Album that broke your prog cherry!
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Topic: Album that broke your prog cherry!
Posted By: Castlevania
Subject: Album that broke your prog cherry!
Date Posted: May 15 2007 at 23:30
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For me, it was Frank Zappa - Uncle Meat
It opened up this incredible universe to me, where I first saw that anything was possible! |
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Posted By: Proletariat
Date Posted: May 15 2007 at 23:33
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I'm a bit of a prog-slut, but i do remember that Blackwater Park - Opeth was my first. ------------- who hiccuped endlessly trying to giggle but wound up with a sob |
Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: May 15 2007 at 23:36
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Well, to be honest In the court not only opened me to porg but it let me know that anything in music is achivable But, once I was in prog... mmm let me see, I would say Of natural history from Sleepytime Gorilla Museum opened my mind a lot, let me know that grotesque, bizarre, weird music was not just fun, but could be a masterpiece on its own ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?" 
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Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: May 15 2007 at 23:41
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"A Farewell to Kings" was my first,i just didn't know it.But when i did "A Change of Seasons" i knew it ,and it felt good. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: explodingjosh
Date Posted: May 15 2007 at 23:47
| I think Rush's Spirit of the Radio: Greatest Hits was my first non-intentional prog listening. My first intentional listening was Selling England by the Pound. It was a life changing event. |
Posted By: chamberry
Date Posted: May 15 2007 at 23:47
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For me it was the ever-so-obvious Dream Theater's Metropolis pt.2
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Posted By: Bern
Date Posted: May 15 2007 at 23:50
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The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway for me. Well, my first prog experience was a show from The Musical Box who, at that time, were covering The Lamb. Then, I bought the album and everything else happened. -------------  
RIP in bossa nova heaven. |
Posted By: NotSoKoolAid
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 00:01
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Images and Words by Dream Theater.
And somehow this lead me to Pink Floyd and Yes... thanks DT!
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 00:08
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Hemispheres.. got it when I was about 10 years old 'cause I liked the cover.. but the record that really did it for me was Tarkus.
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Posted By: soundsweird
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 00:09
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1967 Days of Future Passed Moody Blues
Not that progressive, but certainly the first; at that time, their music was called "Classical Rock" by DJ's and print media. At about the same time, I also heard/bought Iron Butterfly, Fever Tree, The Mothers, Deep Purple, Spirit, Vanilla Fudge, Procol Harum and other genre-bending artists.
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Posted By: Atomic_Rooster
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 00:14
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In the Court of the Crimson King and Dark Side of the Moon were my first two It's interesting that Castlevania's Uncle Meat popped his cherry - gross ------------- I am but a servant of the mighty Fripp, the sound of whose loins shall forever be upon the tongues of his followers. |
Posted By: Floydoid
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 01:16
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It was Meddle, closely followed by Close to the Edge.
------------- Is it any wonder that the monkey's confused? |
Posted By: andu
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 01:22
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Live at Pompeii did it for me. ------------- "PA's own GI Joe!" 
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Posted By: Ghandi 2
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 01:50
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Ew. The internet comes up with some of the grossest metaphors.
DSOTM, WYWH, Animals, and Meddle.
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Posted By: KeleCableII
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 02:02
| Well, I grew up liking Rush but my first album as in conciously exploring the genre would probably be King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King. But I think I had heard Camel's Lady Fantasy and Genesis' The Knife before that, and of coursem Yes - Roundabout on the radio. |
Posted By: SirPsycho388
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 03:03
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Permanent Waves ------------- 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: enteredwinter
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 03:10
Same for me. Well, when I got that album in 2003, that marked the beginning of my true love of prog. That's why I derived my user name from its opening lyrics, which to me are symbolic of me entering the world of prog. Corny, I know. In the 90's, I was into Dark Side of the Moon & Selling England by the Pound, but there really wasn't any cherry-breaking then because I wasn't into other prog, and I didn't even know what prog was at that point! ------------- 
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Proletariat wrote:Posted By: fuxi
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 03:26
| "Echoes" from Meddle (recorded on tape by a friend) and RELAYER. Boy, what an initiation! |
Posted By: oceanmachine
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 03:31
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The Human Equation by Ayreon or Terria by Devin Townsend. I'm not sure which came first, I think it was Devy, though
------------- Kekeke! |
Posted By: Ahmadbarqawi
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 03:41
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Streets (A Rock Opera) - Savatage ------------- {Flashlights shade shrunken views Of a red demon’s foxtrot in brews Guns & flowers crown morning news Panic-stricken guilt now ensues} |
Posted By: Rolling Ronnie
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 04:53
| Genesis - Trespass. |
Posted By: yface1
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 05:02
Mine was one of the following - Dream Theater-Awake or Rush-2112. Both were heard the same day but can't remember which was first! But thanks to both Rush and DT, my eyes are open and I have seen "the light"  ------------- My entertainment dollar is burning in my pocket! |
Posted By: Hatters
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 06:16
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Mine was Dark Side of the Moon. Nicked it off my dad when I was 14 and listened to it a few (many) times.
-------------  http://www.last.fm/user/SHatters/?chartstyle=basic10"> 
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Posted By: Jimbo
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 06:21
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Kingston Wall's debut & Jethro Tull's Aqualung. I got them at the same time (borrowed from a friend). This was in 2002 or 2003, I think.
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Posted By: proggy
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 06:24
| UK - Danger Money |
Posted By: Komodo dragon
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 07:30
think it was Heavy Horses or maybe some Eloy pop delicates like Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes or  Magma ...... i think it was Black Sabbath..... wouuu Marillion -Fish years !! |
Posted By: proger
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 07:32
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well it comes in stages- every it broke my cherry a litle bit more: the first was KC's Starless and bible black, and after him came "don cab's What Burns Never Returns... and more ------------- ...live for tomorrow... |
Posted By: seamus
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 07:38
WISH YOU WERE HERE |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 07:46
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Genesis - Nursery Cryme. |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 07:49
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Tubular Bells.....I think, or was it Dark Side Of The Moon?
Hard to remember now, but everyone bought those two at the time.
First serious prog was ELP, then Genesis.
Discovered Yes by myself later. Saw Relayer in record shop. Saw it only had three tracks, so I got it. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: ProgRobUK
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 07:58
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My first realisation that such music existed was Tubular Bells. I remember being on holiday at the time as a lad and everywhere we went it seemed that it was playing. I remember my mother hating it and wanting to get out of any shop where it was playing and me thinking "fabulous". First realisation though was ELP "Bran Salad Surgery" and Hawkwind "Astounding Sounds" - then I wanted more...
Rob
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Posted By: dedalus
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 08:07
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mirage from camel |
Posted By: Kotro
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 08:10
My father forced me when I was six. 
He made me listen to "ITCOTCK". I have never thanked him enough since. ------------- Bigger on the inside. |
Posted By: erik neuteboom
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 08:17
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I have dedicated my avatar to the Album that broke my prog cherry!
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Posted By: Shakespeare
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 08:21
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I was raised listening to Genesis, ELP, Gentle Giant, and Yes, so I
just always had that sense of knowing. I don't remember the first album
or song in particular that turned me upside down. But I think the one big song was Supper's Ready. When I was young (we're talking 7 or 8), I was in the car with a friend, and showing it to him. I wanted him to hear the part where The Gabe does all the funny voices (I now know it as Willow Farm) and the other guy was just totally uninterested. Around that time, I took a burnt disc of some prog to my day care and showed the kids there Proclamation by Gentle Giant, and they were actually offended and got angry at me for putting that crap on. All they wanted to hear was Aaron Carter, and I wanted to hear my "REDICULOUSLY LONG" 6 minute song. Ok, so those two anecdotes weren't directly related, but whatever. |
Posted By: Roskisdyykkari
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 08:44
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Jethro Tull - Stand Up I found the vinyl from my parents' old drawer. Even though I kind of hated Jethro Tull before I heard that album, I wanted to give it a try because I wanted to like progressive music . Luckily, after I heard that album I discovered the greatness of Jethro Tull and other prog. ------------- And the sand-castle virtues are all swept away in the tidal destruction the moral melee. |
Posted By: Mandrakeroot
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 08:48
It is very difficult... But I think this: ------------- 
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Posted By: Yontar
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 09:27
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cynic- focus, this opened up a lot of doors for a metalhead like me. Alot of fusion jazz and rush helped to really encourage me in my musical expansion.
------------- basically in a few words, prog metal owns! 
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Posted By: Single Coil
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 09:32
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I went to something called a "used record store" ------------- If it's worth playing, it's worth playing loud! |
and bought Thick as a Brick, Fragile, and Court of the the Crimson King - for $1 each ! They were all horribly scratched. I probably traded in some Cheap Trick and Black Sabbath in order to get the $3.Posted By: The Acolyte
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 09:37
I got to know about progressive rock through a magazine collection called "La Historia del Rock" (Rock's History), it has a issue called "Rock Progresivo" where I read about artists such as Can, Faust, ELP, King Crimson, Camel, VdGG, Yes among others...that readings were very interesting and one day I found a cd at my local cd store, it was King Crimson's In the Wake of Poseidon...just 10 seconds of Pictures of a City and I was hooked! ...and so the story goes...------------- "…but would I leave you in this moment of your trial?" |
Posted By: Lofcaudio
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 10:09
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Neal Morse's Testimony. Obviously, I'm pretty new to prog. |
Posted By: kazansky
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 10:33
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Dream Theater - Train of Thought ------------- The devil we blame our atrocities on is really just each one of us. |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 10:52
That's definitely one of them, along with Crime Of The Century, Wish You Were Here and Stand Up
------------- 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: Rutgers Joe
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 11:01
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Brain Salad Surgery
------------- The original (and very creepy) cover of THE STEVE HOWE ALBUM...hint...look in the water... 
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Posted By: puma
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 11:04
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I remember buying Yes's Relayer album solely based on the album cover, with only the knowledge that I liked Long Distance Runaround, Roundabout, and Your Move/I've Seen All Good People. Best decision I'd made in a long time. |
Posted By: trilogy58
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 11:07
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Close To The Edge just a few days after it was released. I was a sophomore in HS. That album, specifically And You And I, changed my musical tastes forever.
------------- Music is serious business. Enjoy it! |
Posted By: Frasse
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 11:13
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The Yes Album |
Posted By: mystic fred
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 12:10
I think "Trespass" did it for me - the most beautiful thing i'd ever heard...
-------------  Prog Archives Tour Van 
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Posted By: LeInsomniac
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 15:31
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It was Genesis - the lamb lies down on broadway, followed by all the prog albums by them. Then it was Yes with close to the edge and then everything else came...
------------- http://www.last.fm/user/LeInsomniac/?chartstyle=volta"> 
Happy Family One Hand Clap, Four Went On But None Came Back |
Posted By: scott_c
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 16:25
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2112 I think. Although I did hear Pink Floyd's The Division Bell at 9 years old or something. Its still about my favourite album ever. |
Posted By: Drakk
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 18:38
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Technically, I think it was Kansas, but my first love of Prog came from Genesis, I do believe. ------------- [QUOTE=darkshade] [QUOTE=Sckxyss] I'm disappointed - neither of these players are avant-garde! Al di Meola. [/QUOTE] haha i know. but the poll itself is avant-garde [/QUOTE] |
Posted By: Ryth
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 20:07
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2112 by Rush and Meddle by Pink Floyd. ------------- http://rateyourmusic.com/~Ryth"> 
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Posted By: oracus
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 20:28
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In prog the album di terra for BMS.. Absolutely brilliant (it reminds me Stravinsky's Rite of Spring)
Generally in music, Albert Ayler shake my world. I couldn't believe what i've heard. Magic genius madness ------------- 
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Posted By: moreitsythanyou
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 20:30
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Either The Mars Volta - Frances the Mute or Radiohead - OK Computer -------------  <font color=white>butts, lol[/COLOR] |
Posted By: willy
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 21:58
2112 by our lovable canadian friends (rush  ). T'was a good place to start with prog imo.
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Posted By: maribor
Date Posted: May 17 2007 at 08:00
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Genesis - We Can't Dance of all things and later ELP - Brain Salad Surgery (that was probably the real introduction) ------------- Non mi svegliate |
Posted By: daz2112
Date Posted: May 17 2007 at 13:25
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Genesis - Foxtrot...When it first came out in 1972 when i was 10 years old! ------------- In the constellation of cygnus,There lurks a mysterious force...The black hole |
Posted By: Arsillus
Date Posted: May 17 2007 at 13:38
| I was already pretty familiar with Rush and Yes, but it wasn't until I first purchased and heard In The Court of the Crimson King that everything clicked. |
Posted By: progismylife
Date Posted: May 17 2007 at 13:40
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Yes - Fragile which was shortly followed by Genesis - Foxtrot then I discovered King Crimson |
Posted By: paolo.beenees
Date Posted: May 17 2007 at 13:53
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"Smogmagica" by Le Orme. I didn't like it, but it made me very curious about 1970s rock in Italy and abroad ------------- 
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Posted By: Sckxyss
Date Posted: May 19 2007 at 02:33
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De-loused in the Comatorium was my first, and a life-changing experience it was... I'd never heard anything like it and thought TMV were the most inspired and unique band of all time!
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Posted By: magnus
Date Posted: May 19 2007 at 09:58
mine as well  although, I didn't truly open my eyes for prog until about 5 years later, because Thick as a Brick surely managed to make me feel like a virgin again  ------------- The scattered jigsaw of my redemption laid out before my eyes Each piece as amorphous as the other - Each piece in its lack of shape a lie 
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Posted By: prog4evr
Date Posted: May 19 2007 at 10:46
Same for me. Couldn't agree more...
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Posted By: Pekka
Date Posted: May 19 2007 at 11:00
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I think I was listening to Dream Theater way before I got into prog, I just thought of it as a bit more complex metal, and can't really see that it lead me anywhere more proggish. It was just a metal band I liked. Then a bit later came Absoluuttinen Nollapiste (a Finnish band in the prog-related category) and Sigur Rós that opened my mind a lot, and the latter got me interested in King Crimson's Starless and Bible Black, since I thought that the song Trio had a lot of Sigur feel to it. I borrowed that album from my cousin, but it didn't really blow my mind, which was exactly what the song Starless did when my friend sent it in mp3. So after a few steps it was King Crimson's Red which did the job for me. |
Posted By: ClassicRocker
Date Posted: May 19 2007 at 18:16
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I was caught unawares by the "ELP Threesome": BSS, Tarkus; and Trilogy.. ------------- 
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Posted By: Dim
Date Posted: May 20 2007 at 11:56
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Yessongs!!! Greatest thing Yes put out, and a major eye opener. ------------- 
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Posted By: toolis
Date Posted: May 20 2007 at 12:02
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Pink Floyd - The Wall for me but back then i didn't know i was listening to sth called prog... then DT and Fates Warning came... i still can't sleep on my back...   ------------- -music is like pornography... sometimes amateurs turn us on, even more... -sometimes you are the pigeon and sometimes you are the statue... |