Best British Album: Seventh Sojourn
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Topic: Best British Album: Seventh Sojourn
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Subject: Best British Album: Seventh Sojourn
Date Posted: January 26 2020 at 02:11
No prizes for guessing who I'm voting for this time around.  I'd only planned to have a Best British First, Second and Third Album poll originally, but the polls have proved so popular that we're now on the Seventh Album poll with one more still to come.
I'm predicting this poll is going to be a battle for first place between the YES Relayer album and Genesis' Trick of the Tail album.
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Posted By: Mirakaze
Date Posted: January 26 2020 at 03:13
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Gonna go with A Trick Of The Tail, although Red comes very close. |
Posted By: Mortte
Date Posted: January 26 2020 at 03:34
| Really would like to vote War Child in this, but to be honest, it´s Red. I believe it will give some challenge to Trick & Relayer. |
Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: January 26 2020 at 03:51
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Free Hand by some way over Relayer, TOTT and Floyd's often-neglected masterwork Obscured by Clouds. New England is also a very good album, but it isn't prog! ------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: January 26 2020 at 04:00
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Trick Of The Tail before Red |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: January 26 2020 at 05:02
Pretty much this although Obscured By Clouds is equally close to me. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Mirakaze wrote:Posted By: Enchant X
Date Posted: January 26 2020 at 05:15
| King Crimson- Red |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 26 2020 at 05:18
To be honest, I've never heard the New England album. I only included Wishbone Ash because they were in the first six album polls.
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Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: January 26 2020 at 06:09
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Red > Relayer |
Posted By: dougmcauliffe
Date Posted: January 26 2020 at 07:33
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Tears of joy, at the birth of a brother... ------------- The sun has left the sky... ...Now you can close your eyes |
Posted By: progmatic
Date Posted: January 26 2020 at 07:38
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Red edges Free Hand and Trick of the Tail. ------------- PROGMATIC |
Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: January 26 2020 at 07:57
| going with the one that is easiest to enjoy which is Trick---but Relayer is amazing and very close. |
Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: January 26 2020 at 08:09
| King Crimson's Red among all these jewels of progressive music, just half a hair ahead of War Child. |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: January 26 2020 at 08:58
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Red > Free Hand > Relayer ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: January 26 2020 at 08:59
Guess you underestimated Red ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: I prophesy disaster
Date Posted: January 26 2020 at 09:32
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Van der Graaf Generator - World Record over Yes - Relayer and King Crimson - Red. ------------- No, I know how to behave in the restaurant now, I don't tear at the meat with my hands. If I've become a man of the world somehow, that's not necessarily to say I'm a worldly man. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 26 2020 at 09:44
To be honest, I've never heard King Crimson's "Red" album. I stopped listening to King Crimson after hearing their "Lizard" album.
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Posted By: Chaser
Date Posted: January 26 2020 at 10:08
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Tough poll. I was heavily drawn towards Red, but my love for Relayer just pushed it over the line on this occasion. Honourable mention for Gentle Giant's "Free Hand" though, which is one of my favourite GG albums ------------- Songs cast a light on you |
Posted By: Mortte
Date Posted: January 26 2020 at 11:21
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Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: January 26 2020 at 11:33
| Seventh Sojourn but lots of great ones on here by Barclay James Harvest, Jade Warrior, Renaissance, Camel, Genesis |
Posted By: AZF
Date Posted: January 26 2020 at 11:51
| Bit late now, but if you'd have included Soft Machine, these polls could have gone up to eleven! |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 26 2020 at 11:53
Not quite. I have John Wetton's version of "Starless" on a Live Prog compilation album.
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 26 2020 at 11:55
This poll could have gone up to eleven if I'd included Spinal Tap in the poll too.
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: January 26 2020 at 12:21
Well you've missed out on some of their greatest albums that are nothing like what came before them. I'd suggest you checkout Larks Tongues In Aspic, Red, Discipline and The Power To Believe. ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: January 26 2020 at 13:21
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Free Hand ------------- |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: January 26 2020 at 13:44
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No contest, KC-Red. ------------- This message was brought to you by a proud supporter of the Deep State. |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: January 26 2020 at 14:12
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Red over Relayer ------------- 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: January 26 2020 at 14:13
KC's Red must be a good album to have garnered nine votes against such strong competition, although I still haven't listened to the album yet. I just hope it's better than their "Lizard" album, which I didn't like at all.
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Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: January 26 2020 at 14:17
You never know. Some who love Red also love Lizard.
