Top 5 Prog Rock Albums [Archive] - Aural Moon

Ginjeet

07-26-2006, 06:06 AM

Whats your top 5?

1. King Crimson - Discipline
2. Yes - Tales From Topographic Oceans
3. Gong - Flying Teapot (Ha!:haha: )
4. Soft Machine - Volume Two (Ha#2! :rofl: )
5. Gentle Giant - Octopus
6. Van der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts (sorry, couldn't resist)

...at the moment, but still discovering new bands, albums, etc.

Rick and Roll

07-26-2006, 07:06 AM

we've done this a lot....so instead of searching I'll post five anyway. How about a top 100?

1. Discipline - King Crimson (same as Ginjeet!)
2. As the World - Echolyn
3. Unfolded Like Staircase - Discipline
4. The Devouring - Djam Karet

and about 100 others tied for fifth. Sometime I'll list them....

Ginjeet

07-26-2006, 07:15 AM

1. Discipline - King Crimson (same as Ginjeet!)
I do think it's good.
The fact is..
no matter how closely I study it,
no matter how I take it apart,
no matter how I break it down,
It remains consistent.
:thumbsup:

PFD

07-26-2006, 10:53 AM

Do you have the link to the list, Pelothar?

Without giving this too much thought, here's my five:

1. Pink Floyd...Wish You Were Here

2. King Crimson...Larks Tongues In Aspic

3. Yes....Close to the Edge

4. Yes...Fragile

5. Marillion...Clutching At Straws

Yesspaz

07-26-2006, 01:43 PM

ugh... how many times have we done this...?

Rick and Roll

07-26-2006, 01:50 PM

ugh... how many times have we done this...?

Apparently not enough. Don't play then. :)

We do the same things at are jobs over and over.

So I guess you'll not be showering for the rest of the year? (Why shower, I did this already!)

Just jerking your chain, spaz....:haha:

Nersh

07-26-2006, 04:10 PM

1. Larks Tongues In Aspic - King Crimson
2. Lamb Lies Down on Broadway - Genesis
3. Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
4. Tales from Topographic Oceans - Yes
5. Octopus - Gentle Giant

mossy

07-26-2006, 04:18 PM

Not razzing on spaz but...

This kind of question is fun if you're playing, and it's good to see new people post in the forums. It's also a question that's not going to go away, as folks discover the Moon.

People who have played before can either take a jab at it again, or go and do stuff that makes them happy. Lots of choice. :yougo

pelothar

07-26-2006, 05:35 PM

i posted this thread cause im new, and i wanted to see the tendencies of everyone who wanted to play, and the personal top 5 is something that can change in one night, so.... this is my top 5 ;)

1) Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick
2) Premiata Forneria Marconi - Per un Amico
3) Samla Mammas Mana - Matild
4) Genesis - Foxtrot
5) Sui Generis - Pequeñas anécdotas sobre las instituciones (not in the moon)*:sad:

* can i donate a copy??? i dont want to loose my album.. was difficult to get

well, im glad to be part of these awesome community... next time il post something more original :notsure:

Hawksun

07-26-2006, 05:46 PM

Don't worry Pelo, people are enjoying the thread. :)

As for me, I can't really give a top 5; for some odd reasons every prog album I know gets tied for 1st position when I think about it. I can't really decide.

Rick and Roll

07-26-2006, 07:15 PM

5) Sui Generis - Pequeñas anécdotas sobre las instituciones (not in the moon)*:sad:

* can i donate a copy??? i dont want to loose my album.. was difficult to get

well, im glad to be part of these awesome community... next time il post something more original :notsure:

Pelothar, I forwarded your private message to Jim..... :)

This is a great thread, do not worry about being original, this is great!:vaxman:

rick_wakeman

07-26-2006, 07:23 PM

a webpage published their top 100 of prog rock albums, and this were their first 5

Whats your top 5?

of course it's impossible to say. but i would remove some stuff and re-arrange some groups in this order :

1) Keys to ascension - Yes
2) Wish you Where Here - Pink Floyd
3) Selling England by the Pound - Genesis
4) Turbulent Zone - Versus X
5) NIL - i don't remember... or maybe La Maschera Di Cera - a great song i dont remember... or maybe so many bands with so many titles... remembered or not. Well : Aural Moon - Aural Moon.

mossy

07-26-2006, 08:30 PM

pelo, post away. I really enjoy seeing what people like. The only "old" thing about threads is when folks complain they are old. Welcome.

KeithieW

07-26-2006, 09:37 PM

pelo, post away. I really enjoy seeing what people like. The only "old" thing about threads is when folks complain they are old. Welcome.
Couldn't have said it better myself mossy.

As for my top 5. At this moment in time it is:

1) Tales from topographic oceans - Yes
2) Dark side of the moon - Pink floyd
3) Selling England by the pound - Genesis
4) Pink Moon - Nick Drake (If Leo Kottke is on the Moon then so should Nick be!)
5) Earthbound - King Crimson

Like I said Pelo, you post whatever and whenever you want. It's great to see so many new members on the Moon.

