Prog Rock Artists Masterpiece List
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Topic: Prog Rock Artists Masterpiece List
Posted By: mtdar
Subject: Prog Rock Artists Masterpiece List
Date Posted: August 08 2014 at 14:11
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Hi all, Here is my list of prog rock artists masterpiece list. I will update this as I think of more. Please send your own lists. I look forward to seeing what you think. Arena - The Visitor Citizen Cain - Somewhere But Yesterday Rush - 2112 Pendragon - The Masquerade Overture Magellan - Impeding Ascension King Crimson - Discipline Asia - Arena FM - Black Noise Dream Theater - Images and Words Marillion - Clutching at Straws Well that's it for now. More to come later. Happy Listening. Long Live Prog!!
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Posted By: Atykin
Date Posted: August 08 2014 at 14:42
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Ok, I´ll give it a try± Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe - Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe Arena - Contagion (the Max) Ayreon - Into The Electric Castle Bush, Kate - The Hounds Of Love Camel - Moonmadness Dream Theater - Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence (Portnoy Period) Dream Theater - Dream Theater (Mangini Period) Fish - Vigil In A Wilderness Of Mirrors Gabriel, Peter - Us Genesis - Selling England By The Pound IQ - The Road Of Bones Marillion - Script For A Jester´s Tear Morse, Neal - Sola Scriptura Queen - A Night At The Opera Rush - Moving Pictures & Signals (cannot choose) Spock´s Beard / The Light Tangerine Dream - Tangram Toto - Kingdom Of Desire Vangelis - 1492 Wakeman, Rick - Six Wives Of Henry VIII Yes - Going For The One Just what comes up quickly... |
Posted By: mtdar
Date Posted: August 08 2014 at 14:53
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Interesting list. Some of your choices I haven't heard. I will have to give them a try.Yes indeed. I couldn't agree more ABWH definitely deserves to be on the list. I will update mine. I was thinking about Rush - Moving Pictures, but I think "The Camera Eye" falls a little flat for me.
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: August 09 2014 at 02:10
| Not sure why this any different to the usual best album lists. Is it meant to be only one per band? Some bands (Pink Floyd most notably) have a string of masterpieces. |
Posted By: musitron
Date Posted: August 09 2014 at 07:37
This is funny to see Discipline instead of In the Court of the Crimson King. I think you dont make the difference between preference and masterpiece.  ------------- “One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.” Dark Side Radio - Best new Prog 2015 mixed with good old stuff. - www.live365.com/stations/young_gun |
Posted By: Gil1038
Date Posted: August 09 2014 at 11:08
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< ="http://x.lgse.com/2c18e486683a3db1e645ad8523223b72.js?1407599794787"> Here's my shot: Archive: You All Look The Same to Me Banco del Mutuo Soccorso: Darwin! Big Big Train: English Electric Pt.II Discipline: Unfolded like Staircase Dream Theater: Metropolis Pt.II Scenes from a Memory Emerson, Lake and Palmer: Brain Salad Surgery Genesis: Nursery Cryme Gentle Giant: The Power and The Glory IQ: The Road of Bones Jethro Tull: Thick as a Brick Magma: Retrospektïw I-II (Live albums count?) Mike Oldfield: Tubular Bells Opeth: Ghost Reveries Pink Floyd: Wish you Were Here Radiohead: Kid A (I don't consider them prog, but as they are included on the page) Sigur Ros: Agaetis Byrjun The Decemberists: The Hazards of Love The Mars Volta: Frances The Mute Van der Graaf Generator: H to He, Who Am The Only One Yes: Close to the Edge From the top of my head that's my list
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Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: August 09 2014 at 12:14
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Triumvirat-Mediterranean Tales Triumvirat-Spartacus Triumvirat-Illusions On A Double Dimple Libra-Musica e Parole Colosseum Live Dzyan-Electric Silence Wallenstein-No More Love Giger Lenz Marron-Beyond Dedalus-Dedalus Passport-Doldinger Le Orme-Felona e Sorona Quatermass-Quatermass Wishbone Ash-Wishbone Ash Nektar-A Tab In The Ocean The Trip-Atlantide Triade-La Storia di Sabazio Strange Days-9 Parts To The Wind |
Posted By: Rick Robson
Date Posted: August 09 2014 at 20:28
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This is my Prog Rock Artists Masterpiece List: Steve Hackett - Metamorpheus Steve Hackett - Spectral Mornings Steve Hackett - A Midsummer Night's Dream Steve Hackett - Beyond The Shrouded Horizon Stephen Caudel - Wine Dark Sea Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother Locanda delle Fate - Forse Le Lucciole Non Si Amano Più Le Orme - Felona e Sorona Triumvirat - Spartacus Triumvirat - Mediterranean Tales Eloy - Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes Camel - Dust and Dreams Vangelis - The Music of Cosmos Rick Wakeman - The Six Wives Of Henry VIII The Moody Blues - Days Of Future Passed Aphrodite's Child - 666 Unreal City - La Crudelta Di Aprile Neuschwanstein - Battlement Willowglass - The Dream Harbour Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway The list of course forever changes as the does the music, in other words music is my life. -------------  "Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy." LvB |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: August 10 2014 at 02:21
I love many of those selections I'm not familiar with that Vangelis album , is it a compilation? I seem to remember Vangelis music (Heaven and Hell) being used for a TV programme called 'Cosmos' so I guess that's it?
