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    Posted: September 10 2021 at 12:02
Lucky number 1987... Most definitely not a classic prog year as far as I can tell!

1. Mr. Sirius - Barren Dream
2. French TV - After A Lengthy Silence
3. Al Di Meola - Tirami Su
4. Frank Zappa - London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. 2
5. Dier - Hamer
6. Allan Holdsworth - Sand
7. Earthworks - Earthworks
8. Nodens Ictus - The Grove Of Selves
9. Cardiacs - Big Ship
10. Jean-Luc Ponty - The Gift Of Time
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Psychedelic Paul Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 10 2021 at 12:09
^ Unlucky for some. None of those albums on your list ring any bells, so it could take some time for me to compile a Prog Top 10 from whatever Slim Pickens there are for this year. Smile
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Saperlipopette! Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 10 2021 at 14:01
One more try:

1987 too also manages to end up looking halfway decent - or great really:

Dead Can Dance - Within the Realm of a Dying Sun
Swans - Children of God
Rabih Abou-Khalil - Between Dusk and Dawn
Renaldo & The Loaf - The Elbow Is Taboo
Mr. Sirius - Barren Dream
Art Zoyd - Berlin
David Sylvian - Secrets of The Beehive
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Roberto Laneri - Anadyomene
Voivod - Killing Technology
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1. Marillion - Clutching at Straws
2. Deyss - Visions in the Dark
3. Bellaphon - Firefly
4. Now - Everything Is Different Now
5. Mr. Sirius - Barren Dream
6. Pink Floyd - A Momentary Lapse of Reason
7. Outer Limits - The Scene of a Pale Blue
8. Jethro Tull - Crest of a Knave
9. Aragon - Don't Bring the Rain
10. Rush - Hold Your Fire

Honorable guilty pleasure mentions (used to listen to these a lot in 1987 before I knew what prog was):
Patrick Moraz - Human Interface
The Alan Parsons Project - Gaudi
Roger Hodgson - Hai Hai
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Marillion - Clutching at Straws
Celelalte Cuvinte - I 
Jethro Tull - Crest of a Knave
Rush - Hold Your Fire
Saga - Wildest Dreams
Black Sabbath - The Eternal Idol 
Elektric Band - Light Years
Yes - Big Generator
Triumph - Surveillance
The Alan Parsons Project - Gaudi



Edited by Cristi - September 11 2021 at 06:37
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1. Yes- The Big Generator
2. Marillion - Clutching at Straws
3. Pink Floyd - A Momentary Lapse of Reason
4. Jethro Tull - Crest of a Knave
5. Black Sabbath - The Eternal Idol
6. Dead Can Dance - Within the Realm of a Dying Sun
7. Roger Waters - Radio K.A.O.S.
8. Frank Zappa- Joe's Garage I,II, & III
9. Earthworks- Earthworks
10. Dave Sylvian- Secrets of the Beehive




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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Logan Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 10 2021 at 15:51
Not all Prog per se. I had Ur Kaos on my list, but went with these ten.

Dead Can Dance - Within the Realm of a Dying Sun
Art Zoyd - Berlin
Swans - Children of God
Christopher Young - Hellraiser
Paul Roland and the Hellfire Club - A Cabinet of Curiosities
Mr. Sirius - Barren Dream
John Zorn - Spillane
John Carpenter / Alan Howarth - Prince of Darkness
Fulano - Fulano
Midnight Oil - Diesel and Dust


Edited by Logan - September 10 2021 at 15:58
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Jethro Tull - Crest of a Knave
Pink Floyd - A Momentary Lapse of Reason
Robbie Robertson - Robbie Robertson
U2 - The Joshua Tree
Prince - Sign o' the Times
REM - Document
Santana - Blues for Salvador
George Harrison - Cloud 9
Ladysmith Black Mambazo - Shaka Zulu
Midnight Oil - Diesel and Dust
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Art Zoyd - Berlin
Bill Bruford's Earthworks - Earthworks
David Sylvian - Secrets of the Beehive
Irmin Schmidt - Musk at Dusk
Dead Can Dance - Within the Realm of the Dying Sun
Swans - Children of God
:zoviet*france: - Assault and Mirage
Jethro Tull - Crest of a Knave
Carla Bley - Sextet
Holger Czukay - Rome Remains Rome

(Joe Jackson - Will Power is a very progressive album not listed here. And very good, would be in the above list easily, probably at no. 4.)


Edited by Lewian - September 17 2021 at 03:39
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    1987     
1. SWING OUT SISTER It's Better to Travel
2. PAT METHENY GROUP Still Life (Talking)
3. MR. SIRIUS Barren Dream
4. THE CURE Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me
5. DAVID SYLVIAN Secrets of the Beehive
6. LES MYSTÉRES DES VOIX BULGARES Les Mystéres des Voix Bulgares
7. GEORGE MICHAEL Faith
8. THE ART OF NOISE In No Sense? Nonsense!
9. PRINCE Sign 'O The Times
10. JOHN SERRIE And The Stars Go With You

11. DANNY WILSON Meet Danny Wilson
12. DEF LEPPARD Hysteria
13. LOVE AND ROCKETS Earth, Sun, Moon
14. ROBBIE ROBERTSON Robbie Robertson
15. DEAD CAN DANCE Within the Realm of a Dying Sun
16. SUZANNE VEGA Solitude Standing
17. U2 The Joshua Tree
18. DEPECHE MODE Music for The Masses
19. 
RYUICHI SAKAMOTO Neo Geo
20. WHITESNAKE Whitesnake

Honorable Mentions:
PET SHOP BOYS Actually
STING ...Nothing Like The Sun
ZAKIR HUSSEIN Making Music
BILL BRUFORD'S EARTHWORKS Earthworks
JANE'S ADDICTION Jane's Addiction
VIOLETA DE OUTONO Violeta de Outono



Edited by BrufordFreak - April 27 2022 at 06:17
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Originally posted by omphaloskepsis omphaloskepsis wrote:

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7. Roger Waters - Radio K.A.O.S.
9. Earthworks- Earthworks
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Hi,

Even though I no longer really pay attention to Rajah, I am specially in tune with this album and his next one. If you were from Southern California, this album resonated really big, and you remember a lot of that stuff and what "radio" became, and what (eventually) was determined to be called the "rape of American FM radio" by the corporate structure ... it was then, the beheading of the free form FM radio!

Bill Bruford's Earthworks is a treat for everyone, and I am appalled that PP is not familiar with it.

(drunken voice and stoned immaculate) ... methings he is listening to too much swiftie stuff ... 

U2's album also deserves a great mention. They were well known by then, but not as huge as they became when that album exploded in the scene.

Ryuichi Sakamoto's album "Neo Geo" is very good (also has Iggy on it), but not on par with "Beauty" and "Heartbeat" which are by very far his craziest and most entertaining albums! Even PP might have a hard time with these two albums.


Edited by moshkito - September 10 2021 at 22:17
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Cristi Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 11 2021 at 00:28
The thread title says 10 prog albums, having non-prog in there is cheating, also (in theory) off topic.

Here I was wrecking my brain to come up with 10 worthy albums. I failed (there are three prog-related entries). Ouch




Edited by Cristi - September 11 2021 at 06:38
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Pretty thin list  (not particularly original either)

11        Noir Désir       Où Veux-tu qu'je R'garde? (EP)         Fra

10        U2       The Joshua Tree   

10        Waters, Roger   Radio K.A.O.S.     

10        Wondeur Brass           Simoneda, Reine Des Esclaves          Can                   

09        Daniel Schell & Karo If Windows They Have           Bel       1

09        Zappa, Frank   London Symphony Orchestra- Vol. II 

09        Jethro Tull - Crest of a Knave
09        Violeta de Outono -  Violeta de Outono
09        Art Zoyd - Berlin
09        Bill Bruford's Earthworks - Earthworks






Drew, Colour of Spring is 1986 



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The Alan Parsons Project - Gaudi
Peter Bardens - Seen One Earth
The Chris Hinze Combination - The Hunter
Dead Can Dance - Within the Realm of a Dying Sun
Geoff Downes - The Light Program
Osamu Kitajima - Passages II
Mike Oldfield - Islands
Pink Floyd - A Momentary Lapse of Reason
Carlos Santana - Blues for Salvador
U2 - The Joshua Tree
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Dead Can Dance - Within The Realm Of A Dying Sun
Dr Nerve - Armed Observation
David Torn - Cloud About Mercury
Penguin Cafe Orchestra - Signs Of Life
David Sylvian - Secrets Of The Beehive


Edited by Nogbad_The_Bad - September 11 2021 at 18:50
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In no particular order

Rick Astley - Whenever You Need Somebody (Never gonna Give You Up!!!)
Cardiacs - Big Ship
Marillion - Clutching At  Straws
Voivod - Killing Technology
The Dukes Of Stratosphear - Psonic Psunspot
Barren Dream - Mr Sirius
Nimal - Nimal
Penguin Cafe Orchestra - Signs Of life
French TV - After A Lenghty Silence
Eider Stellaire - III
Ur Kaus - Ur Kaus
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There was a lot more prog in the 80s than many realize. Much of it was weird avant-prog and neo-prog though.

