Favourite albums 1969-1977
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Topic: Favourite albums 1969-1977
Posted By: Foxprog
Subject: Favourite albums 1969-1977
Date Posted: June 18 2019 at 14:58
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The golden age of prog. One album per year, choose wisely.. 1969 - In the court of the crimson king (King Crimson). Easy choise for me. First prog album of all time? A must listen for every proghead. 1970 - Trespass (Genesis). Maybe the best Genesis album. Stagnation and The Knife are top ten genesis songs of all time. Dusk is the weakest link but it's basically just a "filler". Honorable mentions - Lizard, H to he..., The least we can do... 1971 - Pawn Hearts (Vdgg). Magnum opus, no more words needed. Honorable mentions - Nursery cryme, In the land of grey and pink, Yes album, Fragile. 1972 - Close to the edge (Yes). Ahh, such a hard year for me to choose. Three 10/10 albums coming out in the same year, wow... Honorable mentions - Thick as a brick, Foxtrot. 1973 - Larks' tongues in aspic (King Crimson). Again, a really hard choise for me. I love "Selling" but still had to go with this one as it's so experimental and unique. Honorable mentions - Selling england by the pound, Dark side of the moon. 1974 - The lamb lies down on broadway (Genesis). No way, hardest year for me so far. Six incredible albums in the same year... Best double album of all time in my opinion. White album and The wall also are great but this is a step up from those. Honorable mentions - !!Red!!, Mirage, Relayer, Rock Bottom, Silent corner and... 1975 - Godbluff (Vdgg). Best comeback album, ever. A masterpiece, but still it was a hard choise. Honorable mentions - Wish you were here, Snow goose, Ommadawn, Scheherazade and other... 1976 - Still Life (Vdgg). The second best Still Life in the world :) Honorable mentions - A trick of the tail, Leftoverture. 1977 - Animals (Pink Floyd). Finally a Floyd album on this list. A special one for sure... Honorable mentions - Aja (not prog tho), Going for the one. So here it is. 1973-1975 were the hardest ones for me. Too many good albums! http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=1511" rel="nofollow - |
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Posted By: Fischman
Date Posted: June 18 2019 at 15:34
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1969 - The Moody Blues - To Our Children's Children's Children ITCOTCK is the obvious choice and the Moodies are only on the edge of prog, but I love TOCCC so much, it's gonna' be #1 for the year. 1970 - Emerson Lake and Palmer - Emerson Lake and Palmer King Crimson again comes in a close second with Lizard 1971 - Aqualung, The Yes Album, or Tarkus? How does one decide? Anybody got a 3-sided coin. Alright, alright, I'm going with Aqualung today, but ask me again tomorrow (or ten minutes from now) and I might give a different answer. 1972 - Yes - Close to the Edge with Tull's Thick as a Brick right on it's heels. 1973 - This is fusion year! Since this site generally includes jazz fusion, I'm going with Billy Cobham - Spectrum, but with Mahavishnu Orchestra - Birds of Fire right behind. If I had to stay within the bounds of core prog, it'd be Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon, with ELP - Brain Salad Surgery running a close second. 1974 - Another toss-up. I'll go with Camel - Mirage as 1a and Yes - Relayer as 1b. But that's just today. Might change tomorrow. 1975 - Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here But I can't not mention two of the Steve Hs -- Hackett with Voyage of the Acolyte and Hillage with Fish Rising 1976 - Kansas - Leftoverture. No discussion.... unless of course you consider Rush - 2112 to be legit prog, in which case I've got another dilemma. 1977 - Rush - A Farewell to Kings. Period. I know it's outside the scope of this thread, but I have to continue and add: 1978 - U.K. - U.K. because there's no way I'm ending this string without tacking that one on, even if 1978 is outside the golden age. My apologies to artists who should have been included somewhere: Gentle Giant, PFM, Zappa, and Magma. |
Posted By: Foxprog
Date Posted: June 18 2019 at 15:40
Good choises and thoughts, especially the three sided coin allegory :)
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Fischman wrote:Posted By: The Anders
Date Posted: June 18 2019 at 16:07
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1969: Procol Harum - A Salty Dog 1970: Emerson Lake & Palmer - Emerson Lake & Palmer 1971: Can - Tago Mago 1972: Neu! - Neu! 1973: Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon (now this is probably the hardest year for me - many outstanding albums) 1974: King Crimson - Red 1975: Brian Eno - Another Green World 1976: Genesis - A Trick of the Tail 1977: David Bowie - Low (does it count?)
