PA Top 100: Albums 40 to 49
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Topic: PA Top 100: Albums 40 to 49
Posted By: Cristi
Subject: PA Top 100: Albums 40 to 49
Date Posted: January 24 2022 at 00:37
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PA Top 100: Albums 40 to 49 Choose your favorite and comment/post your choice
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: January 24 2022 at 00:47
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GG over Caravan & VDGG ------------- 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: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: January 24 2022 at 00:57
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I don't feel like voting for The Silent Corner And The Empty Stage over Meddle or vice versa - so no vote. The rest of these albums are mostly top notch too. ------------- 
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Posted By: DayDawnsDark
Date Posted: January 24 2022 at 02:07
| For me, Peter Hammill's best solo album just beats his band's album by a whisker. |
Posted By: Chaser
Date Posted: January 24 2022 at 02:10
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Great albums here! I probably consider Still Life to be the best album in this list, but it's a demanding album and so I have to be in the mood for it. Land of Grey and Pink is a stonking classic and gets regular spins from me, so gets my vote too ------------- Songs cast a light on you |
Posted By: Hiram
Date Posted: January 24 2022 at 02:19
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First vote to VdGG, hopefully not the only one. Followed by Camel, Hammill solo, Caravan and Pink Floyd.
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: January 24 2022 at 02:50
| Between GG and Camel for me. I went with GG on this occasion. |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: January 24 2022 at 05:19
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Still Life just over Renaissance, Camel, and Pink Floyd. Edit: I realise there are two "Still Life" albums on this list, what a coincidence! Guess what I have voted for. The other one is not too bad either. |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: January 24 2022 at 05:26
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Caravan ahead of VDGG, Floyd & GG ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: jamesbaldwin
Date Posted: January 24 2022 at 05:29
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The silent corner and Scheherazade are on the top of the mountain, hand in hand. Supertramp and Museo Rosenbach, on the hills around, watch them with envy. Caravan and VdGG, where are thou? They are walking. And the others? We don't see them, they are very far, in the fog of the city. ------------- "Happiness is real only when shared" |
Posted By: VianaProghead
Date Posted: January 24 2022 at 05:44
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Very difficult to choose with so many great prog albums. But, once we need to choose, The Power And The Glory of Gentle Giant.
------------- "PROG IS MY FERRARI". Jem Godfrey (Frost*) |
Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: January 24 2022 at 05:46
| Camel for me, a fantastic album. I also love Caravan, Renaissance, Gentle Giant and Pink Floyd, and they are just a notch below. |
Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: January 24 2022 at 05:49
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I'll have to give Renaissance the nod for this one. But The Snow Goose is right on top of it. ------------- Welcome to the middle of the film. |
Posted By: Shadowyzard
Date Posted: January 24 2022 at 05:59
| Renaissance - Scheherazade and Other Stories |
Posted By: Syzygy
Date Posted: January 24 2022 at 06:00
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In The Land Of Grey And Pink. ------------- 'Like so many of you I've got my doubts about how much to contribute to the already rich among us...' Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 24 2022 at 06:05
| Renaissance' Tales of 1001 Nights |
Posted By: I prophesy disaster
Date Posted: January 24 2022 at 06:08
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Supertramp - Crime of the Century ------------- 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: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: January 24 2022 at 07:04
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Again: Several albums here I could easily choose and be happy with (Pink and Grey, Scheherazade, Power and the Glory), but went with Crime of the Century, a near flawless album who's stock has, sadly, fallen since I joined PA 14 years ago (used to hover around #25), thus, I wanted to show it a little love. ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: January 24 2022 at 07:32
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half of them in my top 10 ------------- Curiosity killed a cat, Schroedinger only half. My poor home recorded stuff at https://yellingxoanon.bandcamp.com |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: January 24 2022 at 07:38
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Honestly, none of these is a favorite of mine. Interestingly, only Meddle comes from one of the big 6 or 7 bands. The rest are second or third tier bands. Still Life is probably my favorite VDGG album and The Power and Glory is one of Gentle Giant's best, but both of these bands are more PA required listening versus bands that I have a long listening history with. Snow Goose is generally considered Camel's masterpiece, and while I recognize that it is beautiful music, it generally puts me to sleep. In the Land of Grey and Pink is also generally considered Caravan's best. Crime of the Century is a good album, and probably has the songs that I am most familiar with, although I am not familiar with the album as a whole. Many of the rest are albums that I have enjoyed listening to, but none are what I would call favorites. ------------- 
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Posted By: Rick1
Date Posted: January 24 2022 at 07:38
| 'Opeless again? Shurely shome mishtake? |
Posted By: Argo2112
Date Posted: January 24 2022 at 07:38
| Renaissance > Supertramp > Camel |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: January 24 2022 at 08:05
I'm starting to think you like complaining...
