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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Logan Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: Yesterday at 09:35
^^ Thanks, Will. From your list I particularly like Animals followed by Free Hand. Also like the Todd Rundgren and Jethro Tull. I checked our Romantic Warrior not so long ago again and found much more enjoyment in the album. Sometimes it just does depend on my mood, what I'm most into at any given time, and what particular music from an album catches my ear.

Originally posted by Meltdowner Meltdowner wrote:

Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:


With Samuel's list: I know we share a lot of musical loves in common, and so interesting to see as many album names I am unfamiliar with (means more for me to check out). :) I do love Le Poison Qui Rend Fou, Weidorje , Spiral and The Soft Parade. I know the Mastodon quite well and should listen again.
I first thought of Susanne Sundfør's Ten Love Songs for Crossover but you had already mentioned that album :) I'd be curious to know what you'd make of that Banda do Casaco album (unfortunately the official stream sounds worse than the original CD remaster). The Soft Parade is genuinely my favourite album, I never understood the low ratings.
I generally find the Metal genres tiresome, the albums are often long and lack dynamics (not to mention the crushed cymbals and double kick drums I find unpleasant), but it's not really the case of that Mastodon album. Still, I'd get rid of a couple of tracks and I can only listen to it as background music.


Samuel. That Susanne Sundfør is a wonderful album. I remember not liking The Soft Parade very much when I first heard it (my brother had it in his collection) but it really grew on me. As for the Banda do Casaco album, I have been listening to that for some time (over 20 minutes in now) and am really digging it and intrigued. I will continue listening. There's quite a lot to it in terms of variety/ variation, and it would take multiple spins to properly absorb it all, I feel. What I'm hearing now is bliss. Wonderful album! The stream is not the best quality vinyl rip, but that doesn't bother me. Thanks so much for bringing it to my attention. :)

Edited by Logan - Yesterday at 09:38
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (1) Thanks(1)   Quote Jared Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 hours 45 minutes ago at 02:10

- Canterbury Scene: Caravan/ For Girls...
- Crossover Prog: M Oldfield/ Ommadawn
- Eclectic Prog: VDGG/ Pawn Hearts
- Experimental/Post Metal: Tool/ Lateralus
- Heavy Prog: Porcupine Tree/ Deadwing
- Indo-Prog/Raga Rock: None
- Jazz Rock/Fusion: Colosseum/ Live
- Krautrock: None
- Neo-Prog: IQ/ Ever
- Post-Rock/Math Rock: None
- Prog Folk: Gryphon/ Red Queen To Gryphon Three
- Progressive Electronic: TD/ Ricochet
- Progressive Metal: Pain Of Salvation/ Remedy Lane
- Psychedelic/Space Rock: Eloy/ Dawn
- RIO/Avant-Prog: None
- Rock Progressivo Italiano: None
- Symphonic Prog: Genesis/ SEBtP
- Tech/Extreme Prog Metal: Arcturus/ The Sham Mirrors
- Zeuhl: None
- Prog Related: Led Zep/ Physical Graffiti
- Proto-Prog: Deep Purple/ In Rock


Funny how in some categories, I could give you a hundred answers, and others I either haven't heard or haven't liked a single album... Embarrassed


Edited by Jared - 11 hours 48 minutes ago at 08:07
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (1) Thanks(1)   Quote bender99 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15 hours 42 minutes ago at 04:13
I've left a few blanks in my list - these are categories which i'm not familiar with or generally don't like.

Canterbury Scene:  Caravan - In the land of Grey and Pink

Crossover Prog:  Big Big Train - English Electric (Full Power)
Eclectic Prog:  Beardfish - +2626 - Comfortzone
Experimental/Post Metal:
Heavy Prog:  Rush - Hemispheres
Indo-Prog/Raga Rock:
Jazz Rock/Fusion:
Krautrock:
Neo-Prog:  IQ - The Road of Bones
Post-Rock/Math Rock:  
Prog Folk:  Jethro Tull - Songs From The Wood
Progressive Electronic:
Progressive Metal:  Dream Theater - Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
Psychedelic/Space Rock:  Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
RIO/Avant-Prog:
Rock Progressivo Italiano:  PFM - Per Un Amico
Symphonic Prog:  Yes - Close To The Edge
Tech/Extreme Prog Metal:  Opeth - Ghost Reveries
Zeuhl:
Prog Related:  Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti
Proto-Prog:  Beatles - Abbey Road
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Logan Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 8 hours 12 minutes ago at 11:43
^ & ^^ Thanks Jared and Jason (aka bender99). You both share three not covered categories (Krautrock, RIO/Avant and Zeuhl), both have Caravan and IQ (albeit different albums) and share Led Zep's Physical Graffiti.

