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    Posted: February 10 2022 at 07:36
Hi,

All of these are mentioned above in other posts ... no order on them since my tastes are very diverse.

Pink Floyd-Meddle
ELP-Tarkus
Mahavishnu Orchestra-Inner Mounting Flame
Can-Tago Mago
Amon Duul 2-Dance of the Lemings
Roy Harper-Stormcock
Focus-Moving Waves
The Doors-LA Woman
Le Orme-Collage
Barclay James Harvest-Once Again
Alan Stivell-Renaissance of the Celtic Harp
Jethro Tull-Aqualung

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (1) Thanks(1)   Quote Philchem8 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 10 2022 at 07:28
I thought I had commented on this thread but actually it was on a similar discussion called 'prog from 1971' started by SiLLy PuPPy. How SiLLy of me! So here goes again:

1. JT: Aqualung
2. Genesis: Nursery Crymes
3. King Crimson: Islands
4. Yes: The Yes Album
5. Pink Floyd: Meddle
6. Caravan: In the Land of Grey and Pink
7. Fuchsia: Fuchsia
8. Focus: Moving Waves
9. Alan Stivell: Renaissance of the Celtic Harp
10. Curved Air: Second Album

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (1) Thanks(1)   Quote enigmatic Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 05 2022 at 09:09
So difficult to narrow it down to just 10 albums - awesome year for prog-rock!

My Top 20 albums of 1971:
 1. Van der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts 
 2. Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Tarkus 
 3. Yes - Fragile 
 4. Caravan - In the Land of Grey and Pink 
 5. Egg - The Polite Force 
 6. Genesis - Nursery Cryme
 7. Yes - The Yes Album  
 8. King Crimson - Islands 
 9. Gentle Giant - Acquiring the Taste  
10. Pink Floyd - Meddle 

11. Soft Machine - Fourth  
12. Jethro Tull - Aqualung
13. Gong - Camembert Electrique
14. Marsupilami - Arena 
15. Raw Material - Time Is...  
16. Supersister - To the Highest Bidder
17. Fuchsia - Fuchsia 
18. Spring - Spring 
19. Comus - First Utterance 
20. Samurai - Samurai

I had to leave out so many great albums, so... I will list them in HM section: Smile
Honorable Mentions:
Beggar's Opera - Waters of Change
Cressida - Asylum  
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Pictures at an Exhibition 
Faust - Faust
Focus - Moving Waves 
Led Zeppelin - IV
Magma - 1001° Centigrades 
Tonton Macoute - s/t
Traffic - The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys
Wigwam - Fairyport 
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (1) Thanks(1)   Quote presdoug Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 06 2021 at 10:14
The Pink Mice-In Action
ELP-Tarkus
Colosseum Live
Atomic Rooster-In Hearing Of
Passport-Doldinger
Wishbone Ash-Pilgrmage
Wallenstein-Blitzkrieg
Mahavishnu Orchestra-The Inner Mounting Flame
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (1) Thanks(1)   Quote Lewian Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 25 2021 at 15:05
Can - Tago Mago
Van der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts
Amon Düül II - Tanz der Lemminge
Jethro Tull - Aqualung
Pink Floyd - Meddle
Tangerine Dream - Alpha Centauri
Genesis - Nursery Cryme
Yes - Fragile
Caravan - In the Land of Grey and Pink
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Pictures at an Exhibition


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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (1) Thanks(1)   Quote kenethlevine Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 23 2021 at 09:45
what's amazing was I remember reading an article from way back in 1971 and 1972 lamenting how little good new music there was!  Sometimes it takes a few years of hindsight to assess the music of a time.  Or maybe the writer was just an idiot?

Here's my list

Amazing Blondel - Fantasia Lindum
Barclay James Harvest - Once Again
Caravan - In the Land of Grey and Pink
Earth and Fire - Song of the Marching Children
Fresh Maggots - s/t
Jade Warrior - s/t
Jan Dukes de Grey - Rats and Mice in the Loft
Jethro Tull - Aqualung
Moody Blues - Every Good Boy
O.W.L - Of Wondrous Legends
Alan Stivell - Renaissance de la harpe celtique (someone else listed this in 1972 but according to PA and discogs, it's 1971)
Strawbs - From the Witchwood



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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (1) Thanks(1)   Quote tempest_77 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 14 2021 at 20:29
Originally posted by tempest_77 tempest_77 wrote:

1: Yes - Fragile
2: Genesis - Nursery Cryme
3: Jethro Tull - Aqualung
4: Caravan - In the Land of Grey and Pink
5: Yes - The Yes Album
6: Pink Floyd - Meddle
7: Uriah Heep - Look at Yourself
8: Van der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts
9: Egg - The Polite Force
10: Traffic - The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys


I thought I'd add some honorable mentions, especially seeing as I featured Yes on here twice (though they do deserve it—both albums are fantastic):
Can - Tago Mago
ELP - Tarkus
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Inner Mounting Flame
Spirogyra - St. Radigunds
Supersister - To the Highest Bidder


Edited by tempest_77 - June 22 2021 at 11:13
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1. Yes - Fragile
2. Genesis - Nursery Cryme
3. Yes - The Yes Album
4. ELP - Tarkus
5. Jethro Tull - Aqualung
6. Pink Floyd - Meddle
7. Van Der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts
8. Uriah Heep - Look At Yourself
9. Egg - The Polite Force
10. King Crimson - Islands
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ELP - Tarkus
ELP - Pictures at an Exhibition
Gong - Camembert Electrique
Soft Machine - Fourth
Genesis - Nursery Cryme
Caravan - In the Land of Grey and Pink
Pink Floyd - Meddle
Yes - Fragile
Yes - The Yes Album
Egg - The Polite Force
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This might be my favorite year of music.

Van der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts
Can - Tago Mago
Amon Düül II - Tanz der Lemminge
Pink Floyd - Meddle
Comus - First Utterance
Caravan - In the Land of Grey and Pink
Tangerine Dream - Alpha Centauri
Magma - 1001 Centigrade
Jethro Tull - Aqualung
Genesis - Nursery Cryme


Honorable mention:

Yes - The Yes Album or Fragile
Gong - Camembert Electrique
Supersister - To the Highest Bidder
Popol Vuh - In Den Garten Pharaos
King Crimson - Islands
Uriah Heep - Look at Yourself
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Many great albums to choose from. 1971 was truly a high water mark for rock music in general.
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Wishbone Ash - Pilgrimage
Focus - Moving Waves
David Bowie - Hunky Dory
Santana - Santana 3
Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Inner Mounting Flame
Jethro Tull - Aqualung
Pink Floyd - Meddle
Uriah Heep - Salisbury
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
Traffic - The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys
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1. Pawn Hearts - VDGG
2. Fragile - Yes
3. Meddle - Pink Floyd
4. Tarkus - ELP
5. Who's Next - The Who
6. Nursery Cryme - Genesis
7. Acquiring The Taste - Gentle Giant
8. Pictures At An Exhibition - ELP
9. The Yes Album - Yes
10. Aqualung - Jethro Tull
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (1) Thanks(1)   Quote tempest_77 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 03 2021 at 23:50
1: Yes - Fragile
2: Genesis - Nursery Cryme
3: Jethro Tull - Aqualung
4: Caravan - In the Land of Grey and Pink
5: Yes - The Yes Album
6: Pink Floyd - Meddle
7: Uriah Heep - Look at Yourself
8: Van der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts
9: Egg - The Polite Force
10: Traffic - The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys



Edited by tempest_77 - June 14 2021 at 20:29
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Must be something like this:

1. Pink Floyd - Meddle
2. Genesis - Nursery Cryme
3. Yes - Fragile
4. King Crimson - Islands
5. Supersister - To the Highest Bidder
6. Focus - Focus II (aka Moving Waves)
7. Caravan - In the Land of Grey and Pink
8. Yes - The Yes Album
9. Golden Earring - Seven Tears
X. Traffic - The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys

Some honourable mentions:
Nico - Desertshore*
Gentle Giant - Acquiring the Taste
Roy Harper - Stormcock
Jan Dukes de Grey - Mice and Rats in the Loft
Jethro Tull - Aqualung

*) Not filed under any prog subgenre, but it fits somehow.



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Here are some 10 albums from '71 I find particularly intriguing:
Jethro Tull - 'Aqualung'
Yes - 'Fragile'
Deep Purple - 'Fireball'
Gong - 'Camembert Electrique'
David Bowie - 'Hunky Dory'
Comus - 'First Utterance'
Van der Graaf Generator - 'Pawn Hearts'
Genesis - 'Nursery Cryme'
Pink Floyd - 'Meddle'
Led Zeppelin - 'Led Zeppelin IV'

A few honorable mentions:
ELP - 'Tarkus'
King Crimson - 'Islands'
Soft Machine - 'Fourth'
Herbie Hancock - 'Crossings'
Barcaly James Harvest - 'Once Again'
Caravan - 'In the Land of Grey and Pink'
Centipede - 'Septober Energy'


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Originally posted by Argo2112 Argo2112 wrote:

  1. The Yes Album - Yes
  2. Fragile - Yes
  3. The Inner Mounting Flame - Mahavishnu Orchestra
  4. Who's Next -The Who
  5. Aqualung - Jethro Tull
  6. Tarkus - ELP
  7. Meddle - Pink Floyd
  8. Nursery Chyme - Genesis
  9. Pictures at an Exhibition -ELP
  10. Low Spark of High Heeled Boys - Traffic

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Aqualung - Jethro Tull
The Yes Album - Yes
Meddle - Pink Floyd
Tarkus - Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Nursery Cryme - Genesis
The Inner Mounting Flame - Mahavishnu Orchestra
Focus II (Moving Waves) - Focus
Pawn Hearts - Van der Graaf Generator
Fragile - Yes
In the Land of Grey and Pink - Caravan
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (1) Thanks(1)   Quote Progmind Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 01 2021 at 18:08
Genesis - Nursery Crime
Caravan - In The Land Of Grey & Pink
Jethro Tull - Aqualung
The Who - Who´s Next
Samurai - Samurai
Soft Machine - 4
Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality
VDGG - Pawn Hearts
Comus - Firts Utterance
Pink Floyd - Meddle

Honorable mentions:

Out of Focus - Out Of Focus
ELP - Tarkus
Gentle Giant - Acquiring The Taste
Eiliff - Eiliff
Yes - Fragile


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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (1) Thanks(1)   Quote progaardvark Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 01 2021 at 15:37
I guess this. Pretty confident in my first four. The remaining could be interchanged.

1. Genesis - Nursery Cryme
2. VDGG - Pawn Hearts
3. Yes - Fragile
4. Pink Floyd - Meddle
5. ELP - Tarkus
6. Caravan - In the Land of Grey and Pink
7. Egg - The Polite Force
8. Can - Tago Mago
9. Yes - The Yes Album
10. Gentle Giant - Acquiring the Taste

Honorable mentions:
Beggars Opera - Waters of Change
Earth & Fire - Song of the Marching Children
ELO - No Answer
Focus - Moving Waves
Le Orme - Collage
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