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Well with ELP you can't pick any of their first six albums as 'unconventional' favourite choices I believe. However Works is another story so TCat is on the money with those. Even many ELP fans didn't like those albums and it was a major reason for the band going downhill in popularity so quickly (that and the massively expensive orchestral tour plus punk was a perfect storm)

For me probably Kansas - Somewhere To Elsewhere is the obvious one.

King Crimson is an 'almost' as Power To Believe is my second favourite but its still a long way behind the mighty Red.

Genesis have made so many great albums but a lot of people write them off after Wind and Wuthering. However And Then There Were Three is one of my favourites by them although it still only gets 3rd spot after Trick and Foxtrot.

Dream Theater - A Change of Seasons . I love the title track (my favourite prog metal track) and the tribute medley stuff hits the spot nicely! According to this site though it was 'fan club/promo' release which surprises me. Can I count it??!
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I can also add:
 
Rush - Test For Echo
Black Sabbath - Born Again (as long as it is the remastered version)
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Originally posted by dougmcauliffe dougmcauliffe wrote:

What I mean by this is, whats your unconventional favorite album from a given artist that generally may not be regarded to as their best or maybe low-mid tier. For example you may say Drama is your favorite yes album.

So ill start, I know its one of their highest rated, but people rarely say its their favorite from the band:

Rajaz by Camel
Rajaz is the only Camel album that can be compared to the first four. By coincidence I've listened to it this morning. 
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I love 90125
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Dream Theater´s "When Dream and Day Unite", is not only my favourite DT album, but one of my overall favourite prog albums
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Originally posted by King Manuel King Manuel wrote:

Dream Theater´s "When Dream and Day Unite", is not only my favourite DT album, but one of my overall favourite prog albums

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Camel "Harbour of Tears"
Gentle Giant "Three Friends"
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Originally posted by Progosopher Progosopher wrote:

I can also add:
 
Rush - Test For Echo
Black Sabbath - Born Again (as long as it is the remastered version)

I like Test for Echo as well.
as for Born Again, it's my least favorite BS album, I rarely listen to it. 
I enjoy the Iommi & Hughes collaboration on Seventh Star as well as their later albums. 
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Originally posted by BaldJean BaldJean wrote:

my favorite Eloy albums by far are "Inside" and "Floating"
Inside is special and the only Eloy-album I can listen to.
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These would be among my favourites by these artists, and are not generally considered to be among their best works.

And then there were three - Genesis
90125 - Yes
Trilogy - ELP
PXR5 - Hawkwind
Still Life - VDGG
Caress of Steel - Rush



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Maybe not my absolute favourites, but close enough:

King Crimson - Earthbound
Pink Floyd - More
Led Zeppelin - Presence
The Doors - The Soft Parade
Genesis - Trespass
Camel - Stationary Traveller
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I don't know how unconventional some of these are:
Camel - Rain Dances
Genesis - Nursery Cryme
King Crimson - Lizard
Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother
Porcupine Tree - Up the Downstair
Spock's Beard - The Light
Tangerine Dream - Tangram
Yes - The Yes Album
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Originally posted by Vompatti Vompatti wrote:

Maybe not my absolute favourites, but close enough:

King Crimson - Earthbound
Pink Floyd - More
Led Zeppelin - Presence
The Doors - The Soft Parade
Genesis - Trespass
Camel - Stationary Traveller


Good choice of Zepp album. I could happily add that to my list.
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Originally posted by octopus-4 octopus-4 wrote:

Originally posted by dougmcauliffe dougmcauliffe wrote:

What I mean by this is, whats your unconventional favorite album from a given artist that generally may not be regarded to as their best or maybe low-mid tier. For example you may say Drama is your favorite yes album.

So ill start, I know its one of their highest rated, but people rarely say its their favorite from the band:

Rajaz by Camel

Rajaz is the only Camel album that can be compared to the first four. By coincidence I've listened to it this morning. 


I love the desert vibe to it, Its about on par with Moonmadness for me. I think a nod and a wink is also quite good. Haven’t listened to the other 90s albums from them.
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Jethro Tull's Stand Up is one of my favorite albums. 
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Originally posted by Saperlipopette! Saperlipopette! wrote:

Originally posted by BaldJean BaldJean wrote:

my favorite Eloy albums by far are "Inside" and "Floating"
Inside is special and the only Eloy-album I can listen to.

The heavy accent loathing syndrome?

An insignificant detail afaic.
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Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:

These would be among my favourites by these artists, and are not generally considered to be among their best works.

And then there were three - Genesis
90125 - Yes
Trilogy - ELP
PXR5 - Hawkwind
Still Life - VDGG
Caress of Steel - Rush

I would argue that Trilogy is ELPs best, or at least it's level with BSS.
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Not necessarily my favourites by these artists, but I rank these highly in their catalogs:

Alquin - Best Kept Secret
King Crimson - Islands
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy
Marillion - Holidays in Eden
Pink Floyd - Ummagumma
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Jethro Tull "Stand Up"
Nektar "Recycled"
Deep Purple "Come and Taste the Band"
King Crimson "Lizard"
YES "Tales From Topographic Oceans"
There are a lot more, but these five are probably the most prominent. 
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Originally posted by Barbu Barbu wrote:

Originally posted by Saperlipopette! Saperlipopette! wrote:

Originally posted by BaldJean BaldJean wrote:

my favorite Eloy albums by far are "Inside" and "Floating"
Inside is special and the only Eloy-album I can listen to.

The heavy accent loathing syndrome?

An insignificant detail afaic.

An accent is usually no problem at all for me - its the nasality of his singing voice. Vocals that irritate me quite often gets in the way of my enjoyment.  
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