Digital Dream Door: Top 100 Progressive Rock Songs

Missing:

I'm ok with most of those on the list....there are a few I would change but not many.

OK, I may miss a few things, for the list is long, and of course this are my personal preferences. And in general I think it's a very good list.

- Some songs are not clear which parts, if only some or all, are suposed to be considered, such as with Thick as a Brick and Shine On you Crazy Diamond.
- I'm not sure "Nights in White Satin" would be prog enough to be considered in this list, since bands as The Beatles were left out (and rightfully so, I think) for being proto-prog and not prog.
- Also, I'm not sure Uriah Heep is right to be included... though I must confess I don't know the song you listed, and in general I don't know much from them (something I must rectify, though).
- From Transatlantic, I like much better "The Whirlwind", and I think it might not be all that wrong to include it. However, I wouldn't know which part of it (perhaps all of it... since the whole album is suposed to be one song... I guess that would be a bit excessive, though).
- Some more Porcupine Tree / Steven Wilson songs I think would do nicely are "Radioactive Toy" (though what I know is a live version, from Coma Divine, and I don't know if the original would work as well), "The Sky Moves Sideway", and "Luminol".
- Something from Ayreon would be nice, indeed. Perhaps something like "Dawn of a Million Years" or "Isolation".
- Devin Townsend would also be great. A favourite of mine would be "Earth Day".
- I guess Jethro Tull's "Aqualung" is indeed missing here... as may be some of the Genesis songs you listed... but then again, so are missin many songs from Yes, and many other bands... we can't put all our favourite ones from our favourit artists.
- From Misplaced Childhood, I would choose the duo "Pseudo Silk Kimono / Kayleigh".
- From Opeth I would choose "The Drapery Falls".
- I guess "Tom Sawyer" from Rush is also missing indeed.
- From Dream Theater, if you are missing one song, the one I would choose is "Octavarium".
- Between "The Court of the Crimson King" and "Epitaph", I actually like Epitaph much more, and wouldn't like it to be left out. But I guess you are right puting Crimson King much higher in the list.
- "La Poderosa Muerte" by Los Jaivas, is indeed a wonderful song. Which reminds me of Spain's band Triana... "Abre la Puerta" may be considered also.
- Indeed Rick Wakeman is a big omision. He may be known for his work with Yes, but he was very big as a solo artist too... and if any solo artist my hold the embodiment of prog, I would say that's Rick Wakeman. Indeed one of those Six Wives should be included, and perhaps also "Judas Iscariot", but my personal choice would be "Arthur", which Wakeman himself has said is his best composission, and I guess I would agree with him.

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Just on the subject of Rick Wakeman I'm sure Judas Iscariot should be in the list. In can be down somewhere say 80-100 but it should be there. It is a standout track that does not feel part of anything else he did including even the album it comes from - Criminal Record. It sums him up very well though.

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^ Epitaph although a very beautiful track was still stuck a little bit in that sixties anti war hippy thing while Schizoid Man and In The Court were totally revolutionary and  more 'progressive' so I think you have this right in your mind.

I've skimmed the list and the substitutes and it looks good. A few suggestions

Edited by richardh - July 07 2014 at 01:40

Xonty wrote: Great list actually! Very similar to my tastes, and the first few odder songs I've thought of suggesting are already up there  (Sea Song, Appena Un Po', Histoires Sans Paroles). Something like "Proclamation" deserves a place on the list - very intricate and certainly progressive. I'll see if I can think of any more

Thank you! I've thought with such a thorough discography, Gentle Giant could have more than 2 songs on this list. They deserve it, IMO. Only we'd have to boot something else off. Hmm.....

Great list actually! Very similar to my tastes, and the first few odder songs I've thought of suggesting are already up there  (Sea Song, Appena Un Po', Histoires Sans Paroles). Something like "Proclamation" deserves a place on the list - very intricate and certainly progressive. I'll see if I can think of any more