one song albums
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Topic: one song albums
Posted By: atomicbomb
Subject: one song albums
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 20:02
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albums that are considered as excelent albums, sometimes have only 2 or, in cases, 1 good song...... for me : atom heart mother meddle |
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Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 20:04
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Echolyn-Mei -------------  |
Posted By: Laurent
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 20:07
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Jethro Tull - A Passion Play Only contains 1 good song! ------------- 
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Posted By: KeyserSoze
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 20:07
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Echolyn-Mei
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Posted By: Progger
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 20:07
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Most of all 'GENESIS' albums for me, with 'FOXTROT' being a prime example. It contains one of the best, if not the best tracks ever in 'Supper's Ready' but I can't even listen to the rest of the album |
Posted By: Ben2112
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 20:09
This As A Brick!
But seriously, I agree with you on AHM, but not Meddle. I LOVE everything on Meddle except Seamus & San Tropez. Other examples: Yes - Going For The One (I very much like the album, but Awaken is by far the main reason) Rush - 2112 (I can take or leave most of side 2, other than A Passage To Bangkok) |
Posted By: Deadwing12
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 20:10
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^echolyn-mei only HAS one song, so of course it
fits the bill! I think the purpose of this thread is to determine the
CDs that only contain one or two good songs but are considered very
excellent albums. Off the top of my head, I can think of a few: ELP - Tarkus Awesome title track + filler Yes - Relayer Don't get me wrong, I LOVE this CD, in my Yes top 3...but neither Sound Chaser nor To Be Over are classics, they are merely good, well-structured and listenable songs. I have a hard time accepting the fact that many feel this is Yes' greatest achievement, when Close to the Edge follows the same formula (1 epic + 2 mini-epics) and perfects it. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Deadwing008/?chartstyle=Basquiat"> 
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Posted By: KeyserSoze
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 20:12
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Dream Theater - A Change Of Seasons. The title song is very nice (my DT's fav) but the rest is a crap ELP - Tarkus. The same as said above |
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 20:15
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Sorry,I thought the topic creator meant an album that was only one long song. ------------- |
Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 21:14
Iván ------------- 
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Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 21:14
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Yes - "Talk", this song is superb but the rest of the album is very far from its quality.
------------- "Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood) |
Posted By: Paco Fox
Date Posted: May 25 2005 at 03:32
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Please, don't forget Mike Oldfield's Amarok: Just one song (even in the CD version) that tends to be overlooked because most proggers just don't know Oldfield post-70s.
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: May 25 2005 at 05:25
Cheers |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: May 25 2005 at 05:35
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ELP - Tarkus - Tarkus Genesis - Genesis (Shapes) - Mama & Second Home by the Sea Genesis - Abacab - Me & Sarah Jane
------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: erlenst
Date Posted: May 25 2005 at 06:12
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Camel - Breathless .. well I guess this isn't considered an excellent album, but Echoes is really amazing.
Shylock - Ile De Fievre has one of the best prog songs ever, but the rest is uninteresting. ELP - Tarkus obviously.. |
Posted By: floyd68
Date Posted: May 25 2005 at 06:30
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Genesis: We can't dance - Fading lights Dream Theater: Change of seasons - only the title track is worth the money It Bites: Once around the world - 14 minute titletrack is brillant, 4get the rest Spocks Beard: V - Into the great nothing Transatlantic: Live in Europe - Stranger in your soul
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Posted By: Keke
Date Posted: May 25 2005 at 06:35
| Pink Floyd, A Saucerful of Secrets ~ Cymbaline. |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: May 25 2005 at 06:51
Agreed, though I like the 2nd track too.
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lucas wrote:Posted By: greenback
Date Posted: May 25 2005 at 08:43
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some devil doll albums! ------------- [HEADPINS - LINE OF FIRE: THE RECORD HAVING THE MOST POWERFUL GUITAR SOUND IN THE WHOLE HISTORY OF MUSIC!> |
Posted By: The Hemulen
Date Posted: May 25 2005 at 08:57
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Magma - Udu Wudu Side one's passable but it's De Futura that justifies it all. After Crying - Megalázottak és MegszomorÃtottak The first song is immense, in every sense. The remainder of the album is just propping it up. The Flower Kings - Unfold the Future Well okay, more than two songs but I could quite happily wave 65% of that album goodbye. |
Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: May 25 2005 at 11:28
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CYMBALINE... THAT SONG IS FROM THE ALMBUM MORE... A SAUCERFUL OF SECRETS IS AN EXCELLENT ALBUM |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: May 25 2005 at 11:53
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Yes - Relayer (Gates.. is awesome but the rest isn't) Tarkus is NOT a one song album ,its a 2 song plus 1 hymn album (the other song being A Time And A Place..I bet most other prog bands would love to record 'filler' as good as that |
Posted By: lpd42
Date Posted: May 25 2005 at 12:17
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It took me two years to realise that there was a side two on my vinyl copy
of close to the edge by yes! I still haven't listened to the other two songs on the album, I just know they can't be as phenomenal as that title track. (This is actually based on a prior experience with Yes. I bought TALES FROM TOPOGRPAHIC OCEANS used and accidently listened to the second album first. I was completely blown away by "The Ancients" and "Ritual." I put on the other slab of vinyl and was completely disappointed.) ------------- Blarg! My cheese has bones! |
Posted By: omri
Date Posted: May 25 2005 at 12:54
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Well, that's easy. In 1982 Renaissance released an album caled "Camera camera". All of it is quite shalow pop except the last song in the album caled "Ukraine ways" which is beatiful. It's the only reason to buy that album (and it's not enough IMO). ------------- omri |
Posted By: tuxon
Date Posted: May 25 2005 at 13:14
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Arena - Immortal? All songs are quite good, but not excellent. But Moviedrome is brilliant. without the Moviedrome, the album would be just good. ------------- I'm always almost unlucky _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Id5ZcnjXSZaSMFMC Id5LM2q2jfqz3YxT |
Posted By: limeyrob
Date Posted: May 25 2005 at 13:58
| Opeth - Drapery Falls, Blackwater Park. Brilliant. Rest of the album would also be great. Don't like growling, ruins it for me. |
Posted By: gdub411
Date Posted: May 25 2005 at 14:16
| Dream Theater...Six Degrees of Inner Turbulance....Six Degrees of Inner Turbulance |
Posted By: gdub411
Date Posted: May 25 2005 at 14:18
Indeed it is off the More lp unless he is speaking of a bootleg. I would have rated Cirrus Minor or The Nile song over Cymbaline myself. |
Posted By: King of Loss
Date Posted: May 25 2005 at 15:14
| Disc two of the Flower Kings album- Flowerpower and of course Disc 2 of the obvious Dt album. |
Posted By: ita_prog_fan
Date Posted: May 25 2005 at 15:19
can't you listen to Watcher of The Skies or Get'em out by friday ? |