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    Posted: October 10 2024 at 08:30

Lately and finally, it clicked for me with a couple more of the greatest Progressive Rock classics, so I've added them to my collection, 

and got the idea for this show-off thread.

It's surely good also to include the newer great classics, and my list looks like:


Genesis (UK)

Trespass  (1970)

Nursery Cryme  (1971)

Foxtrot   (1972)

Selling England by the Pound   (1973)

The Lamb Lies down on Broadway  (1974)


Yes (UK)

The Yes Album   (1971)

Fragile   (1971)

Close to the Edge   (1972)

King Crimson (UK)

In the Court of the Crimson King  (1969)                                                     

Larks’ Tongues in Aspic  (1973)

Red    (1974)  


Pink Floyd (UK)

The Dark Side of the Moon   (1973)

Wish You Were Here  (1975)

Animals   (1977)


Jethro Tull (UK)

Aqualung   (1971)

Thick as a Brick  (1972)


Emerson, Lake & Palmer (UK)

Emerson, Lake & Palmer  (1970)

Tarkus   (1971)

Trilogy   (1972)

Brain Salad Surgery  (1973)


Camel (UK)

The Snow Goose  (1975)


Van Der Graaf Generator (UK)

H to He Who Am the Only One  (1970)

Godbluff   (1975)

Still Life  (1976)


Caravan (UK)

In The Land of Grey and Pink   (1971)


The Soft Machine (UK)

The Soft Machine   (1968)

 

Gentle Giant (UK)

Acquiring the Taste   (1971) 


Premiata Forneria Marconi (I)

Per Un Amico   (1972)


Mike Oldfield (UK)

Tubular Bells   (1973)

Ommadawn    (1975)


Banco del Mutuo Soccorso (I)

Darwin!  (1972)

Io Sono Nato Libero  (1973)


Magma (F)

Udu Wudu (1976)


Marillion (UK)

Script For A Jester’s Tear   (1983)


Anglagård (S)

Hybris  (1992)


Porcupine Tree (UK)

Coma Divine. Recorded Live In Rome  (1997)


The Mars Volta (US)

De-loused in the Comatorium   (2003)

Frances the Mute   (2005)



It's up to you how long a list you will make, but no cheating! Smile, and please, be aware of that we're talking about the greatest 

classics as generally considered.


And enjoy!



Edited by David_D - October 21 2024 at 08:36
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I've put ten of my collection's classic prog albums in chronological order here.

Family – Music in a Doll's House
The Nice – Ars Longa Vita Brevis
Soft Machine – Volume Two
King Crimson – In the Court of the Crimson King
Caravan – If I Could Do It All Over Again, I'd Do It All Over You
Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Khan – Space Shanty
Genesis – Nursery Cryme
Yes – Close to the Edge
Premiata Forneria Marconi – Per un amico
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I assume these are classics. I'll do ten. In no order.

U.K. - U.K.
Zappa - One Size Fits All
King Crimson - Discipline
Return to Forever - Romantic Warrior
Rush - 2112
Porcupine Tree - In Absentia
Dream Theater - Images and Words
Kansas - Leftoverture
Gentle Giant - Free Hand
Steely Dan - Aja
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My collection of 20 classic prog / crossover / related albums. [Contents may vary.]

In no particular order as I have drawn on several of my personal lists.

01. Meddle - Pink Floyd
02. Emerson Lake & Palmer - s/t
03. Seventh Sojourn - The Moody Blues
04. A New World Record - ELO
05. The Original Soundtrack - 10cc
06. Pictures at an Exhibition - Emerson, Lake & Palmer
07. Houses of the Holy - Led Zeppelin
08. Caravanserai - Santana
09. Machine Head - Deep Purple
10. Close to the Edge - Yes
11. The Snow Goose - Camel
12. Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield
13. Moving Waves - Focus
14. Thick As A Brick - Jethro Tull
15. Six Wives of Henry VIII - Rick Wakeman
16. Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
17. In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson
18. Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
19. The Yes Album - Yes
20. Air Conditioning - Curved Air

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No order....
King Crimson~ItCOtCK
Rush~Hemispheres
Rush~A Farewell To Kings
Pink Floyd~DSOtM
Pink Floyd~WYWH
Marillion~Brave
Nektar~Remember the Future
Yes~CTTE
Yes~Fragile
CAN~Ege Bamyasi
Soft Machine~Fourth
Porcupine Tree~Signify
ELP~Tarkus
The Flower Kings~Stardust We Are
Genesis~SEBtP
JTull~TAAB
Peter Gabriel~IV (Security)
Saga~s/t
Triumvirat~Spartacus

Seems like enough....



