1000 Prog Albums Over 46 Years: 1966-2011

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1000 Prog Albums
Over 46 Years: 1966-2011

Okay, here we go with my next project. And this will be a
magnum opus I believe. I am going to attempt to list an ultimate list of prog
albums. In the spirit of the popular tomes “1001 things you must do before you
die, ” such as “1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die” or “1001 Guitar tunes
you must play before you die”, I am going to do likewise. I own the “1001
Albums You Must Hear Before You Die” massive book and of course it features
SOME Prog albums but it is not really complete. Likewise “1001 Songs You Must
Hear Before You Die” is very limited in prog material. These books always list
the material in chronological order and likewise I will list the albums by
year. I have had to do some extensive research to achieve a definitive list and
of course there will be omissions but overall I hope to capture the spirit of
each year. I used some polls to find albums and of course progarchives.com website as well
as others and many books have helped tremendously. In any case all albums are
deserved of a listen and have their own brilliant moments, while they are by no
means flawless. I will review as many albums as I can and others' reviews will be used with permission to complete the album selections.
So here we go. 

First let me point out the wonders of Prog:
I would say from my prog experience that there are
7 wonders of the prog world in the way of songs: Van Der Graaf Generator's
'A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers', Yes' 'Close To The Edge', ELP's 'Karn Evil
9', King Crimson's '21^st Century Schizoid Man', Pink Floyd's 'Shine
On', Rush's '2112', and Genesis' 'Supper's Ready'.

The seven wonders of the prog world in the way of
albums are similar as far as I am concerned: Van Der Graaf Generator's
"Pawn Hearts", Yes' "Close To The Edge", ELP's "Brain
Salad Surgery", King Crimson's "In The Court of The Crimson
King", Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of The Moon", Jethro Tull's
"Thick As A Brick", and Genesis' "Foxtrot".
When it comes to a list of prog albums, where to start is the question so I believe a
good starting point is 1966 where Prog was beginning to make some kind of
impact, or at least the sounds and musicianship that would encompass the
progressive music upsurge. 
You are free to make suggestions and they may be
taken in to account so let’s get to it!
You can click on the album titles to find out more about the albums - later I hope to add info and album covers for each selection.

1000 Prog Albums Over 46 Years: 

1966-2011

 INDEX

1966 

1

Freak
Out!

Frank Zappa

2

Miles
Smiles

Miles Davis

1967 

3

Days
Of Future Passed 

The Moody Blues

4

Absolutely
Free

Frank Zappa

5

The
Piper At The Gates Of Dawn

Pink Floyd

6

Procol
Harum

Procol Harum

7

Safe
As Milk

Captain Beefheart

1968
8

We're
Only In It For The Money

Frank Zappa

9

The
Soft Machine

The Soft Machine

10 

Shine
On Brightly

Procol Harum

11

In
Search of the Lost Chord 

The Moody Blues

12

Music
In A Doll's House

Family

13

Caravan

Caravan

14

A
Saucerful Of Secrets

Pink Floyd

1969 

15

In
The Court Of The Crimson King

King Crimson

16

Hot
Rats

Frank Zappa

17

In
a Silent Way

Miles Davis

18

Uncle
Meat

Frank Zappa

19

Stand
Up

Jethro Tull

20

Valentyne
Suite

Colosseum

21

Phallus
Dei

Amon Düül II

22

To
Our Children's Children's Children

The Moody Blues

23

Santana

Santana

24

Volume
Two

The Soft Machine

25

Trout
Mask Replica

Captain Beefheart

26

Sea
Shanties

High Tide

27

On
The Threshold Of A Dream 

The Moody Blues

28

Monster
Movie 

Can

29

Arzachel 

Arzachel

30

Renaissance

Renaissance

31

Ummagumma

Pink Floyd

32

A
Salty Dog

Procol Harum

Edited by AtomicCrimsonRush - May 30 2012 at 03:40

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