80s Art rock/Progressive Pop Albums
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Topic: 80s Art rock/Progressive Pop Albums
Posted By: Morningrise
Subject: 80s Art rock/Progressive Pop Albums
Date Posted: October 13 2018 at 14:20
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Ok. I know I'm going to generate some debate around here because some of you might consider the albums on the list not quite fitting the definition of art rock and/or progressive pop. Anyway, it's a very eclectic list. You can pick your favourite out of it or suggest another if you wish to, with the "other" option. |
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: October 13 2018 at 14:24
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I'll go with David Sylvian but you should really have Cardiacs on there somewhere ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Morningrise
Date Posted: October 13 2018 at 14:29
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^Never even thought about them. "On Land And In The Sea" would have been a nice choice |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: October 13 2018 at 16:56
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Best ones (for me) are King Crimson, Rush and ELPowell. Now, I was going to vote for Rush, because Signals is one of my favorite Rush albums and I've logged countless hours playing it, but I decided to vote for ELPowell because 1) it's underrated, and 2) it will no doubt get very few votes with competition like that. ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Squonk19
Date Posted: October 13 2018 at 17:15
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They might be the whipping boys for many on this forum, but that Asia debut is pure prog-pop at its best! A very good list though... Signals by Rush is a very good album, but a notch below what came before, when they on another level. Elsewhere, Duke was the sound of a band shedding those last vestiges of prog before their full dive into pop - but it had its moments (although the tour was better!) Melt wasn't too shabby either..... (continued page 76...) ------------- “Living in their pools, they soon forget about the sea.” |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: October 13 2018 at 17:57
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I love Vienna -------------  
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Posted By: Cambus741
Date Posted: October 13 2018 at 19:15
| voted for ELO's Time but Welcome to the Pleasure Dome does come a close second |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: October 13 2018 at 19:20
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Definitely Melt. ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: October 14 2018 at 06:45
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Almost impossible to vote for one, as this poll contains some huge personal favourites. Discipline, Remain in Light and Hounds of Love will probably get many votes, so I will go for a somewhat lower-profile album - Japan's marvellous Tin Drum. |
Posted By: flyingveepixie
Date Posted: October 14 2018 at 06:54
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Pretty hard choice given that there's literally a full decade between some of them - Duke and Seeds of Love for example. It says at the top I can't vote in this poll (what's with this clunky website...?) I'll go for Seeds of Love though for sheer songwriting and production quality. |
Posted By: Morningrise
Date Posted: October 14 2018 at 07:22
Just yesterday I was listening to "Famous Last Words" and thinking to myself how great the production for "Seeds Of Love" is. It's an amazing album. P.s.: I think you need to have some more posts in the website before you can vote (the required minimum is between 40/50 or something like that) |
flyingveepixie wrote:Posted By: flyingveepixie
Date Posted: October 14 2018 at 07:35
| Thanks for that info. I'm still struggling to get my head around a lot of aspects on this site which seem to be set up to work against you - that capthca thing for example which has just foiled me again and made me write this reply out for a second attempt (I'll copy it to my clipboard before posting in case it happens again.,. |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: October 14 2018 at 07:37
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yeah this site is like a hot blond with big tits.. until you get into her and realize she is completely psychotic and had a bad case of the clap on top of it... ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: October 14 2018 at 07:38
have I told you recently just how hot and sexy you are.... ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: October 14 2018 at 07:40
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like my better half and for many of the same albums.. a really difficult choice. Well picked OP... but going with the album that put the complete zap on my head Spirit of Eden
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Posted By: Quinino
Date Posted: October 14 2018 at 07:50
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And Talk Talk takes the lead !!!! (hahaha only two votes) SoE is truly ... a case apart ... unconditional love forever
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Posted By: Morningrise
Date Posted: October 14 2018 at 07:51
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I'll go with one of the underdogs that won't get many votes on this site. I'm between "Love Over Gold" and "The Seeds Of Love". I'm giving the edge to Dire Straits for an almost perfect album ("Industrial Disease" kinda ruins the mood a little, but it's a hell of a record anyway). Other favourites of mine which I believe will have some votes are: Discipline, Remain In Light, Spirit Of Eden (objectively, my favourite among the 24),Melt, Hounds Of Love and Secrets Of The Beehive (this last one right up there with Spirit Of Eden) |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: October 14 2018 at 08:37
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I have to say I really appreciated the inclusion of Grace Jones' Nightclubbing. Though I would not call myself a fan of hers, I have always had a lot of time for that album. And Frankie Goes to Hollywood's Welcome to the Pleasuredome is a masterpiece  .That being said, when confronted with a list such as this, I wonder how anyone can still say that the Eighties were a bad time for music. So much great stuff was released in that decade! I think The Stranglers, Duran Duran and Siouxsie and the Banshees would also deserve a mention.
