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David_D 
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How about a little story from Denmark and its music life in the 90's, which might be not
that different from the one in other countries, and a story I've already told in another thread, but nevetherless - it's good with second hand.
Well, there it goes. Around the year 1993, the sale of vinyl records went totally down, and the shops began to sell only CD's, and thus sold out very cheaply the rest they had of LP's. Additionally, some very big music shops, like TP Music Market, imported some rests of LP's from USA, and sold them very cheaply as well - for not to mention some very well supplied second hand shops. No wonder that some vinyl freaks like me could come into a veritable buying fever and bought maybe pretty huge amount of vinyls. Yeah, the first half of the 90's was a very good time or a true eldorado for that, and there were not so little of Prog albums in between, also among those imported from USA (even some reissues from the second half of the 70's).  Edited by David_D - March 02 2022 at 13:06 |
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Cristi
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Posted: March 01 2022 at 13:33 |
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I like these 4 albums a lot, too.
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Posted: March 01 2022 at 13:31 |
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I'm going to choose what were some of the most important recordings for me from the 90's, during the 90's, rather than what I have discovered in subsequent years:
Queensryche: Empire
DT: Images & Words/ Awake Alan Parsons: Try Anything Once Rush: Counterparts/ Test For Echo Yes: Talk Marillion: Brave IQ: Ever Arena: The Visitor |
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Posted: March 01 2022 at 13:24 |
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One per artist. I had to do a top 15 again or I'd feel bad :/
1. Mats/Morgan Band - The Music Or The Money... 2. Mr. Bungle - California 3. Tipographica - God Says I Can't Dance 4. Squarepusher - Hard Normal Daddy 5. Ozric Tentacles - Erpland 6. Cardiacs - Sing To God 7. Tim Hodgkinson - Each In Our Own Thoughts 8. Frank Zappa - Civilization Phaze III 9. Música D' Repuesto - aV abuC 10. French TV - The Violence Of Amateurs 11. Motor Totemist Guild - City Of Mirrors 12. Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile 13. Harpy - Speech On The Radio 14. Thinking Plague - In Extremis 15. John Zorn - Kristallnacht
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David_D
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Posted: March 01 2022 at 13:14 |
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That's a whole little guide to the 90's, keneth , but certainly good and informative with this wide geographical scope and descriptions, and I like your layout as well - impressive.  Edited by David_D - March 02 2022 at 02:19 |
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Posted: March 01 2022 at 11:47 |
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some incredible albums from the 1990s, notably the resurgence of the Italian scene.
Il Castello Di Atlante - Sono Io Il Signore Delle Terre A Nord - delightful violin led prog...the group has produced many quality albums since this debut but it remains my favourite Eris Pluvia - Rings of Earthly Light - atypical for Italy, gentle symphonic folk, a masterpiece Hostsonaten - Mirrorgames - before Hostsonaten went pastoral folk they produced this mellotron fest Franco Battiato - Caffe de la Paix - my personal favourite of his thanks to the Middle Eastern shadings Lethe - Nymphae - fine symphonic RPI with a dash of folk Men of Lake - Out of the Water - a big bold organ sound with their second and best of three releases Cooperativa Della Latte - Il Risveglio - gentle RPI in the 1970s style and close by, in the Italian part of Switzerland Clepsydra - More Grains of Sand - Hologram and Fears are almost as good. neo prog at its best, well, maybe except for Collage this Swiss fellow produced one of his best in the 1990s Andreas Vollenweider - Kryptos - new age music viewed through a worldly lens Poland got in on the game too Albion - you can take your pick from their first 2 albums, which would not have been possible without the next album... Collage - Moonshine - one of the greatest neo prog albums ever, besting the works of better known British acts and the collage offshoot with a first album, distilling much of the Collage sound Mr Gil - Alone there are always the stalwarts like Camel - Dust and Dreams, still probably my favourite Camel from the 1990s, though the others are fine Steve Hackett - Guitar Noir and Steve's buddy Nick Magnus - Inhaling Green Jim McCarty - Out of the Dark - Renaissance alumnus with a gorgeous solo album, his best Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells 3- with little to do with 1 and 2, it's probably my favourite Oldfield album since Five Miles Out David Sylvian - Dead Bees on a Cake - not quite as good as Secrets from the Beehive, but what is? of course from my beloved prog folk realm there are a few: Morrigan - Rides Out - one of the best post 1970s Celtic prog groups Red Jasper - A Midsummer Night's Dream - features warm baritone vocals and some emotional guitar leads all in a Celtic suit. The follow up, Winter's Tale is almost as good Dead Can Dance - take your pick between Aion and Into the Labyrinth, both the pinnacle of this group's output Tri Yann - Belle et Rebelle - a 1990 release from these Breton veterans that is the equal of the 1970s work Gavin O'Loghlen and the Cotter's Bequest - My Mother's Country - from Oz but more celtic in flavor: In Brazil, this group peaked Sagrado Coracao Da Terra - Grande Espirito - bombastic symphonic rock. Their album Farole de Liberdade is almost as good and this group debuted as strongly as you could imagine, with a mature cross of Camel, Eloy and their own identity Tempus Fugit - Tales from a Forgotten World and this group released their only album, a fine one Solis - Gemini I can't forget the neo folk stunner from this decade Current 93 - Soft Black Stars - A delightful set of poetry set to piano Germany wasn't as cutting edge in the 1990s but still turned out some beauties Dice - Silvermoon - crossover group who were just entering their strongest period as the decade came to a close Eloy - Ocean 2 - not on par with the 1970s classics but pretty darn good, and their best since 1982's Time to Turn Galahad - The Return of the Piper - yes, celtic rock from long lived German aficionados Lest you think I don't care for British neo prog, an act that combined it with folk rock: Grace - Pulling Strings and Shiny Things - mysterious and engaging and classed as neo but really more crossover: Arena - The Visitor let's credit Spain with this sweet one off Harnakis - Numb Eyes, the Soul Revelation and Canada produced this sophisticated crossover group Kaos Moon - After the Storm and from Scandinavia Promethean - Gazing the Invisible - blend of typically doomy low daylight prog with folk and other elements Tenhi - Kauan - this debut might not be their best...but it might be. Cathartically morose music from above the Arctic Circle, and I'm talking altitude and attitude as much as latitude Edited by kenethlevine - March 01 2022 at 19:12 |
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Posted: March 01 2022 at 11:28 |
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One per artist the top 8 would be... .O.rang - Herd of Instinct Talk Talk - Laughing Stock Tarentel - From Bone to Satellite Fred Frith - Step Across the Border (but also Fred Frith & Francois-Michel Pesenti - Helter Skelter) Holger Czukay vs. Dr. Walker - Clash (but also Holger's Moving Pictures) Art Zoyd - Häxan (also Marathonnerre I and Faust) Kong - Phlegm (also Earmined) Slint - Spiderland Can't really differentiate between these on 9-12: Bark Psychosis - Hex Can - Sacrilege Radiohead - OK Computer Cardiacs - Sing to God Some not listed on PA: Poco Laurent Pernice - Sortie Vers La Ville Scorn - Gyral (and Ellipsis) Blumfeld - L'Etat Et Moi Hood - The Cycle of Days and Seasons Cpt. Kirk & - Reformhoelle Oh and I just realise that the wonderful "This is a Pinback CD" by Pinback (who else?) is still 1999. What a great way to end the nineties. Edited by Lewian - March 02 2022 at 11:41 |
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David_D
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Posted: March 01 2022 at 10:55 |
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Very much welcome to all the new ones to join here, and I hope that you enjoy it. Edited by David_D - March 01 2022 at 11:17 |
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Posted: March 01 2022 at 08:49 |
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Anekdoten - Vemod
Landberk - One Man Tell´s Another Sinkadus - Cirkus Timothy Pure - Island Of The Misfit Toys Cardiacs - Sign Of God Talk Talk - Laughing Stock Sieges Even - A Sense Of Change Marillion - Brave IQ - Ever Porcupine Tree - Stupid Dream |
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Posted: March 01 2022 at 07:54 |
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Par Lindh Project - Gothic Impressions
Yes - Talk ELP - Black Moon Anglagard - Hybris IQ - Ever Radiohead - OK Computer Echolyn - Suffocating the Bloom Stephen Caudel - Earth In Turquoise Spocks Beard - The Kindness Of Strangers Porcupine Tree - Signify Non prog Muse - Showbiz* Vangelis - Voices* Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Californication Alanis Morrissette - Jagged Little Pill Mansun - Six* * I've cheated a bit by including some PA artists in the Non Prog category to make up 15 overall.
