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    Posted: April 25 2023 at 08:04

For what it's worth, it was a gnat's whisker away from making mine. I only discovered it comparatively recently and have heard it maybe three times at most, so it's possible if you asked me again in a few years it might have made its way up there.
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Yeah, I just listened to it for the first time 3 days ago, after listening to it I would probably put over Citadel by Starcastle.
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Originally posted by David_D David_D wrote:

Originally posted by David_D David_D wrote:

Pulsar  (F)  -  Halloween  (1977)

I'm surely suprised that nobody else than I has listed this one.  Embarrassed

For what it's worth, it was a gnat's whisker away from making mine. I only discovered it comparatively recently and have heard it maybe three times at most, so it's possible if you asked me again in a few years it might have made its way up there.
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Originally posted by David_D David_D wrote:

Pulsar  (F)  -  Halloween  (1977)

I'm surely suprised that nobody else than I has listed this one.  Embarrassed




Edited by David_D - April 24 2023 at 08:21
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1. Even in the quietest moments by Supertramp
2. Aerie Faerie Nonsense by The Enid
3. Ocean by Eloy
4. Animals by Pink Floyd
5. Mirage by Klaus Schulze
6. Going for the One by Yes
7. Blackouts by Ashra
8. The geese and the ghost by Anthony Phillips
9. Quark, strangeness and charm by Hawkwind
10. Rockpommel's land by Grobschnitt

I have a weak spot for Supertramp (with Hodgson)

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I missed Epidaurus' Earthly Paradise as well, I need to spin this again I sure rated it high. I'll mention Island, Lard Free, Arco Iris, Smak, Shylock and Patrick Forgas as releasing strong records that year as well.

Edited by Mellotron Storm - April 23 2023 at 09:33
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I haven't done my 70's lists, I just felt it was too overwhelming at the time I did the other years but I will eventually I'm sure.
So just going over some of the albums from that year I'll go with these although far from an official list because I know I will miss some.
In no order...
Rush- A Farewell To Kings
Pink Floyd- Animals
Supertramp- Even In The Quietest Moments
Locanda Delle Fate- Forse Le...
Heldon- Interface
Archaia- s/t
Plat Du Jour- s/t
Al DiMeola- Elegant Gypsy
Coma- Financial Tycoon
Aera- Hand Und Fuss
Anna Sjalv Tredje- Tussilago Fanfara
Hermeto Pascoal- Slave Mass
PSI- Horizonte

Great year for Jazz and Electronic albums. Bennie Maupin's Slow Traffic To The Right, Jean-Luc Ponty's Enigmatic Ocean and Iceberg's Sentiments along with what I picked. Then Klaus Shulze's Mirage and many others in electronics.
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Fascinating year, isn't it? Rise of punk, first signs of the major UK bands starting to become complacent and/or lose their way a bit, but still so much incredibly progressive music bubbling to the surface.

Here's my list, in no particular order. Nothing that hasn't already been mentioned by this point.
  • Circus - Movin' On
  • Greaves, Blegvad and Herman - Kew. Rhone.
  • Gentle Giant - Playing the Fool
  • Jethro Tull - Songs from the Wood
  • Happy the Man - Happy the Man
  • Yes - Going for the One
  • England - Garden Shed
  • Island - Pictures
  • Plat du Jour - Plat du Jour
  • The Enid - Aerie Faerie Nonsense
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Jared Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 21 2023 at 00:37
I've now tried to put them in an order, which will probably change next time I hear them!

1. Pink Floyd: Animals
2. Yes: GfTO
3. Eloy: Ocean
4. Rush: AFtK
5. VDGG: Quiet Zone
6. TD: Encore
7. Camel: Rain Dances
8. Renaissance: Novella
9. Hawkwind: Quark
10. ELP: Works I

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11. BJH: Gone To Earth
12. APP: I Robot
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My favorites are:

1. A Farewell To Kings by Rush
2. Animals by Pink Floyd
3. Point Of Know Return by Kansas
4. Novella by Renaissance
5. I Robot by Alan Parson's Project
6. Ocean by Eloy
7. Garden Shed by England
8. The Quiet Zone / The Pleasure Dome by Van Der Graaf Generator
9. Trans Europa Express by Kraftwerk
10. As Crincas Da Nova Floresta by Recordando O Vale Das Macas
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote The Dark Elf Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 20 2023 at 17:09
Jethro Tull - Songs from the Wood
Peter Gabriel - Car
Pink Floyd - Animals
Jean-Luc Ponty - Enigmatic Ocean
Yes- Going For The One
David Bowie - Low
Al Di Meola - Elegant Gypsy
ELP - Works Volume 1
The Alan Parsons Project - I Robot
Weather Report - Heavy Weather

Bonus, Live Albums...

Moody Blues - Caught Live +5 
Genesis - Seconds Out
Rainbow - On Stage

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Originally posted by BrufordFreak BrufordFreak wrote:

1. JONI MITCHELL Don Juan's Reckless Daughter
May be my no. 1 too. Amazing album. I thought about including it myself, as it's her "proggiest".


Edited by Saperlipopette! - April 20 2023 at 14:19
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Originally posted by Saperlipopette! Saperlipopette! wrote:

I'm gonna need 20 because it's either 20 or nothing

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I'm gonna need 20 because it's either 20 or nothing

David Bowie - Low
Klaus Schulze - Mirage
Univers Zéro - Univers Zéro
Kraftwerk - Trans Europa Express
Van der Graaf - The Quiet Zone / The Pleasure Dome
Peter Hammill - Over
Archaďa - Archaďa
Forgas - Cocktail
The Residents - Fingerprince
Oriental Wind / Okay Temiz - Oriental Wind
André Fertier - Clivage
Camel - Rain Dances
Steely Dan - Aja
Dionne-Brégent - Deux
Zanov - Moebius 256 301
Aksak Maboul - Onze danses pour combattre la migraine
Franco Leprino - Integrati ... Disintegrati
Pierrot Lunaire - Gudrun
Renaissance - Novella
Anna Själv Tredje - Tussilago Fanfara

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Originally posted by VultureCulture07 VultureCulture07 wrote:

Starcastle- Citadel (this was originally Black Noise until I realized that was released in '78)

If you visit FM's page on this site, Black Noise is listed as a 1977-released album.

If you visit the Black Noise page on Wikipedia, it's listed as a 1978 release.

Why don't we just call it a December 31, 1977 masterpiece?
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This list is in no particular order

Supertramp-Even in the Quietest Moments
England- Garden Shed
Anthony Phillips- The Geese and the Ghost
Alan Parsons Project- I Robot
Brand X- Moroccan Roll
Gentle Giant- The Missing Piece
Circus- Movin' On 
Eloy- Ocean
Starcastle- Citadel (this was originally Black Noise until I realized that was released in '78)
Charlie- No Second Chance

The last one is a stretch but I think it fits.


Edited by VultureCulture07 - April 19 2023 at 18:31
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Originally posted by Lewian Lewian wrote:

My list 2 years ago was this:

Luciano Cilio - Dialoghi del Presente
Van der Graaf - The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome
Pink Floyd - Animals
Camel - Rain Dances
Supertramp - Even in the Quietest Moments
Al di Meola - Elegant Gypsy
Skywhale - The World at Mind's End
Yes - Going for The One
Gentle Giant - Playing the Fool
Ashra - Blackouts

Looking around, some more I really like are Moroccan Roll, UZ 1313, and, as I already have a live album in the list, Seconds Out and Gong Live etc., and Mirage if I'm in the right mood. Not so keen on Encore, Songs from the Wood, Ocean compared to other releases of these bands. I think I leave things as they are (maybe put the Gentle Giant live album a few ranks higher, given that this is the only GG album I'd ever list in top 10 of a year).

