Your fav album is not one of the usual ones
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Topic: Your fav album is not one of the usual ones
Posted By: LAM-SGC
Subject: Your fav album is not one of the usual ones
Date Posted: October 30 2022 at 08:37
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I've got some odd responses in the past about this, maybe others are in the same boat. Fav albums that aren't in the usual top three picked by fans. I've only got a few though Jethro Tull - Songs from the Wood Genesis - W & W Dream Theater - Dream & Day |
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Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: October 30 2022 at 08:50
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Genesis - A trick of the tail Yes - Relayer ELP - same Not sure if those count. Maybe not. Relayer is usually at least number four behind the Bruford/Howe albums though (not counting ABWH of course  ). For KC my favorite is LTIA but that usually squeezes in at number 3 behind Court and Red. |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: October 30 2022 at 08:56
Nice thread, i was thinking to do something like that.  Jethro Tull - Stand Up Dream Theater - Awake Iron Maiden - Somewhere in Time Kansas - Leftoverture Rush - Signals I'll get back to this. |
Posted By: Tasartir
Date Posted: October 30 2022 at 09:41
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The answers would probably change tomorrow, but my top three prog albums that are not in the top 3 here are: Discipline - Unfolded Like Staircase (what a name for an album!) Marillion - Marbles Tool - Lateralus ------------- ...Histoires Sans Paroles... |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 30 2022 at 09:49
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Black Sabbath - Tyr Blue Oyster Cult - Imaginos Dead Can Dance - Anastasis ELO - Xanadu ELP - Works Volume 1 IQ - Resistance Mostly Autumn - Graveyard Star Pallas - The Edge of Time Deep Purple - The Book of Taliesyn Pink Floyd - The Division Bell Twelfth Night - Sequences YES - The Quest
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Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: October 30 2022 at 10:10
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Gentle Giant - Free Hand Rush - 2112 Haken - Visions Radiohead - The Bends Pink Floyd - Amimals Todd Rundgren - Nearly Human Genesis - Trick |
Posted By: fredyair
Date Posted: October 30 2022 at 10:13
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RPWL: Beyond Man & Time Genesis: W&W Yes: TFTO Led Zeppelin: Physical Graffiti ELP: LOve Beach...no, just kidding. ------------- Long live Progresive music! |
Posted By: LAM-SGC
Date Posted: October 30 2022 at 11:30
My no. 2 fav Genesis album, for a long time it was my no. 1 |
AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:Posted By: omphaloskepsis
Date Posted: October 30 2022 at 13:44
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ELP- Works Volume 1 Yes- Big Generator Genesis- Nursery Crime Dream Theater- Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
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Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: October 30 2022 at 13:59
What's your number one now? For a long time my number one was SEBTP but now it's either 2 or 3 (depending on where I want to put in W&W).
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Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: October 30 2022 at 14:01
Yeah, BG is really underrated these days and one of their best post 1980 albums imo. Then again part of it for me could be sentimental reasons because I went to a Yes convention in 1987 just before it was released and saw them twice on this tour which was the first time I ever saw them live.
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Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: October 30 2022 at 14:41
but that album is the big fan-favorite. Their most highly rated/regarded, most sold etc... Anyway, these are the ones I can think of right now: Jethro Tull - Benefit ELO - Time Weather Report - St Vangelis - The Dragon Steely Dan - Countdown To Ecstasy Captain Beefheart - Clear Spot Magma - KobaïaHerbie Hancock - Crossings Woven Hand - Consider the Birds Terje Rypdal - St Pentangle - Cruel Sister The Residents - Mark of the Mole Pink Floyd - Meddle (not all that unusual) Genesis - Nursery Cryme (same)
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Posted By: Archisorcerus
Date Posted: October 30 2022 at 15:00
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Iron Maiden - Fear of the Dark Dream Theater - Awake Royal Hunt - Paper Blood Kamelot - Ghost Opera Myrath - Hope Voyager - Univers Opeth - Morningrise IQ - Dark Matter Silhouette - Beyond the Seventh Wave Jadis - No Fear of Looking Down Kaipa - Notes from the Past |
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: October 30 2022 at 15:52
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Cool thread! My top three albums of all-time are The Lamb, Magma's MDK, and Humunculus Res' debut, so, I definitely can commiserate with the OP. Also, my fave Yes is Relayer, H to He for VDGG, Free Hand for GG, Novella for Renaissance, Epilog for Änglagård, Animals for Floyd, and Fear of a Blank Planet for PR/SW. ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: October 30 2022 at 17:34
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Mother Gong - Fairy Tales from 1979. this album holds a special place in the hearts of Friede and me. our kids Alice and Dorothy (who are both 20 years old meanwhile) loved it when they were children -------------  A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: October 30 2022 at 17:52
