Prog rock albums from ’77
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Topic: Prog rock albums from ’77
Posted By: ANDREW
Subject: Prog rock albums from ’77
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 13:15
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 13:19
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Wow! What a fantastic selection My vote goes to Yes, Going for the One, but's it's no easy choice, when set against Genesis and Rush.. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: eddietrooper
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 13:22
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A tie between Animals and Going For The One, I slightly prefer Animals. Oxygene is from 1976, isn't it? |
Posted By: dagrush
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 13:27
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Animals, though Wind and Wuthering would be my preference if it actually came out in '77 instead of right at the end of '76.
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Posted By: Ounamahl
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 13:31
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Going for the one out of those
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Posted By: Paulieg
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 13:35
Jethro for me!!
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Posted By: daz2112
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 13:41
Animals- Pink Floyd  love it now as much as i did when it first came out! I never tire of this album.
2.Rush - Farewell To Kings 3.Genesis - Second's Out ------------- In the constellation of cygnus,There lurks a mysterious force...The black hole |
Posted By: Firepuck
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 13:42
Agreed! I have to vote for Animals as I probably play it more than any other choice and it is my favorite Pink Floyd album. ------------- Kryten : "'Pub'? Ah yes, A meeting place where humans attempt to achieve advanced states of mental incompetence by the repeated consumption of fermented vegetable drinks." |
Blacksword wrote:Posted By: Zac M
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 13:46
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National Health's first album
------------- "Art is not imitation, nor is it something manufactured according to the wishes of instinct or good taste. It is a process of expression." -Merleau-Ponty |
Posted By: SirPsycho388
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 13:48
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Shouldn't Genesis - Wind and Wuthering be on this list??? Anyway, i voted for Rush - A Farewell To Kings ------------- Strangers passing in the street by chance two separate glances meet and I am you and what I see is me. And do I take you by the hand and lead you through the land and help me understand the best I can |
Posted By: ANDREW
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 13:51
Thank you!!!
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Posted By: ryba
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 13:51
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of course the other one wind and the wuthering followed by yes and vdgg |
Posted By: ANDREW
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 13:55
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My vote goes to "Rain Dances", i love that album
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Posted By: Harkmark
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 13:57
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Locanda delle fate - Forse le lucciole non si amano piú Pulsar - Halloween (not listed) Akasha - Akasha (not listed) I have not heard the National Health album. On my want list. I'm curious about England too. |
Posted By: ANDREW
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 14:03
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"Garden Shed" is a very good album, among the best from that year!!! "Forse Le Lucciole Non Si Amano Più" is wonderful!!! |
Posted By: eugene
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 14:16
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Have all these albums (except Circus and Triana) in my collection. For me Locanda Delle Fate is an undisputed winner here!!!! ------------- carefulwiththataxe |
Posted By: Petary791
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 14:18
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A Farewell to Kings for sure.
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Posted By: Gog/Magog
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 14:30
Don't want to be Mr. Pedantic  but The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome was Van Der Graaf (they dropped the Generator bit). Anyhoo it got my vote
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Posted By: Pylo
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 14:38
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Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 14:39
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what a great year!! what a beautiful options Andrew... my favorites are Animals, Locanda and A Farewell, Oxygene is great too.. but here is the first vote for that masterpiece called Criminal Record, seriously is my favorite of those!!!! ------------- Follow me on twitter @memowakeman |
Posted By: Syzygy
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 14:51
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National Health's debut for me, although Tull's and Floyd's albums were both among their best and prove that prog was still alive and kicking in 77. I've always found it ironic that many prog 'dinosaurs' released some of their most commercially successful albums and had massively successful tours at the time that punk allegedly killed prog stone dead - and I speak as one who enjoyed punk as well. ------------- 'Like so many of you I've got my doubts about how much to contribute to the already rich among us...' Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom |
Posted By: Bt-Tor
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 15:03
| A Farewell to Kings followed closely behind by Animals... |
Posted By: ANDREW
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 15:08
Yes, "Criminal Record" is awesome. |
Posted By: erlenst
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 15:28
| ROCKPOMMEL'S LAND !!!!!!!!!! |
Posted By: Duncan
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 15:29
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Wasn't Peter Gabriel 1 released in '77? That's, um, a good album. |
Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 15:44
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My top 3:
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Posted By: Publius84
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 16:18
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Animals by Pink Floyd for me. ------------- I know what I like and I like what I know... Prog is in my heart, in my mind, in my soul... |
Posted By: threepwood
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 16:36
| Island - Pictures |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 17:00
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Vangelis - Spiral is also deserving of a mention. (I voted Farewell To Kings) |
Posted By: Witchwoodhermit
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 17:24
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A very good collection of albums. Didn't realize there was that many. Great year for prog. punk what? ------------- Here I'm shadowed by a dragon fig tree's fan ringed by ants and musing over man. |
Posted By: eugene
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 17:28
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Indeed great one - another masterpiece here! ------------- carefulwiththataxe |
Posted By: raindance
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 19:16
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ELP-Works 1-Their last great album YES-Going For The One-Not their best & I actually preferred Tormato a year later Genesis-Wid & Wuthering-Cos' it should be on the list
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Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 19:21
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Animals!
