Current Top 10 2012 Albums
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Topic: Current Top 10 2012 Albums
Posted By: zravkapt
Subject: Current Top 10 2012 Albums
Date Posted: December 10 2012 at 02:45
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These are currently the top 10 most highly rated albums of 2012 on PA. Of these, which do you prefer or which albums have you heard? I've only heard three of them but am only really familiar with one. ------------- Magma America Great Make Again |
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Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: December 10 2012 at 03:02
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I have heard four of these in their entirety and a small part of a fifth. Echolyn's album is my favourite of these, closely followed by English Electric (Part One). Both are 5-star albums in my book. Of the others I have heard Viljans Öga (3.5 stars) and that album by Galahad, who have not seen the Holy Grail of Prog yet (2.5 stars). ------------- 
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Posted By: Conor Fynes
Date Posted: December 10 2012 at 03:40
| Enslaved. |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: December 10 2012 at 04:20
| Out of this list, I only have 'Echolyn' (which is superb), 'Felicite Thosz' (which is highly enjoyable), and 'Viljan's Oga' (which is phenomenally brilliant, and my fave of their 3 albums). Soon to have the Motorpsycho dbl LP which is reputed to be a winner - I can't wait. At the moment, it's ANGLAGARD !! |
Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: December 10 2012 at 06:35
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I'm voting for Motorpsycho's album. I was also pleased with what I heard of Big Big Train's album. And Anglagard have put out yet another stunning album with this one. Still haven't gotten the new Magma album yet. It was a good year for music - though most of my favorites of the year aren't technically prog albums. ------------- 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: sleeper
Date Posted: December 10 2012 at 06:39
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Anglagard, though I still need to get the Enslaved and Echolyn albums.
------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: December 10 2012 at 07:23
I've got Enslaved on the way which i've heard a couple of songs off of and really liked what i heard. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Tom Ozric wrote:Posted By: Gandalff
Date Posted: December 10 2012 at 10:39
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This new Motorpsycho is an utter stunner and has my vote!
The long-awaited Anglagard obviously didn't disappoint, but not too pleased. Big Big Train made a record, at last, that you can listen to and even don't be bored. I'm listening to Corvus Stone only briefly, yet it seems to be somewhat confused and unfinished, although brilliantly played (like most Supergroups, after all). ------------- A Elbereth Gilthoniel silivren penna míriel o menel aglar elenath! Na-chaered palan-díriel o galadhremmin ennorath, Fanuilos, le linnathon nef aear, sí nef aearon! |
Posted By: Wanorak
Date Posted: December 10 2012 at 11:13
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Of this list, Big Big Train by far!! ------------- A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!! |
Posted By: Gallifrey
Date Posted: December 10 2012 at 11:21
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Echolyn just over March of Progress ------------- http://thedarkthird.bandcamp.com/ |
Posted By: pianoman
Date Posted: December 10 2012 at 11:28
| On this list, Big Big Train |
Posted By: The Bearded Bard
Date Posted: December 10 2012 at 12:21
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I've heard three of these (Big Big Train, Threshold and Änglagård), but I only have one of them, Viljans Öga, and that's where my vote goes. -------------  
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Posted By: timothy leary
Date Posted: December 10 2012 at 12:41
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Echolyn #1 Galahad # 2 Threshold #3
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Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: December 10 2012 at 14:24
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Big Big Train for sure. Brilliant band. ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: December 10 2012 at 14:26
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Corvus Stone is the most interesting for me of the 3 I've heard as it defies description other than being some happy b*****d child of jazz fusion. Not convinced that Anglagard have managed to better Hybris (or even Epilog) which after a long wait is disappointing. BBT is a strange one for me. Has all the right ingredients but I just can't get that excited about it. I think Martin Orford did a much more powerfull album exploring similar lyrical themes called The Old Road which got largely ignored.
