the most mysterious/enigmatic prog album
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Topic: the most mysterious/enigmatic prog album
Posted By: greenback
Subject: the most mysterious/enigmatic prog album
Date Posted: October 27 2004 at 22:47
| Despite New Age influences, I name Eddie Jobson - Theme of secrets |
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: October 28 2004 at 02:14
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I love that album.
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Posted By: sigod
Date Posted: October 28 2004 at 05:13
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Surely 'Topographic Oceans' counts as an enigmatic album. I have NO idea what that one is about.
Neither does Rick Wakeman apparently... ------------- I must remind the right honourable gentleman that a monologue is not a decision. - Clement Atlee, on Winston Churchill |
Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: October 28 2004 at 05:26
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A lot of Allan Holdsworth's early solo albums released by Enigma!
And check out what Wendy Carlos does to Elgar's Enigma Variations on By Request.
And Mastermind masterful rework of ELP's The Endless Enigma is worth the cost of the album The Angels Of Apocalypse. |
Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: October 28 2004 at 05:28
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Probably the best album released in the early days of Private Music label, when they concentrated on Ambient - Sandford Ponder with his first two albums come up a second. |
greenback wrote:Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: October 28 2004 at 05:32
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Must admit I'm not up on Eddie Jobsons stuff. Just tried to look on his website and my computer crashed, and bascially told me to sod off! Demanding a re-boot.. Oh well. I'll try again later Topographic oceans is fairly enigmatic, I guess, although quite tedious in parts, IMO. I will always love 'The revealing science of God' though Did anyone see that British music hall of fame thing on Sunday night. I walked into the room just as they were showing a brief clip of Rick Wakemen playing with Yes. I got the impression they were quickly demonstrating how terrible the 70's were, with a predictable attack on prog rock, before moving on to examine the genius of the Bee Gees. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
That seems the most structured 'movement' and has moments of excitement and emotion. 
Posted By: sigod
Date Posted: October 28 2004 at 05:54
Nah, I didn't see it but I'm not surprised a bit about what they were trying to do. If I hear one more old punk TV pundit saying 'Yeah, Punk was a breath of fresh air after the stale sounds of prog' I'll scream..... ------------- I must remind the right honourable gentleman that a monologue is not a decision. - Clement Atlee, on Winston Churchill |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: October 28 2004 at 07:08
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I know what you mean. Dont know why so many people had such an allergy to good musicianship and good music. A bit off topic here - sorry - but I was delighted that the music hall of fame did honour Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and David Bowie. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |