I wasn't saying they suck. They're all at least as good as Gentle Giant (except maybe ELP). I just think GG is incredibly underappreciated when it comes to the cream of '70s prog bands.
Both superb albums. As far as PT goes, I'd have to say Stupid Dream. Also Mirage by Camel is another excellent album. This may sound generic, but TAAB by Jethro Tull is one of the best albums ever created along with ITCOTCK-King Crimson. Every home should have both of these masterpieces. The "40th anniversary" re-master of ITCOTCK is astounding. The clarity will floor you. Just makes this album all the better. 9 out of 10 Dentists agreed.
) this weekend I plan to get those back.
). A Trick of the Tail and Wind & Wuthering are exellent, and I'm a big Duke fan as well.
Genesis fanatic here. Selling England By the Pound and The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway are two of my favortie albums ever. The Phil Collins era gets a lot of heat, but I really love some of the stuff he sang on (let the flames commence
Duke plus ...And Then There Were Three are the controversial ones. They hadn't quite changed their sound 100% but it's clear they were heading in a different direction.
I'm curious to get your thoughts on the majority of the Collins era. To this day I hear people blame Phil for the shift in direction (probably because some of his solo stuff has a similar sound), but I don't see it that way. There were others writing the music. They've been accused of "selling out" as well, but what was there to really sell out to? They were already playing in huge mega-dome's and selling shitloads of albums. Granted the post-70's records had a more user friendly sound, no denying that. Perhaps they figured they couldn't take their prog sound any further? I know I'm blabbing. I get into epic convorsations about this band
