Classic Triple Monsters*
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Topic: Classic Triple Monsters*
Posted By: Rick1
Subject: Classic Triple Monsters*
Date Posted: April 08 2022 at 04:38
| * Anthologies not included - live, original or containing previously unreleased material |
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Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: April 08 2022 at 04:58
| I think Yes is going to win this by some margin... |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: April 08 2022 at 05:16
First vote for Lotus  I like Yessongs, Joe’s Garage and Trilogy, but I love the Santana live album. I feel that it bests all the studio cuts off of Caravanserai and hits ‘the hidden gear’ that often makes me appreciate live albums in a way that studio ones can never do. ------------- “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: Mormegil
Date Posted: April 08 2022 at 06:11
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Have to give Yes the nod for this one. ------------- Welcome to the middle of the film. |
Posted By: JD
Date Posted: April 08 2022 at 06:16
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ELP - WBMFTTSTNE Santana - Lotus Yes - Yessongs Both ELP and Yes suffer from a level of poor production while the Santana is nicely produced but the recording lacks the power of the band. The shear power of ELP's live performance is hard to ignore. ------------- Thank you for supporting independently produced music |
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: April 08 2022 at 06:28
| Zappa |
Posted By: Ronstein
Date Posted: April 08 2022 at 09:27
| Lotus is genius!! |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: April 08 2022 at 09:32
Yes, they get my vote too, even before I saw who else was in the poll.
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Jared wrote:Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: April 08 2022 at 09:34
I have 32 Santana albums but I still haven't heard Lotus.
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: April 08 2022 at 09:40
32? I didn't know he had that many albums. Beyond the 70s, there's little for me to enjoy.
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Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: April 08 2022 at 09:50
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Yessongs ------------- ---------- 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: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: April 08 2022 at 10:11
Half of my Santana CD's are either Live or compilations, just like my polls.
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Posted By: VianaProghead
Date Posted: April 08 2022 at 10:24
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Difficult choice between ELP - Welcome Back My Friends... and Yes - Yessongs. But, ELP - Welcome Back My Friends...
------------- "PROG IS MY FERRARI". Jem Godfrey (Frost*) |
Posted By: judahbenkenobi
Date Posted: April 08 2022 at 10:27
| Yes |
Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: April 08 2022 at 11:21
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I was just thinking about the thread title 'Classic Triple Monsters'... When my Grandfather was fairly young, he had Mahler's Resurrection Symphony on 78's... I think he said it stretched to about 12 disks which were housed in this substantial faux-leather case...
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Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: April 08 2022 at 12:50
| Joe's Garage. Zappa is incredible on this recordings. |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: April 08 2022 at 12:57
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Magma ------------- 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: nick_h_nz
Date Posted: April 08 2022 at 13:39
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Magma > Zappa ------------- https://tinyurl.com/nickhnz-tpa" rel="nofollow - Reviewer for The Progressive Aspect |
Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: April 08 2022 at 15:00
| Yessongs |
Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: April 08 2022 at 15:02
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Yessongs by a country mile. ------------- Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org Now also broadcasting on www.progzilla.com Every Saturday, 4.00 p.m. UK time! |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: April 08 2022 at 16:29
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ELP and Zappa are fine, but Yessongs is the best live album ever imho (even though there are some serious contenders). ------------- 
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Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: April 09 2022 at 02:38
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according to Tibor Kneif's book "Sachlexikon der Rockmusik" ("Technical Dictionary of Rock Music") "Yessongs" has lots of overdubs. Kneif was a German musicologist who specialized in rock and jazz. he was the first musicologist who held lectures on rock music at a German university (at the Freie Universität Berlin) -------------  A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
Posted By: Rick1
Date Posted: April 11 2022 at 02:06
| ^ Very interesting point. I also think it is badly sequenced with the false climax of 'Roundabout' at the end of side 3. I love the album but I much prefer ELP's effort these days (despite the dodgy production). Such a great live band. |
Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: April 11 2022 at 04:13
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Yes : Yessongs got ELP, Zappa and Lotus also |
Posted By: Syzygy
Date Posted: April 11 2022 at 04:58
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Magma. I assume you are referring to La Trilogie au Trianon. ------------- 'Like so many of you I've got my doubts about how much to contribute to the already rich among us...' Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom |
Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: April 11 2022 at 06:51
we have both the audio and the video version of this one. absolutely brilliant ------------- A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
Posted By: Rick1
Date Posted: April 11 2022 at 07:02
| Poor Soft Machine with no votes. When that was released in 1977, no one had heard recordings of the original four piece (with Daevid Allen), apart from the 'Love Makes Sweet Music' single (which quickly got pulled) nor the short-lived seven piece in the 1969 BBC sessions (unless someone had taped them off the radio when they were originally broadcast). The latter made disc 2 somewhat sublime. |
Posted By: Hugh Manatee
Date Posted: April 11 2022 at 17:35
Same for me, only the other way 'round. Despite the poor sound quality "Yessongs" just edges "Welcome back...". ------------- I should have been a pair of ragged claws Scuttling across the floors of uncertain seas |
Posted By: iluvmarillion
Date Posted: April 11 2022 at 23:50
| ELP versus Yes. None of the others come even close. |
Posted By: Hugh Manatee
Date Posted: April 12 2022 at 03:22
I imagine that if two votes was an option they would be tied way in front. ------------- I should have been a pair of ragged claws Scuttling across the floors of uncertain seas |
Posted By: Rick1
Date Posted: April 13 2022 at 05:45
Yes, that is the one I was referring to.
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Posted By: EduTatsumi
Date Posted: April 13 2022 at 11:22
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1- Yes - Yessongs 2- ELP - Welcome Back My Friends... 3- Santana - Lotus
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Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: April 14 2022 at 01:35
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I had a listen to both the Yes and ELP outings after seeing the love shown for them in this poll. Pretty good stuff and I rather dig the live version of Tarkus. I still very much prefer Lotus though. I guess because of the exact same reason most members are voting for ELP and Yes: it’s an old love affair  ------------- “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: Hugh Manatee
Date Posted: April 14 2022 at 09:45
If I had to vote for one song from the albums in this poll it would be that version of "Tarkus" from "Wecome Back...". It is one of those live tracks that manages to surpase its studio conterpart IMHO...although "Starship Troopers" from "Yessongs" does give it a run for its money. ------------- I should have been a pair of ragged claws Scuttling across the floors of uncertain seas |
Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: July 08 2022 at 18:09
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Yes - Yessongs ------------- 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: Bj-1
Date Posted: November 30 2024 at 10:20
Magma for me, with Joe's Garage not too far behind  ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: Floydoid
Date Posted: November 30 2024 at 11:16
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Triple live albums are always tough going. My top3 from that list: 1. ELP 2. Santana 3. Yes ------------- 'We're going to need a bigger swear jar.' |
Posted By: Octopus II
Date Posted: November 30 2024 at 12:09
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ELP - Welcome Back My Friends
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: November 30 2024 at 22:31
| ELP. Not a great fan of Yessongs nowadays although I'm suprised that no one commented on the version of Yours Is No Disgrace that is on there. Steve Howe is incredible! But that is literally the only thing I care about on there when comparing the live versions of the tracks to the studio versions. My only criticism of ELP's album is that the overlong and boring drum solo nearly spoils Karn Evil 9. The recent deluxe editions of WBMFTTSTNE have also fixed the sound issues for me and interestingly are the only deluxe editions of their first 6 albums that have no bonus tracks (so it's just about the sound) |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: November 30 2024 at 23:08
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Magma followed by Yes. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |