2010: Albums Of The Year (And Other Opinions)
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Topic: 2010: Albums Of The Year (And Other Opinions)
Posted By: Conor Fynes
Subject: 2010: Albums Of The Year (And Other Opinions)
Date Posted: January 06 2011 at 00:19
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10) Cloudkicker - Beacons Originally coming to the attention of the metal underground for it's place in the up-and-coming 'djent' scene, one man math metal project Cloudkicker has broken out of the label of a Messhugah-soundalike, while retaining alot of the post-metal atmosphere and intelligence that impressed people in the first place. A little too repetitive, but the musical ideas here are top notch... What's more, Cloudkicker gives the album away for free at it's bandcamp.com page.
Oh, God - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmTr3eJNc1M&playnext=1&list=PLA2CE075EE2980FF7&index=8" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmTr3eJNc1M&playnext=1&list=PLA2CE075EE2980FF7&index=8 We're Going In, We're Going Down - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDBBymiFoLA&feature=related" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDBBymiFoLA&feature=related
9) Lantlos - .neon Better known as a side project collaboration of Neige (of the post-metal group Alcest), '.neon' blew me away from first listen onwards with it's absolutely jaw dropping, heart wrenching beauty. Despite being a beautiful piece of atmospheric black metal however, the album can't escape the feeling that this is just an extension of Alcest, and nothing really unique of it's own.
These Nights Were Ours - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pm-_mmc2Ts&feature=related" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pm-_mmc2Ts&feature=related Pulse/Surreal - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=easr-7k4A88&feature=related" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=easr-7k4A88&feature=related
8) TesseracT - Concealing Fate (EP) Now a frontrunner of the new 'djent' wave of progressive metal bands, TesseracT is one of the most promising acts of the newly created scene. Having first seen this band opening for Devin Townsend in Vancouver, I was amazed by their marriage of polyrhythmic intensity, and keen grasp of melody. Essentially one thirty minute epic, 'Concealing Fate' leaves a much greater impression than any other EP I've listened to this year.
Concealing Fate (Part I) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNQYskVULrs" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNQYskVULrs
7) Nachtmystium - Addicts: Black Meddle Part II Being first introduced to me as 'disco black metal', this quirky yet undeniably inventive American black metal act can take some getting used to, but Nachtmystiums avant-garde take on a pretty uniform genre is refreshing, to say the least. Classic rock, psychedelic, and even pop influences abound here, but the sound is heavy and abrasive enough to be considered black metal. Suffice to say, Nachtmystium is one of the few 'black metal' bands that's ambitious enough to do something fresh, new, and exciting with the genre.
Addicts - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKqBQq-jCrs" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKqBQq-jCrs Ruined Life Continuum - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZPjYKgGbVE&feature=related" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZPjYKgGbVE&feature=related
6) Intronaut - Valley Of Smoke Take your typical sludgy post metal and fuse it with jazz and some incredible musicianship, and you get Intronaut's 'Valley Of Smoke'. While filled with heavy-as-hell guitars and some killer riffs, there are melodies, beautiful intricacy and even some straight-up post-rock moments to behold here. Also, for fans of the band Tool; Justin Chancellor does a guest bass appearance on the album.
Elegy - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1LmYsCzAgw" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1LmYsCzAgw Valley Of Smoke - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFYGL5qOt70&feature=related" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFYGL5qOt70&feature=related
5) Haken - Aquarius The debut album of this promising young UK progressive metal band, 'Aquarius' introduces Haken with their best foot forward. Strong melodies, 10+ minute epics, technical mastery, and very proggy instrumentation all around. At this point, they may still fall under the category of a Dream Theater clone, but damnit, they are the best Dream Theater clone I've ever heard, often even surpassing the once-masters of progressive metal.
Point Of No Return - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8D54J2vN9cc&feature=related" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8D54J2vN9cc&feature=related Celestial Elixir - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maU2kzZdbQY&feature=related" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maU2kzZdbQY&feature=related
4) Agalloch - Marrow Of The Spirit A band I have long been a fan of, there is no denying that I was immensely excited for my first listen of Pacific Northwest 'Cascadian' black metal act Agalloch's latest opus. The album certainly took a while to grow on me, and while I still don't think it tops 'The Mantle' (their greatest achievement), Agalloch has crafted an album that is equal parts intense, atmospheric, and beautiful. My only complaint is that this is the first Agalloch album that instead prefers to cover the styles of previous albums instead of progressing forward and finding a new sound, but that aside, 'Marrow Of The Spirit' is a large achievement for the Oregon-based band.
The Watchers Monolith - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlKzz78hj60&feature=related" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlKzz78hj60&feature=related Into The Painted Grey - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6o0g2SIdnKw&feature=related" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6o0g2SIdnKw&feature=related
3) Deathspell Omega - Paracletus What can I say about this album... Suffice to say, even before releasing 'Paracletus,' French avant-garde black metal ensemble Deathspell Omega had already staked a claim as one of the most inventive acts in black metal. 'Paracletus' only reaffirms this notion by giving some of the most chaotic and technical ever recorded. Part of a three album concept piece concerning the relation between Satan, Man, and God, this is certainly not an album to soundtrack any road trips or dance parties anytime soon, but while a very challenging record, the rewards of this calculated madness are immense.
Abscission - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpbXQpSYtUs&feature=related" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpbXQpSYtUs&feature=related Epiklesis I - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4KrbvLNVVg&feature=related" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4KrbvLNVVg&feature=related
2) Oceansize - Self-Preserved As The Bodies Float Up Feeling like a mixture of a thousand different progressive rock groups, Oceansize are if anything, eclectic. From a sludgy opener that could be likened to Mastodon more than anything, the album goes through a myriad of phases, ranging from metal to melancholic pop, to post rock and modern prog. After several engaging, dynamic and exciting listens to this incredible album, it's no wonder why this is Steven Wilson's (of Porcupine Tree) favourite album of 2010.
Silent/Transparent - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcWGCoUNU3s" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcWGCoUNU3s Superimposer - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPWNGZ2-Fx4&feature=related" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPWNGZ2-Fx4&feature=related
1) Alcest - Ecailles De Lune While I considered this record to only possibly grace the lesser half of my top 10 earlier on, Alcest's second full-length album 'Ecailles De Lune' had a strange way of only growing with each listen, the way that many other incredible albums do. Known for the act's mix of shoegaze/post rock and black metal, Alcest has strayed further away from the metal roots, in favour of a more atmospheric and melodic approach. While the scarce heavier sections of the album do leave me wanting alot more of the black metal material from Alcest, it's hard to compare them to the album's most beautiful mellow moments, which are literally jaw-dropping in their aesthetic beauty and near-romantic wash of emotion they have the power of giving. While some people may not like the arguably 'fragile' vocals of Neige, his voice works all too well for the melancholic, introspective approach this music takes, resulting in an album that is an inch away from perfection.
