Ranking the rounds (Prog cup edition)

[C]

Poor
Rainbow - Stargazer

Behave lad

Yes, behave




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[Lord Rother]

It surely can’t get any worse than Round 5.

Please.

[joels344]

I'm thinking we'll have a hard time topping Round 5 actually.

[algroth]

I'm thinking we'll have a hard time topping Round 5 actually.

Round 6 is pretty damn solid.

Great - very good
Eskaton - Ecoute
Present - Ersatz
Harmonium - Depuis L'Automne
Camel - Never Let Go
Renaissance – Kings and Queens

Good - alright
This Heat - A New Kind of Water
Babe Ruth – Black Dog
Family - Scene Through the Eye of a Lens

Fair - average
Steven Wilson - Home Invasion / Regret #9
Procol Harum – Toujours L’amour
Opeth - Windowpane
Vangelis - See You Later

Poor
None!



Aggregate:

Great - very good
Koenjihyakkei - Rattims Friezz
Julia Holter - Words I Heard
Boredoms - Super Going
Eskaton - Ecoute
Swans - Screenshot
The Comet is Coming - Blood of the Past
Osamu Kitajima - Taiyo
Present - Ersatz
Genesis - I Know What I Like
Harmonium - Depuis L'Automne
Alamaailman Vasarat - Vasaraasialainen
Enrique Morente y Lagartija Nick - Omega (poemaparalosmuertos)
Led Zeppelin - Achilles Last Stand
Kōenji hyakkei - Becttem Pollt
Etron Fou Leloublan - Mimi
Kayo Dot - The Wait of the World
Camel - Never Let Go
Renaissance – Kings and Queens
Jan Dukes De Grey - Call Of The Wild
Julian Jay Savarin – Child of the Night Part 1 and 2

Good - alright
Nektar - Remember the Future Pt 1
Camarón de la Isla - La Leyenda Del Tiempo
Trees - Nothing Special
Hatfield & the North – Halfway Between Heaven And Earth
Jethro Tull - Pibroch (Cap In Hand)
Mothers of Invention - Trouble Comin' Everyday
Pentangle - Sovay
This Heat - A New Kind of Water
Matching Mole – God Song
Steve Hillage – Lunar Musick Suite
Babe Ruth – Black Dog
Family - Scene Through the Eye of a Lens
Split Enz - Titus
Fusion Orchestra – Skeleton in Armour
T.Rex - Great Horse
Wallenstein - Dedicated to Mystery Land

Fair - average
David Thomas and the Pedestrians - Pedestrian Walk
Jack Bruce – To Isengard
Traffic – Empty Pages
Steven Wilson - Home Invasion / Regret #9
Procol Harum – Toujours L’amour
Electric Light Orchestra - Manhattan Rumble (49 Street Massacre)
Quintessence - Pearl And Bird
Anthony Phillips - Pieces Of Eight
Roxy Music - Casanova
Jon Anderson - Flight of the Moorglade
Man – Kerosene
Blind Faith - Sea Of Joy
Converge - Wretched World
Gilgamesh - Notwithstanding
The Strawbs - Hero And Heroine
Opeth - Windowpane
Ulrich Schnauss and Jonas Munk - Almaris
Engineers - Always Returning
Pink Floyd – Atom Heart Mother Suite
Vangelis - See You Later
Le Orme - Insieme al Concerto
Uriah Heep - The Magician's Birthday
Pineapple Thief - Remember Us
Traffic - Shanghai Noodle Factory
Rainbow - Stargazer

Poor
Genesis - Afterglow
North Atlantic Oscillation - Wires
Seventh Wave – Star Palace of The Sombre Warrior
Love De Vice - Pills
The Flower Kings - The Judas Kiss
King’s X – Everybody Knows A Little Bit Of Something
Deja Vu - Concentration
Steve Howe/Keith West - Curved Ball
Steve Winwood - Vacant Chair
Liquid Tension Experiment - Acid Reign
Barock Project - Inside My Dreamer’s Eyes 2

[C]

Poor
Genesis - Afterglow

Bloody 'ell lad - explain yourself!




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[algroth]

Poor
Genesis - Afterglow

Bloody 'ell lad - explain yourself!




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Far as I'm concerned, it's the point where I drop off of Genesis' career, where they sound more like their DC offsprings than the real deal. That it's one of the more palatable cuts off of Wind & Wuthering only shows how bad that whole deal was. Hackett did well in leaving/getting kicked off the band at that point.

[C]

Poor
Genesis - Afterglow

Bloody 'ell lad - explain yourself!




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Far as I'm concerned, it's the point where I drop off of Genesis' career, where they sound more like their DC offsprings than the real deal. That it's one of the more palatable cuts off of Wind & Wuthering only shows how bad that whole deal was. Hackett did well in leaving/getting kicked off the band at that point.

I entirely agree with you about Genesis being toast after W&W - I parted company at that point too.

But W&W in my opinion is a very good album and afterglow is a very robust track

Downhill from there most certainly






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[joels344]

I’d consider W&W to be an average progressive rock album. It’s tepid, lacks the ambition and songwriting of its predecessor (which I consider to be the last ‘good’ Genesis album), and gave way to the vapid pop period that followed. They should’ve named the follow up, ...And Then They Were Thrash because that’s an absolute stinker of an album. “Afterglow” is an alright piece, but it doesn’t inspire much in me.