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Posted By: Morningrise
Date Posted: October 14 2018 at 08:55
Indeed. I would urge anyone who disses Duran Duran to listen to this: https://youtu.be/MCF2nMrQde8" rel="nofollow - https://youtu.be/MCF2nMrQde8 |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: August 20 2020 at 16:14
| Rush: "Signals" |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 20 2020 at 16:20
I actually know most of the albums in this poll, which makes a nice change, and with a sense of dogged determination, I'm voting for Kate Bush. 
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Posted By: Jaketejas
Date Posted: August 20 2020 at 16:22
| I wore out at least eight albums on here. Hmmm ... which should I choose? |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 20 2020 at 16:23
It's good to see I'm not the only one reviving old polls.
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: August 20 2020 at 16:35
Are you a winking kind of guy in every day life? Why are you quoting me again? You are not reviving old polls, you are only reviving your own. You know, some of them have run their course. Let it go... If I revive an old poll, it means two things - I missed it the first time and I think it is a nice poll. I don't think I've ever revived my own polls though. |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: August 20 2020 at 20:53
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I almost picked Frankie Goes to Hollywood........but Rush Signals is a massive album, it has large melons but is not blonde. I am not reviving any old polls either. -------------   
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Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: August 20 2020 at 21:25
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Again some very good albums there ,own a dozen of them,...but one of my favorite bands and one of their best albums....imho one of the best ever when it comes to clever art rock/pop. Skylarking by XTC ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: BarryGlibb
Date Posted: August 21 2020 at 01:10
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The second, third, fourth and fifth albums from Simple Minds are definitive art rock/progressive pop albums. I especially love the two 1981 albums produced by Steve Hillage i.e. Sons and Fascination and Sister Feelings Call.
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: August 21 2020 at 04:03
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Nice list. Voting for Rush is too easy for me, so I'll vote Tin Drum by Japan, although it's jostling for top spot with hounds of Love, Secrets of the Beehive & Spirit of Eden. Surely ELPowell is symphonic prog?? The Score, Touch & Go & Mars are hardly prog pop or Art Rock. IMO. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: August 21 2020 at 04:46
| Remain in Light, Hounds of Love or Spirit of Eden. Choosing between these is like choosing my favourite son. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 21 2020 at 05:37
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Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: August 21 2020 at 07:55
One of my favorites ..that double lp...came out as one at one time. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: August 21 2020 at 09:34
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Ultravox - 'Vienna' with its cold atnosphere and viberant synth/keyboard/violin by Kevin Curry, a very influential album. -------------
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Posted By: I prophesy disaster
Date Posted: August 21 2020 at 12:33
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Peter Gabriel: "Melt" ------------- No, I know how to behave in the restaurant now, I don't tear at the meat with my hands. If I've become a man of the world somehow, that's not necessarily to say I'm a worldly man. |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: August 21 2020 at 12:43
| Plenty of really good stuff here, but Laurie Anderson’s Big Science was the first album to come to mind when I saw the title and will get my vote. I really love that album, and it is a sentimental favourite. |
Posted By: I prophesy disaster
Date Posted: August 21 2020 at 13:01
I hated "O Superman" when it was released and play quite a lot on the radio in Australia. ------------- No, I know how to behave in the restaurant now, I don't tear at the meat with my hands. If I've become a man of the world somehow, that's not necessarily to say I'm a worldly man. |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: August 21 2020 at 13:14
The sentimentality has an Australian connection for me. I loved “O Superman” from first seeing the music video in Canada — not like a bold love unlike your bold hate.  I rarely really have hated music. Disliked plenty. I found it weird and wonderful. I’ve always appreciated the quirky. It was years later as a 19 year old while in Australia that I first heard the album and fell for it. Listening to it takes me back to my wonderful time in Cairns and the Northern beaches of Queensland.It’s rather like how I associate Magma’s Attahk with beaches in Mexico. Music and beaches go together so well for me. |
Posted By: I prophesy disaster
Date Posted: August 21 2020 at 13:28
I've never heard the album. Naturally, I wouldn't seek the album if I hated the frequently played song from it. And when I say I "hated" the song, I mean I hated the song with a passion... something that is quite rare. ------------- No, I know how to behave in the restaurant now, I don't tear at the meat with my hands. If I've become a man of the world somehow, that's not necessarily to say I'm a worldly man. |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: August 21 2020 at 13:51
