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Fragile, heard "your Move" on the radio and had to have it. when i heard what else was on that album my world changed. no one else in my upstate NY rural high school could comprehend what i was on about "Yes, Genesis, King Crimson, Mike Oldfield, Jethro Tull" nobody wanted to hear about it except one kid who liked ELP. we didn't get along

I must remind the right honourable gentleman that a monologue is not a decision.
- Clement Atlee, on Winston Churchill

Scenes from a memory

TOEFL in latin america = neolanguage

Yes- Close to the Edge

(excellent start to my music collection,which includes too many Prog albums... (Well you can never have TOO many Prog albums.) )

first one i bought was train of thought

there is no spoon...

Trick of the Tail, age 15. I was wowed - I had never heard music like that before.

"Progressive rock is the key to the continuance of human evolution." - Charles Darwin

I bought my first prog album without even knowing what prog was. That album was.........Dark Side of the Moon!!!!!!!! Decent start I suppose.

Rush-Exit stage left. What a concert!!

Hey ... this is my first reply, too.

Technically ... Kansas - "Leftoverture". Columbia House sent it to me because I forgot to send back the reply card so I kept it. But other than "Carry On Wayward Son" it didn't grab me. Didn't listen to it again for a couple of years.

My true descent into Prog (through the back door, mind you) went like this over four consecutive album purchases:

ELO - "Out of the Blue" ... bought it because of "Turn to Stone" but the 'Concerto for a Rainy Day' suite intrigued me ... Surprised ELO's not in the prog archives. They're not serious prog, but certainly they're as prog as Styx ... maybe proggier.

Moody Blues - "Long Distance Voyager" ... Fell in love with "The Voice" the first time I heard it on radio. My prog head friend was very excited because "it had that keyboard player from Yes", but after listening told me ... "that's not the REAL Moody Blues!"

Genesis - "Abacab" ... I was sold the title track, but Dodo/Lurker quickly became my favorite.

Yes - "Drama" ... my best friend kept pushing Yes on me (see the Moodies, above). By now I was a proghead myself, just as seventies prog was dying out! lol.

By then, I was hooked. ELP's greatest hits came in there somwhere after that, followed by "Giant for a Day" and "Aqualung" and most of the Yes catalog.

It was a very long time ago.

Had to be either:

The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown ,

Aorta or

Freak Out or

Days Of Future Passed.

Must of been 1968.

Edited by gabbel ratchett

dead things don't talk too well, they've got a shaky sense of diction.

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sorcerer Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: January 28 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 34	Posted: July 15 2005 at 11:05
	Fragile, heard "your Move" on the radio and had to have it. when i heard what else was on that album my world changed. no one else in my upstate NY rural high school could comprehend what i was on about "Yes, Genesis, King Crimson, Mike Oldfield, Jethro Tull" nobody wanted to hear about it except one kid who liked ELP. we didn't get along

Ty1020 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: April 24 2005 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 721	Posted: July 15 2005 at 11:52
	Dream Theater - Scenes From a Memory. I was a budding metallhead at the time and a friend of mine lent me the album. My love of prog grew from there.

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	I must remind the right honourable gentleman that a monologue is not a decision. - Clement Atlee, on Winston Churchill

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	In The Court of The Crimson King (or maybe Tubular Bells).
	RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on!

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	Scenes from a memory
	TOEFL in latin america = neolanguage

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	Dark Side Of The Moon and prog was mine

King of Loss Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: April 21 2005 Location: Boston, MA Status: Offline Points: 16394	Posted: July 15 2005 at 13:59
	Yes- Close to the Edge (excellent start to my music collection,which includes too many Prog albums... (Well you can never have TOO many Prog albums.) )

Empathy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 30 2005 Status: Offline Points: 1864	Posted: July 15 2005 at 14:10
	Rush - Moving Pictures for me. I was 11 years old, and "Limelight" pretty much ripped my brain out of my skull and tossed it around. I'd never heard anything so damn HEAVY or COOL sounding!
	Pure Brilliance:

hukt on fonikzz Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: April 08 2005 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 140	Posted: July 15 2005 at 14:36
	first one i bought was train of thought
	there is no spoon...

pogoowner Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 29 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 127	Posted: July 15 2005 at 14:39
	Kansas - Leftoverture was my first. Kansas is still my favorite band, and they introduced me to prog very well.
	And it might as well be raining, 'cause the sunlight hurts his eyes, And his ears will never hear the children's cries

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	Trick of the Tail, age 15. I was wowed - I had never heard music like that before.
	"Progressive rock is the key to the continuance of human evolution." - Charles Darwin

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	BRAIN SALAD SURGERY-ELP AGE 8. THAT WAS HEAVEN FOR ME.........

yesman72 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 28 2005 Status: Offline Points: 185	Posted: July 15 2005 at 15:54
	I bought my first prog album without even knowing what prog was. That album was.........Dark Side of the Moon!!!!!!!! Decent start I suppose.

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	Reading most of the answers make me feel old. The first one I bought was "This is Moody blues". At the same time more or less a friend introduced me to Kansas's "Leftoverture". That was on 1978 when I was 14.
	omri

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	Rush-Exit stage left. What a concert!!

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	Dream Theater - "Images and Words" My dad accidentally was sent it by his BMG Classical Music service, and he gave it to me thinking I might like it; and yeah! i think i freaking love it!
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MarkCsigs Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Groupie Joined: January 07 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 83	Posted: July 15 2005 at 22:17
	Hey ... this is my first reply, too. Technically ... Kansas - "Leftoverture". Columbia House sent it to me because I forgot to send back the reply card so I kept it. But other than "Carry On Wayward Son" it didn't grab me. Didn't listen to it again for a couple of years. My true descent into Prog (through the back door, mind you) went like this over four consecutive album purchases: ELO - "Out of the Blue" ... bought it because of "Turn to Stone" but the 'Concerto for a Rainy Day' suite intrigued me ... Surprised ELO's not in the prog archives. They're not serious prog, but certainly they're as prog as Styx ... maybe proggier. Moody Blues - "Long Distance Voyager" ... Fell in love with "The Voice" the first time I heard it on radio. My prog head friend was very excited because "it had that keyboard player from Yes", but after listening told me ... "that's not the REAL Moody Blues!" Genesis - "Abacab" ... I was sold the title track, but Dodo/Lurker quickly became my favorite. Yes - "Drama" ... my best friend kept pushing Yes on me (see the Moodies, above). By now I was a proghead myself, just as seventies prog was dying out! lol. By then, I was hooked. ELP's greatest hits came in there somwhere after that, followed by "Giant for a Day" and "Aqualung" and most of the Yes catalog.

Losendos Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 03 2005 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 571	Posted: July 15 2005 at 23:11
	Tubular bells which got radio coverage when I was 12
	How wonderful to be so profound

gabbel ratchett Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: March 20 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 206	Posted: July 15 2005 at 23:23
	It was a very long time ago. Had to be either: The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown , Aorta or Freak Out or Days Of Future Passed. Must of been 1968. Edited by gabbel ratchett
	dead things don't talk too well, they've got a shaky sense of diction.

Man With Hat Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Collaborator Jazz-Rock/Fusion/Canterbury Team Joined: March 12 2005 Location: Neurotica Status: Offline Points: 166178	Posted: July 15 2005 at 23:27
	Interesting question. The first one i heard in full was King Crimson's Discipline. Also with that include Zappa'a One Size Fits All. The First one i owned, would probably be DSOTM (bought it as a classic rock album though ). The First album i bought for being progressive would be the same Discipline. I just loved it. And i never looked back........
	Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect.