Sounds Of Nature in Prog

 Can you think of instances where real sounds of nature have been incorporated into a prog song? I don't mean instruments sounding like something out of nature, but real animal or nature sounds.

Some that come to mind for me are

Triumvirat-Pompeii  The beginning of side one begins with the sound of sea birds and the ocean. The same goes for the beginning of the song "The Hymn" from side two

Mahavishnu Orchestra-Visions Of The Emerald Beyond-Near the end of side one, there is a place where there are the sounds of birds chirping

Wallenstein-No More Love  The beginning of side two with the title track begins with the sound of sea birds and the ocean

Rush-A Farewell To Kings-the sounds of birds chirping on "Xanadu"

must be tons more out there, as i find prog to be sometimes  very evocative of the beauty of nature

Rush - Permanent Waves - Natural Science.  It has the sound of water being paddled at the beginning and the end.

Marillion recorded cave sounds for ambiance all over Brave.

This kind of sounds can be very nice to ambient a song, when done right. I like mostly the ones Pink Floyd uses... well, in the case of "Cirrus Minor", and perhaps also "Granchester Meadows" I could almost say the sounds of birds are part of the music, and not just background ambientation. But when done wrong, they can be really annoying. There's a song on Rick Wakeman's "No Earthly Connection" where he uses the sound of water running... and it doesn't make me think of nature, but of a faucet.

http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=31894

this disc by David Bagsby was made entirely from natural sounds (animals, etc.),

If K-rock counts, Neu's 'Seeland' features the sounds of thunder and rain. 'Leb'Wohl' follows that, suggesting that an ocean was created with rain. Seriously, what is it with the sound of water almost all over prog ? 

Marc's Occasional Showers - Alquin starts with thunder.

Originally posted by someone_else Marc's Occasional Showers - Alquin starts with thunder.

Thanks for that reminder, i should have thought of it, as it is from one of my favorite albums

The Moody Blues - "Procession", the opening track to Every Good Boy Deserves Favour.  Has sounds of a thunderstorm, raindrops, and birds chirping.