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Pimpernal 
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Posted: April 07 2010 at 08:36 |
 lucas wrote:
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Hi. I'm having a very hard time picking which albums to buy. What shall i do. I don't have a single album! Should i like pick up 5 King Crimson albums, or should i buy an album from a band i like - Nektar. Should i get the "classic" ones?  |
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lucas
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Posted: April 06 2010 at 16:59 |
Pimpernal wrote:
Hi. I'm having a very hard time picking which albums to buy. What shall i do. I don't have a single album! Should i like pick up 5 King Crimson albums, or should i buy an album from a band i like - Nektar. Should i get the "classic" ones?
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"Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood)
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Posted: April 06 2010 at 11:25 |
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Nice. A lot of the essentials of Prog in there. Although I'm with Logan that I'm quite suprised that you've listened to bands like Art Bears and Gong but haven't listened to the well-known classics yet. |
It depends where you're coming from. I was a fan of avant-garde jazz before regular jazz, and there are still a fair amount of classic bands that I haven't heard a full album from and probably never will.
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In other news, when did this happen:  being pushed to the brink of a seizure chosing an emoticon now |
MMA introduced it and has been annoying the hell out of me ever since.
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if you own a sodastream i hate you
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Pimpernal
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Posted: April 06 2010 at 11:18 |
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After the first order i think i'll order these, what do you think?
Rush - 2112 - A Farewell to Kings - Hemispheres - Permanent Waves - Moving Pictures
Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed - Every Good Boy Deserves Favour - On the Threshold of a Dream
Caravan - For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night - In the Land of Grey and Pink
Banco Del - Darwin! - Io Sono Nato Libero
PFM - Per Un Amico - Storia Di Un Minuto - L'Isola di Niente
Frank Zappa - Hot Rats - Uncle Meat - The Grand Wazoo - Absolutely Free
Pink Floyd - Meddle
Genesis - Nursey Cryme - A Trick of the Tail - Trespass
Mike Oldfield - Amarok - Ommadawn
And then 3 Magma albums, but what should i get of Magma?
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Posted: April 06 2010 at 09:24 |
manofmystery wrote:
just make sure that if you get Nektar's A Tab In The Ocean you get the correct copy and not the sad US mix that I'm stuck with |
What is that verison called?
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Posted: April 05 2010 at 23:23 |
Don't buy a Kansas album. I say this not only because I don't endorse their brand of soft rock pop prog but because you could always pick up the entire Kansas discography on vinyl at someones garage sale for 5 bucks later on. 
In other news, when did this happen: being pushed to the brink of a seizure chosing an emoticon now
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Posted: April 05 2010 at 06:07 |
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also Kansas - Leftoverture, Point of No Return
Rush - 2112
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Posted: April 05 2010 at 04:55 |
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Fixed.
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Posted: April 04 2010 at 21:35 |
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Posted: April 04 2010 at 21:14 |
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just make sure that if you get Nektar's A Tab In The Ocean you get the correct copy and not the sad US mix that I'm stuck with
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Time always wins.
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Posted: April 04 2010 at 21:10 |
King Crimson-Larks Tongue In Aspic, Starless and Bible Black, Red, Lizard, and the entire Great Deciever box set.
That is IF you're taking that route....which I wouldn't oppose.
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Posted: April 04 2010 at 19:15 |
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Torman Maxt. Do the guy a favor.
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Posted: April 04 2010 at 18:47 |
Can't really argue with that list (although there are some there I don't see why anybody likes, namely ELP's debut and Pawn Hearts). Also, agree 100% with Pablo- Aqualung is great, not really prog though, get A Passion Play.
But damn...you must fart money! 
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Logan
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Posted: April 04 2010 at 17:52 |
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Posted: April 04 2010 at 17:47 |
^those are great choices.
Mind you that Aqualung is not a Prog album, yet it's great. I would go for A Passion Play.
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Posted: April 04 2010 at 17:43 |
Logan wrote:
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Just noticed your playlist. Art Bears, Amon Duul II and Gong as well as other excellent ones. You don't need our help.
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Yeah, but thats because i find a lot of bands and then play them alphabetically |
Aphabetically.... I wish lastfm had worked for me. When I was fairly new to this PA site, I would go to the category ("genre") pages and go through the tracks 'til something grabbed me (not having unlimited time, if it didn't grab me quickly I would move on). I quickly found that French bands were more likely to appeal to me in various categories. Sampling is a great way -- I'd rather use my own ears to get started than ask others unless my tastes are really defined and I'm looking for something specific.If you find you like a track by an artist you've heard, then get the album it's off. That worked for me. I find youtube to be a very good source since I can look up something I already like and discover lots of related music that I will like (and google when I'm looking for something with well defined parameters). |
Thanks! That's excaxtly what i mean.
But i think i will order these albums soon:
King Crimson: ITCOTCK - Red - LTiA - INWOP - Starless and Bible Black
Yes: Close to the Edge - Fragile - TFTO - The Yes Album - Relayer
ELP: Brain Salad Surgery - ELP (debut) - Tarkus - Trilogy
Genesis: SEBTP - TLLDOB - Foxtrot
Pink Floyd: DSOTM - Animals - The Wall - Wish You Were Here
Jethro Tull: Thick As A Brick - Aqualung - Minstrel in the Gallery
VDGG: Pawn Hearts - Godbluff - The Quiet Zone/ The Pleasure Dome
What do you think for a prog "newbie"?
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Logan
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Posted: April 04 2010 at 17:14 |
Pimpernal wrote:
Logan wrote:
Just noticed your playlist. Art Bears, Amon Duul II and Gong as well as other excellent ones. You don't need our help.
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Yeah, but thats because i find a lot of bands and then play them alphabetically |
Aphabetically.... I wish lastfm had worked for me. When I was fairly new to this PA site, I would go to the category ("genre") pages and go through the tracks 'til something grabbed me (not having unlimited time, if it didn't grab me quickly I would move on). I quickly found that French bands were more likely to appeal to me in various categories. Sampling is a great way -- I'd rather use my own ears to get started than ask others unless my tastes are really defined and I'm looking for something specific. If you find you like a track by an artist you've heard, then get the album it's off. That worked for me. I find youtube to be a very good source since I can look up something I already like and discover lots of related music that I will like (and google when I'm looking for something with well defined parameters).
Edited by Logan - April 04 2010 at 17:23
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Pimpernal
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Posted: April 04 2010 at 17:02 |
Logan wrote:
Just noticed your playlist. Art Bears, Amon Duul II and Gong as well as other excellent ones. You don't need our help.
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Yeah, but thats because i find a lot of bands and then play them alphabetically
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Logan
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Posted: April 04 2010 at 16:57 |
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Just noticed your playlist. Art Bears, Amon Duul II and Gong as well as other excellent ones. You don't need our help.
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Logan
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Posted: April 04 2010 at 16:54 |
The Quiet One wrote:
First 5 Prog albums(from the 70's) you should get:
Thick as a Brick - Jethro Tull
Fragile - Yes
Selling England by the Pound - Genesis
Trilogy - ELP
Mirage - Camel |
And the second to look into is: Magma - Kobaia Soft Machine - Third Herbie Hancock - Crossings or Sextant Art Zoyd - Symphonie pour le Jour... Ralf Nowy - Lucifer's Friend
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