Your 10 Favourite Prog Albums of 1972
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Topic: Your 10 Favourite Prog Albums of 1972
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Subject: Your 10 Favourite Prog Albums of 1972
Date Posted: June 09 2021 at 10:56
My Top 10 list of sureties and obscurities from a memorable year that's close to the edge of being the best ever year for prog lovers.  Agitation Free - Malesch Catapilla - Changes Dom - Edge of Time Flied Egg - Dr. Siegel's Flied Egg Shooting Machine Khan - Space Shanty Jon Lord - Gemini Suite The Moody Blues - Seventh Sojourn Nektar - A Tab in the Ocean Procol Harum - In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra Renaissance - Prologue |
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Posted By: Argo2112
Date Posted: June 09 2021 at 11:16
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CTTE - Yes Foxtrot - Genesis The Grand Wazoo - Zappa TAAB - Jethro Tull Octopus - Gentle Giant Three Friends - Gentle Giant Machine Head - Deep Purple Trilogy - ELP Prologue - Renaissance Can't Buy a Thrill - Steely Dan |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: June 09 2021 at 11:45
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Amon Duul II - Wolf City Gentle Giant - Octopus Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick Yes - CTTE Premiata Fomeria Marconi - Per Un Amico Il Balletto di Bronzo - Ys CAN - Ege Bamyasi Genesis - Foxtrot Khan - Space Shanty Moving Gelatine Plates - The World Of Genius Hans ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: June 09 2021 at 12:06
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Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick Yes - CttE Genesis - Foxtrot Procol Harum - In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony OrchestraGentle Giant -Octopus Uriah Heep - Demons and Wizards Jethro Tull - Living in the Past ELP - Trilogy The Moody Blues - Seventh Sojourn Frank Zappa - Grand Wazoo ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: Progishness
Date Posted: June 09 2021 at 12:50
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What a year to have to choose from - by 1972 prog was hitting its finest hour. Anyway, here goes... Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick Yes - Close to the Edge Pink Floyd - Obscured by Clouds Caravanserai - Santana Genesis - Foxtrot Focus - Focus 3 Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes - Paix Electric Light Orchestra - s/t Moody Blues - Seventh Sojourn Deep Purple - Machine Head Honourable mentions: Bo Hanson - Lord of the Rings Roxy Music - s/t Babe Ruth - First Base ------------- "We're going to need a bigger swear jar." Chloë Grace Moretz as Mindy McCready aka 'Hit Girl' in Kick-Ass 2 |
Posted By: Progmind
Date Posted: June 09 2021 at 13:17
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Genesis - Foxtrot Gentle Giant -Octopus Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick Nick Drake - Pink Moon Caravan - Waterloo Lily Black Sabbath - Volume 4 Yes - CTTE Out Of Focus - Four Letter Monday Afternoon Frank Zappa - The Grand Wazoo Matching Mole - Matching Mole Honorable mentions Il Balletto Di Bronzo - Ys Gnidrilog - Lady Lake Agitation Free - Malesch Dzyan - Dzyan Gentle Giant - Tree friends |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: June 09 2021 at 13:19
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Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick Santana - Caravanserai Genesis - Foxtrot Gnidrolog - Lady Lake Haikara - Haikara Mahavishnu Orchestra - Birds of Fire Out of Focus - Four Letter Monday Afternoon Tangerine Dream - Zeit McCoy Tyner - Sahara Yes - Close
to the Edge Zappa, Frank - Waka / Jawaka Zappa, & The Mothers of
Invention - The Grand Wazoo Atomic Rooster - Made in England Hancock, Herbie - Crossings Wishbone Ash - Argus Soft Machine 6 bubbling under: Älgarnas Trädgård - Framtiden Är Ett Svävande Skepp Can Ege
Bamyasi Coryell, Larry Offering Gentle Giant Octopus Gnidrolog In Spite of Harry's Toenail Grobschnitt Grobschnitt Jumbo DNA
Ita Renaissance - Prologue Premiata Forneria Marconi Storia Di Un Minuto Procol Harum Live with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra Quella
