Interactive Tracks Poll: Goodbye 2023, Hello 2023!

Finally I found the time to listen to all nominations consciously. This is a pretty good year; I also will have difficulties to select 20 for my albums of the year list. Same thing here, lots of tracks compete for the three votes. 

Edited by Lewian - January 20 2024 at 10:43

Lorenzo! Nice to see you around. Your creation lives on!

Votes for sole picks

suitkees wrote: My personal impressions after listening... Harp: This precise track came by on the radio, last Monday. Gentle, melodic and soothing, Beautiful but a bit short - makes me curious to listen to the album. Edenya: Hmm, not sure what to think of this one. A dark folky rock track veering towards a prog metal style before returning to the folk side of things and then up again. I'm not fan of this singing style (which seems to be the norm in female fronted prog/metal bands), which is maybe technically perfect, but it doesn't convey much emotion to me. Musically it is quite nice though.

Edited by Snicolette - January 21 2024 at 19:28

Wonderful to "see" you again, Lorenzo!  

By the way, I've opened a thread focused on a new Italian band here:

Good to see you, Lorenzo. I rather miss having a baby around despite the sleep disruptions and constant worrying. It did present some challenges for work.
The toddler years were magical for me with my children (now 16 and 20).

I did check out that music, very interesting jazz/ fusion where the themes strongly resonate in the music. Quite powerful. I might respond there later if I can think of something substantial and reasonably intelligent-sounding to say. I don't think said artist is in PA; might want to consider suggesting it for here if you find that album suitable for JRF.

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Thanks y'all who contributed to this topic. I discovered lots of music to like.

And if anyone here has not yet submitted their Album of the Year list and can do so, please do. You still have until the end of this month to do so and to edit your lists, and again has been opened to all (unlike it being made for collabs before). The Prog Archives 2023 Album of The Year CLICK

^ Wonderful. It's one of my favourite songs. By the way, one of my dad's first gifts to my wife was Alice in Wonderland. Three can be such a wonderful age. My eldest was still two when I joined this site, and my other not yet conceived, how time flies.

I have some notes on my laptop, which I may get back to. Overall, enjoyed the various tunes. My votes:

For the ichibans:

Grace Potter - Good Time: I do know this well, but wanted to give it a vote. I went on a 9-mile hike two weekends ago and this song resonated through my head and kept me going throughout.

Grave Pleasures - Lead Balloons: Absolutely dig the throwback to the 80's electro-goth sound.

Canned Dreams - Grandma's Funeral: Quirky, jazzy, and charming. Will check out some more of their stuff when I have chance.

Nibans:

Sufjan Stevens - Sh*t Talk
Uriah Heep - Hail the Sunrise

Thank you all!


Edited by mathman0806 - January 23 2024 at 05:05