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Poll Question: Which are your favourite French prog albums?
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12 [2.02%]
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6 [1.01%]
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2 [0.34%]
14 [2.36%]
235 [39.56%]
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3 [0.51%]
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160 [26.94%]
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Eskaton - 4 Visions is very good, comparable with Dun - Eros with french vocals, as I remember. I heard one of the Memoriance albums but it was at least 12-15 years ago, remember it as top notch but I cant remember the title, think it was one of the above you listed. Zao is a little more fusion with Zeuhl tendancies. Kawana and Sherika are the best, though not up to par with Dun's, Eskaton's or maybe keyboardist Patrick Gauthier's Bebe Guerilla.

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And what about SANDROSE?

BTW- Memoriance is not listed on PA. It is a very obscure band and I have not heard much about it and heard only two (one and a half) song by them very long ago. They released two albums (symphonic style):

Et Apres 1976,     L'Ecume des Jours 1979

I am not in a position to suggest to add them. Does anyone (HMM...DallasBryan, Erik, ANDREW...HMM) know them?
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I am not too familiar with these but I think they are worth a mention:

Memoriance, Etron Fou, Eskaton, Zao

What do you think?
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How did I forget Dun, Taal and Maldoror?
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I have to check out most of those bands, but I love Magma, Dun, Taal and Jean-Luc Ponty. Taal isn't on the list, so I will vote for MDK, and Eros is a close runner up.
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Here's my French Prog Top 5.-
  

  • Pulsar - Halloween
  • Magma - Mekanik Destruktiw Kommandoh
  • Shylock - Ile de Fevre
  • Mona Lisa - Avant Qu'il Ne Soit Trop Tard 
  • Asia Minor - Between Flesh and Divine

    • Of course, top of this top had to be filled by... a PULSAR ALBUM!!!

    PULSAR IS THE BEST FRENCH PROG BAND EVER... in my humble opinion, of course

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    taal is the absolute best. skymind is amazing
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    Sandrose their eponymous album: wonderful female vocals, lush Mellotron waves and excellent guitar work! Other good albums are Don Giovanni by Versailles and Still Dream by Edhels.

    New great French progrock bands are Maldoror and Nemo, check them out!
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    • Magma - Kontarkohsz
    • Weidorje - Weidorje
    • Dun - Eros

    I could just list Magma's entire 70s output, but there was a lot of other great music in France at the time.
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    Originally posted by DallasBryan DallasBryan wrote:



    Dun - Eros is one of the best albums released
    anywhere in the world from the 1980's.



    good call.. I got that on your recommend and love it....
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    No Lard Free
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    Originally posted by Oxygen Waster Oxygen Waster wrote:

    I really like TAAL alot.

    At the moment TAAL is my absolutely favourite band - the best one, and, frankly I cannot see any competitors for my Number One for the time being.

    But here, I think, we are talking about much earlier stuff - 70's or so prog from France?! 
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    I really like TAAL alot.
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    you should try to find a copy of Ose - Adonia, it
    sounds like Cluster meets Fripp and to me is the
    best recording Richard Pinhas participated in
    outside of Lard Free, which it compares with. For all
    you Lard Heads!

    and Travelling and Triode still dont make your
    list???? whats up!

    Dun - Eros is one of the best albums released
    anywhere in the world from the 1980's.

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    Originally posted by eugene eugene wrote:

     I voted for Asia Minor, as it is not likely that majority would share my enthusiasm about this particular band.

    I prefer "Crossing the Line "
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    I do not know Shylock and Dun, and I do not like Heldon and Jean-Michel Jarre.

    All others in this list are among my favourites. 

    As long as I can vote only for one - I voted for Asia Minor, as it is not likely that majority would share my enthusiasm about this particular band.
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    big Magma fan so they get two votes hahaha

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    have much to explore though... starting with Carpe Diem.
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    • Magma - Mekanik Destruktiw Kommandoh
    • Ange - Au-Delà Du Délire (but also Guet Apens)
    • Clearlight - Clearlight Symphony
    • Arachnoid - Arachnoid
    • Atoll - L’Araignée-Mal (but also musiciens magiciens)

    And also

    • Pentacle - La Clef Des Songes
    • Pulsar - The Strands Of The Future

     

    There are probably more I forgot to mention
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    As Erik Neuteboom did with his "Spanish Prog" poll, here you can choose 3 or 5 albums that you like.

    1. Magma - Kobaia
    2. Ange - Au-Delà Du Délire
    3. Pulsar - The Strands Of The Future
    4. Clearlight - Clearlight Symphony
    5. Arachnoid - Arachnoid
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