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David_D ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: October 26 2010 Location: Copenhagen Status: Offline Points: 15792 |
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As I see it, Paul, it would certainly be most fair not to rate albums, you've heard so little of - even if your rating is very subjective. Why do it?
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quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond
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Nogbad_The_Bad ![]() Forum & Site Admin Group ![]() ![]() RIO/Avant/Zeuhl & Eclectic Team Joined: March 16 2007 Location: Boston Status: Offline Points: 21591 |
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Yeah, nothing provoking there
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Hugh Manatee ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: December 07 2021 Location: The Barricades Status: Offline Points: 1587 |
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Then Paul would have missed out on squeezing the "ugly duckiling" reference into his review".That was never going to happen. That's the showstopper.
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I should have been a pair of ragged claws
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Psychedelic Paul ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 16 2019 Location: Nottingham, U.K Status: Offline Points: 45236 |
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Ironically, the only band not present in this list is Present.
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Psychedelic Paul ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 16 2019 Location: Nottingham, U.K Status: Offline Points: 45236 |
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Psychedelic Paul ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 16 2019 Location: Nottingham, U.K Status: Offline Points: 45236 |
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Having listened to nearly all the albums in the poll now (apart from Wobbler), it's already becoming clear that I'm not going to like any experimental Avant Prog albums by the Cardiacs, Guapo, Present, Swans or Thinking Plague, but like Cristi said earlier, I don't have to torture myself by listening to Avant Prog albums all the way through from beginning to end. In the case of four out of five of those bands (with the exception of the Cardiacs) I didn't even get beyond the first track on the album before I'd heard enough.
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Jared ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: May 06 2005 Location: Hereford, UK Status: Offline Points: 20747 |
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As long as the reason isn't in any way trite or superficial, I'm good with that!
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Psychedelic Paul ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 16 2019 Location: Nottingham, U.K Status: Offline Points: 45236 |
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To begin with, I wasn't too sure about Transatlantic, but when they played our national anthem on the final track, that's when they had me hooked.
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*Redacted* Edited by Necrotica - April 18 2022 at 07:54 |
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Take me down, to the underground
Won't you take me down, to the underground Why oh why, there is no light And if I can't sleep, can you hold my life https://www.youtube.com/@CocoonMasterBrendan-wh3sd |
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Jared ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: May 06 2005 Location: Hereford, UK Status: Offline Points: 20747 |
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^^^ In time, I'm sure you'll find an extra star for that one Paul, the more frequently you play it... modern prog at it's very finest, not a weak link in sight..
![]() I remember Classic Rock Mag going absolutely weak at the knees over it; something I took with a certain pinch of salt, being as they also doted on Aerosmith... but my word, they were right on that occasion.
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Psychedelic Paul ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 16 2019 Location: Nottingham, U.K Status: Offline Points: 45236 |
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![]() God bless our gracious Queen. ![]() Edited by Psychedelic Paul - April 17 2022 at 03:21 |
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Psychedelic Paul ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 16 2019 Location: Nottingham, U.K Status: Offline Points: 45236 |
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![]() Avoid this album like the plague! ![]() Edited by Psychedelic Paul - April 18 2022 at 08:02 |
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Jared ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: May 06 2005 Location: Hereford, UK Status: Offline Points: 20747 |
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I saw Mostly Autumn quite a few times while they were producing their first three albums; they played at the CRS in Rotherham quite often at that time as they were on the Cyclops record label. Their gig supporting Iona on their Open Sky tour was superb.. I still have a fondness for those, more folk-oriented releases.
In my view, Transatlantic's first album is the best on the list, but it is a bit of a cheat, because by the time of it's release, the band consisted of 4 very talented and experienced musicians, whereas MA were rather embryonic...
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Psychedelic Paul ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 16 2019 Location: Nottingham, U.K Status: Offline Points: 45236 |
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Yes, I have just two albums left to listen to (by Transatlantic & Wobbler) in this poll before moving forward onto the second poll. So far, the first four bands in the poll have the most votes overall with my favourite band Mostly Autumn having about as much impact as falling leaves.
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Jared ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: May 06 2005 Location: Hereford, UK Status: Offline Points: 20747 |
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Of course, please accept my humble apologies... I had a quick scan for them, but was obviously looking in the wrong place... ![]() the conversation is taking place in the thread for the First Album; so are you back here, listening to the albums one by one and moving forward?
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Psychedelic Paul ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 16 2019 Location: Nottingham, U.K Status: Offline Points: 45236 |
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You may have missed my earlier reply where I mentioned that the first eleven Modern Prog polls are already posted, which Logan has helpfully provided links to above.
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Logan ![]() Forum & Site Admin Group ![]() ![]() Site Admin Joined: April 05 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Status: Offline Points: 38655 |
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Well Paul did have some momentum by doing the 11 Modern prog Polls (as he mentioned) posting those topics every few days, but this has turned into more of a kind of youtube playlist for albums blog as he goes through them.
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Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I have observed before. It can be much like that with music for me.
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Jared ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: May 06 2005 Location: Hereford, UK Status: Offline Points: 20747 |
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I wasn't trying to be overtly negative; I do appreciate the time it must take and the enthusiasm Paul must have, to organise all the polls he puts together. My concern is that if you are going to set up a series of polls on a particular theme, you have to keep some sort of momentum going to keep other forum members interested. From Paul's comments, I get the impression that 'modern prog' is something he wishes to become better acquainted with and wishes to see which bands and albums are well thought of. It partly defeats the object when he decides to listen to all 25 entries before moving on, especially as he has other ongoing polls such as his Prog Britannia and Symphonic Metal, where he is doing the same thing, meaning we look to be getting a new poll every 3-4 months? I would respectfully suggest that's biting off a bit more than you can chew, and concentrating on one area at a time might ultimately yield more satisfactory results....
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Cristi ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Crossover / Prog Metal Teams Joined: July 27 2006 Location: wonderland Status: Online Points: 46726 |
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You don't want me to answer that. It's not about tastes here, it's about a lot of outrageous statements made. Obviously people will react to those statements.
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Psychedelic Paul ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 16 2019 Location: Nottingham, U.K Status: Offline Points: 45236 |
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Thanks! It's never a dull moment here and what would I do without Cristi?
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