Favourite Prog Debut Albums
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Topic: Favourite Prog Debut Albums
Posted By: Xonty
Subject: Favourite Prog Debut Albums
Date Posted: March 31 2014 at 13:00
I'm sure this has been done before, but I can't find it, so which prog rock album is your favourite? Give a top 10 (or even more!) if you've got time too, and thanks for any feedback!  Here are mine!1. King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King (10/10) 2. Genesis - From Genesis To Revelation (10/10) 3. Pavlov's Dog - Pampered Menial (10/10) 4. Caravan - s/t (9/10) 5. Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells (9/10) 6. Iamthemorning - ~ (9/10) 7. The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown - s/t (9/10) 8. Egg - s/t (9/10) 9. Anthony Phillips - The Geese And The Ghost (9/10) 10. Marillion - Script For A Jester's Tear (9/10) plus some more... 11. Procol Harum - s/t (9/10) 12. Yes - s/t (8/10) 13. ELP - s/t (8/10) 14. Pink Floyd - Piper At The Gates Of Dawn (8/10) 15. Rush - s/t (8/10) 16. Matching Mole (8/10)
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Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: March 31 2014 at 13:07
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1) Triumvirat-Mediterranean Tales 2) Passport-Passport-Doldinger 3) Dedalus-s/t 4) Wallenstein-Blitzkrieg 5) Dzyan-s/t 6) Brainstorm-Smile Awhile 7) Libra-Musica e Parole 8) Eloy-s/t 9) If-s/t 10) ELP-s/t |
Posted By: Prog 74
Date Posted: March 31 2014 at 15:10
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In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson
Gentle Giant - s/t
ELP - s/t
Piper at the Gates of Dawn - Pink Floyd
Inner Mounting Flame - Mahavishnu Orchestra
Land of the Midnight Sun - Al Di Meola
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Posted By: ole-the-first
Date Posted: March 31 2014 at 15:47
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No particular order (both prog & proto/related) iamthemorning — ~ King Crimson — In the Court of the Crimson King Univers Zero — Univers Zero (1313) Dr.Z — Three Parts to My Soul The Mars Volta — De-Loused in the Comatorium Robert Fripp — Exposure Steven Wilson — Insurgentes Queen — Queen Black Sabbath — Black Sabbath The Doors — The Doors Cynic — Focus Leprous — Tall Poppy Sundrome (I'm not counting 'Aeolia' since it's a demo LP) Vintersorg — Till Fjälls Opeth — Orchid Alcest — Souvenirs d'Un Autre Monde Amesoeurs — Amesoeurs Agalloch — Pale Folklore Oceansize — Effloresce Amon Düül II — Phallus Dei Ef — Give Me Beauty... Or Give Me Death! Comus — First Utterance Blackfield — Blackfield Something like that. ------------- This night wounds time. |
Posted By: ole-the-first
Date Posted: March 31 2014 at 15:51
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^They're not necessarily my all-time favourite albums from those bands, but they're definitely something that caught my attention. ------------- This night wounds time. |
Posted By: Metalmarsh89
Date Posted: March 31 2014 at 17:16
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I can't believe no one's mentioned Camel yet. Here's my top ten. 1) Camel - s/t 2) Hiromi - Another Mind 3) King Crimson - The Court of the Crimson King 4) Emerson, Lake , & Palmer - s/t 5) Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells 6) Liquid Tension Experiment - s/t 7) Anglagard - Hybris 8) Dream Theater - When Dream and Day Unite 9) Asia - s/t 10) Yes - s/t ------------- Want to play mafia? Visit http://www.mafiathesyndicate.com" rel="nofollow - here . |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: March 31 2014 at 19:06
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King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King Present - Triskaidekaphobie Univers Zero - 1313 Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells Comus - First Utterence Ahvak - s/t Hatfield & The North - s/t National Health - s/t Pink Floyd - Piper at the Gates of Dawn Henry Cow - Legend Sleepytime Gorilla Museum - Grand Opening & Closing Pikapika Teart - Moonberry Yugen - Labirinito D'Acqua Brandt Brauer Frick - You Make Me Real Black Sabbath - s/t Scorpions - Lonesome Crow Syd Barrett - The Madcap Laughs ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: April 01 2014 at 00:30
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Smak s/t
R.M. Točak s/t Leb i Sol s/t Time s/t Tako s/t Oregon Music of Another Present Era Return to Forever s/t The Tony Williams Lifetime Emergency! Emerson, Lake & Palmer s/t Gong Magick Brother |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: April 01 2014 at 00:45
