Choose the worst prog related album
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Topic: Choose the worst prog related album
Posted By: Zitro
Subject: Choose the worst prog related album
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 12:07
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Choose the worst album. I choose "In The Hot Seat". How could ELP do this garbage is beyond me. This is horrible pop with poor vocals and musicianship. Boring beyond belief and unlistenable.
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Posted By: Winter Wine
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 12:09
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HOW THE HELL CAN YOU PUT FRANCES THE MUTE THERE!!! ------------- My computer's broke |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 12:11
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Yes - Union..... yick hahahhahah
------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Zitro
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 12:12
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Some people find Mars Volta unlistenable. So it may get 1 or 2 votes. I both love it and hate it. It depends on my mood. It is just too weird and overdone. For the same reason I put "BE". It is well constructed, but I find it a parody of prog rock. Maybe some people feel the same way. |
Posted By: Winter Wine
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 12:18
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I've never heard it, Is it that bad Micky? ------------- My computer's broke |
micky wrote:Posted By: Zitro
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 12:21
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Actually I wish I could change my vote to "Other" ... I remembered Porcupine Tree's "Voyage34" ... Worst album ever! |
Posted By: Zitro
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 12:22
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Yes, Winter. All of the Yesmen producing something even worse than We Can't Dance. That's Union for you. |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 12:27
concur completely...... I have them all Winter Wine and it by far is the worst of them... even more than OYE. The reason I voted it..... they are all 'bad'.... but this was by the some of the best musicians prog has to offer.  A double 'ouch' in my book.------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Tony Fisher
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 12:34
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None of these, though there are some awful albums (Love Beach, Frances The Mute stand out). But nothing compares in sheer awfulness to Piper at the Gates of Dawn. Not even Brain Salad Surgery. But why are Octavarium and Camel on there? The former is not bad at all and the Camel album is excellent. |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 12:37
 (for Piper.... never understood the love for that album) (for BSS... never understood the hate out there for ELP, that's a masterpiece of prog)------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Winter Wine
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 12:37
------------- My computer's broke |
Posted By: Winter Wine
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 12:39
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It is indeed ------------- My computer's broke |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 12:40
strangely as a fellow Yes fan... I recommend it.... as your last item in your Yes collection. We do want our musical heros to recieve just compensation for the near 40 years of musical delicacies they have provided us. If only to hear the sound of what personal turmoil, and record company intrusion sounds like. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: W.Chuck
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 12:45
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Octavarium, some good passages the rest is crap... ------------- 
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Posted By: lunaticviolist
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 13:07
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What about Styx's Kilroy Was Here?
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Posted By: Winter Wine
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 13:11
Strangely... I get you! In fact I think a lot of Yes' albums are overshadowed, by themselves!! It's as if they made SO many good albums that only one is a masterpiece (CttE) When In fact they have at least FOUR albums I would award five stars too. I'd like to hear Union just to hear how crap it is, it'd probably prove my point in a way ------------- My computer's broke |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 15:20
A wise man said once...... 'stare into the light of the sun too long.... and you shall become blind' ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Winter Wine
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 15:39
Well you don't have to be very wise to know that! I mean come on your eyes would be pretty much explode lookin' at the sun too long ------------- My computer's broke |
Posted By: Publius84
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 15:45
 What is this and why? ------------- I know what I like and I like what I know... Prog is in my heart, in my mind, in my soul... |
Posted By: Ed_The_Dead
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 15:47
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Pointless and stupid poll... with some extremely stupid choices... ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ed_the_dead/?chartstyle=asimpleblue5"> 
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Posted By: AtLossForWords
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 16:14
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I voted for Pink Floyd, they did some horrible stuff, yes, even worse than trio Genesis. Why is Octavarium in this poll? It clearly doesn't fit genre wise with anything else up here at all. It's not nearly as bad as a lot of these either. Good luck trying to make Octavarium sink to the level of Love Beach. -------------  
"Mastodon sucks giant monkey balls." |
Posted By: Publius84
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 16:36
Exactly. Pointless and stupid. ------------- I know what I like and I like what I know... Prog is in my heart, in my mind, in my soul... |
Posted By: razifa
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 16:39
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There might be numerous bad albums but I think Octavarium is the worst How can a band that had been considered pioneers in prog metal can do such a thing like that!!! ------------- ********** **razifa** ********** |
Posted By: limeyrob
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 17:01
| I haven't heard asome of the albums listed but had to go for FTM. I don't like the phrase 'worst of'. Can we say 'Not really my cup of tea'? |
Posted By: erlenst
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 17:25
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Camel - Self Titled Debut Album ?????!!!
WHAT ? Was that a joke ?? That's so ridiculous I don't even know what to say. It would be the same as putting Yes - The Yes Album in there. SERIOUSLY, does anybody really hate Camel's debut album ?
WHAT ?!?!?!?!?!