Yesspaz

07-26-2006, 11:23 PM

This kind of question is fun if you're playing, and it's good to see new people post in the forums. It's also a question that's not going to go away, as folks discover the Moon. I know it's not going away. I just wish that when new folks come to a place they'd search the boards for a while before posting. If I join a new community, I don't post something the first day. Most boards even have a sticky thread that reads something like "READ THIS FIRST" or "THESE TOPICS ALREADY HAVE FIVE THREADS."

i posted this thread cause im newSee above.
Seriously, I'm glad you're here and look forward to getting to know you. I'm not a jerk. Really.

5) Sui Generis - Pequeñas anécdotas sobre las instituciones (not in the moon)*

* can i donate a copy??? i dont want to loose my album.. was difficult to getSure. Here's what you can do. Rip the cd to mp3 at 192kps. Get all the tags perfect - artist, song title, album title, and year - on each track. Use IDv3 tags. Then bundle the whole thing together as one file. Then use www.yousendit.com to send the whole thing to ProgDirJim. You can PM him to get his email address. Finally, be patient. Jim's always got a TON of music to listen to. And be aware that it's not guaranteed it'll get added. Jim is the music director and owner and he decides what is or is not added.

Yesspaz

07-26-2006, 11:27 PM

So arbitrary, but here we go.

1. Yes - Relayer
2. Yes - Going for the One
3. King's X - Faith Hope Love
4. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
5. Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells II

...why not?

pelothar

07-27-2006, 12:14 AM

dont worry Yesspaz, i know you didn`t mean what it sounded like, cause you a as a long time member probably understand better than me that we are all together in for the music :)

P.S.: Thanks for the instructions, that was exactly what i needed! :haha:

mailotron

07-27-2006, 03:50 AM

I agree this kind of question is not very usefull :boxing: , are the others so?:rofl:

Just for the record and according to my instant inspiration and feeling

Golden age

1. Selling England by the £ By Genesis
2. Pawn Hearts by VDGG
3. Red by King Crimson
4. Isola di niente by PFM
5. Close to the edge by Yes

Today's prog ( so they say , the adjective progressive applied to rock did not exist during the Golden age , some papers named it ' Head rock' in western Europe ( minus UK:rofl: )

1. Il trono dei recordi eponym
2. Brave by Marillion
3. Ever by Iq
4. Flower Power By TFK
5. Il grande labyrintho LA maschera di cera

Rick and Roll

07-27-2006, 06:54 AM

some thoughts:

Pelo, I didn't think of adding the music that way, good idea Spaz. But Jim has your email to me also.

Spaz, I don't access Progressive Ears because of the sheer voluminosity (fake word, Webster is choking on a adjective there) of the posts. I don't think new members need to search the boards. This forum isn't the easiest to find stuff. I can't even find my old shows if I didn't have them written down. Got a Kx record in there :)

What I would like to see is some basic info on the new members. Pelo has some background but a lot of new members just out their name in.

And mail you cheated and did a top 10:haha: I have to do a top 100 thread...

artboy

07-27-2006, 08:07 AM

1. Chris Squire - Fish Out of Water
2. King Crimson - Red
3. VDGG - Still Life
4. Steve Hackett - Voyage of the Acolyte
5. Fantomas - Suspended in Animation (check these guys out... they are TWISTED!.... they should be on the MOON!)

Hawksun

07-27-2006, 10:38 AM

5. Fantomas - Suspended in Animation (check these guys out... they are TWISTED!.... they should be on the MOON!)

I concur!

Goodsall

07-27-2006, 10:43 AM

Gentle Giant - In A Glass House.
U.K. - U.K.
Fire Merchants - Landlords Of Atlantis.
Transatlantic - SMPTe
Yes - Relayer

Rick and Roll

07-27-2006, 10:54 AM

Gentle Giant - In A Glass House.
U.K. - U.K.
Fire Merchants - Landlords Of Atlantis.
Transatlantic - SMPTe
Yes - Relayer

Glass House and Octopus (picked by a lot of you) I'm always torn between. They're both in my top 10.

Fire merchants....sounds like a bunch of a holes to me:rofl: :haha:

pelothar

07-27-2006, 11:35 AM

Gentle giant's Octopus would probably be my nº 6

Naganon

07-27-2006, 09:57 PM

1. Genesis - Selling England by The Pound
2. Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick
3. Kayak - Last Encore
3. Esperanto - Dance Macabre
5. Focus - Hamburger Concerto

mailotron

07-28-2006, 03:19 AM

nice ! Somoene who knows and likes "Danse Macabre"

Methem

07-28-2006, 05:04 AM

I just wish that when new folks come to a place they'd search the boards for a while before posting. If I join a new community, I don't post something the first day. Most boards even have a sticky thread that reads something like "READ THIS FIRST" or "THESE TOPICS ALREADY HAVE FIVE THREADS."
I don't think new members need to search the boards. This forum isn't the easiest to find stuff. I can't even find my old shows if I didn't have them written down.
Such a sticky thread, an FAQ, mentioned by Spaz would probably be a good idea. It could also contain general pointers to some of the most interesting and valuable threads on these forums.

