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Posted: December 01 2012 at 01:28

Deep Purple - Concerto for Group and Orchestra
Gryphon - Raindance
The Residents - Fingerprince
Can - Tago Mago Live (in spite of the name, neither live in front of an audience nor having much to do with Tago Mago)
Blue Oyster Cult - On Your Feet or On Your Knees

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Posted: December 01 2012 at 00:51

progbethyname wrote:

[QUOTE=Aussie-Byrd-Brother] Off we go again!
Arena - The Seventh Degree of Separation

How did you enjoy the Arena album? A bit of a different take I'd say from their usual style. Added a bit more of a crossover prog element to their sound. The new vocalist, Paul Manzi really holds his own. The Great escape is my favourite track. :)

After being initially VERY disappointed with it, I've found after several listens it really comes together well! So it's a bit more straightforward, but Nolan tastefully places nice subtle and restrained keyboards all over it, and the new singer is pretty good! Always makes me laugh, that spoken word into where at the end he bellows `CAN ANYBODY HEAR ME?!' reminds me so much of Bruce Dickenson from Iron Maiden lol! Overall, really great songwriting, catchy melodies - very happy with it! Glad I didn't just dismiss it on my first listen.

Glincolti - Visti & Imprevisti
Agitation Free - Second
Adelbert Von Deyen - Nordborg
Adelbert Von Deyen - Sternzeit
Machine Mass Trio - As Real As Thinking
Novalis - Sommerabend
Eloy - Ocean
Slivovitz - Bani Ahead
ADM - Arena Di Tollo Marras
Banco - s/t
Big Big Tain - English Electric part 1
Glass Hammer - Perilous
Novalis - Bumerang

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Posted: November 30 2012 at 22:35

Frank Zappa - Roxy & Elsewhere

Frank Zappa - Waka/Jawaka

Frank Zappa - The Grand Wazoo

Frank Zappa - Baby Snakes

Frank Zappa - You Are What You Is

Frank Zappa - Studio Tan

Frank Zappa - The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life

Frank Zappa - You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol. 2

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Posted: November 30 2012 at 22:32

Originally posted by Aussie-Byrd-Brother

Aussie-Byrd-Brother wrote:

Off we go again!

Malleus - Paranorm
Unit Wail - Pangaea Proxima
Arena - The Seventh Degree of Separation
Paatos - Silence of Another Kind
Paatos - Timeloss
Paatos - Kallocain
Ozric Tentacles - Paper Monkeys
Asia Minor - Between Flesh and Divine
Arkus - 1914
Anyone's Daughter - S/T
Cherry Five - S/T
Banco - s/t first album!

Phew!

How did you enjoy the Arena album? A bit of a different take I'd say from their usual style. Added a bit more of a crossover prog element to their sound. The new vocalist, Paul Manzi really holds his own. The Great escape is my favourite track. :)

Gimmie my headphones now!!! 🎧🤣

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Posted: November 30 2012 at 21:57

CloverSeeds The Opening
maudlin of the Well my Fruit PsychoBells...a seed combustible
Boris Heavy Rocks (2011)
Happy Family Toscco
Hail Spirit Noir Pneuma
and now
Battlestations In a Cold Embrace

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Posted: November 30 2012 at 21:41

Il Baricentro-Sconcerto

Bruckner Symphony 4-Otto Klemperer

Mendelssohn Symphony 3-Otto Klemperer

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Posted: November 30 2012 at 20:58

Selling England by the Pound - Genesis
Relayer - Yes
Snowshoe Rabbit - At Sea

Luv'n me some classic symph, with a folk/pop/indie album thrown in for good measure.

By the way, does anyone have the remastered version of Relayer with the three bonus tracks? I never paid them much attention, but today I listened closely to the early studio run-through of Gates of Delirium for the first time. It's really interesting to hear how the piece developed between that version and the version that ended up on the album, because they're very different and the contrast provides a lot of insight into Yes' composition process. Even the lyrics are almost totally different!

Edited by Ambient Hurricanes - November 30 2012 at 21:02

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Posted: November 30 2012 at 20:49

Dead Can Dance Anastasis,

The Tea Club Quickly, Quickly, Quickly,

Brian Eno & Laraaji Ambient 3: Day of Radiance,

L'Estate di San Martino Talsete di Martinsino,

The Invisible Opera Company of Tibet UFO Planante,

Mystery The World Is a Game,

Supersilent 6,

Motorpsycho The Death Defying Unicorn

Alphataurus s/t

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Posted: November 30 2012 at 20:16

Yesterday:
Klaus Schulze—Timewind
Magma—Mekanik Destruktiw Kommandoh (My first genuine listen of anything Magma. Mind blown.)

Today:
Magma—Kohntarkosz

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Posted: November 30 2012 at 17:19

Here we go again...got my ear drums ringing with this heavy line up

In order...

Arena--Pride
Redemption---This Mortal Coil
Symphony X--Divine Wings of Tragety

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Posted: November 30 2012 at 17:02

Sparks - Kimono My House

Mick Karn - Concrete Twin

Rick Wakeman - King Arthur

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Posted: November 30 2012 at 08:43

irrelevant wrote:

Looking at these threads remind me how little I listen to albums.

Same here.

I pretty much always have on my I-Pod shuffle.

But I did yesterday put on, The Enid's-Salome from start to finish.

Shake & bake.

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Posted: November 30 2012 at 08:28

Needed me some funk...

Lafayette Afro Rock Bank - Malik
The Meters - The Meters
Herbie Hancock - Thrust
Weather Report - Sweetnighter
Grover Washington Jr - Mr Magic
Chick Corea - Return to forever
Billy Cobham - Spectrum

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Posted: November 30 2012 at 08:24

sagichim wrote:

HolyMoly wrote:

^^ ooh, Angel Station. I go way back with that one. Thumbs Up

Angel Station is where I stopped with Manfred, after I saw where they were heading with Watch.
Isn't it too popy?

As with HolyMoly its a long time relation, I do enjoy.

On a scale from Prog to Rock to Pop, a lot more Pop than Prog.

Prog is whatevey you want it to be. So dont diss other peoples prog, and they wont diss yours

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Posted: November 30 2012 at 07:50

sagichim wrote:

HolyMoly wrote:

^^ ooh, Angel Station. I go way back with that one. Thumbs Up

Angel Station is where I stopped with Manfred, after I saw where they were heading with Watch.
Isn't it too popy?

I guess it is, but I heard it played around the house a lot when I was a kid. I didn't discover any of his proggier stuff until much later. So a lot of the songs on Angel Station really take me back to my childhood. It's sort of like listening to the Alan Parsons Project.

Edited by HolyMoly - November 30 2012 at 07:51

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Posted: November 30 2012 at 07:40

Off we go again!

Malleus - Paranorm
Unit Wail - Pangaea Proxima
Arena - The Seventh Degree of Separation
Paatos - Silence of Another Kind
Paatos - Timeloss
Paatos - Kallocain
Ozric Tentacles - Paper Monkeys
Asia Minor - Between Flesh and Divine
Arkus - 1914
Anyone's Daughter - S/T
Cherry Five - S/T
Banco - s/t first album!

Phew!

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