What are your favorite unappreciated Prog albums?

Edited by Svetonio - August 06 2014 at 08:35

Michael678 wrote: Rush - Caress of Steel (arguably their most hated album, and one of my favorites lol; not sure if it counts here though lol)

Tom Ozric wrote: Yes - Union ! I prefer this over ABWH.......

^ & ^^    - The only track that rubs me the wrong way is Saving My Heart. The rest is pretty darn good, even if it features no less than 13 (!) folks contributing keyboards........
Anyone for ABWHSRKEDAGMTOHJKE ???

Tom Ozric wrote: ^ & ^^    - The only track that rubs me the wrong way is Saving My Heart. The rest is pretty darn good, even if it features no less than 13 (!) folks contributing keyboards........ Anyone for ABWHSRKEDAGMTOHJKE ???

Edited by ProgMetaller2112 - August 07 2014 at 00:41

Atavachron wrote: [QUOTE=Michael678] Yes - Drama (its so-so, but just because Anderson's not on here??? seriously!?! you should still listen to it with open ears anyway)

Sadly, it seems that the same thing is repeated with that great contemporary crossover prog album Heaven & Earth.

^^ Keyboards/Synths contributions on Yes - 'Union' album....(surnames only.....)
Wakeman
Kaye
Crichton
Elias
Lasarenko
Baker
Barlough
Bennett
Foote
Foraker
Fosdick
Kaplan
Porcaro
....................done deal..........             (Producer's nightmare, by all accounts....)
Still, a highly enjoyable album from the Yes commune.........
OK, then it's ABWHRSKCDLBBBFFFKP ............has a certain ring to it, don't you think.....??


Edited by Tom Ozric - August 07 2014 at 02:11

Triumvirat : Russian Roulette
I am not a Triumvirat fan, but I quite like some of their records. I found RR in a salesbin and when it popped up on my CD player I was pleasantly surprised. It's songoriented AOR material, very well produced with Steve Porcaro, Steve Lukather and Neal Stubbenhaus as guest stars delivering very listenable mainstream rock songs not unlike Toto. Nearly everybody gaves this record one star. It's not prog ok, but nearly all reviewers tried to overpass themselves in trashing that record in the most un-critical way.

Alucard wrote: Triumvirat : Russian Roulette I am not a Triumvirat fan, but I quite like some of their records. I found RR in a salesbin and when it popped up on my CD player I was pleasantly surprised. It's songoriented AOR material, very well produced with Steve Porcaro, Steve Lukather and Neal Stubbenhaus as guest stars delivering very listenable mainstream rock songs not unlike Toto. Nearly everybody gaves this record one star. It's not prog ok, but nearly all reviewers tried to overpass themselves in trashing that record in the most un-critical way.

Some love for Russian Roulette! I never thought I'd see the day. You've made some great points. If you take the album as it's own entity, and not make a necessary requirement it sounding like early Triumvirat, it actually has some merit. Thanks for your post.


Edited by presdoug - August 07 2014 at 12:39

Fotheringay: Fotheringay    The 1970 album by the late great Sandy Denny and her husband Trevor Lucas. Great songs, great performances and is the apex, IMO, of Denny's work after leaving Fairport Convention. It's also the best singing and songwriting by Lucas as well as usually dull producer Joe Boyds best work. Awesome.

Edited by SteveG - August 07 2014 at 16:42