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Topic: Your Top 10 Favourite Prog Albums of 2003
Posted By: Mirakaze
Subject: Your Top 10 Favourite Prog Albums of 2003
Date Posted: January 04 2022 at 12:33
2003! What prog favourites presenteth thee?

1. King Crimson - The Power To Believe
2. The Science Group - Spoors
3. Hiromi - Another Mind
4. Upsilon Acrux - Volucris Avis Dirae-Arum
5. The Flying Luttenbachers - Systems Emerge From Complete Disorder
6. CAB - CAB 4
7. Thinking Plague - A History Of Madness
8. Cheval De Frise - Fresques Sur Les Parois Secrètes Du Crâne
9. David Bowie - Reality
10. Soft Works - Abracadabra



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Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: January 04 2022 at 14:40
1. Arena - Contagion
2. CAB - CAB4
3. Enchant - Tug of War
4. Frogg Cafe - Creatures
5. The Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium
6. Marco Minnemann - Broken Orange
7. Phil Miller in Cahoots - All That
8. Opeth - Damnation
9. OSI - Office of Strategic Influence
10. Thieves' Kitchen - Sibboleth


Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: January 04 2022 at 14:48
Little year, AFAIAC

13        Espers Espers USA     2003   

12        Alamaailman Vasarat            Kaarmelautakunta     Fin       2003   

11        Collier, Graham         Charles River Fragments       Eng      2003    

11        Cul De Sac      Death of the Sun        USA     2003   

11        Taal     Skymind          Fra       2003   

11        Thinking Plague          A History of Madness             USA     2003  

11        Djam Karet     A Night For Baku        USA     2003  

10        Muse   Absolution       Eng      2003

10        King Crimson  The Power to Believe             Var      2003   






Bubbling under :

10        Birdsongs of the Mesozoic     The Iridium Controversy        USA     2003   

10        Caravan          The Unauthorised Breakfast Item     Eng      2003   

10        Discus  ...Tot Licht!     Ido       2003    

10        Explosions in the Sky  Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place         USA     2003   

10        Hala Strana     Fielding           USA     2003   

10        Iditarod           Yuletide          USA     2003   

10        Karda Estra     Constellations             Eng      2003   

10        Kayo Dot         Choirs of the Eye        USA     2003   

10        Magic Band, The        Back to the Front        USA     2003     

10        Radiohead      Hail to the Thief         Eng      2003   

10        Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orch.        This is Our Punk-Rock,           Can    

10        Consorzio Acqua Potabile      Il Bianco Regno Di Dooah      Ita        2003 

10        Stern, Mike     These Times   USA     2003   

10        Tied + Tickled Trio     Observing Systems     Ger      2003   

10        Young, Neil & Crazy Horse    Greendale       Can      2003   



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Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: January 04 2022 at 16:42
alphabetically

Faun - Licht
Mago de Oz - Gaia
Merlin Bird - Reason and Rhyme
Mr Toad - Trench Art
Oloferne - s/t
Opeth - Damnation
Poor Genetic Material - Winter's Edge
Satellite - Street Between Sunrise and Sunset
Talisma - Corpus

promoted to get to 10:

Crystal Phoenix - Legend of the two Stonedragons


Posted By: Progmind
Date Posted: January 04 2022 at 18:42
Anekdoten - Gravity
Kayo Dot - Choirs Of The Eye
No Man - Together We´re Stranger
kRé - Ruido Doméstico
Opeth - Damnation
Taal - Skymind
Electric Orange - Platte
Blandbladen - I Grevens Tid
Enslaved - Below The Lights
Riverside - Out Of Myself

Honorable mentions

The Gathering - Souvenirs
Anathema - A Natural Disaster
Machine And The Synergetic Nuts - Machine And The synergetic Nuts
Radiohead - Hail To The Thief






Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: January 04 2022 at 19:23
Thinking Plague - A History Of Madness
Birdsong Of The Mesozoic - The Iridium Controversy
The Science Group - Spoors
Cheer-Accident - Introducing Lemons
Radiohead - Hail To The Thief
King Crimson - The Power To Believe
Uz Jsme Doma - Rybi Tuk
Ahleuchatistas - On The Culture Industry
Alamaailman Vasarat - Kaarmelautakunta
Upsilon Acrux - Volucris Avis Dirae-Arum
Kayo Dot - Choirs Of The Eye
Muse - Absolution


