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Octavarium which came out when I was in 8th grade.
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Originally posted by Eärendil Eärendil wrote:

Octavarium which came out when I was in 8th grade.

How appropriate.
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Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

Originally posted by Eärendil Eärendil wrote:

Octavarium which came out when I was in 8th grade.

How appropriate.

Woah. Coincidence? Stern Smile  
No, it must have been fate.
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Originally posted by frankbostick frankbostick wrote:

1970 King Crimson In The Wake Of Poseidon ...and my life changed.

Likewise!!  
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Went camping with the school in the summer of 1974 and I shared a tent with a prog fanatic with a tape recorder and just the one tape: Pink Floyd's Atom Heart Mother....I was hooked from then on and here I am still proggin' hard!Cool
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When I was about 15 I recall I owned 3 prog vinyl albums only...
Jeff Waynes War of the Worlds -
Kraftwerk - The Man Machine - 1978
Pink Floyd - The Wall - 1979
 
 
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I already started a thread like this.  I'm going to have to kick your butt. Tongue

My first two came as part of the initial membership deal with Columbia.  Two Wakemans: Journey and King Arthur.  It took a couple of years or so before I became a full fledged addict.
Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Probably Dark Side of the Moon when I was a kid. 

The one that got me going on prog, however, was the 35th anniversary compilation triple album of Yes material. First Yes song I heard was Roundabout, and it blew me away immediately. Became a huge fan of the band and prompted me to start looking into more prog. 
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Close to the Edge - Yes, 1972, while driving through misty highlands in northern Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
My Doc Told Me I Have Doggie Head.
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depends if you count The Beatles' albums, but the album that made me realize that this art form was my preferred was URIAH HEEP's Demons and Wizards.
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My parents have Dark Side of the Moon, so definitely that...when, I don't know...probably somewhere between 7-10 years old, though they've had it as long as I've known them. LOL
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I like to think I was in at "the beginning" - I have the LP from Touch in 1968.
[I did not, however, begin to 'keep up' with all thing destined to be progressive! Wink
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Dark Side of the Moon...I got it when it came out and I've gone through 3 vinyl editions & 2 CDs.
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My first Prog album was Close to the Edge of Yes in 1975
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First i listen too, i cant remember, my brother was into prog, so that have been when i was very young.
But i know what was my first Vinyl, that i got for Christmas, at the same time as i got my first (used) record player.
 
  • Minstrel in the Gallery (1975) I was 12.
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    Prog is whatevey you want it to be. So dont diss other peoples prog, and they wont diss yours
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    Points: 65456     		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 21 2010 at 06:45
    first heard:  Tarkus in 1975 at about 9 years old

    first owned:  Hemispheres when released in '78, I liked the surreal cover
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    Points: 2060     		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 21 2010 at 07:39
    Tormato.

    I was 19/20.


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    Points: 407     		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 21 2010 at 09:03
    Mothers of Invention "We're Only in it for the Money" in 1969.  I was 10.
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    Points: 2779     		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 21 2010 at 09:07
    Rush - A Farewell To Kings
     
    I was a heavy metal nugget back in the late 1970s'/early 80s. A mate of mine had played me Going For The One which in my infinite teenage wisdom, I had dubbed 'f*cking Country and Western music' (yes I know, I'm still slapping myself about the head about it now). My mate was not undaunted however and during one afternoon record listening session, he spun AFTK and everything changed in an instant. I'll admit that at first, I found Geddy's vsinging hilarious but I couldn't fault the playing. Happily, his voice grew on me and I played this album to death over the next six months. It remains a watershed moment for my music listening and opened a door to the world of progresssive music.
     
     
    Such a great musical revelation would not occur in my life again until I discovered the phenomenal talent that is Justin Bieber. Tongue


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    Points: 9     		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 21 2010 at 10:10

    Dark side of the moon is taking the lead :) (which was my 1st prog album, and still my inspiration )
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