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By the way, I do enjoy Adrian Belen's solo stuff. I found a bunch of tapes in bargain bins back in the 80s ... with songs like like Hot Zoo.
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P.S. Not Adrian Belew, you KC Elephant Talk prog heads
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Brian Belew was an amazing guitarist. Good gravy, and that was a long time ago around the time of early Van Halen.
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Originally posted by Jaketejas Jaketejas wrote:

Oh boy. Yeah ... there are a number of unconventional ones that I listen to on occasion - sometimes out of nostalgia that few would relate to (Barnabas - Approaching Light Speed and its sequel) or to get a good laugh (Primus - Tales from the Punchbowl) or when I want something less edgy, with thoughtful lyrics, and with good production (Rush's Hold Your Fire), or when I want to hear sheer madness (Pink Floyd's Piper at the Gates of Dawn).
 

I can't believe I just read that here! I picked up all the remasters a while back in one fell swoop. One incredible band.
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Oh boy. Yeah ... there are a number of unconventional ones that I listen to on occasion - sometimes out of nostalgia that few would relate to (Barnabas - Approaching Light Speed and its sequel) or to get a good laugh (Primus - Tales from the Punchbowl) or when I want something less edgy, with thoughtful lyrics, and with good production (Rush's Hold Your Fire), or when I want to hear sheer madness (Pink Floyd's Piper at the Gates of Dawn).
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Originally posted by patrickq patrickq wrote:

Yes, Fly From Here. Not at the level of Close to the Edge, Relayer, or Yessongs, but in the same league as Fragile, Drama, and The Yes Album. I assume this view is unconventional...
 

It's not "in the same league as Drama," my friend...not even close. Wink
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I like certain Yes albums that most seem to not care for (and sometimes even hate)such as Tormato, Big Generator and Union. Union is my least favorite of those but even with that one there's nothing really bad on it imo. People's criticism of it usually seems to be more about the way it was made than the actual music itself. 
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King Crimson - Island, classical album disliked by any. Melancholic theme with breathtaking compositions is utterly beautiful.
Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother, not a single bad song on it in my opinion. + the live perfomance of Alan's psychedelic breafast is crazy (eating cereals and cooking steaks).
Genesis - We can't dance, yup I also like the pop era a bit.
Kingston Wall - III, many people think that this is the worst album from them. I strongly disagee, The Real Thing is as epic as neo-prog can get.
VDGG - The Aerosol Grey Machine - Into a game!
Mike Oldfield - Incantations - BIG album with four pieces. Love every single minute of it.




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Originally posted by patrickq patrickq wrote:

Yes, Fly From Here. Not at the level of Close to the Edge, Relayer, or Yessongs, but in the same league as Fragile, Drama, and The Yes Album. I assume this view is unconventional...
 


In honor of your heart felt post,  I'm breaking out my copy this weekend.  Perhaps the 2nd time around will be the charm?Wink
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Originally posted by BrufordFreak BrufordFreak wrote:

Renaissance's Novella has always been my favorite by them.

YES!! Same here...ever since I first heard it. Clap

Originally posted by BrufordFreak BrufordFreak wrote:

My favorite Klaus Schulze album is 2007's Kontinuum.

If you've not already, check out Shadowlands. Wonderful.
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Originally posted by Fischman Fischman wrote:

Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

I love the not-as-"popular" late '70s-early '80s Santana records Marathon, Zebop! and Shango. I played the hell out of those for countless hours when I first got them on CD.

Hey, Zebop! is a fantastic album.  Don't ever let anyone tell you otherwise.  While I still cite Abraxas as my fave, I'd bet Zebop! gets at least equal air time in my home/car.
 

They can tell us...they'll just be "wronger than wrong." LOL
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Renaissance's Novella has always been my favorite by them.

It took me quite a long time to get into both VDGG/Hammill and Gentle Giant, and my favorite albums by each artist is not their most highly acclaimed:  H to He, Who Am The Only One and Free Hand, respectively.  

My favorite Klaus Schulze album is 2007's Kontinuum.

I've always loved Focus' Mother Focus.

I find Roye Albrighton's six "Nektar" albums of the 21st Century quite satisfying.

John McLaughlin's Belo Horizonte is another secret favorite of mine.

I've always enjoyed Chick Corea's The Mad Hatter and RTF's MusicMagic as much as anything else they've done.

I would rather listen to almost any of the solo albums that Robert Wyatt has done in the last 23 years than Rock Bottom.
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Originally posted by tempest_77 tempest_77 wrote:

Jethro Tull - A Passion Play

By far my favorite Tull. I thought about mentioning this one, but really, its not unconventional. Its got a 4+ star rating here. What it is, is divisive. The people who hate it, REALLY CensoredING HATE IT.


The one that really stands out is maybe not my favorite, but right up there in the top 3, is Black Sabbath - Never Say Die. Air Dance to me is their most proggy song.

Others:

Pain of Salvation - Road Salt One is my 2nd favorite of their albums right behind Be, which I suppose is unconventional in itself.

Opeth - Watershed is easily my favorite of the death era albums. And I absolutely love Heritage as well. 

Metallica - RtL and MoP will always be their best best and most important. But I find St. Anger the only enjoyable one of the remainder of their studio discography. 

The Residents - In general, I love the part of their discography that people tend to hate. The synthy storyteller late 80's - early 90's. Particularly God in 3 Persons and Freak Show. 

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Originally posted by Machinemessiah Machinemessiah wrote:

In that sense, this is another unconventional I like:

Excellent debut, and as good as Time and a Word, imho.

Edited by patrickq - June 21 2019 at 13:13
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Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

I love the not-as-"popular" late '70s-early '80s Santana records Marathon, Zebop! and Shango. I played the hell out of those for countless hours when I first got them on CD.

Hey, Zebop! is a fantastic album.  Don't ever let anyone tell you otherwise.  While I still cite Abraxas as my fave, I'd bet Zebop! gets at least equal air time in my home/car.
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Yes, Fly From Here. Not at the level of Close to the Edge, Relayer, or Yessongs, but in the same league as Fragile, Drama, and The Yes Album. I assume this view is unconventional...

Edited by patrickq - June 21 2019 at 12:57
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Broadway the Hard way !




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Another one I remembered by Jethro; pleasant, mainly acoustic, live and fun:

A Little light music


Sometimes these were presents back then… LOL (this from my Dad) perhaps not the ones one'd choose but… unconventional, and sometimes, good!

I remember having fun learning some passages on guitar of this take of Bourée.
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Jethro Tull - A Passion Play
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