Symphonic Prog Knockout: STAGE TWO

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   With the conclusion of the first stage of the "knockout" part of our symphonic prog competition, we can move on to the next one! Here are the results of the first stage:

Albums directly advancing to the final stage: Echolyn - The End Is Beautiful (2005); Kotebel - Omphalos (2006); Southern Empire - Civilisation (2018)
Albums advancing to the second stage: La Maschera di Cera - Il Grande Labirinto (2003); Yes - Fly from Here (2011)
*Since three albums got 2 votes in the last poll and there is no single album occupying the sixth spot, we have to move on with just two five-voters advancing to the second stage (this is only for the sake of the game)

The rules for this stage are similar: Top three advance to the final and the next five will advance to the third stage. We add the 6- and 7-voters in this stage. In the case of tie-breakers, the 6-voters have an advantage over the albums coming from stage one, and the 7-voters have an advantage over the 6-voters. Enjoy! 

Full table here (Green - Final stage; Red - Eliminated; Blue - Current poll participants):
1. 18 votes: Transatlantic - Bridge Across Forever (2001)
2. 12 votes: Spock's Beard - V (2000)
3-5. 11 votes: Transatlantic - SMPT:e (2000)/All Traps on Earth - A Drop of Light (2018)/Big Big Train - The Likes of Us (2024)
6-11. 10 votes: Yes - Magnification (2001)/Echolyn - Mei (2002)/Camel - A Nod and a Wink (2002)/Transatlantic - 
The Whirlwind (2009)/Änglagård - Viljans Öga (2012)/Big Big Train - Folklore (2016)
12-17. 9 votes: Discipline - To Shatter All Accord (2011)/Echolyn - S/T (2012)/Transatlantic - Kaleidoscope (2014)/Wobbler - From Silence to Somewhere (2017)/Wobbler - Dwellers of the Deep (2020)/Lars Fredrik Frøislie - Fire Foretellinger (2023)
18-24. 8 votes: Neal Morse - One 
(2004)/Wobbler
 - Hinterland (2005)/Neal Morse - Sola Scriptura (2007)/Big Big Train - 
The Underfall Yard (2008)/Spock's Beard - X (2010)/Wobbler - Rites at Dawn (2011)/Spock's Beard - Brief Nocturnes and Dreamless Sleep (2013)
25-29. 7 votes: The Flower Kings - Unfold the Future (2002)/Neal Morse - ? [Question Mark] (2005)/Big Big Train - English Electric Part Two (2013)/Änglagård - Prog På Svenska - Live In Japan (Live) (2014)/Izz - Don't Panic (2019)
30-35. 6 votes: White Willow - Storm Season (2004)/Spock's Beard - S/T (2006)/The
 Tangent - Not as Good as the Book (2008)/Jordsjø -
 Jordsjø II (2016)/The Neal Morse Band - The Similitude of a Dream 
(2016)/The Tangent - Songs from the Hard Shoulder (2022)
36-49. 5 votes: La Maschera di Cera - S/T (2002)/Rick Wakeman - Out There (2003)/La Maschera di Cera - Il Grande Labirinto (2003)/Echolyn
 - The End Is Beautiful (2005)/Kotebel - Omphalos (2006)/PFM - Stati di 
Immaginazione (2006)/Moon Safari - Blomljud (2008)/Yes - Fly from Here 
(2011)/Logos - L'enigma della vita (2014)/The Tangent - A Spark in the Aether (2015)/Southern
 Empire - Civilisation (2018)/Rick Wakeman - The Red Planet (2020)/Big 
Big Train - Welcome to the Planet (2022)/Izz - Collapse the Wave (2024)

