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Heart of the Matter ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 01 2020 Location: Argentina Status: Offline Points: 3606 |
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The pre-Gillan/Glover Purple is somewhat neglected, I have that impression, at least. Not enough prog for proggers, not enough hard for rockers. Those first three albums seem to be always looking for but hardly finding an audience. I'm returning to them from time to time, and they never disappoint me.
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Psychedelic Paul ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 16 2019 Location: Nottingham, U.K Status: Offline Points: 44071 |
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The first and last albums by Genesis - both better than they're often given credit for (and both rated a lowly 2.5 on PA), although I may be in a minority of one again with that opinion.
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...that moment you realize you like "Mob Rules" better than "Heaven and Hell"
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Cristi ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Crossover / Prog Metal Teams Joined: July 27 2006 Location: wonderland Status: Online Points: 45964 |
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Early Yes with Peter Banks.
The Rod Evans era of Deep Purple Genesis' debut album Dream Theater's debut album The early albums/EP of Savatage Early Eloy (I love their debut album especially) Edited by Cristi - 3 hours 12 minutes ago at 06:43 |
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Gentle and Giant ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: October 24 2019 Location: Blackpool Status: Offline Points: 4665 |
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Rush's debut. I've never understood the dislike for this album. I mean Working Man and Here again are immense tracks and as a whole I think it's a brilliant album. 2.96 on this very site is way too low.
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Oh, for the wings of any bird, other than a battery hen
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progaardvark ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Crossover/Symphonic/RPI Teams Joined: June 14 2007 Location: Sea of Peas Status: Offline Points: 53019 |
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For some reason these click with me, but don't do well compared to their other albums (per PA/RYM ratings):
King Crimson - The ConstruKction of Light (this is actually my favorite KC album) Jethro Tull - A Pink Floyd - Ummagumma (just the studio disc and not the live one) Genesis - Abacab VDGG - A Grounding in Numbers I've been meaning to divide by zero all day today.
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i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
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Valdez ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 17 2005 Location: United States Status: Online Points: 1061 |
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All is well! I actually do like! Not sure why that even crossed my mind when listening.
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https://bakullama1.bandcamp.com/album/new-2025-broken-hearts-troubled-minds
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Logan ![]() Forum & Site Admin Group ![]() ![]() Site Admin Joined: April 05 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Status: Offline Points: 37634 |
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^ Interview is the last GG I really liked, but I do like music off that album. I especially enjoy the first few albums by GG. I love Acquiring the Taste. Yummy.
^^ I love Led Zeppelin's In Through the Out Door and much prefer it to the subsequent Coda, and I prefer to the preceding Presence. It has "Carouselambra" which I adore, and I do love "All of My Love" off it. I love John Paul Jones in those. As for Saga, the self-titled debut is easily my favourite by the band, and I actually thought it was very well-regarded in its discography (at least by Prog fans, maybe not compared to many other bands). I love APP's first two album especially but have not heard the post Eye in the Sky albums.
Gotta admit, now that Sufjan Stevens music sounds too repetitive to me. I kind of feel like he's doing some Nirvana meets Radiohead thing in that first song. It's hardly a favourite track of mine by him. And I do get what you're saying. Edited by Logan - 19 hours 38 minutes ago at 14:17 |
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Grumpyprogfan ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: July 09 2019 Location: Kansas City Status: Offline Points: 12542 |
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Gentle Giant's "The Missing Piece." I think it's a brilliant album.
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Steve Wyzard ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: March 30 2017 Location: California Status: Offline Points: 2888 |
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Underappreciated "early" albums I love:
1. David Bedford - Star's End 2. Steve Hackett - Please Don't Touch 3. Saga - s/t Underappreciated "late" albums I love: 1. Moody Blues - Strange Times 2. Styx - The Mission 3. Pink Floyd - The Endless River 4. ELP - Black Moon 5. Rick Wakeman - The Red Planet 6. Led Zeppelin - In Through the Out Door 7. Glass Hammer - Arise 8. Alan Parsons Project - Stereotomy 9. Alan Parsons Project - Gaudi
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Psychedelic Paul ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 16 2019 Location: Nottingham, U.K Status: Offline Points: 44071 |
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Yes, to everyone but me apparently.
