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    Posted: June 17 2015 at 14:33
Just found this link on the ProgEars forum: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-greatest-prog-rock-albums-of-all-time-20150617

 I know RS has a very bad reputation (in most cases deservedly so) with prog fans, but this list contains some interesting choices besides the usual suspects, and the mini-reviews of each album are rather well done. Personally, while there's no denying its ground-breaking impact, I don't particularly agree with DSOTM as #1 - though the presence of three King Crimson albums in the list almost makes up for it.

Hope this is the correct location for this one (rather than the Top 10 and Lists). If not, feel free to move itSmile!
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Any list with CAN in the top 10 and Ruins in the top 50 makes me smile. A lot of the usually suspects at the top of the list but it's pretty eclectic further down. Nice to see Harmonium in there.
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Decent list imo.......there are 4 or 5 there I don't have....never heard of Carmen or Ruins....and hear I thought I was up on all of the known prog bands.
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Great list. I like the appearences of Crack The Sky and Strawbs.
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Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

Decent list imo.......there are 4 or 5 there I don't have....never heard of Carmen or Ruins....and hear I thought I was up on all of the known prog bands.
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You got to here Carmen you'll be blown away. Their first two albums are both incredible.
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Actually, a pretty decent list. A lot more eclectic than I would have guessed considering the source.
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Originally posted by justin4950834-2 justin4950834-2 wrote:

Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

Decent list imo.......there are 4 or 5 there I don't have....never heard of Carmen or Ruins....and hear I thought I was up on all of the known prog bands.
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You got to here Carmen you'll be blown away. Their first two albums are both incredible.

 
I recall seeing that video in another thread here....good musicians but not my cup of tea. I'll pass on them.
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I like this list more than I thought I would. And was surprised to see Triumvirat included-yay!
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Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

Originally posted by justin4950834-2 justin4950834-2 wrote:

Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

Decent list imo.......there are 4 or 5 there I don't have....never heard of Carmen or Ruins....and hear I thought I was up on all of the known prog bands.
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You got to here Carmen you'll be blown away. Their first two albums are both incredible.

 
I recall seeing that video in another thread here....good musicians but not my cup of tea. I'll pass on them.

I'll take a big swig of that tea, thank you very much Smile
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like the eclecticism.. the top sucked ass though.

Floyd and an AOR album by a former prog band.

nah.. RS still sucks.. just not as badly here.
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I definitely love my AOR band with a prog pedigree.
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Names I just LOVE to see in the list:
- Carmen (recognition! finally!)
- Amon Dull II (nice)
- The Soft Machine (respect)
- Banco del Mutuo Soccorso (!!!!!)
- Acknowledging that Monty Python influenced progressive rock scene. haha

Nice list, could have been such a disaster... hust didnt agree with number #3 and #1... oh well, nothing is perfect.
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I would have probably switched #1 and #3 too. Wink
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Very glad to see The lamb Lies Down On Broadway in no.9 and Octopus in no. 16. Thoses albums are often underrated. Nice to see Strawbs, Renaissance and Harmonium.  

This list is fine, even if some great albums are not there...like Felona e Sorona(The Orme), The Snow Goose(Camel), Ommodawn(Mike Oldfield), The Grand Wazoo(Zappa), Still Life(VDGG and Opeth), Misplaced Childhood(Marillion), Acquiring The Taste and In The Glass House(Gentle Giant), L'Heptade(Harmonium), etc....   
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They have been so anti-prog for so long I can hardly believe what i'm reading. This also will bring Prog to the attention of many who don't even know it exists so i'm impressed.
They really did their homework too, this is no generic list.
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^ admirable notion...  but the cynic in me says this is 2015.  The world is at everyone's fingertips.. the world of prog a mouseclick away. Anyone who doesn't know of prog rock likely has ZERO interest in anything like it. Likely the only people that care, are those already into the music and only as talking points on sites like this.


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Originally posted by La nouvelle terre La nouvelle terre wrote:

Very glad to see The lamb Lies Down On Broadway in no.9 and Octopus in no. 16. Thoses albums are often underrated. Nice to see Strawbs, Renaissance and Harmonium.  

This list is fine, even if some great albums are not there...like Felona e Sorona(The Orme), The Snow Goose(Camel), Ommodawn(Mike Oldfield), The Grand Wazoo(Zappa), Still Life(VDGG and Opeth), Misplaced Childhood(Marillion), Acquiring The Taste and In The Glass House(Gentle Giant), L'Heptade(Harmonium), etc....   



Couldn't get my slow, outdated computer to get to the R.S. link (thread?) showing the list, but if this fellow prog blogger says the above albums were not on the list (no Felona e Sorona, In a Glass House?), then the thing's a sham.
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My first question would have to be "Who is this list for?"
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Originally posted by Dayvenkirq Dayvenkirq wrote:

My first question would have to be "Who is this list for?"


not pop or country fans LOL

prog fans...

those fans have as much interest in a listing of top 50 prog albums as 99% of you have in RS's TOP 50 Country albums of all time.

Prog is merely another form of music.. it is not religion.. people do not need to be converted. If they have interest in it, they'll find it, and likely have already.
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Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

Originally posted by Dayvenkirq Dayvenkirq wrote:

My first question would have to be "Who is this list for?"
not pop or country fans LOL

prog fans...

those fans have as much interest in a listing of top 50 prog albums as 99% of you have in RS's TOP 50 Country albums of all time.
The intro to the list says nothing about a specific target audience.

Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

Prog is merely another form of music.. it is not religion.. people do not need to be converted.
We both know that's not true.


Edited by Dayvenkirq - June 17 2015 at 17:59
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