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Yesterday I was listening a band called Happy the man. Wow! This is good prog! It plays on a web radio called Shooting Star Radio (http://www.shootingstarradio.com/). 
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One of the great American prog bands.
"Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought."   -- John F. Kennedy
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What about Oblivion Sun, hah !!
I only have HTM debut and love it start to finish. The OS album is impressive as well.
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Yeah, I only have their first album, but it is some of the best american prog i have heard. I'll probably check out their other albums down the road.
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Points: 770 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 14 2016 at 23:03
One of my favorite. Both Stanley Whitaker and Kit Watkins are top class for sure.I have the first three albums and enjoy them all very much. Check out my favorite HTM track of all time.
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Points: 24673 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 15 2016 at 01:52
Originally posted by Tom Ozric Tom Ozric wrote:

What about Oblivion Sun, hah !!
I only have HTM debut and love it start to finish. The OS album is impressive as well.

I have not heard Oblivion Sun's first one yet, but The High Places was one of my favourites of 2013.
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Both original albums and The Muse Awakens are all worth checking out
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I have a few -
Death's Crown 1974   529 6/10/00
Beginnings 1975   442 1/1/97
Happy the Man 1977   530 2/15/00
Live 1978  Jul./Oct. 240 1/1/92
Crafty Hands 1978   531 2/15/00
3rd "Better late.." 1979  Feb. 638 2/15/01
Muse Awakens, The 2004   1236 12/25/06

I had only heard the debut album (1977) in LP format.  Many years later I was browsing at the now long gone Tower Records and came across the live album, which by the way would be a great introduction to the band for the uninitiated.  They reunited in 2004 for a very good final album.  The essential studio albums are 1977, Crafty Hands, and Muse Awakens.  The others are OK but not essential.
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Points: 15926 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 15 2016 at 14:27
Originally posted by someone_else someone_else wrote:

Originally posted by Tom Ozric Tom Ozric wrote:

What about Oblivion Sun, hah !!
I only have HTM debut and love it start to finish. The OS album is impressive as well.


I have not heard Oblivion Sun's first one yet, but The High Places was one of my favourites of 2013.
Oh, The High Places is the vinyl I have. I found the long suite on side 2 a bit 'wordy', but still a great album. These guys are top musicians.
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^And they have a real Canterburian feel to their music at times.
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I'll have to check out Oblivion Sun
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One of my favorite North-American bands ,  his 2 first albums are ( in my opinion ) truly masterpieces !!!
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Points: 20671 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 31 2016 at 14:23
Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:

I have a few -
Death's Crown 1974   529 6/10/00
Beginnings 1975   442 1/1/97
Happy the Man 1977   530 2/15/00
Live 1978  Jul./Oct. 240 1/1/92
Crafty Hands 1978   531 2/15/00
3rd "Better late.." 1979  Feb. 638 2/15/01
Muse Awakens, The 2004   1236 12/25/06

I had only heard the debut album (1977) in LP format.  Many years later I was browsing at the now long gone Tower Records and came across the live album, which by the way would be a great introduction to the band for the uninitiated.  They reunited in 2004 for a very good final album.  The essential studio albums are 1977, Crafty Hands, and Muse Awakens.  The others are OK but not essential.
You are right on the money....I own the same albums (except the live one) and that's pretty much  how I would rate them.....the 'first two' studio, 1977, 1978,  are still the best.
 
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Points: 3629 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 02 2016 at 15:54
Brilliant.
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I love The Muse Awakens album, just listened to it yesterday I actually forgot how good it is. It is also quite surprising that their sound and style remained intact after 30 years and some lineup changes.

Never could get into the Better Late..album though.
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Points: 887 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 16 2016 at 18:19
Incidently, the phrase "happy the man" first appeared in music in 1971 on a Sebastian Temple record.   That
was one year before the Genesis record. 
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Points: 65701 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 16 2016 at 19:08
^ But that doesn't tell us where the band took the phrase from.   Considering the Temple song, it seems unlikely they would've wanted it as a namesake - -   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIMfYsSJHLo
"Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought."   -- John F. Kennedy
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Points: 65701 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 16 2016 at 20:28
 it'll be in your head for hours
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Points: 166183 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 17 2016 at 13:34
Love them. Their original two studio albums (and to a very slightly less degree TMA) are classics,, but there is plenty of stuff to enjoy on all their albums.
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