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Originally posted by Frets N Worries Frets N Worries wrote:

Takes that most people wouldn't agree with. 
Some of mine:

Tales is the Best Yes Album
Shine On > Echoes
Time and a Word > The Yes Album
A Momentary Lapse of Reason is a great record
Think of Me with Kindness is the best song Gentle Giant ever did
Mike Oldfield's Incantations is a 10/10 Record
'It' is a great album closer

Granted, most of these aren't super hot, but I'm sure many of you have some! (I'm looking at you Paul with your lack of VDGG love!)

Nice, I disagree with all your takes...Some of mine: 

The Final Cut is a great record
Selling England By The Pound is boring
In The Court of The Crimson King is NOT the first prog album

To be honets, I like Leapse, but it has the worst track ever recorded by Pink Floyd, worse than A Spanish Piece
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^ I can agree w you on Giant and Genesis, but SM being Procol's best?? I can't possibly fathom...
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Procol Harum's greatest record was 1977's "Something Magic"

Gentle Giant's "The Missing Piece" is one of their very best albums....

Genesis-Trespass is better than any Genesis record before or after it...
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Originally posted by Frets N Worries Frets N Worries wrote:

The Best song from TFTO is 'The Remembering'

This isn't a hot take imo. I've always thought 'The Remembering' was the best song off TFTO


Edited by Spacegod87 - November 06 2024 at 23:40
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For a start they are an obscure, under the radar forever type of project that are definitely worth a listen. I'd say the songs need more time in the oven with a little more TLC, but what's there is listenable with the tank empty cruising that extra 50 miles... if 114 minutes is long enough to go that far.  
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Originally posted by Delian Gonzo Delian Gonzo wrote:


Niether! 

Giving you(s) a hot take on some progistry! 

I'm not much in with modern parlance, but I believe a 'hot take' is an opinion on something which is unconventional or goes against the grain.

I'm not sure how this link fits in to this context... are you saying that the music in the link isn't well thought of by most people, but you actually think it's really good?

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Niether! 

Giving you(s) a hot take on some progistry! 
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Originally posted by Delian Gonzo Delian Gonzo wrote:


Boring Dystopia's: The Lost & Lonely Last Son of Nothing!


Or their demo album: Lullabies & Other Whims of the Dying Kind.


Excellent obscure, groovy and psychedelic business. Long song, too. Good for driving, LSD, or even housework! 


Are you posting in the wrong thread or is it trolling or spamming?! Confused
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Boring Dystopia's: The Lost & Lonely Last Son of Nothing!


Or their demo album: Lullabies & Other Whims of the Dying Kind.


Excellent obscure, groovy and psychedelic business. Long song, too. Good for driving, LSD, or even housework! 
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Originally posted by Zappastolethetowels Zappastolethetowels wrote:

Staying on the topic of DT: Systematic Chaos is just as good as Images and Metropolis Pt 2

You're not alone in that opinion. In fact, I'll go one more step. I think it's better than those other two, just slightly. Embarrassed
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Originally posted by Zappastolethetowels Zappastolethetowels wrote:


Staying on the topic of DT: Systematic Chaos is just as good as Images and Metropolis Pt 2

That is a hot take indeed. Geek
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Originally posted by Zappastolethetowels Zappastolethetowels wrote:


Staying on the topic of DT: Systematic Chaos is just as good as Images and Metropolis Pt 2


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Not quite prog, but I take Rubber Soul over Sergeant Pepper, The White Album and Abbey Road night and day.

Edited by Lewian - October 16 2024 at 16:37
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Originally posted by Hrychu Hrychu wrote:

Hot take: I really enjoyed Night Terror by Dream Theater.

How is this a hot take?! Confused
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Originally posted by Zappastolethetowels Zappastolethetowels wrote:

Staying on the topic of DT: Systematic Chaos is just as good as Images and Metropolis Pt 2
While I don't think it's perfect, I, too, do not understand the general distaste for Systematic Chaos. It's one of their best albums for me, up there with Six Degrees..., Metropolis Pt. 2, Awake, and Images... and certainly better than Octavarium and Black Clouds... for me.
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Originally posted by someone_else someone_else wrote:

Originally posted by Frets N Worries Frets N Worries wrote:

Originally posted by Zappastolethetowels Zappastolethetowels wrote:


UK's Danger Money is better than the debut


I agree with this, and "Carrying No Cross" is the best thing they band ever did. (Saying that as a statement, not a Hot Take)LOL


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^ It's not that I've ranked them from my favorite to least favorite, I just think they are the biggest.

King Crimson > Genesis > VDGG >> Yes >>> Rush >>>>>>>>>>> ELP.

And, for me, PF isn't prog, it's psychedelic rock.

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Edit: pensándolo bien... Rush is definitely bigger than the other five. Idk what I was thinking 🥺


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^Throw out Rush, add in Pink Floyd, and you've got yourself a list (not in that order, but still)
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Originally posted by Big Sky Big Sky wrote:

The Big 6 of Prog should be:
1) Yes
2) Genesis
3) Pink Floyd
4) ELP
5) Rush
6) Kansas
That's my hot take.

Where is KC?????

For me:
1) King Crimson 
2) Genesis
3) Emerson, Lake and Palmer 
4) Yes
5) Rush
6) Van Der Graaf Generator 
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Originally posted by Manuel Manuel wrote:

King Crimson is the ultimate progressive band.

Yes. And Starless is the ultimate prog song.

And Emehntehtt-Re > Felicité Thosz > MDK
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