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Mirror Image 
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 Posted: May 22 2017 at 09:39 |
 AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:
They get a bit tiring after a while. At least this one breaks from consensus a bit especially since it includes Fragile and not CTTE. However, I can't take any list like this too seriously if it doesn't include CTTE. |
Fragile is an ‘okay’ album. It’s nowhere near one of my favorite Yes albums. For me, Close to the Edge, Tales from Topographic Oceans, and Relayer are their best albums. I do like Going for the One quite a bit.
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AFlowerKingCrimson
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Posted: May 22 2017 at 12:24 |
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See, I do like Fragile quite a bit and maybe partly because it's one of the first I heard it's one of my personal favorites. That said it's not their DSOTM more like their Animals. Their DSOTM would be CTTE. I would maybe put it above TFTO. The complaint I hear from a lot of prog fans(and Yes fans)regarding Fragile is the shorter pieces don't work and sound out of place or whatever. I think the shorter pieces add a certain charm to the album and make it more interesting. Much of CTTE, as great as it is, is rather repetitive especially SK and the title track. I'm not sure if I would put Fragile above TYA though. It might be a tie.
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Mirror Image
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Posted: May 22 2017 at 12:43 |
AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:
See, I do like Fragile quite a bit and maybe partly because it's one of the first I heard it's one of my personal favorites. That said it's not their DSOTM more like their Animals. Their DSOTM would be CTTE. I would maybe put it above TFTO. The complaint I hear from a lot of prog fans(and Yes fans)regarding Fragile is the shorter pieces don't work and sound out of place or whatever. I think the shorter pieces add a certain charm to the album and make it more interesting. Much of CTTE, as great as it is, is rather repetitive especially SK and the title track. I'm not sure if I would put Fragile above TYA though. It might be a tie. |
My general problem with Fragile is it lacks a certain continuity. I don’t mind shorter pieces, but the fact that this album is more like a showcase for each of the members, for me, goes against the kind of narrative one feels in Close to the Edge, Tales from Topographic Oceans, and Relayer. I do love some of Fragile, especially pieces like South of the Sky, Long Distance Runaround, Heart of the Sunrise, and, of course, the ever-popular Roundabout. I mean it’s not a ‘bad’ album or anything of the sort. I do enjoy it from time to time. It’s just not a favorite.
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Argo2112
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Posted: June 28 2017 at 11:03 |
OK, I'll stick with the one per artist format.These are more personal favorites then definitive albums . In no particular order: - Yes - Close to the Edge - Genesis - Selling England ..
- Pink Floyd - Animals - King Crimson - Lark's Tongues ..
- Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick
- Porcupine Tree- In Absentia
- Zappa -One Size Fits All
- Rush -Moving Pictures
Edited by Argo2112 - June 28 2017 at 11:06
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Posted: July 25 2017 at 18:00 |
8 best prog albums? Wow, tough call.
1. JT - Thick As A Brick 2. Minimum Vital - Esprit D'Amor 3. Tangerine Dream - Rubycon 4. Renaissance - Scheherazade And Other Stories 5. Magma - Udu Wudu 6. Gentle Giant - The Power And The Glory 7. Illusion - Out Of The Mist 8. Riverside - Love, Fear And The Time Machine
(I can think of 1000 prog albums that are possibly more historically worthy than the Riverside album I put at #8, but it has lately been in my hifi and iPod and I cannot get enough of it.)
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Posted: July 25 2017 at 22:25 |
1.) Afterglow - Wobbler 2.) Hybris - Anglagard 3.) Heresie - Univers Zero 4.) Epilog - Anglagard 5.) Viljans Oga - Anglagard 6.) Labirinto d'Acqua - Yugen 7.) Octopus - Gentle Giant 8.) Rites at Dawn - Wobbler
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mechanicalflattery
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Posted: July 26 2017 at 00:59 |
skog_prog wrote:
1.) Afterglow - Wobbler 2.) Hybris - Anglagard 3.) Heresie - Univers Zero 4.) Epilog - Anglagard 5.) Viljans Oga - Anglagard 6.) Labirinto d'Acqua - Yugen 7.) Octopus - Gentle Giant 8.) Rites at Dawn - Wobbler |
I'm not sure you've got enough Anglagard there...
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Arnulf Floyd
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Posted: July 26 2017 at 06:00 |
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1: Close to the Edge
2: The Dark Side of the Moon
3: In the Court of the King Crimson
4: Relayer
5: Led Zeppelin IV
6: Moving Pictures
7: Drama
8: A Night at the Opera
Edited by Arnulf Floyd - July 26 2017 at 06:48
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Long Live Rock 'n' Roll
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: July 26 2017 at 06:12 |
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Today?
Cervello - Melos
Bubu - Anabelas
Il Balletto di Bronzo - Ys
Bobby Beausoleil - Lucifer Rising
Gong - You
Björn J:Son Lindh - Från Storstad Til Grodspad
Franco Battiato - Pollution
Frank Zappa - Hot Rats
Caravan - In The Land Of Grey & Pink
Tangerine Dream - Force Majeure
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essexboyinwales
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Posted: July 26 2017 at 07:55 |
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The Road Of Bones - IQ
Selling England By The Pound - Genesis
Images And Words - Dream Theater
The Human Equation - Ayreon
Endless Forms Most Beautiful - Nightwish
Blomljud - Moon Safari
Dimensionaut - Sound Of Contact
Weather Systems - Anathema
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ghost_of_morphy
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Posted: July 26 2017 at 12:37 |
miamiscot wrote:
The Real Top Eight
1) Tales From Topographic Oceans 2) The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway 3) Thick As A Brick 4) Close To The Edge 5) Brain Salad Surgery 6) Foxtrot 7) Wish You Were Here 8) Larks' Tongues In Aspic |
Almost there. Replace WYWH with DSOTM. Get rid of Tales and put in Marillion's Afraid of Sunlight.
