This or That?

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Hi Everyone!

Let's play a little game - the name is in the title. Here's how it works: someone picks two albums by the same artist that they either hold in high esteem, are generally rated about the same in quality, or that they dislike (2 stinkers so to speak). It's up to you. 

The first person to pop in (if they know the music) must give their choice of the two and then list their 2 picks for the next person, and so forth. Lets us use the ^ to signify who we are responding to and NO more than one at a time please! All sub-genres are fair game and please use images to illustrate.

I will get the ball rolling...

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Zappastolethetowels Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: August 19 2023 Location: NY Status: Online Points: 1105	Post Options Post Reply Quote Zappastolethetowels Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Topic: This or That? Posted: October 11 2024 at 17:07
	Hi Everyone! Let's play a little game - the name is in the title. Here's how it works: someone picks two albums by the same artist that they either hold in high esteem, are generally rated about the same in quality, or that they dislike (2 stinkers so to speak). It's up to you. The first person to pop in (if they know the music) must give their choice of the two and then list their 2 picks for the next person, and so forth. Lets us use the ^ to signify who we are responding to and NO more than one at a time please! All sub-genres are fair game and please use images to illustrate. I will get the ball rolling... or ?

Logan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum & Site Admin Group Site Admin Joined: April 05 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Status: Offline Points: 35743	Post Options Post Reply Quote Logan Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: October 11 2024 at 17:16
	^ Might be asked to be moved to Just for Fun, but nice idea regardless. Close, but I go with Trick of the Tail (Blood on the Rooftops is my fave track of those, however). For mine: or
	Duos for fave acts

Zappastolethetowels Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: August 19 2023 Location: NY Status: Online Points: 1105	Post Options Post Reply Quote Zappastolethetowels Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: October 11 2024 at 17:18
	edit: you may keep a record of all your picks, just make sure you highlight who you are responding to My own pick is Wind

Zappastolethetowels Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: August 19 2023 Location: NY Status: Online Points: 1105	Post Options Post Reply Quote Zappastolethetowels Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: October 11 2024 at 17:28
	^Logan Shambles for me haha, the frenzied sea shanties never did it for me. or

Logan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum & Site Admin Group Site Admin Joined: April 05 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Status: Offline Points: 35743	Post Options Post Reply Quote Logan Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: October 11 2024 at 18:08
	I prefer Shambles of my choices too. ^ Miles Davis' In a Silent Way for me (the album that made me a fan of his and I still love) --------------------------- Edited by Logan - October 11 2024 at 18:09
	Duos for fave acts

Zappastolethetowels Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: August 19 2023 Location: NY Status: Online Points: 1105	Post Options Post Reply Quote Zappastolethetowels Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: October 11 2024 at 18:22
	^ Ege for me: much more fluid and consistent (some great melodic moments to boot)

Zappastolethetowels Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: August 19 2023 Location: NY Status: Online Points: 1105	Post Options Post Reply Quote Zappastolethetowels Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: October 11 2024 at 18:27
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Logan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum & Site Admin Group Site Admin Joined: April 05 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Status: Offline Points: 35743	Post Options Post Reply Quote Logan Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: October 11 2024 at 18:27
	^^ Same. And now that I think more competently about it, I should have gone with Wind and Wuthering (I was going to and then second guessed myself). ^ I thought about doing the same KC combo. Love both, but going with Red --------------------- or Edited by Logan - October 11 2024 at 18:33
	Duos for fave acts

Zappastolethetowels Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: August 19 2023 Location: NY Status: Online Points: 1105	Post Options Post Reply Quote Zappastolethetowels Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: October 11 2024 at 18:40
	^1001 for me (for the content and first appearance of the iconic logo) ______ or Edited by Zappastolethetowels - October 11 2024 at 18:41

Zappastolethetowels Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: August 19 2023 Location: NY Status: Online Points: 1105	Post Options Post Reply Quote Zappastolethetowels Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: October 12 2024 at 09:43
	Anybody wanna bounce and give their choice between fourth or fifth? I pick fourth, it's my favorite work of theirs. It capitalizes on the best aspects of third and doesn't let up its jazz credentials for a minute! Fifth was always a struggle for me; it feels conceptually disjointed (due to band dynamics during recording) while going into the avant-garde at times while trying to maintain the "blaring" sax sound of 4. Drop and All White are worth it alone. The band did not lose me completely until post-Softs despite me being less keen on their progression starting at Six and going forward.

