Favorite 2003 album
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Topic: Favorite 2003 album
Posted By: el böthy
Subject: Favorite 2003 album
Date Posted: May 14 2006 at 14:01
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Great year for prog!!! Mine are King Crimson´s Power to belive Muse´s Absolution and The Mars Volta´s Deloused in the comatorium still there are many I still have to get! What´s yours? ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?" 
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Posted By: Meddler
Date Posted: May 14 2006 at 14:03
Deloused!  ------------- [IMG]http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i165/amorfous/astro-1.jpg"> |
Posted By: dagrush
Date Posted: May 14 2006 at 14:29
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Train of Thought. I haven't heard The Power to Believe yet, though.
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Posted By: erik neuteboom
Date Posted: May 14 2006 at 14:32
For me the CD Out Of Myself by Polish progrock sensation Riverside is superior to everything in this poll. When I first listened to this album I was as thrilled as like the first time when I listened to 'non-symphonic rock dinosaurs' bands like Rush, Triana, Los Jaivas, Anekdoten and Solaris  !
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Posted By: eugene
Date Posted: May 14 2006 at 14:38
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Taal - Skymind is the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This goes without tiniest hesitation!!! ------------- carefulwiththataxe |
Posted By: eugene
Date Posted: May 14 2006 at 14:40
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I can bet Riverside will win this poll ------------- carefulwiththataxe |
Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: May 14 2006 at 14:53
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Skymind is my favorite of them... is simply awesome! ------------- Follow me on twitter @memowakeman |
Posted By: white_russian
Date Posted: May 14 2006 at 14:55
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riverside, followed by damnation (opeth), tmv's deloused in the comatorium and train of thought
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Posted By: R_DeNIRO
Date Posted: May 14 2006 at 14:58
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Opeth's Damnation is truly the masterpiece of 2003; but Out of Myself (Riverside), Testimony (Neal Morse) and Underworld (Adagio) are awesome albums too. The rest are under these. ------------- We were always be much human than we whish to be. |
Posted By: chamberry
Date Posted: May 14 2006 at 15:03
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Wow. Tough poll. There are a lot of my favorite albums in there, but I'll vote for Mago de Oz since is one of many favorites in the poll and because there is not a single vote for it.
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Posted By: Trickster F.
Date Posted: May 14 2006 at 15:08
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Kayo Dot's COTE, followed closely by Taal's Skymind.
-- Ivan
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Posted By: lightbulb_son
Date Posted: May 14 2006 at 15:09
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Damnation is an absolute masterpiece ------------- When the world is sick Can't no one be well But I dreamt we were all beautiful and strong 
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Posted By: Kleynan
Date Posted: May 14 2006 at 15:10
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I had to pick Opeth's Damnation: a nice "relief" from all their heavy stuff. I always preferred their softer side. Absolution comes in a close second. -------------  You've just had a heavy session of electroshock therapy, and you're more relaxed than you've been in weeks. |
Posted By: Progshrike
Date Posted: May 14 2006 at 15:11
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Recreation Day with Train Of Thought a close second. ------------- Did you ever think for yourself? Just once,did you ever think? That's all I want to know> |
Posted By: Bryan
Date Posted: May 14 2006 at 15:16
| Damnation, although that's one hell of a list. |
Posted By: GPFR
Date Posted: May 14 2006 at 15:16
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King Crimson, deff.
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Posted By: lunaticviolist
Date Posted: May 14 2006 at 15:20
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Lots of great albums. You forgot Radiohead's Hail to the Thief, though!
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Posted By: Uroboros
Date Posted: May 14 2006 at 15:27
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The Mars Volta, then Kc and DT. ------------- Tous les chemins qui s’ouvrent à moi ne mènent à rien si tu n’es plus là |
Posted By: Serguilloche
Date Posted: May 14 2006 at 15:28
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ToT although the Kayak may stand the test of time better.