-Methem

Rick and Roll

07-28-2006, 06:33 AM

Such a sticky thread, an FAQ, mentioned by Spaz would probably be a good idea. It could also contain general pointers to some of the most interesting and valuable threads on these forums.

-Methem

Sorry meth, spaz, I don't agree. this is a forum, full of free flowing thoughts, not a ranking, etc. Stickys should be used to keep important announcements at the top, not to rank threads.

Sometimes a thread seems worthwhile and no one hits it. Other times it's goofy and everyone does.

Seems to me people like it. Who cares that it gets recycled every so often?

artboy

07-28-2006, 07:22 AM

I like threads that reappear...it is like revisiting the past... as with this thread... who knows.. 2 years from now my top 5 list might change and it will be fun seeing where my head was at this point in time!

artboy

07-28-2006, 07:27 AM

4) Pink Moon - Nick Drake (If Leo Kottke is on the Moon then so should Nick be!)

HERE HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nick deserves to be on the moon!!!!

Rick and Roll

07-28-2006, 07:28 AM

artboy

07-28-2006, 07:30 AM

maybe the disgruntled should start a top 5 WORST prog album list thread if this bores them!

anduril

07-28-2006, 08:24 AM

Not the best, but what I have listened more than three times a day.

Rush - a Farewell to Kings
Gentle Giant - Octopus
Marillion - Misplaced Childhood
Camel - Snow Goose
Dream Theater - Metropolis pt. 2

jtmckinley

07-28-2006, 09:24 AM

For what it's worth:

1) Close To The Edge - Yes
2) Dark Side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd
3) Apostrophe - Frank Zappa
4) Foxtrot - Genesis
5) Tarkus - ELP

theMusicMan

07-28-2006, 10:16 AM

1 - Seconds Out - Genesis
2 - Close to the Edge - Yes
3 - Trick of the Tail - Genesis
4 - Wish You Were Here - Pink F.
5 - Tales from Topographic Oceans - Yes

Methem

07-28-2006, 10:53 AM

To R'n'R and artboy:

I've got no particular problem with this thread or these polls in general. It is just that with over 2500 threads and close to 20000 posts, it might be beneficial to offer a little guidance, other than just the keyword-based search mechanism, for those who're trying to find something specific from the archives.

Not that this is awfully important to me. Whatever eventually keeps the Moon best on its orbit... that's the way to go, I suppose.

-Methem

Rick and Roll

07-28-2006, 11:08 AM

To R'n'R and artboy:

I've got no particular problem with this thread or these polls in general. It is just that with over 2500 threads and close to 20000 posts, it might be beneficial to offer a little guidance, other than just the keyword-based search mechanism, for those who're trying to find something specific from the archives.

-Methem

Here's a suggestion...eliminate "Rick" from the search, and you'll be down to 17,000 posts:rofl:

Don't worry, in the coming months my posting should decrease (promises promises)...

Methem

07-28-2006, 11:13 AM

Here's a suggestion...eliminate "Rick" from the search, and you'll be down to 17,000 posts:rofl:
Ok, will consider that... ;)

Q-bert

07-28-2006, 11:11 PM

... seems like a good time for my first post...

1. Selling England by the Pound - Genesis,
2. Silent cries and mighty echoes - Eloy,
3. Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd,
4. Lark's Tongues in Aspic - King Crimson,
5. Time is the key - Gong (Pierre Moerlen's Gong),

My choices are somewhat seasonal. Although the previous list represents my gold standards, I am at times (particularly during Fall) very partial to Wind & Wuthering, by Genesis, to One Size Fits All by Zappa, and to Tales from the Lush Attic, by IQ.

Lemur

07-29-2006, 02:01 AM

I usually don't post on the forums, but I saw this thread in the front page and mulled it over in my mind. I thought about it in the shower this morning, and I think I have a general idea of what my favorite prog albums are:

Kenso - Fabulis Mirabilibus De Bombycosi Scriptis
Gryphon - Raindance
Gentle Giant - In a Glass House
Porcupine Tree - Stupid Dream
King Crimson - Starless and Bible Black

It's actually really hard to choose just 5 albums.

Goodsall

07-29-2006, 03:10 AM

I'm new too. What about...?.....

U.K. - U.K.
Gentle Giant - In A Glass House.
Fire Merchants - Landlords Of Atlantis.
Transatlantic - SMTPe
Yes - Relayer

....not necessarily in that order

Ginjeet

07-29-2006, 07:43 AM

2. Silent cries and mighty echoes - Eloy,
wow never thought that anybody will choose from Eloy. Good taste. :)

yorksrvc

07-29-2006, 07:56 AM

70's PROG:

Genesis: The Lamb
YES: Topographic Oceans
Pink Floyd: Dark Side
King Crimson: Red
Gentle Giant: Power and the Glory

CURRENT PROG: I don't know yet.......I'll list groups

Pendragon
Porcupine Tree
Transatlantic
Neal Morse
Flower Knings

Brand New: and sinking in real fast......

