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Blacksword
Prog Reviewer
Joined: June 22 2004
Location: England
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Posted: April 19 2006 at 05:28 |
BestFreak wrote:
I might be "wrong" in this sense, but I think that Rush's "Grace under pressure" is one of their most amazing albums... IMO it is not as much about being "progressive" as it is about playing around and experimenting with "musical textures"... if you listen to the album while focusing on the total disconnection between the vocal lines and the music behind them, you will understand what I mean.
In any case... I said that "I can be wrong"!!!
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I know what you mean. GUP is an excellent album. It grew on me slowly, but I love it. It's among their best from any era IMO.
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Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!
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M. B. Zapelini
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Joined: June 21 2005
Location: Brazil
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Posted: April 19 2006 at 08:10 |
TOD KREMER wrote:
Have you ever found that your favorite album by a band turns out to be considererd by many as a lesser work or may even be derided?
For example, my favorite Yes album is Tormato and I often find myself defending that position.
Is Grace Under Pressure your favorite Rush album when everyone else insists that it should be Moving Pictures?
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I hate "Tormato" - but "Grace Under Pressure is one of my favourite Rush albums...
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"He's a man of the past and one of the present"
PETER HAMMILL
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Tenth Chaffinch
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Joined: April 22 2006
Location: Singapore
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Points: 203
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Posted: April 22 2006 at 22:12 |
I often catch Hell for my favorite Floyd album being Animals. Until I unload the facts onto their ears of course...
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Posted: April 22 2006 at 22:19 |
Tales From Topographic Oceans & Relayer are my Fav Yes Albums
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Bt-Tor
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Joined: November 13 2005
Location: Canada
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Posted: April 22 2006 at 22:53 |
Rush - Favs include Grace Under Pressure, Caress of Steel, Counterparts and Test for Echo.
Yes - find Fragile to be quite overrated, much prefer Relayer to the former and CTTE.
Gentle Giant - Three Friends is easily my favorite by the band.
Pink Floyd - prefer Animals and Meddle to DSOTM.
Marillion - find Fugazi to be much superior to the other fish-era albums.
King Crimson - find ITCOTCK to be quite overrated, much prefer Lizard and Red.
Mars Volta - I always thought De-loused to be a much more consistent
and better album, though I thought this was already the general
consensus.
Dream Theater - I also consider Falling Into Infinity to be one of
their best - it seems that they really focussed more on songwriting on
this album as opposed to relentless chops - best examples being New
Millenium, Lines in the Sand and Trail of Tears.
I know there are more but these immediately come to mind.
I find that once you get beyond a band's most popular or highly
regarded album, you discover perhaps a more unique aspect of the band
and oftentimes much better material.
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Ghandi 2
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Joined: February 17 2006
Location: United States
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Points: 1494
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Posted: April 22 2006 at 23:11 |
Tenth Chaffinch wrote:
I often catch Hell for my favorite Floyd album being Animals. Until I unload the facts onto their ears of course... |
I think lots of people love Animals that much; I do.
Pink Floyd--Ummagumma By no means is it my favorite, but a lot of people seem to despise this album.
Pink Floyd--Obscured by Clouds I really don't understand why this gets so much abuse.
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rupert
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Joined: February 18 2006
Location: Germany
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Points: 610
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Posted: April 23 2006 at 12:14 |
I think that "Generation 13" is Saga's best ( by far ) and haven't met too many Saga-fans sharing my opinion... but it's got a high recommendation here, many good reviews, so I stopped feeling that alone...
Others I think I'm merely alone with is "Wool" by the Nits... "Eight" by New Model Army... but here we are... Rupi's very far from "Prog" again...
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HeirToRuin
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Joined: May 30 2005
Location: United States
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Points: 454
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Posted: April 23 2006 at 13:31 |
I'm always tempted to listen to albums other people hate to see why.
I never understood the hate Tales from Topographic Oceans got. I
was drawn instantly upon putting it in my CD player.
Often what happens with me is that I'll have a favorite album (or album
I recommend to people) and, while it's not hated, a lot of people will
suggest something else instead.
For example, I'd typically recommend Godbluff by VDGG for first time
listeners while many others seem to think H to He should be the first
listen. I always try to go for something a bit more unique to the
artist rather than the most popular.
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Kotro
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Joined: August 16 2004
Location: Portugal
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Points: 2815
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Posted: April 23 2006 at 15:14 |
Animals? Ummagumma? OBC? I laugh at you.