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verslibre ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: July 01 2004 Location: CA Status: Offline Points: 18851 |
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Psychedelic Paul ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 16 2019 Location: Nottingham, U.K Status: Offline Points: 44071 |
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I actually went out and bought the Mirror to the Sky CD from an Oxfam charity shop, even though they charged me £7 for it - which wasn't very charitable of them.
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Valdez ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 17 2005 Location: United States Status: Online Points: 1061 |
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Paul Roberts and Baz as vocalists after Hugh Cornwell left the Stranglers... Wow do they get the critiques!!
I LOVE Paul and Baz contributions, so many albums later (post Cornwell). Some excellent overlooked albums especially "About Time" and Norfolk Coast with Roberts singing.
Not Prog I know, but that's all that comes to mind ATM. Edited by Valdez - 19 hours 45 minutes ago at 14:10 |
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Logan ![]() Forum & Site Admin Group ![]() ![]() Site Admin Joined: April 05 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Status: Offline Points: 37634 |
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^ I rather like what I have heard of Hijack as I recall.
Thought you might mention Yes. I might say that Yes had fairly firmly jumped the shark by Tormato and never really released a good (or essential for most Proggers) album after that, but my unpopular opinion (based solely on taste and a worthless opinion admittedly) would be that even by Close to the Edge they were at least precariously close to dipping their feet in shark infested waters. I do like Relayer, but nothing much by Yes after that. Not sure if the band released anything really generally highly regarded after Going for the One. No, I guess magnification has quite a few fans, and Fly From Here is higher regarded methinks than subsequent ones. Edited by Logan - 20 hours 39 minutes ago at 13:16 |
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Valdez ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 17 2005 Location: United States Status: Online Points: 1061 |
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Am I wrong for simply loving Amon Duuls HIJACK? lol.
Not their most popular album... Sometimes I just put 'De Guadaloop' on a loop all day!
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Logan ![]() Forum & Site Admin Group ![]() ![]() Site Admin Joined: April 05 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Status: Offline Points: 37634 |
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Not trying to imply or thinking that you're like that in case it may come across that way, just sharing my experience with some people at PA over the years. ![]() Edited by Logan - 20 hours 51 minutes ago at 13:04 |
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Logan ![]() Forum & Site Admin Group ![]() ![]() Site Admin Joined: April 05 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Status: Offline Points: 37634 |
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Lots you mention that I like, and please don't consider removing your post even if it's not quite what I had in mind. That does not negate its value and I am not much of one of those "stick to a narrow topic" kinds of people. To me that can be really boring, I prefer more openness, and digressions can make the best reading and conversation. It also can be the most infuriating. Depends often on attitude and the open mindedness of the participants/ conversationlists. I really like ADII, Yeti is a particular favourite album of mine, and I really like Tanz der Lemminge. While it often does get favourable reviews, I have noticed myself appreciating, and certainly recognising, the debut, Phallus Dei, more than many. It does have very good ratings at PA and RYM. To me it is one of the great albums of the 60s, but quite a few at PA don't seem to hold Krautrock in high regard or be very familiar with it. The post Wolf City album are not held in nearly as high regard (I like Vive la Trance, but don;t know the vast majority of later releases, only heard Made in Germany of post 1974 ADII albums). |
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Valdez ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 17 2005 Location: United States Status: Online Points: 1061 |
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Let's be clear... I said I sort of liked it. I've heard other songs by him I like a lot. I'm not a critic, I'm a simple listener.
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Giant for a Day - Gentle Giant
Talk - Yes March or Die - Motorhead Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace - The Offspring The Getaway - Red Hot Chili Peppers |
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