Jethro42
02.17.22 | Eligibility: You must be a regular/non-alt sputnik user to submit a progressive rock album. The album must have fewer than 30 votes/ratings on Sputnik and cannot be a repeat from the past Prog tourneys (just ask and I should remember). The album must also be readily available through a free, online streaming resource (like youtube, bandcamp or spotify).
HOW TO SUBMIT: Comment with your band and album name and WITH A SHORT DESCRIPTION ON WHY YOU LIKE THE ALBUM. PLEASE POST A LINK TO THE ALBUM STREAM. I will upload the information given on the list to confirm your admission.
General Rules: You must listen to each album at least once before voting. You may vote for your own album when matched up. There will likely be 16 contestants locked into this tournament. By entering, YOU ARE SAYING “I’M GONNA JAM ALL OF THESE AND PARTICIPATE IN VOTING.” Failure to participate may lead to you being kicked out of the contest. "Spectators" can vote as long as they hear both albums, aren't alts, etc.
Schedule: Each discovery (first time, head-to-head) match will last a week long. Should be about nine-ten weeks. I encourage jamming the album multiple times, researching other similar albums, or commenting with your thoughts on the albums. |
Sabrutin
02.17.22 | Just noticed your message and this new list, I'd be glad to participate. Would you rather have a 70s Italian record or an 80s Japanese one? |
Jethro42
02.17.22 | In the comment section, please put on a blurb of your album and the name of the band/album. We can discuss as well, of course;) |
Mythodea
02.17.22 | Woooohooooooo here we go! Congrats for the innitiative to carry the torch Jethro! I'll soon have all the paperwork required to participate! Aaaaaaaaaaaaa can't wait! |
Jethro42
02.17.22 | Hey welcome in, Sab. The final choice is in your camp. I for one have a soft spot for Italian formations. My knight is an Italian one. Would we have a match up together? Will see! |
Jethro42
02.17.22 | @Myth,
For your great happiness, I'm starting the tourney earlier. It's logic, since I warned you guys earlier as well. |
Mythodea
02.17.22 | Yes, I admit I didn't expect it so early (not that I complain oc).
We had been warned... We had seen the writing on the wall! We knew what was upon us! 💙 |
Jethro42
02.17.22 | *Fireworks* |
kalkwiese
02.17.22 | Band: Polis
Album: Weltklang
The album is full of elegant, laid back, yet energetic psychedelic, prog rock, from the beauty of the folk lullaby Abendlied to the jammy poetry of Eine Liebe, Taused Leben. Polis seem to love analogue instruments and the production values here are amazing. This is a total anachronism from the 70s. You can picture the band playing in front of you in an old village barn. It's psychedelic, it's prog rock, some people called it kraut rock, something I don't know shit about, and it jams so damn well.
The icing on the cake for me was hearing them sing in German. It's not often good bands decide to stick to their german mother tongue. I was moved in a way that didn't happen to me since I discovered The Hirsch Effekt.
Bandcamp: https://polisklang.bandcamp.com/album/weltklang
Youtube-Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lnhemXfO2DI4svUvZRxQ1Xglp8VusAJKQ
Also available on Spotify |
Jethro42
02.17.22 | Well done kalk. I'll check your entry, for now I have to go. |
MrSirLordGentleman
02.17.22 | oh my
will have to think hard for a candidate |
bgillesp
02.17.22 | Maquina!- Why?
Description to come soon, just wanted to put this down while I’m here |
Frost15
02.17.22 | I don't want to be aware of this thread because my OCD with prog may trigger hard. I don't want to listen to obscure prog italian bands that may seduce me and keep me from listening to new releases... :( |
Divaman
02.17.22 | I'll definitely be in. Still finalizing my choice. |
hansoloshotfirst
02.17.22 | Mezquita - Recuerdos de Mi tierra (1979)
ugh, why would anyone ever write about music, pitchfork was a cultural misstep. Oh well here goes nothing...:
Mezquita were from Cordoba, Spain, so you get what the cool kidz call "Rock Andaluz" (in other words prog rock infused with flamenco + a noticeable north african influence (think morocco etc. ))
What else... Franco is dead (yay!) and burns in hell for all eternity, so different regions in Spain were starting to feel themselves again resulting in a rise of regional pride resulting (among other things) in this: an album that just oozes Andalusia.
tl;dr: a damn good andalusian prog rock record, just bask in the glory of southern Spain.
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdChSFgFT2Q
(it's also on Spotify)
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Senetrix666
02.17.22 | Art Bears - Hopes and Fears
I dont like this album but its proggy as shit. |
Divaman
02.18.22 | I think we did that one in a previous year, Senetrix. Jethro will confirm it, but I have it rated, and that's the only way I would have had it rated. |
MrSirLordGentleman
02.18.22 | Circus - Movin' On
Swiss prog with some Genesis elements that also uses a wider variety of instruments and plays some "heavy" bits here and there plus some vocals a la Peter Hammill. First half of the album is great but its second half, the 22 min title track, is a top tier prog epic and the true star of the record
youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxJ0zOleXBs&ab_channel=ProgLine |
Jethro42
02.18.22 | @Senetrix, you cannot take that candidate, it was taken in another tourney. Divaman is right. |
bgillesp
02.18.22 | I’m super excited for that Mezquita record. Gonna jam my rec again tomorrow so I can write a description. Been a couple months since I’ve listened to it |
Divaman
02.18.22 | My friend Jethro had to know I'd pull these guys out some day, as I recommended them to him a number of years ago. My choice is:
Frogg Cafe - Bateless Edge
Frogg Cafe is a quintet from my very own hometown of Long Island, New York. They began their existence as a Frank Zappa cover band, but soon began creating original music. They describe their sound as a blend of progressive rock, pop melodicism and fusion jazz. progarchives.com says "Their music alternates from light, airy piano and violin parts to darker, intense guitar passages, creating a dynamic contrast; the use of the trumpet also adds interesting tonal colours." |
Jethro42
02.18.22 | I need to listen to at least a bit of each, but now, I can't help listening to the entire Polis - Weltklang which I really like. I'm looking forward to all the rest of course. @bgillesp, it's all fine. It's still time to change your candidate if you wish, just saying. |
SharkTooth
02.18.22 | I didn't think I 'd see the day so soon
My current nomination is:
Armageddon - Armageddon
Prog supergroup of Keith Relf, formerly of the Yardbirds, guitarist Martin Pugh from Steamhammer, bassist Louis Cennamo, and drummer Bobby Caldwell, who had worked with Johnny Winter
I'm prob gonna think of something better tho |
Jethro42
02.18.22 | Excellent, Diva, bro! I'm pleasantly surprised with your choice. I'm really hyped about listening all these entries, and those coming up. |
Jethro42
02.18.22 | ''I didn't think I 'd see the day so soon''
Me neither. It was supposed to be at the dawn of spring. The thing is some of our fella participants already knew early about the tourney. I wanted to make a balance and give an equal chance for all, and so I opened the tourney. So everybody can choose an album nearly at the same time.
