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BrufordFreak
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As of today, 26 May 2020, PA's top progressive rock albums of the 21st Century are as follows:
1. Wobbler – From Silence to Somewhere 2. All Traps on Earth – A Drop of Light 3. Steven Wilson – Hand. Cannot. Erase. 4. Steven Wilson – The Raven That Refused to Sing (and Other Stories) 5. Porcupine Tree – Fear of a Blank Planet 6. Änglagård – Viljans Öga 7. Opeth – Ghost Reveries 8. Porcupine Tree – In Absentia 9. Opeth – Blackwater Park 10. Riverside – Second Life Syndrome 11. Magma - K.A. 12. IQ – The Road of Bones 13. Pain of Salvation – Remedy Lane 14. Pain of Salvation – The Perfect Element – Part 1 15. Nil – Nil Novo Sub Sole 16. Hiromi Uehara – Hiromi’s Sonicbloom: Time Control 17. Tool - Lateralus 18. Phideaux – Doomsday Afternoon 19. DAAL – Decalogue of Darkness 20. Birds and Buildings – Bantam to Behemoth 21. Riverside – Anno Domini High Definition 22. Kayo Dot – Choirs of The Eye 23. Maudlin of The Well - Part The Second 24. Riverside – Out of Myself 25. Steven Wilson - Grace for Drowning 26. Discipline – To Shatter All Accord 27. Sigh – Imaginary Sonicscape 28. Ayreon – The Human Equation 29. Phideaux - Snowtorch 30. The Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium What do you think of this list? Are you familiar with all of the albums? Are these 30 at all comparable to those of the "Classic Era"? What would your Top 30 from the 21st Century look like?
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BrufordFreak
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Of the 30 albums listed, these are the only ones that I think deserving of such high status:
All Traps on Earth
– A Drop of Light Magma - K.A Hiromi Uehara – Hiromi’s Sonicbloom: Time Control Riverside – Second Life Syndrome Maudlin of The Well - Part The Second The Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium Kayo Dot – Choirs of The Eye
Nil – Nil Novo Sub Sole Wobbler – From Silence to Somewhere Steven Wilson – Hand. Cannot. Erase. Porcupine Tree – Fear of a Blank Planet Änglagård – Viljans Öga Tool - Lateralus |
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Nogbad_The_Bad
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Not familiair with all of them, maybe half, of those I pretty comfortable with the following:-
Wobbler, Anglagard, Steve Wilson, Porcupine Tree, Anglagard, Magma, Tool, Kayo Dot, Discipline, Mars Volta My biggest complaint is its lack of diversity, its a pretty boring list. My personal list would be:- Vezhlivy Otkaz - Gusi Lebedi Pikapika Teart - Moonberry Guapo - 5 Suns Cheer-Accident - Fear Draws Misfortune Miriodor - Avanti! The Future Kings Of England - Who Is This Who Is Coming? Sleepytime Gorilla Museum - Of Natural History Nik Bartsch Ronin - Live Knifeworld- The Unravelling Univers Zero - Clivages Electric Masada - At The Mountains Of Madness North Sea Radio Orchestra - I A Moon Radiohead - In Rainbows Thinking Plague - Decline & Fall Aranis - Songs From Mirage The Comet Is Coming - Trust In The Lifeforce Of The Deep Mystery Alec K Redfearn & The Eyesores - Sister Death Far Corner - Risk Cellar and Point - Ambit Guillaume Perret & The Electric Epic - Open Me Koenji Hyakkei - Angherr Shisspa Gogo Penguin - Man Made Object Blue Cranes - Swim PoiL - Brossaklitt Chrome Hoof - Chrome Black Gold In Love With - Coitus Interruptus Radio Massacre International - Emissaries Magma - KA Present - Barbaro Yugen - Iridule Jack O The Clock - All My Friends Moulettes - Preternatural Edited by Nogbad_The_Bad - May 26 2020 at 13:46 |
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Ian
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Grumpyprogfan
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List is meh.
Familiar with most. Definitely as good, or better, than "classic era". Need time to chose 30!! Very difficult. |
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I am familiar with most of them, and own quite a few out of that list. However, only three of them would count as personal favourites of mine: The Mars Volta, Discipline and Phideaux's Snowtorch. Ian's list, on the other hand, features some of my top albums from the past 20 years.
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In Bold, those I own in normal but small font, those I used to own. I may not have heard all of those exact albums, but I've heard something from every artiste in that list. In other words, not impressed with this PA listy, but have I ever been impressed with any of them PA lists?? My list would resemble Ian/NogBad's much more. must you put everything in bold or stuff like that? Edited by Sean Trane - May 26 2020 at 15:04 |
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I've just finished listening to Ayreon. The Human Equation is my album. Strangely, even if I'm not a fan of progressive metal, I would put Fear, Love and the Time Machine by Riverside in the list. I also love Doomsday Afternoon. I don't know if they are comparable to the golden age. Times are different and music is also an expression of time.
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I've put my ratings in brackets and added my comments next to the questions
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Hercules
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1, 10, 12 and 24 are shoe ins; they're all quite brilliant.
