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pfloyd 
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 Topic: Albums You're Amazed Aren't Scored Higher
Posted: July 01 2012 at 17:22 |
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This is my first thread like this, thought it would be kinda interesting...
Black Chord by Astra - a very new album so maybe not enough people know about it, in my opinion it beats most albums from the 70's
Midnight Mushrumps and Red queen to gryphon Three by Gryphon - maybe not many people like the medieval style they have, but i am shocked this isn't even in the top 100
Camel by Camel - easily as good as Moonmadness, Snow Goose and Mirage
Of Queues And Cures by National Health - I don't think many people know about this album which is a shame because it's in my opinion the best Canterbury scene album
Lizard by King Crimson - Better than every other KC album
Everything by ELP - Seriously, how is Tarkus and Brain Salad Surgery not in at least the top 20? some of the most kick ass ballads of all time. there is a weird dislike for ELP by some of the people on this board.
Edited by pfloyd - July 01 2012 at 17:22
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Horizons
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Posted: July 01 2012 at 17:26 |
Red Sparowes - At the Soundless Dawn Kayo Dot - Blue Lambency Downward Big Big Train - The Difference Machine Alcest - Souvenirs d'un Autre Monde Can - Tago Mago
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thellama73
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Posted: July 01 2012 at 17:43 |
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There's a general absence of Krautrock in the top 250. Nothing by Kraftwerk, Neu! or Faust.
Also, I'm shocked that Captain Beefheart didn't make the list.
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ClemofNazareth
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Posted: July 01 2012 at 18:02 |
Supertramp's 'Famous Last Words'. The last album with the classic lineup should at least be up there with 'Crisis? What Crisis?' and definitely better than 'Brother Where You Bound'. I think the release timing really hurt this one.
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"Peace is the only battle worth waging."
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pfloyd
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Posted: July 01 2012 at 18:13 |
Some other that come to mind: Ocean by Eloy Romantic Warrior by Return to Forever Valentyne Suite by Colosseum
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colorofmoney91
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Posted: July 01 2012 at 18:16 |
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I'm somewhat surprised that Parallel World by Far East Family Band isn't rated higher. The huge emphasis of the "space" sound on that space rock album is absolutely stellar.
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The Mystical
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Posted: July 01 2012 at 18:36 |
Glass Hammer's "Chronometree" and "Lex Rex"
Pink Floyd's "The Division Bell" and "Atom Heart Mother"
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Triceratopsoil
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Posted: July 01 2012 at 18:36 |
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Everything I like.
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Progosopher
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Posted: July 01 2012 at 18:44 |
The top 100 albums does not reflect my own top 100, but there is very little on it here that I do not like. As a big Jade Warrior fan I would like to see some of the albums rated higher, especially Last Autumn's Dream which I describe in my review as the best album ever. Of course, I give that title to a few other albums as well (maybe I should do a poll on that - should it be a survivor?  ). We all have our own unique tastes and what ends up on the site's lists are the common denominators. Some take umbrage at this, but I take it in stride, even when I see an album or artist I do not like get highly rated.
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The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty"
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Argonaught
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Posted: July 01 2012 at 19:13 |
I am wondering why Fear of a Blank Planet + Nil Recurring EP (which are bundled into a 2LP configuration) ended somewhere around #85? Other than a little too creepy album cover art, this is probably one of the most "complete/accomplished" quality music albums I have had. It's quite on par with the top tier classic prog albums as far as musical contents and the message relevance. The musicianship and execution are flawless (the guest performance by Mr. Fripp on Nil and Mr. Lifeson on Anesthetize aren't bad either), with the emphasis on the most excellent performance by Mr. Harrison ... what a fiesta!
Equally importantly, FoaBP is complex, but not over-complicated or confused or chaotic. I often marvel all those different musical styles and genres gracefully morphing into each other, even in the course of a single song.
Speaking of progressiveness, PT is a near-perfect example of a band's forward-evolution over some 20 years.