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SharkTooth
02.18.22 | That is awesome. Tourneys like this are my favorite thing about sput, and I'm so glad you're keeping the spirit alive \p/ |
Jethro42
02.18.22 | Welcome back, SharkTooth. I hope you'll enjoy this brand new edition.
@Diva, please gimme your album's link. |
MrSirLordGentleman
02.18.22 | Frogg Cafe has some great artwork |
Jethro42
02.18.22 | Artwork of Phideaux (album from 2009) imitates artwork of Frogg Cafe (album from 2005). Take a look at it.
SirLord, I've listened to your entry once. I'll listen to it again tomorrow. I can't wait. |
SharkTooth
02.18.22 | Okay I got a better recommendation
SBB - Memento Z Banalnym Tryptykiem
SBB is a criminally slept on polish prog group that have made some of my favorite records in all of music. I love their songwriting and musicianship, and that's on full display on this record in particular. This record is a great show of strength for the group's abilities, from flashy exciting jazz fusion to the somber, Spanish-influenced wails of a lone guitar, these guys know how to make a melody. And I want to make sure everyone knows that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq2WKo5s8e8&ab_channel=EricDeRosa |
Divaman
02.18.22 | Yeah, I see what you mean about the Phideaux artwork. |
Divaman
02.18.22 | Oh, I forgot to give the link for the Frogg Cafe LP. It's https://froggcafe.bandcamp.com/releases |
Mythodea
02.18.22 | Okay, I was among three different artists, but I think I've found the best fit for this year's tournament.
Axis(GR) - Axis (1973)
Axis formed in 1970 and served as a backing band for Demis Roussos (Aphrodite's Child). Four years after the seize of power by the junta regime they had to move to France, where they recorded their three albums. Their eponymous album finds them with a different line-up. They play experimental and dark prog incorporating elements of avant-jazz, symphonic prog, and Canterbury. You'll notice how harsh and rhythm-oriented some segments are. The album, released only in Canada and France, is the absolute unit of obscure progressive rock, and one of the most inspiring releases of the Greek scene.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp4LQr8cAaE |
TheNotrap
02.18.22 | Glad you're keeping the prog flame alive around here, buddy. You're the right man for the job.
Armageddon's album rocks, the opening track is quite something. |
Donchivo
02.18.22 | Cool! Great to see this coming up!!
As I am not aware of previous editions: Is Steel Mill "Green Eyed God" still eligible or was it included before? If it is eligible it is my candidate and I'd rave about it shortly. |
Mythodea
02.18.22 | Checking on the band's page and the album's number of ratings, I don't think it's been included before ;) |
Sabrutin
02.18.22 | Decided for the Japanese one to keep the sweet variety going:
Novela - Sanctuary
The way the vibrato-filled singing keeps bouncing around may not be every westerner's cup of coffee (tea?), but this Japanese album from 1983 surely deserves to be heard by progheads because of how modern it feels, from the impressively clean production (Wilson-y?) to that rhythmic bass 20 seconds into the first song that sounds like something a modern prog metal band could have come up with. An album that could have come out yesterday.
YouTube: https://youtu.be/MTlONv33Xdk
(for the record, the Italian alternative was Gli alluminogeni - Scolopendra) |
Mythodea
02.18.22 | Glad you went for the Japanese one, Sab. Let's diversify our tournaments! |
Zig
02.18.22 | Here's my choice for this year's tourney.
Pekka Pohjola - Visitation (1979)
For his 4th solo album, Finnish composer and bassist Pekka Pohjola (1952-2008), one of the greatest Scandinavian musicians of all time, puts everything he had: his sense of melody, boundless love for jazz and prog rock, Mr. Frank Zappa's teachings and an absolutely unique look at the nature of neoclassical music. This instrumental record is a 32 minute entity joined not only by a brass section, but also by the strings and woodwinds of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. An ambitious album that, for once, achieves its lofty goals, and in spectacular style to thrill.
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/13jsiukSg8oNVBKACx3X3f?si=4cZ0GZskTBSc6kFIfAyfog
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVDUIxuUWxE |
Sabrutin
02.18.22 | The ~world~ of prog keeps growing! |
Scheumke
02.18.22 | Damn I've got a couple I can use for this. I've got one of my favorite records lined up, but it's a 80 minute behemoth of a record, don't know what the consensus usually is for those type of records on a competition like this? |
Donchivo
02.18.22 | @Mytho: Good point, haha I could have seen it from the absence of any lists on thast page... |
Mythodea
02.18.22 | Well it's a trap, since the site won't show lists on artists' pages that have low circulation |
Friday13th
02.18.22 | I love the list name. Well I’m torn between an album some people will find pleasant but boring, and one that some will find different but ugly and repulsive. No easy choice this time. |
Scheumke
02.18.22 | Well, i'll go safe but fun so hereby my entry: DGM - the Passage (2016)
Some modern progmetal and one of my favorite casual progmetal listens. It's not very renewing or boundary pushing, but it's some of the most catchy and feelgood prog music that I know. The vocalist is phenomenal and the melodies are intense earworms. It might be a breath of fresh air.
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/241HHpJotvyEwr7MOovcWV?si=kaGcaEkHSr-XvLBJPYsbNQ&utm_source=copy-link |
Mythodea
02.18.22 | I personally went with different and (more) difficult when choosing, if that helps |
e210013
02.18.22 | I'm going to be with my first choice to the last year tournament. Last year, I initially took a decision that in the last minute was changed. I don't regret that, but I think when we make a well thought decision, we must keep it. So, here it is:
All Traps On Earth: A Drop of Light
All Traps On Earth is another Swedish amazing prog band and A Drop Of Light represents another great traditional prog album written in a modern way.
