Collaborators' Top Albums of 2020
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Topic: Collaborators' Top Albums of 2020
Posted By: Tapfret
Subject: Collaborators' Top Albums of 2020
Date Posted: February 25 2021 at 22:05
The list is compiled from votes
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: February 26 2021 at 13:42
Excellent work, thanks again!
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: February 26 2021 at 14:25
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great work!
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Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: February 26 2021 at 15:32
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Great job as always! It's nice to see a couple debut albums rank so high: Zopp and Fren Interesting results. A lot of variety with a mix of old veteran acts and newer acts. ------------- ---------- 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: DamoXt7942
Date Posted: February 26 2021 at 16:25
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Excellent! Thanks for your great work Ian, and Zopp! ------------- http://www.facebook.com/damoxt7942" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: February 26 2021 at 23:08
I'm pretty sure I've never voted for an album so highly that became the #1 album of the year. So I'm glad you all are coming around to my taste.  ------------- 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: PhideauxFan
Date Posted: February 27 2021 at 00:12
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Well, I'm ok with Gazpacho, Enslaved, Fates Warning, Lunatic Soul, Sanguine Hum and some other artists And I can't stand anymore The Flower Kings, many Italian bands and 70's old-fashioned music played by bands like Wobbler. And no post-rock in that top. A pity !
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Posted By: A Crimson Mellotron
Date Posted: February 27 2021 at 00:53
I would have had Pendragon and The Flower Kings higher in my list; But Ring van Mobius above TFK? I don't get it. Anyways, cool to see that Zopp album being chosen the best album of 2020, maybe I should give it a spin soon. |
Posted By: suitkees
Date Posted: February 27 2021 at 01:40
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Nicely done! Still have to explore a great number of albums from this top 50. And, is it me or is the top 10 very heavily leaning on the retro side of prog? (not that I complain, I especially like the Logos album...) ------------- The razamataz is a pain in the bum |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: February 27 2021 at 02:08
well it seems then that more people enjoyed Ring van Mobius than TFK or they had it higher in their lists. TBH, I agree and I am not surprised at all.
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A Crimson Mellotron wrote:Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: February 27 2021 at 02:13
There are two issues with this. Firstly, a relatively few number of collaborators vote, so the votes aren’t really particularly representative of a larger music listening public. Secondly, this is skewed even further by the fact that those collaborators who do vote are very much into the more niche or acquired tastes of prog. There are not many left like me who bother voting and enjoy more, ahem, accessible music. ------------- Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org |
Posted By: Rivertree
Date Posted: February 27 2021 at 02:16
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Excellent job, Ian Zopp and Fren deserve it, congratulations and I find this a good mix of eccentric and mainstream prog ... ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Rivertree" rel="nofollow">  |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: February 27 2021 at 02:23
You are probably right. I just wanted to say that I'm not surprised by that and that I agree. I don't mean to upset anyone, it's all I do these days it seems.