Magic Pie
Frost
Moon Safari
Auroris

jnighting

07-29-2006, 09:16 PM

Not top five of all time, just my top 5....for the moment
Genesis: Trick of the Tail
ELP: Trilogy
Yes: Tales of.....
Yes: Going for the One
King Crimson: In the Court of the Crimson King
I am sure this list will change over the course of the next day or two....it always does.:grinz:

dinosaur

07-31-2006, 10:08 PM

I think there is truth to the idea of favorites coming out of a particular time in one's life...couldn't stop playing the following when I was young (of course I couldn't afford a wide variety at the time).

1. Relayer - Yes (played this over and over for years)
2. Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield (played this, and then the Allman Brothers, and then Jimi Hendryx, then repeated for a whole summer)
3. Thick as a Brick - Jethro Tull (what can I say?)
4. Tales of Mystery and Imagination - Alan Parsons (truly classical)
5. Countdown to Ecstasy - Steely Dan (OK, perhaps not prog, but progressive...)

We tend to identify with the music and its messages, its (counter) culture--so it becomes 'favorite'. I lost track of good music in the wasteland they called radio in the ensuing two decades --remember disco? Plus, I was way too busy working for a living...
Then in the nineties I was happy to discover prog alive and kicking by both 'seasoned' and new! Such as:
1. Subterranea - IQ
2. Hubris - Anglagard
3. Second Life Syndrome - Riverside
4. Alone - Clepsydra
5. Thrak - King Crimson

ViolinCyndee

07-31-2006, 11:49 PM

How can you pick 5??????? I bet I am the only one here who would NOT pick any of the following: Yes, Genesis, GG!!

:)
Cyndee

progdirjim

08-01-2006, 02:08 AM

So arbitrary, but here we go.

1. Yes - Relayer
2. Yes - Going for the One
3. King's X - Faith Hope Love

Faith Hope Love is a fine album but it's NOT prog

:LOL:
How can you pick 5??????? I bet I am the only one here who would NOT pick any of the following: Yes, Genesis, GG!!

:)
Cyndee

So what WOULD you pick???

fugazi

08-01-2006, 11:41 AM

hi there people, prog fan from Romania here .. here comes my vote:

1. The Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
2. Close to the Edge - Yes
3. Selling England by the Pound - Genesis
4. Islands - King Crimson
5. Misplaced Childhood - Marillion

lamour

08-01-2006, 01:44 PM

Let's see...

1) King Crimson - Red
wow, only 1 Bruford album in my top 5. who knew...

2) Gentle Giant - Playing the Fool
An excellent selection of songs. Excellent performances.

3) Peter Hammill - Silent Corner and the Empty Stage
On some days, this could be #1.

4) Echolyn - As the World
I played this CD in my car for close to 6 months at one point.

5) Djam Karet - Burning the Hard City
Have to love the jams.

Beowulfs_Kin

08-01-2006, 04:22 PM

Thor

08-01-2006, 04:33 PM

TOP 5/ Original Old Style Prog:
1. YES- Close to the Edge remaster ed.
[actually a tie with their Tales From Topographic Oceans remaster ed.]
2. Genesis- Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
3. King Crimson- In The Court of the Crimson King
4. Nektar- Remember the Future
5. Caravan- In the Land of Grey and Pink

and if I fall through a door into an alternate universe
somewhere these may be the top 5...
6. ELP- Tarkus
7. Renaissance - Ashes are Burning
8. Hawkwind- Hall of the Mountain Grill
9. Camel- Moonmadness
10. Mahavishnu Orchestra- The Inner Mounting Flame

TOP 5/ New Prog Revival:
1. Marillion- Script for a Jester's Tear [tied with Fugazi] remaster eds.
2. Ozric Tentacles- Strangitude
3. IQ- Dark Matter
4. Aryeon- Electric Castle
5. Colin Masson- Isle of Eight

Rick and Roll

08-01-2006, 06:36 PM

lamour......I like your choices :vaxman:

Thor that's 15! You cheat!

Anyway, lol, Grey and Pink is a true classic. A great choice.

And you will hear the "Electric Castle" in its entirety this week on my show!

Beo, I'm not a die hard Floyd fan, Maybe that's why I like "Animals" the best. It gets into it and never lets up. "Wish You Were Here" is a perfectly constructed record. Maybe "Dark Side" is just overexposed - it was for me.

I never thought of the Lamb as their best work. I, for one, am ecstatic that I differ from what is critically acclaimed.:boxing: That being said, Lamia, Cage, Scree, Anyway, 32 Doors - all five some of their best songs. But I like Nursery Cryme and Trespass a bit better than the Lamb as a whole. Some of the songs like Lifeless Packaging and Back in NYC really annoy me.