This is a relativelly recent album that had less attention that it deserved, even in the prog circles. All Traps On Earth is a project close to Anglagard. Three members of Anglagard, Johan Brand, Thomas Johnson and Erik Hammarstrom are present on it. Their music is obviously influeced by Anglagard with some jazz and classical tones that in sometimes reminds us Magma and Zeuhl in general due to the vocals of Johan's daughter, Miranda. Their music is rich and complex with great compositions and outstanding arrangements with some influences of King Crimson . Sometimes it also reminds me of their compatriots Anekdoten. So, this is an amazing album of an amazing project with all hints of the classic prog scene made in a modern way and with the usual Scandinavian melancholy, so typical of almost all those projects.
Besides, and is usual with my contestants, I alredy reviewed it on Progarchives. Maybe it will be a nice complement to all of you to can understand it better. So, be my guest. Lol.
https://open.spotify.com/artist/1kYMMmUG2W0MRJ0nBHBno9?autoplay=true
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfGmEb_JHiE |
Friday13th
02.18.22 | Screw it, I’ll follow my heart.
The Mercury Tree - Spidermilk
The Mercury Tree’s latest is a continuation of their last: heavy avant-prog with experimental and math rock tendancies. But Spidermilk is the fruition of their microtonal/xenharmonic experiments, being their first album composed entirely on 17-EDO tuned and fretted guitars. Just as Harry Partch predicted in his manifesto on modern microtonal music, “Genesis of a Music,” what begins as impenatrable cacophany on first listen gradually morphs into a surreal escape into otherworldly songs upon repeated listens. Look no further than “Vestments” for the album’s prog accumen, reappropriating King Crimson’s Discipline era for a brave new world of microtonality. I saw them live and they deftly replicated this microtone for microtone. Certainly the most innovative prog rock band in the United States today.
https://themercurytree.bandcamp.com/album/spidermilk |
wham49
02.18.22 | I'll write a piece for my Brand X album by the end of the weekend, want to listen to it more times
Love that Armageddon album |
e210013
02.18.22 | In this moment I can assure you that tomorrow will a great moment for me. I'm going to be present in a Jethro Tull live show in my country. Despite this isn't properly my favourite incarnation of the band, I'm sure that it will be unforgetable, especially because I never saw them really live. Anderson is always an amazing figure on the stage. Besides, I like their last album, despite isn't properly a masterpiece. But, it has some nice moments and the album is very well ballanced. It's propably their best work since the 70's, with the exception of Roots To Branches.
I'll tell you my feelings about it my friends, after my next week of vacation. Anyway, I intend to review it too. It'll be probably easier to review The Zealot Gene after to see its live performance. Maybe I can review it before the tournament. I hope it. It would be nice. |
Friday13th
02.18.22 | @e21 nice, have fun! |
Mythodea
02.18.22 | Wow! Have a stellar show, e21! I saw them live fifteen years ago - or even more - when I was still a kid and couldn't properly understand what I was witnessing, but I remember loving the show (it kind of made start searching their music)
And yes, Zealot Gene is actually pretty good for what it is |
e210013
02.18.22 | Thanks pal. |
Divaman
02.18.22 | Have fun, e. |
e210013
02.18.22 | Thanks to you too, Diva. |
e210013
02.18.22 | Thanks to you too, Mythodea. But, that it will be a great evening for me too because I'm going to be there with my two sons, for the first time in a prog concert. So, it will be the heaven for me. Lol. |
Mythodea
02.18.22 | That's awesome! I went with my father as well ;) |
Zig
02.18.22 | Have a nice time, e21! I even considered going to that concert but the tickets are too pricey for me, atm. Glad to know you'll be in my city. |
e210013
02.18.22 | Thanks Zig. I didn't know that. My oldest son lives in your city too. Nice.
About the tickets, my youngest son got a promotion. Three tickets for the price of two. |
Jethro42
02.18.22 | @Donchivo, that album is eligible. But at first glance, it's more stoner rock than anything, isn't it? |
bgillesp
02.18.22 | Oof @Jethro, is you telling me I have time to change a sign you already hate my rec? Lol, I love it so idc. Here's my description and link:
Why? is a Spanish proto-prog record very heavily steeped in the psychedelia of the era. One wouldn't be shocked to hear the likes of the title track in a 1969 Grateful Dead live performance (with better vocals) as it runs on its acid fueled energy for around 25 minutes. Apparently this album was quite the historical achievement as one of the first of its kind to come from Spain and helped develop the prog scene there. For those who aren't fans of jam rock, this might not be your cup of tea, but there are still plenty of other moments that might satisfy including pretty killer basslines throughout.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yng581COUU |
Mythodea
02.18.22 | @Jethro, if you edit the ''(1973)'' out of the album's title you'll break the spell ;) It's a shame to lose the psychedelic album art |
Jethro42
02.18.22 | Scheumke, could you choose a prog rock album instead of prog metal? I refuse an entry similar to yours lately. Thanks. |
Jethro42
02.18.22 | @e21, your blurb is too long, it doesn't fit. If you can shorten it, would be cool. Good choice, dude!
edit; Wait before doing so. I'll try again |
Jethro42
02.18.22 | done Myth
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Mythodea
02.18.22 | great, appreciate it |
Jethro42
02.18.22 | Good choice Friday13th ;) |
bgillesp
02.18.22 | This is gonna be another great year. Very excited |
Jethro42
02.18.22 | No more Armaggedon album, guys. SharkTooth replaced his entry. |
e210013
02.18.22 | You can short it to this, Jethro.
All Traps On Earth is a another Swedish amazing prog band and A Drop Of Light represents another great traditional prog album written in a modern way. It's a project close to Anglagard. Three members of Anglagard, Johan Brand, Thomas Johnson and Erik Hammarstrom are present on it. Their music is obviously influeced by Anglagard with some jazz and classical tones that in sometimes reminds us Magma and Zeuhl in general due to the vocals of Johan's daughter, Miranda. Their music is rich and complex with great compositions and outstanding arrangements with some influences of King Crimson . Sometimes it also reminds me of their compatriots Anekdoten.
