Pascal's Prog Journey

Hello all,

In this blog I'll keep track of how I'm digging deeper and deeper into the prog scene. When writing this I haven't done that much and I'm trying to gain a lot of more experience in prog and so get more inspiration from it for any musical things I do.

Short history of how I found prog:
Almost a year ago I had a noticeable conversation with a friend about music which we do quite often (still) about this legendary group known as The Floyd. We both haven't really heard any music from them and we'd like to explore this. I began with the later albums, which was after all a good choice maybe, and with a background of some classical music and Coldplay (not much more really) really liked The Division Bell and especcially High Hopes and Marooned. Of course I began exploring more and more, getting to know a bit what progressive rock was. I liked it so much (unfortunately in contrast with my friend) that I began exploring a bit of Yes and Genesis and some more stuff. And there I am!

Albums I've done so far + a rough rating: (in order of first listen date to just discovered but listed per band)

"Old/classic" list:
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*PINK FLOYD*:
-The Division Bell [6.5]
-The Endless River [6]
-The Dark Side Of The Moon [8]
-Wish You Were Here [7.5]
-Meddle [8]
-Animals [8.5]
-Atom Heart Mother [8]
-The Wall [6.5]
-A Momentary Lapse Of Reason [6]
(There are some albums like the early stuff I could never get into but have tried)

Solo albums:
-On An Island [6.5]
(partly done: Amused to Death)

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*YES*:
-Fragile [7]
-Close To The Edge [9.5]
-Tales From Topographic Oceans [9.5]
-Drama [8]
-Going for the One [8.5]
-The Yes Album [8]
-Relayer [8.5]

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*GENESIS*:
-Foxtrot [7.5]
-Selling England by the Pound [9]
-The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway [6.5]

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*RUSH*:
-2112 [7]
-Moving Pictures [6]
-Hemispheres [8.5]

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*KING CRIMSON*:
-In the Court of the Crimson King [7]
-Red [9]
-Larks' Tongues In Aspic [9.5]
-Islands [8.5]
-Discipline [8]
-Starless And Bible Back [8.5]
-Lizard [7.5]
-In The Wake Of Poseidon [6]
-The Power To Believe [7]

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*PFM*:
-Per Un Amico [9.5]
-Storia Di Un Minuto [7]

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*RADIOHEAD*:
-OK Computer [7.5]
-Kid A [6.5]

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*DIRE STRAITS*:
-Love Over Gold [6.5]

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*MIKE OLDFIELD*:
-Tubular Bells [7]

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*DREAM THEATER*:
-Images And Words [8]
-Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory [8.5]
-Black Clouds & Silver Linings [7]

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*ELP*:
-Emerson, Lake & Palmer: [9]
-Tarkus: [9]
-Trilogy: [9.5]
-Brain Salad Surgery: [8.5]
-Pictures At An Exhibition [8]

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*GENTLE GIANT*:
-Gentle Giant [8.5]
-Acquiring The Taste [9]
-Three Friends [9]
-Octopus [9.5]
-In A Glass House [8.5]
-The Power And The Glory [8.5]
-Free Hand [7.5]
-Interview [8.5]

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*JETHRO TULL*:
-Stand Up [6]
-Thick As A Brick [8]

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*GRYPHON*:
-Red Queen To Gryphon Three [9]

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*ANYONE'S DAUGHTER*:
-Adonis [7]

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*RETURN TO FOREVER*:
-Romantic Warrior [7]

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*CARAVAN*
-In The Land Of Grey And Pink [7.5]

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*EGG*
-Egg [6.5]


So what I will try to do is completing my partly done albums and then maybe taking albums from the PA top 100 albums list and give my opinion on it and maybe asking some things. maybe if I happen to experience something else I could put it here if it's interesting.


Any thoughts, suggestions, critical notes, compliments, recommendations? 


Edited by DDPascalDD - September 20 2017 at 07:29

Yes thanks, you're right there!

Nice blog Pascal.......I work with a guy named Pascal, but he is much older than 15, although he acts like he is 10 .

Thanks for the response guys!

Some more quiet and peaceful is perfect at this place at Turn of the Century. Later on it gets really interesting around 4 minutes and eventually gets me even more.

Then Parallels came, what a treat. Exactly the beginning I like and all the rest too (obviously)!

Nice Wonderous sounds followed, which makes me turning the LP to listen the masterpiece I had already heard some times. Awaken is one of my favourites ever!

I got the feeling this album will stay with me for a long time ;D

Wow Pascal, didn't know you were so young. Nice job with the blog. 

two of the albums I meant:


Mother Gong - Fairy Tales


Nik Turner - Xitintoday

My guess is, as soon as Larks' comes to you, your world will open up with experimental and avant-garde stuff. At least that was my gateway when I was fifteen, and I listened to all the albums you've stated.

I agree Pascal...keep down the "classical prog" path and see where that leads you...also agree that when you get to KC~Larks you will find the path will veer a bit due to the experimental nature of KC.

Because if you want to join the discussion on PA, you've got to know the path by heart. That's what I experienced. Not a bad side of this place but you have to know something about prog to join the discussion here. 

My wife is a beautiful exotic woman from New Orleans, a Cajun Coon A$$...I found her in high school...Pretty mainstream place to me.