"Selling England" to me is their masterwork.

Hawksun

08-01-2006, 06:56 PM

What I found interesting is that the most critically acclaimed albums by Genesis and Pink Floyd are apparently not the favorites of Moon listeners. After all, Dark Side of the Moon is considered the best Pink Floyd album by most critics I've seen, but Moon listeners who picked a Floyd album overwhelmingly favored Wish You Were Here.

With Genesis, Lamb Lies Down has always been considered their best album (critically speaking) but most of the Moon listeners identified Selling England by the Pound as their favorite Genesis album (it's mine, too).

I wonder if anyone has any thoughts on why there's such a difference?

I see DSOTM as PF's gateway album, a great introduction to their music, but a bit thin on content.(It's still a great album, of course). My favorite Floyd is a three way first place tie between Animals/Atom Heart Mother/Meddle.

I personnally do not like LLDOB, and prefer much more Nursery/Selling. The lamb is too unfocused and tries to push too much song ideas on too much albums (all my opinion again).

As for why people do not prefer these critics' favorite, it's probably a subject of great debate. I don't like The lamb because of reasons stated above and then some more. However, I also have a pathological repulsion against enormous mainstream success, and I can't explain why. This is probably why I don't think of Dark Side as the definitive Pink Floyd album. And, yes, I know it's dumb. I don't think we could get a homogenous answer from the community as to why these get pushed down the top 5.

And you will hear the "Electric Castle" in its entirety this week on my show!

Rick, you rock. :D

progdirjim

08-02-2006, 02:50 AM

progdirjim

08-02-2006, 02:53 AM

And for the record, I love DSOTM. I can understand ANY objections to it because of the overplayed factor, but it's a great album. Perhaps the best understated prog album ever. Genesis, my fave is probably Foxtrot, but I can see Nursery Cryme and Selling England easily. Trespass is great, a bit more raw but worthwhile. Yes I have to stick with Close To The Edge. Tales is far too bloated before anyone suggests it ;-)

Rick and Roll

08-02-2006, 06:40 AM

how did I slide over Foxtrot? :jawdrop:

podakayne

08-02-2006, 04:50 PM

just taking a stab...been staring at this thread on the front page and thinking about it

chris squire – fish out of water
yes – close to the edge
king crimson – larks/red
pink floyd – animals/meddle
tangerine dream – rubycon/alph centauri

okay i know, i know i got double albums on there but i just couldn't choose :( (i put the maybe i like betters first) fight me! :boxing:

didnt we do this once before?...i'll have to see what i put then

pod

Lemur

08-03-2006, 03:31 AM

Oh! I left Thick as a Brick off my list. That means it needs revising...

1. Kenso - Kenso II
2. Gryphon - Raindance
3. Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick
4. Gentle Giant - In a Glass House
5. Porcupine Tree - Stupid Dream

King Crimson belongs up there, but the list isn't long enough.

dark magus

08-03-2006, 02:26 PM

:vaxman: my top 5 are with difficulty,1 Erpland-Ozric Tentacles.2 Pungent Effulvent-Ozric Tentacles.3 Moving Pictures-Rush.4 Relayer-Yes.5 Passion and Warfare-Steve Vai.:vaxman:

dark magus

08-03-2006, 02:29 PM

i forgot about oldfield.:bash:

Rick and Roll

08-03-2006, 03:12 PM

:vaxman: my top 5 are with difficulty,1 Erpland-Ozric Tentacles.2 Pungent Effulvent-Ozric Tentacles.3 Moving Pictures-Rush.4 Relayer-Yes.5 Passion and Warfare-Steve Vai.:vaxman:

Erpland is awesome!

Whoa, Passion and Warfare. I get a hangover everytime I hear it, it's one big guitar lead. I'd submit it for upload to the Moon, but I find it just outside the paramaters that I think Jim would set. It certainly is one of my favorite heavy CD's, along with Satch's "Surfing With the Alien". Stu Hamm on both ...connection here! And "Sisters" is such a nice song.

I've been looking for something to match up with "Alien" on my show, maybe this is it...

Yesspaz

08-03-2006, 05:28 PM

Whoa, Passion and Warfare... it's one big guitar lead. Ever hear Zappa's "Shut Up and Play Yer Guitar"? I think it's guitar solos from live tracks edited together. Now that's crazy.

Rick and Roll

08-03-2006, 05:31 PM

Ever hear Zappa's "Shut Up and Play Yer Guitar"? I think it's guitar solos from live tracks edited together. Now that's crazy.