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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: May 14 2006 at 15:31
I just said A Christmas Album to give this underrated masterpiece the credit it deserves. It and The Power to Believe are the only albums that come close from your list.  ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: E-Dub
Date Posted: May 14 2006 at 15:33
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Hard to believe Neal Morse's Testimony hasn't received any votes until mine. Album is absolutely brilliant. E ------------- 
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Posted By: eugene
Date Posted: May 14 2006 at 16:25
I agree with above. I considered Testimony best album of the year. But last year I got to know Taal. ------------- carefulwiththataxe |
E-Dub wrote:Posted By: ProgFan
Date Posted: May 14 2006 at 16:33
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I voted Kayak - Merlin - Bard of the Unseen magnificent album Followed by Dream Theater's Train of Thought and Riverside's out of my self and Spock's Beard' Feel Euphoria
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Posted By: heavyhery
Date Posted: May 14 2006 at 16:54
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MERLIN BOARD OF THE UNSEEN by far ------------- heavyhery |
Posted By: Ed_The_Dead
Date Posted: May 14 2006 at 17:44
My vote goes to Damnation.. I love that album... but I also love Out of Myself, Recreation Day,ToT,OSI and Accelerated Evolution... it sure was a good year for prig ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ed_the_dead/?chartstyle=asimpleblue5"> 
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Posted By: Lindsay Lohan
Date Posted: May 14 2006 at 17:49
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TESTIMONY! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Fjuffe/?chartstyle=sideRed - [IMG - http://imagegen.last.fm/sideRed/recenttracks/Fjuffe.gif - |
Posted By: Dirk
Date Posted: May 14 2006 at 18:14
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Gives me a headache. Out of Damnation , Out of myself and Testimony i voted the latter. Neal Morse solo is almost as good as Spocks beard (with him) . That's quite a relief, i was afraid he would leave the progressive scene to play gospel in some church. Not so he handles his conversion to christianity quite well. I suspect that i would like Tangent very much as half of TFK is playing on it. Haven't got around to listening to it yet. |
Posted By: Dalkaen
Date Posted: May 14 2006 at 18:32
| Although I haven't heard all of those albums, I'll have to say that De-Loused was my favorite progressive release of 2003. Their sound was fresh, new, and impressive. The definition of progressive, really. Damnation and Train of Thought were fairly good albums, and I suspect I'll get around to listening to Jethro Tull's Christmas Album at some point. |
Posted By: Gog/Magog
Date Posted: May 14 2006 at 18:35
Deloused in the Comatorium by The Mars Volta -- The most important new Prog band for 30 years in my opinion 
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Posted By: Lofcaudio
Date Posted: May 14 2006 at 18:57
| I voted for Testimony. Lots and lots of very good music... |
Posted By: HeirToRuin
Date Posted: May 14 2006 at 19:36
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Serious question? How can Muse be considered prog, progressive, or anything except alternative rock with whiny vocals? ------------- ARTEMIA - http://www.reverbnation.com/artemiamusic" rel="nofollow - http://www.reverbnation.com/artemiamusic L.i.E. - http://www.reverbnati |
Posted By: FragileDT
Date Posted: May 14 2006 at 19:48
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King Crimson for me. ------------- One likes to believe In the freedom of music But glittering prizes And endless Compromises Shatter the illusion Of integrity |
Posted By: SirPsycho388
Date Posted: May 14 2006 at 20:06
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Train of Thought
The Power To Believe
Deloused in the Comatorium ------------- Strangers passing in the street by chance two separate glances meet and I am you and what I see is me. And do I take you by the hand and lead you through the land and help me understand the best I can |
Posted By: Philrod
Date Posted: May 14 2006 at 20:33
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1. Opeth - Damnation
2. King Crimson - The Power to Believe
3. Steve Hackett - To Watch the Storm ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Philrod/?chartstyle=Geldropdown-small"> 
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Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: May 14 2006 at 21:23
Thats alright, I dont cosider them prog either...but Absolution is such a masterpiece ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?"
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Posted By: Catholic Flame
Date Posted: May 14 2006 at 22:12
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Satellite - A street between sunrise and sunset, for me.