[Lord Rother]

Genesis and thrash in the same sentence just doesn’t work.

[Lord Rother]

Afterglow is a wonderful song.

[C]

Genesis and thrash in the same sentence just doesn’t work.

Post-W&W that may need to read 'trash'....

[Lord Rother]

I assumed that was what he intended....

[C]

I assumed that was what he intended....

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[joels344]

I assumed that was what he intended....

Yes, I adore Genesis from Nursery Crime to the Lamb.

[C]

I assumed that was what he intended....

Yes, I adore Genesis from Nursery Crime to the Lamb.

No love for Trespass...…?




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[joels344]

I can’t speal apparently.

[C]

I can’t speal apparently.

Correct but we will ignore your cryme





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[Lord Rother]

Tee hee!

[algroth]

So let's see how round 7 turned out...

Great - very good
Il Balletto di Bronzo - Introduzione
Don Cherry – Brown Rice
Supersister - A Girl Named You
Los Jaivas - Aguila Sideral

Good - alright
Secret Oyster - Oyster Jungle
The Claypool Lennon Delirium - Blood and Rockets
Marillion - Hotel Hobbies
Syd Barrett - Octopus

Fair - average
Seven Impale - God Left Us for a Black-Dressed Woman
Christine & the Queens - iT

Poor
Lifesigns – At The End Of The World
Frost* - Black Light Machine

All in all a pretty good round! And it seems we have a new overall best track too.



Aggregate:

Great - very good
Il Balletto di Bronzo - Introduzione
Koenjihyakkei - Rattims Friezz
Julia Holter - Words I Heard
Boredoms - Super Going
Eskaton - Ecoute
Swans - Screenshot
The Comet is Coming - Blood of the Past
Osamu Kitajima - Taiyo
Present - Ersatz
Don Cherry – Brown Rice
Genesis - I Know What I Like
Harmonium - Depuis L'Automne
Alamaailman Vasarat - Vasaraasialainen
Enrique Morente y Lagartija Nick - Omega (poemaparalosmuertos)
Led Zeppelin - Achilles Last Stand
Kōenji hyakkei - Becttem Pollt
Etron Fou Leloublan - Mimi
Kayo Dot - The Wait of the World
Supersister - A Girl Named You
Camel - Never Let Go
Renaissance – Kings and Queens
Los Jaivas - Aguila Sideral
Jan Dukes De Grey - Call Of The Wild
Julian Jay Savarin – Child of the Night Part 1 and 2

Good - alright
Nektar - Remember the Future Pt 1
Secret Oyster - Oyster Jungle
Camarón de la Isla - La Leyenda Del Tiempo
Trees - Nothing Special
Hatfield & the North – Halfway Between Heaven And Earth
Jethro Tull - Pibroch (Cap In Hand)
Mothers of Invention - Trouble Comin' Everyday
Pentangle - Sovay
This Heat - A New Kind of Water
Matching Mole – God Song
Steve Hillage – Lunar Musick Suite
Babe Ruth – Black Dog
Family - Scene Through the Eye of a Lens
The Claypool Lennon Delirium - Blood and Rockets
Split Enz - Titus
Fusion Orchestra – Skeleton in Armour
Marillion - Hotel Hobbies
T.Rex - Great Horse
Syd Barrett - Octopus
Wallenstein - Dedicated to Mystery Land

Fair - average
Seven Impale - God Left Us for a Black-Dressed Woman
David Thomas and the Pedestrians - Pedestrian Walk
Jack Bruce – To Isengard
Traffic – Empty Pages
Steven Wilson - Home Invasion / Regret #9
Procol Harum – Toujours L’amour
Electric Light Orchestra - Manhattan Rumble (49 Street Massacre)
Quintessence - Pearl And Bird
Anthony Phillips - Pieces Of Eight
Roxy Music - Casanova
Jon Anderson - Flight of the Moorglade
Christine & the Queens - iT
Man – Kerosene
Blind Faith - Sea Of Joy
Converge - Wretched World
Gilgamesh - Notwithstanding
The Strawbs - Hero And Heroine
Opeth - Windowpane
Ulrich Schnauss and Jonas Munk - Almaris
Engineers - Always Returning
Pink Floyd – Atom Heart Mother Suite
Vangelis - See You Later
Le Orme - Insieme al Concerto
Uriah Heep - The Magician's Birthday
Pineapple Thief - Remember Us
Traffic - Shanghai Noodle Factory
Rainbow - Stargazer

Poor
Genesis - Afterglow
North Atlantic Oscillation - Wires
Seventh Wave – Star Palace of The Sombre Warrior
Love De Vice - Pills
The Flower Kings - The Judas Kiss
Lifesigns – At The End Of The World
King’s X – Everybody Knows A Little Bit Of Something
Frost* - Black Light Machine
Deja Vu - Concentration
Steve Howe/Keith West - Curved Ball
Steve Winwood - Vacant Chair
Liquid Tension Experiment - Acid Reign
Barock Project - Inside My Dreamer’s Eyes 2

[C]

Just two CCs in round 7.

Disgraceful

Yes, disgraceful







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