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Camel - The Snow Goose The Last Bright Light - Mostly Autumn Shattered Image - La Tulipe Noire edit: God, how did I forget the mighty Horslips album The Tain! ------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: October 30 2022 at 18:03
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Soon Over Babaluma isn't most people's favourite Can album. Discipline isn't most people's favourite King Crimson album. Ummagumma isn't most people's favourite Pink Floyd album. Live (1973) isn't most people's favourite Genesis album. Shamal isn't most people's favourite Gong album. Camera Camera for sure isn't most people's favourite Renaissance album; honestly I'm not even sure it's mine but certainly top 3 at least, which is unusual enough. Relayer on the other hand has many fans, I wouldn't list it here. |
Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: October 30 2022 at 19:55
| Jethro Tull's Stand Up is my favorite record of all time. It was the first progressive record I ever bought when I was 14, back in 1972, so it has quite a sentimental value for me. |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: October 30 2022 at 20:09
Some of the albums you listed have many fans too. Relayer is not a top 3 Yes album and sometimes not even top 4. Sales have nothing to do with this. If someone said 90125 was their favorite Yes album that would most certainly be unusual(at least on here or any other prog site) even though it's apparently their biggest selling album.
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Posted By: Starjet
Date Posted: October 31 2022 at 01:59
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Marillion - Afraid Of Sunlight IQ - Nomzamo Jethro Tull - Heavy Horses Led Zeppelin - In Through The Out Door Pendragon - Believe Threshold - Subsurface Strawbs - Bursting At The Seams Camel - A Nod And A Wink
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: October 31 2022 at 02:03
These three are great. Threshold - Subsurface is my favorite, too. I wonder which of their albums is the usual favorite.
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Posted By: LAM-SGC
Date Posted: October 31 2022 at 02:16
Now that is a list of non-favs for most. Although Heavy Horses and Bursting at the Seams get a lot of spins on my record player. |
Posted By: LAM-SGC
Date Posted: October 31 2022 at 02:18
W & W as I wrote in my opening post. |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: October 31 2022 at 06:11
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I'm for sure part of the "Jethro Tull's best is Heavy Horses" crowd. |
Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: October 31 2022 at 06:16
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I've had a think about this and really, I'm very orthodox in my choice of faves across most band's discography. Possibly, with Alan Parsons Project, whereas most people go for one of the first two, my favourite is The Turn Of A Friendly Card....
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 31 2022 at 06:20
My favourite Jethro Tull album is "Ian Anderson Plays the Orchestral Jethro Tull"
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Posted By: TerLJack
Date Posted: October 31 2022 at 06:40
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Queen II Jon Anderson Animation 10CC How Dare You Bruford Gradually Going Tornado Utopia Ra
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: October 31 2022 at 06:48
great album, I don't find it unusual as a favorite at all.
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Posted By: LAM-SGC
Date Posted: October 31 2022 at 08:59
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The key is to think of the top three the mainstream non-prog media always mention. e.g. JT - Taab, pp, aqualung PF - dsotm, wall, wywh And if your fave isn't one of those, then..so... |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: October 31 2022 at 09:10
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Pink Floyd - More Yes - The Yes Album, debut, TAAW.
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Posted By: LAM-SGC
Date Posted: October 31 2022 at 09:16
| I love More and Clouds. |
Posted By: Argo2112
Date Posted: October 31 2022 at 10:03
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Some of mine would be: Going for the One - Yes Power Windows - Rush Crest of a Knave - Jethro Tull Over-Nite Sensation - Zappa |
Posted By: Gentle and Giant
Date Posted: October 31 2022 at 11:50
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Rush - Rush Pendragon - The Jewel ------------- Oh, for the wings of any bird, other than a battery hen |
Posted By: Steve Wyzard
Date Posted: October 31 2022 at 12:55
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1. Yes - 90125 2. Genesis - Abacab 3. Moody Blues - The Present 4. Alan Parsons Project - Stereotomy 5. Rush - Signals 6. E.L.P. - Emerson, Lake, and Powell 7. Steve Hackett - Please Don't Touch 8. Mike Oldfield - Amarok 9. Supertramp - Crisis? What Crisis? 10. Marillion - Brave 11. Anthony Phillips - Wise After the Event 12. Camel - Nude
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Posted By: miamiscot
Date Posted: October 31 2022 at 14:16
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Yes - Tales From Topographic Oceans Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway King Crimson - Larks' Tongues In Aspic Kansas - Kansas Rush - A Farewell To Kings Spock's Beard - The Kindness Of Strangers Dream Theater - Octavarium Renaissance - Novella Big Big Train - Folklore Opeth - Sorceress Riverside - Love, Fear and the Time Machine echolyn - Mei Le Orme - Contrappunti Iron Maiden - Dance Of Death XTC - Drums & Wires Nothing too crazy but those are ones that go against the grain a bit... ------------- The Prog Corner |
Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: October 31 2022 at 14:43
I agree with you here...
