A favoured album from each PA category

^ 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....

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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 - December 16 2024 at 19:17

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 - December 16 2024 at 16:25

Crossover Prog:  Saga - Worlds Apart

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 - December 16 2024 at 11:23