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Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: June 18 2019 at 16:15
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I will add 1978 and 1979 too because two of my all time favorite albums are from these years 1969 High Tide - Sea Shanties 1970 Amon Düül 2 - Yeti 1971 Van der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts 1972 Guru Guru - Känguru 1973 Embryo - Rocksession 1974 Dzyan - Electric Silence 1975 Tangerine Dream - Rubycon 1976 Jon Anderson - Olias of Sunhillow 1977 Hawkwind - Quark, Strangeness and Charm 1978 Nik Turner - Xitintoday 1979 Mother Gong - Fairy Tales
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: June 18 2019 at 16:21
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It could be others. 1969: Amon Düül II - Phallus Dei. Sorry to the Crimson King, but God's Phallus is bigger than yours. 1970: Magma - Kobaïa. I could never Sl*g this. I think that Magma erupted in a good way with this double-album debut, and for me they never beat it. 1971: Comus - First Utterance or Igor Wakhevitch's Docteur Faust (can't decide between these creepy classics). Okay, I'll go with Comus. Comus wants to play, play, play, and I'm willing to play, play, play this album again and again. I might be disturbed. 1972: Jean-Claude Vannier - L'enfant assassin des mouches. This fly killer slays. 1973: Can - Future Days. When I first heard this many years ago I didn't like it much, but in future days I became rather incontinent and so appreciated the Can much more. 1974: Robert Wyatt - Rock Bottom. No this is not an exercise guide for firmer buttocks. Who knew that a rocky bottom could feel like this? 1975: Henry Cow - In Praise of Learning. The moosic of the revolution. Having been a teacher, I value learning. 1976: Zanov - Green Ray. This ray hit me square between the eyes with its greeny goodness. 1977: Franco Leprino - Integrati... Disintegrati. You may integrate me and you may disintegrate me, but you'll never break me, umm.... ------------- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcp9fYc6K4IKuxIZkenfvukL_Y8VBqzK" rel="nofollow - Duos for fave acts |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: June 18 2019 at 16:47
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1969 - Pink Floyd - More 1970 - tough one - Colosseum - Daughter Of Time 1971 - Yes - The Yes Album 1972 - Jane - Together (tough year) 1973 - Camel - s/t 1974 - Supertramp - Crime Of The Century (1974) - tough year again 1975 - Ange - Emile Jacotey 1976 - Camel - Moonmadness 1977 - Winchase - Symphinity that's what I thought of today, if i made another one, it could be different. Tough choice list to do anyway...
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Posted By: patrickq
Date Posted: June 18 2019 at 17:02
I'm not the OP, but why not!
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Posted By: patrickq
Date Posted: June 18 2019 at 17:03
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1968: Pretty Things, S.F. Sorrow
1969: Yes, Yes 1970: Steve Reich, Four Organs / Phase Patterns* 1971: Caravan, In the Land of Grey and Pink 1972: Yes, Close to the Edge 1973: Klaus Schulze, Picture Music 1974: Yes, Relayer 1975: Chris Squire, Fish Out of Water 1976: Genesis, A Trick of the Tail 1977: Genesis, Seconds Out 1978: Klaus Schulze, X *not on Prog Archives. runner up is Traffic, John Barleycorn Must Die. |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: June 19 2019 at 00:30
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1969 - Colosseum - Valentyne Suite 1970 - Emerson, Lake and Palmer - s/t 1971 - 1972 - 1973 - Emerson, Lake and Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery 1974 - King Crimson - Red 1975 - Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here 1976 - Genesis - A Trick of The Tail 1977 - Hawkwind - Quark, Strangeness and Charm 1977 was the toughest to choose and normally I would go for Animals but that Hawkwind album is pretty special given that I really hate pretty much everything else I've heard by them! Also honourable mention for Colosseum II who released 2 great albums in that year. Criminally ignored band that really took the fusion thing by storm imo. Moore + Airey + Hiseman ( and the other guy). Just ave it!! edit - whoops messed up on my years!
