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1975 Album Smackdown: Harmonium vs Renaissance
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Poll Question: Which Album Do You Prefer?
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Originally posted by DarkTower DarkTower wrote:

Harmonium of course !

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I was very happy to learn that the artwork is wraparound, and is the entire booklet itself (like most good prog art), and not just the cover! Beautiful European copy of the disc is now in my collection on my shelf! Cool

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Harmonium recently switched over to prog folk...but I voted for Renaissance
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Renaissance
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Originally posted by Hercules Hercules wrote:

However much I listen to Harmonium, I just can't get why people think it's so good. In the words of the 5th book of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy trilogy, I would describe it as "Mostly Harmless". Pleasant but pretty forgettable. Except the singing, which is excruciating.
Scheherezade, on the other hand, is quite beautiful. 
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Harmonium for me
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Harmonium for being more unique but both are very enjoyable. 1975 was for me the last great year of prog as a truly creative movement before it turned in on itself.
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Originally posted by octopus-4 octopus-4 wrote:

Originally posted by Hercules Hercules wrote:

However much I listen to Harmonium, I just can't get why people think it's so good. In the words of the 5th book of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy trilogy, I would describe it as "Mostly Harmless". Pleasant but pretty forgettable. Except the singing, which is excruciating.
Scheherezade, on the other hand, is quite beautiful. 
The 5th book of a trilogy? Confused

probably meant as a joke by Douglas Adams I guess Wink
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Renaissance +1
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I like them both equally tbh.
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Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake."



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Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed.



Keep Calm And Listen To The Music…
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Originally posted by geekfreak geekfreak wrote:



This still looks like a third party Nintendo game that never happened, lol.

I'm getting my copy today so I'll finally be able to compare both CD versions fairly!

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^Worse. Like a Philips CD-i game.
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Originally posted by Awesoreno Awesoreno wrote:

^Worse. Like a Philips CD-i game.

The only other reference I try to avoid, for the respect of others, is any/all Tiger Electronic Games from the 90's.

Don't even get me started on the Tiger WATCH "games"...

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Harmonium - "Si on avait besoin d'une cinquième saison"
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Scheherazade And Other Stories (1975)
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I really like both, but voted for Renaissance. Smile
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Scheherazade, no question
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Apparently I voted already here but was nice and didn't post anything.
Renaissance 3 stars
Harmonium 5 stars
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None
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Originally posted by mellotronwave mellotronwave wrote:

None

so dismissive... LOL
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