https://open.spotify.com/artist/1kYMMmUG2W0MRJ0nBHBno9?autoplay=true
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfGmEb_JHiE |
Jethro42
02.18.22 | thank you sir! |
Divaman
02.18.22 | Think I'm just going to keep my Frogg Cafe pick. Please go ahead and add the link:
https://froggcafe.bandcamp.com/releases |
bgillesp
02.18.22 | Also I put in my description, not sure if you saw it |
Divaman
02.18.22 | We have a nice, varied mix of LPs here. I'm looking forward to the tournament. |
Jethro42
02.18.22 | All right bgillesp
@Diva, is this a new link? |
Mythodea
02.18.22 | A quite darker collection of album covers, in sharp contrast to what we had last year... Will that translate to the music as well? |
Scheumke
02.18.22 | Ah that's a bummer. I'm afraid then I've got nothing. Have a lot of album's that would fit but are around the 50 votes so if you are still in need of an addition at the end let me know. |
Jethro42
02.18.22 | Most likely, Myth ;) |
Jethro42
02.18.22 | Scheumke, I'm sorry, really. I refused a Solarus album recently. If I don't take one, I cannot take the other. Also, another guy presented a stoner rock album, and I'm not sure what I have to do with that one. Try to find a classic prog rock, or psychedelic tinged one. You can consult my last few lists to find something. |
Scheumke
02.18.22 | Owh yeah I understand completely, no worries :D. I'll try to find something nice before it's full and if not than I'll probably still participate in the voting! |
Jethro42
02.18.22 | @e21, lucky you, Tull are a treat live. I'm sure you'll enjoy even if it's not the ideal time/lineup |
Jethro42
02.18.22 | @Schmeuke, you have your place in the tourney. The thing is I havent find any prog in your entry, maybe it's just me. Your choice can touch the metal, but it also takes a fair measure of prog rock. |
Mythodea
02.18.22 | how many participants do you reckon will be, @Jethro? 14 or more? |
Scheumke
02.18.22 | So, would something like Aryeon count? Just to get a measure. I've got one lined up which walks the line between the two in my opinion, maybe you want to sample and see if it fits: Flaming Row - Mirage - A Portrayal of Figures (link: https://open.spotify.com/album/1GvvMDn2AZylTetivUklYq?si=RTBwOMAuTiSVJ2wUTHefKA&utm_source=copy-link). Just let me know and if not I'll keep looking haha. |
Jethro42
02.18.22 | Yeah Ayreon rocks hard. Will listen. I was thinking of Symphony X , Fates Warning, stuff like that. I'm that old lol. |
SlothcoreSam
02.18.22 | I'm in!!
Musi-O-Tunya - Wings Of Africa.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eQZkFybZxI
So my mate from Zambia was telling me about all the music his dad and uncle would listen to, and he put Musi-O-Tunya on and I was hooked. Zamrock is a combination of traditional African music with psychedelic rock, garage rock, hard rock, blues and funk. Some artists also pulled from acid rock, heavy metal and folk music. Rikki Ililonga and his band Musi-O-Tunya are generally credited as the creators of this genre.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eQZkFybZxI
Let me know if it is Proggy enough first |
Mythodea
02.18.22 | @Scheumke, From your ratings, I'd say the most fitting would be Genesis, or Frank Zappa, so try searching along those lines |
hansoloshotfirst
02.18.22 | hmm that Steel Mill record is listed as Prog Rock everywhere. It's been years since I last listenend to it but it definitely didn't sound like stoner rock to me. though I don't remember how proggy it was tbf. |
bgillesp
02.18.22 | Yeah Steel Mill is "heavy prog" on prog archives so I think it would be fine personally, though I'm not the judge. Excited for something like Ayreon if it counts too |
Divaman
02.18.22 | Yes, that's a link from today. |
Jethro42
02.18.22 | Will re-listen to bits and pieces of Steel Mill then.
All right Diva. |
Jethro42
02.18.22 | @Sloth I'm not convinced it would fit, listening right now. Will give a verdict soon.
Edit; Not prog at all, sorry. Try again. |
SlothcoreSam
02.18.22 | Lol, OK thought the psych fusion elements might deliver the goods. |
Jethro42
02.18.22 | it's very festive. Not bad at all but in the tourney context we need prog elements. Plus the psych fusion is straightforward African music. Some bluesy moments seems to do the trick but not for long. It's an African collage of things. Sorry man. |
Scheumke
02.18.22 | God now I hope that Flaming Row counts haha. I'm listening to it again since a good while and I still love it haha. It's definitely prog (rock/folk/jazz/metal all here, avg 10 minutes per song etc etc), but I leave it to Jethro to see if it's fitting for this competition :P. |
Jethro42
02.18.22 | I'm not forgetting you Schmeuke. How could I, you irreducible metalhead!
Oh and I also dig Pain of Salvation...Do you? |
Scheumke
02.18.22 | Haha the way you spell my name makes me look like a schmuk doesn't it (not untrue but still) xD.
Yeah Pain of Salvation is great. Bit hit or miss but Remedy Lane is one of my favorite records of all time. |
Jethro42
02.18.22 | Ugh, that music is irrelevant and aimless to my ear. It's also inconsistent. But I guess it's legit for the tourney. The only gripe is that you are all alone with something metal. Would be hard to match up. |
Jethro42
02.18.22 | Sorry for that Schmeuke, oups, Scheumke ;)
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Scheumke
02.18.22 | Huh, didn't expect you to dislike it if you enjoy something like Ayreon :(. What makes it irrelevant for you? Ah I love it enough to have it enter. If it fails first round then so be it, maybe I can make someone happy with it haha. I'll write a little bit for it tomorrow. |
Mythodea
02.18.22 | I admit I always read your name as Schmeuke too, even though I know it's wrong... :( |
Jethro42
02.18.22 | Irrelevant for a prog tourney like I conceive it. I'm a sucker for classic prog stuff. In my book, prog can contain a few metal, but not being all over the place. Here, it's like a collage randomly scattered of 50 styles of music. Ah man... |
Scheumke
02.18.22 | I hear you. Don't enter it just yet then, let's see if I can find something more inline with the rest ;) |
Jethro42
02.18.22 | I accept it btw, Scheumke. I'd just prefer it would be more prog. Kinda Genesis or something, like somebody said. |
Jethro42
02.18.22 | @Donchivo, I accept it eventhough it's kinda stoner rock. It's in Progarchives so it's all fine. |
porcupinetheater
02.18.22 | Hey what are the rules if I got an album I'd like to rec but can't find it streaming? Can I upload to a dropbox folder and share it, or is it just a NO GO? |
Jethro42
02.18.22 | ''Can I upload to a dropbox folder and share it''
I lost you right there. Ask Friday13th but if you ask me, I'd rec you to think about another entry. |
bgillesp
02.18.22 | @Scheumke if its like Ayreon I bet I’ll enjoy it |
SlothcoreSam
02.18.22 | K, backup plan.