------------- “Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion.” ~Jack Kerouac |
Posted By: Fourside
Date Posted: May 14 2006 at 22:34
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None of the above... Alamaailman Vasarat -- Käärmelautakunta Discus -- Dot Licht! Taal -- Skymind ...Alamaailman Vasarat being the winner. |
Posted By: FragileDT
Date Posted: May 15 2006 at 00:37
It definitely is a brilliant album. Neal Morse's material is great, though not AS impressive as his Spock's Beard era. I voted for "the Power to Believe" though. It is such an incredible album. Hackett's "To watch the storm" is also a great album (slightly unexpected, at least for me.) "Deloused in the Comatorium" is also an honorable mention for me, though I think "Frances the Mute" took their music to the next level. ------------- One likes to believe In the freedom of music But glittering prizes And endless Compromises Shatter the illusion Of integrity |
Posted By: Progger
Date Posted: May 15 2006 at 00:51
| Another easy peasy poll....TESTIMONY! |
Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: May 15 2006 at 01:00
You disappoint me  Deloused all the way. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ocellatedgod" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
Posted By: avestin
Date Posted: May 15 2006 at 01:04
I don't particularly like to vote on best albums etc.
But out of this list a standout album is Taal's Skymind. ------------- http://hangingsounds.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow - Hanging Sounds http://www.progarchives.com/ProgRockShopping.asp" rel="nofollow - PA Index of prog music vendors |
Posted By: razifa
Date Posted: May 15 2006 at 01:44
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My vote goes for Recreation Day, an excellent album!!! and probably the best in their carreer.... ------------- ********** **razifa** ********** |
Posted By: shanocles
Date Posted: May 15 2006 at 01:52
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TESTIMONY !!!!!!!! without a doubt
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Posted By: Tristan Mulders
Date Posted: May 15 2006 at 01:53
My vote goes for RIVERSIDE - Out of Myself, brilliant debut album by a good new band (at that time new  )
------------- Interested in my reviews? You can find them http://www.progarchives.com/Collaborators.asp?id=784 - HERE "...He will search until He's found a Way to take the Days..." |
Posted By: Valarius
Date Posted: May 15 2006 at 01:55
| Dream Theater - Train of Thought. |
Posted By: Rocktopus
Date Posted: May 15 2006 at 06:13
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Damnation is good. This is my real top tree: 1. Enslaved: Below the Lights 2. Sufjan stevens: Greetings from Michigan 3. Radiohead: Hail to the Thief ------------- Over land and under ashes In the sunlight, see - it flashes Find a fly and eat his eye But don't believe in me Don't believe in me Don't believe in me |
Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: May 15 2006 at 07:08
Of those that I've heard I cant make my mind up between Train Of Thought and De-Loused In The Comatorium.
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Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: May 15 2006 at 09:06
| Unfortunately I don't know many albums from this list, as I tend to listen to older material (but I've definitely got Riverside down on my shopping list!). I know "De-loused..." quite well, though, so I chose it, as I think it's a great debut album - in some ways even better that "Frances the Mute". |
Posted By: ANDREW
Date Posted: May 15 2006 at 09:08
| The Tangent - the music that died alone |
Posted By: Dalezilla
Date Posted: May 15 2006 at 09:35
| Testimony |
Posted By: imoeng
Date Posted: May 15 2006 at 09:41
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DT rules! ------------- http://img360.imageshack.us/my.php?image=spmiw7.jpg">  
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Posted By: Winter Wine
Date Posted: May 15 2006 at 09:47
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Where's Radiohead's 'Hail to the Thief'. Quite a brilliant album ------------- My computer's broke |
Posted By: johnobvious
Date Posted: May 15 2006 at 09:48
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Easily The Tangent. Testimony gives it a run but without a doubt it is The Tangent
------------- Biggles was in rehab last Saturday |
Posted By: WaywardSon
Date Posted: May 15 2006 at 09:50
| Satellite. |
Posted By: Moatilliatta
Date Posted: May 15 2006 at 13:15
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A lot of good music, but my favorite is easily De-Loused. ------------- www.last.fm/user/ThisCenotaph  
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Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: May 15 2006 at 13:32
 ups?------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?"