Poll Question: Pick you favorite album from the featured year:
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
La Maschera di Cera - Il Grande Labirinto (2003)	4	[13.33%]
Yes - Fly from Here (2011)	3	[10.00%]
White Willow - Storm Season (2004)	0	[0.00%]
Spock's Beard - S/T (2006)	2	[6.67%]
The Tangent - Not as Good as the Book (2008)	0	[0.00%]
Jordsjø - Jordsjø II (2016)	2	[6.67%]
The Neal Morse Band - The Similitude of a Dream (2016)	2	[6.67%]
The Tangent - Songs from the Hard Shoulder (2022)	2	[6.67%]
The Flower Kings - Unfold the Future (2002)	2	[6.67%]
Neal Morse - ? [Question Mark] (2005)	4	[13.33%]
Big Big Train - English Electric Part Two (2013)	6	[20.00%]
Änglagård - Prog På Svenska - Live In Japan (Live) (2014)	0	[0.00%]
Izz - Don't Panic (2019)	3	[10.00%]
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A Crimson Mellotron Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: September 10 2020 Location: Sofia, Bulgaria Status: Offline Points: 5526	Post Options Post Reply Quote A Crimson Mellotron Report Post Thanks(2) Quote Reply Topic: Symphonic Prog Knockout: STAGE TWO Posted: February 03 2025 at 09:36
	With the conclusion of the first stage of the "knockout" part of our symphonic prog competition, we can move on to the next one! Here are the results of the first stage: Albums directly advancing to the final stage: Echolyn - The End Is Beautiful (2005); Kotebel - Omphalos (2006); Southern Empire - Civilisation (2018) Albums advancing to the second stage: La Maschera di Cera - Il Grande Labirinto (2003); Yes - Fly from Here (2011) Since three albums got 2 votes in the last poll and there is no single album occupying the sixth spot, we have to move on with just two five-voters advancing to the second stage (this is only for the sake of the game) The rules for this stage are similar: Top three* advance to the final and the next five will advance to the third stage. We add the 6- and 7-voters in this stage. In the case of tie-breakers, the 6-voters have an advantage over the albums coming from stage one, and the 7-voters have an advantage over the 6-voters. Enjoy! Full table here (Green - Final stage; Red - Eliminated; Blue - Current poll participants): 1. 18 votes: Transatlantic - Bridge Across Forever (2001) 2. 12 votes: Spock's Beard - V (2000) 3-5. 11 votes: Transatlantic - SMPT:e (2000)/All Traps on Earth - A Drop of Light (2018)/Big Big Train - The Likes of Us (2024) 6-11. 10 votes: Yes - Magnification (2001)/Echolyn - Mei (2002)/Camel - A Nod and a Wink (2002)/Transatlantic - The Whirlwind (2009)/Änglagård - Viljans Öga (2012)/Big Big Train - Folklore (2016) 12-17. 9 votes: Discipline - To Shatter All Accord (2011)/Echolyn - S/T (2012)/Transatlantic - Kaleidoscope (2014)/Wobbler - From Silence to Somewhere (2017)/Wobbler - Dwellers of the Deep (2020)/Lars Fredrik Frøislie - Fire Foretellinger (2023) 18-24. 8 votes: Neal Morse - One (2004)/Wobbler - Hinterland (2005)/Neal Morse - Sola Scriptura (2007)/Big Big Train - The Underfall Yard (2008)/Spock's Beard - X (2010)/Wobbler - Rites at Dawn (2011)/Spock's Beard - Brief Nocturnes and Dreamless Sleep (2013) 25-29. 7 votes: The Flower Kings - Unfold the Future (2002)/Neal Morse - ? [Question Mark] (2005)/Big Big Train - English Electric Part Two (2013)/Änglagård - Prog På Svenska - Live In Japan (Live) (2014)/Izz - Don't Panic (2019) 30-35. 6 votes: White Willow - Storm Season (2004)/Spock's Beard - S/T (2006)/The Tangent - Not as Good as the Book (2008)/Jordsjø - Jordsjø II (2016)/The Neal Morse Band - The Similitude of a Dream (2016)/The Tangent - Songs from the Hard Shoulder (2022) 36-49. 5 votes: La Maschera di Cera - S/T (2002)/Rick Wakeman - Out There (2003)/La Maschera di Cera - Il Grande Labirinto (2003)/Echolyn - The End Is Beautiful (2005)/Kotebel - Omphalos (2006)/PFM - Stati di Immaginazione (2006)/Moon Safari - Blomljud (2008)/Yes - Fly from Here (2011)/Logos - L'enigma della vita (2014)/The Tangent - A Spark in the Aether (2015)/Southern Empire - Civilisation (2018)/Rick Wakeman - The Red Planet (2020)/Big Big Train - Welcome to the Planet (2022)/Izz - Collapse the Wave (2024)

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	Yes - Fly from Here

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	Big Big Train - English Electric Part Two

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	IZZ

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	Oh, this is harder. I'll be back. I've been really enjoying your Rush reviews. Be nice to Vapor Trails Edited by Mellotron Storm - February 03 2025 at 10:15
	"The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN

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	Izz

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	^Thanks a lot for the feedback! Unfortunately I might have to disappoint you as I would probably shift my attention to another band for a while. But for sure I will come back to Rush soon, also taking a look at live releases.

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	BBT gets the nod, over Fly From Here.
	Welcome to the middle of the film.

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	Izz. If you appeared in more than 30 films since 2014, you would know what kind of headphones my stomach uses.
	---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions

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	Songs from the Hard Shoulder just over Izz and Big Big Train.


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	Maschera di cera Choice was rather difficult I have 10 of the nominees Edited by mellotronwave - February 03 2025 at 15:03

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	BBT.

A Crimson Mellotron Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: September 10 2020 Location: Sofia, Bulgaria Status: Offline Points: 5526	Post Options Post Reply Quote A Crimson Mellotron Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: February 04 2025 at 10:45
	I have to give The Flower Kings a push here. Pretty interesting results so far - Big Big Train is in the lead followed by Neal Morse.