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Poll Question: Which is your favourite album?
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Originally posted by David_D David_D wrote:

Voivod - Dimension Hatross,  not quite expected to be here, nice, but I'll wait for Nothingface  Big smile

Edit : Admittedly, that written before I read your post above, sorry.

Repeating here to be sure you see it, Paul.


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^ I actually don't see Nothingface (an album I like too) in Wikipedia's 1989 Prog timeline page (from whence these choices appear): See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_progressive_rock_(1980–1989)#1989

My favourite studio albums there are After Dinner's Paradise of Replica and Thinking Plague's in This Life.
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Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

^ I actually don't see Nothingface (an album I like too) in Wikipedia's 1989 Prog timeline page (from whence these choices appear): See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_progressive_rock_(1980–1989)#1989

My favourite studio albums there are After Dinner's Paradise of Replica and Thinking Plague's in This Life.
Also no Savatage which made huge step forward in song-writing & performance with their 1989 album Gutter Ballet. 

At least whoever made that wiki list did not forget about Fates Warning. 
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Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

^ I actually don't see Nothingface (an album I like too) in Wikipedia's 1989 Prog timeline page (from whence these choices appear): See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_progressive_rock_(1980–1989)#1989

Thanks, Greg, I haven't really realized that Paul in these series of polls is following Wikipedia's Progressive Rock timeline.



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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Yep! That sounds about right. After listening to the first couple of tracks of Voivod's abysmal fourth album I felt as if I was falling into a deep dark void and knew instantly that Voivod were a band to avoid at all costs from now on. It makes Talk Talk's Spirit of Eden album sound like a masterpiece by comparison. As Lewian mentioned earlier, I very rarely hand out 1-star ratings, but I can now add Voivod to the growing list alongside Swans, Therion, Thinking Plague, Robert Wyatt and Frank Zappa. Ouch Thumbs Down Disapprove

No suprise for me here concerning Voivod's late '80s albums, but regarding Zappa, I could be curious about albums like Hot Rats or Over-nite Sensation. Smile
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Originally posted by David_D David_D wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Yep! That sounds about right. After listening to the first couple of tracks of Voivod's abysmal fourth album I felt as if I was falling into a deep dark void and knew instantly that Voivod were a band to avoid at all costs from now on. It makes Talk Talk's Spirit of Eden album sound like a masterpiece by comparison. As Lewian mentioned earlier, I very rarely hand out 1-star ratings, but I can now add Voivod to the growing list alongside Swans, Therion, Thinking Plague, Robert Wyatt and Frank Zappa. Ouch Thumbs Down Disapprove

No suprise for me here concerning Voivod's late '80s albums, but regarding Zappa, I could be curious about albums like Hot Rats or Over-nite Sensation. Smile

I've only given a 1-star rating to one Frank Zappa album so far and that was Jazz from Hell. The title says it all really. Tongue
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Originally posted by David_D David_D wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:


5 stars 1988: Halloween - Part One 

That's my boy. Thumbs Up

I'm bewitched by that spooky French album. Hopefully, my 5-star rating for Halloween makes up for my 1-star rating for Voivod. Wink
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Originally posted by David_D David_D wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:


5 stars 1988: Halloween - Part One 
That's my boy. Thumbs Up
I'm bewitched by that spooky French album. Hopefully, my 5-star rating for Halloween makes up for my 1-star rating for Voivod. Wink

Well, I wouldn't say either that you've underrated Part One, but about Voivod I'd like to tell you, I find Nothingface quite a lot more accessible than Dimension Hatross, even probably still too hard-edged and dissonant for you - I guess. 
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

At least whoever made that wiki list did not forget about Fates Warning.

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Fates Warning sound like a band I should try - where should I start?

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Originally posted by essexboyinwales essexboyinwales wrote:

Fates Warning sound like a band I should try - where should I start?

It depends, i don't know how you are with heavy metal, US power or progressive metal. But if you like a bit of that, start with the albums with Ray Alder on vocals. Their earlier work is more heavy metal, US Power, with some Iron maiden influences (their first two albums). Their first vocalist John Arch is a bit of an acquired taste, try the 1986 album Awaken The Guardian. If you like that, you'll enjoy everything else with Arch on vocals. 
Also many years after he was out of FW, John Arch reunited with FW guitarist John Matheos and they did two albums together. 
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1. Galadriel
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Originally posted by essexboyinwales essexboyinwales wrote:

Fates Warning sound like a band I should try - where should I start?

Knowing what you like, I would say that either Perfect Symmetry (89) or Parallels (91) would be a good place to start; they are arguably the most accessible. 

APSOG was always my favourite; it's the most progressive, certainly..
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Originally posted by Jared Jared wrote:

Mindcrime.... no contest!


I REALLY don’t get the love for this album, and I have tried hard to like it…

Out Of The Silent Planet gets my vote - fantastic album😎

Surprised that ….And Justice For All is not on this list. It’s prog in my book and epic!!

King's X for me as well and check out "Disconnected" as far as Fates Warning albums go. Listened to some of that today, more for my middle kid who wanted to hear what they sounded like.
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and half a dozen of decent others LPS

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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by David_D David_D wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

5 stars 1988: Halloween - Part One 
That's my boy. Thumbs Up
I'm bewitched by that spooky French album. Hopefully, my 5-star rating for Halloween makes up for my 1-star rating for Voivod. Wink

Actually, I find Part One quite spooky too, and it took some listenings before I really could like it.

Btw, it's interesting to get acquainted with Wikipedia's Progressive Rock timeline.


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Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

^ I actually don't see Nothingface (an album I like too) in Wikipedia's 1989 Prog timeline page (from whence these choices appear): See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_progressive_rock_(1980–1989)#1989

My favourite studio albums there are After Dinner's Paradise of Replica and Thinking Plague's in This Life.


'89 timeline is also missing Gretchen Goes to Nebraska by King's X, which is my all time favorite of theirs. Will vote for Out of the Silent Planet here.
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Originally posted by Mellotron Storm Mellotron Storm wrote:

King's X for me as well and check out "Disconnected" as far as Fates Warning albums go. Listened to some of that today, more for my middle kid who wanted to hear what they sounded like.

That's their nadir, I'm afraid. I'd backtrack to Perfect Symmetry / Parallels or jump ahead to Darkness in a Different Light / Theories of Flight, where they regained their mojo.
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Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

Originally posted by Mellotron Storm Mellotron Storm wrote:

King's X for me as well and check out "Disconnected" as far as Fates Warning albums go. Listened to some of that today, more for my middle kid who wanted to hear what they sounded like.

That's their nadir, I'm afraid. I'd backtrack to Perfect Symmetry / Parallels or jump ahead to Darkness in a Different Light / Theories of Flight, where they regained their mojo.

nadir?! it's one of my favorite albums. LOL
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