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Posted By: Drew
Date Posted: May 15 2006 at 14:41
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OSI- followed CLOSELY by Damnation |
Posted By: bamba
Date Posted: May 15 2006 at 14:59
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Steve Hackett - To watch the storm ------------- Learning Flute [Amigo de Manticore y Memowakeman] (primo)[IMG]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2187/2437702285_fbb450500d_o.jpg |
Posted By: apostle
Date Posted: May 15 2006 at 23:10
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Damnation was an excellent album. ------------- uhm?? |
Posted By: progadicto
Date Posted: May 16 2006 at 15:00
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DST... really raw and powerful... I do love Crimson's "Power", Mars Volta album, and Taal Skymind, but I think that DST was a great discovery for myself... ------------- ... E N E L B U N K E R... |
Posted By: Kord
Date Posted: June 14 2006 at 03:57
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Mars Volta or King Crimson...Train of thought is the worst work by Dream Theater ever... ------------- [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5f/Genesis_Group.jpg" border"> |
Posted By: daz2112
Date Posted: June 14 2006 at 13:14
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Riverside - Out of Myself ------------- In the constellation of cygnus,There lurks a mysterious force...The black hole |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: October 25 2006 at 00:33
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Was thinking about doing a 2003 poll myself, and then I remembered this poll. Of these choices, Taal's Skymind is my favourite of what I know. I haven't heard Fragments of Light in whole yet, but since I'm on a Kotebel kick, I expect that would be my favourite. The albums I had decided to include for a poll were rather different on the whole however (mostly just based on samples of music I've heard and liked from this site, the bands' official websites, their record labels...) These were ones I was preparing to include in a poll, but since you already did one for 2003, I'll just put it here. Kotebel - Fragments of Light La Maschera di Sera - Il Grande Labrinto Syrinx - Reification Karda Estra - Constellations Nil - Quarante Jours... Volapukk - Where is Tamashii? Kruzenshtern & Parohod - The Craft of the Primitive Klezmer Thinking Plague - A History of Madness Stereokimono - Prismosfera Espiritu - Frontera Magicas Talisma - Corpus Discus - Tot Licht Nemo - Presages Explosions in the Sky - The Earth is not... Plus these two you included... Guy Manning - The View From Outside Taal - Skymind Little Atlas - Surface Serene might be amongst my favourites were it not for the vocals. One big album you didn't include, and neither did I, is Anekdoten's Gravity. |
Posted By: Fassbinder
Date Posted: October 25 2006 at 02:37
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Since I'm acquainted with only two albums from the list, I have to choose from The Power to Believe (King Crimson) and The Christmas Album (Jethro Tull), which is almost impossible. Both are excellent. I'll vote for Jethro Tull mostly due to the little number of calls for them. |
Posted By: Open-Mind
Date Posted: October 25 2006 at 06:45
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1. Opeth - Damnation
2. Riverside - Out Of Myself
3. Radiohead - Hail To The Thief
4. King Crimson - The Power To Believe
5. TMV - Deloused In The Comatorium
6. Muse - Absolution
7. Dream Theater - Train Of Thought
8. Neal Morse - Testimony ------------- "I'm on a roll, I'm on a roll this time, I feel my luck could change.. " |
Posted By: Jimbo
Date Posted: October 25 2006 at 07:10
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Here's my top10 (prog albums) from 2003: 1. Alamaailman Vasarat - Käärmelautakunta 2. Explosions in the Sky - The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place 3. Mogwai - Happy Songs For Happy People 4. Taal - Skymind 5. Kayo Dot - Choirs of the Eye 6. The Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium 7. Machine and the Synergetic Nuts - Machine and the Synergetic Nuts 8. No-Man - Together We're Stranger 9. Do Make Say Think - Winter Hymn Country Hymn Secret Hymn 10. Anekdoten - Gravity Out of that list, Taal. ------------- 
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Posted By: Philéas
Date Posted: October 25 2006 at 12:47
| De-loused in the Comatorium gets my vote. Skymind comes close, as does Absolution. |
Posted By: johnobvious
Date Posted: October 25 2006 at 14:55
How is that Nil Album? I have Novo and like it but would like to know that Quarante is better before I bought it ------------- Biggles was in rehab last Saturday |
Posted By: yarstruly
Date Posted: October 25 2006 at 15:43
| I liked Styx's Cyclorama, myself...don't have any of those opn the poll.... |
Posted By: moreitsythanyou
Date Posted: October 25 2006 at 18:30
Very true, even though I still would have picked De-loused
1. De-loused
2. Hail To The Thief
3. Absolution
4. Damnation -------------  <font color=white>butts, lol[/COLOR] |
Posted By: honganji
Date Posted: October 25 2006 at 19:02
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2003 was great year in 2000s.
