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Points: 2779 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 23 2007 at 02:02
Originally posted by Atavachron Atavachron wrote:


Originally posted by Teh_Slippermenz Teh_Slippermenz wrote:

"Discipline" by King CrimsonI got it out of the library. Listened to all of it. The only track I was able to stand listening to more than once was "Elephant Talk". I'm sorry, but that is probably the most disappointing progressive album that I have ever spent time listening to.
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He weeps for you my friend. It's a great album, just not traditional KC. Discipline is one of those albums that you really have to let grow on you. I didn't like it at first either, now I think it's one of their best albums.
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I would say "Scarsick" by Pain of Salvation, but it's more regressive than progressive...
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Beat and Three Of A Perfect Pair.

Discipline was OK so I expected the others to be on the same level. God, they're terrible. Dead
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A toss up between The Mars Volta's Frances the Mute and Sleepytime Gorilla Museum's Of Natural History.

Both are unlistenable in my opinion. They manage to oust my old enemy Love Beach from my "most hated" list by some way.

As a postscript, I should add No Pussyfooting by Fripp and Eno. Much though I admire Mr Eno's other work, this is a total waste of vinyl.


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I ordered a used CD that was listed as a Larry Coryell album.  Turned out to be an Alphonse Mouson disco album with Coryell nowhere in sight. Dead
Never been disappointed by a progressive album, even some of the ones others have listed here.
I also ordered an album by Skeleton Crew, which I thought was Fred Frith's Skeleton Crew, but was instead a christian rock album.  Thanks, but no Thanks/


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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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djam karet-the ritual continues...really weak and has nothing to do with rock...
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I stopped bying albums which I haven't heard and liked before the purchase, so I don't buy albums that I may not like anymore. Before that, I only bought albums that had good reviews, but some of them I didn't like. I don't want to piss people off here by naming albums that I don't like which are considered good or even masterpieces by the majority, but I have to name 1 album which I completely dislike: Marillion - Misplaced Childhood.
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Fear of a Blank Planet - Porcupine Tree
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This is is hard, I can't think of one off the top of my head.... I guess it would have to be Genesis-Wind And Wuthering.
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Originally posted by Teh_Slippermenz Teh_Slippermenz wrote:

"Discipline" by King Crimson


I got it out of the library. Listened to all of it. The only track I was able to stand listening to more than once was "Elephant Talk". I'm sorry, but that is probably the most disappointing progressive album that I have ever spent time listening to.


its a nice album but nothing more...

for me I dont love Cravan- in the land...
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Originally posted by Woodbridge Woodbridge wrote:

I've been on the fence about picking up OMII for quite some time now...
 
What qualities make Part II worse than the original?
 
Not having Chris DeGarmo around has to be a factor, I'm sure.

The musicianship is well below the level of the original, the song writting is terrible and it was completely unecessary.
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Originally posted by Aeternus Aeternus wrote:

Fear of a Blank Planet - Porcupine Tree


same... what is the big deal with this album???
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DT - Systematic Chaos
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 23 2007 at 07:34
Originally posted by proger proger wrote:

Originally posted by Aeternus Aeternus wrote:

Fear of a Blank Planet - Porcupine Tree


same... what is the big deal with this album???


Actually, I'm very surprised that people here like very much Porcupine Tree.
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I almost always forget the albums I don't like... but some albums really hurt my memories so far:
 
Genesis - Abacab, Genesis...
Yes - Open You Eyes
Supertramp - Free As A Bird
Barclay James Harvest - Face To Face, Ring Of Changes
Tangerine Dream's awful end-0f-80's hollywood soundtracks... 
 
But 99 from 100 bad prog albums still contain something interesting... that is one of the features of prog that is worth respecting. In these albums I've listed I couldn'f find anything appealing... I triend really hard (that means I gave them about 3-4 listens) but still... 
 
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Points: 15585 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 23 2007 at 10:08
There really is little point to threads such as this unless there is some constructive discussion. simply listing albums which have disappointed you does not help anyone.
 
What were your expectations, and in what way were they not met?
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Neal Morse-Testimony.  This is the first and last I tried since his changeover.  Imho most of the lyrics and music remind me of the happy, clappy, sappy praise songs that seem to be popular at the moment.   In my opinion this type of music/lyrics lowers The Almighty to the status of a locker room buddy.  It baffles me that Morse gets such glowing reviews here.  Shocked
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Points: 3241 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 23 2007 at 10:13
I suppose just to know what albums people really hated, and see if they happen to be ones that are overrated.
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Originally posted by Philéas Philéas wrote:

Pain of Salvation - Be.
 
That's interesting... although I wouldn't say it was the worst, it cwertainly was one of my personal 'biggest disappointments'.....
 
The worst?? Yes: 'Open Your Eyes' really does take some beating....with Marillion.com not far behind it...Ouch
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