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Points: 15745 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 20 2008 at 21:31
Originally posted by jimmy_row jimmy_row wrote:

Originally posted by cacho cacho wrote:

Originally posted by jimmy_row jimmy_row wrote:

Originally posted by cacho cacho wrote:

Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

Originally posted by NaturalScience NaturalScience wrote:

Nothing. I only listen to what other people tell me to.
hahhaha.... ok... listen to this LOL
Have in mind Micky that when I think about how's people of PA on reality, I always imagine you with that cover painting as your face!! Rarely I asociate real life people if I haven't seen them with their avatars.
Wacko I do that same thing with Ivan's avatar...even when I see the cover to that PG live album I still think it's IvanLOL
exactly!! me too!!! Yikes!
Man I don't know what I'd do if he changed it...he'd be a totally new person! Confused


True!! Ivan is Gabriel!!

Also some have changed through the months, Ghost Rider, Progtoligist, Guigo, and some many others.

Ghost Rider I symbolised her with Heaven and Hell!! now well she's nobody kidding Raff..(please Micky don't kill me for this )
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Jon%20AndersonIn%20the%20City%20of%20Angels%20%20album%20coverI really like this album alot. It may not be really a progressive offering by Jon Anderson but it's got some really nice songs on it. It's upbeat and a bit poppy but it's a fun album.
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Crap, that didn't work so well. It was supposed to be In The City Of Angels by Jon Anderson.
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Points: 4373 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 20 2008 at 21:38
 

Solo album by Gustavo Montesano, the singer/bassist of Argentine prog band Crucis. Yeah, its not as great as Crucis' two albums, but it has its own merits. The atmospheric instrumentals are nice, and it does boast two really complex progressive tracks. The ballad-ish tracks do suck, though... Montesano isn't exactly a great singer. All in all, a neglected album that Crucis fans tend to dismiss.
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Points: 4312 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 20 2008 at 21:49
Originally posted by cacho cacho wrote:

Originally posted by febus febus wrote:

I Adore THE WALL, like THE FINAL CUT and solo WATERS. albums...not very appreciated on this siteLOLCry


Opinion: It's not that I dislike The Final Cut, but Febus, man, it's way to depressive. I like some songs as The Wall but not, IMO, a listenable album for any moment..

What's your fave track from it?
 
Hola Pablo
Yes FINAL CUT is very dark, but some songs are beautiful: GUNNERS DREAM,MEMORIAL FLETCHER, the Title track and a few others;  we just have to be in the right mood for this albumCry
 
Depressing can be beautiful, even uplifting, you knowWink
 
I even open last week an appreciation thread for the FINAL CUT!!!.........Not too many feedbacks so farLOL
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I have been insulted regularly for liking this "rap" album by Jethro Tull, "Under Wraps" Embarrassed. Universally torpedoed mainly because it was compared to previous "grandeur" . There are some super melodies there, OK the sound is very similar to Anderson's solo "Walk under Light" but I listen to them like Soviet kids with the Beatles back in the USSR in the late 60's : without any squealer hearing it, under the bed , under wraps!LOL  Shhhhhhh, don't rat me out!
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Points: 4312 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 20 2008 at 22:12
Originally posted by tszirmay tszirmay wrote:

I have been insulted regularly for liking this "rap" album by Jethro Tull, "Under Wraps" Embarrassed. Universally torpedoed mainly because it was compared to previous "grandeur" . There are some super melodies there, OK the sound is very similar to Anderson's solo "Walk under Light" but I listen to them like Soviet kids with the Beatles back in the USSR in the late 60's : without any squealer hearing it, under the bed , under wraps!LOL  Shhhhhhh, don't rat me out!
 
I thought I was daring with the FINAL CUT, but you beat me badlyLOL Under Wraps???that's looking for trouble, Thomas!!!!LOL
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Points: 7910 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 20 2008 at 22:17
Yes' 90125 and Talk, Genesis' Abacab, John Elefante era Kansas.

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Originally posted by laplace laplace wrote:

this o:)

Wow, I agree with you on music for the first time.
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I am obsessed with Meshuggah. They have modest ratings here on PA, but I think they're pretty hard to swallow if you consider yourself mostly a traditional prog fan. If and when I start reviewing, I plan on giving D/E/I, Chaosphere, Nothing (Remaster), Catch 33, and Obzen all five stars.... with very detailed explanation and reason, of course. I am fully convinced that they are pure art, and much more progressive than most acts that claim to be prog..... they just come in a very inaccessible package.

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Points: 6890 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 20 2008 at 22:38
Originally posted by cacho cacho wrote:

Originally posted by schizoid_man77 schizoid_man77 wrote:

I really like Yes' Tormato, and Pelicans City of Echoes.


Strangely I liked Tormato. Now I enjoy skipping songs, but not as a whole.

Hey schizoid man what's your fave track from the album? Mine's surely Don't Kill the Whale
 
On the silent wings of freedom no doubt! The wah wah bass is incredible!
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Points: 6673 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 20 2008 at 22:46
Originally posted by febus febus wrote:

Originally posted by tszirmay tszirmay wrote:

I have been insulted regularly for liking this "rap" album by Jethro Tull, "Under Wraps" Embarrassed. Universally torpedoed mainly because it was compared to previous "grandeur" . There are some super melodies there, OK the sound is very similar to Anderson's solo "Walk under Light" but I listen to them like Soviet kids with the Beatles back in the USSR in the late 60's : without any squealer hearing it, under the bed , under wraps!LOL  Shhhhhhh, don't rat me out!
 
