Author
micky
Special Collaborator
Honorary Collaborator
Joined: October 02 2005
Location: .
Status: Offline
Points: 46828
Topic: Modern Battle of Albums Poll #16 Posted: June 20 2015 at 16:02
Poll #16 in the great 2015 Prog Archives Battle of the Modern Albums contest we have the next 4.
One
vote, top 2 vote getters move on to 2nd round. Vote
for the album people don't vote based upon the group. If you don't know the album, ask,
google, youtube it. Lots of great music here man...
Here are the last four up!
Continued the great run of Swedish modern prog.. we have two of the greats leading off!!!!
Dungen
VIDEO and Gosta Berlings Saga
VIDEO From D.C
we have...
Animals as Leaders!!!
VIDEO and finally we have...from Canada we have
Voivod!!!
VIDEO
Edited by micky - June 20 2015 at 16:06
The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
micky
Special Collaborator
Honorary Collaborator
Joined: October 02 2005
Location: .
Status: Offline
Points: 46828
Posted: June 20 2015 at 16:07
one of the very few I'm voting right away.. only 2 albums in this half are truly beloved.. and Tio Bitar is one
The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
LearsFool
Prog Reviewer
Joined: November 09 2014
Location: New York
Status: Offline
Points: 8636
Posted: June 20 2015 at 16:14
Tio Bitar .
micky
Special Collaborator
Honorary Collaborator
Joined: October 02 2005
Location: .
Status: Offline
Points: 46828
Posted: June 20 2015 at 16:15
hell yeah...
The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
Mellotron Storm
Prog Reviewer
Joined: August 27 2006
Location: The Beach
Status: Online
Points: 12977
Posted: June 20 2015 at 16:19
Micky I voted Gosta Berlings Saga but it didn't register as that error page popped up like before.
"The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN
micky
Special Collaborator
Honorary Collaborator
Joined: October 02 2005
Location: .
Status: Offline
Points: 46828
Posted: June 20 2015 at 16:20
noted!!!
The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
dr wu23
Forum Senior Member
Joined: August 22 2010
Location: Indiana
Status: Offline
Points: 20491
Posted: June 20 2015 at 17:20
1 vote for Gosta...and it didn't register due to some board error problem that has come up repeatedly btw in these polls .
One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin
akaBona
Forum Senior Member
Joined: September 15 2010
Location: Finland
Status: Offline
Points: 2082
Posted: June 20 2015 at 17:22
Detta har hänt
micky
Special Collaborator
Honorary Collaborator
Joined: October 02 2005
Location: .
Status: Offline
Points: 46828
Posted: June 20 2015 at 17:31
dr wu23 wrote:
1 vote for Gosta...and it didn't register due to some board error problem that has come up repeatedly btw in these polls .
noted..and will be counted.
in addition to sh*tting on the carpet.. we like pissing on the laptop and frying the system.
The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
Nogbad_The_Bad
Forum & Site Admin Group
RIO/Avant/Zeuhl & Eclectic Team
Joined: March 16 2007
Location: Boston
Status: Online
Points: 20253
Posted: June 20 2015 at 18:21
Holding my vote for GBS or AAL until later
Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/
Wanorak
Forum Senior Member
Joined: December 09 2006
Location: Canada
Status: Offline
Points: 4574
Posted: June 20 2015 at 18:49
No vote.
A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!!
sleeper
Prog Reviewer
Joined: October 09 2005
Location: Entropia
Status: Offline
Points: 16449
Posted: June 20 2015 at 19:09
Not heard GBS yet, but I consider the other 3 OK but nothing special.
Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005
TeleStrat
Forum Senior Member
Joined: December 27 2014
Location: Norwalk, CA
Status: Offline
Points: 9319
Posted: June 20 2015 at 19:16
Animals As Leaders by a fair margin.
rogerthat
Prog Reviewer
Joined: September 03 2006
Location: .
Status: Offline
Points: 9869
Posted: June 20 2015 at 21:24
Voted Voivod but it did not register.
micky
Special Collaborator
Honorary Collaborator
Joined: October 02 2005
Location: .
Status: Offline
Points: 46828
Posted: June 20 2015 at 21:26
I'll be sure to include it in the final totals!
The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
zravkapt
Special Collaborator
Honorary Collaborator
Joined: October 12 2010
Location: Canada
Status: Offline
Points: 6446
Posted: June 21 2015 at 13:29
Another one were I know all four. Voting for my fave Canadian metal band.
VIDEO
I would rank the rest like this:
GBS
Dungen
Magma America Great Make Again
Man With Hat
Collaborator
Jazz-Rock/Fusion/Canterbury Team
Joined: March 12 2005
Location: Neurotica
Status: Offline
Points: 166178
Posted: June 21 2015 at 16:21
I'll hold.
Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect.
Prog Sothoth
Collaborator
Honorary Collaborator
Joined: May 03 2011
Location: MA
Status: Offline
Points: 1940
Posted: June 21 2015 at 20:31
CRAP!
Tio Bitar or Nothingface? I need to wait until the end of the week to decide between those two. Both are classics to me!
Nogbad_The_Bad
Forum & Site Admin Group
RIO/Avant/Zeuhl & Eclectic Team
Joined: March 16 2007
Location: Boston
Status: Online
Points: 20253
Posted: June 22 2015 at 20:42
Wow, this is a close one, toss up between AAL & GBS, I'll give it to GBS.
Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/
proggman
Forum Senior Member
Joined: October 14 2013
Location: Sweden
Status: Offline
Points: 1458
Posted: June 22 2015 at 23:45
Gösta Berlings Saga, Detta har hänt.
When he rides, my fears subside. For darkness turns once more to light. Through the skies, his white horse flies. To find a land beyond the night.
Donate monthly and keep PA fast-loading and ad-free forever.