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Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: January 04 2022 at 20:12
My favourite year of the 00's.
Anekdoten- Gravity
Opeth- Damnation
King Crimson- The Power To Believe
John Arch- A Twist Of Fate
OSI- OSI
No Man- Together Were Stranger
Polytoxicomane Philharmonie- Psycho Erectus
DeadSoul Tribe- A Murder Of Crows
Riverside- Out Of Myself
Il Babau & I Maledetti Cretini- Dio Dio Mio, Che Cosa Abbiamo Fatto

Close calls:
Amplifier- Amplifier
Gordian Knot- Emergent
La Maschera Di Cera-Il Grande Labrinto
Moongarden- Round Midnight



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Posted By: Hiram
Date Posted: January 05 2022 at 00:03

1. tie between:

Cul De Sac - Death of the Sun
King Crimson - Power To Believe

the rest alphabetically:

Alamaailman Vasarat - Käärmelautakunta
Astro Can Caravan - Questral Places
CMX - Aion
Flying Luttenbachers - Systems Emerge From Complete Disorder
Marble Sheep - For Demolition of a Spiritual Framework
A Silver Mt. Zion - This Is Our Punk Rock...

(edit: added a few things, still only 8 Unhappy


Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 05 2022 at 02:23
STEVE HACKETT - To Watch the Storms
KEN HENSLEY - The Last Dance
KARNATAKA - Delicate Flame of Desire
LED ZEPPELIN - How the West Was Won
MOSTLY AUTUMN - Passengers
PALLAS - The Blinding Darkness
PROCOL HARUM - The Well's on Fire
THE TANGENT - The Music That Died Alone
RICK WAKEMAN - Out There
JOHN WETTON - Rock of Faith



Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: January 05 2022 at 06:23
Opeth - Damnation
Enchant - Tug of War
OSI- OSI
DeadSoul Tribe- A Murder Of Crows
Riverside- Out Of Myself
The Gathering - Souvenirs
Poverty's No Crime - The Chemical Chaos
Antimatter - Lights Out
DGM - Hidden Place
Dream Theater - Train of Thought


Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: January 05 2022 at 08:45

     2003     

1. HANS ZIMMER The Last Samurai (Original Motion Picture Score)
2. MASSIVE ATTACK 100th Window
3. ANTIQUE SEEKING NUNS Mild Profundities
4. KARDA ESTRA Constellations
5. Colossus/Musea Records presents: Kalevala: A Finnish Progressive Rock Epic
6. FAUN Licht
7. KAYO DOT Choirs of the Eye
8. THE MARS VOLTA De-loused in the Comatorium
9. OCEANSIZE Efflouresce
10. MEW Frengers 

11. SATELLITE A Street Between Sunrise and Sunset
12. FROGG CAFÉ Creatures 
13. EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place
14. NIL Quarante jours sur le Sinaï 
15. AFTER CRYING Show
16. MOONGARDEN Round Midnight
17. ARCADE FIRE Arcade Fire 
18. BLUR Think Tank 
19. TAAL Skymind
20. THE GATHERING Souvenirs

Honorable Mentions:
KBB Four Corner's Sky
DJAM KARET Night in Baku
RIVERSIDE Out of Myself
LA MASCHERA DI CERA Il Grande Labrinto
OSI Officeof Strategic Influence
ANATHEMA A Natural Disaster
MAR DE ROBLES Mar de Robles
ROBERT WYATT Cuckooland
ESPERS Espers


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Posted By: Progmind
Date Posted: January 05 2022 at 09:22
great list BrufordFreak!!!

