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Poll Question: Which three are your favorites?
Poll Choice Votes Poll Statistics
3 [8.11%]
5 [13.51%]
3 [8.11%]
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1 [2.70%]
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2 [5.41%]
3 [8.11%]
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2 [5.41%]
2 [5.41%]
2 [5.41%]
2 [5.41%]
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1 [2.70%]
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    Posted: August 24 2020 at 10:09
Welcome to the 18th Interactive Poll.  It's been a while since we've done a non-thematic poll, so on this one, just pick up to 3 (or whatever Wink) tracks to post in your response.  Make it 3 of your favorites that you want to share with the group.  

Do not use bands that are listed on PA, however, this time around, you will be allowed to use bands from the Prog Related and Proto-prog categories (these categories seem to get ignored a lot since they typically are not considered progressive), but any other progressive categories are still off limits since this is a general music poll.

If you want to post tracks that are part of your own "mini-theme", go right ahead.

We will start the vote on our finalists on Friday or Saturday, so please have your choice for your single finalist by Thursday night.

It's a Free-For-All.  We should probably end up with an interesting variety this time around.  Have fun!


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Here are my first entries.  

FC/Kahuna - "Hayling"  I love this one.  It was on a various artist sampler that I got several years ago and has become one that I go to when things get overly stressful.  It's perfect for the world right now, a dose of mental medication "Don't think about all those things you fear/Just be glad to be here".  



The Scorpions - "Drifting Sun"  This is an old Scorpions tune from the "Fly to the Rainbow" album.  It is long before the band became "polished" and this is the style of heavy metal that I love, unpolished and raw.  The middle section is amazing and loud, noisy and wonderful.  It pretty much does not sound like The Scorpions at all.



Mercury Rev - "Nite and Fog"  Another favorite from this amazing band.  This comes from their best and almost perfect album "All is Dream" which is definitely one of my top 100 albums of all time. 



Grandaddy - "So You'll Aim Toward the Sky"  This one is extremely melancholic and emotional.  You may need a box of tissue near by.  Simply beautiful.



Yes I know it's four entries, but I couldn't narrow it down to less.  Let me know what you think and what your favorites are.  It might be a good idea, if you have time, to list your personal favorites so everyone can have help deciding what their finalist entry will be.




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I'm gonna think of my nomination first and then post more songs. Big smile
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hah.. and when in doubt I whip it out..

good change of pace Mike.  The only thing better than sex without strings is music without themes.

I'll think up a few and toss them off later...
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As Proto and Related are allowed, my first two selections are by Italian musicians who are both listed as PR. First is Angelo Branduardi with a song based on a poem by Russian poet Sergei Yesenin (who was married for a time to Isadora Duncan):



My second selection is by the late, great Lucio Battisti - a song I've loved ever since it was released, back in 1972:



And here are the lyrics of both songs, translated into English:
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Oh help! Given our recent habit to post all kinds of things that fit the bill, this is something of an invitation to post whatever we can imagine to post in any future poll. I'll therefore try to be very disciplined... three possibilities for nomination at the very most, maybe just one... not excluding the possibility to post some stuff in response to others.

Anyway, good to have a free poll again! These are needed from time to time.
Here is what comes into my mind first today (I have just bought something new of these guys).
The story here is that I was in the room when they did this fabulous live video. I think even my head can be seen at one point. It also has one of these motifs that seem to be in my head all the time.



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Originally posted by TCat TCat wrote:

Welcome to the 18th Interactive Poll.  It's been a while since we've done a non-thematic poll, so on this one, just pick up to 3 

17=18, 3=4? Tongue
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Originally posted by Lewian Lewian wrote:

Originally posted by TCat TCat wrote:

Welcome to the 18th Interactive Poll.  It's been a while since we've done a non-thematic poll, so on this one, just pick up to 3 

17=18, 3=4? Tongue


A +1 kind of day it seems.

I'll think of 1 or 2 or 3 or ... for later today.
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For my three tracks, I'll stay within the Prog Related and Proto-prog categories.
 
My first choice is perhaps my favourite track from the Prog Related category:
 
Blue Öyster Cult - The Subhuman (from On Your Feet Or On Your Knees)
 
 
 


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Mike, your Scorpions video wouldn't work for me.  Here is another, if anyone else has the same problem. It is from the same recording, so I am hoping it's the same one you posted.  Do feel free to delete if it's different:




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I'm starting to think no theme polls are more difficult than the themed ones. LOL
I can think of at least a dozen songs I could choose here. Geek
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just make your own theme... I did.. I just picked one absolute stone cold favs from each decade that isn't on the site..

now good luck to me for actually choosing one of them hahah but true to Micky form.. I'll worry about that later..

the 90's


80's


70's


60's


and last.. but not so least.. Heart
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I think that I am probably done with these threads, as I am just not feeling it, but I leave you with this.  
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and why not.. was about to toss this off back in the covers thread following up the Jordan best ever cover.

ie covers so good.. they make an artist.. not just 'make' an artist..help propel them to being household names. Remember hearing this before most did.. definitely before this album and single hit the stratosphere.. and man she hooked me.

so going with a 6th one here.. the oughts.. and the album that for me symbolized a very bad place in my life and man oh man did I tie one on many a time to this one...
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Originally posted by Lewian Lewian wrote:

Originally posted by TCat TCat wrote:

Welcome to the 18th Interactive Poll.  It's been a while since we've done a non-thematic poll, so on this one, just pick up to 3 

17=18, 3=4? Tongue

What?  I didn't know it was a requirement to understand numbers!  Geek

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Originally posted by mathman0806 mathman0806 wrote:

Originally posted by Lewian Lewian wrote:

Originally posted by TCat TCat wrote:

Welcome to the 18th Interactive Poll.  It's been a while since we've done a non-thematic poll, so on this one, just pick up to 3 

17=18, 3=4? Tongue


A +1 kind of day it seems.

I'll think of 1 or 2 or 3 or ... for later today.

How convenient you would leave off the "(or whatever Wink)" part of my quote!  LOL

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Originally posted by Snicolette Snicolette wrote:

Mike, your Scorpions video wouldn't work for me.  Here is another, if anyone else has the same problem. It is from the same recording, so I am hoping it's the same one you posted.  Do feel free to delete if it's different:


Yes Nicki, it is the same recording, I just posted the other because the audio was a little bit better.  Feel free to use that one everybody, if mine doesn't work.

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I was considering a Scorpions song as well, one of my favorites - Yellow Raven. 
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Originally posted by Raff Raff wrote:

As Proto and Related are allowed, my first two selections are by Italian musicians who are both listed as PR. First is Angelo Branduardi with a song based on a poem by Russian poet Sergei Yesenin (who was married for a time to Isadora Duncan):

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My second selection is by the late, great Lucio Battisti - a song I've loved ever since it was released, back in 1972:



Two of my favorite Italian artists, but there is a chance I haven't heard these yet.  I'll let you know once I listen to them.

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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

I was considering a Scorpions song as well, one of my favorites - Yellow Raven. 

It's okay if someone already posts a certain artist that you want to post.  Feel free to do so if you want.

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