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Psychedelic Paul 
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 Topic: Your 10 Favourite Prog Albums of 1973Posted: June 14 2021 at 07:19 |
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1973: The Year of Progressive Rock, and what an incredible year it was with no less than 329 prog albums all released in that one unforgettable year!
 https://rateyourmusic.com/list/progshine/1973__the_year_of_progressive_rock/1/Earth & Fire - Atlantis Fantasy - Paint a PictureFar Out - Far Out Fruupp - Future Legends Genesis - Selling England by the Pound Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon Renaissance - Ashes Are Burning Spirogyra - Bells, Boots & Shambles Rick Wakeman - The Six Wives of Henry VIII Edited by Psychedelic Paul - June 16 2021 at 07:56 |
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1. Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery 2. Genesis - Selling England By The Pound 3. Henry Cow - Legend 4. Mahavishnu Orchestra - Between Nothingness & Eternity 5. Gentle Giant - In A Glass House 6. King Crimson - Larks' Tongues In Aspic 7. Herbie Hancock - Sextant 8. Herbie Hancock - Head Hunters 9. Return To Forever - Hymn Of The Seventh Galaxy 10. Billy Cobham - Spectrum Honourable mentions: Tales From Topographic Oceans, Tubular Bells, Angel's Egg and honestly just never mind, there's too many. One of the finest years in prog without a doubt.
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Selling England By the Pound - Genesis
Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd Overnite Sensation - Frank Zappa Larks' Tongues In Aspic - King Crimson Ashes Are Burning - Renaissance In a Glass House - Gentle Giant Birds of Fire - Mahavishnu Orchestra Brain Salad Surgery - ELP For Girls The Grow Plump in the Night - Caravan Future Days - Can Missed one, Had to make a change
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Posted: June 14 2021 at 08:24 |
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All of these in my collection, btw. I think the only one I don't have from the 2 lists is Herbie Hancock and Spirogyra. Both were not as attractive at the time as the European stuff that jumped out at you really well, except to the big 5 or 6 fans! There are some things I did not list, and I stayed with the odd/different stuff a little more. I thought the listing of continuously repeating the same thing kinda .... not really needed. 10cc - First album Acqua Fragile - First album AD2 - Live in London AD2 - Vive La Trance Ange - Le Cimetiere des Arlequins Ash Ra Tempel - Join Inn Banco - Io Sone Nato Libero Brainticket - Celestial Ocean Can - Future Days Capability Brown - Voice Caravan - For Girls Who Grow Plump In The Night Carmen - Fandangos in Space Clearlight - Clearlight Symphony Edgar Broughton Band - Oora Family - It's Only a Movie The Mothers - Overnight Sensation Gong - Angel's Egg Hawkwind - Space Ritual Kayak - See See The Sun Le Orme - Felona e Serona Magma - MDK Man - Back Into The Future Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Solar Fire Nektar - Sounds Like This PFM - Photos of Ghosts Renaissance - Ashes are Burning Roy Harper - Lifemask Tangerine Dream - Atem The Cosmic Jokers - The Cosmic Jokers Utopia - Utopia (Ad2 and friends) Of all these I am specially fond of Capability Brown, Edgar Broughton Band, Roy Harper, AD2 ... well, really, all of them that I listed or I would not have them! I did not list Curved Air or Darryl Way and have both just about complete. Darryl Way's group's third album is better and superior to the first two albums! Have a good listen if you have the time ... we're talking 50 years of listening now! |
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Posted: June 14 2021 at 08:42 |
