Your top 15 progressive music albums IN the '70s?

Nogbad_The_Bad wrote: Jeff Lynn - War Of The Worlds

I was 15 in '79 so not a whole lot here maybe

Supertramp - Crime Of The Century
Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells
Jeff Wayne - War Of The Worlds
ELO - Out Of The Blue


Edited by Nogbad_The_Bad - September 07 2024 at 12:19

Prog hit me in 1979, probably even late 1979, and I think when 1980 started I really only had heard the Manfred Mann's Earth Band albums from Nightingales and Bombers through to Angel Station and a sampler of older material that apparently isn't listed on PA. Pink Floyd should be there with Relics, Wish You Were Here, the first two albums, and The Wall (maybe not quite all of these, but if I remember correctly, I bought Animals on a flea market early 1980 and I think I knew these before or at least most of them). Then there were Trilogy and Welcome Back by ELP, Aqualung by Jethro Tull and Novalis' second album; those I knew from my father's collection, and I loved what I knew from Kate Bush's first album although that isn't really prog. Even earlier I had a Beatles phase so I could also list most of their albums, but by 1979 I had distanced myself from them (not proud of that). I remember it was early 1980 I started to properly explore music.  

Edited by David_D - September 07 2024 at 09:48

^ I do hope you enjoy the forum. I am error-prone. The trick I realised is not to worry about it overmuch (except for when it really does matter -- a sense of perspective is important). Good to have you around.

^^ True, but people who know each other commonly tease each other, we get to know each other's quirks and senses of humour, how we express ourselves, out peeves, likes and tolerances, and I think we just should be that much more careful with newbies, that's all. Kindness, compassion, warmth and consideration to all would be ideal.

For another 70s album I think I heard in the 70s, maybe with baby food in my beard, oh wait... Um, if only Gary Numan's and The Tubeway Army's Replicas were considered Prog.

"Down in the park
Where the mach-men meet the machines
And play 'kill-by-numbers'
Down in the park with a friend called five..."

Sounds like a good time. :)

Edited by Logan - September 06 2024 at 16:20

cstack3 wrote: Cool!  I was in Constanta, Romania in 1979 (Ceaucescu era  ) and heard the Yes song "Awaken" on the radio of the tour bus driver!!

^PA forum chat, should be considerate and welcoming to all.

Hrychu wrote: I'm genuinely curious. Here in Poland, back in the 70's you could hear some real deep cuts from outside of the iron curtain on the radio.

David_D wrote: Hrychu wrote: I'm genuinely curious. Here in Poland, back in the 70's you could hear some real deep cuts from outside of the iron curtain on the radio. Yes, and even whole albums.