Yes and Genesis: solo albums battle
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Topic: Yes and Genesis: solo albums battle
Posted By: thief
Subject: Yes and Genesis: solo albums battle
Date Posted: February 15 2019 at 01:46
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There is a plethora of interesting albums from these guys, some of them may even deserve five star rating, as far as I'm concerned. Lot to choose from, but which one is the greatest of them all? No Phil Collins or 'So', let's keep it closer to prog rock. Sidenote: at first I went with a full list of 25 LPs, but then I realized some of them have a miniscule chance of cracking TOP5, let alone be voted as the best. I really wanted to keep it trim and limit myself to only undisputed heavyweights, so pardon me if your favorite isn't included. If that's the case, please select 'Other' and post what you consider the best, with your reasoning (applies to all)
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Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: February 15 2019 at 02:01
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From this list: Fish > Voyage > Olias > Spectral > Melt Worth including: Wise after the Event by Anthony Phillips, which I should place between the first two. ------------- 
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Posted By: Frenetic Zetetic
Date Posted: February 15 2019 at 02:22
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It's no secret that Squire is my guy... ...So Bill Bruford One of a Kind is my choice  .------------- "I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021 |
Posted By: b_olariu
Date Posted: February 15 2019 at 02:37
| One of a kind and Spectral mornigs |
Posted By: digdug
Date Posted: February 15 2019 at 06:14
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Six Wives for me PGs Passion is also awesome ------------- Prog On! |
Posted By: TerLJack
Date Posted: February 15 2019 at 06:36
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From this list: Melt > Fish > Geese Missing from the list, I have special fondness for Anderson's Animation and Tony Bank's A Curious Feeling.
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Posted By: DarkTower
Date Posted: February 15 2019 at 07:33
| Melt |
Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: February 15 2019 at 08:18
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I'm digging this list! Spectral Mornings would be my first pick, but all are great listens! ------------- Welcome to the middle of the film. |
Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: February 15 2019 at 08:44
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I love a lot of these albums---but listen to One of A Kind more than the others---along with Spectral and Voyage
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Posted By: Fischman
Date Posted: February 15 2019 at 08:54
| Lots of great albums there and it hurts not to pick Voyage of the Acolyte or Spectral Mornings. But this is still a no brainer for me: Bruford's One of a Kind is exactly that. |
Posted By: TCat
Date Posted: February 15 2019 at 09:29
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Bill Bruford One of a Kind gets my vote ------------- https://ibb.co/8x0xjR0" rel="nofollow">  |
Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: February 15 2019 at 09:30
| "Olias of Sunhillow", "Vollage of the Acolyte" and "The Geese and the Ghost" are tied for the first place, and the rest are right next to them, very, very close. |
Posted By: miamiscot
Date Posted: February 15 2019 at 09:35
| The correct answer is Olias Of Sunhillow!!! |
Posted By: progmatic
Date Posted: February 15 2019 at 12:32
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Too hard of a choice between Wakeman and Hackett, so went with Geese and the Ghost, one of my favorite albums of all time. ------------- PROGMATIC |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: February 15 2019 at 12:50
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Voyage......though I also love Bruford, Squire, Gabriel, and Wakeman's 6 Wives from that list ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: LAM-SGC
Date Posted: February 15 2019 at 14:30
| The Geese & the Ghost gets my vote if only for the great Phil Collins vocal on there. |
Posted By: Dopeydoc
Date Posted: February 15 2019 at 15:37
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Fish >Six wives>Spectrla-Voyage |
Posted By: Hrychu
Date Posted: February 15 2019 at 16:56
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Fish Out of Water not only is my favorite album off this list, but also one of my favorite albums ever. ------------- Bez pierdolenia sygnał zerwie, to w realia wychodź w hełmie! |
Posted By: thief
Date Posted: February 15 2019 at 18:37
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Oh wow, I didn't think it'll be so close! It's basically a four-way tie and only 1 voter picked "Other". It looks like we have a true heavyweight division of albums! I had one LP in mind when I did this poll but now I'm not sure anymore. Perhaps I'll revisit some of these albums on Sunday to provide more refined, up-to-date opinion. Keep on voting!
