Top 10 Symphonic Prog Albums

Psychedelic Paul wrote: Mortte wrote: 1. Genesis: the Lamb Lies Down on Broadway 2. Yes: Fragile 3. Mike Oldfield: Tubular Bells 4. Procol Harum: Shine On Brightly 5. the Moody Blues: In Search Of Lost Chord 6. Harmonium: Si On Avait Besoin D`Une 7. Renaissance: Ashes Are Burning 8. the Nice: Ars Longa Vita Brevis 9. Camel: the Snow Goose 10. ELP: Pictures At an Exhibition I'd love to have included your votes for Mike Oldfield and Procol Harum, but they're in Crossover Prog, so you may want to choose two replacement Symphonic Prog artists (as defined by ProgArchives), before I count up your votes.

Also Moodies is put crossover prog. Well, you can leave my list out, to me Procol & Moodies definitely are symphonic prog. Persons who put the bands into genres really haven´t made it properly. At least I just can´t understand why Kansas is symph prog but Procol & Moodies aren´t. And please, nobody don´t try to explain me. I think somebody has put there also Focus album, they aren´t too in symph prog.

Psychedelic Paul wrote: Mortte wrote: Psychedelic Paul wrote: Mortte wrote: 1. Genesis: the Lamb Lies Down on Broadway 2. Yes: Fragile 3. Mike Oldfield: Tubular Bells 4. Procol Harum: Shine On Brightly 5. the Moody Blues: In Search Of Lost Chord 6. Harmonium: Si On Avait Besoin D`Une 7. Renaissance: Ashes Are Burning 8. the Nice: Ars Longa Vita Brevis 9. Camel: the Snow Goose 10. ELP: Pictures At an Exhibition I'd love to have included your votes for Mike Oldfield and Procol Harum, but they're in Crossover Prog, so you may want to choose two replacement Symphonic Prog artists (as defined by ProgArchives), before I count up your votes. Also Moodies is put crossover prog. Well, you can leave my list out, to me Procol & Moodies definitely are symphonic prog. Persons who put the bands into genres really haven´t made it properly. At least I just can´t understand why Kansas is symph prog but Procol & Moodies aren´t. And please, nobody don´t try to explain me. I think somebody has put there also Focus album, they aren´t too in symph prog. That's okay. I've always regarded The Moody Blues and Procol Harum as Symphonic Prog too, but I presume they're categorized on ProgArchives as Crossover Prog because they're a hybrid cross between Pop/Rock and Progressive Rock. I also agree with you about Kansas - I wouldn't regard them as Symphonic Prog either.   You'll still be able to vote for The Moody Blues, Procol Harum and Mike Oldfield in my upcoming Top 10 Crossover Prog Albums poll.

I believe I will found easily ten albums from that category.

Edited by Mortte - March 01 2020 at 06:03

Updated order due to point system.

1. Echolyn - The End is Beautiful
2. Izz - Don't Panic
3. Discipline - Unfolded Like Staircase

Nogbad_The_Bad wrote: Psychedelic Paul wrote: BrufordFreak wrote: “Symphonic” according to PA’s categorization? Doesn’t that eliminate all RPI bands? Yes, I meant Symphonic Prog as categorized by ProgArchives. I'd have included the Italians as well, my assumption is that Paul has an RPI poll coming later or he's just showing his obsession with British vintage prog.

Mortte wrote: Psychedelic Paul wrote: ^^ I could still count your votes in the poll if you're able to find three  Symphonic Prog albums (by ProgArchives definition) to replace Mike Oldfield, Procol Harum and the Moody Blues in your Top 10 list. I could replace two albums (Kansas Leftoverture & Wakeman´s first solo) but really haven´t got third album that I can think of top 10 list (from the PA Symph prog category) that´s not from the artist I´ve already used. So just leave me out.

Psychedelic Paul wrote: Mortte wrote: Psychedelic Paul wrote: ^^ I could still count your votes in the poll if you're able to find three  Symphonic Prog albums (by ProgArchives definition) to replace Mike Oldfield, Procol Harum and the Moody Blues in your Top 10 list. I could replace two albums (Kansas Leftoverture & Wakeman´s first solo) but really haven´t got third album that I can think of top 10 list (from the PA Symph prog category) that´s not from the artist I´ve already used. So just leave me out.   It doesn't have to be a Top 10 list. You could still put together a Top 8 or Top 9 list and then I can include your votes in the poll, or alternatively, I could count the points from the seven eligible Symphonic Prog albums you've already listed in your current Top 10, excluding Mike Oldfield, the Moody Blues & Procol Harum, when all three of those artists will be eligible for voting in a later Crossover Prog poll.

Just looked the albums I have reviewed or rated and found out in some reason Finnish band Tabula Rasa has put into symph prog category. Also noticed Focus IS in symph prog, I think I just looked wrong early. But anyway here´s my list:

1 Wind & Wuthering - Genesis
2 Eye in the Sky - Alan Parsons Project
3 The Visitor - Arena
4 Sagan om den irländska älgen/ringen - Isildurs Bane
5 The Snow Goose - Camel
6 Ommadawn - Mike Oldfield
7 Acquiring the Taste - Gentle Giant
8 Beggar Julia's Time Trip - Ekseption
9 Journey to the Centre of the Earth - Rick Wakeman
10 Tales from Topographic Oceans - Yes

Psychedelic Paul wrote: LAM-SGC wrote: 1 Wind & Wuthering - Genesis 2 Eye in the Sky - Alan Parsons Project 3 The Visitor - Arena 4 Sagan om den irländska älgen/ringen - Isildurs Bane 5 The Snow Goose - Camel 6 Ommadawn - Mike Oldfield 7 Acquiring the Taste - Gentle Giant 8 Beggar Julia's Time Trip - Ekseption 9 Journey to the Centre of the Earth - Rick Wakeman 10 Tales from Topographic Oceans - Yes   I'm not sure all of those artists are classed as Symphonic Prog on ProgArchives.

Well, I class them all as symph prog and it is my top ten. Take it or leave it.

How half the stuff that is on PA that isn't even prog is here is a bigger mystery, so tbh, I really don't care how bands are classified. With several members calling Sabbath, Maiden, Queen and Zeppelin prog I really don't think anyone cares that much anymore. :) Peace & Love man, it's just music, it's just a bit of fun :) Don't sweat the small stuff like this :)