Ten classic prog albums
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Topic: Ten classic prog albums
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Subject: Ten classic prog albums
Date Posted: March 09 2017 at 17:14
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Which of these classic albums do you like the best? Of course to call some of these a classic might be an understatement. |
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Posted By: zravkapt
Date Posted: March 09 2017 at 17:21
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TAAB Pawn Hearts CTTE DSOTM BSS Moving Pictures ITCOTKC SEBTP Images & Words Last Place Childhood ------------- Magma America Great Make Again |
Posted By: maryes
Date Posted: March 09 2017 at 17:46
| All excellent but, Close To The Edge is the best !!!! |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: March 09 2017 at 18:05
So then how come you didn't vote for it? ;)
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maryes wrote:Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: March 09 2017 at 18:30
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Hero and Heroine ------------- |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: March 09 2017 at 19:26
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It's between Pawn Hearts and TAAB, I give it to Pawn Hearts believing that TAAB will get enough love anyway. |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: March 09 2017 at 19:40
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the Yes ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: March 09 2017 at 19:46
| Close to the Edge |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: March 09 2017 at 20:16
| Wow. Finally some votes for CTTE. It's about friggin time. ;) |
Posted By: mechanicalflattery
Date Posted: March 09 2017 at 20:24
| I will be deeply perplexed if anybody votes for Misplaced Childhood... Most of these are great, Images and Words is decent, Brain Salad Surgery and Moving Pictures are passable enough I guess... Misplaced Childhood is unlistenable. Definite vote for Pawn Hearts. |
Posted By: Magnum Vaeltaja
Date Posted: March 09 2017 at 20:31
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I'd rank/rate them along these lines: Masterpieces: 1. Close To The Edge 2. In The Court of The Crimson King Pretty Darn Good: 3. Selling England By The Pound 4. Pawn Hearts 5. Moving Pictures Decent: 6. Dark Side of The Moon 7. Thick As A Brick Not a fan: 8. Brain Salad Surgery 9. Images And Words  :10. Misplaced Childhood ------------- when i was a kid a doller was worth ten dollers - now a doller couldnt even buy you fifty cents |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: March 09 2017 at 21:30
| Well, with 1865 ratings and a score of 4.24 it is not only their most rated but also has the highest score of any Marillion rating on here. To be honest I'd be surprised if there wasn't at least one person who voted for it. Also, it's worth mentioning that they were the highest profile post seventies prog band from the eighties. |
Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: March 10 2017 at 01:58
Misplaced Childhood was a very close second to SEBTP for me. I prefer a lot of albums to any of those on the list, eg: The Snow Goose Subterranea Grave New World The Tain Argus The Masquerade Overture Second Life Syndrome The Mountain Folklore ------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: March 10 2017 at 02:17
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Everything but Genesis for me. One classic album that I love is Renaissance Live at Carnegie Hall. My fav Jethro Tull is Aqualung and I would have added ELP Trilogy to the list, but everybody has its own. Magma's Kontarkosz would fit as well. Misplaced Childhood is good, I like it but it's not a classic.
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Posted By: Darious
Date Posted: March 10 2017 at 02:24
Is this something from Khachaturian? ------------- Writing about truth is a little bit like getting your dick out in public and hoping no one laughs (Steve Hogarth) |
Posted By: Darious
Date Posted: March 10 2017 at 02:28
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Fantastic list alas it lacks two of my most likeable prog albums - Foxtrot and Meddle. That's why I went with "Other" on this occasion, albeit, if there was no such an option, I would vote for... Close to the hedge rather than Dark side of the Mood
------------- Writing about truth is a little bit like getting your dick out in public and hoping no one laughs (Steve Hogarth) |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: March 10 2017 at 03:25
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Today, I'm voting for DSOTM. Misplaced Childhood and Images and Words aren't classic prog albums IMO. Decent efforts, but generally outclassed by any act that influenced them. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Mascodagama
Date Posted: March 10 2017 at 03:38
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The only ones I care about at all are ITCOTKC, PH and CTTE. Of the bands involved I think King Crimson was the greatest, and VDGG is the one that has meant most to me in my life, but of the albums on offer I easily vote CTTE as the one that gives me the most pleasure. Boring choice I know, but there's a reason why it always wins these classic prog album showdowns.
