Albums that sound quite different
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Topic: Albums that sound quite different
Posted By: el böthy
Subject: Albums that sound quite different
Date Posted: December 14 2005 at 11:39
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I bought the Lamb lies on Broadway recently and I was surprised how much darker the sound of Genesis in this album is when you compare it with Nursery, Foxtrot and Selling. But that does not make it bad for my ears!!! So, what albums from a band sounds difeerent than the rest? An other good example is Relayer, which sounds also very different than the rest of Yes albums.
A...and this only goes for bands that have a sound that they mantained over the years...so no King Crimson!!! jejeje ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?" 
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: December 14 2005 at 11:40
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Islands by KC is different I think...... ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: December 14 2005 at 11:48
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If there was someone who was gonna break the only rule I put...that had to be Snow Dog...jejeje Well, if you take KC from the first period then yes, Islands is quite different ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?"
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: December 14 2005 at 12:03
I'm sorry, i didn't read your post to the end! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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el böthy wrote:
Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: December 14 2005 at 12:07
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concerning Yes,I would say Tales From Topographic Oceans...I don't see
it the same with Relayer,Fragile,Close To The Edge at all...
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Posted By: con safo
Date Posted: December 14 2005 at 12:10
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Dredg - El Cielo, a major improvement after Leitmotif (which is still a great record). Dredg matured so fast, i couldnt believe this was the same band that made leitmotif only 2 years before. ------------- 
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Posted By: greenback
Date Posted: December 14 2005 at 12:12
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Definitely IQ-Dark Matter! it is the first time IQ only uses vintage-like keyboards. ------------- [HEADPINS - LINE OF FIRE: THE RECORD HAVING THE MOST POWERFUL GUITAR SOUND IN THE WHOLE HISTORY OF MUSIC!> |
Posted By: Winter Wine
Date Posted: December 14 2005 at 12:23
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Well I definately agree with what you said about Genesis, Did you read my review of 'The Lamb...' I Posted Recently. It's obvious but i'll say it anyway, Yes' first two records are so different from 'The Yes Album', But they're still both excellent. Pink Floyd always changed too. The sound of 'The Dark Side of the Moon' compared to 'Wish you Were Here' is extremely different, and then 'Animals' again. ------------- My computer's broke |
Posted By: Cinema
Date Posted: December 14 2005 at 12:34
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My choice include:
Somnambulist - The Paranormal Humidor (much darker than their first album) Citizen Cain - Playing Dead (Darker with prog metal overtones not found in the previous albums) Yes - Relayer (Much darker than their previous albums) Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (The darkest album in their catalog) Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Each of their albums is darker than the one that came before it. And stranger too. |
Posted By: FragileDT
Date Posted: December 14 2005 at 12:53
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You guys think The Lamb is the darkest album in the Genesis catalog? That's
interesting, I never thought that. Onto albums that are different sounding... Most King Crimson, specifically "Lark's Tongues in Aspic." "Frances the Mute" "Tales from Topographic Oceans" ------------- One likes to believe In the freedom of music But glittering prizes And endless Compromises Shatter the illusion Of integrity |
Posted By: FragileDT
Date Posted: December 14 2005 at 12:55
You can't say that. That eliminating the point of the post. Most Crimson albums are different and don't sound like anything else. In fact I would say Crimson is the King at writing completely different compositions not resembling much of any other band, so this taking Crimson out would take a lot out of this thread. ------------- One likes to believe In the freedom of music But glittering prizes And endless Compromises Shatter the illusion Of integrity |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: December 14 2005 at 13:00
 Pendragon;s ''''the masquerade overture'''' is quite different than previous cds
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: December 14 2005 at 13:04
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michael jackson- dangerous
quite different i like it < =text/> |
Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: December 14 2005 at 13:16
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VDGG's 'Still Life' sound much lighter and "cleaner" than their other albums, IMO. Also, Brand X' 'Masques' sounds more tight and slightly different that 'Moroccan Roll' and 'Unorthodox Behaviour' ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: StyLaZyn
Date Posted: December 14 2005 at 13:18
I'd say that Rush is one of the most un-static sounding bands as far as the music goes. Through the years, it seems every other album had a sound change. You can pair them up and notice the progression of sound. Take the first 10 albums:
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Posted By: sbrushfan
Date Posted: December 14 2005 at 13:21
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I was gonna say that. The difference between RUSH and FLY BY NIGHT is like night and day. RUSH sounds a bit (ok; a LOT!) like Zep, while FBN came out of nowhere. "By-Tor and the Snow Dog"? What the hell was that? ------------- Some world views are spacious, and some are merely spaced... |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: December 14 2005 at 13:28
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: December 14 2005 at 13:42
 to loverboy, theres one word you know how to spell now.
