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Poll Question: Vote for your favorite French prog albums
Poll Choice Votes Poll Statistics
7 [5.88%]
5 [4.20%]
12 [10.08%]
4 [3.36%]
3 [2.52%]
4 [3.36%]
7 [5.88%]
7 [5.88%]
7 [5.88%]
4 [3.36%]
8 [6.72%]
5 [4.20%]
4 [3.36%]
9 [7.56%]
1 [0.84%]
1 [0.84%]
5 [4.20%]
5 [4.20%]
5 [4.20%]
4 [3.36%]
1 [0.84%]
3 [2.52%]
1 [0.84%]
2 [1.68%]
5 [4.20%]
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Plenty of faves on this list Dennis - kudos on your taste in French prog (even if you're missing Heldon's Stand ByTongue).

I voted for the funk-zeuhl of Plat du Jour (Stevie Wonder's French brothers), Ange's Caricatures, Shub, Clearlight Symphony, Magma, The Strands of the Future and Igor Wakhevitch's completely baffling yet at the same time monstrously beautiful Docteur Faust. 
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Alan Stivell should be in that list ... but if you can ot voe for two or three, it's no fun! "Au Dela Du Delire" for me!
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Originally posted by The.Crimson.King The.Crimson.King wrote:

Originally posted by Barbu Barbu wrote:

Great list!

Going with le maréchal-ferrant.


Have you heard Motis, Dennis? Medieval 'Mali-Ange' prog.


Never heard of Motis.  Just had a look on their PA discography...Taurus pedals, Tron, Moog, Hammond...looks like <span style="line-height: 14.56px;">L'homme-Loup is a good place to start.  Just l</span><span style="line-height: 1.4;">ooked on youtube and it seems most of the songs from the album are there...</span>
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<span style="line-height: 1.4;">Thanks for the tip...or should I say, "Merci" Wink</span>


Terrific band!

You can thank this dude : http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=245236
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Originally posted by Barbu Barbu wrote:

Great list!

Going with le maréchal-ferrant.


Have you heard Motis, Dennis? Medieval 'Mali-Ange' prog.

Never heard of Motis.  Just had a look on their PA discography...Taurus pedals, Tron, Moog, Hammond...looks like L'homme-Loup is a good place to start.  Just looked on youtube and it seems most of the songs from the album are there...

Thanks for the tip...or should I say, "Merci" Wink
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Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

I don't see Heldon up there, so I voted for Pinhas.

The only Heldon album I have is "Un Reve Sans Consequence Speciale" and it wasn't ranked in PA's top 250 Wink
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I don't see Heldon up there, so I voted for Pinhas.
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Great list!

Going with le maréchal-ferrant.


Have you heard Motis, Dennis? Medieval 'Mali-Ange' prog.
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Wow...great to see so many others into French prog!  Since all 25 are in my collection I could have voted for every one but narrowed it down to my top 10 faves Wink

Atoll - L'Arignee Mal
Ange - Guet Apens, Au Dela Du Delire, Emile Jacotey, Caricatures
Mona Lisa - Avant Qu'll, Le Petit Violon
Pulsar - Halloween, Strands of the Future
Igor - Docteur Faust
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Have almost all of these as French Prog used to be my main thing. Won't vote for all I like, but am voting for Docteur Faust, Les Morts Vont Vite, Plat du Jour, and Chronolyse. Could also add votes for Clearlight Symphony, Arachnoid, Gialorgues, Et Apres, and En Regardent Passer les Temps, Udu Wudu etc.
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Points: 1789 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 05 2016 at 09:55
Voted for Clearlight as that is the only one I am familiar with.  Looks like a lot to explore.

Did see Jean-Michel Jarre on the list, like quite a few of his albums.
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I voted for:

Plat Du Jour: s/t
Shub Niggurath: Les Morts Vont Vite
Igor Wakhevitch: Docteur Faust
Pulsar: The Strands of the Future
Arachnoid: Arachnoid
Ange: Caricatures
Magma: Udu Wudu
Richard Pinhaus: Chronolyse
Carpe Diem: En Regardent Passer le Temps
Pulsar: Pollen
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I only know of the Arachnoid and Magma albums.  My favorite French band is Nemo.
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The Shubs - what an album!
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I like early Atoll and Ange. One I have really enjoyed immensely in recent months is Emmanuel Booz's Dans quel état j'erre, released in 1979. It's insane!
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Very very hard to choose one of these masterpieces. I decide to vote . Niggurath , Pulsar , Ange , Magma , Atoll , Clearlight , shylock , Pinhaus ... and their great albums. 
Ok. I vote to Shub Niggurath : Les Morts Von Vite in this time. Smile
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Lot of good stuff, but Plat du Jour is the best IMO
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I haven't heard most of these albums. I've been meaning to explore French prog but never had the time. I guess this list is a good place to start Wink
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All of these are fabulous! Au Dela du Delire is in my top 10 all-time...Great prog from France ....
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Magma will get my vote, but there are some great choices here.
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