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    Posted: April 07 2009 at 15:27
If you had carte blanche to decide what the symphonic top twenty looked like, what would be your picks, and in what order?
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A ton of Yes, Selling England, and then I'd just quit and let someone else take over.
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Originally posted by NaturalScience NaturalScience wrote:

I'm lazy.


Fixed.
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LOL  No argument here.
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Originally posted by NaturalScience NaturalScience wrote:

A ton of Yes, Selling England, and then I'd just quit and let someone else take over.
That sounds about right.  i.e. I'm even lazier.
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Points: 31169 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 07 2009 at 15:47
Originally posted by rushfan4 rushfan4 wrote:

Originally posted by NaturalScience NaturalScience wrote:

A ton of Yes, Selling England, and then I'd just quit and let someone else take over.
That sounds about right.  i.e. I'm even lazier.


haha, oh and throw some IZZ in there to reflect that there is a modern symphonic scene Wink
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Originally posted by NaturalScience NaturalScience wrote:

Originally posted by rushfan4 rushfan4 wrote:

Originally posted by NaturalScience NaturalScience wrote:

A ton of Yes, Selling England, and then I'd just quit and let someone else take over.
That sounds about right.  i.e. I'm even lazier.


haha, oh and throw some IZZ in there to reflect that there is a modern symphonic scene Wink


I izz bereft of Izz.  Any recommendation for a starter?
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Originally posted by Epignosis Epignosis wrote:

Originally posted by NaturalScience NaturalScience wrote:

Originally posted by rushfan4 rushfan4 wrote:

Originally posted by NaturalScience NaturalScience wrote:

A ton of Yes, Selling England, and then I'd just quit and let someone else take over.
That sounds about right.  i.e. I'm even lazier.


haha, oh and throw some IZZ in there to reflect that there is a modern symphonic scene Wink


I izz bereft of Izz.  Any recommendation for a starter?


My River Flows is their best - but you could also try I Move.  Either way you won't be disappointed.  Actually, a really, really excellent intro would be their live set, Live at Nearfest.  Easily one of the best prog live sets I own.

I'm not a big fan of modern symph or neo in general, but IZZ really gets it done for me.
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Originally posted by NaturalScience NaturalScience wrote:

Originally posted by Epignosis Epignosis wrote:

Originally posted by NaturalScience NaturalScience wrote:

Originally posted by rushfan4 rushfan4 wrote:

Originally posted by NaturalScience NaturalScience wrote:

A ton of Yes, Selling England, and then I'd just quit and let someone else take over.
That sounds about right.  i.e. I'm even lazier.


haha, oh and throw some IZZ in there to reflect that there is a modern symphonic scene Wink


I izz bereft of Izz.  Any recommendation for a starter?


My River Flows is their best - but you could also try I Move.  Either way you won't be disappointed.  Actually, a really, really excellent intro would be their live set, Live at Nearfest.  Easily one of the best prog live sets I own.

I'm not a big fan of modern symph or neo in general, but IZZ really gets it done for me.


Will be checking them out, but if you like them so much, I am suspicious of it...Wink
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As you should be... Tongue
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I like them a lot too, so it should be safe.  No relation whatsoever to Henry Cow or Magma.
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Here's my attempt:

Genesis - Nursery Cryme
Ange Au-delà du Délire
Yes - Close to the Edge
Camel - Mirage
MIA - Cornonstipicum
Novalis - Novalis
Shylock - Il de Fievres
Genesis - Trespass
Yes - Relayer
Pulsar - Halloween
Steve Hackett- Voyage of the Acolyte
Ange - Le Cimetiere des Arlequins
Earth and Fire - Song of the Marching Children
Aphrodite's Child - 666
Cressida - Asylum
Carpe Diem - En Regardant Passer Le Temps
Atila - Reveriue
Grobschnitt - Grobschnitt
Wallenstein - Blitzkrieg
Anglagard - Jordrök

Five more:

Schicke Führs & Fröhling - Symphonic Pictures, Memoriance - Et Apres, Discipline - Unfold, Archanoid - St, Genesis - Foxtrot
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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Believe it's done, but always a pleasure:
 
  1. Foxtrot - Genesis
  2. Hybris - Anglagard
  3. Nursery Cryme - Genesis
  4. Illusions on a Double Dimple - Triumvirat
  5. Trilogy - ELP
  6. Yessongs - Yes
  7. Steve Hackett - Voyage of the Acolyre
  8. Darwin! - Banco del Mutuo Soccorso
  9. Live at the Royal Albert Hall - Renaissance
  10. Gothic Impressions - Par Lind Project
  11. Leftoverture - Kansas
  12. 666 - Aphrodite's Child
  13. Trespass - Genesis
  14. Hamburger Concerto - Focus
  15. Depois Do Fim - Bacamarte
  16. ITCOTCK - King Crimson (It's Symphonic, despite where the band is)
  17. Heaven & Hell - Vangelis
  18. Ascenção e Queda - Petrus Castrus
  19. The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway - Genesis
  20. Relayer - Yes

Haven't ibncluded great new albums like the ones by Shadow Circus, Anton Roolaart or The Alex Carpani Band, because thery are great and l believe could be here,  but still have to pass the test of time.

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Damn!  Two places for Aphrodite's Child.

I must ask, how does it sound?  I'm very intrigued, especially coming from you two stalwarts!
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I'm going to go ahead and count Italian Symphonic (I know it's not a genre anymore, I'm referring to symphonic prog from Italy), if this is cheating I apologize
 
1. Yes - Close to the Edge
2. ELP - Tarkus
3. PFM - Per Un Amico
4. PFM - Storia di un minuto
5. Yes - The Yes Album
6. ELP - Brain Salad Surgery
7. Le Orme - Felona E Sorona
8. Atmosphera - Lady of Shalott
9. Yes - Tales From Topographic Oceans
10. Quella Vecchia Locanda - Quella Vecchia Locanda
11. Refugee - Refugee
12. Camel - Moonmadness
13. Banco del Mutuo Soccorso - Io sono nato libero
14. Novalis - Sommerabend
15. ELP - ELP
16. Grobschnitt - Rockpommel's Land
17. Triumvirat - Illusions On A Double Dimple
18. Yes - Fragile
19. PFM - Chocolate Kings
20. Locanda Delle Fate - Forse Le Lucciole Non Si Amano Piu'
 
was going off the megalist I've been constructing for several years now and I don't think I skipped over anything but the possibility is there because these albums aren't too closely grouped together.  All are in the top 100 though


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Points: 352 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 08 2009 at 01:12
It would look something like this (not in order):
Now is all there is. Be before you think!
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Or, if you'd like to see separate lists for rock and metal:




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I stuck to bands actually in symphonic here at PA. It would change drastically if I were to add symphonic albums added from bands in other subgenres. Something like this:
  1. VdGG - Pawn Hearts
  2. Il Balletto di Bronzo - YS 
  3. Gentle Giant - Three Friends
  4. Genesis - Nursery Cryme
  5. ITCOTCK - King Crimson
  6. Ange - Au-delà du Délire
  7. Banco del Mutuo Soccorso - St
  8. Museo Rosenbach - Zarathustra
  9. PFM - Storia Di Un Minuto
  10. Yes - Close to the Edge
  11. ELO - St (No Answer)
  12. Camel - Mirage
  13. Eloy - Inside
  14. Aphrodite's Child - 666
  15. Osanna - Palepoli
  16. Heaven & Hell - Vangelis
  17. Artcane - Odyssee
  18. Le Orme - Felone e Sorona
  19. MIA - Cornonstipicum
  20. Jethro Tull- Thick as a Brick
 
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Find a fly and eat his eye
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Points: 19557 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 08 2009 at 14:54
Hey Roctopus, seems we both like early Evaghelos Odysseus Papathanasiou's music.
 
Both 666 and Heaven & Hell are outstanding.
 
Ivám


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Originally posted by Ivan_Melgar_M Ivan_Melgar_M wrote:

Hey Roctopus, seems we both like early Evaghelos Odysseus Papathanasiou's music.
 
Both 666 and Heaven & Hell are outstanding.
 
Ivám


Yes, its nice to agree on something for a change.
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