Points to ten favoured albums

^ absolutely, thanks! 

We have no duplicates, but just to be extra clear on this for all others... And when someone chooses a favourite album (or albums) for his or her 'personal' list that another has chosen already, he or she merely add his or her points to the already existing album in the (secondary) 'compilation' list.

Edited by Logan - November 24 2006 at 16:17

Jethro Tull – Thick As A Brick (10 points)

Yes – Relayer (9 points)

Pink Floyd – Dark Side Of The Moon (8 points)

King Crimson – In The Court Of The Crimson King (7 points)

Genesis – Selling England By The Pound (6 points)

Gryphon – Red Queen To Gryphon Three (5 points)

Index – Identidade (4 points)

Van Der Graaf Generator – H to He, Who Am The Only One (3 points)

Focus – Focus III (2 points)

Quidam – Quidam (1 point)

 

Compiled List:

 

Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick (19 points)

Yes - Relayer (15 points)

Genesis - Foxtrot (13 points)

King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King (10 points)

Focus - Hamburger Concerto (10 points)
David Sylvian - Secrets of the Beehive (10 points)

Radiohead - Amnesiac (10 points)

Gentle Giant - Acquiring the Taste (9 points)
Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden (9 points)

Pink Floyd – Dark Side Of The Moon (8 points)

Gryphon - Midnight Mushrumps (8 points)
Yes - Close to the Edge (8 points)

King Crimson - Red (7 points)
PFM - Per un Amico (7 points)

Gentle Giant - Three Friends (7 points)
Genesis – Selling England By The Pound (6 points)

The Mars Volta - Amputechture (6 points)

Bacamarte - Depois do Fim (6 points)
Yes - Relayer (6 points)
Gryphon – Red Queen To Gryphon Three (5 points)

Camel - The Snow Goose (5 points)

Marillion - Script for a Jester's Tear (5 points)
Index – Identidade (4 points)

Le Orme - Contrappunti (4 points)

Tangerine Dream - Rubycon (4 points)

Dream Theater - Scenes From a Memory (4 points)
Van Der Graaf Generator – H to He, Who Am The Only One (3 points)

Carpe Diem - Ceuille le Jour (3 points)

Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (3 points)

Focus – Focus III (2 points)
The Enid - In the Region of the Summer Stars (2 points)

Rush - Moving Pictures (2 points)

Sigur Ros - Agaetis Byrjun (2 points)
Quidam – Quidam (1 point)

Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1 point)
Renaissance - Sheherazade and Other Stories (1 point)

Pink Floyd - Animals (1 point)

My list:

Ozric Tentacles - Erpland (1 point)
Tangerine Dream - Rubycon (2 points)
Soft Machine - Third (3 points)
Gong - You (4 points)
Liquid Tension Experiment - Liquid Tension Experiment 2 (5 points)
Can - Tago Mago (6 points)
Ayreon - Into The Electric Castle (7 points)
King Crimson - Red (8 points)
Primus - Frizzle Fry (9 points)
Tool – Lateralus (10 points)

Compiled...

