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Topic: your 5 most atmospheric prog albums
Posted: May 05 2005 at 19:03

Some of the best atmospheric albums I know :

Patrick Forgas - Sunchronicité

Steve Morse - High tension wires

Clannad - Atlantic realm

Marcus Viana - Pentanal suite sinfonica

Rainer Bruninghaus - Freigeweht (I am listening to this album right now)

Celeste - principe di un giorno

Tangerine Dream - tangram

Kit Watkins - Azure/Sunstruck

The Enid - White goddess

Bjork - Vespertine

Novalis - Sommerabend

Ian Anderson - twelve divinities

Riverside - Out of myself

Jan Garbarek - all those born with wings

Pat Metheny Group - OST for 'the falcon and the snowman'

Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays - As falls Whichita falls so falls Wichita falls

Terje Rypdal - Waves

Iona - The book of Kells

Eloy - Ocean

David Bedford - Rime of the ancient mariner

Mike Oldfield - Ommadawn

Clepsydra - Alone

Devin Townsend - Terria

Richard Wright - Broken china

Gong - You

Fates Warning - A pleasant shade of gray

Opeth - Damnation

Camel - Dust and dreams

Robert Fripp - Blessing of tears

Moody blues - Days of future past

Mario Millo - OST for 'Against the wind'

Pink Floyd - Wish you were here

Rebekka - Phoenix

François Bréant - Sons optiques

Emtidi - Saat

"Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood)

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Posted: May 05 2005 at 18:22

Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon
Sigur Rós - Agaetis Byrjun
Harmonium - Si On Avait Besoin D`une 5ieme Saison

That's three for now. I'm too tired to think at the moment.

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Posted: May 05 2005 at 18:09

I think that the most beautiful and spaces album it's

PINK FLOYD - UMMAGUMMA (LIVE RECORD)

I love also

CARAVAN - IN THE LAND OF GREY AND PINK

GENESIS - NURSERY CRIME

JETHRO TULL - MINSTREL IN THE GALLERY (FANTASTIC !!!!!! )

FIELD - FIELD

PINK FLOYD - MEDDLE

PINK FLOYD - MUSIC FROM "LIVE A POMPEII"

And very very others........

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Posted: May 05 2005 at 17:33

Ommadown - Mike Oldfield (he never could top this atmospheric album)
Up the downstair - Porcupine Tree or The sky moves...(atmospheric and psychedelic but simply great albums all the way)
Peter Gabriel 4 (also called as "security") that's what I call an atmospheric album even if it's not really progressive
Moonmadness or Raindances from Camel - you're floating in space after hearing this
Rain Tree Crow (the post Japan album)
Cyclone by Tangerine Dream (their only one I can really appreciate)
Wish you were here - P FL
Ocean or Dawn - Eloy

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Posted: May 05 2005 at 11:50

MIKE OLDFIELD - Ommadawn

TANGERINE DREAM - Rubycon

POPOL VUH - Aguirre

PINK FLOYD - DSOTM

VANGELIS - Opera Sauvage

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Posted: May 04 2005 at 18:44

    - Fripp & Eno: No Pussyfooting

    - Cocteau Twins: Treasure

    - Talk Talk: The Color Of Spring

    - Neu!: 1st album

    - Curtis Mayfield: Curtis ("progressive soul"? Maybe, indeed...

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And, last but not least...

- Bark Psychosis: Hex. (Nº1 in the list of most underrated albums of all time)

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Posted: May 04 2005 at 18:20

Porcupine Tree - Deadwing

A Triggering Myth - Forgiving Eden

Chris Squire - Fish Out Of Water

Anglagard - Epilog

Yes - Tales from Topographic Oceans

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Posted: May 04 2005 at 18:06

Sorry thats thirteen..never could count

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Posted: May 04 2005 at 18:04

IQ - The Wake

Tangerine Dream - Tangram

Mike Oldfield - Ommadawn

Eddie Jobson - Theme Of Secrets

Vangelis - Mask

Tomita - Firebird

ELP - Pictures At An Exhibition

Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On broadway

Pink Floyd - Meddle

King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King

Propaganda - A Secret Wish

Par Lindh Project - Gothic Impressions

Godspeed You Black Emperor - Yanqui U.X.O.

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Posted: May 04 2005 at 15:38

The only one for me is Meddle by Pink Floyd

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Posted: May 04 2005 at 11:58

- Porcupine Tree: Stupid Dream

- Pink Floyd: Animals

- Carpe Diem: En regardant passer le temps

- Rush: Signals

- Van der Graaf Generator: Godbluff

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Posted: May 04 2005 at 11:36

Meddle, Dark Side, Wywh and Animals are all tremedously good as ''Atmospheric'' works ( and not only ).

Oddly enough, Lark's Tongues in Aspic is pretty atmospheric to me, as well...

Tubular Bells, of course.

...Opeth, Damnation? It's atmospheric as hell, if what you want is a moody, dark atmosphere instead of the usual dreamy psychedelic one.

I can't really remember any more, but I'm willing to bet my left thumb that there's a load more I could mention.

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Posted: May 04 2005 at 11:02

Double the fun....

1. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon

2. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here

3. Vangelis - Bladerunner OST

4. Tangerine Dream - Phaedra

5. Radiohead - OK Computer

6. Mum - Summer Make Good

7. David Sylvian - Gone to Earth

8. Brian Eno - Music for Airports

9. Peter Gabriel - The Passion

10. Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden

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Posted: May 04 2005 at 07:59

Atmosphereic??? Well, it must be "OXYGEN"....hahahahahahahahaha

(get it?

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Posted: May 04 2005 at 07:53

After Crying - Megalázottak és Megszomorítottak
Such drama!

Mike Oldfield - Ommadawn
Could've picked any one of his first few albums, but for me this is the cream of the crop.

Magma - MDK
Moodier than a chained-up bull that's had its teddy bear stolen.

Henry Cow - Unrest
Unsettling, more like! I love it.

Hatfield & The North - Self-titled
Beautiful melodies and muddled jazz wrapped up in a warm, mildly eccentric package that's ideal for late night headphone sessions. Marvellous.

5 very different albums that creat 5 very different atmospheres in expert fashion.

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Posted: May 04 2005 at 04:03

ivan_2068 wrote:

I wonder why noibody mentioned Genesis before, when it's obvious they were the kings of atmospheric Prog' Rock.

Iván

Genesis is one of my favorite bands, but when it comes to "atmospheric", I'm more inclined to think of Pink Floyd and Vangelis. The main question is: what is "atmospheric"? I get associations with spacey music, not hard rocking but more quiet, open music. I guess it's a confusing word.

Having said that, my top 3:

1. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here

2. Vangelis - Antarctica

3. TD - Rubycon

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Posted: May 04 2005 at 03:53

Sorry.Can't name just five

Peter Hammill-Black Box / Silent Corner.../ In Camera / Chameleon...

VdGG-Godbluff / Still Life / H to HE

Kevin Ayers-Joy of a Toy

Caravan-First / If I Could Do it Again...

Comus-First Utterance

Anthony Phillips-Geese & The Ghost / Wise After the Event

Steve Hackett-Voyage of the Acolyte

Camel - Moonmadness

The Enid-In the Region of the Summer Stars

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