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Your Top 10 Favourite Prog Albums of 1995

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Topic: Your Top 10 Favourite Prog Albums of 1995

Posted By: Mirakaze
Subject: Your Top 10 Favourite Prog Albums of 1995
Date Posted: November 04 2021 at 02:16

1994 was not a fluke! My cup runneth over for this year as well!

1. Mr. Bungle - Disco Volante

2. Rascal Reporters - Purple Entrapment

3. Nels Cline Trio - Ground

4. Ozric Tentacles - Become The Other

5. Stanley Clarke, Al Di Meola & Jean-Luc Ponty - The Rite Of Strings

6. Derek & The Ruins - Saisoro

7. Pink Floyd - London '66-'67

8. French TV - Intestinal Fortitude

9. Ruins - Hyderomastgroningem

10. Adrian Belew - The Experimental Guitar Series, Volume 1: The Guitar As Orchestra

Honourable mention:

- Soft Heap - A Veritable Centaur

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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: November 04 2021 at 02:42

Marillion - Afraid of Sunlight

Enchant - A Blueprint of the World

Sieges Even - Sophisticated

The Gathering - Mandylion

Symphony X - The Damnation Game

Tad Morose - Sender Of thoughts

Shadow Gallery - Carved in Stone

In The Woods - Heart of the Ages

Conception - In Your Multitude

Nightingale - The Breathing Shadow

Posted By: suitkees
Date Posted: November 04 2021 at 03:45

Hm, I think I was turning my back to prog at this time... Or didn't look in the right direction...

King Crimson - Thrak
Marillion - Afraid of Sunlight
Light - s/t
Saga - Generation 13
Ozric Tentacles - Become the Other
Die anarchistische Abendunterhaltung (actually didn't expect to find them here on PA...)
Nuova Era - Il passo del soldato

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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 04 2021 at 04:36

The Enid - Sundialer

ICU - Now and Here

Light - Light

Dave Mason - Long Lost Friend: The Very Best of Dave Mason

Pink Floyd - P-U-L-S-E

Peter Bardens's Mirage - Live 4.12.94

Procol Harum - The Long Goodbye

Soma - Dreamtime

Vangelis - Voices

Rick Wakeman - The Seven Wonders of the World

Non-prog favourite:-

Secret Garden - Songs from a Secret Garden (thanks to Drew for reminding me) Wink

Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: November 04 2021 at 05:02

1. Spock's Beard - The Light

2. Porcupine Tree - The Sky Moves Sideways

3. Scott Walker - Tilt

4. Saga - Generation 13

5. Cliffhanger - Cold Steel

6. Cast - Endless Signs

7. Anekdoten - Nucleus

8. Echolyn - As the World

9. Marillion - Afraid of Sunlight

10. Germinale - E il suo respiro ancora agita le onde

Honorable mentions:
King Crimson - Thrak

The Flower Kings - Back in the World of Adventures

England - The Last of the Jubblies

Galleon - King of Aragon

Shadow Gallery - Carved in Stone

Egoband - We Are

Ozric Tentacles - Become the Other

Tiemko - Clone

Mick Karn - The Tooth Mother

Jethro Tull - Roots to Branches

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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: November 04 2021 at 05:07

^ Jethro Tull - Roots to Branches - forgot about it Embarrassed

, my favorite later day JT.

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 04 2021 at 05:23

Cristi wrote:

^ Jethro Tull - Roots to Branches - forgot about it Embarrassed

, my favorite later day JT.

Roots to Branches is such an unforgettable JT album that you forgot to include it. Tongue

Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: November 04 2021 at 05:46

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Cristi wrote:

^ Jethro Tull - Roots to Branches - forgot about it Embarrassed

, my favorite later day JT.

Roots to Branches is such an unforgettable JT album that you forgot to include it. Tongue

I was focused on the music of the time, new(er) bands back then.

If there was a band I forgot about it's Echolyn.

Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: November 04 2021 at 05:55

Suddenly I'm spoiled for choice and have to leave out a number of quite good albums (e.g., fine albums by Swans, Echolyn and Saga; after the top 5 there are some 10 albums at about the same level, and ranking the top 5 also feels like a random draw). The number 1 position though isn't quite up with many of those in previous years.

