BEST PROG/related ALBUM OF 1979
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Topic: BEST PROG/related ALBUM OF 1979
Posted By: DallasBryan
Subject: BEST PROG/related ALBUM OF 1979
Date Posted: March 04 2007 at 11:10
OK, now Pink Floyd or Bill Bruford? 
my vote would be for the biggest thing since DSOTM, Force Majeure!
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: March 04 2007 at 11:11
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oh this is easy... I LOVE this album Mezquita - Recuerdos de mi Tierra ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Man Erg
Date Posted: March 04 2007 at 11:19
Michael Rother  ------------- 
Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb. |
Posted By: Atkingani
Date Posted: March 04 2007 at 11:33
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Second vote for Mezquita... ------------- Guigo ~~~~~~ |
Posted By: Philéas
Date Posted: March 04 2007 at 11:43
| My vote goes to Art Zoyd's Musique pour l'Odyssée, but Hérésie by Univers Zéro is a splendid album aswell. Eskaton's 4 Visions is also good. Western Culture by Henry Cow should have been in the poll too, a very good album. Last but not least, I'd like to mention Les Cycles du Thanatos by Vortex, an excellent French Avant-Prog album. |
Posted By: febus
Date Posted: March 04 2007 at 11:47
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I have never voted for the big names, but for this one i do:
I am a ''THE WALL'' junkie and never got tired of it
That's too good! |
Posted By: Joren
Date Posted: March 04 2007 at 11:49
| Heresie for me. |
Posted By: chamberry
Date Posted: March 04 2007 at 11:53
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One of my favorite Zeuhl albums, Eskaton's 4 Visions. ------------- 
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Posted By: andu
Date Posted: March 04 2007 at 12:01
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In Through the Out Door
------------- "PA's own GI Joe!" 
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: March 04 2007 at 12:09
| Pink Floyd - The Wall. |
Posted By: jonali
Date Posted: March 04 2007 at 12:10
| Where is Spectral Mornings? The only 5-star album from 1979 as far as I am concerned. |
Posted By: The Wizard
Date Posted: March 04 2007 at 12:10
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The only one i've heard is The Wall and I don't really like it at all.
It seems there's a lot of RIO on the list though, a genre i'd like to get into. -------------  
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Posted By: eugene
Date Posted: March 04 2007 at 12:26
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4 Visions wins it for me just a tick over Heresie ------------- carefulwiththataxe |
Posted By: proggy
Date Posted: March 04 2007 at 12:47
| These are the best from 1979..... Steve Hackett - Spectral Mornings, UK - Danger Money, Eloy - Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes...... |
Posted By: proggy
Date Posted: March 04 2007 at 12:48
| I Know A Lot of people Hate It, But Jethro Tull - Stormwatch....... |
Posted By: febus
Date Posted: March 04 2007 at 13:17
I love ''STORMWATCH'' what's there not to like???
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Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: March 04 2007 at 13:42
Heresie!  4 Visions and Les Cycles de Thanatos are also very worthy albums. -------------   
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Posted By: Spacemac
Date Posted: March 04 2007 at 14:30
The Wall 
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Posted By: fuxi
Date Posted: March 04 2007 at 15:05
BB, obviously! |
DallasBryan wrote:Posted By: micky
Date Posted: March 04 2007 at 15:14
you need to listen to more prog then  ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: DallasBryan
Date Posted: March 04 2007 at 15:24
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: March 04 2007 at 15:35
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Force Majeure.
1979 was a crappy year for prog (not surprisingly)
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Posted By: markosherrera
Date Posted: March 04 2007 at 15:46
| Pink Floyd The Wall and after Mezquita |
Posted By: progismylife
Date Posted: March 04 2007 at 16:17
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Since Rush didn't make an album in 1979 i can now vote for something else And the only thing I've heard on the list is The Wall. So I'll vote for that, though I do want to hear Art Zoyd, Univers Zero, and Bill Bruford. |
Posted By: aprusso
Date Posted: March 04 2007 at 16:53
| Stormwatch and Banco's "Canto di primavera" |
Posted By: chessman
Date Posted: March 04 2007 at 17:02
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Not a good year. Prog was weakening all the time.
But Floyd get my vote.
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Posted By: chessman
Date Posted: March 04 2007 at 17:15
Here here! Seconded whole-heartedly! A tremendous album, though I would probably give it four and a half stars!
It would have gotten my vote had it been here.
