your favourite album
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Topic: your favourite album
Posted By: frippertronik
Subject: your favourite album
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 20:38
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when i heard SELLING ENGALAND BY THE POUND, i said "THIS IS THE ALBUM" ------------- a plague of lighthouse keepers |
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Posted By: Fantômas
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 20:50
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When I heard Selling England By The Pound, I said "Damn, I lost ten bucks"...
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Posted By: frenchie
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 20:53
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When I heard Selling England By The Pound i wasn't really paying attention cos i was to busy listening to 73 era genesis ------------- The Worthless Recluse 
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Posted By: nousommedusolei
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 20:58
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I said "This is a good album but not certainly not my favorite". I don't really have a favorite album. It just depends on what I feel like listening to. So, I guess the last thing I listened to was my favorite album. ------------- I don't believe in demons I don't believe in devils I only believe in you |
Posted By: frippertronik
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 21:03
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yes, thats real, but i said that its my favourite album cos is very emotive and beutyfull ------------- a plague of lighthouse keepers |
Posted By: Yanns
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 21:03
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Favorite albums always change when you're a prog lover. If you are a normal music fan, you might be able to just sit back and say something like "Yeah, Led Zeppelin II is my favorite album." But for us proggers, favorite albums always change. So, it's pretty much an impossible question.
That being said, sure, you can have an overall favorite album, even if you don't listen to it much at the time. It could rise to the top of your listening list again sometime in the future, but it might be in the background now. Always possible. |
Posted By: NetsNJFan
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 21:05
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really? wow i love that album great stuff. My Favorite Album.......gotta be Thick as a Brick by Jethro Tull followed closely by Close to the Edge (Yes) and Foxtrot (Genesis) and Brain Salad Surgery (ELP), throw Animals (PF) in too. ------------- 
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Fantômas wrote:Posted By: JMCecil
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 21:12
My favorite CD is every Dream Theater CD. They are all so good and perfect that it is not possible to pick one. It is unfair that this site only has 5 stars when these all deserve at least 6. My favorite song is every Dream Theater song. My favorite band is Dream Theater. I have 10 CDs and all of them are Dream Theater. There is no reason to listen to anything else because this is the best.
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Posted By: Fantômas
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 21:13
They all kinda suck. ------------- And above all, is punk
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Posted By: King of Loss
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 21:14
| Saying Close to the Edge sucks is being a non-Prog 'tard, period. |
Posted By: Poxx
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 21:16
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Doesn't matter how good an album is, after enough spins, you will become tired of it at some point. Same as with your favourite meal. That said, I would consider Buckethead - Population Override as a contender for the bringing-with-me-to-to-a-deserted-island picks. |
Posted By: Fantômas
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 21:18
I don't want people to talk about my life. So, please, keep on the music area. And, yes, Close To The Edge sucks really hard, with the exception of the intro of the title track. ------------- And above all, is punk
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Posted By: NetsNJFan
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 21:19
what the hell do you listen to then??? -------------
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Posted By: JMCecil
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 21:20
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Clearly a Dream Theater, Mars Volta fan. Maybe he will get into prog music some day. |
Posted By: NetsNJFan
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 21:21
we can hope -------------
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Posted By: Fantômas
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 21:22
Tell me... Do you know Doctor Nerve, Herbe Rouge, Jean Derome, Motor Totemist Guild or René Lussier? If you don't, please, keep your mouth shut. You're clearly a Yes, Genesis fan. Maybe you will get into good music some day. ------------- And above all, is punk
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Posted By: Fantômas
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 21:24
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For those who think I'm a DT or Mars Volta fan (I like both, anyway), I would recommend to take a look on my past messages.
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Posted By: NetsNJFan
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 21:24
I'm actually mianly a classical music fan, but i love prog as well, and yes I love Genesis and Yes, what do you have against them? -------------
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Posted By: Fantômas
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 21:26
The same thing that you have against Mars Volta and At The Drive-In. ------------- And above all, is punk
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Posted By: JMCecil
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 21:27
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Actually a early Yes , early Genesis fan. And I didn't open my mouth. I typed into this little window on my screen. I'm not sure why you are so defensive and why you keep telling everyone to shut up. What a joke. I'll type my opinions here all day. If you don't like it, skip over my posts. |
Posted By: NetsNJFan
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 21:28
what might that be......................cause they sound nothing alike! -------------
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Posted By: frippertronik
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 21:30
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HEY!!!!!!!!!!! STOOOOOOOOOOP!!!! THERE'S SOMEONE THINKING IN THE KIDS????
