Four albums I love
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Topic: Four albums I love
Posted By: Lewian
Subject: Four albums I love
Date Posted: October 17 2019 at 09:26
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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: |
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 17 2019 at 10:05
I WAS going to say I've heard of three of those albums but never actually listened to them, but you've now solved that problem by helpfully posting YouTube videos for each album, so my vote goes to Novalis. 
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: October 17 2019 at 10:08
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Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Nightingales and Bombers Novalis is also great. |
Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: October 17 2019 at 11:38
| 4 great albums. East of Eden gets my vote. |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: October 17 2019 at 11:49
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Mercator Projected gets my vote too. ------------- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcp9fYc6K4IKuxIZkenfvukL_Y8VBqzK" rel="nofollow - Various music I am very into: a youtube playlist with two tracks per act |
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: October 17 2019 at 19:17
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Thanks, Lewian! I knew none of these! ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: YESESIS
Date Posted: October 17 2019 at 20:34
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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. |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: October 18 2019 at 01:54
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JJ ------------- 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: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 18 2019 at 02:23
Thank you for re-introducing me to the Symphonic Prog of Novalis. That's my kind of music. 
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: October 18 2019 at 04:09
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I've only heard the MMEB album, and I do love that. It's arguably their best album, certainly on a par with Solar Fire and Roaring Silence, but I've not heard the other three so won't vote. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: October 19 2019 at 17:55
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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.
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Posted By: tamijo_II
Date Posted: October 20 2019 at 02:24
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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 ------------- Same person as this profile: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/member_profile.asp?PF=22524" rel="nofollow - Tamijo |
Posted By: Cambus741
Date Posted: October 20 2019 at 03:08
| I've always considered Somewhere in Afrika to be the best MMEB album. And by some way as well. |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: October 20 2019 at 06:13
They have many very good albums - Solar Fire - The Good Earth - Nightingales & Bombers - Roaring Silence - Watch - Angel Station (has some very good songs though a few stinkers as well) and then Somewhere in Africa again. For me N&B is clearly the strongest but all those just listed have been very enjoyable to me reliably through the years.
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Cambus741 wrote:Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: October 20 2019 at 06:23
You aren't a secret Bruce Springsteen fan, are you?
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Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: October 20 2019 at 06:26
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Mercator Projected is the only one I know, but I would've voted for it anyway. A fantastic album that no prog fan should miss. |
Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: October 21 2019 at 05:51
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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. ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: socrates17
Date Posted: October 21 2019 at 18:05
| Mercator Projected is one of my favorite albums. |
Posted By: Magnum Vaeltaja
Date Posted: November 02 2019 at 19:12
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Novalis ------------- when i was a kid a doller was worth ten dollers - now a doller couldnt even buy you fifty cents |
Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: November 02 2019 at 19:35
| Novalis |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: December 02 2023 at 11:08
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gentle bump!
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Posted By: Octopus II
Date Posted: December 02 2023 at 11:12
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Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Nightingales and Bombers |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: December 02 2023 at 12:27
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East of Eden over Novalis ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: December 02 2023 at 14:04
| MMEB by miles |
Posted By: Olape
Date Posted: December 02 2023 at 14:37
This. Nice poll options. ------------- 
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Posted By: Moyan
Date Posted: April 14 2024 at 00:01
| "Mercator Projected" |
Posted By: Hector Enrique
Date Posted: April 14 2024 at 14:45
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1. Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Nightingales and Bombers 2. Novalis - Novalis ------------- Héctor Enrique |
Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: April 14 2024 at 15:27
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MMEB by miles (nautical ) ------------- "Mellotron is to progrock what watercolor is to painting. Diaphanous and mesmerizing" |
Posted By: Hugh Manatee
Date Posted: April 15 2024 at 20:55
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Had to go for "Nightingales..." one of my all time favourite albums. I just love the concept of the title and how it is brilliantly realised in "As Above, So Below": ------------- I should have been a pair of ragged claws Scuttling across the floors of uncertain seas |