What to buy!
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Topic: What to buy!
Posted By: Pimpernal
Subject: What to buy!
Date Posted: April 04 2010 at 16:20
Hi. I'm having a very hard time picking which albums to buy. What shall i do. I don't have a single album! Should i like pick up 5 King Crimson albums, or should i buy an album from a band i like - Nektar. Should i get the "classic" ones?
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Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: April 04 2010 at 16:22
| King Crimson is mandatory. |
Posted By: Pimpernal
Date Posted: April 04 2010 at 16:37
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harmonium.ro wrote:Posted By: WalterDigsTunes
Date Posted: April 04 2010 at 16:37
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Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: April 04 2010 at 16:37
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Just some quick, must-haves: Tales from Topographic Oceans - Yes Song for America - Kansas Red - King Crimson A Passion Play - Jethro Tull Hemispheres - Rush ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: April 04 2010 at 16:44
| For King Crimson, I'm a Larks' Tongues in Aspic kind of guy, but it probably wouldn't be the best starting point for most, The début is where I started and it was a good place to start even if it's not my favourite King Crimson album. In fact, part of why I'm here is because of In the Court of the Crimson King (played a part in my journey). |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: April 04 2010 at 16:45
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First 5 Prog albums(from the 70's) you should get: Thick as a Brick - Jethro Tull
Fragile - Yes
Selling England by the Pound - Genesis
Trilogy - ELP
Mirage - Camel
If you're into the more adventurous, then replace the Camel one, the ELP one and the Genesis with:
H to He Who Am the Only One - Van der Graaf Generator
Octopus - Gentle Giant
Larks' Tongue in Aspic - King Crimson
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Posted By: Pimpernal
Date Posted: April 04 2010 at 16:51
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But should i start buying the "Greatest" of the prog rock, or should i buy "random" albums, just like a Nektar album? -------------
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Posted By: progkidjoel
Date Posted: April 04 2010 at 16:52
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You should get whatever you'll enjoy most. ------------- 
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: April 04 2010 at 16:54
And the second to look into is: Magma - Kobaia Soft Machine - Third Herbie Hancock - Crossings or Sextant Art Zoyd - Symphonie pour le Jour... Ralf Nowy - Lucifer's Friend |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: April 04 2010 at 16:57
| Just noticed your playlist. Art Bears, Amon Duul II and Gong as well as other excellent ones. You don't need our help. |
Posted By: Pimpernal
Date Posted: April 04 2010 at 17:02
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: April 04 2010 at 17:14
Aphabetically.... I wish lastfm had worked for me. When I was fairly new to this PA site, I would go to the category ("genre") pages and go through the tracks 'til something grabbed me (not having unlimited time, if it didn't grab me quickly I would move on). I quickly found that French bands were more likely to appeal to me in various categories. Sampling is a great way -- I'd rather use my own ears to get started than ask others unless my tastes are really defined and I'm looking for something specific. If you find you like a track by an artist you've heard, then get the album it's off. That worked for me. I find youtube to be a very good source since I can look up something I already like and discover lots of related music that I will like (and google when I'm looking for something with well defined parameters). |
Posted By: Pimpernal
Date Posted: April 04 2010 at 17:43
But i think i will order these albums soon: King Crimson: ITCOTCK - Red - LTiA - INWOP - Starless and Bible Black Yes: Close to the Edge - Fragile - TFTO - The Yes Album - Relayer ELP: Brain Salad Surgery - ELP (debut) - Tarkus - Trilogy Genesis: SEBTP - TLLDOB - Foxtrot Pink Floyd: DSOTM - Animals - The Wall - Wish You Were Here Jethro Tull: Thick As A Brick - Aqualung - Minstrel in the Gallery VDGG: Pawn Hearts - Godbluff - The Quiet Zone/ The Pleasure Dome What do you think for a prog "newbie"? -------------
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Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: April 04 2010 at 17:47
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^those are great choices.
Mind you that Aqualung is not a Prog album, yet it's great. I would go for A Passion Play.
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: April 04 2010 at 17:52
Excellent choices, though I'd like to recommend Pink Floyd's Atom Heart Mother strictly based on my personal preference. And consider VdGG's H to He, as that was my VdGG starting point and it worked for me. And maybe look into Magma, if you haven't already.  |
Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: April 04 2010 at 18:47
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Can't really argue with that list (although there are some there I don't see why anybody likes, namely ELP's debut and Pawn Hearts). Also, agree 100% with Pablo- Aqualung is great, not really prog though, get A Passion Play. But damn...you must fart money!  ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: The T
Date Posted: April 04 2010 at 19:15
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Torman Maxt. Do the guy a favor. ------------- 
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Posted By: himtroy
Date Posted: April 04 2010 at 21:10
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King Crimson-Larks Tongue In Aspic, Starless and Bible Black, Red, Lizard, and the entire Great Deciever box set. That is IF you're taking that route....which I wouldn't oppose.
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Posted By: manofmystery
Date Posted: April 04 2010 at 21:14
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just make sure that if you get Nektar's A Tab In The Ocean you get the correct copy and not the sad US mix that I'm stuck with -------------  Time always wins. |
Posted By: UndercoverBoy
Date Posted: April 04 2010 at 21:35
Nice. A lot of the essentials of Prog in there. Although I'm with Logan that I'm quite suprised that you've listened to bands like Art Bears and Gong but haven't listened to the well-known classics yet.
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Posted By: The Runaway
Date Posted: April 05 2010 at 04:55
Fixed. ------------- http://www.formspring.me/Aragorn224" rel="nofollow - Trendsetter win! The search for nonexistent perfection. |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: April 05 2010 at 06:07
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also Kansas - Leftoverture, Point of No Return Rush - 2112 |
Posted By: manofmystery
Date Posted: April 05 2010 at 23:23
Don't buy a Kansas album. I say this not only because I don't endorse their brand of soft rock pop prog but because you could always pick up the entire Kansas discography on vinyl at someones garage sale for 5 bucks later on. 
In other news, when did this happen:
 being pushed to the brink of a seizure chosing an emoticon now ------------- Time always wins. |
Posted By: Pimpernal
Date Posted: April 06 2010 at 09:24
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Posted By: Pimpernal
Date Posted: April 06 2010 at 11:18
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After the first order i think i'll order these, what do you think?
Rush - 2112 - A Farewell to Kings - Hemispheres - Permanent Waves - Moving Pictures Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed - Every Good Boy Deserves Favour - On the Threshold of a Dream Caravan - For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night - In the Land of Grey and Pink Banco Del - Darwin! - Io Sono Nato Libero PFM - Per Un Amico - Storia Di Un Minuto - L'Isola di Niente Frank Zappa - Hot Rats - Uncle Meat - The Grand Wazoo - Absolutely Free Pink Floyd - Meddle Genesis - Nursey Cryme - A Trick of the Tail - Trespass Mike Oldfield - Amarok - Ommadawn And then 3 Magma albums, but what should i get of Magma? -------------
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Posted By: Henry Plainview
Date Posted: April 06 2010 at 11:25
It depends where you're coming from. I was a fan of avant-garde jazz before regular jazz, and there are still a fair amount of classic bands that I haven't heard a full album from and probably never will.
MMA introduced it and has been annoying the hell out of me ever since. ------------- if you own a sodastream i hate you |
Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: April 06 2010 at 16:59
------------- "Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood) |
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Date Posted: April 07 2010 at 08:36
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