Your favourite album of 1976-1980 era - Progressive Rock Music Forum

Animals
Still Life

Stormwatch.

Great avatar / signature,Varon. As a flute player who is currently listening to "A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers", I think they are awesome!!

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Mellotron Storm wrote:

Slartibartfast wrote:

SaltyJon wrote:

Mellotron Storm wrote:

SaltyJon wrote:

Sticking solely to prog albums, these are some of my choices: Magma's Attahk, Eskaton's 4 Visions, Univers Zero's Heresie, Heldon's Stand By, The Muffins' Manna/Mirage, National Health's Of Queues and Cures, Klaus Schulze's X, Weidorje's s/t, National Health's debut, Univers Zero's debut.

My vote, therefore, is "Other: one of that bunch".

I like this list a lot better.

Somehow I'm not surprised. LOL

The Univers Zero debut really depresses me and I've heard Heresie is even darker... Shocked

Big thumbs up for the Muffins' Manna album. The Frith era stuff is rather grating.

It's darker but i wouldn't say more depressing.Scary is the word. I always play it at Halloween along with Shub Niggurath.

Love that list myself, but the most obvious band for me is Art Zoyd, which I'm voting other for (I consider it to be a great band). I love all of Art Zoyd's albums during the period, but if I have to choose one, I will give it to Generation Sans Futur, or maybe Symphonie Pour Le Jour... or maybe Musique Pour L'Odysee. Another that could take it is Geinoh Yamashirogumi's Osorezan. And Zamla Mammaz Manna's Familjesprickor.

Going with A Farewell To Kings for this poll...that album is just so incredible, especially for the 1976-1980 era. I even find the weakest track, Madrigal, to be great as it fits the album very well. Hemispheres and A Trick Of The Tail would follow AFTK.

Would you like some Bailey's?

In general I'm totally floydian, but Moonmadness is the only one in the list still in my poor 4GB mp3 reader.

I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution

So many fantastic albums in the late 70s. The albums by Rush, UK and Eloy deserve a mention.

However two of my all-time top three are here

so I've narrowed it down to those, Going For The One and Animals. Can I decide between them? No

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Bonnek wrote:

Van der Graaf Generator - World Record
I'm 1 of the 5 fans of that album Smile

I'm quite sure there a bit more of us than 5.

omri

Why on Earth would you exclude perhaps the greatest album of the time frame you established for this poll - Genesis' A Trick of the Tail? A HUGE oversight. Do come along, won't you?

Bitterblogger wrote:

From wikipedia:


Studio album by Genesis
Released	2 February 1976 (UK) / 20 February 1976 (US)
Recorded	October-November 1975, Trident Studios

. . . just to clear up what was lingering confusion. . .

Thanks (I didn't know that).

Wow, that a real bag o' donuts. Got to go with UK

Oh, didn't see Farewell to Kings....

Edited by Tapfret - September 29 2010 at 11:49

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Poll Question: Vote
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Pink Floyd - Animals	47	[18.22%]
Genesis - Wind&Wuthering	15	[5.81%]
YES - Going for the One	22	[8.53%]
Jethro Tull - Songs from the wood	10	[3.88%]
Camel - Moonmadness	15	[5.81%]
Gentle Giant - Interview	5	[1.94%]
Eloy - Silent Cries & Mighty echoes	0	[0.00%]
ELP - Works 1	2	[0.78%]
Van der Graaf Generator - World Record	7	[2.71%]
Pink Floyd - The WALL	18	[6.98%]
Genesis - ...and then there were three...	2	[0.78%]
YES - Tormato	1	[0.39%]
Jethro Tull - Heavy Horses	2	[0.78%]
Camel - Rain dances	3	[1.16%]
Eloy - Dawn	5	[1.94%]
Van der Graaf - The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome	3	[1.16%]
U.K.	9	[3.49%]
U.K. Danger Money	3	[1.16%]
Jethro Tull - Stormwatch	2	[0.78%]
Peter Hammill - Over	4	[1.55%]
Van der Graaf Generator - STILL LIFE	19	[7.36%]
RUSH - 2112	8	[3.10%]
RUSH - A Farewell to Kings	25	[9.69%]
Kansas - Leftoverture	10	[3.88%]
OTHER ALBUM	21	[8.14%]
This topic is closed, no new votes accepted