Help Me Pick My Next Marathon
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Topic: Help Me Pick My Next Marathon
Posted By: rushfan4
Subject: Help Me Pick My Next Marathon
Date Posted: March 11 2011 at 16:28
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I recently copied my entire collection to an external hard drive to use during the day at work and have been listening to bands in marathon fashion. I've recently listened to Rush, Yes, Lana Lane, and Van Halen. I don't know who I want to have a marathon for next. My next marathon will start on Monday, so please let me know who I should listen to next. ------------- 
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Posted By: progkidjoel
Date Posted: March 11 2011 at 16:34
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Had to go for Pain of Salvation. Marillion and PT in a close second place. ------------- 
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Posted By: halfmanhalfcrab
Date Posted: March 11 2011 at 16:37
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Who? Well............The Who of course
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Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: March 11 2011 at 16:37
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Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: March 11 2011 at 16:40
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Then name of the band I voted for is Talking Heads. ZZ Top would be a good choice, too.
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Posted By: chemebien
Date Posted: March 11 2011 at 17:17
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The Who!
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Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: March 11 2011 at 17:22
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Recommending U2 here, assuming you have the majority of their albums because it would be interesting to hear them evolve, devolve, and evolve again as a band. Really, though, it's whatever you will be in the mood for Monday morning.
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Posted By: JS19
Date Posted: March 11 2011 at 17:42
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Has to be Vanden Plas ... Something about their new one that instantly put it in my top 3 of all time, but I can't work out why, and no one else thinks it's a masterpiece... Odd. ------------- 
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Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: March 11 2011 at 17:48
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The Who. ------------- 
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Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: March 11 2011 at 18:09
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Primus! although really, Magma |
Posted By: zachfive
Date Posted: March 11 2011 at 18:11
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Good list, lots to choose from. I voted for Primus. Also, if you have Les' solo stuff and FFFB add it to the marathon. It's all good.
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Posted By: WalterDigsTunes
Date Posted: March 11 2011 at 18:33
| U2 if you stop at Joshua Tree |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: March 11 2011 at 18:41
And Holy Mackerel, and Sausage, and CCBBoBB, |
zachfive wrote:Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: March 11 2011 at 18:43
CCBBoBB? I believe it's commonly abbreviated as C2B3, you got an extra B somewhere. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Salty_Jon" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: March 11 2011 at 18:58
I mistakenly thought there was a "big." Been a while since I pulled that one out |
Posted By: Rune2000
Date Posted: March 11 2011 at 19:10
Primus 
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Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: March 11 2011 at 19:14
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A Who marathon would be nice, I haven't listened to them in a long while. One of my first musical loves.
It's very interesting and entertaining to listen full discographies of many of 70s bands because you see how they evolved in so many ways and mature. You really don't see much of that in the 90s and 00s bands.
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Posted By: zachfive
Date Posted: March 11 2011 at 20:05
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqqqJctNMVI#t=0m5s" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqqqJctNMVI#t=0m5s
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Posted By: Iron Nate
Date Posted: March 11 2011 at 21:04
| Primus. Caught them at a festival just the other day and they were as good as ever. Even prompted me to take my bass of it's stand for the first time in ages. |
Posted By: Synchestra
Date Posted: March 11 2011 at 21:51
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Pain of Salvation. Always. All the time. Forever ------------- 'Yeah, thats.. Whatever you're talking about for ya' - Zapp brannigan |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: March 12 2011 at 02:16
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If you listen to the while working it has to be 'light' enough, so I suggest Marillion. Queen are light but a marathon would include too many rubbish stuff. ------------- Curiosity killed a cat, Schroedinger only half. My poor home recorded stuff at https://yellingxoanon.bandcamp.com |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: March 12 2011 at 02:18
You can pick this, too.... http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=905" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=905 ------------- Curiosity killed a cat, Schroedinger only half. My poor home recorded stuff at https://yellingxoanon.bandcamp.com |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: March 12 2011 at 07:18
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You know, a I've read a lot of people bemoaning the music experience changing from one where you have to physically put on an album and sit down and listen to it, but it's way cool to be able run a 'thon without having to do so, to be able to shuffle through your whole collection. At first I thought the whole "mp3" thing was just going to be a novelty for me. A way to take a bunch of music on vacation instead of having to spend way too much time picking things to take with me on CD. Having access to my entire collection while away from it is a beautiful thing. Anyway, I am the current lone Umphrey voter. Plenty of good stuff, unknowns, and unfamiliars in your list.
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Posted By: Prog Geo
Date Posted: March 12 2011 at 07:26
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Porcupine tree!