There's at least three of them (Son of, Return of, etc). I remember a hilarious song called something like "The Secret Carlos Santana Chord Progression" :rofl:

Richard701

08-06-2006, 06:16 PM

In no particular order, and likely to change tomorrow anyway

Steve Hacket - Voyage of the Acolyte
Genesis - Trick of the Tale
RPWL - World Through My Eyes
Barclay James Harvest - Octoberon
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon

Beowulfs_Kin

08-06-2006, 10:36 PM

Thanks for comments to my comment. As I said, compared to many of you, I am a mere prog neophyte, but I would list my favorites as follows (in no particular order)

1. Genesis, Selling England by the Pound
2. King Crimson, Discipline
3. Adrian Belew, Desire of the Rhino King
4. Peter Gabriel, Secret World Live
5. Pink Floyd, Wish You Were Here

Elric68

08-07-2006, 08:25 AM

My top 5 for the current moment is:

Pendragon - Not of This World
Mostly Autumn - The Spirit of Autumn Past
IQ - Subterranea: The Concert
Opeth - Damnation
Marillion - Script For A Jester's Tear

I cannot name my favourite albums unless the list goes endless, and even then, I cannot say which one I put first, so I guess this is useless ...

lenron

08-16-2006, 01:15 PM

I am a bit of a Crim junkie so my list is a tad unfair....

1. Discipline - (KC)
2. Power To Believe (KC)
3. Three Of A Perfect Pair (KC)
4. Brain Salad Surgery - (ELP)
5. 2112 - (Rush)
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43,245. Best of Michael Bolton (Michael Bolton)
43,246. Anything by Dream Theater (Dream Theater)

Yesspaz

08-16-2006, 05:04 PM

Rick, who's that in your new avatar?

Rick and Roll

08-16-2006, 08:00 PM

Rick, who's that in your new avatar?

It is Beer Klaas, of the great Dutch band "Finch". His name is Beer, he's half-naked, and he's having a good time. I saw that picture and thought, what the hell...

KeithieW

08-16-2006, 10:19 PM

43,246. Anything by Dream Theater (Dream Theater)
That high????????????

You must be a fan.

artboy

08-17-2006, 09:25 AM

just taking a stab...been staring at this thread on the front page and thinking about it

chris squire – fish out of water

pod

I knew I liked you for a reason Poda!:heart: :heart: :heart:

podakayne

08-18-2006, 12:54 PM

why thank you very much artboy...a man after my own heart you are!:flutter:

and right back at you
:heart: :heart: :heart:

Sintetista

08-18-2006, 10:55 PM

1) Tales from topiographic oceans- Yes
2)The Lamb lies down- Genesis
3)Octopus- Gentle giant
4)Spartacus- Triunvirat
5)Most of Premiatta's stuff

How about best 5 prog groups....

Naganon

08-18-2006, 11:08 PM

Just wanted to know if any of the other 70 people in the entire world who bought the Dr. Z album "Three Parts to My Soul" is on this board? For all that matters, if ANYONE out there has heard of them? Sadly, I gave away my album when I moved. Ca. 1971, 3 guys - drums, bass & ....harpsichord. Pretty good, actually. Although it's probably only nostalgia that's talking.

Sintetista

08-18-2006, 11:30 PM

I knew I liked you for a reason Poda!:heart: :heart: :heart:.

you´re righ fish out of water is silently falling

Rick and Roll

08-19-2006, 06:40 AM

mailotron

08-19-2006, 11:51 AM

Dear Naganon,
Never listen to this LP ....except perhaps on a web radio
BuT I hold it once in my hands ...in fact a reissue on a beautiful die-cut replica by Si Wan ( South Korean label specialized in obscure re-issues)
Yours,
Mailo

Naganon

08-19-2006, 06:57 PM

Yeah. I've heard about the re-issue, apparently including the original fold-out cover. I'm pretty sure that's the main reason I bought it in the first place. Pretty original stuff, kind of 'Occult -Lite'. The guy could really play that harpsichord, which I usually rank up there in the useless-musical intruments-category together with steel guitar & bag pipes.

Naganon

08-19-2006, 07:02 PM

First from Oregon...really? Is there, like a prize for this position...a cookie or something? Actually I was born and raised in Northern Sweden (Boden).

Rick and Roll

08-19-2006, 07:07 PM

First from Oregon...really? Is there, like a prize for this position...a cookie or something? Actually I was born and raised in Northern Sweden (Boden).

Shouldn't have said that. You would have won a prize, but the fact you came from a Scandanavian country negates any move to Oregon.:haha: :)

Naganon

08-19-2006, 07:53 PM

OK. I saw Samla Mammas Manna live AND chatted with the guys afterwards AND played the drums! Cookie?

Naganon

08-19-2006, 08:13 PM

OK, OK...I also Saw Peter Gabriel Christmas concert in London 1978. Phil C. joined in as well as Elton John.

KeithieW

08-20-2006, 02:51 AM

OK, OK...I also Saw Peter Gabriel Christmas concert in London 1978. Phil C. joined in as well as Elton John.
That DEFINITELY bars you from any cookies.

Rick and Roll

08-20-2006, 06:11 AM

OK. I saw Samla Mammas Manna live AND chatted with the guys afterwards AND played the drums! Cookie?

I ate them all. But you do get my undying respect! And no stage fright.. that
's a cool story..

