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The Dark Elf 
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Two different periods from Tull.
1) Perhaps a vestige of Tony Iommi's brief stay with Tull in 1969, heavy blues with Sabbath overtones.... 2) 8 years later, different drummer and bassist. I think Ian was out of the studio one day and Martin Barre got to fiddle with the knobs.... Edited by The Dark Elf - May 29 2021 at 06:55 |
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A Crimson Mellotron
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Artik
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Posted: May 29 2021 at 05:25 |
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High Tide "Sea shanties" from 1969 was heaviest stuff around. Literaly the wall of sound.
But is it classic prog? It's prog and from the classic era but isn't widely recognised.
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AFlowerKingCrimson
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Posted: May 28 2021 at 22:46 |
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I might be one of the few people who thinks this but parts of tales from topographic oceans sound pretty heavy to me.
Edited by AFlowerKingCrimson - May 28 2021 at 22:48 |
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Ooh, them's fightin' words! In 1973 (the year of Larks' Tongues in Aspic), Black Sabbath released their fifth album (Sabbath Bloody Sabbath), by which time they were starting to introduce more artistic elements into their heaviness. It makes me laugh when people give high praise to Red (1974) because of its heaviness, when Black Sabbath had been producing heavy metal for years. |
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A Crimson Mellotron
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Posted: May 28 2021 at 03:43 |
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All great recommendations and a few ones I have to hear!
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I see a lot of 90s to present KC mentions. Most of the tracks off those last three albums are heavy as hell. That era, plus the mid-70s era, make KC a good contender for Heavy Prog on PA in my opinion.
Anyway, Valedictory by GG.
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Posted: May 28 2021 at 00:22 |
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King Crimson: Fracture > Red
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I'm keeping the line of king crimson with Happy with what you have to be happy with. And from the 70s KC I'll choose Larks' Tongues In Aspic, Pt. 1. Damn, KC are heavy.
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If we’re mentioning The Nile Song then how about the equally cool and heavy Ibiza Bar from the same album? 
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ELP - Living Sin The Nice - One Of Those People Camel - Arubaluba |
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Larks' Tongues Part 2 is the proto-metal blue print IMHO.
They were already several levels ahead of Black Sabbath by this point without even trying.
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Off the top of my head (and without looking too much at what has already been said).
Genesis - The Knife Pink Floyd - The Nile Song Yes - Machine Messiah ELP - The Knife Edge King Crimson - Larks Tongues in Aspic part 1 (part 2 also) " " - Red Camel - Freefall Gentle Giant - A cry for everyone " " - The House, the Street, The Room Jethro Tull - The Minstrel in the Gallery (album version) The Moody Blues - After You Came (well, it's heavy for them anyway  )Rush (if they count)- 2112 overture Edited by AFlowerKingCrimson - May 27 2021 at 16:00 |
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Stick it Out by Rush
I admit the downtuned guitars may be influencing my “heaviness” assessment. Kickbutt riff though. Edited by HolyMoly - May 27 2021 at 15:22 |
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Genesis - Return of the Giant Hogweed
Gentle Giant - Peel the Paint Van der Graaf - The Arrow King Crimson - 20th Century Schizoid Man (very heavy for its year of release) CAN - Father Cannot Yell Camel - Separation |
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Lucifer's Friend - Ride In The Sky
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Kansas - Carry on Wayward Son
Gentle Giant - Free Hand National Health - Dreams Wide Awake Rush - 2112 Tull - Minstrel in the Gallery Genesis - Dance on a Volcano Allan Holdsworth - Metal Fatigue Frank Zappa - Zomby Woof Edited by Grumpyprogfan - May 27 2021 at 14:59 |
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Yep.\Oh, one with the kind of heavy, evil riffage that you find in Red (and Darkness as well as that Message track I mentioned) is Gentle Giant's The House, The Street, the Room. Love it. |
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