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    Posted: January 25 2020 at 12:08
I noticed in the plethora of polls for various numbered releases from different bands that the 4th and 5th albums seems to be a sweet spot for many prog artists, such as: 

Jethro Tull - Aqualung, Thick as a Brick
Yes - Fragile, Close to the Edge
Genesis - Foxtrot, Selling England by the Pound
Van der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts, Godbluff
Gentle Giant - Octopus, In a Glass House
Rush - 2112, A Farewell to Kings

But then it struck me. What about longevity? What happened on releases 10 and 11, for instance? Who kept the streak going even after 10 or so years? And there you have the premise of the poll. 
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Absolutely Jethro for me.
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Also went with Tull...but those IQ lp's are very good.
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I'm also voting for Tull, though most of the rest are fantastic choices.
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Zappa - Sheikh Yer Bouti / Joe’s Garage
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Originally posted by The Dark Elf The Dark Elf wrote:

I noticed in the plethora of polls for various numbered releases from different bands that the 4th and 5th albums seems to be a sweet spot for many prog artists, such as: 

Jethro Tull - Aqualung, Thick as a Brick
Yes - Fragile, Close to the Edge
Genesis - Foxtrot, Selling England by the Pound
Van der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts, Godbluff
Gentle Giant - Octopus, In a Glass House
Rush - 2112, A Farewell to Kings

But then it struck me. What about longevity? What happened on releases 10 and 11, for instance? Who kept the streak going even after 10 or so years? And there you have the premise of the poll. 
Yes, you're absolutely right, although I'd never thought of it that way before. Anyway, my vote goes to the Moody Blues because I love both of those albums. Smile 
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Rush out of these
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The Zappa listed is not his 10th/11th release. It was Frank Zappa and the mothers. His other releases were Frank Zappa, but other players made the album. No difference.

Edited by Grumpyprogfan - January 25 2020 at 13:53
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King Crimson by a hair over Tull and Pink Floyd.
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JT over FZ and IQ
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Floyd takes this quite easily for me. I am one of those that still love The Wall as much as I used to back when I was a little kid finding out about ‘big music from the solar system’ - as my mind seemed to call it.
Animals is another masterpiece, if not even better constructed..at least for my tastes. The general gist of that album sadly still rings true.
I’ve always felt that it managed to distill something very complex and bureaucratic into this very simple and naive universe..and it works. Reminds me of a child when faced with poor excuses coming from supposedly adults; they cut through the nonsense, straight to the point.
Coupled together with the synth and animal sounds intertwining and you end up with something very effective. I’ve always thought so anyway

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Originally posted by Grumpyprogfan Grumpyprogfan wrote:

The Zappa listed is not his 10th/11th release. It was Frank Zappa and the mothers. His other releases were Frank Zappa, but other players made the album. No difference.

The ones I listed are his 10th and 11th as "Frank Zappa", non-live, non-movie soundtrack, without the Mothers. 
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Originally posted by The Dark Elf The Dark Elf wrote:

Originally posted by Grumpyprogfan Grumpyprogfan wrote:

The Zappa listed is not his 10th/11th release. It was Frank Zappa and the mothers. His other releases were Frank Zappa, but other players made the album. No difference.

The ones I listed are his 10th and 11th as "Frank Zappa", non-live, non-movie soundtrack, without the Mothers. 
It can get complicated trying to sort out Frank Zappa's convoluted discography into some sort of chronological order, and that's before you even get to his multitude of posthumous albums. Smile
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Went with Rush, but I could vote for Tull just the same.
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JT first for me, followed by FZ.  
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Originally posted by The Dark Elf The Dark Elf wrote:

I noticed in the plethora of polls for various numbered releases from different bands that the 4th and 5th albums seems to be a sweet spot for many prog artists, such as: 

Jethro Tull - Aqualung, Thick as a Brick
Yes - Fragile, Close to the Edge
Genesis - Foxtrot, Selling England by the Pound
Van der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts, Godbluff
Gentle Giant - Octopus, In a Glass House
Rush - 2112, A Farewell to Kings

But then it struck me. What about longevity? What happened on releases 10 and 11, for instance? Who kept the streak going even after 10 or so years? And there you have the premise of the poll. 

I'd noticed that with 4th & 5th recordings as well.  Perhaps they were able to really hit their strides with defininig who they were, playing together and also getting the hang of recording into an easier routine by then.  Also, maybe less pressure to succeed, since they were succeeding quite well, so they could be more relaxed.
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I can't ever deny Rush a vote, although both Floyd albums are close competition
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It's definitely King Crimson that wins this one for me as I think "Thrak" is a masterpiece which seems to be contrary to most people and "Three of a Perfect Pair" is excellent.  Zappa might have won this if "Shiek Yerbouti" was coupled with one of his jazzier albums like Waka/Jawaka, but that would have defeated the purpose kind of.  I don't like "Joe's Garage" that much.

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Rush > IQ > Tull > FZ for me.
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Tull for me
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