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Posted By: Flight123
Date Posted: March 10 2017 at 03:54
| These classic album polls are always problematic as most of these are in any prog collection (I have had most of them for years). To me, the most exciting and intense experience is a little number called 'Karn Evil 9', what's more and on the same album they pack it all in to an even more compact number called 'Toccata'. Pure prog genius! |
Posted By: maryes
Date Posted: March 10 2017 at 04:15
| I really forgot ! Thanks ! |
Posted By: maryes
Date Posted: March 10 2017 at 04:17
I really forgot ! Thanks !
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Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: March 10 2017 at 05:00
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Selling England by the Pound Tull and Yes are close behind. ------------- Welcome to the middle of the film. |
Posted By: Modrigue
Date Posted: March 10 2017 at 05:19
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My personal preference order and ratings: 1) DSOTM ***** 2) Pawn Hearts ***** 3) ITCOTCK ****1/2 4) Images and Words **** 5) CTTE **** 6) Moving Pictures **** 7) Thick as a Brick **** 8) SEBTP *** 9) BSS *** 10) Misplaced Childhood ***
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Posted By: miamiscot
Date Posted: March 10 2017 at 08:13
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1) Close To The Edge 2) Thick As A Brick 3) Selling England By The Pound 4) Brain Salad Surgery 5) In The Court Of The Crimson King 6) Pawn Hearts 7) Moving Pictures 8) Dark Side Of The Moon 9) Misplaced Childhood ----------------------------------- 10) Images And Words (never dug this one too much...) |
Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: March 10 2017 at 09:37
| CTTE and SEBTP are the two greatest prog albums----and whats so great about them is it's 5 guys playing similar instruments and they sound noting alike. CTTE is perfection and SEBTP has arguably the best long prog guitar solo (Firth) and the best long keys solo (Cinema) in prog. |
Posted By: DeadSouls
Date Posted: March 10 2017 at 09:45
| Crimson, VDGG, Tull, Floyd and Genesis. |
Posted By: Dopeydoc
Date Posted: March 10 2017 at 13:19
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Yes > KC > Genesis |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: March 10 2017 at 14:08
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Toss up between VDGG and JT Will give it to VDGG this time. ------------- 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: Manuel
Date Posted: March 10 2017 at 17:36
| My top choice is "Thick as a Brick" on this list of fantastic albums. In the Court and Close to the Edge follow, tied for second, and the rest very close behind. |
Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: March 10 2017 at 17:50
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The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway ------------- 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: Wanorak
Date Posted: March 11 2017 at 10:15
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SEBTP-ITCOTCK and then BSS. ------------- A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!! |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: March 11 2017 at 10:21
No, Sibelius.
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Posted By: Magnum Vaeltaja
Date Posted: March 11 2017 at 10:23
Album by the neo-prog band Pendragon. ------------- when i was a kid a doller was worth ten dollers - now a doller couldnt even buy you fifty cents |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: March 11 2017 at 11:08
| ^I knew that. I was just playing along. ;) |
Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: March 11 2017 at 11:39
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'Surgery had the biggest impact on me when it came out. The thing was just electrifying. ------------- "It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno |
Posted By: Varon
Date Posted: March 14 2017 at 17:16
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Pawn Hearts Thick as a brick ------------------------------- In the Court of the Crimson King ------------------------------- Genesis ELP Yes PF ------------- Would you catch the final words of mine? Would you catch my words??? |
Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: March 15 2017 at 11:13
A fantastic album from the Neo Prog band Pendragon. ------------- 
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Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: March 15 2017 at 11:22
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1.- Genesis - Selling England by the Pound ***** 2.- King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King *****3.- Yes - Close to the Edge ***** 4.- Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon ***** 5.- ELP - Brain Salad Surgery ***** 6.- Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick ***** (Aged bad though) 7.- Marillion - Misplaced Childhood **** 8.- Rush - Moving Pictures ***1/2 9.- Van der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts **1/2 10.- Dream Theater - Images and Words * -------------
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: March 15 2017 at 11:39
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From the list DSOTM ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: March 15 2017 at 21:57
You give 5 stars to Close to the Edge? I didn't know that. |
Posted By: Flight123
Date Posted: March 16 2017 at 04:25
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Quick analysis of UK album charts shows us that the rank should be: 1. DSOTM 2. Misplaced Childhood 3. BSS 4. Selling England 5. Moving Pictures 6. CTTE 7. TAAB 8. ITCOTCK 9. Images and Words 10. Pawn Hearts Slightly surprised that Marillion are ahead of Yes and ELP, and I didn't realise that Selling England had done so well.
