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micky 
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: October 02 2005 Location: . Status: Offline Points: 46838 |
 Posted: February 17 2018 at 06:20 |
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now that is too goddamn funny.. SWilson finally does a good album, and one I enjoy, and not only was it not the @1 album.. it barely cracks the top 20.
yet again.. Micky is from Mars I suppose the rest of you are from Venus...
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The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
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Guldbamsen
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Retired Admin Joined: January 22 2009 Location: Magic Theatre Status: Offline Points: 23108 |
Posted: February 17 2018 at 06:28 |
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Maybe it's just hip to be square?
If everybody loves x then it's obviously poor. If everybody hates x then it's probably quite good.  It puzzles me a little. How on earth you prefer Wilson's emo ode to the blue man group over anything that came before. Then again you just posted a Ratt vid 
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“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
- Douglas Adams |
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rushfan4
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: May 22 2007 Location: Michigan, U.S. Status: Offline Points: 66728 |
Posted: February 17 2018 at 06:37 |
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Excellent job! It is always fun trying to listen to as many new albums as I can to generate a list to contribute to this poll and it is also fun to see the results of compiling the lists to see the group think of the collabs. Thank you Ian for all of your work in making this year's list happen. Love the format.
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Guldbamsen
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Retired Admin Joined: January 22 2009 Location: Magic Theatre Status: Offline Points: 23108 |
Posted: February 17 2018 at 06:45 |
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Yes absolutely, I forgot to mention that as well, I also love the new format Ian
 I would love for you to come round my apartment and "arrange stuff". It'd be quite lovely I'm sure. |
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“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
- Douglas Adams |
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Sean Trane
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Prog Folk Joined: April 29 2004 Location: Heart of Europe Status: Offline Points: 20570 |
Posted: February 17 2018 at 06:50 |
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:oopppssssie  my list was Prog : 1. Roger Waters - Is
This The Life We Really Want?(UK) - 9 2. Accordo dei
Contrari - Violato Intatto (It) - 2 3. Agusa - Agusa
(Swe) - 7 4. Kotebel -
Cosmology (Esp) - 13 5. Aranis -
Smells Like (Bel) - 151 6. Siena Root - A
Dream of Lasting Peace(Swe) - 105 7. MediaBanda -
Bombas en el Aire (Chile) - 115 8. Jordsjo - Jord - 8 9. Wobbler - From
Silence To Somewhere (Nor) - 1 10. L'Albero Del
Veleno - Tale of a Dark Fate - 32 11. Atavismo -
Inerte - 30 12. Muffx - L'ora
di tutti - 226 13 Narcotic Daffodils
- Summer Love (Bel) > 250 14 Robert Plant -
Carry Fire (UK) > 250 15 Hidden Orchestra –
Dawn Chorus (UK) > 250 16 Art Zoyd - 44 1/2
Live and Unreleased Box - 40 17. John Zorn- The
Garden Of Earthly Delights - 35
Hors concours (out of scope): Bertrand Cantat - Amor
Fati
Jazzzz: 1 Nordmann – Boiling Ground (Bel) 2 Adam Rudolph's Moving Pictures - Glare of the Tiger (USA) 3 Yazz Ahmed - la Saboteuse (UK) 4 Kamasi Washington – Harmony of Difference (USA) 5 Dinosaur – Together As One (UK) 6 The Heliocentrics - A World of Masks (UK) 7 Chip Wickham - La Sombra (UK) 8 John McLaughlin & the 4th Dimension - Ronnie Scott's Live (Int) 9 Andrew McCormack - Graviton (UK) |
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rushfan4
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: May 22 2007 Location: Michigan, U.S. Status: Offline Points: 66728 |
Posted: February 17 2018 at 06:52 |
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For those who may have missed the previous thread and might have any interest in this, here is a link to MetalMusicArchives top list of 2017. http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=12879&FID=79&PR=3&PID=173051&title=mma-best-of-year-2017-results#173051 Number 1 over there shows up as 25 on the PA list.
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Guldbamsen
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Retired Admin Joined: January 22 2009 Location: Magic Theatre Status: Offline Points: 23108 |
Posted: February 17 2018 at 06:53 |
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Have you heard the Algiers debut Hugues? The Underside Of Power was really a big disappointment for me, though admittedly it's been months since I last gave it a shot.
Waters in first place? You mad dog. |
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Nightfly
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: August 01 2007 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 3659 |
Posted: February 17 2018 at 07:19 |
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Great job! Wobbler No 1 as expected but well deserved.
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mathman0806
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Joined: June 06 2014 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 6846 |
Posted: February 17 2018 at 07:23 |
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Great job with the list. Must be hard to sort through alternative spellings. I agree about KFK. It would probably make top 20 for 2017 for me, but I haven't listened to nowhere near the number of albums listed. I enjoy seeing these lists to get recommendations for albums. Lots of good albums in 2017.
