Funny Prog

nick_h_nz wrote: I prophesy disaster wrote: You do realise that this track was written specifically for vinyl, and that its brilliance doesn't translate to CD or digital formats?   That is kind of obvious, and I doubt anyone listening to it could not recognise it was written specifically for vinyl.

nick_h_nz wrote: I prophesy disaster wrote: Hmmm, I don't know. If someone hasn't ever experienced vinyl, and came across this "gimmick" in the form it exists on CD or digital formats, would they recognise it for what it is? It is easy for those of us who have experienced this on vinyl to assume that it would be obvious even for those who only know CD or digital formats. But why would a person who only knows CD or digital even think that the track was intended continue ad infinitum?     Because I’ve never played vinyl. I grew up on cassettes, and then CDs. I’ve never owned a record, but I still understand the concept of a runout groove.

BarryGlibb wrote: iluvmarillion wrote: Tempted to vote for the Split Enz because I love Split Enz, but this one is about the worst thing the band every wrote, so I'll give it to Bike. My Mistake is one of Split Enz's funniest; especially the video. Cracks me up every time!

Dopeydoc wrote: Meltdowner wrote: Other  Hocus Pocus

Suit Fugue (Kevin Gilbert) is not only funny, it's a fantastic piece. It's an actual proper fugue (as far as I can hear, I haven't analyzed it in detail), it's excellent counterpoint, and it has a fantastic commentary on the music industry. The Shaming of the True is also an insanely underrated album, in the prog world and the music world in general—Kevin Gilbert was honestly unbelievably talented, his death was a huge loss of musical potential. Easy vote from me.

Dellinger wrote: Hrychu wrote: Battle of Epping Forest, to me is just a one big dad joke. Not really that funny IMHO. For me, that's the one song that won't let me enjoy Selling England as a Masterpiece it otherwise is (yah, I can even stand More Fool Me, even if I don't quiet like it).

I sort of feel the same way but Selling England is still 42 minutes without the Battle of Epping Forest, so enough of a masterpiece

In the end, I voted for Cat Food, but I don't know several songs on the list. Agree Elephant Talk would have been a good choice for KC. And for Procol Harum, I find Rambling On (from Shine on Brightly), about a man who sees a Batman movie and decides to fly, more funny than Mabel.

Wouldn't do a lot of harm to dump More Fool Me, but it does add a light romantic touch to an otherwise musically complex and artistically ambitious album.