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Xonty

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Topic: Prog Albums Where Every Song Is Excellent
Posted: March 21 2014 at 18:07

As it says in the title, what prog rock albums have track after track of outstanding music, with no bad songs, in your opinion Smile

I can only think of a few (below) but looking forward to what you think!! Tongue

ELP - Brain Salad Surgery

Genesis - Trespass

Genesis - Foxtrot

King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King

Supertramp - Crime Of The Century

Yes - Close To The Edge

Again, thanks for any feedback! Big smile

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Posted: March 21 2014 at 19:02

Supposing that only counts studio albums:

Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother
Pink Floyd - The Division Bell
Steve Hackett - Spectral Mornings
Steve Hackett - Voyage Of The Acolyte
Steve Hackett - A Midsummer Night's Dream
Steve Hackett - Metamorpheus
Eloy - Dawn
Eloy - Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes
Triumvirat - Mediteranean Tales
Triunvirat - Spartacus
Le Orme - Felona & Sorona
Le Orme - Contrappunti
Locanda delle Fate - Forse Le Lucciole Non Si Amano Più

P.S.: Still don't know well the Triumvirat - Illusions On A Double Dimple, i've got it in my priority list to check out, for sure no disappointment at all.

Edited by Rick Robson - March 21 2014 at 19:12

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Posted: March 21 2014 at 19:12

Jinja Safari - S/T

Camel - Mirage

Pink Floyd - Nearly everything

Voyager - The Meaning of I

VDGG - Pawn Hearts

Yes - Close to the Edge, Tales from Topographic Oceans, Drama, 90125

Maudlin of the Well - Everything

Hawkwind - Doremi Fasol Latido, In Search of Space, other stuff

Many others

I am currently digging:

Hawkwind, Rare Bird, Gong, Tangerine Dream, Khan, Iron Butterfly, and all things canterbury and hard-psych. I also love jazz!

Please drop me a message with album suggestions.

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Posted: March 21 2014 at 20:11

Cardiacs - "The Seaside"
Cardiacs - "A Little Man in a House and the Whole World Window"
Genesis - "Trespass"
Genesis - "Nursery Cryme"
Genesis - "Foxtrot"
Genesis - "Live"
Gentle Giant - "The Power and the Glory"
King Crimson - "In The Court of the Crimson King"
King Crimson - "Lizard"
King Crimson - "Red"
King Crimson - "Discipline"
The Mars Volta - "Frances the Mute"
maudlin of the Well - "Part the Second"
Psuedo / Sentai - "Nature's Imagination (Part Two)"
Rush - "A Farewell to Kings"
Rush - "Hemispheres"
Rush - "Permanent Waves"
Rush - "Moving Pictures"
Rush - "Exit Stage Left"
Rush - "Grace Under Pressure"
Rush - "Vapor Trails"
Rush - "Snakes and Arrows"
Soft Machine - "Third"
Soft Machine - "Fourth"
Yes - "The Yes Album"
Yes - "Fragile"
Yes - "Close to the Edge"
Yes - "Relayer"

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Posted: March 21 2014 at 21:22

Triumvirat-Spartacus
Triumvirat-Mediterranean Tales
Triumvirat-Illusions On A Double Dimple (if suites count)
Gentle Giant-Free Hand
Passport-Looking Thru
Passport-Doldinger
Helmut Koellen-You Won't See Me (if prog related counts)
Wallenstein-No More Love
Le Orme-Contrappunti
Libra-Musica e Parole
Le Orme-Felona e Sorona
Dedalus-Dedalus
The Trip-Atlantide
Triade-La Storia di Sabazio
Strange Days-Nine Parts To The Wind
Wishbone Ash-Argus
Flash-Flash

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Posted: March 21 2014 at 21:46

Every song on Thick as a Brick is really good.

But seriously, almost every Tull, ELP, Genesis, Yes, Moody Blues and King Crimson album from the '70's works for me. I'd add David Bowie if I could. There's a lot more than that, but I feel pretty safe with that blanket. Can't quite say the same for Pink Floyd, but almost.
Oh, and Illusions on a Double Dimple.

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Posted: March 21 2014 at 23:04

Too many of them to list

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Posted: March 21 2014 at 23:40

The OP has perhaps just unwittingly stumbled upon my definition of a 5 star album? Thumbs Up

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Posted: March 22 2014 at 01:18

From my top 100 list:

1. Vangelis - "Blade Runner Soundtrack"

2. Harold Budd - "The Pavilion of Dreams"

3. Harold Budd and Brian Eno - "Ambient #2: The Plateaux of Mirror"

4. Taliesin Orchestra - "Forbidden Forest: Impressions of George Winston"

5. King Crimson - "Starless and Bible Black"

6. Popol Vuh - "Aguirre"

7. Yes - "Tales From Topographic Oceans"

8. Yes - "Close to the Edge"

9. The Mahavishnu Orchestra - "Inner Mounting Flame"

10. Pink Floyd - "Animals"

11. Genesis - "Nursery Cryme"

12. Van der Graaf Generator - "Pawn Hearts"

13. Soft Machine - "Third"

14. Tangerine Dream - "Rubycon"

15. Holger Czukay - "Movies"

16. King Crimson - "Larks' Tongues in Aspic"

17. Tangerine Dream - "Phaedra"

18. Premiata Forneria Marconi - "Per Un Amico"

19. Gryphon - "Red Queen To Gryphon Three"

Edited by Dayvenkirq - March 22 2014 at 01:18

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Posted: March 22 2014 at 01:39

Khan - Space Shanty

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Posted: March 22 2014 at 02:16

Way too many, which is a good thing right? Smile

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Posted: March 22 2014 at 06:39

Thats effectively all my 5 star albums, though I've missed out those that have really short songs that act as lead ins for longer tracks. They work well in an album context but on their own don't tend to do much for me so I've left those albums out.

