The Insane ProgArchives Top Song List!!!!!

Well get:

King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King, Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Starless & Bible Black, and Red (in that order)
Yes - Close to the Edge, Fragile (in that order)
VDGG - Pawn Hearts, Godbluff (in that order)
Rush - nothing (in that order)
GG - Octopus, In a Glass House (in that order

Um no, you're suggesting Rush has released albums worth hearing.

moreitsythanyou wrote: Pnoom! wrote: Um no, you're suggesting Rush has released albums worth hearing. They have. They're called Permanent Waves and Hemispheres.

... no.

Pnoom! wrote: Um no, you're suggesting Rush has released albums worth hearing.

I'm not suggesting it, I'm stating it as an undeniable fact.

Haha! I'm actually with Pnoom! on this one. Rush's albums bore me.

I'm agreeing with Aaron on this. 

Here is the list ov all awesomenezz (with annotations for the top 5):

1. All of the Above - Transatlantic (I had to because it's still the most epic thing of forever)
2. Right Off - Miles Davis (the greatest jam ever recorded)
3. Appalachian Spring - Aaron Copeland (the classical piece that moves me more than any other)
4. Naima - John Coltrane (the most beautiful thing I've ever heard in my life)
5. So What - Miles Davis (the song that defines cool and is in my mind the most pure music ever recorded)
6. Mars, The Bringer of War - Holst
7. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat - Charles Mingus
8. The Great Nothing - Spock’s Beard
9. The Truth Will Set You Free - The Flower Kings
10. Starless - King Crimson
11. As It Is - Pat Metheny Group
12. My Favorite Things - John Coltrane
13. The Rite of Spring - Stravinsky
14. Miles Beyond - Mahavishnu Orchestra
15. Duel With the Devil - Transatlantic
16. Rhapsody in Blue - Gerorge Gershwin
17. Concierto de Aranjuez (Adagio) - Miles Davis
18. The Good Don’t Last - Spock’s Beard
19. Hymn to Him - Mahavishnu Orchestra
20. My New World - Transatlantic
21. ‘Round Midnight - Miles Davis
22. Nevermore - U.K.
23. Devil Take the Hindmost - Allan Holdsworth
24. Roundabout - Yes
25. Red - King Crimson
26. Take Five - Dave Brubeck
27. The Shadow of Lo - Return to Forever
28. Cannon Ball - Weather Report
29. Priscilla - Yellowjackets
30. Firth of Fifth - Genesis
31. The Endless Enigma - Emerson, Lake & Palmer
32. Even Less - Porcupine Tree
33. Matinee Idol - Yellowjackets
34. Symphony of Psalms - Stravinsky
35. Neptune, The Mystic - Holst
36. Solid As the Sun - Neal Morse
37. Phase Dance - Pat Metheny Group
38. The Blue Danube - Johann Strauss II
39. Jupiter, The Bringer of Jolility - Holst
40. Suit Fugue - Kevin Gilbert
41. Jaco - Pat Metheny Group
42. Blue in Green - Miles Davis
43. Mystery Train - Transatlantic
44. My Shoes - Spock’s Beard
45. Black Hole Sun - Soundgarden
46. From the Beginning - Emerson, Lake & Palmer
47. Blue Train - John Coltrane
48. The Firebird - Stravinsky
49. Harm’s Way - Spock’s Beard
50. Certifiable # 1 Smash - Kevin Gilbert
51. Sound of a Gun - Audioslave
52. A Love Supreme Pt. 1 - Acknowledgement - John Coltrane
53. Thirty Years - U.K.
54. Fracture - King Crimson
55. Autumn Leaves - Miles Davis
56. In a Sentimental Mood - John Coltrane
57. Freddie Freeloader - Miles Davis
58. Eternity’s Breath - Mahavishnu Orchestra
59. Out of Exile - Audioslave
60. Miles Runs the Voodoo Down - Miles Davis
61. Karn Evil 9 - Emerson, Lake & Palmer
62. Symphony No. 40 - Mozart
63. Blue Train - John Coltrane
64. In the Mouth of Madness - Spock’s Beard
65. Yesternow - Miles Davis
66. Imperial Strut - Yellowjackets
67. 500 Miles High - Return to Forever
68. Sky Is Falling - Rocket Scientists
69. San Lorenzo - Pat Metheny Group
70. Lateralus - Tool
71. In a Silent Way / It’s About that Time - Miles Davis
72. Blind Faith - Dream Theater
73. New York on My Mind - John McLaughlin
74. Bulls On Parade - Rage Against the Machine
75. Fallen Angel - King Crimson
76. The Romantic Warrior - Return to Forever
77. Like Suicide - Soundgarden
78. The 39th Street Blues (I’m Sick) - Spock’s Beard
79. Devil’s Playground - The Flower Kings
80. Piano Lessons - Porcupine Tree
81. Show Me How to Live - Audioslave
82. Quiet Afternoon - Stanley Clarke
83. Light My Fire - The Doors
84. Do It Again - Steely Dan
85. Watcher of the Skies - Genesis
86. Preaching the End of the World - Chris Cornell
87. Teen Town - Weather Report
88. In the Name of God - Dream Theater
89. Schism - Tool
90. Supper’s Ready - Genesis
91. And You and I - Yes
92. Goodness Gracious - Kevin Gilbert
93. At the End of the Day - Spock’s Beard
94. It’s Just Talk - Pat Metheny Group
95. Shallow - Porcupine Tree
96. Yours Is No Disgrace - Yes
97. Stranger in Your Soul - Transatlantic
98. Shine On You Crazy Diamond - Pink Floyd
99. Kashmir - Led Zeppelin
100. Milliontown - Frost*
101. Pure Narcotic - Porcupine Tree
102.Blackwater Park - Opeth
103. The Sultan of Bruneii - Kevin Gilbert
104. Soul to Squeeze - Red Hot Chili Peppers
105. Story to Tell - Death
106. Blackened - Metallica
107. We All Need Some Light - Transatlantic
108. Back in NYC - Kevin Gilbert (his version is awesome)
109. Waiting - Kevin Gilbert
110. Close to the Edge - Yes
111. King of the World - Steely Dan
112. The End - The Doors
113. Hunger Strike - Temple of the Dog
114. Slightly All the Time - Soft Machine
115. The Creator Has a Master Plan - Pharoah Sanders
116. The City of the Sun - Kevin Gilbert
117. Colder in the Sun - Neal Morse
118. A Smart Kid - Porcupine Tree
119. Don’t Take Me Alive - Steely Dan
120. Plush - Stone Temple Pilots
121. Black Light Machine - Frost*
122. Lament - King Crimson
123. Smack My Bitch Up - Prodigy
124. Tarkus - Emerson, Lake & Palmer
125. Spain - Return to Forever
126. Land of Confusion - Genesis
127. Symphony # 9 - Beethoven
128. Trois Gymopides - Erik Satie
129. Suite Charlotte Pike - Transatlantic
130. Day for Night - Spock’s Beard
131. My Cosmic Lover - The Flower Kings
132. Walking On the Sun - Smash Mouth
133. Amish Paradise - Weird Al Yankovic
134. I Wish - Stevie Wonder
135. Hey Baby (New Rising Sun) - Jimi Hendrix
136. Fistful of Steel - Rage Against the Machine
137. Crossroad Blues - Robert Johnson
138. Burden in My Hand - Soundgarden
139. Born of a Broken Man - Rage Against the Machine
140. In the Dead of Night - U.K.
141. Blackest Eyes - Porcupine Tree
142. Dark Matter - Porcupine Tree
143. No One Knows - Queens of the Stone Age
144. Spybreak! - Propellerheads
145. The Flower King - Roine Stolt
146. City Nights - Allan Holdsworth
147. East Hastings - Godspeed You Black Emperor!
148. In Fiction - Isis
149. Take the Time - Dream Theater
150. The Light - Spock’s Beard
151. Just the Same - Gentle Giant
152. Nine Feet Underground - Caravan
153. Freewill - Rush
154. Song Within a Song - Camel
155. Peaches en Regalia - Frank Zappa
156. Exiles - King Crimson
157. Waste Away - Spock’s Beard
158. Wings of Karma - Mahavishnu Orchestra
159. Grand Old World - The Flower Kings
160. Tom Sawyer - Rush
161. Starship Trooper - Yes
162. The Carpet Crawlers - Genesis
163. South Side of the Sky - Yes
164. Rusty Cage - Soundgarden
165. Bring ‘Em Back Alive - Audioslave
166. Killing in the Name - Rage Against the Machine
167. Under the Bridge - Red Hot Chili Peppers
168. The Girl from Ipanema - Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto
169. Wave - Antonio Carlos Jobim
170. Another World - Neal Morse
171. Catholic Girls - Frank Zappa
172. Red Clay - Freddie Hubbard
173. Four on Six - Wes Montgomery
174. Jumpin’ Jack Flash - The Rolling Stones
175. Tocatta and Fuge in D Minor - Bach
176. Solisbury Hill - Peter Gabriel
177. River - Gentle Giant
178. Why Does It Hurt When I Pee - Frank Zappa
179. Maiden Voyage - Herbie Hancock
180. I Talk to the Wind - King Crimson
181. Break On Through - The Doors
182. The Grudge - Tool
183. Experience - Gentle Giant
184. In the Fire - Neal Morse
185. Larks’ Tongues in Aspic Pt. 1 - King Crimson
186. Superstition - Stevie Wonder
187. Maggot Brain - Funkadelic
188. Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) - Sly & The Family Stone
189. Say Hello 2 Heaven - Temple of the Dog
190. School Days - Stanley Clarke
191. Battery - Metallica
192. Formentera Lady - King Crimson
193. Shadow Self - Kevin Gilbert
194. Eulogy - Tool
195. Every Home Is Wired - Porcupine Tree
196. Deacon Blues - Steely Dan
197. Gods of Oblique - Thought Chamber
198. Spirit Crusher - Death
199. Ghost of Perdition - Opeth
200. I Kissed A Girl - Katy Perry (lolwut)

It's not perfect, some incredible songs are below some slightly less incredible songs but at a certain point you just throw down songs as you think of them. :P Anyway, it's a pretty good overview of my taste.

Edited by King Crimson776 - August 09 2008 at 21:24

King Crimson776 wrote: Ah, just found out about this, I do love an overly long music list. Everyone do THIS one. Everyone means everyone. Anyway, I'll edit with my list later.

I knew I could count on you.

He means everyone.

No. You're not.

What a sucky list.  It doesn't completely agree with mine.