25 album choices derived from a 23 poll series
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Topic: 25 album choices derived from a 23 poll series
Posted By: Logan
Subject: 25 album choices derived from a 23 poll series
Date Posted: June 03 2023 at 02:53
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I prepared a series of 23 polls covering, counts on fingers, 575 albums last year, that's a lot of fingers, prosaically titled "Albums from the RYM chart that are also in PA". The RateYourMusic (RYM) chart is the General Music Chart at that site and I went down the list looking to see every album included in PA -- I had missed Slint early on, my bad, for some reason I had thought it was not in PA. I went through the top 3500 albums there to prepare the entries for those polls. It was a very time-consuming, but also a rather pleasantly mind-numbing exercise, like Novocaine direct to the brain. For this poll, I have chosen five or more given votes for each album from last year's poll series as the album qualifier. The number beside the album in the list below shows the number of votes that the album received in the poll from the series. Various bands/artists have multiple albums that would qualify on that basis, but I decided to limit this to one album per act based on the album of each act that received the most votes throughout the series of 23 polls that I conducted. If, as happened a few times, an act with an album in the poll has more than one album with that same number of votes, then I went with the album that was higher ranked at RYM. The order that the albums are in the poll and list below is the same order as how they were ranked at RYM at the time of the creation of the poll series. For instance, Selling England by the Pound's ranking at RYM's General Music Charts was 166. There were 15 albums that were higher in the list based on RYM's rankings than SEbtP, but none of them received enough votes in the poll to potentially qualify other than Yes' Close to the Edge with seven votes. Since in a later poll The Yes Album received 8 votes (one more than CttE), the Yes album with more votes then becomes the qualifier for this poll. Manfred Mann's Earth Band's Solar Fire, which is the 25th option in this poll, ranked at number 3338 at the RYM chart. What the competition was in nay given poll was an important factor in which album received the most votes as one could imagine. Genesis - Selling England by the Pound (15) Rush - Moving Pictures (13) Van der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts (11) King Crimson - Larks' Tongues in Aspic (10) Yes - The Yes Album (8) Pink Floyd - The Wall (9) Camel - Moonmadness (8) Renaissance - Ashes are Burning (5) Supertramp - Crime of the Century (6) Harmonium - Les cinq saisons (5) Steely Dan - Countdown to Ecstasy (5) Gentle Giant - Acquiring the Taste (9) Jethro Tull - Songs From the Wood (11) Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel 4 (6) Chris Squire - Fish Out of Water (6) Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells (8) Steve Hackett - Voyage of the Acolyte (8) Gong - Flying Teapot (7) National Health - Of Queues and Cures (6) Billy Cobham - Spectrum (5) Caravan - For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night (7) Marillion - Script for a Jester's Tear (11) Focus - Hamburger Concerto (7) Transatlantic - Bridge Across Forever (7) Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Solar Fire (6) Notes: 1. The Yes album is tied in my poll series with Relayer with six votes. Moonmadness is tied for 8 votes with The Snow Goose (I prefer the Snow Goose). In these cases I went with the album that was ranked higher at RateYourMusic. Renaissance is tied at five votes with Live at Carnegie Hall, and the Live is higher ranked at RYM, but in this case I opted to limit this poll to studio albums. 2. I had included Prog Archives Prog Related and Proto Prog acts in that General Music RYM chart in the series, and the three that qualified for this were Led Zeppelin's first (five votes), David Bowie's Blackstar also with five votes (what an emotional, poignant and incredible swansong) and The Who's Quadrophenia with five votes yet again. I opted not to include those because the ones included in Prog categories came to exactly 25 options. 3. I was surprised that in the first poll In the Court of the Crimson King only received one vote. Selling England received 15 votes in that same poll. This is not a multiple vote poll -------------------------------------------------------------- I have lots I like but six stand out the most for me: Van der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts Gentle Giant - Acquiring the Taste National Health - Of Queues and Cures Gong - Flying Teapot King Crimson - Larks' Tongues in Aspic Focus - Hamburger Concerto Voting Pawn Hearts. ------------- Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I have observed before. It can be much like that with music for me. |
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: June 03 2023 at 02:54
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tough choice! I'm going with Camel - Moonmadness
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Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: June 03 2023 at 03:10
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I'm very pleased to see Solar Fire has qualified. Chances are Manfred Mann and his Earth Band are not going to pick up many votes in this field, so I give them mine. Could've voted equally well for Pawn Hearts or Moonmadness. SEBTP and LTIA are of course great albums, too, as is Of Queues and Cures. |
Posted By: I prophesy disaster
Date Posted: June 03 2023 at 03:26
I think I would feel guilty if I didn't vote. But since the poll contains "Pawn Hearts", it's a no-brainer. ------------- 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. |
Logan wrote:Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: June 03 2023 at 03:57
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my faves are (unranked): Genesis - Selling England by the Pound King Crimson - Larks' Tongues in Aspic Yes - The Yes Album Pink Floyd - The Wall Supertramp - Crime of the Century Harmonium - Les cinq saisons Gentle Giant - Acquiring the Taste Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells Steve Hackett - Voyage of the Acolyte Marillion - Script for a Jester's Tear Focus - Hamburger Concerto Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Solar Fire
------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: Stressed Cheese
Date Posted: June 03 2023 at 04:52
| From the ones I'm familiar with on this list, Countdown to Ecstacy is the only 10/10 masterpiece, so I'm going for that one. |
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: June 03 2023 at 04:52
| I appreciate many of these, but today I'll choose National Health. |
Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: June 03 2023 at 05:58
| I honestly cannot choose one. So many great albums that I love are in this list, and depending on the mood I'm in, they would get my vote one day, but not the next one. |
Posted By: omphaloskepsis
Date Posted: June 03 2023 at 06:06
| Amazing albums, Yet the YES Album holds a special place in my heart. |
Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: June 03 2023 at 08:51
| SEBtP |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: June 03 2023 at 09:06
| 1. Renaissance |
Posted By: mathman0806
Date Posted: June 03 2023 at 09:24
| Voted for the Yes Album. Could have gone another way at another time. |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: June 03 2023 at 09:29
