Progressive Rock Album List-1975
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Topic: Progressive Rock Album List-1975
Posted By: presdoug
Subject: Progressive Rock Album List-1975
Date Posted: February 21 2025 at 08:13
| Here is a list of my favorite progressive albums of 1975; pick a favorite among them! I have included jazz rock as that is "under the umbrella" of progressive music. Some are, admittedly, pretty obscure. My favorite is, as no surprise, Triumvirat's "Spartacus". Have a go at it! |
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Posted By: Octopus II
Date Posted: February 21 2025 at 08:20
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Hawkwind - Warrior On The Edge Of Time Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here Gentle Giant - Free Hand PFM - Chocolate Kings
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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: February 21 2025 at 08:25
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Wish You Were Here, easy vote for me. Here's my favorites from 1975. After voting in this poll, feel free to add your list as well. https://awesomeprog.com/release-polls/pa/aoty-1975/vote" rel="nofollow - https://awesomeprog.com/release-polls/pa/aoty-1975/vote 1. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=1441#tag=%20%7bap:21197%7d" rel="nofollow - Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here [ https://open.spotify.com/album/0bCAjiUamIFqKJsekOYuRw" rel="nofollow - SPO ] 2. https://awesomeprog.com/releases/53283#tag=%20%7bap:53283%7d" rel="nofollow - Richard O'Brien - The Rocky Horror Picture Show [AP Prog-Adj] [ https://open.spotify.com/album/4QviryaneolcRmDB57SLco" rel="nofollow - SPO ] 3. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=13527#tag=%20%7bap:13764%7d" rel="nofollow - Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti [ https://open.spotify.com/album/0ovKDDAHiTwg4AEjKdgdWo" rel="nofollow - SPO ] 4. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=8209#tag=%20%7bap:21571%7d" rel="nofollow - Queen - A Night at the Opera [ https://open.spotify.com/album/3KCJzwKOdBxDu6TKaFPqM9" rel="nofollow - SPO ] 5. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=5331#tag=%20%7bap:6169%7d" rel="nofollow - Frank Zappa - One Size Fits All [ https://open.spotify.com/album/4mp2SC1Wq9jZJINGPAKv0V" rel="nofollow - SPO ] 6. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=4160#tag=%20%7bap:20888%7d" rel="nofollow - Steve Hackett - Voyage of the Acolyte [ https://open.spotify.com/album/4twSmtePdvfZhSpI2LV5W2" rel="nofollow - SPO ] 7. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=4063#tag=%20%7bap:447%7d" rel="nofollow - Steve Hillage - Fish Rising [ https://open.spotify.com/album/2IfufXMgO8WKAIEeyNbzoY" rel="nofollow - SPO ] 8. https://awesomeprog.com/releases/16781#tag=%20%7bap:16781%7d" rel="nofollow - Alice Cooper - Welcome To My Nightmare [AP Prog-Adj] [ https://open.spotify.com/album/4QhvqS4OQ4Lxe78Bafn8VH" rel="nofollow - SPO ] 9. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=329#tag=%20%7bap:10182%7d" rel="nofollow - Camel - The Snow Goose [ https://open.spotify.com/album/0BD0bKRAFt8Z5q2NqCTPsN" rel="nofollow - SPO ] 10. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=1419#tag=%20%7bap:21202%7d" rel="nofollow - Van Der Graaf Generator - Godbluff [ https://open.spotify.com/album/3qWwk72yX7MPboodiR6AH0" rel="nofollow - SPO ] 11. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=15045#tag=%20%7bap:3059%7d" rel="nofollow - Jeff Beck - Blow by Blow [ https://open.spotify.com/album/6fhTDVBs7qeoP3254hMu6u" rel="nofollow - SPO ] 12. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=2736#tag=%20%7bap:8751%7d" rel="nofollow - Nektar - Recycled [ https://nektarmusic.bandcamp.com/album/recycled-deluxe-edition" rel="nofollow - BC ] [ https://open.spotify.com/album/4D5ZGmqizLUdRUZkHZi0Tn" rel="nofollow - SPO ] 13. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=922#tag=%20%7bap:14940%7d" rel="nofollow - Maxophone - Maxophone [ https://maxophone.bandcamp.com/album/maxophone" rel="nofollow - BC ] [ https://open.spotify.com/album/2ANyO7tZgN5uS2uIqX9hS8" rel="nofollow - SPO ] 14. https://awesomeprog.com/releases/6875#tag=%20%7bap:6875%7d" rel="nofollow - Aerosmith - Toys in the Attic [AP Non-Prog] 15. https://awesomeprog.com/releases/4815#tag=%20%7bap:4815%7d" rel="nofollow - Eagles - One of These Nights [AP Non-Prog] 16. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=8946#tag=%20%7bap:21477%7d" rel="nofollow - Electromagnets - Electromagnets [ https://open.spotify.com/album/4k77w9sqvfkBfJOAk4olli" rel="nofollow - SPO ] 17. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=7534#tag=%20%7bap:21542%7d" rel="nofollow - Klaus Schulze - Timewind [ https://open.spotify.com/album/0QG1Ty8ld4wVl8YcPFOgUT" rel="nofollow - SPO ] ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/release-polls/pa" rel="nofollow - Release Polls Listened to: 
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Posted By: Criswell
Date Posted: February 21 2025 at 08:26
| Played Spartacus to death when it came out... |
Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: February 21 2025 at 08:28
I coulda kicked myself, I meant to include Tangerine Dream-Rubycon, but can't add it now. 
