TOP 100 Progressive Music Albums

Mr ProgFreak wrote: I think that when you want to expand your collection and you only rely on reviews, you really need a lot of time on your hands ...    what? Musst I believe  you are in such a hurry to buy albums that you don't have time to read reviews.   Mike, what you said is absurd, I open Prog Archives and have a review for the album I want normally, no need of time or anything   If I don't buy more albums is for lack of money, US$ 3,000 a year is my limit to expend. BTW: I would be curious which albums you get ... I guess you won't, but you can always use the PF playlist. You don't even need to submit any ratings or tags to put albums on the playlist ...   Mike, you know my problem with your site, is not friendly for me.   Iván

Please guys, allow this discussion to take place elsewhere "por favor" 

Mr ProgFreak wrote: Sure, we got carried away ... anyway, about the top 100 list: a while ago I made a suggestion, not sure if you read it so I'm posting it again: Instead of making one list of the top 100 prog albums, why not make two lists: 1. Top 50 classic prog studio albums (1967-1975) 2. Top 50 prog studio albums (1976-*) I think this could be very interesting ... and the most important prog albums would always be at the top.

All you have to do to produce those lists for yourself is to use the year filter.  Here are the results for the "classic" period you described:

http://www.progarchives.com/top-prog-albums.asp?ssubgenres=&salbumtypes=1&syears=1975&syears=1974&syears=1973&syears=1972&syears=1971&syears=1970&syears=1969&syears=1968&syears=1967&scountries=&sminratings=1&smaxratings=0&sminavgratings=0&smaxresults=100&x=56&y=4#list

^ thanks, I'll have a look at the lists! But my suggestion was really to change the list on the front page. Many people see the list and then complain about newly released albums creeping into the top 100, or their favorite album from the classic era not being listed. Separating the classic era from the following albums on the front page emphasizes the importance of that era, while still allowing all the following albums in the separate list.

But it's only a suggestion ... 

in the mean time, use this link for the 1976+ era
http://www.progarchives.com/top-prog-albums.asp?ssubgenres=&salbumtypes=1&syears=2009&syears=2008&syears=2007&syears=2006&syears=2005&syears=2004&syears=2003&syears=2002&syears=2001&syears=2000&syears=200+&syears=1999&syears=1998&syears=1997&syears=1996&syears=1995&syears=1994&syears=1993&syears=1992&syears=1991&syears=1990&syears=1989&syears=1988&syears=1987&syears=1986&syears=1985&syears=1984&syears=1983&syears=1982&syears=1981&syears=1980&syears=1979&syears=1978&syears=1977&syears=1976&scountries=&sminratings=1&smaxratings=0&sminavgratings=0&smaxresults=50&x=48&y=8#list

Mr. ProgFreak , pease have a second look of the recent TOP 100 algo. changes list and no more "new released album" is hunting the list anymore, or maybe I miss something.

All the TOP 100 album worht their place in my mind ?!

But I understand your point, but PA cover the whole PROG so in the front page I would still go with the TOP 100 and I am open to create some shortcut list in the TOP PROG ALBUM tool page like the CLASSIC ERA.

?!

After looking at the 1976 on list, there are albums which I consider classic prog. Hemispheres, Elegant Gypsy, Leftoverture. Wouldn't it be easier to just have the albums 1967-1980 and then 1980 on? Although most people agree prog lost popularity and seemed to lose quality in 1976, there are still some 'classic' as opposed to 'modern' prog albums in the years shortly after.

M@X wrote: changes list and no more "new released album" is hunting the list anymore, or maybe I miss something.

I think this is definitely a negative change.  When a new album is released or a rare album with high ratings hits the 25th review, it would sometimes crack the top albums list, but it would always stabilize afterward and I would always check the album out when that happened.  As the list is right now, it gives too much weight to the number of reviews, so bands like dream theater that are more well known get pushed way ahead of great albums with much higher ratings (btw I am a big DT fan so its not bias).

This will apply not just to the top 100 list but to custom lists to it seems, so for example if i'm trying to search for symphonic prog albums, instead of finding albums that arent well known but have great ratings, ill see the entire (progressive) discography of yes and genesis.

I like the idea of letting newcomers to the site see the classic well known albums, but I think the changes might have been overdone and it decreased the site's ability to get the word out about little known amazing prog albums.

I understand that what I want is still not hard to find, it this isnt a horrible thing im losing sleep over, im just trying to make an argument for the other point of view.  I think decreasing the weight you have given to the number of ratings would be a good idea.  Thanks for the work you do continuing to improve the site.

Overlooked albums cannot be in top 100 because they are overlooked that is why we have a forum and reviews ....

You can still use my SHORTCUT to list the TOP 100 Little Known But Highly Rated Studio Albums of All Time

And tweak the query up to your taste....

So I noticed when perusing a list for prog folk