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Love these in particular. The ones at the top means a tiny little bit more to me than the ones at the bottom: Van der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts (which I voted for) Gentle Giant - Acquiring the Taste Steely Dan - Countdown to Ecstasy Gong - Flying Teapot King Crimson - Larks' Tongues in Aspic Camel - Moonmadness Caravan - For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night Steve Hackett - Voyage of the Acolyte Renaissance - Ashes are Burning |
Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: June 03 2023 at 09:55
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Too many great ones to pick from. Instead of carefully thinking about which one, I'm going to go with the one I'm in the mood for. So, Marillion it is. ------------- ---------- 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: Logan
Date Posted: June 03 2023 at 11:31
Voting for the one I'm "most feeling" in the moment is usually the way I vote in these preference type polls. That commonly is how I choose what to listen to at any given time too (some have systems to listen, for me it's a mood/gut thing mostly internal but also through the external influences of others -- and sometimes I do do it to please others even if not in the mood). A soon as something puts me in mind of "A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers", I'm always feeling it. All things are apart, all things are a part. Regarding A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers, I have noted some saying that it ruins the album for them (bad according to my old PA pal Micky), and many people saying that they really like the first half, but the second half doe not appeal so much. I like the whole thing, but it's parts from the second half that really bring on the feelings to me from the song. I want the whole thing but I gravitate most to the second half. I love it. It is so poignant to me and the pinnacle of VdGG for me. Glorious. ------------- Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I have observed before. It can be much like that with music for me. |
Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: June 03 2023 at 11:34
| Nice selection with lot of favs .. Selling wins the prize |
Posted By: AlanB
Date Posted: June 03 2023 at 12:58
| I wish multiple votes were allowed. I went for The Yes Album in the end but I also like Moonmadness, Bridge Across Forever and Tubular Bells. |
Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: June 03 2023 at 13:40
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Many classics here but Hamburger Concerto is simply splendid all the way through. ------------- I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth. |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: June 03 2023 at 14:09
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Another vote for Genesis, but there are many great albums here. My top 5 from this list: 1. Genesis 2. Mike Oldfield 3. Jethro Tull 4. Rush 5. Manfred Mann's Earth Band
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: June 03 2023 at 15:26
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Somehow I missed including Hatfield and the North's The Rotters' Club in this poll which well qualified with seven votes. I remember looking at it twice and thinking this likely would get my vote. I guess my mind got sidetracked by that line of thought and I forgot to include it. So easy for things to fall out of mind, might be all the Novocaine. That said, I am preparing a second poll, this time with multiple votes (maybe five each), and that option will be included. Many thanks for all of the responses. ------------- Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I have observed before. It can be much like that with music for me. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: June 03 2023 at 15:49
If multiple votes were enabled, the only three albums I wouldn't vote for are GG's Acquiring the Taste, KC's Larks' Tongues in Aspic and VdGG's Pawn Hearts.  Other than those three albums, I like all of the albums in the poll.
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Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: June 03 2023 at 15:54
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Some wonderful albums there: Genesis, Tull, Renaissance, MME, Focus, Yes, Marillion, Caravan, Rush. But one tops the lot and that's Moonmadness. In fact the only albums on the list I really don't like are Pawn Hearts, Larks Tongues in Aspic and The Wall. ------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: essexboyinwales
Date Posted: June 03 2023 at 16:55
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I went with SEBTP….but it could have been The Wall…..or Tubular Bells….. ------------- Heaven is waiting but waiting is Hell |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: June 03 2023 at 17:36
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Posted By: Awesoreno
Date Posted: June 04 2023 at 00:16
| Aaaaaaaalmost went with National Health, BUT, I doubted Squire would pick up a vote, so I went with The Fish. |
Posted By: VianaProghead
Date Posted: June 04 2023 at 04:31
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Genesis - Selling England by the Pound. My favourite album ever.
------------- "PROG IS MY FERRARI". Jem Godfrey (Frost*) |
Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: June 04 2023 at 05:02
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It seems he’s drowned . . . ------------- Welcome to the middle of the film. |
Posted By: jamesbaldwin
Date Posted: June 04 2023 at 14:11
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Voted for Pawn Hearts. ------------- Amos Goldberg (professor of Genocide Studies at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem): Yes, it's genocide. It's so difficult and painful to admit it, but we can no longer avoid this conclusion. |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: June 05 2023 at 01:35
| This one is cruel. In the end I went for Hamburger Concerto. |
Posted By: Steve Wyzard
Date Posted: June 05 2023 at 13:02
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From this list: 1. Selling England by the Pound 2. Fish Out of Water 3. Crime of the Century 4. The Yes Album 5. Moving Pictures
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Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: June 05 2023 at 13:48
I could vote for half of these but gave it to Songs From the Wood. Considerations to Selling England by the Pound, Tubular Bells, and Lark's Tongues in Aspic.  ------------- 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: Olape
Date Posted: June 05 2023 at 15:51
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Gentle Giant ------------- 
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Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: June 05 2023 at 17:50
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Just me talking out loud but i can't wait to do my Symphonic best of list this summer then the Eclectic one because I haven't heard these classics in years, many years. I've been so into other sub-genres and making yearly lists but not of the 70's yet and this will help me do that. On paper it's Genesis but like I said I can't wait to dive deep into VDGG, Gentle Giant, KC etc. Do I feel the same way is my question because I know my tastes have changed. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |