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    Posted: April 27 2009 at 12:09
in no particular order, only groups actually in symphonic prog sub genre here, and limiting to 1 per group
 
Tai Phong - s/t
Renaissance - Ashes are Burning
Asia Minor - Between Flesh and Divine
Sagrado Coracao da Terra - Grande Espirito
Camel - Pressure Points
Amenophis - s/t
Genesis - SEBTP
Yes - CTTE
Sebastian Hardie - Four Moments
Grobschnitt - Solar Music Live
Rick Wakeman - Journey to the Centre of the Earth
Silver Lining - Inner Dragon
Madison Dyke - Zeitmaschine
Pell Mell - Rhapsody
Pablo El Enterrador - s/t
Earth and Fire - Atlantis
Minotaurus - s/t
Pentacle - La Clef des Songes
Outer Limits - Misty Moon
Pulsar - Gorlitz
 
20 albums represented by 11 different countries (Turkey and Viet Nam are half represented for Asia Minor and Tai Phong respectively).  Sadly, nothing from my home country (Canada)


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I'm still working on my list.  LOL

I'm glad people keep bumping this thread with theirs so I don't forget about it!
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Ok, I'll make a bit more of an effort buddy.
 
Several by Yes, several Flower Kings, possibly three by IQ, two by Glass Hammer, two Genesis, two Floyd, two Spocks Beard, one Quasar, three ELP, one Par Lindh, and more...................probably adding up to more than 20.  Sorry Big smile.  Don't even start to ask me to put 'em in order though!!!
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I suppose I didn't say, "keep things within PA's symphonic genre," (I thought it was understood) but oh well! LOL
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Originally posted by Epignosis Epignosis wrote:

If you had carte blanche to decide what the symphonic top twenty looked like, what would be your picks, and in what order?
 
Sorry Robert.  I've thought about this long and hard, but it's just too difficult.
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Well, from the lists above, neither VDGG, Caravan, Egg, Khan,  Hatfield and the North or Mike Oldfield have any Symphonic relation.
 
I may admit Pink Floyd has certain remorte copnnection, but to add all the Canterbury bands as symphonic is too much IMO..
 
On the other hand, ITCOCK is the  Symphonic album that set the parameters of the sub-genre.
 
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Well since you can take albums from bands thats not in the sympho genre this is my list, not in any real order.
 
1. Pawn hearts - VDGG
2.  In the land of grey and pink - Caravan
3. Close to the edge - Yes
4. In the court of the crimson king - King crimson
5. Tubular bells - Mike Oldfield
6. Brain salad surgery - ELP
7. The Snow goose - Camel
9. The lamb lies down on broadway - Genesis
10. Egg - Egg
11. Tales from topographic oceans - Yes
12.  Relayer - Yes
13. Space shanty - Khan
14. The Rotters club - Hatfield and the north
15. the lease we can do is weave to eachothers - VDGG
16. H to he whom am the only one - VDGG
17. A trick of the tail - Genesis
18. In the wake of poseidon - King crimson
19. The polite force - Egg
20. Journey to the Centre of the Earth - Rick Wakeman


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yes ive heardof the Marillion record and i will by it in close future i have also heard som Pendragon and i like wat i heard.
 i think Neo-prog is a genere i will reasearch more. as i think it is closest related to symphonic prog.
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^make sure to check out Marillion's Script for a Jester's Tear, and Pendragon's The Masquerade Overture
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Points: 34086 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 25 2009 at 10:20
i dont own 20 symphonic rock/prog records but i can order those i like
1. Yes - Close to the Edge
2. Genesis - Seling England by the Pound
3. Genesis - Foxtrot
5. Saga - the Chapters live cd (i think its a great concept with lot of symphonic influence and instrumentation) just love this CD i cant stop listning to it.
6. Pallas - the Dreams of Men
7. King Crimson - In Court of the Crimson king
8. Camel - Mirage
9. ELP - Trilogy
10.  Opeth - Damnation (there only Prog ROCK record)
controvercal 11. Mastodon - Crack the Skye (not 100% symphonic but its realy epic and more rock based nerly no Metal at all). two great epics and ther love for progressive rock is shown completly.
12. Supertramp - Crime of the Century (if its symphonic)

but i would like som help exploring more Symphonic rock records in the style of Genesis, Yes, Camel and ElP and also related to Pallas and other Neo/Symphonic prog acts
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Points: 66640 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 09 2009 at 16:22
I let Mike do the hard work and create the template and then I just piggyback.
 