My favorite Floyd album is A Momentary Lapse of Reason! I really, REALLY, really love it. It just fills me with immense joy and pleasure.
Now, for more consensual choices, I also prefer A Trick of the Tale to any other Genesis albums and Camel's debut to anything after that.
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Bigger on the inside.
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Tenth Chaffinch
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Joined: April 22 2006
Location: Singapore
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Points: 203
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Posted: April 23 2006 at 19:44 |
There's nothing wrong with AMLOR. It's an excellent album. However, I much prefer The Division Bell as a post-Waters effort.
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terramystic
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Joined: February 02 2005
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Points: 781
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Posted: April 24 2006 at 05:48 |
My "wrong" album:
RUSH - Power Windows
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Maverick
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Joined: April 23 2006
Location: Russian Federation
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Points: 81
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Posted: April 24 2006 at 09:08 |
I've read all the replies...
Guys, you're absolutely RIGHT!
Rush - Power Windows (my favourite Rush album)
Dream Theater - Falling Into Infinity (I have always loved this album! "Lines In The Sand" is a great song with an awesome solo.)
Also, I suppose "De-Loused" is better album than "Frances The Mute". I think, the latest Mars Volta album is a complete mess!
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In PROG We Trust
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nowayman121
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Joined: March 20 2006
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Posted: April 24 2006 at 09:15 |
Yep Dream Theaters Falling Into Infinity maybe the "wrong" one but I really like it, "Frances The Mute" is a bit of a mess, too much sound effects, and its there one everyone generally likes...
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Progressive: Intelligent music for intelligent people.
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Kotro
Prog Reviewer
Joined: August 16 2004
Location: Portugal
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Points: 2815
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Posted: April 24 2006 at 10:08 |
Tenth Chaffinch wrote:
There's nothing wrong with AMLOR. It's an excellent album. However, I much prefer The Division Bell as a post-Waters effort. |
The thing is, I don't prefer it as a post-Waters album. I prefer it as a 1967-1995 Floyd album...
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Bigger on the inside.
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_sam_
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Joined: November 13 2005
Location: United States
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Points: 125
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Posted: April 28 2006 at 17:28 |
Pink Floyd: I LOVE Obscured By Clouds, The Division Bell, and A Momentary Lapse of Reason, though Wish You Were Here and Animals are still my favorites.
Rush: Caress of Steel, Grace Under Pressure, and their absolute best: SIGNALS.
Yes: Drama and Tales From Topogrpahic Oceans are my favorites.
Jethro Tull: Warchild and Crest of a Knave.
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tdreamer
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Joined: March 03 2006
Location: Scotland
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Points: 267
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Posted: April 28 2006 at 21:13 |
Fav Genesis album ' Wind & Wuthering'
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cuncuna
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Joined: March 29 2005
Location: Chile
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Points: 4318
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Posted: April 28 2006 at 21:36 |
I kind of like "Jet Lag". But I hate that Lanzetti guy. Jet Lag has some very nice jazzy cuts, and I'm ok with bands changing tremendously. I just can't stand that Gabriel impersonator, but I steel think that the sound of PFM there is... interesting.
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¡Beware of the Bee!
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Drew
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Joined: June 20 2005
Location: California
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Points: 12600
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Posted: April 28 2006 at 21:41 |
Ayreon-Universal Migrator- Both Parts
Rush- Hold Your Fire
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Drew
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Joined: June 20 2005
Location: California
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Points: 12600
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Posted: April 28 2006 at 21:41 |
_sam_ wrote:
Pink Floyd: I LOVE Obscured By Clouds, The Division Bell, and A Momentary Lapse of Reason, though Wish You Were Here and Animals are still my favorites.
Rush: Caress of Steel, Grace Under Pressure, and their absolute best: SIGNALS.
Yes: Drama and Tales From Topogrpahic Oceans are my favorites.
Jethro Tull: Warchild and Crest of a Knave. |
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Crazy_Chester
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Joined: April 19 2006
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Points: 74
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Posted: April 28 2006 at 23:24 |
I find myself pretty much liking anything a group that I am interested in, does/did. It is all just different stages.
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No one knows what the purpose of it originally was or if it had a purpose at all. Personally I think it was a pure artistic creation from the beginning.
- William S. Burroughs
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