"Growing" albums

R_DeNIRO wrote: This "Growing albums" is one of the reasons why I think is really necesary the oportunity of change the albums votes. Sometimes you think a record it's a 3 stars album, time after you realize that it's a 4 stars or even a masterpiece, but Ooops, you voted in the past and cannot change it.

Then you might want to leave it a while before you write the review.

fandango wrote: Blacksword wrote: Going for the One - Yes Didn't like at all at first. Looking back I dont even know why! It's my second favourite Yes album, now and in my top 10 albums of all time! Shadowlands - Glass Hammer I was put off at first by the production, and what a 'rip off' I thought it was of 70's English prog. Now I love it. I dont care how derivative it is, the songs are brilliantly constructed and full of memorable melodies and rich harmonies. The Seventh House - IQ I actually thought this was too bland and poppy when I first heard it  I listen to it a couple of times, but I think I was just switched off to most neo prog. Then I heard a saxophone and that was it. I didn't want to know! Now I think it's their best ever! GFTO: Very similar experience to me, although I could just take it or leave it at first. Shadowlands: Not heard this one, but I was in two minds about Lex Rex, so I decided to go with Chronomotree, which has now left me in three minds... The Seventh House: Loved it from the start, as I saw them in concert supporting the album (inc a brilliant version of erosion)  although I've always been slightly put of by the saxophone!

I always felt that saxophones in prog are a no go area, UNLESS they are used in an imaginitive and/or suitable way. David Jackson of VDGG, for example is a prog sax master, KC's use of sax is good, as is Hawkwinds (albeit very badly played )

But soulfull, or poppy sax in prog is not appropriate IMO..

Despite this, the IQ songs where it's used are very strong songs, and this compensates for the sax.

moonlitbay wrote: I've heard so much about IQ-The Wake, but I can't seem to get it.... It's been compared to Marillion's "Misplaced Childhood" a lot. Any chance this album will "grow"???

Yes, it should...if you want to persevere with 'The Wake', I suggest you listen to it side by side with 'Tales From The Lush Attic', Peter Nicholls other album from his first spell with IQ, which has a couple of longies on...

Yes, can think of two examples of this....

Eloy: Oceans....believe it or not, a friend did me a tape about 8 years ago, and I couldn't get into it, or past the vocals, so I threw it.

I've rediscovered them this year, because I worked backwards from Metromania, Performance and so on. Now I don't know what the problem was.

Porcupine Tree: Signify....I really struggled with this one several years ago as it nearly sent me into a Coma. 

I don't think it will ever be a favourite, but now I have worked my way backwards from Deadwing, and once again, given the band time, I can appreciate it more.

Going for the One - Yes

Didn't like at all at first. Looking back I dont even know why! It's my second favourite Yes album, now and in my top 10 albums of all time!

Shadowlands - Glass Hammer

I was put off at first by the production, and what a 'rip off' I thought it was of 70's English prog. Now I love it. I dont care how derivative it is, the songs are brilliantly constructed and full of memorable melodies and rich harmonies.

The Seventh House - IQ

I actually thought this was too bland and poppy when I first heard it  I listen to it a couple of times, but I think I was just switched off to most neo prog. Then I heard a saxophone and that was it. I didn't want to know! Now I think it's their best ever!

Ayreon's Into the Electric Castle and Marillion's Brave.

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For me is:

• Gong - Bananamoon
• Gong - Floating Anarchy 1977
• Soft Machine  - Fourth
• Soft Machine - Fifth

My avatar is the cover of an album with a group called Ken's Novel. Beautiful music, neo-prog I guess...

This "Growing albums" is one of the reasons why I think is really necesary the oportunity of change the albums votes. Sometimes you think a record it's a 3 stars album, time after you realize that it's a 4 stars or even a masterpiece, but Ooops, you voted in the past and cannot change it.  

currently:

Opeth - Ghost Reveries
Gentle Giant - Free Hand and Interview

normally, any prog album needs a few listens to "sink in"

I always have to hear a Genesis album a few times before I truly appreciate it.

The fist time I heard a hard Opeth song (I had been a longtime fan of Damnation), I thought "what the hell?" At fist I couldn't stand Akerfielt's croaked voice, but after listening to Blackwater Park over 10 times, I finally got used to the vocals and realized Opeth is an amazing band. I can't stop listening to them now!