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View Poll Results: Which of these albums is your favourite?
Al Di Meola - Elegant Gypsy 0 0%
Bacamarte - Depois Do Fim 0 0%
Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso - Darwin! 0 0%
Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso - Io Sono Nato Libero 0 0%
Camel - Mirage 1 1.67%
Camel - Moonmadness 0 0%
Camel - The Snow Goose 0 0%
Caravan - In The Land Of Grey And Pink 1 1.67%
Focus - Hamburger Concerto 0 0%
Frank Zappa - Hot Rats 4 6.67%
Genesis - A Trick Of The Tail 0 0%
Genesis - Foxtrot 0 0%
Genesis - Nursery Cryme 1 1.67%
Genesis - Selling England By The Pound 3 5.00%
Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway 2 3.33%
Gentle Giant - Free Hand 0 0%
Gentle Giant - In A Glass House 1 1.67%
Gentle Giant - Octopus 0 0%
Gentle Giant - The Power And The Glory 1 1.67%
Gong - You 1 1.67%
Harmonium - Si On Avait Besoin D'Une Cinquième Saison 1 1.67%
Jethro Tull - Aqualung 3 5.00%
Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick 2 3.33%
King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King 1 1.67%
King Crimson - Larks' Tongues In Aspic 2 3.33%
King Crimson - Red 1 1.67%
Le Orme - Felona E Sorona 0 0%
Mahavishnu Orchestra - Birds of Fire 1 1.67%
Mike Oldfield - Ommadawn 0 0%
Pink Floyd - Animals 2 3.33%
Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon 8 13.33%
Pink Floyd - Meddle 1 1.67%
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here 2 3.33%
Premiata Forneria Marconi - Per Un Amico 0 0%
Premiata Forneria Marconi - Storia Di Un Minuto 0 0%
Renaissance - Scheherazade and Other Stories 1 1.67%
Robert Wyatt - Rock Bottom 0 0%
Rush - A Farewell To Kings 1 1.67%
Rush - Hemispheres 1 1.67%
Rush - Moving Pictures 2 3.33%
Supertramp - Crime of the Century 0 0%
Tangerine Dream - Phaedra 1 1.67%
Van Der Graaf Generator - Godbluff 1 1.67%
Van Der Graaf Generator - H to He, Who Am the Only One 1 1.67%
Van Der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts 1 1.67%
Van Der Graaf Generator - Still Life 0 0%
Yes - Close To The Edge 10 16.67%
Yes - Fragile 1 1.67%
Yes - Relayer 0 0%
Yes - The Yes Album 1 1.67%
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Old 04-07-2010, 08:29 AM   #9 (permalink)
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I think much of the ELP dislike stems from their sound being just less timeless than that of many of their contemporaries .. and perhaps a little hard to get into?
That's a fair observation, but I tend to agree more with the later. ELP's albums, with the exception of their debut, are not stylistically cohesive so it's understandable that some progsters may like a song but have a hard time getting into the album. "Brain Salad Surgery" has english folk, lush balladry, classical music, bawdy honky-tonk, and epic prog., all done impressively well. But as a listener, it's a tough transition to go from an amazing rock adaptation of a classical compostion, to a honky-tonk piano riff and distorted vocal. But isn't that what prog's all about...to challenge the listener?
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