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Posted: August 22 2010 at 11:39

Octavarium - Dream Theater
The Shattered Fortress - Dream Theater

The Sixth Extinction - Ayreon
Mouth Of Madness - Circus Maximus
The Necromancer - Rush

Anesthetize - Porcupine Tree
Dark Matter - Porcupine Tree

Dogs - Pink Floyd
Echoes - Pink Floyd

The Journey - Abarax
Journey's End - Abarax
All These Walls - Abarax
Crying Of The Whales (both parts) - Abarax

Not so prog (or not prog at all):

Fool's Overture - Supertramp
Hallowed Be Thy Name - Iron Maiden
Fade To Black - Metallica
Old Man - Ensiferum

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Posted: August 24 2010 at 05:50

This is ridiculously hard so i will just choose my favourite song from my top 20 albums....

These are not necessarily my faves but my life wouldnt be complete without them

PROG LIST

1 AYREON - The Human Equation

'Loser'
2 PINK FLOYD - The Wall

'Comfortably Numb'
3 VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR - Pawn Hearts
'A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers' (love 'Killer' too!)

4 RUSH - Moving Pictures
'Limelight'
5 YES - Fragile
'Starship Trooper'

6 DREAM THEATER -
'Octavarium' or 'Sacrificed Sons'

7 MAGMA
'MDK'

8 GENESIS - Foxtrot
'Suppers Ready'

9 KING CRIMSON - In The Court Of The Crimson King
'21st Century Schizoid Man'

10 HAWKWIND - Space Ritual
'Orgone Accumulator'

11 ELP

'Tarkus'

12 ATOMIC ROOSTER - DEATH WALKS BEHIND YOU
'Death Walks Behind You'

13 THE BEATLES - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
'A Day in the Life'

14 JETHRO TULL - AQUALUNG
'Aqualung'

15 KRAFTWERK - The Man-Machine
'The Robots'

16 NEKTAR - A Tab In The Ocean
'A Tab In The Ocean'

17 CAMEL - Mirage
'Freefall' or 'Lunar Sea'

18 PORCUPINE TREE - Deadwing
'Shallow'

19 PFM
'Il Banchetto'

20 CARAVAN - IN THE LAND OF GREY AND PINK
'Nine Feet Underground'

special mention - 'Rime of the Ancient Mariner' - IRON MAIDEN

and

'Gypsy' - URIAH HEEP

Edited by AtomicCrimsonRush - August 24 2010 at 05:59

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Posted: August 24 2010 at 06:12

OK NOW A CHALLENGE

MY NON PROG LIST OF TOP 20 SONGS (BY ARTISTS) (FIRST ONES THAT SPRING TO MIND - NOT IN ORDER THO) ALL IN BOLD AS I CANT BE BOTHERED DOING THIS WITH CAPITALS ETC...)

SUZI QUATRO - CANDY MAN/ 48 CRASH

THE RUNAWAYS - CHERRY BOMB/ BORN TO BE BAD

THE SWEET - ACTION/ COCKROACH

KISS - THE OATH/ UNDER THE ROSE

PETRA - JUDAS KISS

DELIVERANCE - WEAPONS OF OUR WARFARE

TOURNIQUET - MICROSCOPIC PATHOGENIC DISSONANCE

SKYHOOKS - LIVING IN THE 70S/ LOVE ON THE RADIO

ACDC - FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK WE SALUTE YOU

RICHARD MARX - HAZZARD

STEVE PERRY - OH SHERRIE

ALICE COOPER - GIMME/ BILLION DOLLAR BABIES

GARY NUMAN - LISTEN TO THE SIRENS/ REPLICAS (LIVE FROM 'DARK LIGHT')

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Posted: August 24 2010 at 13:31

20 non-prog songs can be a challenge.

AC/DC - Riff raff
Kiss - Creatures of the night
Jim Croce - Time in a bottle
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - The weeping song
Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGee
Judas Priest - Turbo lover
Cream - Sunshine of your love
REO Speedwagon - Ridin'the storm out
Neil Young - Rockin'in the free world
Saxon - Strong arm of the law
Motörhead - Iron horse/Born to lose
Whitesnake - Still of the night
Roger Glover & guests - Love is all
Gary Moore - Empty rooms
Van Halen - Mine all mine
Chef - Chocolate salty balls
The Verve - The drugs don't work
Stryper - To hell with the devil
Herman Brood and his Wild Romance - I love you like I love myself
Dr.Hook and the Medecine Show - Freakin' at the freakers ball

Edited by Rolf Bos - August 24 2010 at 13:32

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Posted: August 24 2010 at 16:07

I gotta make splittered listers. SEEEEE.