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Posted By: mlkpad14
Date Posted: March 16 2017 at 05:06
Pawn Hearts in last place? Oh, and what happened to ITCOTCK? The UK charts are absorbing the buys from that era, but they aren't taking any prog communities into account. Marillion should be 9th, followed then by Images and Words. ITCOTCK, I think, should be at least in the top 5. Just because so many consider it prog rock's first real album.
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Posted By: Flight123
Date Posted: March 16 2017 at 07:35
| I agree, they measure popularity (to a degree) but that often translates into 'classic' (although not always). Ironically, 'In The Wake of Poseidon' was initially at least, a bigger seller than ITCOTCK! VDGG, in general, hardly register... |
Posted By: socrates17
Date Posted: March 19 2017 at 13:29
The Strawbs. VERY cool choice! I would have gone with Grave New World, but H&H is right up there.
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Posted By: Progmind
Date Posted: March 19 2017 at 16:39
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1.- Genesis - Selling England by the Pound 2.- King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King 3.- Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick 4.- Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon 5.- Rush - Moving Pictures 6.- Yes - Close to the Edge 7.- Marillion - Misplaced Childhood 8.- ELP - Brain Salad Surgery
9.- Van der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts 10.- Dream Theater - Images and Words |
Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: March 19 2017 at 17:11
CTTE & Relayer Don't like Jon's voice, but the music is outstanding -------------
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Posted By: digdug
Date Posted: March 20 2017 at 10:07
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Really don;t mind if you sit this one out ------------- Prog On! |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: March 21 2017 at 07:47
| ELP! |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: March 21 2017 at 07:48
| Moving Pictures - NIL!! Have all the Rush fans evaporated??! |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: March 21 2017 at 12:16
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1. King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King 2. Yes-CTTE 3. Genesis- SEBTP 4. Tull- TAAB 5. Floyd.-DSOTM 6. ELP- BSS 7. Rush- Moving Pics 8. VDGG- Pawn Hearts 9. Marillion- Misplaced 10. Dream Theater- Images ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: March 21 2017 at 16:14
hah... I'm good man... but not that good. The DT fans were fleas.. you can and the AR team did exterminate them. Rush fans? f**king cockroaches they are... they are liking hiding under the sink right now.. but oh yes.. they'll be back. Never doubt that... ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: March 21 2017 at 16:39
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STFU! Michigan 92 Oklahoma State 91. And also 1st vote for Moving Pictures. ------------- 
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: March 21 2017 at 16:41
 ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Quinino
Date Posted: March 21 2017 at 16:53
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And here goes the 2nd for the Canadian wonder trio... Noooooooooo, I'm joking, micky (not voting this time, actually, just to be fresh and different from the mob)  |
Posted By: Scorpius
Date Posted: March 22 2017 at 23:57
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Love most of these albums, had to venture to the Court for this one, however, my vote is nearly interchangeable with Pawn Hearts or DSOTM ------------- The most dangerous man in America. |
Posted By: Argo2112
Date Posted: July 12 2017 at 14:12
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So close for be between CTTE & Moving Pictures. I gave the edge to Moving Pictures but not by much. |
Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: July 12 2017 at 14:17
| ITCHYCOCK, closely followed by Pawn Hearts. |
Posted By: uduwudu
Date Posted: July 13 2017 at 09:50
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Probably other. Wish You Were Here. All fine except for the dated sounding Pawn Hearts. Anyway I'd have a few things like Present's Triskaidekaphobie or UZ's Ceux du De Hors and different era King Crimson albums that fit into other. |
Posted By: War and Peace
Date Posted: August 06 2017 at 20:51
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1.- Close To The Edge 5* 2.- In The Court Of The Crimson King 5* 3.- Pawn Hearts 4,5 * ( I actually prefer Godbluff by a hair) 4.- Selling England By The Pound 4* ( Has some of the best Genesis tracks but is uneven. Foxtrot and Nursery Cryme are 5*) 5.- Thick As A Brick 4* 6.- The Dark Side Of The Moon 4* (It used to be my favourite album in my childhood but now pales in comparison to WYWH or Animals) 7.- Brain Salad Surgery 4* 8.- Moving Pictures 3* (Hemispheres is much better) Haven't heard the other ones in their entirety. |
Posted By: YESESIS
Date Posted: August 06 2017 at 21:39
Oh wow, how did I miss this one? Anyway looks like Close to the Edge has it and that's how it should be. I wanted to vote for Selling England(just to show my support and because that album's special to me), but instead I ended up voting for Brain Salad Surgery because it only had 5 freaking votes!! One of the absolute greatest prog albums of all time and only 5 votes! So now it has 6 and I'm a little happier. 
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Posted By: beeebon
Date Posted: August 07 2017 at 03:09
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I really like all of these albums, a lot. |
Posted By: Kepler62
Date Posted: August 07 2017 at 04:29
| Close To The Edge. DSOTM is so overplayed to this day that it should be considered a pop album. |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: August 07 2017 at 19:46
There's lot's of talk about the silly songs that ruin the album, like Benny the Bouncer, The Sherrif, etc. But for me the problem is (even though I do rather dislike/hate those songs) that the Karn Evil 9 thing just doesn't work, I just can't love it. It's enjoyable and all, but not great as other prog pieces I really love... if that song was among the ones I got to love from the genre, this album would be a masterpiece for me. Just a similar case with Selling England, many people complain about More Fool Me (and even I Know What I Like... which I do like), but for me that song is short enough (and bland enough) not to bother me... the one that really ruins the album for me is Battle of Epping Forest. |
Posted By: YESESIS
Date Posted: August 08 2017 at 20:29
Well you're certainly entitled to your opinion but I strongly suggest, if you get time, listening to Karn Evil 9 again(the whole of it) and this time focus on the keyboard playing. I think what might be happening is that you listen to the album and by the time it gets to that part you've already made up your mind that you don't like it.. I'm not sure about this but I honestly think that if you listen to it again by itself and with emphasis on the keyboarding wizardry that it will click for you. As for Selling England by the Pound.. I think the results of this poll tell a pretty accurate story here. And it's EASILY in my top 5 albums of all time. Is it perfect, no. But Firth of Fifth is a TOWERING classic! And I Know What I Like(which you even said that you like) is obviously great as well. Dancing with the Moonlit Knight is very good, Battle of Epping Forest certainly isn't bad. I even like More Fool Me with my man P.C. Heck I love the whole album lol. If you don't then I respect that but it absolutely is considered one the two or three greatest prog albums ever by most people.