Slapp Happy- Slapp Happy
This is Avant-garde Proggy Pop or Rock In Opposition band from England and Germany. When I listen to this album, I picture myself sipping absinthe and smoking a cigarette through a jade holder, on the balcony of an apartment on the Champs-Élysées.
The first 11 tracks on this link. https://open.spotify.com/album/5XTA3Hd1nmV2spLX2q5sU7?si=dCRIgOA_QKCOmO5n2bliSw
Or youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XN6UYcG-DMU&list=PLVZbPSE4nfitHPj4zpmqZqgVKaYVcmUhA |
Jethro42
02.18.22 | @Sloth, sorry again, that album was a part of a past tourney. Was a good choice though.
Wait, is it a Slapp happy album? I check it out...
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Jethro42
02.18.22 | Slapp Happy, check, but it doesnt exist an album called Slapp Happy
Is it Casablanca Moon? |
SlothcoreSam
02.18.22 | The album was called Slapp Happy, or Casablanca Moon. It's in the sput database as Slapp Happy |
Jethro42
02.18.22 | You dig unconventional music, man. |
rockarollacola
02.18.22 | This list is my personal nightmare. |
Jethro42
02.18.22 | It's going to surpass 20 candidates if I feel it right. |
porcupinetheater
02.18.22 | A'ight word, lemme get uh
Present - Barbaro
Dense ass avant-zeuhl chaos, and way better than a 2000s reunion prog album from an old act has ANY right to be. Band got started by the guitarist from the first two Univers Zero records, and this one closes with a cover/redo of Jack the Ripper off Heresie. Whole things a ride.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAFqDYKKhIM
Only stream I could find is on YouTube. Sound quality there is predictably a bit shit, so if any progheads are savvy enough to use Google drive, I also uploaded my copy into a shared folder for your beautiful ears:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1IZRIrhQuCc0_NfWJ2Jfl6EKEaDlV76qZ |
SlothcoreSam
02.18.22 | K, I'll blurb away in a bit |
Jethro42
02.18.22 | No ok it's all fine, Sloth, you've done it right. |
Friday13th
02.18.22 | ooh, interesting picks. I've only heard 7, 12 and my own but plenty of these have been on my list.
EEEY, what do you know!!! 16 gives us a new version of "Jack the Ripper". Song "rips." Brings me back to 2014 ;] |
Jethro42
02.18.22 | From album Heresie yes... |
Donchivo
02.18.22 | Steel Mill -Green Eyed God
Ok, here is my blurb, while listening to my new vinyl version version of this gem:
The main theme here is eclecticism: This has a lot of Blues and heavy psych in it for a prog album. But then lush, melodic and subtle winds as well as twists and turns contrast that. Earthy but airy, grounded but elegic and somewhat esoteric. Joining worlds that had been drifting apart by 1972 (the year this was created).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29G9WrqL3Qs&t=1s
Also to be found on spotify |
Mythodea
02.18.22 | We're approaching yet another GARGANTUAN Prog Tournament, one album away from 9 full weeks of content |
Jethro42
02.18.22 | Is it better 18 or 20?
And if superior of 20, what is the ideal amount? |
e210013
02.19.22 | In my opinion, the ideal would be to have only 16 contestants. It was always the number of all tournaments, except the last one. It was an exception because it was the last one from Friday. I think more than that will be too long and very exaustive as we experienced in 2020. Once we have already 17, 18 or in the maximum 20. But, it will be a very long tournament with more than 3 months. I think in the future you must avoid that. |
porcupinetheater
02.19.22 | Gotta slim it down to 16, Maquina! and Mezquita need to duke it out, there can only be one band that starts with an M, ends with an A, and has a Q in the middle. This doctrine is sacred |
Jethro42
02.19.22 | Yeah 20 is close to 3 months, gosh! |
Jethro42
02.19.22 | Scheumke has to confirm but in reality, if we need 16, we have to cut out somewhere. Scheumke was up to sacrifice his entry. Some decisions are hard to take |
bnelso55
02.19.22 | 16 is a good number. I won't submit an entry and just plan to follow along and vote. |
bnelso55
02.19.22 | 16 is a good number. I won't submit an entry and just plan to follow along and vote. |
Jethro42
02.19.22 | bnelso, where were you when we needed you? If I were you, I'd submit an entry, and if we don't reach 20, I'll keep it at 16. Therefore I'll have to subtract some... |
Jethro42
02.19.22 | Let's move to Match 1, guys. |
Divaman
02.19.22 | But...but...Zak isn't here yet. |
Jethro42
02.19.22 | Awww gosh!!
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Jethro42
02.19.22 | If I tried to go for 20 candidates, it would do the trick. |
Jethro42
02.19.22 | You already gave him a shout, Diva. |
bgillesp
02.19.22 | @bnelso55 Pls submit one! We made 20 work last year |
bgillesp
02.19.22 | And @porc, You have misinterpreted the doctrine! There may only be 1 left standing at the end but the ideal scenario is a face off in the finals |
Divaman
02.19.22 | I did. But he'd be sleeping now. He's English. |
porcupinetheater
02.19.22 | First round matchup!! Between the Mqa's!!
Boy I don't want it is, but I should could go for an iced oat milk moqua right now |
Jethro42
02.19.22 | I left a message to both bnelso, zak and also to Twig. 'night everyone. |
Scheumke
02.19.22 | Yeah if you need to swap me out then np. I intend to vote anyway and in that case I'd say give my little known german band a listen and see if you like it haha. |
Zig
02.19.22 | First round is on. |
bnelso55
02.19.22 | If we're going for 20, I think I've got one. I'll throw together a quick write-up. |
Scheumke
02.19.22 | My blurb:
Mirage is a Progressive Rock Opera in the veins of Ayreon. It's a large sci-fi concept album sporting a vast array of guest vocalists and musicians, all portraying different characters in the story. Where Flaming Row differs though, is in the wide array of musical influences it takes inspiration from. It's got prog rock, European folk music, metal, jazz piano and saxophone solo's, making for a very eclectic mix. I can see people finding it haphazard, but I find that those escapades are actually some of the highlights of the album and make for a very refreshing album with new surprises around every corner.
