Album Wars II: Beat the Champ!!! [COVER ALBUMS]

Electrophonic Tonic · 03-04-2012, 10:46 PM

Last chance to keep this battle alive. I'll end it tomorrow morning unless we have some more results.

Unknown Soldier · 03-05-2012, 03:52 AM

What can I say, I selected the Flower Travellin Band album as its a special bit of work, the album came out in 1971 at a time when there were so many great heavy albums. A lot of the bands that released great stuff are somewhat forgotten now, bands like Lucifer's Friend, Stray, Dust and the Flower Travellin Band. The Flower Travellin Band's first album was a cover album (which has a great cover with the band on chopper bikes!) which included a cover of King Crimson's "21st Century Schizoid Man" and there is definitely that sinister KC feel on the Satori album that meshes with the psyche guitars and Yamanata's singing. I quite liked the Rushes album and agree with what has been said but it came up against a special album in Satori.

Satori -3
Rushes -0

Mrd00d · 03-05-2012, 02:22 PM

It's Satori in a shut out it looks like.

Howard the Duck · 03-05-2012, 09:30 PM

still yet to get my external HDD so i'll probably sit this out, unless i get the entire album on youtube, as US does

Unknown Soldier · 03-06-2012, 03:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Howard the Duck

still yet to get my external HDD so i'll probably sit this out, unless i get the entire album on youtube, as US does

The whole album is on you tube and you should listen to it.

Electrophonic Tonic · 03-06-2012, 01:24 PM

Sorry for the delay everybody... school is being schooly. Anyways, Satori douses the Fireman in a 3-0 shutout. Next, Frownland gives us a classic from some guy named Frank.

Satori by Flower Travellin' Band

1. Defeated The Fireman's Rushes 3-0

Vs

Absolutely Free by Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invension

**Frownland** · 03-09-2012, 09:54 PM

This one's pretty obvious for me: an album newer to me that I liked in terms of a chance appearance on a shuffle of my entire music library vs. an album that I listen to regularly. Satori was nice, but Absolutely Free takes the cake in my case, a much better album overall.

Satori-0
Absolutely Free-1

Howard the Duck · 03-10-2012, 03:22 AM

will be participating in this as i've got my external HDD

i already have the Zappa so 'tis the other one i need to get

Unknown Soldier · 03-10-2012, 03:53 AM

The Zappa album is my least favourite from that time period and I don't think its as good as either Freak Out! or We're Only in it For the Money. So the Satori album wins here, as its the best work of the Flower Travellin Band.

Satori -1
Absolutely Free -1

Chumley · 03-11-2012, 10:03 AM

Satori - 2
Absolutely Free - 1

Both superb albums. 'Satori'. Proto-metal classic.

03-05-2012, 02:22 PM	#93 (permalink)
Mrd00d Stoned and Jammin' Out Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Northern California; Eugene, OR; mobile Posts: 1,602	It's Satori in a shut out it looks like. __________________ Mrd00d's Last.fm

03-09-2012, 09:54 PM	#97 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	This one's pretty obvious for me: an album newer to me that I liked in terms of a chance appearance on a shuffle of my entire music library vs. an album that I listen to regularly. Satori was nice, but Absolutely Free takes the cake in my case, a much better album overall. Satori-0 Absolutely Free-1 __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

03-04-2012, 10:46 PM	#91 (permalink)
Electrophonic Tonic Your Ad Here Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: The Twilight Zone Posts: 876	Last chance to keep this battle alive. I'll end it tomorrow morning unless we have some more results.

03-05-2012, 03:52 AM	#92 (permalink)
Unknown Soldier Horribly Creative Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: London, The Big Smoke Posts: 8,265	What can I say, I selected the Flower Travellin Band album as its a special bit of work, the album came out in 1971 at a time when there were so many great heavy albums. A lot of the bands that released great stuff are somewhat forgotten now, bands like Lucifer's Friend, Stray, Dust and the Flower Travellin Band. The Flower Travellin Band's first album was a cover album (which has a great cover with the band on chopper bikes!) which included a cover of King Crimson's "21st Century Schizoid Man" and there is definitely that sinister KC feel on the Satori album that meshes with the psyche guitars and Yamanata's singing. I quite liked the Rushes album and agree with what has been said but it came up against a special album in Satori. Satori -3 Rushes -0

03-06-2012, 01:24 PM	#96 (permalink)
Electrophonic Tonic Your Ad Here Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: The Twilight Zone Posts: 876	Sorry for the delay everybody... school is being schooly. Anyways, Satori douses the Fireman in a 3-0 shutout. Next, Frownland gives us a classic from some guy named Frank. Satori by Flower Travellin' Band 1. Defeated The Fireman's Rushes 3-0 Vs Absolutely Free by Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invension

03-10-2012, 03:53 AM	#99 (permalink)
Unknown Soldier Horribly Creative Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: London, The Big Smoke Posts: 8,265	The Zappa album is my least favourite from that time period and I don't think its as good as either Freak Out! or We're Only in it For the Money. So the Satori album wins here, as its the best work of the Flower Travellin Band. Satori -1 Absolutely Free -1

03-11-2012, 10:03 AM	#100 (permalink)
Chumley Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 69	Satori - 2 Absolutely Free - 1 Both superb albums. 'Satori'. Proto-metal classic.