A 1986-1990 Albums Poll
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Topic: A 1986-1990 Albums Poll
Posted By: Cristi
Subject: A 1986-1990 Albums Poll
Date Posted: March 12 2015 at 04:14
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This was harder than I thought. Second half of the 80s had some great metal, but I just put some albums I think might appeal to non-metal listeners (Queensryche, Savatage, Iron Maiden, FW, King's X, DT). If you want to mention some metal albums of this period, you are more than welcome to do it. Same thing with hard rock. Some neo-prog suggestions are welcome as well. Anyway, the "other " option for those who dislike my options. |
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Posted By: CPicard
Date Posted: March 12 2015 at 04:27
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Living Colour's Vivid, even if I think that Time's Up (1990) is better. |
Posted By: b_olariu
Date Posted: March 12 2015 at 04:54
| some excellent albums here, love more then half from here but I'll have to go with one of my fav all time Savatage - Gutter Ballet |
Posted By: Komandant Shamal
Date Posted: March 12 2015 at 04:59
| Other. Smak '86. |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: March 12 2015 at 06:33
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From the list Perfect Symmetry and Somewhere In Time stand out for me along with Operation Mindcrime. Heatwave by UZ might be my fav from this period along with Thule's Ultima Thule. I'll mention Sylvian's Secrets Of The Beehive which is such a cool record and another Fates Warning album Awaken The Guardian. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: March 12 2015 at 06:48
would you have chosen anything if I hadn't put the "other" option? |
Komandant Shamal wrote:Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: March 12 2015 at 07:11
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So, with Hold Your Fire as a good second. ------------- 
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Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: March 12 2015 at 07:19
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Clutching at Straws, but kudos for including Living Colour's Vivid. ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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Posted By: Libor10
Date Posted: March 12 2015 at 09:34
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Hmmm. I wanted to vote for Marillion first, but I decided to give my vote to Gabe's So in the end. I was uncertain which from these two to choose anyway and as So has less votes I gave it one more :-) ------------- 
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Posted By: tboyd1802
Date Posted: March 12 2015 at 09:37
| Tough call for me between Peter Gabriel and Marillion. I listen to Clutching at Straws much more than So now. But, So was much more impactful for me at the time. Went with So... |
Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: March 12 2015 at 11:05
| Waters' Radio KAOS was (is) his most cohesive effort, so I went with it. Although highly enjoyable, Gabriel's So was tainted by Anderson's and Bush's contributions and easy-listening airplay. Anyone voting for it should be wearing a dress (and I'm sure some are). |
Posted By: Pastmaster
Date Posted: March 12 2015 at 11:11
| Somewhere in Time for me. |
Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: March 12 2015 at 12:01
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Maiden ------------- |
Posted By: King Only
Date Posted: March 12 2015 at 12:30
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My favorites from that time period: Cindytalk - In This World. Suzanne Vega - Solitude Standing. Peter Gabriel - Passion. This Mortal Coil - Filigree And Shadow. Einsturzende Neubauten - Haus Der Luge. Julee Cruise - Floating Into The Night. The Sisters Of Mercy - Floodland. Jean Michel Jarre - Rendez-vous. Loop - A Gilded Eternity. Killing Joke - Brighter Than A Thousand Suns. Clock DVA - Buried Dreams. Sting - Bring On The Night and The Soul Cages. The Sundays - Reading, Writing and Arithmetic. Fields Of The Nephilim - Elizium. Head Of David - LP/CD and Dustbowl. Enya - Watermark. Bailter Space - Tanker. Kate Bush - The Sensual World. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever.
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Posted By: chrijom
Date Posted: March 12 2015 at 13:17
| IQ, one of my faves from this era. Shame it get's such a bad reception generally. |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: March 12 2015 at 13:25
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Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: March 12 2015 at 13:26
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Not easy... ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |
Posted By: Stool Man
Date Posted: March 12 2015 at 13:28
------------- rotten hound of the burnie crew |
Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: March 12 2015 at 13:31
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The one thing that is more odd than me voting for a non-prog album on this site is the presence of one on a poll. Living Colour's Vivid was such a dose of fresh air in an often dismal period for music it stands out, and not just because of Vernon Reid's unbelievable if chaotic guitar playing but also for the awesome rhythm section of Muzz Skillings and Will Calhoun, not to mention Corey Glover's great vocals. It was so defining for them almost all of it ended up on their best of album from 2006, Everything is Possible. Special mention goes to Hold Your Fire and So, two other great albums from the list. ------------- The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty" |
Posted By: sublime220
Date Posted: March 12 2015 at 13:59
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Easy. AMLOR, one of their most criticized album but imo, their best since Animals and beyond. Probably would've voted for Swans if it was there. ------------- There is no dark side in the moon, really... Matter of fact, it's all dark... |
Posted By: Michael678
Date Posted: March 12 2015 at 14:51
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A Momentary Lapse ------------- Progrockdude |
Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: March 12 2015 at 15:01
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Spirit of Eden, with honorable mention to Hold Your Fire. ------------- My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: March 12 2015 at 15:02
I'll youtube the stuff I don't know from your list. That Sting album is from 1991, I had it on cassette when it came out  But I can't stand listening to Sting these days, I do listen to The Police though. Does it make sense? |
Posted By: King Only
Date Posted: March 12 2015 at 15:10
Yeah it was recorded in 1990 and then released in January 1991. To me, The Soul Cages is a real progressive album, although I'm sure that most people consider it to be 'just' a 'pop' album. I love Dream Of The Blue Turtles, Bring On The Night and The Soul Cages. But Sting's other albums don't do much for me. I love everything that The Police released. Their live albums are great too. The reunion tour was really good, much better than I expected.
