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Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:


Personally I've excluded anything that is not in PA from my top twenty. This is totally articificial so that I can track the albums that will count. In truth I think Mdou Moctar might be my album of the year but I've deliberately dropped it down my list for this reason. However if I included it at NO1 then it would make no difference to the PA contest.

Like you said, including non-pa/non-prog releases will not affect the points awarded in the PA results. I would love to see your favorite releases regardless of whether they're on PA! I can add the info to the list editor view (so that in addition to the "raw" position of the release in your list, you could see the position in the pa list). Smile
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^ It's a reminder to try to get those acts into PA with albums one thinks right for PA's categories before the deadline if one wants those to count at all in one's list for this event. They would have to be suggested and evaluated by the teams and the amount of time that can take really varies from team to team and at different times and depending on how well the suggestion is made (and how clearly the music is deemed to fit its proposed category of course, which can favour cookie-cutter Prog).

I am hoping to get more personalised album suggestions based on my list at Awesome Prog before the deadline, as well as based on my tastes.

I'm actually as interested in the results for the ones not included in PA ass in the official AP list for PA's albums of the year. Most of my favourite albums from this year are not in PA. And Beth Gibbons still has my top album for the year. Godspeed's is my top album in PA, with The Smile's Wall of Eyes is second position. There are still some biggies of interest to me that I have not heard.

My list needs more work: https://awesomeprog.com/release-polls/ap/aoty-2024/users/Logan
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^ Yes, the non-pa releases are of course as important as the pa releases from my point of view, which isn't pa-centric. But even if one's focus is just PA, many of the non-pa prog releases will eventually get added to pa. 

@richardh: I've now modified the editing view for the list to include the points awarded to the PA result. It's only visible in "pa mode" though, like through this link: https://awesomeprog.com/release-polls/pa/aoty-2024/vote.
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Imported BrufordFreak's list: 

1album cover
Links: AP BC SPO RYM
2album cover
Plantoid
Links: AP BC SPO RYM
3album cover
Magick Brother & Mystic Sister
Links: AP BC SPO RYM
4album cover
Links: AP BC SPO RYM
5album cover
Links: AP SPO RYM
6album cover
Arnaud Bukwald
Links: AP BC SPO
7album cover
Arnaud Bukwald
Links: AP BC SPO RYM
8album cover
Hands of the Heron
Links: AP BC SPO RYM
9album cover
The Aristocrats
Links: AP BC SPO RYM
10album cover
Slift
Links: AP YT BC SPO RYM
11album cover
Inner Ear Brigade
Links: AP BC SPO
12album cover
Links: AP SPO RYM
13album cover
Links: AP BC SPO RYM
14album cover
Big Big Train
Links: AP BC BC SPO RYM
15album cover
Geordie Greep
Links: AP YT BC SPO RYM
16album cover
Alex Carpani Band
Links: AP
17album cover
Links: AP BC SPO RYM
18album cover
Links: AP BC SPO RYM
19album cover
Tom Penaguin
Links: AP BC SPO RYM
20album cover
Pure Reason Revolution
Links: AP BC BC SPO RYM

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Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

^ Yes, the non-pa releases are of course as important as the pa releases from my point of view, which isn't pa-centric. But even if one's focus is just PA, many of the non-pa prog releases will eventually get added to pa. 

@richardh: I've now modified the editing view for the list to include the points awarded to the PA result. It's only visible in "pa mode" though, like through this link: https://awesomeprog.com/release-polls/pa/aoty-2024/vote.

Ok although I would still need to include an additional 2 albums in my list to count ( of course it's not an issue for me as I have 70+ albums in my total list) but I think this point may need to be reiterated for those that have only gone for 20 albums in total (there are a few I noted). So mine would now look like this with the additional 2 at the bottom that still count

1album cover
AP YT BC SPO RYM
A Swarm Of The Sun
★★★★★
2album cover
Weather Systems
★★★★★
3album cover
AP YT BC SPO RYM
★★★★★
Non-Prog
4album cover
AP YT BC SPO RYM
Geordie Greep
★★★★★
5album cover
★★★★★
6album cover
AP BC SPO RYM
Tom Penaguin
★★★★★
Prog
7album cover
AP YT BC SPO RYM
Slift
★★★★★
8album cover
★★★★★
9album cover
AP BC BC SPO RYM
Big Big Train
★★★★★
10album cover
Jupiter Fungus
★★★★★
11album cover
Sykofant
★★★★★
Prog
12album cover
★★★★★
Non-Prog
13album cover
★★★★☆
14album cover
★★★★☆
Prog
15album cover
★★★★☆
16album cover
AP BC SPO RYM
Kite Parade
★★★★☆
17album cover
★★★★☆
18album cover
★★★★☆
19album cover
Magick Brother & Mystic Sister
★★★★☆
20album cover
★★★★☆
21album cover
★★★★☆
22album cover
AP BC BC SPO RYM
★★★★☆


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Over the last couple of weeks I've been thinking a lot about how "heavy listeners" like me, who listen to hundreds of new releases each year, should prioritize releases for these end of the year polls. 