I forgot to include Moongarden - Roundmidnight, Oceansize, Mew amd Amtoque Seeking Nuns


Posted By: omphaloskepsis
Date Posted: January 05 2022 at 10:01
1. RIVERSIDE- Out of Myself
2. LA MASCHERA DI CERA - Il Grande Labrinto
3. Dream Theater - Train of Thought
4. Arena - Contagion
5. Anekdoten- Gravity
6. KAYO DOT Choirs of the Eye
7. The Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium
8. The Shins- Chutes Too Narrow
9. King Crimson- The Power To Believe
10. Frogg Cafe - Creatures








Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: January 05 2022 at 16:08
1. King Crimson - The Power to Believe
2. The Science Group - Spoors
3. Thinking Plague - A History of Madness
4. Anekdoten - Gravity
5. Little Atlas - Surface Serene
6. Galleon - From Land to Ocean
7. The Tangent - The Music That Died Alone
8. Arena - Contagion
9. Apogee - The Garden of Delights
10. Shaun Guerin - The Epic Quality of Life

Honorable mentions:
Stereokimono - Prismosfera
Tilion - Insolitariamente
After Crying - Show
Spaced Out - Slow Gin
Syzygy - The Allegory of Light
Milo Black - Ringworld Part One
Mindgames - International Daylight


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Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: January 07 2022 at 01:33
1. Virus - Carheart
2. Opabinia - S/T
3. The Mars Volta - Deloused at the Comatorium
4. Dysrhytmia - Pretest
5. Cheer Accident - Introducing Lemon
6. King Crimson - The Power to Believe
7. Hiromi - Another Mind
8. Strapping Young Lad - SYL
9. Allan Holdsworth - Live Then!
10. Thinking Plague - History of Madness


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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: January 07 2022 at 02:06
Muse - Absolution
King Crimson - The Power To Believe
Steve Hackett - To Watch the Storms
Rick Wakeman - Out There
The Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium
Neal Morse - Testimony
Anathema - A Natural Disaster
Kayak - Merlin, Bard Of The Unseen
Enchant - Tug Of War
Mostly Autumn - Passengers





Posted By: Xonty
Date Posted: January 07 2022 at 13:30
Trickyy but here goes

1. The Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium

2. Kayo Dot - Choirs of the Eye

3. Explosions in the Sky - The Earth is Not a Cold Dead Place

4. Jakob - Cale:Drew

5. Opeth - Damnation

6. Robert Wyatt - Cuckooland

7. Jethro Tull - Christmas Album [bit of a soft spot!]

8. Arena - Contagion

9. King Crimson - The Power to Believe

10. Riverside - Out of Myself



Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: January 07 2022 at 16:55
(*) Not listed on PA, but should, therefore listed 12.

Radiohead - Hail to the Thief
Steve Hackett - To Watch the Storms
From Monument to Masses - The Impossible Leap in One Hundred Simple Steps
Anekdoten - Gravity
Holger Czukay & U-She - The New Millenium
Fred Frith - Keep the Dog / The House that we Lived in
Carla Kihlstedt - 2 Foot Yard (*)
Set Fire to Flames - Telegraphs in Negative/Mouths Trapped in Static
Robert Wyatt - Cuckooland
Mogwai - Happy Songs for Happy People
Mick Karn - More Better Different (*)
The Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium


Posted By: King Crimson776
Date Posted: January 09 2022 at 23:08
Testimony - Neal Morse

The Power to Believe - King Crimson

To Watch the Storms - Steve Hackett

Last Epic - A.C.T

A Street Between Sunrise and Sunset - Satellite

Damnation - Opeth

Train of Thought - Dream Theater

Alive Again: The Breathing Shadow Part IV - Nightingale

Out of Myself - Riverside

Christmas Album - Jethro Tull



Posted By: tempest_77
Date Posted: February 28 2022 at 16:37
Here are my very loose answers, which will probably be different tomorrow:

1: De-Loused in the Comatorium by The Mars Volta
2: Choirs of the Eye by Kayo Dot
3: Last Epic by A.C.T.
4: The Painter’s Palette by Ephel Duath
5: In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 by Coheed and Cambria
6: Out of Myself by Riverside
7: Contagion by Arena
8: Skymind by Taal
9: Effloresce by Oceansize
10: Damnation by Opeth


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Posted By: A Crimson Mellotron
Date Posted: March 01 2022 at 01:28
Dream Theater - Train of Thought
Porcupine Tree - Futile
Opeth - Damnation
OSI - Office of Strategic Influence
The Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium
Arena - Contagion
The Tangent - The Music That Died Alone
The Flower Kings - Meet the Flower Kings
King Crimson - The Power to Believe
Carptree - Superhero



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