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stonebeard 
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 Posted: October 18 2006 at 15:45 |
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Out of all those, Dreams of Men is first and Contagion second for me.
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enteredwinter
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Posted: October 18 2006 at 16:05 |
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Hey everyone, just wanted to give you an update:
I'm already completely in love with Tago Mago. It'll take me approximately 1,000 more listens to really get a handle on it, but it's clearly amazing. Even the weird noise stuff.
Also, just to throw in my two cents on the neo-prog/jazz debate that was going on in this thread: I already knew, even before getting these albums, that I like neo. Or, at least, good neo. I had an appreciation for IQ, Marillion, and possibly others I can't think of right now. I like good music, regardless of genre. Hey, there's even some rap I appreciate in the right mood.
Also, listened briefly to Arena/Alan Parsons/Beyond Twilight/PG3. All are clearly very good even on first listen.
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TheProgtologist
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Posted: October 18 2006 at 17:00 |
 Cygnus X-2 wrote:
Peter Gabriel 3 easily, masterpiece that album is.
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Rocktopus
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Posted: October 18 2006 at 18:52 |
Snow Dog wrote:
Rocktopus wrote:
The TD and Can albums are all classics.
My quess I'm afraid, is that you haven't been that lucky. Seeing that you love Bitches Brew, I can't imagine you'll find neoprog & such interesting.
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Why can't he like many genres, as I do?
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Like most reasonable, musicinterested people with a fairly open mind, I have found great stuff in all genres... Except neoprog.
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Over land and under ashes
In the sunlight, see - it flashes
Find a fly and eat his eye
But don't believe in me
Don't believe in me
Don't believe in me
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The Wizard
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Posted: October 18 2006 at 18:55 |
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Arrrghus
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Posted: October 18 2006 at 19:03 |
The Wizard wrote:
Can - Tago Mago |
Out of that list, yes!
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progadicto
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Posted: October 18 2006 at 19:58 |
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IMO, start with ELOY - OCEANS really great stuff... awsome album...
Next - EITS... it will really blow your mind!!!
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... E N E L B U N K E R...
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Drew
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Posted: October 18 2006 at 20:00 |
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Beyond Twilight - For Love and the Art of the Making- sweet stuff
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stonebeard
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Posted: October 18 2006 at 20:04 |
Rocktopus wrote:
Snow Dog wrote:
Rocktopus wrote:
The TD and Can albums are all classics.
My quess I'm afraid, is that you haven't been that lucky. Seeing that you love Bitches Brew, I can't imagine you'll find neoprog & such interesting.
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Why can't he like many genres, as I do?
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Like most reasonable, musicinterested people with a fairly open mind, I have found great stuff in all genres... Except neoprog.
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Then you have either not looked for more than a minute or have a fairly closed mind.
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Cygnus X-2
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Posted: October 18 2006 at 20:08 |
I'm in agreement with you, beardie... like always. No more discrimination of Neo Prog! 
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moonlapse
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Posted: October 18 2006 at 21:47 |
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Tago Mago is my favourite album ever. And I'll have to check out PG 3 sometime based on the results here, never heard it before.
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Arrrghus
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Posted: October 18 2006 at 21:48 |
Cygnus X-2 wrote:
I'm in agreement with you, beardie... like always.No more discrimination of Neo Prog! |
Hell, I'll stand by you guys, too! Neo-Prog pwns!
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Rocktopus
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Posted: October 19 2006 at 05:53 |
Cygnus X-2 wrote:
I'm in agreement with you, beardie... like always.
No more discrimination of Neo Prog!
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Pfff... while I consider myself really openminded and all, I'm obviously nowhere near as open as you guys. The only preferance I had to go by was Enteredwinter's Bitches Brew avatar. I love that album, and I can't stand the neoprog I've heard*. From that I guessed his neoprog puchases would be a major dissapointment. I was wrong. A problem for any of you? (*Actually I rate Discipline: Unfold...a solid ***(1/2). A good, but unoriginal album...and not really neoprog. I'd rather call it retroprog)
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Over land and under ashes
In the sunlight, see - it flashes
Find a fly and eat his eye
But don't believe in me
Don't believe in me
Don't believe in me
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Azerate
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Posted: October 19 2006 at 05:55 |
Arena "Contagion"
rest of these albums are also great except mostly autumn. I don`t know what they want to convey with their music
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A B Negative
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Posted: October 19 2006 at 09:04 |
I love Tago Mago, today it just beats Tangerine Dream.
Tomorrow I might have a different opinion!
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"The disgusting stink of a too-loud electric guitar.... Now, that's my idea of a good time."
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Articuno1
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Posted: October 19 2006 at 20:57 |
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Phaedra... it's one of the few electronic prog albums i can listen to.
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Many Bothans died to bring you this information.
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DarioIndjic
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Posted: October 20 2006 at 02:00 |
Phaedra because of the Mellotron 
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Ars longa , vita brevis
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Spacemac
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Posted: October 20 2006 at 04:18 |
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Pallas - The Dreams of Men
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Bilek
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Posted: October 20 2006 at 06:08 |
enteredwinter wrote:
...It was my birthday recently, and I got a whole bunch of albums for it. I specifically chose the ones above because they seem to be highly respected around here. Yet, I've never heard any of these!!! And for the most part, I've never even heard ANYTHING by these bands before.
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What a lucky guy you are, to have friends to give prog albums as present!!!!
Personally, my faves are Can and Tangerine Dream pieces, but since you haven't heard anything from TD before, be careful with those two albums; no matter how big masterpieces they are, you can have hard time to digest them at first (acquired taste...). If you're into symphonic prog, I suggest you to find Force Majeure, Cyclone, Ricochet, or Stratosfear albums first. (if you like Phaedra and Rubycon anyway, you'll certainly like these)
as for Can, I don't have anything to say, since you already said you loved it...
Also Eloy album is a Masterpiece in its own right. It's symphonic prog meeting with space themes and a bit of early psychedelia! My fave Eloy album (and Eloy is among my top 20). Go for it.
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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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MattiR
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Posted: October 21 2006 at 15:28 |
Eloy - Ocean 
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