Your Top 10 Favourite Prog Albums of 1982
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Topic: Your Top 10 Favourite Prog Albums of 1982
Posted By: Mirakaze
Subject: Your Top 10 Favourite Prog Albums of 1982
Date Posted: August 08 2021 at 15:17
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We venture deeper into what seems to be a generally maligned decade, although I must admit that I was positively delighted by the amount of great prog music from the previous two years and I am having no difficulty finding sufficient beautiful material from this year either. Don't worry, we'll reach darker times eventually  1. National Health - D.S. Al Coda 2. Allan Holdsworth - I.O.U. 3. Mike Oldfield - Five Miles Out 4. Von Zamla - Zamlaranamma 5. Brand X - Is There Anything About? 6. Katra Turana - Katra Turana 7. Apprentice - Rough Draft 8. King Crimson - Beat 9. Rush - Signals 10. Adrian Belew - Lone Rhino Honourable mentions: - Brian Eno - Ambient IV: On Land - Cartoon - Cartoon - Jean-Luc Ponty - Mystical Adventures ------------- https://mirasnelder.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow - Freelance composer, accepting commissions | https://mirasnelder.bandcamp.com/album/altered-acuity" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp page |
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: August 08 2021 at 15:28
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Only have 17 albums from 82. Fortunately I don't have to list Broadsword & The Beast or Famous Last Words Art Zoyd - Phase IV XTC - English Settlement Etron Fou Leloublan - Les Poumons Gonfles Glass, Philip - Glassworks Prat, Jean-Paul - Masal Anderson, Laurie - Big Science King Crimson - Beat Bi Kyo Ran - Bi Kyo Ran Jarre, Jean-Michel - Concerts in China Oldfield, Mike - 5 Miles Out ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: August 08 2021 at 15:30
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Kate Bush - The Dreaming The Residents - Intermission Art Zoyd - Phase IV The Residents - The Tunes of Two Cities Holger Czukay, Jah Wobble & Jaki Liebezeit - Full Circle Reinhard Lakomy - Das Geheime Leben Nekropolis - Nekropolis 2 Radio Noisz Ensemble - Yniverze Embryo - La Blama SparozziFabio Frizzi - Paura Nella Cittŕ Dei Morti Niventi |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: August 08 2021 at 16:50
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1979-1981 were very strong in my book, 1982 not so much. I'd have a hard time nominating more than 10, I'd have more than 15 for 1981 easily. The Dreaming is a top 5 (if not 3) of all time club member though. Kate Bush - The Dreaming King Crimson - Beat Art Zoyd - Phase IV Anyone's Daughter - in Blau Manfred Mann's Earthband - Somewhere in Africa Residents - The Tunes of Two CitiesEloy - Time to Turn Sally Oldfield - In Concert Jean-Michel Jarre - Concerts in China Jethro Tull - Broadsword and the Beast (Yes I do like that!)
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Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: August 08 2021 at 18:02
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alphabetically Anyone's Daughter - In Blau Clannad - Fuaim Eloy - Time to Turn Steve Hackett - Highly Strung Mad Puppet - Masque (this was promoted to get my list to 10) Moving Hearts - Dark end of the Street Mike Oldfield - Five Miles Out Rebekka - Phoenix Jimi Slevin - Freeflight Bob Theil - So Far |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: August 09 2021 at 01:00
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Lewian wrote:Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: August 09 2021 at 02:07
I was thinking about including it, but honestly it disappointed me at the time (quite structureless but less sharp and innovative than the Can stuff that can be described by the same term) and I haven't listened to it a lot in the meantime. I'm obviously a big fan of these musicians and particularly Holger, but I think he had quite some quality drop between Movies and Peak of Normal (which already is quite a bit weaker than Movies) and then the great stuff he started to put out in the nineties. I could indeed have listed The Tunes of Two Cities, it has no year assigned on my machine so I missed that (all my lists may have a bit of bias due to occasional false or missing dating); I don't know Intermission and Das Geheime Leben and will give them a shot. Other than that, true, I have quite a bit more great non-prog stuff from 1982.
