A Salty Dog or Home?
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Topic: A Salty Dog or Home?
Posted By: Xonty
Subject: A Salty Dog or Home?
Date Posted: March 22 2014 at 15:24
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It puzzles me why "Home" (Procol Harum's 4th album) is higher rated than their 3rd "A Salty Dog" on PA. In my opinion, "Salty Dog" is one of the greatest early prog albums, and "Home" is much less progressive, adventurous, and less musically intriguing for me (although still pretty good). So I just thought I'd do this poll to get some feedback about why this might be (i.e. why you like it so much) and if there's anyone who has the same opinions as me. As always, thanks for any feedback    The ratings by the way: A Salty Dog - 3.53 Home - 3.55
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Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: March 22 2014 at 15:28
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A Salty Dog is the most beautiful, but I have the feeling that with Home they were really trying to be more eclectic. But... seeing the albums as a whole, A Salty Dog is my favorite. It has the best compositions in general, though "About To Die" from Home is really amazing.
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Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: March 22 2014 at 16:38
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I prefer A Salty Dog by a wide margin ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |
Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: March 22 2014 at 16:52
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octopus-4 wrote:Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: March 22 2014 at 17:17
| I used to have A Salty Dog but never fell for it. Turns out I had some douche version on the MFP label which was a compilation...... I do have Home, and it's so far the best I've heard from them. Some really nasty imagery on many songs on Home. Whaling Stories hits the spot, and there's definitely no weak spots. I'll have to look out for some other albums. |
Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: March 22 2014 at 18:27
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Golly gosh, this is tough. I'll think I'll go Home on this one. ------------- 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: hellogoodbye
Date Posted: March 22 2014 at 19:21
| Salty Dog |
Posted By: Wanorak
Date Posted: March 22 2014 at 23:06
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A Salty Dog. ------------- A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!! |
Posted By: Prog 74
Date Posted: March 23 2014 at 08:03
| A Salty Dog. Procol Harum is fantastic! |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: March 23 2014 at 08:17
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A Salty Dog, as if the other album never existed. Which it didn't. ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: iluvmarillion
Date Posted: March 23 2014 at 23:44
| A Salty Dog has better songs on it, but Home is the more consistent album. |