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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote richardh Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 10 2024 at 23:16
If I stick to PA's Top Hundred and one per band then

1. Yes - Close To The Edge
2. PFM - Per Un Amico
3. ELP - S/T
4. King Crimson - Red
5. Genesis - Foxtrot
6. Mike Oldfield - Ommadawn
7. All Traps On Earth - A Drop Of Light
8. Van Der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts
9. Steve Hackett - Voyage Of The Acolyte
10. Pink Floyd - Animals
11. Rush - Moving Pictures
12. Jethro Tull - Aqualung
13. Anglagard - Hybris
14. Supertramp - Crime Of The Century
15. Gentle Giant - The Power and the Glory
16. Camel - The Snow Goose
17. Porcupine Tree - In Absentia
18. IQ - The Road Of Bones
19. Steven Wilson - The Raven That Refused To Sing
20. Wobbler - From Silence To Somewhere

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote I prophesy disaster Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 11 2024 at 03:43
From the current all-time top 100 prog albums in PA, I have the following 48 (listed in the order they appear in the top 100 list):
 
Yes - Close to the Edge
Genesis - Selling England by the Pound
Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick
King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon
Genesis - Foxtrot
King Crimson - Red
Pink Floyd - Animals
Yes - Fragile
Van Der Graaf Generator - Godbluff
Van Der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts
Genesis - Nursery Cryme
King Crimson - Larks' Tongues in Aspic
Camel - Mirage
Premiata Forneria Marconi (PFM) - Per Un Amico
Rush - Moving Pictures
Yes - Relayer
Jethro Tull - Aqualung
Frank Zappa - Hot Rats
Änglagård - Hybris
Wobbler - From Silence to Somewhere
Yes - The Yes Album
Van Der Graaf Generator - H To He, Who Am The Only One
Supertramp - Crime of the Century
Mahavishnu Orchestra - Birds of Fire
Dream Theater - Metropolis Part 2 - Scenes from a Memory
Renaissance - Scheherazade and Other Stories
Gentle Giant - Octopus
Gentle Giant - The Power and the Glory
Dream Theater - Images and Words
Pink Floyd - Meddle
Van Der Graaf Generator - Still Life
Peter Hammill - The Silent Corner And The Empty Stage
Magma - Mekanïk Destruktïw Kommandöh
Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet
Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Inner Mounting Flame
All Traps On Earth - A Drop of Light
Hatfield And The North - Hatfield and the North
Marillion - Script for a Jester's Tear
Änglagård - Viljans Öga
Cardiacs - On Land And In The Sea
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
IQ - The Road of Bones
Al Di Meola - Elegant Gypsy
Emerson Lake & Palmer - Emerson Lake & Palmer
Magma - K.A (Köhntarkösz Anteria)
Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime
 

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Here is another list of ten classic progressive albums that I have in my collection, arranged chronologically.

Van Der Graaf Generator – H to He, Who Am the Only One
Uriah Heep – ...Very 'Eavy ...Very 'Umble
Gentle Giant – Acquiring the Taste
Curved Air – Phantasmagoria
Gnidrolog – Lady Lake
Mahavishnu Orchestra – Birds of Fire
Camel – Mirage
Gong – You
Hawkwind – Warrior on the Edge of Time
Jethro Tull – Minstrel in the Gallery
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote presdoug Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 11 2024 at 17:26
Though much of what I love in progressive music is very obscure, here are some more acknowledged prog rock classics that I have....in no special order

ELP-Tarkus
Gentle Giant-Free Hand
Colosseum Live
Triumvirat-Spartacus
Wishbone Ash-Argus
Mahavishnu Orchestra-The Inner Mounting Flame
Yes-The Yes Album
Genesis-Trespass
Tangerine Dream-Phaedra
Rush-2112
PFM-The World Became The World