Ecailles De Lune (Part I) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uS4FQKFHCvs&feature&p=0B0FC3ED8183F397&index=0&playnext=1" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uS4FQKFHCvs&feature&p=0B0FC3ED8183F397&index=0&playnext=1 Sur L'Ocean Couleur De Fer - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81piPtioDDQ&feature=related" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81piPtioDDQ&feature=related
Honourable Mentions Kayo Dot - Coyote Anathema - We're Here Because We're Here Drudkh - Handful Of Stars Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini Altar Of Plagues - Tides Burzum - Belus Star One - Victims Of The Modern Age Darkthrone - Circle The Wagons Crippled Black Phoenix - I, Vigilante Fleshgod Apocalypse - Mafia
Most Disappointing Album(s) Of 2010 Coheed & Cambria - Year Of The Black Rainbow Three - Revisions (Both albums I was very excited to listen to and each had a great album leading up to this one, but both turned out to be pretty shallow. However, it can be argued that 'Revisions' isn't even an album, because it's just a collection of previously written songs recorded and released as a new album. In any case, I was disappointed.)
Most Promising New Groups (w/ debut album released in 2010) Haken (Great progressive metal group that reached my top 10 list.)
Fourteen Twentysix (Very atmospheric and dark alt/progressive rock group from the Netherlands, with a new album on the way for 2011!)
Until Sunrise (Young post-rock group from Maryland. Despite being my age and younger even, these guys have put together a pretty impressive album with their self-titled, and while being far from perfect, have easily shown themselves to be well beyond their years in musicality.)
Please give comments and feedback, and share with me some of your own favourites of 2010! |
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Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: January 06 2011 at 00:42
10. The Cozmik Orkestrah - Blackhawk ( )-Yes, my own band, but damned if this isn't my most listened album of 2010. The great thing about being a 100% jam band is that I hear new things every time I listen, and the chemistry my bandmates and I have always blows me away. 9. Yakuza - Of Seismic Consequence -Just some really kickass sludge metal, plus saxophones. Their singer has a voice I absolutely love, and basically what this band is - one of my friends says it best - "Profound Lore Records' answer to Baroness" 8. Jaga Jazzist - One Armed Bandit -Really groovy, this album flows more than near anything else I've heard from this past year. Time flies by when you are listening to this. 7. Kayo Dot - Stained Glass EP -Kayo Dot is the most exciting band of the 21st century, it's always fascinating to see where they are heading musically. I really enjoyed this one, short as it was. 6. Negura Bunget - Vīrstele Pamīntului -Brilliant, but probably for fans of black metal only. 5. Alcest - Ecailles de Lune -Conor put it better than I could possibly be bothered to 4. Kayo Dot - Coyote -Beautiful agony, in form of music. Plus, as with all Toby Driver music, a dollop of insanity on the side. 3. Agalloch - Marrow of the Spirit -Bleak, beautiful, and hella groovy; I never thought they could make an album better than The Mantle but here it is 2. Yugen - Iridule -Italian avant-prog with strong stylings like those of Picchio dal Pozzo. Fantastic. 1. Jean Louis - Morse Okay, I lied when I said Kayo Dot was the most exciting band of the 21st century. This avant-jazz three-piece explodes my brain every time honorable mention: Cloudkicker - Beacons Elephant9 - Walk the Nile Red Sparowes - The Fear is etc. Extinction Algorithm - My Forest is Dead High on Fire - Snakes for the Divine Finntroll - Nifelvind Intronaut - Valley of Smoke |
Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: January 07 2011 at 08:18
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Nice lists there guys, glad I'm not the only one that likes Deathspell Omega and Yakuza.
10) Ihsahn- After: Epic Black Metal mixed with prog metal results in an excellent album, heavy and powerful with some of the best use of sax in metal that I've ever heard.
9) Yakuza- Of Seismic Consequence: Not as Schizophrenic as Transmutations but OSC shows a much greater strength in depth thanks largely to a much improved ability to develop their songs (and they werent exactly lacking in that department to start with). Their mix of sludg and post metal gives a really big, powerful feel to their music and they have the best use of sax in metal.
8) Deathspell Omega- Paracletus: The third album in their trilogy exploring the relationship between God, Satan and Man; it carries on where Fas--Ite... left off, with dissonant, avant-guard Black Metal but served up in shorter blasts rather than the long tracks of the last two albums. Each track works on its own, but the album flows to creat almost a single long piece, demonstrating that they seem to have come into the hight of their powers.
7) In Lingua Mortua- Sona des Refuses: Another Black Metal album! Its been a long time coming this album, in progress for much of the last deacade, but Lars Fredrick Froisle (sorry for poor spelling) has delivered a diverse and unique aproach to the genre. He blends his prog sensibilites into the music along with the wind instruments of Jorgen Munkeby brilliantly, creating something unique and highly enjoyable I cant wait to see what he does next.
6) Pain of Salvation- Road Salt One: Its a long time since their classics of The Perfect Element and Remedy Lane, but Gildnelow continues to surprise and amaze at every turn. After the Linoleum EP I was expecting the 70's hard rock/metal sound to be prominent but the almost total lack of metal on this album came as a surprise. Initially I was disappointed with this album as it appears to be almost poppy compared to previous works, including Scarsick, but this album truly does reward repeated listens. The depth in the compositions and the layering of the arrangments shows the typical careful, hardwork that we expect from DG, an excellent album.
5) Rolo Tomassi- Cosmology: The UK seems to be finally catching up in the prog metal stakes and this young band are part of the reason. Similar to The Dillinger Escape Plan, but far far better, they take the tenants of metalcore and mix it up into unusual song structures complete with keyboard solos (a rareity outside the more traditional forms of prog metal) and a great dynamic range.
4) Intronaut- Valley of Smoke: The follow up to the highly acclaimed Prehistoricisms, it contains all the elements that made its predecessor such a great album but its not just a rehash. The unrelenting heavyness has been turned down and clean vocals have been added, giving a much greater breadth and depth to their music. The title track is particularly brilliant, with Tools Justin Chanceller guesting on bass and a guest drummer as well, this is the double trio concept performed as King Crimson could only dream of (and no, I'm really not exagerating).
3) Ciccada- A Child in the Mirror: Debut album from this Greek band that sounds like a cross between Renaissance, Gentle Giant and Jethro Tull but without sounding like they are obviously borrowing from those bands and so creating their own identity. Brilliantly composed and brilliantly performed, one of the biggest surprises of the year for me.
2) Universe Zero- Clivages: Dark, dense, complex and everything you'd expect from chamber rock masters UZ, but with an accesibility that could easily catch newcomers but keep them enthralled for years.
