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Logan
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I like to get an idea of people's tastes across the board so to speak. Below I have a favourite album from each PA category (well, other than the subcategory for various artists, samplers). What matters is that the act is in that category at Prog Archives. For instance, I would not describe Duster as Neo-Prog; Neo-Psych, yes.
If coming up with your list, cover as many categories in PA as possible or as many as you want to, and please try to see which category those albums actually reside in at this site. - Canterbury Scene: Robert Wyatt - Rock Bottom (1974) - Crossover Prog: Anna von Hausswolff - The Miraculous (2015) - Eclectic Prog: Van der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts (1971) - Experimental/Post Metal: Boris - Flood (2000) - Heavy Prog: Morte Macabre - Symphonic Holocaust (1998) - Indo-Prog/Raga Rock: André Fertier's Clivage - Mixtus Orbis - Jazz Rock/Fusion: Herbie Hancock - Crossings (1972) - Krautrock: Dom - Edge of Time (1972) - Neo-Prog: Duster - Duster (2019) - Post-Rock/Math Rock: Swans - Soundtracks for the Blind (1996) - Prog Folk: Spirogyra - Bells, Boots and Shambles (1973) - Progressive Electronic: Franco Leprino - Integrati... Disintegrati (1977) - Progressive Metal: Diablo Swing Orchestra - Sing-Along Songs for the Damned & Delirious (2009) - Psychedelic/Space Rock: Message - From Books and Dreams (1973) - RIO/Avant-Prog: Art Zoyd - Le mariage du ciel et de l'enfer (1985) - Rock Progressivo Italiano: Area - Caution Radiation Area (1974) - Symphonic Prog: Bo Hansson - Sagan Om Ringen (1970) - Tech/Extreme Prog Metal: Voivod - Nothingface (1989) - Zeuhl: Magma - Kobaïa (1970) - Various Genres/Artists: Concept/Themed; Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice - Jesus Christ Superstar (1970) Tributes; Leader of the Starry Skies: A Tribute to Tim Smith Vol. 1 (2010) - Prog Related: David Bowie - Blackstar (2016) - Proto-Prog: The United States of America - The United States of America (1968) Note: I was thinking about having Serge Gainsbourg's Histoire de Melody Nelson for Prog Related, but he is not in. I remember adding him, but I see no record of ever having done do. Weird. Edited by Logan - Yesterday at 11:23 |
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AlanB
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Crossover Prog: Pattern Seeking Animals - Pattern Seeking Animals
Neo-Prog: Misplaced Childhood - Marillion Prog Folk: Passengers - Mostly Autumn Progressive Metal: Scenes From A Memory - Dream Theater Psychedelic/Space Rock: Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd Symphonic Prog: Sola Scriptura - Neal Morse (so many I could have chosen from my favourite genre) Prog Related: Argus - Wishbone Ash Proto Prog: Machine Head - Deep Purple
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Steve Wyzard
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Crossover Prog: Saga - Worlds Apart
Eclectic Prog: U.K. - s/t Heavy Prog: Rush - Signals Jazz Rock/Fusion: Miles Davis - In a Silent Way Neo Prog: Marillion - Brave Psychedelic/Space Rock: Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here Symphonic Prog: Yes - 90125 Prog Related: Mike Rutherford - Smallcreep's Day Proto Prog: Deep Purple - Deepest Purple
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Logan
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^ & ^^ thanks Alan and Steve. In both of your lists, Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here is a long-time favourite, and from Steve's list I love Miles Davis' In a Silent Way. That's the album that got me into Miles Davis. And I have liked Argus from Alan's list a lot.
For most of these categories I could easily make many lists, but with Neo-Prog, Progressive Metal and Tech/Extreme Prog Metal my choices become more limited. That said, I do know and like multiple albums in every category at PA and plan to make at least one more. Really interesting to see people's choices from the categories they use as well as being interested in what categories they exclude. |
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Logan
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Here is second list from me, opting not to duplicate any acts I already listed (otherwise Duster would be in here again). I could not decide on one for Tech/Extreme Prog Metal. Maybe someone would point me that way based on that they know of my tastes. The stuff I remembered liking from that category was not doing it for me when I recheck it. Experimental/Post metal is easily my favourite metal category in PA.
