Some1977 Albums
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Topic: Some1977 Albums
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Subject: Some1977 Albums
Date Posted: April 30 2011 at 09:10
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Aw crap, I ran out of choices. I was looking over my collection and these are some really great albums. I go by recorded date when available. ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: April 30 2011 at 09:14
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Got five of them in vinyl....Animals is unbeatable... ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: April 30 2011 at 09:17
| I voted for the Gruntz album because I suspect no one else here has heard it. |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: April 30 2011 at 09:18
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I confirm....never heard his name, too. ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |
Posted By: The Truth
Date Posted: April 30 2011 at 09:22
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Animals please. ------------- http://blindpoetrecords.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: b_olariu
Date Posted: April 30 2011 at 09:43
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Songs from the wood, Heavy weather, Elegant Gypsy, Animals and Go , but I think Go from Stomu is from 1976 |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: April 30 2011 at 09:47
| Quite a few great ones there: Animals, UZ, Songs From The Wood, A Farewell To Kings, etc. Can't pick. |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: April 30 2011 at 09:48
I know, I know. 
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Posted By: Prog Geo
Date Posted: April 30 2011 at 09:48
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Rush!
------------- Sonorous Meal show every Sunday at 20:00 (greek time) on http://www.justincaseradio.com |
Posted By: Hanke666
Date Posted: April 30 2011 at 09:55
I just love the way you wrote "Parsons, The Alan, Project"  Can't vote though, haven't heard enough of those albums.------------- 
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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: April 30 2011 at 10:18
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A farewel to Kings - RUSH! ------------- 
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Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: April 30 2011 at 10:30
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Univers Zero (I knew you'd be surprised).
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: April 30 2011 at 10:57
Just vote for what you know and like. Oh, and by the way, it's just a sorting thing. I copy things off my log and am too lazy to modify. Maybe I should have logged it in as Parsons Project, The Alan? You're making me seriously consider making this change to my album log. Oddly enough this site has it categorized without the The. ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Hanke666 wrote:Posted By: juandhaltrich
Date Posted: April 30 2011 at 11:03
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OMG, i cant believe this poll. some people are jst incredible. how didnt you put Going for The One there? are you blind? maybe the best record there could be there in that poll. The Quiet Zone is not there either? and you put a talking heads record?? my god, i thought this was a prog rock website. brian eno's, vangelis' and even gabriel's first album are there, but Yes' masterwork in GFTO is not. keep up the greeeeaaat work dude
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Posted By: cannon
Date Posted: April 30 2011 at 11:12
I guess some people are arrogant. Know who I'm talking about dude?
Rush
Al Di Meola
Weather Report
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Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: April 30 2011 at 11:47
Rush with Floyd right behind will be my initial thoughts.
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Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: April 30 2011 at 12:00
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GftO has a horrible sound to it IMO, good music marred by bad production (in my opinion). Instead of complaining about what's not there, why don't you try to listen to what is? Maybe you'll find something you like. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Salty_Jon" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Hoipolloi
Date Posted: April 30 2011 at 12:51
| Animals is a great record, thus my vote |
Posted By: Ozexpat
Date Posted: April 30 2011 at 13:07
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I changed my mind soooo many times. I finally voted for Songs From The Wood.
Not because of my taste nowadays, that would go to Weather Report. But at the time it was the one that made the biggest impact. I was a massive JT fan. Pre-ordered all their albums from an importer in Adelaide, so I would get them early. I had just seen JT live at the Apollo Stadium, met Ian Anderson and John Evan.