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Posted By: Gerinski
Date Posted: October 31 2022 at 15:03
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Many beloved albums which are not in the usual top 10... just a few which come easily to mind KC: The Power to Believe 3: To the Power of Three Rush: Caress of Steel Spock's Beard: The Kindness of Strangers Jesus Christ Superstar Renaissance: A Song for all Seasons Moon Safari: Lover's End Glass Hammer: If Steve Morse Band: The Introduction Le Orme: Contrappunti Extreme: Three Sides to Every Story (prog-related to my ears) Citizen Cain: Somewhere but Yesterday Bozzio Levin Stevens: both albums |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: October 31 2022 at 15:07
nice choice, but nothing unusual, it's their best work by far.
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Posted By: Cinema
Date Posted: October 31 2022 at 15:21
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Yes - Relayer 10CC - How Dare You 10CC - Bloody Tourists Porcupine Tree - Deadwing 5UUs - Crisis In Clay Somnambulist - Paranormal Humidor The Beatles - White Album Chris Squire - Fish Out Of Water Pink Floyd - Animals The Flower Kings - Adam and Eve Steven Wilson - 4 ½ Steven Wilson - The Raven That Refused To Sing Storm Corrosion - Storm Corrosion |
Posted By: Gerinski
Date Posted: October 31 2022 at 16:11
Without a doubt, but not frequently talked about when talking prog.
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: October 31 2022 at 16:15
oh, I thought you meant it's not the usual Extreme favorite, which would be for some people Pornograffitti?!  |
Posted By: Gerinski
Date Posted: October 31 2022 at 16:27
Yes indeed. To be honest I really like Pornograffitti but it's on another wave. Three Sides is much more proggy and better imho
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Posted By: Prog-jester
Date Posted: October 31 2022 at 17:00
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IQ - Dark Matter Marillion - Somewhere Else (in my top-5 of their whole discography) The Mars Volta - Octahedron Fates Warning - Disconnected Yes - Magnification Rush - Signals VDGG - Still Life Deftones - Koi No Yokan Paradise Lost - Host Deafheaven - Infinite Granite The Smashing Pumpkins - Adore Oasis - Dig Out Your Soul The Blue Nile - A Walk Across The Rooftops Metallica - Reload AND St Anger! |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: October 31 2022 at 17:05
I love these two. Nice to see Host getting some love!
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Posted By: LAM-SGC
Date Posted: October 31 2022 at 17:43
Dance of Death for me too. What a fantastic album. |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: November 01 2022 at 01:19
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Kansas - Somewhere To Elsewhere Tangerine Dream - Purgatorio Jean Michel Jarre - Rendez- Vous The Flower Kings - Banks Of Eden Deep Purple - Whoosh!
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Posted By: Awesoreno
Date Posted: November 01 2022 at 02:06
| A lot of these aren't very unusual... |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: November 01 2022 at 02:13
some are though and it's fine.
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: November 01 2022 at 02:15
I've grown to dislike this, the only listenable song on this is Paschendale.
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Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: November 01 2022 at 02:18
Not a patch on BNW, is it? I've just done my MS thing... BNW 8.7 / 10. DoD 7.9
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: November 01 2022 at 02:23
Brave New World has its flaws, a couple of songs are repetitive, but I still enjoy it. Later day Maiden is rather hit and miss with me. The albums are uneven, some songs drag on for too long, the long songs have mostly the same pattern - an intro-verse-chorus-verse chorus- long solos- chorus-outro. It gets tedious after a while.
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Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: November 01 2022 at 02:44
I agree, and DoD and AMoLaD both certainly fit into that category for me; there's only so many listens you can give them before you get jaded. BNW was certainly a bit fresher when it came out, but I don't listen to any of them any more...