King Crimson - Thrak

Kong - Push Comes to Shove

Bjork - Post

Porcupine Tree - The Sky Moves Sideways

Eno & Wobble - Spinner

Adrian Belew - The Experimental Guitar Series, Volume 1: The Guitar As Orchestra

Gongzilla - Suffer

Primus - Tales from the Punchbowl

Mr. Bungle - Disco Volante

Anekdoten - Nucleus

Out of competition:

Cardiacs - All that Glitters Is a Mare's Nest (Live)

Mick Karn - The Tooth Mother (not on PA)

David Bowie - 1. Outside (Prog Related)

Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: November 04 2021 at 07:25

Pretty damn good year

Dr Nerve - Skin

Mr Bungle - Disco Volante

Simon Steensland - Zombie Hunter

Tim Smith - Extra Special OceanLandWorld

Uz Jsme Doma - Pohádky ze Zapotrebí (Fairytales from Needland)

Caveman Hughscore - s/t

Happy Family - s/t

Radio Massacre International - Frozen North

King Crimson - Thrak

Volapük - Le Feu Du Tigre

Höyry-Kone - Hyönteisiä Voi Rakastaa

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Posted By: Steve Wyzard
Date Posted: November 04 2021 at 11:34

1. Andy Summers - Synaesthesia

2. Vangelis - Voices

3. Steve Howe w/Paul Sutin - Voyagers

Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: November 04 2021 at 13:11

12 Anekdoten Nucleus

12 Höyry-Kone Hyönteisiä Voi Rakastaa

12 Pangée Hymnemonde

11 Blast Wire Stiched Ears

11 Don Caballero 2

11 Korai Öröm Korai Öröm

11 Porcupine Tree The Sky Moves Sideways

11 Zorn, John / Masada Hei (Five)

11 Red Hot Chili Peppers One Hot Minute

Mais encore....

10 Anarchistische Abendunterhaltung, Die - DAAU

10 Aka Moon Akasha 2

10 Bondage Fruit Bondage Fruit

10 Caveman Hughscore Caveman Hughscore

10 Deus Ex Machina De Republica

10 Germinale - E il suo respiro ancora agita le onde

10 Jethro Tull Roots to Branches

10 Jolly Joker & The Plastic Beatles of the Universe Pro-Tlak

10 King Crimson Thrak

10 Mr Bungle - Disco Volante

10 Spacious Mind, The Sleepy Eyes & Butterflies

10 White Willow Ignis Fatuus

10 Zorn, John / Masada Vav (Six)

Bubbling under:

09 Anderson, Ian Divinities

09 16 Horsepower Sackcloth 'n' Ashes

09 Colosseum Colosseum Lives - The Reunion Concerts 1994

09 Electric Orange 9495 (CDR)

09 Hodgson, Roger Rites of Passage

09 Happy Family Happy Family

09 Radiohead The Bends

09 Societe Des Timides A La Parade Des Oiseaux Les Explositionnistes

09 Volapuk Le Feu Du Tigre

09 Young, Neil Mirror Ball

09 Zorn, John / Masada Dalet (Four) (EP)

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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: November 04 2021 at 13:15

^ Anekdoten - Nucleus - another one I forgot

I might make a second list of albums I forgot. LOL

Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: November 04 2021 at 14:37

Cristi wrote:

^ Anekdoten - Nucleus - another one I forgot

I might make a second list of albums I forgot. LOL

Whenever I realise I forgot something, I update my list. I have updated many of my lists in this series, some quite a bit later, when I realised something was missing.

Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: November 04 2021 at 14:40

1. Pat Metheny Group - We Live Here

2. Echolyn - As the World

3. Radiohead - The Bends

4. Spock's Beard - The Light

5. Dream Theater - A Change of Seasons

6. The Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

7. Anekdoten - Nucleus

8. Jethro Tull - Roots to Branches

Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: November 04 2021 at 14:43

Lewian wrote:

Cristi wrote:

^ Anekdoten - Nucleus - another one I forgot

I might make a second list of albums I forgot. LOL

Whenever I realise I forgot something, I update my list. I have updated many of my lists in this series, some quite a bit later, when I realised something was missing.

So I forgot about Echolyn, Anekdoten, Jethro Tull and White Willow.

Oh well

Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: November 04 2021 at 14:55

Cristi wrote:

Lewian wrote:

Cristi wrote:

^ Anekdoten - Nucleus - another one I forgot

I might make a second list of albums I forgot. LOL

Whenever I realise I forgot something, I update my list. I have updated many of my lists in this series, some quite a bit later, when I realised something was missing.

So I forgot about Echolyn, Anekdoten, Jethro Tull and White Willow.

Oh well

There are lists of mine with 4+ edits for sure.

Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: November 05 2021 at 03:14

Porcupine Tree - The Sky Moves Sideways

Echolyn - As The World

Spock's Beard - The Light

Arena - Songs From The Lion Cage

Vangelis - Voices

struggling after that to find prog stuff I like

Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: November 05 2021 at 06:43

1995
1. PORCUPINE TREE Sky Moves Sideways
2. STANLEY CLARKE, AL DI MEOLA, & JEAN-LUC PONTY Rites of Strings
3. DUNWICH Il chiarore sorge due volte
4. CASSANDRA WILSON New Moon Daughter
5. ALANIS MORISSETTE Jagged Little Pill
6. THE GATHERING Mandylion
7. SECRET GARDEN Songs from a Secret Garden
8. VANGELIS Voices
9. PAT METHENY GROUP We Live Here

10. MR. BUNGLE Disco Volante

11. BJÖRK Post
12. DON CABALLERO 2
13. KLAUS SCHULZE In Blue
14. RADIOHEAD The Bends
15. ANNIE LENNOX Medusa
16. TO ROCOCO ROT To Rococo Rot
17. ALBION Albion

18. SCOTT WALKER Tilt

19. KING CRIMSON Thrak

20. ANEKDOTEN Nucleus

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Posted By: Progmind
Date Posted: November 05 2021 at 06:45

Tim Smith - Tim Smith´s Extra Special OceanLandWorld

The Sea Nymphs - The Sea Nymphs

Anekdoten - Nucleus

Landberk - Unnafected

Radiohead - The Bends

Ulver - Bergtatt

The Gahtering - Mandylion

Solar Project - House Of S. Phrenia

Aufklarung - De´ La Tempesta... L ´ oscuro Piaccere

In The Woods... - Heart Of The Ages

honorable mentions

Bjork - Post

Ritual - Ritual

Faith No More - King for A Day Fool...

Portal - Portal

Mr. Bungle - Disco Volante

Everon - Flood

Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: November 05 2021 at 07:54

Progmind wrote:

The Sea Nymphs - The Sea Nymphs

1992

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Posted By: Progmind
Date Posted: November 05 2021 at 08:16

Thanks Nogbad!

but in RYM appears 1995, really dont know the year exactly, my phisical copy its from 1995

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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: November 05 2021 at 08:26

Progmind wrote:

Thanks Nogbad!

but in RYM appears 1995, really dont know the year exactly, my phisical copy its from 1995

I'm always checking these when I make these lists as multiple sources seem to always have different dates. Cardiacs own website has it 1992. According to Discogs it was a limited edition promo tape release in 92 and CD in 95. RYM also lists both the cassette in 92 & CD in 95. So I guess both dates are ok.

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Posted By: Progmind
Date Posted: November 05 2021 at 10:24

Thanks Nogbad!!!

Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: November 05 2021 at 10:40

1. Meshuggah - Destroy Erase Improve
2. Happy Family - s/t
3. Death - Symbolic
4. Ved Buens Ende - Written in Waters
5. Mr. Bungle - Disco Volante
6. Eskimo - The Further Adventures of Der Shrimpken
7. King Crimson - Thrak
8. California Guitar Trio - Invitation
9. Steve Roach & Michael Stearns - Kive
10. Diabalos in Musica - Natural Needs

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Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: November 05 2021 at 15:31

Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:

Progmind wrote:

Thanks Nogbad!

but in RYM appears 1995, really dont know the year exactly, my phisical copy its from 1995

Yeah, but, who was buying cassettes in 1992? Confused

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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: November 05 2021 at 15:41

BrufordFreak wrote:

Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:

Progmind wrote:

Thanks Nogbad!

but in RYM appears 1995, really dont know the year exactly, my phisical copy its from 1995

Yeah, but, who was buying cassettes in 1992? Confused

a lot of people...

Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: November 05 2021 at 17:46

Many of these years represent a hiatus in my knowledge of prog. If I may mention one great album:

Iona - Journey into the Morn

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Posted By: King Crimson776
Date Posted: November 07 2021 at 02:05

1. The Sky Moves Sideways - Porcupine Tree

2. The Light - Spock’s Beard

3. Back in the World of Adventures - The Flower Kings

4. THRAK - King Crimson

5. As the World - Echolyn

6. Nucleus - Anekdoten

7. Object Holder - Biota

8. Il passo del soldato - Nuova Era

9. In Blue - Klaus Schulze

10. Children - Ilúvatar

Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: December 12 2021 at 20:58

after a pretty good 1993 and a fantastic 1994, 1995 is weak for me

2 Polish albums take the year

Albion - s/t

Annalist - Artemis

hon mentions:

Dunwich - Il Chiarore

Galahad - Dragons, Knights and Virgins

Jump - Myth of Independence

Snowdonia - Pallas

White Willow - Ignuus Fatuus