Canterbury Scene: Soft Machine - Third (1970) Crossover Prog: Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985) Eclectic Prog: Jean-Claude Vannier - L'enfant assassin des mouches (1972) Experimental/Post Metal: Neurosis - Through Silver in Blood (1996) Heavy Prog: Black Widow - Sacrifice (1970) Indo-Prog/Raga Rock: Codona - Codona 3 (1983) Jazz Rock/Fusion: Embryo - Embryo's Rache (1970) Krautrock: Can - Ege Bamyasi (1972) Neo-Prog: Marc Ceccotti - Sometimes Around Saturn (2008) Post-Rock/Math Rock: Godspeed You Black Emperor! - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven (2000) Prog Folk: Comus - First Utterance (1971) Progressive Electronic: Anna Sjalv Tredje - Tussilago Fanfara (1977) Progressive Metal: Thought Industry - Songs for Insects (1992) Psychedelic/Space Rock: Ghost - Hypnotic Underworld (2004) RIO/Avant-Prog: Cardiacs - On Land and in the Sea (1989) Rock Progressivo Italiano: Franco Battiato - Sulle corde di Aries (1973) Symphonic Prog: Aphrodite's Child - 666 (1972) Tech/Extreme Prog Metal: unsure Zeuhl: Eskaton - 4 visions (1981) Various Artists Tributes: Hamtaï! Hommage à la musique de Christian Vander (2007) Prog Related: Gerard Manset - La mort d'Orion (1970) Proto-Prog: The Pretty Things - S.F. Sorrow (1968) This might seem too challenging to some, but for any willing to present lists, again, cover as many or as few categories as you like. :) Edited by Logan - Yesterday at 16:25 |
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- Canterbury Scene: Zopp- "Dominion"
- Crossover Prog: Caligonaut- "Magnified As Giants" - Eclectic Prog: King Crimson- "Larks' Tongues in Aspic" - Experimental/Post Metal: Unexpect- "In A Flesh Aquarium" - Heavy Prog: Haken- "Fauna" - Indo-Prog/Raga Rock: André Fertier's Clivage - Mixtus Orbis - Jazz Rock/Fusion: Miles Davis- "Big Fun" - Krautrock: Agitation Free- "Malesch" - Neo-Prog: IQ- "The Road Of Bones" - Post-Rock/Math Rock: Giraffes? Giraffes! "More Skin With Milk Mouth" - Prog Folk: Spirogyra - Jethro Tull- "A Passion Play" - Progressive Electronic: Tangerine Dream- "Rubycon" - Progressive Metal: Dream Theater- "Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence" - Psychedelic/Space Rock: Pink Floyd- "Animals" - RIO/Avant-Prog: Sleepy Time Gorilla Museum- "of the Last Human Being" - Rock Progressivo Italiano: Logos- "L'Enigma Della Vita" - Symphonic Prog: YES- The Yes Album" - Tech/Extreme Prog Metal: Leprous- "The Congregation" - Zeuhl: Universal Totem Orchestra- "Mathematical Mother" - Various Genres/Artists: "The Stories of H.P. Lovecraft- A Symphonic Collection" - Prog Related: Black Sabbath- "Master of Reality" - Proto-Prog: The Doors- "LA Woman" Edited by omphaloskepsis - Yesterday at 16:58 |
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Logan
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^ Thanks, Cindy. We share Mixtus Orbis as a choice. I love Miles Davis' "Big Fun" and could have easily listed that already (would have been my Miles Davis choice). Love Spirogyra. Love the Agitation Free pick, The King Crimson pick, like The Yes Album a lot, The Doors and Universal Totem Orchestra picks. Oh, and Unexpect is good....
----------------------------------------------- I couldn't resist quickly making another list (put together quickly), but this time I did not choose one for all of the categories. Canterbury Scene: Cos - Viva Boma (1976) Crossover Prog: Stereolab - Dots and Loops (1997) Eclectic Prog: Bubu - Anabelas (1978) Experimental/Post Metal: Agalloch - The Mantle (2002) Heavy Prog: Writing on the Wall - Power of the Picts (1969) Indo-Prog/Raga Rock: Wulf Zendik - Dance of the Cozmic Warriorz (1988) Jazz Rock/Fusion: Kraan - Kraan (1972) Krautrock: Popol Vuh - Letzte Tage - Letzte Nächte (1976) Neo-Prog: unsure Post-Rock/Math Rock: Tortoise - Millions Now Living Will Never Die (1996) Prog Folk: Dead Can Dance - Within the Realm of a Dying Sun (1987) Progressive Electronic: Tangerine Dream - Phaedra (1974) Progressive Metal: unsure Psychedelic/Space Rock: Pink Floyd - Meddle (1971) RIO/Avant-Prog: Geinoh Yamashirogumi - Osorezan / Dou no Kenbai (1976) Rock Progressivo Italiano: Fabio Frizzi - L'aldilà (1981) Symphonic Prog: Earth and Fire - Song of the Marching Children (1971) Tech/Extreme Prog Metal: unsure Zeuhl: Dün - Eros (1981) Various Artists: unsure Prog Related: Mercury Rev - Deserter's Songs (1998) Proto-Prog: The Doors - The Doors (1967) Much appreciate the lists thus far. Edited by Logan - Yesterday at 19:17 |
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- Canterbury Scene: Hatfield & The North - Rotters Club (1971)
- Crossover Prog: Mike Oldfield - Ommadawn (1975) - Eclectic Prog: King Crimson - Larks Tongues In Aspic (1973) - Experimental/Post Metal: Ex-Eye - Ex-Eye (2017) - Heavy Prog: Atomic Rooster - Death Walked Behind You (1970) - Indo-Prog/Raga Rock: Third Ear Band - Alchemy (1969) - Jazz Rock/Fusion: Herbie Hancock - Crossings (1972) - Krautrock: CAN - Tago Mago (1971) - Neo-Prog: Asturias - Fractals (2011) - Post-Rock/Math Rock: Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Yr. Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven (2000) - Prog Folk: Roy Harper - Stormcock (1971) - Progressive Electronic: Tangerine Dream - Phaedra (1974) - Progressive Metal: Diablo Swing Orchestra - Sing-Along Songs for the Damned & Delirious (2009) - Psychedelic/Space Rock: Pink Floyd - Animals (1977) - RIO/Avant-Prog: Univers Zero - Ceux Du Dehors (1981) - Rock Progressivo Italiano: Premiata Forneria Marconi - Per Un Amico (1972) - Symphonic Prog: Yes - Close To The Edge (1972) - Tech/Extreme Prog Metal: Behold ... The Arctopus - Hapeleptic Overtrove (2020) - Zeuhl: Eskaton - 4 Visions (1980) - Various Genres/Artists: Recommended Records Sampler (1982) - Prog Related: Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (1973) - Proto-Prog: Deep Purple - Made In Japan (1972) |
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Logan
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^ Thank Ian. I especially dig Rotters Club, Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Death Walks Behind You, Alchemy, Crossings, Tago Mago, Lift Yr. Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven< Stormcock, Phaedra, Sing-Along Songs for the Damned & Delirious, Animals, Ceux du Dehors, Per un Amico, 4 Visions and Sabbath Bloody Sabbath from your list. Ommadawn I just re-listened to recently after a long absence, and really enjoy it too. Nice to see that I have liked multiple albums from every list thus far.
----------------------------------- Another from me. Canterbury Scene: Gong - You (1974) Crossover Prog: Radiohead - Kid A (2000) Eclectic Prog: Peter Hammill - The Silent Corner and the Empty Stage (1974) Experimental/Post Metal: maudlin of the Well - Leaving Your Body Map (2001) Heavy Prog: Lucifer's Friend - Lucifer's Friend (1970) Indo-Prog/Raga Rock: Clark Hutchinson - A = MH² (1970) Jazz Rock/Fusion: Dedalus - Dedalus (1973) Krautrock: Brave New World - Impressions on Reading Aldous Huxley (1972) Neo-Prog: unsure Post-Rock/Math Rock: Pram - Sargasso Sea (1995) Prog Folk: Jan Dukes de Grey - Mice and Rats in the Loft (1971) Progressive Electronic: Klaus Schulze - Mirage (1977) Progressive Metal: unsure Psychedelic/Space Rock: Kikagaku Moyo - Forest of Lost Children (2014) RIO/Avant-Prog: M. Bungle - Cailfornia (1999) Rock Progressivo Italiano: Goblin - Profondo Rosso (1975) Symphonic Prog: Focus - Hamburger Concerto (1974) Tech/Extreme Prog Metal: unsure Zeuhl: Archaia - Archaïa (1977) Various Artists: unsure Prog Related: The Flaming Lips - Embryonic (2009) Proto-Prog: H.P. Lovecraft - H.P. Lovecraft II (1968) Edited by Logan - Yesterday at 20:25 |
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jezuz, Duster in Neo???? wtf had happened to PA
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Hi, - Canterbury Scene: Robert Wyatt - Rock Bottom (1974) While I love RW, in the Canterbury scene, CARAVAN should be the flag bearer ... though some other groups (later) took over the mantle. RW kinda fits better in the experimental area, for his taste in mixing anything under the zoo! GONG is a good pick, although I don't look at GONG as Canterbury much, and probably a wider mix of music, that defies a lot of descriptions. - Eclectic Prog: Van der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts (1971) I prefer the period right after this, all the way to GODBLUFF/STILL LIFE ... much cleaner and stronger. - Krautrock: Dom - Edge of Time (1972) I'm not sure I could let go of Amon Duul 2's Dance of the Lemmings - Prog Folk: Spirogyra - Bells, Boots and Shambles (1973) While I like Spirogyra a lot, in this area I would pick The Incredible String Band ... and EARTH SPAN is just one of the rarest treats ever ... sadly a band that is not appreciated because they stood up for "poetry", not rock music or popular music per se. Maybe the ISB does not even fit in Prog Folk. - Psychedelic/Space Rock: Message - From Books and Dreams (1973) I'm not sure I would pick this band over GROBSCHNITT ... and specially SOLAR MUSIC. To my ears, Message, was interesting, but not that great music wise. This is a tough area, as I would probably like to put on Guru Guru here in their days with Ax Gernrich ... which is not only psychedelic, it is downright crazy and when it comes to spacy, this was better than Jimi! At least the music made more sense than the "songs" that Jimi did! - Zeuhl: Magma - Kobaïa (1970) Probably Mekanik or Kohntarkosz ... both of which have been massive staples in their live concerts. I think your choice is indicative of something so new and off kilter, that most of us could not get our ears tuned to it ... but with Mekanik and Kohntarkosz, this changed and we knew this was far out and serious. I would have a hard time making comments on a lot of the other stuff. Nice list!!! Check that ... very nice list!!!
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Logan
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Thanks, Pedro. I imagine that I'll come up with a few more lists of personal favourites from the PA categories, and hopefully some more members will too. Definitely I'm not going for what I think is most significant or suitable to the category it's in; just hoping we can share those album that are meaningful to us across the PA categories where we have albums we like.
- Caravan, Soft Machine and Hatfield and the North are three of the most quintessential Canterbury Scene bands to me. Caravan is particularly popular and it was the first Canterbury Scene band I discovered as a child with In the Land of Grey and Pink. - I have grown to like the post-Pawn Hearts albums much more, but it is The Least We Can DO..., H to He..., and Pawn hearts that have meant the most to me. And a "Plague of Lighthouse Keepers" is the bee's knees (or would be if it was "A Plague of Beehouse Keepers" or just bees). - Love ADII's "Dance of the Lemmings" too, although I turn to Yeti more. Could have happily gone with either of those. Love lots of Krautrock. - I really like The Incredible String Band. The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter is a personal favourite from ISB. I did a track poll some time back and chose "A Very Cellular Song" from it. - Solar Music is very nice, but that Message album (included in Psychedelic/Space Rock) is very special to me. Grobschnitt is actually included in Symphonic Prog at PA and I am choosing personal favourites, and asking others to do so, based on what's in the categories at PA whether best suited to that category or not. - Magma's first is an utterly remarkable double-album debut to me. I would call MDK the most quintessential album of Zeuhl. I prefer versions of MDK live to the studio album, and went with studio albums for all of my choices. At one time MDK was my favourite, but the debut is the studio album I would wish to keep if I could only keep one Magma. I adore it, and despite liking Magma throughout its career, they never bettered it for me.
