Prog in the 1990's: The Year 1997 - Progressive Rock Music Forum

Historically, OK Computer, but, right now, Homogenic

I've surprised myself by voting "Radiohead - OK Computer" over "Discipline - Unfolded Like Staircase". But I've come to realise that "Discipline - Unfolded Like Staircase" is a fairly standard symphonic prog album, whereas "Radiohead - OK Computer" is a masterpiece space-rock concept album loosely based on the "Hitchhicker's Guide to the Galaxy" universe, and therefore fully deserves my vote.

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tempest_77 wrote:

AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Where is Spock's Beard- Kindness of Strangers? Whoops.

There does seem to be some revisionist history lately as to when it was released(including from the band's website)which seems to add to the confusion but it seems to me it was actually originally released in 97 and not 98(discogs and at least one other site say so also). If the OP wants to include it in 98 I suppose it's not that big a deal but it would still be wrong.

That's interesting; I'd never seen that dated listed before. Either way it didn't make it into the 98 poll and it wouldn't have made it here either—not by a huge margin, but it didn't quite make the cut.

Well, that's a happy accident that is just as well I suppose. However, if you like Spock's Beard it's definitely an album worth checking out regardless of when it was actually released.

AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Where is Spock's Beard- Kindness of Strangers? Whoops.

There does seem to be some revisionist history lately as to when it was released(including from the band's website)which seems to add to the confusion but it seems to me it was actually originally released in 97 and not 98(discogs and at least one other site say so also). If the OP wants to include it in 98 I suppose it's not that big a deal but it would still be wrong.

That's interesting; I'd never seen that dated listed before. Either way it didn't make it into the 98 poll and it wouldn't have made it here either—not by a huge margin, but it didn't quite make the cut.

Edited by tempest_77 - September 04 2020 at 13:02

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IQ with The Flower Kings next

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1997 is one of my preferred years for music.

I vote for Art Zoyd's Häxan, which is one of my very favourite albums. Höyry-Kone's Huono Parturi and Robert Wyatt's Shleep are two other particular favourites. Also much liked is Koenji Hyakkei's second, Björk's Homogenic, and I like the Radiohead and Godspeed You! Black Emperor selections. There is very much goodness for my tastes in this poll.

Not in PA, I love Stereolab's Dots and Loops (it's been one of my most listened to albums over the last couple of years).

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Par Lindh Project for me , but a lot of great albums released this year including Mansun - Attack Of The Grey Lantern which didn't even make the list.

This was another album, like Marillion's This Strange Engine, that was one of the last ones I had to cut to get it down to 25 albums. It nearly made it though.

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Par Lindh Project for me , but a lot of great albums released this year including Mansun - Attack Of The Grey Lantern which didn't even make the list.

The previous year was not so good for me but this one is much better. I voted Stardust We are, the Flower Kings at their best. Other contenders, in no particular order are Subterrenea, Imaginary Day, and Curious Corn.

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Subterranea by far. Possibly the best album of the 90s, but The Masquerade Overture and 1998's and 1999's best albums might be close contenders.

Both those years will be ridiculously easy choices for me.

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Poll Question: Which is your favorite album?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
After Crying - 6	1	[1.69%]
Art Zoyd - Häxan	2	[3.39%]
Björk - Homogenic	1	[1.69%]
Devin Townsend - Ocean Machine: Biomech	0	[0.00%]
Discipline - Unfolded Like Staircase	7	[11.86%]
The Enid - White Goddess	1	[1.69%]
Fates Warning - A Pleasant Shade of Grey	2	[3.39%]
Fish - Sunsets On Empire	1	[1.69%]
The Flower Kings - Stardust We Are	7	[11.86%]
Frederik Thordendal’s Special Defects - Sol Niger Within	0	[0.00%]
The Gathering - Nighttime Birds	1	[1.69%]
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - F# A# Infinity	2	[3.39%]
Höyry-Kone - Huono Parturi	2	[3.39%]
I.Q. - Subterranea	8	[13.56%]
In the Woods… - Omnio	2	[3.39%]
Koenji Hyakkei - Two	0	[0.00%]
Ozric Tentacles - Curious Corn	2	[3.39%]
Pain of Salvation - Entropia	0	[0.00%]
Pär Lindh Project - Mundus Incompertus	4	[6.78%]
Pat Metheny Group - Imaginary Day	1	[1.69%]
Radiohead - OK Computer	8	[13.56%]
Robert Fripp - The Gates of Paradise	2	[3.39%]
Robert Wyatt - Shleep	2	[3.39%]
Royal Hunt - Paradox	0	[0.00%]
Symphony X - The Divine Wings of Tragedy	3	[5.08%]
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