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As mentioned in the OP intro..these are personal 'favorites'...there were many excellent albums in those early years...hard to choose only 10. KC-Larks Tongues...Floyd-Darkside.. Genesis-SEBTP Mahavishnu-Birds... Caravan-Girls Who... Steely Dan-Countdown... Greenslade-ST ELP-BSS GG-Glass House RTF- 7th Galaxy Honorable mentions: Yes-TFTO PFM-Photos... Roxy- Pleasure Edited by dr wu23 - June 14 2021 at 08:44 |
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1. ELP - Brain Salad Surgery
2. Genesis - Selling England by the Pound 3. King Crimson - Larks' Tongues in Aspic 4. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon 5. Electric Light Orchestra - On the Third Day 6. Gentle Giant - In a Glass House 7. Jethro Tull - A Passion Play 8. Greenslade - Greenslade 9. Museo Rosenbach - Zarathustra 10. Metamorfosi - Inferno Honorable mentions: Alphataurus - Alphataurus Area - Arbeit macht frei Banco del Mutuo Soccorso - Io sono nato libero Camel - Camel Can - Future Days Caravan - For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night Billy Cobham - Spectrum Electric Light Orchestra - ELO 2 Greenslade - Bedside Manners Are Extra Herbie Hancock - Sextant Henry Cow - Legend Magma - Mëkanïk Dëstruktiẁ Kömmandöh Mahavishnu Orchestra - Birds of Fire Novalis - Banished Bridge Le Orme - Felona e Sorona Osanna - Palepoli Renaissance - Ashes Are Burning Il Rovescio della Medaglia - Contaminazione Samla Mammas Manna - Måltid |
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Posted: June 14 2021 at 11:49 |
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King Crimson - Larks Tongues In Aspic
Samla Mammas Manna - Maltid Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath Gentle Giant - In A Glass House Magma - Mekanik Destruktiw Kommandoh Hawkwind - Space Ritual CAN - Future Days Henry Cow - Legend Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells Area - Arbeit Macht Frei Hon Mentions Jethro Tull - Passion Play Pink Floyd - DSOTM Popol Vuh - Hosianna Mantra Yes - Tales...
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Posted: June 14 2021 at 12:12 |
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No real order
14 Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon just bubbling under 12 Agitation Free Second 11 Area Arbeit
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Posted: June 14 2021 at 13:05 |
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In No Particular Order... Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the MoonJethro Tull - A Passion Play King Crimson - Larks' Tongue in Aspic ELP - Brain Salad Surgery Gentle Giant - In a Glass House Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath Roxy Music - For Your Pleasure Frank Zappa - Overnite Sensation Horslips - The Táin Rick Wakeman - The Six Wives of Henry VIII Bonus Albums... Robert Fripp & Brian Eno - No Pussyfooting Mahavishnu Orchestra -Birds of Fire Tom Waits - Closing Time Uriah Heep - Live Steely Dan - Countdown to Ecstasy
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Posted: June 14 2021 at 14:07 |
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1. Yes - Tales From Topographic Oceans
2. King Crimson - Larks' Tongues In Aspic 3. ELP - Brain Salad Surgery 4. Museo Rosenbach - Zarathustra 5. Jethro Tull - A Passion Play 6. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon 7. Gentle Giant - In A Glass House 8. Genesis - Selling England By The Pound 9. Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso - Io Sono Nato Libero 10. Le Orme - Felona e Corona 11. Rick Wakeman - Six Wives 12. Semiramis - Dedicato a Frazz 13. Greenslade - Bedside Manners Are Extra 14. Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells 15. Nektar - Remember The Future No possible way to do just 10 for a year like 1973. No way. Best year ever? Probably!!!