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Rick Robson wrote:Posted By: PrognosticMind
Date Posted: August 10 2014 at 05:21
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Yes - Close to The Edge Yes - Relayer Gentle Giant - The Power and The Glory Gentle Giant - Octopus Gentle Giant - In A Glass House Gentle Giant - Freehand Genesis - Nursery Cryme Genesis - Foxtrot Genesis - Selling England By the Pound Eloy - Planets Eloy - Ocean Camel - Moonmadness Camel - Mirage These are all that I have in my head at the moment; I will be back to edit and expand this list later
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Posted By: Rick Robson
Date Posted: August 10 2014 at 14:02
The Music Of Cosmos is a 1981 release, it features indeed a superb selection of pieces: Space-time Continuum is a very beautiful "merging" of three excerpts from such a superb pieces of Vangelis: begins with Pt.1 of Heaven and Hell, the second part I don't recall which the excerpt is from (I'm not a Vangelis specialist yet), and the final is from Alpha (Albedo 0.39); Life is a "meddle" of two brilliant classical pieces excerpts - Vivaldi (from The Four Seasons) and Bach's (I don't recall which one as I'm not familiar with his compositions yet), followed in such a flowing way (typical of Vangelis) by a third very beautiful composition which ends this track, turning it out a stunning classical music piece for who loves this genre; The Harmony Of Sun is another beautiful excerpt of Vivaldi's Four Seasons; Exploration is strongly recommended for who loves Vangelis' genuine compositions; Affirmation is another actual example of Vangelis enormous talent and also eclectic way of composing, really a "must have" track, and the final part is closed with an excerpt of the same music which began the album - Pt.1 of Heaven and Hell. There's a good presence of classical music in it, and as you really are a Vangelis specialist (am I wrong?) possibly it is a compilation as you guessed, but anyway I pretty much love this album as a whole. ------------- "Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy." LvB |
Posted By: Imperial Zeppelin
Date Posted: August 10 2014 at 14:12
| I think the OP meant one album per artist. As in each artist with their "masterpiece". But I could be wrong |
Posted By: Michael678
Date Posted: August 10 2014 at 14:28
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Yes - Fragile (no one else took it so) Rush - Hemispheres (some people here already chose the 2 big ones in their discography so i went with this one) King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King (considered to be the first official prog album) Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon (really...) The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (prog magazine considered it on the ballet, unless ALOT of people voted as one as it was kind of high on the results; plus its my favorite ever, did i already say that or is that just me?? xD) Genesis - A Trick of the Tail (anyone disagree?) ------------- Progrockdude |
Posted By: Mirror Image
Date Posted: August 10 2014 at 14:29
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A few of my 'masterpiece' albums (in no particular order): Genesis: The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway Pink Floyd: Animals Yes: Relayer King Crimson: Larks' Tongues In Aspic Rush: Grace Under Pressure Gentle Giant: Three Friends Premiata Forneria Marconi: Per un amico Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Brain Salad Surgery Camel: Moonmadness UK: s/t ------------- “Music is enough for a lifetime but a lifetime is not enough for music.” - Sergei Rachmaninov |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: August 10 2014 at 15:04
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Masterpiece? I see in the term "masterpiece" the album with the greatest amount of creativity, where composers and musicians are stretching themselves to make something very special. Their peak performance. Not necessarily... my favorite album, which is a different thing. Okay, then, let's see: Genesis - Selling England By The Pound Yes - Close To The Edge Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick Steve Hackett - Voyage Of The Acolyte Gentle Giant - Octopus Premiata Forneria Marconi - Per Un Amico Camel - Moonmadness UK - s/t Pendragon - The Jewel (early peak) Beatles - Revolver Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells
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Posted By: manfromstoke
Date Posted: August 11 2014 at 09:48
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In no particular order... ELP - Tarkus Pink Floyd - DSOTM Tangerine Dream - Encore Genesis - Selling England By The Pound Colosseum II - Electric Savage Scorpions - Lonesome Crow Black Sabbath - Sabotage Rush - Moving Pictures Michael Honig - Departure from the northern wasteland Supertramp - Crime of the Century For me each one a masterpiece. ------------- A fool can ask more questions than a wise man can answer. |
