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David_D
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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! , 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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Starshiper
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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 TwoKing 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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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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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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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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If I stick to PA's Top Hundred and one per band then
1. Yes - Close To The Edge 2. PFM - Per Un Amico 3. ELP - S/T 4. King Crimson - Red 5. Genesis - Foxtrot 6. Mike Oldfield - Ommadawn 7. All Traps On Earth - A Drop Of Light 8. Van Der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts 9. Steve Hackett - Voyage Of The Acolyte 10. Pink Floyd - Animals 11. Rush - Moving Pictures 12. Jethro Tull - Aqualung 13. Anglagard - Hybris 14. Supertramp - Crime Of The Century 15. Gentle Giant - The Power and the Glory 16. Camel - The Snow Goose 17. Porcupine Tree - In Absentia 18. IQ - The Road Of Bones 19. Steven Wilson - The Raven That Refused To Sing 20. Wobbler - From Silence To Somewhere |
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From the current all-time top 100 prog albums in PA, I have the following 48 (listed in the order they appear in the top 100 list): Yes - Close to the Edge Genesis - Selling England by the Pound Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon Genesis - Foxtrot King Crimson - Red Pink Floyd - Animals Yes - Fragile Van Der Graaf Generator - Godbluff Van Der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts Genesis - Nursery Cryme King Crimson - Larks' Tongues in Aspic Camel - Mirage Premiata Forneria Marconi (PFM) - Per Un Amico Rush - Moving Pictures Yes - Relayer Jethro Tull - Aqualung Frank Zappa - Hot Rats Änglagård - Hybris Wobbler - From Silence to Somewhere Yes - The Yes Album Van Der Graaf Generator - H To He, Who Am The Only One Supertramp - Crime of the Century Mahavishnu Orchestra - Birds of Fire Dream Theater - Metropolis Part 2 - Scenes from a Memory Renaissance - Scheherazade and Other Stories Gentle Giant - Octopus Gentle Giant - The Power and the Glory Dream Theater - Images and Words Pink Floyd - Meddle Van Der Graaf Generator - Still Life Peter Hammill - The Silent Corner And The Empty Stage Magma - Mekanïk Destruktïw Kommandöh Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Inner Mounting Flame All Traps On Earth - A Drop of Light Hatfield And The North - Hatfield and the North Marillion - Script for a Jester's Tear Änglagård - Viljans Öga Cardiacs - On Land And In The Sea Miles Davis - Bitches Brew IQ - The Road of Bones Al Di Meola - Elegant Gypsy Emerson Lake & Palmer - Emerson Lake & Palmer Magma - K.A (Köhntarkösz Anteria) Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime |
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Here is another list of ten classic progressive albums that I have in my collection, arranged chronologically.
Van Der Graaf Generator – H to He, Who Am the Only One Uriah Heep – ...Very 'Eavy ...Very 'Umble Gentle Giant – Acquiring the Taste Curved Air – Phantasmagoria Gnidrolog – Lady LakeMahavishnu Orchestra – Birds of Fire Camel – Mirage Gong – YouHawkwind – Warrior on the Edge of Time Jethro Tull – Minstrel in the Gallery |
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presdoug
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Though much of what I love in progressive music is very obscure, here are some more acknowledged prog rock classics that I have....in no special order
ELP-Tarkus Gentle Giant-Free Hand Colosseum Live Triumvirat-Spartacus Wishbone Ash-Argus Mahavishnu Orchestra-The Inner Mounting Flame Yes-The Yes Album Genesis-Trespass Tangerine Dream-Phaedra Rush-2112 PFM-The World Became The World |
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Yes - CTTE, Fragile, Relayer, TFTO
Genesis - Trespass, Foxtrot, TLLDOB, SEBTP Pink Floyd - Everything King Crimson - Everything Jethro Tull - Aqualung, APP, TAAB, TFTW ELP - Tarkus, BSS VDGG - Pawn Hearts, Godbluff, H To He, The Least, World Record Camel - Mirage, Moonmadness, Snow Goose PFM - Per Un Amico, Storia Di Un Minuto Rush - Moving Pictures, 2112, Hemispheres Banco - Darwin, Io Sono Nato Libero Gentle Giant - Octopus, IAGH, Power And Glory, Free Hand Mike Oldfield - TB, Ommadawn, Hergest Ridge, Incantation Caravan - ITLOGAP, If I Could... Hatfield & The North - s/t, Rotters Club |
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David_D
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I have to admit that I've been quite impressed by the greatest classics over the years, but I've also experienced not so few times that even I didn't particularly like some to begin with, after having listened to them a number of times over a period of some years, I could become very fond and never tired of them.
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From PA's current Top 100, I have the following 18 albums in my collection:
(I have to admit there are quite a few from the Top 100 that I formerly owned, but now no longer do.) 1. Yes: Close to the Edge 2. Genesis: Selling England by the Pound 3. Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here 4. Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon 5. Genesis: Foxtrot 6. Yes: Fragile 7. Rush: Moving Pictures 8. Rush: Hemispheres 9. Yes: Relayer 10. Yes: The Yes Album 11. Supertramp: Crime of the Century 12. Genesis: The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway 13. Mike Oldfield: Ommadawn 14. Genesis: A Trick of the Tail 15. Rush: Permanent Waves 16. Miles Davis: In a Silent Way 17. Billy Cobham: Spectrum 18. E.L.P.: Emerson, Lake, and Palmer
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I can say that about 5 albums, and it's not something I regret, but in general I guess that I've moved more the other way - even I've always been happy to get albums with new artists, and from new countries. |
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List of PA top 100, that I Don't own.
Art Zoid- "Haxan" Bacamarte - "Posis do Fin" Death- "Symbolic" Renaissance- "Ashes Are Burning" Cardiacs- "On Land And In The Sea" Caravan- "If I Could Do It All Over Again, I'd Do It All Over You Eventually, I'll buy the Art Zoid and Caravan albums. I own Caravan's "In The Land Of Grey And Pink"
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I just recently acquired that Caravan album (ITLOG&P). I had it a long time ago. I also bought their second not too long ago which you listed. Of their classic albums the only ones I don't have are the very first one, Cunning Stunts (yes I do count that one) and the new symphonia live album. Oddly enough I don't have most of the classic Gentle Giant albums although I used to. Unfortunately I sold a whole bunch a long time ago. I do currently have most of the classic prog albums including many that are not obvious to someone who is brand new to prog.
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Now we've definitely seen some of the big shots.
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I own physical versions of 52 albums in PA's top 100 and 84 in the top 250, but I won't list them:)
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a very sensible way of doing this... I presently own physical versions of 47 albums in PA's top 100 and 63 in the top 250. |
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I own 34 CD albums in PA's Top 100, but I'm not going to list them either - which makes a change for me.
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I would describe myself as being 'very familiar' with 59 of them..
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Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson
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