons for including the King Crimson Trilogy, this ones would apply on similar basis). But I gave a very valid argument for the Roger Waters trilogy (and the Tubular Bells one doesn't really need explanation). However, I do understand if you didn't want to put any of them because whether you don't like them, you didn't think about them, or know about them, or you just didn't feel like doing so. I'm not critizising your choices, just giving some ideas of my own. If you don't like discussions on your polls, you could make them without comments enabled... but then they wouldn't last a day before they fade into oblivion. |
Posted By: windycrawford
Date Posted: April 27 2015 at 11:15
| I think it's unjust to put these King Crimson albums in a poll like this. I guess, it would be a hard task to find 3 any albums from any band to beat so called 'Wetton trilogy'. So I restrained myself from voting KC, therefore Gong is the best out of 6 options left, by large margin. |