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Kotro 
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 Posted: April 23 2006 at 15:14 |
Animals? Ummagumma? OBC? I laugh at you.
My favorite Floyd album is A Momentary Lapse of Reason! I really, REALLY, really love it. It just fills me with immense joy and pleasure.
Now, for more consensual choices, I also prefer A Trick of the Tale to any other Genesis albums and Camel's debut to anything after that.
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Bigger on the inside.
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HeirToRuin
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Joined: May 30 2005
Location: United States
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Points: 454
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Posted: April 23 2006 at 13:31 |
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I'm always tempted to listen to albums other people hate to see why.
I never understood the hate Tales from Topographic Oceans got. I
was drawn instantly upon putting it in my CD player.
Often what happens with me is that I'll have a favorite album (or album
I recommend to people) and, while it's not hated, a lot of people will
suggest something else instead.
For example, I'd typically recommend Godbluff by VDGG for first time
listeners while many others seem to think H to He should be the first
listen. I always try to go for something a bit more unique to the
artist rather than the most popular.
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rupert
Forum Senior Member
Joined: February 18 2006
Location: Germany
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Points: 610
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Posted: April 23 2006 at 12:14 |
I think that "Generation 13" is Saga's best ( by far ) and haven't met too many Saga-fans sharing my opinion... but it's got a high recommendation here, many good reviews, so I stopped feeling that alone...
Others I think I'm merely alone with is "Wool" by the Nits... "Eight" by New Model Army... but here we are... Rupi's very far from "Prog" again...
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Ghandi 2
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Joined: February 17 2006
Location: United States
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Points: 1494
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Posted: April 22 2006 at 23:11 |
 Tenth Chaffinch wrote:
I often catch Hell for my favorite Floyd album being Animals. Until I unload the facts onto their ears of course... |
I think lots of people love Animals that much; I do.
Pink Floyd--Ummagumma By no means is it my favorite, but a lot of people seem to despise this album.
Pink Floyd--Obscured by Clouds I really don't understand why this gets so much abuse.
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Bt-Tor
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Joined: November 13 2005
Location: Canada
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Points: 162
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Posted: April 22 2006 at 22:53 |
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Rush - Favs include Grace Under Pressure, Caress of Steel, Counterparts and Test for Echo.
Yes - find Fragile to be quite overrated, much prefer Relayer to the former and CTTE.
Gentle Giant - Three Friends is easily my favorite by the band.
Pink Floyd - prefer Animals and Meddle to DSOTM.
Marillion - find Fugazi to be much superior to the other fish-era albums.
King Crimson - find ITCOTCK to be quite overrated, much prefer Lizard and Red.
Mars Volta - I always thought De-loused to be a much more consistent
and better album, though I thought this was already the general
consensus.
Dream Theater - I also consider Falling Into Infinity to be one of
their best - it seems that they really focussed more on songwriting on
this album as opposed to relentless chops - best examples being New
Millenium, Lines in the Sand and Trail of Tears.
I know there are more but these immediately come to mind.
I find that once you get beyond a band's most popular or highly
regarded album, you discover perhaps a more unique aspect of the band
and oftentimes much better material.
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Posted: April 22 2006 at 22:19 |
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Tales From Topographic Oceans & Relayer are my Fav Yes Albums
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Tenth Chaffinch
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Joined: April 22 2006
Location: Singapore
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Points: 203
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Posted: April 22 2006 at 22:12 |
I often catch Hell for my favorite Floyd album being Animals. Until I unload the facts onto their ears of course...
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www.myspace.com/fatherunderground
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M. B. Zapelini
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Joined: June 21 2005
Location: Brazil
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Points: 773
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Posted: April 19 2006 at 08:10 |
TOD KREMER wrote:
Have you ever found that your favorite album by a band turns out to be considererd by many as a lesser work or may even be derided?
For example, my favorite Yes album is Tormato and I often find myself defending that position.
Is Grace Under Pressure your favorite Rush album when everyone else insists that it should be Moving Pictures?
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I hate "Tormato" - but "Grace Under Pressure is one of my favourite Rush albums...
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"He's a man of the past and one of the present"
PETER HAMMILL
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Blacksword
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Joined: June 22 2004
Location: England
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Posted: April 19 2006 at 05:28 |
BestFreak wrote:
I might be "wrong" in this sense, but I think that Rush's "Grace under pressure" is one of their most amazing albums... IMO it is not as much about being "progressive" as it is about playing around and experimenting with "musical textures"... if you listen to the album while focusing on the total disconnection between the vocal lines and the music behind them, you will understand what I mean.
In any case... I said that "I can be wrong"!!!
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I know what you mean. GUP is an excellent album. It grew on me slowly, but I love it. It's among their best from any era IMO.
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Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!
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Norbert
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Joined: October 20 2005
Location: Hungary
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Posted: April 19 2006 at 03:19 |
I'm not really alone with preferring TFTO and Relayer, but CTTE and Fragile are more popular.
SDOIT is far less popular than some other DT albums, but it's my favourite after IAW and Awake.
I also like FII.
Preferring The Lamb over Selling is also a minority opinion. Foxtrot is almost as highly placed as Selling, so it's not reallly the "wrong" album to championate.
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bhikkhu
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Joined: April 06 2006
Location: A² Michigan
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Posted: April 18 2006 at 23:52 |
memowakeman wrote:
talking about Crimson i really love Discipline...
is this a wrong album?
i think it is not the favorite of all of you |
Not at all. It's just very different. A lot like Talking Heads (Brian Eno's
presence). The next two albums are in the same style, but aren't nearly as
good.
