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No order....
King Crimson~ItCOtCK
Rush~Hemispheres
Rush~A Farewell To Kings
Pink Floyd~DSOtM
Pink Floyd~WYWH
Marillion~Brave
Nektar~Remember the Future
Yes~CTTE
Yes~Fragile
CAN~Ege Bamyasi
Soft Machine~Fourth
Porcupine Tree~Signify
ELP~Tarkus
The Flower Kings~Stardust We Are
Genesis~SEBtP
JTull~TAAB
Peter Gabriel~IV (Security)
Saga~s/t
Triumvirat~Spartacus

Seems like enough....



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My collection of 20 classic prog / crossover / related albums. [Contents may vary.]

In no particular order as I have drawn on several of my personal lists.

01. Meddle - Pink Floyd
02. Emerson Lake & Palmer - s/t
03. Seventh Sojourn - The Moody Blues
04. A New World Record - ELO
05. The Original Soundtrack - 10cc
06. Pictures at an Exhibition - Emerson, Lake & Palmer
07. Houses of the Holy - Led Zeppelin
08. Caravanserai - Santana
09. Machine Head - Deep Purple
10. Close to the Edge - Yes
11. The Snow Goose - Camel
12. Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield
13. Moving Waves - Focus
14. Thick As A Brick - Jethro Tull
15. Six Wives of Henry VIII - Rick Wakeman
16. Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
17. In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson
18. Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
19. The Yes Album - Yes
20. Air Conditioning - Curved Air

Edited by Floydoid - October 10 2024 at 10:56
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (1) Thanks(1)   Quote Grumpyprogfan Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 10 2024 at 10:21
I assume these are classics. I'll do ten. In no order.

U.K. - U.K.
Zappa - One Size Fits All
King Crimson - Discipline
Return to Forever - Romantic Warrior
Rush - 2112
Porcupine Tree - In Absentia
Dream Theater - Images and Words
Kansas - Leftoverture
Gentle Giant - Free Hand
Steely Dan - Aja
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I've put ten of my collection's classic prog albums in chronological order here.

Family – Music in a Doll's House
The Nice – Ars Longa Vita Brevis
Soft Machine – Volume Two
King Crimson – In the Court of the Crimson King
Caravan – If I Could Do It All Over Again, I'd Do It All Over You
Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Khan – Space Shanty
Genesis – Nursery Cryme
Yes – Close to the Edge
Premiata Forneria Marconi – Per un amico
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Lately and finally, it clicked for me with a couple more of the greatest Progressive Rock classics, so I've added them to my collection, 

and got the idea for this show-off thread.

It's surely good also to include the newer great classics, and my list looks like:


Genesis (UK)

Trespass  (1970)

Nursery Cryme  (1971)

Foxtrot   (1972)

Selling England by the Pound   (1973)

The Lamb Lies down on Broadway  (1974)


Yes (UK)

The Yes Album   (1971)

Fragile   (1971)

Close to the Edge   (1972)

King Crimson (UK)

In the Court of the Crimson King  (1969)                                                     

Larks’ Tongues in Aspic  (1973)

Red    (1974)  


Pink Floyd (UK)

The Dark Side of the Moon   (1973)

Wish You Were Here  (1975)

Animals   (1977)


Jethro Tull (UK)

Aqualung   (1971)

Thick as a Brick  (1972)


Emerson, Lake & Palmer (UK)

Emerson, Lake & Palmer  (1970)

Tarkus   (1971)

Trilogy   (1972)

Brain Salad Surgery  (1973)


Camel (UK)

The Snow Goose  (1975)


Van Der Graaf Generator (UK)

H to He Who Am the Only One  (1970)

Godbluff   (1975)

Still Life  (1976)


Caravan (UK)

In The Land of Grey and Pink   (1971)


The Soft Machine (UK)

The Soft Machine   (1968)

 

Gentle Giant (UK)

Acquiring the Taste   (1971) 


Premiata Forneria Marconi (I)

Per Un Amico   (1972)


Mike Oldfield (UK)

Tubular Bells   (1973)

Ommadawn    (1975)


Banco del Mutuo Soccorso (I)

Darwin!  (1972)

Io Sono Nato Libero  (1973)


Magma (F)

Udu Wudu (1976)


Marillion (UK)

Script For A Jester’s Tear   (1983)


Anglagård (S)

Hybris  (1992)


Porcupine Tree (UK)

Coma Divine. Recorded Live In Rome  (1997)


The Mars Volta (US)

De-loused in the Comatorium   (2003)

Frances the Mute   (2005)



It's up to you how long a list you will make, but no cheating! Smile, and please, be aware of that we're talking about the greatest 

classics as generally considered.


And enjoy!



Edited by David_D - October 21 2024 at 08:36
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