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Rednight 
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 Posted: June 12 2017 at 10:54 |
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^You don't count live albums as product (Night After Night)?
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"It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno
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AFlowerKingCrimson
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Posted: June 12 2017 at 09:56 |
 Rednight wrote:
U.K. for that three-album wonder. |
U.K. only had two studio albums.
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Rednight
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Posted: June 12 2017 at 08:52 |
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U.K. for that three-album wonder.
Edited by Rednight - June 12 2017 at 08:52
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"It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno
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Mirror Image
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Posted: May 18 2017 at 08:34 |
I’ll list five...
Emerson, Lake, and Palmer - self-titled Steve Hackett - Voyage of the Acolyte King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells U.K. - self-titled
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“Music is enough for a lifetime but a lifetime is not enough for music.” - Sergei Rachmaninov
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Xsss
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Posted: May 18 2017 at 08:17 |
uduwudu wrote:
Xsss wrote:
Yes 'Close to the Edge'Genesis 'Lamb...' Pink Floyd 'Dark Side...' |
These are debut albums are they? They did do well...
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My bad, I read "Best Prog" and nothing else ha.
'In The Court of the Crimson King' it has to be then.
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uduwudu
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Posted: May 18 2017 at 03:43 |
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The Enid - In The Region Of Summer Stars. Not a questionable moment...
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uduwudu
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Posted: May 18 2017 at 03:42 |
Xsss wrote:
Yes 'Close to the Edge'Genesis 'Lamb...' Pink Floyd 'Dark Side...' |
These are debut albums are they? They did do well...
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Xsss
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Posted: May 18 2017 at 02:21 |
Yes 'Close to the Edge' Genesis 'Lamb...' Pink Floyd 'Dark Side...'
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prog4evr
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Posted: May 18 2017 at 00:42 |
Gerinski wrote:
ELP
UK
KC - ITCOTKC
Mike Oldfield - Tubullar Bells
Kansas
Marillion - Script
Transatlantic - SMPTe
Anglagard - Hybris
Hackett - Voyage of the acolyte
Arena - Songs from the Lion's Cage
Spock's Beard - The Light
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Agree with the above! I will have to dust off Oldfield and Arena as it has been too long...
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Larkstongue41
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Posted: May 15 2017 at 13:25 |
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Magma's debut is the only prog debut that I prefer over the rest of a band's discography.
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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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Zeropikinz
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Posted: May 15 2017 at 13:16 |
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Caravan,King Crimson,Camel,Uriah Heep,
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Upbeat Tango Monday
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Posted: May 06 2017 at 16:04 |
There are many great ones... Yezda Urfa National Health Hatfield and the North ELP Caravan King Crimson And a whole bunch of "one hit wonders" like Bubu, Bacamarte, Semiramis etc. Edit: Bacamarte made two records, but the first is the best anyway...and Bubu is recording their second LP right now. 
Edited by Upbeat Tango Monday - May 06 2017 at 16:08
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Two random guys agreed to shake hands. Just Because. They felt like it, you know. It was an agreement of sorts...a random agreement.
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miamiscot
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Posted: May 01 2017 at 14:06 |
1) King Crimson 2) ELP 3) Kansas 4) Happy The Man 5) The Flower Kings
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Big Ears
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Posted: April 26 2017 at 04:26 |
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ItCotCK
Bubbling under:
Atomic RoOoster
Baker Gurvitz Army
Captain Beyond
Fish Rising by Steve Hillage
Refugee
Wishbone Ash
Edited by Big Ears - April 26 2017 at 04:27
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RoeDent
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Posted: February 14 2017 at 07:41 |
Cambus741 wrote:
Mostly Autumn For All We Shared is a great album, let down by poor production. Their first two albums are crying out for a decent remaster. (maybe a job for a certain Mr. Wilson)
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This. I NEEEED THIS ALBUM! I don't care who remasters it, JUST DO IT!
I'd like to nominate Spock's Beard's debut, The Light. While not perfect (The Water's FU), it's one of the few times where a band got it right from the word go (King Crimson is another example). There's not many other bands where track 1 of their debut album is regarded as one of their best works, even after 20 years and many further albums.
It's interesting how many of what we may call prog legends had debut albums that we tend to brush over. Yes (self-titled), Genesis (From Genesis to Revelation), Dream Theater (When Dream and Day Unite), etc.
Edited by RoeDent - February 14 2017 at 07:57
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Kingsnake
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Posted: February 14 2017 at 01:10 |
Almost all debuts in prog are not all that. It's like they are still searching for a sound. Most of the times the musicians aren't that good, and it will take a few line-up changes to really get a good team. So most of the times the 2nd, 3rd or 4th album is much better than the debut.
That being said, the following debuts were very promising and I hold very dearly: Saga - Saga was really stellar, great songwriting, topnotch musicianship but a very clean and sterile productionQueen - Queen I is messy and has a terrible production but is very charming. Uriah Heep - ... Very Eavy Very Umble is a weird album but is also very charming Gentle Giant - Gentle Giant, one of the best debuts I can think of. Camel - Camel not a favorite of many, and some songs can be boring, but I think it has something special, something naive.
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Thatfabulousalien
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Posted: February 13 2017 at 20:21 |
mechanicalflattery wrote:
^^^ A fine choice!
If it counts as prog, This Heat, which is just my favorite album anyway. |
Yes, it's an absolute masterpiece, so much innovation in their work.
Also, Henry Cow's Legend is quite legendary too! 
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Classical music isn't dead, it's more alive than it's ever been. It's just not on MTV.
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mechanicalflattery
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Posted: February 13 2017 at 20:10 |
^^^ A fine choice!
If it counts as prog, This Heat, which is just my favorite album anyway.
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Thatfabulousalien
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Posted: February 13 2017 at 20:04 |
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Classical music isn't dead, it's more alive than it's ever been. It's just not on MTV.
https://www.soundcloud.com/user-322914325
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Kári
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Posted: February 13 2017 at 13:40 |
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Probably In the Court of the Crimson King. It's not only King Crimson's first album, it's also arguably their best work.
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Best prog debut album?