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Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: November 01 2022 at 03:39
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Oh, VDGG: The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome |
Posted By: Prog-jester
Date Posted: November 02 2022 at 11:00
 Not a huge fan of their early records tbh
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: November 02 2022 at 11:05
Greg and Nick have a new project called Host that has that sound. Album coming soon. |
Posted By: Prog-jester
Date Posted: November 03 2022 at 09:35
| oh yes, very much looking forward to this one |
Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: November 03 2022 at 15:51
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Lot of ECM artists : Terje Rypdal : Descendre De Johnette/Vitous/Rypdal : Same Keith Jarett : Köln Concert GArbarek Jan : Dansere Eberhard Weber/PAt Metheny : water colours Shankar ... |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: November 12 2022 at 01:49
Afraid of Sunlight is when I decided to quit with Marillion. I have rediscovered them with F.E.A.R. many years later. ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |
Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: November 12 2022 at 02:24
I managed to stick with them until Radiation... my, what a lacklustre, mediocre affair that was!
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Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: November 12 2022 at 02:27
Yes, it's difficult with Threshold, because their discography is so very even in quality, isn't it? I know Hypothetical always got a lot of love back in the day, when I always slightly preferred Clone..
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Posted By: Moonshake
Date Posted: November 16 2022 at 10:46
| Henry Cow - Unrest |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: November 16 2022 at 11:13
+five more in addition to my fourteen on the first page makes twenty: Univers Zero - St/1313 Nektar - Journey to the Centre of the Eye Samla Mammas Manna - St Motorpsycho - Ancient Astronauts +the only Eloy-album I like is Inside
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 17 2022 at 13:35
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Porcupine Tree - Voyage 34: The Complete Trip Strawbs - Pognostic
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Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: November 17 2022 at 13:57
A few more listens and I may well get around to this assessment, too. SMM's debut is great as well.
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Posted By: Steve Wyzard
Date Posted: December 08 2022 at 09:55
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Just thought of 5 more: 13. Barclay James Harvest - Turn of the Tide 14. Led Zeppelin - In Through the Out Door 15. Pallas - The Wedge 16. Deep Purple - Deepest Purple: The Very Best of 17. Vangelis - The City
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Posted By: BarryGlibb
Date Posted: December 11 2022 at 00:33
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Not all prog (in fact not many at all!). These are the ones at the top of my tree but obviously not at the top of anyone else's!.....in chronological order Scott - Scott Walker 1967 Moving Waves - Focus 1971 Wild Turkey - Battle Hymn 1971 The Tàin - Horslips 1973 Foreigner - Cat Stevens 1973 There's The Rub - Wishbone Ash 1974 Free Hand - Gentle Giant 1975 The Book Of Invasions - Horslips 1976 Avocet - Bert Jansch 1979 A - Jethro Tull 1980 The Absolute Game - Skids 1980 Sons And Fascination - Simple Minds 1981 Porcupine - Echo and The Bunnymen 1983 Steeltown - Big Country 1984 The Nine Maidens - John Renbourn 1985 Waiting For The Floods - The Armoury Show 1985 Time's Up - Living Colour 1990 Barafundle - Gorky's Zygotic Mynci 1997 AM - The Arctic Monkeys 2013 |
Posted By: BarryGlibb
Date Posted: December 12 2022 at 00:46
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I forgot.. Rumor and Sigh - Richard Thompson 1991 ....what an album!
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Posted By: Stool Man
Date Posted: December 15 2022 at 12:48
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Some of my favourites: Pink Floyd - Ummagumma Centipede - Septober Energy Amon Düül II - Yeti ------------- rotten hound of the burnie crew |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: December 15 2022 at 13:21
Ok. Which Amon Düül II-album do you consider to be the usual favorite? ... remembered a few more: Miles Davis - Big Fun Frank Zappa - Waka Jawaka Faust - So Far Kayo Dot - Blue Lambency Downward Thin Lizzy - Vagabonds of the Western World |
Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: December 15 2022 at 14:15
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I was just pondering this myself! My one suggested fav is "Starless and Bible Black" by King Crimson. Folks on PA seem enraptured with "Red," but I think SBB is superior. ------------- I am not a Robot, I'm a FREE MAN!! |
Posted By: Magog2112
Date Posted: July 24 2023 at 19:31
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The Flower Kings - Paradox Hotel Galahad - Following Ghosts Yes - Going for the One Peter Gabriel - Us Rush - Grace Under Pressure Marillion - Happiness Is the Road Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III |