Greatest Proto-Progressive Rock albums
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Topic: Greatest Proto-Progressive Rock albums
Posted By: ModernRocker79
Subject: Greatest Proto-Progressive Rock albums
Date Posted: March 17 2009 at 23:51
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Not really my opinion but I think a fairly good opinion I think.
1- 1967 THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN Pink Floyd
2- 1966 REVOLVER Beatles, The 3- 1967 THE DOORS Doors, The 4- 1966 FREAK OUT Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention 5- 1967 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band The Beatles 6- 1968 In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida Iron Butterfly 7- 1967 Surrealistic Pillow Jefferson Airplane 8- 1967 Days of Future Passed The Moody Blues 9- 1969 Deep Purple Deep Purple 10- 1969 Tommy The Who
http://www.last.fm/user/Cabinessence1/journal/2009/03/13/2k80ti_greatest_proto-progressive_rock_albums - www.last.fm/user/Cabinessence1/journal/2009/03/13/2k80ti_greatest_proto-
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: March 18 2009 at 00:08
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Smiley Smile Beach Boys Child is Father to the Man Blood, Sweat & Tears S.F. Sorrow Pretty Things Shine on Brightly Procol Harum Days of Future Passed Moody Blues Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Beatles and I'd include The Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack though the Nice are here as symphonic |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: March 18 2009 at 16:40
just one reply? c'mon people, what you're too good for Proto? |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: March 18 2009 at 17:42
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The Beatles - Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band The Doors - s/t Jefferson Airplane - Crown of Creation Deep Purple - Book of Taliesyn The Who - Tommy |
Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: March 18 2009 at 18:07
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Piper Days of Future Pepper/Magical ------------- ...that moment you realize you like "Mob Rules" better than "Heaven and Hell" |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: March 18 2009 at 18:20
Sorry, I completely forgot Piper (which I fully intend to review one of these days ...), since I was thinking of albums that are included in the PP section of our database - and of course its marvellous follow-up, A Saucerful of Secrets .
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Posted By: Captain Capricorn
Date Posted: March 18 2009 at 18:22
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The Beach Boys - SMiLE
The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's
The Rolling Stones - Satanic Majestie's
The Who - Tommy
The Mothers - In It For The Money
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Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: March 18 2009 at 18:24
I'm looking forward to that review Raff
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Posted By: jammun
Date Posted: March 18 2009 at 18:26
| Well Atavachron mentions Procol's second album, but how 'bout that first one? |
Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: March 18 2009 at 20:44
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Abbey Road-The Beatles Tommy-The Who In-A-gadda-Da-Vida- Iron Butterfly Freak Out- Mothers of Invention That and everything else that's obvious and has been stated.
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Posted By: Rank1
Date Posted: March 19 2009 at 09:05
It depends on where you think Progressive Rock starts. I am inclined to say that parts of Abbey Road is Progressive Rock or the Beatles were they really Progressive pop? IMO they are not like anyone else in that regard.
The Zombies- Odessey and Oracle 1968
The Pretty Things- S.F. Sorrow 1968
Frank Zappa- Absolutely Free 1967
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progrocker2244 wrote:Posted By: earlyprog
Date Posted: March 19 2009 at 10:33
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Of those NOT listed in PA I would elect
Byrds "Fifth Dimension"
Zombies "Odessey & Oracle"
Yardbirds "Roger The Engineer"
Beach Boys "Smiley Smile"
Booker T. & The MG's "Very Best Of.."
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Posted By: Garion81
Date Posted: April 09 2009 at 16:39
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Touch! Maybe the first prog album. Some conisder it so.
JA-Volunteers 2 great proto-pro songs written by Grace Slick along with their version of Wooden Ships that ahd a prog air about it. ------------- 
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Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: April 09 2009 at 16:45
"Wooden Ships" is a wonderful song, and the Volunteers version is absolutely stunning (and proggy too)! |
Posted By: Rank1
Date Posted: April 10 2009 at 11:58
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Early Proto-Prog/ Progressive Rock albums. I am sure I am missing some. 1- Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention - Absolutely Free (USA) (1967 2- The Beatles The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) 3- Procol Harum Procol Harum - Procol Harum (England) (1967) 4- Pink Floyd Pink Floyd - The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (England) (1967 5- The Moody Blues The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (England) (1967) 6- The Nice The Nice - The Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack (England) (1967) 7- Traffic Traffic- Mr Fantasy England 1967 8- Tomorrow Tomorrow- Tomorrow 9- Frank Zappa Frank Zappa - Lumpy Gravy (USA) (1967 10- Pink Floyd Pink Floyd - A Saucerful of Secrets (England) 1968 11- Family Family - Music In A Doll's House (England) 12- Arthur Brown Arthur Brown- Crazy World of Arthur Brown 1968 (England) 13- Giles, Giles and Fripp Giles, Giles and Fripp - Giles, Giles and Fripp (England) 1968 14- Caravan Caravan - Caravan (England) 1968 15- Jethro Tull Jethro Tull - This Was (England) 1968 16- The Nice The Nice - Ars Longa Vita Brevis (England) 1968 17- The Soft Machine Soft Machine - Volume One (England) 1968 18- The Moody Blues Moody Blues - In Search of the Lost Chord (England) 1968 19- The Pretty Things Pretty Things - S.F. Sorrow (England) 1968 20- Procol Harum Procol Harum- Shine on Brightly 1968 (England) 21- Frank Zappa Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention - We're Only In It For The Money (USA) 1968 22- Colosseum Colosseum- Those Who Are About To Die Salute You (England) 1969 23- The Who The Who- Tommy (England) 1969 24- The Moody Blues Moody Blues - On the Threshold of a Dream (England) 1969 25- The Soft Machine Soft Machine - Volume Two (England) 1969 26- Touch Touch - Touch (USA) 1969 27- Yes Yes- Yes (1969) England 28- The Nice The Nice - The Nice (England) 1969 29- The Beatles The Beatles- Abbey Road (England) 1969 30- Van der Graaf Generator Van der Graaf Generator - The Aerosol Grey Machine (England, although original album was released only in USA)) 1969 31- King Crimson King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King (England) 1969 32- Renaissance Renaissance - Renaissance (England) 1969 33- Jethro Tull Jethro Tull - Stand Up (England) 1969 34- The Moody Blues Moody Blues - To Our Children's Children's Children (England) 35- East of Eden East of Eden - Mercator Projected (England) 36- Pink Floyd Pink Floyd- Ummagumma 1969 (England) 37- Wigwam Wigwam - Hard 'n' Horny (Finland) 1969 38- High Tide High Tide – Sea Shanties 1969 39- Frank Zappa Frank Zappa - Hot Rats (USA) 1969 40- Tangerine Dream |
Posted By: Garion81
Date Posted: April 10 2009 at 12:10
Yes it is I still listen it to it quite frequently. Jorma Kaukonen's guitar solo is mesmerizing. There is great live version of it on the remastered release from 2004. Eskimo Blue Day is very proggy as well. Different time sigs and a real jazz feel to the music. Grace Slick was a very underrated song writer. She also played a bit of piano as well. -------------
"What are you going to do when that damn thing rusts?" |
Posted By: farflung
Date Posted: April 30 2009 at 07:21
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Clouds Watercolour Days on Island i think Pretty Things SF Sorrow |
Posted By: mr.cub
Date Posted: April 30 2009 at 16:04
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Revolver-The Beatles
The Who Sell Out-The Who
Pet Sounds-Beach Boys
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Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: May 01 2009 at 01:00
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not an expert on this matter, but sure i can mention The Doors first two albums which are awesome ------------- Follow me on twitter @memowakeman |
Posted By: Agemo
Date Posted: May 02 2009 at 13:20
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Group 1850 - Agemo's Trip To Mother Earth (1968)
Group 1850 - Paradise Now (1969)
Sandy Coast - Shipwreck (1969)
Ahora Mazda - Ahora Mazda (1970) ------------- Dona Nobis Pacem |
Posted By: Canprog
Date Posted: May 12 2009 at 19:51
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1. Srgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles 2. The Piper At the Gates of Dawn - Pink Floyd 3. Revolver -The Beatles 4. The Doors - The Doors 5. The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown - The Arthur Brown Band
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Posted By: Yde
Date Posted: May 25 2009 at 14:14
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Andromeda - s/t I can't think of others atm... but that one is definately an epic classic. ------------- Help me in my search for knowledge, I must learn the Secret Art. Who dares to help me raise the one Whose very name near stills my heart? ASTAROTH |
Posted By: MichelNeurophile
Date Posted: May 28 2009 at 07:54
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Some of my favourites, among those not mentioned yet (only album released before 1970) : The Beach Boys - Today (65) The Eyes Of Blue - Crossroads Of Time (68) and In fields of Ardath (69) The Four Seasons - Genuine imitation life Gazette (68) The Buckinghams - Portrait (68) Whitenoise - Electric storm (69) Pink Floyd - More (69) Strawbs - (eponym)(69) Genesis - From genesis to revelation (69) Spanky & Our Gang - Without rhyme or reason (69) The Arbors - I can't quit her / The Letter (69) The Association - (eponym)(69) Michel. |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: May 28 2009 at 08:00
| East of Eden's marvellous Mercator Projected was released at the beginning of 1969, months before ITCOTCK. It's high time this album got some mention - if you haven't listened to it, get hold of it! You won't regret it. |
Posted By: Certif1ed
Date Posted: June 03 2009 at 03:05
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The Nice - Ars Longa Vita Brevis (1968) Pink Floyd - Piper (1967) Clouds - Scrapbook (1968) - also worth considering "Up Above Our Heads" (1969) Fifty Foot Hose - Cauldron (1968) Monkees - Head (1968) Small Faces - Ogden's Nut Gone (1968)Drum Circus - Magic Theater (1969)
Art - Supernatural Fairy Tales (1967)
Spooky Tooth - Spooky Two (1968) (Also worth considering "It's All About" - 1968).
Graham Bond Organisation - There's a Bond Between Us (1965)
Jethro Tull - This Was (1968).
Chrysalis - Definition (1968).
Jason Crest - never released an album, but some of their releases are amazing - check out "Black Mass", B-side of "Place in the Sun" (predates the White Noise piece IIRC).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39pRhlK_zuc - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39pRhlK_zuc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HdYEP53rU8&feature=related - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HdYEP53rU8&feature=related
Pierre Henry - Messe Pour Le Temps Present (1967)
Varese - Poeme Electronique (1958) - Influenced Zappa and Fifty Foot Hose
Stockhausen - Kontakte (1958) - Influenced both Lennon and McCartney. ------------- The important thing is not to stop questioning. |
Posted By: MichelNeurophile
Date Posted: June 08 2009 at 18:59
Interesting suggestions ! |
Posted By: akin
Date Posted: June 09 2009 at 05:39
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Chad Stuart & Jeremy Clyde - Of Cabbages and Kings (1967) Not added in the site, though they really deserved consideration. The album has a 26+ minutes suite. |
Posted By: pmendes
Date Posted: August 30 2009 at 18:13
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Any of the first four Procol Harum albums deserve to be mentioned here. Also the last Beatles albums. IMHO,
Paulo ------------- NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH |
Posted By: mr.cub
Date Posted: August 30 2009 at 19:28
Oh yes!!!! 17 minutes of pure psychedelic pleasure...In the Garden of Eden
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