Logan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum & Site Admin Group Site Admin Joined: April 05 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Status: Offline Points: 35743	Post Options Post Reply Quote Logan Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: October 12 2024 at 10:47
	^ Hoping someone else would try it. I feel comfortable saying that Soft Machine is one of THE greatest bands, and I chose Fourth over Fifth. My traditional favourites from ST are Third and Second. Brilliant band. While I commonly would go for The Glowing Man and To be Kind as my modern dynamic Swans duo, I feel like going for these two sequential albums. or
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mathman0806 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 06 2014 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 6397	Post Options Post Reply Quote mathman0806 Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: October 12 2024 at 12:34
	^Logan Love both but give the nod to The Seer. It was my first Swan's album that took my attention. Or

Logan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum & Site Admin Group Site Admin Joined: April 05 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Status: Offline Points: 35743	Post Options Post Reply Quote Logan Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: October 12 2024 at 13:32
	^ Seriously, that was the first or second pairing I thought about doing, but decided to start more old-school. Love both, and it is hard to choose. Depends on the day, today I go with Lift Yr. Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven! over F♯A♯∞. Both are five star albums to me, and serious "modern" (1997 and 2000) classics. ----------------------------- or Edited by Logan - October 12 2024 at 13:38
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Zappastolethetowels Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: August 19 2023 Location: NY Status: Online Points: 1105	Post Options Post Reply Quote Zappastolethetowels Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: October 12 2024 at 20:31
	^Yeti for me - seems a little more "out there" and I like unpredictability in my prog _________________ or

richardh Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: February 18 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 27956	Post Options Post Reply Quote richardh Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: October 12 2024 at 21:45
	Fragile , for a bit more dirt

Zappastolethetowels Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: August 19 2023 Location: NY Status: Online Points: 1105	Post Options Post Reply Quote Zappastolethetowels Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: October 13 2024 at 07:28
	^I will let someone else jump ship; unfortunately, I don't know these two I only know Vangelis' Heaven and Hell album

Logan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum & Site Admin Group Site Admin Joined: April 05 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Status: Offline Points: 35743	Post Options Post Reply Quote Logan Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: October 13 2024 at 11:16
	^^ I understood whay people commonly loathe the terms overrated and underrated, yet I do consider Vangelis' Beaubourg commonly to be underrated. That said, I choose Spiral. ------------------------------------- or
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Zappastolethetowels Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: August 19 2023 Location: NY Status: Online Points: 1105	Post Options Post Reply Quote Zappastolethetowels Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: October 13 2024 at 11:43
	^You are all over the place Logan and I like that That said, I much prefer Kid A to Computer - I would listen to Computer nonstop 5 or so years ago until Kid A came into my world and threw everything I knew out the window. If Prog Electronica was a genre, Kid A would be the cornerstone. Strangely enough, I have not encountered much music in that similar vein all these years; I much prefer Radiohead post-2000. I guess, their later work and some instrumental hip-hop come close. ______________ or

Logan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum & Site Admin Group Site Admin Joined: April 05 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Status: Offline Points: 35743	Post Options Post Reply Quote Logan Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: October 13 2024 at 11:51
	^ Thanks, I favour Radiohead's Kid A and the following, Amnesiac is a particular favourite of mine. I love both of those Hatfield and the North albums (both are stone cold classics), but I want to give some one else a chance. Actually, all of these have been great selections for my tastes.
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I prophesy disaster Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: December 31 2017 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 4772	Post Options Post Reply Quote I prophesy disaster Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: October 13 2024 at 14:05
	^^ I only know "Hatfield and the North". Although I do enjoy this album, I also think the album is a bit too silly for my tastes. or These are the two top ranking VdGG albums in PA. They are also somewhat different sounding albums by the classic lineup. My preference is definitely "Pawn Hearts" and the earlier albums.
	No, I know how to behave in the restaurant now, I don't tear at the meat with my hands. If I've become a man of the world somehow, that's not necessarily to say I'm a worldly man.