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Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: June 19 2019 at 01:54
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1969: Pink Floyd - Ummagumma 1970: CSN&Y - Déjà Vu / Traffic - John Barleycorn Must Die / Tim Buckley - Lorca (three peaks) 1971: Pink Floyd - Meddle 1972: Yes - Close to the Edge (runner up: Genesis - Foxtrot, should also be mentioned) 1973: Genesis - Selling England by the Pound 1974: Magma - Köhntarkösz 1975: Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here 1976: Van der Graaf Generator - Still Life 1977: Jethro Tull - Songs from the Wood ------------- 
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Posted By: TenYearsAfter
Date Posted: June 19 2019 at 10:55
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1969: Santana - Santana 1970: ELP - ELP 1971: Led Zeppelin - IV 1972: Genesis - Foxtrot 1973: Pink Floyd – Dark Side Of The Moon 1974: Genesis – The Lamb Lies Down On Bradway 1975: Triana – El Patio 1976: Kansas - Leftoverture 1977: Rush – A Farewell To Kings |
Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: June 19 2019 at 12:30
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I'm going to add an additional rule for myself - only one entry per artist 1969 - ITCOCK 1970 - Moody Blues - A Question of Balance 1971 - Alan Stivell - Renaissance de la Harpe Celtique hon mention to CARAVAN "In the Land of Grey and Pink" 1972 - Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick 1973 - Perry Leopold - Christian Lucifer (not released till 1999) 1974 - Renaissance - Turn of the Cards 1975 - Strawbs - Ghosts 1976 - Camel - Moonmadness - hon mention to CLANNAD "Dulaman" HORSLIPS "The Book of Invasions" ELOY "Dawn" BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST "Octoberon" (what a year) 1977 - Jane - Between heaven and Hell
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Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: June 19 2019 at 12:47
I always use this rule in posts like this ------------- A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: June 19 2019 at 12:57
oh, there are honorable mentions some do here? yeah, i get it, choosing 8 albums is hard. 
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Posted By: Argo2112
Date Posted: June 19 2019 at 13:25
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1969 - Tommy - The Who (maybe the closest they ever go to prog?) 1970 - Weasels Ripped My Flesh - Zappa 1971 - The Yes Album - Yes 1972 - Close to the Edge - Yes 1973 - Lark's Tongues in Aspic - King Crimson 1974 - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway - Genesis 1975 - Scheherazade - Renaissance 1976 - A Trick of the Tail - Genesis 1977 - Animals - Pink Floyd |
Posted By: Foxprog
Date Posted: June 19 2019 at 13:56
You sir have quite the same taste as I do :)
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Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: June 19 2019 at 15:24
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: June 19 2019 at 17:48
All of those for me too, and in fact I had planned to have Cos on the list. Had I not had Postaolean Train Robbery listed as 1974, it would have taken Henry Cow's place. Crossings I also wanted, and Miles, and considered Monster Movie. And I planned to have Soft Machine's Third mentioned. And it is sad not to have a VdGG there. Originally I started doing three choices per year, but then I wanted to do the silly descriptions thing. Suffice to say, there's lot of great music, although my choices wouldn't align with most peoples. ------------- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcp9fYc6K4IKuxIZkenfvukL_Y8VBqzK" rel="nofollow - Duos for fave acts |
Posted By: tempest_77
Date Posted: June 19 2019 at 23:29
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1969 - In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson. No question. 1970 - ELP - ELP 1971 - Fragile - Yes. Closely followed by The Yes Album and by Pink Floyd's Meddle. 1972 - Close to the Edge - Yes. Honorable mention to Genesis's Foxtrot. 1973 - A Passion Play - Jethro Tull. Honorable mention to Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon. 1974 - Queen II - Queen. Honorable mention to Supertramp's Crime of the Century. 1975 - Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd 1976 - Moonmadness - Camel. Honorable mention to Return to Forever's Romantic Warrior. 1977 - Animals - Pink Floyd ------------- I use they/them pronouns (feel free to ask me about this!) Check out my music on https://tempestsounds.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - my bandcamp ! |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: June 20 2019 at 03:33
Two nice picks
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Posted By: The Anders
Date Posted: June 20 2019 at 15:56
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Non-prog: 1969: The Who - Tommy 1970: George Harrison - All Things Must Pass 1971: Joni Mitchell - Blue 1972: David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust 1973: Stevie Wonder - Innervisions 1974: Brian Eno - Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) 1975: Queen - A Night At the Opera 1976: David Bowie - Station To Station 1977: Television - Marquee Moon
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Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: June 21 2019 at 17:48
