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Posted: July 25 2016 at 19:00
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):
Yes - Fragile
Genesis - Nursery Cryme (only side one)
Genesis - Trespass
King Crimson - Larks' Tongues In Aspic
Bubu - Anabelas
when i was a kid a doller was worth ten dollers - now a doller couldnt even buy you fifty cents
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Posted: February 21 2017 at 05:40
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)
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).
Edited by someone_else - February 21 2017 at 06:04
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
Edited by Guldbamsen - February 21 2017 at 08:35
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Posted: February 21 2017 at 10:55
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).
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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Posted: February 21 2017 at 13:43
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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Posted: February 21 2017 at 21:15
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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