Vecchia Locanda Quella
Vecchia Locanda Tasavallan Presidentti Lambert Land Weather Report I Sing the Body Electric ------------- let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
Posted By: Mirakaze
Date Posted: June 09 2021 at 13:54
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1. Genesis - Foxtrot 2. Yes - Close To The Edge 3. Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick 4. Gentle Giant - Three Friends 5. Miles Davis - On The Corner 6. Return To Forever - Light As A Feather 7. Premiata Forneria Marconi - Per Un Amico 8. Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Trilogy 9. Supersister - Pudding En Gisteren 10. Weather Report - I Sing The Body Electric Honourable mentions: - Frank Zappa - The Grand Wazoo - Khan - Space Shanty - The Tony Williams Lifetime - The Old Bum's Rush - Tangerine Dream - Zeit - King Crimson - Earthbound (absolutely terrible but I still love it <3)
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Posted By: Progishness
Date Posted: June 09 2021 at 15:02
Not to be nit-picky here, but Meddle was released in 1971, and Live at Pompeii is not strictly an album (as excellent as the film is). ------------- "We're going to need a bigger swear jar." Chloë Grace Moretz as Mindy McCready aka 'Hit Girl' in Kick-Ass 2 |
Sean Trane wrote:Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: June 09 2021 at 15:15
I chose Pink Floyd's Live at Pompeii too, so I've swapped it for my standby choice: The Moody Blues - Seventh Sojourn.
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Posted By: Progishness
Date Posted: June 09 2021 at 15:42
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Us Floydians would love an official CD release of Pompeii rather than*cough* having to hunt out bootlegs *cough*. ------------- "We're going to need a bigger swear jar." Chloë Grace Moretz as Mindy McCready aka 'Hit Girl' in Kick-Ass 2 |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: June 09 2021 at 15:45
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1. Yes - Close to the Edge 2. Genesis - Foxtrot 3. Pink Floyd -Wish You Were Here 4. Genesis - Selling England by the Pound 5. Discipline - Unfolded Like Staircase 6. Magma - Köhntarkösz 7. UK - Danger Money 8. Maudlin of the Well - Part the Second 9. Alquin - The Mountain Queen X. Big Big Train - English Electric (Part One) Honourable mentions: Camel - The Snow Goose Van der Graaf Generator - Still Life Pink Floyd - Ummagumma, Meddle ELP - Brain Salad Surgery Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick Bug Big Train - Grimspound Gnidrolog - Lady Lake Gentle Giant - Free Hand Anekdoten - Until All the Ghosts Are Gone King Crimson - Islands ------------- 
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: June 09 2021 at 15:49
How many of those are actually from 72? ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: June 09 2021 at 15:59
^Just a few on top, I did not read the OP well enough (or the other posts, only part of the title), so I went somewhat astray  .But the start was ok. 1. Yes - Close to the Edge 2. Genesis - Foxtrot 3. Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick 4. Gnidrolog - Lady Lake 5. Moving Gelatine Plates - The World of Genius Hans 6. Gentle Giant - Octopus 7. Khan - Space Shanty 8. Pink Floyd - Obscured by Clouds 9. Alquin - Marks X. ELP - Trilogy -------------
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Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: June 09 2021 at 16:17
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10 slots isn't enough for 1972! 1. Yes - Close to the Edge 2. Genesis - Foxtrot 3. Gentle Giant - Octopus 4. Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick 5. ELP - Trilogy 6. Khan - Space Shanty 7. Banco del Mutuo Soccorso - Darwin! 8. PFM - Per un amico 9. Il Balletto di Bronzo - Ys 10. Banco del Mutuo Soccorso - Banco del Mutuo Soccorso Honorable mentions: Can - Ege Bamyasi Deep Purple - Machine Head Gentle Giant - Three Friends Gnidrolog - Lady Lake Herbie Hancock - Crossings Le Orme - Uomo di Pezza Reale Accademia di Musica - Reale Accademia di Musica Renaissance - Prologue ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: June 09 2021 at 17:54