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Yes - CTTE, Fragile, Relayer, TFTO
Genesis - Trespass, Foxtrot, TLLDOB, SEBTP
Pink Floyd - Everything
King Crimson - Everything
Jethro Tull - Aqualung, APP, TAAB, TFTW
ELP - Tarkus, BSS
VDGG - Pawn Hearts, Godbluff, H To He, The Least, World Record
Camel - Mirage, Moonmadness, Snow Goose
PFM - Per Un Amico, Storia Di Un Minuto
Rush - Moving Pictures, 2112, Hemispheres
Banco - Darwin, Io Sono Nato Libero
Gentle Giant - Octopus, IAGH, Power And Glory, Free Hand
Mike Oldfield - TB, Ommadawn, Hergest Ridge, Incantation
Caravan - ITLOGAP, If I Could...
Hatfield & The North - s/t, Rotters Club
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I have to admit that I've been quite impressed by the greatest classics over the years, but I've also experienced not so few times that even I didn't particularly like some to begin with, after having listened to them a number of times over a period of some years, I could become very fond and never tired of them.
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From PA's current Top 100, I have the following 18 albums in my collection:

(I have to admit there are quite a few from the Top 100 that I formerly owned, but now no longer do.)

1. Yes: Close to the Edge
2. Genesis: Selling England by the Pound
3. Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here
4. Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon
5. Genesis: Foxtrot
6. Yes: Fragile
7. Rush: Moving Pictures
8. Rush: Hemispheres
9. Yes: Relayer
10. Yes: The Yes Album
11. Supertramp: Crime of the Century
12. Genesis: The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
13. Mike Oldfield: Ommadawn
14. Genesis: A Trick of the Tail
15. Rush: Permanent Waves
16. Miles Davis: In a Silent Way
17. Billy Cobham: Spectrum
18. E.L.P.: Emerson, Lake, and Palmer
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote David_D Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 15 2024 at 14:19
Originally posted by Steve Wyzard Steve Wyzard wrote:

(I have to admit there are quite a few from the Top 100 that I formerly owned, but now no longer do.)

I can say that about 5 albums, and it's not something I regret, but in general I guess that I've moved more the other way - even I've always been happy to get albums with new artists, and from new countries.

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List of PA top 100, that I Don't own. 

Art Zoid-       "Haxan"
Bacamarte -  "Posis do Fin"
Death-           "Symbolic"
Renaissance- "Ashes Are Burning"
Cardiacs-        "On Land And In The Sea"
Caravan-         "If I Could Do It All Over Again, I'd Do It All Over You

Eventually, I'll buy the Art Zoid and Caravan albums.  I own Caravan's "In The Land Of Grey And Pink" 


Edited by omphaloskepsis - October 15 2024 at 17:40
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Originally posted by omphaloskepsis omphaloskepsis wrote:

List of PA top 100, that I Don't own. 

Art Zoid-       "Haxan"
Bacamarte -  "Posis do Fin"
Death-           "Symbolic"
Renaissance- "Ashes Are Burning"
Cardiacs-        "On Land And In The Sea"
Caravan-         "If I Could Do It All Over Again, I'd Do It All Over You

Eventually, I'll buy the Art Zoid and Caravan albums.  I own Caravan's "In The Land Of Grey And Pink" 

I just recently acquired that Caravan album (ITLOG&P). I had it a long time ago. I also bought their second not too long ago which you listed. Of their classic albums the only ones I don't have are the very first one, Cunning Stunts (yes I do count that one) and the new symphonia live album. Oddly enough I don't have most of the classic Gentle Giant albums although I used to. Unfortunately I sold a whole bunch a long time ago. I do currently have most of the classic prog albums including many that are not obvious to someone who is brand new to prog.


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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote David_D Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 16 2024 at 10:47

Now we've definitely seen some of the big shots. Big smile
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I own physical versions of 52 albums in PA's top 100 and 84 in the top 250, but I won't list them:)
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Jared Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 16 2024 at 12:05
Originally posted by Saperlipopette! Saperlipopette! wrote:

I own physical versions of 52 albums in PA's top 100 and 84 in the top 250, but I won't list them:)

a very sensible way of doing this... I presently own physical versions of 47 albums in PA's top 100 and 63 in the top 250.

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Originally posted by Jared Jared wrote:

Originally posted by Saperlipopette! Saperlipopette! wrote:

I own physical versions of 52 albums in PA's top 100 and 84 in the top 250, but I won't list them:)

a very sensible way of doing this... I presently own physical versions of 47 albums in PA's top 100 and 63 in the top 250.

I own 34 CD albums in PA's Top 100, but I'm not going to list them either - which makes a change for me. Tongue
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

I own 34 CD albums in PA's Top 100, but I'm not going to list them either - which makes a change for me. Tongue

I would describe myself as being 'very familiar' with 59 of them..
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