Extended Play Lounge - Episode 19 POLL
Added 2022-04-27 23:09:19 +0000 UTCIt is once again time to vote for the next album to be featured in the Extended Play Lounge. This episode will be coming up in the first week of May.
In our last full poll, Dark Side of the Moon won and The Similitude of a Dream came in 2nd. Both of those albums were then featured this past month.
Since the voting for Rumours, All Things Must Pass Away, and A Night At The Opera was relatively close, I'm taking this opportunity to start fresh. This is a new poll, where we're selecting from solo albums from artists who were also in big prog/rock bands. Some of these albums have been highly upvoted in our recommendations channel, and I wanted to have a level playing for these albums in the poll.
Of note...I have not heard any of the Wakeman, Anderson, and Gilmour albums. I have heard some of Squire's (but only one listen). And, I'm familiar with but no expert on Harrison's album.
Happy voting! The poll will run through Saturday, April 30.
Comments
If you want to see how yes performed at the hall of fame without Chris, then Geddy stepped up to the plate and does a mega job, fantastic version of Roundabout
Itsfun2listen
2022-04-30 12:04:46 +0000 UTCHey, I've seen numerous songs/bands I've wanted to see reactions to. There are a couple bands though that in searching I've noticed haven't shown up that I think would be interesting to see reactions/analysis to First is a band called "Thank you Scientist" I'd suggest "FXMLDR" specifically with the Bluecoats marching band. The are Jazz/prog rock. Second is Between the Buried and Me. I'd start with something like "fix the error" or if you want to go with a huge epic "White walls". They are more Grind Core meets Progmetal
Russell Clemons
2022-04-30 00:54:58 +0000 UTCThey are all amazing albums, but Olias is something else.
Paul Hoyle
2022-04-29 18:55:14 +0000 UTCPaul I think you're right; Olias is easily the least known of these. And when you consider it is 100% written and performed just by Anderson, that makes it even more impressive.
Neale Brassell
2022-04-29 18:22:17 +0000 UTCThis would have been an interesting poll with just the solo albums from the members of Yes after Relayer... the two listed above, plus Alan White's Ramshackled, Steve Howe's Beginnings, and Patrick Moraz's The Story of i. Personally I don't really care for White's or Howe's, but the other three would be a close call. Moraz's, specifically, is really... out there. He beat Gabriel to the punch incorporating world music into prog by many years!
Neale Brassell
2022-04-29 18:19:39 +0000 UTCI am amazed that the best album on the list is currently last!! I can only think many have not heard it yet?
Paul Hoyle
2022-04-29 15:04:09 +0000 UTCWell they're all good, but for musical complexity yet accessibility I went with Chris Squire.
Chris Ramsbottom
2022-04-29 12:59:12 +0000 UTCI agree with Richard Hessler. Solo albums of Rick Wakeman never have impressed me. Sometimes a single track did, like Judas Iscariot, which has a ‘borrowed’ classical theme. He’s a great keyboard player within a group like Yes: there lies his real talent, as a team player.
Frits van Voorst
2022-04-28 17:22:45 +0000 UTCIt seems I'm outvoted by the Yes-adjacent contingent (which is okay!), but I'd really dig seeing George Harrison get some love on the YouTube channel, if not a full EPL. The tracks from ATMP that I'd love to see Doug review are "Beware of Darkness" (probably the most interesting musically) or "Awaiting On You All" (best use of Spector's production style and great lyrics).
Adam Miles
2022-04-28 17:06:37 +0000 UTCAll good choices, I think Squire's is the most musically diverse. If not this time, I hope Doug reviews it eventually. Doug has been a fan of Squire throughout his Yes reviews.
James Hyzy
2022-04-28 15:33:06 +0000 UTCI find it interesting that three of these choices are former members of Yes.
bobj
2022-04-28 15:12:14 +0000 UTCAll interesting choices, I voted Wakeman (a sort of nostalgic choice for me). The good thing is that in time, I feel all will be featured here, just because they are good interesting music.
Aarf
2022-04-28 13:23:29 +0000 UTC
