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Cohesive 70s Prog Albums with Diverse Tracks? |
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Grumpyprogfan 
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 Topic: Cohesive 70s Prog Albums with Diverse Tracks?Posted: March 28 2025 at 19:08 |
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Zappa - Over-Nite Sensation and One Size Fits All
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The Dark Elf
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Posted: March 28 2025 at 21:27 |
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Try Traffic's John Barleycorn Must Die and The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys. Very eclectic. Everything from prog to jazz-fusion to rock to trad-folk.
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richardh
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Posted: March 30 2025 at 21:15 |
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If BTB was removed then Brain Salad Surgery would qualify imo.
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Saperlipopette!
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Posted: March 31 2025 at 03:44 |
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The first album I though of was Second Hand's Death May Be Your Santa Claus from 1971. It's got these kind whacked Arthur Brown/Beefheart/Zappa songs, organheavy trippy psych, while the B-side is one long suite or a "prog mass" - that can't seem to decide whether it's a black mass or a heavenly one. Fantastic stuff imo and hugely entertaining, but I think it's a kind of polarizing album.
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Jared
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Posted: March 31 2025 at 09:13 |
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Gnidrolog: Lady Lake?
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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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cstack3
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Posted: March 31 2025 at 23:04 |
Excellent suggestion!
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WayneWood
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Posted: April 03 2025 at 01:53 |
Two great albums! Zappa’s creativity is unmatched in both! |
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kenethlevine
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Posted: April 06 2025 at 10:37 |
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Strawbs' run of 4 albums Grave New World, Bursting at the Seams, Hero and Heroine, and Ghosts (1972-1975)
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Posted: April 09 2025 at 02:15 |
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Pink Floyd - Meddle (1971)
Apart from the massive space rock tone poems that are 'One of These Days' and 'Echoes', you have a romantic ballad - 'A Pillow of Winds', a biting social commentary - 'Fearless', a jazzy cocktail hour number - 'San Tropez' and a 12-bar blues with a howling dog on vocals - 'Seamus'. I'd say that's a very diverse/eclectic mix, but it all seems cohesive listened to as a whole album. Edited by Floydoid - April 09 2025 at 02:19 |
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