I thought I was daring with the FINAL CUT, but you beat me badlyLOL Under Wraps???that's looking for trouble, Thomas!!!!LOL
 
Trouble is my middle name LOL. When Under Wraps came out the most progressive thing was Ultravox, for Moog's sake  ! A time when synths popped all over the place (I recall this PA fan really into Depeche Mode , hmmm I wonder who it is!) . The topic is clearly a confessional , you sins, guilty ones, laughable ones etc..... We are so weak , just 90% water! the rest is Prog! Ha!
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Rick Wakeman - White Rock This album is one of Wakeman's most organic and natural sounding. Free of any self-indulgence and with plenty of emotion. Probably in my top3 from his whole discography and many people don't like it much.

Pain of Salvation - Scarsick With crystal-clear production, emotion (in the form of angst), variety, and accessibility, this is one of my faves from them. Lots of people gave it 1 or 2 stars.

Flower Kings - Adam & Eve  Usually their least-rated album. While I feel that the second half is subpar from them, the first is the Flower Kings at their best and a half is 30+ minutes u know?

Yes - Open Your Eyes I can enjoy most of it, while the majority say this is an abomination.

Led Zeppelin - In Throughout the Out Door. Apart from the repetitive In The Evening and a couple of dumb tracks, this album has some overlooked gems, especially the closing tracks, which is one of my all-time fave led zep tracks. the album is not an abomination.

ummm, i don't know if there are others I missed
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Points: 25210 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 20 2008 at 23:24
Originally posted by schizoid_man77 schizoid_man77 wrote:

I really like Yes' Tormato, and Pelicans City of Echoes.
 
At first I didn't love City of Echoes, but I've owned it since September last year and it is seriously growing on me now. The more I listen to Spaceship Broken—Parts Needed, the more I like it.
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Okay! Finally got mine together!

Yes - Tormato (PA's Rating: 2.98 | My rating 3.5)
A good album with problems mostly coming from a battle of egos in the studio it seems. Still a fun listen.
Favorite track: On The Silent Wings Of Freedom

ABWH - ABWH (PA's Rating: 3.12 | My rating 4)
An excellent offering from what should have been Yes. The best of the 80s mixed with nice 70s elements.
Only one bad track. Favorite track: Fist of Fire

Supertramp - Brother Where You Bound (PA's Rating: 3.71 | My rating: 5)
A great return to form after the loss of a key member. A darker album than Tramp is used to with an excellent
epic shoved in for good measure featuring the talents of none other than David Gilmour! Favorite Track:
Brother Where You Bound (tied with) Better Days

Spock's Beard - Spock's Beard (PA's Rating: 3.33 | My rating 4)
First album to really get over the fact that Morse isn't around. Still kind of uneven, but it has some of the best
stuff that the band has done since V. Alan Morse also seems to be taking a step for the lead roll with guitar
starting to overpower keys. Favorite Track: Rearranged


So there you have it. And I even managed to avoid any Rush!
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Points: 37153 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 21 2008 at 00:39
I have a feeling that most people at PA wouldn't like most of the music I regularly listen to if they heard it.

Here's one that springs to mind.  I don't like it much, but I still like it, and this is loathed by a number of Zeuhlers.  Not a good album, and not one I often put on, but still one I'm glad I have, but then I am something of a Zeuhl completist.  It may only be a one star Zeuhl album, but it beats the hell out of most teeny-bop bubblegum pop albums.

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Points: 7028 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 21 2008 at 02:15
Originally posted by cacho cacho wrote:

Originally posted by febus febus wrote:

I Adore THE WALL, like THE FINAL CUT and solo WATERS. albums...not very appreciated on this siteLOLCry


Opinion: It's not that I dislike The Final Cut, but Febus, man, it's way to depressive. I like some songs as The Wall but not, IMO, a listenable album for any moment..

What's your fave track from it?
 
IMO The Final Cut is one of the most beautiful Floyd albums, more polished than the Wall, that would be one of mine any all the Roger Waters album especially ATD
 
Yes - Tormato is incredible ( still in a time warp) and I would have to go with " Onward"
 
Gravy Train - A Ballad of a Peaceful Man - Jule's Delight
 
Strawbs - Deep Cuts - a 5 star classic!!
 
 
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I've stopped caring how many people like an album I do.
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Genesis: We Can't Dance
Yes: Talk, Big Generator, 90125, Open Your Eyes, Tormato
Pain of Salvation: Scarsick
Dream Theater: Falling into Infinity
Tangerine Dream: A lot of post-Hyperborea stuff
Marillion: Holidays in Eden
Jethro Tull: Crest of a Knave
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Well, there's a couple a Tull albums that I'm sure no one saw coming...
 
Too Old is not among my favorite Tull albums, but it's pretty solid all the same, and I don't see what's wrong with it at all. However, Minstrel (which DOES get bashed from time to time) is a weird lil' pocket of emotional catharsis that pleases me whenever I put it on, and Broadsword is definitely an underrated 80's gem. And, although perhaps not a gem, Catfish Rising (and the subsequent live Little Light Music) does not get any good press at all.
 
I'll also defend the two "weakest" classic Doors albums: The Soft Parade (which is somewhat over produced with strings and horns and crap, but still manages to have more than a couple of good songs on it, including some fine Jimbo compositions and an outstanding title track) and Morrison Hotel (which is a solid, if not outstanding, collection of...well, Doors songs. Just good Doors songs. Maybe it's the blues that puts people off, but that's where the strongest material is).
 
And, what's this? I'm aware that The Wall is not the most popular Floyd album ever, but the thing really is the band's masterpiece. I'm sorry, but that's just the truth. Nowhere else in their catalogue are they so focused, so deep, so personal.
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