Well, at least it does have Neo-Psych and Neo-Space Rock qualities. Seems a pretty slack addition for the slacker rock of Duster. ;) Edited by Logan - Yesterday at 21:33 |
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Canterbury Scene: Zopp - Dominion
Crossover: Steven Wilson - The Raven That Refused To Sing Eclectic: King Crimson - Red Experimental Post Metal: Anathema - Weather Systems Heavy Prog: Rush - Moving Pictures Jazz Rock: Bruford - One Of A Kind Neo Prog: IQ - Ever Post Rock: Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Yanqui U.X.O Prog Folk: Jethro Tull - Aqualung Progressive Electronic: Tangerine Dream - Tangram Progressive Metal: Riverside - Anno Domini High Definition Psychedelic Space Rock: Pink Floyd - Animals RPI: PFM - Per Un Amico Symhonic Prog: ELP - Brain Salad Surgery Tech Extreme Metal: Animals As Leaders - The Joy Of Motion Prog Related: Muse - Origin Of Symmetry Proto Prog: The Who - By Numbers |
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It is rather an insurmountable challenge for me to select but a singular album from the realms of Canterbury Scene, Symphonic Prog, Eclectic Prog, Jazz-Rock/Fusion, RIO/Avant-Prog, or Progressive Electronic.
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I started, but found it too difficult:)
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Nice thread, it takes some thought and time for such an endeavor, I hope I find the time to create my list.
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I've created similar lists twice before. However, on this occasion, I have updated some of the entries: Canterbury Scene: Hatfield and the North (Hatfield and the North) Crossover Prog: Mental Notes (Split Enz) Eclectic Prog: Pawn Hearts (Van der Graaf Generator) Experimental/Post Metal: Part the Second (Maudlin of the Well) Heavy Prog: Self Similar (The Mercury Tree) Indo-Prog/Raga Rock: Mixtus Orbis (Andre Fertier's Clivage) Jazz Rock/Fusion: Bruford: One of a Kind (Bill Bruford) Krautrock: Faust IV (Faust) Neo-Prog: Posthumous Silence (Sylvan) Post Rock/Math Rock: For Long Tomorrow (Toe) Prog Folk: Thick as a Brick (Jethro Tull) Progressive Electronic: Rubycon (Tangerine Dream) Progressive Metal: Anno Domini High Definition (Riverside) Psychedelic/Space Rock: Journey to the Centre of the Eye (Nektar) RIO/Avant-Prog: Not Available (The Residents) Rock Progressivo Italiano: Per Un Amico (Premiata Forneria Marconi) Symphonic Prog: Close to the Edge (Yes) Tech/Extreme Prog Metal: Crack the Skye (Mastodon) Zeuhl: 1001° Centigrades (Magma) Various Genres/Artists: Golden Miles: Australian Progressive Rock 1969-1974 Prog Related: Technical Ecstasy (Black Sabbath) Proto-Prog: Made in Japan (Deep Purple) |
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Logan
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^ Thanks. From your list I love Hatfield and the North, Pawn hearts, Mixtus Orbis, Faust IV (almost did that one myself), For Long Tomorrow, Rubycon, Not Available and 1001° Centigrades. And I also really like Mental Notes, part the Second, and Per un Amico.
I made multiple lists and could make many more with the categories I love best (I am avoiding re-mentioning albums already listed and avoiding bands/artists that I already listed). I don't treat it as definitive, but for me there often are a handful of albums that come to mind that I would like to listen to at any given moment, or I might think of the one I most recently played, or the first I like that comes alphabetically. Often it is just the first to spring to my mind. Trying to get a general idea across PA categories of where one's interests lie here. If it's too hard choosing one you love from the categories you most like, maybe you'd fare better with the categories you don't like so much. One can make as many lists as one likes. Can be interesting and nice also to hear about what people like from, and think about, other people's lists as well. Edited by Logan - 17 hours 9 minutes ago at 04:48 |
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The same applies to me too. I could easily choose a hundred favourite albums from each prog sub-genre - apart from Avant Prog, obviously.
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