Random Album Clash - Champions of the 1980s
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Topic: Random Album Clash - Champions of the 1980s
Posted By: A Crimson Mellotron
Subject: Random Album Clash - Champions of the 1980s
Date Posted: May 14 2021 at 14:43
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Poll #4 in the second phase of RAC, it is time to see what happens with the 80s! Else known as the decade of Rush and Marillion.  You know the drill - have fun, vote, comment, and let's see who which album will have collected the most votes after a week! |
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Posted By: Progmind
Date Posted: May 14 2021 at 15:09
| Talk Talk!!!! |
Posted By: tempest_77
Date Posted: May 14 2021 at 15:20
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Hard call between Moving Pictures, Misplaced Childhood, and Spirit of Eden—I'll have to give it some thought first. ------------- 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: progaardvark
Date Posted: May 14 2021 at 15:33
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From this list, Moving Pictures ------------- ---------- 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: VianaProghead
Date Posted: May 14 2021 at 15:41
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Marillion - 'Misplaced Childhood'. ------------- "PROG IS MY FERRARI". Jem Godfrey (Frost*) |
Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: May 14 2021 at 15:56
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1) Seasons End 2) Tales From the Lush Attic 3) Fugazi 4) Moving Pictures 5) Permanent Waves But there isn't a bad album on that list. ------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: arturfd
Date Posted: May 14 2021 at 16:00
| I vote in Misplaced Childhood. Very different in that time. |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: May 14 2021 at 16:09
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Talk Talk day and night. |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: May 14 2021 at 16:13
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CAS ------------- 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: Manuel
Date Posted: May 14 2021 at 16:23
| I voted for Peter Gabriel. |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: May 14 2021 at 16:40
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Seriously? 4 Marillion, 2 Rush and an IQ? Talk Talk. ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: May 14 2021 at 16:56
Grace Under Pressure should be in there (I'd even replace Waves with that). No The Wake by IQ? – The Jewel by Pendragon? – Fact and Fiction by Twelfth Night?  I'd probably still vote for Grace (or Signals, because Pictures will get the action), but it would make the poll more interesting. ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
A Crimson Mellotron wrote:Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: May 14 2021 at 17:26
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So is a great album. The others, not so much. In fact all of PG's 80s albums are great PG3 (Melt), PG4 (Security), and So. Even his soundtracks Birdy and Passion are very good. ------------- ...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: Artik
Date Posted: May 14 2021 at 18:28
| All Rush here are great, but Marillion "Fugazi" gets my vote |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: May 14 2021 at 19:40
| I guess I'm going with Misplaced Childhood, though it's tough between it and Moving Pictures. Yet, I would rather have voted for Script for a Jesters Tear. |
Posted By: jude111
Date Posted: May 14 2021 at 20:21
| You're missing one of the best prog albums of the 80s, Asia Minor's Between Flesh and Divine. I'll go with Rush, since Asia Minor's isn't here. |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: May 14 2021 at 22:49
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Great list of albums here and went with "Permanent Waves" an album that was often the soundtrack of my life as I drove around this tourist town in my late teens feeling so alive. I mean it's such a melancholic album overall but I've always loved this one more than any other. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: A Crimson Mellotron
Date Posted: May 14 2021 at 23:56
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Posted By: A Crimson Mellotron
Date Posted: May 15 2021 at 00:02
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It's 'Seasons End' for me |
Posted By: omphaloskepsis
Date Posted: May 15 2021 at 06:40
| Permanent Waves |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: May 15 2021 at 06:54
| So, it's a choice between Peter Gabriel & IQ, and this time I'll go with IQ because they're trailing behind and outnumbered in The Wake of Rush and Marillion. |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: May 15 2021 at 07:02
| Marillion - 'Misplaced Childhood' (1985) |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: May 15 2021 at 07:28
Oh I fully understand how we got here, it just amused me seeing the list, its a microcosm of 80's prog popularity. I've enjoyed these polls a lot, they've been great. ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Earl of Mar
Date Posted: May 15 2021 at 08:21
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An oddity where I own all these albums on both vinyl and CD. MP for me. The Camera Eye alone is a winner. |
Posted By: A Crimson Mellotron
Date Posted: May 15 2021 at 12:45
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'So' is getting so many votes!  I thought 'progheads' are not very fond of this album. But seeing MP in the lead is no surprise. |
Posted By: Gentle and Giant
Date Posted: May 15 2021 at 13:18
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Permanent Waves (but isn't it a 70s album? Or is it?) http://www.therushforum.com/index.php?/topic/84381-do-you-think-of-permanent-waves-as-a-70s-album-or-an-80s-album/" rel="nofollow - http://www.therushforum.com/index.php?/topic/84381-do-you-think-of-permanent-waves-as-a-70s-album-or-an-80s-album/
------------- Oh, for the wings of any bird, other than a battery hen |
Posted By: tempest_77
Date Posted: May 15 2021 at 14:44
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Despite my love of Rush and Marillion, I must agree with Nogbad that they're overrepresented here. Talk Talk. ------------- 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: nick_h_nz
Date Posted: May 15 2021 at 14:49
It doesn’t sound like any of their ‘70s albums. Hemispheres is definitely the last album that sounded like a ‘70s Rush album. I have no idea when Waves was recorded or released, but it sounds as ‘80s as Moving Pictures to me. 🤷🏻♂️ ------------- https://tinyurl.com/nickhnz-tpa" rel="nofollow - Reviewer for The Progressive Aspect |
Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: May 15 2021 at 18:01
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Mr. Gabriel, followed by Moving Pictures and Permanent Waves. ------------- Welcome to the middle of the film. |
Posted By: Awesoreno
Date Posted: May 15 2021 at 23:09
It was released 1980. Actually, Spirit of Radio is the first song of the 1980s, as I believe it was released on January 1st, 1980.
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Posted By: iluvmarillion
Date Posted: May 15 2021 at 23:23
4 Marillion and not even the best one they ever did (Script)
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Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: May 16 2021 at 00:50
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Fairly easy vote for Talk Talk although I do love me some Fish lead Marillion from time to time. ------------- “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: A Crimson Mellotron
Date Posted: May 16 2021 at 01:50
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PG caught up with the Canadians! |
Posted By: essexboyinwales
Date Posted: May 16 2021 at 08:21
| IQ for me, but there are some fine albums on this list. The 80s truly was a great decade.... |
Posted By: A Crimson Mellotron
Date Posted: May 17 2021 at 09:46
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Just like Crimson and Porcupine Tree in the 2000s, Rush and Marillion are deciding the winner of the 80s between each other, but who is it going to be? As it happens quite often, my favorite album of the poll is far from the win.
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Posted By: A Crimson Mellotron
Date Posted: May 20 2021 at 23:13
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Some final hours for the winner to be set here! |
Posted By: suitkees
Date Posted: May 23 2021 at 05:16
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This is quite a toss-up... Fugazi, but it could have been Moving Pictures or Clutching At Straws or Tales... ------------- The razamataz is a pain in the bum |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: May 23 2021 at 13:20
| Moving Pictures |
Posted By: A Crimson Mellotron
Date Posted: May 23 2021 at 14:36
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Seems like Rush is going to the finals! |
Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: October 01 2022 at 00:23
Marillion - 'Misplaced Childhood' ------------- 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: someone_else
Date Posted: October 01 2022 at 02:54
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Moving Pictures. Rush had their best period in those years. But there are more than a few excellent albums in this list. ------------- 
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Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: October 01 2022 at 02:57
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