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Zappastolethetowels 
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 Topic: (A) bands and your pick for AlbumPosted: August 19 2023 at 22:07 |
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Inspired by SOTs Alphabet of Prog...
Rules: we're starting with the letter A so I would like each of you to... 1) List all bands and artists (if surname begins with the letter) for which you own a handful of albums that begin with the letter A. 2) Give your pick for your favorite album or the one that strikes a chord with you more than the others. *please give an explanation for why you picked the album you did, and also include the album cover for the newbies to track down!* I don't have any prog vinyl  so this will be very difficult for me, but I am really looking forward to your picks so I can check as many of them out and learn new bands! Stage is yours - throw it out there don't hesitate.....!!
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Frets N Worries
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Posted: August 19 2023 at 22:51 |
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A good time to exercise the google doc I keep with all my records
 Granted, I don't have a lot, but I've got some good ones! Alan Parsons Project: Tales of Mystery and Imagination I Robot Turn of a Friendly Card My favorite of these is 'Tales of Mystery and Imagination'  |
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The Wheel of Time Turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the shadow.
Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time... |
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Zappastolethetowels
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Posted: August 19 2023 at 23:19 |
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btw guys...sorry for not specifying but please keep one post devoted to band/album. Ive tasked you all too much right off the bat haha! *same band is allowed by different members* but let's see how many A bands we can think of!
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Zappastolethetowels
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Posted: August 19 2023 at 23:22 |
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Great pick Frets! I know only Tales and Robot and have to say I slightly prefer the latter because of the high points being some of their best work! I would like to know what draws you to Tales above I Robot and Card??
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Frets N Worries
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Posted: August 20 2023 at 00:55 |
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It's darker, proggier, and the production is well done (as it is n all the bands albums) The Raven might be my favorite song by the group. Great record all around. I'm also a fan of classic literature, so it being all Edgar Allen Poe relayed doesn't hurt either
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The Wheel of Time Turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the shadow.
Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time... |
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Sean Trane
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Posted: August 20 2023 at 01:49 |
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I'd suggest that you first safely get into Pyramids before going to Cards. I view it a bit as I Robot's twin album, but apparently some don't rate it that high. There are some disco-ish tracks, but you find that in Robot as well. Tales is a little too Symph-weenie for me. ================= Atomic Rooster In Hearing Of Made In England Atomic Roooster. .
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let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
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Psychedelic Paul
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Posted: August 20 2023 at 02:12 |
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Excellent topic!
 The Alan Parsons Project (again) APP albums owned on CD in order of preference:- 01.  2010: The Collection - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mGxHwiIU1M3LaZYUwUW8VQf0GR_gNb8fo03.  1980: The Turn of a Friendly Card - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1Luk8Un5tUuHQNopMkANNRkI04. 1978: Pyramid - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kz-XW3HMXyEB7HxkFs2c_p7drOWan3kxA07.  1985: Stereotomy - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m1vUuXObkpxMFSIhNVU1kQX03XH66F4Z4Also in my CD collection:- 1993: Alan Parsons - Try Anything Once - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lIIbZPVcvxudEQ5mRtl607-YZd9smE4ZEAnd on my CD wish list:- 1976: Tales of Mystery and Imagination - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lNCAUSEhegqjQAMMocw1QFu9G-bE4zeTM |
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Zappastolethetowels
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Posted: August 20 2023 at 05:32 |
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Production sure makes their albums sound special! I gotta say Frets they knocked it out of the park with that debut! But boy does that grating dated orchestra sound get on my nerves!!
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Posted: August 20 2023 at 05:51 |
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The Aristocrats - Culture Clash
Animals as Leaders - s/t Arena - Contagion Anekdoten - Nucleus Ayreon - The Human Equation Aerosmith - Toys in the Attic Alice in Chains - Dirt |
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Posted: August 20 2023 at 05:58 |
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Noted, Sean! Atomic Rooster - that one totally escaped me for some reason  but its gotta be no doubt... Why? A: Proggy hammond-driven hard rock with emotionally striking melodies and chord progressions! Band is at the top of their game here! The debut sees good seeds planted w C. Palmer obv but unfocused in places; In Hearing is them being heavy Styx before there was a Styx, while hammering out a great Side A! But for the life of me can those vocals grate after several listens lol Oh and after that they dipped and I don't need to mention the rest... |
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Posted: August 20 2023 at 06:18 |
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So we got...   Can you Explain why you selected those two, Grumpy??
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Posted: August 20 2023 at 06:26 |
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^I like them.
Can you explain why my others were not included? |
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Posted: August 20 2023 at 06:50 |
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I'll mention the A band of which I have most albums, which are Art Zoyd (in fact I have more albums by AZ than by anyone else, more than 30 at least if I count their boxset as the number of albums in there). Nominating a favourite album is hard but if you want to have a taste of avantgarde darkness, try Berlin (which is probably more accessible than some others I'd have in mind, even though some may find that hard to believe listening to it  ). This "video" shows the cover and plays a "song"... Edited by Lewian - August 20 2023 at 07:09 |
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Posted: August 20 2023 at 07:09 |
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1) Off the top of my head of artists that I have 3 or more albums from. Probably not be all and includes non-prog (*):
Anglagard Anekdoten Accordo dei Contrari Agusa AC/DC* Aerosmith* The Angels/Angel City* Alice in Chains* The Allman Brothers Band* 2) I may get to this later. I am in bed replying on my phone right now. If I do, I will list my favorite album for the prog artists I listed. |
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Posted: August 20 2023 at 07:39 |
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Jon Anderson, Anekdoten, Anglagard, Aphrodite's Child, Archive, Area...I stop here. With respectively: Song Of Seven, Vemod, Hybris, 666, Controlling Crowds and the best of the lot: Arbeit Macht Frei. ...and The HUman Equation by Ayreon, I was about to forget it...and Art Zoyd with Geneartion Sans Future...well there's a lot of "a" in my storage...while I write other pop in my mind: Alio Die, Artension, Arcturus, Anyone's Daughter, Antonius Rex, Anima (Senmuth's side project), and the first CD that I have received at home thanks to Progarchives many years ago: ALL OVER EVERYWHERE.
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Posted: August 20 2023 at 08:04 |
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I meant more like why did you choose those specific albums over others in their respective discography?? I don't consider Aerosmith prog, and the other 4 I am not familiar with. You do you mate
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Posted: August 20 2023 at 08:08 |
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Ange. I'll probably choose Guet-apens as favourite; it is the last of an all excellent six-album run. I have 16 albums of them and a handful also on vinyl.
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That's a fascinating one, Lewian! 30 albums is quite something - starting to approach Zappa territory there  For Art Zoyd, this one keeps demanding my time and attention...  |
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Posted: August 20 2023 at 08:16 |
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Sure do, Math! I would particularly be interested in your picks for Anglagard and Anekdoten
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Enjoy your thread and welcome to PA. |
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