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Triceratopsoil
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Posted: July 01 2012 at 19:21 |
 Argonaught wrote:
I am wondering why Fear of a Blank Planet + Nil Recurring EP (which are bundled into a 2LP configuration) ended somewhere around #85? Other than a little too creepy album cover art, this is probably one of the most "complete/accomplished" quality music albums I have had. It's quite on par with the top tier classic prog albums as far as musical contents and the message relevance. The musicianship and execution are flawless (the guest performance by Mr. Fripp on Nil and Mr. Lifeson on Anesthetize aren't bad either), with the emphasis on the most excellent performance by Mr. Harrison ... what a fiesta!
Equally importantly, FoaBP is complex, but not over-complicated or confused or chaotic. I often marvel all those different musical styles and genres gracefully morphing into each other, even in the course of a single song.
Speaking of progressiveness, PT is a near-perfect example of a band's forward-evolution over some 20 years. |
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Logan
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Posted: July 01 2012 at 19:30 |
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That Miles Davis' Kind of Blue makes the all-time, all-categories top twenty-five Prog Rock albums list, and I don't even see Get Up With It or Big Fun when I change it from the default top 100 to 250 albums says all I really want to about how much worth I give that list.
Edited by Logan - July 01 2012 at 19:31
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Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I have observed before. It can be much like that with music for me.
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Argonaught
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Posted: July 01 2012 at 19:49 |
Horizons wrote:
Alcest - Souvenirs d'un Autre Monde
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Is Souvenirs d'un Autre Monde much different from Les Voyages de l'Âme? I bought Les Voyages a few months ago and haven't been able to befriend it, no matter how hard I tried. It's kind of ... er ... too vague?
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Argonaught
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Posted: July 01 2012 at 20:00 |
The Mystical wrote:
Pink Floyd's "The Division Bell" and "Atom Heart Mother" |
For a reason that I comprehend not, many P. Floyd faithful reject AMLOR and The Division Bell and consider them fatigued and flat-tasting Gilmour solo albums. But I think both are excellent and underrated. The only thing they are lacking comparing to the Pink Floyd or the 70's and early 80's is the morose weirdness of Waters' lyrics.
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Ambient Hurricanes
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Posted: July 01 2012 at 20:03 |
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All of Rush's 80's output.
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dtguitarfan
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Posted: July 01 2012 at 20:16 |
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Everything but the first album by Seventh Wonder.
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Quirky Turkey
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Posted: July 01 2012 at 21:38 |
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I'm having trouble with this one. I think most albums are rated pretty fairly on this site. And most albums I listen to are the higher rated ones anyway. But I can think of heaps of albums that deserve a lower rating.
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Master of Time
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Posted: July 01 2012 at 21:49 |
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Basically almost everything John Zorn does is low rated in my opinion. If your into some of the crazy avant garde sax stuff he does it's great, and far too many of his albums are rated too low and they almost always only have like 2 or 3 ratings with no reviews.
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richardh
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Posted: July 02 2012 at 01:08 |
ELP - Works Volume One only rates just above two stars apparently. That puts it on the same level as some real turds which it clearly isn't. Other ELP albums I don't have any problem with rating wise. The early ones all have a rating of around 4 which is spot on. ELP made some great music but never nailed a complete album of it like Yes,Genesis and others did.
Its difficult to think of other bands that fall into this.One of my favourite albums 666 by Aphrodites Child is 3.91 at the moment which is not bad. I would like to see it higher but the rating would not discourage anyone from giving it a try at least.
Muse - Absolution is another favourite of mine and that rates at 3.89 which again seems okay
I suspect I would struggle to find many albums that I love much below 4 stars.
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iluvmarillion
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Posted: July 02 2012 at 01:40 |
richardh wrote:
ELP - Works Volume One only rates just above two stars apparently. That puts it on the same level as some real turds which it clearly isn't. Other ELP albums I don't have any problem with rating wise. The early ones all have a rating of around 4 which is spot on. ELP made some great music but never nailed a complete album of it like Yes,Genesis and others did. |
Works Volume One suffers I think from a perceived pretentiousness on Keith Emerson's part to want to record a piano concerto.
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