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Originally posted by akaBona akaBona wrote:

Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

Originally posted by TheLionOfPrague TheLionOfPrague wrote:

Dark Side of the Moon, Close to the Edge, Selling England by the Pound, Thick as a Brick and In the Court of the Crimson King.

 
 
As far as 'classic prog' goes ....that's a nice list. I wouldn't change it. For newbies it's a fine place to start.
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Yep, what a way to start your journey ...
Fun to imagine hearing all of those for the first time again.
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This weekend I actually got a friend of mine, who had never heard prog before, to fall in love with the genre. Bear in mind that he's a classical music fan, so there wasn't as much of a barrier for him to get through in terms of complexity in the music.

Anyhow, the first five prog albums that I played for him were (in order):
  1. Yes - Fragile
  2. Genesis - Nursery Cryme (only side one)
  3. Genesis - Trespass
  4. King Crimson - Larks' Tongues In Aspic
  5. Bubu - Anabelas
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Genesis - Selling England by the Pound
Yes - Fragile
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Genesis - Trick of the Tail
Yes - Close to the Edge
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Yes-          Yes Album
Pink Floyd-  Dark Side of the Moon
Jethro Tull-  Aqualung
Rush-          Moving Pictures
Genesis-      Trick of the Tail

Prog rock newbees aren't ready to step in the court of the Crimson King.







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^ One of my favorites--  the musicians they had did a great job spoofing classic prog ~
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JT - Songs from the Woods
GG - octopus
VDGG - Still Life
Pink Floyd - Meddle
Yes - The Yes Album
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This how I got into prog back in 1968-70:

PF - A saucerful of secrets
Soft Machine - II
KC - In the court of the Crimson King
ELP - ELP
Yes - Time and a word
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What ? No ELP ? Trilogy certainly has to be included,

 and I would choose The Lamb over any other Genesis classic album based on the diversity of the songs styles making it potentially more accessible

To complete, throw in: Aqualung, Dark Side and Fish Out of Water  (and would avoid any VDGG for now)


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Rush- Hemispheres ( Moving pictures is great, but it does not have the story and complex lyrics, or progressive jams that Hemispheres does)

Genesis- Selling England by the pound ( Great lyrics and album, my personal favorite Genesis album)

Jethro Tull- Thick as a brick ( Great lyrics and great jams)

Yes- The Yes album ( Fragile is a great album, but you can not beat the great track list of the yes album with songs like starship trooper, yours is no disgrace, and I've seen all good people)

Pink Floyd- The Wall ( Great progressive music and lyrics throughout the whole song) 
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  • Pink Floyd: one from Ummagumma, Atom Heart Mother, Meddle, Dark Side of the Moon or Wish You Were Here
  • Yes: one from The Yes Album, Fragile or Close to the Edge
  • Genesis: one from Nursery Cryme, Foxtrot or Selling England by the Pound
  • One from:
    Tangerine Dream: Rubycon, Ricochet or Stratosfear, or
    Klaus Schulze: Picture Music, Timewind or Mirage
  • One from:
    Gentle Giant: Three Friends, Octopus or Free Hand, or
    Jethro Tull: Thick as a Brick or Songs from the Wood, or
    Gnidrolog: Lady Lake, or
    Van der Graaf Generator: H to He, Godbluff or Still Life, or
    Magma: Köhntarkösz, K.A. or Ëmëhntëhtt-Ré (the last two are in fact post-classic, but they contain some material originating from the 1970's and match very well with that period).


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Dark Side Of The Moon
H To He Who Am The Only One
Grave New World
Red (Let them discover ITCOTCK themselves)
Flying Teapot

Pretty good starting list!
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All these lists look the same...but I guess that's what you get when you ask for classic prog. Classic prog though can mean a lot of different things, sure KC, Yes, Floyd, Genesis, ELP, Gentle Giant, Van Damme Generator and Jethro Tull are all great bands who've made some of my favourite albums, but the world doesn't stop at London or Cornwall.

How about:

Il Balletto di Bronzo - Ys
Amon Düül ll - Tanz der Lemming
Bubu - Anabelas
Harmonium - Si On Avait...
SBB - Karlstad


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Originally posted by Guldbamsen Guldbamsen wrote:

All these lists look the same...but I guess that's what you get when you ask for classic prog. Classic prog though can mean a lot of different things, sure KC, Yes, Floyd, Genesis, ELP, Gentle Giant, Van Damme Generator and Jethro Tull are all great bands who've made some of my favourite albums, but the world doesn't stop at London or Cornwall.

How about:

Il Balletto di Bronzo - Ys
Amon Düül ll - Tanz der Lemming
Bubu - Anabelas
Harmonium - Si On Avait...
SBB - Karlstad

Right on! Good to see some international representation in this thread as opposed to just more English stuff (even if that is what I included in my response). Embarrassed

I 100% agree with the Harmonium one. Completely accessible and I have yet to meet anyone who didn't like it after I put it on. SBB is also a great choice. Bubu might be a bit riskier since it does get avant-garde at times, but I actually have had success turning people onto prog with this one. 

I might also suggest the following:

Bacamarte - Depois Do Fim
Maneige - Les Porches
Quarteto 1111 - Onde, Quando, Como, Porque, Cantamos Pessoas Vivas
Quella Vecchia Locanda - S/T
Weidorje - S/T
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Originally posted by zravkapt zravkapt wrote:

I would change the albums to...

Red
Foxtrot
A Farewell To Kings
The Yes Album
Animals
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I don't know if I posted in this thread before or not but here we go:

1. Yes - Close to the Edge
2. ELP - same
3. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
4. King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King
5. Genesis - Selling England by the Pound



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OK:

1. Borbetomagus - Seven Reasons For Tears
2. John Coltrane - Ascension
3. Behold The Arctopus - Skullgrid
4. Flying Luttenbachers - Gods of Chaos
5. Lou Reed - Metal Machine Music

None of them are classic prog. But if you force some poor sod to sit through that lot, and then play anything by ELP, Yes, Genesis, Tull or KC they will be so grateful they'll probably call their children after you.
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I just read a review about In the Court of the Crimson King, and I guess it might actually be the best one to start someone with prog... right at the beginning.
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Camel - Mirage
Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick
Yes - Fragile
Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed
Gentle Giant - Gentle Giant
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1. Atom Heart Mother
2. In the Court of the Crimson King

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Originally posted by Atavachron Atavachron wrote:

^ One of my favorites--  the musicians they had did a great job spoofing classic prog ~

They could be an actual prog band for all we know. It kind of sounds a bit like Starcastle actually. 
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