Random Album Clash - 1998
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Topic: Random Album Clash - 1998
Posted By: A Crimson Mellotron
Subject: Random Album Clash - 1998
Date Posted: February 10 2021 at 03:25
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Going back to the end of the 90s in this new Random Album Clash poll! Pick your favorite out of the 15 and leave a comment. |
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: February 10 2021 at 03:27
nice poll  Chroma Key - 'Dead Air for Radios' out of these
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Posted By: A Crimson Mellotron
Date Posted: February 10 2021 at 03:29
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Cristi wrote:Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: February 10 2021 at 03:44
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Hydrophonia just ahead of The Visitor. ------------- Welcome to the middle of the film. |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: February 10 2021 at 03:46
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Godspeed; Metanoia is next. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: February 10 2021 at 03:56
| Nightwish - Oceanborn, followed closely by Ayreon. |
Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: February 10 2021 at 04:24
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Spock's Beard followed by Ayreon. ------------- ---------- 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 |
Posted By: nick_h_nz
Date Posted: February 10 2021 at 04:26
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From that list, nothing comes close to topping Marilyn Manson for me. The guy is an arsehole, and his past is finally catching up with him, but he could make some good music. ------------- https://tinyurl.com/nickhnz-tpa" rel="nofollow - Reviewer for The Progressive Aspect |
Posted By: VianaProghead
Date Posted: February 10 2021 at 04:56
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Difficult choice, but Ayreon - 'Into the Electric Castle'.
------------- "PROG IS MY FERRARI". Jem Godfrey (Frost*) |
Posted By: A Crimson Mellotron
Date Posted: February 10 2021 at 06:45
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Posted By: nick_h_nz
Date Posted: February 10 2021 at 06:51
If Manson wasn’t in the poll, Chroma Key would have had my vote. But he is, so Moore misses out. Sorry, Kevin! ------------- https://tinyurl.com/nickhnz-tpa" rel="nofollow - Reviewer for The Progressive Aspect |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: February 10 2021 at 07:01
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GY!BE. Great experimental album. ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: February 10 2021 at 07:03
I'm surprised at your choice, I didn't know you enjoyed his music so much. His music never did anything for me, he is the one artist in that list I would never vote for.
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Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: February 10 2021 at 07:05
| Robert Fripp and Roine Stolt. |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: February 10 2021 at 07:31
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Spocks Beard.... ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: February 10 2021 at 07:36
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I was just about to cast my vote for Jogfeet You! Slack Janitor...and then I saw Porcupine Tree’s Metanoia. I really love that thing. I wish they’d made more albums in that vein. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: nick_h_nz
Date Posted: February 10 2021 at 07:41
I wouldn’t say “so much”. There’s more of his music that I don’t like than what I do, but what I do like, I do like quite a lot. Plus, as a huge Bowie fan, it was kind of cool to hear Manson do his takes on Bowie with Antichrist Superstar and Mechanical Animals. 🤷🏻♂️ ------------- https://tinyurl.com/nickhnz-tpa" rel="nofollow - Reviewer for The Progressive Aspect |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: February 10 2021 at 07:48
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I used to be a big Manson fan right around Antichrist Superstar and Mechanical Animals. I love both of those albums for the music but also the poignant lyrics. I lost touch after that tbh. What I don’t get is how a lot of folks seem to dislike his personality. Has he changed since the late 90s? I’m only asking because I personally found him to be one of the most intelligent and sympathetic rock stars to be interviewed back then. Humble, always ready to listen to others as well as being able to completely ruin interviewers that tried to paint him over with one brush. It was actually rather funny to see those interviews where this guy that looks like satan’s best playmate actually came across as a calm and collected man I literally could picture myself drinking a couple of brewskis with. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: nick_h_nz
Date Posted: February 10 2021 at 08:20
He is without doubt intelligent, and has always provided that humble and sympathetic facade in interviews, it’s true. But for years now, there have been stories about how cruel and abusive he could be. Manson has always been about the performance. One part of that is the over-the-top performance, and another part is the intelligent and humble interviewee. What were once rumours are increasingly being outed as real events, with real people being hurt by his actions. I’ve always liked his music, and admired the way he interviewed. But I’ve also always been wary for putting him on a pedestal, and imagining that anyway he portrays himself is the truth. The things putting Manson in the news at the moment are nothing new. It’s just that they are now becoming more “real”. But just as I can still enjoy listening to Morrissey despite him being a first class t**t, so I am still enjoy listening to Manson even if he’s an abusive rapist. Luckily I was never a LostProphets fan, so I don’t have to worry about listening to the music of a paedophile. . ------------- https://tinyurl.com/nickhnz-tpa" rel="nofollow - Reviewer for The Progressive Aspect |
Posted By: arturfd
Date Posted: February 10 2021 at 09:48
| My vote is for Arena and the excellent The Visitor. |
Posted By: A Crimson Mellotron
Date Posted: February 10 2021 at 09:48
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Posted By: digdug
Date Posted: February 10 2021 at 11:01
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Liquid Tension Experiment then Godspeed ------------- Prog On! |
Posted By: Mirakaze
Date Posted: February 10 2021 at 11:09
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The Gates Of Paradise. Five years ago I would have probably answered LTE but I'm not much of a metal gal anymore
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Posted By: A Crimson Mellotron
Date Posted: February 10 2021 at 11:31
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Votes are much more evenly spread in this poll. |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: February 10 2021 at 13:21
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Godspeed over Fripp & POS ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: February 10 2021 at 13:48
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A bit of a wasteland of a year for me, I only have LTE of those and only 15 albums in total. My highlights would be:- Thinking Plague - In Extremis Present - Certitudes Tortoise - TNT ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Progfan1958
Date Posted: February 10 2021 at 14:19
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The Beard is out there ! ------------- Progfan1958 "Peace to you all" "La paix est avec vous" "Pax vobiscum" "Al salaam a'alaykum" "Vrede zij met u allen" "Shalom aleichem" |
Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: February 10 2021 at 17:22
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I'm just exploring Arena's discography and The Visitor is absolutely wonderful. ------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: February 10 2021 at 19:06
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Chroma Key's "Dead Air For Radios" is a special album and my pick. Bruford Levin Upper Extremities self titled debut would be my second choice.