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Posted By: FragileDT
Date Posted: December 14 2005 at 13:45
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Thanks for ruining the thread Loverboy. Now everyone has to scroll down to
see the bottom posts. ------------- One likes to believe In the freedom of music But glittering prizes And endless Compromises Shatter the illusion Of integrity |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: December 14 2005 at 13:48
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i'm not ruining anything < =text/> |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: December 14 2005 at 14:00
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ARENA THE VISITOR DIFFERENT THAN IMMORTAL
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Posted By: StyLaZyn
Date Posted: December 14 2005 at 15:09
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OK...I stretched it a bit. The others are similar though, yes? -------------
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Posted By: sbrushfan
Date Posted: December 14 2005 at 19:25
I'm gonna split the fence and say no. OK...enough of my rant. Carry on...lol ------------- Some world views are spacious, and some are merely spaced... |
CARESS OF STEEL was, while I think it's a great album, noisy and chaotic by comparison. It seemed to me that they were still trying to find their feet (a trait, I must say, FBN shared as well, IMO). 2112 was TOTALLY different from COS. From 2112 to AFTK to Hemispheres to Perm Wav., they constantly changed. Whereas 2112 had one side track and a bunch of short (mostly twee) tunes, AFTK was 2 songs over 10 minutes and a bunch of shorter songs. Hemispheres was, like 2112, one epic track. And it progressed from there, to, say, Moving Pictures, which was one 10 minute song and some shorter stuff.
Posted By: ANDREW
Date Posted: December 14 2005 at 20:50
| ARGENT : COUNTERPOINTS (1975) is much more progressive than their self-titled debut album. |
Posted By: Moatilliatta
Date Posted: December 14 2005 at 21:01
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Coheed and Cambria's In Keeping Secrets... has an entirely different sound than their debut The Second Stage Turbine Blade. Come to think of it, Good Apollo... is different too, but it wasn't as big of a change. Their albums are all very different among themselves too. They're all fantastic records as well. Obviously, Opeth's Damnation is different. Their albums all have differences, but they've all been in a steady progression, where as Damnation was far seperated from the rest. Radiohead made a big change from OK Computer to Kid A. I agree with Con Safo's comment on Dredg. |
Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: December 14 2005 at 21:17
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Paradise Lost : from Doom/death-metal to new wave ā la Dépeche Mode ------------- "Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood) |
Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: December 14 2005 at 23:33
That bad? Uhh...never though Rush could make such a bad song... ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?"
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Posted By: Don Quito
Date Posted: December 14 2005 at 23:36
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Every Rush album sounds different either ... ------------- KEEP THE PROMISE YOU MADE |
Posted By: ANDREW
Date Posted: December 15 2005 at 08:49
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Even every METALLICA and DREAM THEATER albums sounds different either. What do you think? |
Posted By: ANDREW
Date Posted: December 15 2005 at 08:53
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Sorry.....................i'm talking about their earlier works: METALLICA : from their debut until LOAD. DREAM THEATER : from the debut until SIX DEGREES OF........ |
Posted By: progaeopteryx
Date Posted: December 18 2005 at 20:32
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Arena's Contagion was much different sounding than their earlier stuff,
then Pepper's Ghost was similar to their earlier stuff, but had a
heavier, metallic edge to it. Marillion's Brave was dark and unlike anything they had done before. Although I haven't heard all of Saga's catalog, their Generation 13 is really different from their more popular releases of the early 1980's. Just a few examples from recent groups that came to my mind. I think you'll find most groups will have one album (or more!) that is different than their "usual sound." Most of the truly best groups will evolve from album to album. The key being that their work remains of high quality. |