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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 25 2011 at 03:39
Originally posted by AtomicCrimsonRush AtomicCrimsonRush wrote:

My top album list rarely changes and its all prog
I also have 2nd and 3rd album selections per artist.
In no particular order... apart from 1 to 10 
 

MY TOP 50 PROG ALBUMS BY ARTIST (all artists allowed one choice in top 50 but others listed in brackets)
1 AYREON - The Human Equation (2nd TIMELINE; 3RD IN THE ELECTRIC CASTLE)
2 PINK FLOYD - The Wall (2ND DARK SIDE OF THE MOON; 3RD WISH YOU WERE HERE; 4TH PULSE)
3 VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR - Pawn Hearts (2ND H TO HE WHO AM THE ONLY ONE; 3RD GODBLUFF; 4TH VITAL)
4 RUSH - Moving Pictures (2ND FAREWELL TO KINGS; 3RD HEMISPHERES; 4TH Permanent Waves )
5 YES - Fragile (2ND CLOSE TO THE EDGE; 3RD TALES OF TOPOGRAPHIC OCEANS; 4TH RELAYER)
6 DREAM THEATER - Metropolis Part 2: Scenes From A Memory (2nd OCTAVARIUM; 3rd BLACK CLOUDS & SILVER LININGS)
7 EMERSON LAKE & PALMER- Welcome Back My Friends To The Show That Never Ends (2nd BRAIN SALAD SURGERY; 3rd TARKUS)
8 GENESIS - Foxtrot (2ND NURSERY CRYME; 3RD SELLING ENGLAND BY THE POUND; 4TH TRICK OF THE TAIL)
9 KING CRIMSON - In The Court Of The Crimson King (2ND RED; 3RD DISCIPLINE)
10 HAWKWIND - Space Ritual (2nd IN SEARCH OF SPACE; 3rd IN THE HALL OF THE MOUNTAIN GRILL)
11 QUEENSRYCHE - Operation: Mindcrime (2ND OPERATION LIVECRIME)
12 ATOMIC ROOSTER - DEATH WALKS BEHIND YOU (2ND IN HEARING OF; 3RD MADE IN ENGLAND)
13 THE BEATLES - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (2nd WHITE ALBUM, 3rd REVOLVER)
14 JETHRO TULL - Thick As A Brick (2nd 25TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION; 3RD AQUALUNG)
15 KRAFTWERK - The Man-Machine (Die Mensch-Maschine) (2ND COMPUTER WORLD; 3RD MINIMUM: MAXIMUM)
16 NEKTAR - A Tab In The Ocean (2ND REMEMBER THE FUTURE; 3RD BACK TO EARTH)
17 CAMEL - Mirage (2ND MOONMADNESS; 3RD CAMEL)
18 PORCUPINE TREE - Deadwing (2ND FEAR OF A BLANK PLANET; 3RD THE INCIDENT)
19 RIVERSIDE - Anno Domini High Definition (2ND SECOND LIFE SYNDROME; 3RD RAPID EYE MOVEMENT)
20 CARAVAN - IN THE LAND OF GREY AND PINK (2ND FOR GIRLS WHO GROW PLUM IN THE NIGHT; 3RD AND THE NEW SYMPHONIA)
21 DEVIN TOWNSEND - Ziltoid the Omniscient
22 AREA - Arbeit Macht Frei (2ND CRAC!)
23 BANCO DEL MUTUO SOCCORSO - Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso (2nd IO SONO NATO LIBERO; 3rd DARWIN)
24 THE ARTHUR BROWN BAND - The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown
25 DÃœN - Eros
26 LE ORME - Uomo Di Pezza (2ND FELONA E SERONA)
27 RENAISSANCE - Ashes Are Burning (2ND SCHEHERAZADE AND OTHER STORIES; 3RD TURN OF THE CARDS)
28 MAUDLIN OF THE WELL - Part the Second
29 IQ - Frequency
30 MASTERS APPRENTICES, THE - Fully Qualified: The Choicest Cuts
31 WISHBONE ASH - Argus (2ND TIMELINE... THIS WAS: LIVE)
32 MOODY BLUES, THE - This Is The Moody Blues (2ND DAYS OF FUTURE PAST)
33 MAGMA - Mëkanïk Dëstruktïẁ Kömmandöh
34 ANEKDOTEN - Vemod
35 DEEP PURPLE - In Rock (2ND MADE IN JAPAN; 3RD MACHINE HEAD)
36 DIAGONAL - DIAGONAL
37 MARILLION - MISPLACED CHILDHOOD (2ND SCRIPT OF A JESTER?S TEAR)
38 BLACK BONZO - SOUND OF THE APOCALYPSE
39 BLACK SABBATH - PARANOID
40 PFM - PER UN AMICO (2ND PHOTOS OF GHOSTS)
41 OPETH - DAMNATION (2ND STILL LIFE)
42 PAIN OF SALVATION - THE PERFECT ELEMENT (2ND REMEDY LANE)
43 GENTLE GIANT - THREE FRIENDS (2ND FREE HAND; 3RD POWER AND THE GLORY)
44 MOSTLY AUTUMN - STORMS OVER STILL WATER (2ND PASSENGERS; 3RD SPIRIT OF AUTUMN PAST)
45 LED ZEPPELIN - 4 (2ND 2; 3RD REMASTERS 1)
46 MENAHEM - ANGELS AND SHADOWS
47 ANGLAGARD - HYBRIS
48 ASTRA - THE WEIRDING
49 GONG - YOU (2ND ANGEL'S EGG; 3RD FLYING TEAPOT)
50 METALLICA - METALLICA (2ND MASTER OF PUPPETS; 3RD DEATH MAGNETIC)

