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rawkhawk54 
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 Posted: October 06 2005 at 10:47 |
I would assume DSOTM would be #1, but i think 2112 or Animals  should be #1, just my personal opinion.
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Ashes and diamonds, foe and friend, we were all equal in the end. -Roger Waters
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Phil
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Posted: October 06 2005 at 09:33 |
 chopper wrote:
I would have expected the top 5 to be very similiar to
the chart in the recent Q prog special i.e. DSOTM, Foxtrot, Close to
the Edge, ITCOTCK etc. I'm suprised to see TAAB so high, but a lot of
people here like it, so why not. Actually, I don't think it was in the
Q Top 100 at all, Aqualung was the top Tull one, I believe. |
You're right, it was Aqualung.
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chopper
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Posted: October 06 2005 at 07:25 |
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I would have expected the top 5 to be very similiar to the chart in the recent Q prog special i.e. DSOTM, Foxtrot, Close to the Edge, ITCOTCK etc. I'm suprised to see TAAB so high, but a lot of people here like it, so why not. Actually, I don't think it was in the Q Top 100 at all, Aqualung was the top Tull one, I believe.
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Arbiter
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Posted: October 06 2005 at 06:47 |
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Selling England By The Pound.
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"Some things have to be believed to be seen."
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Blacksword
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Posted: October 06 2005 at 05:23 |
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Dark Side of the Moon or Foxtrot
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Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!
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Bilek
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Posted: October 06 2005 at 05:19 |
Having listened to (almost) entire Yes back catalogue, I could have easily assumed CttE to be #1 in the archives. But I'm now talking under the influence of many reviews, threads etc. Without them, I probably would have assumed Tales being # !! Well, I didn't know it was so controversial then, maybe a third guess (from Yes) could have been Relayer...
I'd also expect ItCotCK to be at a higher position, if not #1 ... I really don't understand why some still underrate such an important album...
one last idea about Ivan's post: it's indeed surprising for someone who hates, even ignores post-Gabriel, at least post-Hackett era of a band to propose another album from the same band! (Be it a classic album). I mean, I don't like '80's period of many bands I admire, but I can live with many, for instance, Yes' 90125 and Union, Tangerine Dream's poppy stuff, Can's Rite Time etc...
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Listen to Turkish psych/prog; you won't regret:
Baris Manco,Erkin Koray,Cem Karaca,Mogollar,3 Hürel,Selda,Edip Akbayram,Fikret Kizilok,Ersen (and Dadaslar) (but stick with the '70's, and 'early 80's!)
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Bilek
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Posted: October 06 2005 at 05:10 |
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Listen to Turkish psych/prog; you won't regret:
Baris Manco,Erkin Koray,Cem Karaca,Mogollar,3 Hürel,Selda,Edip Akbayram,Fikret Kizilok,Ersen (and Dadaslar) (but stick with the '70's, and 'early 80's!)
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pero
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Posted: October 06 2005 at 05:01 |
Runaway wrote:
Gentle Giant-In A Glass House
Well , its my favorite band and IAGH is my favorite album of all time, so I think its a little bit biased...
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MikeEnRegalia
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Posted: October 06 2005 at 04:57 |
bluetailfly wrote:
I'm sorry, but for me, Jethro Tull's "TAAB" would be much farther down on the list, below many Genesis, KC, Gentle Giant, VdGG, and ELP albums. And the fact that it's number 3 on this list is one of the statistical injustices brought about by a well-intended but flawed algorhythm (and believe me I appreciate all the effort that has gone into it).
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Well, in this case the "flaw" is in the reviews ... Thick as a Brick is an "underdog" album compared to CttE. Those interested in writing a review for it are more likely long time JT fans than people who are just "passing by". And there are few hateful reviews who try to punish the album (like with DT or SB).
That's why this album is at position 3 IMO. If everyone who submitted a rating for CttE would also submit a rating for TaaB, I'm sure it would be much lower.
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Phil
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Posted: October 06 2005 at 04:46 |
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Good question. I would have expected "In the Court of the Crimson King"
and "Dark Side of the Moon" to be right up there with Foxtrot and
Close to the Edge somewhere close behind.
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Posted: October 06 2005 at 04:40 |
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Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells (which I never liked)
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Raff
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Posted: October 06 2005 at 04:27 |
For me the contest would be between CTTE and ITCOTCK, the latter being the archetypal prog album, the former probably the best expression of the genre.
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rockandrail
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Posted: October 06 2005 at 04:18 |
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Genesis for shure and Foxtrot: Watcher of the skies, Get 'em out by Friday, Can utility and the coastliner and....Supper's ready on one single album!
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Pierre R, the man who lost his signature
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Fritha
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Posted: October 06 2005 at 04:17 |
When I got into prog two years ago, I didn't really know anything about this musical field so I practically had to start from scratch. As I started to find my way to various prog sites online, I seem to remember being a bit surprised that Tales wasn't at least in the top three of prog masterpieces on prog site ranking lists and polls -not that I had ever even heard anything from that particular album myself, but it seemed like a true prog extravaganza, with four side long tracks and that mysterious title...and I thought that was all any prog aficionado could hope for, lol.
Well, I aqcuired CttE in March 2004. Not long after that did I start to look for general prog sites in the net, and seeing this album on top or very close to the top on various ranking lists was rather nice; it confirmed that I was but one of many who had found the magic on it. Morever, I had believed until then that Fragile was easily the band's most popular work.
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I was made to love magic
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Kotro
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Posted: October 06 2005 at 04:09 |
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Dark Side of the Moon
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Chipiron
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Posted: October 06 2005 at 04:08 |
Dark Side...
This doesn't mean it's the best, but it's the most widely known.
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Trotsky
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Posted: October 06 2005 at 03:05 |
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Instantly ... without looking at a single other post ... the album I thought of was Dark Side Of The Moon ...
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"Death to Utopia! Death to faith! Death to love! Death to hope?" thunders the 20th century. "Surrender, you pathetic dreamer.”
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Posted: October 06 2005 at 03:02 |
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If not
WISH YOU WERE HERE
then
FOXTROT
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richardh
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Posted: October 06 2005 at 02:55 |
ivan_2068 wrote:
Foxtrot
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Not my personal favourite BUT I agree that this would a worthy NO1 prog album.Not a bad track (or even a weak track).Recorded at a time when prog was still very fresh and inventive.Immaculate production as well.
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Throgh
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Posted: October 06 2005 at 01:52 |
In the Court Of The Crimson King
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don't worry
be happy
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