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Man Made God
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Joined: March 21 2006
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Posted: April 17 2006 at 09:02 |
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Well, since I've been registered to this forum I noticed that I am one
of the few who thinks Train of Thought by DT absolutely kicks ass!
Besides that, I think that When Dream and Day Unite is a pretty good
album (ignoring the terrible production).
And in many places I've seen people slaughtering BE by Pain of Salvation, while I think that it is a magnificent piece of work.
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Focus on the music... Focus!
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GPFR
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Joined: August 05 2005
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Posted: April 17 2006 at 08:12 |
Prog-man wrote:
SOME WORDS OF A "CLASSIC" GENESIS FAN:
 I'm a fan of CAS, and the alternative Album (did you heard "Run out of time?". What a song! But not included in CAS!!)
OK... GABRIEL, HACKETT, BANKS, RUTHERFOD & COLLINS ARE THE BESTS!
(I can see all those old Genesis fans trying to kill me...) 
But I saw and listened to the CAS Tour (DVD LIVE IN KATOViCE -POLAND-, etc), and a lot of bootlegs.
And the band on stage was really great. RAY was really a showman (not a newbie). Mike and Tony, were perfect, as usual. Drenann is better and has more feeling than Daryl, and Nir Z did a great work.
It was an attempt of modernizing the band, without forgetting the past. With some young people, and new resources (acoustic set), a new composer, etc.
And Ray's voice is a mix between Gabriel, Collins, himself and something more obscure. 
He sings the old stuff, the Collins songs, and the new material perfectly.
 I was in great disagreement with the decision to suspend the recording of the second album.
It could have been really good!! |
Excuse me, but THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Rorro
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Location: Uruguay
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Posted: April 17 2006 at 05:09 |
I think Falling into Infinity is awesome, but it seems like DT fans hate it. same with Planet X - Moonbabies
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adamw
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Joined: February 06 2006
Location: Poland
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Points: 54
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Posted: April 17 2006 at 04:05 |
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My fav Riverside output is Out of Myself which I found out not many here prefer to Second Life Syndrome.
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BestFreak
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Joined: April 06 2006
Location: Egypt
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Posted: April 17 2006 at 03:31 |
I might be "wrong" in this sense, but I think that Rush's "Grace under pressure" is one of their most amazing albums... IMO it is not as much about being "progressive" as it is about playing around and experimenting with "musical textures"... if you listen to the album while focusing on the total disconnection between the vocal lines and the music behind them, you will understand what I mean.
In any case... I said that "I can be wrong"!!!
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All the best freaks are here!
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transend
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Joined: May 15 2005
Location: United States
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Points: 876
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Posted: April 16 2006 at 11:04 |
greenback wrote:
pink floyd - momentary lapse of reason
pink floyd - final cut
pendragon - jewel
rush - power windows
eloy - performance
mike oldfield - islands
asia - alpha
king crimson - islands
frank zappa - studio tan, tinseltown rebellion band, ship arriving too late, orchestral favorites, sleep dirt
triumvirat - old loves die hard
ELPowell - 1st
ELP - works 1
comus - keep from crying
tangerine dream - logos
tangerine dream - pergamon
tangerine dream - tangram
vangelis mask
camel - i can see your house from here
renaissance - song for all season
rick wakeman - rhapsodies
jethro tull - under wraps
genesis - trespass
gentle giant - interview
however, iron maiden - killers, my favorite metal album, seems to be COMPLETELY ignored by every maiden fan, and that completely mystifies me!
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Yeah! I always thought 'Performance' by Eloy was good too, but it seems to get bashed alot here...
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Blacksword
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Joined: June 22 2004
Location: England
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Points: 16130
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Posted: April 16 2006 at 06:36 |
Lord David wrote:
Blacksword wrote:
'And then there were three' - Genesis
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I like that one too. Definitely some prog moments on there, well, especially with the Lady Lies. In a lot of ways that album was better than what Yes was doing that year with Tormato. More consistent, less cheesy, less pompous. Though I like that album too.
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Yep, I think it's much better than Tormato. It's arguably less prog, but the songs are stronger IMO. ATTWT was the first Genesis album I heard from begining to end, and I thought of it as 'prog rock' Imagine my delight when I explored `the rest of their music. I'll always have a soft spot for ATTWT. I also consider 'Down and Out' and 'Burning Rope' to be among their best songs.
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Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!
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Blacksword
Prog Reviewer
Joined: June 22 2004
Location: England
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Posted: April 16 2006 at 06:31 |
BaldFriede wrote:
Blacksword wrote:
'And then there were three' - Genesis
'Tarkus' - ELP (Much better than BSS  )
All the Calvert Hawkwind albums. Not many other Hawfans seem to like them..
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Wrong. Jean and I love the Calvert Hawkwind albums. The "Sonic Assassins" EP is outstanding; some of the very best Hawkwind of all times. There is an amazing version of "Death Trap" on it.
I agree with "Tarkus" too, but heartily disagree with "And then there were Three".
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Well it's great that you two like those albums, but generally most Hawkfans around here seem not to. I think for many the sound on 'Astounding sounds..' 'Quark' and 'PXR5' was too close to New Wave and too much a departure from the classic Hawkwind sound on the albums that preceeded them, but I love the tension and mania that Calverts vocals brought to the music. I also appreciated the improvement in production, and the musicanship too.
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Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!
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Zoso
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Location: United States
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Posted: April 16 2006 at 02:08 |
sleeper wrote:
With The Mars Volta I often find myself in the minoraty
of fans that profr De-Loused In The Commatorium to Frances The
Mute. |
Same. De-loused is incredible.
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