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Posted By: Fantômas
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 21:31
I can't skip ignorant people who can't accept other ones to not like Genesis or Yes and being a prog fan. Why didn't you skipped mine? ------------- And above all, is punk
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Posted By: Fantômas
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 21:34
Ah, you did ask why I don't like Yes. I don't like 'em because they're pompous, they have a "fake classical" feel, are pretty arrogant and pretentious, and the sound is cheesy, the vocals are pure crap, the chorus is annoying, and many other reasons. ------------- And above all, is punk
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Posted By: Poxx
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 21:34
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I think you should shut up. He should be allowed to think those albums suck. As a matter of fact I think they "suck" as well, with the exception of 'Thick', which is decent. There is more to prog rock than Yes, Genesis, Elp, Dream, Theater and The Mars Volta. Why didn't you suggest that he listens to Secret Oyster/Amon Düül? Because if you presume in generalities, you are bound to hit bullseye at some point, that is, if you continue flaming recklessly. Ever thought about this: Perhaps lack of appreciation for 'Close to the Edge' is a matter of taste, and not a dislike for prog in general. It is legal to not agree with the majority. |
Posted By: NetsNJFan
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 21:35
your pissing people off cause basically your writing off some of the best prog albums (by consensus) as crap. You don't just say I don't like them or they arent the best, you say they suck. Who are you to say your prog is better when 90% of this site loves Genesis and Yes. -------------
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Posted By: strawberry
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 22:33
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Bill Bruford " One of a Kind" But really there are so many ------------- taste is but a matter of oppinion. |
Posted By: Dazo
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 22:38
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I think you will find it's only 89.3% By the way you can only sell England by the gram or Kilogram nowadays.
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Posted By: Trotsky
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 22:40
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While my feelings about other albums do ebb and flow, Selling England By The Pound has been my favourite prog album since I first heard it in December 1990 ... I've even caught myself singing "and you'll be the one who was laughing!" ------------- "Death to Utopia! Death to faith! Death to love! Death to hope?" thunders the 20th century. "Surrender, you pathetic dreamer.” "No" replies the unhumbled optimist "You are only the present." |
Posted By: Laurent
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 22:42
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Posted By: Dazo
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 22:43
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What a great cover. |
Posted By: Dazo
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 22:44
| Only joking, this has to be my 2nd favourite yes album.the no.1 spot - Going for the one. |
Posted By: Laurent
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 22:47
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Didn't know we were judging by the cover -------------
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Posted By: Bryan
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 22:51
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As far as classic prog, Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here. As far
as modern prog/prog metal, Opeth - Blackwater Park. As far as
music in general, Manic Street Preachers - The Holy Bible. Fantomas, as I've said previously, it's fine if you don't like CTTE, Foxtrot, Thick as a Brick, etc, but you can't expect to go onto a progressive rock forum, trash them relentlessly, and not expect to irritate anyone. |
Posted By: transend
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 23:10
| YESSHOWS - YES, November 1980. |
Posted By: alpaca_gonzalez
Date Posted: May 23 2005 at 23:24
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The album that made you look into new areas of musical expression, in this case prog rock, is the best album you've ever known. In my case, it coul be "Trace" from the same name band, or Los Jaivas' "alturas de macchu picchu", or the ultimate I bought of The Tangent. But just don't attack the popular Yes & Genesis. thank you for reading |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 02:10
| Brain Quack Perversity |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 02:33
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Yes - Going For The One What an incredible album
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.Posted By: Certif1ed
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 02:40
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I'm tempted to agree that CTTE sucks - I really don't like it. Selling England... is fantastic, OTOH. "Firth of Fifth" is worth the price of the album alone. But my favourite album is "Script for a Jester's Tear". |
Posted By: THRANE
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 03:01
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My favorite album is Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus,by SPIRIT |
Posted By: the dragon
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 03:29
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Long life to Close to the Edge and Yes! DT or Mars Volta are just fine, not The History. |
Posted By: Fantômas
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 13:32
One of the best albums? And who are you to speak of a consensus?! You're a Symphonic boy, as the majority in this site. But go and ask an Avant-garde progressive fan as me, and as many others that I met, what he think about Yes and Genesis, about Selling England By The Pound and Close To The Edge. ------------- And above all, is punk
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Posted By: Fantômas
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 13:37
I know. I only did this because the guy entered a topic that I created, and said that the bands of it "kinda suck". If he can, so I can express my opinion. It's a mather of opinion. If I irritated anyone it's not my fault. To be offended because other people don't like your favorite albums it's childish, don't you think? ------------- And above all, is punk
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Posted By: Kotro
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 13:39
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Gee, what a bunch of twats you turned out to be. Ever heard of personal taste? By the way, I love "Selling England by the Pound", and I do think that both "Close to the Edge" and overall avant-garde are rubbish. |
Posted By: ita_prog_fan
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 13:44
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Difficult choice... but maybe i can say "Foxtrot" is the best prog album
(P.S. - But best album ever IMHO is "Songs In The Key of Life" |
Posted By: Richardw
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 14:09
Good Choice. |
Posted By: threefates
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 14:12
 ------------- THIS IS ELP 
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Posted By: Heptade
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 14:16
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People sure scrap a lot around here.