I'd have to also include The Last Bright Light by MA, A Nod and a Wink by Camel, Folklore by BBT, Not of this world by Pendragon and The Mountain by Haken. All of these would be in my top 50 albums of all time, never mind the top 30 of the 2000s. The other 21 may need some serious thought.
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richardh
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My list of 30 albums from the 21st Century (in no particular order) Big Big Train - Folklore , English Electric Part One, The Second Brightest Star Anathema - We're Here Because Were Here, Weather Systems Dream The Electric Sleep - Heretics All Traps On Earth - A Drop Of Light IQ - Resistance Dream Theater - Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence Porcupine Tree - Deadwing, In Absentia Glass Hammer -The Inconsolable Secret Tangerine Dream - Purgatorio Pallas - Dreams Of Men Haken - Affinity Waste of Space Orchestra - Syntheosis Steve Hackett - To Watch The Storms Steven Wilson - Grace For Drowning, The Raven That Refused To Sing Magenta - Seven, We Are Legend Keith Emerson - Three Fates Project Kansas - Somewhere To Elsewhere King Crimson - The Power To Believe Rush - Vapor Trails Far Corner - Risk The Mars Volta - Ampuctecture, Frances The Mute Tool - Lateralus Riverside – Anno Domini High Definition
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AMAZING LIST, Ian! So, what do we have to do to raise consciousness--to get listeners to try these "less boring" albums (as well as to write reviews)? |
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I mustn't, but it pleases me to do so. |
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BrufordFreak
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So YOU'RE the Majority here, Tony! Good to know! I wondered where they were!
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richardh
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Probably not telling people their list are boring might be a start. We did have one overlap so I now declare that Far Corner - Risk is the best album of this century I think for a lot of us folks with boring tastes we do need a bit of time. I am now listening to Univers Zero for instance but I'm not suddenly going to develop a love for the music instantly.
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Thanks, Richard! I like your approach--and your circumspection. |
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What do you think of this list: Surprisingly good!
Are you familiar with all of the albums: Familiar with 22/30, actually like 16/30. Are these top 30 at all comparable to those of the classic era: Honestly, it’s a better list in a lot of ways; rock music has... progressed. What would your top 30 from the 21st century look like: I’ll have to think about that. Confident there’ll be no Magma on my list though.
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Another AWESOME list! I have to admit that there are a few here that I've never listened to! Thanks!
Edited by BrufordFreak - May 26 2020 at 15:56 |
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For me a general "top 30" and my personal one are quite different things. I'm fine with Tool, Opeth, Mars Volta, Steven Wilson being there even though they are nowhere near my personal favourites. All Traps is a fine album and I see why Wobbler and Discipline get appreciation even though I'm not a fan. My clear number one from that list is In Absentia (I find Deadwing so much better than Blank Planet, I really don't get why the latter is rated higher). As I wrote in the poll, I haven't heard quite a number of them. How does this compare with the 70s? I think that list is clearly not up with the 70s, but the best stuff from the 2000s is! Here's my list, based on years indicated in my digital system that are not always reliable and sometimes missing, so I may have missed some. Top category (in no particular order within categories): David Bowie - Blackstar Radiohead - Kid A Art Zoyd - Metropolis Jaga Jazzist - What We Must Jannick Top - Infernal Machina North Sea Radio Orchestra - I A Moon Swans - The Seer Swans - To Be Kind Second Category: iamthemorning - Lighthouse Aphex Twin - Drukqs Karda Estra - Eve Holger Czukay - Linear City Porcupine Tree - Recordings Porcupine Tree - In Absentia Porcupine Tree - Deadwing Radiohead - Hail to the Thief Tortoise - It's All Around You Battles - Mirrored William D. Drake - Revere Reach William D. Drake - The Rising of the Lights Univers Zero - Clivages David Sylvian - There's a Light That Enters Houses With No Other Houses in Sight Art Zoyd - Eyecatcher Art Zoyd - Phase V Third Category (selection of six, there are more; all bands listed before excluded here): From Monument to Masses - The Impossible Leap in 100 Simple Steps Steve Hackett - To Watch the StormsZoviet France & Fossil Aerosol Mining Project - Patina Pooling Sigur Ros - () Chenille (öOoOoOoOoO) - Samen Just didn't make it: Soft Machine - Hidden Details Mogwai - Hardcore Will Never Die But You Will
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I genuinely really like all of these that i've heard and agree that many are as good or better than some of our "classics." Favorites are Wobbler, All Traps On Earth, Ghost Reveries, Hand. Cannot. Erase., and Road of Bones (pretty standard opinions, but for good reason ). I see the new Pendragon is in the mix but not listed here, def a super solid album, but not quite top 100 worthy imo.
King Gizzard has some of my favorite albums of the last two decades as well. My favorite is Flying Microtonal Banana. Not many ratings over here though. Edited by dougmcauliffe - May 26 2020 at 16:48 |
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I do lobby for what I like and try to spread the good word, probably too much for some as the pan-heads have been accused of a takeover. I should probably write more reviews. I also post about music fairly heavily on PE & FB.
I just meant from the breadth of styles in the list rather than the individual albums, there's a lot to like there.
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