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Poll Question: Pick your favorite album out of the 15 released back in 2016
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3 [6.82%]
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    Posted: February 22 2021 at 00:41
As expected, 'Blackstar' is leading strongly.
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I cannot possibly go with anything else than Blackstar. In the past five years it must be one of the album I've gone back to the most. I still cannot believe this is the way David Bowie departed.

I will give honorable mention to Gong's Rejoice I'm Dead though. Biggest surprise of 2016, Kavus Torabi made something new without losing the band spirit. 

Can't help but notice that these two albums have a strong -I mean, hell, STRONG!- relationship to death. Curious coincidence.
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I think Blackstar is amazing. No album would beat it.

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Went Blackstar but would mention Pineapple Thief's "Your Wilderness" with Gavin Harrison on drums.
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TYS. Hiromi's "Spark" is also a must hear.
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I vote in Opeth.
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Blacktar from this selection.
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Originally posted by nick_h_nz nick_h_nz wrote:

Originally posted by A Crimson Mellotron A Crimson Mellotron wrote:

Originally posted by digdug digdug wrote:

Rejoice! I'm Dead  has the Gong magic
It sure does. I love that record!
I’ll probably cop some flak for this, but it’s my favourite Gong album. I know a lot of people rebelled against the idea of Gong continuing, but I think they did a terrific job with this album.

It would probably have been my number one album from 2016, if not for Bowie. But Blackstar was already a terrific album, even before Bowie’s death imbued and revealed so much extra meaning to it.

I'm with you on this, 'Rejoice' is a truly fantastic Gong album!
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Sorceress +1
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Originally posted by A Crimson Mellotron A Crimson Mellotron wrote:

Originally posted by digdug digdug wrote:

Rejoice! I'm Dead  has the Gong magic
It sure does. I love that record!
I’ll probably cop some flak for this, but it’s my favourite Gong album. I know a lot of people rebelled against the idea of Gong continuing, but I think they did a terrific job with this album.

It would probably have been my number one album from 2016, if not for Bowie. But Blackstar was already a terrific album, even before Bowie’s death imbued and revealed so much extra meaning to it.
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Originally posted by digdug digdug wrote:

Rejoice! I'm Dead  has the Gong magic
It sure does. I love that record!
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1: Blackstar
2: Sorceress
3: Stranger Heads Prevail
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The Blackstar
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Rejoice! I'm Dead  has the Gong magic
Prog On!
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I'm voting for King Crimson on this one.
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Opeth from this list. My favorites though from 2016 are BBT's Folklore, and Neal Morse's Similitude Of A Dream.
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From this list I would pick Opeth, followed by Bowie.
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Bowie with The Mute Gods a distant second.
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I'll vote for Gong here, really nice album, my personal pick would be another Kavus Torabi album, Knifeworld - Bottled Out Of Eden
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