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Posted By: nick_h_nz
Date Posted: February 27 2021 at 02:39
There was post rock in my list. Unfortunately, relatively few collaborators submit lists, which means less variety. This list essentially pulls together all the common elements from the contributing lists, and that leads to a fairly middle-of-the-road selection. That’s not to say these aren’t good or great albums, but I don’t really think it’s particularly indicative of what the contributors prefer, so much as whatever crossover there is. I have 18 of the albums in this list, but only 3 were in the list I submitted. I think it’s probably still a pretty good indication of what a lot of people who visit this forum will like, as it tends to the more mainstream. I actually found that I enjoyed more albums that do not appear in PA on 2020 than do, so even my own contributing list was not a true reflection of my favourite albums from last year, so much as what was left of those once I removed all the ones that don’t feature on PA. I have no problem with this list, though, because it’s not meant to reflect my tastes. And I actually think it’s a pretty good list of what was good last year - even though there’s a fair few albums in there that are not particularly to my taste. ------------- https://tinyurl.com/nickhnz-tpa" rel="nofollow - Reviewer for The Progressive Aspect |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: February 27 2021 at 02:42
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I'm definitely more into the 'safe' end of prog but ended up putting The Flower Kings further down my list than expected. I really enjoy the second disc but maybe got a bit bored with the first. Still its a very strong album. I am a little surprised that I was the only one to vote for the Lazuli album as for me its obviously their masterpiece. I also love Deep Purple's Whoosh! and Don Airey is clearly channelling a lot of the spirit of Jon Lord with a touch of Keith Emerson. Anyway its a very good list , I will certainly buy that Zopp album and have a good listen. The number of collaborators voting for it was considerably more than for any other album so that must mean something. I'm not a great fan of Canterbury per se so have to be dragged kicking and screaming towards that particular sub genre
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Posted By: nick_h_nz
Date Posted: February 27 2021 at 02:46
I love the Lazuli album, but there was so much I loved last year, some things had to give. I listened to and enjoyed well over 300 albums from 2020. My “shortlist” when I first made one, was something like 142 albums. Cutting down is hard, and some things get cut out that perhaps don’t deserve to. ------------- https://tinyurl.com/nickhnz-tpa" rel="nofollow - Reviewer for The Progressive Aspect |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: February 27 2021 at 02:51
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To start, let me thank you for the great work, Ian .
I did not have the time - or the mind - to listen to as much albums as I should want. Yet I came to a chosen dozen1, all worthy albums that would appear on my list in any year. I have not heard the TFK album, but I did like the Ring van Möbius album and this is reflected on my list. The final result had some pleasant surprises, and 4 albums from my list appeared in the top 10: 1. Fish - Weltschmerz (11) 2. Deluge Grander - Lunarians (62) 3. Zopp - Zopp (1) 4. The Tangent - Auto Reconnaissance (42) 5. Ring van Möbius - The 3rd Majesty (8) 6. Wobbler - Dwellers of the Deep (2) 7. Days between Stations - Giants (150) 8. Homunculus Res - Andiamo in Giro di Notte e ci Consumiamo nel Fuoco (25) 9. Logos - Sadako e le Mille Gru di Carta (3) 10. Ovrfrwd - StarStuff (88) 11. Violent Silence - Twilight Furies (186) 12. Anna von Hausswolff - All Thoughts Fly (18) 2020 was a good year for Canterbury. ------------- 
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Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: February 27 2021 at 03:01
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: February 27 2021 at 07:18
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Happy to have one in the top 10, Thirlwell & Steensland. Here's the rest of my ballot with final position and number of ballots they appeared on. Unsuprisingly I was the only person to vote for 8 of the albums. 1. JG Thirlwell & Simon Steensland - Oscillospira (4th - 8 ballots) 2. Schnellertollermeier - 5 (61st - 3 ballots) 3. Darrifourcq Hermia Ceccaldi - Kaiju Eats Cheeseburgers (100th - 1 ballot) 4. Led Bib - Live at The Vortex Jazz Club - May 3rd 2014 (106th - 1 ballot) 5. Dan Weiss Starebaby - Natural Selection (113th - 1 ballot) 6. Horse Lords - The Common Task (29th - 4 ballots) 7. Mary Halvorson's Code Girl - Artless Falling (139th - 1 ballot) 10. Guillaume Perret - A Certain Trip (66th - 2 ballot) 11. Le Grand Sbam - Furvent (19th - 6 ballots) 12. Arch Garrison - The Bitter Lay (188th - 1 ballot) 13. Behold The Arctopus - Hapeleptic Overtrove (37th - 3 ballots) 14. Artús - Cerc (188th - 2 ballots) 15. Polymorphie - Claire Vénus (159th - 1 ballot) 16. Hedvig Mollestad - Ekhidna (44th - 3 ballots) 17. Cheer-Accident - Chicago XX (227th - 1 ballot) 18. Red Fiction - Visions Of The Void (80th - 2 ballots) 19. Titan to Tachyons - Cactides (241st - 1 ballot) 20. Tigran Hamasyan - The Call Within (28th - 4 ballots) ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: February 27 2021 at 07:42