Genesis - Foxtrot (26 points)
King Crimson - Red (25 points)
Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick (19 points)
Yes - Close to the Edge (16 points)
Tool - Lateralus (15 Points)
Yes - Relayer (15 points)
Van Der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts (14 points)
King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King (10 points)
Focus - Hamburger Concerto (10 points)
David Sylvian - Secrets of the Beehive (10 points)
Radiohead - Amnesiac (10 points)
Harmonium - Les cinq Saisons (10 points)
Genesis – Selling England By The Pound (10 points)
Supertramp - Crime of the century (10 points)
Gentle Giant - Acquiring the Taste (9 points)
Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden (9 points)
Primus - Frizzle Fry (9 points)
Radiohead - Kid A (9 Points)
Rush- Permanent Waves (9 points)
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (9 points)
Pink Floyd – Dark Side Of The Moon (8 points)
Gryphon - Midnight Mushrumps (8 points)
Jethro Tull - Aqualung (8 points)
Gentle Giant - Octopus (8 points)
Pink Floyd - Animals (8 points)
Marillion - Script for a Jester's Tear (8 points)
PFM - Per un Amico (7 points)
Gentle Giant - Three Friends (7 points)
Ayreon - Into the Electric Castle (7 points)
Comus - First Utterance (7 points)
Jethro Tull - A Passion Play (7 points)
The Mars Volta - Amputechture (6 points)
Bacamarte - Depois do Fim (6 points)
Tangerine Dream - Rubycon (6 points)
Can - Tago Mago (6 points)
Gryphon – Red Queen To Gryphon Three (5 points)
Camel - The Snow Goose (5 points)
Yes - Fragile (5 points)
Liquid Tension Experiment - Liquid Tension Experiment 2 (5 points)
Gong - You (5 Points)
Emerson Lake & Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery (5 points)
Index – Identidade (4 points)
Le Orme - Contrappunti (4 points)
Dream Theater - Scenes From a Memory (4 points)
Mr. Bungle - Disco Volante (4 points)
Van Der Graaf Generator – H to He, Who Am The Only One (3 points)
Carpe Diem - Ceuille le Jour (3 points)
Sigur Ros - () (3 Points)
Soft Machine - Third (3 points)
Brand X - Masques (3 points)
Focus – Focus III (2 points)
The Enid - In the Region of the Summer Stars (2 points)
Rush - Moving Pictures (2 points)
Sigur Ros - Agaetis Byrjun (2 points)
Steve Hackett - Voyage Of The Acolyte (2 Points)
King Crimson - Lark's Tongues In Aspic (2 points)
Gentle Giant - Free Hand (2 Points)
Quidam – Quidam (1 point)
Renaissance - Scheherazade and Other Stories (1 point)
Ozric Tentacles - Erpland (1 point)
Strawbs - Grave New World (1 Point)

1. Hounds of love - Kate Bush (10)
2. Selling England by the pound - Genesis (9)
3. Wish you were here - Pink Floyd (8)
4. Merlin, bard of the unseen - Kayak (7)
5. So - Peter Gabriel (6)
6. Script for a jesters tear - Marillion (5)
7. In absentia - Porcupine Tree (4)
8. Mirage - Camel (3)
9. Scheherazade and other stories - Renaissance (2)
10. Hamburger concerto - Focus (1)

COMPILED...
Genesis – Selling England By The Pound (28 points)
Genesis - Foxtrot (26 points)
Yes - Relayer (25 points)
King Crimson - Red (25 points)
Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick (19 points)
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (17 points)
Yes - Close to the Edge (16 points)
Tool - Lateralus (15 Points)
Van Der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts (14 points)
Marillion - Script for a Jester's Tear (13 points)
King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King (10 points)
Focus - Hamburger Concerto (10 points)
David Sylvian - Secrets of the Beehive (10 points)
Radiohead - Amnesiac (10 points)
Harmonium - Les cinq Saisons (10 points)
Supertramp - Crime of the century (10 points)
Kate Bush - Hounds of love (10 points)
Gentle Giant - Acquiring the Taste (9 points)
Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden (9 points)
Primus - Frizzle Fry (9 points)
Radiohead - Kid A (9 Points)
Rush- Permanent Waves (9 points)
Porcupine Tree - Recordings (8 points)
Pink Floyd – Dark Side Of The Moon (8 points)
Gryphon - Midnight Mushrumps (8 points)
Jethro Tull - Aqualung (8 points)
Gentle Giant - Octopus (8 points)
Pink Floyd - Animals (8 points)
Emerson Lake & Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery (7 points)
PFM - Per un Amico (7 points)
PFM - Storia di un Minuto (7 points)
Gentle Giant - Three Friends (7 points)
Ayreon - Into the Electric Castle (7 points)
Comus - First Utterance (7 points)
Jethro Tull - A Passion Play (7 points)
Kayak - Merlin, bard of the unseen (7 points)
Gong - Angel's Egg (6 points)
The Mars Volta - Amputechture (6 points)
Bacamarte - Depois do Fim (6 points)
Tangerine Dream - Rubycon (6 points)
Can - Tago Mago (6 points)
Peter gabriel - So (6 points)
Le Orme - Felona e Sorona (5 points)
Gryphon – Red Queen To Gryphon Three (5 points)
Camel - The Snow Goose (5 points)
Yes - Fragile (5 points)
Liquid Tension Experiment - Liquid Tension Experiment 2 (5 points)
Gong - You (5 Points)
Camel - A Live Record (4 points)
Index – Identidade (4 points)
Le Orme - Contrappunti (4 points)
Dream Theater - Scenes From a Memory (4 points)
Mr. Bungle - Disco Volante (4 points)
Porcupine tree - In absentia (4 points)
Banco - Darwin! (3 points)
Van Der Graaf Generator – H to He, Who Am The Only One (3 points)
Carpe Diem - Ceuille le Jour (3 points)
Sigur Ros - () (3 Points)
Soft Machine - Third (3 points)
Brand X - Masques (3 points)
camel - Mirage (3 points)
Focus – Focus III (3 points)
Renaissance - Scheherazade and Other Stories (3 points)
The Enid - In the Region of the Summer Stars (2 points)
Rush - Moving Pictures (2 points)
Sigur Ros - Agaetis Byrjun (2 points)
Steve Hackett - Voyage Of The Acolyte (2 Points)
King Crimson - Lark's Tongues In Aspic (2 points)
Gentle Giant - Free Hand (2 Points)
Quidam – Quidam (1 point)
Ozric Tentacles - Erpland (1 point)
Strawbs - Grave New World (1 Point)
Fulano - En el Bunker (1 point)

