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Posted: December 04 2009 at 17:53

Mastodon

Tool

maudlin of the Well

but all of those bands only have 4 albums each

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Posted: December 04 2009 at 18:01

If we're talking albums taken as a whole rather than every song them Echolyn and Anekdoten spring to mind.

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Posted: December 04 2009 at 18:12

Rush
Henry Cow
Bela Fleck and the Flecktones
Kraftwerk
Ozric Tentacles

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Posted: December 04 2009 at 18:23

- Harmonium

- Van Der Graaf Generator

- Sloche

- Anglagard

- Conventum

- Univers Zero

- Art Bears

- Present

- Henry Cow

- Pink Floyd (except Division Bell and Momentary Lapse, I hate those)

Les mains, les pieds balancés
Sur tant de mers, tant de planchers,
Un marin mort,
Il dormira

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Posted: December 04 2009 at 18:36

Tsevir Leirbag wrote:

- Harmonium

- Van Der Graaf Generator

- Sloche

- Anglagard

- Conventum

- Univers Zero

- Art Bears

- Present

- Henry Cow

- Pink Floyd (except Division Bell and Momentary Lapse, I hate those)

The topic is bands that can do no wrong. LOL

Anyway, I agree with you and MovingPictures.

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Posted: December 04 2009 at 18:43

There is no such a band for me, unless we count bands with very small discographies such are Khan, Dun, etc.

Hmm...Kraftwerk comes close. But I haven't heard 'Electric Cafe' though.

EDIT: Oh,. I forgot Atoll and The Pentangle.

Edited by clarke2001 - December 04 2009 at 18:46

Percussion, sir!

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Posted: December 04 2009 at 18:47

The one band that didn't disappoint me once the last five years is Riverside and this years record (ADHD) is another triumph of great music.
Another band that is slowly becoming one of my favorites of all time is Phideaux, and this years album Number Seven is such a consistently good follow up to Doomday Afternoon that I will get their next album for sure.

To be the one who seeks so I may find .. (Metallica)

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Posted: December 04 2009 at 18:51

I think some of you are missing the point, if you think some of their albums or even some parts of their albums are just OK then they're not eligible. So I'm surprised to see so many people saying TMV and PT. Do you guys really think that the 4 minute intro to L'Via and Voyage 34 are good?

I've never heard John Coltrane or Fred Frith do anything bad, but I have trouble believing that they never had a bad improvising night, so I guess they don't actually count. I'm not much into unconditional love anymore, and I don't think bands that only have 4 releases should count. I really like all 3 of Aranis' albums, but that doesn't mean I declare my unconditional love for them.

Edited by Henry Plainview - December 04 2009 at 19:01

if you own a sodastream i hate you

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Posted: December 04 2009 at 18:54

Oceansize's discography is pretty much flawless so far.
They aren't my favourite band though - my faves actually are almost bipolar (do great and awful songs).

And lo, the mighty riffage was played and it was good

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Posted: December 04 2009 at 19:05

Opeth have never, ever disappointed me. Even Orchid, their debut, is not bad. Just not as great as what was to come later.

Porcupine Tree, I'm such a fanboy that they haven't let me down yet. I enjoy all of their albums.

I'll add to the list of Zeppelin fanboys. I love everything by them, even the controversial last two studio albums Presence and In Through The Out Door.

Hello, mirror. So glad to see you, my friend. It's been a while...

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Posted: December 04 2009 at 19:15

clarke2001 wrote:

There is no such a band for me, unless we count bands with very small discographies such are Khan, Dun, etc.

Hmm...Kraftwerk comes close. But I haven't heard 'Electric Cafe' though.

EDIT: Oh,. I forgot Atoll and The Pentangle.

Electric Cafe is actually quite good; I personally love it.

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Posted: December 04 2009 at 19:24

I'm going to have to go with, there ain't no such animal. I used to be like that with Deep Purple in the early to mid 70's until...Who Do We Think We Are? That kind of soured things a bit.

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Posted: December 04 2009 at 20:48

Henry Plainview wrote:

I have't listened to Voyage 34 [it's one of the very few PT releases I do not posses, though] I honestly can say, though that I like every bit of music on all 5 of The Mars Volta's studio albums, including the ambience on Frances, Tourniquet Man, and the silence at the beginning of Octahedron.

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Posted: December 04 2009 at 21:30

The closest for me is Pink Floyd, though some of the first albums have moments I could skip.

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Posted: December 04 2009 at 21:33

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Pain of Salvation,

Most of their stuff is awesome, but have you listened to Scarsick???????????

Just wondering

Hurty flurty schnipp schnipp!

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Posted: December 04 2009 at 22:17

A Person wrote:

Tsevir Leirbag wrote:

- Harmonium

- Van Der Graaf Generator

- Sloche

- Anglagard

- Conventum

- Univers Zero

- Art Bears

- Present

- Henry Cow

- Pink Floyd (except Division Bell and Momentary Lapse, I hate those)

The topic is bands that can do no wrong. LOL

Anyway, I agree with you and MovingPictures.

You do have to agree with me, or I will hate you.

clarke2001 wrote:

Oh,. I forgot Atoll

Good call!

Edited by Tsevir Leirbag - December 04 2009 at 22:19

Les mains, les pieds balancés
Sur tant de mers, tant de planchers,
Un marin mort,
Il dormira

- Paul Éluard

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Posted: December 04 2009 at 22:20

Henry Plainview wrote:

I heavily second this. Besides, people are taking this topic off its tracks from the very first page! Come on, it is not about how in some period in time the band/artist was good, it is about bands/artists that YOU THINK NEVER RELEASED ANYTHING BAD OR AVERAGE!

Come on, everybody!

Back to the OP's question, I gotta say Pink Floyd. I have never come across a bad release by them. Really! I love all studio albums (every one of them), all live releases I have seen (official and bootlegs) and most specials/best of/etc. There is an endless amount of PF releases, but none that I have is anything near average.

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Posted: December 04 2009 at 22:23

Planet X

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Posted: December 04 2009 at 23:00

Henry Plainview wrote:

Seconded (unconditionally)

Turning the thread title on its head for the sake of stimulating discussion, as Henry states, surely it implies that we are hopelessly prejudiced towards our true prog love(s) ? - apart from those 'one night stands' with artists with tiny discographies. (Pronounce that carefully please)

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Posted: December 04 2009 at 23:07

No wrong? None of those left...never were.

Can you tell me where we're headin'?
Lincoln County Road or Armageddon.