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    Posted: October 01 2005 at 20:06

What are your favorite albums from the following Artsits...

ELP, Genesis, King Crimson, Dream Theater, Yes, Camel, Gentle Giant and Van Der Graaf Generator.

Here are mine:

ELP: Brain Salad Surgery

Genesis: Foxtrot, Selling England by the Pound

King Crimson: Red, Islands

Dream Theater: Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulance

Yes: Close To The Edge, Tales From topographic Ocens

Camel: The Snow Goose, Mirage

Gentle Giant: Octopus, Three Friends

Van Der Graaf Generator: Pwan Hearts.



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Ah.. Me likie this thread

ELP- Brain Salad Surgery
Genesis- The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
King Crimson- In The Court of the Crimson King
Dream Theater- Scenes From A Memory
Yes- Close to the Edge
Camel- Mirage
Gentle Giant- Octopus (The only one I have heard)
Van Der Graaf Generator- Pawn Hearts
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My top-3 list from each band (haven't heard Camel, though):

  • Emerson Lake & Palmer: Brain Salad Surgery, Trilogy, Tarkus
  • Genesis: Foxtrot, Selling England By The Pound, Nursery Cryme
  • King Crimson: In The Court of The Crimson King, Lark's Tongues In Aspic, Starless and Bible Black
  • Dream Theater: Images & Words, Awake, Train of Thought
  • Yes: Close To The Edge, Relayer, Fragile
  • Gentle Giant: Octopus, The Power and The Glory, In a Glass House
  • Van Der Graaf Generator: Pawn Hearts, Godbluff, H to He, Who am The Only One
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ELP - BSS

Genesis - SEBTP

KC - Larks tongues in aspic

DT - Live scenes from new york

Yes - Relayer

Camel - Snow goose

VdGG - Godbluff

GG - none

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Originally posted by memowakeman memowakeman wrote:

GG - none

Why? Do you not like'em or have you not heard them?
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ELP - ELP

Genesis - Foxtrot

King Crimson - In the court of the Crimson king

Dream Theater - None

Yes - The yes album (or Close to the edge, or maybe Going for the ones)

Camel - The snow goose

Gentle Giant - Acquiring the taste (VERY VERY tight with all others before free hand)

Van der Graaf generator - Still life
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Originally posted by Olympus Olympus wrote:

What are your favorite albums from the following Artsits...

ELP - BSS

Genesis - Foxtrot

King Crimson - ITCOTCK

Dream Theater - SFAM

Yes - CTTE

Gentle Giant - Octopus

Van Der Graaf Generator - Godbluff

 
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Easy...

Yesshows  & Relayer - Yes

Seconds Out - Genesis

Paris - Supertramp

Quadrophenia - The Who

Wish you were here & Animals - Pink Floyd

SMPTE - Transatlantic

Natural Selection - Landsend (have to vote for that..)

unfolded like staircase - Discipline

A Passion Play - Jethro Tull

Six degrees of inner turbulence - Dreamtheater

Reign in blood - Slayer

War of the worlds - Jeff Wayne
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ELP - Trilogy

Genesis - Foxtrot

King Crimson - Lark's Tongues In Aspic

Dream Theater - Awake

Yes - Tales From Topographic Oceans

Camel - Moonmadness

Gentle Giant - In A Glass House

Van Der Graaf Generator - no VDGG...yet
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  1. The Who- Quadrophenia
  2. Rush- Permanent Waves
  3. King Crimson- Red
  4. Frank Zappa- Joe's Garage
  5. Marillion- Clutching at Straws
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Originally posted by Olympus Olympus wrote:

What are your favorite albums from the following Artsits...

ELP, Genesis, King Crimson, Dream Theater, Yes, Camel, Gentle Giant and Van Der Graaf Generator.



ELP - None
Genesis - Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
King Crimson - Lark's Tongues In Aspic
Dream Theater - Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence
Yes - NONE
Camel - Moonmadness
Gentle Giant - None
VDGG - Pawn Hearts
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ELP Their 1st or "Pictures..."

Genesis "Trespass"

King Crimson "The Night Watch"

Dream Theater* "Change of Seasons"

Yes "Close to The Edge"

Camel* "Moonmadness"

Gentle Giant* "Octopus"

Van Der Graaf Generator "Godbluff"

*) I haven't heard much else from these bands...

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ELP - Tarkus

Genesis - SEBTP

Camel - Moonmadness and Snow Goose

Gentle Giant - In A Glass House, Octopus and Free Hand

Van Der Graaf Generator - all their releases!

Yes Close To The Edge



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ELP-None
Genesis-Foxtrot, Lamb
King Crimson-Lark's Tounges, Islands
Dream Theater-None
Yes-Drama or Tales
Camel-Moonmadness
Gentle Giant-Acquring the Taste, In a Glass House
Van der Graaf Generator-Pawn Hearts, H to He
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ELP: Pictures at an Exhibition

Genesis: Nursery Crime, Selling England by the Pound

King Crimson: Red, In the Court Of Crimson King

Dream Theater: none

Yes: Fragile

Camel: The Snow Goose, Mirage, Rain Dances, Moonmadness

Gentle Giant: Octopus

Van Der Graaf Generator: Still Life

and I'm sorry but I have to include:

Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here, Animals.
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ELP: none.

Genesis: Selling England by the pound

King Crimson: Red

Dream Theater: Scenes from a memory

Yes: Close to the edge

Camel: Mirage

Gentle Giant: Octopus*  

Van Der Graaf Generator: Pawn hearts

Pink Floyd: Wish you were here

 

*) the only one I know, and the only one in this list I would not rate 4-5 stars.
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ELP: Pictures at an Exhibition

Genesis: Selling England by the Pound

King Crimson: Red

Dream Theater: Octavarium (only one I've heard)

Yes: Relayer

Camel: havent been able to find any of their albums

Gentle Giant: Octopus (only one I've heard)

Van Der Graaf Generator: see Camel
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Genesis - foxtrot

Yes - Close to the edge

Camel - Snow Goose

Dream Theater - Scenes from a memory
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ELP- Trilogy or ELP can't decide...
Genesis- Foxtrot

King Crimson- In The Court of the Crimson King
Dream Theater- Scenes From A Memory
Yes- Close to the Edge
Camel- Mirage
Gentle Giant- Three Friends
Van Der Graaf Generator- Pawn Hearts
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