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Canterbury Scene -  Soft Machine/Third

Crossover Prog - Radiohead/OK Computer

Eclectic Prog - King Crimson/In the Court of the Crimson King

Experimental/Post Metal - Earth/The Bees Made Honey in the Lion's Skull

Heavy Prog - Uriah Heep/Salisbury

Indo Prog/Raga - Haven't heard anything from here.

Jazz Fusion - Keith Tippett/You Are Here... I Am There

Krautrock - Colour Haze/s/t

Neo Prog- Marillion/Misplaced Childhood

Post/ Math Rock -  Godspeed You! Black Emperor/Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven

Prog Folk - Jethro Tull/Stand Up

Prog Electronic -  Tangerine Dream/Rubycon

Prog Metal - Dream Theater/Awake

Psych Space - Pink Floyd/Meddle

RIO/ Avant - John Zorn/Spillane

RPI - PFM/Per Un Amico

Symphonic - Yes/Fragile

Tech/Extreme Metal - Opeth/Morningrise

Zeuhl - Magma/MDK

Various - Jesus Christ Superstar

Prog Related - Muse/Absolution

Proto Prog - The Beatles/Rubber Soul
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Originally posted by The Doctor

Originally posted by Horizons

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That's 2/3 of the album right there.  I think the rest of the album is pretty good too.  Love Pillow of Winds and Fearless.  Seamus and San Tropez are kind of throwaways but fun songs ntl.  Probably, alongside Animals, it's my favorite Floyd album. 

1/3* :P

I like Pillow of Winds too, the others either suck or have gotten old.
Whatever though, i just disagreed that Meddle was definitive space rock album. 
 
I dunno if it's the definitive album, but it is my favorite.  And considering that Echoes is half the album, when you toss in One of These Days, that gives you about 2/3 of the album (timewise).  Wink

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Originally posted by Horizons

Originally posted by The Doctor

That's 2/3 of the album right there.  I think the rest of the album is pretty good too.  Love Pillow of Winds and Fearless.  Seamus and San Tropez are kind of throwaways but fun songs ntl.  Probably, alongside Animals, it's my favorite Floyd album. 

1/3* :P

I like Pillow of Winds too, the others either suck or have gotten old.
Whatever though, i just disagreed that Meddle was definitive space rock album. 
 
I dunno if it's the definitive album, but it is my favorite.  And considering that Echoes is half the album, when you toss in One of These Days, that gives you about 2/3 of the album (timewise).  Wink
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Originally posted by The Doctor

That's 2/3 of the album right there.  I think the rest of the album is pretty good too.  Love Pillow of Winds and Fearless.  Seamus and San Tropez are kind of throwaways but fun songs ntl.  Probably, alongside Animals, it's my favorite Floyd album. 

1/3* :P

I like Pillow of Winds too, the others either suck or have gotten old.
Whatever though, i just disagreed that Meddle was definitive space rock album. 
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That's 2/3 of the album right there.  I think the rest of the album is pretty good too.  Love Pillow of Winds and Fearless.  Seamus and San Tropez are kind of throwaways but fun songs ntl.  Probably, alongside Animals, it's my favorite Floyd album. 
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Sure Echoes and One of These Days are great, but those others.. LOL
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I consider Meddle to be the best space rock album there is. 
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Then why do you have Meddle? Tongue
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Canterbury: Caravan - In the Land of Grey and Pink
Crossover: Peter Gabriel - Security
Eclectic: VDGG - Godbluff
Heavy: Rush - A Farewell to Kings
Neo: Marillion - Clutching at Straws
Prog Folk: Jethro Tull - Songs from the Wood
Psych/Space: Pink Floyd - Meddle
RPI: PFM - l'Isola di Niente
Symphonic: Genesis - Selling England by the Pound
Zeuhl: Magma - KA
 
I skipped over the ones I'm not well-versed in and went with Snowie's guidelines about picking an album that fits in the genre.  So while I think Thick as a Brick is JT's best album, I think that's more a symphonic than prog folk album and so went with Songs from the Wood instead, for example. 


