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    Posted: May 18 2005 at 06:58

Il Paese Dei Balocchi indeed, as mentioned by DallasBryan.

But I voted for Renaissance: the orchestra is really an integral part of their sound and takes their music to enormous heights om Scheherazade, Live At Carnegie Hall and Novella.
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"There are several albums in the list and mentioned in the commets that hasn't got a single piece of orchestra on it. Just for everybidy to notice"

false: I have checked all of them; for some records, the orchestration is provided by some musicians themselves in the band who provide the string/horns arrangements.




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Atom Heart Mother but there are others.
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Can I vote for Kansas: 'Always Never The Same' please... it would be even better if they took out the awful version of 'Eleanor Rigby', which does nothing whatsover to push back the frontiers of music, but you can't have everything!!
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Alan Parson project's tales of mystery and imagination

the face B of the LP, "the fall of the house of usher" is really powerful!!! the sad short melancolic piece at the end make me
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There are several albums in the list and mentioned in the commets that hasn't got a single piece of orchestra on it. Just for everybidy to notice
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Originally posted by flowerchild flowerchild wrote:

IMO, without a doubt, it is Procol Harum's Live with Edmonton symohony orchestra

Absolutely agree! From the list I chose Rick Wakeman's Journey to the Center of the Earth.
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Il Paese dei Balocchi isnt a bad example either!
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IMO, without a doubt, it is Procol Harum's Live with Edmonton symohony orchestra
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Points: 3047 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 15 2005 at 13:23

Where is Days of Future Passed, the first Prog Album

 

nonetheless i voted Scheherazade by Renaissance

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Klaus Schulze - Irrlict
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Later I'll think in another ones that are much better than those in the poll options (with full respect for Greenback, 90% of it is pure crap, IMO).
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From the poll list, I'd go for Atom Heart Mother, but there are many not in the list. A couple of excellent Prog albums including orchestra are:

TRIUMVIRAT - "Illusions On A Double Dimple" (Cologne Opera House Orchestra)

BANCO DEL MUTUO SOCCORSO - "...di Terra" (Orchestra of the Rome musicians' union)

Actually, the orchestra in "di Terra" is not backing; it is a major part of the music, which I define as 'modern classical'. The same could be argued, albeit to a lesser extent, for the 'Atom Heart Mother' piece.

 
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Jon Lord's Concerto for Group and Orchestra - Deep Purple
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Points: 136 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 14 2005 at 13:05

out of this collection i cannot chose, since a lot of thing i have not heard. however my faves are:

1. YES magnification, MILES DAVIS - sketches of spain

2. YES time and word

3. DEEP PURPLE concerto, MOODY BLUES in search ...

 
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The "Ashes..." and "...Card" LPs are Renaissance at or close to their peak.

The "New Symphony" Caravan stuff was much better, IMO, on the Fairford Halls 1974 album
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Moody Blues, Days Of Future Past.

Yes, Magnification

Both not on the list
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For me its probably Rick Wakemans "Journey to The Center of the Earth" I like the orchestra's work with Wakeman, probably because he is very classical and orchestral himself, so he blends in perfectly...
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