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I appreciate the time and effort it takes to compile a list like this. Thanks to all who participated. Here are five albums I enjoyed last year. All received zero votes.  1. Helmet of Gnats - Travelogue 2. Them Moose Rush - Dancing Maze 3. Intervals - Circadian 4. Lonely Robot - Feelings are Good 5. Harrison/Fafard - Chemical Reactions
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: February 27 2021 at 07:56
| Well done to all involved, for once I've actually heard quite a few of these, it was a pretty good year for prog. |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: February 27 2021 at 08:37
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My number 1 didn't make the top 50....so there's that.  Thanks for putting this together Ian and thanks to all the collabs for putting together their lists. Zopp came at 34 on my list, but that said it is a very good album. I did have Wobbler at #2 so I at least got that right.  ------------- 
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: February 27 2021 at 10:02
my number one did not make the list either, I'm not surprised, Conception is so overlooked it's rather ridiculous. I'm happy Fates Warning made the list. Also Psychotic Waltz.
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Posted By: TCat
Date Posted: February 27 2021 at 10:19
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Great work Ian!!!! Thanks for putting this together! ------------- https://ibb.co/8x0xjR0" rel="nofollow">  |
Posted By: dougmcauliffe
Date Posted: February 27 2021 at 13:52
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Wow! Didn't expect that upset! Good list overall though. Islands - The Flower Kings ended up being my surprise album of the year, really came into my life at the right time and really resonated with me. First Flower Kings album I ever enjoyed. My next 4 would be some combo of Virus, Dwellers, K.G., and either Motorpsycho, Pain of Salvation or Caligulas Horse
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Posted By: earlyprog
Date Posted: February 28 2021 at 05:51
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Bravo to Ian and all who contributed in the making of the TA 2020 list. A year that yielded fewer top notch albums than the last couple of years, IMO, but nonetheless provided a very enjoyable listening experience, and continues to do so as I'm close to 100 albums behind my usual yearly listens to new releases which is around 350 before I feel I have satisfied my need for new music. My own top 20 contains 5 of the entries in PA's top 20.
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Posted By: Piros7
Date Posted: February 28 2021 at 14:02
| thank you so much for this great list - really very helpful! |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: February 28 2021 at 20:48
My #1 finished at #69, my #2 finished at #10, my #3 finished at #2..........Over all my list did decent. But the results certainly, as many state, is a very eclectic not very accessible music list, nothing you would play at a party . Not that I really care, it just shows the individuality of many members, for sure not having full participation probably hurts some 2020 releases. I'll show my Top 10 list: 1. The Pineapple Thief - Versions Of the Truth (#69) 2. The Flower Kings - Islands (#10) 3. Wobbler - Dwellers Of the Deep (#2) 4. Fish - Weltschmerz (#11) 5. Mark Kelly - Marathon (#17) 6. Marco Minnemann - McStine & Minnemann II (#136) 7. The Tangent - Auto Reconnaissance (#42) 8. Neal Morse - Sola Gratia (#104) 9. Haken - Virus (#53) 10. Rick Wakeman - The Red Planet (#32) Thanks as usual Ian for all great work compiling our votes, major undertaking. Cheers! -------------   
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Posted By: nick_h_nz
Date Posted: March 01 2021 at 02:46
I could see as the contributions came in what the likely albums were that going to feature highly in the list. By the same token, I could see that contributing my own list was almost a token effort, because there was so little crossover with the albums already popular across the previous contributors. It’s a shame there were not more contributions, but it’s still a very interesting list, even if a lot isn’t necessarily to my taste. I can see this being a helpful list for a lot of people who want to further explore 2021. I think it’s great how much trouble Ian has gone to, to do this - so bouquet snd not brickbats are definitely in order. Thanks again! ------------- https://tinyurl.com/nickhnz-tpa" rel="nofollow - Reviewer for The Progressive Aspect |
Posted By: bartymj
Date Posted: March 01 2021 at 06:08
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Really great list, and good to see a few in there that I haven't listened to yet (even though I'm up to about 60 from 2020!), so thanks to those that put this together :-) Seeing all the comments about how there aren't enough collaborators that get involved in this, is it worth some fresh victims, sorry members, involvement? Not necessarily suggesting myself, if anyone's ever read one of my reviews they're a bit rubbish, but there must be some keen 'new' members out there that can join the experienced "old guard" - this forum is quite active at least!
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Posted By: jayem
Date Posted: March 04 2021 at 17:21
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100% congrats to Zopp and also the other honored ones, it's very good news bands like this can be prog (and music) references !
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Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: April 08 2021 at 16:16
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Just seeing this now! Glad to see Zopp hit #1. Though I haven’t really followed much prog lately, I’m happy for Zopp because somehow I’m the one Ryan sent a PM to originally to ask if he could be added to the site (this was before his album was released), because I was still listed as the Canterbury team lead on the Canterbury page (I haven’t been active on a team for years). But I listened to his sample and knew it was the real deal. The real team evidently thought so too. Looking forward to his next album (apparently it’s been finished for a while now). Surprised to see a Thirlwell project so high on the list - the Foetus guy? This I need to hear. Anyway, nice checking in with you all. ------------- 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: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: April 08 2021 at 17:18
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Thirlwell is the Foetus guy but he's with Simon Steensland here, full on Univers Zero. ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Zeph
Date Posted: April 23 2021 at 10:31
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Thanks for this! I’ve discovered many albums through these lists. As expected, the list has many lesser known albums, but I like that. If I want to look for albums that a higher number of people has rated I just use the PA ratings. The top albums weren’t that obscure and I’d put many of them up there myself. Thirlwell was the only unknown to me. |
Posted By: GolfBoi
Date Posted: April 23 2021 at 22:01
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Great list! Added all these releases to my Spotify playlist!
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Posted By: omphaloskepsis
Date Posted: April 25 2021 at 09:30
Great list. The Flower Kings, Fish, Marco Minneman, Haken, and Rick Wakeman made my top 25. My top 10- 1) Logos- "Sadako e Le Mille Gru Di Carta" (#3) 2 ) Wobbler- "Dwellers of the Deep" (#2) 3) Nodo Gordiano- "Sonnar" (#86) 4) La Maschera Di Cera - "S.E.I." (#9) 5) Witchwood- "Before the Winter" ( not listed) 6) Ellesmere- "Wyrd (#165) 7) Ubi Maior- "Bestie, Uomini e dei" (#254) 8) Pure Reason Revolution- "Eupnea" (#63) 9) King Gorm- "King Gorm" (#201) 10) Le Grand Sbam- "Fuvent" (#19) |
Posted By: projeKct
Date Posted: January 31 2022 at 14:43
Well I added this (great) album a few weeks ago, under the http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=6415" rel="nofollow - Judy Dyble discography, where it belongs (I think). http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=74291" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=74291 Better late than never...
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Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: January 31 2022 at 16:07
Better late than never indeed  . The album belongs here. Thanks!-------------
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Posted By: tempest_77
Date Posted: February 27 2022 at 10:57
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2021 list coming soon? ------------- I use they/them pronouns (feel free to ask me about this!) Check out my music on https://tempestsounds.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - my bandcamp ! |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: February 27 2022 at 10:58
yes
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Posted By: tempest_77
Date Posted: February 27 2022 at 11:35
Awesome! ------------- I use they/them pronouns (feel free to ask me about this!) Check out my music on https://tempestsounds.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - my bandcamp ! |