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DeadSouls
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Posted: November 01 2016 at 15:51 |
I grew up listening to "classic rock" bands when I didn't realize that I was listening to Progressive music or sub-genres of it (Pink Floyd, Queen, Jethro Tull, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, etc.) until I started learning about music genres, so officially my first Prog album was 'In the Court of Crimson King' and then, 'Selling England by the Pound'.
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Sean Trane
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Posted: November 01 2016 at 15:53 |
phonewind wrote:
Moving Waves by Focus changed my life. |
The first I heard was Stand Up, which my father had bought on the strength of Bourée... But I don't think he liked the rest much I was six and loved the pop-op inside the gatefold and the mlazing front cover artwork, on top of loving the music inside it However, my first album (bought at 11 with my newspaper delivery of The Toronto Star) was Crime Of The Century, bought the second day it was released in Canada (Sept 74 is my guess). My school was next to a pretty good record shop (Records on Wheel in Mississauga) and I saw the long-haired dude putting it in the window stand... i thought that cover was awesome, and the next day, I had enough money on me to take it home... Next was Harmonium's debut album, which hit all french-speaking students all over Canada like a storm. I still have both vinyls (as w<ell as my dad Stand Up). Before buying those two albums, I only really knew of The Beatles, The Stones and Jethro Tull well only the first two albums) in terms of rock... COTC really floored me... I was only learning my English: I learned the language on that and Sgt Pepper. And I thought every song was written about me ... Hell, I thought they'd mispelled my name Rudy was really Hugy Of course COTC lead me to buy DSOTM, SEBTP (didn't like that one much at first), ITLOG&P, ITCOTCK, TAAB within the next year or so
Edited by Sean Trane - November 01 2016 at 16:51
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Manuel
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Posted: November 01 2016 at 15:54 |
The first prog album I heard was Aqualung, and the first I owned was Stand Up.
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akaBona
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Posted: November 01 2016 at 16:50 |
First prog song that hit me so powerfully it changed my life was South Side Of The Sky. After that nothing was same anymore. My answer is Fragile.
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maryes
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Posted: November 01 2016 at 17:27 |
My first audition of progressive rock album, has been "sponsored" by my older cousin and I really don't remember nor the name of band and minus of album. But, I remember which this cousin lent me 4 albuns ( due to my interest ) : YES - The Yes Album E L& PALMER- Tarkus RENAISSANCE - Prologue GENTLE GIANT - Acquiring the Taste ...and after this I'm one addict
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Nogbad_The_Bad
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Posted: November 01 2016 at 18:11 |
Tubular Bells followed by Equinoxe
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Ian
Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com
https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/
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Atavachron
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Location: Pearland
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Posted: November 01 2016 at 18:14 |
first heard, Tark, First bought, Hem.
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"Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy
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Mystic Mamba
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Posted: November 01 2016 at 18:17 |
Well, I was listening to TSO and Kate Bush long before I knew what prog rock was. So, I guess my first "proper" prog album was Yes' 'Close to the Edge'. I still remember hearing that flawless title track for the very first time. It changed my life, and I've never looked back since!
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Barbu
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Posted: November 01 2016 at 19:45 |
Heard: Floyd
Bought: Tales from Topographic Oceans
and probably the worst place to start.
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Larkstongue41
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Posted: November 01 2016 at 20:14 |
Sean Trane wrote:
Next was Harmonium's debut album, which hit all french-speaking students all over Canada like a storm.
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Where are you from exactly? I'm from Quebec city and Harmonium's debut was also one of the first "prog" albums I listened to. Much more enjoyable when you know about the place; I assume it must be the same for the time, but unfortunately I haven't experienced that .
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"Larks' tongues. Wrens' livers. Chaffinch brains. Jaguars' earlobes. Wolf nipple chips. Get 'em while they're hot. They're lovely. Dromedary pretzels, only half a denar."
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EddieRUKiddingVarese
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Posted: November 01 2016 at 21:08 |
Chunga's Revenge
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"Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes" and I need the knits, the double knits!