Rick and Roll

08-20-2006, 06:11 AM

That DEFINITELY bars you from any cookies.

Are yuo nuts, man? 1978...a good year for all three I say.

coyote

08-20-2006, 10:34 AM

a webpage published their top 100 of prog rock albums, and this were their first 5

1) Close to the Edge - Yes
2) Thick as a Brick - Jethro Tull
3) Wish you Where Here - Pink Floyd
4) Selling England by the Pound - Genesis
5) Foxtrot - Genesis

Whats your top 5?
my top 5:
Genesis..The Lamb Lies down on Broadway
Marillion..Marbles
yes.....Close to the Edge
Emerson lake and Palmer I
Pink Floyd..Dark Side of the Moon

DanWilde1966

08-22-2006, 05:40 AM

The ones I listen to most at the moment:

1. Relayer - YES
2. Atom Heart Mother - PINK FLOYD
3. Third - SOFT MACHINE
4. Hatfield & the North - HATFIELD & THE NORTH
5. Atem - TANGERINE DREAM

Hundreds more....

Wojtek

08-23-2006, 04:13 AM

Rush - Hemispheres
Genesis - Second's Out
Pain of Salvation - The Perfect Element
Mike Oldfield - Voyager
Spock's Beard - Snow

VAXman

08-23-2006, 07:55 AM

ugh... how many times have we done this...?
Thank you 'Spaz.

This is the reason I gave up on r.m.p. Every other post was a top something or other post. We're eating up server disk space and bandwidth on this nonsense. Besides, none of the pick are ever right because nobody picks my top picks. :p :D

Rick and Roll

08-23-2006, 11:17 AM

Thank you 'Spaz.

This is the reason I gave up on r.m.p. Every other post was a top something or other post. We're eating up server disk space and bandwidth on this nonsense. Besides, none of the pick are ever right because nobody picks my top picks. :p :D

No we're not. In another thread it was told that we have plenty. And I suggested to delete the posts that were prior to an agreed upon date. So there's no issue with that.

Nonsense? Letting people have fun? Giving them an outlet for their views? If you say so. As Echolyn quotes from Willie Wonka, "A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men".

Is it any wonder anymore why the forums are not as engaging as they used to be?

Go put your stick back in the mud.

What are you picks by the way?

Mark1068

08-26-2006, 02:58 PM

Rick and Roll

08-26-2006, 03:07 PM

My top 5 are not as obscure as the rest, and are a reflection a what I am currently listening to:
1. Rush - Moving Pictures
2. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
3. Porcupine Tree - In Absentia
4. Dream Theater - Awake
5. Rush - Signals

Mark

Welcome, Mark. I read your profile....Rush...Porc tree....boy are you in for some good music on the Moon!

Taril

08-28-2006, 01:11 PM

It was really hard to narrow it down to just five.
But I think I pulled it off.

1.Genesis - "Foxtrot"
2.Pink Floyd - "Dark Side of the Moon"
3.Yes - "Close To The Edge"
4.Van Der Graaf Generator - "Godbluff"
5.Rush - "Moving Pictures"

Yesspaz

08-28-2006, 05:10 PM

5.Pure Reason Revolution - The Dark ThirdAh, something new! Any chance you could get a copy to Jim via www.yousendit.com? 192k mp3 with perfect ID3 tags...

zvinki

08-28-2006, 05:27 PM

"Pure Reason Revolution" keeps coming up. I agree with spaz: we need to hear more. Any chance of hearing some more on the moon?

Rick and Roll

08-28-2006, 08:42 PM

"Pure Reason Revolution" keeps coming up. I agree with spaz: we need to hear more. Any chance of hearing some more on the moon?

it's been on the Gagliarchives for 7-8 weeks now. Also, I will see them in the UK in about a month. If I buy the CD I will play it..

mossy

08-28-2006, 08:49 PM

Not to be an ethical echo, spaz, but Jim asked for original copies only, on another thread (sorry, can't remember which), unless artist gives express permission for copies. Copyright reasons.

Taril

08-28-2006, 08:52 PM

Sorry man. Dont wanna upset you. But I really dont wanna do that. I payed for the album. Its bloody fantastic. I highly recommend you pick up a copy for yourself. You wont regret it. I guess I just have too much of a concience to just send it out. Sorry, please dont be mad. :)

Rick and Roll

08-28-2006, 08:57 PM

Ethical Echo...GREAT name for a band!

to reiterate, I can pick it up next month. But it's on the Gags and well, I for one am willing to wait for something good...

mossy

08-28-2006, 09:12 PM

No prob, taril! Some people donate CD's if they're moved to do so, but that's up to them. I just wanted to pipe up about the copies vs originals issue. :grinz:

Sounds like rick has it covered.

Taril

08-28-2006, 09:17 PM

No prob, taril! Some people donate CD's if they're moved to do so, but that's up to them. I just wanted to pipe up about the copies vs originals issue. :grinz:

Sounds like rick has it covered.

