Four albums I love - Progressive Rock Music Forum

This is a poll of four albums that just have in common that there's not much talk about them, and that I love them a lot. Also none of these bands is really big and we don't see them in polls too often for a change. They aren't super-obscure either so many here will know some if not all, but maybe somebody may discover something here. Samples:

Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Nightingales and Bombers

Novalis is also great.

Mercator Projected gets my vote too.

Various music I am very into: a youtube playlist with two tracks per act

Just judging by the samples, the first one sounded really good, I liked it. The second one sounded even better(but it sounded almost as if they weren't speaking American or something). The third one was cool I think it would be great to meditate to. And the fourth one was really good but almost seemed like there was too much going on or something. Anyway I really enjoyed all four! Right on.

Thank you for re-introducing me to the Symphonic Prog of Novalis. That's my kind of music.

Wouldn't have thought Novalis could be winning this.

Anyway, these albums are all important to me. Nightingales & Bombers was the first album I bought myself (aged 13 or so) that I still have. And I still think it's a phantastic album. A super solid earthly transparent rock sound, but with lots of good ideas. All the instrumental performances are great, but no ego trips, all teamwork.

Novalis are local heroes in my home town Hamburg, I had chats with two of them and saw them numerous times live. My father had this album (and some other cool music, Aqualung, ELP, Deep Purple), but when I was old enough to be interested, he wasn't listening to that stuff anymore, he grew out of rock music pretty quickly. I particularly love the high musicality and taste about that album.

I wanted to add a more modern band and indeed this Jaga Jazzist album is very special to me. I saw them live on the tour for this album not knowing that much of them (and not yet the album itself), and they completely blew me away. I bought the album at the concert and it has a very warm close-to-live sound.

I bought the East of Eden album very cheaply on a flea market not really knowing what I was up for. One of my best random shots. It is full of magical melodies and ideas, very dreamy and unique. It came out about the same time as Court of the Crimson King, maybe even earlier. So these guys are true prog pioneers.

Ultimately I will have to vote for Nightingales and Bombers, such a milestone in my music journey.

I've always considered Somewhere in Afrika to be the best MMEB album. And by some way as well.

tamijo_II wrote:

Very good Jaga Jazzist album, a true gem of Prog.Jazz

Also Mercator Projected such a cool and early prog classic

But there is no limits to what Hazy Davey, Killer Joe & Crazy Janey can do to me

So MM it is.

Dont know Novalis

You aren't a secret Bruce Springsteen fan, are you? Wink

Novalis is my favorite from these. Their Banished Bridge and Sommerabend albums were also great listens. Vielleicht bist Du ein Clown? and Flossenengel also have some good moments.

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Poll Question: What's your favourite?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Nightingales and Bombers	15	[40.54%]
Novalis - Novalis	10	[27.03%]
Jaga Jazzist - What We Must	3	[8.11%]
East of Eden - Mercator Projected	9	[24.32%]
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