^^ Jared. What I find rather interesting is how people can favour different categories -- I love plenty of albums from all the categories you left out and those are some of my particular favourite categories for music -- and yet still find shared commonalities in other categories. From your list, I adore Pawn Hearts and would say that it is on the avant-prog side of things). And I also really love the Tangerine Dream, that Gryphon album, the Led Zep choice, and I like the Caravan, Oldfield, and Genesis. And I really like Colosseum. Kind of surprised, or whould I have known?, that you don't have any RPI. I would have thought you would have known and liked PFM's Per un Amico, maybe Le Orme's Felona e Sorona, maybe Celeste....

^ Jason, I especially love Physical Graffiti and Wish YOU Were Here (especially for Shine On which remains as magical as when I first heard it at the age of about 12) from your list. I also really like the Caravan, PFM, Abbey Road, and that Rush album was one of my favourite albums as a teenager. And I like the Jethro Tull. And when I went to Australia Hemispheres was the first album I ordered from a store since I missed it. I used to adore that album; still part of my DNA.

Thanks so much for all the lists. Got considerably more than I expected and every one has treasures per my tastes.
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My first and last poll of the year to honor the great work of Logan. I have avoided the obvious choice by replacing less popular albums in some categories, but I think they deserve to be not too far from the best. It's just for fun…

Canterbury: Volaré The Uncertainty Principle 

Crossover: Sean Filkins War And Peace & Other Short Stories 

Eclectic: King Crimson Thrak 

Experimenta/Post Metal Unexpect Fables Of The Sleepless Empire 

Heavy Prog: Porcupine Tree Fear of a Blank Planet 

Indo/Raga ? 

Jazz Rock/Fusion Return to Forever Hymn of Sevent Galaxy

Neoprog Marillion Script for a Jester's Tear 

Post Rock/Math Rock ? 

Prog Folk Harmonium Harmonium 

Progressive Electronic Vangelis Heaven and Hell (or prog related)

Progressive Metal Circul of Illusion Jeremias - Foreshadow of Forgotten Realms 

Psychedelic/Space: Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon 

RIO/Avant Greco Bastian With a Little Hell from My Friends 

RPI Nuova Era Il Passo del Soldato 

Symphonic Anglagard Hybris 

Tech/Extreme Opeth The Last Will and Testament  

Zeuhl ? 

Prog Related Led Zeppelin House of the Holly




Edited by rdtprog - 7 hours 14 minutes ago at 12:41
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote mathman0806 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 1 hour 39 minutes ago at 18:16

Now I think I’ll go with an all 70’s or earlier list now. An overabundance of choices for the main subgenres and really struggled selecting the “one” for some of these, while several subgenres have yet to begin, eliminating any selection of the neo, metal, post kind. Again, I pass on Indo/Raga. I suppose I’ll do an 80s and 90s list next.

Canterbury Scene: Khan – Space Shanty (1972)

Crossover Prog: FM – Black Noise (1977)

Eclectic Prog: Bubu – Anabelas (1978)

Heavy Prog: Captain Beyond – Captain Beyond (1972)

Jazz Rock/Fusion: Mahavishnu Orchestra – The Inner Mounting Flame (1971)

Krautrock: Amon Duül II – Yeti (1970)

Prog Folk: Jethro Tull – Thick as a Brick (1972)

Progressive Electronic: Klaus Schulze – Timewind (1975)

Psychedelic/Space Rock: Pink Floyd – Animals (1977)

RIO/Avant-Prog: Frank Zappa – The Grand Wazoo (1972)

Rock Progressivo Italiano: il Balletto di Bronzo – Ys (1972)

Symphonic Prog: Genesis – Foxtrot (1972)

Zeuhl: Magma – Kobaïa (1970)
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