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Epignosis
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: December 30 2007 Location: Raeford, NC Status: Offline Points: 32530 |
Posted: July 07 2011 at 16:41 | |||
Henry is pissiness incarnate. At least you didn't meet Walter... Any one of us could put a Top 20 list together and 9 out of 10 members here are going to say it's a lousy list. I hope you stick around. As Pat says, it's why we are here (because we're here). |
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EchidnasArf
Forum Senior Member Joined: July 04 2011 Location: Austin, TX Status: Offline Points: 376 |
Posted: July 07 2011 at 16:42 | |||
I'm going to make my own rules and do a top 10 instead (in no order):
Choirs of the Eye - Kayo Dot By- - Bygones De-Loused in the Comatorium - The Mars Volta Frances the Mute - TMV Fits - White Denim Five Peace Band - John McLaughlin and Chick Corea And the Glass Handed Kites - Mew Widow City - The Fiery Furnaces The Special Garage Concerts - Cardiacs Astrological Straits - Zach Hill and Peer Pressure Echylon's Mei isn't going to make my list because I'm just now taking a first listen. Pretty cool stuff. Don't love the vocals by any means, but I'm digging the arrangements so far. These guys should be instrumental! Having put TMV on the list twice, I feel like I should also note that their latest release Octahedron contains a whopping 2 decent songs on it. So dissapointing. I'm growing very far from the TMV fan that I was 3 years ago. Bixler's voice is just starting to get unbearable. Then again, I'm really picky about vocals. Anybody else feel the same? I'm sorry, but Muse and Coldplay? Edited by EchidnasArf - July 18 2011 at 01:15 |
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Catcher10
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Posted: July 07 2011 at 17:04 | |||
Henry is trying his best to fill some shoes left by Walter......hopefully he fails miserably...I really like post 1987 music
Anyhow, don't get too wound up in peoples posts here.........Remember you are on a forum which 99.987645632% of the time is discussing what you think is good or bad....prog or not prog.....Music is art and everybody has an opinion.
That's the beauty of PA.
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Triceratopsoil
Forum Senior Member Joined: April 03 2010 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 18016 |
Posted: July 07 2011 at 17:11 | |||
No, I really don't think that is what Henry is doing.
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Luna
Forum Senior Member Joined: July 28 2010 Location: Funky Town Status: Offline Points: 12794 |
Posted: July 07 2011 at 17:23 | |||
Coldplay? Above Riverside??
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Henry Plainview
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Posted: July 07 2011 at 17:24 | |||
I was just expressing my annoyance at clicking a thread and then having to click somewhere else to get to the actual content. I wasn't trying to scare you off the site or anything.
I'm not filling anyone's shoes :| And certainly not the shoes of a half-assed troll who only had one gimmick, even if it was a very effective one since PA couldn't learn to ignore him. |
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thellama73
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Posted: July 07 2011 at 17:26 | |||
Actually, I do a better Walter impression than Henry, since I would be incapable of compiling such a list. The only post 1989 prog band I listen to is SGM. |
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Catcher10
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Posted: July 07 2011 at 17:42 | |||
Ok I agree with you there, and you gotta give props to a guy who stuck to his guns Walter did.......although I actually liked Walter and tried to joke with him normally.
I actually thought it was pretty funny.....Henry your posts at least have substance.
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richardh
Prog Reviewer Joined: February 18 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 28126 |
Posted: July 08 2011 at 01:39 | |||
Perhaps. I would struggle to compile a list of favourite prog albums of the last decade because most of mine like Kate Bush 'Aerial' and Tangerine Dream 'Purgatorio' are not prog so if you take out Porcupine Tree as well then I'm really stuck. The list as presented though is far too narrow a selection of artists.Was always going to get ripped to peices.
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stonebeard
Forum Senior Member Joined: May 27 2005 Location: NE Indiana Status: Offline Points: 28057 |
Posted: July 08 2011 at 02:10 | |||
It may put you off at first, but stay here long enough and you may learn to hate everything too.
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harmonium.ro
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Posted: July 08 2011 at 08:28 | |||
De-Loused In The Comatorium
KA Choirs Of The Eye Mirorred OM The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place Never Wear Out Your Summer XXX!!! Lightbulb Sun Part The Second Blackwater Park Sonic Codex And The Glass Handed Kites Art Metal One Armed Bandit Enter Of Natural History SUSAR Marrow Of The Spirit Suspended Animation Dreams Forbidden Drama There
Not that true. |
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sleeper
Prog Reviewer Joined: October 09 2005 Location: Entropia Status: Offline Points: 16449 |
Posted: July 08 2011 at 09:14 | |||
Honestly, a very predictable list that appeals to the majority of the more conservative prog fans, but wont find too many fans on this site.
Just as an example of how different peoples lists can be heres mine:
Edited by sleeper - July 08 2011 at 09:36 |
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QuestionableScum
Forum Senior Member Joined: August 22 2010 Location: Edmonton Status: Offline Points: 245 |
Posted: July 08 2011 at 09:25 | |||
The list covers a very narrow subset of prog. But I guess it is fairly fair in what it does cover.
Although I have never understood the appeal of Neal Morse's work in the slightest. |
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Negoba
Prog Reviewer Joined: July 24 2008 Location: Big Muddy Status: Offline Points: 5208 |
Posted: July 08 2011 at 09:37 | |||
Some interesting choices.
Looking at your list, you might enjoy Moon Safari's Blomljud, which is one of my favorite new prog / retro prog / whatever you want to call it. Doomsday Afternoon may well be the best of that ilk but that's already been mentioned many times.
I personally like Fear of a Blank Planet the best of recent PT, but that's just taste.
I Maudlin of the Well's Part the Second should be considered for such a list.
And I'll be nice and not mention any metal because that will take us somewhere else completely.
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Negoba
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Posted: July 08 2011 at 09:38 | |||
Nice list - is OM Ocean Machine?
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Jbird
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Posted: July 08 2011 at 09:45 | |||
the couple of tracks I was able to youtube of Orphan Project sounded pretty good!
checking out DeeExpus now........
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harmonium.ro
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Posted: July 08 2011 at 09:51 | |||
Thanks. It's Negura Bunget's OM. Do you know it? Judging by your reviews for Agalloch and Fen, you might like it, or not. |
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Negoba
Prog Reviewer Joined: July 24 2008 Location: Big Muddy Status: Offline Points: 5208 |
Posted: July 08 2011 at 09:55 | |||
I've sampled it a few times. It's really in my realm so I need to get it and give it a few listens. I'm pretty finicky with my taste for harsh vocals. Some work just fine for me, some I hate, some have to grow on me.
Some jazzy influences?
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harmonium.ro
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Posted: July 08 2011 at 10:02 | |||
I know what you mean. I think the entire album is on YouTube and if you want I can find and assemble the samples for you in the right order for a proper stream (unless you've done that already). I don't know about the jazz influences but it's possible. The Dordeduh debut (the band that now contains the songwriters from OM) will have some declared jazz influences (mainly in the percussives, apparently). So I wouldn't say no, but the traditional is much more prominent in OM. |
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Negoba
Prog Reviewer Joined: July 24 2008 Location: Big Muddy Status: Offline Points: 5208 |
Posted: July 08 2011 at 10:07 | |||
I'll check out the youtube. I appreciate the offer. I've gotten some great albums from previous youtube samplings you've done. Are we due for a 2011 thread yet?
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