The Best Pre 1970 Prog Album
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Topic: The Best Pre 1970 Prog Album
Posted By: manray
Subject: The Best Pre 1970 Prog Album
Date Posted: May 13 2008 at 13:52
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What do you think?
Piper at the gates? In the Court of the Crimson King? did Peter Banks with Yes do it for you? Or maybe the Nice? The thoughts of Emerlist Davjack? |
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Posted By: Pnoom!
Date Posted: May 13 2008 at 13:54
| Trout. Mask. Replica. [/thread] |
Posted By: manray
Date Posted: May 13 2008 at 14:04
True |
Pnoom! wrote:Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: May 13 2008 at 14:20
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the Nice for sure, though I'd say Ars Longa is a somewhat better album.. Family had some very good pre-prog records during the brief chrysalis of psych and art rock and of course High Tides debut is quite bold |
Posted By: sean
Date Posted: May 13 2008 at 14:22
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How about some Zappa? I haven't heard the Aerosol Grey Machine, but VdGG is my favourite band so I'm sure that one is quite good as well. |
Posted By: febus
Date Posted: May 13 2008 at 20:48
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My avatar tells it all.......would be SOFT MACHINE vol 1 |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: May 14 2008 at 16:58
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Trout Mask Replica (TMR), Phallus Dei (PD), The Soft Machine (TSM) and Volume Two, Hot Rats (HR), Sea Shanties (SS), In the Court of the Crimson King (ItCotCK), Valentyne Suite (VS), Safe as Milk (SaM), Basket of Light (BoL). Maybe PD for me, but TMR, TSM, HR, BoL and SS are so good. I'll go with Amon Duul II's excellent debut, Phallus Dei, or maybe Stormy Six's debut. ------------- Just a fanboy passin' through. |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: May 14 2008 at 17:01
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The best or fave?? Best, musically surely it's Crimson's. (haven't heard Nice's one) Fave?: Yes debut, also I do love Crimson's, who doesn't? (not for quoting) |
Posted By: Relayer09
Date Posted: May 14 2008 at 20:09
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In the Court Of The Crimson King. ------------- If you lose your temper, you've lost the arguement. -Proverb |
Posted By: moreitsythanyou
Date Posted: May 14 2008 at 20:14
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I think In the Court takes this one with Days of Future Passed not too far behind.
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Posted By: Pnoom!
Date Posted: May 15 2008 at 08:53
What do you mean, best musically? Whatever you mean, surely Trout Mask Replica is just as good
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Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: May 15 2008 at 11:17
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Sticking to progressive rock rather than avant garde rock blues or psychedelia
Touch (ignore this seminal album at your peril)
Soft Machine Volume 2 (before Volume 2: Brit soul then psychedelia/after: jazz fusion)
ITCTCK
Renaissance (the Yardbirds line-up)
Nice Ars Longa Vita Brevis
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Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: May 15 2008 at 11:20
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One of the ones below: King Crimson - In The Court of the Crimson King Zappa - We're Only in it For The Money Zappa - Uncle Meat Zappa - Hot Rats Procol Harum - Procol Harum Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica  |
Posted By: Stool Man
Date Posted: May 15 2008 at 11:30
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Pink Floyd - Ummagumma
------------- rotten hound of the burnie crew |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: May 15 2008 at 11:43
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Oops... I Forgot an important record: Pink Floyd - A Saucerful of Secrets!!! |
Posted By: Agemo
Date Posted: May 15 2008 at 13:56
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Jody Grind - One step on (1969)
Group 1850 - Agemo's trip to mother earth (1968)
Arcadium - Breath awhile (1969)
Brainbox - Brainbox (1969)
East of eden - Mercator projected (1969)
.. but the best is still ITCOTCK ------------- Dona Nobis Pacem |
Posted By: Statutory-Mike
Date Posted: May 15 2008 at 15:06
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without a doubt:
kc - In the court of the crimson king ------------- 
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Posted By: One-Eyed Joker
Date Posted: May 18 2008 at 15:46
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soft machine, colosseum... but, definitely court of the crimson king |
Posted By: Jon89
Date Posted: May 19 2008 at 02:43
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Yes Tales ------------- jon 89 |
Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: May 19 2008 at 06:28
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Without a doubt: No, not "In the Court of the Crimson King", but "Phallus Dei" by Amon Düül 2. Though of course "In the Court of the Crimson King" is a great album too. But I can't quite understand why so many people vote for it, because I know pretty well most people think 25% of that album (the last ten minutes of "Moonchild") are "crap". Though I don't share that opinion I know it is pretty common. So I am a bit amazed about that album being cited so often. -------------  BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
Posted By: Yukorin
Date Posted: May 19 2008 at 06:42
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Another vote for Phallus Dei. Or Can's 'Monster Movie'. Not 'prog' but either Cages 'HPSCHD', A Rainbow In Curved Air, or 'Hymnen'. JC monkey balls I'm indecisive. ------------- 
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Posted By: Yukorin
Date Posted: May 19 2008 at 06:45
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Throw Friendsound and Rhesus O in there while we're at it. And a great shout for Group 1850! Girl, that trips -------------
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Posted By: omri
Date Posted: May 19 2008 at 12:25
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I add my voice to Phalus dei !
Though I love Moonchild including the atmospheric 10 last minutes and I think ITCOTCK is a great debut it suffers sometimes from taking itself too seriously (I blame Greg Lake for that).
Can is a great band but it's debut isn't it's highest moment while Phalus dei is a peak in Amon duul II discography IMO.
Other honorable mentions : In search of the lost chord, The soft machine, Valentine suite and Space oddity (it is not defined as prog here but I claim different). ------------- omri |
Posted By: Sckxyss
Date Posted: May 20 2008 at 02:28
| Gotta go with Trout Mask Replica. The Soft Machine is close as well. |
Posted By: A B Negative
Date Posted: May 20 2008 at 11:22
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Monster Movie by Can or Electronic Meditation by Tangerine Dream (OK, it wasn't released until 1970 but it was recorded in 1969). ------------- "The disgusting stink of a too-loud electric guitar.... Now, that's my idea of a good time." |
Posted By: NurseryCryme89
Date Posted: May 27 2008 at 19:54
any early soft machine or floyd...  |