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Hi, I’ve been listening to prog for about a year now, roughly 500 albums. I’m in love with the genre and I want to share it, especially 70’s prog, with my friends and loved ones. So I’m thinking about which songs to start them off with.

Camel’s Song Within A Song is the song (or should I say songs ) which I have recommended thus far. Midnight Madness by a band called England is very much Yes and Genesis so I believe that might also be a good starting point. Also, Supper’s Ready is kind of prog rock’s anthem, right, but is it a good starting point?

I’m happy to hear any suggestions for good beginners’ 70’s prog songs which are good and representative of the genre
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Genesis - Supper's Ready
Yes - Close to the edge
King Crimson - Court of the Crimson King
Emerson Lake and Palmer - Tarkus
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Yeah I also thought about Court of the Crimson King and Close to the Edge. Good suggestions
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Originally posted by Theprogelitist Theprogelitist wrote:

Hi, I’ve been listening to prog for about a year now, roughly 500 albums. I’m in love with the genre and I want to share it, especially 70’s prog, with my friends and loved ones. So I’m thinking about which songs to start them off with.

 

Do they want to be started off with anything? That's the first question you need to ask yourself. 
I would not like others to impose their taste on me. Confused
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Good point and I agree 100%. The first question would of course be if they’re interested at all
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Invisible Touch..

If they like that then try A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers by VDGG.
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Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:

Invisible Touch..

If they like that then try A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers by VDGG.



OF COURSE! Invisible Touch, the most representative song of progressive rock, why didn’t I think of that?!
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Heart of the Sunrise is IMO a great introdution for progrock noobs.
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Why not start at the beginning , then? And go on the same journey the older ones here embarked on? 
The Moody Blues-Nights in White Satin, Procol Harum- A Whiter Shade of Pale and the entire In the Court of the Crimson King. 
And then go year by year .....
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Theprogelitist Theprogelitist wrote:

Hi, I’ve been listening to prog for about a year now, roughly 500 albums. I’m in love with the genre and I want to share it, especially 70’s prog, with my friends and loved ones. So I’m thinking about which songs to start them off with.

 

Do they want to be started off with anything? That's the first question you need to ask yourself. 
I would not like others to impose their taste on me. Confused
Your confusing imposing tastes with offering suggestions.
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Originally posted by JD JD wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Theprogelitist Theprogelitist wrote:

Hi, I’ve been listening to prog for about a year now, roughly 500 albums. I’m in love with the genre and I want to share it, especially 70’s prog, with my friends and loved ones. So I’m thinking about which songs to start them off with.

 

Do they want to be started off with anything? That's the first question you need to ask yourself. 
I would not like others to impose their taste on me. Confused
Your confusing imposing tastes with offering suggestions.

do his friends want any suggestions? That's a simple question that the OP already kindly answered. 
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I still find the term 'imposing' inappropriate when it comes to making simple suggestions. Imposing would suggest forcing someone to hear something they don't want to hear. So unless you're planning on tying someone to a chair and playing the entire 'Music From The Body' album to them, then perhaps a different term would be more applicable.
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The nice & easy approach:

Emerson Lake and Palmer: The Sage
Yes: Roundabout
Pink Floyd: Shine On You Crazy Diamond (first half)
Genesis: The Fountain Of Salmacis
King Crimson: Fallen Angel
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Originally posted by tszirmay tszirmay wrote:

Why not start at the beginning , then? And go on the same journey the older ones here embarked on? 
The Moody Blues-Nights in White Satin, Procol Harum- A Whiter Shade of Pale and the entire In the Court of the Crimson King. 
And then go year by year .....

Hmmm that’s actually an interesting way of going about it! Maybe skip Moonchild though
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I enjoyed Roger Waters' & Ron Geesin's Music from the Body album, and I didn't even need to be tied to a chair to listen to it. Smile

I'd suggest listening to Renaissance' Ashes Are Burning for a beginner's entry into the wonderful world of prog, mainly because it's my favourite prog album and it was my introduction to prog too. Smile


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Originally posted by JD JD wrote:

I still find the term 'imposing' inappropriate when it comes to making simple suggestions. Imposing would suggest forcing someone to hear something they don't want to hear. So unless you're planning on tying someone to a chair and playing the entire 'Music From The Body' album to them, then perhaps a different term would be more applicable.

Ok, a different word...
like i said, do his friends want to listen to any of the OP's prog discoveries? 
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Originally posted by tszirmay tszirmay wrote:

Why not start at the beginning , then? 

Because you might get as far as Schizoid Man and then find someone is beating you round the head with a copy of album with a big pink face on the cover, shouting "what the f**k is this, put Justin Beiber on".
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Originally posted by Heart of the Matter Heart of the Matter wrote:

The nice & easy approach:

Emerson Lake and Palmer: The Sage
Yes: Roundabout
Pink Floyd: Shine On You Crazy Diamond (first half)
Genesis: The Fountain Of Salmacis
King Crimson: Fallen Angel

Nice suggestions, especially Fountain of Salmacis!!
I actually suggested Shine On You Crazy Diamond to a friend a few months back and she absolutely despised it. Guess she just has bad taste huh
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Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Originally posted by tszirmay tszirmay wrote:

Why not start at the beginning , then? 

Because you might get as far as Schizoid Man and then find someone is beating you round the head with a copy of album with a big pink face on the cover, shouting "what the f**k is this, put Justin Beiber on".
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

I enjoyed Roger Waters' & Ron Geesin's Music from the Body album, and I didn't even need to be tied to a chair to listen to it. Smile

I'd suggest listening to Renaissance' Ashes Are Burning for a beginner's entry into the wonderful world of prog, mainly because it's my favourite prog album and it was my introduction to prog too. Smile

Hahaha that first bit made me laugh
I’ve actually suggested a song from Ashes Are Burning before. The album is one of my favourites too, simply angelic vocals and beautiful instrumentation. The only thing is that Renaissance is one of a kind in the respect that the vocals are female (provided by the amazing Annie Haslam) while prog contains 99,5% male vocals, which makes it a bit unrepresentative in my mind
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