Modern Battle of Albums Poll #25
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Topic: Modern Battle of Albums Poll #25
Posted By: micky
Subject: Modern Battle of Albums Poll #25
Date Posted: July 04 2015 at 10:01
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Poll #25.
One vote, top 2 vote getters move on to 2nd round to face each other.
Vote for the album people.. not the group. If you don't know the album,
ask, google, youtube it. Lots of great music here man...
from our coffee table to yours the Drink Coasters!!!  from the City by the Bay!!! Secret Chiefs 3  From Italy  La Maschera DiCera from somewhere... some Neo group.. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
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Posted By: zravkapt
Date Posted: July 04 2015 at 10:04
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Only know SC3 so more listening to do. ------------- Magma America Great Make Again |
Posted By: LearsFool
Date Posted: July 04 2015 at 11:14
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SC3, baby. -------------  
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: July 04 2015 at 11:36
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haha.. needless to say.. I get more enjoyment from using our Flower King CD's as Drink coasters than we do the listening to that .. music. ADORE Lux Aide the other two... on the schedule to be checked out.. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: July 04 2015 at 11:49
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Tough call between The Flower Kings and La Mascera Di Cera. I be back. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: AEProgman
Date Posted: July 04 2015 at 12:07
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La Maschera di Cera for me. ------------- 
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: July 04 2015 at 13:02
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Only know SC3 so will check out the others, will be very surprised if anyone else gets the vote ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: July 04 2015 at 13:58
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SC3. ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005  |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: July 04 2015 at 14:13
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I went with La Mascera Di Cera. Man it's been a long time since I spun The Flower Kings. At least the Italians used a real mellotron. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: zravkapt
Date Posted: July 04 2015 at 17:12
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As expected I went with SC3. La Mdc wasn't bad. TFK and Arena did nothing for me. ------------- Magma America Great Make Again |
Posted By: t d wombat
Date Posted: July 04 2015 at 20:52
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La Maschera of this lot. (phew ... I need to take a break) ------------- Andrew B “Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.” ― Julius Henry Marx |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: July 05 2015 at 14:48
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next up.. an easy one 1 I despise with great passion 1 I love ! will likely have an over/under of two songs so starting with the wildcard .. Secret Chiefs 3  ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: GKR
Date Posted: July 05 2015 at 16:25
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Where I hear flute - there shall be my vote. Maschera di Cera. ------------- - From each according to his ability, to each according to his need. |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: July 05 2015 at 17:22
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will have to come back to SC3.. what a wild ride that was before I got thrown off. Stylistically... all over the f**king map. I couldn't stay in the saddle and post here, talk to Raff, and follow a baseball game at teh same time. I'll come to it later tonight. When the party here at the Pallazo di Prog has broken up for the night and I can fully concentrate on it. That wackiness? Either that is going to be a very good thing.. or a bad thing. Definitely not a generic or dull album. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: TeleStrat
Date Posted: July 05 2015 at 17:42
| LuxAde for sure, big fan of La Maschera Di Cera |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: July 05 2015 at 19:58
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Secret Chiefs. Hope they get to go through. Great group, underrated as hell. ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: July 05 2015 at 20:01
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funny you say that Austin... just coming back over to check in and giving the album another try.. it was a wild stylistic ride and it threw me earlier... it needed my full attention to follow where the album was going. Either it will be very good .. or very bad IMO. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: July 05 2015 at 20:18
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well i'll be damned ...that explains a lot... 'Their studio recordings and tours have featured different line-ups, as the group performs a wide range of musical styles, mostly instrumental, including https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surf_rock" rel="nofollow - surf rock , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_traditional_music" rel="nofollow - Persian , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_music" rel="nofollow - Arab , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_India" rel="nofollow - Indian , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_metal" rel="nofollow - death metal , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_music" rel="nofollow - film music , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_music" rel="nofollow - electronic music , and various others.' on the same album... kinky... I love it... making it work though.. another matter ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: July 05 2015 at 20:34
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the sh*tter of it is... I don't know if this work... I don't know if it matters.. I don't really care if it works. Yes there is a concept.. one way over my head as it is based on something by someone I've never heard of. I gotta give it the vote... creative and unique (at least to me in style) as I've ever heard. IS THIS REALLY WHAT I'M HEARING. THIS NOW SOUNDS LIKE A THEME FROM A WESTERN hahahha.. this puts the zap on my head for sure... at least this is art.. unlike Disco Volante.. idiots like me can appreciate.. giving it the vote ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: July 05 2015 at 20:35
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yes.. now it is death speed metal... whoa... I need a drink..... ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: July 05 2015 at 21:30
Anything Toby driver is in is worth listening.  ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: July 05 2015 at 22:03
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so I'm slowly beginning to learn ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: July 05 2015 at 22:04
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Welcome to the cult of SC3 ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: July 05 2015 at 22:09
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hooked... I am taking the one album SC 3 Raff had (which I had never heard) in with me to work tomorrow. I think it was the one released after this one. Should be an interesting drive to work hahah ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: July 05 2015 at 22:19
