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"Signals" by Rush.
 
 
They were my favourite band at the time. The first album of theirs that came out after I had got into them was "Moving Pictures"and I loved that album (still do, if the truth be told). So, when Signals came out my expectations were high - however, none of the songs on it grabbed me at all the overall sound seemed somehow dull, compared to the brilliance of Moving Pictures, which I now realize was the pinnacle or Rush's career. 
 
I disagree with those who picked KC's "Discipline" though - I think that's a great album!
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Maybe I was expecting too much,

But ‘foxtrot’ disappoint me a lot

I bought this album through net, because it was not available here

I was so happy,

 

But the music is not what I expected

“Supper ‘s ready” is good though

Not the whole album
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Dream Theater- Train of Thought (Written in 3 weeks- it shows)
 
Genesis- Nursery Cryme (after hearing SEBTP and Foxtrot)
 
Gentle Giant- Octopus- (Some of the worst prog I have ever heard)
 
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Points: 13244 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 08 2006 at 15:38
Originally posted by Anthony Anthony wrote:

The Final Cut. We even got an expression in Dutch: "Finaal kut!", which means 'definitely crap'.


LOL. I'm not sure I agree with this pick, but I like your humor Wink (for Dutch only I'm afraid).

Right now my own vote goes to Ayreon's Actual Fantasy, which I bought right after I heard The Final Experiment for the first time. Bummer....


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Eveytime I start listening to a band by their third album, and then, months after that, I got the first one. Anyway, first albums are not that bad when compared to latest. Take IQ, for example. I started with "The wake" (second), then I got Subterranea; both incredible. Then, I work my way out to "Tales from the lush atic". That was not so band, but not genius stuff also. Then the latest works, wich are divided in two major groups:
1.- The "what the hell happened to this band, they sound like Rod Stewart now" kind.
2.- The "Oh, mercy, they are cloning themselves!!!" kind of album.
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everything by Rush...utterly horrible, mainly due to the catastrophic voice
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Points: 6336 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 08 2006 at 15:53
Rush´s Counterparts...DeadDeadDeadDeadDead
and thats not even one of their worst!!!
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From albums not in my dad's collection (meaning I spent money). My top 5:
 
5_ Spock's Beard - Snow ... probably the most overrated prog concept album I have heard in my life. Everything is uninteresting, cliched, and doesn't have more than a few memorable parts. (my favourite parts are the overture, Welcome to NYC, and a few instrumental parts scattered) 2/5 stars
 
4_Transatlantic: Bridge Across Forever: Not that bad, but it is soooo uninspired and feels like if it was done in a couple of days mostly from jam sessions. The 2 epics suffer the most from this. 2.5/5
 
3_Harmonium's third (last) album: not bad, but how can they become dull and lifeless after their absolute masterpiece is beyond me. 3/5 stars
 
2_The MArs Volta - Frances the Mute: A popular prog band that fuses genres, has a 30-minute long epic, and stays popular? that must be really good stuff (like in the case of Tool). I was disappointed, and every time, it gets more unlistenable. I should change my review, because the music is too hard to digest now. The drumming is excellent though. 2/5
 
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1_Porcupine Tree 34: One of the worst albums I've heard in prog. An electronica-psychedelia mix that is as repetitive and dull as *insert chore here*. Not only that, but it seems to rip off Pink Floyd's "Run Like Hell" in the beginning. 1/5 DON"T BUY THIS!!!
 
 
 


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mmm seems like Rush has let a lot of us down...
Still, great band!
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    I'd have to agree on "Signals," that was a big letdown for me. Genesis' "Invisible Touch" quickly wound up in the trash, but after the last one, it wasn't a dramatic disappointment. Yes "Big Generator" was another bomb.
    The biggest one (and I am surprised no one else mentioned it) was "GTR." It sounded like such a great idea. When I heard my two favorite guitar virtuosos playing such hack tripe, it made me want to wretch.
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Neal Morse's solo stuff. I enjoy what he did with the beard and Transatlantic, I set my expectations real high, I think he peaked at V Cry
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Points: 7659 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 08 2006 at 16:32
How could I forget Tormato Angry by Yes, what a disaster after the inspired and dynamic Going For The One album Thumbs Up !
 
Funny to read all the varied opinions about Rush LOL !


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Points: 46843 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 08 2006 at 16:53
well it's hard to say....actually I really can't think  of one that disappointed me .if I HAD to choose one... Floyd's The Wall.... Floyd lost the balance they perfected in the 70's of GREAT music.. and great lyrics.... call The Wall Roger Water's first solo album for all the supposed 'group' there was in that....  groups?... oh yeah...  Rush would be first on that...was a huge fan and they totally lost me after Signals. 
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Points: 282 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 08 2006 at 16:53
A lot of Allan Holdsworth's 80's stuff is dissapointing. After having my first exposure to his playing through the raw and incredible All Night Wrong, his records IOU and Metal Fatigue (not as much so) were dissapointing, especially the vocals. I'm not saying that those albums are bad (far from it), I'm just saying that I expected to be blown away and they didn't come close to doing that.

His work with Soft Machine was quite the opposite, however!


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Points: 350 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 08 2006 at 17:03

Steve Howe - Begginings

Cry

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Points: 32995 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 08 2006 at 17:17
Close To The Edge
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Originally posted by RoyalJelly RoyalJelly wrote:

For me and my friends, Going for the One was already a major dissapointment. Until then, Yes had always "progressed", moved into new terrain and taken major chances, but here it seemed like the first time they held back and moved on familiar ground. And after the wildness of Moraz's blistering keyboards, Wakeman was just so charming and SAFE again. OK, there were some beautiful moments, like "Turn of the Century", but nothing as earth-shaking as "Sound Chaser" or "Gates...". Tormato of course was a disaster, and by today's standards, GFTO is not such a bad album, but at the time, it was the first sign that the whole progressive movement was about to become tame, commercial, and irrelevant.
Hear hear, Sir! This is something  I hear far too seldom - especially the part about this being the first time Yes stepped away from the brink they had been playing on since their debut. Now, I wasn't there to be disappointed by it - in 76 I was only ten and still listening to The Runaways - but if placed on a timeline, this is a major slump.
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Points: 2537 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 08 2006 at 17:48
Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

Close To The Edge
 
I agree.
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Points: 12600 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 08 2006 at 17:49
Originally posted by RycheMan RycheMan wrote:

Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

Close To The Edge
 
I agree.
Me 2- a little
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Originally posted by Drew Drew wrote:

Originally posted by RycheMan RycheMan wrote:

Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

Close To The Edge
 
I agree.
Me 2- a little


You're not supposed to agree with me!!!
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