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| Summer of Prog Finals
The battle we've been waiting for is here. One one side we have Carmen, a debut by a bunch of British glam-proggers who are seeped in British prog but also (not so secretly) wish they were Spanish. On the other side is Eden, an album seeped in German classical music, but also not so secretly wish they were British. | | 1 |  | Carmen
Fandangos in Space
"A fun mix of flamenco and progressive rock filled with exciting tales of gypsies and bullfights, this is a record which really deserves more attention from people." - Sharktooth
youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-BfI38_q38 | | 2 |  | Eden (GER)
Erwartung
"Eden is a second-wave symphonic prog band from Germany. Unlike their Krautrock predecessors, they embrace the more traditional beauty of Bach, Beethoven, and Wagner as much as the Moody Blues, King Crimson and Genesis. Erwartung is a concept album starting with the band's namesake, the biblical story of Eden, and ending with, like any good prog epic, the coming of the New Jerusalem." - Friday13th
Youtube: https://youtu.be/8WYX6HynYIg | |
Friday13th
07.31.18 | I'm going on vacation early Thursday morning, so I'd really appreciate if you guys could vote by about midnight tomorrow (Wednesday, American time) | Divaman
07.31.18 | OK. I vote for Carmen.
(I hate that I consistently wound up voting against Eden, though. I really like the album, and would have voted for it over Shub. But it just kept coming up against albums I liked slightly better.) | bgillesp
07.31.18 | Carmen easy here | TwigTW
07.31.18 | Carmen | Papa Universe
07.31.18 | Eden, easy choice. | bgillesp
07.31.18 | Where you vacationin'? | Papa Universe
07.31.18 | probably in Prog, Czech Republic. | Divaman
08.01.18 | Ow! Painful, but funny. | Friday13th
08.01.18 | lol what Universe said
nah jk, Guadalajara, Mexico | Friday13th
08.01.18 | 3:1
Divaman: 1
bgillesp: 1
Twig: 1
Universe: 2 | wham49
08.01.18 | of these 2, Eden | Friday13th
08.01.18 | 3:2
Divaman: 1
bgillesp: 1
Twig: 1
Universe: 2
wham: 2 | zakalwe
08.01.18 | Carmen | Friday13th
08.01.18 | 4:2
Divaman: 1
bgillesp: 1
Twig: 1
Universe: 2
wham: 2
zakalwe: 1 | hansoloshotfirst
08.01.18 | Shub.
(ok. I take Carmen) | Friday13th
08.01.18 | 5:2
Divaman: 1
bgillesp: 1
Twig: 1
Universe: 2
wham: 2
zakalwe: 1
hansolo: 1 | Friday13th
08.01.18 | I'm just gonna leave this here: https://youtu.be/-bpVSotLSOM | smaugman
08.01.18 | Carmen | bgillesp
08.01.18 | Have fun in Mexico! | Friday13th
08.01.18 | Thanks, bgillesp!
6:2
Divaman: 1
bgillesp: 1
Twig: 1
Universe: 2
wham: 2
zakalwe: 1
hansolo: 1
smaugman: 1 | Divaman
08.01.18 | And this is for you, Friday. Have a great time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_OEl_cH3jg | Jethro42
08.01.18 | Carmen by a small margin. Happy holidays, Friday! | Friday13th
08.01.18 | Thanks, Jethro!
@Divaman lol my dad came in the room and says he knows that song haha
7:2
Divaman: 1
bgillesp: 1
Twig: 1
Universe: 2
wham: 2
zakalwe: 1
hansolo: 1
smaugman: 1
Jethro: 1 | Divaman
08.01.18 | I remember him singing it on the old "I Love Lucy" show. There's even a clip of that on YouTube, but the sound was so low that I linked you to a regular recording instead. | Friday13th
08.01.18 | Well the choice is not too hard for me. Eden's Erwartung is a great album and I'm happy to have introduced y'all to it.
However, Carmen has stayed in that a elite list of obscure prog albums I would consider one of the best for several years now. So my vote is also for Carmen, an essential prog album by any measure.
8:2
Divaman: 1
bgillesp: 1
Twig: 1
Universe: 2
wham: 2
zakalwe: 1
hansolo: 1
smaugman: 1
Jethro: 1
Friday: 1 | Jethro42
08.02.18 | No way, Friday! [2] Yet another sacrifice!...It's a fair play, man... | Friday13th
08.02.18 | Well I'm at the airport waiting for my second flight, and not feeling the need to wait in agony. It's clear Carmen has this one in the bag. |
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