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Hammill

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Posted: August 01 2005 at 12:27

Titan wrote:

this thread is quite popular, so tell me your opinion

my top 20 in no order:

Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother 8/10

ELP - Brain Salad Surgery 10/10

Comus - First Utterance

King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King 10/10

Gryphon - Midnight Mushrumps

Eloy - Ocean 9/10

Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel IV Security

Queen - Queen II 9/10

Anthony Phillips - The Geese And The Ghost

IQ - The Wake

Le Orme - The Collage

Anglagard - Hybris

Ange - La Cimetière Des Arlequins

Camel - Mirage 10/10

VDGG - Pawn Hearts 100/10

PFM - Per Un Amico

Yes - Relayer 8/10

Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway 10/10

Gentle Giant - Acquiring The Taste 9/10

Basil Poledouris - Connan The Barbarian (soundtrack)

Dragon Phoenix View Drop Down

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Posted: August 01 2005 at 13:16

Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother 8/10 (not in my PF top5 though)

ELP - Brain Salad Surgery 5/10

Comus - First Utterance don't know

King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King 8/10

Gryphon - Midnight Mushrumps (only know PTRG3, which I like)

Eloy - Ocean don't know

Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel IV Security 10/10

Queen - Queen II 9/10

Anthony Phillips - The Geese And The Ghost don't know

IQ - The Wake don't know

Le Orme - The Collage don't know

Anglagard - Hybris don't know

Ange - La Cimetière Des Arlequins (only know 2 other albums, both disappointing)

Camel - Mirage 10/10

VDGG - Pawn Hearts 10/10

PFM - Per Un Amico 8/10

Yes - Relayer 8/10

Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway 10/10

Gentle Giant - Acquiring The Taste (only know Octopus, which I rate 7/10)

Basil Poledouris - Connan The Barbarian (soundtrack) don't know

Possessed

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Posted: August 01 2005 at 16:52

Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother 6/10

ELP - Brain Salad Surgery 8.5/10

Comus - First Utterance 5/10

King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King 10/10

Gryphon - Midnight Mushrumps 7/10

Eloy - Ocean 6/10

Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel IV Security 7.5/10

Queen - Queen II 6.5/10

Anthony Phillips - The Geese And The Ghost 8.5/10

IQ - The Wake 8/10

Le Orme - The Collage 8/10

Anglagard - Hybris 10/10

Ange - La Cimetière Des Arlequins 7/10

Camel - Mirage 9.5/10

VDGG - Pawn Hearts 9/10

PFM - Per Un Amico 8.5/10

Yes - Relayer 10/10

Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway 9/10

Gentle Giant - Acquiring The Taste 9/10

Basil Poledouris - Connan The Barbarian (soundtrack) ???

Tony Fisher View Drop Down

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Posted: August 01 2005 at 18:42

Titan wrote:

My comments are in brackets

Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother (Good but inconsistent)

ELP - Brain Salad Surgery (Absolutely dreadful)

Comus - First Utterance

King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King (Really mixed; some masterpieces but some dross too)

Gryphon - Midnight Mushrumps (Excellent - a much underrated album)

Eloy - Ocean

Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel IV Security

Queen - Queen II (A really fine album)

Anthony Phillips - The Geese And The Ghost

IQ - The Wake

Le Orme - The Collage

Anglagard - Hybris

Ange - La Cimetière Des Arlequins

Camel - Mirage (A masterpiece by any standards)

VDGG - Pawn Hearts (VDGG are just not to my taste but this is not bad)

PFM - Per Un Amico

Yes - Relayer (Good but not outstanding - they've done better)

Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (A great album; not their best though)

Gentle Giant - Acquiring The Taste (Excellent)

Basil Poledouris - Connan The Barbarian (soundtrack)

The rest I don't have. You have pretty good taste!