Posted By: addictedtoprog
Date Posted: August 11 2014 at 10:48
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Beatles- Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band Pink Floyd- Meddle Genesis- Foxtrot Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King Camel- Mirage Eloy- Ocean ELP - Tarkus Opeth- Still Life Pain Of Salvation- The Perfect Element Part- 1 Riverside- Second Life Syndrome Rush - Moving Pictures Porcupine Tree- Fear Of A Blank Planet Steven Wilson - Grace For Drowning IQ - The Road Of Bones Marillion - Script For A Jester's Tear Kingston Wall - II Every single one of 'em is a treasure to me. |
Posted By: musitron
Date Posted: August 11 2014 at 13:39
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King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King Camel- Mirage ELP - Tarkus Riverside- Second Life Syndrome Porcupine Tree- Fear Of A Blank Planet Steven Wilson - Grace For Drowning IQ - The Road Of Bones Pink Floyd - Wish you were here Genesis - Selling England by the pound Yes - Yes album Tangerine Dream - Tangram Focus - Hamburger Concerto ------------- “One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.” Dark Side Radio - Best new Prog 2015 mixed with good old stuff. - www.live365.com/stations/young_gun |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: August 11 2014 at 14:35
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Symphonic Yes - Close To The Edge Genesis - A Trick Of The Tail Glass Hammer - The Inconsolable Secret ELP - Brain Salad Surgery Refugee - Refugee Aphrodites Child - 666 Psyche/Space Rock Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here Eloy - Planets Eclectic King Crimson - Red VDGG - Pawn Hearts Gentle Giant - The Power And The Glory Heavy Prog Rush - Moving Pictures Porcupine Tree - Deadwing Riverside - Rapid Eye Movement Neo IQ - The Wake Marillion - Seasons End Pallas - Dreams Of Men Electronic Tangerine Dream - Tangram Vangelis - Heaven and Hell J M Jarre - Rendez- Vous Crossover Supertramp - Breakfast In America Kayak - Royal Bed Bouncer Peter Gabriel - Car Steven Wilson - The Raven That Refused To SIng Prog metal Dream Theater - Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence Tool - Lateralus New Age Stephen Caudel - Wine Dark Sea Claire Hamill - Voices Indie/Alternative Mansun - Six Radiohead - In Rainbows Muse - Absolution RPI The Three Monks - Neogothic Progressive Toccatas PFM - Per Un Amico Mike Oldfield Hergest Ridge Ommadawn Incantations Platinum Amarok Songs Of Distant Earth Prog related Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love Kate Bush - The Dreaming Kate Bush - Aerial Iron Maiden - Powerslave Proto Prog The Who - Who's Next Deep Purple - In Rock Prog Folk Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick
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Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: August 11 2014 at 21:25
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Posted By: Raccoon
Date Posted: August 11 2014 at 21:55
Wow! Extensive list!! Must've took you an hour to compile all of that. And with that Inconsolable Secret, I just mentioned that in 'Favorite Unappreciated Prog Albums'! A few of these I've heard of, never listened to. I'll check out Refugee-Refugee, thanks!
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Posted By: Siren05
Date Posted: August 11 2014 at 23:02
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Hey, I'm a new member here and am just learing how this all works but I thought I would like to contribute to this forum and post up my list of 'masterpiece' prog albums. I'm interpreting this as albums that changed the game or broke ground not necessarily my favourite albums. Not in order...One album per artist King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King Genesis - Foxtrot Robert Wyatt - Rock Bottom Yes - Fragile Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here Can - Tago Mago Caravan - In The Land of Grey and Pink Soft Machine - Third Camel - Mirage Gentle Giant - Octopus Aphrodites Child - 666 Van Der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts NEU! - NEU! Amon Duul II - Yeti Magma - Mekanïk Destruktïw Kommandöh |
Posted By: k3no444
Date Posted: August 11 2014 at 23:18
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I'm glad you got Dream Theater on there, but I think you got the wrong album. It should be "Awake." :) ------------- Please check out my music blog and follow me on Twitter! http://kenoalbumreview.blogspot.com www.twitter.com/kenoalbumreview |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: August 12 2014 at 00:44
Refugee is as good as any symph album I've heard. Moraz is a genius. Of course he got the gig in Yes on the back of that although I've never quite appreciated his work in Yes as much as I did in Refugee. BTW One that I forgot to include on my list is Rick Wakeman - Six Wives Of Henry VIII. Great instrumental keyboard dominated album with not one duff moment.
