Non-collabs Top 5 Prog Albums of 2007

Man With Hat wrote: Ok...here it goes.   1. Alamaailman Vasarat - Maahan 2. Tony Levin - Stick Man 3. Robert Wyatt - Comicopera 4. John Zorn - Six Litanies For Heliogabalus 5. Outer Limits - Stromatolite   (Haven't listened to all too many...a few more came close and the last spot was a bit up for grabs. Overall not the best year for prog...especially with all the hype.)

That is a very nice top hatman, glad to see that Outer Limits has been mentioned by another proghead

same here

The Dear Hunter - Act II: The Meaning of, & All Things Regarding Ms. Leading (5)
Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet (4)
Radiohead - In Rainbows (3)
Pineapple Thief- What We Have Sown (2)
Oceansize - Frames (1)


Grayceon - s/t (1)

Grayceon - s/t (1)

1. Blackfield - Blackfield II (5)
2. Dream Theater - Systematic Chaos (4)
3. Radiohead - In Rainbows (3)
4. Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet (2)
5. Devin Townsend - Ziltoid the Omniscient (1)

Compilation List:

Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet (29)
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum - In Glorious Times (17)
Radiohead - In Rainbows (15)
Between the Buried and Me - Colors (14)
Neal Morse - Sola Scriptura (12)
Blackfield - Blackfield II (10)
Rational Diet - Rational Diet (10)
Phideaux - Doomsday Afternoon (9)
Robert Wyatt - Comicopera (9)
The Dear Hunter - Act II: The Meaning Of, & All Things Regarding Ms. Leading (8)
Dream Theater - Systematic Chaos (8)
Alamaailman Vasarat - Maahan (7)
Anekdoten - A Time of Day (7)
The Dillinger Escape Plan - Ire Works (7)
The Pax Cecilia - Blessed are the Bonds (7)
Beardfish - Sleeping in Traffic: Part One (6)
The Flower Kings - The Sum of No Evil (6)
Gazpacho - Night (6)
Riverside - Rapid Eye Movement (6)
John Zorn - Six Litanies for Heliogabalus (6)  
Coheed and Cambria - Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume Two: No World for Tomorrow (5)
Explosions in the Sky - All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone (5)
Lazuli - En Avant Doute... (5)
Rush - Snakes and Arrows (5)
Devin Townsend - Ziltoid the Omniscient (5)
Far Corner - Endangered (4)
Tony Levin - Stick Man (4)
Black Bonzo - Sound of the Apocalypse (4)
Satellite - Into The Night (4)
Thork - Nula Jedan (4)
AmAndA - Le Maison de Flore (3)
Baroness - Red Album (3)
Glass Hammer - Culture of Ascent (3)
Marillion - Somewhere Else (3)
New Trolls - Concerto Grosso: The Seven Seasons (3)
Moonsorrow - Viides luku - H�vitetty (3)
Battles - Mirrored (3)
Oceansize - Frames (3)
Shining - Grindstone (2)
Reasoning, the - Awakening (2)
The Watch - Primitive (2)
Quidam - Alone Together (2)
Pineapple Thief - What We Have Sown (2)
Ulver - Shadows of the Sun (2)
Nemo - Si Partie II - L'Homme Ideal (1)
Novembre - The Blue (1)
Outer Limits - Stromatolite (1)
Planet X - Quantum (1)
Redemption - The Origins of Ruin (1)
Therion - Gothic Kabbalah (1)
Grayceon - s/t (1)


Edited by EnglishAssassin - January 22 2008 at 15:19

Incidentally, the Collaborators' Top Album will be coming out quite soon, and I'd like it if as many non-collabs (meaning non-official reviewers or site staff) as possible have voted in this by that time (though there's no need to close this when that comes out).  So for those people who haven't made their choices already, I'd appreciate it if they try to over the next couple of days.  Edit: an hour later or so the collab list came out.