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Nothing like a good long train journey to focus the mind. My choices are based on where the albums are located on the site.

Canterbury. Caravan - If I Could Do It All Over Again......
Crossover. Roger Waters - Amused To Death
Eclectic. King Crimson - Red
Experimental/post metal. Nothing in this
Heavy Prog. Rush - Moving Pictures
Indo/Raga. Not a clue.
Jazz Rock/Fusion. Julian Julien- Strange
Krautrock. I am in a Krautrock free zone.
Neo. Marillion - Marbles
Post Rock/Math Rock. Nothing in this.
Prog Folk. The Decemberists - Hazards of Love
Prog Electronic. Tangerine Dream - Force Majeure
Progressive Metal. Dream Theater - Metropolis Part 2. Scenes from a Memory
Psych/Space Rock. Pink Floyd - Animals
Rio/Avant. Nothing in this
RPI. PFM - Per Un Amico
Symphonic. Genesis - Nursery Cryme
Tech Extreme. Nothing at all
Zeuhl. Ditto
Various Artists.  The Young Person's Guide to Discipline - Sometimes God Hides
Prog Related. Rainbow- Down To Earth
Proto Prog. The Who - Quadrophenia


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Canterbury Scene- Gong- You

Crossover Prog- Big Big Train- English Electric Part 1

Eclectic Prog- Beardfish- Destined Solitaire

Experimental/Post Metal- Giant Squid- Cenotes

Heavy Prog- Haken- Visions

Indo-Prog/Raga Rock- Ananda Shankar- Ananda Shankar

Jazz Rock/Fusion- Miles Davis- Bitches Brew

Krautrock- Popol Vuh- Hosianna Mantra

Neo-Prog- Marillion- Misplaced Childhood

Post Rock/Math Rock- Perhaps- Volume One

Prog Folk- Dan Arborise- Of Tide & Trail

Progressive Electronic- Brian Eno- Another Green World

Progressive Metal- Distorted Harmony- Utopia

Psychedelic/Space Rock- Hawkwind- Warrior on the Edge of Time

RIO/Avant Prog- Cardiacs- Sing to God

RPI- PFM- Per Un Amico

Symphonic Prog- Yes- Close to the Edge

Tech/Extreme Prog Metal- Mastodon- Crack the Skye

Zeuhl- Magma- K.A.

Prog Related- Kate Bush- Hounds of Love

Proto-Prog- Spirit- Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus


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Originally posted by thellama73

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Experimental/Post Metal - I don't own any albums from the subgenre because OM and Sunn O))) are inexplicably absent from it.
You should try Earth - Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light I & II.


Earth and Pelican are both on my list of bands to check out. Just haven't made it around to them yet.
Pelican is awesome as well.  Earth is more similar to Sunn O))), though (Sunn being named after an Earth album, after all!)
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Experimental/Post Metal - I don't own any albums from the subgenre because OM and Sunn O))) are inexplicably absent from it.
You should try Earth - Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light I & II.


Earth and Pelican are both on my list of bands to check out. Just haven't made it around to them yet.
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Originally posted by thellama73

Experimental/Post Metal - I don't own any albums from the subgenre because OM and Sunn O))) are inexplicably absent from it.
You should try Earth - Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light I & II.
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Canterbury Scene - Hatfield and the North - The Rotters' Club

Crossover Prog - Be Bop Deluxe - Drastic Plastic

Eclectic Prog - King Crimson - In The Court of the Crimson King

Experimental/Post Metal - I don't own any albums from the subgenre because OM and Sunn O))) are inexplicably absent from it.

Heavy Prog - Rush - Hemispheres

Indo Prog/Raga - I only own one album from this one, so I guess it's Third Ear Band - Alchemy

Jazz Fusion - Secrect Oyster's debut (which is apparently called Furtive Pearl, although those words appear nowhere on my copy)

Krautrock - Ash Ra Tempel's debut

Neo Prog - I own no albums from this subgenre.

