Forum Home Forum Home > Progressive Music Lounges > Top 10s and lists
  New Posts New Posts RSS Feed - The best prog album of all time?
  FAQ FAQ  Forum Search   Events   Register Register  Login Login

The best prog album of all time?
 Post Reply Post Reply Page  <1 23456>
Author
Message
  Topic Search Topic Search  Topic Options Topic Options
I prophesy disaster View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: December 31 2017
Location: Australia
Status: Offline
Points: 4918 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote I prophesy disaster Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 23 2019 at 13:20
Originally posted by Atavachron Atavachron wrote:

Originally posted by I prophesy disaster I prophesy disaster wrote:

Although Tarkus is high on my list of favourite albums, it is not a perfect album because it has "Are You Ready Eddy?" at the end, which is short enough and positioned not to affect the greatness of the album, but it does prevent it from being perfect (as required by the opening post).

The OP asks for "best" album with no bad tracks.   Best is not the same as perfect.   In fact best is often imperfect, e.g. the White Album, Led Zeppelin ll, Trespass, Electric Ladyland, The Yes Album, Tarkus, etc.
 
Actually, I equated no bad tracks with perfect. A best album does not need to be perfect, but a perfect album needs to have no bad tracks. However, I do recognise that imperfection does not necessarily take the form of a bad track, but can be a perceived defect within an otherwise good track.
 
 
 
 
No, I know how to behave in the restaurant now, I don't tear at the meat with my hands. If I've become a man of the world somehow, that's not necessarily to say I'm a worldly man.
Back to Top
Jaketejas View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: March 27 2018
Location: USA
Status: Offline
Points: 2149 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (1) Thanks(1)   Quote Jaketejas Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 26 2019 at 11:26
I prefer the Yes Album:

Yours is No Disgrace ... a personal fave
Clap ... not many of today's guitarists can pull this off
Starship Trooper ... a crowd fave with the best outro chord progression in the history of the universe
I've Seen All Good People ... another crowd fave. The harmonies though!
A Venture ... a lovely contemplative and interesting piece to break it up
Perpetual Change ... prog fury!

(I also love Rush, especially A Farewell To Kings, Permanent Waves, and Moving Pictures ... but don't make me decide! If so, Exit Stage Left should cover it!)
Back to Top
dougmcauliffe View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: February 23 2019
Location: US
Status: Offline
Points: 3895 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (1) Thanks(1)   Quote dougmcauliffe Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 26 2019 at 14:21
10:There 
9:Is
8:No
7:Best
6:Prog
5:Album
4:Of
3:All
2:Time
1: Foxtrot
Back to Top
Frankh View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: September 14 2017
Location: Schenectady NY
Status: Offline
Points: 214 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Frankh Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 27 2019 at 00:49
Originally posted by dougmcauliffe dougmcauliffe wrote:

10:There 
9:Is
8:No
7:Best
6:Prog
5:Album
4:Of
3:All
2:Time
1: Foxtrot


lmaoooooOOOOOOOooooo

Whether agreeing or disagreeing this is some funny stuff, right here.
Perhaps finding the happy medium is harder than we know.
Back to Top
tszirmay View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: August 17 2006
Location: Canada
Status: Offline
Points: 6673 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote tszirmay Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 27 2019 at 06:16
For your Pleasure and Hero and Heroine rule my waves! 
I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth.
Back to Top
Earl of Mar View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: May 13 2020
Location: UK
Status: Offline
Points: 1214 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Earl of Mar Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 16 2020 at 06:48
Close to the Edge.
Back to Top
Green Shield Stamp View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: February 17 2009
Location: Telford, UK
Status: Offline
Points: 933 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Green Shield Stamp Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 18 2020 at 02:25
Wish You Were Here is my favourite prog album of all time.
Haiku

Writing a poem
With seventeen syllables
Is very diffic....
Back to Top
The Anders View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: January 02 2019
Location: Denmark
Status: Offline
Points: 3535 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote The Anders Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 18 2020 at 09:31
The Dark Side of the Moon.
Back to Top
Frenetic Zetetic View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: December 09 2017
Location: Now
Status: Offline
Points: 9233 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (1) Thanks(1)   Quote Frenetic Zetetic Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 19 2020 at 02:14