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Posted By: b_olariu
Date Posted: March 12 2011 at 07:42
| Saga, Symphony X, Queen, etc |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: March 12 2011 at 11:37
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: March 12 2011 at 11:41
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Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: March 12 2011 at 11:48
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John Zorn.
His discography is huge, so it would make you busy for a while. ------------- "Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood) |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: March 12 2011 at 11:53
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I have nothing from John Zorn, and I have taken a pass on actually listening to anything from him, so I will have to pass on that suggestion. -------------
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Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: March 12 2011 at 12:00
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Saga, there is a lot to like in their discography. ------------- "Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood) |
Posted By: TheGazzardian
Date Posted: March 12 2011 at 12:16
| I voted Queen, just because your list made me realise how long it's been since I listened to them. |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: March 12 2011 at 15:38
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I don't know anything about them. I only remembered to have read their name at letter M on PA ------------- Curiosity killed a cat, Schroedinger only half. My poor home recorded stuff at https://yellingxoanon.bandcamp.com |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: March 13 2011 at 09:12
It is an interesting vote so far. Let's see what the Sunday crowd thinks.  -------------
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Posted By: The Pessimist
Date Posted: March 13 2011 at 09:30
ummm... try the London Marathon 
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: March 13 2011 at 09:31
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Lord no. I can't even run a 100 meter dash. -------------
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Posted By: The Pessimist
Date Posted: March 13 2011 at 12:06
Well as a smoker, even the 100 metre dash is pretty ambitious for me... ------------- "Market value is irrelevant to intrinsic value." Arnold Schoenberg |
Posted By: The Truth
Date Posted: March 13 2011 at 12:13
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Go Pink Floyd, Scott. Start now. ------------- http://blindpoetrecords.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: LinusW
Date Posted: March 13 2011 at 12:31
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Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: March 13 2011 at 13:05
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Honestly, based on what bands youve marathon-ed already, I am going to say Umphrey's McGee is the best choice. They also have a lot of material, so you shouldn't run out of things to listen to. May I ask what you have by them? Dont marathon Porcupine Tree... You might kill yourself ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/MysticBoogy" rel="nofollow - My Last.fm 
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: March 13 2011 at 13:16
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I have UM's last 5 studio albums and one live concert. I don't have their first studio album, which they ironically call Greatest Hits Volume 3. And I like most Porcupine Tree, although I find some of their earlier stuff somewhat boring. -------------
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Posted By: crimhead
Date Posted: March 13 2011 at 13:29
| Primus |
Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: March 13 2011 at 14:01
that first release was never officially released. There's only something like 1000 copies out there, i think. So basically you have all their studio albums (all the songs on GHvol3 are better live anyway, especially since there was only one guitarist at the time of recording. Also some of the songs are on The Bottom Half) You need more shows. Live At The Murat is their only official live album, so i believe there are some overdubs, but it sounds fantastic! but i have 4 live shows besides that, and man, they dont need overdubs, it's so good. i like PT too, i was just joking. Though a marathon (chronologically) might feel weird, as they changed their sound dramatically. I personally can only listen to one of their albums (older or newer) and be done. I dont think I'd enjoy a marathon of their music. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/MysticBoogy" rel="nofollow - My Last.fm
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: March 13 2011 at 14:17
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The live album that I have is Live At The Fox Theater from March 29th, 2003. I get weekly emails from them for their website where they sell download versions of every single one of their concerts. I've not downloaded any yet, but I am tempted to do this one of these days. -------------
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Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: March 13 2011 at 14:30
LOL that's the total opposite of everybody I know |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: March 13 2011 at 14:35
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I find ambient music to be extremely boring, and that is what I am referring to. Stuff like Voyager and Metanoia are just awful. -------------
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Posted By: catfood03
Date Posted: March 13 2011 at 15:15
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I have never ran a Marathon before, but I just finished a 15K. Of the bands listed above the one that would help me jog/run the best would likely be Talking Heads, or possibly ZZTop. Wait... lemme re-read the original post again...  |
Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: March 13 2011 at 18:02
you must dig Steve Roach, Brian Eno, Robert Rich, Patrick O'Hearn or instrumental Clannad. ------------- "Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood) |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: March 14 2011 at 09:41
And it appears that I will be listening to Porcupine Tree's discography, or at least most of it as there are one or two albums that I don't have from earlier on. -------------
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: March 14 2011 at 10:18
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Thank you everyone for your votes. I have now begun a Porcupine Tree marathon. -------------
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: March 17 2011 at 13:35
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Just finished the PT marathon. I guess I will now do a The Who marathon, although I don't have The Who Sings My Generation, so I will have to start with A Quick One. -------------
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: March 17 2011 at 13:43
I think that I might have more Who compilation albums then they have actual original albums released.  -------------
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