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cynthiasmallet 
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 Topic: Top 5 Most Dissapointing prog albums
Posted: November 20 2007 at 12:36 |
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Here's a list for the 5 most dissapointing prog albums I ever bought
1. David Gilmour- On An Island
2. Yes- Close To The Edge
3. Billy Cobham- Magic
4. Frank Zappa- Jazz From Hell
5. Jethro Tull- Thick As A Brick
Anyone else?
Edited by cynthiasmallet - November 20 2007 at 12:37
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Guillermo
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Posted: November 20 2007 at 12:55 |
1. King Crimson - Beat. : I expected a real Prog album by this band, with good music, and good drums by Bruford. Instead, I listened to "Snob- Pop-Prog-Experimental" music created with David Byrne...mmm. no, what is his name? ah yes... Adrian Belew. 
2. Genesis - Genesis: a boring Pop-Prog album, looking and sounding more like a contractual obligation album. Their worst, in my opinion. It is incredible that Rutherford considers this as their best album . "Home by the sea / Second..." are boring songs which have been played by Genesis on tour since 1983! They even appear in their new 2007 live album! 3. Genesis -Calling All Stations: another boring, very dark, album by Genesis. It wasn`t totally Ray Wilson`s fault. The material was weak since the beginning.
4. PFM- Performance: I expected a very good live Prog album. Instead, I listened to a Pop album which even didn`t have good performances by the band. Some instruments sometimes sound out of tune. The recording is not very good, etc.
5. YES -Union: a marketing trick, because the back cover never said that the eight musicians never played together. Steve Howe`s guitars were replaced by Jimi Haun, a good guitarist, but that really was like a "fraud". Where are Rick Wakeman`s keyboards? They were replaced by a lot of session musicians!
Edited by Guillermo - November 21 2007 at 19:20
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Draconean
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Posted: November 20 2007 at 12:59 |
Here's my list:
1) Magna Carta - Lord of the ages
2) Dream Theater - Awake
3) Thought Industry - Mods carve the pig
4) Psychotic Waltz - Into the everflow
5) Queensr˙che - Promised land
Except #1 I consider these albums however not the worst ones I own. But IMO they were (and still are) very dissapointing. Especially in comparison to their predecessors which I consider masterpieces of prog.
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russellk
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Posted: November 20 2007 at 13:05 |
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I have a list, but I'm much more interested in why albums are disappointing. Myself, I think it's a combination of a let-down after hype, high expectations and an unexpected change of musical direction. Other things, like hubris, losing touch with one's audience/fan base, and a loss of desire also contribute to disappointment.
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Utah Man
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Posted: November 20 2007 at 13:09 |
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1. Supertramp - Crime of the Century
i got this, based on PA reviews.
As far as I'm concerned, this is not progressive rock...not even close to it.
Is it rock ? yes. Is it good rock ? Well, it's OK.
Prog ? NO !
I gave it to my cousin who loves it.
2. Camel - The Snow Goose.
Good music ? It's OK..
I echo Sean Trane's review, "Can you believe this bores me to death that I never got to the end of it in one shot."
...But it sounds like it could be labeled "Proto-New Age"
3. through 5. Have to think about it for a while...
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Abstrakt
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Posted: November 20 2007 at 13:11 |
SNOW GOOSE IS THE ESSENCE OF MASTERLINESS, YOU'RE JUST TOO MUCH OF A NOOB TO ADMIT IT! 
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Utah Man
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Posted: November 20 2007 at 13:14 |
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fuxi
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Posted: November 20 2007 at 13:33 |
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CTTE disappointing? What superior universe do you hail from?
On TAAB I can agree.
Other disappointments:
- GOING FOR THE ONE
- Anything Pierre Moerlen's Gong did after ESPRESSO II
- HOT RATS. This usually gets labelled as Zappa's best album, but I just don't see what's special about it.
Edited by fuxi - November 20 2007 at 13:35
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ProgBagel
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Posted: November 20 2007 at 13:47 |
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Not the worst I've heard...just what you are asking for...dissappointment.