Others:
51. NEAL MORSE - SOLA SCRIPTURA (2ND ?,3RD TESTIMONY LIVE)
52. JIMI HENDRIX - ARE YOU EXPERIENCED? (2ND AXIS BOLD AS LOVE)
53. MASTODON - CRACK THE SKYE
54. MUSE - ABSOLUTION (2nd BLACK HOLES AND REVELATIONS)
55. SPOCK'S BEARD - OCTANE (2nd LIVE, 3RD SNOW))
56. SOUNDGARDEN - SUPERUNKNOWN
57. HAKEN - AQUARIUS
58. BACAMARTE - DEPOIS DO FIM
59. STAR ONE - VICTIMS OF THE MODERN AGE (2ND SPACE METAL)
60. PHIDEAUX - DOOMSDAY AFTERNOON (2nd SNOWTORCH)
61. PERSEPHONE'S DREAM - PAN: AN URBAN PASTORAL
62. U.K - U.K
63. PALLAS – IN DREAMS OF MEN
64. PENDRAGON - PURE

BEST NON PROG ARTISTS
DEVO – FREEDOM OF CHOICE (2ND OH NO, IT’S DEVO!, 3RD SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY)
THE SWEET - SWEET F.A. (2ND SWEET SINGLES ALBUM, 3RD GIVE US A WINK)
GARY NUMAN - PURE (2ND REPLICAS, 3RD PLEASURE PRINCIPLE)
TOYAH - ANTHEM (2ND THE CHANGELING, 3RD LOVE IS THE LAW)
SUZI QUATRO - QUATRO (2ND FOUR LETTER WORDS, 3RD CAN THE CAN)
LIVE – THROWING COPPER (2ND SECRET SAMADHI)
KISS - DESTROYER (2ND THE ELDER, 3RD KISS ALIVE, 4TH CREATURES OF THE NIGHT)
SKYHOOKS – EGO (2ND LIVING IN THE 70S)
THE RUNAWAYS – QUEENS OF NOISE (2ND THE RUNAWAYS)
GIRLSCHOOL – HIT AND RUN (2ND SCREAMING BLUE MURDER)
RAMMSTEIN – SENSUCHT
ULTRAVOX – VIENNA (2ND RAGE IN EDEN)
VISAGE – VISAGE (2ND THE ANVIL)
DEPECHE MODE – FRAME
THE HUMAN LEAGUE – DARE
SONS OF KORAH – RAIN
HEART – GREATEST HITS
ALICE COOPER – BRUTAL PLANET (2ND WELCOME TO MY NIGHTMARE, 3RD ON THE INSIDE)
ALANIS MORRISETTE – JAGGED LITLE PILL
TONI CHILDS – GREATEST
NARNIA – THE GREAT FALL (2ND LONG LIVE THE KING, 3RD DESERT LAND)
LEONARD COHEN – LIVE IN LONDON (2ND ESSENTIAL LEONARD COHEN)
 
THERE ARE OTHERS BUT CANT THINK OF THEM RIGHT NOW


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 25 2011 at 04:15
^^^ Thanks Arcane - yours too
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 25 2011 at 04:16
Originally posted by topographicbroadways topographicbroadways wrote:

161 might be a reasonable number for me to make one. I probably will later.

Liking that list there ACR 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 28 2011 at 20:54
I don't think I have anywhere near 161 albums! Ouch In my defense, I'm still in school so I don't have a job.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 29 2011 at 15:58
I have a huge list of favorite albums. I should post it for fun and stuffz. I was astonished at your list. Some of these I love, some o these I detest. HIM? Wowzers. Not bad, just unexpected. Interesting.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 03 2011 at 23:35
Originally posted by arcane-beautiful arcane-beautiful wrote:

I'm a massive Manic Street Preachers fan, Everything Must Go would be my favourite, but The Holy Bible atmospherically is better, lyrically their also the best.
 
And Coheed's third album was a real life changer for me, it will always be something special to me.
 
And yea I have all The Smith's albums, and I do like Meat Is Murder, I need to give it another listen cause it dragged on a bit for me at times, but I think I'll need to get into it more, the same with Strangeways


I agree, C&C's third is a masterpiece.  I also loved the album when I first heard it, and it still holds up extremely well years later.  I haven't heard any other Smiths album besides "Meat Is Murder," so I'll check out some of their other records.
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