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Poll Question: Which is your favourite album?
Poll Choice Votes Poll Statistics
2 [3.08%]
0 [0.00%]
4 [6.15%]
0 [0.00%]
5 [7.69%]
0 [0.00%]
2 [3.08%]
3 [4.62%]
1 [1.54%]
6 [9.23%]
0 [0.00%]
18 [27.69%]
1 [1.54%]
0 [0.00%]
1 [1.54%]
3 [4.62%]
0 [0.00%]
8 [12.31%]
6 [9.23%]
0 [0.00%]
0 [0.00%]
2 [3.08%]
0 [0.00%]
1 [1.54%]
2 [3.08%]
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Clutching At Straws. 
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Originally posted by BrufordFreak BrufordFreak wrote:

So tough to pick something over DCD, Barren Dream, or Earthworks--wonderful albums, all!--but Still Life (Talking) is, in my opinion, the absolute peak release of Pat's Group; Wertico, Rodby, Mays, with "super-musicians" Armando Marçal, David Blamires, and Mark Ledford!


I actually heard it for the first time very recently. I enjoyed it quite a bit!
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Had to go for Crest of a Knave.
It's an absolute masterpiece of an album.
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So tough to pick something over DCD, Barren Dream, or Earthworks--wonderful albums, all!--but Still Life (Talking) is, in my opinion, the absolute peak release of Pat's Group; Wertico, Rodby, Mays, with "super-musicians" Armando Marçal, David Blamires, and Mark Ledford!
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PF > Outer Limits > Marillion
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Originally posted by Steve Wyzard Steve Wyzard wrote:

Geoff Downes > Mike Oldfield > Pink Floyd > Saga > Rush > Alan Parsons Project.

Patrick Moraz's Human Interface album belongs on this poll!

Patrick Moraz is on my new Swiss Roll of Honour playlist, so I'll give the album a listen, eventually. Smile
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Geoff Downes > Mike Oldfield > Pink Floyd > Saga > Rush > Alan Parsons Project.

Patrick Moraz's Human Interface album belongs on this poll!
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Number of albums I'd listened to in the poll before 2010 = 1 (DP)

Number of CD albums I currently own in the poll = 5 (APP; DCD: MO; PF; YES)

Number of albums I've listened to in the poll now = 25  Big smile

You could say the year I first went online in 2010 was my musical renaissance, when I discovered there's a lot more to Symphonic Prog than just Renaissance. Tongue
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Earthworks and Dead Can Dance are the only two I like out of these but the letters wins for me
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Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

While my list would be very different overall, definitely the Dead Can Dance of these (a sure favourite of mine from the year), but I also have enjoyed the Mr. Sirius album.

Two particular favourites of mine in PA and not in the list are Swans' Children of God and Art Zoyd's Berlin.
I had a feeling DCD's Within the Realm of a Dying Sun would be your favourite album in this poll. Wink

Dead Can Dance are one of those offbeat bands I only discovered after I went online in 2010. 


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It's good to see Pink Floyd doing surprisingly well here. There are five potential albums I could vote for in this poll:- The Chris Hinze Combination; Dead Can Dance; Geoff Downes; Outer Limits or Tangerine Dream. My vote goes to the eye of the Tyger - one of the few Tangerine Dream albums (besides Cyclone) to feature vocals. Smile
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While my list would be very different overall, definitely the Dead Can Dance of these (a sure favourite of mine from the year), but I also have enjoyed the Mr. Sirius album.

Two particular favourites of mine in PA and not in the list are Swans' Children of God and Art Zoyd's Berlin.
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Although I have several of these albums (plus seeing some of the associated tours), 87 was probably a low point for prog...
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 Between Crest of a Knave & Clutching at Straws for me . I went with Tull here.  I always thought that was an underrated album. 
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I love two of these, namely the Earthworks album and Dead Can Dance. I'll go with Earthworks. I think much Earthworks work is great, and very underappreciated. Crest of a Knave is at least OK.


Edited by Lewian - July 27 2022 at 09:38
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by Saperlipopette! Saperlipopette! wrote:

^I'm just happy that in a year when this the best prog has to offer, my personal preferences is looking for music elsewhere.

Looking back, the 1980's were a surprisingly good decade for prog
I suppose it all boils down to those preferences again:) I enjoy loads early 80's prog though (of the kind you don't like). To me this is primarely a list of either artists that were struggling to stay relevant in a changed musical climate. While those newly formed bands who don't fit that description didn't bring much new to the table, but mostly made a sort of simplified version of 1970's prog. Which is fine by me. I don't need all music to be groundbreaking. I just don't care for 1980's neo prog very much personally.
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While most others were diminishing in quality, Fish and the guys released the best album of their career:
Clutching at Straws
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Pink Floyd, then Marillion.
Rush album is actually my least favorite from their discography, such a letdown after the amazing Power Windows.
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Marillion
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Tull this time
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