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Seyo 
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 Topic: Top 5 Proto Prog Albums!!!!!!!!!
Posted: February 13 2009 at 02:39 |
 AtomicCrimsonRush wrote:
Top 5 Proto Prog Albums!!!!!!!!!
These are the albums that began the prog movement in rock and all prog bands owe their allegiance to these incredible artists who were innovative before innovation was a key word in prog.
Lets start with mine - I have them all and this was easy as the first ones that popped into my skull were
1 Sergeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band - Beatles
2 Who's Next - The Who
3 Days of Future Passed - Moody Blues
4 Made In Japan - Deep Purple
5 The Doors - The Doors
Special mention to the track 'In A Gadda Da Vida' - Iron Butterfly
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I think these two bolded can't be called proto-prog albums since they have been released after the prog already established itself, 1971 and 1972 respectively.
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Posted: February 12 2009 at 16:31 |
1. Sgt. Pepper-The Beatles
2. White Album-The Beatles
3. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida- Iron Butterfly
4. Days of Future Passed - Moody Blues
5. Surrealistic Pillow - Jefferson Airplane
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Rank1
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Posted: February 11 2009 at 17:13 |
AmericanProgster wrote:
In no particular order:
Velvet Underground - With Nico (Why the hell aren't they on here!?!?!  ) Deep Purple - Deep Purple
Iron Butterfly - Ball
Moody Blues - In Search of the Lost Chord
Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland |
The reason why no one should consider the Velvet Underground because at the core are a three chord 4/4 band with no technical and vocal ability. Noise Rock does not make you a Proto-Prog band. They are Proto-Punk and Avant Rock. They are extremely overrated.
Edited by Rank1 - February 11 2009 at 17:14
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JLocke
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Posted: February 11 2009 at 15:08 |
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The Beatles - Revolver
The Beatles - Abbey Road
The Who - Quadrophenia
The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper
Deep Purple - Machine Head
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Edited by p0mt3 - February 11 2009 at 15:08
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AmericanProgster
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Posted: February 11 2009 at 13:56 |
In no particular order:
Velvet Underground - With Nico (Why the hell aren't they on here!?!?! ) Deep Purple - Deep Purple
Iron Butterfly - Ball
Moody Blues - In Search of the Lost Chord
Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland
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Posted: February 11 2009 at 11:17 |
ghost_of_morphy wrote:
Days of Future Passed should be on every list. The only reason for excluding it would be if you consider it the founding album of pure progressive music and thus not proto. |
Here we have a hope that friendly disagreement, Days of Future Passed is not in my list because I consider it a POP album with artificial Orchestral intros and codas for every song.
The orchestral arrangements never really blend with the central piece, this are only artificial ornaments that can be added or deleted at will without affecting the POP vocation of the album.
Tuesday Afternoon and Nights in White Satin are the perfect examples, I heard a lot of versions by The moody Blues without the Orchestra that don't affect the integrity of the music at all, but gave them the chance to have two top 40 songs.
But, it's only my opinion.
Iván
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Trial and Error
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Posted: February 11 2009 at 09:34 |
1. The Doors - The Doors. 2. Arthur Brown - The Crazy World of Arthur Brown. 3. Procol Harum - A Salty Dog. 4. Deep Purple - Shades of Deep Purple. 5. Iron Butterfly - In A Gadda Da Vida. However, both Electric Ladyland and Disraeli Gears would easily make it in the top three. Since neither band is listed, The Doors would be the logical follow up on my list.I forgot that Iron Butterfly is on the archives. 
Edited by Trial and Error - February 11 2009 at 15:35
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ghost_of_morphy
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Posted: January 11 2009 at 15:18 |
It is an absolute crime that nobody has mentioned H.P. Lovecraft's debut. That is easily my favorite proto-prog album.
Days of Future Passed should be on every list. The only reason for excluding it would be if you consider it the founding album of pure progressive music and thus not proto.
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Posted: January 03 2009 at 18:05 |
Grateful Dead - Anthem of the Sum (not a progressive rock record, my ass)
Spirit - A Family That Plays Together....
The Who - ....By Numbers
The Airplane - Crown of Creation
The Beatles - Rubber Soul
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I like to feel the suspense when you're certain you know I am there.....
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Posted: January 03 2009 at 06:15 |
My tuppence worth...
1. Pretty Things - SF Sorrow
2. Beatles quartet: Revolver / Magical Mystery Tour / Sgt. Pepper's / Abbey Road
3. Giles, Giles & Fripp - The Cheerful Insanity Of
4. The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown
5. Jefferson Airplane - After Bathing At Baxter's
Others: Tommy, Deep Purple, Book Of Taliseyn, Freak Out!, In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
Edited by T.Rox - January 03 2009 at 06:18
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"Without prog, life would be a mistake."
...with apologies to Friedrich Nietzsche
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Posted: December 18 2008 at 17:46 |
1. Abbey Road-The Beatles
2. Sgt. Pepper-The Beatles
3. Tommy-The Who
4. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida- Iron Butterfly
5. Revolver- The Beatles
Other close ones would be The White Album, Quadrophenia, Machine Head, The Doors, Deep Purple, and The Soft Parade.
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Posted: December 18 2008 at 04:07 |
1. Deep Purple - self-titled & Taliesyn - can't separate these two, I feel.
2. Crazy World of Arthur Brown
3. Procol Harum - self titled
4. A Quick One While He's Away - The Who
5. Sgt Pepper
Agree with whoever said shame no Hendrix.
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It's not that I can't find worth in anything, it's just that I can't find worth in enough.
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Posted: December 17 2008 at 18:46 |
Since Hendrix is not here:
1 Deep Purple Selftitled
2 Magical Mystery Tour
3 Quiksilver messenger service - Happy trails
4 The cheerful insanity of Giles Giles and Fripp
5 The thoughts of Emelist Dayjack- The nice
Honorable mention: The Doors selftitled
Disraeli Gears- Cream
Almendra selftitled
Love - Forever Changes
V.U & Nico/ White Light , White heat
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The Quiet One
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Posted: December 17 2008 at 16:59 |
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1- Concerto For Group and Orchestra
2- The Doors
3- The Book of Taliesyn
4- A Saucerful of Secrets
5- A Quick One
Of course these are Proto Prog albums. If I it was Top 10 albums by bands listed in Proto Prog, then the list would be completely different.......
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Posted: December 17 2008 at 16:55 |
SgtPepper67 wrote:
How can albums like Who's next, Quadrophenia or Machine Head be consider proto-prog?
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the albums aren't obviously. .the groups are... but whoever listed them probably just half-assed the question to mean 'top 5 albums by artists listed by the site AS proto-prog'
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Posted: December 17 2008 at 16:40 |
SgtPepper67 wrote:
How can albums like Who's next, Quadrophenia or Machine Head be consider proto-prog? |
- Who's Next...............1971
- Machine Head........ 1972
- Quadrophenia........ 1973
There's no way this albums can be Proto Prog, Proto means previous or antecesor, in 1971 Prog already existed, not to say in 1973, both bands should be in Prog Related IMO.
Iván
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Posted: December 16 2008 at 16:18 |
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How can albums like Who's next, Quadrophenia or Machine Head be consider proto-prog?
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Posted: October 28 2008 at 00:38 |
Quad rocks.
1. The Who - Quadrophenia 2. Procol Harum - Procol Harum 3. Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-da-Vida 4. Vanilla Fudge - Vanilla Fudge 5. The Doors - The Soft Parade
Honors to: Deep Purple - Machine Head Nirvana - Dedicated to Markos III Spirit - Spirit Tomorrow - Tomorrow
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Posted: October 27 2008 at 14:17 |
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Oh, thought I was rather mild with than comment - ironic more than sarcastic :-)
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Posted: October 27 2008 at 13:21 |
You don't have to be sarcastic and nasty, my friend, do you?? 
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