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micky
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: October 02 2005 Location: . Status: Offline Points: 46838 |
Posted: February 17 2018 at 07:26 |
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what is there really to puzzle over Dave... I put a premium on what an artist does .. for me it is all about quality.. not the style. Hence the Ratt love.. my rather out of bounds views on much of prog which quite honestly sucks.. by the numbers heard it all before kind of stuff... hence the counter-culture SWilson love. His prog sucks... heard it all before and much better. Perhaps I ain't as keen or well rounded in emo blue-balled artists.. but if SWilson's latest typifies the sound.. perhaps I should be listening to that.. over Yes clones and retreads that so many do seem to love haha
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Guldbamsen
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Retired Admin Joined: January 22 2009 Location: Magic Theatre Status: Offline Points: 23108 |
Posted: February 17 2018 at 07:33 |
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That's the thing though. To me the new album is not at all new stuff. It sounds like a watered down take on Stupid Dream and Lightbulb Sun. I don't mind him focusing on songs over the proggy stuff, but the songs need to have some zest and life to them.
Anyway I agree with most of what you say...I just don't think it fits in with Steven's latest. I don't really give a ratt's arse about style if the music speaks to me. |
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siLLy puPPy
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PSIKE, JRF/Canterbury, P Metal, Eclectic Joined: October 05 2013 Location: SFcaUsA Status: Offline Points: 15413 |
Posted: February 17 2018 at 07:35 |
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Wobbler was so good i'm voting for it next year as well
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Cristi
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Crossover / Prog Metal Teams Joined: July 27 2006 Location: wonderland Status: Online Points: 46442 |
Posted: February 17 2018 at 07:36 |
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that was a burn (roflmao)
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micky
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: October 02 2005 Location: . Status: Offline Points: 46838 |
Posted: February 17 2018 at 07:40 |
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bingo man.. seems we are on the same page.. other than actually enjoying the SWilson album. I liked it... prog or not... which is huge step up from anything he's done since PT went away which didn't speak to me or elicitany kind of enjoyment as a listener in any way at all. btw.. feel bad about missing you over the holidays. The spousal unit and I were in Copenhagen over Xmas and if I had been in the right frame of mind I would have thought to drop you a line and see if you would have liked to have got together. Perhaps this year over the holidays we'll be back and can get together
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Guldbamsen
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Retired Admin Joined: January 22 2009 Location: Magic Theatre Status: Offline Points: 23108 |
Posted: February 17 2018 at 07:44 |
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Cheers Micky.
That would've been cool to hang out over a couple of brewskis and the ol pipe. I am however currently living at the other end of the country, so be sure to tap me on the shoulder the next time you guys are in the vicinity of Copenhagen. Maybe it coincides with me visiting some old friends 
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micky
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: October 02 2005 Location: . Status: Offline Points: 46838 |
Posted: February 17 2018 at 07:48 |
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groovy man.. will do.. though I must admit... if we would have met I suspect I would have been denied the special experience of seeing my completely by the book, law and order, straight laced spoucal unit get jacked by teh Copenhagen PD.
PRICELESS... it was everything I have for willpower.. and granted I have as much willpower as I do love for by the numbers retread prog rock.. to not laugh my ass off to see the look on Raff's face as we were stopped. |
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Prog Sothoth
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: May 03 2011 Location: MA Status: Offline Points: 1940 |
Posted: February 17 2018 at 08:54 |
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Wow, very surprised to see new act Lovebites take the 2nd slot! My most played metal album of the year, and the twin-guitar tag-team of Mi-ya and Midori are stunning. They're also great musicians...
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Quinino
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Joined: June 26 2011 Location: Portugal Status: Offline Points: 3654 |
Posted: February 17 2018 at 09:21 |
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IAN, you really have set a high standard this year, my friend ! Excellent job all around
 More than happy with the Top Ten - do feel completely at home among this great community, well done boys  (I didn't vote this year  but Ian was kind enough to quote my enthusiastic short review of Acordo's album, thx mate) |
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Prog Sothoth
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: May 03 2011 Location: MA Status: Offline Points: 1940 |
Posted: February 17 2018 at 09:25 |
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Also, awesome job with this list Tapfret!
I know that Bent Knee album has its detractors, but since I only just discovered them at the beginning of this year through Land Animal, it sounded so fresh and new to me (thus grabbing my top spot). I've always had a love for female vocalists with in-your-face tones, which is why Tricot and Bjork also made my list. As for Steven Wilson, the album felt like a bit of a slog at times, with only "Detonation" and its killer solo making a major impression. The other song I really liked was...yep..."Permanating". I don't know, the Elton John/ELO thing just worked somehow, plus my kids like the video (their mom is desi so they're exposed to lots of Bollywood stuff).
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omphaloskepsis
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Joined: October 19 2011 Location: Texas Status: Offline Points: 6874 |
Posted: February 17 2018 at 11:03 |
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Outstanding job Ian. Thanks for putting in a huge effort Ian! I like the new format... Like a child, anticipating an Easter egg hunt, each February I look forward to the Collaborators list. Now begins my annual album hunt, as I use the Collaborators list as a guide for Albums I missed the preceding year. Every year I pick up and purchase six or seven strays. Six of my top 20 made the Collaborators top 20. 2 of my top 3 occupied the Collaborators top 3. Two out of three ain't bad.
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