Corvus Stone - solid 4 stars
English Electric - 3.5 stars ( but will probably round up)
Viljans Oga - 3 stars
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: December 10 2012 at 14:41
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Anglagard or Magma. I'll go the latter. ------------- 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: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: December 10 2012 at 18:42
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Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: December 10 2012 at 18:52
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Galahad is silly good, original (though some may not like the techy keys, I do) but this is my current list of 2012 block-busters in no order really. 1- Galahad- Beyond the Realm of Euphoria 2- Deeexpus- The King of Number 33 3- The Minstrel’ 4- Corvus Stone- same 5- Nine Stones Close- Eye on the 6- Frequency Drift- Laid to Rest 7- 8- L’Estate di San Martino- Talsette di
Marsantino 9- RPWL- Beyond Man & Time 10- Mystery- The
World is a Game 11- Galahad-
Battle Scars 12- Sylvan-
Sceneries 13- IO Earth-
Moments 14- Silhouette-
Across the Rubicon 15- Höstsonaten –
Rime of the Ancient Mariner 16- Maurizio
diTollo- L’Uomo Trasparente 17- Centric Jones-
The Anti 18- Dean Watson-
Imposing Elements 19- L’Ombre della
Sera- same 20- Big Big Train-
English Electric ------------- I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth. |
Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: December 10 2012 at 18:59
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Motorpsycho. ------------- http://ow.ly/8ymqg" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: Wanorak
Date Posted: December 10 2012 at 19:32
It blows my mind that Sounds That Can't Be Made isn't even on the top 100 on this site  ------------- A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!! |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: December 10 2012 at 19:32
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^ How bout the exclusion of Noctourniquet? Another 5* album from TMV. ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: December 10 2012 at 19:56
Many have been raving about that one. I need to take the bike out of the asylum! ------------- I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth. |
Posted By: Eria Tarka
Date Posted: December 10 2012 at 23:09
This, Echolyn was also good. But, my two favorite albums this year didn't make it to the top 10; Astra's "The Black Chord", and TMV's "Noctourniquet".
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Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: December 10 2012 at 23:16
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I don't have any of those.
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Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: December 11 2012 at 00:49
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: December 11 2012 at 01:26
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Posted By: pianoman
Date Posted: December 11 2012 at 01:32
Weather Systems is one of my favorites too. It paints a very special picture for me musically. 4.5 out of 5 just because it sounds the *slightest bit over-produced. |
Posted By: Gallifrey
Date Posted: December 11 2012 at 01:38
There have been some great releases this year, but Weather Systems is first by the width of the universe. I got the vinyl edition last week, so immersing. ------------- http://thedarkthird.bandcamp.com/ |
Posted By: Aussie-Byrd-Brother
Date Posted: December 11 2012 at 02:22
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Big Big Train gets my vote, simply an outstanding high-quality album , it really picks up where Genesis left off with `Wind and Wuthering', while adding enough of their own unique flavour. Superb vocals, lots of variety, catchy terrific arrangements and playing.
Having said that, the new Magma is a delicate and classy effort, the Anglagard album is very decent too. But damn that Corvus Stone album is a killer debut with a million ideas - too many in fact! 
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Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: December 11 2012 at 03:16
Not even Magma's? -------------   
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Posted By: Kotro
Date Posted: December 11 2012 at 03:24
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Only heard Big Big Train and Corvus Stone, none of which is close to the top of my list. ------------- Bigger on the inside. |
Posted By: odinalcatraz
Date Posted: December 11 2012 at 06:45
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Wow. Good to see that Corvus Stone have been found. I just wish we had released it much earlier. There just hasn't been enough time for people here to get to know it like other releases. I can vote here? Ha ha! ------------- http://www.corvusstone.com |
Posted By: odinalcatraz
Date Posted: December 11 2012 at 07:32
 I promise we weren't confused. We just walk the middile ground between allowing it to sound in the moment(that can sound crap after 2 listens) and polishing all of the interest out of it. Again, that can sound predicatable and put people to sleep. I know what I always go back to, does tend to make me feel something every time I hear it. So I could never play what is expected from one track to the next. That would feel like cheating. Thank you tho! ------------- http://www.corvusstone.com |
Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: December 11 2012 at 08:38
