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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 20 2009 at 12:35
Ive been listening to Viva La Vida from Coldplay out of pure curiosity and I think people should give it more credit, because it is an excellent album, very resemblant to Sigur Ros and sometimes to Radiohead, so it's my album of the week.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 21 2009 at 04:56
Originally posted by easytargets easytargets wrote:

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It´s becoming a great fave of mine and better with each listen
,most brilliant album by this brilliant band
 
That's my favourite by them too, a great album Thumbs Up
 
Originally posted by Negoba Negoba wrote:

I know it's a 2008 release but I just got it, and very pleasantly surprised. I'm not usually a neo-prog guy, but I find myself coming back to this one frequently since I got it.
 
 
It doesn't matter that it's a 2008 album, this thread is about what your favourite/most played album of the week is, whether it's a new release or from the seventies is of no importance. I really like that Frost album too, it made my top ten of 2008.
 
 
Originally posted by pianoman pianoman wrote:

Ive been listening to Viva La Vida from Coldplay out of pure curiosity and I think people should give it more credit, because it is an excellent album, very resemblant to Sigur Ros and sometimes to Radiohead, so it's my album of the week.

Dont judge me
 
Nothing to be ashamed of there, it is a good album. Takes a few listens to really get into I think. Smile
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 21 2009 at 05:14
Two albums have really done it for me this week. They were so nice that I played them twice:

Frank Zappa- The Grand Wazoo: A new purchase. Plenty on wonky quirky moments, but then there were stunningly beautiful moments as well as numerous lovely jazz workouts. A keeper!

Sui Generis- Pequeñas Anécdotas Sobre las Instituciones: One of the first Argentine prog albums I ever bought. Initially, it was a bit too folky for my taste. I liked Charly Garcia's next two projects a bit more. Now I see the greatness of Garcia and Mestre's 1974 album. It's oh-so proggy!!!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 21 2009 at 06:34




I'll join WalterDigsTunes in listing an Argentine album for the week. I've been loving this one more end more each time I listen to it. Great stuff.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 26 2009 at 09:59
Italian Symphonic Prog on the heavier side, brilliant! Clap
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 06 2009 at 14:05
Stunning instrumental blend of jazz and prog. Thumbs Up
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 06 2009 at 14:07
Originally posted by Nightfly Nightfly wrote:

Stunning instrumental blend of jazz and prog. Thumbs Up
 


Brilliant album, wonderful band


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 14 2009 at 18:52
Album of the week for me would have to be Obscura - Cosmogenesis.  Probably played it more than anything else.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 15 2009 at 17:43
Not so much an album but the new Pain of Salvation DVD, Ending Themes, that has a 2CD live album with it. That ending to Handful of Nothing was unbelievable! 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 15 2009 at 17:50
Karmakanic Who's The Boss in the Factory?, definitely...
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 15 2009 at 22:16
Originally posted by easytargets easytargets wrote:

IQDark Matter album cover
It´s becoming a great fave of mine and better with each listen
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Yes, it really is a good album and with a very powerful message to boot.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 16 2009 at 05:51
^ Excellent album, agree it's their best. Thumbs Up
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 16 2009 at 09:38
My album last week: Coheed and Cambria 'Good Apollo....Volume 2'.
 
I read about them here and got all four albums. Listened to them chronologically, but this latest release is a real winner that I'll be listening to a lot in the future. Nice to have been pointed in their direction.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 02 2009 at 12:49
Haven't bought much metal recently but I'm glad i got this one....their best yet!
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 02 2009 at 12:55
Decemberists - Hazards of Love
 
GG - Free Hand (last week)
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 02 2009 at 12:57
^ah, Free Hand! Killer album!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 02 2009 at 13:26
My album of the week this week is currently Insurgentes - after the initial furor that followed its release back in November, it slipped from my playlist. Listening to it again now is like hearing it afresh, it has certainly improved with familiarity and repeated listens.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 02 2009 at 14:06
^ I really like that too. Thumbs Up
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 02 2009 at 20:03
These have been getting a lot of play this week:

Jazzanova - In Between: Progish, fun jazzy trip-hop type stuff is how I'd describe it.

Mandrill - Mandrill: Awesome funky ethnic fusion, not all that dissimilar to Santana in concept, but sounds very different nonetheless.

Jazz is Dead - Laughing Water: Amazing fusion played by amazing musicians, the collective included T Lavitz from Dixie Dregs and Billy Cobham from Mahavishnu at certain points. None of their recordings have been less than amazing yet.
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