I’m sure your strong reaction said something interesting about your psyche. I’ve hardly ever really hated a piece of music. There is plenty that I’ve disliked. Other than Pedro would likely complain, I’d quite te like to do a topic on this subject — art (music, books, films, tv, painting, sculpture etc.) that caused an extreme negative visceral reaction in you, coupled with one’s that had an extremely positive reaction. That could be cathartic, and I like the kinds of topics that get us to understand better how we as individuals and others think and experience things. And that can lead to more tolerance and finding common ground. By the way, not that I would ever recommend the album to you, but I knew someone who liked the rest of the album but disliked that one song. I have another positive Laurie Anderson connection. In high school my favourite class was Creative Writing as might be expected of someone who likes writing on the Internet, even if my writing here is not as creative as I would like, and my teacher loved to play Laurie Anderson music in her class. I can’t think of any song I’ve had such a strong reaction to, but I wouldn’t expect to have the same emotional wiring. While some “hate” any negativity, I think it can be helpful to share and be honest about such feelings. I have rarely felt hatred. I guess I have kind of hated the ISIS organisation, despise much religious fanaticism and other types of fanaticism, and have felt a sort of hatred, more like disgust, towards various murderers and rapists. If I had a Death Note that worked on songs, there are a few I wouldn’t mind killing. |
Posted By: Argo2112
Date Posted: August 21 2020 at 13:51
| A bunch off good ones here . I went with Duke |
Posted By: I prophesy disaster
Date Posted: August 21 2020 at 14:06
It's possible if that song differs markedly from the rest of the album. For example, when "Crime of the Century" was released, "Dreamer" was a frequently played song that I didn't like. But I loved the rest of the album, and eventually even appreciated "Dreamer" as quite a good song. ------------- No, I know how to behave in the restaurant now, I don't tear at the meat with my hands. If I've become a man of the world somehow, that's not necessarily to say I'm a worldly man. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 21 2020 at 14:07
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On the subject of songs we love to hate, there are several songs I dislike intensely which spring to mind:- Ian Dury & the Blockheads - Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick The Tweets - The Birdy Song The Firm - Star Trekkin' Keith Harris & Orville - Orville's Song Rihanna - Umbrella Every Rap and Hip Hop "song" that's ever been made.
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Posted By: I prophesy disaster
Date Posted: August 21 2020 at 14:14
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Also, "90125" is proggier than I would've expected from "Owner of a Lonely Heart". ------------- No, I know how to behave in the restaurant now, I don't tear at the meat with my hands. If I've become a man of the world somehow, that's not necessarily to say I'm a worldly man. |
Posted By: I prophesy disaster
Date Posted: August 21 2020 at 14:28
I don't hate Rap and Hip Hop, but I don't like it either. However, it does annoy me when they put new words to a well-known tune, for example The Police - Every Breath You Take. ------------- No, I know how to behave in the restaurant now, I don't tear at the meat with my hands. If I've become a man of the world somehow, that's not necessarily to say I'm a worldly man. |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: August 22 2020 at 09:37
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Avalon is a realy amazing album from start to finish, very atmospheric and lush/etheral -------------
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: January 12 2022 at 04:30
| bump! |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: January 12 2022 at 04:51
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Update: I've changed my mind, and have given a vote to XTC. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: JD
Date Posted: January 12 2022 at 05:01
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Well as much as I love a few of the tracks listed here, I voted Other for Gowan - Strange Animal. ------------- Thank you for supporting independently produced music |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: January 12 2022 at 05:08
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A lot to love here, but I've loved these three for the longest Electric Light Orchestra: Time |
Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: January 12 2022 at 12:25
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Dire Straits: "Love Over Gold" ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: Argo2112
Date Posted: January 12 2022 at 12:59
| Rush just ahead of Genesis |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: January 13 2022 at 13:37
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KC is leagues above the rest ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: January 13 2022 at 14:21
| IQ: The Wake |
Posted By: Cambus741
Date Posted: January 13 2022 at 16:45
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ELO for me. Time is an amazing album
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