Part Two: 2023 Prog Albums
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Topic: Part Two: 2023 Prog Albums
Posted By: Logan
Subject: Part Two: 2023 Prog Albums
Date Posted: December 30 2023 at 17:48
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This, as the title indicates, is the second 2023 albums poll in a little series. I will do a third. I had hoped that this might complement The Album of the Year topic where all PA members are encouraged to submit their lists (even if it's just a few to start). I have a list of 44, these polls cover some of those, and a lot of that I have only heard over the last few weeks. I still have more that I want to hear. I am hoping that these polls may help to generate a little more interest in some of the albums that one might consider for one's list. Please vote for one, but list any of these that you feel like in your post. Feel free to vote with limited familiarity. This is not a contest. And comments on the selections are most appreciated.
Aksak Maboul - Une aventure de VV (Songspiel) MTM Vol. 48 Amoeba Split - Quiet Euphoria Battlestations - Memoirs of Once Caravela Escarlate - III The Chronicles of Father Robin - The Songs & Tales of Airoea: Book 2 Crown Lands - Fearless Damanek - Making Shore Eyeless Owl - Murmurations The Flower Kings - Look at You Now King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - PetroDragonic Apocalypse Kong - Traders of Truth Lazuli - 11 Arjen Lucassen's Supersonic Revolution - The Golden Age of Music The Mercury Tree - Self Similar Motorpsycho - Yay! Mystery - Redemption OGIVES - La Memoire des Orages Ozric Tentacles - Lotus Unfolding Plank! - Future of the Sea PoiL Ueda - Yosh*tsune RPWL - Crime Scene Sonar - Three Movements T.A.P - Paradigms Univers Zéro - Lueur I am giving it to PoiL Ueda - Yosh*tsune. And here is Part One for comparison: https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=132320" rel="nofollow - https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=132320 |
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: December 30 2023 at 17:55
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Four of these are in my top 50 of the year with UZ highest ranked. UZ surprised me, I had pretty low expectations. Univers Zero Ogives Poil Ueda Sonar The other PU would top this list, its in my top 2.
------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: mathman0806
Date Posted: December 30 2023 at 18:05
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The Mercury Tree gets my vote. I wasn't as taken with their previous album Spidermilk - a fine album but I thought the microtonal work was overdone. Better song structures here in my opinion and up their with my favorite albums by them (Countenance and Permutations). Over time, it could become my favorite. Other favorites: PoiL Ueda - Yosh*tsune Crown Lands - Fearless Kong - Traders of Truth Plank! - Future of the Sea Battlestations - Memoirs of Once Have only listened to fewer than half of the ones listed. A number of albums I still want to listen in this list that I haven't, particularly the ones from Sonar, Univers Zero, and King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard. |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: December 30 2023 at 23:11
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Caravela Escarlate - III fantastic Brazilian prog band, check them out! Enjoying that Crown Lands album a lot as well. It's basically Rush but I love Rush so that works! Also check out that Arjen Lucassen album for an unashamed dose of hard rockin prog in the vein of early Deep Purple and Uriah Heep. Tremendous fun, yes prog can really be fun!!
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Posted By: Octopus II
Date Posted: December 31 2023 at 01:25
The Chronicles of Father Robin - The Songs & Tales of Airoea: Book 2 
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Posted By: Lumenko
Date Posted: December 31 2023 at 01:56
| First vote for Ozric Tentacles' "Lotus Unfolding." |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: December 31 2023 at 02:06
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^ I found that one REALLY boring on first listen, but I'll probably give it another shot eventually. My top release for 2023 is still PetroDragonic Apocalypse. A masterpiece, simply put.
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Posted By: Lumenko
Date Posted: December 31 2023 at 02:47
We had not come to expect the Ozrics' distinctive sound to go to new places by the time "Lotus Unfolding" came out but the miracle happened—it's another crucial addition to the band's repertoire.
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MikeEnRegalia wrote:Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: December 31 2023 at 03:32
| ^ What is "crucial" about it - what does it have what the other OT releases lack? The last OT release I really liked was Yum Yum Tree, which was a bit more electronic than the previous ones. |
Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: December 31 2023 at 04:29
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Father Robin ------------- Welcome to the middle of the film. |
Posted By: Lumenko
Date Posted: December 31 2023 at 04:47
The Wynne family and their guests on "Lotus Unfolding" give something extra while maintaining the energy of its predecessor. The new album has even more of that forcefulness that was brought to "Space for the Earth," but it also has the crisp, flawless production that fans have come to anticipate from the best Ozrics recordings. "Lotus Unfolding," which features Ozric's crystalline healing and a maelstrom of sounds and styles from many albums, is enhanced by distorted guitars, forceful percussion, and heavier bass sequences. Last but not least, Ozric made a wise decision by joining Kscope because some new, young fans will be attracted.
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Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: December 31 2023 at 06:11
| The Flower Kings, one of their best albums. |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: December 31 2023 at 06:37
| ^ I found it underwhelming, but I really liked their 2022 release (By Royal Decree). |
Posted By: mathman0806
Date Posted: December 31 2023 at 08:53
Listened now to Sonar and King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard. Very different of course, but both quite good.
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Posted By: omphaloskepsis
Date Posted: December 31 2023 at 08:53
| The Chronicles of Father Robin - The Songs & Tales..: Book 2 |
Posted By: wiz_d_kidd
Date Posted: December 31 2023 at 09:44
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Toss up between Chronicles and Sonar. ------------- “I don’t like country music, but I don’t mean to denigrate those who do. And for those who like country music, denigrate means to ‘put down.'” – Bob Newhart |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: December 31 2023 at 19:28
I like it but maybe they have just over ploughed this particular furrow for the moment. It's been a strong year so for me I needed a bit more from TFK, but then I could say that about a lot of the stalwart bands who pushed out 'solid product' in 2023 but that's all.
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Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: January 02 2024 at 03:19
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Amoeba Split. I smell fresh, like a box of squares. ------------- ---------- 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: Cristi
Date Posted: January 02 2024 at 10:38
| Amoeba Split - Quiet Euphoria |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: January 02 2024 at 16:49
| This is too hard. I must vote for Kong as a devoted follower of the band, having the chance to support them once, but that Aksak Maboul album is excellent, and there are several others that I really love. Sonar and Battlestations in particular are very special to me, and even though it took me some time to get into the Univers Zero album, it turned out to be much better than my first impression. |
Posted By: suitkees
Date Posted: January 03 2024 at 04:10
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Hesitating between Univers Zéro, Lazuli and OGIVES, but since the latter are a new band... (according to my top list I should vote for UZ, but those rankings are quite arbitrary anyway, to me). I also very much enjoy the albums by Kong, Plank! and Sonar. ------------- The razamataz is a pain in the bum |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 03 2024 at 04:41
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I don't know any of these album, but I'm guessing Arjen Lucassen's Supersonic Revolution would appeal to me most of all, based on loving The Golden Age of Ayreon's albums.
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Posted By: Lesanderd
Date Posted: January 03 2024 at 04:47
| PetroDragonic Apocalypse |
Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: January 04 2024 at 11:16
I know I can't change my vote. I just listened to PoiL Ueda's Yoshіtsune and that would be my first choice now. I still smell like a box of squares. ------------- ---------- 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: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: February 26 2024 at 18:26
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Sonar over Univers Zero ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |