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Top Ten Prog Albums of All Time |
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AFlowerKingCrimson 
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 Posted: August 13 2021 at 11:31 |
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Hey, it's ok. We all have mind farts especially us folks who didn't just discover this music yesterday. :P
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richardh
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Posted: August 14 2021 at 01:03 |
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My top five is pretty much set in stone (is that bad??!)
1. ELP - Brain Salad Surgery 2. Yes - Close To The Edge 3. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here 4. Genesis - A Trick Of The Tail 5. Rush - Moving Pictures then its very fluid so today: 6. Anathema - Weather Systems 7. All Traps On Earth - A Drop of Light 8. Big Big Train - Folklore 9. PFM - Per Un Amico X .IQ - The Wake
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iluvmarillion
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Posted: August 14 2021 at 01:20 |
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1) Tales From Topographic Oceans - Yes (or Close To The Edge)
2) Selling England By The Pound - Genesis (or Foxtrot or Trick Of The Tail) 3) Dark Side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd (or Wish You Were Here) 4) Larks' Tongues In Aspect - King Crimson (or Red) 5) Passion Play - Jethro Tull (or Thick As A Brick) 6) Per Un Amico - PFM 7) Strange days - The Doors 8) Stardust We Are - The Flower Kings 9) The Oblivion Particle - Spock's Beard 10) English Electric Part 1 - Big Big Train
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essexboyinwales
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Posted: August 16 2021 at 02:07 |
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You clearly don't luv Marillion enough.... |
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omphaloskepsis
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Posted: August 16 2021 at 05:49 |
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1. Yes- Yes Album, Fragile, Close to the Edge, Relayer
2. Pink Floyd- Dark Side of the Moon, WYWH, Animals, Wall 3.Jethro Tull- Aqualung, Thick As a Brick, Passion Play 4. Genesis- Nursery Crime, Foxtrot, Trick of the Tail 5. King Crimson- Court of the KC, Lark's Tongue in Aspect, Red, Lizard 6. Rush- Hemispheres, Farewell to Kings, Permanent Waves, Moving Pictures 7. Wobbler- From Silence to Somewhere 8. IQ- Road of Bones 9. Steven Wilson/PT- Raven, Hand. Cannot. Erase...In Absentia, Fear of a Blank Planet 10. Big Big Train- English Electric I, Folklore, Grimspound
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chopper
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Posted: August 16 2021 at 05:59 |
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That's cheating, there's over 30 albums there.
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omphaloskepsis
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You're right. OK, I'll do one album by each band. If I didn't, the entire list would be Yes, Tull, and Pink Floyd. 1. Yes- Yes Album 2. Pink Floyd- Dark Side of the Moon 3.Jethro Tull- Aqualung 4. Genesis- Nursery Crime 5. King Crimson-Lark's Tongue in Aspect 6. Rush- Hemispheres 7. Wobbler- From Silence to Somewhere 8. IQ- Road of Bones 9. Porcupine Tree- In Absentia 10. Big Big Train- Folklore Edited by omphaloskepsis - August 16 2021 at 06:24 |
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iluvmarillion
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I thought about this when I compiled the list. All the Marillion albums I listen to these days whether they be Fish albums or Hogarth albums are all live albums. I can't think of one studio album they've done that is anywhere as good as the supplement live album that follows the studio album. Even the original Script album which I love is bettered by any of the bootleg live albums the band put out at the time.