1) Kayo Dot- Coyote: Toby Driver is a genious, and one of the very few. I have no doubt about this statement as his music, whether its KD, Tarta Lamb or maudlin of the Well, always seems to strike such a strong chord with me and Coyote is no different. The lyircs were written by close friend Yuko Suetta detailing the last days/weeks of her life as she was strugling with terminal cancer and the music and performance conveys this sense of pain and dispondancy brilliantly. I dare anyone to listen to it knowing this and not be affected. The fact that Driver has once again re-invented himself is extra spice.
Honourable mentions to:
Alcest- Ecailles de Lune
Drudkh- Handful of Stars
Enslaved- Axioma Ethica Odini
Kayo Dot- Stained Glass
Lesbian- Stratospheria Cubensis
Shinning- Blackjazz
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Posted By: zravkapt
Date Posted: January 07 2011 at 08:50
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Only two albums really caught my attention(so far) :
Jaga Jazzist - One-Armed Bandit
Frogg Cafe - The Bateless Edge
I still want to hear that Yugen album.
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: January 07 2011 at 09:09
| Need more listens to everything I've obtained, but in my opinion as of right now, I think Coyote and Yugen's Iridule stand above the other 2010 releases. Probably not far behind are Xing Sa, Jean Louis, Rouge Ciel, Rational Diet, and Aranis. |
Posted By: Negoba
Date Posted: January 07 2011 at 09:27
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Nice lists guys...I may work on mine. I'm surprised Shaolin Death Squad didn't make your list Conor. I actually like Beacons of the 3 works by Cloudkicker I have. ------------- You are quite a fine person, and I am very fond of you. But you are only quite a little fellow, in a wide world, after all. |
Posted By: paganinio
Date Posted: January 07 2011 at 10:22
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I'm assuming all these are metal albums, since I only recognize two bands and they're both metal. Wait... I think it means that I'm only familiar with metal bands. :) ------------- 
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Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: January 07 2011 at 12:34
you should, it's wonderful
only 4 of the ones on my list are metal |
zravkapt wrote:Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: January 07 2011 at 12:35
| I mentioned precisely zero metal bands. |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: January 07 2011 at 12:42
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I am sadly no where near ready to make such a list. It's already the new year and I still have a dozen albums I need to buy from 2010 (let alone ones I need to listen to [again]). Of those 12 about 5 have a chance to make my top 10, so I suppose I better get going.
Of course, at this point I already have a list, yet incomplete. Which means I'll probably have to rearrange things even more than I anticipated. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Negoba
Date Posted: January 07 2011 at 12:44
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I'm going to do 5 for now...
5. Haken - Aquarius Newcomers made an album that takes the formula of Scenes from a Memory and improves it. A little humor, more focus, and better energy make for a great sci-fi prog metal concept album.
4. Univers Zero - Clivages UZ is the originator and masters of their style. An average UZ album is better than most band's best work. Clivages is for the most part another great example of dark chamber rock. Though one of the advantages is that it's not so oppressive this time around, uses some electric guitar, and I think they might have actually hit a major chord once or twice.
The following three could all be my #1, all high 4 star albums.
3. Jaga Jazzist - One Armed Bandit This album is modern, happy, and complex at the same time. Electronica, some math-y moments, and obviously jazz combine to make music you could put on at a party or sit and listen to every detail.
2. Shaolin Death Squad - Five Deadly Venoms Mash up Pain of Salvation, Mr. Bungle, and a little Devin Townsend and you get a quirky prog metal feast. Great textures, wierd lyrics, very strong singing. Best metal album of the year
1. Frogg Cafe - Bateless Edge Being a Zappa cover band guarantees you got to have chops. But these guys ooze love of their music and span from modern eclectic prog to UZ styled chamber rock. And they nail it all. One of the few bands I picked up simply from the charts that delivered. ------------- You are quite a fine person, and I am very fond of you. But you are only quite a little fellow, in a wide world, after all. |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: January 07 2011 at 12:52
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The only top I wrote in stone is my overall top 5: Massive Attack, Jaga Jazzist, Kayo Dot, Arcade Fire, Agalloch (from 1 to 5). |
Posted By: TheGazzardian
Date Posted: January 08 2011 at 00:18
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With about a dozen albums to go through still, here's my tentative list. 2. Yugen - Iridule: This was almost my #1 album, on my first listen I was stunned by how they can be so out there and controlled at the same time, so beautiful when they need to be an insane when they want to be. Amazing. 3. Rational Diet - On Phenomena and Existence: Another really, really strong contender, I love the use of strings on this album, and the sound of it is just amazing. Really beautiful stuff. 4. Lucifer Was - The Crown of Creation: This one is basically classical music with rock instruments added in, although it also rocks out pretty good from time to time to. And the vocals are really nice as well. 5. Uz Jsme Doma - Caves: Up-beat avant rock with horns and punk energy. #6-10 are kind of dancing around right now so I'll get to those later. But they probably include: Frogg Cafe - Bateless Edge Univers Zero - Clivages Algernon - Ghost Surveillance RRR - Il Pittore Volante Solus3 - The Sky Above the Roof
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Posted By: JonteJH
Date Posted: January 08 2011 at 12:08
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1.Periphery - Periphery 2.Chimp Spanner - At The Dream's Edge 3.Avenged Sevenfold-Nightmare 4.The Dillinger Escape Plan- Option Paralysis 5.Moon Safari - Lover's End AND Seventh Wonder - The Great Escape 6.Pain of Salvation - Road Salt One 7.James Labrie - Static Impulse 8.Dark Tranquillity - We Are The Void 9.Tesseract - Concealing Fate 10.Cloudkicker - Beacons 11.Fleshwrought - Dementia/Dyslexia 12.Orbs - Asleep Next to Science 13.Piotrek Gruzka - Cosmogenesis 14.Cynic - Re-Traced 15.Deftones - Diamond Eyes 16.Nevermore - The Obsidian Conspiracy 17.Textures - Silhouettes 18.Spock's Beard - X 19.Karnivool - Sound Awake 20.Soulfly - Omen 21.Sky Eats Airplane - The Sound of Symmetry 22.Antony & The Johnsons - Swanlights 23.Rufus Wainwright - All Days Are Nights: Songs For Lulu 24.worC - When The Day Forms 25.Mnemic - Sons Of The System
Various stuff M.A.N - Massive Audio Nerve The Algorithm - CRITICAL.ERROR Returning We Hear the Larks - Ypres Jonnah - Jonnah EverFortright - Demos 2010 Emarosa - Emarosa Corelia - Demo Yepp -------------  
http://www.lastfm.se/user/JonteJH http://soundcloud.com/jontejh |
Posted By: sean
Date Posted: January 08 2011 at 12:24
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1. Yann Tiersen-Dust Lane 2. Agalloch-Marrow of the Spirit 3. Arcade Fire-The Suburbs 4. Sage Francis-Li(f)e 5. Woods-At Echo Lake 6. Alcest-Escailles De Lune 7. Neil Young-Le Noise 8. The Besnard Lakes-Are the Roaring Night 9. Harvey Milk-A Small Turn of Human Kindness 10. Black Mountain-Wilderness Heart Other than number one, they're not really in any order. I've still been meaning to pick up that new Univers Zero. From what everyone is saying, I need to pick up that new Kayo Dot, I've been meaning to check them out. |
Posted By: natewait
Date Posted: January 08 2011 at 14:06
