Summer Madness: PA's Battle of the Albums

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First round of the classic albums bracket kicks off Saturday and will run for a week.  16 polls of 4 albums each, top 2 vote getters advance from each poll (to face each other in round 2). Like the band polls, polls run for one week. After the first set of classic polls we'll start the modern album.

Brackets for the classic albums to be posted later today.

Here are the classic (pre '86) albums.  

Classic Album List to 1985  

  1. Discipline (1981) - King Crimson 

  2. Drama (1980) - Yes

  3. Works Vol. 1 (1977) - Emerson, Lake & Palmer

  4. ...And Then There Were Three (1978) - Genesis

  5. The  Final Cut (1983) - Pink Floyd

  6. Stormwatch (1978)  - Jethro Tull

  7. Waterloo Lily (1972) - Caravan

  8. s/t (1970)  - Magma

  9. Bitches Brew (1969) - Miles Davis

10. You (1974) - Gong

11. A Salty Dog (1969) - Procol Harum

12.  Days of Future Passed (1967) - Moody Blues
13.  Farewell to Kings (1977) - Rush 

14. Leftoverture (1976) - Kansas 

15. Octopus (1972) - Gentle Giant

16. The Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack (1967) - The Nice

17. Pawn Hearts (1971) - Van der Graaf Generator

18.  Lord of the Rings (1970) - Bo Hansson

19.  Mirage (1973) - Camel

20.  In Spite of Harry's Toenail (1972) - Gnidrolog

21. Low Spark of High Heeled Boys (1971) - Traffic 

22. The Martian Chronicles (1984) - Solaris

23. Hot Rats (1969) - The Mothers of Invention 

24. Station to Station (1976) - David Bowie

25. Fish out of Water (1975) - Chris Squire

26. Illusions on a Double Dimple (1974) - Triumvirat

27.  Ommadawn (1975) - Mike Oldfield

28. Argus (1972) - Wishbone Ash 

29. Omega VIII (1978) - Omega

30. Si On Avait Besoin D'Une Cinquième Saison (1975) - Harmonium 

31. Par Les Fils Des Mandrin (1976) - Ange

32. Krywań, Krywań (1972) -Skaldowie

33. The Six Wives of Henry the VIII (1973) - Rick Wakeman

34. Tales of Mystery and Imagination (1976) - Alan Parsons Project

35. Depois do Fim (1983) - Bacamarte

36. Electric Light Orchestra (1971) - Electric Light Orchestra

37. Memento z banalnym ryptykiem (1980) - SBB  

38. War of the Worlds (1978) - Jeff Wayne

39. Peter Gabriel [3] (1980) - Peter Gabriel

40. Mercator Projected (1969) - East of Eden

41.  Jesus Christ Superstar (1970) - Webber/Rice

42. Quatermass (1970) - Quatermass

43. Voyage of the Acolyte (1975) - Steven Hackett

44. Scheherazade and Other Stories (1975) - Renaissance 

45.   For Your Pleasure (1973) - Roxy Music

46.  Crime of the Century (1974) - Supertramp

47.  Todd Rundgren's Utopia (1974)

48.  Hamburger Concerto (1974) - Focus

49. Hijos del Agobio (1977) - Triana

50. Recuerdos de mi Tierras (1979) - Mezquita

51. A Night at the Opera (1975) - Queen
52. Hall of the Mountain Grill (1974) - Hawkwind