1. Dream Theater - Octavarium
2. Tool - Lateralus
3. Pain of Salvation - Scarsick
4. Pink Floyd - The Wall
5. King Crimson - Beat
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proggy
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Posted: November 20 2007 at 13:54 |
1. Gentle Giant - Acquring the Taste - Don't get the Hype 
2. Patrick Moraz III - Look for it for years on cd. Then it was released. I see now why it wasn't available  3. Jethro Tull - Dot.com  4. Egg - The Civil Surface - 1st two are great.......
5. Van Der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts.... It definitely isn't H to He......
I really like David Gilmour's On an Island.........
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limeyrob
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Posted: November 20 2007 at 14:27 |
Anglagard - Hybris & Epilog - what is the fuss about, what am I missing?????
Anything by Rush - Far too over-rated. In the mid-late 70's none of my contempories had any Rush albums and there was quite a diverse mix of prog between them so Rush can't have been that good. Anyway I got a few as a result of PA recommendations a couple of years ago. Doesn't do it for me I'm afraid.
Galahad - Empires Never Last - what a superb album ruined by some f  g crap drumming.
Magenta - Seven - ditto
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Posted: November 20 2007 at 14:49 |
 fuxi wrote:
...- HOT RATS. This usually gets labelled as Zappa's best album, but I just don't see what's special about it.
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Peaches en Regalia!!! Never been blown away by a song on classic rock radio as I was when I first heard that.
Will EDIT in my own choices and reasons later, possibly much later, though In Absentia will be there (albums like Close to the Edge, A Farewell to Kings, and Thick as a Brick were rather disappointing, but a friend exposed me to those anyway. The same friend who had introduced me to Fragile, Hemispheres, and Aqualung which I already loved (as a tween)..
There are not many albums I've bought that I didn't know any of the material from, so I've very rarely been disappointed in an album. I try to test the waters before purchasing (unless I see something that looks interesting in a bargain bin, and I don't expect much from those but have had delightful surprises).
Oh, I was very disappointed in Genesis' Trespass and Nursery Cryme over all.
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Utah Man
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Posted: November 20 2007 at 15:08 |
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aapatsos
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Posted: November 20 2007 at 15:13 |
Draconean wrote:
Here's my list:
1) Magna Carta - Lord of the ages
2) Dream Theater - Awake
3) Thought Industry - Mods carve the pig
4) Psychotic Waltz - Into the everflow
5) Queensr˙che - Promised land
Except #1 I consider these albums however not the worst ones I own. But IMO they were (and still are) very dissapointing. Especially in comparison to their predecessors which I consider masterpieces of prog.
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rushfan4
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Posted: November 20 2007 at 15:16 |
I must disagree. It is for that reason that something is wrong with you.
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aapatsos
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Posted: November 20 2007 at 15:18 |
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top 5
Queensryche - Hear in the now frontier
Fates Warning - X
Gathering - Souvenirs
Blind Guardian - A twist in the myth
Anathema - A fine day to exit
Edited by aapatsos - November 20 2007 at 15:24
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Utah Man
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Posted: November 20 2007 at 15:20 |
rushfan4 wrote:
I must disagree. It is for that reason that something is wrong with you. |
So...if I would just cave in & admit spontaneously that Rush is fantastic I'll be OK  .
Edited by Utah Man - November 20 2007 at 15:21
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rushfan4
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Posted: November 20 2007 at 15:22 |
Exactly. You must assimilate. 
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Utah Man
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Posted: November 20 2007 at 15:23 |
rushfan4 wrote:
Exactly. You must assimilate. |
Or else . . . ?
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rushfan4
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Posted: November 20 2007 at 15:31 |
Actually, assimilation is the opposite of "freewill" so "or else" nothing.
It is just in my fanboy point of view you may have a third eye growing out of your forehead, but the only thing still significantly wrong with you is you don't like Rush. 
Seriously though, I have bounced around the archives enough to know that there are many here that just don't like them for whatever their reasons. I wish it were different but we all have our own likes and dislikes and bands that float our boats. |
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