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Frets N Worries 
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 Topic: Your Prog Rock Hot TakesPosted: November 27 2023 at 08:59 |
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Takes that most people wouldn't agree with.
Some of mine: Tales is the Best Yes Album Shine On > Echoes Time and a Word > The Yes Album A Momentary Lapse of Reason is a great record Think of Me with Kindness is the best song Gentle Giant ever did Mike Oldfield's Incantations is a 10/10 Record 'It' is a great album closer Granted, most of these aren't super hot, but I'm sure many of you have some! (I'm looking at you Paul with your lack of VDGG love!)
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Psychedelic Paul
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Posted: November 27 2023 at 09:04 |
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I Love both of VDGG's 1970 albums and they're both in my CD collection too.
  1970: Van der Graaf Generator - The Least We Can Do is Wave to Each Other (Eclectic Prog) - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lNuUilJm-b2csXdNoaBVzfCvJFuEhYIfo 1970: Van der Graaf Generator - H to He, Who Am the Only One (Eclectic Prog) - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lJ5GqrKTN-Elb_BhgPje8Seu8Xr0n4T3w |
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Posted: November 27 2023 at 09:06 |
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And the rest of them?
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Posted: November 27 2023 at 09:08 |
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I've had the same 'hot takes' for years now....Mike Oldfields music is boring and trite, and
Peter Hammill cant carry a tune but then much of VDGG music is not that tuneful.  |
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Posted: November 27 2023 at 09:10 |
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The rest of them I can manage without and I wouldn't buy Pawn Hearts even if it was in a charity shop bargain bin.
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Posted: November 27 2023 at 11:21 |
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The Missing Piece by Gentle Giant is superb.
Mike Portnoy should not return to Dream Theater. Allan Holdsworth's solo material is better than his work with other bands/artists. Close to the Edge is not the best prog rock album. Todd Rundgren is one of America's greatest composers. |
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Posted: November 27 2023 at 11:36 |
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Baker St. Muse is one of Jethro Tull best songs.
Steve Hackett's music is better than Genesis. King Crimson is the ultimate progressive band.
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Frets N Worries
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Posted: November 27 2023 at 11:45 |
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^There are people who don't like Baker St. Muse??!?!
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Posted: November 27 2023 at 11:53 |
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He's not saying people don't like the song, just that he thinks it's one of their best.
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Posted: November 27 2023 at 12:05 |
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I know, I just thought it was widely considered one of their best, didn't know that was a hot take
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Posted: November 27 2023 at 12:20 |
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Triumvirat are the greatest prog rock band. The best thing about them is their unique sound.
The Missing Piece is a fantastic album by Gentle Giant. No More Love is the best album by Wallenstein, better than what came before or after it by the band.
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Posted: November 27 2023 at 12:38 |
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Beat me to the punch on Triumvirat...Jurgen Fritz's solo's are some of the best of the classic Prog rock era...
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Posted: November 27 2023 at 13:22 |
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IMHO:
Tales is the second best Yes album, after Relayer. Both are 10/10. Momentary Lapse of Reason is a good album, but not a great one. Incantations is indeed 10/10. 'It' is a great closer but only if you pay attention to the lyrics of the whole story arc. Otherwise, it is merely a good closer. Although we all have our favorite songs on the album, you have to take it as a whole to understand what is going on.  |
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Posted: November 27 2023 at 13:28 |
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^I agree about 'It' and Incantations
Another hot take, The Best song from TFTO is 'The Remembering'
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Posted: November 27 2023 at 13:37 |
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In the wake of poseidon is more interesting than the one before it.
Larks tongues is the best King Crimson album. Yes lost their way after Jon Anderson left the band in 2004. There never really was a prog resurgence (at least not a major one).
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Posted: November 27 2023 at 13:42 |
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Another… Ambrosia’s “Somewhere I Never Traveled” is a more diverse,
progressive album than their first (which was a pretty great album) ... |
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Posted: November 27 2023 at 14:11 |
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I agree, I don't think this is a hot take.
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Posted: November 27 2023 at 14:11 |
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Is ... is that a hot take? Fly from Here was ok but certainly no Drama 2. And despite trying them all a few times, I cannot bring to mind anything from any album after.
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Psychedelic Paul
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Posted: November 27 2023 at 14:30 |
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I'm not even sure what a Hot Take is, but one thing I do know is I much prefer Fly from Here over Drama.
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Posted: November 27 2023 at 14:46 |
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Hot Take = Unpopular Opinion
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