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Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: August 09 2021 at 02:16
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Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: August 09 2021 at 02:23
There there, I put the Residents in, and "Peak of Normal" in 1981 which also was misdated on my machine. (Not that anyone should be interested.  ) |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: August 09 2021 at 03:09
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+/- alphabetical order within their own grade
11 Art Zoyd Phase IV 11 Black Sabbath Live Evil 11 Debile Menthol Emile au Jardin Patrologique 11 Dire Straits Love Over Gold 11 Plastic People of the Universe Kolejnice Duni (Rails Rumble) 11 Bob Theil - So Far 10 Cassiber Man or Monkey 10 Congreso Ha Llegado Carta 10 Cos Pasiones 10 Etron Fou Leloublan Les Poumons Gonfles 10 Jaivas, Los Aconcagua Chl 1982 10 Jam, The The Gift Eng 1982 10 Jones, Elvin / McCoy Tyner Quintet Reunited 10 Marino, Frank & Mahogany Rush Juggernaut 10 Von Zamla Zamlaranamma ------------- 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 |
Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: August 09 2021 at 04:03
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A weak year for me... 1. Eloy - Time to Turn 2. Bi Kyo Ran - Bi Kyo Ran 3. Rush - Signals 4. The Work - Slow Crimes 5. East - Hűség 6. Anyone's Daughter - In Blau 7. Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel [Security] 8. Allan Holdsworth - I.O.U. 9. King Crimson - Beat 10. Metamorfosis - Papallones i elefants Honorable mentions: Adrian Belew - Lone Rhino Alan Parsons Project - Eye in the Sky Genesis - Three Sides Live
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Posted By: Progmind
Date Posted: August 09 2021 at 20:11
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1- Pseu - Pseu 2- Rush - Signals 3- Bi Kio Ran - Bi Kio Ran 4- Abus Dengereux - Bis 5- Re Can Row - Re Can Row 6- Captain Ilor - Blue Sunshine 7- Art Zoyd - Phase IV 8- Jean Michel Desbouis - Prince 9- Metamorfosis - Papellones 10 - Spinetta - Kamikaze
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Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: August 09 2021 at 21:23
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The naysayers decry the 80s as a waste era but there was some great music from that decade EVEN in prog! Here's a few in alphabetical order: Al Di Meola - ELectric Rendezvous Allan Holdsworth - i.o.u. Anyone's Daughter - In Blau Art Zoyd - Phase IV Begnagrad - Beganagrad Cassiber - Man or Monkey Debile Monthol - Emile au jardin patrologique Dregs - Industry Standard Etron Fou Leloublan - Les Poumon Gonfles Jean Luc-Ponty - Mystical Adventures Jethro Tull - Broadword and the Beast (not my fave but a few good tracks) Kate Bush - The Dreaming Los Jaivas - Aconcagua National Health - D.S. al Coda Osiris - Osiris Pat Metheny Group - Offramp Pekka Pohjola - Urban Tango P.L.J. Band - Armageddon Rush - Signals Sonorhc - Outrelande Stormy Six - Al Volo Super Freego - Pourquoi es-tu si mechant? Twelfth Night - Fact and Fiction Univers Zero - Ceux du Dehors Von Zamla - Zamlaranamma -------------  https://rateyourmusic.com/~siLLy_puPPy |
Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: August 09 2021 at 21:29
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Cartoon as well but i thought it was 1981. I find it listed as both 81 and 82 around the web. ------------- https://rateyourmusic.com/~siLLy_puPPy |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: August 10 2021 at 02:32
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John Cale's Music for a New Society and Rush's Signals stand out in this otherwise rather forgettable year. ------------- 
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Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: August 10 2021 at 07:22
hmm I put Osiris in 1981 using the PA year, but I see discogs and rym list as 1982...maybe I should update the album here?