Edited by Logan - January 25 2008 at 14:58

dalt99 wrote: I don't know if my choices count since the collabs top 10 is out, but here are my top 5 anyway for posperity. I would have chosen Oaksenham's CD as my #1 but even though it was released in 2007, it was recorded in 2006 so doesn't count for this year.   1. Phideaux - Doomsday Afternoon (5) 2. La Torre Dell'Alchimista - Neo (4) It saddens me deeply that NOBODY else has this in their top-5. Wow.. 3. Black Bonzo - Sound of the Apocalyps (3) 4. Metaphor - The Sparrow (2) 5. Cathedral - The Bridge (1)

nightlamp wrote: My favorites from 2007: Titan - A Raining Sun of Light and Love For You and You and You Mammatus - The Coast Explodes Grayceon - Grayceon Violeta de Outono - Volume 7 Kosmos - Kosmos Honorable mentions: Oceansize - Frames Steve Hillage - remastered 70s albums

Nice list. Like those 3 bands up top.

Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet (5)

I've recently gotten into a few more albums from 2007 and need to revise my list accordingly.

Old List:
1: BTBAM - Colors
2: Sleepytime Gorilla Museum - In Glorious Times
3: Dillinger Escape Plan - Ire Works
4: Radiohead - In Rainbows
5: Explosions in the Sky - All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone

New List:
1: BTBAM - Colors
2: Sleepytime Gorilla Museum - In Glorious Times
3: The Pax Cecilia - Blessed Are the Bonds
4: Do Make Say Think - You, You're A History In Rust
5: Radiohead - In Rainbows


Compilation List:

Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet (36)
Radiohead - In Rainbows (18)
Between the Buried and Me - Colors (17)
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum - In Glorious Times (17)
The Pax Cecilia - Blessed are the Bonds (15)
Phideaux - Doomsday Afternoon (14)
The Flower Kings - The Sum of No Evil (14)
Neal Morse - Sola Scriptura (12)
Rush - Snakes and Arrows (12)
Oceansize - Frames (11)
Blackfield - Blackfield II (10)
Rational Diet - Rational Diet (10)
Robert Wyatt - Comicopera (9)
Beardfish - Sleeping in Traffic: Part One (9)
Black Bonzo - Sound of the Apocalypse (9)
The Dear Hunter - Act II: The Meaning Of, & All Things Regarding Ms. Leading (8)
Dream Theater - Systematic Chaos (8)
Alamaailman Vasarat - Maahan (7)
Anekdoten - A Time of Day (7)
Gazpacho - Night (6)
Riverside - Rapid Eye Movement (6)
John Zorn - Six Litanies for Heliogabalus (6)  
Battles - Mirrored (6)
Coheed and Cambria - Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume Two: No World for Tomorrow (5)
Explosions in the Sky - All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone (5)
Lazuli - En Avant Doute... (5)
Devin Townsend - Ziltoid the Omniscient (5)
The Dillinger Escape Plan - Ire Works (4)
*Shels - Sea of the Dying Dhow (4)
Far Corner - Endangered (4)
Tony Levin - Stick Man (4)
Satellite - Into The Night (4)
Thork - Nula Jedan (4)
Marillion - Somewhere Else (4)
La Torre Dell'Alchimista - Neo (4)
Ulver - Shadows of the Sun (3)
AmAndA - Le Maison de Flore (3)
Baroness - Red Album (3)
Glass Hammer - Culture of Ascent (3)
New Trolls - Concerto Grosso: The Seven Seasons (3)
Moonsorrow - Viides luku - H�vitetty (3)
Mar de Robles - Indígena (3)
Shining - Grindstone (2)
Reasoning, the - Awakening (2)
The Watch - Primitive (2)
Quidam - Alone Together (2)
Pineapple Thief - What We Have Sown (2)
Metaphor - The Sparrow (2)
Nemo - Si Partie II - L'Homme Ideal (1)
Novembre - The Blue (1)
Outer Limits - Stromatolite (1)
Planet X - Quantum (1)
Redemption - The Origins of Ruin (1)
Therion - Gothic Kabbalah (1)
Grayceon - s/t (1)
Cathedral - The Bridge (1)
Do Make Say Think - You, You're A History In Rust (1)