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I've only heard two of the above albums in the list. One by a band I've been familiar with for quite some time and who I consider to be a favourite of mine. Another by a brand new band who very much surprised me and came from leftfield. Both releases are excellent. Magma's Félicité Thosz is perhaps disappointing in its length but I do enjoy it nevertheless. It's a far more relaxed piece. I've heard many live versions of it before but the studio release adds higher-fidelity and they've certainly extended and improved the piece since it's first conception. So it's great to have it on record finally. Hopefully Sl*g Tanz is next. Corvus Stone's debut self-titled album is fantastic and very much impressed me. It's still sinking in though and with further listens I can definitely see it being a future favourite. Compared to Magma it most definitely isn't short. All 80 minutes of the CD are filled and no track is really alike. The musicians are all fabulous too. I am very glad I got to hear this album and also very glad I heard it before the end of the year. The only real reason I voted for Magma was because I've had the album longer and so I'm more familiar with it. However, everyone should definitely check out Corvus Stone's debut. The CD packaging and music is fantastic. All the guys in the band are highly talented and thoroughly nice people too. I most definitely look forward to hearing the follow-up. I know there's a lot more music in them yet.  I should check out some of the other albums on this list too. I love Anglagard's Hybris so I shall check out the new album and I've heard great things about Motorpsycho and they're one of those bands I've been meaning to check out for a while. -------------
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Posted By: Wanorak
Date Posted: December 11 2012 at 13:18
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I was disappointed by the new Anathema, it felt like We're here Because We're but not near as good IMO. ------------- A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!! |
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: December 11 2012 at 14:03
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I own all but Threshold and Nine Stones Close--though I've heard these two--but am only really familiar, so far, with about half. Catch me in a few weeks and, hopefully, I'll know them all pretty well. My gut tells me that, from this list, English Electric, Part 1, The Death Defying Unicorn and One Eye on the Sunrise will vie for my vote, but know that my Top 10 will look quite a bit different from this one. ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: December 11 2012 at 14:12
I also can't believe The Mars Volta's new one "Noctourniquet" has been criminally overlooked on PA since it came out. There's been very little discussion and hype surrounding the album from what I've seen, yet I've found it to be one of the most original, and progressive, albums to come out in the last few years. I think it may be more progressive that the band's first 3 albums too. Besides that, the music kicks ass. They really make you think "Is that the guitar playing, or the keyboard? Hell is that even guitar or keyboard?". The drum patterns are pretty sick too. The Flower Kings "Banks of Eden" is really enjoyable, and should be in the top 10. It was for a while, but it has slipped down a bit. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/MysticBoogy" rel="nofollow - My Last.fm 
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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: December 15 2012 at 08:08
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In order of my best albums of 2012 are (final vote) 1.  Rush - Clockwork Angels 2.  Shadow Circus - On a dark and stormy night 3.  The Flower Kings - Banks of Eden 4.  Arjen A Lucassen - Lost in the new real 5.  Profusion - Rewotower 6.  Big Big Train- English Electric Part one 7.  Threshold - March of Progress 8.  Nine Stones Close - One Eye on the Sunrise 9.  Anglagard - Viljans Oga 10.  Astra - The Black Chord 11.  Corvus Stone - Corvus Stone 12.  Breaking Orbit - The Time Traveller 13.  Tomera - Exile 14.  Hemina - Synthetic 15.  Utopia - Distorted harmony 16.  Dean Watson - Imposing Elements 17.  Jethro Tull - TAAB2 18.  Overhead - Of sun and moon 19.  GYBE - Alellujah! Don't Bend! 20.  Hawkwind - Onward followed by       ------------- 
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Posted By: Fox On The Rocks
Date Posted: December 17 2012 at 15:13
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Anglagard - great, great come back. Proud of those guys. As a matter of the fact, I'm going to rip that one right no; it's been a while. ------------- 
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Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: December 17 2012 at 15:23
 A great list. There are at least 7 albums from my current top 10 in it.This.
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Posted By: ProgMetaller2112
Date Posted: December 17 2012 at 21:17
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Nobody is giving Magma much love so I'll vote for them
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Posted By: King Manuel
Date Posted: December 18 2012 at 01:34
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From this list I only know and own Beyond The Realms Of Euphoria and March of Progress. My vote goes to Galahad´s Beyond the ... , my favourite 2012 release! Big Big Train is on my shopping list! ------------- Don't Bore Us, Get To The Chorus |
Posted By: mawgojzeta
Date Posted: December 19 2012 at 10:33
I am with someone_else on this as far as first and second choice. Echolyn I quite enjoyed several on the list, though. |
Posted By: Kati
Date Posted: December 22 2012 at 17:06
I have heard all, great choices, in my opinion no doubt, I will go for the underdog the one who surprised and thrilled me the most, thus have to choose CORVUS STONE, no doubt.  yep ahum yes!
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Posted By: yanch
Date Posted: December 23 2012 at 09:33
| Big Big Train. |