Oh, yes, 

I like these:

Luciano Cilio - Dialoghi del Presente
Gentle Giant - Playing the Fool

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But even:

Pink Floyd - Animals
Van der Graaf - The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome
Camel - Rain Dances
Supertramp - Even in the Quietest Moments
Yes - Going for The One


- And I have to write the review of Dialoghi del presente!

It was and advice of yours, Christian!


Edited by jamesbaldwin - April 19 2023 at 16:56
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Lewian Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 19 2023 at 16:08
My list 2 years ago was this:

Luciano Cilio - Dialoghi del Presente
Van der Graaf - The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome
Pink Floyd - Animals
Camel - Rain Dances
Supertramp - Even in the Quietest Moments
Al di Meola - Elegant Gypsy
Skywhale - The World at Mind's End
Yes - Going for The One
Gentle Giant - Playing the Fool
Ashra - Blackouts

Looking around, some more I really like are Moroccan Roll, UZ 1313, and, as I already have a live album in the list, Seconds Out and Gong Live etc., and Mirage if I'm in the right mood. Not so keen on Encore, Songs from the Wood, Ocean compared to other releases of these bands. I think I leave things as they are (maybe put the Gentle Giant live album a few ranks higher, given that this is the only GG album I'd ever list in top 10 of a year).
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Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

Great year. I prefer base 12 to ten, and I like donuts , so here's a baker's dozen plus plus one artist (bit two albums) in Prog Related and one not in PA but still Prog related to me. And one more, see below.

Top 11:

Franco Leprino - Integrati ... Disintegrati
Klaus Schulze - Mirage
Anna Själv Tredje - Tussilago Fanfara
Univers Zero - Univers Zero (aka 1313)
Archaďa - Archaďa
Stormy Six - L'Apprendista
Island - Pictures
Greaves, Blegvad, Herman - Kew. Rhone.
Plat du jour - Plat du jour
Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express
The Residents - Fingerprince

Bonus three:
Peter Hammill - Over
The Alan Parsons Project - I Robot
Pink Floyd - Animals


In Prog Related: David Bowie - "Heroes" and Low

Not in PA, but relevant imo: Television - Marquee Moon

EDIt: And added Kew. Rhone. whcih I forgot, love that album.

Oh, yeah!

I love L'apprendista (Stormy Six)

I add
- Angelo Branduardi: Alla fiera dell'Est
- Napoli centrale: Qualcosa cca nun muore
- Locanda delle fate: forse le lucciole...

Prog related:
- Eugenio Finardi - Diesel
- Lucio Battisti - io tu noi tutti

Italian singer-songwriter:
- Eugenio Bennato: Burattini senza fili
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1. Yes: Going for the One
2. Starcastle: Fountains of Light
3. ELO: Out of the Blue
4. Kansas: Point of Know Return
5. Alan Parsons Project: I Robot
6. Anthony Phillips: The Geese and the Ghost
7. Styx: The Grand Illusion
8. Supertramp: Even in the Quietest Moments
9. Barclay James Harvest: Gone to Earth
10. FM: Black Noise 
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British Symphonic Prog favourites from 1977:-

4 stars 1977: Autumn - Oceanworld - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXf9nPYXpys
5 stars 1977: Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Works Volume 1 - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LtbMMJU_ueOBFsKScckwbjp
5 stars 1977: The Enid - Aerie Faerie Nonsense - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJOT707sogc
4 stars 1977: First+Aid - Nostradamus - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXn4DfnhEbw
5 stars 1977: Anthony Phillips - The Geese and the Ghost - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEZ4n2snJjjBQunttOnefS2l
5 stars 1977: Renaissance - Novella - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTyxsBRD4pI
4 stars 1977: Rick Wakeman - White Rock (soundtrack) - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LvBvlRjvXBnl_U7DHxzlmkW
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