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Posted By: Kotro
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 17:51
I agree. Especially considering it's my favorite Camel album. But then again, it's all a matter of taste. Although I respect people's right to listen to TMV (as long as I'm not around), I still consider FTM musical wanckery and cacophonic rubbish. ------------- Bigger on the inside. |
Posted By: Publius84
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 17:57
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^^^ Agree to. Camel debut is very good album. ------------- I know what I like and I like what I know... Prog is in my heart, in my mind, in my soul... |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 18:04
hahahhah tell us how you really feel ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: moonlapse
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 20:44
TMV is hilarious. Depending on who you ask, they're either complete crap - or the saviours of prog. After all, nobody else is doing what TMV is. But, maybe there's a reason for that...  |
Posted By: Zitro
Date Posted: February 06 2006 at 00:10
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Yes, not all of their albums are bad at all. I just put Octavarium to see how many votes it gets (as for disappointment I guess). Octavarium is disappointing, but not bad. I'll give you my ratings for each album in there:
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[4.17%]Posted By: ambriz
Date Posted: February 06 2006 at 00:15
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Come on people! Octavarium is not THAT bad! It's good to see DT not repeatng themselves over and over again. I chose Queensryche, which, in my opinion, have little contribution to prog, sorry. ------------- Progressive music, a kind of life. |
Posted By: Zitro
Date Posted: February 06 2006 at 00:18
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Erlenst, I can't understand Camel's debut.
It just sounds so amateur ...I feel it is even much worse than Genesis' debut |
Posted By: Tholomyes
Date Posted: February 06 2006 at 00:31
I second that. It just seems like an imposition of a personal taste, nothing more. |
Posted By: Norbert
Date Posted: February 06 2006 at 02:49
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Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: February 06 2006 at 03:49
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From this list, and from the albums I actually know, I'd say Union. Luckily I didn't pay too much money for it. Calling All Stations comes close. I see that I avoided quite some albums on the list that are considered bad by many people. Never listened to Love Beach, The Final Cut and Free As A Bird. Maybe I'm good at reading reviews
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Posted By: Moatilliatta
Date Posted: February 06 2006 at 13:19
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While a majority of them I will concur are flops, I am baffled not only that Frances the Mute is included, but also that it has multiple votes. Even if it's not one's favorite, how they pick that over Love Beach? Same with Octavarium. And as far as Camel goes, it isn't a bad album by any means, but it is a bit amateur. ------------- www.last.fm/user/ThisCenotaph  
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: February 06 2006 at 16:59
some of were nowhere near as fortunate and had these long before the internet and the outstanding reviews at our disposal. As several have said... many of these albums are not ...bad but disappointing more than anything.------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: erlenst
Date Posted: February 06 2006 at 17:33
Wow.. OK. Well, I guess it is a matter of taste, but I have rarely been so surprised about an opinion ! I think it is a very solid album for a debut, with awesome songwriting and great performances. I think it is definately a 4/5 and one of the best prog debuts I know (atleast from the most known bands) |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: February 06 2006 at 17:36
agreed.... and this from someone who really isn't into Camel. A great debut... though not quite to ELP's standards hahah ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Mlaen
Date Posted: February 06 2006 at 17:51
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What the h... is "A saucerful of secrets" doing on this list?!
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: February 06 2006 at 18:08
was curious about that myself.... the kazoo on Corporel Clegg is reason enough to be taken off the list. Add in Saucerful of Secrets and I move that this album be stricken from the list. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: aapatsos
Date Posted: February 06 2006 at 18:40
Queenscryche - Q2K 
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Posted By: kebjourman
Date Posted: February 07 2006 at 20:21
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why is saucerful there? i wanna hear a reason.
and why dont some of you guys like piper at the gates of dawn, thats the best music ive ever heard! |
Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: February 07 2006 at 20:48
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Pretty horrendous selection (except two or three wrongly included). I had a tough time selecting one, my finalists were:
I had to go with Invisible Touch despite The Brazilian, simply repulsive. Iván ------------- 
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Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: February 07 2006 at 20:50
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I say Invisible Touch... my biggest disappointment, almost turned me off of Genesis a long tome ago ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ocellatedgod" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
Posted By: transend
Date Posted: February 07 2006 at 23:47
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This is a hard choice...........so MANY bad CDs here! I went for 'Feel euphoria', was an abysmal SB CD... But 'Open your eyes', 'Be' and 'In the Hot seat' are fairly close to it... all utter rubbish |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: February 08 2006 at 00:02
I recently got Calling all Stations by Genesis (I put it off for so long after all the bad stuff I heard about it) as it turns out its not such a bad CD ... I`d give it 6/10 so its a pass with a push but still its OK I think
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Posted By: Atkingani
Date Posted: February 08 2006 at 06:22
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Posted By: Chipiron
Date Posted: February 08 2006 at 06:50
For me, "The Final Cut". Simply boooooooooooooooooooooooring  although there are prety strong contenders.------------- [IMG]http://www.belderrain.es/GIFs/tora.gif"> |
Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: February 08 2006 at 06:59
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Posted By: Blademan
Date Posted: February 08 2006 at 07:11
Anyway I think Muse - Absolution is crap as for as prog related albums are concerned, boring with contrived wailing vocals, it's b*****ks! All been done before but much better! ------------- The more I see, the more I know, the more I know, the less I understand. |
Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: February 09 2006 at 01:49
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Posted By: Thufir Hawat
Date Posted: February 09 2006 at 01:52
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Invisible touch is a major mistake, how can anyone Not like ------------- "I can't see through my eye lids" |
Posted By: zbida
Date Posted: February 09 2006 at 03:16
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Quite 'good' company, but where is RUSH? Vapor Trails = CATASTROPHE. By the way, would somebody tell me how it is possible to release such horrible sound quality in the 21st century? |
Posted By: martinprog77
Date Posted: February 09 2006 at 03:40
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