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    Posted: February 08 2022 at 18:29
1. Genesis - Foxtrot
2. Curved Air - Phantasmagoria
3. Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick (despite the above controversy)
4. Procol Harum - Live with Edmonton Philharmonic Orchestra
5. Moody Blues - Seventh Sojourn
6. Yes - Close to the Edge
7. Focus - Focus III
8. Renaissance- Prologue
9. PFM - Per Un Amico
10.ELP - Trilogy
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Originally posted by The Dark Elf The Dark Elf wrote:

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What a fraud you are. You b*tch and moan about "songs", and here you have an album from a very popular group who had the balls, the audacity and the belief in themselves to go against convention (and the record industry) and provide a release without a single, and without any songs whatsoever, just continuous music over 2 sides of an album. 
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Hi,

Look who's talking and using the words. I'm not.

I happen to like, A LOT, the JT from the early days, and my liking it stops after Minstrel in a Gallery, when my interests were too far into the rest of the world, and I did not think that JT was keeping up. Doesn't make it bad or not good enough, btw ... except to you!

I would ALWAYS mention TAAB and PP as two of the top albums, but I can not let go of the other material which is also far out and valuable, regardless of the issue if I have a favorite or not ... my appreciation is still there 50 some years later.


Edited by moshkito - February 08 2022 at 07:00
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Originally posted by enigmatic enigmatic wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

It's very impressive that the first three albums on your list have picked up 21 votes so far out of 26 votes cast in total. I must be one of the few here who didn't vote for any of those three classic albums. Embarrassed
One of 4 to be exact, by I have to admit your Top 10 is pretty solid. The only one that I've haven't played in very long time is Flied Egg - Dr. Siegel's Flied Egg Shooting Machine. Catapilla, Khan, Nektar and Procol Harum are my favorites from your list and I still have them on my CD shelve. Smile
Out of those rare albums you mentioned, Dr. Siegel's Flied Egg Shooting Machine is the only album I have on CD (courtesy of Amazon), even though it's probably the least-known album of them all, outside of Japan. Smile
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Originally posted by The Dark Elf The Dark Elf wrote:

What a fraud you are. You b*tch and moan about "songs", and here you have an album from a very popular group who had the balls, the audacity and the belief in themselves to go against convention (and the record industry) and provide a release without a single, and without any songs whatsoever, just continuous music over 2 sides of an album. 

I have heard all the others albums mentioned, and own most of them, but you know what? TAAB is simply a remarkable album, and what's even more remarkable is it went to #1 in the States because of how good it was. 

Great album design, great lyrics, masterful playing, no individual songs and actually popular among a wide swathe of listeners, not merely pretentious tw*ts who namedrop authors and film directors because they themselves are bankrupt of any original ideas -- tell me, how many bands can pull that off?



The Dark Elf - I wouldn't want to piss you off and meet you in a dark  ally Wink but... I agree with you 100%.
TAAB is one of the pillars of progressive rock. In my book - Top 20 progressive rock albums ever recorded. Outstanding concept, with awesome artwork and 40+ min of excellent music without any fillers. 


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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

It's very impressive that the first three albums on your list have picked up 21 votes so far out of 26 votes cast in total. I must be one of the few here who didn't vote for any of those three classic albums. Embarrassed
One of 4 to be exact, by I have to admit your Top 10 is pretty solid. The only one that I've haven't played in very long time is Flied Egg - Dr. Siegel's Flied Egg Shooting Machine. Catapilla, Khan, Nektar and Procol Harum are my favorites from your list and I still have them on my CD shelve. Smile
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Originally posted by moshkito moshkito wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

^^ It's very impressive that the first three albums on your list have picked up 21 votes so far out of 26 votes cast in total. I must be one of the few here who didn't vote for any of those three classic albums. Embarrassed

Hi,

Normally, I do not vote for JT, because it doesn't need it. I would rather that BANCO's DARWIN be listed in there, specially after such an incredible first album of theirs.

The only issue I have with JT's album being mentioned, is that everyone has heard it 32 times. AND, you can't say the same thing about any of the majority of the other albums. That doesn't make JT, one of the best ... it makes it a "favorite" ... and that is when "progressive music" stops being about the music, and more about the fame. 

JT and Ian, deserve the acclaim, but I think that compared to so much other music around the world, they are very good, but saying they are the best is the same thing as saying that you have not heard all the others at all!

What a fraud you are. You b*tch and moan about "songs", and here you have an album from a very popular group who had the balls, the audacity and the belief in themselves to go against convention (and the record industry) and provide a release without a single, and without any songs whatsoever, just continuous music over 2 sides of an album. 

I have heard all the others albums mentioned, and own most of them, but you know what? TAAB is simply a remarkable album, and what's even more remarkable is it went to #1 in the States because of how good it was. 

Great album design, great lyrics, masterful playing, no individual songs and actually popular among a wide swathe of listeners, not merely pretentious tw*ts who namedrop authors and film directors because they themselves are bankrupt of any original ideas -- tell me, how many bands can pull that off?




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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

^^ It's very impressive that the first three albums on your list have picked up 21 votes so far out of 26 votes cast in total. I must be one of the few here who didn't vote for any of those three classic albums. Embarrassed

Hi,

Normally, I do not vote for JT, because it doesn't need it. I would rather that BANCO's DARWIN be listed in there, specially after such an incredible first album of theirs.

The only issue I have with JT's album being mentioned, is that everyone has heard it 32 times. AND, you can't say the same thing about any of the majority of the other albums. That doesn't make JT, one of the best ... it makes it a "favorite" ... and that is when "progressive music" stops being about the music, and more about the fame. 

JT and Ian, deserve the acclaim, but I think that compared to so much other music around the world, they are very good, but saying they are the best is the same thing as saying that you have not heard all the others at all!
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1 Herbie Hancock - Crossings
2 Can - Ege Bamyası
3 Chick Corea - Return to Forever
4 Premiata Forneria Marconi - Storia di un minuto
5 Faust - So Far
6 Moving Gelatine Plates - The World of Genius Hans
7 Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band - Clear Spot
8 Curved Air - Phantasmagoria
9 Kraan - Kraan
10 Brave New World - Impressions on Reading Aldous Huxley

Doesn't feel rigt to be leaving out a at least dozen masterpieces by the likes of Embryo, Franck Dervieux, Weather Report, Jean-Claude Vannier, Tangerine Dream, Banco, Il Balletto di Bronzo, Dom, Gentle Giant, Stomu Yamash'ta, Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes... and plenty more (but I did find a way to mention them)
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^^ It's very impressive that the first three albums on your list have picked up 21 votes so far out of 26 votes cast in total. I must be one of the few here who didn't vote for any of those three classic albums. Embarrassed
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Originally posted by Nogbad_The_Bad Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:

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Amon Duul II - Wolf City
Gentle Giant - Octopus
Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick
Yes - CTTE
Premiata Fomeria Marconi - Per Un Amico
CAN - Ege Bamyasi
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Hi,

Ange - Caricatures needs to be listed. The long cut alone says it all ... and it was a take on the album cover by PF ... "ecoute ... ecoute ... "

Yeah ... this would be a few on a list of mine. 
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I couldn't assign the points like Psychedelic Paul does it (1st album - 30 points, 2nd album - 20 points, 3rd album - 15 points etc.) because some of the lists were in alphabetic order. I simply counted the votes. I only included first 10 albums from each list. Some lists had more than 10 albums listed, for instance siLLY_puPPY's list had 11 albums, I excluded last one QVL - s/t. 
Here are the results after counting the votes from 26 PA users. I am listing the albums with more than 2 votes only.

  1-3. Genesis - Foxtrot (21 votes)
  1-3. Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (21 votes)
  1-3. Yes - Close to the Edge (21 votes)
    4. Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Trilogy (14 votes)
    5. Gentle Giant - Octopus (13 votes)
    6. Premiata Fomeria Marconi - Per Un Amico (12 votes)
    7. Khan - Space Shanty (10 votes)
    8. Frank Zappa - The Grand Wazoo (7 votes)
 9-11. Banco del Mutuo Soccorso - Darwin! (6 votes)
 9-11. Gentle Giant - Three Friends (6 votes)
 9-11. Moody Blues - Seventh Sojourn (6 votes)
   12. Il Balletto di Bronzo - Ys (5 votes)
13-15. Can - Ege Bamyasi (4 votes)
13-15. Gnidrolog - Lady Lake (4 votes)
13-15. Nektar - A Tab in the Ocean (4 votes)
16-24. Amon Duul II - Wolf City (3 votes)
16-24. Banco del Mutuo Soccorso - s/t (3 votes)
16-24. Deep Purple - Machine Head (3 votes)
16-24. Matching Mole - Matching Mole (3 votes)
16-24. Moving Gelatine Plates - The World Of Genius Hans (3 votes)
16-24. Pink Floyd - Obscured by Clouds (3 votes)
16-24. Renaissance - Prologue (3 votes)
16-24. Santana - Caravanserai (3 votes)
16-24. Uriah Heep - Demons and Wizards (3 votes)


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Originally posted by enigmatic enigmatic wrote:

^ It would be nice to see a summary at the end of voting. Probably too late now. It looks like some of the lists are in alphabetic order, including your Top 10, Paul.
And I am not saying you should do the counting. I can take care of it.