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I have 5 of their albums, they are all good. ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: July 05 2015 at 22:22
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likely yet another we'll end up getting all albums from... damn ...I have to say it. I'm glad we did this Ian. It did get me off my ass to explore all this stuff. Good times man.. almost will be sort of sorry to see this end haha. Then it will be back to kicking Camel-Fan, Dull-fan, SWilson, and of course our favorite Bobbleheads around the forum again. Boring... but still... sort of satisfying...in a perverse way... ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Prog Sothoth
Date Posted: July 06 2015 at 08:38
| SC3 |
Posted By: Roland113
Date Posted: July 06 2015 at 10:57
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In years past this would have been a no brainer for "Unfold the Future" but I just can't do it. I've lost interest in The Flower Kings over the past few years and have really moved on. With that being said, "Contagion" gets my vote. Contagion is a huge album for me, it's the album that in my mind marks the difference between old school Neo which, truth be told, isn't my favorite type of music, and modern Neo. It combines a lot of elements from symphonic but is not constrained by trying to sound symphionic using technology rather than using traditional instruments as a crutch. There is no Mellotron here, no full blown orchestra, I can't think of any 12-string guitars on it. Pure dark and brooding kick you in the face rock with great musicianship. Say what you will, this is one of my all time favorite albums. (yes, there were a few of my favorites in this series of polls) ------------- -------someone please tell him to delete this line, he looks like a noob------- I don't have an unnatural obsession with Disney Princesses, I have a fourteen year old daughter and coping mechanisms. |
Posted By: bloodnarfer
Date Posted: July 06 2015 at 11:02
samme. be back later ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ramza1316" rel="nofollow - www.last.fm/user/ramza1316 https://open.spotify.com/user/1211221845" rel="nofollow - https://open.spotify.com/user/1211221845 |
zravkapt wrote:Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: July 06 2015 at 11:58
Whilst this is very true, he's only part of the live set, not the studio albums. ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: July 06 2015 at 12:03
Oh i actually didn't know that. Never looked at the line-ups. I just always remember hearing about the affiliation he had with this band. ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: aglasshouse
Date Posted: July 06 2015 at 13:18
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Contagion of course. ------------- http://fryingpanmedia.com |
Posted By: Olape
Date Posted: July 06 2015 at 14:09
Never heard about Secret Chiefs 3 till now... I take note.However, my vote is for LuxAde, good album from a band I followed for years. ------------- 
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Posted By: Andrea Cortese
Date Posted: July 07 2015 at 06:59
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LuxAde really stands out.
Well, Contagion is very good too...
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Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: July 07 2015 at 12:24
I really like some older Flower Kings stuff but in this poll I find them disappointing. As for Contagion and neo: for me it is a bit the opposite, meaning that, in general, I very much like the old neo instead of the new. But Contagion sounds good! Now, I am quite a Clive Nolan admirer, I must say. As for the others: SC3 sound fascinating, different songs also having different things to offer, but they won't get my vote. My vote goes to the Italians of Maschera Di Cera. Sounds like a classic album made in modern times. Great voice, great instrumentation, great music! |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: July 07 2015 at 12:26
| BTW exciting race in this poll (while I write this)! |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: July 07 2015 at 12:29
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^ excellent choice. It had my vote until stolen by SC3 for shear creativity..and WTF'ness. I did just get a partial listen to the one we did have from them. Book M and seemed as equally impressive. If fact since I'm on track to finish all 16 polls by Friday.. I'm taking a break today and I'm giving this Kayo Dot album another spin then giving Book M a complete uninterupted spin. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: July 07 2015 at 13:01
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Yes, I understand you need a break. Trying myself to vote for all the polls on Friday as well. BTW keeping track of all my votes, trying to find out which subgenres get the most votes by me. Maybe interesting for others too, planning to post something about it in the Musical Madness thread at the end of the week. |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: July 07 2015 at 21:31
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Well MDC was very good, like that a lot, if I was more a fan of the Italian stuff it'd have a chance. TFK's & Arena really do nothing for me at all. SC3 all the way baby. ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: PrognosticMind
Date Posted: July 08 2015 at 04:14
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Unfold the Future. ------------- "A squid eating dough in a polyethylene bag is fast and bulbous. Got me?" |
Posted By: Kazza3
Date Posted: July 08 2015 at 05:05
| SC3 by some distance. |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: July 08 2015 at 05:26
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whoa... Book M. That album just became part of my regular album rotation. Listened to that multiple times yesterday evening. Very highly rated I see, interesting it wasn't the choice for the polls. Perhaps it wasn't as stylistically wild and diverse as the Book of Horizons... but man oh man.. where it comes up short in WTF'ness.. . it hits home completely in execution. By far my #1 discovery of the moderns.. and we even had this album sitting in the wall of music...I had never listened to it, but as I say.. music is infinite.. time is not. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: The Bearded Bard
Date Posted: July 08 2015 at 15:42
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Easily SC3. -------------  
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: July 08 2015 at 19:50
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The chiefs. ------------- 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: proggman
Date Posted: July 10 2015 at 01:49
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La Maschera di Cera, Lux Ade. ------------- 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. |
Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: July 10 2015 at 05:30
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Unfold the Future ------------- |
Posted By: King Manuel
Date Posted: July 10 2015 at 12:18
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Contagion .... one of my all time faves! Doesn't seem too many here like it. :-( ------------- Don't Bore Us, Get To The Chorus |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: July 11 2015 at 06:37
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Another vote for SC3, which gives them the lead in this poll! |
Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: July 11 2015 at 18:11
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Book of Horizons ------------- Follow me on twitter @memowakeman |