Maani will be happy to hear that Priest=Aura by the Church is my favourite, probably, if I had to choose. But it's so hard to do that. So many albums give satisfaction from start to finish, it's almost an unanswerable question. By the way, everything sucks sucks sucks, apparently. |
Posted By: Jeremy Bender
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 14:20
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BRAIN SALAD SURGEY
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Posted By: Jeremy Bender
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 14:21
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Posted By: bluetailfly
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 14:23
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I like "Brain Salad Surgey" too! ------------- "The red polygon's only desire / is to get to the blue triangle." |
Posted By: Jeremy Bender
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 14:27
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First thing I heard......not a bad start I'd say
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Posted By: NetsNJFan
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 14:47
exactly, by consensus the majoirty of this site favors symphonic prog, ....As I stated.
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Posted By: Fantômas
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 15:02
Yes, but I wasn't "created" with this people. Nah, don't worry.  ------------- And above all, is punk
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Posted By: gdub411
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 15:47
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Posted By: Dragon Phoenix
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 16:41
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THE album is difficult. Main candidates: Genesis - Selling England by the pound Pink Floyd - Wish you were here Kate Bush - Hounds of love Kayak - Merlin, Bard of the Unseen Tori Amos - Scarlets walk |
Posted By: spectral
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 18:13
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I still haven't tired of The Mars Volta - "Frances the Mute" or The Spice Girls ------------- "...misty halos made visible by the spectral illumination of moonshine." |
Posted By: cuncuna
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 18:18
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"Deceit", from This Heat. Really weird and intresting. ------------- ¡Beware of the Bee! |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 18:58
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Posted By: Benighted
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 19:25
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I'm currently intoxicated with Jethro Tull's "Tick As a Brick" |
Posted By: Guillermo
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 19:38
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When I first listened to "Selling England by the Pound", I thought "it`s a good album, but I still prefer "A Trick of the Tail"". This happened in 1981. P.S. When the threads of this Forum are filled with very big scans of album covers, it`s very boring for me to wait for my PC to load them. Anyway, I know this is going to happen again... Who`s next?
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Posted By: kingofbizzare
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 20:37
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Honestly, I'm not a huge fan of Close to the Edge, but I admit, it is a
very good album, just not what I want to listen to a lot. It's so hard to pick just one album, so here are my top choices: Pink Floyd - A Saucerful of Secrets Yes - Relayer Rick Wakeman - The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table Jethro Tull - Heavy Horses Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III The Who - Quadrophenia ELP - Brain Salad Surgery King Crimson - Red |
Posted By: Joren
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 20:44
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This must be the most terrible thread ever. People are saying SILLY THINGS here (I believe I even read that "all avant-garde sucks" "Can you believe that, Maggie?" I think having ONE FAVOURITE ALBUM is impossible, if you are a true music lover. And YOU KNOW WHAT? I am not telling you what my favourite music is! Probably no one even cares, because most people here only seem to be interested in talking about the same stuff over and over and over (and over) again. Here's a word of advice: EXPLORE! (You could start with John Cage, or Faust, or Edgard Varèse, or Smegma, or John Coltrane, maybe Magma, John Zorn anyone?) (or you could play Brain Salad Surgery or Close To The Edge for the thousandth time. Either way, have fun!)
P.S. Darn! Did I just say something about my favourite music? |
"No John, I can't.")
Posted By: Valarius
Date Posted: May 25 2005 at 04:29
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What's wrong with saying they suck? Soon as Dream Theater get a lot of hassle on here... Surely he can voice his opinion if he thinks these bands suck. |
Posted By: Valarius
Date Posted: May 25 2005 at 04:34
| As for my favourite... definately any Dream Theater album. I'll say "Images And Words" because it got me into Dream Theater and Prog Music, but in general I love them all. |
Posted By: Joren
Date Posted: May 25 2005 at 06:16
I said explore, not ignore 
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