It's massive and bombastic, diverse and euphoric and I love it. |
Mythodea
02.19.22 | @Scheumke, your passion and faith towards this album is pretty convincing! Had I not already provided an album, I'd seriously think of some prog/power metal album so we could match together |
bnelso55
02.19.22 | Sisare - Leaving the Land
https://youtu.be/Y2L7q9WiBSs
Northern European band abandons metal to explore prog rock stylings. Gee, have I heard this story before? This Finnish band actually made the switch seem quite easy with "Leaving the Land", blending heavy prog with psychedelic, indie and post-rock influences to produce a surprisingly accessible and cohesive experience. |
Scheumke
02.19.22 | We'll see how it goes haha. I might end up being the only one loving it in the end who knows, but I'll die on this hill haha. |
Mythodea
02.19.22 | for now you've destroyed the page's format, so you've made quite an entrance |
Divaman
02.19.22 | So what do we need for 20? One more? |
Mythodea
02.19.22 | I think yes... If only OmairSh was still around he'd be probably glad to participate with one of his strange finds |
Jethro42
02.19.22 | I left a message to Twig. Or if someone has a proghead's friend... |
Jethro42
02.19.22 | Who broke the page format? I can't add anyone in the preliminars. |
Mythodea
02.19.22 | what? Why's that? Because the page broke? |
Jethro42
02.19.22 | Yes, the lines go to the infinite and it doesnt accept it. |
Jethro42
02.19.22 | I cant add bnelso, zak, and the Scheumke blurb neither. It's out of my control
|
Mythodea
02.19.22 | I see the biggest comments here are suggestions. Try coping them somewhere
to save the text, and then delete them from the thread, to see if it fixes
something.
Edit: or try ''breaking'' the big sentences, as I've done on this comment |
DDDeftoneDDD
02.19.22 | Can t ever be too prog, only cheesier as you prog |
Jethro42
02.19.22 | I dont understand what you mean Myth, sorry. Ah me and my English! I asked the mods. |
Sowing
02.19.22 | I don't understand the issue. Do you just need zakalwe's comment deleted? |
Divaman
02.19.22 | I think Jethro is having trouble adding new entries to the actual list. Am I right about that, Jethro? |
Jethro42
02.19.22 | yeah Diva, impossible to add bnelso nor zak. |
Jethro42
02.19.22 | @Sowing, if its zak comments that are causing it... |
Jethro42
02.19.22 | Oh wait; I can enter bnelso in the candidates... |
Jethro42
02.19.22 | I deleted my comment |
Sowing
02.19.22 | I was able to enter in zak's really long link but it makes the whole page look ridiculous
It's up to you if you want to keep it or not |
Sowing
02.19.22 | I just deleted it. Everything look good for you now? |
zakalwe
02.19.22 | Yeah that link is farcical.
Just look it up on bandcamp or other streaming sites ya lazy sods |
Jethro42
02.19.22 | its okay many thanks Sowing, and for the features as well! |
Jethro42
02.19.22 | can you give to me another write up and all, zak?
|
Jethro42
02.19.22 | Scheumke please reduce your blurb a bit please. |
zakalwe
02.19.22 | Will do mate. |
zakalwe
02.19.22 | Jono El Grande - Melody of a Muddled Mason
Norwegian nutter throws everything into an album that is mad, off the wall (and at times up it) comical, melodic, dark and playful all the while following a proggish forays into melody and rock.
The link is a whopper and will mess everything up but it can be found on bandcamp and streaming sites. Cheers lads. |
BillyBrill
02.19.22 | Supersister - To the Highest Bidder |
BillyBrill
02.19.22 | Might have been in a previous tourney... either way, very vibey album
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Jethro42
02.19.22 | No, I dont think so, BillyBrill. Good choice, but does it have fewer than 30 votes? |
Jethro42
02.19.22 | Billy, could you please do a blurb, why you like that album etc...
We have 20 candidates, so we can move on for Match 1. See you there guys. |
Scheumke
02.19.22 | Trimmed the blurb down :) if its still to large, let me know! |
Jethro42
02.19.22 | Thank you Scheumke!
Billy, you hear me? |
Friday13th
02.19.22 | ah the Supersister album is really great, one I've wanted to come back to. Looks like we got some great competition here. |
DDDeftoneDDD
02.19.22 | So, can we just rec and blurb somth? |
Mythodea
02.19.22 | >I dont understand what you mean Myth, sorry. Ah me and my English! I asked the mods.
I was in a hurry when I wrote that, probably didn't explain myself all too well! Everything's resolved now, so no worries |
Friday13th
02.19.22 | @DDDeftoneDDD I think we just maxed out with 20. |
DDDeftoneDDD
02.19.22 | Fausto - Por Este Rio Acima
Years and years listening to this at home without realizing how carefully this was made. Not only the poetry, but the attention to instrumentation and Portuguese true folk research is also something to acknowledge. This is also mixed and written with a great sense of modernism and avant-garde music. Conceptually, "Por Este Rio Acima" tells the story of the Portuguese explorer Fernão Mendes Pinto's travelings, during Sea Discoveries era, told in th book Peregrinação. A Portuguese masterpiece.
Edit: aaah okay, forget bout ir then :C |
Jethro42
02.19.22 | I'm sorry Deftone, mate. Half an hour late. You can comment and vote though. |
DDDeftoneDDD
02.19.22 | There s actually a band called Slapp Happy I see! XD |
Jethro42
02.19.22 | Yeah, a quirky, eccentric one for the least. It's all alone. Dont know how I'll match that one. |
Divaman
02.19.22 | Me either. We had a collaborative album by Slapp Happy and Henry Cow in the tournament a few years ago. There was nothing else like it. |
MrSirLordGentleman
02.19.22 | I have the pink artwork version of Slapp Happy/Casablanca Moon/Acnalbasac Noom or whatever you want to call it
Fantastic stuff, really melodic and very poppy. Certainly not on the avant-garde style one usually associates with Slapp Happy |
Divaman
02.19.22 | I purdied up all of the band pages for this year's contest, so they'll all have small bios, 5 comparison bands, etc. Might take a day or two for the last ones to get approved by the mods and go through. |
Jethro42
02.20.22 | Thank you for your contribution and effort, Diva. |
Divaman
02.20.22 | You are always welcome, Jethro. |
Mythodea
02.20.22 | you're a prog loyalist, Divaman. If you want, I can send you some words for Axis, and some check-also as well |
Jethro42
02.20.22 | Would you guys allow me to change my entry? My real choice remained in oblivion. |
Scheumke
02.20.22 | Ofcourse, why not? We're so early still, personally I don't mind up until the point the album is having its turn for the first time. |
Jethro42
02.20.22 | Ah it's all right that way. I said nothing...I have my reasons to keep it that way. |
Mythodea
02.20.22 | trust your gut Jethro, I feel like your entry is good as it is |
Voivod
02.20.22 | Malady (FIN) - Ainavihantaa (2021)
https://maladyband.bandcamp.com/album/ainavihantaa
With every subsequent release, these Finns delve deeper into their idiosyncratic progressive rock, while moving away from the genre's default origins. |
Jethro42
02.20.22 | Ah Voivod, my greek friend, I'd like to add you in, but we maxed out with 20 already. Keep your entry with you, for the next time. Meanwhile, you can comment and vote.
