Your 10 Favourite Prog Albums of 1974
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Topic: Your 10 Favourite Prog Albums of 1974
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Subject: Your 10 Favourite Prog Albums of 1974
Date Posted: June 21 2021 at 08:37
Another great year for prog with many of the old favourites clear and present in my Top 10, including a fair sprinkling of live albums and venturing Beyond the Beyond into the realms of Fantasy.  Barclay James Harvest - Live Camel - Mirage Caravan - Caravan & the New Symphonia Fantasy - Beyond the Beyond Fruupp - The Prince of Heaven's Eyes Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway Nektar - Live at London Roundhouse Refugee - Refugee Renaissance - Turn of the Cards Strawbs - Hero and Heroine
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Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: June 21 2021 at 09:04
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Queen - Queen II Frank Zappa - Apostrophe King Crimson - Starless and Bible Black David Bowie - Diamond Dogs ELP - Welcome Back My Friends.... Supertramp - Crime of the Century King Crimson - Red Jethro Tull - War Child Yes - Relayer Genesis - TLLDOB Progressive Blues Bonus... Robin Trower - Bridge of Sighs ------------- ...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: Argo2112
Date Posted: June 21 2021 at 09:32
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: June 21 2021 at 10:06
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Hatfield and the North - s/t King Crimson - Red Mike Oldfield - Hergest Ridge Samla Mammas Manna - Klossa Knapitatet Tangerine Dream - Phaedra Robert Wyatt - Rock Bottom Henry Cow - Unrest Gong - You Pekka Pohjola - Harakka Bialoipokku Leonard Cohen - New Skin for the Old Ceremony ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: June 21 2021 at 11:06
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14 Supertramp Crime of the Century
Bubbling under... 12 Contraction La Bourse Ou La Vie Italics - not on PA ------------- 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: progaardvark
Date Posted: June 21 2021 at 12:51
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1. Yes - Relayer 2. Camel - Mirage 3. Gentle Giant - The Power and the Glory 4. Gong - You 5. King Crimson - Red 6. King Crimson - Starless and Bible Black 7. Focus - Hamburger Concerto 8. Duncan Mackay - Chimera 9. Quella Vecchia Locanda - Il Tempo Della Gioia 10. Triumvirat - Illusions on a Double Dimple Honorable mentions: Supertramp - Crime of the Century Robert Wyatt - Rock Bottom Renaissance - Turn of the Cards PFM - L'Isola Di Niente Peter Hammill - In Camera Eloy - Floating Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway Ange - Au-delà du délire ------------- ---------- 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: Mirakaze
Date Posted: June 21 2021 at 15:11
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1. King Crimson - Starless And Bible Black 2. Gentle Giant - The Power And The Glory 3. King Crimson - Red 4. Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway 5. Yes - Relayer 6. Area - Caution Radiation Area 7. Hatfield And The North - Hatfield And The North 8. Egg - The Civil Surface 9. Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention - Roxy & Elsewhere 10. Return To Forever - Where Have I Known You Before? Honourable mentions (I'm going to start being generous with this section cause I feel bad leaving albums out every time): - Camel - Mirage - Gong - You - Henry Cow - Unrest- Kansas - Kansas - Mahavishnu Orchestra - Apocalypse- Miles Davis - Get Up With It - Renaissance - Turn Of The Cards - Samla Mammas Manna - Klossa Knapitatet - Supertramp - Crime Of The Century - White Noise - White Noise 2: Concerto For Synthesizer
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Posted By: Progmind
Date Posted: June 21 2021 at 16:06
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King Crimson - Red Genesis - The Lamb... King Crimson - Starless And Bible Black Camel - Mirage Hatfield And The North - Hatfield And The North Gentle Giant - The Power And The glory Dzyan - Electric Science Robert Wyatt - Rock Bottom Henry Cow - Unrest Invisible - Invisible |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: June 21 2021 at 23:19
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1. King Crimson - Red 2. Gentle Giant - The Power and the Glory 3. Refugee - s/t 4. Mike Oldfield - Hergest Ridge 5. Supertramp - Crime Of The Century 6. Kansas - s/t 7. PFM - The World Became The World 8. Triumvirat - Illusions On A Double Dimple 9. Yes - Relayer 10. Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
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Posted By: Frenetic Zetetic
Date Posted: June 21 2021 at 23:22
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Yes - Relayer Gentle Giant - The Power And The Glory King Crimson - Red Miles Davis - Big Fun Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway Return To Forever - Where Have I Known You Before? Camel - Mirage PFM - L'Isola Niente Herbie Hancock - Thrust Murple - Io Sono Murple ------------- "I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021 |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: June 22 2021 at 00:43
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1. Magma - Köhntarkösz 2. Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway 3. Triumvirat - Illusions on a Double Dimple 4. Gong - You 5. Focus - Hamburger Concerto 6. Robert Wyatt - Rock Bottom 7. Renaissance - Turn of the Cards 8. Supertramp - Crime of the Century 9. Gentle Giant - The Power and the Glory X. Yes - Relayer ------------- 
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Posted By: Rick1
Date Posted: June 22 2021 at 04:31
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ELP - Welcome Back My Friends, Henry Cow - Unrest Hatfield and the North - Hatfield and the North Yes - Relayer Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway Robert Wyatt - Rock Bottom Gong - You Egg - The Civil Surface Todd Rundgren's Utopia - Todd Rundgren's Utopia Frank Zappa - Apostrophe
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Posted By: miamiscot
Date Posted: June 22 2021 at 07:57
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Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway Yes - Relayer Todd Rundgren - Todd Rundgren's Utopia Kansas - s/t King Crimson - Red King Crimson - Starless And Bible Black Gentle Giant - The Power And The Glory Camel - Mirage Le Orme - Contrappunti Pekka Pohjola - Harakka Bialoipokku Focus - Hamburger Concerto Kayak - Kayak II I had to give you my dirty dozen as ten just wouldn't work... ------------- The Prog Corner |
Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: June 22 2021 at 11:48
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Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway Jethro Tull - War child King Crimson - Starless and Bible Black Frank Zappa - Apostrophe Supertramp - Crime of the Century Camel - Mirage Robin Trower - Bridge of Sighs (couldn't pass this one up, for whatever reason) Yes - Relayer Hatfield and the North - s/t King Crimson - Red ------------- "It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno |
Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: June 22 2021 at 13:41
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I would have guessed that 1974 would be the hardest year to limit to 10 great releases but it turns out there are way more albums from 1975 that I consider great. I guess some bands had peaked earlier while others had yet to peak, or peaked earliier and later while sagging in the middle! I can only come up with these, in no particular order Barclay James Harvest - Everyone is Everybody Else Camel - Mirage Grobschnitt - Ballerman Jade Warrior - Floating World Jethro Tull - War Child (not even close to their best) Pierrot Lunaire - s/t Renaissance - Turn of the Cards Secos and Molhados - II Strawbs - Hero and Heroine Rick Wakeman - Journey to the.. |
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: June 22 2021 at 14:05
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Tod Rundgren's Utopia - Utopia Gentle Giant - The Power and the Glory King Crimson - Red Frank Zappa - Roxy & Elsewhere Gong - You Hatfield and the North - s/t Jethro Tull - War Child |
Posted By: Hrychu
Date Posted: June 22 2021 at 14:21
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no order: 1. Todd Rundgren's Utopia - s/t 2. Banzai - Hora Nata 3. Triumvirat - Illusions on a Double Dimple 4. Yes - Relayer 5. ELP - Welcome Back My Friends... 6. Hatfield & the North - s/t 7. SBB - s/t 8. Tadeusz Woźniak - Tadeusz Woźniak II (Odcień Ciszy) 9. Yonin Bayashi – Ishoku-Sokuhatsu 10. Czesław Niemen - Mourner's Rhapsody But to be frank, I think 1975 had way more great albums. ------------- 
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Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: June 23 2021 at 05:30
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Robert Wyatt - Rock Bottom Can - Soon Over Babaluma King Crimson - Red Yes - Relayer Camel - Mirage Egberto Gismonti - Academia de Dancas (not on PA) Area - Caution Radiation Area Mike Oldfield - Hergest Ridge Henry Cow - Unrest Magma - Kohntarkosz http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=3307" rel="nofollow - (Manfred Mann's Earth Band - The Good Earth)
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Posted By: Steve Wyzard
Date Posted: June 25 2021 at 10:05
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1. Supertramp: Crime of the Century 2. Genesis: The Lamb lies down on Broadway 3. Yes: Relayer 4. Rick Wakeman: Journey to the Centre of the Earth 5. Mike Oldfield: Hergest Ridge 6. Argent: Encore 7. David Bedford: Stars End 8. Barclay James Harvest: Everyone is Everybody Else 9. Traffic: When the Eagle flies 10. E.L.P.: Welcome Back My Friends...
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Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: June 26 2021 at 15:44
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1. GENESIS The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway 2. UTOPIA Todd Rundgren's Utopia 3. MIKE OLDFIELD Hergest Ridge 4. SUPERTRAMP Crime of the Century 5. YES Relayer 6. PTARMIGAN Ptarmigan 7. TODD RUNDGREN Todd 8. FOCUS Hamburger Concerto 9. COS Postaeolian Train Robbery 10. BLUE ÖYSTER CULT Secret Treaties 11. ARTI & MESTIERI Tilt 12. DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES War Babies 13. STEELY DAN Pretzel Logic 14. PREMIATA FORNERIA MARCONI L'isola di niente 15. RENAISSANCE Turn of the Cards 16. GINO VANELLI Powerful People 17. QUELLA VECCHIA LOCANDA Il tempo della Gioia 18. STRAWBS Hero and Heroine 19. IDRIS MUHAMMAD Power of Soul 20. FRUUPP Seven Secrets ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: Earl of Mar
Date Posted: June 26 2021 at 16:13
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Studio only. Genesis TLLDOB. Supertramp Crime of the Century Camel Mirage King Crimson Red Renaissance Turn of the Cards Strawbs Hero and Heroine PFM L'isola de niente Gentle Giant TPATG Rick Wakeman JTTCOTE BOC Secret Treaties |
Posted By: MFP
Date Posted: June 27 2021 at 16:48
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Yes - Relayer Gong - You Peter Hammill - In Camera Hawkwind - Hall of the Mountain Grill Hatfield and the North - Hatfield and the North Eloy - Floating Magma – Köhntarkösz King Crimson - Red Premiata Forneria Marconi - L' isola di Niente Mike Oldfield - Hergest Ridge Honorable mentions: Supertramp - Crime of the Century Invisible - Invisible Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Solar Fire Wigwam - Being Miles Davis - Get Up With it
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Posted By: tempest_77
Date Posted: June 30 2021 at 17:17
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1: Supertramp - Crime of the Century 2: Camel - Mirage 3: King Crimson - Red 4: Yes - Relayer 5: Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway 6: Queen - Queen II 7: Hatfield and the North - S/T 8: Gong - You 9: Robert Wyatt - Rock Bottom 10: Tangerine Dream - Phaedra 11: Gryphon - Red Queen to Gryphon Three 12: Focus - Hamburger Concerto 13: Gentle Giant - The Power and the Glory 14: PFM - L'isola di niente 15: Strawbs - Hero and Heroine Honorable Mentions: Arti e Mestieri - Tilt (Immagini per un orecchio) King Crimson - Starless and Bible Black Peter Hammill - The Silent Corner and the Empty Stage Todd Rundgren's Utopia - S/T Wishbone Ash - There's the Rub ------------- 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: presdoug
Date Posted: July 03 2021 at 06:07
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Triumvirat-Illusions On A Double Dimple Libra-Musica e Parole Synergy-Electronic Realizations For Rock Orchestra PFM-The World Became The World Dzyan-Electric Silence Galactic Explorers-Epitaph For Venus Wishbone Ash-There's The Rub Terje Rypdal-What Comes After Passport-Looking Thru Refugee-Refugee
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Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: July 04 2021 at 10:36
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Hi, Most already mentioned except Kevin Ayers. Barclay James Harvest - Live Camel - Mirage Caravan - Caravan & the New Symphonia Refugee - Refugee Tangerine Dream - Phaedra Gong - You Focus Hamburger Concerto Cosmic Jokers Cosmic Jokers Hammill The Silent Corner & The Empty Stage PFM - L'Isola Di Niente Ange - Au-delà du délire Magma - Kohntarkosz Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Solar Fire Kevin Ayers - The Confessions of Dr. Dream ------------- 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: dr wu23
Date Posted: July 04 2021 at 12:06
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KC-Red Camel- Mirage Yes-Relayer Hatfield-Hatfield Gryphon-Red Queen Renaissance-Turn of... Strawbs-Hero KC-Starless EGG-Civil Service Roxy-Country ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: July 04 2021 at 12:10
I can't choose but your list is probably the closest to what i would pick too  -------------  https://rateyourmusic.com/~siLLy_puPPy |
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