Modern Battle of Albums Poll #31
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Topic: Modern Battle of Albums Poll #31
Posted By: micky
Subject: Modern Battle of Albums Poll #31
Date Posted: July 04 2015 at 10:57
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Poll #31.
One vote, top 2 vote getters move on to 2nd round.
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 N.Y.C. baby The Swans!!! From England Cardiacs!!! From England Diagonal!! From California Kevin Gilbert!! ------------- 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 10:59
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Know the first two but not the last two. Be back. ------------- Magma America Great Make Again |
Posted By: LearsFool
Date Posted: July 04 2015 at 11:11
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Why oh why are Swans and Cardiacs together in a poll?! *weeps and laughs* -------------  
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: July 04 2015 at 11:58
hah.. I feel your pain.. been there several times already in other polls well those are the 2 I need to check out from this poll... ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
LearsFool wrote:Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: July 04 2015 at 13:22
yup, love Swans, but man its Cardiacs! ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: zravkapt
Date Posted: July 04 2015 at 19:45
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So, Diagonal and Gilbert did little for me. For me its between Cardiacs and Swans. Cardiacs probably wont need my help so I'll go to the Swans. Great album. ------------- Magma America Great Make Again |
Posted By: Prog Sothoth
Date Posted: July 06 2015 at 10:24
| SWANS - Very nostalgic album for me regarding my days in Toronto in the late 90's. Sometimes that alone overpowers quality when it comes to poll voting. Cardiacs may arguably be the better album (not better than the SWANS best though), but Soundtracks wins here...played that thing so many times on a rooftop garden overlooking Lake Ontario and the islands...often in the presence of old sunbathers who were not amused or simply horrified. |
Posted By: bloodnarfer
Date Posted: July 06 2015 at 10:38
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i want to vote for both cardiacs and swans but if I'm truthful, its gotta be cardiacs ------------- 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 |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: July 06 2015 at 11:19
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SWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNNNSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: Olape
Date Posted: July 06 2015 at 14:31
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Diagonal +1 And it takes the leadership! ------------- 
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Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: July 06 2015 at 16:55
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No band could oust Cardiacs...unless they get put up against Can. Then I'll be in a real bind. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Salty_Jon" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: July 06 2015 at 18:10
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How the heck can Diagonal be ahead of Swans and Cardiacs? Nice band but come on man, seriously. ------------- 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 06 2015 at 18:45
^ hahaha... dude.. I know your pain.. you're being Supertramped.... Cameled.. AND DULLED  ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: t d wombat
Date Posted: July 06 2015 at 19:14
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Nice start ... from the clip I knew I'd like the Swans stuff but after just the opening bars of the whole album I'm gone, hook line and sinker. Majestically sombre without what I think of as metal excess. Oh crikey this is good, wow nearly 2.5 hours and ARGHHHHHHH .... they played Sydney (Oz) earlier this year. Nobody ever tells me nuffink. Damn I must have been an arsehole in my previous existence cos my kharma sucks big time. So some of you reckon Cardiac is even tastier ? Today is looking up. ------------- 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: t d wombat
Date Posted: July 06 2015 at 22:58
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Pray forgive me for I am but ignorant. I knew Gilbert from the band Giraffe though I confess I hadn't put two and two together. Swans/Cardiacs/Diagonal all new to me. oooh erkkkk ... man this is a hard one. Took a break from Swans at around the one hour mark. One track not quite my speed but nonetheless overall it is a superb piece of work. So on to Cardiacs ..... at the start, somewhat light and frothy by comparison but oh yes, it is good. Reminds me a bit of early Split Enz .... with a touch of Madness and Oingo Boingo. Gets deeper the longer it goes on. Gets better as well. I havn't listened to all of Diagonal but it is not grabbing me. Gilbert I quite liked but not enough to make any great impression against those two mighty albums by Swan and Cardiacs. Swans I think. They need more help than Cardiacs. ------------- 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: PrognosticMind
Date Posted: July 07 2015 at 04:15
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Soundtracks. ------------- "A squid eating dough in a polyethylene bag is fast and bulbous. Got me?" |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: July 07 2015 at 08:42
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I voted Diagonal early on, what a great band. I do own all four but the other three I have not spent ANY time with yet or maybe it would be different. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: t d wombat
Date Posted: July 07 2015 at 16:18
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Well I'll be damned. Swans doing nicely thank you very much. Now, with a wee bit of extra support for Cardiacs they could both get over the line. Hope springs eternal, even in an old farts breast. ------------- 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: Kazza3
Date Posted: July 08 2015 at 05:12
| Between Swans and Cardiacs, will hold my vote for now, but I hope both make it. |
Posted By: The Bearded Bard
Date Posted: July 08 2015 at 15:47
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Swans, followed closely by Cardiacs.
