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Poll Question: Which of these is your favorite?
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5 [15.63%]
2 [6.25%]
10 [31.25%]
8 [25.00%]
4 [12.50%]
1 [3.13%]
1 [3.13%]
1 [3.13%]
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    Posted: November 04 2024 at 13:11
Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by mellotronwave mellotronwave wrote:

Me 2 I like mapple syrup on some pastries :-)


I meant i like a few songs from Mike & the Mechanics LOL




Same but these songs are most often ... over my shoulder
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I don't know many of the songs here, which is nice cause it gives me some good classic prog I've missed out on. Of the ones I do know, Pirates is my favorite, and was one of my first prog loves. I listened to that song quite a bit, even more than Karn Evil 9 and Tarkus (Probably cause it was a good bit shorter than those, while still being long).

I'd also venture to say that Peter Hammil's Flight from 1980 could be on the list too. I love that one.
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Originally posted by Manuel Manuel wrote:

Pirates. One of the best songs I've ever heard. The rest are also excellent.

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Another vote for Alan Parsons Smile
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Curiously, I have all the listed albums except for Rush and Holdsworth.
Difficult to choose also becuase they are very different:

Horizon is a suite, Smallcreep's day is half a concept album, Pirates is a long cinematic track and 1984 is an unusual electronic instrumental from a guitarist. Even if about 15 minutes long, I've never thought of Safe as to an epic (but it's a great long song). 

Which one I listen to more often? it's between Horizon and Smallcreep
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Not sure. The ones I know I mostly like, but don't love. The Fall of the House of Usher, which has the most votes here, is perhaps my favourite too, but kind of. I really love the band part of the song, but the symphonic intro does just about nothing for me, so it's about half of the song that I really love.
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Lot of great listens on this list.
Settled on APP.
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Originally posted by mellotronwave mellotronwave wrote:

Me 2 I like mapple syrup on some pastries :-)

I meant i like a few songs from Mike & the Mechanics LOL
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by mellotronwave mellotronwave wrote:

Voted Mike Rutherford ... his only above average LP before he went syrupous


LOL
I like some of that syrup LOL, well, in small dozes. Big smile


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Fall of the house of Usher > Safe 

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Me 2 I like mapple syrup on some pastries :-)
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Originally posted by mellotronwave mellotronwave wrote:

Voted Mike Rutherford ... his only above average LP before he went syrupous

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I like some of that syrup LOL, well, in small dozes. Big smile
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Also in my collection :
Chris Squire: Safe (Canon Song) (14:56)     
Alan Parsons Project: Fall of the House of Usher (16:11)     


Anthony Phillips: 1984 I & II (34:34)     

Allan Holdsworth: The Un-Merry-Go-Round (14:16)
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Voted Mike Rutherford ... his only above average LP before he went syrupous
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Rush: The Fountain of Lamneth
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I'm not that much of a fan of Alan Parson's Project (anymore), but this reminds me of the time when all great prog music was new to me and a universe to discover. APP were among the first.
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According to Allan, "The Un-Merry-Go-Round" is about an astronaut, Colonel Som, who decides if he should embark on a mission that would take him a great distance and bring him back to Earth in the distant future.

There are seven parts to the song and in part three Gary Husband lays down a killer drum solo.
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Pirates. One of the best songs I've ever heard. The rest are also excellent.
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Originally posted by Hrychu Hrychu wrote:

Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

"La chute de la maison Usher" par Le projet d'Alan Parsons.
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