Oh well that I understand. If I had another copy id gladly donate it.

Yesspaz

08-29-2006, 06:37 PM

Rick and Roll

08-29-2006, 06:52 PM

If I like it I'll buy it. The thing here I'm suggesting isn't piracy. It's exposure. Getting a copy on the Moon can only help this new prog band. We're a community. What's the difference if Jim owns it or I own it or Taril owns it? Taril adding it to the Moon and Jim adding to the Moon wash out to be the same thing; Jim's just the gatekeeper.

To be technical, this whole site could be construed as a copyright issue.

Way to go. While we're at it, let's just call ASCAP :shootmeno

Look, I just got two nice CD's from a band named Auroris. I'll be uploading them to the Moon sometime soon enough. And I will play them on my show. If I just played them on my show, all I need to do is own it myself. But if it's on the Moon, the station must own it. If I own something and upload it, it's considered to be on the station. The way I understand it, Jim needs an actual disc in case an audit is done. I can have a disc and as long as I am "working" for the station, it should be ok for me to own it.

So that's why we should wait on this one, especially since it's popular. How about we don't open a can of worms?

And I may be wrong, but even if Tony from Auroris says to play his CD (and he will, and is happy for the exposure), that doesn't necessarily mean we're allowed to play it. We have to have a copy.

Rick and Roll

08-29-2006, 06:56 PM

talk about timing, check this out:

Pure Reason Revolution's management has just given us permission via
Sony/BMG to post to full-length MP3s to the NEARfest website.

Go http://www.nearfest.com/event/lineup.asp and click on "MP3"
underneath the PRR entry to download the following tracks:

- "The Intention Craft" (6:23)
- "Nimos & Tambos" (3:44)

Both tracks are from the album "The Dark Third" (US version).

Enjoy!

- Chad

I think the band is exposing itself nicely dare I say.

I may listen myself.

mossy

08-29-2006, 09:01 PM

The thing here I'm suggesting isn't piracy. It's exposure.

I know what you mean, spaz but the thing is, it should be the artist's call whether or not they would like each individual to pay for the physical CD, or whether or not they want exposure by allowing someone other than themselves to "distribute" their music virtually, without the purchase of more CD's.

And my understanding of Jim's stand on this is that he wants original CD's if someone is willing to donate music to the station, unless the artist gives permission otherwise.

To me this is only prudent. Otherwise it would be opening the situation up to all kinds of nebulous interpretation, however well intended the gift.

And I'm speaking from the point of view of a listener wanting to donate music, I don't know enough about shows to comment on that.

mossy - no cans, no worms

lanfear

08-30-2006, 03:45 PM

MY first post, hi all! Just found this place (through Wikipedia btw).

My top five:

Genesis - SEBTP
Jan Hammer - The First Seven Days
King Crimson - Lark's Tongue in Aspic
Garden Wall - Path of Dreams
Genesis - Foxtrot

l8r

Yesspaz

08-30-2006, 05:16 PM

Garden Wall? Who's that? Oh, and welcome.

Yesspaz

08-30-2006, 05:21 PM

Pure Reason Revolution's management has just given us permission via
Sony/BMG to post to full-length MP3s to the NEARfest website.

Go http://www.nearfest.com/event/lineup.asp and click on "MP3"
underneath the PRR entry to download the following tracks:

I'm downloading the longer one now (slow on dial-up), but the thing I found interesting is this: SPACE/POST ROCK. Yep, they're described as SPACE/POST ROCK. Isn't that the best way to describe Godspeed, Mogwai, and Tarentel? I think so. But these are short songs and by the picture I doubt they sound anything like those bands. This should be interesting.

mailotron

08-30-2006, 06:16 PM

Garden Wall *: Italian prog band of the nineties, 4pices; short tracks,aggressive guitars ; strong drumming not far from KC's seventies spirit with Hammill likes vocals (Seravalle, the singer seems to be a pH fan), 4 or 5 ? cds but lot were on the defunct german prog label" Music is intelligence":hrm: , it means "collectors" now ! Are they still active ?
mailo

* Gardenwall is an another italian band which covers Genesis

Yours
MAilo

epilespaul

09-01-2006, 05:54 PM

My Favorite Progressive LP's are LP's!!!!! Vinyl still soundz betta
1: Kansas: Leftoverture
2 Jethro Tull: Thick as a Brick
3 Mike Oldfeild : Tubular Bells
4: Gentle Giant: Live (Playing the fool")
5 Allan Holdsworth: IOU

lanfear

09-09-2006, 10:51 AM

About Garden Wall:

http://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_BAND.asp?band_id=124

The other early albums are good too, but beware of "Forget the Colours"! It's the most complex and dark prog metal album I've ever heard; it sure lives up to the title. Almost unlistenable IMO.

The sound on "Path of Dreams" is much warmer and more normal, albeit ambitious, prog. I especially love the way they can play long instrumental passages without ever getting boring and repetetive. A true gem. Check this album out if you can find it!