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Anekdoten - Vemod
Ange - Caricatures Anglagard - Hybris Ash Ra Tempel - Ash Ra Tempel Atomic Rooster - Atomic Roooster Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath Gentle Giant - Gentle Giant Gryphon - Gryphon Henry Cow - LegEnd IQ - Tales From The Lush Attic Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden Kraftwerk - Kraftwerk 1 Magma - Magma Riverside - Out Of Myself Roxy Music - Roxy Music Samla Mammas Manna - Samla Mammas Manna Sebastian Hardie - Four Moments Soft Machine - Soft Machine (vol I) Spirogyra - St. Radigunds Supersister - Present From Nancy Spock's Beard - The Light Utopia - Todd Rundgren's Utopia Wishbone Ash - Wishbone Ash Zao - Z=7L ...................to name a few............... |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: April 01 2014 at 02:08
     Tempel On The Steps Of The Temple, (2014)     |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: April 01 2014 at 04:08
 Snovi s/t Skysaw Great Civilization (2011) Atlas Volt Eventualities (2013)   Vultress 2011 debut EP The Seven Dreams (2010)  Babadag s/t (2012) |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: April 01 2014 at 10:50
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The first two that came to mind for me are;
ITCOTCK
ELP
after that Camel, Caravan, Procol Harum, Egg, Greenslade, MO-Inner ..Flame, .... ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: April 01 2014 at 11:21
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King Crimson- ITCOCK 2-
CAP- Nei Gorghi del Tempo 3-
Ant Phillips- The Geese and the Ghost 4-
Roxy Music-same 5-
Mike Oldfield- Tubular Bells 6-
Hatfield & the North-same 7-
Steve Hackett- Voyage of the Acolyte 8-
Mostly Autumn- For All We Shared 9-
Rick Wakeman- the 6 Wives of Henry VIII 10-
Willowglass-same ------------- I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth. |
Posted By: HemispheresOfXanadu
Date Posted: April 01 2014 at 11:46
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Beyond Creation--The Aura Augury--Concealed Devin Townsend/Ocean Machine--Biomech The Mars Volta--Deloused in the Comatorium <--Means End--The Didact Blotted Science--The Machinations of Dementia Ørkenkjøtt--Ønskediktet Animals As Leaders--Animals as Leaders Intronaut--Void Pomegranate Tiger--Entities Isahn--The Adversary Porcupine Tree--On the Sunday of Life King Crimson--In the Court of the Crimson King The Fierce and the Dead--Part 1
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Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: April 01 2014 at 15:56
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ARENA, Songs from the Lion's Cage
ARS NOVA, Fear & Anxiety BLACK SABBATH, [s/t] RITCHIE BLACKMORE'S RAINBOW, [s/t] EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER, [s/t] GAMMA, [s/t] DAVID GILMOUR, [s/t] GOBLIN, Profondo Rosso STEVE HACKETT, Voyage of the Acolyte ILLUSION, Out of the Mist KING CRIMSON, In the Court of the Crimson King THE MARS VOLTA, De-loused in the Comatorium MIKE OLDFIELD, Tubular Bells PENDRAGON, The Jewel TODD RUNDGREN'S UTOPIA, [s/t] SAGA, [s/t] SYNERGY, Electronic Realizations for Rock Orchestra TRACE, [s/t] TWELFTH NIGHT, Live at the Target RICK WAKEMAN, Six Wives of Henry VIII ZOMBI, Cosmos ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: April 01 2014 at 15:56
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Anglagard - Hybris Par Lindh Project - Gothic Impressions IQ- Tales From The Lush Attic ELP - S/T Muse - Showbiz Kayak - See See The Sun Three Monks - Neogothic Progressive Toccatas Magenta - Revolutions Stephen Caudel - Wine Dark Sea Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells and a couple that may not be: The Enid - In The Region Of The Summer Stars Rick Wakeman - Six Wives Of Henry VIII
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Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: April 02 2014 at 00:35
| ^ Didn't Wake a cut a piano-based album years before Six Wives came into being ?? |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: April 02 2014 at 01:35
according to our own PA database it was called Piano Vibrations and was released in 1971. It has about 30 reviews so not many have it. Probably worth a few bob now
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Tom Ozric wrote:Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: April 04 2014 at 15:07
I'm a Camel fan but I cannot get into their first album yet. I don't see why it's so special. But I keep trying. Camel is one of my top favorite bands, or even the most favorite band (them or Yes). Anyway, here's my top 10: 1. ELP - s/t (wow, it gets mentioned a lot; quite good!) 2. Pendragon - The Jewel 3. U.K.-U.K. 4. Kayak - See See The Sun 5. Maxophone - Maxophone 6. King Crimson - ITCOTCK 7. Bruford - Feels Good To Me 8. Yes - s/t 9. Procol Harum - s/t 10. Gentle Giant - s/t |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: April 04 2014 at 21:24
Here's a real list  Camel - Camel TMV - Deloused in the Comatorium Kayo Dot - Choirs of the Eye Steven Wilson - Insurgentes Russian Circles - Enter Riverside - Out of Myself Animals as Leaders - Animals as Leaders ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: April 05 2014 at 03:08
Darn it forgot about UK
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Posted By: ExittheLemming
Date Posted: April 05 2014 at 03:54
Assuming these can include Proto and related etc 1 - Maxophone 2 - UK 3 - Crazy World of Arthur Brown 4 - Pink Floyd Piper at the Gates of Dawn 5 - ELP 6 - Nicholas Greenwood Cold Cuts 7 - Greenslade 8 - Refugee 9 - Mahavishnu Orchestra The Inner Mounting Flame 10- The Doors Honorable Mentions 11 - Chou Pahrot Live 12 - Khan Space Shanty 13 - Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso 14 - Bram Stoker Heavy Rock Spectacular 15 - Comus First Utterance 16 - Diablo Swing Orchestra the Butcher's Ballroom 17 - Finch Glory of the Inner Force ------------- 
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Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: April 05 2014 at 07:34
I forgot that one! There comes another EDIT
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Posted By: ExittheLemming
Date Posted: April 05 2014 at 07:44
You are forgiven (There are so many brilliant 'one off' RPI albums it's hard to keep track) -------------
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: April 05 2014 at 14:00
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Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: April 05 2014 at 15:44
That's because you live there. What's closest to you, you tend to forget
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Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: April 05 2014 at 15:47
True! I could have mentioned Il Paese Dei Balocchi, Locanda Delle Fate etc. as well. But Maxophone is the best of them, as you are most certainly ready to admit, I think.
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Posted By: Kentucky_Hawkwindage
Date Posted: April 06 2014 at 13:50
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Hmmm-These come to mind:
Captain Beyond S/T
Black Sabbath S/T
King Crimson ITCOTCK
Armageddon S/T only LP
Uriah Heep 1st
ELP 1st
Arthur Brown's Kingdom Come Galactic Zoo Dossier
I love Hawkwind but really don't like the debut that much-wish i could list it but can't
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Posted By: ProgIta
Date Posted: April 07 2014 at 11:24
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1. King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King 2. Gentle Giant - s/t 3. Peter Hammill - Fool's Mate 4. PFM - Storia di un minuto 5. Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso - s/t 6. Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells 7. Goblin - s/t 8. Camel - s/t 9. Museo Rosenbach - Zarathustra 10. Quella Vecchia Locanda - s/t ------------- No, cosa sono adesso non lo so sono come, un uomo in cerca di se stesso no, cosa sono adesso non lo so sono solo, solo il suono del mio passo... |
Posted By: Prog_Traveller
Date Posted: April 08 2014 at 00:45
| I would put ELP's debut near the top of the list. In fact I might even prefer it to ITCOTCK. Also, I am very fond of Gentle Giant's debut which I think is very, very under rated. Echolyn's self titled debut album is also under rated(even though it has a rather crappy drum sound). Also, Porcupine Tree's debut is very good and so is "The Flower King" if you can consider that a debut. :D |
Posted By: Bitterblogger
Date Posted: April 22 2014 at 15:46
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Acronym time:
ITCOTCK--KC ELP--ELP LZ--LZ T6WOH8--RW AYE--JH MTB--B FO--MOI |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: April 22 2014 at 17:00
Good list.....I love all the early proto prog debuts and there are a lot of good ones.
Cressida, Spring, Fantasy, Rare Bird, etc..
But I never really cared for the Greenwood lp ; based on his playing with Khan I expected something more. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: April 23 2014 at 01:07
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: April 23 2014 at 01:17
is this a quiz? |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: April 23 2014 at 04:40
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Posted By: Bitterblogger
Date Posted: April 23 2014 at 05:02
| I'm sure you can get them. Last 3 are more challenging. |
Posted By: King Manuel
Date Posted: April 26 2014 at 01:01
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1. Dream Theater - When Dream and Day Unite
2. Spock's Beard - The Light 3. Camel – Camel 4. Transatlantic – SMPTE 5. Marillion – Script for a jesters tear 6. Arena - Songs from the Lion's Cage 7. Steve Hackett - Voyage of the Acolyte 8. Triumvirat-Mediterranean Tales 9. Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells 10. Asia - Asia ------------- Don't Bore Us, Get To The Chorus |
Posted By: smartpatrol
Date Posted: April 26 2014 at 01:07
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: April 26 2014 at 04:24
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Most of my favourite bands didn't hit the ground running and their début albums were by far exceeded by their later releases... they just got better. So my list is short...  2. Opeth - Orchid  3. Secret Green - To Wake The King  4. Seventh Wave - Things To Come  5. Renaissance - Renaissance  ------------- What? |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: April 26 2014 at 14:42
Love that first Renaissance album.
 ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: April 26 2014 at 15:10
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NEU! - s/t
Picchio dal Pozzo - s/t Brand X - Unorthodox Behaviour Franco Battiato - Fetus Magma - Kobaïa Cos - Postaeolian Train Robbery Can - Monster Movie Banco - s/t Area - Arbeit Macht Frei LA Düsseldorf - Düsseldorf Ash Ra Tempel - s/t Deuter - D PFM - Storia di un Minuto Pascal Comelade - Fluence Weather Report - s/t Samla Mammas Manna - s/t Astro Can Caravan - Questral Places Camel - s/t Moving Gelatine Plates - s/t Supersister - Present from Nancy Univers Zero - 1313 Art Zoyd - Symphonie pour le jour... ------------- “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.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Rick Robson
Date Posted: April 26 2014 at 16:06
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STEVE HACKETT - Voyage of the Acolyte Some people wrong about Rick Wakeman's debut, although it's not my favourite, this is the correct one: Piano Vibrations (1971):  And I see people forgot two excellent albums: Locanda delle Fate - Forse Le Lucciole Non Si Amano Più (unfortunately first and last):  Unreal City - La Crudelta Di Aprile (still the debut, hopefully not for long time):  -------------  "Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy." LvB |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: April 26 2014 at 17:00
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Colosseum - Valentyne Suite
The Future Kings Of England - s/t Pink Floyd - Piper at the Gates of Dawn Clearlight - Clearlight Symphony Here & Now - Give and Take Brainticket - Cottonwoodhill Vortex - s/t The Soft Machine - Vol 1 ------------- “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.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Bitterblogger
Date Posted: April 26 2014 at 17:41
| ^Re Piano Vibrations: Wakeman was snookered on that one. It was released to capitalize on the popularity of others pop hits, and that by Polydor without Wakeman's input, though he had no standing to stop it. |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: April 26 2014 at 18:12
Rick Wakeman says it isn't. We class it as a compilation album. His début solo album is Six Wives.
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Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: April 26 2014 at 18:30
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^ "I received £9 for my trouble"
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Posted By: Bitterblogger
Date Posted: April 27 2014 at 15:49
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^A pound a track is pitiful, even in a Seventies economy.
