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AFlowerKingCrimson 
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Anyway, the two albums imo that should have been a single are TFTO and Lamb. I actually like the wall the way as it is. There might be some padding but not as much as the other two.
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Here's my opinion on how I would have done it. Make the live album a double. I know they only had maybe three studio albums out at the time but they could have done some improv stuff and maybe even a cover tune. Then make the studio stuff also a double but have one whole side for each musician. Yeah, it would have been even more self indulgent but so what. You only live once. Plus ELP did it. :P So, Ummagumma in my opinion should at least have been a triple album imo if they were going to do part live and part studio. Yessongs was a triple and that's only from three studio albums worth of material(not counting the Rick Wakeman solo album bits). |
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Cosmiclawnmower
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Yep.. I think others have got there.. didn't think it would take long
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Posted: April 13 2020 at 14:17 |
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Tales, yes. Wall, no
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Tom Ozric
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And I’d expand Topographic to 6 sides. Two more of those mammoth tracks would be fantastic !! |
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Two immediately come to mind.....The Wall and Tales by Yes.
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GoliathTMV
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TFTO?
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GoliathTMV
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While it could be a single album if you tried I think it would be tough.
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Great album but have to agree.
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Posted: April 13 2020 at 13:24 |
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The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway. A load of needless noodling about on that double album. One album of solid stuff.
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If you are suggesting the Ummagumma live material should have been a double album without any of the studio solo stuff I 100% agree with you.
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I was going to suggest Incantations myself, but I do love it just the way it is. Would the obvious one involve a British band known for infighting, multiple line ups, court cases & curries on keyboards?
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GoliathTMV
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I have to respectfully disagree on both of those. The Wall is (IMHO) the greatest album ever made and the live stuff from Ummagumma should have been a standalone album with just the studio stuff left on Ummagumma, but adding Embryo and Careful With That Axe Eugene.
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The live out-takes from the Ummagumma sessions plus other material they were playing at the time could easily have boosted it back up to completely and very very good double live lp…  Incantations by Mike Oldfield has some lovely themes but is just padded out too much- the live version on Exposed covers most of those theme and represents the album more powerfully over 2 sides than the original does. I'm not going to mention the obvious one...
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Far be it for me to suggest artistic editing but the main culprit for me is The Wall which has about 1 albums worth of good material. Ummagumma could also have been just the live album.
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GoliathTMV
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It doesn't have to be progressive, just any double or triple album. Mine is The Clash's Sandinista. It's pretty good but it's at least one whole LP too long and could easily be made a single or a double. Here's my single version:
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