6 "A" bands first 3 albums (five in PA, one not)
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Topic: 6 "A" bands first 3 albums (five in PA, one not)
Posted By: Logan
Subject: 6 "A" bands first 3 albums (five in PA, one not)
Date Posted: January 12 2025 at 13:46
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These are the first three studio albums of five bands (not artists) that I like. For the fifth (AIR) I have chosen an act not in PA that I like and for the sixth (Arena) I have chosen a well-liked band in PA that I am not into with three respected albums. By the way, my favourite Air trio would be Moon Safari, 10 000 Hz Legend and Talkie Walkie. Please vote for one favoured trio, and feel free to mention whatever band trios of initial studio albums you like. Thanks. Amon Düül II: Phallus Dei, Yeti, Tanz der Lemminge Aranis: Aranis, II, Songs From Mirage Area: Arbeit macht frei, Caution Radiation Area, Crac! Art Zoyd: Symphonie pour le jour où brûleront les cités, Musique pour l'Odyssée, Génération sans futur Air: Moon Safari, The Virgin Suicides, 10 000 Hz Legend (* not in PA) Arena: Songs From the Lions Cage, Pride, The Visitor (* not one I am that familiar with) |
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Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: January 12 2025 at 13:51
| Five out of six great trios to choose from, but Art Zoyd for me, no doubt. |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: January 12 2025 at 13:52
Arena I guess out of these 
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Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: January 12 2025 at 13:55
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Area > Arena > Amon Düül II. Nothing like a mix of RPI, neo prog, and krautrock. Remember when we were two scones that owned a stargate? ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: January 12 2025 at 14:03
Thanks all.
I appreciate the vote, and commenting on that, but there is no need to limit oneself to the selection for your comments. And I would rather people be on the more expansive side (brevity is not my strength). I encourage people to mention other choices. I'd really be interested to hear about yours and others choices not listed. Whenever someone says something like "out of these", I really want to know also what their choices are that are not out of these and it might be interesting to others. :) Might well find others who feel the same. |
Cristi wrote:Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: January 12 2025 at 14:08
Air is the other band i really like here. My choice was between these two.
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: January 12 2025 at 14:20
Thanks. I had interpreted your "out of these" comment as something like "There are "A" bands not listed here with an initial trio of albums that I appreciate more than any of these." So it led me to wonder, "What are your faves not listed?" |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 12 2025 at 14:21
| Arena |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: January 12 2025 at 14:25
| This one is very close between Amon Düül II, Area, and Art Zoyd. ADII win this by the tightest of margins. |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: January 12 2025 at 14:30
I'll make a list tomorrow.
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Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: January 12 2025 at 15:12
  ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: January 12 2025 at 15:20
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^^ That would be appreciated, but not expected, Cristi. :) I just had assumed that you likely had some names that had already sprung to mind when you wrote that. :) ------------- By the way, Saperlipopette!'s and Lewian's comments come closest to my thinking out of the posts made so far. With Air, I have not heard The Virgin Suicides much. Aranis is great, but for me it does come down to the classic runs of Art Zoyd, Area and AD II the most. While those were my favourite Art Zoyd albums early on when I got into the band, I'm been more in a Phase IV, Les espaces inquiets and especially Le mariage du ciel et de l'enfer as sequential albums place, arena, area, space or espace, one might say, for quite some time. Speaking of areas, those are my three favourite Area albums. Also, those are my three favourite ADII albums. Like Lewian, I am going with ADII even though it's tighter than a nun's wimple (or at least a very small one on a very big nun's head). Outstanding stuff (do especially love Yeti). As for Arena, that is not a place I have gotten into. But If I did, I think I could take those bandmembers as I am pretty good with a baseball bat (I do prefer the Nerf! ones) and with a foamy Noodle. "A duel between Titans, your floppy noodle against mine." I watched a terrible film from 1989 called Arena last night on Prime about a human arena fighter going up against a bevy of interstellar pugilists for a chance to be greatest in the universe! I won't give it away if he won in the end despite the attempts to thwart him). I do like watching terrible films now and then (especially of the sci-fi variety), and some have told me at PA that I like listening to terrible music. |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: January 12 2025 at 15:26
Going to bed soon, so it's gonna have to be tomorrow.
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Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: January 12 2025 at 16:43
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Voted Arena. Some other "A" bands... Aerosmith (not prog), their first three are classics, and Animals As Leaders who led a new genre of music. |
Posted By: King of Loss
Date Posted: January 12 2025 at 16:57
| Amon Duul II |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: January 12 2025 at 17:43
| Air is the one not in PA right? |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: January 12 2025 at 18:01
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Art Zoyd > Amon Duul II > Aranis > Area ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: January 12 2025 at 18:10
Yes, The French duo who made it big in the 90s and early 2000s, played Playground Love (off Virgin Suicides) at the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics, who I have heard playing in various fine cafés and makes a better Moon Safari than the Moon Safari in PA. Air goes great with a latte (for extra frothy milky aeration) and a croissant, or some kind of sandwhich and soup if you like that sort of thing! While I have featured Air in a lot of poll over the years, here's a song I like that I have not focused on much with Beck off the, I think, underrated 10 000 Hz Legend. Now I'm going to play Virgin Suicides again, been too long. |
Posted By: omphaloskepsis
Date Posted: January 12 2025 at 19:01
| Area |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: January 12 2025 at 19:23
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A surprisingly easy choice as Amon Duul II released three five star albums to start their careers. In my opinion of course. Probably Area then Art Zoyd as a top three. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: Jaketejas
Date Posted: January 12 2025 at 20:57
| Aardvark! |
Posted By: Octopus II
Date Posted: January 12 2025 at 22:20
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Amon Duul II
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