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The Wall

I know what I like and I like what I know...

Prog is in my heart, in my mind, in my soul...

Close call between The Wall and The Lamb, but The Wall was the album that got me into prog, so I guess it's the most important for me.

The Wall then TFTO, and a shout for SDOIT

SUNSET IS AN ANGEL WEEPING
HOLDING OUT A BLOODY SWORD
NO MATTER HOW I SQUINT I CANNOT MAKE OUT WHAT IT IS POINTING TOWARD

Magma - Magma (Kobaia) (1970)

Amon Düül II - Yeti (1970)

Can - Tago Mago (1971)

Are my personal favourites, I really don't know (and don't care) which is the most important (whatever that means) 2LP.

Edited by ummagumma08

Interestingly, the two double albums I see as the most important in prog aren't included here; 'Third' by Soft Machine and '666' by Aphrodite's Child. Both were, and still are, musically groundbreaking that can't be compared to other albums of the genre.

Of those there, I'd choose 'TFTO'. It's in many respects a watershed release for the band and for prog in general. I think it's a masterpiece and love every minute of it and in many respects was perhaps the most musically complex, dense and ambitious album in the genre that I've encountered thus far, but it seems to be the most controversial and critically mauled album of the whole genre. It was here, almost exactly, that the backlash against prog began and words like 'pretentious', 'pompous' and 'overblown' started to get trotted out. Prior to that, from reviews I've seen anyway, prog was considered a very vibrant, hugely innovative genre indeed. For me, albums like 'A Passion Play', 'Ummagumma' and 'Works Volume 1', even though these have some merit, are more worthy of the huge lashings of scorn TFTO received however...

Poll Question: What is the most important double LP for you?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Miles Davis - Bitches brew	6	[5.88%]
Beatles - White album	20	[19.61%]
Yes - Tales from the topographic oceans	16	[15.69%]
Genesis - The lamb lies on Broadway	29	[28.43%]
Pink Floyd - The wall	29	[28.43%]
Progres 2 - The third jungle book	1	[0.98%]
Sting - Nothing like the sun	0	[0.00%]
Marillion - Marbles (2CD)	1	[0.98%]
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Publius84 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: November 11 2005 Location: Poland Status: Offline Points: 1043	Posted: January 22 2006 at 17:13
	The Wall
	I know what I like and I like what I know... Prog is in my heart, in my mind, in my soul...

ANDREW Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: November 21 2005 Location: Italy Status: Offline Points: 3064	Posted: January 22 2006 at 20:52
	Miles Davis - Bitches Brew : Great jazz-rock album with great musicians!!!

Vompatti Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: October 22 2005 Location: elsewhere Status: Offline Points: 67459	Posted: January 23 2006 at 13:11
	Close call between The Wall and The Lamb, but The Wall was the album that got me into prog, so I guess it's the most important for me.

Winter Wine Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: December 12 2005 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 1140	Posted: January 23 2006 at 13:19
	The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway for me...
	My computer's broke

troy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Groupie Joined: November 30 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 59	Posted: January 23 2006 at 13:36
	The Wall then TFTO, and a shout for SDOIT
	SUNSET IS AN ANGEL WEEPING HOLDING OUT A BLOODY SWORD NO MATTER HOW I SQUINT I CANNOT MAKE OUT WHAT IT IS POINTING TOWARD

SirPsycho388 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: April 09 2005 Status: Offline Points: 697	Posted: January 23 2006 at 13:47
	Physical Graffiti Quadrophenia Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
	Strangers passing in the street by chance two separate glances meet and I am you and what I see is me. And do I take you by the hand and lead you through the land and help me understand the best I can

ummagumma08 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 06 2004 Location: Denmark Status: Offline Points: 280	Posted: January 23 2006 at 14:01
	Magma - Magma (Kobaia) (1970) Amon Düül II - Yeti (1970) Can - Tago Mago (1971) Are my personal favourites, I really don't know (and don't care) which is the most important (whatever that means) 2LP. Edited by ummagumma08

Gentle Tull Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: November 13 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 518	Posted: January 23 2006 at 15:23
	I voted TFTO, because I don't get tired of it because of it's complexity. However, the Lamb is close to it, and I would have voted Physical Graffiti if it was a choice.


salmacis Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Content Addition Joined: April 10 2005 Status: Offline Points: 3928	Posted: January 23 2006 at 15:39
	Interestingly, the two double albums I see as the most important in prog aren't included here; 'Third' by Soft Machine and '666' by Aphrodite's Child. Both were, and still are, musically groundbreaking that can't be compared to other albums of the genre. Of those there, I'd choose 'TFTO'. It's in many respects a watershed release for the band and for prog in general. I think it's a masterpiece and love every minute of it and in many respects was perhaps the most musically complex, dense and ambitious album in the genre that I've encountered thus far, but it seems to be the most controversial and critically mauled album of the whole genre. It was here, almost exactly, that the backlash against prog began and words like 'pretentious', 'pompous' and 'overblown' started to get trotted out. Prior to that, from reviews I've seen anyway, prog was considered a very vibrant, hugely innovative genre indeed. For me, albums like 'A Passion Play', 'Ummagumma' and 'Works Volume 1', even though these have some merit, are more worthy of the huge lashings of scorn TFTO received however...

Zenith Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 21 2006 Location: Norway Status: Offline Points: 331	Posted: January 23 2006 at 16:02
	Genesis-The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway. When it comes to prog. Deep Purple - Made in Japan. When it comes to related. (prog?)