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Hi, No favorites ... I would end up feeling guilty that I did not mention one or another! There is, and was, a lot of great music, and it is impossible for me to select one over the other! ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: kaiofelipe
Date Posted: July 01 2019 at 17:39
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Prog 1969: In the Court of the Crimson King (King Crimson) 1970: Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Emerson, Lake & Palmer) 1971: Fragile (Yes) 1972: Close to the Edge (Yes) 1973: The Dark Side of the Moon (Pink Floyd) 1974: Red (King Crimson) 1975: Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd) 1976: Tales of Mystery and Imagination (The Alan Parsons Project) 1977: Animals (Pink Floyd) Non-prog (psychedelic rock, art rock etc.) 1969: Abbey Road (The Beatles) 1970: A Divina Comédia ou Ando Meio Desligado (Os Mutantes) 1971: Led Zeppelin IV (Led Zeppelin) 1972: The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (David Bowie) 1973: Houses of the Holy (Led Zeppelin) 1974: Diamond Dogs (David Bowie) 1975: A Night at the Opera (Queen) 1976: Station to Station (David Bowie) 1977: Low (David Bowie) |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: July 01 2019 at 19:46
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hmm.. 69 woo hoo.. and why not go with the greatest of the great. Stones - Let It Bleed 70 - See it was mentioned so kudos.. George - All Things Must Pass (even if Apple Jams complete sucks.. the first 3 sides are 10 star stuff.. so that averages 7.5.. which smokes pretty much anything else from the year) 71- pfff.. The Allmans - At Fillmore East.. rock's single greatest live recording.. and only topped by J.B's Apollo for greatest live recording period. 72 - Manassas - S/T a sprawling masterpiece of Americana 73 - Yes - TFTO - the pinnacle of prog rock.. a short climb up from its beginning.. and god DAMN what a long roll downhill afterwards into self parody for the genre .. in fact.. heard there was a new Wobbler album coming. so I guess that bitch is still rolling haha 74 - Gram Parsons - Grievous Angel. The masterpiece of a true musical legend and one of the most influential musicians of the last half century. 75 - Willie Nelson - Red Headed Stranger.. the album that launched a legend.. and forever changed a genre. The first progressive country album and what a masterpiece it is 76 - David Bowie - Station to Station.. where a legend.. become even more and becomes an icon. 77 - Steely Dan - Aja easy.. musical lyrical and studio perfection all wrapped into one... ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: July 04 2019 at 17:14
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1969 Pink Floyd Ummagumma 1970 Amon Düül II Yeti 1971 Can Tago Mago 1972 Association PC - Erna Morena 1973 Genesis Live 1974 Robert Wyatt Rock Bottom 1975 Manfred Mann's Earth Band Nightingales And Bombers 1976 Van der Graaf Generator Still Life 1977 Luciano Cilio Dialoghi Del Presente
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Posted By: FrancoGin
Date Posted: July 04 2019 at 19:28
| I would like to know what would be your best symphonic prog band from the 60's to now. |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: July 04 2019 at 20:57
well that's a loaded question.. depends of course on what you mean by 'symphonic'. Quite a few of the groups we have here listed as symphonic simply.. umm.. weren't Or were highly debateable at the very least. Two best and classic examples were Yes which did.. one.. count 'em.. one symphonic album their entire lifespan.. and ELP who were heavily influenced by classical music (not the same by half as being 'symphonic') but sounded more like a heavy metal band (complete with sappy power ballads and probably got more sex than even the Crue got hahah) just with a shredding keyboardist rather than a guitarist.the best symphonic band IMO.. Renaissance.. hands down... ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: July 04 2019 at 21:00
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Like Jean I will extend the list to 1979 because I think the golden age of prog ended with the 70s. 1969 Amon Düül 2 - Phallus Dei 1970 Magma - Magma 1971 Ash Ra Tempel - Ash Ra Tempel 1972 Khan - Space Shanty 1973 Gryphon - Gryphon 1974 Henry Cow - Unrest 1975 Hawkwind - Warrior on the Edge of Time 1976 Van der Graaf Generator - Still Life 1977 John Greaves & Peter Blegvad - Kew Rhone 1978 Steve Hillage - Green 1979 The Residents - Eskimo
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Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: July 04 2019 at 22:52
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1975 was such a great year. "Clearlight Symphony", "Warrior on the Edge
of Time", "Rubycon", "Ricochet", "Epsilon in Malaysian Pale", "Shamal",
"Wish You Were Here", "Free Hand", "The Snow Goose", "One Size Fits
All", "Sheherazade and other Stories", "Nightingales and Bombers",
"Inventions for Electric Guitar", "Recycled", "The Rotter's Club",
"Voyage of the Acolyte", "Fish Rising", "Another Green World", "Fish Out
of Water", "Godbluff"... The list just goes on and on. ------------- BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: July 05 2019 at 05:37
Indeed. Most difficult job chosing one from this year, followed by 1972, 1971, 1974.