"I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021
Back to Top
Sacro_Porgo View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: July 15 2019
Location: Cygnus
Status: Offline
Points: 2062 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Sacro_Porgo Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 19 2020 at 02:30
I don't have an absolute favorite, but Per Un Amico is probably every bit as great as whatever you pit it against, and consistent too!
Porg for short. My love of music doesn't end with prog! Feel free to discuss all sorts of music with me. Odds are I'll give it a chance if I haven't already! :)
Back to Top
Tom Ozric View Drop Down
Prog Reviewer
Prog Reviewer
Avatar

Joined: September 03 2005
Location: Olympus Mons
Status: Offline
Points: 15926 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Tom Ozric Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 19 2020 at 03:25
If I had already discovered ‘the best Prog album of all time’ (which is, to date, most likely Khan - Space Shanty) my record collection wouldn’t be taking up precious real-estate. There’s just too many perfect albums within all genres, to pick just one.
Back to Top
Grumpyprogfan View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: July 09 2019
Location: Kansas City
Status: Offline
Points: 12369 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Grumpyprogfan Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 19 2020 at 05:07
Easy. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue.
Back to Top
geekfreak View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: June 21 2013
Location: Musical Garden
Status: Offline
Points: 9872 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote geekfreak Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 19 2020 at 09:43
Related imageThis albums in my all time top ten at 1
Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake."



Music Is Live

Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed.



Keep Calm And Listen To The Music…
<
Back to Top
geekfreak View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: June 21 2013
Location: Musical Garden
Status: Offline
Points: 9872 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote geekfreak Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 19 2020 at 09:44
And this is 2 
Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake."



Music Is Live

Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed.



Keep Calm And Listen To The Music…
<
Back to Top
progaardvark View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Crossover/Symphonic/RPI Teams

Joined: June 14 2007
Location: Sea of Peas
Status: Offline
Points: 52496 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote progaardvark Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 19 2020 at 10:45
5uu's - Hunger's Teeth
----------
i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag
that's a happy bag of lettuce
this car smells like cartilage
nothing beats a good video about fractions
Back to Top
dougmcauliffe View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: February 23 2019
Location: US
Status: Offline
Points: 3895 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote dougmcauliffe Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 19 2020 at 11:26
I must update my Foxtrot comment from last year and say my favorite is Moonmadness, closely followed by Les Cinq Saison, Foxtrot still up there. I've found over time I'm not as keen on ranking and comparing albums because some stuff I like more than others simply depending on my mood or the day. I'm sure that those two are my top 2 favorites however.
The sun has left the sky...
...Now you can close your eyes
Back to Top
Sacro_Porgo View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: July 15 2019
Location: Cygnus
Status: Offline
Points: 2062 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Sacro_Porgo Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 19 2020 at 13:52
Originally posted by Grumpyprogfan Grumpyprogfan wrote:

Easy. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue.

Hehe
Porg for short. My love of music doesn't end with prog! Feel free to discuss all sorts of music with me. Odds are I'll give it a chance if I haven't already! :)
Back to Top
Squonk19 View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: April 03 2015
Location: Darlington, UK
Status: Offline
Points: 4789 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Squonk19 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 19 2020 at 15:28
A quick check In case I did post last year.... it has to be...

Foxtrot! (I'm nothing but predictable at times!)

Edited by Squonk19 - May 19 2020 at 15:28
“Living in their pools, they soon forget about the sea.”
Back to Top
BaldFriede View Drop Down
Prog Reviewer
Prog Reviewer
Avatar

Joined: June 02 2005
Location: Germany
Status: Offline
Points: 10266 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote BaldFriede Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 19 2020 at 17:50


BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue.
Back to Top
Tom Ozric View Drop Down
Prog Reviewer
Prog Reviewer
Avatar

Joined: September 03 2005
Location: Olympus Mons
Status: Offline
Points: 15926 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Tom Ozric Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 19 2020 at 18:39
^ Such a magical album........
Back to Top
 Post Reply Post Reply Page  <1 23456>

Forum Jump Forum Permissions View Drop Down



This page was generated in 0.561 seconds.
Donate monthly and keep PA fast-loading and ad-free forever.