25 Acts' Album Trios From Prog Archives Chart

^ Thanks. Really appreciate that post and many others here. Just going to comment on a couple earlier posts specifically although i would rather respond to evry one (but I know some have seen that as over-the-top).

Mellotron Storm wrote: Nogbad_The_Bad wrote: VDGG > Crimson, Cardiacs, Miles, Magma, Floyd, Tull Henry Cow and Univers Zero the obvious 2 of mine missing. That last comment got me thinking, because I don't feel like Anekdoten and Porcupine Tree get the attention they used to on here. Which is fine, but man it would be fun just going with random trios. Or one per sub-genre. Lots of ways to go, and I appreciate your polls Greg, they always make me think too hard. My brain needs the workout. I just like this idea of trios or doubles.

Henry Cow with Leg End, Unrest and Western Culture would be awesome for me (I like the others too, but those are my faves). Univers Zero with the first three is a superb trio for me.

I was planning to do a doubles next, in which case Porcupine Tree has two albums in the top 100 with Fear of a Blank Planet (66) and Fear of a Blank Planet (81). I was expecting PT to have three albums in the 250. And I was surprised to see that Anekdoten only has one in the top 250 with Until All the Ghosts Are Gone at 214.

So many ways to go, so many variations, and one fun thing is that depending on how you set up the parameters for the poll, even when using the charts you can hit on albums you want to focus on. I might do a top ten and list topic where we choose three albums from say 10 of our favourite bands. But such limits can feel too painful.

progaardvark wrote: Yes with Genesis a close second. Personally, I would rate Present's High Infidelity, Barbaro (Ma non troppo), and This is NOT the end higher than Yes and Genesis and all those others in the list. Also Far Corner's three albums and Henry Cow's last three would be worthy mentions. The trouble with roof shingles is that they taste like hamburgers and smell like washing machine agitators.

I have liked all the albums that you mentioned. It should give that last Present album another spin. The first two Present albums have been the most been meaningful to me and I would add Barbaro to that. And I like No. 6 a lot.

Univers Zero and Preent have put out amazing albums across the decades.

The chamber rock RIO band I have fanboyed over the most is Art Zoyd. I might go for just three with: Génération sans futur, Le mariage du ciel et de l'enfer and Faust.

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For so many of my favourite bands I would really much prefer to talk about a top four or more than limiting to three, which is not surprising. Lewian mentioned Swans, and I would want to do at least three from the classic era (80s-90s) and at least three from the modern era (2010 up). I love, say, The Seer, To be Kind, The Glowing Man, and The Beggar, but I also love Children of God, White Light, The Great Annihilator and Soundtracks for the Blind.

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Edited by ThyroidGlands - March 29 2025 at 05:41