 
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Points: 5195 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 09 2009 at 16:04
^ which is .... exactly what he said, isn't it?

If you look at my chart you'll also see that it contains many albums that are from other genres. That's simply because many bands changed their styles from album to album, something which cannot be expressed by the one genre per band structure of this website's database. It also has advantages though ... keeps it nice and simple.Smile
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Originally posted by Rocktopus Rocktopus wrote:

I stuck to bands actually in symphonic here at PA. It would change drastically if I were to add symphonic albums added from bands in other subgenres. Something like this:
  1. VdGG - Pawn Hearts
  2. Il Balletto di Bronzo - YS 
  3. Gentle Giant - Three Friends
  4. Genesis - Nursery Cryme
  5. ITCOTCK - King Crimson
  6. Ange - Au-delà du Délire
  7. Banco del Mutuo Soccorso - St
  8. Museo Rosenbach - Zarathustra
  9. PFM - Storia Di Un Minuto
  10. Yes - Close to the Edge
  11. ELO - St (No Answer)
  12. Camel - Mirage
  13. Eloy - Inside
  14. Aphrodite's Child - 666
  15. Osanna - Palepoli
  16. Heaven & Hell - Vangelis
  17. Artcane - Odyssee
  18. Le Orme - Felone e Sorona
  19. MIA - Cornonstipicum
  20. Jethro Tull- Thick as a Brick
 

Most of these albums are from bands in other subgenres...
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Originally posted by Ivan_Melgar_M Ivan_Melgar_M wrote:

Hey Roctopus, seems we both like early Evaghelos Odysseus Papathanasiou's music.
 
Both 666 and Heaven & Hell are outstanding.
 
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Hey Roctopus, seems we both like early Evaghelos Odysseus Papathanasiou's music.
 
Both 666 and Heaven & Hell are outstanding.
 
Ivám


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I stuck to bands actually in symphonic here at PA. It would change drastically if I were to add symphonic albums added from bands in other subgenres. Something like this:
  1. VdGG - Pawn Hearts
  2. Il Balletto di Bronzo - YS 
  3. Gentle Giant - Three Friends
  4. Genesis - Nursery Cryme
  5. ITCOTCK - King Crimson
  6. Ange - Au-delà du Délire
  7. Banco del Mutuo Soccorso - St
  8. Museo Rosenbach - Zarathustra
  9. PFM - Storia Di Un Minuto
  10. Yes - Close to the Edge
  11. ELO - St (No Answer)
  12. Camel - Mirage
  13. Eloy - Inside
  14. Aphrodite's Child - 666
  15. Osanna - Palepoli
  16. Heaven & Hell - Vangelis
  17. Artcane - Odyssee
  18. Le Orme - Felone e Sorona
  19. MIA - Cornonstipicum
  20. Jethro Tull- Thick as a Brick
 
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Or, if you'd like to see separate lists for rock and metal:




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It would look something like this (not in order):
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I'm going to go ahead and count Italian Symphonic (I know it's not a genre anymore, I'm referring to symphonic prog from Italy), if this is cheating I apologize
 
1. Yes - Close to the Edge
2. ELP - Tarkus
3. PFM - Per Un Amico
4. PFM - Storia di un minuto
5. Yes - The Yes Album
6. ELP - Brain Salad Surgery
7. Le Orme - Felona E Sorona
8. Atmosphera - Lady of Shalott
9. Yes - Tales From Topographic Oceans
10. Quella Vecchia Locanda - Quella Vecchia Locanda
11. Refugee - Refugee
12. Camel - Moonmadness
13. Banco del Mutuo Soccorso - Io sono nato libero
14. Novalis - Sommerabend
15. ELP - ELP
16. Grobschnitt - Rockpommel's Land
17. Triumvirat - Illusions On A Double Dimple
18. Yes - Fragile
19. PFM - Chocolate Kings
20. Locanda Delle Fate - Forse Le Lucciole Non Si Amano Piu'
 
was going off the megalist I've been constructing for several years now and I don't think I skipped over anything but the possibility is there because these albums aren't too closely grouped together.  All are in the top 100 though


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Points: 32559 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 07 2009 at 20:20
Damn!  Two places for Aphrodite's Child.

I must ask, how does it sound?  I'm very intrigued, especially coming from you two stalwarts!
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