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1970 - Abraxas - Santana
1971 - The Yes Album - Yes
1972 - Close to the Edge - Yes
1973 - Over-Nite Sensation - Zappa
1974 - The Lamb Lies Down... - Genesis 
1975 - Scheherazade... - Renaissance
1976 - A Trick of the Tail - Genesis
1977 - Animals - Pink Floyd
1978 - Hemispheres - Rush
1979 - Joe's Garage - Zappa

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Originally posted by Grumpyprogfan Grumpyprogfan wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

I found it an almost impossible task too (along with many others here), so I'm going to completely redo this thread, and then we can name our ten favourite prog albums from each individual year, instead of each decade - although I might struggle to name ten favourite prog albums for each year when we get well beyond the classic 1970's era. Smile
You're correct, not many here can name ten favourite albums from the years 1978 and beyond. So could you run the threads as planned through 2020, and then come back and do the 70's? 
 
Sounds good to me and the 1967 prog poll is already up-and-running, where you can pick ten favourites from that year, instead of just the one. Smile
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

I found it an almost impossible task too (along with many others here), so I'm going to completely redo this thread, and then we can name our ten favourite prog albums from each individual year, instead of each decade - although I might struggle to name ten favourite prog albums for each year when we get well beyond the classic 1970's era. Smile
Your correct, not many here can name ten favourite albums from the years 1978 and beyond. So could you run the threads as planned through 2020, and then come back and do the 70's? 
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Originally posted by Sean Trane Sean Trane wrote:

Originally posted by Spaciousmind Spaciousmind wrote:

I tried, but I can't do it.  It's impossible to narrow it down to a favorite, especially between the years 70-74.


Originally posted by Progishness Progishness wrote:

Impossible to compile really seeing as many classic prog albums were released in the first half of the decade.


It's not so bad. I am generally not one to accept limiting to one album, or comply strictly with the demands, but it's not like this is anything to be cast in stone (just another PP thread), so I went ahead and actually found it relatively easy, precisely because I didn't give a hoot. Smile

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1970 - Groundhogs - Thank Christ For The Bomb
1971 - Pink Fairies - Never Never Land
1972 - Wishbone Ash - Argus
1973 - Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Solar Fire
1974 - Quella vecchia locanda - Il tempo della gioia
1975 - Hawkwind - Warrior on the Edge of Time
1976 - Jane - Fire, Water, Earth & Air
1977 - Modrý Efekt - Svitanie
1978 - Grobschnitt - Solar Music Live
1979 - The Enid - Touch Me




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Originally posted by Progishness Progishness wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by Progishness Progishness wrote:

Impossible to compile really seeing as many classic prog albums were released in the first half of the decade.
I found it an almost impossible task too (along with many others here), so I'm going to completely redo this thread, and then we can name our ten favourite prog albums from each individual year, instead of each decade - although I might struggle to name ten favourite prog albums for each year when we get well beyond the classic 1970's era. Smile


Maybe do it by sub-genre, e,g favourite symphonic album by year, favourite eclectic / psych-space / jazz-fusion / Canterbury / prog-folk, etc, etc, or group related sub genres together.
I already did something similar to that last year. Wink
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by Progishness Progishness wrote:

Impossible to compile really seeing as many classic prog albums were released in the first half of the decade.
I found it an almost impossible task too (along with many others here), so I'm going to completely redo this thread, and then we can name our ten favourite prog albums from each individual year, instead of each decade - although I might struggle to name ten favourite prog albums for each year when we get well beyond the classic 1970's era. Smile


Maybe do it by sub-genre, e,g favourite symphonic album by year, favourite eclectic / psych-space / jazz-fusion / Canterbury / prog-folk, etc, etc, or group related sub genres together.
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1970 - Soft Machine - 'Third'
1971 - Comus - 'First Utterance'
1972 - Tangerine Dream - 'Zeit'
1973 - King Crimson - 'Larks' Tongues in Aspic'
1974 - Gong - 'You'
1975 - Led Zeppelin - 'Physical Graffiti'
1976 - Genesis - 'A Trick of the Tail'
1977 - The Alan Parsons Project - 'I Robot'
1978 - UK - S/T
1979 - Pink Floyd - 'The Wall'
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1970 - Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother
1971 - Yes - The Yes Album
1972 - Yes -  Close to the Edge 
1973 - Gong - Angel's Egg
1974 - Queen - Queen II
1975 - Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
1976 - ELO - A New World Record 
1977 - Pink Floyd - Animals
1978 - Al Stewart  - Time Passages 
1979 - Pink Floyd - The Wall



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My faves as of today.. I won't go through my honourable mentions. There's too many!

1970 - ELP - ELP
1971 - Yes album - Yes
1972 - Foxtrot - Genesis
1973 - DSOTM - Pink Floyd
1974 - Red - King Crimson
1975 - Godbluff - VDGG
1976 - A Trick of the Tail - Genesis
1977 - Animals - Pink Floyd
1978 - Hemispheres - Rush
1979 - Spectral Mornings - Steve Hackett
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Originally posted by Progishness Progishness wrote:

Impossible to compile really seeing as many classic prog albums were released in the first half of the decade.
I found it an almost impossible task too (along with many others here), so I'm going to completely redo this thread, and then we can name our ten favourite prog albums from each individual year, instead of each decade - although I might struggle to name ten favourite prog albums for each year when we get well beyond the classic 1970's era. Smile
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Hmmm:

1970 - Genesis - Trespass
1971 - Gong - Camembert Electrique
1972 - Yes - Close to the Edge
1973 - ELP - Brain Salad Surgery
1974- Magma - Kohntarkosz
1975 - Henry Cow - In Praise of Learning
1976 - Genesis - A Trick of the Tail
1977 - Hawkwind - Quark, Strangeness and Charm
1978 - National Health - National Health
1979 - Steve Hackett - Spectral Mornings
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OK I'll give it a stab.

1970 - Emerson Lake & Palmer - S/T [honourable mention: Curved Air - Air Conditioning]
1971 - Pink Floyd - Meddle [honourable mentions: ELP - Pictures at an Exhibition; Focus - Moving Waves; Led Zeppelin - Untitled]
1972 - Yes - Close to the Edge [honourable mentions: Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick; Santana - Caravanserai; Moody Bluess - Seventh Sojourn]
1973 - Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon [honourable mentions: Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells; Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy]
1974 - Focus - Hamburger Concerto [honourable mention: Yes - Relayer]
1975 - Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here [honourable mentions: Camel - The Snow Goose; 10cc - The Original Soundtrack; Renaissance - Scheherazade & Other Stories]
1976 - ELO - A New World Record [honourable mention: Camel - Moonmadness]
1977 - Pink Floyd - Animals
1978 - Kraftwerk - The Man-Machine
1979 - Pink Floyd - The Wall

[OK some of my picks are crossover or prog related, but they are the albums that mean the most to me]


Edited by Progishness - May 11 2021 at 02:13
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Originally posted by Spaciousmind Spaciousmind wrote:

I tried, but I can't do it.  It's impossible to narrow it down to a favorite, especially between the years 70-74.


Originally posted by Progishness Progishness wrote:

Impossible to compile really seeing as many classic prog albums were released in the first half of the decade.


It's not so bad. I am generally not one to accept limiting to one album, or comply strictly with the demands, but it's not like this is anything to be cast in stone (just another PP thread), so I went ahead and actually found it relatively easy, precisely because I didn't give a hoot. Smile
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1970: Genesis - Trespass 
1971: Gentle Giant - Acquiring The Taste
1972: Genesis - Foxtrot
1973: Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon
1974: Yes - Relayer
1975: Harmonium - Si on avait besoin d'une cinquième saison
1976: Kansas - Leftoverture
1977: Anthony Phillips - The Geese And The Ghost
1978: Rush - Hemispheres
1979: Pink Floyd - The Wall
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1970: Soft Machine - Third
1971: Genesis - Nursery Cryme
1972: Genesis - Foxtrot
1973: Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery
1974: Gentle Giant - The Power And The Glory
1975: Steve Hackett - Voyage Of The Acolyte
1976: Genesis - A Trick Of The Tail
1977: Brand X - Moroccan Roll
1978: National Health - National Health
1979: Tony Banks - A Curious Feeling
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This is remarkably easy:

1970 - Miles Davis Bitches Brew
1971 - VDGG Pawn Hearts
1972 - Yes Close to The Edge
1973 - King Crimson Larks' Tongues in Aspic
1974 - Gentle Giant The Power and The Glory
1975 - Frank Zappa One Size Fits All
1976 - Camel Moonmadness
1977 - Eloy Ocean
1978 - U.K. U.K.
1979 - Henry Cow Western Culture

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OK, let's give it a try.
70 - Gentle Giant - Gentle Giant.
71 - Fragile - Yes.
72 - Close to the Edge - Yes.
73 - 6 Wives of Henry the VIII - Rick Wakeman.
74 - Hamburger Concerto - Focus.
75 - Wish you were Here - Pink Floyd.
76 - Tales of Mystery and Imagination - The Alan Parsons Project.
77 - Animals - Pink Floyd.

And I don't really know how to go for the last two years. I guess I might go with The Wall for 79, but I don't really remember an option for 78... I guess Incantations from Mike Oldfield or Equinox from Jean Michel Jarre.
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Impossible to compile really seeing as many classic prog albums were released in the first half of the decade.
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I think what we really need is everyone's Top 10 list of prog albums year by year, from 1967 thru' to 2020, then I can assign points to your top album choices as per usual. I've quickly realised it's really hard to narrow it down to just one favourite album for each year, so in the words of Orange Juice, maybe I should just "Rip It Up and Start Again". Smile




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1970 - Web - "I Spider"
1971 - Caravan - "In The Land Of Grey and Pink"
1972 - Genesis - "Foxtrot"
1973 - Pink Floyd- "Dark Side of the Moon"
1974 - King Crimson - "Red"
1975 - Quiet Sun - "Mainstream"
1976 - Camel - "Moonmadness"
1977 - Jethro Tull - "Songs From The Wood"
1978 - Bubu - "Anabelas"
1979 - Univers Zero - "Heresie"
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