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From My Blog: http://natewaitjournal.blogspot.com/2011/01/top-ten-albums-of-2010.html" rel="nofollow - http://natewaitjournal.blogspot.com/2011/01/top-ten-albums-of-2010.html 10. Drama Rama- Agents of Mercy This is a very pleasant album from one of my prog rock idols, Roine Stolt. The music is never very heavy, and they stay on the pastoral side of prog, but it makes for a very pleasant listen. 9. Victims of the Modern Age- Star One I always love Arjen Lucassen's work, and this album is no exception. This project focuses on the more metal aspect of Arjen's sound, so there are lots of heavy parts with crunchy guitars. Each song on the album is based on a different sci-fi movie or TV show which keeps the lyrics interesting. 8. Hybrid Child- District 97 This is an incredible debut album from a really talented group. They are unique due to their inclusion of a female lead singer who was an American Idol contestant, and a world class cellist. The band can be quite eclectic but with some mainstream sensibilities. I can't wait to see what this band does in the future. 7. In The Wake of Evolution- Kaipa This is a fun and happy band on the same level as the Flower Kings. This album showcases the band at their best. It is pure symphonic prog. I love the opening track that showcases all the great elements of this band: a fantastic, unique keyboard player, both a male and female vocalist, pounding drums, and soaring guitar. 6. The Great Escape- Seventh Wonder This is my favorite progressive metal release of the year. This new album has everything I love about the band. There is some incredible instrumentation from all the musicians and they have one of the best singers in Prog Rock, in my opinion. 5. Mars Hollow- Mars Hollow This is the number 1 debut album of the year. This band came out of nowhere and really blew me away. Their songs are catchy yet intricate. I really love the opening track on their record, titled "Wait For Me." It is everything great about this band in one track. Also, it helps that the band is extremely nice and friendly to their fans. I can't wait to hear what they come up with next in 2011. Based on this debut, it should be awesome! 4. Artificial- Unitopia I really loved this album at the beginning of the year. It is a concept album about the way that we as a society are becoming too artificial. I love how the band does not sound too retro, but infuses some modern influences into their sound. It sets them apart from the other bands that I listen to. This is a really great album. 3. If- Glass Hammer I was pleasantly surprised by this album. I have been disappointed by them in the past but this album exceeded my expectations. I feel they have finally found a singer that fits their sound. He sounds a lot like Jon Anderson from Yes, and I feel he lifts their music to a new level. Oftentimes they sound like what Yes wishes they sounded like today. Majestic, symphonic prog done extremely well. 2. X- Spock's Beard This was the album I was most excited to get throughout the year. I was very pleased to find out that this album is one of Spock's Beard's very best. I typically prefer their material with their previous front man, Neal Morse, but I think this album is up to the same quality as those earlier albums. Everything I love about this band is on full display here. Great melodies, expert musicianship, and tons of fun. I absolutely adore this album. 1. Lover's End- Moon Safari This is by far my favorite album of the year. It is clearly a masterpiece to me. I absolutely adore the incredible vocal harmonies that are throughout this album. The instrumentation is great as well, with a focus on vintage progressive keyboard sounds, piano, and acoustic guitar. Every song is a highlight for me. There are no weak moments. I just can't describe the beauty of this album. This will be one of the most cherished albums in my entire CD collection. All in all, a great year for prog for me, and I anticipate that 2011 will be even better! ------------- Please check out my Progressive Music Blog: http://leviathanprog.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow - The Leviathan . |
Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: January 08 2011 at 14:25
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I still have a lot I have yet to even given a first listen to. I guess I'll do a top 5 for now: 1) Kayo Dot - Coyote Top 3 album of all time. It might be number 1. I could talk about it for hours. It's an amazing story, highly visual, utterly emotional. I have to stop myself from listening to this album. This band has improved so much since CotE. 2) John Zorn - Mycale: The Book of Angels Volume 13 I'm a huge fan of Zorn's Masada songbook. For this album he assembled 4 female vocalists. I was blown away from the second I heard it. I thought this might be more of a novelty than anything, Masada songs done A Cappella, but it's really beautiful. It seems a little more influenced by sacred music than his other Masada work, but the Klezmer/Jazz stuff is still there. 3) Joanna Newsom - Have One On Me This is hurt a little bit by the length, but overall it's incredibly solid. She branches out even more than she did on Ys. The folk and heavy orchestration returns, but you also get some bluesy numbers. Who can't like Joanna? 4) Agalloch - Marrow of the Sprit Agalloch have their formula. Elements shift around, but you're not going to get a radically different album from them. I felt this one really lacks a lot of the atmosphere that their previous two had. I don't feel like I'm somewhere else when I listen to this album. Despite not being a masterpiece, the album probably has some of their best moments. Great listen. 5) Katy Perry - Teenage Dream A had the biggest expectations after her first album. She took a bit of a disappointing direction here. The songs are still catchy and well written, but the whole thing is overproduced. Amazing material lurks underneath unable to really break free. Still I really enjoy this. ------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: January 08 2011 at 18:09
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Only one so far I know so I have to conclude there was no good music after 2009.
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Posted By: Luna
Date Posted: January 08 2011 at 22:04
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No one has mentioned Lunatic Soul yet? I think that it is a fantastic album, I'm not gonna make a list yet, because my hands have crumbs on them :I
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Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: January 08 2011 at 22:16
...wasn't Revisions released last year (2009)? ------------- http://ow.ly/8ymqg" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: MillsLayne
Date Posted: January 08 2011 at 23:58
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I'm not going to list my favorite 2010 albums in any order since my mood changes so often, but my fav 2010 albums: Deftones - Diamond Eyes Oceansize - Self Preserved While The Bodies Float Up Karnivool - Sound Awake Lunatic Soul - Lunatic Soul II Sky Architect - Excavations Of The Mind Porcupine Tree - Recordings (I know this originally came out in 2001, but with a very limited release. It's new to me.) |
Posted By: sean
Date Posted: January 09 2011 at 16:30
| just picked up Coyote. I'm only on the second listen, but this could easily change my list around. Still need to pick up Oceansize, along with a host of others |
Posted By: JonteJH
Date Posted: January 10 2011 at 05:05
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Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: January 10 2011 at 06:37
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I've yet to close up my list (see the ones I still have to check a the bottom of the list), but here is a tentative list In no particular order
Xing Sa - Création de l'Univers Univers Zero - Clivages (I didn't think it would hit my top 10 back in Febr, but the year is not that big a vintage one, IMHO, so it's still in the running) Hypnos 69 - Legacy Elephant9 - Walk the Nile Motorpsycho - Heavy Metal Fruit Picchio dal Pozzo - A_Live Aranis - Roqueforte Yugen - Iridule Madelgaire - Im(Patience)
BTW, no Magma's Emminent-Rhź for me, thanks.