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Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: January 26 2020 at 15:11
Caravan: a nice one, but not stunning  , Yes: a solid 4/5, Genesis: 4.5/5, GG is the best of the bunch here------------- 
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Posted By: Dopeydoc
Date Posted: January 26 2020 at 15:38
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Relayer and Red, over Free Hand. |
Posted By: Squonk19
Date Posted: January 26 2020 at 16:37
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Red should win for Red and Starless alone... but there is something so special in my view of Trick by Genesis as a whole (maybe the shock of something so special even after Peter leaving) and my memories of buying and playing it non-stop at that time, that make it sneak pass. ------------- “Living in their pools, they soon forget about the sea.” |
Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: January 26 2020 at 18:00
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I thought it was another nice time for a Jade Warrior vote. ------------- A curse upon the heads of those who seek their fortunes in a lie. The truth is always waiting when there's nothing left to try. - Colin Henson, Jade Warrior (Now) |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: January 27 2020 at 00:25
same for me although I would put Trick ahead of Freehand.
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Posted By: Mortte
Date Posted: January 27 2020 at 02:17
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6qXyC__vdA" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6qXyC__vdA
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Posted By: Libor10
Date Posted: January 27 2020 at 02:34
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Tough one. Too much great albums here. But in the end I vote KC's Red. Great great record. I have to say it even as I'm "Genesis man" and voting againt them is always hard for me :-) Yes's Relayer or JT's War Child are on my list of very good albums also together with Gentle Giant. Anyway it's Red, one of KC's best records. ------------- 
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: January 27 2020 at 02:39
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can't choose, I could vote for like half of these... |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: January 27 2020 at 03:33
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First vote for Novella ------------- 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: SteveG
Date Posted: January 27 2020 at 04:03
------------- This message was brought to you by a proud supporter of the Deep State. |
Posted By: Mortte
Date Posted: January 27 2020 at 04:59
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Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: January 27 2020 at 05:20
------------- This message was brought to you by a proud supporter of the Deep State. |
Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: January 27 2020 at 05:28
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Genesis, just ahead of Red. ------------- Welcome to the middle of the film. |
Posted By: Argo2112
Date Posted: January 27 2020 at 08:42
| ^ Agreed |
Posted By: Olape
Date Posted: January 27 2020 at 09:55
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Red +1 Free Hand - World Record Relayer ------------- 
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 27 2020 at 10:09
I'm planning to listen to all of King Crimson's albums eventually, but I have a few hundred other albums to listen to first.
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Posted By: miamiscot
Date Posted: January 27 2020 at 11:32
| Relayer, of course. |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: January 27 2020 at 11:47
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Again some fine lp's on that list....but heh....c'mon, Red is also there...nuff said. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: January 27 2020 at 14:53
If you can find 200 albums you haven't listened to that are better than Red then you're a better man than me, ......, you're not. ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Mortte
Date Posted: January 28 2020 at 01:31
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 28 2020 at 02:12
I'd love to listen to all of King Crimson's albums eventually, but at the moment I'm listening to and reviewing some of the more obscure British album treasures from the late 1960's and 70's era, such as the five-star album I reviewed yesterday by Armageddon, which featured two former members of Renaissance.
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Posted By: Mortte
Date Posted: January 28 2020 at 04:10
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Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: January 28 2020 at 05:00
And Bobby Caldwell, the drummer of Captain Beyond. -------------  BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 28 2020 at 05:09
No to be confused with Bobby Caldwell, the Smooth Jazz singer.
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Posted By: Frenetic Zetetic
Date Posted: January 29 2020 at 04:10
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Relayer. Red is almost perfect, but Relayer IS perfect. ------------- "I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021 |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 29 2020 at 04:39
I've just edited my Armageddon review to give Bobby Caldwell a well-deserved mention.
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Posted By: Fischman
Date Posted: January 29 2020 at 16:27
| Going fo the one that gave this thread its name...although I could just as easily gone for either of the Rs (Red or Relayer). |
Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: January 30 2020 at 21:41
------------- A curse upon the heads of those who seek their fortunes in a lie. The truth is always waiting when there's nothing left to try. - Colin Henson, Jade Warrior (Now) |
Posted By: Braka1
Date Posted: January 31 2020 at 11:22
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'Relayer' - though I'm taking this opportunity to say that 'Astounding Sounds' is probably the most unfairly maligned Hawkwind album of all time. Nearly half of it is great, and less than a quarter of it sucks. ------------- Believe me Pope Paul, my toes are clean |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 31 2020 at 11:47
I remembered to add Jade Warrior to my 1971 albums poll at the last moment, although I had to leave ELO out of the poll to make room for them.
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