From: borella@cs.ucdavis.edu (Mike Borella)
Newsgroups: alt.music.progressive
Subject: A Progressive Music Poll For 1992
Date: 5 Jan 1993 06:42:09 -0600
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Progressive Music Poll: The Best of 1992
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This is a survey of progressive rock albums and musicians of 1992.  If you
have the time and the inclination, please fill out the survey below.  I've
posted this to alt.music.progressive and to Gibraltar.  The poll will remain
open until at least February first, unless the next Gibraltar comes out after
that.  In that case, it will remain open until a week after the date of
Gibraltar #63.  I'll be posting this survey to alt.music.progressive once 
a week until it closes.

Each category has space for three entries.  You may list only one or two but
don't put any more than three.  If you do I'll ignore the extra entries.  All
the categories except for "Re-release of the year" must be filled out with
albums or artists that were recorded / have recorded (or toured) in 1992 (i.e:
the copyright on the CD reads "1992").  If you're not sure of the release date
of an particular item, feel free to ask me.

There have been a *lot* of progressive releases this year.  While I won't
attempt to list the re-releases, I'm including a partial list of 1992 
progressive releases.  This list isn't definitive and if I've missed any,
please let me know.  I've tried to maintain a very loose definition of 
"progressive" when compiling this list.  You'll probably see albums listed 
below that you don't consider progressive, but I've included them anyway to
quell potential arguments and judgement calls.  If I've missed anything, 
drop me a line.

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List of 1992 Progressive Rock releases (not re-releases)
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Ageness - Showing Paces
Aragon - The Meeting
Arcansiel - Still Searching
Arrakeen - Mosaiques
Asgard - Arkana 
Asia - Aqua
Brand X - Xcommunication
Calliope - La Terra dei Grande Occhi
Caravan of Dreams - Caravan of Dreams
Casino - Casino 
Cathedral - Kingdoms of Ends
Chandelier -- Facing Gravity
Clepsydra - Hologram
Differences - A World of Difference
Dixie Dregs - Bring 'em Back Alive
Dream Theater - Images and Words
Eloy - Destination
ELP - Black Moon
Eris Pluvia - Rings of Earthly Light
Final Conflict -- Quest
Fonya - Wanderers of Neverending Night
Formula -- Blue
Forrest Fang - World Diary
Galadriel - Chasing the Dragonfly
Peter Hamill - Fall of the house of Usher
Steve Hackett - Time Lapse
Hawkwind - Electric Teepee
Iconoclasta - La Rencarnacion de Maquiavelo
Jadis - More Than Meets the Eye
Jethro Tull- A Little Light Music?
Kansas - Live at the Wiskey
Kenso - ??
Kim Justice - Water  
King Crimson - The Great Deceiver
Landberk - Lonely Land
Shawn Lane - Powers of Ten
Dave LaRue - Hub City Kid
Legend - Light in Extension
Geoff Mann - Second Chants
Marillion - 6 of One... 
Now - Deep
Nuova Era - Io e il Tempo
Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells II
Ozric Tentacles - Live Underslunky
Phish - Lawn Boy
Popul Vuh - For You and Me
Richard Pinhas - DWW
Steve Roach - World's Edge
Steve Roach / Robert Rich - Soma
Spellbound - 23rd Century Music
Tiemko - Parade
TNR - The Chessboard  
Marcus Viana - Panatal 
Violet District -- Terminal Breath
Rick Wakeman - Wakeman with Wakeman
Rick Wakeman - A World of Wisdom
Rick Wakeman - Classical Connection II
Kit Watkins - Wet, Dark, Low
Carl Weingarten - Pandora's Garage
Xaal - On the Way
Frank Zappa - You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Volume 5 & 6
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			The Survey Starts Here
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NOTE:
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- For all questions in which you list an individual, please list the band(s)
  they currently play with as well.
- I'll discount albums if you list more than 3 for any category (this includes
  a "tie"), or if the album you listed does not belong to the category you
  listed it in.


Album of the year: 
------------------ 
The album that stands out in your mind as being the best release that was
recorded in 1992.  It typifies all that progressive music should be: daring,
creative, musically proficient, and so on.

1)
2)
3)


Best New Artist:
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A newbie on the progressive scene that has made a very promising debut.  Their
first album *must* have been released in 1992.

1)
2)
3)


Re-release of the year:
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For an album that was recorded before 1992 but made it to CD this year.  This
was something you've been waiting years for and it has lived up to your every
expectation.

1)
2)
3)


Artist of the year:
-------------------
The musician (or a band) who has recorded the highest quality music.  They are
a master of their instrument(s) and put out musically uncompromising material
this year.  Putting someone down in this category doesn't exempt them from
being listed below.

1) 
2) 
3)


Vocalist of the year:
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Including anyone who sings and plays an instrument.

1)
2)
3)


Guitarist of the year:
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1)
2)
3)


Keyboardist of the year:
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Includes all forms of keyboards: synths, moogs, hammonds, piano, etc.

1)
2)
3)


Bassist of the year:
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1)
2)
3)


Drummer/Percussionist of the year:
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1)
2)
3)


Biggest disappointment of the year:
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An artist that you expected to put out an excellent release or tour and it
turned out to be one of the worst you've ever heard.  The album is so bad you
may have never bought it or have sold it.

1)
2)
3)


Best re-union of the year:
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A dinosaur that re-grouped and put out excellent music.

1)
2)
3)


And finally, some demographic info:
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Your age:
Number of years you've been listening to progressive music: