8 Best Prog Albums of All Time

Are any of these "best prog" lists that crop up from time to time *not* completely original and incisive, bringing a new angle to the topic?

Good list, but not the best by all means.

The best 8 are

Why thanks, you noticed 

Prog music is so diverse and probably the genre with more quality musicians and performers that a best of list requires at least a hundred titles to be somewhat complete. And that just to start scratching the surface. A ten best has to include at least one title of the following bands, in no particular order: Pink Floyd, Yes, ELP, Genesis, King Crimson, Gentle Giant, Dream Theater, Porcupine Tree, Renaissance, Led Zeppelin, and how many great bands are left? It is an impossible task, as for the list published I think is really poor.

Me like make lists. If I can´t put ths same band twice:

Edited by Devoncir - October 11 2016 at 20:57

my eight (albums on the website):

LakeGlade12 wrote: Pretty poor list if you ask me. As strong as Fragile is the general consensus is that CTTE is the top Yes album (myself included). One size fits all and future days are way down the list in terms of influencial Prog albums and quite rightly are seldom mentioned in best-of-all-time lists. I can understand why WYWH is at No 1 (even though I hate that album), but I would argue DSOTM deseves that top spot (or at least top 8!) for being the best known and loved Prog album of all time.  I'm ok with the remaining albums on the list, but still strongly disagreeing with half the albums in the top 8 does not sit well with me!

"Close to the Edge" is in my opinion a bit overrated. a good 4 star album, yes, but it lacks the daring that is in my opinion necessary for a 5 star album (as a prog rock album CttE is not daring at all). "Relayer" is a much more daring album and hence in my opinion much better

Passka wrote: CPicard wrote: The Dark Elf wrote: Why eight? Too lazy or not enough time/place to make it ten? Anyway, that's just another list and people in 2016 should be tired with that Top 10, Top 20, Top 6 or whatever kind of list that may exist under our sun - especially if said list is as lame as this one. Furthermore, I can't even see the point of making another list of best prog albums: it's flogging the dried bones of a dead horse. maybe they want to look more 'progressive'

I am fairly certain that the list is "inspired" by BBC 4's Desert Island Discs show, where the guest or indeed cast-away is asked to chose 8 albums to bring with them on a deserted island (hence the title).

As for the list? It's a list alright
Nah cool to see Can mentioned for once, but we'll never ever hit the proverbial sweet spot and conjure up a list that satisfies every pork rock fan out there. Some like it hot - others like it cold. I am a chilli man myself.



Edited by Guldbamsen - October 13 2016 at 09:51

Perhaps if we learned to read we would find it says "8 of the best" not the best 8.

Fine starter kit anyway.