... a Thinking Plague poll
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Topic: ... a Thinking Plague poll
Posted By: ShW1
Subject: ... a Thinking Plague poll
Date Posted: September 18 2008 at 14:07
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the poll name is taken from their first album, named "... a thinking plague" (with opening three dots)
which album do you like the most?
of course, you dont have to know all albums for voting. feel free to vote anyway. and please write few words.
so... are there any plague carriers around?
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: September 18 2008 at 14:08
| Only have In This Life and In Extremis, and I think I may prefer the former. |
Posted By: laplace
Date Posted: September 18 2008 at 14:12
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I prefer In This Life too, although I have everything but "A History of Madness" - I thought it was a live or compilation album but perhaps I'm wrong.
In Extremis is the one everyone recognised but it's a little stuffy at times. ------------- FREEDOM OF SPEECH GO TO HELL |
Posted By: Plankowner
Date Posted: September 18 2008 at 16:48
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^^^A History of Madness is a studio release.
Now I have the early years, which combines ...a thinking plague and moonsongs.
I've been dabbling recently in RIO, and brought in all the Thinking Plague albums. So far, In Extremis has really grabbed my attention. |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: September 18 2008 at 16:56
| I like A History of Madness the most (first to vote for it, will I be the last?). Oh, and I do like Early Plague Years muchly. I also prefer In this Life to In Extremis. |
Posted By: Sckxyss
Date Posted: September 18 2008 at 18:55
| I only have their two latest, of which I prefer In Extremis.. looks like I need to pick me up some In This Life based on posts so far. |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: September 18 2008 at 18:58
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History for me, plus I'm a Dave Kerman fan and he guests |
Posted By: Moatilliatta
Date Posted: September 18 2008 at 23:25
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I've only heard the most recent two. I love In Extremis, and I'm not really into A History of Madness. The main reasons are that the former is high in energy, and really fun, while still being challenging. There isn't much energy or fun to be found on the latter. I normally like my avant-garde stuff to be energetic, melodic to some extent and fun. ------------- www.last.fm/user/ThisCenotaph  
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Posted By: oracus
Date Posted: September 19 2008 at 09:42
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Every album by Thinking Plague is generally a tough listen, atleast for me. Very atonal and experimental stuff. But that's the intriguing thing about them. Anyway, A History of Madness must be their best efford so fast. Propably their most complex work (?), full of interesting ideas.
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Posted By: mithrandir
Date Posted: September 19 2008 at 21:22
| In This Life, especially with the rerecorded bonus tracks |
Posted By: DarrenAIW
Date Posted: July 20 2009 at 12:25
| "In This Life" was the first Thinking Plague album I bought, from Chris Cutler's Recommended Records, so it'll always be the best one for me, but I rather like "Moonsongs" on vinyl as well as "a thinking plague"... I've only recently started to listen to A History of Madness and In Extremis, and haven't yet listened to Upon Your Houses... |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: October 16 2009 at 23:28
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Just bought In This Life, and I must say it really has blown me away. Never really was a huge TP fan...enjoying about half of IE and Moonsongs. But damn...they really hit it out of the park with this one. Seems much more percussive and full/rich in sound compared to the others. Only one listen, but still...really really good. Should be top rated TP cd on the site. ------------- 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: Sean Trane
Date Posted: October 18 2009 at 04:40
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definitely In Extremis forme. ------------- 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: Bj-1
Date Posted: November 05 2009 at 10:09
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A History of Madness.
It's darker, moodier and far more acoustic/chamber oriented than earlier, but Mike Johnson's songwriting really shines here nevertheless. "Blown Apart" and "Lux Lucet" are two of the best avant-prog compositions within the last 10 years if you ask me and the whole structure of the album is really refreshing overall. ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: November 05 2009 at 12:42
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In Extremis, easily. I greatly enjoy them all though (except History of Madness, but that will grow on me in time I hope). ------------- My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: November 05 2009 at 13:59
| We'll see. A History of Madness was one of those albums that I loved from first listen, whereas In Extremis did not live up to my expectations. In this Life is my second favourite. |