TL;DR: My conclusion is that while there are dozens or releases which I've listened to once or twice and awarded high ratings, it makes no sense to include them in my list. Intuitively liking a release is one thing, but if you do not end up listening to it repeatedly over an extended period of time, it cannot be called a "favorite". So I have revised my list to only keep releases which have both high ratings and a high play count. 

Here's my revised list as of now. I'll spend the remainder of January listening to those releases again which a rated highly on first listen to see if I still like them as much as I did initially. Smile

1album cover
Devin Townsend
★★★★★
Prog-Adj Metal
2album cover
Ihsahn
★★★★★
Orchestral Prog Black/Classical
"Incredibly well composed, Ihsahn's best work so far IMHO. The orchestra helps a lot, but also integrates really well with the metal. An intense and captivating journey!" (Mike, ★★★★★, 11M ago)
3album cover
★★★★★
Symph Prog Metal/Rock
4album cover
★★★★★
Neo Prog Rock
5album cover
AP YT BC SPO RYM
Oranssi Pazuzu
★★★★★
Prog Avant Metal
6album cover
AP BC BC SPO RYM
Pure Reason Revolution
★★★★★
Prog Rock
7album cover
★★★★★
Prog Post Rock
8album cover
AP BC BC SPO RYM
Blood Incantation
★★★★★
Atmospheric Cosmic Prog Extreme Metal
9album cover
★★★★★
Thoughtful Prog Art Rock/Metal
10album cover
AP YT BC SPO RYM
★★★★★
Mysterious Atmospheric Exp Prog Post Black
"I love how they combine harsh black metal with mysterious synth layers in a really memorable way." (Mike, ★★★★★, 6M ago)
11album cover
Ufomammut
★★★★★
Prog Stoner Metal
12album cover
★★★★★
Prog Rock
13album cover
Sykofant
★★★★★
Prog Rock
14album cover
AP BC BC SPO RYM
★★★★★
Prog Rock/Metal
15album cover
Toehider
★★★★★
Prog Rock/Metal
16album cover
AP YT BC SPO RYM
Amskray
★★★★★
Prog Alt Rock
"Unexpectedly fresh and energetic, this hits the sweet spot somewhere between Radiohead, King Gizzard and The Mars Volta. Really well played and recorded, and comes with hooks and substance." (Mike, ★★★★★, 6M ago)
17album cover
AP BC BC SPO RYM
Big Big Train
★★★★☆
Prog Rock
18album cover
AP YT BC SPO RYM
Slift
★★★★☆
Prog Post Rock/Metal
19album cover
AP YT BC SPO RYM
Job for a Cowboy
★★★★☆
Prog Death
20album cover
AP BC SPO
★★★★☆
Prog Space Rock
"They nailed it again with this release, three long and ever-winding spacey explorations that just hit the spot." (Mike, ★★★★☆, 11M ago)
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FYI:I've just added/linked about 100 more PA releases from 2024. There's now 1026 PA releases from 2024 in the AP database, so almost all the candidates you might have should be available for voting. In total there are today 3692 releases from 2024 in the database. Out of all the non-pa releases 902 are tagged as prog, and 1409 as non-prog. 

Edited by MikeEnRegalia - Yesterday at 02:07
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^Thanks for putting in the work and navigating everyone's votes! Smile
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1album cover
BC 
Ex-Easter Island Head
2album cover
BC 
Cheer Accident
3album cover
YT 
4album cover
YT 
Inter Arma
5album cover
BC 
Blood Incantation
6album cover
YT 
Beth Gibbons
7album cover
BC 
8album cover
YT 
9album cover
BC 
Caligula's Horse
10album cover
Lankum
11album cover
BC 
12album cover
BC 
Pure Reason Revolution
13album cover
YT 
14album cover
BC 
15album cover
YT 
Geordie Greep
16album cover
BC 
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
17album cover
BC 
Fleshgod Apocalypse
18album cover
BC 
Devin Townsend
19album cover
YT 
Job for a Cowboy
20album cover
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^ Nice list!

FYI: There's a new experimental feature: On the voting page I've added a sidebar with similar releases. So as you add your favorite releases to your list, you'll see related releases as an inspiration. Might be releases you already know, or releases you might want to check out. The url has not changed: Just go to https://awesomeprog.com/release-polls/pa/aoty-2024/vote if you want to give it a try!


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Now only 3 points seperate the heavyweight clash of the century between Big Big Train and Sleepytime Gorilla Museum. Crossover v RIO/Avant (or ''Prog'' versus ''Experimental''). The gloves are out! Smile
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^ Or indeed between Symphonic Prog and Avant Prog, for those who dare to go beyond the PA genre system. Smile Speaking of which, I think for the runner-up release at #3 (Geordie Greep), "Eclectic Prog" is quite fitting. I've just checked RYM and they are currently listing 6+ genres/subgenres in an attempt to describe the music.

Edited by MikeEnRegalia - 1 hour 28 minutes ago at 01:57
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