I went nuts for the album. ------------- And for a moment when our world had filled the skies, Magic turned our eyes, To feast on the treasure set for our strange device |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: April 30 2011 at 13:34
Hey look, I told you I ran out of slots. Hmm, I've Going in my collection. Other ones I couldn't fit in: Emerson, Lake, and Palmer King Biscuit Hammer Group, Jan Melodies Brand X Morroccan Roll Manzanera, Phil/801 Live At Manchester University Camel A Live Record Triumvirat Pompeii Beck, Jeff with the Jan Hammer Group Live Bowie, David "Heroes" Bruford Feels Good To Me Focus Focus Con Proby Genesis Second's Out Genesis Spot the Pigeon Gentle Giant Missing Piece, The Manzanara, Phil / 801 Listen Now Metheny, Pat Watercolors Phillips, Anthony Geese & the Ghost, The Rungren's, Tod Utopia Ra Tangerine Dream Encore Yes Going For the One Alright dammit, another poll. ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: Nightfly
Date Posted: April 30 2011 at 14:03
| Lots of great albums there but Rush get my vote. |
Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: April 30 2011 at 16:36
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My fave from 1977 has not been mentioned by anybody, not surprising, since it is incredibly obscure- Helmut Koellen-You Won't See Me |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: April 30 2011 at 17:40
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Songs from the Wood, then Animals and Peter Gabriel's Car (debut album). Each an essential 5 star album in my book. ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: Lark the Starless
Date Posted: April 30 2011 at 17:43
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A Farewell to Kings ------------- 
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Posted By: akaBona
Date Posted: April 30 2011 at 17:51
| Eno - Before And After Science. It's a masterpipece. |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: April 30 2011 at 18:46
------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: jean-marie
Date Posted: April 30 2011 at 19:30
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too many fantastic albums in this list i'll vote later
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Posted By: colorofmoney91
Date Posted: April 30 2011 at 19:55
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Man, I Robot was so awesome. I used to drive to work while listening to that and shoving bagels down my throat. Great mood enhancer. ------------- http://hanashukketsu.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow - Hanashukketsu |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: April 30 2011 at 19:57
| Hard to compete with Songs from the Wood. Unless you are Univers Zero. |
Posted By: crimhead
Date Posted: May 01 2011 at 02:11
| Animals. |
Posted By: Alitare
Date Posted: May 01 2011 at 11:20
| Animals, but only because there's no I Robot (and no Death of a Ladies Man from Cohen, but I understand that one) |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: May 01 2011 at 12:23
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Very good, eclectic list. I love Univers Zero's debut; my fave album of the group, and one of my faves in PA. I also really like the Bowie, the APP and enjoy Rypdal's, and I think that Shakti is superb. I won't vote at this time because I have yet to familiarize myself sufficiently with music from all of the albums on the list. I really like Philip Glass, but don't remember if I know that one. When I was quite a lot younger he was one of my most listened to artists, but for some reason I have listened to much of his music in many years. I'm interested in the Gruntz, and have been listening to Gismonti on YouTube, which is seriously excellent.
I love polls like these, they get me discovering and re-discovering a lot of, I think, superb music. |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: May 01 2011 at 12:49
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I'm still having a hard time with the Univers. The Bowie was my first and it still took a while to to really get into him. Rypdal is wonderful. Kind of ventured out into a little different direction on that one. The Shakti is probably their most accessible. I'd recommend that as a starting point for the Indo Prog curious. I haven't delved too far into that but this was my starting point. North Star isn't a bad entry point into his music although I'd steer the curious to Songs From Liquid days. The Gurntz is the only one I have and I can't understand why ECM hasn't released it on CD. Must be patient. Gismonti is an awesome musician. Another one of those artists that I like the earlier stuff more than the later.
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Posted By: jean-marie
Date Posted: May 01 2011 at 13:11
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: May 01 2011 at 13:51
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Brian: Have you listened to UZ's Uzed? I think that people at PA generally would find that more accessible than the debut. I happen to love the self-titled's form of chamber music -- been into such music longer than I've really been into Prog. Art Zoyd, and I expect that some people may be sick of me dropping that name most every chance I get, is my favorite of the groups in PA of the so-called RIO chamber rock ilk (it was also the first RIO band I remember getting into - though recently I've been getting back into Henry Cow's Western Culture in a very big way).
I'm really impressed with Gismonti and definitely will look for the album you mentioned. I must have heard that Vangelis album as Vangelis was a favourite of mine for years. I love Bowie's Berlin trilogy - Heroes is a favorite. With a great many artists I enjoy the early works the most, including what I know of Rypdal. Weather Report's is one where I love the first two albums - particularly the second - but subsequent ones never really clicked. |
Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: May 01 2011 at 14:01
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Low. ------------- 
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Posted By: Johnnytuba
Date Posted: May 01 2011 at 15:31
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A Farewell to Kings, my second favorite Rush album....