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: February 21 2025 at 08:36
Nice poll!  Pink Floyd gets the vote here.
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: February 21 2025 at 08:38
| Steve Hackett - Voyage of the Acolyte |
Posted By: BasedProgger
Date Posted: February 21 2025 at 08:45
| Since Godbluff isn't on here I voted for Bundles. |
Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: February 21 2025 at 08:47
Cool! Thanks for the link.
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MikeEnRegalia wrote:Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: February 21 2025 at 08:51
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From the list Free Hand. Others... Hatfield & The North - The Rotters Club Kansas - Song For America and Masque Zappa - One Size Fits All Tull - Minstrel in the Gallery |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: February 21 2025 at 09:14
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I don't know which one to vote for among my five favorites here. They are all so great in (very) different ways: Steve Hackett - Voyage of the Acolyte Hawkwind - Warrior On The Edge Of Time Terje Rypdal - Odyssey Nektar - Recycled Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here Ten additional favorites of mine: Eno - Another Green World Van der Graaf Generator - Godbluff Mike Oldfield - Ommadawn Hatfield and the North - The Rotters' Club Tangerine Dream - Rubycon Kraftwerk - Radio-Aktivität Lard Free - I'm Around About Midnight Klaus Schulze - Timewind Goblin - Profondo Rosso Area - Crac! |
Posted By: omphaloskepsis
Date Posted: February 21 2025 at 09:16
| Rush-Fly By Night |
Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: February 21 2025 at 09:27
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Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: February 21 2025 at 10:20
Then it would be a cinch for me.   ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: February 21 2025 at 10:29
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I could vote for any of the top four, but I voted VotA. Warrior on the Edge of Time Voyage of the Acolyte Electronic Realizations for Rock Orchestra Spartacus Cross-Collateral Libra ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Big Sky
Date Posted: February 21 2025 at 10:34
| From the list, Gentle Giant with Mahavisnu Orchestra followed closely behind. Not on the list of albums I think highly of from 1975 would include Camel's Snow Goose, Song for America by Kansas and Jeff Beck's Blow by Blow. |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: February 21 2025 at 10:55
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I went with Soft Machine but Steve Hackett, Terje Rypdal and Hawkwind are right there too. Godbluff is another favourite of mine from this year. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: February 21 2025 at 10:59
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Smorgasbord of great stuff here! Voyage of the Acolyte gets the nod. WYWH, Fly By Night, Spartacus and Warrior on the Edge of Time are the next favorites. ------------- Welcome to the middle of the film. |
Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: February 21 2025 at 11:33
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Floyd > Hawkwind > GG > Rush > Hackett > Nektar ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
Posted By: Steve Wyzard
Date Posted: February 21 2025 at 12:57
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1. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here 2. Terje Rypdal - Odyssey 3. Gentle Giant - Free Hand
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: February 21 2025 at 13:36
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I love to see these kinds of polls. :) I saw this right after submitting my 1975 list to AwesomeProg (been working my way down the years) https://awesomeprog.com/release-polls/pa/aoty-1975/users/Logan" rel="nofollow - https://awesomeprog.com/release-polls/pa/aoty-1975/users/Logan . It needs more work, but here is my top 20 of 60 from there right now as I see Mikes also shared his. The order is very flexible, will be adjusted more, and generally loosey-goosey. 1. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=89978#tag=%20%7bap:77657%7d" rel="nofollow - Cortex - Troupean Bleu 2. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=559#tag=%20%7bap:34%7d" rel="nofollow - Hatfield and the North - The Rotters' Club 3. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=1441#tag=%20%7bap:21197%7d" rel="nofollow - Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here 4. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=6389#tag=%20%7bap:6932%7d" rel="nofollow - Tangerine Dream - Ricochet 5. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=3576#tag=%20%7bap:2101%7d" rel="nofollow - Neu! - NEU! '75 6. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=8887#tag=%20%7bap:77918%7d" rel="nofollow - Harmonia - Deluxe 7. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=1419#tag=%20%7bap:21202%7d" rel="nofollow - Van Der Graaf Generator - Godbluff 8. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=13527#tag=%20%7bap:13764%7d" rel="nofollow - Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti 9. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=103#tag=%20%7bap:4349%7d" rel="nofollow - Area - Crac! 10. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=7534#tag=%20%7bap:21542%7d" rel="nofollow - Klaus Schulze - Timewind 11. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=3888#tag=%20%7bap:4066%7d" rel="nofollow - Hawkwind - Warrior on the Edge of Time 12. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=13734#tag=%20%7bap:19322%7d" rel="nofollow - Vortex - Vortex 13. https://awesomeprog.com/releases/77965#tag=%20%7bap:77965%7d" rel="nofollow - Lula Côrtes e Zé Ramalho - Paêbirú [AP Prog] 14. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=3060#tag=%20%7bap:10491%7d" rel="nofollow - Henry Cow - In Praise Of Learning 15. https://awesomeprog.com/releases/53283#tag=%20%7bap:53283%7d" rel="nofollow - Richard O'Brien - The Rocky Horror Picture Show [AP Prog-Adj] 16. https://awesomeprog.com/releases/24507#tag=%20%7bap:24507%7d" rel="nofollow - Egisto Macchi - Contemporanea [AP] 17. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=5458#tag=%20%7bap:12405%7d" rel="nofollow - Dzyan - Electric Silence 18. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=3066#tag=%20%7bap:5047%7d" rel="nofollow - Slapp Happy - Desperate Straights (with Henry Cow) 19. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=7415#tag=%20%7bap:3005%7d" rel="nofollow - Kraftwerk - Radio-Activity (Radio-Aktivität) 20. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=6347#tag=%20%7bap:6915%7d" rel="nofollow - Tangerine Dream - Rubycon From the poll, I will go with Hawkwind now even if Wish You Were Here is currently higher on my list (right before that I put Hawkwind higher, whatever, both are great) I can't really decide on an order for it, too much I love from the period. I got much more into that band recently and that is an excellent album. Libra and Odyssey are some other particular favourites. I was expecting to see Dzyan but very happy with what I voted for. |
Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: February 21 2025 at 13:44
I always thought Electric Silence by Dzyan was a 1974 release (that is why you didn't see it listed, but I may have that wrong).....thanks for your list, Greg.
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: February 21 2025 at 13:48
| ^ Actually thoiught that might be the case. PA says 1974 and I may well have the date of first release wrong. Discogs agrees with you and Prog Archives. |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: February 21 2025 at 14:04
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^ I've changed the Dzyan release to 1974 - it's wrong at RYM. I usually check Musicbrainz in this case, Discogs is the most reliable but Musicbrainz has a better interface IMHO, and also links to Discogs: https://musicbrainz.org/release-group/d1861397-2fa0-3e8d-ad8d-3f59b05ae729" rel="nofollow - https://musicbrainz.org/release-group/d1861397-2fa0-3e8d-ad8d-3f59b05ae729 ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/release-polls/pa" rel="nofollow - Release Polls Listened to:
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Posted By: rik wilson
Date Posted: February 21 2025 at 14:19
| I went with Soft Machine-Bundles ; also, Eno- Another Green World ; Hatfield and the North; Steve Hillage -Fish Rising. |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: February 21 2025 at 21:00
| Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: February 21 2025 at 21:09
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Wish You Were Here, followed by "not on the list" Physical Graffiti and Minstrel in the Gallery. ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: February 22 2025 at 01:43
Forgot about the two first here, and left out Macchi. Both Contemporanea and Voix are two of my favorite 1975-albums. |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: February 22 2025 at 05:21
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The obvious one... ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: February 22 2025 at 05:49
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Pink Floyd > Gentle Giant > Steve Hackett ------------- 
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Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: February 22 2025 at 11:02
| Rubycon would've beaten all of these by some distance. As things stand it's hard to pick between WYWH, Bundles, Cross Collateral, Acolyte. Vote for Passport so that they have a well deserved vote. |
Posted By: Floydoid
Date Posted: February 22 2025 at 12:37
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Wish You Were Queer - not contest. ------------- Is it any wonder that the monkey's confused? |