Anglagard- Hybris, Viljans Oga
Banco del Mutuo Succorso- Darwin!
Between the Buried and Me- The Great Misdirect
Bubu- Anabelas
Burst- Lazarus Bird
Comus- First Utterance
Fen- Epoch
Gnidrolog- Lady Lake
Hiromi- Spiral
Indukti- SUSAR
Intornaut- Valley of Smoke
Jethro Tull- Thick as a Brick
Kayo Dot- Choirs of the Eye, Blue Lambency Downward, Coyote, Hubardo
Le Orme- Felona e Sorona
Leprous- Bilateral
Madder Mortem- Deadlands
Marillion- Script for a Jesters Tear
Mastodon- Crack the Skye
maudlin of the Well- Part the Second
Opeth- Blackwater Park
Paatos- Timeloss
Pain of Salvation- The Perfect Element
The Pax Cecilia- Blessed are the Bonds
Pink Floyd- Wish You Were Here
Quella Vecchia Locanda- Il Tempio Della Gioia
Riverside- Anno Domini High Definition
To-Mera- Earthbound, Exile
Universe Zero- Clivages
Van der Graaf Generator- Godbluff, Still Life
Vanden Plas- The God Thing
Virgin Black- Requiem: Mezzo Forte
White Willow- Storm Season, Terminal Twilight

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Posted: March 22 2014 at 07:52

In response to Xonty's original post, I just don't like ELP or Genesis that much, especially ELP. It's just a matter of personal taste. Therefore, I would substitute perhaps King Crimson's Discipline or Steely Dan's Pretzel Logic.

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Posted: March 22 2014 at 08:04

Chris S wrote:

Way too many, which is a good thing right? Smile

This

Prog is whatevey you want it to be. So dont diss other peoples prog, and they wont diss yours

Prog 74

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Posted: March 22 2014 at 08:54

Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother

Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon

Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd - Animals

Yes - Fragile

Yes - Close to the Edge

Yes - Tales from Topographic Oceans

Genesis - Foxtrot

King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King

ELP - first album

Jethro Tull - Aqualung

Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick

Gentle Giant - first album

Gentle Giant - Octopus

Gentle Giant - the Power & the Glory

Edited by Prog 74 - March 22 2014 at 08:55

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Posted: March 23 2014 at 19:12

Off the top of my head I can think of:

ELP - Trilogy
Yes - Close to the Edge
Genesis - Selling England by the Pound
Mike Oldfield - Amarok (lol)
Harmonium - Si On Avait Besoinfhueioaenhf bfkjhnareikbghf@$%#^$
Gong - You
Frank Zappa - One Size Fits All
Camel - Their first four albums
King Crimson - Red and their debut
Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed

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Posted: March 23 2014 at 22:13

Triceratopsoil wrote:

Too many of them to list

I agree

But I will try to list my own:

Genesis-Trespass
Genesis-Nursery Cryme
Genesis-Foxtrot
Genesis-Selling England by the Pound(yes I like More Fool Me and Epping Forrest

)
Genesis-A Trick of the Tail
Genesis-Wind & Wuthering
Gentle Giant-Gentle Giant
Gentle Giant-Acquiring the Taste
Gentle Giant-Three Friends
Gentle Giant-Octopus
Gentle Giant-In a Glass House
Gentle Giant-The Power & the Glory
Gentle Giant-Free Hand
Gentle Giant-Interview
Yes-The Yes Album
Yes-Fragile
Yes-Close to the Edge
Yes-Tales from Topographic Oceans
Yes-Relayer
Yes-Going for the One
ELP-ELP
ELP-Trilogy
ELP-Brain Salad Surgery
Rush-Fly by Night
Rush-Caress of Steel
Rush-2112
Rush-A Farewell to Kings
Rush-Hemispheres
Rush-Permanent Waves
Rush-Moving Pictures
Rush-Signals
Rush-Grace Under Pressure
Rush-Power Windows
Rush-Hold Your Fire

Just a few thrown out there

Edited by ProgMetaller2112 - March 23 2014 at 22:26

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richardh

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Posted: March 24 2014 at 02:44

Truly there aren't that many that satisfy this definition. BSS is my favourite album but that would not even get in.

I'll go:

Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here

Genesis - A Trick Of The Tail

Yes - Close To The Edge

King Crimson - Red

Jethro Tull - Thick As Brick

those represent the benchmark and its not worth listing any more imo

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Posted: March 24 2014 at 03:07

I don't think there is any album where every song is excellent. Lots of albums with a mix if excellent and very good songs though

All I like is prog related bands beginning late 60's/early 70's. Their music from 1968 - 83 has the composition and sound which will never be beaten. Perfect blend of jazz, classical, folk and rock.

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Posted: March 24 2014 at 03:21

Mike Oldfield - Amarok