Please recommend albums....

Okay, I'm going to spend a few bucks and purchase some more prog albums. My first love is all styles of jazz and 20th century "classical" music (what else can we call it - concert or symphonic music?).

I want to explore some more prog. Some groups I have include Yes, Jethro Tull, Kansas. I've heard some prog Genesis but don't own any albums. I've had a Rush CD, but it went to the bad for some reason.

The next few albums I'd like to buy include:

1) Yes- Closer to the Edge

2) King Crinsom- In the Court of King Crimson

3) Rush - 2112

4) Pink Floyd - ?

5) Genesis- ?

I left 4 & 5 blank because I'm not sure which one to start with....maybe Dark Side with Floyd but what about Genesis? Is that a good Pink Floyd choice to begin with? Any suggestions or comments will be appreciated.

I don't know how deep I want to get into this because I'm so devoted to jazz; however, I'll go where ever good music happens to be, and I've been enjoying the Yes albums that I have which includes Fragile and The Yes Album ( I also enjoy Magnification to an extent.)

 

Edited by bmorgan

Pink Floyd, personally i would recommend "Wish you were Here" as a start. Dark Side of the moon is also great.

For genesis, my first album was Foxtrot, and I recommend you to start there, but also "selling egland by the pound" is great.

Yeah, what they said, start with Foxtrot or Selling England for Genesis, and either Animals or Wish You Were Here.

By the way, have you tried any Canterbury, or Jazz Fusion, since you're a big jazz fan? Some great purchases would include the following bands: Hatfield and the North, Brand X, Bruford, Soft Machine (from Third on), and Gilgamesh.

Also, if you're a big fan of classical, I would suggest checking out the Enid or Clearlight.  Both very classical sounding prog rock bands, with little or no vocals.

Tonight, I finally took the plunge and bought Floyd's Dark Side......heard some of the song already.

I'll have to listen to it a few more times before I can make a judgement on it. "Money"....gosh, who hasn't heard that song.

 

 

For a jazz fan, I must reiterate the point made by The Doctor: try out some Canterbury, I think you'd really dig it. Good albums to start:

Caravan - In The Land Of Grey And Pink
National Health - self-titled debut
Hatfield & The North - either self-titled debut or The Rotter's Club
Soft Machine - Third
Matching Mole - Self-titled debut
Gong - Shamal (a later album by them with different musicians and sound, but this is jazzier than the psychedelic/space sound of their earlier albums)

Try 'em out, what can go wrong?

PS - For Floyd get Animals next, Genesis - Selling England..., and Yes - Close To The Edge: all three are five star must haves.

As a jazz (especially fusion) lover myself have you heard/do you own these?

• Jeff Beck - Blow by Blow
• Area - Crac!
• Horacee Arnold - Tales of the Exonerated Flea
• Passport - Looking Thru
• Arti + Mestieri - Tilt
• Bozzio Levin Stevens - Situation Dangerous
• Brand X - Unorthodox Behavior
• Bill Bruford's Earthworks - Footloose and Fancy Free
• Tony Williams - Emergency!
• Frank Zappa - Hot Rats, Waka-Jawaka, The Grand Wazoo

Any of the above listed that you have not heard should be HIGH on your list as next purchases. Take it from another huge fan of jazz, these are great ones in the more jazz/fusion and progressive areas.

Oh, and as far as Genesis goes, I would definitely start with Trespass but I am in the minority. Don't go with Foxtrot though. Trespass or Selling England by the Pound are the best starting points I think.

Edited by dalt99

Anyone liking fusion should check out Nima and Merge. Do it! Just do it!   Seriously!:

WWW.Mergemusic.com

 

Oh and since you mentioned Kansas in you post you might want to check out Kerry Livgren's new/old band Proto-Kaw.  Before Became after is a great cd (The cover is my avitar):

 

WWW.Protokaw.com

 

 

Edited by Garion81

dalt99 wrote: Garion81 wrote: Anyone liking fusion should check out Nima and Merge. Do it! Just do it!   Seriously!: WWW.Mergemusic.com   Hey! That's some nice jazz there. Nice smooth rhythms and good playing.

 

Just three guys too! You should hear the new CD!  It is fantastic.  I saw these guys in a small club in January opening for Eric Norelander.  They blew him off the stage. Been trying to get them in PA for three months now.

 

best pink floyd albums in order.

1.dark side of the moon

2.the wall

3.wish you were here

4.meddle

5.animals

Edited by boo boo

Depends what sort of twentieth century classical music you like.

If you enjoy Wagner, you will love MAGMA and other bands of the zeuhl
family.

If you like Stravinsky and dissonance, many of the RIO bands (HENRY
COW and ART ZOYD in particular) are likely to appeal.

SHUB NIGGURATH was an interesting and extremely experimental band
fusing both approaches, but their music is far too minimalist and
unpredictable for many ears.