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Posted By: Corporal Cleeg
Date Posted: March 04 2007 at 17:36
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PInk Floyd - The Wall, and Tangerine Dream - Force Majeure second. ------------- Progressive rock is my medicine. |
Posted By: DarioIndjic
Date Posted: March 04 2007 at 18:26
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Tangerine Dream and Crack ------------- Ars longa , vita brevis |
Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: March 04 2007 at 18:33
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One of a Kind. ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: theBox
Date Posted: March 04 2007 at 18:44
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to all those who voted for the wall : have you even heard albums such
as mezquita's requerdos de mi tierra???? Easily the best of 1979 for me! ------------- |
Posted By: Nash
Date Posted: March 04 2007 at 19:24
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for me the wall, besides this, I really not considered it a masterpiece from prog music ------------- http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/191/sydbarrettg.jpg/" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: The T
Date Posted: March 04 2007 at 20:10
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Pink Floyd - The Wall... their best album (FOR ME).... ------------- 
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Posted By: Rocktopus
Date Posted: March 05 2007 at 03:18
Flamen Dialis: Symptome Dei In its absence: Eskaton or Vortex. Ended up voting for the former. Some other greats: KHA-YM: '10' GMT Herbert F. Bairy: Traumspiel Embryo: Embryo's Reise The Residents: Eskimo Art Bears: Winter Songs Heldon: Stand By La Compagnie Digitale: La Compagnie Digitale Ma Banlieue Flasque: Ma Banlieue Flasque ------------- 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: Modrigue
Date Posted: March 05 2007 at 07:38
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Undoubtly for me, The Wall Force Majeure comes close in second, an excellent album from the Tangs, and also Heldon's Stand By ------------- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqf2srRfppHAslEmHBn8QP6d_eoanh0eW" rel="nofollow - My compositions |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: March 05 2007 at 08:13
AGREED! ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Rocktopus
Date Posted: March 06 2007 at 03:23
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^ I must say I'm really impressed that both you and jonali have listened through all these rare '79 prog-gems, but naturally even more disspointed by your unimpressive conclusion. ------------- 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: BiGi
Date Posted: March 06 2007 at 05:21
Not 5-stars, but easily a standout for 1979 ------------- A flower? 
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Posted By: MattiR
Date Posted: March 06 2007 at 10:33
| Pink Floyd |
Posted By: Mlaen
Date Posted: March 06 2007 at 15:24
| The Wall |
Posted By: DallasBryan
Date Posted: March 10 2007 at 17:26
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NO MORE? |
Posted By: avestin
Date Posted: March 10 2007 at 17:40
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Great year, I'll go with:
Vortex/ Les Cycles du Thanatos
Eskaton/ 4 Visions Univers Zero/ Heresie
Art Zoyd/ Musique pour l'odyssee
Emmanuel Booz/ Dans Quel Etat J'erre Mezquita/ Recuerdos de mi Tierra
Pink Floyd - The Wall.
I'd like to add:
http://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_CD.asp?cd_id=3061 - HENRY COW
Western Culture http://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_CD.asp?cd_id=5407 - ZAPPA, FRANK
Sheik Yerbouti http://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_CD.asp?cd_id=3603 - ART BEARS
Winter Songs http://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_CD.asp?cd_id=7938 - LEB I SOL
Rucni Rad http://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_CD.asp?cd_id=4052 - FLAME DREAM
Elements http://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_CD.asp?cd_id=2630 - ASIA MINOR
Crossing the Line http://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_CD.asp?cd_id=7536 - IGRA STAKLENIH PERLI
Igra Staklenih Perli http://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_CD.asp?cd_id=8256 - RESIDENTS, THE
Eskimo http://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_CD.asp?cd_id=6268 - SHINGETSU
Shingetsu http://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_CD.asp?cd_id=4286 - DIXIE DREGS
Night Of The Living Dregs http://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_CD.asp?cd_id=7073 - MODRÝ EFEKT
Svět Hledačů http://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_CD.asp?cd_id=2796 - TEMPANO
Åtabal-Yémal http://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_CD.asp?cd_id=4461 - MEDINA AZAHARA
Medina Azahara http://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_CD.asp?cd_id=3471 - ICEBERG
Arc-en-ciel http://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_CD.asp?cd_id=11737 - CONVENTUM
Le Bureau Central Des Utopies http://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_CD.asp?cd_id=13481 - L'ENGOULEVENT
Etoifilan But then again, those might be meaningless albums, so what do I know, eh?.....
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Posted By: King Zappa
Date Posted: March 10 2007 at 19:25
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Boooo to those perpetuating the myth that The Wall is a good album.... Boooooo ------------- Good, Better, Best. Never let it rest, Till your Good be Better and your Better, Best |
Posted By: Alibongo
Date Posted: March 12 2007 at 08:48
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My all-time favourite album...Pink Floyd's The Wall ------------- 
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Posted By: toolis
Date Posted: March 12 2007 at 08:51
some of us think it's more than a myth.. ------------- -music is like pornography... sometimes amateurs turn us on, even more... -sometimes you are the pigeon and sometimes you are the statue... |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: March 12 2007 at 09:06
I only know the Bruford, Wall and Crack albums. 