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Posted: June 14 2021 at 21:05 |
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Another impossibly difficult year to rank, so much so that I'm doing both 15 albums and honorable mentions:
1: Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon 2: Genesis - Selling England By the Pound 3: Banco del Mutuo Soccorso - Io Sono Nato Libero 4: King Crimson - Larks' Tongues in Aspic 5: The Who - Quadrophenia 6: Le Orme - Felona e Sorona 7: Museo Rosenbach - Zarathustra 8: Gentle Giant - In a Glass House 9: Magma - Mëkanïk Dëstruktïẁ Kömmandöh 10: Area - Arbeit Macht Frei 11: Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells 12: Jethro Tull - A Passion Play 13: Can - Future Days 14: Caravan - For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night 15: Renaissance - Ashes Are Burning Honorable mentions: Billy Cobham - Spectrum ELP - Brain Salad Surgery Gong - Angel's Egg Mahavishnu Orchestra - Birds of Fire Roxy Music - For Your Pleasure Edited by tempest_77 - June 21 2021 at 23:58 |
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1. Yes - Tales from Topographic Oceans 2. Gentle Giant - In a Glass House 3. King Crimson - LTiA 5. BDMS - Io Sono Nato Libero 7. Billy Cobham - Spectrum 9. Herbie Hancock - Sextant 10. Genesis - Selling England by The Pound
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1. Brain Salad Surgery - ELP 2. Yessongs - Yes 3. Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd 4. Bedside Manners are Extra - Greenslade 5. Tales from Topographic Oceans - Yes 6. Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield 7. Six Wives of Henry VIII - Rick Wakeman 8. The Tain - Horslips 9. Focus 3 - Focus 10. Camel - s/t
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(Prog only:) 1. MAGMA Mëkanïk Dëstruktïw Kömmandöh2. DEVADIP CARLOS SANTANA & MAHAVISHNU JOHN McLAUGHLIN Love, Devotion & Surrender 3. GENESIS Selling England by the Pound 4. PINK FLOYD Dark Side of the Moon 5. AREA Arbeit Macht Frei 6. GENTLE GIANT In a Glass House 7. CARAVAN For Girls Who Go Plump in the Night 8. NEKTAR Remember the Future 9. HATFIELD AND THE NORTH Hatfield and the North 10. CERVELLO Melos 11. IL ROVESCIO DELLA MEDAGLIA Contaminazione 12. RENAISSANCE Ashes Are Burning 13. HENRY COW LegEnd 14. FRUUPP Future Legends 15. FRANCO BATTIATO Sulle corde di Aries 16. ALPHATAURUS Alphataurus 17. GRYPHON Midnight Mushrumps 18. BANCO DEL MUTUO SOCCORSO Io sono nato libero 19. JOHN MARTYN Solid Air 20. RICK WAKEMAN The Six Wives of Henry VIII Edited by BrufordFreak - June 15 2021 at 04:58 |
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Great year!
1. Genesis - Selling England by the Pound 2. Alquin - The Mountain Queen 3. Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells 4. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon 5. ELP - Brain Salad Surgery 6. The Who - Quadrophenia 7. Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Solar Fire 8. Peter Hammill - Chameleon in the Shadow of the Night 9. Franco Battiato - Sulle Corde di Aries X. John Cale - Paris 1919 Honourable mentions: Kayak - See See the Sun Gentle Giant - In a Glass House Caravan - For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night Le Orme - Felona e Sorona Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy |
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Posted: June 15 2021 at 06:46 |
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A vintage year:
Henry Cow - Leg End Gong - Angel's Egg ELP - Brain Salad Surgery Genesis - Selling England by the Pound Yes - Tales from Topographic Oceans Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon Magma - MDK Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells Soft Machine - Six Frank Zappa - Over-Nite Sensation
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Posted: June 15 2021 at 14:07 |
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I never thought of The Who or Led Zeppelin as prog, though both of their 1973 albums are on my favorite albums of the year list--just thought these lists were supposed to be to limited to prog.
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Posted: June 15 2021 at 14:31 |
I Can't Explain why many of the traditional Hard Rock bands from My Generation are listed as prog artists on PA either, but I'm glad they're here Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere. The more the merrier.
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1. ELP - Brain Salad Surgery
2. Rick Wakeman - The Six Wives Of Henry VIII 3. PFM - Photos Of Ghosts 4. Eloy - Inside 5. Le Orme - Felona E Serona 6. Kayak - See See The Sun 7. Curved Air - Air Cut 8. Greenslade - s/t 9. The Who - Quadrophenia 10. Focus - 3 |
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Posted: June 16 2021 at 06:48 |
I can't do ten, but these 3 I do have and they are a pretty good threesome
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