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Currently listening to on CD (with the number of albums in brackets):-

Joan Baez (2)
Blue Oyster Cult (9)
Carole King (12)
Marvin Gaye (10)
Genesis (11)
John Martyn (5)
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The Rolling Stones (6)
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I've always loved Yes (Well Debut thru Drama at least; I'll take a rain check on all that came afterwards and judge it on an individual basis). I even think Tormato is better than it gets credit for...

but I have always struggled with TFTO. Relayer, I have few problems with, even though it's a bit self-indulgent in places, but TFTO? I've recently given it another half dozen listens and honestly? There really is only enough decent material here for another 40 minute album. I think this must be where The Flower Kings got their inspiration for surplus padding for their double albums from... Ermm 
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Originally posted by Jared Jared wrote:

I've always loved Yes (Well Debut thru Drama at least; I'll take a rain check on all that came afterwards and judge it on an individual basis). I even think Tormato is better than it gets credit for...

but I have always struggled with TFTO. Relayer, I have few problems with, even though it's a bit self-indulgent in places, but TFTO? I've recently given it another half dozen listens and honestly? There really is only enough decent material here for another 40 minute album. I think this must be where The Flower Kings got their inspiration for surplus padding for their double albums from... Ermm 
Every YES album from Talk (1994) onwards is by far the best YES era for me, with the rare exception of Open Your Eyes, obviously. Smile

 5 stars 2000: House of Yes - Live from House of Blues - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzAGhOxECODweJmeB85ju0eV
 3 stars 2014: Like It Is - Yes at the Bristol Hippodrome - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzBy9uyRERs-I1GDFW4lDa2z
 3 stars 2015: Like It Is - Yes at the Mesa Art Centre - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzCKc4OxC4JZC4-Gq1UEAq93


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Originally posted by fathomer1963 fathomer1963 wrote:

I once owned all the albums by Sky, and worse, still have one of them..

Now, if someone would like to explain why this is embarrassing?

I do enjoy an occasional bit of Sky.. Embarrassed 

Someone will be diving into this thread and tell me that Alan Parsons Project is rubbish next.

Oh, wait... we've already been there.   Wink
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I can only ejaculate if I"m listening to neo-prog. Embarrassed
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^^ If enjoying Sky is embarassing, then I will reveal that I own the extremely rare .. Cadmium!!!

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Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:

I wouldn't call it embarrassment as such, but my ears don't like much recorded after about 1983. It's just the way it is.

In my case, after 1979,,,,EmbarrassedConfusedCry
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This thread perfectly epitomizes why I enjoy this site so much: the diversity of views/opinions!

Of course, if you're sharing your "embarrassments" on a site that can be accessed anywhere you have a computer, then they're no longer secrets.

By the way, I absolutely LOVE Mike Oldfield's "Music from the Balcony"! And the whole Heaven's Open album!
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Originally posted by Steve Wyzard Steve Wyzard wrote:

This thread perfectly epitomizes why I enjoy this site so much: the diversity of views/opinions!

Of course, if you're sharing your "embarrassments" on a site that can be accessed anywhere you have a computer, then they're no longer secrets.

By the way, I absolutely LOVE Mike Oldfield's "Music from the Balcony"! And the whole Heaven's Open album!

My Guilty secret - but not a secret any more - is I once gave Michael Oldfield's Heaven's Open album away to a charity shop and I've never regretted it. Embarrassed
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I am tremendously devoted to the two Genesis albums Trespass and And Then There Were Three, but what came in between the two albums kind of leaves me cold.
     
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I like classic PFM a lot, but my favorite PFM track is a synth pop number from 1984.
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Originally posted by presdoug presdoug wrote:

I am tremendously devoted to the two Genesis albums Trespass and And Then There Were Three, but what came in between the two albums kind of leaves me cold.
     

Finally, someone else who loves ATTWT as much as I do! Very underrated album Big smile
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Finally, someone else who loves ATTWT as much as I do! Very underrated album Big smile

I also like ATTW3 a lot, always did. Tongue
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Originally posted by HolyMoly HolyMoly wrote:

I like classic PFM a lot, but my favorite PFM track is a synth pop number from 1984.
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My favourite track from Split Enz - Mental Notes is the pop song "Maybe". This was the track I first heard on the radio and introduced me to the group. In spite of all the prog on the album, I still love this track the most.
 
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Necrotica Necrotica wrote:


Finally, someone else who loves ATTWT as much as I do! Very underrated album Big smile

I also like ATTW3 a lot, always did. Tongue

ATTWT and W&W are two of the best autumn albums ever Smile
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A lot of comments, while I don't really know what to say here. Is that embarrassing? Big smile
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Originally posted by presdoug presdoug wrote:

I am tremendously devoted to the two Genesis albums Trespass and And Then There Were Three, but what came in between the two albums kind of leaves me cold.
     

My embarrassing opinion is that Genesis have never done better than Trespass, that is a little masterpiece of melodic prog rock.

Basically, they are a group of tremendously serious and competent but also tremendously boring musicians... particularly Banks.

Peter Gabriel, alone, starting from III and up to.... Up, did better than Genesis.


Edited by jamesbaldwin - October 22 2022 at 13:46
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I've got an idea. I'm not happy about much Pop-influenced Prog, but I don't think, it's a secret at this point of time.
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The first two King Crimson albums do very little for me - it's not for lack of musicianship but simply boring writing of Fripp's part.  it's not until Lizard and especially Islands that Fripp begins to come into his own composition-wise, just wish the initial lineup had been around to record both those LPs......ahhh, one can only imagine.  
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