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Posted By: erik neuteboom
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 19:32
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Great list, Andrew, what a prolific year 1977 was! My favorite is A Farewell To Kings by Rush. I still remember very vividly that I knew Rush from their live album All The Worls's A Stage, it was a bit too heavy for me but I was stunned by the skil so the power trio. And then there was that very positive review about A Farewell To kings in a know Dutch rock magazine (Muziekkant Oor) talking about synthesizers, 12-string acoustic guitars, shifting moods, splendid guitar soli, outstanding interplay and very captivating compositions, has Rush turned into a progrock band? Yes, they had and how convincing! But in the same year I was also very pleased with Rick Wakeman his return to the fresh and dynamic Going For The One album so I witnessed them in Ahoy, Rotterdam (Wakeman with his huge array of keyboards on 3 floors and Chris Squire with his amazing triple-neck). And now I am delighted about Pink Floyd with Animals, what a powerful and emotional album but back in the late Seventies I was very disappointed, it was too dark and raw for me in 1977! |
Posted By: Ultaigh
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 19:57
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I chose Jethro Tull's "Songs from the Wood"; great album in Tull's long history. Animals would be in second.
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Posted By: avestin
Date Posted: March 24 2006 at 01:29
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I have many favourites here - Animals, Songs From The Wood, Forse Le Lucciole Non Si Amano Più, Movin’ On, A Farewell To Kings, National Health, Hijos Del Agobio, Rockpommel’s Land. Il voted for Circus, cause no has done so, so far, and it is a good album that should receive more attention. ------------- http://hangingsounds.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow - Hanging Sounds http://www.progarchives.com/ProgRockShopping.asp" rel="nofollow - PA Index of prog music vendors |
Posted By: martinprog77
Date Posted: March 24 2006 at 01:40
MY VOTE GOES TO PINK FLOYD. VERY HARD TO CHOOSE BECAUSE THAT WAS OTHERS 5 ALBUNS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO VOTE .1977 WAS A GOOD YEAR FOR PROG.AND I BORN IN THAT YEAR------------- Nothing can last there are no second chances. Never give a day away. Always live for today. |
Posted By: Pablo_P
Date Posted: March 24 2006 at 03:01
Well... A Farewell To Kings for me Cygnus X-1 rocks RUSH roolz  Going For The One is close second with Awaken, my favourite song ever... Great poll, BTW  ------------- Pablo P. |
Posted By: Rocktopus
Date Posted: March 24 2006 at 04:18
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I voted for Van der Graaf 'Quiet Zone'. Peter Hammill's 'Over' is also from '77. Fantastic and very different albums. ------------- Over land and under ashes In the sunlight, see - it flashes Find a fly and eat his eye But don't believe in me Don't believe in me Don't believe in me |
Posted By: Prog-jester
Date Posted: March 24 2006 at 04:47
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FORSE LE LUCCIOLE NON SI AMANO PUI!!!excellent!!!
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Posted By: Losendos
Date Posted: March 24 2006 at 05:13
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1977 was the swansong year for prog with a big collection of damn good records. Practically all the big names had a good release that year. My 1 2 3 1 Going for the one 2 Wind and wuthering 3 Songs from the Woods The next year 1978 it started to go all wrong. ------------- How wonderful to be so profound |
Posted By: nobody
Date Posted: March 24 2006 at 05:38
I went for  , such a beautiful, gorgeous record.------------- "Some of you are going to die... martyrs, of course, to the Freedom I will provide!" |
Posted By: erlenst
Date Posted: March 24 2006 at 06:38
Oooh I forgot this one. Definately one of the most unique and haunting masterpieces of prog. |
Posted By: valravennz
Date Posted: March 24 2006 at 06:52
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As much as I love "Animals" and "Songs From The Wood" - I voted for "Going For The One" as it was a good strong album after some quieter moments for "Yes". ------------- 
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Posted By: Phil
Date Posted: March 24 2006 at 07:16
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Nearly went for Going for the One as I'm such a fan and I have happy memories of buying the album when first released, seeing them in the concert that year with Wakey back at the keys, but.....musically, I have to vote for Animals, which (IMHO) is PF's best work. Another great album from that year was Bowie's Heroes, featuring of course Fripp and especially, Eno. And then there was Ian Dury's New Boots and Panties!! |
Posted By: ANDREW
Date Posted: March 24 2006 at 07:41
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Very good album!!! |
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: March 24 2006 at 10:38
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Great year for prog,there are a lot of amazing albums. I'll pick Rush's AFTK. -------------  |
Posted By: stelmogcx
Date Posted: March 24 2006 at 16:55
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Animals gets my vote. It was one of the first (possibly the very first) album I saved up for and rushed out to buy as soon as it came out rather than waiting to hear it first. A Farewell to Kings runs it a very close second |
Posted By: White Queen
Date Posted: March 24 2006 at 17:07
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I don't have Seconds Out or Songs from the Wood (yet) so I won't vote, but my favorites are: 1. Animals 2. Going for the One 3. A Farewell to Kings |
Posted By: Jimbo
Date Posted: March 24 2006 at 17:27
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Animals and Movin' On are my favorites.
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Posted By: bundy
Date Posted: March 27 2006 at 08:12
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Going for the One - It's got Awaken and Turn of the Century ------------- They who know do not speak! They who talk do not know! |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: March 27 2006 at 17:58
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LA LOCANDA DELLE FATE - Forse Le Lucciole Non Si Amano Più for me,
followed closely by the ultimate and best prog album Rush did, A
Farewell to Kings.
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Posted By: Someo Therguy
Date Posted: March 27 2006 at 18:09
| So THAT's the year I saw Pink Floyd! Wow, I honestly couldn't remember for sure. Anyway, at that time I was obsessed with A Farewell To Kings AND Songs From The Wood. I've got to call them a tie with Animals and Wind And Wuthering right behind. |
Posted By: Joolz
Date Posted: March 28 2006 at 07:38
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Wow, what a selection. May I suggest another one is missing - HAWKWIND Quark Strangeness and Charm - not their absolute best but should still be in the reckoning Anyway - I feel I ought to be voting for either Renaissance or Barclay James Harvest (were BJH really prog??) as they were big personal favourites at that time. Had I been asked this question 10 years ago I would have had no hesitation in voting for Seconds Out as it was one of my most played vinyl albums ever. In recent years though I have connected more and more with the musical and lyrical aggro of Animals. At the end of the day, I don't feel I could vote for just one - there are too many good uns. |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: March 28 2006 at 12:25
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Agree about Hawkwind. I love all the Calvert albums. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: cucacola54
Date Posted: March 28 2006 at 12:33
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Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: March 28 2006 at 13:12
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A rich prog year. As if punk never happened My favourites:
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Posted By: Spacemac
Date Posted: March 28 2006 at 16:13
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Animals
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Posted By: Paulieg
Date Posted: March 28 2006 at 16:47
| Other: Eloy; Ocean! |
Posted By: ANDREW
Date Posted: March 29 2006 at 08:37
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Good choice!!! |
Posted By: ANDREW
Date Posted: March 29 2006 at 08:39
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"Gone To Earth" has taken 0 votes I love that album, and you??? |
Posted By: eugene
Date Posted: March 29 2006 at 08:50
I'm actually more surprised by "0" in front of Jet Lag, but...what you can do?... ------------- carefulwiththataxe |
Posted By: ANDREW
Date Posted: March 29 2006 at 19:26
"Jet Lag" has two votes now. |
Posted By: Andrea Cortese
Date Posted: March 30 2006 at 07:28
Yeah, Gone to Earth is an excellent album, at least for the fantastic opener "Hymn". Not the best BJH's album of the classic Polydor period though (1974-1978). BTW, congratulations, ANDREW, for your recent and important upgrade!! P.S. era solo questione di tempo!! E mi raccomando, c'è da portare avanti un bel pò di pratiche in sospeso...(es. Riccardo Zappa, Alan Sorrenti...) |
Posted By: White Feather
Date Posted: March 30 2006 at 07:42
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You leaving out Kansas "Point of know Return" I find to be pretty sad , maybe it was an oversight ? ------------- |
Posted By: aapatsos
Date Posted: March 30 2006 at 07:47
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yes also Firefly by Uriah Heep is missing... I would go for one of these two |
, where is it ? Posted By: ANDREW
Date Posted: March 30 2006 at 07:55
Grazie Andrea, Sono molto contento, però me lo devo meritare questo "special collaborator". P.S. Discuterò con gli altri riguardo a Zappa e Sorrenti. Ci vediamo. In my opinion "Gone To Earth" is their best album from the Polydor period, followed by "Everyone Is Everybody Else". |
Posted By: Andrea Cortese
Date Posted: March 30 2006 at 08:01
My personal rating:
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Posted By: ANDREW
Date Posted: March 30 2006 at 08:08
TROPPO GENTILE. |
Posted By: Empathy
Date Posted: March 30 2006 at 09:36
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As much as I love Animals, A Farewell to Kings takes the cup for me for '77.
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Posted By: Dominvm
Date Posted: March 30 2006 at 10:22
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Definitely Animals. Others great albums of this years are Canción del
Sur from Los Jaivas (A marvelous album) and Congreso- Congreso (with
Los Jaivas the masters of the chilean rock-prog)
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Posted By: Andrea Cortese
Date Posted: March 30 2006 at 12:31
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Off the list above:
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: March 30 2006 at 12:55
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Posted By: ANDREW
Date Posted: March 30 2006 at 13:09
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I love this album!!!
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Posted By: The Wizard
Date Posted: March 30 2006 at 13:47
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Animals of course! -------------  
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