Thanks for the responses, and for doing the compiled list.  I really appreciate it.  I think I made a mistake doing this experiment in just for fun since, well, it's not as 'fun' as other topics here, and it really wasn't just for fun, but I did it here just to be on the extra safe side (less likely my topic would have to be moved).  I like the idea of forum compilation lists as a way of determining the popularity of albums and bands with board contributors, for discovering new bands as recommendations, but mostly as an easy means to review all of the selections -- rather than reading every post that might go on for several pages, having an updated list as a supplement tends to help me in certain cases.

I've already found two completely new to me bands thanks to your contributions here (had heard something of all of the others, and have liked what I've heard).  I was not familiar with Index, despite my particular inclination towards Brazilian Prog.  Heard their samples at their site, good stuff.  And Fulano I just have to hear -- Chilean Jazz/ Rock Fusion -- perfect! And when will I get around to buying that brilliant Comus album?  Been meaning to for ages.

Anyway, the next step I was hoping to do if I the compilation lists didn't get too, too long too fast was to add up the points from each band's albums for an extra compilation list.  I hope I got them all.  As you can see, Genesis is on top with 61 points when all of their album points are added up.  Really, the top bands are no surprise, and is pretty much in conformance with what one has come to expect from other lists (like the top 100 albums at this site).  Rush is a bit low at this stage, but considering that so few people contributed, this microcosm's faves reflect a wider opinion.  What a great list of albums this is which includes widely recognised greats, as well as lesser-known gems.  Very nice indeed!  A ton of my favourites here, and so many I've heard songs off, but wish to buy.

Band albums points compilation list:

Genesis:  Selling England By The Pound (28 points) + Foxtrot (26 points) + A Trick of the Tale (7 Points) = 61 points altogether
Yes:  Relayer (25 points) + Close to the Edge (16 points) + Fragile (5 points) = 46
Pink Floyd:  Wish You Were Here (17 points) + Dark Side Of The Moon (14 points) +  Animals (8 points) = 39
King Crimson:  Red (25 points) + In the Court of the Crimson King (10 points) + Lark's Tongues In Aspic (2 points) = 37
Jethro Tull: Thick as a Brick (19 points) + Aqualung (8 points) + A Passion Play (7 points) = 34
Gentle Giant: Acquiring the Taste (9 points) + Octopus (8 points) + Three Friends (7 points) + Free Hand (2 Points) = 26
Van Der Graaf Generator:  Pawn Hearts (14 points) + Godbluff (5 points) +  H to He, Who Am The Only One (3 points) = 22
Camel: Camel (8 Points) + The Snow Goose (5 points) + A Live Record (4 points) + Mirage (3 points) = 20
Radiohead: Amnesiac (10 points) + Kid A (9 Points) = 19
Porcupine Tree:  Recordings (8 points) + Deadwing (4 points) + In absentia (4 points) = 16
Tool - Lateralus (15 Points)
PFM:  Per un Amico (7 points) + Storia di un Minuto (7 points) = 14

Wow, great idea but a bit of work to compile. Here are my current 10 (a very dynamic list) and updated compiled listing. 