Bruford's album is one of my top 10 favourites.
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Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: March 13 2007 at 14:08
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1.
Force Majeure (Tangerine Dream) 2.
Exposed (Mike Oldfield) 3.
Platinum (Mike Oldfield) 4.
The Wall (Pink Floyd) 5.
Stuntman (Edgar Froese) 6.
pH 7 (Peter Hammill) 7.
China (Vangelis) 8.
Stormwatch (Jethro Tull) 9.
Dune (Klaus Schulze) 10. In
Concert (Emerson, Lake & Palmer) 11. Daphnis
Et Chloe (The Ravel Album) (Isao Tomita) 12. Time
Actor (Richard Wahnfried) 13. Correlations
(Ashra) 14. Exposure
(Robert Fripp) 15. Oasis
(Kitaro) 16. Opera
Sauvage (Vangelis) 17. From The
Full Moon Story (Kitaro) 18. Azure D’Or
(Renaissance) 19. I Can
See Your House From Here (Camel) 20. Trans
Harmonic Nights (Peter Baumann) 21. Rhapsodies
(Rick Wakeman) ------------- 
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: March 16 2007 at 19:24
I think that Pink Floyd had an unfair advantage this year with the Wall. Once you got through playing it all, did you really have time for anything else ?  |
Posted By: seamus
Date Posted: March 20 2007 at 15:26
 ...... !!!!!!!! |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: March 20 2007 at 15:37
            There's twelve picks. Today my top 5 are: ESKATON - 4 Visions VORTEX - Les Cycles de Thanatos CARNASCIALIA - Carnascialla MEZQUITA - Recuerdos de mi Tierra PEKKA POHJOLA - Visitation ------------- Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I have observed before. It can be much like that with music for me. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: March 20 2007 at 22:52
It is so not a myth, it is the truth. The myth is that it's a great double album. It would make a great single album, though  |
Posted By: Penumbra
Date Posted: March 20 2007 at 23:46
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As I am grossly inexperienced in all but two of the bands listed, I will make sure to think this over. Only "The Wall" and "Force Majeure" are within my experience, and I love both to an undying degree. It is a shame they are two very different genres, which compounds the difficulty of conveying an answer or vote for you!
------------- The Holy Trinity of Symphonic Progressive Rock 
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Posted By: Prayermad
Date Posted: March 21 2007 at 09:46
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I love The Wall but it's not very prog or fantastic in a musical sense.
Force Majeure wins =)
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Posted By: Mandrakeroot
Date Posted: March 21 2007 at 11:36
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Posted By: progadicto
Date Posted: March 21 2007 at 11:41
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For me, the first place will come from Tangerine Dream - Force Majeure, Eskaton - 4 Visions, Mezquita - Recuerdos de mi Tierra or Univers Zero - Heresie... The Wall is one of the albums that I dislike more than anything else (even when the movie is very interesting)!!! So, my vote goes for ESKATON - 4 VISIONS... ------------- ... E N E L B U N K E R... |
Posted By: Shakespeare
Date Posted: March 22 2007 at 19:05
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Um...Am I stupid, or was Hemisphres from 79? And if I'm sane, then WHERE THE HELL IS IT? But of those, The Wall. |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: March 22 2007 at 19:23
According to this site, it was released in '78. That said, DB didn't include it in the best album of '78 poll either. Actually, if you look at his various polls (and read through the debates) his 'methodology' and biases become more apparent. Best is subjective anyway (some no doubt do wish for an "other" option). EDIT: as for me, I have enough favourite albums listed to choose from (though Eskaton won). Incidentally, Hemispheres is my favourite Rush album. ------------- Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I have observed before. It can be much like that with music for me. |
Posted By: Shakespeare
Date Posted: March 22 2007 at 19:51
Hemispheres is my favourite Rush album, as well. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: March 22 2007 at 22:35
Shushhhhh ! Some PAers have a different definition of the word "best". And some PAers get pretty PO'd about people not understanding the hidden meaning not intended or meant by the originator of the post. If I've lost you, don't feel bad. If you have a lot of time on your hands, you can go over some of those other polls & see some interesting "reactions". Me, I'm gonna get lost & wait to see if hornets sometimes forget about their nests P.S. Hemispheres is my favourite Rush album, too. Or in this case, make that Three, Hee Hee Hee P.P.S. DB has put out some good ones, though. Check out the French & Italian ones, where's he's uploaded each album cover as part of the list. Eye-catching to say the least, & an excellent way to pique your curiosity about what may be an unknown band |