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    Posted: April 12 2006 at 16:01

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Originally posted by martinprog77 martinprog77 wrote:

FROM THIS POLL I PICK OCTOBERON.BUT FOR ME ARE BETTER EVERYONE IS .......          ; ;        AND ONCE AGAIN IMO   


Maybe so, and I wouldn't necessarily disagree, but the point of this thread was that these 3 albums go together as a kind of little trilogy.

I've actually been thinking a bit more about this and I am tending to think that, for me at least, TIME HONOURED GHOSTS belongs in this little group - stylistically it has the same elements and 'feel' as Octoberon. In fact, I have always thought of them as a pair! THG and XII seem to provide the book-ends for this phase of their career: THG is clearly a break from the style of 'Everyone .....'; while XII is equally clearly a transition towards the new AOR era, and the final straw that led to Woolly leaving.

Since writing my first post I have listened to Octoberon and am currently listening to XII - forgot just how good they were then .....

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FROM THIS POLL I PICK OCTOBERON.BUT FOR ME ARE BETTER EVERYONE IS .......          ;        AND ONCE AGAIN IMO   
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Originally posted by R o V e R R o V e R wrote:

Originally posted by Joolz Joolz wrote:


(I hate the footsteps sequence - sounds like coconut-shells).


are you Monty Python fan?

 
 And it is the last time Woolly made a really significant impact on their sound, and he was the proggiest out of the 4 of them. Think I'll have a listen to it again right now . . . . . . .
 



I like african swallows too .....
 
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  1. Octoberon : The best BJH album IMO


    and far behind
  2. Gone to Earth
  3. XII

 

 
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Three classic BJH's albums! Love all of them!

I couldn't chose...
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Originally posted by Joolz Joolz wrote:

Originally posted by R o V e R R o V e R wrote:

these 3 albums seems to trilogy to me


Yeah you're right. They were also the last good albums before they headed off into their post-Woolly post-any-remaining-semblence-of-prog 80s descent into AOR mediocrity and short-lived commercial success (at least in Europe).

XII is a nice flowing album and perhaps 4 outstanding tracks. Gone To Earth is often heralded as their best album, but I find the song structures are too formulaic, though Hymn is an all-time classic.

I probably favour Octoberon - track after brilliant track, except for the last - Suicide? - I have never got to grips with it

(I hate the footsteps sequence - sounds like coconut-shells).

 

are you Monty Python fan?

 

 And it is the last time Woolly made a really significant impact on their sound, and he was the proggiest out of the 4 of them. Think I'll have a listen to it again right now . . . . . . .
 
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Originally posted by R o V e R R o V e R wrote:

these 3 albums seems to trilogy to me


Yeah you're right. They were also the last good albums before they headed off into their post-Woolly post-any-remaining-semblence-of-prog 80s descent into AOR mediocrity and short-lived commercial success (at least in Europe).

XII is a nice flowing album and perhaps 4 outstanding tracks. Gone To Earth is often heralded as their best album, but I find the song structures are too formulaic, though Hymn is an all-time classic.

I probably favour Octoberon - track after brilliant track, except for the last - Suicide? - I have never got to grips with it (I hate the footsteps sequence - sounds like coconut-shells). And it is the last time Woolly made a really significant impact on their sound, and he was the proggiest out of the 4 of them. Think I'll have a listen to it again right now . . . . . . .
 
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Originally posted by R o V e R R o V e R wrote:

Originally posted by ANDREW ANDREW wrote:

I love this album!!!

 

me too

you are my friend

i know you love RUSH

RUSH is my number one prog band

Yes, i love RUSH, it's my favourite band now!!!

 
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'Octoberon' is probably my favourite alongside 'Once Again' and 'Gone To Earth', yet 'Octoberon' just edges it for having some of their best songs imo- 'Ra', 'The World Goes On', 'Suicide'...
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Originally posted by ANDREW ANDREW wrote:

I love this album!!!

 

me too

you are my friend

i know you love RUSH

RUSH is my number one prog band
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I love this album!!!

 
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Points: 2747 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 11 2006 at 14:25

Barclay James Harwest's

these 3 albums seems to trilogy to me

all of them are good

but my favourite is

 

GONE TO EARTH;

i love " hard hearted woman"

        " spirit on the water "

 

 

second favourite is "XII"

     songs i like

               Fact: the closed shop

                 Sip of wine

                 Science fiction: nova lepidoptera ( i love this one a lot)

 

from OCTOBERON

 i like

        Ra

        rock & roll star

 

 

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my ideas about their songs

 

HYMN (MORNING MOOD)  -  GONE TO EARTH

RA ( KIND OF TWILGHT, DUSK) - OCTOBERON

NOVA LEPIDOPTERA ( MIDNIGHT) - XII

 

 



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