20 songs that move my body most:

Savatage - Hall of the Mountain King
Judas Priest - One Shot At Glory
Mercyful Fate - A Dangerous Meeting
Death - The Philosopher
Atheist - Elements
Iron Maiden - Prowler
Slayer - Raining Blood
Black Sabbath - War Pigs
Candlemass - Bewitched
Van Halen - Dance The Night Away
The Seatbelts - Tank
King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man
Metallica - Master of Puppets
Megadeth - Hangar 18
Cynic - Veil Of Maya
Alice In Chains - Them Bones
Pink Floyd - Money
Accept - Fast As A Shark
Queensryche - Speak
Danzig - Mother

There are plenty more, but... this is up there!

the 50 that move my hearty heart most: (no one per band limit)

Tom Waits - I Don't Wanna Grow Up
Tom Waits - Tom Traubert's Blues
Tom Waits - Martha
Tom Waits - Dirt on the Ground
Alice In Chains - Nutshell
Alice In Chains - Sickman
Alice In Chains - Rotten Apple
Alice In Chains - Would?
Pink Floyd - Great Gig In The Sky
Pink Floyd - Dogs
Pink Floyd - Don't Leave Me Now
Pink Floyd - Two Suns In The Sunset
maudlin of the Well - Geography
maudlin of the Well - Sleep Is A curse
maudlin of the Well - Interlude 3
Devin Townsend - Nobody's Here
Devin Townsend - Tiny Tears
Pain of Salvation - Ashes
Pain of Salvation - King of Loss
Pain of Salvation - Ending Theme
Vangelis - Memories of Green
Vangelis - Blade Runner Blues
Vangelis - Rachel's Song
Radiohead - Kid A
Radiohead - How To Disappear Completely
Radiohead - Idioteque
Queensryche - Promised Land
Queensryche - Silent Lucidity
Savatage - Believe
Savatage - Somewhere in Time/Alone You Breathe (Wake of Magellan bonus track)
Ayreon - 2084
Ayreon - Pain
Nick Cave - New Morning
Nick Cave - The Good Son
Flaming Lips - The Abandoned Hospital Ship
Flaming Lips - Race for the Prize
Cocteau Twins - Pandora
Cocteau Twins - Persephone
Bjork - Joga
Bjork - Cocoon
The Beach Boys - You Still Believe In Me
The Beach Boys - Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)
The Byrds - Turn Turn Turn
The Byrds - 5th Dimension
The Seatbelts - Memories
The Seatbelts - The Real Folk Blues
Green Carnation - The Burden is Mine
Green Carnation - Alone
Death - Voice of the Soul
Steve Vai - For The Love Of God

Runners up:

Most everything from Savatage, Tom Waits, Nick Cave, Pink Floyd, Pain of Salvation, Ayreon, Vangelis, or maudlin of the Well. These guys got a hold on me.

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Posted: August 26 2010 at 03:24

""^^^~~ thats a heck of a list - nice job, have to hunt down some of these

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TheOppenheimer Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 29 2010 Location: Buenos Aires Status: Offline Points: 228	Posted: August 22 2010 at 11:39
	Octavarium - Dream Theater The Shattered Fortress - Dream Theater The Sixth Extinction - Ayreon Mouth Of Madness - Circus Maximus The Necromancer - Rush Anesthetize - Porcupine Tree Dark Matter - Porcupine Tree Dogs - Pink Floyd Echoes - Pink Floyd The Journey - Abarax Journey's End - Abarax All These Walls - Abarax Crying Of The Whales (both parts) - Abarax Not so prog (or not prog at all): Fool's Overture - Supertramp Hallowed Be Thy Name - Iron Maiden Fade To Black - Metallica Old Man - Ensiferum
	//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// A veces es cuestión de esperar, y tomarte en silencio.

AtomicCrimsonRush Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: July 02 2008 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 14256	Posted: August 24 2010 at 05:50
	This is ridiculously hard so i will just choose my favourite song from my top 20 albums.... These are not necessarily my faves but my life wouldnt be complete without them PROG LIST 1 AYREON - The Human Equation 'Loser' 2 PINK FLOYD - The Wall 'Comfortably Numb' 3 VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR - Pawn Hearts 'A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers' (love 'Killer' too!) 4 RUSH - Moving Pictures 'Limelight' 5 YES - Fragile 'Starship Trooper' 6 DREAM THEATER - 'Octavarium' or 'Sacrificed Sons' 7 MAGMA 'MDK' 8 GENESIS - Foxtrot 'Suppers Ready' 9 KING CRIMSON - In The Court Of The Crimson King '21st Century Schizoid Man' 10 HAWKWIND - Space Ritual 'Orgone Accumulator' 11 ELP 'Tarkus' 12 ATOMIC ROOSTER - DEATH WALKS BEHIND YOU 'Death Walks Behind You' 13 THE BEATLES - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 'A Day in the Life' 14 JETHRO TULL - AQUALUNG 'Aqualung' 15 KRAFTWERK - The Man-Machine 'The Robots' 16 NEKTAR - A Tab In The Ocean 'A Tab In The Ocean' 17 CAMEL - Mirage 'Freefall' or 'Lunar Sea' 18 PORCUPINE TREE - Deadwing 'Shallow' 19 PFM 'Il Banchetto' 20 CARAVAN - IN THE LAND OF GREY AND PINK 'Nine Feet Underground' special mention - 'Rime of the Ancient Mariner' - IRON MAIDEN and 'Gypsy' - URIAH HEEP Edited by AtomicCrimsonRush - August 24 2010 at 05:59


