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Originally posted by Frenetic Zetetic Frenetic Zetetic wrote:

I'm taking this thread as my cue to finally delve deep into this band.
 
I'd advise listening to the Third album first of all, as that appears to be the popular PA favourite, unlike my cock-eyed favourite, Land of Cockayne. Wink
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*Sorry Pete, it's really hard to rank these, so I'll go with top 3 for now*
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HAHAHA. Good question. Fixed it. Big smile
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*Sorry Pete, it's really hard to rank these, so I'll go with top 3 for now*
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Here's my top 3:
1. Third
2. Volume Two
3. The Soft Machine

*Sorry Paul, it's really hard to rank these, so I'll go with top 3 for now*


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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:


 
1. Land of Cockayne (12 points)
 




Originally posted by Frenetic Zetetic Frenetic Zetetic wrote:

I'm taking this thread as my cue to finally delve deep into this band.


hatever you do, don't start with Cockayne. Wink
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
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Originally posted by Mirakaze Mirakaze wrote:

Surprised to see you make this thread; I figured you wouldn't like this band at all but I'm glad to be proven wrong Smile
I was really surprised I liked Soft Machine too, having never listened to any of their albums in full before this past week. The only albums I disliked were Fourth, Fifth & Six, which is reflected in my PA ratings. I was totally  blown away by the wonderful sci-fi "Soft Space" number at the top of the page. That wasn't the kind of synth-driven out-of-this-world music I was expecting from Soft Machine at all.  Smile


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Originally posted by Frenetic Zetetic Frenetic Zetetic wrote:

I'm taking this thread as my cue to finally delve deep into this band.
 
I'd never been a big fan of Soft Machine until I listened to all of their albums for the first time this week, and they're a surprisingly good band, (with such notable players as Karl Jenkins & Alan Holdsworth), especially from the "Seven" (1973) album onwards. Thumbs Up
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Surprised to see you make this thread; I figured you wouldn't like this band at all but I'm glad to be proven wrong Smile
Anyway:
1. Third
2. Bundles
3. Volume Two
4. The Soft Machine
5. Softs
6. Fourth
7. Alive & Well
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I'm taking this thread as my cue to finally delve deep into this band.

"I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021
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There's no long intro this time, but a wacky video instead. This is my favourite Soft Machine song, from the album, Alive & Well in Paris (1978), which reminds me of the Georgio Moroder & Donna Summer classic, I Feel Love. Heart Thumbs Up
 
Soft Machine - Soft Space - featuring scenes from the cult East German sci-fi movie, In the Dust of the Stars (1976) ..... And you thought Zardoz was weird! Tongue
 
 
Simply list your Top 7 Soft Machine albums in order of preference below and then I'll assign the usual system of points to your listings:-
 
1st album - 12 points
2nd album - 8 points
3rd album - 6 points
4th album - 4 points
5th album - 3 points
6th album - 2 points
7th album - 1 point
 
Here's my Top 7 to get the poll underway:-
 
1. Land of Cockayne (12 points)
2. Softs (8 points)
3. Bundles (6 points)
4. Alive & Well in Paris (4 points)
5. Rubber Riff (3 points)
6. Seven (2 points)
7. Third (1 point)
 
Soft Machine's Albums
 
 


Edited by Psychedelic Paul - January 08 2021 at 04:57
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