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Posted: March 01 2022 at 07:43 |
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Non Credo - Happy Wretched Family (1995)
Morte Macabre - Symphonic Holocaust (1998) Tortoise - Millions Now Living Will Never Die (1996) Dead Can Dance - Aion (1990) Rabih Abou-Khalil - Al-Jadida (1991) Swans - White Light From the Mouth of Infinity (1991) Talk Talk - Laughing Stock (1991) Godspeed You Black Emperor! - F♯A♯∞ (1997) Stereolab - Dots and Loops (1997) Trembling Strain - Fuka 巫歌 / Anthem to Raise the Dead (1995) |
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Posted: March 01 2022 at 07:10 |
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I couldn't limit myself to just 10 titles, sorry...
Present - Certitudes (Bel, 1998) Änglagård - Hybris (Swe, 1992) Finisterre - In Limine (Ita, 1996) Universal Totem Orchestra - Rituale Alieno (Ita, 1999) 5uu's - Hunger's Teeth (USA, 1994) After Crying - Megalazottak Es Megszomoritottak (Hun, 1992) Anekdoten - Vemod (Swe, 1993) Cardiacs - Sing to God (Eng, 1996) Höyry-Kone - Hyönteisiä Voi Rakastaa (Fin, 1995) Miriodor - Elastic Juggling (Can, 1996) Thinking Plague - In Extremis (USA, 1998) U Totem - U Totem (USA, 1990) HM: bands that are not on PA Sonic Youth - Goo (USA, 1990) Stereolab - Dots And Loops (Eng, 1997) |
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Cardiacs - Sing To God
Radiohead - OK Computer 5UU's - Hungers Teeth Koenjihyakkei - II Mr Bungle - California Sigur Ros - Aegetis - Birjun Volapuk - Slang Charming Hostess - Eat Hory-Kone - Huomo Parturi Thinking Plague - In Extremis
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Dream Theater - Images and Words
Mike Keneally - Sluggo! Echolyn - As The World Chick Corea Electric Band - Beneath the Mask Pat Metheny Group - Imaginary Day Marco Minnemann - The Green Mindbomb Allan Holdsworth - Hard Hat Area Freak Kitchen - Spanking Hour French TV - The Violence of Amateurs Discipline - Unfolded Like Staircase Edited by Grumpyprogfan - March 01 2022 at 07:51 |
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Posted: March 01 2022 at 06:06 |
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Okay, I admit that I got a bit confused.
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Posted: March 01 2022 at 06:02 |
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Thanks! I've deleted my silly joke.
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Posted: March 01 2022 at 06:01 |
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Welcome to you here as well, Cristi, and I'm happy to see you list Anekdoten - Vemod, which may very well be one of my very most favourite albums of the 90's.
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Welcome very much to you, Bruford, as the first one to join here - and we're both fond of Landberk, I can notice.
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Marillion - Brave Dream Theater - Awake Chroma Key - Dead Air for Radios Anekdoten - Vemod Sigur Rós - Ágætus Byrjun Talk Talk - Laughing Stock Ilúvatar - Children IQ - Ever Fates Warning - A Pleasant Shade of Gray Enchant - A Blueprint of the World I could make a different list tomorrow, a lot of great albums in that decade.
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Stereolab Dots and Loops
Landberk Indian Summer Pat Metheny Secret Story Collage Moonshine Ozric Tentacles Jurassic Shift Bark Psychosis Hex Landberk One Man Tells Another Bondage Fruit I Sigur Rós Ágætus Byrjun The Flower Kings Flower Power |
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