Damn, I haven't mined this field in a LONG time. In addition to all of the excellent ones listed here how about:
Mandalaband - s/t
Mandalaband - The Eye Of Wendor
Morgan - Nova Solis (easily a top 25 70's prog rock album for me)
Morgan - The Sleeper Wakes
Indian Summer - s/t
Julian's Treatment - A Time Before This
Khan - Space Shanty
Bruford =- One of a Kind
Brand X - Masques
Egg - The Polite Force
National Health - S/t and Of Queues and Cures
Samurai - s/t
Spring - s/t
no tunes, no dynamics, no nosebone
Considering the number of albums listed, probably the amount of copies he has of that album in various formats.Originally Posted by JKL2000
Add--guess I should have added the just kidding winky face.
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given that I've never given a 15 (perfection is not of this world)....Considering the number of albums listed, probably the amount of copies he has of that album in various formats.Rating at Gnosis
here is the Gnosis rating scale :
15: One of the best ever, perfect. We suggest to raters that, at most, the top 1% of all albums receive a 15. While any rating from 12 through 15 can accurately be described with the superlatives "masterpiece" or "classic," only the 15s should appeal to the rater in as profound a manner as possible.
14: A near perfect classic. In many ways, the difference between 15s and 14s are barely existent; 14s are fantastic albums that either have a very minor flaw or just dont take it to the next level. We suggest to raters that, at most, the top 5% of all albums receive either a 14 or 15.
13: A classic, but not one of the very best. 13s are exalted grades. They are used for albums that the raters consider a classic or a masterpiece, yet did not make the very peak of the hill. A 13 is still an extremely highly recommended item, one that has few flaws. This rating can also be considered an "in-between" grade between favorites and borderline classics.
12: A borderline classic. A 12 is an album that one might instantly apply the word "classic" to, but on deeper reflection, one might not be so sure. There may be slight flaws that would have one hesitate on an intensely specific and critical level, yet a 12 is still an album that would have one mesmerized.
11: Excellent. While not a classic, an album that is very enjoyable and an important part of ones collection. We recommend that raters not give grades higher than 11 on the very first listen.
10: Very good. An album that, while not great, is definitely worth keeping and is very enjoyable.
9: Pretty good. While an album better than most, one may or may not keep an album with a rating of 9.
8: Slightly above average. An album with noticeable flaws, although few permeate the album entirely. Perhaps half the album is superb but the other half is so-so. Or there's a sentimental connection and little else.
7: Completely mediocre. Neither good nor bad. In the greater scheme of things, an album rated as a 7 has been buried under a pile of much superior titles, and while one is not ready to pan it, the rating implies, that, ercan you put something else on?
6: Slightly below average. Just a tad worse than mediocre. Perhaps some parts are outright annoying or distasteful.
5: Below average. Maybe not outright "bad", but definitely a poor effort.
4: Pretty bad. A grade of 4 indicates a strong recommendation to avoid.
3: Bad. An album that contains a handful of decent moments in an otherwise atrocious outing.
2: Very bad, but there are worse. Although an incredibly poor effort, not one of the very worst. However, thats not to say that there are any redeeming values.
1: The worst thing ever. Intolerable. Godawful. A frisbee. A perfect example of something that one loves to hate.
A grades of 0 generally means that the rater has not heard the album, and a dash indicates that the rater has not yet rated the album.
my music collection increased tenfolds when I switched from drug-addicts to complete nutcases.
Cressida: Asylum
Curved Air: Phantasmagoria
England: Garden Shed
Fantasy: Paint a Picture
Jonesy: Keeping Up
Kestrel: Kestrel
National Health: Of Queues & Cures
U.K.: U.K.
Wavemaker: Where Are We Captain?
Confirmed Bachelors: the dramedy hit of 1883...
UK UK
Egg The polite force
Hatfield and the North - st
Bruford feels good to me
Brand X - Masques
Isotope - Illusion
England - Garden Shed
Visitor 2035 - st
National Health - Of queues and cures
Henry Cow - Western Culture
Colosseum II: Wardance & Electric Savage (more jazz rock but truly superb)
Caravan: In The Land Of Grey & Pink
Hatfield and the North - The Rotters Club
UK: debut and Danger Money
Steve Hackett: Voyage, Please Don't Touch, Spectral Mornings
Jon Anderson: Olias
Chris Squire: Fish Out of Water
Steve Howe: The Steve Howe Album
Anthony Phillips: The Geese and the Ghost, Sides
Renaissance - Novella, A Song For All Seasons
Did I cheat?