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Blacksword
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Posted: August 17 2021 at 03:15 |
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10 - Godbluff - VDGG
09 - Warrior on the edge of Time - Hawkwind 08 - To our children's children's children - Moody Blues 07 - In the region of the summer stars - The Enid 06 - Queen II 05 - Relayer - Yes 04 - Animals - Pink Floyd 03 - Red - King Crimson 02 - Moving Pictures - Rush 01 - A Trick of the Tail - Genesis My top ten this week. |
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wiz_d_kidd
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Posted: August 17 2021 at 06:57 |
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If I restrict myself to only one album for each artist... Yes - Close to the Edge
King Crimson - Red Tangerine Dream - Ricochet ELP - Tarkus The Psychedelic Ensemble - Tale of the Golden King UK - UK Jean Luc Ponty - Enigmatic Ocean Pierre Moerlen's Gong - Downwind Jean Michel Jarre - Les Concerts en Chine Wobbler - Rites at Dawn |
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Cristi
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Posted: August 17 2021 at 08:03 |
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Genesis - A Trick of the Tail
VDGG - H to He Camel - Moonmadness Renaissance - Ashes Are Burning Jethro Tull - Stand Up Marillion - Brave Dream Theater - Awake Kansas - Leftoverture Supertramp - Crime Of The Century Rush - Signals just 10 to pick is hard, tomorrow I could easily come with 10 more...  |
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AFlowerKingCrimson
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Posted: August 17 2021 at 18:05 |
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Wow, a few people have BBT's folklore on their list. I just played it the other day and can't really get into it that much. Is it one of those grower albums? I like the overall sound and style but it just hasn't grabbed me yet I guess. I remember the first few times I heard Marillion's clutching at straws it didn't do much for me either but it really grew on me to the point where it became one of my all time favorite albums.
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miamiscot
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Posted: August 23 2021 at 14:42 |
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Bummer. That's my favorite BBT and totally makes my list of best Modern Prog Albums. But we all hear music differently!!!
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richardh
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Posted: August 25 2021 at 00:44 |
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for me it's their most balanced album. Probably not as immediate as the English Electric albums but I enjoy the eclectic approach while Transit Of Venus Across The Sun has now become probably my favourite track by them.
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TheLionOfPrague
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Posted: August 25 2021 at 18:51 |
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Dark Side of the Moon
Close to the Edge Thick as a Brick Selling England by the Pound In the Court of the Crimson King Tarkus Days of Future Passed Leftoverture Pawn Hearts Misplaced Childhood Could have added Relayer, Wish You Were Here, Animals or Foxtrot but prefered not to repeat bands when in doubt. Also not sure DOFP is really prog yet, but as a seminal album I included it, and I couldn't decide a 10th album, too many came to mind  . EDIT: Damn, I forgot Mike Oldfield's Ommadawn. I love Oldfield but he never comes to mind when I think of prog. Same as Popol Vuh. They're artists I love but they don't always seem to be considered part of the genre. They're usually considered New Age/World Music, etc. Edited by TheLionOfPrague - August 25 2021 at 18:54 |
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Rick1
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Posted: September 01 2021 at 04:11 |
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I will go for one (no pun intended) from a particular artist/band:
ELP - Tarkus Genesis - Selling England by the Pound Hatfield and the North - The Rotter's Club Henry Cow - In Praise of Learning Magma - MDK Frank Zappa - One Size Fits All Yes - Relayer Tortoise - TNT Soft Machine - Third Broadcast and the Focus Group - Investigate Witch Cults of the Radio Age |
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Magog2112
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Posted: August 02 2023 at 10:29 |
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Here are my current top ten prog albums of all time without any band repeats: 1. Marillion - Brave 2. The Flower Kings - Stardust We Are 3. Echolyn - As the World 4. Genesis - Foxtrot 5. Pendragon - Not of This World 6. Galahad - Following Ghosts 7. Phideaux - Doomsday Afternoon 8. Arena - The Visitor 9. Pain of Salvation - The Perfect Element, Pt. I 10. Kate Bush - Aerial
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enigmatic
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Posted: August 02 2023 at 10:45 |
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I will post 2 lists: main list with prog giants, second list with more obscure bands (one album per band).
King Crimson - In Court of the Crimson King Yes - Close to the Edge Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon Gentle Giant - Three Friends Genesis - Selling England by the Pound VdGG - Pawn Hearts Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Trilogy Camel - Mirage Rush - Moving Pictures 2nd list Gnidrolog - Lady Lake Marsupilami- s/t Gracious - s/t 2066 and Then - Reflections on the Future Arti E Mestieri - Tilt Egg - The Polite Force Khan - Space Shanty East of Eden - Mercator Projected Locanda delle Fate - Forse Le Lucciole Non Si Amano Piu Rare Bird - As Your Mind Flies By |
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