And I still need to check out: Rouge Ciel
DAAU
Frogg Cafe,
Dungen,
French TV's 2010 albums and
Klotet - Det Har Aldrig Hant Och Kommer
>> they're all on my next Syn-Phonic order
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Posted By: Majikthise
Date Posted: January 10 2011 at 08:19
| I'm not aware of ten good albums released this year, but Tame Impala's Innerspeaker is incredible. |
Posted By: Anthony H.
Date Posted: January 10 2011 at 08:42
I love ya to death Colin, but Marrrow is NOT better than The Mantle. It's not even in the same league. -------------  |
Posted By: Prog Geo
Date Posted: January 10 2011 at 09:03
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What?Marrow of the spirit is in the same league with The mantle?Come on,we all know that The mantle for the majority of fans is the best.
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: January 10 2011 at 09:52
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I haven't added or tried too many 2010's. There are many more on list to get. My favorite officially prog is Brian Eno with Jon Hopkins & Leo Abrahams Small Craft on a Milk Sea. Non officially prog is Bryan Ferry's Olympia. Clivages was a nice discovery. Jeff Beck's Emotion And Commotion was one his best in years. Umphrey McGee's Summer Sampler 2010 was a nice treat.
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Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: January 10 2011 at 17:22
Sound Awake is a 2009 album. ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005
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Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: January 10 2011 at 18:15
that was 2009
it's definitely better, sorry bud. You just don't like metal  As far as I see it, 3 of the songs are far better than any single moment on The Mantle |
Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: January 10 2011 at 18:17
Plus, it's Ėmėhntėhtt-Ré.  ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Salty_Jon" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: January 10 2011 at 18:34
This one is growing on me. Right now not quite as good as the first two, but that might change.
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Posted By: SoundscapeMN
Date Posted: January 11 2011 at 01:46
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http://rateyourmusic.com/list/SoundscapeMN/2010_album_index__2_0_/" rel="nofollow - rym list http://allmediareviews.blogspot.com/2010/12/2010-albums-on-my-radar-but-not-good.html" rel="nofollow - 1st entry http://allmediareviews.blogspot.com/2010/12/2010-album-index-50-31.html" rel="nofollow - 50-31 http://allmediareviews.blogspot.com/2010/12/2010-album-index-30-16.html" rel="nofollow - 30-16 http://allmediareviews.blogspot.com/2010/12/2010-album-index-15-1.html" rel="nofollow - 15-1 50e. Apparatjik | We Are Here 50d. Black Milk - Album of the Year 50c. Avenged Sevenfold | Nightmare 50b. Dean Magraw & Marcus Wise | How the Light Gets In 50a. In Vain | Mantra 49. Henry and the Nightcrawlers | Henry and the Nightcrawlers 48. Water & Bodies | The Rain City Sessions Part 2 47. The Chap | Well Done Europe 46. Pat Metheny | Orchestrion 45. Laura Veirs | July Flame 44. Adebisi Shank | This Is the Second Album of a Band Called Adebisi Shank 43. Jeremy Messersmith | The Reluctant Graveyard 42. Broken Social Scene | Forgiveness Rock Record 41. Enditol | Enditol 40. Bend Sinister | Spring Romance 39. Skeleton Staff | Solipsism 38. Field Music | Field Music (Measure) 37. Walking Sleep | Measures 36. Averse | The Endesque Chants 35b.Renaissance | The Mystic And The Muse 35a. Ihsahn | After 34. Annuals | Sweet Sister 33. Cyclamen | Senjyu 32. Dead Letter Circus |This Is the Warning 31. Grammatics | Krupt 30. Jimmy Gnecco | The Heart 29. The River Empires | Demos/Unfinished/B-Sides 28. The Gloomcatcher | Slow Chorale 27. Punch Brothers | Antifogmatic 26. Distrails | Dry Flies 25. The Apples in Stereo | Travellers in Space and Time 24. Journal | Unlorja 23. Orphaned Land | The Never Ending Way of ORwarriOR 22. Negroni's Trio | Just Three 21. Timbre | Little Flowers 20. Judgement Day | Peacocks / Pink Monsters 19. Timmy Sean | Songs From & Inspired By Noisewater 18. Anathema | We're Here Because We're Here 17. 22 - Flux 16. The Reign of Kindo | This Is What Happens 15. Everything Everything | Man Alive 14. Pure Reason Revolution | Hammer and Anvil 13. Oceansize | Self Preserved While the Bodies Float Up 12. Revere | Hey! Selim 11. Jazzkamikaze | Supersonic Revolutions 10. Emanuel and the Fear | Listen 9. Foals | Total Life Forever 8. Warpaint | The Fool 7. Agalloch | Marrow of the Spirit 6. Menomena | Mines 5. Sufjan Stevens | The Age of Adz 4. Cloud Cult | Light Chasers 3. Janell Monįe | The Archandroid 2. Lehto & Wright | Children's Songs 1. The River Empires | The River Empires (Epilogue)
favorite? http://allmediareviews.blogspot.com/2010/12/steven-wilsons-2010-end-of-year-list.html" rel="nofollow - here's his list it was on his there, but at #8. Shearwater's "The Golden Archipeligo" appears to be at least listed as his #1 or one would assume "favorite" record in 2010. ------------- http://rateyourmusic.com/SoundscapeMN/"> 
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Posted By: Conor Fynes
Date Posted: January 11 2011 at 13:26
I realized that afterwards, damn, I might have to change that :-P
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Posted By: Conor Fynes
Date Posted: January 11 2011 at 13:29
Hmm, guess that's the last time I take a friend's word for fact!
