Your favourite Prog albums as multiart?
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Topic: Your favourite Prog albums as multiart?
Posted By: David_D
Subject: Your favourite Prog albums as multiart?
Date Posted: September 21 2023 at 03:55
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Here another thread about albums as multiart, and the question is now which are your favourite Prog albums if considered the music, lyrics and artwork altogether? My are not least Eloy - Floating Eloy - Ocean Genesis - Foxtrot Jethro Tull - Aqualung Le Orme - Felona e Sorona VdGG - H to He  ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
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Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: September 21 2023 at 06:06
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I won't list any CD's, because the experience as multiart is not as good as LP's. And I haven't purchased an LP since the early 80's, so these are all releases by progasaurs. Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick and Stand Up Rush - 2112 Gong - Flying Teapot. Any artwork by Daevid Allen could be included Adrian Belew - Twang Bar King Gentle Giant - Three Friends King Crimson - In the Court... National Health - s/t Zappa - One Size Fits All & The Grand Wazoo Roxy Music - Country Life Pink Floyd - Animals |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: September 21 2023 at 06:08
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Hi, Amon Duul 2 - Dance of the Lemmings ... both inside out pictures, with the inside one a treat! Amon Duul 2 - Wolf City ... wonderful cover and the inside montage just about expresses what the band is about, but you have to be clever with the images! Nektar - Either "A Tab In The Ocean" or "Remember the Future" I won't even go into the Harvest Album covers ... but the meat cover for The Edgar Broughton Band, kinda takes these to school, even if you know that this is a sort of take on The Beatles that had tried to use that cover and were turned down, and I'm not sure which album, but I bet it was for the "White Album" and the reason why it didn't have a "cover" ... and in that album, their material was definitely more on the raw side of things in terms of individuality, and they helped each other fairly well, but you can easily tell who owned what! ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: Octopus II
Date Posted: September 21 2023 at 06:20
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Gentle Giant - Octopus ELP - Tarkus Jethro Tull - Minstrel In The Gallery Genesis - Nursery Cryme Yes - Tales From Topographic Oceans Hawkwind - Warrior On The Edge Of Time Roxy Music - Stranded |
Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: September 21 2023 at 07:10
I love to see this one listed. ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Octopus II wrote:Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: September 21 2023 at 07:41
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CD's Par Lindh Project - Gothic Impressions (some great artwork but never released on vinyl, still looks good though)  Big Big Train - always impressed me how much care they took with their cover artwork. Love them all!  Vinyl First 5 ELP albums but I only own Pictures and Brain Salad on vinyl so far. King Crimson - Debut is hard to beat Anathema - Weather Systems Muse - Will Of The People ( I like this album for the music and vinyl cover art which I am happy to own) I'm sure there are plenty others but that will do for now |
Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: September 21 2023 at 08:18
Nice to see you here as well, and interesting. ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: Dapper~Blueberries
Date Posted: September 21 2023 at 09:06
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I think Tarkus is my favorite in that regard. Nice poetic lyrics, great music, and an album cover with a funny armadillo tank ------------- D~B |
Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: September 24 2023 at 04:00
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I'm also impressed by the Spanish Canarios' Cycles (1974), a double concept album based on Vivaldi's The Four Seasons, even I haven't yet digged more into its lyrics. ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: September 27 2023 at 08:05
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Another favourite of mine is Caravan - In the Land of Grey and Pink I would like the cover art to be less pink, but the lyrics are great for not to talk about the music. ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: October 01 2023 at 12:55
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Now someones may get suprised, but I think I'll count Script for a Jester's Tear in as one of my favourite albums when considering it as multiart. Not that I find the music to be great, neither the lyrics or cover art, but considering the entirety, I'd say it's pretty good - even more on the Poppish/lightweight side when comparing with the classics. ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: October 01 2023 at 13:32
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Strange question - I always look at albums as a complete package where the music is most important, but the lyrics and cover art also factor in. ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Mike" rel="nofollow">Recently listened to: 
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Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: October 01 2023 at 13:51
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Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: October 01 2023 at 16:50
Yes, indeed.
 ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: October 01 2023 at 17:22
| Nursery Cryme and Foxtrot since the album art is linked and also Relayer and Tales since the same thing applies (hint: look at the rocks). |