What prog album are you ashamed to not like?

hmmm don't get it but NONE

Anything by Gentle Giant - they really should have grown on me by now beyond just a few tracks. Apologies - I am clearly not a true prog fan - I'll get my coat..........😩

My prog journey has solely been on my own... I have never met any progger in real life.. Always surrounded by people who have never ventured beyond popular Indian and mainstream pop/rock/metal I never had someone who could recommend me some new music.
In the beginning it was just popular hindi music, then came pop.. . It was all about the instruments. Then came Classic Rock/Grunge/80's Hair Metal/NWOBHM. Music of the Classic Rock bands resonated with me the most. Then Radiohead & Porcupine Tree led me to Progarchives.
I have been constantly looking to broaden my horizons ever since I was a Cricket crazed school kid....no sense of shame attached with the prog that I currently don't enjoy.

Edited by addictedtoprog - October 20 2017 at 19:55

Rednight wrote: CaP wrote: ELP and Gentel Giant Well doesn't that narrow it down.

None of the records I own of them (3 of ELP and 4 of GG)

I guess I find it strange or surprising that I never really seem to warm up the string of Zappa-classics and fan-favorites from 1972-1975 (=The Grand Wazoo, Over-Nite Sensation, Apostrophe, One Size Fits All etc). No shame of course, but I almost took it for granted I'd started loving them at some point. It seems I'll stick with the Mothers of Invention era (+Hot Rats). 

CaP wrote: ELP and Gentel Giant

Well doesn't that narrow it down.

Luqueasaur wrote: The albums that I DON'T LIKE but should... Crime of the Century and Magma's debut. Particularly Magma. I feel worthless when I listen to Magma and think "so what?"... Albums that I wished I could like more would be Pawn Hearts, ItCotCK and Relayer. The two first are good, but that's it; the third is just meh...diocre to me.

Genesis - And Then There Were Three.

Not 'ashamed' as such...that's a bit strong.

I like about a third of it but some of the lyrics are dreadful especially The Ballad of Big. It was the beginning of the slippery slope...

Yes - Relayer. I just can't get into it for some reason. Maybe it's the production which I find a bit dry and Moraz's keyboards are a bit too busy for my liking.10 notes where 9 would do

Edited by Man Erg - October 20 2017 at 08:34

Close To The Edge.  I've tried, and it's OK.  But it's not as good as this website makes it out to be. 

IMHO of course

i never feel ashamed when I dont like music that others like. Im much more likely to feel ashamed for the opposite: liking music that no one else likes. Now a thread for that is something I could definately contribute to. :) Im famous for liking most the one track on the album that no one else likes. Invariably, this track gets buried on side two (old LPs) and is close to being the last song on the album.

Anthony Philips (ex genesis founder) recorded a song called "squirrel" which I am a little ashamed to admit I liked. Even prog fans panned it. That was the last time I remember feeling this sense of "why do I like stuff no one else likes?"

An example of the opposite: "Suppers Ready" by Genesis seems universally liked by Genesis fans, many of whom consider it to be a masterpiece of prog, but I was never a fan of it. I dont feel any shame for not liking it, though. Im very ironclad in my opinions when it works the other way around. Its no use arguing with me :)