53. Cyclos (1974) - Los Canarios

54. In the Region of Summer Starts (1975) - The Enid

55. The Polite Force (1971) - Egg
56. Space Shanty (1972) - Khan

57. Third (1970) - Soft Machine

58. Rock Bottom (1974) - Robert Wyatt

59. The Rotters Club (1975) - Hatfield & The North
60. Kew Rhone (1977) - John Greaves

61. Of Queues & Cures (78) - National Health

62. Banquet (1974) - Lucifer's Friend

63.  s/t (1972) - Captain Beyond

64. Death Walks Behind You (1971) - Atomic Rooster

65. Sea Shanties (1969) - High Tide

66. Salisbury (1971) - Uriah Heep

67. Fact and Fiction (1982) - Twelfth Night

68. The Wake (1985) - IQ
69. Script for a Jester's Tear (1983) - Marillion

70. The Sentinel (1983) - Pallas

71. Unorthodox Behavior (1976) - Brand X

72. Blow by Blow (1975) - Jeff Beck

73. Elegant Gypsy (1977) - Al di Meola
74. s/t (1971) - Osibisa

75. Valentyne Suite (1969) - Colosseum

76. Emergency! (1969) - The Tony Willliams Lifetime

77. Romantic Warrior (1976) - Return to Forever

78. Birds of Fire (1972) - Mahavishnu Orchestra
79. Sextant (1973) - Herbie Hancock

80. Spectrum (1973) - Billy Cobham 

81.  Caravanseri (1972) - Santana 

82.  Aja (1977) - Steely Dan

83. Heavy Weather (1977) - Weather Report
84. Natural Elements (1977) - Shakti with John McLaughlin

85. Mice & Rats In The Loft (71) - Jan Dukes De Grey

86. Stormcock (71) - Roy Harper
87. Starsailor (70) - Tim Buckley
88. Bursting at The Seams (1973) - The Strawbs

89. Red Queen to Gryphon Three (1974) - Gryphon

90. Basket of Light (1969) - Pentangle

91.  First Utterance (1971) - Comus

92. Obras de Violeta Parra (1984) - Los Jaivas
93. Triskaidekaphobie (1980) - Present
94. 4 Visions (1981) - Eskaton

95. s/t (1979) - Weidorje

96.  Musique Pour L'Odyssee(1979) - Art Zoyd

97.  Western Culture (1979) - Henry Cow 

98. Ceux Du Dehors (1981) - Univers Zero
99. Maltid (1973) - Samla Mammas Manna
100. Eros (1981) - Dun

101. New Age Of Earth (1976) - Ashra
102. Oxygene (1976) - Jean Michel Jarre
103. Autobahn (1974) - Kraftwerk
104. Phaedra (1974) - Tangerine Dream
105. Cyborg (1973) - Klaus Schulze 

106. Hosianna Mantra (72) - Popol Vuh
107. Electric Silence (75) - Dzyan
108. Malesch (73) - Agitation Free
109. Guru Guru - UFO (70) - Guru Guru
110. Eruption (1971) - Cluster

111. Yeti (1970) - Amn Duul 2
112. s/t (1971) - Faust
113. Future Days (1973) - Can
114. s/t (1972) - Neu!
115. Ocean (1977) - Eloy

116. Arbeit Macht Frei (1973) - Area
117. Forse Le Lucciole Non Si Amano Piu (1977) - Locanda Delle Fate
118. Vietato ai Minori di 18 anni (1973) - Jumbo
119. Dolce Acqua (1971) - Delirium
120. Principe di un Giorno (1976) - Celeste

121. Roller (1976) - Goblin 
122. Sulle Corde de Aries (1973) - Franco Battiato
123. Storia di un Minuto (1972) - PFM 
124. Zarathustra (1973) - Museo Rosenbach
125. Uomo di Pezza  (1972) - Le Orme

126. Palepoli (1972) - Osanna
127. YS (1972) - Balletto di Bronzo
128. Darwin! (1972) - Banco del Mutuo Soccorso 

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micky Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: October 02 2005 Location: . Status: Offline Points: 46838	Posted: June 07 2015 at 06:55
	^ some Dream Theater fan... 'nuff said First round of the classic albums bracket kicks off Saturday and will run for a week. 16 polls of 4 albums each, top 2 vote getters advance from each poll (to face each other in round 2). Like the band polls, polls run for one week. After the first set of classic polls we'll start the modern album. Brackets for the classic albums to be posted later today. Here are the classic (pre '86) albums. Classic Album List to 1985 1. Discipline (1981) - King Crimson 2. Drama (1980) - Yes 3. Works Vol. 1 (1977) - Emerson, Lake & Palmer 4. ...And Then There Were Three (1978) - Genesis 5. The Final Cut (1983) - Pink Floyd 6. Stormwatch (1978) - Jethro Tull 7. Waterloo Lily (1972) - Caravan 8. s/t (1970) - Magma 9. Bitches Brew (1969) - Miles Davis 10. You (1974) - Gong 11. A Salty Dog (1969) - Procol Harum 12. Days of Future Passed (1967) - Moody Blues 13. Farewell to Kings (1977) - Rush 14. Leftoverture (1976) - Kansas 15. Octopus (1972) - Gentle Giant 16. The Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack (1967) - The Nice 17. Pawn Hearts (1971) - Van der Graaf Generator 18. Lord of the Rings (1970) - Bo Hansson 19. Mirage (1973) - Camel 20. In Spite of Harry's Toenail (1972) - Gnidrolog 21. Low Spark of High Heeled Boys (1971) - Traffic 22. The Martian Chronicles (1984) - Solaris 23. Hot Rats (1969) - The Mothers of Invention 24. Station to Station (1976) - David Bowie 25. Fish out of Water (1975) - Chris Squire 26. Illusions on a Double Dimple (1974) - Triumvirat 27. Ommadawn (1975) - Mike Oldfield 28. Argus (1972) - Wishbone Ash 29. Omega VIII (1978) - Omega 30. Si On Avait Besoin D'Une Cinquième Saison (1975) - Harmonium 31. Par Les Fils Des Mandrin (1976) - Ange 32. Krywań, Krywań (1972) -Skaldowie 33. The Six Wives of Henry the VIII (1973) - Rick Wakeman 34. Tales of Mystery and Imagination (1976) - Alan Parsons Project 35. Depois do Fim (1983) - Bacamarte 36. Electric Light Orchestra (1971) - Electric Light Orchestra 37. Memento z banalnym ryptykiem (1980) - SBB 38. War of the Worlds (1978) - Jeff Wayne 39. Peter Gabriel [3] (1980) - Peter Gabriel 40. Mercator Projected (1969) - East of Eden 41. Jesus Christ Superstar (1970) - Webber/Rice 42. Quatermass (1970) - Quatermass 43. Voyage of the Acolyte (1975) - Steven Hackett 44. Scheherazade and Other Stories (1975) - Renaissance 45. For Your Pleasure (1973) - Roxy Music 46. Crime of the Century (1974) - Supertramp 47. Todd Rundgren's Utopia (1974) 48. Hamburger Concerto (1974) - Focus 49. Hijos del Agobio (1977) - Triana 50. Recuerdos de mi Tierras (1979) - Mezquita 51. A Night at the Opera (1975) - Queen 52. Hall of the Mountain Grill (1974) - Hawkwind 53. Cyclos (1974) - Los Canarios 54. In the Region of Summer Starts (1975) - The Enid 55. The Polite Force (1971) - Egg 56. Space Shanty (1972) - Khan 57. Third (1970) - Soft Machine 58. Rock Bottom (1974) - Robert Wyatt 59. The Rotters Club (1975) - Hatfield & The North 60. Kew Rhone (1977) - John Greaves 61. Of Queues & Cures (78) - National Health 62. Banquet (1974) - Lucifer's Friend 63. s/t (1972) - Captain Beyond 64. Death Walks Behind You (1971) - Atomic Rooster 65. Sea Shanties (1969) - High Tide 66. Salisbury (1971) - Uriah Heep 67. Fact and Fiction (1982) - Twelfth Night 68. The Wake (1985) - IQ 69. Script for a Jester's Tear (1983) - Marillion 70. The Sentinel (1983) - Pallas 71. Unorthodox Behavior (1976) - Brand X 72. Blow by Blow (1975) - Jeff Beck 73. Elegant Gypsy (1977) - Al di Meola 74. s/t (1971) - Osibisa 75. Valentyne Suite (1969) - Colosseum 76. Emergency! (1969) - The Tony Willliams Lifetime 77. Romantic Warrior (1976) - Return to Forever 78. Birds of Fire (1972) - Mahavishnu Orchestra 79. Sextant (1973) - Herbie Hancock 80. Spectrum (1973) - Billy Cobham 81. Caravanseri (1972) - Santana 82. Aja (1977) - Steely Dan 83. Heavy Weather (1977) - Weather Report 84. Natural Elements (1977) - Shakti with John McLaughlin 85. Mice & Rats In The Loft (71) - Jan Dukes De Grey 86. Stormcock (71) - Roy Harper 87. Starsailor (70) - Tim Buckley 88. Bursting at The Seams (1973) - The Strawbs 89. Red Queen to Gryphon Three (1974) - Gryphon 90. Basket of Light (1969) - Pentangle 91. First Utterance (1971) - Comus 92. Obras de Violeta Parra (1984) - Los Jaivas 93. Triskaidekaphobie (1980) - Present 94. 