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Posted By: idiotPrayer
Date Posted: January 12 2011 at 13:33
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so far... (i assume everythin everything, foals and many others will be added on later) anathema / we're here because we're here massive attack / heligoland lcd soundsystem / this is happening vampire weekend / contra hot chip / one life stand the chemical brothers / further brandon flowers / flamingo salem / king night shearwater / the golden archipelago oh was it supposed to be prog? |
Posted By: Evolutionary Sleeper
Date Posted: January 12 2011 at 20:25
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1. Fond of Tigers - Continent & Western 2. Xing Sa - Création De L'Univers 3. Kayo Dot - Coyote 4. Jean Louis - Morse 5. Cosa Brava - Ragged Atlas 6. Charming Hostess - The Bowls Project 7. Intronaut - Valley of Smoke 8. Aranis - RoqueForte 9. Rational Diet - On Phenomena and Existences 10. Univers Zero - Clivages The metal releases I heard this year were mostly lacking, hence all teh ZAR stuff. The best overall album for me was Angles - Epileptical West, but I excluded it from the list (as well as a number of other jazz ralbums) because it's not prog. ------------- 
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Posted By: ProgressiveAttic
Date Posted: January 12 2011 at 21:01
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Here is my list for now.... I still have lots of 2010 albums to check out!
Frogg Cafe - Bateless Edge Sky Architect - Excavations of the Mind Ciccada - A Child in the Mirror Fromuz - Seventh Story Xing Sa - Création de l'Univers Glass hammer - If Mars Hollow - Mars Hollow Lunatic Soul - Lunatic Soul II Steve Unruh - Challenging Gravity My Brother The Wind - Twilight in the Crystal Cabinet Helmet of Gnats - High Street Mojo Pojo - Mojo Pojo David Minasian - Random Acts of Beauty Godsticks - Spiral Vendetta Karnataka - Gathering Light Glass - Spectrum Principle Moon Safari - Lover's End Julie Slick - Julie Slick MoeTar - From These Small Seeds Modest Midget - The Great Prophecy of a Small Man Rob Martino - One Cloud California Guitar Trio Andromeda Dean Watson - Unsettled Hasse Froberg & the Musical Companion - Future Past Resistor - Rise Stick Men - Soup The Rebel Wheel - We Are in the Time of Evil Clocks Dave Kulju - Notes in the Margin Alternativ Quartet - Linistea Astupa Goluri Eris Pluvia - Third Eye Light Guy Manning - Charlestown Lucifer Was - The Crown of Creation District 97 - Hybrid Child Kaipa - In the Wake of Evolution Cangaceiro - Alumbramiento ------------- Michael's Sonic Kaleidoscope Mondays 5:00pm EST(re-runs Thursdays 3:00pm) @ Delicious Agony Progressive Rock Radio(http://www.deliciousagony.com) 
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Posted By: m2thek
Date Posted: January 12 2011 at 21:21
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Since I only have 8 albums from 2010, I'll just do my top 3:
1. Moon Safari - Lover's End
2. Haken - Aquarius
3.. Il Tempio delle Clessidre - Il Tempio delle Clessidre
And for kicks, the other 5, unordered:
Spock's Beard - X
Sky Architect - Excavations of the Mind
Kayo Dot - Coyote
Frogg Cafe - Bateless Edge
All Over Everywhere - Inner Firmaments Decay
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Posted By: Bonnek
Date Posted: January 13 2011 at 02:08
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I'm not there yet, a lot came out in the last 4 months. Pretty sure on the top 4 though, some great metal there and even stoner! That was ages since that happened. 1. Motorpsycho - Heavy Metal Fruit 2. Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini 3. Ihsahn - After 4. Hypnos 69 - Legacy followed by some of these: . Electric Orange - Krautrock from Hell . Dan Berglund's - Tonbruket . Anathema - We're here because we're here . Lunatic Soul - II . Yugen - Iridule . Xing Sa - Création de l'Univers . Univers Zero - Clivages . Wovenhand - The Threshingfloor . Shaolin Death Squad - Five Deadly Venoms . Chimp Spanner - At The Dream's Edge . Faust - Faust is Last . NichelOdeon - Il Gioco Del Silenzio |
Posted By: ninestonesclose
Date Posted: January 13 2011 at 02:19
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My top 5 of 2010 .... (probably, unless I forgot something) The Pineapple Thief - Someone Here Is Live (download only) Probably my album of the year and definitely the best live prog album for many a year IMO, showing the band are happy to re-work and jam things live. Brilliant. The Pineapple Thief - Someone Here Is Missing Another great album from a great band. Crippled Black Phoenix - I, Vigilante Not reaching the heights of Ressurectionists & Night Raider but still excellent. Mogwai - Special Moves Stunning, the DVD in particular is a real visual and audio treat. Spock's Beard - X Surprise of the year for me, this was on heavy rotation for a while.... and also brilliant live on the European tour. Cheers ------------- ______________ Ade www.ninestonesclose.com http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/Nine-Stones-Close/55419627928 |
Posted By: Roj
Date Posted: January 14 2011 at 02:56
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In general a poor year for prog, but some really good albums this year, though I can only think of 9 in all
1. Kaipa - In The Wake Of Evolution
2. Future Sound Of London - Environments 3
3. The Orb (featuring D Gilmour) - Metallic Spheres
4. Glass Hammer - If
5. Agents Of Mercy - Dramarama
6. The Black Dog - Music For Real Airports
7. Spocks Beard - X
8. Carl Cox - Black Rock Desert
9. BT - These Hopeful Machines
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Posted By: kole
Date Posted: January 14 2011 at 03:40
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Modest Midget - The Great Prophecy of a Small Man
BunChakeze - Whose Dream? Kayo Dot - Coyote Pat Metheny - Orchestrion Phlox - Talu Jaga Jazzist - One-Armed Bandit Hiromi Uehara - A Place To Be Iron Maiden The Final Frontier From the top of my mind. I have most certainly forgot some great ones. |
Posted By: The Neck Romancer
Date Posted: January 14 2011 at 22:10
SW said he'd not include albums he'd worked on on the list.
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Posted By: The Neck Romancer
Date Posted: January 14 2011 at 22:18
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Will elaborate this further, it's late. #2 - Kayo Dot - Coyote #3 - Motorpsycho - Heavy Metal Fruit #4 - Jaga Jazzist - One-Armed Bandit #5 - miRthkon - Vehicle
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Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: January 15 2011 at 00:58
No way, it's far better than 2009 was |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: January 15 2011 at 02:17
Thank you! I thought I was the only one who thought this year was better. Everyone seems so negative towards '10. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: BlindGuard
Date Posted: January 15 2011 at 03:49
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the only album I've listen from 2010 is PoS - Road Salt One.(which is a great album). I didn't found anything interesting.
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: January 15 2011 at 06:23
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2010 was more of a year for going on artist raids where I get into someone and pick up a bunch of albums from their discography. Despite that 2010 wins the quantity round. 8/43.
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Posted By: The Neck Romancer
Date Posted: January 15 2011 at 08:10
No way man, just compare the best albums of 2010 with the ones of 2009.
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Posted By: Negoba
Date Posted: January 15 2011 at 10:03
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Not a great year IMO. But that forced me to check out some bands I'd never have bothered with otherwise.
Shaolin Death Squad was the only metal album that came near masterpiece status for me this year.
