Progressive Canon - 2 of 4

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Pick the most robust & seminal album!

Poll ended at 14 Dec 2008, 10:50

Camel - Snow Goose
1
4%
Far Cry - Eponymous
1
4%
Gentle Giant - Octopus
4
16%
Hatfield & The North: The Rotters Club.
2
8%
Jade Warrior - Last Autumn's Dream
2
8%
King Crimson - Starless & Bible Black
9
36%
Mike Oldfield - Ommadawn
2
8%
Peter Hammill - A Black Box
3
12%
Quiet Sun- Mainstream
0
No votes
Samurai - Samurai
0
No votes
Triumvirat - Mediterranean Tales
1
4%
 
Total votes: 25
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Progressive Canon - 2 of 4

Postby purgatory brite » 23 Nov 2008, 10:50

Poll to run for 21 days - you may change your vote.
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Re: Progressive Canon - 2 of 4

Postby Quaco » 23 Nov 2008, 11:00

Probably the King Crimson album, though Ommadawn and the Quiet Sun record tempted me.
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Re: Progressive Canon - 2 of 4

Postby purgatory brite » 23 Nov 2008, 11:13

I've gone for the Carlssoneque choice of Samuri. A very intriguing album which should be much more widely known imo.
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Re: Progressive Canon - 2 of 4

Postby trans-chigley express » 23 Nov 2008, 11:50

Another good selection but Ommadawn would have got my vote on pretty much any list of great albums.
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Re: Progressive Canon - 2 of 4

Postby Neige » 23 Nov 2008, 13:39

This is ridiculous...

Camel - Snow Goose
Gentle Giant - Octopus
Hatfield & The North: The Rotters Club.
King Crimson - Starless & Bible Black


All of these belong in the canon, and arguably Olfield & Hamill as well.

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Re: Progressive Canon - 2 of 4

Postby Slim » 23 Nov 2008, 16:59

Easy one. King Crimson :shock:
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Re: Progressive Canon - 2 of 4

Postby Walk In My Shadow » 23 Nov 2008, 17:23

Peter Hammill.
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Re: Progressive Canon - 2 of 4

Postby ConnyOlivetti » 23 Nov 2008, 17:30

Walk In My Shadeaux wrote:Peter Hammill.


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Re: Progressive Canon - 2 of 4

Postby yomptepi » 23 Nov 2008, 17:35

Neige wrote:This is ridiculous...

Camel - Snow Goose
Gentle Giant - Octopus
Hatfield & The North: The Rotters Club.
King Crimson - Starless & Bible Black


All of these belong in the canon, and arguably Olfield & Hamill as well.

I refuse to take part in this travesty!!!


The Snow Goose is certainly not good enough. Prog lite, at its very worst. Bland.
Octopus is overegged and too heavy. Any of their other early albums are much better.
The Rotters club is obscure and overcomplicated. lacks good melodies, and mistakes smart alec twiddling for inspired playing.

The King Crimson album is a great progressive record.
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Re: Progressive Canon - 2 of 4

Postby ChrisB » 23 Nov 2008, 18:46

Hatfield and the North. Great music and the best album cover on the list.
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Re: Progressive Canon - 2 of 4

Postby C » 23 Nov 2008, 20:32

Very difficult. There are five here that are worthy

Gentle Giant
King Crimson are the top 2

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Re: Progressive Canon - 2 of 4

Postby never/ever » 24 Nov 2008, 09:24

Conny OliVetTi wrote:
Walk In My Shadeaux wrote:Peter Hammill.


Ah, compadre, or what the hell you say!


Got my vote too.
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Re: Progressive Canon - 2 of 4

Postby Wolfman Raph » 24 Nov 2008, 11:13

Octopus.
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Re: Progressive Canon - 2 of 4

Postby soundchaser » 24 Nov 2008, 12:48

I went for Starless & Bible Black, which remains one hell of a great album. Slightly painful memories of this album. I bought it on the way home from being paid at work (shit job-shit money.) When I got home, I realised my pay packet was missing. I was saving up for an engagement ring as well, so I wasn’t very popular. I still have the album and the woman though, so it wasn't all bad.
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Re: Progressive Canon - 2 of 4

Postby ConnyOlivetti » 24 Nov 2008, 15:02

Bill D. Cat wrote:
Conny OliVetTi wrote:
Walk In My Shadeaux wrote:Peter Hammill.


Ah, compadre, or what the hell you say!


Got my vote too.


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Re: Progressive Canon - 2 of 4

Postby C » 25 Nov 2008, 08:10

The Rokster wrote:I think it’s a shame the canon is going to finish like this, because the original aim was to find the lesser known classics as I recall and now we're kind of ignoring them. I also think we’re caving in a bit to the prog-intolerant and that’s a bad thing: it has been fun reading their indignant Mr. Angry posts




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Re: Progressive Canon - 2 of 4

Postby Nikki Gradual » 25 Nov 2008, 21:53

Hmmm, weakish list I thought, then I could see why... and because I nominated the Far Cry in the first place ( I think, I feel I have to vote for it.
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Re: Progressive Canon - 2 of 4

Postby purgatory brite » 07 Dec 2008, 11:04

There's still a week to change your vote and or indulge in a spot of tactical voting :geek:
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