Post/ Math Rock - Larsen - Erroneus: A Selection of Errors, just because Nurse With Wound is also on that record.

Prog Folk - Jethro Tull - A Passion Play

Prog Electronic - Brian Eno - Before and After Science

Prog Metal - Ugh. I don't like the genre and only have one album from it, so no vote.

Psych Space - Pink Floyd - Animals

RIO/ Avant - Seepytime Gorilla Museum - Of Natural History

RPI - Il Baletto Di Brozo - Ys

Symphonic - Camel - Mirage

Tech/Extreme Metal - Mastodon - Leviathan

Zeuhl - All I have is Magma's MDK, and I don't like it that much. No vote.

Various - I don't have any of these.

Prog Related - Queen II


Proto Prog - The Crazy World of Arthur Brown!
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I'll also do an update here:

Canterbury Scene - Soft Machine - Volume Two

Crossover Prog - Knifeworld - Buried Alone: Tales of Crushing Defeat

Eclectic Prog - King Crimson - Discipline

Experimental/Post Metal - Devin Townsend - Addicted!

Heavy Prog - Rush - Hemispheres

Indo Prog/Raga - Shakti - Natural Elements (do many people know any other groups/albums from this sub? LOL)

Jazz Fusion - Don Ellis - Live at Monterey

Krautrock - Can - Tago Mago

Neo Prog - n/a

Post/ Math Rock - Battles - Mirrored

Prog Folk - Pentangle - Basket of Light

Prog Electronic - Tangerine Dream - Zeit

Prog Metal - n/a

Psych Space - Algarnas Tradgard's debut

RIO/ Avant - Present - Triskaidekaphobie

RPI - Area - Crac!

Symphonic - Yes - The Yes Album

Tech/Extreme Metal - Animals as Leaders - debut

Zeuhl - Ruins - Tzomborgha

Various - Leader of the Starry Skies (A Tribute to Tim Smith)

Prog Related - Talking Heads - The Name of This Band is Talking Heads

Proto Prog - The Doors - The Doors



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I'm giving this another go. A lot has changed since last year - exposure to new bands, genres, tastes and opinions change, etc. Hey, change is going happen - it' only natural Approve:

Canterbury Scene: Caravan - If I Could Do It All Over Again, I'd Do It All Over You

Crossover Prog: Talk Talk - Laughing Stock

Eclectic Prog: King Crimson - Discipline

Experimental/Post Metal: Neurosis - Through Silver In Blood

Heavy Prog: Rush - Permanent Waves

Indo Prog/Raga: - Shakti With John McLaughlin - Natural Elements

Jazz Fusion: Jaga Jazzist - One Armed Bandit

Krautrock: Neu! - Neu! '75

Neo Prog: Marillion - Marbles

Post/Math Rock: Sigur Ros - Agaetis Byrjun

Prog Folk: The Decemberists - The Hazards Of Love

Prog Electronic: Brian Eno - Lux

Prog Metal: Dream Theater - Metropolis Part Two: Scenes From A Memory

Psych/Space: No-Man - Together We're Stranger

RIO/Avant: Kayo Dot - Choirs Of The Eye

RPI: Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso - Io Sono Nato Libero

Symphonic: Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway

Tech/Extreme Metal: Protest The Hero - Kezia

Zeuhl: Dun - Eros

Prog Related: Slint - Spiderland

Proto Prog: The Doors - The Doors


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How long do you spend coming up with a list like this?  I like albums from each category, except Indo/Raga I am not familiar with.  But I really can't come up with a favorite from each.  Or at least I don't want to take the time to make the attempt!  But I am enjoying reading yours, so carry on!!
 
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It's only Prog , it's all Prog. f*** genres it's all Prog to me
 
I have to be honest, I don't like all prog, it's quite vast and some are not my taste Unhappy
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It's only Prog , it's all Prog. f*** genres it's all Prog to me
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