I believe he must've been 72 when he first heard these. ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: June 09 2021 at 19:08
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That's an impossible request but i'll at least post 10 that are my absolute fave albums of all time In alphabetically order (i'm purposefully not choosing albums on our top 100) 1 Brainstorm - Smile A While 2 Gnidrolog - In Spite of Harry's Toe Nail 3 Gnidrolog - Lady Lake 4 Grobschnitt - S/T 5 Haikara - S/T 5 Matching Mole - Matching Mole 6 McLuan - Anomoly 7 Moving Gelatine Plates - The World of Genius Hans 8 Mythos - Mythos 9 Nektar - Journey To The Center Of The Eye 10 Quella Vecchia Locanda - S/T I would've chosen Osanna - Palepoli but most sources say it came out in 1973 not 72 as listed here
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: June 10 2021 at 00:34
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1. Close To The Edge - Yes 2. Foxtrot - Genesis 3. 666 - Aphrodite's Child 4. Per Un Amico - PFM 5. Octopus - Gentle Giant 6. Trilogy - ELP 7. Thick As A Brick - Jethro Tull 8. Storia Di Um Minuto - PFM 9. Three Friends - Gentle Giant 10.Darwin! - Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso
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Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: June 10 2021 at 01:19
You're right. Until now I have only heard Living in the Past  .-------------
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Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: June 10 2021 at 04:14
I will oblige and rectify ASAP  ------------- let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
Posted By: Rick1
Date Posted: June 11 2021 at 03:18
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ELP - Trilogy Hawkwind - Doremi Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick Yes - Close to the Edge Premiata Fomeria Marconi - Per Un Amico Pink Floyd - Obscured by Clouds Genesis - Foxtrot Matching Mole - Matching Mole Soft Machine - Fifth Caravan - Waterloo Lily
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Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: June 11 2021 at 09:21
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Yes-CTTE Genesis-Foxtrot Khan-Space Shanty Santana-Caravanserai Jade Warrior-Last Autumns Dream Steely Dan-Can't Buy AThrill Moody Blues-7th Sojourn Captain Beyond-st Tull-TAAB ELP-Trilogy ------------ Hon mention.... GG-Octopus Strawbs-Grave... Roxy-st etc... ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: Frenetic Zetetic
Date Posted: June 11 2021 at 23:43
------------- "I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021 |
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: June 12 2021 at 04:45
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1. ALAN STIVELL Renaissance of the Celtic Harp 2. KHAN Space Shanty 3. SANTANA Caravanserai 4. NEKTAR A Tab in the Ocean 5. GENESIS Foxtrot 6. YES Close to the Edge 7. URIAH HEEP Demons and Wizards 8. PREMIATA FORNERIA MARCONI Per un amico 9. DEODATO Prelude 10. FOCUS 3 ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: June 12 2021 at 05:52
Hi, Heck, we would get to hear Mme Knobs for a change! ------------- 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: Progishness
Date Posted: June 12 2021 at 08:33
Or as I list the personnel for this: Roger on acoustic guitar, Dave on harmonica, Rick on dog, and Nick nowhere to be seen. ------------- "We're going to need a bigger swear jar." Chloë Grace Moretz as Mindy McCready aka 'Hit Girl' in Kick-Ass 2 |
Posted By: TheLionOfPrague
Date Posted: June 12 2021 at 09:21
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1- Close to the Edge 2- Thick as a Brick 3- Seventh Sojourn 4- Hosianna Mantra (Popol Vuh) 5- Trilogy 6- Foxtrot 7- The Grand Wazoo 8- Per un Amico 9- Prologue (Renaissance) 10- Neu! Honorable mention to Can, Ash Ra Temple, Banco, Return to Forever, Wishbone Ash, Gentle Giant, etc. ------------- I shook my head and smiled a whisper knowing all about the place |
Posted By: iluvmarillion
Date Posted: June 13 2021 at 01:15
Yours with the Steely Dan and Renaissance taken out and Per Un Amico and Space Shanty replacing them.
