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10 albums from 1979-80
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Poll Question: Which of these is your favorite?
Poll Choice Votes Poll Statistics
3 [5.26%]
5 [8.77%]
3 [5.26%]
6 [10.53%]
11 [19.30%]
10 [17.54%]
4 [7.02%]
3 [5.26%]
5 [8.77%]
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Originally posted by Floydoid Floydoid wrote:

You have a point about 'The Wall' - the movie doesn't make much sense unless you are familiar with the album, and on the flip side the movie helps you better understand some aspects of the album.


Not to mention that two of the album's best songs are either shortened ("Run Like Hell") or ignored entirely ("Hey You") in the movie.
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You have a point about 'The Wall' - the movie doesn't make much sense unless you are familiar with the album, and on the flip side the movie helps you better understand some aspects of the album.
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Originally posted by moshkito moshkito wrote:



Hi,

My preference for THE WALL is the visual side of it, from the movie ... where/when the music makes a lot better sense, and I enjoy it better.

I have played the album on its own a few times, but have not enjoyed it ... it begs for the visual side too much for me, and that makes the album 3 dimensional for me, instead of me having to come up with my own idea of what the album is, which is very different from the movie itself, and I know that I can not see it any better, after those excellent cartoons in it!
For me it's the opposite. When I was six years old, The Wall was the very first album I established a relationship with. I didn't understand a word (or the language at all) but the listening experience had a life changing impact on me. I mean the songs in themselves where overwhelming, huge... but then there's the infant crying, the kids aggressive singing, the bird chirping, the helicopter sound, the megaphone shouting, all the the short dialogue excerpts... my goodness. I had never experienced anything like it. Not even close. I had made my own visuals over a decade before I saw the actual movie - that I didn't even bother to finish.
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Originally posted by essexboyinwales essexboyinwales wrote:

The Wall, it’s still brilliant!

Over Permanent Waves and Drama


Hi,

My preference for THE WALL is the visual side of it, from the movie ... where/when the music makes a lot better sense, and I enjoy it better.

I have played the album on its own a few times, but have not enjoyed it ... it begs for the visual side too much for me, and that makes the album 3 dimensional for me, instead of me having to come up with my own idea of what the album is, which is very different from the movie itself, and I know that I can not see it any better, after those excellent cartoons in it!
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This has been up for 5 weeks, and we have a tie between The Wall and Permanent Waves. Does anyone want to break it?

All 10 albums received at least one vote - thanks to everyone who participated.
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Been listening to a bit of Supertramp over the past couple of days, in BiA. 

Yes, its borderline cheesy, but they did pen a good tune.
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Own 8 of them, most since 1979/1980, voted for Steve Hackett
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The Wall, it’s still brilliant!

Over Permanent Waves and Drama
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Having lived through these years, Hackett was seen very much as the saviour of prog at the time although Gabriel's album was very innovative.  I saw both of them on the respective tours (Gabriel's album wasn't even out - he was also supported by a band fronted by Bill MacCormick - well known to Canterbury prog fans).  As for the rest...Supertramp in third spot.
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Nice selection. Danger Money is top 10 for me.
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Originally posted by Grumpyprogfan Grumpyprogfan wrote:

One of a Kind is a masterpiece.


That it is. Fainting in Coils, Hell's Bells, 5G, etc, etc. Four monster players in Bill Bruford, Jeff Berlin, Allan Holdsworth and Dave Stewart (as well as top notch guest appearances).

It is number three for me behind Yes and Rush. But, I could probably be talked into it being my number one. Great list of albums in this poll.
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Tough one (great poll)!

Spectral Mornings
Drama
Permanent Waves
PG III
Welcome to the middle of the film.
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Sky2 > The Wall
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Rush... my fave album of theirs, but in truth I own 7 of them and listen to them regularly (I don't own the top 3, but know 2 of them)

Edited by Jared - March 21 2025 at 11:05
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Spectral Mornings
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I could vote for any of these which is rare for any poll on the forum. I went for Yes - Drama because they retained what was brilliant about the band but added a fresh take and an incredible amount of energy. It still sounds great to this day.
Chris Welch who was in the UK the foremost journalist on progressive rock suggested that UK - Danger Money was the last call of the original movement. I agree and it's also an excellent album if perhaps not the perfection of their debut. 
For me 1979 was owned by 2 huge Gary Numan albums and to this day I believe he reperesented the 'new progressive rock' of the day.
Latterly I became a massive Eloy fan and they released 2 significant and excellent albums (Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes plus Colours) in those 2 years.
I could say similar things for Tangerine Dream (2 great releases) and Vangelis released his masterpeice China in 1979.
In general there was quality music a plenty but by the mid eighties it was getting harder to find decent stuff. Many of the best musicians found a haven in so called 'New Age Music' and recently I watched a BBC documentary 'Enya At The BBC' looking back on Enya's career and digging into her old interviews. Watermark was and still is a beautiful drop in the ocean. Pop and rock music however had largely become stale and prog in its original form was dead. IMO
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Definitely Bill Bruford: One of a Kind
 
However, Peter Gabriel: III (Melt) and Pink Floyd: The Wall also deserve a special mention.
 
I would've liked to have seen Peter Hammill: pH7 in the list.
 



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My vote went to Drama but DM and Perm very close.
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Originally posted by Steve Wyzard Steve Wyzard wrote:

To this day, there are many people who are fully convinced that Prog died on December 31st, 1977. Some of the biggest names/groups were either no longer together, or were soldiering on and releasing material that just wasn't as popular as their earlier albums. For those of us who were there at the time, the decade reached its excessive peak in 1978, while 1979-80 became transitional years of looking forward to the new decade.
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Hi,

The only comment here, that needs observing, is a question ... why does everything have to remain the same all of the time? The stuff from the earlier days had run its course, and the music world was now more aware of a lot more bands from many places, not just from America and England.

In my defense, by that time I was full on the European scene with some Japanese as well. There was a lot more outstanding work elsewhere than the list mentioned, for example, and it is sad that it looks like most folks were not aware of anything else ... which is not true at all.

THE WALL might be the best appreciated here, but in many ways, the whole thing made a lot better sense as a live show .... specially the original one ... as the later versions by RW were not very good, and were cheapened a heck of a lot compared to the original in QUAD and all that.

It's just sad that folks think it all died ... heck, we wouldn't be here if that had happened!


Edited by moshkito - March 20 2025 at 18:45
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