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Poll Question: Which is your favourite album?
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    Posted: October 10 2023 at 12:57
WOW! Looking to the Past, Present and Future, this is quite possibly the best solo poll line-up in the entire series! Rick Wakeman presents his Six Wives of Henry VIII, long before The Four Wives of Rick Wakeman became a reality, and Mike Oldfield makes his amazing debut to the sound of Tubular Bells. There's more that Two Sides of Peter Banks too, as you'll discover quick as a Flash when you delve deeply into his vast Empire of Prog. There's also two excellent solo debuts from ex-members of Procol Harum to look forward to. Sadly, there's a missing link for Gordon Giltrap's self-titled psychedelic album, but I'm hoping it'll appear on YouTube Any Day Now.  Still, there's always Pete Sinfield with his one and only solo album, and Duncan Browne is well-worth checking out too if you've never heard him before. It may have been Journey's End for some prog bands by the mid-1970's, but many solo prog artists were just getting started. Finally, if you're Still wondering if I'm a lad insane, I'll just say No, I'm a Bowie fan.  Tongue

4 stars 1973: Matthew Fisher - Journey's End - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF5D68F55711C3031
4 stars 1973: Gordon Giltrap - Giltrap
3 stars 1973: Peter Hammill - Chameleon in the Shadow of the Night - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kI1wtKEzowwKqtf6JcixLQanHn6A63dGA
5 stars 1973: Ken Hensley - Proud Words on a Dusty Shelf - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_keNEV6L1KU8YFfo40oB4bCTANhI5xxHzI
5 stars 1973: Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bv_4sZCLlr0
4 stars 1973: Robin Trower - Twice Removed from Yesterday -  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LsxK4ekEQYcNmTdgmKpiE3J
5 stars 1973: Rick Wakeman - The Six Wives of Henry VIII - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_krvIivFlT1tEBmce7FGFD0w_lyaZUY_Po


Edited by Psychedelic Paul - October 10 2023 at 13:00
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Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells
Rick Wakeman - The Six Wives Of Henry VIII
John Cale - Paris 1919
David Bowie - Aladdin Sane
John Martyn - Solid Air



Edited by Octopus II - October 10 2023 at 13:09
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I'll vote for Hammill. Quite a few nice ones in this list. The fiber told me it was comfortable but would like to have a meteorological commentator look for pieces of yarn sticking out.
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Voted for Peter Hammil
Lot of classics LPs
Bowie,
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Mike Oldfield  > John Martyn - Solid Air
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Wakeman > Oldfield > Hensley.
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1. Mike Oldfield
2. Rick Wakeman
3. Ken Hensley
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Tubular Bells and Aladdin Sane.
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Rick Wakeman, Ken Hensley, Mile Oldfield, Peter Banks.
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Ooooooh that's a hard one, I'm going Tubular Bells, 

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Al Stewart's Past Present & Future is one of those often-overlooked gems of the Folk/Prog-Folk genre. I loved it when it came out and revisit it often. Roads To Moscow is a masterpiece. If you're not familiar with it, I recommend you give a spin.
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Wakeman, and a tip o' the hat to Peter Banks!
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Originally posted by Octopus II Octopus II wrote:

Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells
Rick Wakeman - The Six Wives Of Henry VIII
John Cale - Paris 1919
David Bowie - Aladdin Sane
John Martyn - Solid Air


This is maybe the only poll prediction I've ever got right, with Rick Wakeman and Mike Oldfield currently leading the poll. Thumbs Up
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Originally posted by xhouse xhouse wrote:

Al Stewart's Past Present & Future is one of those often-overlooked gems of the Folk/Prog-Folk genre. I loved it when it came out and revisit it often. Roads To Moscow is a masterpiece. If you're not familiar with it, I recommend you give a spin.

agreed although I have to vote for Rick's masterpeice (how this is not in PA's Top 30 albums let alone top 100 has long baffled me). Tubular Bells is inspired but I prefer the classical symphonic versions especially the one by Simon Dobson and the RPO that was put out last year. Seriously brilliant version.
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Arguably the greatest year of all when it comes to solo albums. Four masterpieces in due order:

1. Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells
2. Peter Hammill - Chameleon in the Shadow of the Night
3. John Cale - Paris 1919
4. John Martyn - Solid Air



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I was undecided between Oldfield and Wakeman. I have chosen Oldfield.
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John Martyn: Solid Air - a lion of an album!
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Originally posted by ThamesRoyal ThamesRoyal wrote:

John Martyn: Solid Air - a lion of an album!
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Oldfield over Wakeman
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A choice between The Six Wives and Tubular Bells - I'm most into the former, I guess.
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