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Posted By: Wanorak
Date Posted: March 12 2015 at 16:35
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Big Generator; criminally under rated and maligned. IMO, much better than the gimmicky 90125. ------------- A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!! |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: March 12 2015 at 17:12
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First vote for one of my favorite Rush albums. Criminally overlooked. ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: March 12 2015 at 18:30
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1 So (by a smidgeon over) 2 Clutching at Straws 3 Are You Sitting Comfortably? ------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: Meltdowner
Date Posted: March 12 2015 at 18:32
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Went somewhere in time. |
Posted By: snowsnow
Date Posted: March 12 2015 at 18:54
| Spirit of Eden |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: March 12 2015 at 19:30
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So is the best from that list. ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: March 12 2015 at 19:48
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Can't really pick any of those Thinking Plague - In This Life Univers Zero - Heatwave U Totem - s/t Ozric Tentacles - Erpland Shub Niggurath - Les Mort Vont Vite Cardiacs - A Little Man And A House ... ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: March 12 2015 at 21:13
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Marillion ------------- 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. |
Posted By: Metalmarsh89
Date Posted: March 12 2015 at 23:04
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I'd take Rush's Presto over Hold Your Fire any day, so I'll vote other. But from the poll, I pick Iron Maiden. Somewhere in Time is one of their best imo. ------------- Want to play mafia? Visit http://www.mafiathesyndicate.com" rel="nofollow - here . |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: March 13 2015 at 03:48
and me
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Posted By: Altairius
Date Posted: March 13 2015 at 04:09
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Overground Music - After Crying Barren Dream - Mr. Sirius
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Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: March 13 2015 at 08:15
Agree 100% Soul Cages is my fav Sting record and is proggy---also love his first two. Voted Gabriel--think So is his second best solo album---my fav is Car his first.
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Posted By: Varon
Date Posted: March 13 2015 at 08:52
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No good albums here I will vote for Iron Maiden for the first time in my life ------------- Would you catch the final words of mine? Would you catch my words??? |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: March 13 2015 at 09:08
No good albums?! LOL Now if you just said you don't like some of these albums, it would be ok, but saying "no good albums" it's like saying to me "man, you tastes suck!" |
Posted By: infernalfrog
Date Posted: March 13 2015 at 10:19
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i don't like any of those albums, only Sorrow from AMLOR so, i will go with Voivod - Nothingface ------------- Please, forgive my spelling and concordance mistakes. English noob here. |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: March 13 2015 at 10:45
what's so bad about Fates Warning, Queensryche or Savatage? as I see you do like some metal. |
Posted By: jude111
Date Posted: March 13 2015 at 17:28
| Other: Mike Oldfield's Amarok ;-) |
Posted By: Metalmarsh89
Date Posted: March 14 2015 at 01:08
Ooh, yes. I completely forgot about that one.  ------------- Want to play mafia? Visit http://www.mafiathesyndicate.com" rel="nofollow - here . |
Posted By: fudgenuts64
Date Posted: March 14 2015 at 01:33
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Clutching at Straws. Although Talk Talk Spirit Of Eden is one I really need to check out sometime. The others I'm either not much a fan of or have no interest in. Slim pickings here. ------------- 
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Posted By: God Was A Mellotron
Date Posted: March 14 2015 at 09:03
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Spirit Of Eden, easily. The fact alone that an album from the late 80s can sound so refreshing and timeless is quite a feat. However, I admit it's a period I'm not generally fond of, but as always greater things might lurk in the obscurity... Any recommendations for late 80s albums not marred by the usual suspects - i. e. plastic overproduction, gated drums and cheap synthesizers - of the era ? Thanks ! (FYI, I only know of great RIO around that time, Art Zoyd, Univers Zero, Thinking Plague, Lars Hollmer, News From Babel, and obviously Offering... The Dukes Of Stratosphear is incredible, but hey, it was made to sound like a 60s time capsule) ~ ------------- Welcome to the insects. Let's change the subject ! (https://halcyondazeblog.wordpress.com/ ; https://arthurrainbow67.bandcamp.com/)~ |
Posted By: proggman
Date Posted: March 24 2015 at 18:26
Marillion, Clutching at Straws. |
Posted By: Polymorphia
Date Posted: March 24 2015 at 22:41
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Spirit of Eden by far. ------------- https://dreamwindow.bandcamp.com/releases" rel="nofollow - My Music 
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Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: March 25 2015 at 05:30
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well from this list to tuff to vote so other vote for me... ------------- Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake." Music Is Live Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Keep Calm And Listen To The Music… < |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: March 25 2015 at 05:39
and that "other" choice is...  |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: March 25 2015 at 08:07
Yes, long live the Paul Menel era. Are You Sitting Comfortably is a great album. For me IQ is the clear winner.
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Posted By: Xonty
Date Posted: March 25 2015 at 17:53
| Nothing here really comes close to "So". Every track on that album is excellent, apart from "Excellent Birds" ironically... |