4 Visions (1981) - Eskaton 95. s/t (1979) - Weidorje 96. Musique Pour L'Odyssee(1979) - Art Zoyd 97. Western Culture (1979) - Henry Cow 98. Ceux Du Dehors (1981) - Univers Zero 99. Maltid (1973) - Samla Mammas Manna 100. Eros (1981) - Dun 101. New Age Of Earth (1976) - Ashra 102. Oxygene (1976) - Jean Michel Jarre 103. Autobahn (1974) - Kraftwerk 104. Phaedra (1974) - Tangerine Dream 105. Cyborg (1973) - Klaus Schulze 106. Hosianna Mantra (72) - Popol Vuh 107. Electric Silence (75) - Dzyan 108. Malesch (73) - Agitation Free 109. Guru Guru - UFO (70) - Guru Guru 110. Eruption (1971) - Cluster 111. Yeti (1970) - Amn Duul 2 112. s/t (1971) - Faust 113. Future Days (1973) - Can 114. s/t (1972) - Neu! 115. Ocean (1977) - Eloy 116. Arbeit Macht Frei (1973) - Area 117. Forse Le Lucciole Non Si Amano Piu (1977) - Locanda Delle Fate 118. Vietato ai Minori di 18 anni (1973) - Jumbo 119. Dolce Acqua (1971) - Delirium 120. Principe di un Giorno (1976) - Celeste 121. Roller (1976) - Goblin 122. Sulle Corde de Aries (1973) - Franco Battiato 123. Storia di un Minuto (1972) - PFM 124. Zarathustra (1973) - Museo Rosenbach 125. Uomo di Pezza (1972) - Le Orme 126. Palepoli (1972) - Osanna 127. YS (1972) - Balletto di Bronzo 128. Darwin! (1972) - Banco del Mutuo Soccorso
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	as a prelim to the unveiling of the albums... a couple of notes. As one might imagine, limiting it to one album per group made for some hard choices. The hard part is of course we could debate till the cows come home on many of these. In some cases we did, many changes were made over since we started making the lists (right after the band contest ended). Ange is a a perfect example and one we really debated. d Some think Emile Jacotey is the definative Ange album.. others think Au-delà du délire.. some others (including myself) think it is Par Les Fils Des Mandrin. so which to include.. hard choices. We could have used the album charts here but what is the point of doing the polls if one takes those into account. Those charts have given us winners haven't they? On that note. The albums from the 'big heavies'. ie Yes, King Crimson, ELP, Genesis and (ahem) Jethro Dull. Again we know which albums everyone loves.. and when it came to the band contest. .for all the fun that was.. we knew who the last ones standing would be. So to keep things interesting.. we choose 'lesser' classics from those groups. We sort of want people to judge the music.. not just name of the group on the album. I am more curious to see how a later album from Genesis stands up against a great, but less acclaimed album from another group. or to be to point.. I don't want to spend the months and months these contests are going to take.. when we have 1000 CTTE v. Foxtrot v. TAAB polls. boring. since we have leveled the playing field (in theory at least) there will be no seeding like we did in the band contest. We have 128 albums in each section and some night this week I'll do random selection and bracketize them. Now for the shear scope of this. 256 albums.. whoa. So to help speed things up slightly. The first round of both brackets will be 4 album polls... the two highest vote getters will advance. Doing that saves a full month of running time.
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	oh yeah.. it will be coming.. with the amount of subtlety you have all come to love and expect from me. which means none. 128 classic (pre - 1986) prog albums in one bracket 128 modern (1986-2013) albums in a second bracket only one album per group per era..
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