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Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: August 08 2017 at 21:01
Indeed I should give Karn Evil 9 another listen. It should be enjoyable anyway, even if I don't change much my opinion. I did listen to the whole album many times when I bought it, as well as the "Welcome Back to the Show that Never Ends" live version of the song. And yeah, I don't deny the keyboard playing is outstanding indeed. But most of the times when I go back to these songs/albums that haven't clicked with me, nothing changes very much (most of the times, but sometimes I do hear whatever I was missing before). As for Selling England, I do love that album... only I just can't get into Epping Forest (that one really annoys me, unlike Karn Evil that I just don't love it as much as other people do), but the rest of the songs are really wonderful indeed, specially the trio "Dancing with the Moonlit Knight", "Firth of Fifth", and "Cinema Show" are the perfect example of what I love from this band (while Epping Forest is the perfect example of what I don't like). However, I enjoy Moonlit Knight and Cinema Show much more on their live versions, I feel they get a bit of energy that might be lacking from the original ones (and I love how Phil Collins drums on those live versions, he's really rather subdued on the studio). |
Posted By: Ruby900
Date Posted: August 09 2017 at 14:22
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All are fantastic - but Dark side for me ------------- "I always say that it’s about breaking the rules. But the secret of breaking rules in a way that works is understanding what the rules are in the first place". Rick Wakeman |
Posted By: YESESIS
Date Posted: August 09 2017 at 18:20
Yeah Phil Collins is very underrated as a drummer imo(not by Genesis fans but the general public). Actually even as hugely famous and popular as he was/is, he's still underrated pretty much all around imho. You keep mentioning that you don't like The Battle of Epping Forest.. while it's definitely not my favorite song on the album, I do like it. Probably what you don't like is when they keep repeating the word PICNIC *shudders* I'm scared now Anyway, I hope you had a chance to relisten to Karn Evil 9. If not, you can right here(if you want).. |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: August 09 2017 at 21:12
Not yet, too many new albums that I have been spinning lately, and I like to listen to them many times before I put them away for a while. But one of these days I will. |
Posted By: MFP
Date Posted: August 12 2017 at 19:30
| Pawn Hearts followed by CTTE, TAAB and ITCOTCK |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: August 18 2017 at 01:37
| Selling England By The Pound could be favourite ( I voted BSS earlier) but as Dellinger mentioned there is an issue with Battle Of Epping Forest. It always amazes me that ELP get hauled across the coals for Benny The Bouncer yet Genesis got away with that piece of drivel. OK the rest of the album is great and has some of the best Genesis music ever (although saying thatg disc one of Lamb Lies Down On Broadway beats it imo) |
Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: August 18 2017 at 09:09
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I've said it elsewhere, and I'm in the minority, but I'll take the Epping Forest lyrics over Firth of Fifth lyrics any day. Maybe it's the Zappa fan in me that responds to its sardonic wit. I like the rapid fire wordiness of it too. My favorite work on the album, however, is After the Ordeal, which has no vocals. ------------- 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: The.Crimson.King
Date Posted: August 18 2017 at 11:26
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All strong contenders for me (except Dream Theater) but the vote goes to my fave prog album of all time Pawn Hearts. ------------- https://wytchcrypt.wixsite.com/mutiny-in-jonestown" rel="nofollow - Mutiny in Jonestown : Progressive Rock Since 1987 |
Posted By: Magnum Vaeltaja
Date Posted: August 18 2017 at 12:26
I don't think that's too controversial of an opinion to hold. I don't think I know anyone who likes Firth of Fifth specifically for the lyrics; they're too awkward-sounding and don't flow very nicely. People really just tend to love the song for the instrumental passages. ------------- when i was a kid a doller was worth ten dollers - now a doller couldnt even buy you fifty cents |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: October 01 2017 at 06:45
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voted other, since its a tough choice no Camel? Renaissance? Maybe Colosseum. MMEB? Supertramp, Ange? Goblin? just wanted to bump this up, nice poll. :)
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Posted By: Frenetic Zetetic
Date Posted: May 15 2018 at 02:17
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Yes Close to The Edge bar none! ------------- "I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021 |
Posted By: Mortte
Date Posted: May 15 2018 at 02:30
| In the Court. |
Posted By: MortSahlFan
Date Posted: May 15 2018 at 07:44
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Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon My #2 would be Genesis - Selling England By the Pound
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Posted By: Argo2112
Date Posted: May 15 2018 at 09:26
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Good List My Top Five: |
Posted By: Squonk19
Date Posted: May 15 2018 at 10:51
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Great selection indeed. My top 5 is currently: CTTE > TAAB > SEBTP > ITCOTCK > DSOTM Hardly the thickness of paper between these and the other five though. ------------- “Living in their pools, they soon forget about the sea.” |