Battle of the Neo-Prog Bands: Debut Albums
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Topic: Battle of the Neo-Prog Bands: Debut Albums
Posted By: Cristi
Subject: Battle of the Neo-Prog Bands: Debut Albums
Date Posted: January 18 2022 at 00:05
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20 debut albums from the 20 bands (in the earlier poll). Choose your favorite and do comment/post your choice.
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: January 18 2022 at 00:47
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Script ------------- 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: b_olariu
Date Posted: January 18 2022 at 01:16
| Because I think Marillion will win easy and is the most famous, and for sure one of the best, I choose one is little known and damn great Abel Ganz - Gratuitous Flash |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 18 2022 at 01:19
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1. Abel Ganz 2. Pallas 3. Solstice
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Posted By: Rick1
Date Posted: January 18 2022 at 02:37
| I certainly bought all the albums from the top half of this list when they came out (although I didn't catch up with Twelfth Night until the excellent Fact and Fiction). Does anybody remember that wonderful Fire in Harmony compilation that came out in 85 featuring many of these bands who didn't quite get a record deal - Quasar, Liaison etc.? |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: January 18 2022 at 02:44
I've never heard of Liaison, but Quasar's debut album from 1982 is quite good. I can't say i like the rest of their work though. You are talking about this compilation, right? http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=16185" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=16185 |
Rick1 wrote:Posted By: VianaProghead
Date Posted: January 18 2022 at 02:58
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Marillion - Script for a Jester's Tear. ------------- "PROG IS MY FERRARI". Jem Godfrey (Frost*) |
Posted By: Rick1
Date Posted: January 18 2022 at 03:38
Yep
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Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: January 18 2022 at 03:58
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Marillion by a rather large margin. ------------- ---------- 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: King Crimson776
Date Posted: January 18 2022 at 04:05
| IQ |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: January 18 2022 at 05:40
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Call me mad, but my vote goes to Fish ------------- 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: Manuel
Date Posted: January 18 2022 at 05:43
| Pendragon. I really like The Jewel. |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: January 18 2022 at 05:43
why would anyone call you mad? It's a fine album!
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Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: January 18 2022 at 06:09
| Some fine bands, but it's really very difficult to see beyond Script... |
Posted By: Shadowyzard
Date Posted: January 18 2022 at 06:19
| Satellite gets my vote here. Wonderful debut. |
Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: January 18 2022 at 07:26
 ------------- I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth. |
Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: January 18 2022 at 08:21
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Marillion, just ahead of IQ and Fish. ------------- Welcome to the middle of the film. |
Posted By: Gentle and Giant
Date Posted: January 18 2022 at 09:54
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IQ for me. ------------- Oh, for the wings of any bird, other than a battery hen |
Posted By: Rick1
Date Posted: January 18 2022 at 10:09
| Interesting - at the time the only serious contender to Marillion was Pallas rather than IQ. I am sure others that 'were there' would bear this out. |
Posted By: suitkees
Date Posted: January 18 2022 at 10:22
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^ I can only speak for myself, but at that time - mid 80s - Pallas was for me almost on par with Marillion and preferred over IQ, Pendragon, Twelfth Night... And I've seen them live more often than Marillion. ------------- The razamataz is a pain in the bum |
Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: January 18 2022 at 10:36
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Has to be Script. ------------- Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org Now also broadcasting on www.progzilla.com Every Saturday, 4.00 p.m. UK time! |
Posted By: suitkees
Date Posted: January 18 2022 at 10:45
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^ True (I almost forgot to vote). It is the most accomplished of them all, imo. But I'm still fond of The Sentinel... (and The Jewel and Smiling at Grief and Tales From the Lush Attic...) ------------- The razamataz is a pain in the bum |
Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: January 18 2022 at 11:40
No it doesn't, actually! Songs From the Lions' Cage is absolutely brilliant. 1 Arena 2 IQ 3 Pallas ------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: January 18 2022 at 12:51
Yep, it is a fantastic album, and so are the other two, but there is a reason why Marillion were and have remained the most successful of all these bands, and that is because their output has been consistently better. ------------- Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org Now also broadcasting on www.progzilla.com Every Saturday, 4.00 p.m. UK time! |
Posted By: Progmind
Date Posted: January 18 2022 at 12:55
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Love Twelfth Night, perhaps the first Neo Relase with Anyone´s Daughter "Adonis" Geoff Mann, what a powerfull singer!!
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Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: January 18 2022 at 13:21
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easy choice for me here Marillion - Script for a Jester's Tear ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: January 18 2022 at 13:22
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I had to go with Script too. ------------- 
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Posted By: Cosmiclawnmower
Date Posted: January 18 2022 at 15:11
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My favourite lp of that period is 'Fact and Fiction' by Twelfth Night but of this list it has to be 'Tales from the Lush Attic' by IQ. Script and The Jewel are also great as is Silent Dance by Solstice. The Sentinel by Pallas has some great parts but is patchy but i did see them live in Bristol on that tour and they were a great sounding and hard working live band. ------------- |
Posted By: Cambus741
Date Posted: January 18 2022 at 17:52
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sorry to be predictable but I've gone for Script. Not sure what I'd have gone for in 2nd place. Both The Sentinel and Lush Attic are great albums
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: January 19 2022 at 00:42
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I don't know all these and was never a great Marillion fan although Fugazi hits the spot for me. Voted IQ pretty much by default although it's certainly a fine debut album if a bit frenetic at times. They have done some very sweet live versions of those tracks over the years that are actually better than the originals. It does however still carry a 'punky' charm in its own right.
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: January 19 2022 at 03:40
coming soon - Battle of the Neo-Prog Bands: 2nd Albums.
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Posted By: A Crimson Mellotron
Date Posted: January 20 2022 at 15:48
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Picked Pallas with 'The Sentinel'. |
Posted By: EduTatsumi
Date Posted: January 22 2022 at 08:33
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1- Marillion - Script for a Jester's Tear 2- IQ - Tales From The Lush Attic 3- Pallas - The Sentinel 4- Arena - Songs from the Lions Cage 5- Satellite - A Street Between Sunrise And Sunset OBS: I know that "The Sentinel" was Pallas' first official studio album, but wouldn't it be more interesting to put "Arrive Alive"? It is a live album but all songs (except the title track) are exclusive to this album (Queen of the Deep, The Ripper, Paris is Burning...) and were not included in the studio albums. It's an album almost as important as the other studio albums.
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: January 22 2022 at 08:48
True, but I only put official studio albums. For instance IQ released a cassette in 1982 called Seven Stories into Eight which they re-released on CD years later in 1998 plus a much better re-recording.
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Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: February 04 2022 at 14:19
| Marillion Script |
Posted By: essexboyinwales
Date Posted: February 13 2022 at 11:41
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TFTLA😎 If for nothing else, just for the opening track, one of THE very finest epics of all time…. |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: February 13 2022 at 11:43
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Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: February 13 2022 at 12:21
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Twelfth Night, easily. Geoff Mann was amazing. ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: July 10 2022 at 00:51
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Excellent list for me SFAJT ------------- 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… < |