I think among metal fans, the year was probably decided by how much you liked Coyote and how much you like black metal. Since neither do a lot for me, it was a weak year.
There was some good fusiony stuff and Jaga Jazzist (which I just got) and Frogg Cafe were great new finds, but certainly not masterpieces.
2009 had two Devy albums and Part the Second.
But 2011 could be amazing.
I'm revising my list back on the first page... ------------- You are quite a fine person, and I am very fond of you. But you are only quite a little fellow, in a wide world, after all. |
Posted By: echo lynn
Date Posted: January 15 2011 at 15:59
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Something I noticed when reviewing the Top 10 albums of 2010 on New Year's Eve* .... - 6 of the Top 10 were 1st albums for the bands concerned (vs Nil -'09, 2 -'08, 2 -'07, Nil -'06, 1 -'05) - 8 of the Top 10 were 1st OR 2nd albums for the bands concerned (vs 2 -'09, 7 -'08, 2 -'07, 3 -'06, 3 -'05) Whilst I confess this is hardly an exhaustive piece of statistical analysis, it might point to a new generation of bands breaking through ... examples include ../artist.asp?id=5919" rel="nofollow - Il Tempio delle Clessidre (1st), ../artist.asp?id=5598" rel="nofollow - Haken (2nd), ../artist.asp?id=5668" rel="nofollow - Ciccada (3rd) and ../artist.asp?id=5632" rel="nofollow - Xing Sa (4th). Only time will tell - of course - if any or all of them are here to stay! The second point I looked at is the number of 'metal' albums in the Top 10 over a longer period of 15 years - albums within the Prog Metal, Tech/Extreme Prog Metal and Experimental/Post Metal categories. Again the results were interesting if not conclusive ... suggestive of a waning interest in Metal perhaps? (go on all you metalheads shoot me down in flames) particularly as there are probably more albums released in these 3 sub-genres collectively than any other. Food for thought anyway.... -2010 - 1 'metal' album -2009 - 3 -2008 - 1 -2007 - 4 -2006 - 5 -2005 - 7 -2004 - 7 -2003 - 3 -2002 - 4 -2001 - 9 -2000 - 2 -1999 - 5 -1998 - 8 -1997 - 5 -1996 - 6 *Yes, I know, I should've been out burning up the town but stayed in and progged out instead. 
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Posted By: Bonnek
Date Posted: January 15 2011 at 16:10
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^ The point about metal is easy to answer, most fans and contributors of metal went to MMA, hence less ratings and reviews for metal. |
Posted By: Bonnek
Date Posted: January 15 2011 at 16:19
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^^^ Not a good year, how can we know? This site alone has about 500 albums now for 2010 and more will be added as bands get added or discographies are updated. And Prog is just a tiny fraction of all that is released. I managed to hear about 50 albums from 2010. SO frustrating... |
Posted By: echo lynn
Date Posted: January 15 2011 at 16:24
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Guess you're probably well qualified to say folks moved to MMA as you're in the Prog Metal Team. Always good to see new bands making a mark and suggests that "prog" is becoming increasingly vibrant again - albeit across a much, much broader spectrum of styles than was ever the case in the 1970's. Also, with each passing year, one would expect that the musical output from most of the older / more established bands will naturally slow - definitely fewer albums from these guys this year IMHO. ------------- Stupidity is the basic building block of the universe. - FZ
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Posted By: Bonnek
Date Posted: January 15 2011 at 16:32
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By the way I count 3 metal albums in the top 10. (I included Haken as that is Prog Metal) |
Posted By: echo lynn
Date Posted: January 15 2011 at 17:44
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Now that's cheating!! ;-) as Haken's classed as Heavy Prog. I concur there is Metal there but so too is there Neo, Eclectic, Symphonic and Heavy so like so many bands v difficult to classify to everyone's satisfaction.
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Posted By: CCVP
Date Posted: January 15 2011 at 19:07
Haken's listed as a progressive metal everywhere except on PA: http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/haken.aspx?ac=hak" rel="nofollow - PA's sister site; http://metal-archives.com/band.php?id=3540270852" rel="nofollow - Metal Archives; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haken_%28band%29" rel="nofollow - And even TOW. It is either the whole internet that is wrong or PA is wrong. -------------   
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Posted By: Bonnek
Date Posted: January 16 2011 at 06:14
Yes, that could be an exact definition of Prog Metal |
Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: January 17 2011 at 07:22
Anyway, most metal albums released this year have come in the traditional prog metal sub, which tends to get mostly so-so ratings anyway, except for a few exceptions, as its all pretty derivative now. Black Metal did have a very strong year though. ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005
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Posted By: avinpiter
Date Posted: January 18 2011 at 15:13
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Albums of the year 2010 are given below: 1. The Magnetic Fields 2. The Apples in Stereo 3. The Loungs 4. Wolf Parade 5. Best Coast |
Posted By: Conor Fynes
Date Posted: January 18 2011 at 15:17
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^ ^ I haven't heard of any of those, haha. |
Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: January 18 2011 at 19:04
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^ Same here Ill look into some of them though. What kind of music is it? ------------- http://ow.ly/8ymqg" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: RoyFairbank
Date Posted: January 19 2011 at 12:30
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best release of 2010? I don't know. I listened to several (IQ, Asia) but I have to conclude Phil Collin's Motown covers album. I know its absurd, but I'm serious. |
Posted By: Kashmir75
Date Posted: January 22 2011 at 05:08
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Oceansize- Self Preserved While The Bodies Float Up The Pineapple Thief- Someone Here Is Missing Anathema- We're Here Because We're Here Pain of Salvation- Road Salt One Steven Wilson- Cover Version VI (OK, it was a single, not an album, but it was released in 2010! )James LaBrie- Static Impulse ------------- Hello, mirror. So glad to see you, my friend. It's been a while... |
Posted By: idiotPrayer
Date Posted: January 27 2011 at 11:02
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i know i already had massive attack in my list but i just received the super fancy Atlas Air EP. best. ep. ever. and it's not even original, they're all remixes! oh well. disclaimer: even though i got the record a few days ago the official release date (that was delayed quite long) was 20.12.2010 |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: January 27 2011 at 11:39
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1. Frogg Café - Bateless Edge
2. Yugen - Iridule
3. Nels Cline Singers - Initiate
4. Univers Zero - Clivages
5. Rational Diet - On Phenomena And Existences
6. Jaga Jazzist - One Armed Bandit
7. Agalloch - Marrow Of The Spirit
8. Negura Bunget - Virstele Pamintului
9. Trey Gunn - Modulator
10. A Silver Mt. Zion - Kollaps Tradixionales Honorable Mentions: The Claudia Quintet, Phlox, Picchio Dal Pozzo, Yuganaut, In Lingua Mortua ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Garion81
Date Posted: January 27 2011 at 17:57