Disappointed with Diagonal. Didn't live up to the high hopes I had for it, sadly. -------------  
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: July 08 2015 at 18:01
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ahh.. saved the best for nearly the last... considering how so many rave of them. need to check out the Swans and Cardiac albums...will get to these tomorrow! I need my nightly SC3 fix... I have been completely hooked by Book M. I had one song off of that in my head all throughout the day... ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: July 08 2015 at 20:11
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Oy...what a sad group. I guess I'll hold here too... ------------- 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: micky
Date Posted: July 09 2015 at 17:46
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next up for me. The Cardiacs.. never heard a damn thing by them. Sure heard of them though.. really curious to see what I missed. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: July 09 2015 at 18:24
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Posted By: t d wombat
Date Posted: July 09 2015 at 18:27
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Listened to the Cardiacs Little Man etc two or three times in the past couple of days. Fabulous stuff. At some point I really should try some of their other stuff but it seems that this album is their most admired overall. won't make it through to the next round which is a shame. Swans, I'm now getting ready to hit for the third time. Havn't made it all the way through yet. Not the fault of the album it is simply down to some other bugger interupting me. ------------- 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: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: July 09 2015 at 18:38
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Cardiacs are a wonderful band, love them ------------- 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 09 2015 at 18:40
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I'll tell ya.. and interesting observation that has come out of this recent batch of listenings. While listening to these I'm usually surfing around.. trying to educate myself on the albums and at times the groups. At times I've gone over to the allmusic site which usually has fantastic reviews. I think someone, perhaps Raff, had told me they vet reviewers there hard and hold their reviews to very high standards. For years I've visited the site and found the information and reviews to be top notch. However the other night I was looking up something.. I wish I could remember what it was to share it.. but came across a complete amateur hatchet job of a review on allmusic. Someone you'd expect to see here, an amateur review site, but not one that is supposed to (or supposedly) has very high review standards. I bring this up for the review for this Cardiacs album is.. well... PA's quality. Witty for sure.. but not a well written one. Perhaps they invest all the review talent into the bigger name albums and groups for some of teh reviews of albums from some of these polls are ...2nd rate.. like something I'd have written. I tell ya... good luck trying to find a good review of this album btw. Divsive or does prog fan have his blinders on here. I'm struggling with it myself... ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: July 09 2015 at 18:54
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that might be a grower.. but definitely failed in reach out and grab you immediately which can be a fatal flaw. These series of polls do spotlight that man... there are miles of music for each free moment set aside for exploration. Make a good first impression.. or get lost in the avalanche... ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: July 09 2015 at 18:55
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next up... the Swans album ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: July 09 2015 at 18:59
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*spits beer on monitor* really... Length: 141:37 this better be good... and quickly ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: t d wombat
Date Posted: July 09 2015 at 20:01
I did warn you Micky.  I made it through about an hour on first listen. Wasn't the music that made me stop btw. Funny re the Cardiacs. It had me right from the start. ------------- 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: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: July 09 2015 at 20:12
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Swans do tend to get you into a hypnotic trance, it really sucks you in, love it. ------------- 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 09 2015 at 20:16
that you did  same here... made it through the first disk. I really enjoyed it. My tastes are still favorite catholic.. I like to rock.. or I love having my heart and soul touched. I'm expanding my horizons towards the more ...odd...but still... it will be a long time if ever before I really enjoy stuff like that. not enough to win the vote but something I'll be returning to check out further. I think I'll come to really like that album Anyhow.. at least the first vote publicly registered for Gilbert's album Lots of votes... no confessions. Love that album.------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: July 09 2015 at 20:19
well put... thankfully it didn't take long to suck me in.. that long track at the beginning of it was the one that got me. The album did have a quick hook due to the length. Nothing is more maddening that sifting through 80 minutes of music and often getting 60 minutes of crap simply for 20 minutes of gold. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Altairius
Date Posted: July 09 2015 at 21:16
| Kevin Gilbert is one of my favorite songwriters, and easily wins this for me. I like some of Cardiacs and Diagonal, while having certain problems with them. |
Posted By: proggman
Date Posted: July 10 2015 at 02:20
Kevin Gilbert, The Shaming of the True.------------- 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: Moogtron III
Date Posted: July 10 2015 at 03:30
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Has to be the Cardiacs Bringing up such crazy music, in an age where all prog seemed to be neo. Melting prog with punk. Many years without success... Great band! |
Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: July 11 2015 at 18:15
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The Shaming of the True. ------------- Follow me on twitter @memowakeman |
Posted By: progrockdeepcuts
Date Posted: July 11 2015 at 21:48
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My Cardiacs need me. ------------- Listen to older shows here: mixcloud.com/progrockdeepcuts/ |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: July 11 2015 at 22:04
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Your only a day too late ------------- 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 12 2015 at 06:31
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