Collaborators' Top Albums of 2012

Synth-Prog yo.

Edited by Horizons - February 04 2013 at 20:59

Mellotron Storm wrote: I personally didn't think Anglagard's new one was as good as their previous two but in time that may change. I still had it at number three in my list though.

In my opinion, although it's not a bad album, I can't help but feel the same way about the new Anglagard album as you, John. For me it's a little too fragmented, and the instrumental melodies are not quite as memorable. There's also not as many reprises/repeated passages as on their previous albums, which helped them have a real flow. Still a fine album, but then you put on either `Hybris' and `Epilog' and it shows up how much better than the newie they are!

I think I sort of had it in my top 10 list for a little while, but it very quickly dropped off....too many more exciting instrumental albums last year that were far superior to my ears!

Edited by Aussie-Byrd-Brother - February 04 2013 at 21:38

Horizons wrote: Anthony H. wrote: The "fanboyism" yell is nonsense. Yes, because if you don't like an album, anybody who does is obviously just a fanboy! And I wonder why I don't participate with this site too much anymore. I liked it, i was just surprised on how much attention and praise it got. Mreh.

The audio sample that Andy put up, is that sort of the style of the whole Mars Volta album ? Cause i really liked that tune.

Slartibartfast wrote: Here's my take on the top 10 from the clips - 1 Viljans Oga - Anglagard: My first time sampling the band.  Put that one my to get list. 2 English Electric Part One - Big Big Train: Already got one, verry nice. 3 Echolyn - Echolyn: Sampled this one a few months ago on Progstreaming.  Already interested, 4 Banks of Eden - The Flower Kings: I've got one album already, still can't get into them. 5 The Death Defying Unicorn - Motorpsycho: I was expecting metal.  Pleasantly surprised. 6 Felicite Thosz - Magma: I've sampled Magma before on this site.  Still not interested. 7 Noctourniquet - The Mars Volta: I've sampled TMV on this site and wasn't impresses.  This intrigues me. 8 Quickly Quickly Quickly - The Tea Club: Interesting.  This one is at the bottom of the Progstreaming set, so won't be around much longer.  I'm going to have to try out the whole album. 9 Storm Corrosion - Storm Corrosion: The first I heard of this was in a recent Steven Wilson interview.  I was already curious.  This is on my must get list now. 10 Clockwork Angels - Rush: I only have the albums with the Cygnuses in my collection and used to have a VHS of the Grace Under Pressure tour live.  Of course I am familiar with more of their stuff it's just never been a high priority to add more albums for me.  However I may have to get this one.

I like what you did there Slarts 

It's all a matter of taste people. Epignosis(Rob) has made it well known that he doesn't like Anglagard which is cool. I'm not a fan of Kansas either or ELP except for their debut. It's good we all have different tastes and opinions isn't it ?

Epignosis wrote: I think that Anglagaard could put out anything and people here would worship it.

Replace Anglagard with Wilson or TMV and we may agree.

1 Viljans Oga - Anglagard 361
3 Echolyn 277
6 Felicite Thosz Magma 162
15 Lost Tapes - Can 102
19 Atlantis - Elephant9 82
28 Concerto for Piano and Electric… - Kotebel 66
38 Valta - Alamaailman Vasarat 52
46 Sister Death - Alex K. Redfearn 42
Pandora's Pinata - Diablo Swing Orchestra 42
Acte V - Forgas Band Phenomena - 42
53 Decline and Fall - Thinking Plague 40
Out of the Coma - Comus 40
66 Quetzacoatl - Corima 34
73 The Letter - Cosa Bravo 32
151 Made in Belgium - Aranis 14
179 Mirror - Yugen 12

These all made my top 30, nice year for an Avant head.

The ones missing that made my top 10 were

3 Mice : Elaine di Falco/Cedric Vuille/Dave Willey - Send Me a Postcard
Unit Wail - Pangaea Proxima
Bärtsch, Nik/Ronin - Live 2 x CDs



Edited by Nogbad_The_Bad - February 04 2013 at 19:17

Gallifrey wrote: Tapfret wrote: Anybody know if the PA AOTY title has been used by any bands as endorsement for their album? Or promoting a new album, eg; "New material from 7 time Progarchives Album of the Year finalist Neal Morse" I'm sure if it was won by someone who actually uses the site (Phideaux, etc), then they would, but would only use it if they won.

I can remember buying a CD once that had a sticker on it that referenced ProgArchives.  I can't remember what it was or what it said since it was from a few years ago but I remember thinking that it was pretty cool.

Tapfret wrote: Anybody know if the PA AOTY title has been used by any bands as endorsement for their album? Or promoting a new album, eg; "New material from 7 time Progarchives Album of the Year finalist Neal Morse"