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Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: February 15 2019 at 19:39
| Out of the ones I have heard Olias is my favorite with Voyage being my second favorite maybe(although fish and geese are really great too). I won't vote though since I haven't heard all of them. |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: February 15 2019 at 20:27
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Melt. ------------- ...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: Man With Hat
Date Posted: February 15 2019 at 20:51
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OOAK over SM & Melt ------------- 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: Dellinger
Date Posted: February 15 2019 at 21:13
| Out of the ones I know, it's Myths and Legends, easily. One of my favourite albums overall. And Wakeman is my favourite solo artist of the bunch (one of the responsibles of me getting into prog, even before I knew prog existed as a genre / sub-genre). |
Posted By: cemego
Date Posted: February 15 2019 at 21:52
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I did Chris Squire-Fish out of Water... But had this been different, I would've loved to pick Mike Rutherford's Smallcreep's Day. For some reason I just LOVE that album. Speaks to me, I guess. ------------- listen to streaming stuff! no commercials! http://wmom.servemp3.com:8000/listen.pls |
Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: February 15 2019 at 22:20
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Spectral Mornings ------------- 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: octopus-4
Date Posted: February 16 2019 at 02:30
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I''m for the Fish ------------- Curiosity killed a cat, Schroedinger only half. My poor home recorded stuff at https://yellingxoanon.bandcamp.com |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: February 16 2019 at 03:17
| Don’t have Gabriel’a or Squire’s, but heard them. The rest is a very strong selection - I’m going to go with Olias. That one is 45 minutes in another world !! |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: February 16 2019 at 04:44
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Voted Spectral Mornings. I don't think of Bill Bruford's first two Earthworks albums as Yes/Genesis solo albums but if they qualified, I'd probably chose one of them. |
Posted By: I prophesy disaster
Date Posted: February 16 2019 at 06:15
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Voted for Bill Bruford - One of a Kind, one of my all-time favourite albums. ------------- No, I know how to behave in the restaurant now, I don't tear at the meat with my hands. If I've become a man of the world somehow, that's not necessarily to say I'm a worldly man. |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: February 16 2019 at 07:48
Patrick Moraz i. Grievous omission.  But otherwise a fine selection of albums.------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: Braka
Date Posted: February 17 2019 at 08:29
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'Melt' for me - though why did Wakeman get three entries and Gabriel only one? |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: February 18 2019 at 05:44
I was wondering the same thing.
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Braka wrote:Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: February 18 2019 at 10:25
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It's Squire's Fish', man. I am surprised Gabriel's second album isn't here to round out things a little (I don't endorse referring to his albums by those silly little nicknames; so preciously twee). ------------- "It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno |
Posted By: thief
Date Posted: February 19 2019 at 04:48
I admit I had a problem with Peter. I could've axed one of Rick's albums, but they are all getting some votes and perhaps are closer to consensual 'progressive rock' sound. The other reason was deciding on just one LP from Gabriel's career. Posters in this thread asked for either 2nd album (let's say "Scratch") or "Last Temptation", while Progarchives has his 4th album ("Security") very high. Personally, I really enjoy his debut ("Car") and non-progressive "So". So yes, it's hard to pick one, especially with artist somewhere on progressive music/world music/pop borders. But everyone loves "Melt", as I do, so I thought this is a no-brainer.
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Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: February 19 2019 at 11:25
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PG III ------------- |
Posted By: tdfloyd
Date Posted: February 19 2019 at 15:58
| PG IV. Of the ones listed, Voyage of the Acolyte. |
Posted By: Scorpius
Date Posted: February 24 2019 at 11:29
Geese and the Ghost followed by Melt, gotta love Anthony Phillips  ------------- The most dangerous man in America. |
Posted By: CristauxFeur
Date Posted: February 24 2019 at 13:02
| too hard for me.... |
Posted By: stewe
Date Posted: February 24 2019 at 17:29
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Tie between Spectral Mornings and Fish out of Water ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/trevorrabin/?chartstyle=basic10" rel="nofollow">  <a href="http://steveer.ic.cz" rel="nofollow" |
Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: April 18 2019 at 00:00
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Henry and his wives lol ------------- Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake." Music Is Live Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Keep Calm And Listen To The Music… < |
Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: April 18 2019 at 16:19
------------- "It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: January 06 2024 at 04:55
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 06 2024 at 05:22
| Rick Wakeman - Myths & Legends |
Posted By: Octopus II
Date Posted: January 06 2024 at 06:51
Chris Squire - Fish Out Of Water 
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Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: January 06 2024 at 06:52
| SH Acolyte |
Posted By: Floydoid
Date Posted: January 06 2024 at 09:19
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6 Wives. ------------- 'We're going to need a bigger swear jar.' |
Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: January 06 2024 at 13:05
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As I read the full list, I realized I had all the albums. I’m probably not the only one here. Many are still entitled to regular listenings except RW long pieces. |
Posted By: Moonshake
Date Posted: January 06 2024 at 13:43
| Voyage of the Acolyte |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: January 06 2024 at 14:27
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3 way tie for me Hackett Squire Bruford if forced to choose....Voyage by Hackett ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |