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In no particular order....

Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Jethro Tull - Aqualung
Yes - Close to the Edge
Genesis - Foxtrot
King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King
Moody Blues - Days of Future Past
Traffic - Low Spark of High Heeled Boys
Tool - Lateralus
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery
Roy Harper - Stormcock
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If we are talking best and not necessarily my personal favorites then I will go with (in no particular order):

Emerson Lake & Palmer - Same
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Marillion - Misplaced Childhood
Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick
Anglagard - Hybris
Camel - The Snowgoose
Genesis - Selling England by the Pound
King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King
Yes - Close to the Edge
Rush - Moving Pictures


I had to take out KC's Larks Tongues in Aspic and Yes- Relayer. Although they are personal favorites they might be just a little bit too out there for the newbie and as such just miss a top ten list (which should imo be geared toward a newbie).


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^ I agree with your reasoning. I left on out ELP - BSS for that reason. It's my favourite of all time but their debut is much more consistent. 
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Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

^ I agree with your reasoning. I left on out ELP - BSS for that reason. It's my favourite of all time but their debut is much more consistent. 

BSS would be number two for me as far as ELP albums go. For the most part it's very strong but there are parts that are a bit repetitive (the welcome back my friends thing kind of goes on a little too long imo). Other than that no issues although apparently some people have an issue with the drumming. It probably is their most wild album though mainly because of Tocatta but also the computer voice at the end.
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Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

^ I agree with your reasoning. I left on out ELP - BSS for that reason. It's my favourite of all time but their debut is much more consistent. 

BSS would be number two for me as far as ELP albums go. For the most part it's very strong but there are parts that are a bit repetitive (the welcome back my friends thing kind of goes on a little too long imo). Other than that no issues although apparently some people have an issue with the drumming. It probably is their most wild album though mainly because of Tocatta but also the computer voice at the end.

never heard there were any issues with the drumming although for KE9 3rd Impression I actually prefer an instrumental alternative version (drumming wise) that was on the deluxe version.



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Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

^ I agree with your reasoning. I left on out ELP - BSS for that reason. It's my favourite of all time but their debut is much more consistent. 


BSS would be number two for me as far as ELP albums go. For the most part it's very strong but there are parts that are a bit repetitive (the welcome back my friends thing kind of goes on a little too long imo). Other than that no issues although apparently some people have an issue with the drumming. It probably is their most wild album though mainly because of Tocatta but also the computer voice at the end.


never heard there were any issues with the drumming although for KE9 3rd Impression I actually prefer an instrumental alternative version (drumming wise) that was on the deluxe version.




I never heard of any drumming issues either concerning BSS. Carl Palmer during the 70s captured numerous drumming polls as the top drummer including Playboy, Circus and Music Life Magazine ( Big Japan music mag). From 1970-78 he topped Melody Maker Best Drummer Poll.

There was a book that sold well that came out in the early 80s titled A to Z of Drummers. Gave a nice description of Palmer, calling him a virtuoso, highlighting his speed and dexterity. The two albums that were recommended to hear his drumming was ELP's debut album and Brain Salad Surgery.
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Originally posted by Big Sky Big Sky wrote:

Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

^ I agree with your reasoning. I left on out ELP - BSS for that reason. It's my favourite of all time but their debut is much more consistent. 


BSS would be number two for me as far as ELP albums go. For the most part it's very strong but there are parts that are a bit repetitive (the welcome back my friends thing kind of goes on a little too long imo). Other than that no issues although apparently some people have an issue with the drumming. It probably is their most wild album though mainly because of Tocatta but also the computer voice at the end.


never heard there were any issues with the drumming although for KE9 3rd Impression I actually prefer an instrumental alternative version (drumming wise) that was on the deluxe version.




I never heard of any drumming issues either concerning BSS. Carl Palmer during the 70s captured numerous drumming polls as the top drummer including Playboy, Circus and Music Life Magazine ( Big Japan music mag). From 1970-78 he topped Melody Maker Best Drummer Poll.

There was a book that sold well that came out in the early 80s titled A to Z of Drummers. Gave a nice description of Palmer, calling him a virtuoso, highlighting his speed and dexterity. The two albums that were recommended to hear his drumming was ELP's debut album and Brain Salad Surgery.

Tarkus is easily his most important work IMO. That set a benchmark for prog drumming back in 1971. BSS divides opinion although ELP were going into all sorts of areas on that album. Palmer was certainly a massive influence on someone like Brann Dailor of Mastodon. ELP had more in common with 'heavy metal' than most prog bands of the 70's and could easily hold their end up against bands such as Sabbath and Purple. I get the impression that many around here don't like the overt bombast of ELP and the BSS album represents that better than most.  


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