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cstack3
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Posted: November 01 2016 at 22:18 |
I was 12 years old when I first heard ITCOTCK in 1969, and I was immediately grabbed by the sound of Mellotron.
So much for the Monkees!!
It's been a fantastic voyage, thanks to everyone on PA for sailing along with me. Cheers, Charles.
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Progosopher
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Posted: November 01 2016 at 23:39 |
First I heard were Aqualung and Deep Purple's Made in Japan. If we can include proto-prog, the first album I bought, ever, was Burn again by Deep Purple. The first true Prog album I bought was Yessongs.
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The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty"
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iluvmarillion
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Posted: November 02 2016 at 00:50 |
After listening to Beatles songs on the radio growing up, the first album I bought was Strange Days by The Doors. I just assumed all the other Doors albums were like Strange Days. None of the other Doors albums affected me as much as Strange Days, so I soon lost interest with them and looked for another band i could listen to. That's when I discovered The Yes Album and a whole new world opened up for me. A friend got me into Genesis and it was about the same time that DSOTM was hitting the radio waves.
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BaldJean
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Posted: November 02 2016 at 02:47 |
I am not certain what my first prog album was. I was born Dec 1968 in Oakland, CA. my parents were hippies and listened to all kinds of stuff they called "music to get high to", which was everything from psychedelic, prog, hard rock, ethnic music and the likes.
some of my early memories include Uriah Heep's "Salisbury", the debut album of Gentle Giant, "Nursery Cryme" by Genesis, "In-a-Gadda-da-Vida" by Iron Butterfly, "Warrior on the Edge of Time" by Hawkwind, "Monster Movie" by Can, and "Join Inn" by Ash Ra Tempel
Edited by BaldJean - November 02 2016 at 03:13
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A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta
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phonewind
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Posted: November 02 2016 at 04:16 |
I wore that one out a few times. !st live Genesis album.
Edited by phonewind - November 02 2016 at 04:17
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SteveG
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Posted: November 02 2016 at 04:18 |
cstack3 wrote:
I was 12 years old when I first heard ITCOTCK in 1969, and I was immediately grabbed by the sound of Mellotron.
So much for the Monkees!!
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Wow. A progger from the cradle!
(Well, almost. ) I was more shocked by ItCotKC when I first heard it and only liked some parts of it. It was not until a few later that I really "got" what the album was about. I believe it was after I got into Fragile by Yes that my prog ears were fully opened.
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phonewind
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Posted: November 02 2016 at 04:23 |
cstack3 wrote:
I was 12 years old when I first heard ITCOTCK in 1969, and I was immediately grabbed by the sound of Mellotron.
So much for the Monkees!!
It's been a fantastic voyage, thanks to everyone on PA for sailing along with me. Cheers, Charles. |
When I first heard In The Court Of The Crimson King I thought I was in a different universe.
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BaldJean
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Posted: November 02 2016 at 04:29 |
SteveG wrote:
cstack3 wrote:
I was 12 years old when I first heard ITCOTCK in 1969, and I was immediately grabbed by the sound of Mellotron.
So much for the Monkees!! | Wow. A progger from the cradle!
(Well, almost. ) I was more shocked by ItCotKC when I first heard it and only liked some parts of it. It was not until a few later that I really "got" what the album was about. I believe it was after I got into Fragile by Yes that my prog ears were fully opened. |
I definitely was a progger from the cradle due to my parents
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A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta
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phonewind
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Posted: November 02 2016 at 04:41 |
BaldJean wrote:
SteveG wrote:
cstack3 wrote:
I was 12 years old when I first heard ITCOTCK in 1969, and I was immediately grabbed by the sound of Mellotron.
So much for the Monkees!! | Wow. A progger from the cradle!
(Well, almost. ) I was more shocked by ItCotKC when I first heard it and only liked some parts of it. It was not until a few later that I really "got" what the album was about. I believe it was after I got into Fragile by Yes that my prog ears were fully opened. |
I definitely was a progger from the cradle due to my parents
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I bought Guru Guru UFO at a second hand shop for 2 dollars and I still have the crazy thing. It still blows my mind.
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