------------- "The things that we're concealing, will never let us grow. Time will do its healing, you've got to let it go. |
Posted By: WalterDigsTunes
Date Posted: May 01 2011 at 15:37
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Eno! Bowie! Santana! Stomu Yamashta!!!!! Love 'em all, but my vote goes to Talking Heads. |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: May 01 2011 at 16:57
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Posted By: clarkpegasus4001
Date Posted: May 01 2011 at 17:02
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A Farewell To kings. Watched them on tour and loved the album when it came out.
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Posted By: Alitare
Date Posted: May 01 2011 at 21:16
| I see it now. My brain must've been on rapid, or something. Okay, so my pick is definubitably Eye Rowbaht. |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: May 02 2011 at 06:53
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Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: May 02 2011 at 07:06
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Animals for me. ------------- Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org Now also broadcasting on www.progzilla.com Every Saturday, 4.00 p.m. UK time! |
Posted By: digdug
Date Posted: May 02 2011 at 10:45
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was tempted to go with Elegant Gypsy cause it had no votes..... but.... A Farewell to Kings ------------- Prog On! |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: May 02 2011 at 10:49
Got me on that one.....how would you describe it Slarti?
I picked Rush......but there are many on the list I like. -------------   
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: May 02 2011 at 10:55
Jack DeJohnette: Drums, Cymbals, Gongs Pierre Favre: Drums, Cymbals, Gongs Fredy Studer: Drums, Cymbals, Gongs Dom Um Romao: Percussion, Gongs David Friedman: Flat Gongplay, Vibes, Marimba, Crotales George Gruntz: Gongs, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Crotales Recorded September 20, 1977 at Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles Engineer Biff Dawes Also released on LP in the US as ECM 19002 I came across this browsing in a record store after I had just gotten into Moerlen's Gong variation. ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: yanch
Date Posted: May 03 2011 at 17:39
| Nice list! Animals for me, my favorite Floyd, but could have picked from 6-7 others! |
Posted By: scaife
Date Posted: May 04 2011 at 14:10
| Happy The Man...simply looooove that album. |
Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: May 04 2011 at 14:14
lol, you mad bro? |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: May 04 2011 at 14:50
Actually if I were to revamp it I'd probably put Animals and Farewell out of it. Not because I don't like those but in hindsight it was predictable they'd be the top scorers. All this stuff is in my collection and it's a great set of albums. Thanks for the guy who gave it up for Happy The Man. Highly recommend to those who haven't heard it to check it out. It is a real feast for the ears. Just don't try putting it up your nose.  ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: May 04 2011 at 15:01
Flying over Battersea...  ------------- 
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Posted By: jean-marie
Date Posted: May 06 2011 at 11:24
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Glad to see the Dead got one vote, i love Terrapin though i know it's not Dead fans favourite, and it's the same for me about From Mars Hotel . Yamasta got no vote..... i was at the show in Paris on 1976 and Shulze quite stole the show to Stomu as well that Yamasta rubbed up a lot of Klaus parts through the live release
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Posted By: thehallway
Date Posted: May 06 2011 at 13:24
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Ha ha, charade you are! ------------- http://www.thefreshfilmblog.com/" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: jean-marie
Date Posted: May 06 2011 at 13:28
| even being a Floyd fan, i started to love the album after seeing the show in Paris , so much powerful |
Posted By: Queen By-Tor
Date Posted: May 07 2011 at 01:34
The Rush one 
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Posted By: Badabing666
Date Posted: May 07 2011 at 02:32
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This list has been a great trip down memory lane. It's also reminded me of some old vinyl that I need to dust off both in your list and others:
Rush A Farewell to Kings Al DiMeola - Elegant Gypsy Rick Wakeman's Criminal Record Pink Floyd Animals Peter Gabriel I Talking Heads: 77 ------------- 
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: May 08 2011 at 05:13
| Terrapin Station |