It's funny, my second entry was a greek band. Ciccada. |
Voivod
02.20.22 | Nevermind, btw I liked the Ciccada album, about Malady, I posted them here so that relevant ears can take a peek at them. |
Jethro42
02.20.22 | I heard couple songs of Malady once. Not enough to have a precise idea about them.
It's not the post hardcore band though. |
Divaman
02.20.22 | I'm glad you stuck with your entry. I'm looking forward to it. |
Divaman
02.20.22 | Oops, sorry for the duplicate entry. |
Jethro42
02.20.22 | I'm glad too in the end, since I know whom to match up with ;) |
Mythodea
02.20.22 | @Jetrho Ciccada are an amazing band! I wrote a small blurb about their latest album on my 2021 list, their prog is definitely worth checking out! I'm happy you didn't change your mind, though, since now I can learn a new band |
Jethro42
02.20.22 | @Myth;
Yeah great, I read your blurb. It's definitely their best album. More accessible than their other two albums. I love their medieval approach in places. There are Jethro Tull and Mostly Autumn references too. You are Greek yourself are you? |
Mythodea
02.20.22 | yup! My sibling came one day a few months ago and casually asked me ''I met this girl, she said she's playing for this band, Ciccada, do you know them?'' |
Jethro42
02.20.22 | Nice! World is small! |
Mythodea
02.20.22 | they say we're all (maximum) five people away from anyone in this world, I guess that's true! |
Jethro42
02.20.22 | There is a novel out there called ''Small is Beautiful''. Don't ask me, I haven't read it. |
Mythodea
02.20.22 | a book on economics? |
Jethro42
02.20.22 | Sociology and economics, yes. It's a French book, don't get mistaken. |
Mythodea
02.20.22 | I only found an economics book by a German guy :/ |
Jethro42
02.20.22 | The owner, a girl friend, only speaks French. So I don't think we're talking about the same book :/ maybe is it traduced, who knows ... |
Zig
02.20.22 | “ There is a novel out there called ''Small is Beautiful''. ”
E. F. Schumacher is a genius. His “Guide for the Perplexed”, which I read recently, is a masterpiece. |
Jethro42
02.20.22 | It would be traduced in French as ''Le guide du perplexe''. Interesting title. |
Divaman
02.20.22 | If we had a tournament for best blurb, I think Zak would win hands down. |
Mythodea
02.20.22 | hansoloshotfirst's blurb is more entertaining I think |
SitarHero
02.20.22 | Nice to see my boys in The Mercury Tree in the tourney! |
Divaman
02.20.22 | Thanks Mythodea. I'd like that, especially the lyrics. |
Mythodea
02.20.22 | wait, I'm lost, why are you thanking me? |
Divaman
02.20.22 | You're welcome. |
Divaman
02.20.22 | Ah, found it. For this:
"you're a prog loyalist, Divaman. If you want, I can send you some words for Axis, and some check-also as well"
Trying to gaslight me, eh? |
Mythodea
02.20.22 | Oh snap, I had totally forgotten it!
Well, yes, you're most welcome, my dude |
Divaman
02.20.22 | It's pretty sad. I knew I saw your post, but I didn't answer it right away. And then when you didn't remember it, I thought it was maybe in a different list and possibly was a post from a different User. A mind is a terrible thing to lose. |
Mythodea
02.20.22 | in this spaceless interactive world, it's easy to lose track. Here we say ''One brain winter - summer...'' meaning we've got so many things on our minds, that's not a big deal if we forget sth...
Personally, I don't care about my mind as much as my confidence. If I ever lose my mind, I want to be a confident idiot |
Divaman
02.20.22 | Nice! |
wham49
02.21.22 | Jethro the write up I gave you was supposed to be for this, not for you to accept the album. |
Jethro42
02.21.22 | You gave me a write up?? I haven't see it. Forget it wham. It's all ok. |
porcupinetheater
02.21.22 | This is a palace of Alzheimer’s |
Jethro42
02.21.22 | ^Lol exactly! |
Jethro42
02.21.22 | Why I lol'd? |
wham49
02.21.22 | ya remember when you messaged me and said you didnt need a blurb to know Brand x, but other people might,
that was my write up for the album.