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Posted By: MFP
Date Posted: June 13 2021 at 16:03
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Gnidrolog - In Spite of Harry's Toenail Premiata Forneria Marconi - Storia Di Un Minuto Can - Ege Bamyasi Banco del Mutuo Soccorso - Banco del Mutuo Soccorso or Darwin! Embryo - Steig Aus Il Balletto Di Bronzo - Ys Amon Düül II - Wolf City Aphrodite's Child - 666 Captain Beyond - Captain Beyond Gentle Giant - Three Friends Honorable mention: Faust - So Far Yes - Close to the Edge Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick Focus - 3 ......... |
Posted By: miamiscot
Date Posted: June 14 2021 at 14:21
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My favorite year for music (well, it's either this or 1973...) 1. Yes - Close To The Edge 2. Genesis - Foxtrot 3. Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick 4. Gentle Giant - Octopus 5. ELP - Trilogy 6. PFM - Per Un Amico 7. Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso - Darwin! 8. Nektar - A Tab In The Ocean 9. Le Orme - Uomo Di Pezza 10. Osanna - Palepoli 11. Uriah Heep - Demons And Wizards 12. Quella Vecchia Locanda - s/t 13. Birth Control - Hoodoo Man 14. Gnidrolog - Lady Lake 15. Khan - Space Shanty ------------- The Prog Corner |
Posted By: tempest_77
Date Posted: June 14 2021 at 20:25
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One of the hardest ones yet: 1: Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick
2: Yes - Close to the Edge 3: Genesis - Foxtrot 4: PFM - Per un amico 5: Banco del Mutuo Soccorso - Darwin! 6: Gentle Giant - Octopus 7: Il Balletto di Bronzo - Ys 8: Wishbone Ash - Argus 8.5: Osanna - Palepoli* 9: Khan - Space Shanty 9.33: PFM - Storia di un minuto** 9.66: Banco del Mutuo Soccorso - S/T** 10: Frank Zappa - The Grand Wazoo Honorable mentions: Dom - Edge of Time ELP - Trilogy Herbie Hancock - Crossings Moving Gelatine Plates - The World of Genius Hans Nektar - A Tab in the Ocean Le Orme - Uomo di Pezza Santana - Caravanserai Time by Time * I had Palepoli here on my list until I read SillyPuppy's comment about the release year, and after doing some research, I did see that most sites, including Discogs, list the earliest release date of the record as 1973, not 1972. ** I'd probably rank both Storia di un minuto and Banco del Mutuo Soccorso above The Grand Wazoo, but seeing as Per un amico and Darwin! are already on my list at #4 and #5 respectively, I wanted to give the #10 spot to a tenth artist instead. ------------- 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: omphaloskepsis
Date Posted: June 16 2021 at 20:24
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Can- Ege Bamyasi Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick Il Paese dei Balocchi- Il Paese dei Balocchi
Yes - Close to the Edge Genesis - Foxtrot Alan Sorrenti- Aria Gentle Giant -Octopus Uriah Heep - Demons and Wizards Jethro Tull - Living in the Past ELP - Trilogy |
Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: June 23 2021 at 09:38
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What a year! Amazing Blondel - England Dave Cousins - Two Weeks Last Summer Genesis - Foxtrot Hoelderlin - Hoelderlin's Traum Horslips - Happy to Meet, Sorry to Part Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick Midnight Circus - s/t Le Orme - Uomo di Pezza Pell Mell - Marburg Moody Blues - Seventh Sojourn Real Accademia di Musica Gilles Servat - La Blanche Hermine Strawbs - Grave New WorldSundenfall II - s/t
Third Ear Band - The Magus (not released till decades later but it deserves a spot here) Tir Na Nog - A Tear and a Smile Yes - Close to the Edge |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: June 25 2021 at 14:49
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Association PC - Erna Morena Tangerine Dream - Zeit Can - Ege Bamyasi Frank Zappa - The Grand Wazoo Amon Düül II - Wolf City Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick Yes - Close to the Edge Banco del Mutuo Soccorso - Darwin Banco del Mutuo Soccorso - s/t Franco Battiato - Pollution |
Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: July 06 2021 at 09:59
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Triumvirat-Mediterranean Tales Passport-Second Passport Nektar-A Tab In The Ocean Pell Mell -Marburg Mahavishnu Orchestra-Birds Of Fire Dzyan-Dzyan Wishbone Ash-Argus If-If 3 Atomic Rooster-Made In England ELP-Trilogy
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Posted By: enigmatic
Date Posted: February 05 2022 at 09:17
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First great year for RPI bands. My Top 20 of 1971: Yes - Close to the Edge Gentle Giant - Three Friends Emerson, Lake and Palmer - Trilogy Genesis - Foxtrot Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick Gentle Giant - Octopus Twenty Sixty Six and Then - Reflections on the Future Gnidrolog - Lady Lake Premiata Forneria Marconi - Per Un Amico Khan - Space Shanty Ange - Caricatures Premiata Forneria Marconi - Storia Di Un Minuto Amon Düül II - Wolf City Return to Forever - s/t Banco del Mutuo Soccorso - Darwin! Focus - Focus 3 Raccomandata Ricevuta Ritorno - Per... Un Mondo Di Cristallo Banco del Mutuo Soccorso - Banco del Mutuo Soccorso Le Orme - Uomo di Pezza Moving Gelatine Plates - The World of Genius Hans |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: February 05 2022 at 09:37
^ Thanks. Your list gave me a clue as to what an RPI band might be: Rock Progressivo Italiano. 
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Posted By: enigmatic
Date Posted: February 05 2022 at 11:38
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^ It would be nice to see a summary at the end of voting. Probably too late now. It looks like some of the lists are in alphabetic order, including your Top 10, Paul. And I am not saying you should do the counting. I can take care of it. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: February 05 2022 at 12:29
Thanks. It's almost impossible to rank my Top 10 in order of preference when the albums are all by different artists, and I suspect it's the same for many other PA members here too. It's much easier to rank albums when they're all by the same artist. As you say, it's a little late for me to start counting the votes now, but you're more than welcome to give it a go.
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Posted By: enigmatic
Date Posted: February 06 2022 at 08:29
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I couldn't assign the points like Psychedelic Paul does it (1st album - 30 points, 2nd album - 20 points, 3rd album - 15 points etc.) because some of the lists were in alphabetic order. I simply counted the votes. I only included first 10 albums from each list. Some lists had more than 10 albums listed, for instance siLLY_puPPY's list had 11 albums, I excluded last one QVL - s/t. Here are the results after counting the votes from 26 PA users. I am listing the albums with more than 2 votes only.
1-3. Genesis - Foxtrot (21 votes) 1-3. Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (21 votes) 1-3. Yes - Close to the Edge (21 votes) 4. Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Trilogy (14 votes) 5. Gentle Giant - Octopus (13 votes) 6. Premiata Fomeria Marconi - Per Un Amico (12 votes) 7. Khan - Space Shanty (10 votes) 8. Frank Zappa - The Grand Wazoo (7 votes) 9-11. Banco del Mutuo Soccorso - Darwin! (6 votes) 9-11. Gentle Giant - Three Friends (6 votes) 9-11. Moody Blues - Seventh Sojourn (6 votes) 12. Il Balletto di Bronzo - Ys (5 votes) 13-15. Can - Ege Bamyasi (4 votes) 13-15. Gnidrolog - Lady Lake (4 votes) 13-15. Nektar - A Tab in the Ocean (4 votes) 16-24. Amon Duul II - Wolf City (3 votes) 16-24. Banco del Mutuo Soccorso - s/t (3 votes) 16-24. Deep Purple - Machine Head (3 votes) 16-24. Matching Mole - Matching Mole (3 votes) 16-24. Moving Gelatine Plates - The World Of Genius Hans (3 votes) 16-24. Pink Floyd - Obscured by Clouds (3 votes) 16-24. Renaissance - Prologue (3 votes) 16-24. Santana - Caravanserai (3 votes) 16-24. Uriah Heep - Demons and Wizards (3 votes) |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: February 06 2022 at 08:59
Hi, Ange - Caricatures needs to be listed. The long cut alone says it all ... and it was a take on the album cover by PF ... "ecoute ... ecoute ... " Yeah ... this would be a few on a list of mine. ------------- 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: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: February 06 2022 at 09:03
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^^ It's very impressive that the first three albums on your list have picked up 21 votes so far out of 26 votes cast in total. I must be one of the few here who didn't vote for any of those three classic albums.
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Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: February 06 2022 at 10:00
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1 Herbie Hancock - Crossings 2 Can - Ege Bamyası 3 Chick Corea - Return to Forever 4 Premiata Forneria Marconi - Storia di un minuto 5 Faust - So Far 6 Moving Gelatine Plates - The World of Genius Hans 7 Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band - Clear Spot 8 Curved Air - Phantasmagoria 9 Kraan - Kraan 10 Brave New World - Impressions on Reading Aldous Huxley Doesn't feel rigt to be leaving out a at least dozen masterpieces by the likes of Embryo, Franck Dervieux, Weather Report, Jean-Claude Vannier, Tangerine Dream, Banco, Il Balletto di Bronzo, Dom, Gentle Giant, Stomu Yamash'ta, Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes... and plenty more (but I did find a way to mention them) |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: February 06 2022 at 21:10
Hi, Normally, I do not vote for JT, because it doesn't need it. I would rather that BANCO's DARWIN be listed in there, specially after such an incredible first album of theirs. The only issue I have with JT's album being mentioned, is that everyone has heard it 32 times. AND, you can't say the same thing about any of the majority of the other albums. That doesn't make JT, one of the best ... it makes it a "favorite" ... and that is when "progressive music" stops being about the music, and more about the fame. JT and Ian, deserve the acclaim, but I think that compared to so much other music around the world, they are very good, but saying they are the best is the same thing as saying that you have not heard all the others at all! ------------- 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: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: February 06 2022 at 22:43
What a fraud you are. You b*tch and moan about "songs", and here you have an album from a very popular group who had the balls, the audacity and the belief in themselves to go against convention (and the record industry) and provide a release without a single, and without any songs whatsoever, just continuous music over 2 sides of an album. I have heard all the others albums mentioned, and own most of them, but you know what? TAAB is simply a remarkable album, and what's even more remarkable is it went to #1 in the States because of how good it was. Great album design, great lyrics, masterful playing, no individual songs and actually popular among a wide swathe of listeners, not merely pretentious tw*ts who namedrop authors and film directors because they themselves are bankrupt of any original ideas -- tell me, how many bands can pull that off? ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: enigmatic
Date Posted: February 07 2022 at 07:59
One of 4 to be exact, by I have to admit your Top 10 is pretty solid. The only one that I've haven't played in very long time is Flied Egg - Dr. Siegel's Flied Egg Shooting Machine. Catapilla, Khan, Nektar and Procol Harum are my favorites from your list and I still have them on my CD shelve.
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Posted By: enigmatic
Date Posted: February 07 2022 at 08:04
The Dark Elf - I wouldn't want to piss you off and meet you in a dark ally but... I agree with you 100%.TAAB is one of the pillars of progressive rock. In my book - Top 20 progressive rock albums ever recorded. Outstanding concept, with awesome artwork and 40+ min of excellent music without any fillers.
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: February 07 2022 at 08:14
Out of those rare albums you mentioned, Dr. Siegel's Flied Egg Shooting Machine is the only album I have on CD (courtesy of Amazon), even though it's probably the least-known album of them all, outside of Japan.
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Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: February 08 2022 at 06:59
Hi, Look who's talking and using the words. I'm not. I happen to like, A LOT, the JT from the early days, and my liking it stops after Minstrel in a Gallery, when my interests were too far into the rest of the world, and I did not think that JT was keeping up. Doesn't make it bad or not good enough, btw ... except to you! I would ALWAYS mention TAAB and PP as two of the top albums, but I can not let go of the other material which is also far out and valuable, regardless of the issue if I have a favorite or not ... my appreciation is still there 50 some years later.
------------- 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: Philchem8
Date Posted: February 08 2022 at 18:29
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1. Genesis - Foxtrot 2. Curved Air - Phantasmagoria 3. Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick (despite the above controversy) 4. Procol Harum - Live with Edmonton Philharmonic Orchestra 5. Moody Blues - Seventh Sojourn 6. Yes - Close to the Edge 7. Focus - Focus III 8. Renaissance- Prologue 9. PFM - Per Un Amico 10.ELP - Trilogy |