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1- Fromuz-Seventh Story 2- Spock's Beard- X
3- Mars Hallow- Self Titled 4- District 97 Hybrid Child 5- Jeff Beck- Emotions and Commotion 6- Lalle Lawson- Infinity of Worlds 7- K2-Black Garden 8- Frogg Cafe- Bateless Edge 9- Helmet of Gnats- High Street 10.Moon Safari-Lover's End ------------- 
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Posted By: cannon
Date Posted: January 27 2011 at 21:02
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1.Harvest Aorta-Ephemeral Sun
2.The Octopus-Amplifier
3.Long Distance Trip-Samsara Blues Experiment
4.Sweet Dreams-Titan
5.A Child In The Mirror-Ciccada
6.Lunatics-Electric Moon
7.Hypnos 69-Legacy
8.Phantom Hell And Soar Angelic-Void Generator
9.Desert Call-Myrath
10.Rise-Resistor
11.Aquarius-Haken
12.Twilight In The Crystal Cabinet-My Brother The Wind
13.Excavations Of The Mind-Sky Architect
14.Relocator-Relocator
15.Walk The Nile-Elephant9
16.Bateless Edge-Frogg Cafe
17.Ripples-Aspera
18.One Among The Living-Mystery
19.The Never Ending Way ORwarriOR-Orphaned Land
20.Bridges Of Kukuriku-Quantum Fantay
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Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: February 01 2011 at 20:10
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My final top 10 (I think):
1. Yugen - Iridule
2. Claudia Quintet - Royal Toast 3. Xing Sa - Creation de l'Univers 4. Univers Zero - Clivages 5. Gord Grdina Trio w/ Mats Gustafsson - Barrel Fire 6. Uchihashi Kazuhisa & Mani Neumeier - Uchi-Mani Deluxe 7. Jaga Jazzist - One Armed Bandit 8. Combat Astronomy - Earth Divided by Zero 9. Lüger - Lüger 10. Nichelodeon - Il gioco del silenzio ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Salty_Jon" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: February 01 2011 at 20:12
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^^ Morse???!?!?! Or do you not have it yet? Oh man, I want Uchi-Mani Deluxe |
Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: February 01 2011 at 20:14
Don't have Morse, and when I was going to order it Wayside was out. Still not back in stock, so they don't get to make my top 10. And Uchi-Mani Deluxe is pretty awesome, if you like Uchihashi's guitar style and Mani's drumming. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Salty_Jon" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: MillsLayne
Date Posted: February 01 2011 at 20:47
Alright, I have to add a couple of late additions to this short list. Haken - Aquarius District 97 - Hybrid Child Delusion Squared - ST ------------- http://gamercards.exophase.com/xbox/user/MillsLayne/" rel="nofollow">  ht |
Posted By: pianoman
Date Posted: February 02 2011 at 15:21
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I can only think of two that blew me away:
Amia Venera Landscape - The Long Procession Quantum Fantay - Bridges of Kukuriku |
Posted By: Proletariat
Date Posted: February 02 2011 at 15:25
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Maps and Atlases. ------------- who hiccuped endlessly trying to giggle but wound up with a sob |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: February 23 2011 at 22:55
okay, I need to change this now. Swans' My Father Will Guide Me Up A Rope To The Sky is going in between Morse and Iridule now |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: February 24 2011 at 01:26
| ^ Nice move. BTW I think your top is the one that resembles mine the most from all the others top posted anywhere on the internet. |
Posted By: Bonnek
Date Posted: February 24 2011 at 01:42
So glad to see the great acclaim Swans got with their come-back, also here. Looks like you're caught in the Swans spell these days |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: February 24 2011 at 02:34
that's because we're cool
I've caught it hard, and actually this one is one of their best I'd say. So beautiful |
Posted By: Conor Fynes
Date Posted: February 24 2011 at 03:22
I would LOVE to see you back-up your opinion
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Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: February 24 2011 at 04:45
not sure about what you're rambling on about
  ... 1- PA is here (online) since early 2004 under this form (it existed in a different form before, though),
2- in the Collab Top 2010, I count three progmetal albums (Alcest, Kayo Dot and Agalloch)
3- Xing Sa is a side-project of Setna (all thre Xing are Setnas), so it can't really considered a first work
and last but not least... most PA members occupying their time on MMA are still active members here....
peace & cheers
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Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: February 24 2011 at 04:51
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Kayo Dot's Coyote is avant-prog, Hugues RE the predominance of metal abums, echo lynn was talking about the general 2010 chart, not the Collab's top. But even there there aren't many metal abums, just Alcest and Shaolin Death Squad, plus Haken who could also be considered metal. |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: February 24 2011 at 07:41
OK thanks
but I still find that his/her list going to the mid-90's a bit suspect, but it doesn't matter
, I'm just an old curmudgeonas for KD being AP:  ------------- let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: February 24 2011 at 07:43
| I didn't say Kayo Dot is avant-prog. Kayo Dot as a band is unclassifiable. |
Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: February 24 2011 at 08:46
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: February 24 2011 at 09:34
I'm going to take a wild stab and say you've not heard a second of Coyote.
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Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: February 24 2011 at 10:02
Yup, not a second
 But I did listen to their previous one Anemone (I even think it was I voted it in my top 10 or top5 back then) ------------- let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: February 24 2011 at 10:09
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Anemone's the second album, and the lat one to have any metal in them, Blue Lambency Downward was the third, go to www.bluelambencydownward.com" rel="nofollow - www.bluelambencydownward.com to see how much they've changed.
Edit: Damn link seems to think thats part of PA's site, but the web adress is correct for a free streaming of that album. ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005
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Posted By: avestin
Date Posted: February 26 2011 at 09:24
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I finally managed to collect most of what I listened to in these posts: http://hangingsounds.blogspot.com/2011/02/favourites-of-2010-1-listening-trends.html" rel="nofollow - Part 1 - Listening Trends http://hangingsounds.blogspot.com/2011/02/favourites-of-2010-2-list-part-1-from.html" rel="nofollow - Part 2 - My favourites of the year (excluding the Top 3 albums) http://hangingsounds.blogspot.com/2011/02/favourites-of-2010-3-list-part-2.html" rel="nofollow - Part 3 - The Top favourite 3 albums ------------- http://hangingsounds.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow - Hanging Sounds http://www.progarchives.com/ProgRockShopping.asp" rel="nofollow - PA Index of prog music vendors |
Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: February 26 2011 at 09:28
As for someone talking about a band's genre when hearing less than 50% of their discography  ------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |
Posted By: JeanFrame
Date Posted: April 18 2011 at 04:38
| Compilation of the year has to be Up Above Our Heads [Clouds 1966-71], mainly because of the importance to the history of progressive music. |