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Argentinfonico 
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 Topic: Best instrumental prog albums you've ever heardPosted: February 01 2023 at 08:26 |
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I recently did a review of Viljans Oga and it occurred to me that it might be a candidate for best instrumental progressive rock album. And that led me to think of others, fully instrumental or at least 98%: Hamburger Concerto, Marsbeli Kronikak, Cornonstipicum, Phaedra, Birds of Fire and many more. To be honest, this is a topic that interests me a lot and I would be grateful if you could comment which are your favorite instrumental albums. I think it can be very positive to put together a thread like this.
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Catcher10
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Posted: February 01 2023 at 08:54 |
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I'm more into prog metal/heavy prog as far as instrumental albums. I do enjoy Liquid Tension Experiment and Canvas Solaris.
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Jared
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Posted: February 01 2023 at 08:57 |
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Before all the usual suspects get churned out, I'd just like to put forward SKY 1 and 2, which I think are hugely enjoyable albums that get forgotten about, possibly because for them, it was all downhill from there...
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Posted: February 01 2023 at 08:59 |
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Very good idea and I'll be back with a list.
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quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond
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Posted: February 01 2023 at 09:32 |
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Off the top of my head:
Flairck's first two LPs a lot of Berlin School/Prog Electronic albums qualify: Alio Die, TD, Hammock, Steve Hauschildt, Yves Potin, and Klaus Schulze each have several Ant's1984, Slow Dances, and Field Day Solaris' Marsbéli Krónikák Many of Pat Metheny's solo, Group, and collaboration albums definitely qualify as do so many J-R Fusion albums Same for many, many Kosmische Musik, "Krautrock", Stoner Rock, Jam Band, and Space/Psychedelic albums Many UZed, Present, Art Zoyd, John Zorn, Brian Eno, and would also qualify. The best one I've ever heard is probably Flairck's Gevecht Met De Engel from 1980. Amazing compositions and melody making from virtuoso instrumentalists. |
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Posted: February 01 2023 at 09:34 |
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Minus hundreds of fusion releases.
The Aristocrats - Culture Clash Special Providence - Soul Alert Yugen - Labrinto D'Acqua French TV - Stories Without Fingerprints |
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Posted: February 01 2023 at 09:40 |
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Return to Forever - Romantic Warrior
Jean Luc Ponty - Enigmatic Ocean Al DiMeola - Electric Rendezvous and might be a stretch to call it prog, but I'm very partial to
Anthony Phillips - Twelve |
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Posted: February 01 2023 at 09:42 |
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Forgot
Solaris - Martian Chronicles
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Posted: February 01 2023 at 10:19 |
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Camel : The Snow Goose
Mingo Lewis : Mingo (Cuba) Terje Rypdal : Descendre Ozric Tentacles : Jurassic Shift Porcupine Tree : Metanoia Indukti : 1st (Poland) Anglagard : Epilog and a lot more Edited by mellotronwave - February 01 2023 at 10:21 |
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Posted: February 01 2023 at 10:33 |
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Anything from A Triggering Myth, but especially their masterpiece, Forgiving Eden.
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A heavenly body of work that not only reaches the parts other Neo Prog albums strive to reach, but also the best Neo Prog album you're ever likely to hear this side of the universe until The Edge of Time itself.   2019: Pallas - The Edge of Time - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpJaD0QSr9lGkp1eKc2ZJDyA |
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Posted: February 01 2023 at 10:52 |
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That might take a little research (re-listening) to pick a BEST. I do know these are a few bands have some excellent instrumental releases... After Crying Ozric Tentacles Anglagard |
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Posted: February 01 2023 at 11:22 |
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AUTUMN - Oceanworld
THE ROME PRO(G)JECT - Exegi Monumentum Aere Perennius MICKEY SIMMONDS - III SOLARIS - Martian Chronicles II OLIVER WAKEMAN with STEVE HOWE - The 3 Ages Of Magick RICK WAKEMAN - The Red Planet |
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Posted: February 01 2023 at 12:27 |
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Going to take a bit to compile a list, but Hackett's Bay of Kings and Camel's Snow Goose are the first things that come to mind.
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Posted: February 01 2023 at 12:43 |
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I'm very fond of much more instrumental albums than I imagined, so in this post only some of them from the '70s (part 1): Camel (UK) - The Snow Goose (1975) Clearlight (F) - Clearlight Symphony (1975) Focus (NL) - Moving Waves (1971) Gila – Free Electric Sound (D) - Gila (1971) Michael Hoenig (D) - Departure From The Northern Wasteland (1978) Jean Michel Jarre (F) - Oxygene (1976) Edited by David_D - February 02 2023 at 08:11 |
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Posted: February 01 2023 at 12:48 |
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Far too many to list, but here are a few:
GOBLIN Roller GOBLIN Four of a Kind KENSO Kenso III KENSO Yume No Oka OZRIC TENTACLES Strangeitude OZRIC TENTACKES Jurassic Shift TANGERINE DREAM Stratosfear TANGERINE DREAM Force Majeure VANGELIS Heaven and Hell VANGELIS Albedo 0.39 RICK WAKEMAN Criminal Record RICK WAKEMAN The Red Planet
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Posted: February 01 2023 at 12:51 |
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A few off the top of my head:
Henry Cow- Western Culture Gryphon- Red Queen to Gryphon 3 Guapo - Black Oni Tangerine Dream- Zeit Explosions in The Sky - The Earth is not a Cold,Dead Place Ozric Tentacles- Jurassic Shift Manuel Gottsching - Inventions for Electric Guitar Tortoise - TNT Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Inner Mounting Flame Univers Zero - Ceux du Dehors |
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agreee with both statements 
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Posted: February 01 2023 at 12:57 |
I was going to list some Tangerine Dream favourites too, until I realised all of my favourite TD albums include vocals.
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Posted: February 01 2023 at 13:26 |
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[QUOTE=TerLJack]Return to Forever - Romantic Warrior
Jean Luc Ponty - Enigmatic Ocean Al DiMeola - Electric Rendezvous and might be a stretch to call it prog, but I'm very partial to Anthony Phillips - Twelve Great list. I would add: Camel - Snow Goose Anthony Phillips - Slow Dance. PFM - Stati di Immaginazione
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