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Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

Originally posted by Zappastolethetowels Zappastolethetowels wrote:

^ I can agree w you on Giant and Genesis, but SM being Procol's best?? I can't possibly fathom...

I agree witn Doug actually. PH, for me, don't have any outstanding albums but Something Magic is at least a prog album. Here I would expect it to have a higher rating.

Can't agree with you there. What about Shine On, Salty Dog, Home, Barricades?? All decent proto-prog!

SM doesn't succeed in the least as a prog album, not to mention that it takes away all the familiar Procol aspects. 
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Soft Machine's greatest album is "Seven".

The second Mahavishnu Orchestra album "Birds Of Fire" is a bit of a let down after their fantastic debut album "The Inner Mounting Flame". 
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Originally posted by Zappastolethetowels Zappastolethetowels wrote:

^ I can agree w you on Giant and Genesis, but SM being Procol's best?? I can't possibly fathom...

I agree witn Doug actually. PH, for me, don't have any outstanding albums but Something Magic is at least a prog album. Here I would expect it to have a higher rating.
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Originally posted by SliprKC70 SliprKC70 wrote:

I think Islands is one King Crimson’s best records
Sure is, but it seems a lot of people do agree with this view (including me).
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Originally posted by Steve Wyzard Steve Wyzard wrote:

Glass Hammer's 2023 album Arise is a 5-star masterpiece!

Going with the contrarian nature of this thread I would highlight their album Three Cheers For The Broken Hearted also. It's the best sort of 'pop' album you can ever listen to. I love it!
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Luciano Cilio's Dialoghi del Presente is the best Italian album I know. And I do know the classics...
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Glass Hammer's 2023 album Arise is a 5-star masterpiece!
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Originally posted by SliprKC70 SliprKC70 wrote:

I think Islands is one King Crimson’s best records

I don't think this is a hot take in any way. Thumbs Up
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I think Islands is one King Crimson’s best records
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Originally posted by Frets N Worries Frets N Worries wrote:

Takes that most people wouldn't agree with. 
Some of mine:

Tales is the Best Yes Album
Shine On > Echoes
Time and a Word > The Yes Album
A Momentary Lapse of Reason is a great record
Think of Me with Kindness is the best song Gentle Giant ever did
Mike Oldfield's Incantations is a 10/10 Record
'It' is a great album closer

Granted, most of these aren't super hot, but I'm sure many of you have some! (I'm looking at you Paul with your lack of VDGG love!)

Nice, I disagree with all your takes...Some of mine: 

The Final Cut is a great record
Selling England By The Pound is boring
In The Court of The Crimson King is NOT the first prog album

To be honets, I like Leapse, but it has the worst track ever recorded by Pink Floyd, worse than A Spanish Piece
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^ I can agree w you on Giant and Genesis, but SM being Procol's best?? I can't possibly fathom...
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Procol Harum's greatest record was 1977's "Something Magic"

Gentle Giant's "The Missing Piece" is one of their very best albums....

Genesis-Trespass is better than any Genesis record before or after it...
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Originally posted by Frets N Worries Frets N Worries wrote:

The Best song from TFTO is 'The Remembering'

This isn't a hot take imo. I've always thought 'The Remembering' was the best song off TFTO


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For a start they are an obscure, under the radar forever type of project that are definitely worth a listen. I'd say the songs need more time in the oven with a little more TLC, but what's there is listenable with the tank empty cruising that extra 50 miles... if 114 minutes is long enough to go that far.  
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Originally posted by Delian Gonzo Delian Gonzo wrote:


Niether! 

Giving you(s) a hot take on some progistry! 

I'm not much in with modern parlance, but I believe a 'hot take' is an opinion on something which is unconventional or goes against the grain.

I'm not sure how this link fits in to this context... are you saying that the music in the link isn't well thought of by most people, but you actually think it's really good?

Please expand...
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Niether! 

Giving you(s) a hot take on some progistry! 
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Originally posted by Delian Gonzo Delian Gonzo wrote:


Boring Dystopia's: The Lost & Lonely Last Son of Nothing!


Or their demo album: Lullabies & Other Whims of the Dying Kind.


Excellent obscure, groovy and psychedelic business. Long song, too. Good for driving, LSD, or even housework! 


Are you posting in the wrong thread or is it trolling or spamming?! Confused
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Boring Dystopia's: The Lost & Lonely Last Son of Nothing!


Or their demo album: Lullabies & Other Whims of the Dying Kind.


Excellent obscure, groovy and psychedelic business. Long song, too. Good for driving, LSD, or even housework! 
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Originally posted by Zappastolethetowels Zappastolethetowels wrote:

Staying on the topic of DT: Systematic Chaos is just as good as Images and Metropolis Pt 2

You're not alone in that opinion. In fact, I'll go one more step. I think it's better than those other two, just slightly. Embarrassed
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Originally posted by Zappastolethetowels Zappastolethetowels wrote:


Staying on the topic of DT: Systematic Chaos is just as good as Images and Metropolis Pt 2

That is a hot take indeed. Geek
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