Your first prog album

Now I got to remember quite a bit back when I didn't know what prog was. I think it was either Aqualung or Thick as a Brick...either that or one of Tangerine Dream's soundtracks probably the excellent Thief soundtrack.

My first prog album was A Farewell To Kings by Rush. It was my dad's album.

But the first prog album I bought was In The Court Of The Crimson King.

The first that I heard was Trick of the Tail by Genesis. My dad was the one who originally got me into prog rock in general.

The first that I bought was Trespass. I've loved prog ever since.

The first rock album I bought was 'Sheer Heart Attack' by Queen in the autumn of '84, and that contains several proggy passages (notably the long guitar solo in 'Brighton Rock'). My first real prog album was 'Misplaced Childhood', which I got for Christmas in '85.

devin townsend -- accelerated evolution

Erm, well the first prog I heard was my brother's Pink Floyd CDs, DSOTM, The Wall, Echoes, and P.U.L.S.E. (plus others).  As well as Tubular Bells (1 and 2), plus some Queensryche albums.

But before that and during that same time, I saw the Moody Blues twice (this would be the 1980s sometime) with my parents.  Plus my parents used to play a lot their albums.  My mother likes Barclay James Harvest, especially Glasnost.

One of my first CD purchases was Moody Blues "Caught Live + 5".

If you don't include proto-prog, then my first real prog CDs were strangely Van der Graaf Generator!

From memory, I think I heard King Crimson - ITCOTCK after I purcharsed my first VdGG albums.

So it's a bit odd how I got into VdGG before most other prog.

James.

farewel to kings!!!

when i bought this album i did spoke a  word of english and i thuoght i was buying moving pictures because it was in the miteighties and rush was big in my country specially moving pictures,but when i listen to this early rush album i became a hardcore right after this album.

2112 or Dark Side of the Moon...both my dad's...

It was a very long time ago.

Had to be either:

The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown ,

Aorta or

Freak Out or

Days Of Future Passed.

Must of been 1968. 

Edited by gabbel ratchett

Hey ... this is my first reply, too.

Technically ... Kansas - "Leftoverture".  Columbia House sent it to me because I forgot to send back the reply card so I kept it.  But other than "Carry On Wayward Son" it didn't grab me.  Didn't listen to it again for a couple of years.

My true descent into Prog (through the back door, mind you) went like this over four consecutive album purchases:

ELO - "Out of the Blue" ... bought it because of "Turn to Stone" but the 'Concerto for a Rainy Day' suite intrigued me ...  Surprised ELO's not in the prog archives.  They're not serious prog, but certainly they're as prog as Styx ... maybe proggier.

Moody Blues - "Long Distance Voyager" ... Fell in love with "The Voice" the first time I heard it on radio.  My prog head friend was very excited because "it had that keyboard player from Yes", but after listening told me ... "that's not the REAL Moody Blues!"

Genesis - "Abacab" ...  I was sold the title track, but Dodo/Lurker quickly became my favorite.

Yes - "Drama" ... my best friend kept pushing Yes on me (see the Moodies, above).  By now I was a proghead myself, just as seventies prog was dying out!  lol.

By then, I was hooked.   ELP's greatest hits came in there somwhere after that, followed by "Giant for a Day" and "Aqualung" and most of the Yes catalog.