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Part Two: 2023 Prog Albums
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Poll Question: Do you have a favourite or liked album of these choices?
Poll Choice Votes Poll Statistics
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3 [9.38%]
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5 [15.63%]
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    Posted: February 26 2024 at 18:26
Sonar over Univers Zero
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Originally posted by progaardvark progaardvark wrote:

Amoeba Split. I smell fresh, like a box of squares.

I know I can't change my vote. I just listened to PoiL Ueda's Yoshіtsune and that would be my first choice now. I still smell like a box of squares.
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PetroDragonic Apocalypse
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I don't know any of these album, but I'm guessing Arjen Lucassen's Supersonic Revolution would appeal to me most of all, based on loving The Golden Age of Ayreon's albums. Smile
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Hesitating between Univers Zéro, Lazuli and OGIVES, but since the latter are a new band... (according to my top list I should vote for UZ, but those rankings are quite arbitrary anyway, to me). I also very much enjoy the albums by Kong, Plank! and Sonar.

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This is too hard. I must vote for Kong as a devoted follower of the band, having the chance to support them once, but that Aksak Maboul album is excellent, and there are several others that I really love. Sonar and Battlestations in particular are very special to me, and even though it took me some time to get into the Univers Zero album, it turned out to be much better than my first impression.
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Amoeba Split - Quiet Euphoria
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Originally posted by Manuel Manuel wrote:

The Flower Kings, one of their best albums.

I like it but maybe they have just over ploughed this particular furrow for the moment. It's been a strong year so for me I needed a bit more from TFK, but then I could say that about a lot of the stalwart bands who pushed out 'solid product' in 2023 but that's all.
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Toss up between Chronicles and Sonar.
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The Chronicles of Father Robin - The Songs & Tales..: Book 2
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Originally posted by mathman0806 mathman0806 wrote:

The Mercury Tree gets my vote. I wasn't as taken with their previous album Spidermilk - a fine album but I thought the microtonal work was overdone. Better song structures here in my opinion and up their with my favorite albums by them (Countenance and Permutations). Over time, it could become my favorite. 

Other favorites:

PoiL Ueda - Yosh*tsune
Crown Lands - Fearless
Kong - Traders of Truth
Plank! - Future of the Sea
Battlestations - Memoirs of Once 

Have only listened to fewer than half of the ones listed. A number of albums I still want to listen in this list that I haven't, particularly the ones from Sonar, Univers Zero, and King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard.


Listened now to Sonar and King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard. Very different of course, but both quite good. 
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^ I found it underwhelming, but I really liked their 2022 release (By Royal Decree).
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The Flower Kings, one of their best albums.
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Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

^ What is "crucial" about it - what does it have what the other OT releases lack? The last OT release I really liked was Yum Yum Tree, which was a bit more electronic than the previous ones.
By 2010, Ozric was still playing in decent but somewhat unremarkable areas. Their 2020 album "Space for the Earth" finally takes off after a bit of a dull spell; the tunes are catchier, and the production has more energy.
The Wynne family and their guests on "Lotus Unfolding" give something extra while maintaining the energy of its predecessor. The new album has even more of that forcefulness that was brought to "Space for the Earth," but it also has the crisp, flawless production that fans have come to anticipate from the best Ozrics recordings. "Lotus Unfolding," which features Ozric's crystalline healing and a maelstrom of sounds and styles from many albums, is enhanced by distorted guitars, forceful percussion, and heavier bass sequences.
Last but not least, Ozric made a wise decision by joining Kscope because some new, young fans will be attracted.
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^ What is "crucial" about it - what does it have what the other OT releases lack? The last OT release I really liked was Yum Yum Tree, which was a bit more electronic than the previous ones.
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Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

^ I found that one REALLY boring on first listen, but I'll probably give it another shot eventually.
I was a fan of Ozric's debut album back in the 1980s, and I continue to be in awe of each new release because it constantly transports me to a wonderous new planet. Indeed, that is the long voyage that has kept the attention of their fans for decades. 
We had not come to expect the Ozrics' distinctive sound to go to new places by the time "Lotus Unfolding" came out but the miracle happened—it's another crucial addition to the band's repertoire.
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^ I found that one REALLY boring on first listen, but I'll probably give it another shot eventually.

My top release for 2023 is still PetroDragonic Apocalypse. A masterpiece, simply put.
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First vote for Ozric Tentacles' "Lotus Unfolding."
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