In alphabetical order (only TRUE prog no related or non)

ACID RAIN - We Were All Very Worried
ALAN HOLDSWORTH - Sand
ART ZOYD - Berlin
BELLAPHON - Firefly
CELALALTE CUVINTE - Celelalte Cuvinte
CHIC COREA ELEKTRIC BAND - Light Years
DARK QUARTERER - Dark Quarterer
DAVID TORN - Cloud About Mercury
DEAD CAN DANCE - Within The Realm Of A Dying Sun
DOCTOR NERVE - Armed Observation
EIDER STELLAIRE - III
ELIXIR - Sabbat
FULANO - Fulano
GAMALON - Gamalon
HERMETO PASCOAL & GRUPO - Só não toca quem não quer
ICONOCLASTA - Soliloquio
JETHRO TULL - Crest of a Knave
KALAHARI SURFERS - Sleep Armed
LHO - Vendeltid
LOW FLYING AIRCRAFT - Low Flying Aircraft
MARILLION - Clutching At Straws
MICHEL ALTMAYER - Troll Vol 2
MINIMUM VITAL - Les Saisons Marines
MR SIRIUS - Barren Dream
NIMAL - Nimal
OUTER LIMITS - The Scene of Pale Blue
PAT METHENY GROUP - Still Life
PHIL MILLER - Cutting Both Ways
PIP PYLE'S EQUIP'OUT - self titled
PLASTIC PEOPLE OF THE UNIVERSE - Midnight Mouse
PLAYERS - Players
QUATEBRIGA - The Choice Of A New Generation
RUINS - Ruins II
RUSH - Hold Your Fire (does have a bit of prog)
SONNY SHARROCK BAND - Seize The Rainbow
STROMBOLI - Stromboli
SWANS - Children Of God
THULE - Thule
TRIBAL TECH - Dr Hee
UR KAOS - Ur Kaos
VERMILION SANDS - Water Blue
VOIVOD - Killing Technology
WHEN - Drowning But Learning

Now that i'm reading everyone's list i noticed i missed a few from French TV, Legendary Pink Dots etc.
Oh well!!!


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Originally posted by siLLy puPPy siLLy puPPy wrote:

There was a lot more prog in the 80s than many realize. Much of it was weird avant-prog and neo-prog though.

In alphabetical order (only TRUE prog no related or non)
Yes indeed, but I know I'd find it a lot more intersting if you could exclusive list your 1987 prog favorites (like you are supposed to) rather than simply posting a list of every album you know about in alphabetical order. Post your 1987-quality list over sheer quantity.
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Originally posted by Saperlipopette! Saperlipopette! wrote:

Originally posted by siLLy puPPy siLLy puPPy wrote:

There was a lot more prog in the 80s than many realize. Much of it was weird avant-prog and neo-prog though.

In alphabetical order (only TRUE prog no related or non)
Yes indeed, but I know I'd find it a lot more intersting if you could exclusive list your 1987 prog favorites (like you are supposed to) rather than simply posting a list of every album you know about in alphabetical order. Post your 1987-quality list over sheer quantity.

The highest entertainment factor would be if he/she posted both. No complaints about that list striving for completeness, I was curious what I had missed on mine (apparently nothing apart from maybe Dr. Nerve).
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IQ - Nomzamo
Marillion - Clutching At Straws
Tangerine Dream - Tyger

that's all the prog I can do and those are 3 star albums at best.

a rare ray of sunshine in a horrible year was Enya. Her debut album was released. That's easily my favourite of the year.

Enya - The Celts

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In 1985, producer Tony McAuley asked Enya to contribute a track for a six-part BBC television documentary series The Celts.[34] She had already written a Celtic-influenced song named "The March of the Celts", and submitted it to the project. Each episode was to feature a different composer at first, but director David Richardson liked her track so much, he had Enya score the entire series.[25][35] Enya recorded 72 minutes of music at Aigle Studio and the BBC studios in Wood Lane, London without recording to picture, though she was required to portray certain themes and ideas that the producers wanted. Unlike The Frog Prince, she worked with little interference which granted her freedom to establish her sound[17] that she would adopt throughout her future career, signified by layered vocals, keyboard-oriented music, and percussion with elements of Celtic, classical, church and folk music.[36]

In March 1987, two months before The Celts aired, a 40-minute selection of Enya's score was released as her debut solo album, Enya, by BBC Records in the United Kingdom[20] and by Atlantic Records in the United States. The latter promoted it with a new-age imprint on the packaging, which Nicky later thought was "a cowardly thing for them to do".[37] The album gained enough public attention to reach number 8 on the Irish Albums Chart and number 69 on the UK Albums Chart.[38] "I Want Tomorrow" was released as Enya's first single.[20] "Boadicea" was sampled by The Fugees on their 1996 song "Ready or Not"; the group neither sought permission nor gave credit, and Enya took legal action. The group subsequently gave her credit and paid a fee worth around $3 million. Later in 1987, Enya appeared on Sinéad O'Connor's debut album The Lion and the Cobra, reciting Psalm 91 in Irish on "Never Get Old".[39]



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