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Ivan_Melgar_M
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Posted: July 26 2017 at 13:20 |
Lets make it ten
1) Foxtrot - Genesis2) Nursery Cryme - Genesis 3) Hybris - Anglagard 4) Illusions on a Double Dimple - Triumvirat 5) Relayer - Yes 6) Leftoverture - Kansas 7) In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson 8) K.A. - Magma 9) Darwin - Banco del Mutuo Soccorso 10) Voyage of the Acolyte - Steve Hackett
Edited by Ivan_Melgar_M - July 26 2017 at 13:23
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Nogbad_The_Bad
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Posted: July 26 2017 at 13:36 |
Larks Tongues In Aspic Ceux De Dehors Ommadawn Gusi Lebedi Western Culture A Little Man And A House ... Stormcock Moonberry
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Ian
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Larkstongue41
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Posted: July 27 2017 at 10:27 |
Guldbamsen wrote:
Bobby Beausoleil - Lucifer Rising
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No way! Never knew this guy also was involved in music let alone a movie soundtrack. I know what I'm watching tonight.
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"Larks' tongues. Wrens' livers. Chaffinch brains. Jaguars' earlobes. Wolf nipple chips. Get 'em while they're hot. They're lovely. Dromedary pretzels, only half a denar."
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uduwudu
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Posted: July 28 2017 at 02:20 |
Larkstongue41 wrote:
Guldbamsen wrote:
Bobby Beausoleil - Lucifer Rising
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No way! Never knew this guy also was involved in music let alone a movie soundtrack. I know what I'm watching tonight. |
Oh yes, Very enjoyable. Beautiful music.
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richardh
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Posted: July 28 2017 at 03:24 |
Going to see the Keith Emerson Tribute tonight so no surprise on what tops my list
1) ELP - Brain Salad Surgery 2) Yes - Close To The Edge 3) Genesis - A Trick of the Tail 4) Gentle Giant - The Power and the Glory 5) Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick 6) Rush - Moving Pictures 7) IQ - The Wake 8) Muse - Absolution
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YESESIS
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Posted: July 29 2017 at 13:41 |
richardh wrote:
Going to see the Keith Emerson Tribute tonight so no surprise on what tops my list
1) ELP - Brain Salad Surgery 2) Yes - Close To The Edge 3) Genesis - A Trick of the Tail 4) Gentle Giant - The Power and the Glory 5) Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick 6) Rush - Moving Pictures 7) IQ - The Wake 8) Muse - Absolution |
Love those first 5 picks!
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YESESIS
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Posted: July 29 2017 at 13:51 |
Alright this is hard but I'll give it a shot..
1) Yes - Close to the Edge 2) Yes - The Yes Album 3) Genesis - Selling England by the Pound 4) ELP - Trilogy 5) Camel - Mirage 6) Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick 7) Caravan - For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night 8) Soft Machine - Third 9) Gentle Giant - In a Glass House 10) Krokodil - An Invisible World Revealed
Couldn't do just 8.
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bucka001
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Posted: August 01 2017 at 12:00 |
Completely forgot about this thread, and I started it without giving my fave 8. So, here they are (no order except for the first; Godbluff is the greatest rock album of all time).
1) Godbluff (VdGG) 2) Still Life (VdGG) 3) MDK (Magma) 4) Kontarkohz (Magma [I'm sure I botched that spelling]) 5) Time & A Word (Yes) 6) Troutmask Replica (CB) 7) Tago Mago (Can) 8) A Grounding In Numbers (VdGG)
I did this in 40 seconds... so many I like that aren't on here (Exposure by Fripp; Ege Bamyasi; etc). I would choose five albums by VdGG, Can, Magma, Hammill each. But I love the other stuff as well (Lick My Decals Off comes to mind; Cartoon's "Music From Left Field"...AD2 "Yeti"... urrrggggg!!! 8 isn't enough! ;-)
Edited by bucka001 - August 01 2017 at 12:09
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YESESIS
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Posted: August 01 2017 at 20:37 |
bucka001 wrote:
Completely forgot about this thread, and I started it without giving my fave 8. So, here they are (no order except for the first; Godbluff is the greatest rock album of all time).
1) Godbluff (VdGG) 2) Still Life (VdGG) 3) MDK (Magma) 4) Kontarkohz (Magma [I'm sure I botched that spelling]) 5) Time & A Word (Yes) 6) Troutmask Replica (CB) 7) Tago Mago (Can) 8) A Grounding In Numbers (VdGG)
I did this in 40 seconds... so many I like that aren't on here (Exposure by Fripp; Ege Bamyasi; etc). I would choose five albums by VdGG, Can, Magma, Hammill each. But I love the other stuff as well (Lick My Decals Off comes to mind; Cartoon's "Music From Left Field"...AD2 "Yeti"... urrrggggg!!! 8 isn't enough! ;-)
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