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Tapfret 
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What do you think of this list? Exposure has a huge impact on any of the weighted lists. Most of the acts on the list are the record deal 1%'ers of the prog world. Are you familiar with all of the albums? Heard all but 2 of the bands and 4 of the albums. Are these 30 at all comparable to those of the "Classic Era"? These albums? No way. Other music from the same time frame? Yes for quality of music but certainly not for period impact. What would your Top 30 from the 21st Century look like? There were a ton that could have made the list. And honestly, the rankings become kind of interchangeable after 10 or so. 2. Squintaloo - Uber Bord 3. Nebelnest - Nova Express 4. Magma - Ëmëhntëhtt-Ré 5. Pain of Salvation - Be (original stage production) 6. Piniol - Bran Coucou 7. Ogo Dys - Ayzinder! 8. Poil - Brossaklit 9. Voivod - The Wake 10. Bondage Fruit - VI 11. Opeth - Watershed 12. Haken - Mountain 13. Virus - Carheart 14. All Traps on Earth - A Drop of Light 15. Helium Horsefly - Hollowed 16. Mimedyr - Minym 17. Sleepytime Gorilla Museum - Of Natural History 18. Keor - Petriochor 19. Bent Knee - Shiny Eyed Babies 20. Pryapisme - Hyperblast Supercollider 21. Martyr - Feeding the Abscess 22. Pochakaite Malko - Laya 23. Lye Bye Mistake - Fea Jur 24. Spastic Ink - Ink Compatible 25. Motorpsycho - The Death Defying Unicorn 26. Antidepressive Delivery - Chain of Foods 27. Panzerballett - Hart Genossen 28. Canvas Solaris - Penumbra Diffuse 29. Don Cabellero - American Don 30. Mirthkon - Vehicle |
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geekfreak
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Posted: May 26 2020 at 23:58 |
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Interesting top 30 albums of the 21st Century absolute mind blowing element of choices this will take some amount of deep depth of thinking about which albums i`d put in a top 30 some of the PA`s albums i`d struggle to put in a top 100 lol i shall return
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Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake."
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Posted: May 27 2020 at 00:31 |
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1, 11, 23 and 26 are well placed in such a list. At least the first three keep level with the greatest 70s albums. However, the lack of any Big Big Train or Anekdoten album invalidates this list. And then I get the impression that SW's albums are vastly overrated. Admitted, The Raven is a good one, but H.C.E. would not even be in my top 100.
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Catcher10
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Posted: May 27 2020 at 00:34 |
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What's interesting to me is the reviewers love of HCE vs GFD, to me shows a change in the acceptance of more accessible music.
This list to me is heavy crossover not much prog (which is fine) but is music that I enjoy a lot.
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Sagichim
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Posted: May 27 2020 at 01:28 |
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I like about half of the list but I wouldn't consider those albums being the best, maybe just 1 or 2.
My list with no particular order Tatran - Shvat Dreadnaught - Musica En Flagrante Taal - Skymind Cabezas De Cera - Metalmusica Finnegans Wake - 4th Halloween - Le Festin Indukti - S.U.S.A.R Riverside - Second Life Syndrome The Mars Volta - Amputechture Universal Totem Orchestra - The Magus Antique Seeking Nuns Aquaserge - A l'Amitié Ayreon - The Final Experiment Bent Knee - Shiny Eyed Babies Chrome Hoof - Chrome Black Gold Devin Townsend - Synchestra Estradasphere - Palace Of Mirrors Gevende - Sen Balik Degilsin Ki Isildurs Bane - Mind Vol 1 Jaga Jazzist - One-Armed Bandit Orphand Land - Sahara Pendragon - Pure Sky Architect - Excavation of the Mind Sould Enema - Of Clans and Clones and Clowns Spoke Of Shadows - I Tempano - The Agony And The Ecstasy The Worm Ouroboros - Of Things That Never Were Thork - Weila Tool - Lateralus Ut Gret - Ancestors' Tale |
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Cristi
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Posted: May 27 2020 at 05:56 |
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I know 8 albums from that list.
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Posted: May 27 2020 at 05:57 |
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From PA's list I would keep...
1. Wobbler – From Silence to Somewhere 2. Steven Wilson – The Raven That Refused to Sing (and Other Stories) 3. Porcupine Tree – In Absentia 4. Riverside – Anno Domini High Definition More great 21st Century albums. There are so many, this was difficult, and could change. In no order 5. Nova Collective - The Further Side 6. Thank You Scientist - Maps of Non-Existent Places 7. The Psychedelic Ensemble - The Tale of the Golden King 8. The Aristocrats - Culture Clash 9. Haken - Visions 10. Mike Keneally Band - Dog 11. Sanguine Hum - Now We Have Light 12. Hiromi - Spark 13. Alex Machacek - 24 Tales 14. Bubblemath - Edit Peptide 15. Dream Theater - Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence 16. Echolyn - Mei 17. Marco Minnemann - My Sister 18. Sieges Even - Paramount 19. Thieves' Kitchen - The Clockwork Universe 20. Izz - Don't Panic 21. Dewa Budjana - Zentuary 22. Sylvan - Posthumous Silence 23. Big Big Train - English Electric Part I 24. Freak Kitchen - Cooking With Pagans 25. Antoine Fafard - Proto Mundi 26. Frost* - Milliontown 27. The Bears - Car Caught Fire 28. French TV #12 - Operation Mockingbird 29. Neal Morse - ? 30. It Bites - The Tall Ships Edited by Grumpyprogfan - May 27 2020 at 05:58 |
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essexboyinwales
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Posted: May 27 2020 at 09:09 |
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Wrong era...but he's done some great albums since 2000! |
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Posted: May 27 2020 at 10:07 |
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What do you think of this list? It is what it is. Like everyone else, not all of these would make my top 30. Are you familiar with all of the albums? No, but I have heard a lot of them, 24 out of the 30. Are these 30 at all comparable to those of the "Classic Era"? No, I'd have more "classic era" albums rated in an overall top 30 than those 30. What would your Top 30 from the 21st Century look like? I'd have to get back to this. Have not thought about which 30 albums would make my top 30, but around a third of the ones in the PA list would be there.
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Sagichim
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Posted: May 27 2020 at 11:38 |
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Damn it you're right. And it's not my only mistake... Isildurs Bane - Mind Vol 1 Orphaned Land Sahara I guess I just considered them to be modern...nevermind.
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AFlowerKingCrimson
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Posted: May 27 2020 at 14:13 |
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How come Pendragon's "love over fear" isn't listed? Did it get lost in the alogorithms or something?
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Posted: May 27 2020 at 14:44 |
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^It's too mellow. Should be disqualified.
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Posted: May 27 2020 at 15:20 |
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^Too new. I think it's getting a bit too much credit as well, but I really enjoy it. It's got those big collaborator 5 star ratings, it's a neo prog band so you already know it's gonna have its loyal fans behind it and generally new releases tend to get hailed as masterpieces right off the bat. Time and sample size will tell as currently, it's rated the same score as pawn hearts and.... yeeeaaaah... idk about that.
The bigger picture question is: Do the first people to rate and review something determine the general opinion and consensus on an album? To elaborate, if something is released and is celebrated with 5 star reviews across the board, will the expectations of a new listener who has seen these scores either consciously or subconsciously determine what they end up thinking of the album or how they listen to it? Perhaps a listener sees something being praised as a masterpiece and in their head they already start picturing what it's like and comparing it to other albums they consider masterpieces. When they finally listen, perhaps the music ends up falling short or disappointing. Or perhaps the preconceived notion that this album is a masterpiece will already have a conclusion drawn in their head before and while listening that they are about to hear some of the best music of its kind. I don't know if i'm making any sense right now but it's an interesting discussion.
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Posted: May 27 2020 at 15:41 |
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^Making sense. Let's discuss this idea in another post.
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Posted: May 27 2020 at 16:09 |
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Well, maybe not everyone needs to be clobbered over the head with music all the time.
 Sometimes you just want to relax(well, some of us sometimes anyway). |
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Posted: May 27 2020 at 16:52 |
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A new thread has been created! In lounge.
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Posted: May 27 2020 at 23:57 |
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I was VERY disappointed with LOF, no bombast, sounds like they are trying to copy Steven Wilson and failing miserably...
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What do you think of this list? Its a pretty good list but does not reflect the last 20 years prog's trends. Are you familiar with all of the albums? 19/30 Are these 30 at all comparable to those of the "Classic Era"? Some of them are definitely at the same level. What would your Top 30 from the 21st Century look like? From TOP 30 I love these: Wobbler – From Silence to Somewhere Steven Wilson – Hand. Cannot. Erase. Steven Wilson – The Raven That Refused to Sing (and Other Stories) Opeth – Ghost Reveries Opeth – Blackwater Park Phideaux – Doomsday Afternoon Im ok with these: Porcupine Tree – Fear of a Blank Planet Phideaux - Snowtorch Steven Wilson - Grace for Drowning Riverside – Second Life Syndrome DAAL – Decalogue of Darkness All Traps on Earth – A Drop of Light Out of TOP 30, I love these: The Tangent - A Place In The Queue The Tangent - Le Sacre Du Travail The Tangent - The Slow Rust Of Forgotten Machinery Transatlantic - SMPTe Transatlantic - Bridge Across Forever Spocks Beard - V Spocks Beard - Snow Neal Morse - Sola Scriptura Neal Morse - ? Big Big Train - English Electric Part I Big Big Train - The Underfall Yard Anekdoten - Until All The Ghosts Are Gone Nexus - Metanoia The Flower Kings - Banks Of Eden The Dear Hunter - Act IV: Rebirth In Reprise Edited by emisan - May 29 2020 at 01:41 |
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