Friday13th
12.19.14 | The choice is yours, sputnik. Voting closes in the new standard of 3 days. Obviously check the rules in the
preliminary and NO VOTING till you've heard 'em. They're both on youtube. |
SharkTooth
12.19.14 | Lol "green thumbs" |
Friday13th
12.19.14 | must help the keyboard skills :D |
Friday13th
12.19.14 | digging Gnidrolog so far. Not what I expected, reminds me most of VDGG with the singer like Peter Hammill or Bowie. |
manosg
12.19.14 | Sweet. I've heard Bedside Manners in the past so I'll give Zak's choice a listen first and then refresh my memory regarding 1.
I think the picks on this contest will be very good. |
Friday13th
12.19.14 | yeah agreed. "Pilgrims Progress" has me jumping around ala "Hoedown" right now XD |
SharkTooth
12.19.14 | second track on 1 reminds me of Yes |
Friday13th
12.19.14 | Keep in mind everyone, we're only judging the original album which is 39 minutes long. On youtube Bedside Manners seems to have an extra song after "Chalkhill." |
SharkTooth
12.19.14 | right now I'm gonna vote 2 |
Friday13th
12.19.14 | SharkTooth is quick on the draw. I'll have my vote soon too. I think it's only fair if I listened to one twice I'll do the same for the other. |
SharkTooth
12.19.14 | there's just something about prog with flutes that I just adore |
Friday13th
12.19.14 | Yeah, I'm going with the swan-hating sea giant on this one. It's a bit more edgy. |
SCREAM!
12.19.14 | I'll be able to listen to both of these tomorrow at work so I'll try and have my vote in then |
Jethro42
12.19.14 | In 1, mood is generally light and airy, but with very little variation or contrast. Structures are rather loose as we can observe in the Canterbury scene. It sounds like some improvisations at places. Pilgrim's Progress is an excellent song.
2 is both complex and beautiful. Both Lady Lake and Social Embarrassment rule.
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Jethro42
12.19.14 | My vote goes for 2 btw. |
MeatSalad
12.19.14 | 2 fosho, have heard both already |
Jethro42
12.20.14 | ''I could never be a soldier'' is another great song. All like you Friday, it reminds me of some great VDGG (save for the voice oc). |
SharkTooth
12.20.14 | I look forward to the next match |
Friday13th
12.20.14 | The Gnidrolog singer still reminds me of Hammill in his delivery, though not in sound quality. Good stuff, I'd say it measures
very well against the big names. Love those extremely heavy horn riffs m/ |
zakalwe
12.20.14 | Greenslade turns up the ELP dial to 11.
I'm going to stick with 2. |
manosg
12.20.14 | As sweet as 1 is, I'll go with 2. |
Friday13th
12.20.14 | Okay, so far it's Gnidrolog 6-0. Still waiting for at least 10 more votes here. |
Jethro42
12.20.14 | Hope all the 16 contestants will stay in the game till the end :O |
SCREAM!
12.20.14 | Both albums are really great. Greenslade has an advantage with me though since I suggested it so I've heard it quite a bit more. My vote is going with 1 for now simply because as far as prog goes its one of the most fun albums I've heard. However I'll try and give 2 a few more listens to be fair and if I change my mind I'll let you know. It also had some really fantastic parts although the vocalist is kind of a miss |
Friday13th
12.20.14 | @SCREAM! sweet yeah, I'd agree the singer is iffy on Gnidro
@Jethro don't think I'm above harassing our contestants. They will prog voluntarily or under coercion! |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
12.20.14 | bet 2 is gonna be better just cuz its a zakalwe rec vs a scream rec. will listen to both today and vote |
SCREAM!
12.20.14 | Woa man my album made it pretty far in the first edition of this! Granted maneige is a lot better than greenslade tho |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
12.20.14 | wasnt a dig at ur taste scream i just feel like zaks prog rec would be more up my ally |
Jethro42
12.20.14 | True SCREAM, we both went up to the semi finals. To say the truth, you and your Maneige were supposed to win the finals. |
Friday13th
12.20.14 | Zak's sloth tho |
SCREAM!
12.20.14 | @potsy my bad man. Youre probably right, the songwriting on 2 is generally stronger I'd say and I understand why its dominating. Greenslade still has a certain tilt factor for me because its so lighthearted and fun which seems like kind of a rarity in program.
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SCREAM!
