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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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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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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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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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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 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 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 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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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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I'll give it a try.

1970: Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother
1971: Can - Tago Mago
1972: Neu! - Neu!
1973: Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon
1974: Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
1975: Brian Eno - Another Green World
1976: David Bowie - Station to Station
1977: David Bowie - Low
1978: Kraftwerk - Die Mensch-Maschine
1979: Talking Heads - Fear of Music


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You'll find my answers (and those of a few others) here:

http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=120296

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Originally posted by essexboyinwales essexboyinwales wrote:

You'll find my answers (and those of a few others) here:

http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=120296

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1970: ELP - ELP
1971: VDGG - Pawn Hearts
1972: Yes - Close To The Edge
1973: ELP - Brain Salad Surgery
1974: King Crimson - Red
1975: Mike Oldfield - Ommadawn (this year was the toughest year for me!)
1976: Genesis - A Trick Of The Tail
1977: Hawkwind - Quark, Strangeness and Charm 
1978: UK - UK
1979: UK - Danger Money 
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1970: King Crimson - Lizard
1971: Van Der Graaf Generator - Pawn hearts
1972: Gentle Giant - Three Friends
1973: Jethro tull - A passion play/ ELP - Brain salad surgery
1974: Yes - Tales from topographic oceans/Camel - Mirage
1975: Renaissance - Scheherazade and Other Stories
1976: Genesis - Trick of the tail
1977: Univers Zero - 1313
1978: Rush - Hemispheres
1979: Heldon - Stand by
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1970: Van der Graaf Generator - H To He, Who Am The Only One
1971: Van der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts
1972: Yes - Close To The Edge
1973: Emerson Lake & Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery
1974: Supertramp - Crime Of The Century
1975: Split Enz - Mental Notes
1976: Jean-Luc Ponty - Imaginary Voyage
1977: Van der Graaf - The Quiet Zone / The Pleasure Dome
1978: The Residents - Not Available
1979: Peter Hammill - pH7
 
 
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1970 ELP - S/T
1971 Yes - The Yes Album
1972 Yes - Close To The Edge
1973 Genesis - Selling England By The Pound
1974 Yes - Relayer
1975 Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
1976 Genesis - Wind And Wuthering
1977 Pink Floyd - Animals
1978 Rush - Hempisheres
1979 Led Zeppelin - In Through The Out Door
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1970 - Emerson, Lake & Palmer Emerson, Lake & Palmer
1971 - Yes Fragile
1972 - Yes Close To The Edge
1973 - Yes Tales From Topographic Oceans
1974 - Genesis The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
1975 - Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here
1976 - Kansas Leftoverture
1977 - Rush A Farewell To Kings
1978 - Rush Hemispheres
1979 - UK Danger Money

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Some obscure 5-star favourites from the Prog Line channel:-

1970:

1971: Cressida - Asylum
1971: Emergency - Emergency
1971: Ikarus - Ikarus

1972:

1973: Clinic - Now We're Even
1973: Froggie Beaver - From the Pond

1974:

1975: Exit - Exit
1975: Magic Spell - Is There Anywhere a Gas Station?

1976: Albatross - Albatross
1976: French Lick - Glider

1977: Dice - The Four Riders of the Apocalypse
1977: Lady Lake - No Pictures

1978: Christian Boule - Photo Musik
1978: Happy the Man - Crafty Hands

1979: Flame Dream - Elements
1979: Jean Pierre Alarcen - Tableau No. 1
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1970: Emerson Lake and Palmer

1971: Land of Grey and Pink - Caravan (Honorable Mention: Tago Mago)

1972: Octopus - Gentle Giant

1973: In a Glass House - Gentle Giant 

1974: Mirage - Camel

1975: Ommadawn - Mike Oldfield (Honorable Mention: Snow Goose and Les Cinq Saison)

1976: Moonmadness - Camel

1977: Songs From the Wood - Jethro Tull

1978: Of Queues and Cures - National Health

1979: Western Culture - Henry Cow
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I'm going to do this but there are a LOT of tied albums in most of these years, and while I'll pick one for each year, it's gonna be a fairly approximate crapshoot based on how I'm feeling today. Other choices in parentheses:


1970: ELP by ELP (Jesus Christ Superstar)

1971: Fragile by Yes (Nursery Cryme by Genesis, Pawn Hearts by VdGG)

1972: Thick as a Brick by Jethro Tull (Foxtrot by Genesis, Close to the Edge by Yes)

1973: The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd (Io Sono Nato Libero by Banco del Mutuo Soccorso, Selling England By The Pound by Genesis)

1974: Crime of the Century by Supertramp (Mirage by Camel, The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway by Genesis, Relayer by Yes)

1975: Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd (The Snow Goose by Camel, Si on avait besoin d’une cinquième saison by Harmonium)

1976: Moonmadness by Camel (A Trick of the Tail by Genesis, Romantic Warrior by Return to Forever)

1977: A Farewell to Kings by Rush (Animals by Pink Floyd)

1978: Hemispheres by Rush

1979: Heresie by Univers Zero (Western Culture by Henry Cow)
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