You cheated by including Renaissance! Including Yes and Genesis members' solo albums merely violates the spirit rather than the letter of the rules...
Perfect 15? Need a little help? Start with Rotters Club and Sing to God....both 15's. Its so easy to do Hughes! Try it.
If it isn't Krautrock, it's krap.
"And it's only the giving
That makes you what you are" - Ian Anderson
For me: essentially every Canterbury album is usually as great or even exceeds some of the usual 70's warhorse classiKcs. Start there and grab about the first page of this list:
http://www.hulloder.nl/top100b.html
If it isn't Krautrock, it's krap.
"And it's only the giving
That makes you what you are" - Ian Anderson
Top of my list is Illusion - Out Of The Mist. Best "Renaissance" album too!
"How can less be more? It's impossible. More is more." — Y.J. Malmsteen
Caravan: In The Land Of Grey & Pink
Hatfield and the North - The Rotters Club
Egg The polite force
Hatfield and the North - st
National Health - Of queues and cures
Henry Cow - Western Culture
Henry Cow - In Praise Of Learning
Khan - Space Shanty
Gryphon - Red Queen to Gryphon Three
Atomic Rooster - Death Walks Behind You
Comus - First Utterance
Jan Dukes de Grey - Mice and Rats in the Loft
Roy Harper - Stormcock
Hawkwind - Space Ritual
Ian
Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on progrock.com
https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-a...re-happy-hour/
Gordon Haskell - "You've got to keep the groove in your head and play a load of bollocks instead"
I blame Wynton, what was the question?
There are only 10 types of people in the World, those who understand binary and those that don't.
Junior's Eyes - Battersea Power Station
"My choice early in life was either to be a piano player in a whorehouse or a politician, and to tell the truth, there's hardly any difference"
President Harry S. Truman
You saved me a lot of thought and trouble. Ommit Khan, change In the Land with If I Could It Again and that's exactly my list. Oh, and throw in Softs Third.
I have that on vinyl...
Dave Sr.
I prefer Nature to Human Nature
Third should really be on my list, Khan was a stretch but it usually scratches an itch when I play it.
Ian
Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on progrock.com
https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-a...re-happy-hour/
Gordon Haskell - "You've got to keep the groove in your head and play a load of bollocks instead"
I blame Wynton, what was the question?
There are only 10 types of people in the World, those who understand binary and those that don't.
An excellent, if sadly underrated album.
Dunno.
KCrim, VdGG, GGiant, HCow and allthings Dave Stewart are already my fave five from the UK. To me, these are all "big" names.
"Improvisation is not an excuse for musical laziness" - Fred Frith
"[...] things that we never dreamed of doing in Crimson or in any band that I've been in," - Tony Levin speaking of SGM
That could also be said about a super-group like U.K. (ex-Yes, ex-Genesis, ex-KC, etc.) and of course the wonderful, much mentioned solo-albums from ex-Yesser Bill Bruford.
Touch Me-The Enid
Aerie Faerie Nonesence-The Enid
High Tide - Sea Shanties (1969)
Too many.
Don't know if Quatermass, Gracious!, Spirit of John Morgan and several 'brass rock' bands -Greatest Show on Earth, Riff Raff, Room, Catapilla - have been mentioned.
Not nearly as many times as I'd have guessed.
I named Macoute, Indian Summer and Warm Dust, though
my music collection increased tenfolds when I switched from drug-addicts to complete nutcases.
Here's a few worth checking into at the very least.
Captain Beyond - s/t
Ramases - Space Hymns
Hawkwind - Space Ritual & Quark, Strangeness & Charm
Wishbone Ash - Argus
Uriah Heep - Demons & Wizards
Arthur Brown's Kingdom Come - Galactic Zoo Dossier
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Wake up to find out that you are the eyes of the world.
Speaking of 'brass rock,' I'm partial to Manfred Mann Chapter Three Volume Two.
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