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Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: July 05 2019 at 06:28
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just a few more great albums from 1975, all in our collection, but by no
means all prog: "Physical Graffiti", "A Night at the Opera", "Zuma",
"Blues for Allah", "Siren", "Hair of the Dog", "Nuthin' Fancy",
"Stampede", "Red Octopus", "Blow by Blow", "Landed" (an underrated
album)... and more and more and more ------------- A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
Posted By: Quinino
Date Posted: July 05 2019 at 07:49
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The years 1973 to 1975 have such a plethora of excellent music, as you
already have mentioned so many, that I only like to add the fabulous
Quadrophenia (The Who, 1973) which had a great impact on me at the time (and I continue to fully enjoy up to this day) |
Posted By: miamiscot
Date Posted: July 11 2019 at 08:38
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1969 - In The Court Of The Crimson King 1970 - Emerson, Lake & Palmer 1971 - Fragile 1972 - Close To The Edge 1973 - Tales From Topographic Oceans 1974 - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway 1975 - Wish You Were Here 1976 - A Trick Of The Tail 1977 - A Farewell To Kings How boring am I?
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Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: July 11 2019 at 14:57
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^ Not boring...that list would be about the same as mine. ;) ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: dougmcauliffe
Date Posted: July 11 2019 at 20:26
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This will be fun 1969: Court of The Crimson King - My second favorite album ever, easy 1970: Trespass - I listened to H to the He for the first time so maybe it could change but I personally love this album start to finish. 1971: Nursery Cryme - this ones tough, fragile, meddle and pawn hearts are all quite close but this is my favorite. again like trespass, great from start to finish, just a little better ;) 1972: Foxtrot: No questions asked, my favorite album of all time. Sorry close to the edge. 1973: Camel: Ok so I can admit, Dark side of the moon and selling england are better albums, but right now I would def reach for this album first, there's quite a charm and its very solid throughout, if it was "best" album for each year, Dark Side Wins. 1974: Relayer: Shoutout to of course Red and Mirage (and mini shoutout to Kansas's debut) another close one but Relayer is the one for me right now. If it was "best" it would be red. 1975: Wish You Were Here: Godbluff close second, but this album is just transcending. Incredible. 1976: Moonmadness: again this was an easy choice for me, my 3rd favorite album. Trick of the Tail second. Leftoverture 3rd 1977: Animals: ye this one was easy, another floyd masterpiece and my favorite by them.
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Posted By: Foxprog
Date Posted: July 12 2019 at 01:26
You have a really similiar taste as I do, nice list! Btw, Camel's debut album is underrated and ofter forgotten!
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Posted By: Magog2112
Date Posted: August 05 2023 at 08:04
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1969: King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King 1970: King Crimson - Lizard 1971: King Crimson - Islands 1972: Genesis - Foxtrot 1973: Genesis - Selling England By the Pound 1974: Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway 1975: Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here 1976: Genesis - Wind & Wuthering 1977: Yes - Going for the One
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