Thanks. It's almost impossible to rank my Top 10 in order of preference when the albums are all by different artists, and I suspect it's the same for many other PA members here too. It's much easier to rank albums when they're all by the same artist. As you say, it's a little late for me to start counting the votes now, but you're more than welcome to give it a go. Wink
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^ It would be nice to see a summary at the end of voting. Probably too late now. It looks like some of the lists are in alphabetic order, including your Top 10, Paul.
And I am not saying you should do the counting. I can take care of it.

Edited by enigmatic - February 05 2022 at 11:39
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^ Thanks. Your list gave me a clue as to what an RPI band might be: Rock Progressivo Italiano. Thumbs Up
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First great year for RPI bands.

My Top 20 of 1971:
Yes - Close to the Edge  
Gentle Giant - Three Friends
Emerson, Lake and Palmer - Trilogy  
Genesis - Foxtrot 
Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick 
Gentle Giant - Octopus 
Twenty Sixty Six and Then - Reflections on the Future
Gnidrolog - Lady Lake
Premiata Forneria Marconi - Per Un Amico 
Khan - Space Shanty 

Ange - Caricatures 
Premiata Forneria Marconi - Storia Di Un Minuto  
Amon Düül II - Wolf City  
Return to Forever - s/t 
Banco del Mutuo Soccorso - Darwin!     
Focus - Focus 3
Raccomandata Ricevuta Ritorno - Per... Un Mondo Di Cristallo
Banco del Mutuo Soccorso - Banco del Mutuo Soccorso
Le Orme - Uomo di Pezza 
Moving Gelatine Plates - The World of Genius Hans 
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Triumvirat-Mediterranean Tales
Passport-Second Passport
Nektar-A Tab In The Ocean
Pell Mell -Marburg
Mahavishnu Orchestra-Birds Of Fire
Dzyan-Dzyan
Wishbone Ash-Argus
If-If 3
Atomic Rooster-Made In England
ELP-Trilogy
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Association PC - Erna Morena
Tangerine Dream - Zeit
Can - Ege Bamyasi
Frank Zappa - The Grand Wazoo
Amon Düül II - Wolf City
Jethro Tull  - Thick as a Brick
Yes - Close to the Edge
Banco del Mutuo Soccorso - Darwin
Banco del Mutuo Soccorso - s/t
Franco Battiato - Pollution
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What a year!  

Amazing Blondel - England
Dave Cousins - Two Weeks Last Summer
Genesis - Foxtrot
Hoelderlin - Hoelderlin's Traum
Horslips - Happy to Meet, Sorry to Part
Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick
Midnight Circus - s/t
Le Orme - Uomo di Pezza
Pell Mell - Marburg
Moody Blues - Seventh Sojourn
Real Accademia di Musica
Gilles Servat - La Blanche Hermine
Strawbs - Grave New World
Sundenfall II - s/t
Third Ear Band - The Magus (not released till decades later but it deserves a spot here)
Tir Na Nog - A Tear and a Smile
Yes - Close to the Edge
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Can- Ege Bamyasi
Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick
Il Paese dei Balocchi- Il Paese dei Balocchi
Yes - Close to the Edge
Genesis - Foxtrot
Alan Sorrenti- Aria
Gentle Giant -Octopus
Uriah Heep - Demons and Wizards
Jethro Tull - Living in the Past
ELP - Trilogy
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One of the hardest ones yet:

1: Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick
2: Yes - Close to the Edge
3: Genesis - Foxtrot
4: PFM - Per un amico
5: Banco del Mutuo Soccorso - Darwin!
6: Gentle Giant - Octopus
7: Il Balletto di Bronzo - Ys
8: Wishbone Ash - Argus
8.5: Osanna - Palepoli*
9: Khan - Space Shanty
9.33: PFM - Storia di un minuto**
9.66: Banco del Mutuo Soccorso - S/T**
10: Frank Zappa - The Grand Wazoo

Honorable mentions:
Dom - Edge of Time
ELP - Trilogy
Herbie Hancock - Crossings
Moving Gelatine Plates - The World of Genius Hans
Nektar - A Tab in the Ocean
Le Orme - Uomo di Pezza
Santana - Caravanserai
Time by Time

* I had Palepoli here on my list until I read SillyPuppy's comment about the release year, and after doing some research, I did see that most sites, including Discogs, list the earliest release date of the record as 1973, not 1972.
** I'd probably rank both Storia di un minuto and Banco del Mutuo Soccorso above The Grand Wazoo, but seeing as Per un amico and Darwin! are already on my list at #4 and #5 respectively, I wanted to give the #10 spot to a tenth artist instead.


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