You may hate them, but please rate them

1. Yes – Going For The One - 5/5
2. Camel – Nude - 4/5
3. Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Emerson, Lake & Palmer - 5/5
4. Gentle Giant – Acquiring The Taste  - 4/5
5. Genesis – Selling England By The Pound - 5/5
6. Jethro Tull – Stand Up - 5/5

1. Yes – Going For The One....................................................2/5 (Each day I like it less)
2. Premiata Forneria Marconi – L’Isola Di Niente................3/5
3. Camel – Nude........................................................ .................2/5
4. Bruford – One Of A Kind               Not listened
5. Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Emerson, Lake & Palmer.........3/5
6. Gentle Giant – Acquiring The Taste...................................4/5
7. Bruford – Gradually Going Tornado                    NL 
8. National Health – Of Queues And Cures          NL 
9. Genesis – Selling England By The Pound.........................3.5/5
10. Jethro Tull – Stand Up.......................................................... 4/5

Iván

Going for the One.....It's a mystery to me why people rate it as highly as they do....it's as thick as congealed bacon grease.....thick with, at times, divergent sounds.  Over ripe Yes...but still Yes and still listenable, just not up to their earlier work.  I think I might even like parts of Tormato better than GftO.....more expansive, easier to dig the performances.

ELP.....Their first is my fave.....a rock record with classical leanings and even a little jazzy and avant at times.  Their easiest to swallow.

Stand Up.....Oh, yeah!  Again, a fave of mine.....their bluesy sound had not yet been lost and they started veering off into folky and progressive tangents.  Love the pre-'lung Tull.

Selling England.....I hope you appreciate the Collins sound on the album.  I think the drumming on the album is some of the best on any rock record I've heard.  Maybe not technically flashy or out front, but his fills really carry the tunes and accentuate the drama of the album.  10/10

Aquiring the Taste.....The first three Giant LPs are often overlooked by fans in favor of Octopus/Glass House.  The first three LPs are where they purveyed the sound of the band.....what followed was groovy enough, but was really just layers of paint on an old house.

One of a Kind.....Best Bruford LP.....just wished he'd thought again about the vocals.

Nude.....Blah.

 

 

1. Yes – Going For The One - 5/10
2. Premiata Forneria Marconi – L’Isola Di Niente - n/a
3. Camel – Nude - n/a
4. Bruford – One Of A Kind  - n/a
5. Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Emerson, Lake & Palmer - 7/10
6. Gentle Giant – Acquiring The Taste - n/a
7. Bruford – Gradually Going Tornado - n/a
8. National Health – Of Queues And Cures - n/a
9. Genesis – Selling England By The Pound - 9/10
10. Jethro Tull – Stand Up- n/a

1. Yes – Going For The One  [8.7]
2. Premiata Forneria Marconi – L’Isola Di Niente  [9]
3. Camel – Nude  [8.5] 
4. Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Emerson, Lake & Palmer  [8]
5. Gentle Giant – Acquiring The Taste  [8.5]  
6. Genesis – Selling England By The Pound  [9.8]

Moogtron III wrote: 5/5 ~Yes – Going For The One 5/5 ~Premiata Forneria Marconi – L’Isola Di Niente 3/5 ~Camel – Nude 4/5 ~Bruford – One Of A Kind 3.5/5 ~Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Emerson, Lake & Palmer 3.5/5 ~Gentle Giant – Acquiring The Taste 3.5/5 ~Bruford – Gradually Going Tornado 3.5/5 ~National Health – Of Queues And Cures 5+/5 ~Genesis – Selling England By The Pound 4/5 ~Jethro Tull – Stand Up Okay, I'm one of many...  if you're not fed up with all the rating threads, please rate my 10 fave albums. Do you like 'em or do you see in this list the victory of bad taste? Feel free to speak bluntly.

1. Yes – Going For The One : *****
2. Premiata Forneria Marconi – L’Isola Di Niente : *****
3. Camel – Nude : ***
4. Bruford – One Of A Kind : ****
5. Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Emerson, Lake & Palmer : ****
6. Gentle Giant – Acquiring The Taste : *****
7. Bruford – Gradually Going Tornado : ****
8. National Health – Of Queues And Cures: ?
9. Genesis – Selling England By The Pound: *****
10. Jethro Tull – Stand Up: *****

I don't like these, I always rate them on a general music scale, on on a general music scale pretty much all prog gets 4 or 5 stars.

1. Yes – Going For The One   ****
2. Premiata Forneria Marconi – L’Isola Di Niente   ????
3. Camel – Nude   ****
4. Bruford – One Of A Kind   ***
5. Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Emerson, Lake & Palmer   ***
6. Gentle Giant – Acquiring The Taste   *****
7. Bruford – Gradually Going Tornado   ***
8. National Health – Of Queues And Cures   ????
9. Genesis – Selling England By The Pound   ***1/2
10. Jethro Tull – Stand Up   ***1/2

Moogtron III wrote: Yes – Going For The One Premiata Forneria Marconi – L’Isola Di Niente Camel – Nude Bruford – One Of A Kind Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Emerson, Lake & Palmer Gentle Giant – Acquiring The Taste Bruford – Gradually Going Tornado National Health – Of Queues And Cures Genesis – Selling England By The Pound Jethro Tull – Stand Up Okay, I'm one of many...  if you're not fed up with all the rating threads, please rate my 10 fave albums. Do you like 'em or do you see in this list the victory of bad taste? Feel free to speak bluntly.

Yes – Going For The One - 4/5 (Awaken is their best song I feel)

Camel – Nude - 4/5

Bruford – One Of A Kind - 3/5

Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Emerson, Lake & Palmer - 4/5

Gentle Giant – Acquiring The Taste 4/5

Bruford – Gradually Going Tornado - 4/5

Genesis – Selling England By The Pound -4/5

 

 

1. Yes – Going For The One    *****
2. Premiata Forneria Marconi – L’Isola Di Niente  *****
3. Camel – Nude    *****
4. Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Emerson, Lake & Palmer   *****
5. Gentle Giant – Acquiring The Taste   *****
6. Genesis – Selling England By The Pound   *****
7. Jethro Tull – Stand Up   *****