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    Posted: 12 hours 57 minutes ago at 17:01
Originally posted by Jared Jared wrote:

Originally posted by Saperlipopette! Saperlipopette! wrote:

^omg -that's got to be the ugliest cover art I've seen my entire life.

-Amnesiac


I certainly think it's 'of its time' and if you didn't know the Pendies, you'd say the album was Neo-Prog... I don't think their 90's - early 00's covers are ugly, but formulaic and not the sort of artwork I found inspiring.


This is my least favourite of the four covers that have in that similar style. I'm not big on "The World" either. But I feel The Window Of Life and The Masquerade Overture have really interesting covers with lots of details that connect with the songs.
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It's been a much beloved and lauded album with many people at PA. It was due to reading very positive comments on it at this site that I bought it in either 2004 or 2005. I bought a few albums at the time due to comments here that did not do it for me; Spock's Beard's Snow was one of them.


I revisited the Transatlantic album recently and for me personally, it still really stands up as a quality Symphonic Prog release; one of the best of the era. I also think Spock's V is a very strong album too, but those either side of it, Day For Night and Snow, less so. DfN just sags in the middle quality wise while Snow should have been a single disk; it simply doesn't retain my interest all the way through...

... which would be a good thread subject...how many Double Studio Albums have been released which wouldn't have benefitted from some judicious editing!!
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I couldn't get into Snow at all, maybe my least favourite of theirs, at least of what I've heard.


Too many double CDs fall into the 'enough quality material for a single disk' category, of which this is probably one...along with a plethora of Flower Kings albums.
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Originally posted by Mellotron Storm Mellotron Storm wrote:

Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

Radiohead's Amnesiac for sure for me, but I also like the Present, Ske, Trees Speak and Elephant9 albums. I should be more attentive to Shamblemaths. I have heard that Transatlantic album, but it did not resonate with me. Of course what is superb/sublime, interesting or moving to me may be banal/bland or disagreeable and evoke no passion or interest in another.


The only 3 star record(in my opinion) I put up there was the Transatlantic one. I much prefer other albums by them. Of course its getting the most votes.


It's been a much beloved and lauded album with many people at PA. It was due to reading very positive comments on it at this site that I bought it in either 2004 or 2005. I bought a few albums at the time due to comments here that did not do it for me; Spock's Beard's Snow was one of them.


I couldn't get into Snow at all, maybe my least favourite of theirs, at least of what I've heard.
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Originally posted by Mellotron Storm Mellotron Storm wrote:

Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

Radiohead's Amnesiac for sure for me, but I also like the Present, Ske, Trees Speak and Elephant9 albums. I should be more attentive to Shamblemaths. I have heard that Transatlantic album, but it did not resonate with me. Of course what is superb/sublime, interesting or moving to me may be banal/bland or disagreeable and evoke no passion or interest in another.


The only 3 star record(in my opinion) I put up there was the Transatlantic one. I much prefer other albums by them. Of course its getting the most votes.


It's been a much beloved and lauded album with many people at PA. It was due to reading very positive comments on it at this site that I bought it in either 2004 or 2005. I bought a few albums at the time due to comments here that did not do it for me; Spock's Beard's Snow was one of them.
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Originally posted by essexboyinwales essexboyinwales wrote:

Originally posted by Saperlipopette! Saperlipopette! wrote:

^omg -that's got to be the ugliest cover art I've seen my entire life.


It really hasn’t…..
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Originally posted by Saperlipopette! Saperlipopette! wrote:

^omg -that's got to be the ugliest cover art I've seen my entire life.

-Amnesiac


I certainly think it's 'of its time' and if you didn't know the Pendies, you'd say the album was Neo-Prog... I don't think their 90's - early 00's covers are ugly, but formulaic and not the sort of artwork I found inspiring.
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I've gone for Transatlantic; it's my favourite of theirs...
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Originally posted by Saperlipopette! Saperlipopette! wrote:

^omg -that's got to be the ugliest cover art I've seen my entire life.


THE ugliest?!
I've seen worse, much worse than the Pendragon one. Maybe a bit kitschy, but ugly, i don't know about that.

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^ ripping off the Eloy covers for Time To Turn and Colours as well. The bums are nice and in proportion though compared to the Eloy one
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Originally posted by Saperlipopette! Saperlipopette! wrote:

^omg -that's got to be the ugliest cover art I've seen my entire life.


It really hasn’t…..
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Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

Radiohead's Amnesiac for sure for me, but I also like the Present, Ske, Trees Speak and Elephant9 albums. I should be more attentive to Shamblemaths. I have heard that Transatlantic album, but it did not resonate with me. Of course what is superb/sublime, interesting or moving to me may be banal/bland or disagreeable and evoke no passion or interest in another.


The only 3 star record(in my opinion) I put up there was the Transatlantic one. I much prefer other albums by them. Of course its getting the most votes.
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Several nice albums here, Stephan Thelen, Jordsjo, Ske... still Radiohead wins it for me.


I can't believe how much I connected with Amnesiac. It and Kid A are my "go to" Radiohead records but I like several others by them, just not as much.
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Present > Wilson, Radiohead, Tool, Ske, Discipline, elephant9


When I see names like Kerman, Trigaux and Chevalier I know I'm in for a treat. And Ske's album is generally worshipped it seems by Avant fans. I just never "got it" but I love Yugen.
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Steven Wilson. I like the Transatlantic and Tool albums too.


I could easily vote for this one. One of my favourite modern double albums. Consistently great.
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Tool - Lateralus
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