AtomicCrimsonRush Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: July 02 2008 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 14256	Posted: August 24 2010 at 06:12
	OK NOW A CHALLENGE MY NON PROG LIST OF TOP 20 SONGS (BY ARTISTS) (FIRST ONES THAT SPRING TO MIND - NOT IN ORDER THO) ALL IN BOLD AS I CANT BE BOTHERED DOING THIS WITH CAPITALS ETC...) SUZI QUATRO - CANDY MAN/ 48 CRASH THE RUNAWAYS - CHERRY BOMB/ BORN TO BE BAD THE SWEET - ACTION/ COCKROACH KISS - THE OATH/ UNDER THE ROSE PETRA - JUDAS KISS DELIVERANCE - WEAPONS OF OUR WARFARE TOURNIQUET - MICROSCOPIC PATHOGENIC DISSONANCE SKYHOOKS - LIVING IN THE 70S/ LOVE ON THE RADIO ACDC - FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK WE SALUTE YOU RICHARD MARX - HAZZARD STEVE PERRY - OH SHERRIE ALICE COOPER - GIMME/ BILLION DOLLAR BABIES GARY NUMAN - LISTEN TO THE SIRENS/ REPLICAS (LIVE FROM 'DARK LIGHT')


Rolf Bos Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Groupie Joined: March 28 2010 Status: Offline Points: 45	Posted: August 24 2010 at 13:31
	20 non-prog songs can be a challenge. AC/DC - Riff raff Kiss - Creatures of the night Jim Croce - Time in a bottle Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - The weeping song Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGee Judas Priest - Turbo lover Cream - Sunshine of your love REO Speedwagon - Ridin'the storm out Neil Young - Rockin'in the free world Saxon - Strong arm of the law Motörhead - Iron horse/Born to lose Whitesnake - Still of the night Roger Glover & guests - Love is all Gary Moore - Empty rooms Van Halen - Mine all mine Chef - Chocolate salty balls The Verve - The drugs don't work Stryper - To hell with the devil Herman Brood and his Wild Romance - I love you like I love myself Dr.Hook and the Medecine Show - Freakin' at the freakers ball Edited by Rolf Bos - August 24 2010 at 13:32

Alitare Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: March 08 2008 Location: New York Status: Offline Points: 3595	Posted: August 24 2010 at 16:07
	I gotta make splittered listers. SEEEEE. 20 songs that move my body most: Savatage - Hall of the Mountain King Judas Priest - One Shot At Glory Mercyful Fate - A Dangerous Meeting Death - The Philosopher Atheist - Elements Iron Maiden - Prowler Slayer - Raining Blood Black Sabbath - War Pigs Candlemass - Bewitched Van Halen - Dance The Night Away The Seatbelts - Tank King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man Metallica - Master of Puppets Megadeth - Hangar 18 Cynic - Veil Of Maya Alice In Chains - Them Bones Pink Floyd - Money Accept - Fast As A Shark Queensryche - Speak Danzig - Mother There are plenty more, but... this is up there! the 50 that move my hearty heart most: (no one per band limit) Tom Waits - I Don't Wanna Grow Up Tom Waits - Tom Traubert's Blues Tom Waits - Martha Tom Waits - Dirt on the Ground Alice In Chains - Nutshell Alice In Chains - Sickman Alice In Chains - Rotten Apple Alice In Chains - Would? Pink Floyd - Great Gig In The Sky Pink Floyd - Dogs Pink Floyd - Don't Leave Me Now Pink Floyd - Two Suns In The Sunset maudlin of the Well - Geography maudlin of the Well - Sleep Is A curse maudlin of the Well - Interlude 3 Devin Townsend - Nobody's Here Devin Townsend - Tiny Tears Pain of Salvation - Ashes Pain of Salvation - King of Loss Pain of Salvation - Ending Theme Vangelis - Memories of Green Vangelis - Blade Runner Blues Vangelis - Rachel's Song Radiohead - Kid A Radiohead - How To Disappear Completely Radiohead - Idioteque Queensryche - Promised Land Queensryche - Silent Lucidity Savatage - Believe Savatage - Somewhere in Time/Alone You Breathe (Wake of Magellan bonus track) Ayreon - 2084 Ayreon - Pain Nick Cave - New Morning Nick Cave - The Good Son Flaming Lips - The Abandoned Hospital Ship Flaming Lips - Race for the Prize Cocteau Twins - Pandora Cocteau Twins - Persephone Bjork - Joga Bjork - Cocoon The Beach Boys - You Still Believe In Me The Beach Boys - Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) The Byrds - Turn Turn Turn The Byrds - 5th Dimension The Seatbelts - Memories The Seatbelts - The Real Folk Blues Green Carnation - The Burden is Mine Green Carnation - Alone Death - Voice of the Soul Steve Vai - For The Love Of God Runners up: Most everything from Savatage, Tom Waits, Nick Cave, Pink Floyd, Pain of Salvation, Ayreon, Vangelis, or maudlin of the Well. These guys got a hold on me.

AtomicCrimsonRush Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: July 02 2008 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 14256	Posted: August 26 2010 at 03:24
	""^^^~~ thats a heck of a list - nice job, have to hunt down some of these