 

1.  Steve Hackett - Voyage of the Acolyte (10)
2.  Gentle Giant - Free Hand (9)
3.  King Crimson - Red (8)
4.  Genesis - Foxtrot (7)
5.  Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick (6)
6.  Van Der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts (5)
7.  Porcupine Tree - Deadwing (4)
8.  Anglagard - Hybris (3)
9.  Yes - The Yes Album (2)
10. Primus - Frizzle Fry (1)

 

Compiled listing:

 

Genesis:  Selling England By The Pound (28 points) + Foxtrot (33 points) + A Trick of the Tale (7 Points) = 68 points

Yes:  Relayer (25 points) + Close to the Edge (16 points) + Fragile (5 points) + The Yes Album (2 points) = 48

Pink Floyd:  Wish You Were Here (17 points) + Dark Side Of The Moon (14 points) +  Animals (8 points) = 39

King Crimson:  Red (33 points) + In the Court of the Crimson King (10 points) + Lark's Tongues In Aspic (2 points) = 45

Jethro Tull: Thick as a Brick (19 points) + Aqualung (8 points) + A Passion Play (7 points) = 34

Gentle Giant: Acquiring the Taste (9 points) + Octopus (8 points) + Three Friends (7 points) + Free Hand (11 Points) = 35

Van Der Graaf Generator:  Pawn Hearts (19 points) + Godbluff (5 points) +  H to He, Who Am The Only One (3 points) = 27

Porcupine Tree:  Recordings (8 points) + Deadwing (8 points) + In absentia (4 points) = 20

Camel: Camel (8 Points) + The Snow Goose (5 points) + A Live Record (4 points) + Mirage (3 points) = 20

Radiohead: Amnesiac (10 points) + Kid A (9 Points) = 19

Tool - Lateralus (15 Points)

PFM:  Per un Amico (7 points) + Storia di un Minuto (7 points) = 14

Marillion - Script for a Jester's Tear (13 points)

Focus:  Hamburger Concerto (10 points) + Focus III (3 points) = 13

Gryphon:  Midnight Mushrumps (8 points) + Red Queen To Gryphon Three (5 points) = 13

Steve Hackett - Voyage of the Acolyte (12 points)

Rush:  Permanent Waves (9 points) + Moving Pictures (2 points) = 11

Gong:  Angel's Egg (6 points) + You (5 Points) = 11

Mostly Autumn - The Last Bright Light (10 points)

David Sylvian - Secrets of the Beehive (10 points)

Harmonium - Les cinq Saisons (10 points)

Supertramp - Crime of the Century (10 points)

Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (10 points)

Primus - Frizzle Fry (10 points)

Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden (9 points)

Wishbone Ash - Argus (9 Points)

Le Orme:  Felona e Sorona (5 points) + Contrappunti (4 points) = 9

Emerson Lake & Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery (7 points)

Ayreon - Into the Electric Castle (7 points)

Comus - First Utterance (7 points)

Kayak - Merlin, bard of the unseen (7 points)

The Mars Volta - Amputechture (6 points)

Bacamarte - Depois do Fim (6 points)
Tangerine Dream - Rubycon (6 points)

Can - Tago Mago (6 points)

Peter Gabriel - So (6 points)

Liquid Tension Experiment - Liquid Tension Experiment 2 (5 points)

Sigur Ros:  () (3 Points) + Agaetis Byrjun (2 points) = 5

Index – Identidade (4 points)

Dream Theater - Scenes From a Memory (4 points)

Mr. Bungle - Disco Volante (4 points)

Pure Reason Revolution - The Dark Third (3 Points)

Banco - Darwin! (3 points) 

Carpe Diem - Ceuille le Jour (3 points)

Soft Machine - Third (3 points)

Brand X - Masques (3 points)  

Renaissance - Scheherazade and Other Stories (3 points)

Anglagard - Hybris (3 points)

The Enid - In the Region of the Summer Stars (2 points)

Bigletto per l'Inferno - Bigletto per l'Inferno (2 Points)

José Cid - 10.000 Anos Depois Entre Vénus e Marte (1 Point)

Quidam – Quidam (1 point)

Ozric Tentacles - Erpland (1 point)

Strawbs - Grave New World (1 Point)

Fulano - En el Bunker (1 point)

 

sorry, forgot to add Rainbow's contribution. Can the next person do so please.

Edited by Firepuck - December 15 2006 at 16:22