However my favorite 5 albums are unlisted in this pole. These are top 5 of mine.
1.Isildurs Bane / Mind Vol.4 Pass
2.Sakuraba Motoi / Star Ocean 3 Arrange Album
3.After Crying / After Crying Show
4.Discus / ... Tot Licht !
5.Anekdoten / Gravity
No albums (in this poll) are listed on my top 20 of 2003.
Other top 20 albums are:
Gargantua / Gargantua
Lana Lane / Winter Sessions
Date Course Pentagon Royal Garden / Structure Et Force
Sakuraba Motoi / Live Concert Star Ocean & Valkyrie Profile
Mar De Robles / MdR
Onose Masao Show / Little Big High Now
Opabinia / Opabinia
FES / The Armstrong Mutations
etc
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Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: October 25 2006 at 19:36
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ToT. ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! http://www.last.fm/music/Exerior" rel="nofollow - EXERIOR Experimental tech/death/progmetal from Norway! |
Posted By: Meddler
Date Posted: October 25 2006 at 20:47
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do votes reset? cause i voted for deloused [first reply] and it says i can vote again... ------------- [IMG]http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i165/amorfous/astro-1.jpg"> |
Posted By: blbx93
Date Posted: October 25 2006 at 21:49
| Deloused in the Comatorium! top ten all time, easily! |
Posted By: Arrrghus
Date Posted: October 25 2006 at 21:51
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The Power to Believe is one of the best albums of the past 10 years. ------------- 
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: November 02 2006 at 13:37
Belated response as I hadn't been keeping up with the threads I'd responded to (and then took some time off from the board). First, I haven't heard all of either album (I've listened to free and legal samples and really liked what I heard -- I hope to buy Quarante soon). From what I've heard I definitely prefer Quarante, but not knowing both albums well enough, I wouldn't recommend it unless you really liked Novo. Many people consider Novo to be the better album. Might want to sample Quarante song fragments off their website here: http://nilweb.free.fr/Nil-ec.html - http://nilweb.free.fr/Nil-ec.html |
Posted By: omri
Date Posted: November 02 2006 at 14:34
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I only know 2 albums from this list. The power to believe and De loosed and from these two I prefer KC . If I'm not wrong there are 2 more from that year no one mentioned : Trespass - In haze of time and Proto-kaw - Early recordings from Kansas and my vote goes to Proto-kaw (not only cause it was made in 72. I realy think that staff is amazing). In this poll I did not vote. ------------- omri |
Posted By: MattiR
Date Posted: November 03 2006 at 10:34
| King Crimson "The power to believe" |
Posted By: the icon of sin
Date Posted: November 03 2006 at 12:41
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"Damnation", for being so unique in Opeth's catalogue. It's weird in that it makes me want to go to sleep; you'd think this would be a bad thing but somehow it's a great feeling at the time... "Closure" is my favourite non-growling Opeth track. Or is it "Windowpane"? Or "In My Time of Need"? Hmm... |