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Guldbamsen 
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 Posted: September 24 2012 at 16:11 |
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^ seconded!
Also AtomicCrimsonRush has a blog with a thousand albums reviewed and generally recommended - seeking to give you the ultimate prog rock guide. A pretty good place to start with.
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“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
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sleeper
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Posted: September 24 2012 at 16:18 |
 Moogtron III wrote:
^^ Good beginners' list  Interesting that you took Waterloo Lily from Caravan in your list.
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Only have three Caravan albums and the one I didnt mention was In the Land of Grey and Pink, which I find imensly dull.
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Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005
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The Wrinkler
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Posted: September 24 2012 at 16:24 |
Steely Dan Countdown to Ecstasy 
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: September 24 2012 at 16:26 |
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Ok. So we're naming names are we?
.......... Il Balletto di Bronzo - Ys
And of course Soft Machine - vol 2, COS - Viva Boma, Bobby Beausoleil - Lucifer Rising, Can - Future Days, Tangerine Dream - Alpha Centauri, Heldon - Stand By, Herbie Hancock & Mwandishi - Sextant, Premiata Forneria Marconi - L'Isola di Niente, Comus - First Utterance, Klaus Schulze - Blackdance, Weather Report - I Sing The Body Electric, Far East Family Band - Parallel World, NEU! - S/T, Supersister - Pudding en Gisteren.
Edited by Guldbamsen - September 24 2012 at 16:39
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“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
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presdoug
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Posted: September 24 2012 at 17:14 |
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There is so much great material from the 70s, a literal gold mine. Some great things have been already mentioned, but i would also add
Triumvirat-Mediterranean Tales, Illusions On A Double Dimple, and Spartacus
The Trip-Atlantide
Wallenstein-Blitzkrieg
Dirk Steffens-The Seventh Step
Dedalus-Dedalus
Eloy-Inside
Atomic Rooster-In Hearing Of
Budgie-Budgie
Solution-Divergence
Helmut Koellen-You Won't See Me
Jail-You Can Help Me
Quatermass-Quatermass
there are many more i can think of, but here is a start
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smartpatrol
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Posted: September 24 2012 at 17:23 |
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Lizard - King Crimson
Starless and Bible Black - King Crimson
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progbethyname
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Posted: September 24 2012 at 18:06 |
All I have to say is that this website(PROG ARCHIVES) is pretty accurate when it comes to listing essential prog or who is the most highly rated in the prog universe. I think the 70's revolve around GENESIS, PINK FLOYD, YES and VANGELIS. You really are getting the best with these bands. Trust me. Go explore.
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Raccoon
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Posted: September 24 2012 at 18:11 |
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Finch.........any album |
Glad someone said it!! My favorite instrumental band. Beyond Expression almost seems to me like an instrumental baby from Close To The Edge and Red, but that's just me. I'd also recommend Stadacone by Sloche, Todd Rundgren's Utopia, and Crime of the Century by (of course) SUPERTRAMP
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https://distantdynasty.bandcamp.com/
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timothy leary
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Posted: September 24 2012 at 18:35 |
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^ Yes they fly under the radar but their first two albums are gems.
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Posted: September 24 2012 at 18:49 |
sleeper wrote:
Moogtron III wrote:
^^ Good beginners' list Interesting that you took Waterloo Lily from Caravan in your list.
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Only have three Caravan albums and the one I didnt mention was In the Land of Grey and Pink, which I find imensly dull.
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Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.
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Dellinger
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Posted: September 24 2012 at 19:00 |
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I would think going with the top 10 albums in the home-page would do nicely, and from there you might want to check the next 10, and depending on what you liked you might want to choose what you want to seek next.
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zeqexes
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Posted: September 24 2012 at 22:59 |
Ok guys - thanks for the suggestions. I've come up with a short list of CDs that I'd like to get:
Close to the Edge Selling England by the Pound Foxtrot Fragile Tarkus Red Thick As A Brick Wish You Were Here
Now to decide which I will buy first... |
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Posted: September 24 2012 at 23:06 |
zeqexes wrote:
Ok guys - thanks for the suggestions. I've come up with a short list of CDs that I'd like to get:
Close to the Edge Selling England by the Pound Foxtrot Fragile Tarkus Red Thick As A Brick Wish You Were Here
Now to decide which I will buy first... |
It's a very good list. Get Red first, it is great.
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zeqexes
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Posted: September 24 2012 at 23:12 |
thellama73 wrote:
zeqexes wrote:
Ok guys - thanks for the suggestions. I've come up with a short list of CDs that I'd like to get:
Close to the Edge Selling England by the Pound Foxtrot Fragile Tarkus Red Thick As A Brick Wish You Were Here
Now to decide which I will buy first... |
It's a very good list. Get Red first, it is great.
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Haha, now I'm probably going to get heaps of people telling me which to get first. I think I'll get one of the first 4 listed first, because both Fragile and Foxtrot are in my local CD store, and I can order CTTE and SEBTP cheap online.
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Posted: September 24 2012 at 23:17 |
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^Close to the Edge then. It is the best of the first four.
*ducks to avoid thrown objects from all the Genesis fans*
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Posted: September 24 2012 at 23:18 |
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I don't know if it's been mentioned or not, but as far as Yes goes, I personally think the Yes Album is better than CttE, Relayer, Fragile, etc. etc. etc.
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progbethyname
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Posted: September 25 2012 at 08:19 |
thellama73 wrote:
zeqexes wrote:
Ok guys - thanks for the suggestions. I've come up with a short list of CDs that I'd like to get:Close to the Edge Selling England by the Pound Foxtrot Fragile Tarkus Red Thick As A Brick Wish You Were Here Now to decide which I will buy first... |
It's a very good list. Get Red first, it is great. |
Play SELLING ENGLAND BY THE POUND. it'll knock you on your ass! 😝
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: September 25 2012 at 08:22 |
SaltyJon wrote:
I don't know if it's been mentioned or not, but as far as Yes goes, I personally think the Yes Album is better than CttE, Relayer, Fragile, etc. etc. etc.
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I am with the Salty one on this 
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HolyMoly
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Posted: September 25 2012 at 09:17 |
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Get all of them first.
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Posted: September 25 2012 at 10:44 |
go with close to the edge or the soft machine third but my personal fav. genesis foxtrot
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