A 1978 Albums Poll
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Topic: A 1978 Albums Poll
Posted By: Cristi
Subject: A 1978 Albums Poll
Date Posted: May 28 2016 at 03:24
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some favorites and some albums I find interesting from 1978 other bands that released albums in 1978 (I thought of ) Brand X Renaissance (might have been an easy winner I think) APP Camel (some love Breathless, others hate it) Minotaurus (Eloy sounding band, not that known, but good) Jeff Wayne Trevor Rabin Carol of Harvest Eela Craig so pick a favorite and explain a bit  |
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Posted By: Necrotica
Date Posted: May 28 2016 at 03:37
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Where's Hemispheres? :) ------------- Take me down, to the underground Won't you take me down, to the underground Why oh why, there is no light And if I can't sleep, can you hold my life https://www.youtube.com/@CocoonMasterBrendan-wh3sd |
Posted By: Aussie-Byrd-Brother
Date Posted: May 28 2016 at 03:55
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I'm pretty sure the Gilgamesh one is good, although I don't have it, I just heard it many years ago, same too for the Gotic one. Gilmour's album is nice too. The one I have listened to the most from this list is Jane's `Age of Madness', hardly one of their better albums, but still a fine rock/pop album with fleeting little spacey/proggy moments. Forgettable but enjoyable, it gets my vote this time! 
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Posted By: FragileKings
Date Posted: May 28 2016 at 04:01
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I only have Happy the Man and Cathedral of these. Happy the Man I've been listening to again recently because I really felt like it. Cathedral sound too much like Yes wannabes to me. ------------- I used to be a fan of particular bands like Rush, Yes, and Deep Purple. Now I travel the Proglands, exploring a little bit of everything. I have become a Prog Voyager. |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: May 28 2016 at 04:04
My idea was to make polls without the big/famous bands/albums, I tried...  Hemisphere is great, one of my favorite from Rush.
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Necrotica wrote:Posted By: Necrotica
Date Posted: May 28 2016 at 05:13
Gotcha! Nice work promoting some more unknown work then I just wanted to mention Hemispheres because it's my favorite Rush album, lol------------- Take me down, to the underground Won't you take me down, to the underground Why oh why, there is no light And if I can't sleep, can you hold my life https://www.youtube.com/@CocoonMasterBrendan-wh3sd |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: May 28 2016 at 05:31
Where's Modra Rijeka  ?None of these albums can keep par with Hemispheres or Modra Rijeka, but some of these are nevertheless good. I choose Watch just over David Gilmour's solo debut. ------------- 
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: May 28 2016 at 05:35
who? what?  never heard of that.
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Posted By: ALotOfBottle
Date Posted: May 28 2016 at 05:48
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I really like that album of Gilgamesh! ------------- Categories strain, crack and sometimes break, under their burden - step out of the space provided. |
Posted By: Flight123
Date Posted: May 28 2016 at 05:55
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...and another vote for the excellent Gilgamesh - |
Posted By: proggy
Date Posted: May 28 2016 at 06:08
| Love the First Dave Gilmour...A top 10 album for sure!!! |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: May 28 2016 at 07:35
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It's between Gilmour, Cid and Ange. I went with the latter this time around, which btw also happens to be Steve Wilson's fave Ange album ( I prefer the debut and Cimitieres to it). ------------- “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: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: May 28 2016 at 08:48
I love that Wilson is such a huge Prog fan. My top three on here are Jose Cid, Cathedral and Ange. All three have lots of mellotron. I do like Gilgamesh a ton but to me this is their weakest album. Went with Jose Cid only because it has no votes. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: The.Crimson.King
Date Posted: May 28 2016 at 10:13
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Tough to choose between... Guet Apens (the last truly great Ange album) Crafty Hands (my fave HTM) 10,000 (just a cool Portuguese prog album) ...but I went with Cathedral. The mellotron drenched Stained Glass Stories is a fave...especially the closer The Search which reminds me of what the Fountain of Salmacis might have sounded like if Yes had recorded it instead of Genesis ------------- https://wytchcrypt.wixsite.com/mutiny-in-jonestown" rel="nofollow - Mutiny in Jonestown : Progressive Rock Since 1987 |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: May 28 2016 at 10:14
A superb album by a band called http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=1470" rel="nofollow - Indexi , hailing from Bosnia of all places. The track http://www.progarchives.com/mp3.asp?id=442" rel="nofollow - Modra Rijeka II (one of the finest) can be listened here on PA. -------------
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Posted By: DeadSouls
Date Posted: May 28 2016 at 10:58
| Gilgamesh |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: May 28 2016 at 11:07
I like your description of The Search  they certainly had a strong YES flavour to their music.------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: Wanorak
Date Posted: May 28 2016 at 12:51
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Manfred Mann. Not a big fan of Gilmours first solo, I prefer About Face. ------------- A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!! |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: May 28 2016 at 17:12
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As much as I like Dave, Mesh, and Cath, Crafty Hands was just so good, and fairly innovative in '78 for an American group. ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: May 28 2016 at 20:45
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Of the choices I would say Gilgamesh, primarily featuring musical use of synthesizers at the expense of other instruments, jazzy drumming providing time with excessive use of hi hat. Although I'm not blown away by it, it's a very solid album. I only know some but not all of the others. The vocals on the Cathedral album make me cringe a bit. ------------- A curse upon the heads of those who seek their fortunes in a lie. The truth is always waiting when there's nothing left to try. - Colin Henson, Jade Warrior (Now) |
Posted By: O666
Date Posted: May 29 2016 at 10:05
| MMEB - Watch |
Posted By: b_olariu
Date Posted: May 29 2016 at 14:34
| Happy the man followed by Manfred Mann |
Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: May 29 2016 at 16:39
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Gilles Gamesh ------------- |
Posted By: digdug
Date Posted: May 30 2016 at 07:25
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Jose Cid followed by Gilmour ------------- Prog On! |
Posted By: addictedtoprog
Date Posted: June 01 2016 at 11:35
| Cathedral |
Posted By: Son.of.Tiresias
Date Posted: June 01 2016 at 12:42
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"Watch" by a country mile. Alas, for me this list lacks the very best from 1978  ------------- You may see a smile on Tony Banks´ face but that´s unlikely. |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: June 01 2016 at 12:47
which is? |
Posted By: akaBona
Date Posted: June 03 2016 at 17:15
| Gilgamesh |