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Sacred 22 
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Posted: May 26 2006 at 23:58 |
Forgive me, but for some crazy reason I have had this incredible obsession with Tales From Toporaphic Oceans. I can't stop listening to it.
Anyway, I'm curious what you think. I'm starting to think that this is the best album in Progressive Rock period.
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Posted: May 27 2006 at 00:10 |
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I think it's excellent, but I wouldn't say I love it. 4 stars.
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RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on!
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Posted: May 27 2006 at 00:11 |
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It's F-ing GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted: May 27 2006 at 00:25 |
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lovely lovey album!
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Posted: May 27 2006 at 00:34 |
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This was an album that had eluded me for years. No one I ever knew had it, so I never heard it. I started thinking about it again, but was hesitant to buy because of the negative opinions. I just got it, and I really like it. I'm sure it will become love, as it gets better with each listen.
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Sacred 22
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Posted: May 27 2006 at 01:06 |
 bhikkhu wrote:
This was an album that had eluded me for years. No one I ever knew had it, so I never heard it. I started thinking about it again, but was hesitant to buy because of the negative opinions. I just got it, and I really like it. I'm sure it will become love, as it gets better with each listen. |
I have been listening to this album off and on since it came out. I lost touch of the album for a while and recently came back to it. Not because of the material itself, but more because of life changes etc.
It definitely takes a lot of spins to really appreciate it. I still hear things to this day listening to the album and no other album I have ever heard and love is like this album. It took me a while to really get into this album completely, but now I can see what their vision was. Jon Anderson was right.
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Posted: May 27 2006 at 01:26 |
Bj-1 wrote:
I think it's excellent, but I wouldn't say I love it. 4 stars. |
I'll agree with that.
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I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive
Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect.
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Posted: May 27 2006 at 03:14 |
the last of the great concept overblown pretentious progressive rock double albums - I LOVE IT!! 
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Norbert
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Posted: May 27 2006 at 04:58 |
Love it! 
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cobb
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Posted: May 27 2006 at 05:12 |
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What can I say- Best composition by a modern band...
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Posted: May 27 2006 at 05:31 |
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Yes's most challenging album - if you like this album, and I do very much, then you have certainly conquered the Yes catalogue. Highly recommended!
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"Music is the Wine that fills the cup of Silence"
- Robert Fripp
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Posted: May 27 2006 at 05:36 |
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It has it's moments...
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Cheesecakemouse
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Posted: May 27 2006 at 07:19 |
five star masterpiece Yes's best material. I don't understand why this is called overindulgent when there is Soft Machine's Third which is a double album with four 20 minute parts but yet is not bashed like Tales, strange 
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Posted: May 27 2006 at 07:23 |
Lved it since it first came out! Amazing album 
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In the constellation of cygnus,There lurks a mysterious force...The black hole
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Posted: May 27 2006 at 07:28 |
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I love it, every moment of it, 5 stars!
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Posted: May 27 2006 at 07:39 |
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5 stars from Micky... and furthermore considered amoung the
essential... of the essential prog albums. It's like trying to
learn mathematics without knowing Algebra. Every prog fan should
have this album..period. Seriously... what self-respecting prog
fan does NOT have an opinion on this album.
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The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
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crucify_the_ego
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Posted: May 27 2006 at 08:57 |
Cheesecakemouse wrote:
five star masterpiece Yes's best material. I don't understand why this is called overindulgent when there is Soft Machine's Third which is a double album with four 20 minute parts but yet is not bashed like Tales, strange |
Double LP, yes, but it's no double album.
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Posted: May 27 2006 at 11:18 |
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Seems like I'm the first to vote hate - loved all the Yes albums up to that point - but find is dissonant and harsh - try it every few months but just isn't going to excite me.
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Dragon Phoenix
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Posted: May 27 2006 at 11:32 |
Man With Hat wrote:
Bj-1 wrote:
I think it's excellent, but I wouldn't say I love it. 4 stars. |
I'll agree with that. |
Yup.
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Blog this:
http://artrock2006.blogspot.com
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Posted: May 27 2006 at 11:46 |
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I just spotted something curious. To date 235 people have viewed this poll and only 32 have voted. Even allowing for double visits that's still kind of surprising - after all once you're here - why note vote? Can't be many who have not heard said album.
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