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Jzrk 
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 Posted: October 14 2017 at 22:10 |
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Machine Head Deep Purple although not strictly Prog
Or if not then Tarkus by ELP
That was my start on the Prog
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essexboyinwales
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Posted: October 18 2017 at 13:26 |
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Does Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds count??
If not then The Wall by Floyd. Blew my effing mind! Marillion, Rush, Genesis, Yes et al followed soon after. I thank Floyd for getting me into prog rock. |
Skipping through this thread, I found this post that could have been made by me!! WOTW was definitely the first prog album I heard, when my aunt and uncle decided to scare me and my sister witless when we stayed with them in '78 (I was 7) It was The Wall after that, in comp (that's high school to many of you) Then Rush, IQ, some Yes and eventually Marillion, early H-era. Finally, in about 2001, my sister got me The Platinum Collection by Genesis, and I realised what prog really was, and that I needed a hell of a lot more of it... 
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thosava
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Posted: October 19 2017 at 12:55 |
The Wall by Pink Floyd. I was only into metal from birth to my teenage years, but I started listening to Pink Floyd at around 13 years old with that album. I'm 22 now and prog has taken over my life  .
Edited by thosava - October 19 2017 at 12:56
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AFlowerKingCrimson
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Posted: October 19 2017 at 15:42 |
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For me the first one I bought was maybe Fragile by Yes which I bought in the summer of 1984. Soon after that I heard KC's islands and also relayer. Then Sellling England and like with the rest of us the dominoes had begun to fall. ;)
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AtomicCrimsonRush
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Posted: November 05 2017 at 05:51 |
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It was vinyl and would have be a toss up between Jethro Tull Aqualung or an early Pink Floyd. Buy Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds perhaps was the first.
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grantman
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Posted: November 05 2017 at 06:52 |
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tormato yes
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Squonk19
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Posted: November 05 2017 at 23:54 |
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Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd; Pictures at an Exhibition - ELP; Nursery Cryme - Genesis; The Yes Album - Yes. In order I think, with Made in Japan - Deep Purple. You had to choose well in those days when you only got £1 pocket money a week to visit the record shop! I got Electric Warrior - T Rex one Christmas and Sladest - Slade the next year I think - as my pop/glam rock crossovers too.
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“Living in their pools, they soon forget about the sea.”
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The Sheltering Sky
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Posted: November 09 2017 at 01:22 |
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It was The Wall .
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New generation of Prog listeners .
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The Jester
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Posted: December 30 2017 at 13:42 |
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I can't remember which came first and which second etc, but from the age of 14 up to 16, these are some of the albums I bought/listened, which I loved, without having the slightest idea what is Prog...
Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon
Eloy: Power and Passion
Eloy: Dawn
Barclay James Harvest: Octoberon
Barclay James Harvest: And Other Short Stories
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Mortte
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Posted: December 30 2017 at 13:44 |
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First I´ve heard was Yes Relayer, but didn´t understand it much because I was four years old. First that hit me when I was 11 was Dark Side Of the Moon.
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Tom Ozric
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Posted: December 30 2017 at 14:08 |
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When I was young, as all good tales begin, there was a cassette of Dark Side Of The Moon which was flogged to death in our household. It came with us on every camping trip, and everyone loved it. I did not understand, nor could I have thought it was Prog-Rock (I was around 7 years old). My sis loved ELO, so they were spun often. But, I believe my first true Prog album was Atom Heart Mother (which I got as a gift for my 14th Birthday). Then my Father bought me a cheap Bass guitar. The rest is history.
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Tom Ozric
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Frenetic Zetetic
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Posted: December 30 2017 at 17:28 |
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Probably something from DEATH or GORGUTS.
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