Three Prog Folk Albums - Progressive Rock Music Forum

Three of my most beloved prog folk albums, but which one is the fellow forum users' favorite? I think I know well but let's see. I will kick the voting off by picking my favorite of the three - First Utterance.

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Edited by A Crimson Mellotron - February 06 2021 at 01:58

Jethro Tull - Aqualung I guess

Ooh, tough one. I love all three. I assigned numbers on a die, and rolled it. Comus won.

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My vote goes to "Aqualung" But I want to shout out for this wonderful album:

Wow! Thanks for that! Never heard of them or this music. Great story, too. The music is intense, unique, and very polished! From fast ("Everybody Knows") to slow and delicate ("I Was"), the arrangements are just perfect! And so intimate and personal. Wow! I'm, like, in tears! I love the tension-building Jacques Brel feel of "There'll Be No Clowns Tonight." The timing of their vocal harmonies couldn't be more locked in/synchronized. Remarkable!

Thanks, Freide, for another great recommendation rescued out of obscurity!

P.S. the whole time listening to this amazing album I was racking my brain to place the voice of one of the ladies. It's Sonja Kristina! (Before there was a Sonja Kristina.) "Melt Me" finally gave it away--and could a song be more predictive of the whole Curved Air vibe?

Edited by BrufordFreak - February 06 2021 at 07:29

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Three great albums, but Dead Can Dance tops them...

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If I could only keep one it would be 'Aqulaung' for the diversity of rock, folk, and prog but it's not really a folk lp imho as pointed out already.

'Spleen and Ideal' is my second favorite DCD after Realm...and again not sure how folky it truly is by definition of folk.

'First Utterance' is one of those things that is an acquired taste though it is certainly unique and is prog folk. While the original vinyl is worth some big bucks the music doesn't match up to those levels imho.

Edited by dr wu23 - February 06 2021 at 13:19

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Three great albums, I'll pick Comus today but could easily be any of them.

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I have loved all three, and my first inclination was to get into the Progressive Folk merits of each album, but instead I’ll just commment in a different way on my appreciation. First thought was First Utterance, which to me is one of the absolute Acid Folk and Freak Folk greats (often my favourite kind of folk), but that Dead Can Dance album is brilliant and is the one that I would most like to play again right now, and am. Worked as a perfect musical suggestion for me right now. By the way, not that I would expect this to be the choice, I prefer the compilation Song to Comus.... to First Utterance, which includes FU. Not only do I love the bonus tracks, and Winter is a Coloured Bird might be my favourite Comus song, but I am one of those who genuinely appreciates To Keep From Crying, and that together with the bonus tracks and FU really works well for me as a package.

A nice eclectic poll with three albums that are classics in their own right.

As good as the other two albums are, Aqualung is a 5 star masterpiece.

Poll Question: Which is your favorite?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Comus - First Utterance	11	[25.58%]
Dead Can Dance - Spleen and Ideal	6	[13.95%]
Jethro Tull - Aqualung	26	[60.47%]
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