12.20.14 | Those damn Chileans be takin our progs! |
Friday13th
12.20.14 | I was going to nominate Triana or Carmen but I could sense the anti-latino/spanish after that upset haha |
Jethro42
12.20.14 | All the last four that were running for the finals would have deserved the victory :) |
Jethro42
12.20.14 | @Friday, A true progger has to be open minded with Italian prog. Why not Spanish, Portuguese or French...? Si, Si, Olé Olé! |
Friday13th
12.20.14 | Yeah, we do have a fair amount of diversity this time though. One from Japan and one from Turkey of all
places. |
MrSirLordGentleman
12.20.14 | Hey hey, what the hell's going on with latin stuff fellas |
Friday13th
12.20.14 | Just making sure you were still listening in :] |
Jethro42
12.20.14 | MrSirLordGentleman, you missing piece :( |
Friday13th
12.20.14 | I should do a latin prog bonus round ;] |
MrSirLordGentleman
12.20.14 | Yes, yes you should
@Jethro: I was at the beach :( my pick was this one if anyone's interested in it anyway https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZ14YdL7z_o&list=PL81112BD5FC108E34&index=1 |
Jethro42
12.20.14 | Listening to Los Jaivas atm, cheers to MSLG who is the winner of the last prog contest blessing to Los Jaivas and who is missing to the actual contest. |
MrSirLordGentleman
12.20.14 | You can't go wrong with Los Jaivas dude |
Jethro42
12.20.14 | Catapilla sounds great, kind of an experimental jazz rock with psyche tinge. p/ |
MrSirLordGentleman
12.20.14 | Yeah, it's like the trippiest trip |
SCREAM!
12.20.14 | I hope you at least take part in the voting even though you missed out on the entries! Sounds like there will be lots more great stuff to discover this time around |
MrSirLordGentleman
12.20.14 | I don't know if I'll have time to listen to all of the albums, but I'll try!
I've listened to some parts of Lady Lake, sound pretty cool, haven't checked Greenslade yet |
Jethro42
12.20.14 | MSLG, your choice would have been a good contender to go far in this actual contest, trust me. I join myself with SCREAM to invite you to stick around nevertheless. |
MrSirLordGentleman
12.20.14 | I'll save Catapilla for the third version of the contest that without a doubt will take place in the future haha |
Friday13th
12.20.14 | yeah dude stay. We need some more no-nonsense prog fans 'round here |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
12.20.14 | "Listening to Los Jaivas atm"
so good |
OwMySnauze
12.20.14 | My vote goes to 1. The keys make it awesome. |
Friday13th
12.20.14 | Good to see you made it through, Snauze. I think you'll be a big ELP fan before long :D |
gagnonov
12.20.14 | my vote goes to Greenslade |
Friday13th
12.20.14 | Comeback!!! 3-6 |
Jethro42
12.21.14 | Nice! 7 contestants left to vote. |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
12.21.14 | when is voiting closed? |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
12.21.14 | ill have my vote in soon but just wondering
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Friday13th
12.21.14 | Monday 'bout noon |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
12.21.14 | koo
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Frippertronics
12.21.14 | will check em tonight |
TwigTW
12.21.14 | Gnidrolog seemed like the obvious choice to me at first, but the Greenslade is growing on me more with every listen. |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
12.21.14 | Social Embarassment is so good |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
12.21.14 | ye i deffs vote for Gnidrolog |
Friday13th
12.21.14 | WOA! Am I seeing 5's flying? |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
12.21.14 | 5'd hard yeah.
greenslade 4'd. |
Friday13th
12.21.14 | Oh yeah. Finding them gems! |
Onirium
12.21.14 | Both albums were extremely solid, but I have to go with Gnidrolog. The songwriting and execution were a little bit stronger |
TwigTW
12.21.14 | It wasn't the slam dunk I thought it was going to be at first, but I'm still voting for Gnidrolog. The Greenslade definitely grew on me, but the Gnidrolog is more interesting. I'm not crazy about the vocalist, but those horns more than make up for it. |
Friday13th
12.21.14 | 3-9 |
Calc
12.21.14 | my vote be for Gnidrolog-Lady Lake
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MeatSalad
12.22.14 | Gnidrolog sweeping this round hard poor greenslade |
Frippertronics
12.22.14 | Greenslade is alright, but let's see how Gnidrolog will compare. |
Friday13th
12.22.14 | 3-10 so far. Alright, no malware is gonna stop this. Use your phones and be ready for the next round tomorrow. |
Frippertronics
12.22.14 | pls b enid |
Frippertronics
12.22.14 | gotta go with Gnidrolog this round |
menawati
12.22.14 | vote for 2 |
Friday13th
12.22.14 | 3-12 and waiting for Mad...feel free to bombard his shoutbox! |
zakalwe
12.22.14 | Woah gnidrolog has romped home, iffy vocals cannot tarnish quality. |
Mad.
12.22.14 | Sorry I'm a bit late, listening to Greenslade now
Edit: My vote goes to Gnidrolog |
Friday13th
12.22.14 | Aha! Don't edit or else I'm not checking. Okay then. Match 2 is up and Gnidrolog wins 13-3. |
Mad.
12.22.14 | The structure / depth of Gnidrolog was just far superior, Greenslade got a bit tiresome |