Two II
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Topic: Two II
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Subject: Two II
Date Posted: June 09 2025 at 20:38
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Not as many mainstream albums this time around so Big Big Train might be getting some votes. We're looking at 2002, 2012 and 2022. Five albums from each of those years. One vote. As usual I have some of my favourites along with some of yours. I'm voting In Absentia. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: June 09 2025 at 21:48
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Three of these would have been in my list: Godspeed You! Black Emperor's Yanqui U.X.O., Swans' The Seer and Motorpsycho's The Death Defying Unicorn. And quite possibly Guillaume Perret & The Electric Epic and Agalloch's The Mantle as well. I also have liked the Nebelnest, Daal, Raum and Echolyn. I figured before you did this that it would be tough for me to choose between The Seer and Yanqui U.X.O should you include both of those. I thought I might go with GY!BE, but right know I'm thinking The Seer. Going with the Seer. This is an excellent poll per my tastes. ------------- 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: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: June 09 2025 at 22:10
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^ I wanted to include Sigur Ros ( ) for '02 and 5UU's Abandonship to a lesser extent. And Vapor Trails by Rush. For '12 I took out Magma replacing it with Guillaume Perret. And for '22 I love Birth's Born and One Shot's A James. Also Jordsjo's Jord Sessions and Long Distance Calling's Eraser. That about covers it. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: June 09 2025 at 22:18
^ Well, I'm glad you left me some things to work with if I do one too (it is prepared).  Sigur Ros and Magma are very much in my list. And I really like the 5uu's album too. I should check out that One Shot, I have the first three albums. And Birth's Born is cool but I only spun, well actually streamed, it once in full. Good reminder to listen again.------------- 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: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: June 09 2025 at 22:26
| PT with Echolyn and BBT close behind. |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: June 09 2025 at 23:07
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I feel that even someone who normally hasn't got the patience for GY!BE slowly caterpillaring (if that term make sense outside of my head) towards those cathartic crescendos - could love Yanqui U.X.O. Pre-comeback era this album was always considered their weakest effort, but it's just different. Not simply the same one or two (achingly beautiful) themes/melodies that slowly build in intensity anymore. But what I think of as a group of musicians soundweaving themselves from one variation over a theme to the other. More sophisticated I suppose. Which is probably why the typical Post-Rock fan was a little dissapointed (at least at the time of it's release), and the typical progger might enjoy it. And the crescendos? Heavenly as ever if you ask me. So yes I voted for: Godspeed You! Black Emperor- Yanqui U.X.O. But I really like the the four albums underneath here as well. Yes, what has to be Porcupine Trees most commercial-sounding album is my favorite of theirs. It's actually the only one of theirs I could consider listening to. I think Steven Wilson has a talent for writing conventional radio friendly rock. A song like Trains is basically AOR, and could have been a radio staple. Swans-The Seer Motorpsycho-The Death Defying Unicorn Tangerine Dream-Raum Porcupine Tree-In Absentia |
Posted By: Enchant X
Date Posted: June 09 2025 at 23:20
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Grumpyprogfan wrote:Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: June 10 2025 at 02:46
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PT > TD ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: June 10 2025 at 03:00
Voted for Motorpsycho’s finest. Could just as easily have gone with In Absentia, Guillaume Peret’s debut and Nebelnest  ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: June 10 2025 at 09:27
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First vote for Änglagård. Beep Beep! ------------- ---------- 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: Mormegil
Date Posted: June 10 2025 at 09:36
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BBT gets the nod. ------------- Welcome to the middle of the film. |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: June 10 2025 at 13:12
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Raum ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: June 11 2025 at 02:47
| I hate having to vote for PT over BBT but hey ho.. |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: June 11 2025 at 16:44
I was thinking the other day that it's really rare for me to listen to a cd for the first time with another person. Super rare. It's always me and the music. Well, In Absentia is a rare exception. My oldest daughter who at the time was already a PT fan and going to University was with me when I bought this and we listened together, driving home, and we were both blown away. It was so powerful compared to previous PT cds. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: June 11 2025 at 16:50
It's my favourite Godspeed record. This is fairly recent actually, well lets say five years ago when I went though all my Post Rock cds to come up with a "best of" list. It just stood out in a positive way along with their Ep over what most consider their masterpiece. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: June 11 2025 at 16:57
I love the mood of that record. It might be my favourite concept album. Thanks for mentioning Nebelnest, that album cooks. Like cooking in the dark. Peret's debut has some players on it, like Bussonnet on bass. And John Zorn was the executive producer. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: June 11 2025 at 17:21
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Swans! ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Big Sky
Date Posted: June 11 2025 at 19:05
Yeah, same here. |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: June 13 2025 at 08:14
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Big Big Train over Echolyn, Daal and Greco Bastian. ------------- 
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Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: June 13 2025 at 08:35
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Swans > PT, Motorpsycho, GSY!BE ------------- I make typos so you see I'm not a machine, but I may be a machine pretending to not be a machine. |
Posted By: Octopus II
Date Posted: June 14 2025 at 00:59
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Tangerine Dream-Raum
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Posted By: A Crimson Mellotron
Date Posted: June 16 2025 at 10:46
| 'In Absentia' is a long-time favorite so I have a preference for it over almost anything else. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: June 16 2025 at 14:11
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1. Big Big Train 2. Tangerine Dream 3. Anglagard 4. Porcupine Tree |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: June 16 2025 at 23:31
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In Absentia out of the ones I know.
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