Seems he made up for it soon, though 
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: April 28 2014 at 01:17
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Added to my list then Rick Wakeman - The Six Wives Of Henry VIII |
Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: April 28 2014 at 06:22
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I'm deliberately missing out one hit wonders, so in no order: Disillusion- Back to Times of Splendor Birds and Buildings- Bantam to Behemoth Mahavishnu Orchestra- The Inner Mounting Flame Diablo Swing Orchestra- The Butchers Ballroom Virus- Carheart Kayo Dot- Choirs of the Eye Ciccada- A Child in the Mirror hAND- Dead Room Journal The Mars Volta- De-Loused in the Comatorium Pain of Salvation- Entropia No Made Sense- The Epillanic Choragi Far Corner- Far Corner Cynic- Focus Grayceon- Grayceon In the Woods...- HEart of the Ages Wobbler- Hinterland Anglagard- Hybris White WIllow- Ignis Fatuus Gnidrolog- In Spite of Harry's Toenail Protest the Hero- Kezia Fen- The Malediction Fields East of Eden- Mercator Projected The Tangent- The Music That Died Alone maudlin of the Well- My Fruit Psychobells... a Seed Combustible Opeth- Orchid Fall of Efrafa- Owlsa Curved Air- Air Conditioned Quella Vecchia Locanda- Quella Vecchia Locanda Indukti- SUSAR Marillion- Script for a Jesters Tear Vaura- Selenelion Transatlantic- SMPTe Psychotic Waltz- A Social Grace Virgin Black- Sombre Romantic Billy Cobham- Spectrum PFM- Storia di un Minuto Canvas Solaris- Sublimation Paatos- Timeloss U Totem- U Totem Brand X- Unorthodox Behavior Anekdoten- Vemod ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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Posted By: Darious
Date Posted: September 17 2014 at 16:33
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My favourite debut albums: Obviously, King Crimson with their In the Court of the Crimson King By all means Premiata Forneria Marconi with their Storia di un Minuto Maybe ------------- Writing about truth is a little bit like getting your dick out in public and hoping no one laughs (Steve Hogarth) |
Posted By: timothy leary
Date Posted: September 17 2014 at 16:50
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Posted By: WrytXander
Date Posted: September 19 2014 at 13:01
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Favourites King Crimson - ItCotCK ELP - ELP Camel - Camel Gentle Gaint - Gentle Gaint Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells Queen - Queen Transatlantic - SMPT:e Caravan - Caravan
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Posted By: Michael678
Date Posted: September 19 2014 at 15:04
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all time favorite prog debut is obviously In the Court for me. ------------- Progrockdude |
Posted By: Drumstruck
Date Posted: September 22 2014 at 21:50
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A good topic - and a few contenders if we're talking about end to end albums: Pavlov's Dog - Pampered Menial Golden Earring - Moontan Captain Beyond - Captain Beyond Scorpions - Lonesome Crow I'd put In the Court of the Crimson King, but if you took out Schizoid Man and Epitaph the rest aren't up to par imo
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Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: September 24 2014 at 10:19
| U.K. from the short-lived U.K. |
Posted By: dr prog
Date Posted: September 24 2014 at 17:50
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Camel
Elp Atomic rooster Samurai Ronnie Foster Greenslade Zao Oblivion express National health Uk Sloche ------------- 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: fudgenuts64
Date Posted: September 24 2014 at 20:48
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Pampered Menial! So so good. ------------- 
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Posted By: Drumstruck
Date Posted: October 08 2014 at 20:49
| And how could I have forgotten Culpepper's Orchard - such a good album! |
Posted By: A Smart Kid
Date Posted: October 10 2014 at 23:40
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Some ones that people haven't mentioned: Haken-Aquarius Caligula's Horse-Moments from Ephemeral City Cynic-Focus Atheist-Piece of Time And then the one I will probably get the most sh*t for Coheed and Cambria-Second Stage Turbine Blade
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Posted By: ebil0505
Date Posted: October 11 2014 at 15:33
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Off the top of my head:
King Crimson (obviously) Genesis - From Genesis to Revelation (really underrated IMO) ELP - s/t Camel - s/t (especially with Homage to the God of Light live) Anglagard - Hybris Aphrodite's Child - End of the World (some really good song writing there) Pink Floyd - Piper at the Gates of Dawn (because Pink Floyd, guys) The Soft Machine - s/t (because Pink Floyd reminded me) PFM - Storia Di Un Minuto Renaissance - Prologue (the first album with that line-up, Rajah Khan is perfect prog) Yes - s/t (see Aphrodite's Child above) ------------- "I like to think oysters transcend national barriers." - Roger Waters |