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Rick1 wrote:Posted By: Rick1
Date Posted: January 24 2022 at 09:10
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^ Well, no one else has bothered to vote for it yet. |
Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: January 24 2022 at 09:25
| Renaissance |
Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: January 24 2022 at 10:29
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Crime of the Century. Nigh on flawless pop/rock. ------------- Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: January 24 2022 at 10:34
And considering the competition and that the progressive metal listeners are few these days here, it might not get any votes. That does not mean the album does not belong in the Top 100.
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Posted By: Gentle and Giant
Date Posted: January 24 2022 at 10:50
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Gentle Giant > Camel > VdGG > Caravan ------------- Oh, for the wings of any bird, other than a battery hen |
Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: January 24 2022 at 11:23
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Renaissance. Other contenders include Caravan, Pink Floyd, Gentle Giant, and Supertramp. ------------- 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: progaardvark
Date Posted: January 24 2022 at 11:44
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GG > Supertramp > Renaissance > Museo Rosenbach ------------- ---------- 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: Sacro_Porgo
Date Posted: January 24 2022 at 12:58
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This is very close, but I'll go with Supertramp. Camel, Caravan, Renaissance, and GG are all strong strong contenders as well.
EDIT: Oh, and Pink Floyd ------------- Porg for short. My love of music doesn't end with prog! Feel free to discuss all sorts of music with me. Odds are I'll give it a chance if I haven't already! :) |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: January 24 2022 at 13:52
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Caravan...always the Canterbury ....and I don't get all the love for Supertramp.. I always thought of them as prog lite. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: January 24 2022 at 13:56
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[QUOTE and I don't get all the love for Supertramp.. I always thought of them as prog lite.[/QUOTE]
So did I. And loved them for it! ------------- Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org |
Posted By: questionsneverknown
Date Posted: January 24 2022 at 15:02
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Phenomenally difficult to choose. Many all time fave albums on display here. Went with Caravan, but ask the gut in another hour and you'll get another answer. ------------- The damage that we do is just so powerfully strong we call it love The damage that we do just goes on and on and on but not long enough. --Robyn Hitchcock |
Posted By: Frenetic Zetetic
Date Posted: January 24 2022 at 15:03
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GG here. ------------- "I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021 |
Posted By: EduTatsumi
Date Posted: January 24 2022 at 16:52
| Pink Floyd - Meddle |
Posted By: King of Loss
Date Posted: January 24 2022 at 16:58
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Van Der Graaf Generator - Still Life All of these are great records.
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Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: January 24 2022 at 19:17
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I bought Crime of the Century in 1979. So while everyone else was listening to Breakfast in America that had just been released I was absorbed in what I thought was the way better album. It's one of those albums like Dark Side of the Moon and Permanent Waves that just meant so much to me in my late teens. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: January 25 2022 at 03:34
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to vote for a very fine underdog: Museo Rosenbach - Zarathustra ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: Cambus741
Date Posted: January 25 2022 at 04:32
| Pink Floyd |
Posted By: digdug
Date Posted: January 25 2022 at 08:18
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great to see love for the tramp voted Crime next Zarathustra ------------- Prog On! |
Posted By: Rick1
Date Posted: January 25 2022 at 09:01
| 'Opeless - Nil points |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: January 25 2022 at 09:03
wow, you're still obsessing over this 🤦♂️ that says a lot TBH...
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 25 2022 at 09:19
There's no 'opeth for them in this poll.
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Posted By: tempest_77
Date Posted: January 25 2022 at 16:04
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This is difficult, but The Snow Goose is a perfect album. ------------- 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: Hercules
Date Posted: January 25 2022 at 16:47
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The Snow Goose is the best album ever recorded for me. There are other great albums here, but none really come near Camel's masterpiece. ------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: Olape
Date Posted: January 25 2022 at 18:36
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Floyd > GG > VDGG ------------- 
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Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: January 26 2022 at 00:54
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Three candidates: Floyd >= VdGG >= Camel. ------------- 
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Posted By: A Crimson Mellotron
Date Posted: January 27 2022 at 12:31
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Voted Zarathustra |
Posted By: iluvmarillion
Date Posted: January 27 2022 at 22:29
| Renaissance. |
Posted By: Machinemessiah
Date Posted: January 29 2022 at 13:55
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Meddle over The Power and the Glory. With an honoured mention to Scheherazade...
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Posted By: Earl of Mar
Date Posted: January 29 2022 at 17:25
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These are a selection of some of the best albums I own. Today Caravan. |
Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: January 29 2022 at 17:45
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Graaf |
Posted By: Progmind
Date Posted: January 30 2022 at 08:27
| voted Caravan, followed closely by Museo Rosenbach, Camel, GG and Pink Floyd |