UK

The album U.K. is one of my favorite prog albums of all time but that doesn't prevent it from being a flawed masterpiece. The musicianship, the compositions, the recording quality, the hooks, the choice of instruments,...everything I can think of is perfect except: John Wetton's vocals. He does not have the range for some of the notes he attempts to hit. In particular, there are parts of "Thirty Years" that I have to fast foward through because it's unlistenable. Nonetheless, U.K.s first album is one of the best progressive efforts I have ever heard and noteable because it holds up over time, unlike most other early 70s efforts that sound dated to the modern ear.