A favoured album from each PA category

Thanks so much for all of the lists. I know it can be a real challenge and take some time, so the effort is very much appreciated.    More already have tried this than I was expecting. I find it interesting to see the lists, compare lists, and like to see what I know and like and don't know from the lists. This can give me rather broader sense of some of the tastes and interests in our community/ specific members.

I'll mention what i like from each list. Lorenzo's, great to see you around again!, is to be continued (a strategy I was thinking of suggesting for some), but I truly love every album mentioned in his list thus far.

With Nikola's list, I particulary love Third, Larks' Tongues In Aspic, Ege Bamyasi, Ágætis Byrjun, First Utterance, Zeit, Ummagumma, Freak Out!, Zarathustra, and Mekanïk Destruktïw Kommandöh. Really like Relayer, and Aja is very good...

With Christian's list, I love The National, The Dreaming (you turned me more onto that album and now it is one of my very favourite albums), Holger Czukay - Movies (such a wonderful album, really, really love it), Rubycon, Ummagumma, Berlin and revolver. And I like Phlegm, Heavy Horses and Infernal Machina a lot. I should listen that Association PC live as I like the band a lot. I don't know Tarentel or Cilio at all that I can recall. Will try to remember to remedy that at some time.

With Samuel's list: I know we share a lot of musical loves in common, and so interesting to see as many album names I am unfamiliar with (means more for me to check out). :) I do love Le Poison Qui Rend Fou, Weidorje , Spiral and The Soft Parade. I know the Mastodon quite well and should listen again.

Again thanks all, and I hope more will try this challenge. It's "a favoured album", it doesn't need to be one's favourite. I know lots of us would know and love huge amounts of albums from our favoured categories.

Not necessarily my first choice from each, but I love them all:

1) Canterbury: R. Wyatt - Rock Bottom

Canterbury: Gong - You
Crossover: Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells
Eclectic: Alquin - The Mountain Queen
Experimental / Post Metal: Maudlin of the Well - Part the Second
Heavy: Anekdoten - Until all the Ghosts are Gone
Indo / Raga: N/A
JR/F: Dean Watson - Track of Days
Kraut: N/A
Neo: Nine Stones Close - Leaves
Post/Math: Swans - The Beggar
Prog Folk: Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick
Progressive Electronic: Klaus Schulze - Mirage
Progressive Metal: Dream Theater - Metropolis part II - Scenes from a Memory
Psych / Space: Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
RIO / Avant: Henry Cow - In Praise of Learning
RPI: Franco Battiato - Sulle Corde di Aries
Symphonic: Yes - Close to the Edge
Tech / Extreme: Openth - Pale Communion
Zeuhl: Magma - Köhntarkösz
Prog Related: John Cale - Music for a New Society
Proto: The Who - Who's Next

^ I know. I taught English in Japan and met my wife there. Anyway, maybe that's part of why "Kokoro" captured my heart. I left a big piece of my heart in Japan, some in Belgium too.

Edited by Logan - 22 hours 31 minutes ago at 10:13

^ Just to note that I'm just choosing these based on what category they are in and not judging whether I think they fit the category well, and asking the same of others in their lists of favourites. That above is my fifth list in this topic, while avoiding repeating acts in my lists. Anyone can make as many lists as they like. Bondage Fruit is more Zeuhl flavoured I would say, and how much depends on the track and album. Some of it is very Zeuhl to my ear. I'm happy with it in Zeuhl and there are those Zeuhlish rhythms. It's actually a pretty eclectic band with jazz, folk and world music, avant prog, from gentle to not.... Can be beautiful. I do suggest listening to their debut. I find it to be a wonderful album. They released an album this year, by the way.



I would place that album in Zeuhl, by the way.

With Far East Family Band, I agree it's more on the Space Rock side of the Psych & Space category at PA than Psych. I find real beauty in the album. I just adore this, for instance:



What has been said of my tastes commonly is that I often gravitate towards atmospheric music. I also often do like groove...

Edited by Logan - 23 hours 11 minutes ago at 09:33

Of course people should do what they are comfortable with here. :) Just some ideas for this discussion forum.

I don;t want to take away from other people's wonderful lists, I know these aren't that easy to put together (well, not without practice ;)) and the effort is hugely appreciated, but here's another of mine:


Canterbury Scene: Picchio dal Pozzo - Picchio dal Pozzo (1976)
Crossover Prog: Susanne Sundfør - Ten Love Songs (2015)
Eclectic Prog: King Crimson - Lizard (1970)
Experimental/Post Metal: Uboa - The Sky May Be (2018)
Heavy Prog: Atomic Rooster - Death Walks Behind You (1970) (was mentioned already in this topic, but had planned for this next)
Indo-Prog/Raga Rock: Satwa - Satwa (1973)
Jazz Rock/Fusion: Dedalus - Dedalus (1973)
Krautrock: Faust - So Far (1972)      
Neo-Prog: unsure
Post-Rock/Math Rock: Bohren & der Club of Gore - Sunset Mission (2000)
Prog Folk: Perry Leopold - Christian Lucifer (recorded 1973, released 1999)
Progressive Electronic: Igor Wakhévitch - Hathor (1973)
Progressive Metal: unsure
Psychedelic/Space Rock: Far East Family Band - Parallel World (1976)
RIO/Avant-Prog: Universe Zero - Heresis (1979)
Rock Progressivo Italiano: Osanna - Palepoli (1973)
Symphonic Prog: Ange - Au-delà du délire (1974)
Tech/Extreme Prog Metal: unsure
Zeuhl: Bondage Fruit - Bondage Fruit I (1994)
Various Artists: unsure
Prog Related: William Sheller - Lux Aeterna (1972)
Proto-Prog: Silver Apples - Silver Apples (1968)

I might try to combine all our lists into one, or just the first list by each as I have multiple. It takes effort to make these and I do worry when I make topics that people's efforts will not be noticed or recognised (and I don't always respond, mostly because I find social interactions a little uncomfortable often). At least re-posting them might give some more visibility.

Iantumaros wrote: It is rather an insurmountable challenge for me to select but a singular album from the realms of Canterbury Scene, Symphonic Prog, Eclectic Prog, Jazz-Rock/Fusion, RIO/Avant-Prog, or Progressive Electronic.

I started, but found it too difficult:)