Prog Albums Where Every Song Is Excellent
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Topic: Prog Albums Where Every Song Is Excellent
Posted By: Xonty
Subject: Prog Albums Where Every Song Is Excellent
Date Posted: March 21 2014 at 18:07
As it says in the title, what prog rock albums have track after track of outstanding music, with no bad songs, in your opinion  I can only think of a few (below) but looking forward to what you think!!  ELP - Brain Salad Surgery Genesis - Trespass Genesis - Foxtrot King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King Supertramp - Crime Of The Century Yes - Close To The Edge Again, thanks for any feedback!
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Posted By: Rick Robson
Date Posted: March 21 2014 at 19:02
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Supposing that only counts studio albums: Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother
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Posted By: The Mystical
Date Posted: March 21 2014 at 19:12
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Jinja Safari - S/T Camel - Mirage Pink Floyd - Nearly everything Voyager - The Meaning of I VDGG - Pawn Hearts Yes - Close to the Edge, Tales from Topographic Oceans, Drama, 90125 Maudlin of the Well - Everything Hawkwind - Doremi Fasol Latido, In Search of Space, other stuff Many others ------------- I am currently digging: Hawkwind, Rare Bird, Gong, Tangerine Dream, Khan, Iron Butterfly, and all things canterbury and hard-psych. I also love jazz! Please drop me a message with album suggestions. |
Posted By: smartpatrol
Date Posted: March 21 2014 at 20:11
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Cardiacs - "The Seaside" Cardiacs - "A Little Man in a House and the Whole World Window" Genesis - "Trespass" Genesis - "Nursery Cryme" Genesis - "Foxtrot" Genesis - "Live" Gentle Giant - "The Power and the Glory" King Crimson - "In The Court of the Crimson King" King Crimson - "Lizard" King Crimson - "Red" King Crimson - "Discipline" The Mars Volta - "Frances the Mute" maudlin of the Well - "Part the Second" Psuedo / Sentai - "Nature's Imagination (Part Two)" Rush - "A Farewell to Kings" Rush - "Hemispheres" Rush - "Permanent Waves" Rush - "Moving Pictures" Rush - "Exit Stage Left" Rush - "Grace Under Pressure" Rush - "Vapor Trails" Rush - "Snakes and Arrows" Soft Machine - "Third" Soft Machine - "Fourth" Yes - "The Yes Album" Yes - "Fragile" Yes - "Close to the Edge" Yes - "Relayer" ------------- http://bit.ly/1kqTR8y" rel="nofollow">  The greatest record label of all time! |
Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: March 21 2014 at 21:22
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Triumvirat-Spartacus Triumvirat-Mediterranean Tales Triumvirat-Illusions On A Double Dimple (if suites count) Gentle Giant-Free Hand Passport-Looking Thru Passport-Doldinger Helmut Koellen-You Won't See Me (if prog related counts) Wallenstein-No More Love Le Orme-Contrappunti Libra-Musica e Parole Le Orme-Felona e Sorona Dedalus-Dedalus The Trip-Atlantide Triade-La Storia di Sabazio Strange Days-Nine Parts To The Wind Wishbone Ash-Argus Flash-Flash |
Posted By: stegor
Date Posted: March 21 2014 at 21:46
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Every song on Thick as a Brick is really good. But seriously, almost every Tull, ELP, Genesis, Yes, Moody Blues and King Crimson album from the '70's works for me. I'd add David Bowie if I could. There's a lot more than that, but I feel pretty safe with that blanket. Can't quite say the same for Pink Floyd, but almost. Oh, and Illusions on a Double Dimple. |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: March 21 2014 at 23:04
| Too many of them to list |
Posted By: ExittheLemming
Date Posted: March 21 2014 at 23:40
The OP has perhaps just unwittingly stumbled upon my definition of a 5 star album?
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Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: March 22 2014 at 01:18
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From my top 100 list: 1. Vangelis - "Blade Runner Soundtrack" 2. Harold Budd - "The Pavilion of Dreams" 3. Harold Budd and Brian Eno - "Ambient #2: The Plateaux of Mirror" 4. Taliesin Orchestra - "Forbidden Forest: Impressions of George Winston" 5. King Crimson - "Starless and Bible Black" 6. Popol Vuh - "Aguirre" 7. Yes - "Tales From Topographic Oceans" 8. Yes - "Close to the Edge" 9. The Mahavishnu Orchestra - "Inner Mounting Flame" 10. Pink Floyd - "Animals" 11. Genesis - "Nursery Cryme" 12. Van der Graaf Generator - "Pawn Hearts" 13. Soft Machine - "Third" 14. Tangerine Dream - "Rubycon" 15. Holger Czukay - "Movies" 16. King Crimson - "Larks' Tongues in Aspic" 17. Tangerine Dream - "Phaedra" 18. Premiata Forneria Marconi - "Per Un Amico" 19. Gryphon - "Red Queen To Gryphon Three" |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: March 22 2014 at 01:39
| Khan - Space Shanty |
Posted By: Chris S
Date Posted: March 22 2014 at 02:16
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Way too many, which is a good thing right? ------------- ...As I venture through the slipstream, between the viaducts in your dreams...[/COLOR] |
Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: March 22 2014 at 06:39
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Thats effectively all my 5 star albums, though I've missed out those that have really short songs that act as lead ins for longer tracks. They work well in an album context but on their own don't tend to do much for me so I've left those albums out. Anglagard- Hybris, Viljans Oga Banco del Mutuo Succorso- Darwin! Between the Buried and Me- The Great Misdirect Bubu- Anabelas Burst- Lazarus Bird Comus- First Utterance Fen- Epoch Gnidrolog- Lady Lake Hiromi- Spiral Indukti- SUSAR Intornaut- Valley of Smoke Jethro Tull- Thick as a Brick Kayo Dot- Choirs of the Eye, Blue Lambency Downward, Coyote, Hubardo Le Orme- Felona e Sorona Leprous- Bilateral Madder Mortem- Deadlands Marillion- Script for a Jesters Tear Mastodon- Crack the Skye maudlin of the Well- Part the Second Opeth- Blackwater Park Paatos- Timeloss Pain of Salvation- The Perfect Element The Pax Cecilia- Blessed are the Bonds Pink Floyd- Wish You Were Here Quella Vecchia Locanda- Il Tempio Della Gioia Riverside- Anno Domini High Definition To-Mera- Earthbound, Exile Universe Zero- Clivages Van der Graaf Generator- Godbluff, Still Life Vanden Plas- The God Thing Virgin Black- Requiem: Mezzo Forte White Willow- Storm Season, Terminal Twilight ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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Posted By: thwok
Date Posted: March 22 2014 at 07:52
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In response to Xonty's original post, I just don't like ELP or Genesis that much, especially ELP. It's just a matter of personal taste. Therefore, I would substitute perhaps King Crimson's Discipline or Steely Dan's Pretzel Logic.
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Posted By: tamijo
Date Posted: March 22 2014 at 08:04
This ------------- Prog is whatevey you want it to be. So dont diss other peoples prog, and they wont diss yours |
Chris S wrote:Posted By: Prog 74
Date Posted: March 22 2014 at 08:54
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Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd - Animals Yes - Fragile Yes - Close to the Edge Yes - Tales from Topographic Oceans Genesis - Foxtrot King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King ELP - first album Jethro Tull - Aqualung Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick Gentle Giant - first album Gentle Giant - Octopus Gentle Giant - the Power & the Glory |
Posted By: ebil0505
Date Posted: March 23 2014 at 19:12
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Off the top of my head I can think of:
ELP - Trilogy Yes - Close to the Edge Genesis - Selling England by the Pound Mike Oldfield - Amarok (lol) Harmonium - Si On Avait Besoinfhueioaenhf bfkjhnareikbghf@$%#^$ Gong - You Frank Zappa - One Size Fits All Camel - Their first four albums King Crimson - Red and their debut Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed ------------- "I like to think oysters transcend national barriers." - Roger Waters |
Posted By: ProgMetaller2112
Date Posted: March 23 2014 at 22:13
I agree 
But I will try to list my own: Genesis-Trespass Genesis-Nursery Cryme Genesis-Foxtrot Genesis-Selling England by the Pound(yes I like More Fool Me and Epping Forrest  )
Genesis-A Trick of the Tail Genesis-Wind & Wuthering Gentle Giant-Gentle Giant Gentle Giant-Acquiring the Taste Gentle Giant-Three Friends Gentle Giant-Octopus Gentle Giant-In a Glass House Gentle Giant-The Power & the Glory Gentle Giant-Free Hand Gentle Giant-Interview Yes-The Yes Album Yes-Fragile Yes-Close to the Edge Yes-Tales from Topographic Oceans Yes-Relayer Yes-Going for the One ELP-ELP ELP-Trilogy ELP-Brain Salad Surgery Rush-Fly by Night Rush-Caress of Steel Rush-2112 Rush-A Farewell to Kings Rush-Hemispheres Rush-Permanent Waves Rush-Moving Pictures Rush-Signals Rush-Grace Under Pressure Rush-Power Windows Rush-Hold Your Fire Just a few thrown out there ------------- “War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.” ― George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four "Ignorance and Prejudice and Fear walk Hand in Hand"- Neil Peart |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: March 24 2014 at 02:44
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Truly there aren't that many that satisfy this definition. BSS is my favourite album but that would not even get in. I'll go: Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here Genesis - A Trick Of The Tail Yes - Close To The Edge King Crimson - Red Jethro Tull - Thick As Brick those represent the benchmark and its not worth listing any more imo
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Posted By: dr prog
Date Posted: March 24 2014 at 03:07
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I don't think there is any album where every song is excellent. Lots of albums with a mix if excellent and very good songs though ------------- All I like is prog related bands beginning late 60's/early 70's. Their music from 1968 - 83 has the composition and sound which will never be beaten. Perfect blend of jazz, classical, folk and rock. |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: March 24 2014 at 03:21
| Mike Oldfield - Amarok |