------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: iluvmarillion
Date Posted: February 10 2021 at 19:15
| Struggling to find anything there I like. To me 1998 wasn't a good year. |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: February 10 2021 at 20:02
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GSY, Black Emperor. ------------- This message was brought to you by a proud supporter of the Deep State. |
Posted By: tempest_77
Date Posted: February 10 2021 at 23:07
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I'll give the last Death album a little love. ------------- I use they/them pronouns (feel free to ask me about this!) Check out my music on https://tempestsounds.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - my bandcamp ! |
Posted By: Frenetic Zetetic
Date Posted: February 10 2021 at 23:09
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DEATH on this one, but only because you've omitted Gorguts OBSCURA! My 1998 top pick. ------------- "I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021 |
Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: February 10 2021 at 23:23
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Love the Spock’s Beard album but i love the[COLOR=blue] The Visitor MORE‼️ ------------- Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake." Music Is Live Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Keep Calm And Listen To The Music… < |
Posted By: nick_h_nz
Date Posted: February 11 2021 at 04:08
I was thinking this myself. The fact that I chose Marilyn Manson said as much for me. Because I can’t imagine ever choosing Manson as the winner in any year, but he stood out from this list for me. Was 1998 such a bad year? Well, I turned to my iPod to see what it had to say on the matter, and so long as the albums are tagged correctly (and quite often I have found that the year of release is not tagged accurately), then I actually enjoyed a lot of music from 1998. It simply wasn’t very prog-oriented (though there are a couple of prog releases in there). I’ve kept only Marilyn Manson from this poll in my list, as it was the point of reference. And while it was what I voted for in this poll, it would come near the very bottom of the list of albums on my iPod. Then again, most people on this forum might not find a lot to like in my list. 🤷🏻♂️ Anathema - Alternative 4 At the Drive-In - In/Casino/Out Black Sabbath - Reunion Blue October - The Answers Bruford Levin Upper Extremities - Bruford Levin Upper Extremities Jerry Cantrell - Boggy Depot Catalonia - International Velvet Bruce Dickinson - The Chemical Wedding Dream Theater - Once in a LIVEtime Garbage - Version 2.0 God Lives Underwater - Life in the So-Called Space Age Steve Hackett - The Tokyo Tapes Juliana Hatfield - Bed Katatonia - Discouraged Ones Korn - Follow the Leader Mark Lanegan - Scraps at Midnight Marilyn Manson - Mechanical Animals Mansun - Six Dave Matthews Band - Before These Crowded Streets Heather Nova - Siren Placebo - Without You I’m Nothing Pulp - This Is Hardcore Queens of the Stone Age - Queens of the Stone Age R.E.M. - Up Lou Reed - Perfect Night: Live in London Reverend Horton Heat - Space Heater Stabbing Westward - Darkest Days Sunny Day Real Estate - How It Feels to Be Something on The Superjesus - Sump System of a Down - System of a Down Therapy? - Semi Detached The Tragically Hip - Phantom Power Ulver - Themes from Blake UNKLE - Psyence Fiction David Usher - Little Songs ------------- https://tinyurl.com/nickhnz-tpa" rel="nofollow - Reviewer for The Progressive Aspect |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: February 11 2021 at 11:24
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The best albums from 1998 I have are probably Mark Hollis' solo album and Permutation by Amon Tobin, then the Godspeed one and In Extremis by Thinking Plague. Excellent albums for sure, but wouldn't maybe have won many other years, so I'm with you on that one. |
Posted By: Argo2112
Date Posted: February 11 2021 at 11:31
| Liquid Tension |
Posted By: suitkees
Date Posted: February 11 2021 at 14:28
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Was hesitating between Liquid Tension Experiment and Godspeed; went with the latter. ------------- The razamataz is a pain in the bum |
Posted By: Hiram
Date Posted: February 11 2021 at 22:59
| GY!BE. I haven't heard the Robert Fripp album and the rest aren't my cup of tea to be honest. |
Posted By: bender99
Date Posted: February 11 2021 at 23:43
| Spock's Beard narrowly beats Arena for me |
Posted By: Progmind
Date Posted: February 12 2021 at 10:51
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Godspeed You! Black Emperor from the list My fav album that year its Mak Hollis solo album followed by Morte Macabre " Symphonic Holocaust", Anathema "Alternative 4" and Katatonia "Discouraged Ones"
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Posted By: essexboyinwales
Date Posted: February 15 2021 at 08:21
This....but an easy choice!! |
Posted By: b_olariu
Date Posted: February 16 2021 at 00:13
| Nightwish - 'Oceanborn' |
Posted By: Lieutenant_Lan
Date Posted: February 24 2021 at 20:26
| death was pretty good |
Posted By: Necrotica
Date Posted: February 24 2021 at 20:29
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It was a really tough call between Opeth and GSYBE, but I decided to go with Opeth since that's one of my two favorites by them (the other being Still Life) ------------- Take me down, to the underground Won't you take me down, to the underground Why oh why, there is no light And if I can't sleep, can you hold my life https://www.youtube.com/@CocoonMasterBrendan-wh3sd |