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Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: August 10 2021 at 08:17
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My faves from 1982 (albums I consider "proggy" are emboldened): 1. HAIRCUT ONE HUNDRED Pelican West 2. KATE BUSH The Dreaming 3. GEORGE WINSTON December 4. THE NEW AMERICAN ORCHESTRA Blade Runner 5. TRACEY THORN A Distant Shore 6. PETER GABRIEL Peter Gabriel ("Security") 7. MICHAEL JACKSON Thriller 8. JOE JACKSON Night and Day 9. SIMPLE MINDS New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) 10. ROXY MUSIC Avalon 11. ANTHONY PHILLIPS & ENRIQUE BERRO GARCIA Private Parts and Pieces III: Antiques 12. THE ROCHES Keep On Doing 13. BRIAN ENO Ambient 4: On Land 14. A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS A Flock of Seagulls 15. NINA HAGEN NunSexMonkRock 16. ANNETTE PEACOCK Sky-skating 17. BERLIN Pleasure Victim 18. KING CRIMSON Beat 19. PHILIP GLASS Glassworks 20. ADRIAN BELEW Lone Rhino 21. ANDREAS VOLLENWEIDER Caverna Magica 22. ICEHOUSE Primitive Man 23. PAT METHENY GROUP Offramp 24. XTC English Settlement 25. ANDY SUMMERS AND ROBERT FRIPP I Advance Masked 26. PRINCE 1999 27. KING SUNNY ADÉ Juju Music 28. KENSO II 29. PHIL COLLINS Hello, I Must Be Going 30. JEFFREY OSBORNE Jeffery Osborne Honorable Mentions: LAURIE ANDERSON Big Science MICHAEL CRENSHAW Marshall Crenshaw GENESIS Three Sides Live FRIDA Something's Going On ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: August 10 2021 at 08:40
It's listed as 1982 on the band's own website so i would change it! http://www.osirisband.net/" rel="nofollow - http://www.osirisband.net/  ------------- https://rateyourmusic.com/~siLLy_puPPy |
Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: August 10 2021 at 08:45
| done! I'll leave it in my 1981 list though because I'm basically lazy |
Posted By: Steve Wyzard
Date Posted: August 11 2021 at 13:44
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1. Rush - Signals 2. Asia - Asia 3. Mike Oldfield - Five Miles Out 4. Supertramp - Famous Last Words 5. Alan Parsons Project - Eye in the Sky 6. Dire Straits - Love over Gold 7. Thomas Dolby - The Golden Age of Wireless 8. Pete Townshend - All the best cowboys have Chinese Eyes 9. Robert Plant - Pictures at Eleven 10. Camel - The Single Factor
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: August 14 2021 at 00:51
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1. Eloy - Time To Turn 2. Kate Bush - The Dreaming 3. Rush - Signals 4. Mike Oldfield - Five Miles Out 5. Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast 6. Keith Emerson - Best Revenge 7. Tangerine Dream - White Eagle (an album that doesn't even make the top 250 on PA for the year but is actually decent!) 8. Suzanne Ciani - Seven Waves 9. Asia - Asia 10. Simple Minds - New Gold Dream
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: September 14 2021 at 00:23
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Barclay James Harvest - Berlin: A Concert for the People Jean Michel Desbouis - PrinceDire Straits - Love Over Gold
Dragonfly - Dragonfly Eloy - Time to Turn Fleetwood Mac - Mirage Jon Lord - Before I Forget Red Summer - Release Roxy Music - Avalon Trance Form - Stranger in the Same Land |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: September 16 2021 at 01:39
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Rush - Signals Eloy - Time To TurnTwelfth Night - Fact and Fiction Peter Gabriel - Security Werwolf - Creation APP - Eye In The Sky Saga - In Transit Kansas - Vinyl Confessions Brand X - Is There Anything About? Anyone's Daughter - In Blau
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Posted By: King Crimson776
Date Posted: November 10 2021 at 00:31
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Before a Word Is Said - Miller, Sinclair, Tomkins, Gowen I.O.U. - Allan Holdsworth Kenso II - Kenso Beat - King Crimson The Dreaming - Kate Bush Asia - Asia Broadsword and the Beast - Jethro Tull Love Over Gold - Dire Straits Signals - Rush Eye in the Sky - The Alan Parsons Project |