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wham49
02.21.22 | just take me off, I am done with this
don't think this should be that difficult |
Jethro42
02.21.22 | my apologies, wham, I just found it |
Jethro42
02.21.22 | Je parle français, je ne peux pas tout deviner, quand même! |
BillyBrill
02.21.22 | Supersister offering the best of Dutch prog, with Canterbury scene inspirations. To the highest bidder is their most consistent effort, with all the quirks of a Caravan or Matching Mole record and mild catchy vocals that stick in your head and a repertoire of instruments and melodies that will surprise and delight any veteran prog fan. |
BillyBrill
02.21.22 | If it’s gotta be any longer let me know, thought I should keep it to the fundamentals |
Jethro42
02.21.22 | Thank you Billy. Please give me some link(s) to reach it |
Jethro42
02.21.22 | @Billy; Is your album 26 minute long? According to youtube and spotify, in any case. |
Divaman
02.22.22 | Hey fellow progress. For those of you don't know, Gary Brooker of Procol Harum, passed away this past Sunday. He was being treated for cancer. He was one of my favorites. R.I.P. |
Jethro42
02.22.22 | One of your favorites, Divaman, I know. I have some Procol Harum stuck in my head... |
SharkTooth
03.07.22 | rest in power |
Jethro42
03.08.22 | Word |
Donchivo
01.06.23 | Brethren! I can't wait for the 2023 edition. Looking forward to see you guys soon! |
kalkwiese
01.06.23 | Oh damn, that would be cool. I guess I have to look for a candidate |
SharkTooth
01.07.23 | another year another celebration of all things prog |
SharkTooth
01.07.23 | You know what? I'm gonna shoot for a psych tourney 2. If things turn stable for me this year, I will be able to hold one to the very end |
bgillesp
01.07.23 | I hope I can join this year. If it is in march i bet i could, but need to find a rec |
wham49
01.09.23 | "You know what? I'm gonna shoot for a psych tourney 2. If things turn stable for me this year, I will be able to hold one to the very end"
that would be totally awesome |
Zig
01.09.23 | Let’s do it! |
wham49
01.09.23 | I'm fine with prog, if somebody else wants to do a psyche tourney as well I am in too both |
zakalwe
01.09.23 | Prog |
SharkTooth
01.09.23 | I would tell you to do prog since that's more your interest, holding a tourney is a lotta work, so if you're gonna do it, might as well do it for a genre you enjoy
I on the other hand prefer psych to prog so I would have a better time holding a psych tourney |
SharkTooth
01.09.23 | Oh I will, and I think I know what album I'm going to submit |
Jethro42
01.10.23 | Geez! Each and every single of my comments have been deleted. What the hell happened?...Plus I can delete everyone's comments. Also I cannot go to the Site Forum :/ |
bgillesp
01.10.23 | Sput broke again, nothing new here… Ona serious note six your comments are gone hope they fix it |
Jethro42
01.10.23 | Fixing what? Damage done. I see I'm not alone in my case. |
Donchivo
01.10.23 | I would definitely be up for both tourneys... |
Jethro42
01.10.23 | All of you guys comments haven't got wiped, lucky you. |
SharkTooth
01.10.23 | Yeah the site was targeted by a hacker apparently, who tried to delete the entire site |
Jethro42
01.10.23 | Real bad intent I see. It almost all comes to normal, it seems. |
Donchivo
01.11.23 | I am excited... Jethro42 will you be our host again? |
Jethro42
01.11.23 | @Donchivo, most likely. It will depend if I'm busy or not busy till then. |
bgillesp
01.11.23 | Looks like your comments are back when I click your profile |
Jethro42
01.11.23 | I would pay to see all my comments again. |
bgillesp
01.11.23 | Did you have more than 17k? I can see that many and all your old ones from this thread at least |
Jethro42
01.11.23 | Yes I had 18,000. Now I have 17,733. Maybe one day I'll see my hidden ones. |
Jethro42
03.06.23 | Hello guys. As some of you already know it, another tournament is coming soon. Will be somewhere in april, so dig your music. Let's try to arrive to the tournament all in the same time. It could possibly be in may, so no rush. |
Jethro42
03.13.23 | Hello there! Does anyone would be interested to register to a prog tourney which is coming soon? Manifest yourself! |
Jethro42
03.27.23 | The count is started. 10, 9, 8, 7... |
Scheumke
03.28.23 | I'm there! Don't have an album yet but for sure will join again! |
SlothcoreSam
03.28.23 | Yeah, I'm in, got 3 albums in mind |
Scheumke
03.28.23 | Just found my album today and I'm in already in love with it! And no it's not remotely metal haha ;)
*edit: and to now find out it has close ties to Sabrutin's pick from last year. Awesome! |
kalkwiese
03.28.23 | Finding something is really difficult imo, but I might find something |
Jethro42
03.28.23 | I cannot choose between two albums I found out since about a month. I just can't decide. |
kalkwiese
03.28.23 | Is needs to be an album, right? No EPs? |
Jethro42
03.28.23 | hmm It always been an LP all the way. Try to find some and otherwise let see what we can do. |
SlothcoreSam
03.28.23 | Mines a double LP, is that OK.
Arco Iris - SUDAMÉRICA - O EL REGRESO A LA AURORA |
Scheumke
03.28.23 | Mine's: Terutsugu Hirayama - Castle of Noi. I'll do a blurp for it when we start :). It's like if Joe Hisaishi made a progrock album in the early 80's. |
kalkwiese
03.28.23 | People seem super excited :D
I have a few candidates myself, but I need to figure out whether or not I even like them enough. If I can't I'll just use the wildest one |
Jethro42
03.28.23 | @SlothCore Sam. Good choice in a ProgArchives rating point of view. The only con is that it might be not easy to swallow for a newbee. 99 min. Wow
@Scheumke, it seems to be good. Yes the founder member played for Novela. I'm looking forward to yours, guys. I'm personally not decided yet. If I could choose 2 candidates, I would do.
@Kalk you still have time on your hand. |
porcupinetheater
03.28.23 | Yeah, I got like 4-5 records I’m kicking between rn but not really actually *loving* any of em, so holding out for a bolt from the blue |
Jethro42
03.28.23 | Welcome, porc. I'm not afraid you will find out. |
Donchivo
03.29.23 | @Jethro: How would you see Vespero - Subkraut as my candidate? Your response to the suggestion of Mythic sunship made me doubt if it is eligible or also too much on the psych side... |
Jethro42
03.29.23 | U-Boats? The thing is, it's not a psychedelic tourney, actually. However, there are prog elements, even if it doesn't weigh that much in the balance. Given I accepted Shark's candidate, why not. Do what you want, mate. To tell you the truth, I'm not fond of psychedelic music. Not that much. |
Donchivo
03.29.23 | haha so I at least would know not to get your vote ;) Ok thanks, will finalize my decision process. |
Jethro42
03.29.23 | In effect, Donchivo, haha! You see, it's a question of balance for me. I need a bigger dose of prog in my psych. Here, for instance; https://transubstansrecords.bandcamp.com/album/mantric-muse |
Jethro42
03.29.23 | @Donchivo; Vespero is accepted. It would do more the trick in a psych tourney, I confess. |
Jethro42
05.03.23 | As promised, a tenth tourney is about to begin. Please, choose a progressive rock album that contains less than 30 votes on sputnikmusic. I will open a new thread announcing the tourney. In that said thread, there will be the rules, and you will be invited to write a blurb about your knight. It's time to recrute the concurrents. If you have any questions, it will be my pleasure to answer. |
kalkwiese
05.03.23 | Nice. I have my knight and I am ready |
Jethro42
05.03.23 | We are both in that condition. I will soon be opening a new thread. Let's wait some new contestants to come. |
porcupinetheater
05.03.23 | I'm in boi got my album |
Scheumke
05.04.23 | Woop woop I'm so ready :D |
Friday13th
05.05.23 | My ears are ready |
Jethro42
05.05.23 | Ready, set! Folks, I'm ready to present you the preliminaries. Check it out on my very last list. Jump!
https://www.sputnikmusic.com/list.php?listid=203118 |