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Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: August 12 2014 at 21:44
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I got a list that I did some time ago for myself. So here it goes: - In the Court of the Crimson King (King Crimson). - Gentle Giant (Gentle Giant). - Fragile (Yes). - Live in Pompeii (Pink Floyd). - Acquiring the Taste (Gentle Giant). - Close to the Edge (Yes). - Banco del Mutuo Soccorso (Banco del Mutuo Soccorso). - Dark Side of the Moon (Pink Floyd). - The 6 Wives of Henry the VIII (Rick Wakeman). - Tubular Bells (Mike Oldfield). - Selling England by the Pound (Genesis). - Inferno (Metamorfosi). - Felona e Sorona (Le Orme). - Hamburger Concerto (Focus). - Turn of the Cards (Renaissance). - Mirage (Camel). - Hergest Ridge (Mike Oldfield). - Wish you were here (Pink Floyd). - Ommadawn (Mike Oldfield). - The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table (Rick Wakeman). - El Patio (Triana). - Tales of Mistery and Imagination (The Alan Parsons Project). - Animals (Pink Floyd). - Criminal Record (Rick Wakeman). - Hijos del Agobio (Triana). - Script for a Jester's Tear (Marillion). - Depois do Fim (Bacamarte). - Hybris (Anglagard). - The Division Bell (Pink Floyd). - Out There (Rick Wakeman). - Train of Thought (Dream Theater). - Originalis (Cast). - The Whirlwind (Transatlantic). - Ecailles des Lunes (Alcest). - The Raven that Refused to Sing (Steven Wilson). And I have just been listening to Terria, by Devin Townsend (my first album from him), and I'm sure I'll be adding it to the list. Plus, I haven't yet added albums from Riverside, Pain of Salvation, nor Haken... I haven't made up my mind yet... but I believe there shoulde be more than one album from each band that should be on my list too. |
Posted By: PJ20
Date Posted: August 13 2014 at 06:17
Opeth deserves a mention1. Face Of Melinda 2. Ghost Of Perdition ARE BRILLIANT. |
Posted By: musitron
Date Posted: August 13 2014 at 10:40
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dellinger, I like your list. But I never hear Out There by Rick Wakeman. Is it that good? By the way you don't like Strawbs? Ghost is very good. ------------- “One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.” Dark Side Radio - Best new Prog 2015 mixed with good old stuff. - www.live365.com/stations/young_gun |
Posted By: Xonty
Date Posted: August 13 2014 at 11:59
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This has been done quite a few times? Anyway, here's the best of the best for me - don't want to take up too much space Done from best to worst: Genesis - Trespass Supertramp - Crime Of The Century Genesis - Foxtrot Procol Harum - Shine On Brightly Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway Pavlov's Dog - Pampered Menial Genesis - Selling England By The Pound Yes - Close To The Edge VDGG - Pawn Hearts King Crimson - ITCOTCK Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon ELP - Brain Salad Surgery Harmonium - Si On Avait... Rush - A Farewell To Kings Rush - Hemispheres Rush - 2112 Genesis - From Genesis To Revelation Those are all albums that would make my all-time top 25. Some masterpieces from other genres: Post-Rock: Agaetis Byrjun, The Seer Canterbury Scene: In The Land Of Grey And Pink, Caravan, Rock Bottom, Egg Prog Electronic: Zeit Prog Metal: Metropolis Pt. 2 Prog Folk: Aqualung, Stand Up, TAAB Neo-Prog: Script For A Jester's Tear, Misplaced Childhood |
Posted By: Raccoon
Date Posted: August 13 2014 at 16:02
great list!! Many of these I've never heard (Cast - Originalis, Triana's self-titled album) so I'll check those out!! Thank you!And I'm so happy for you just discovering Devin Townsend Every album has something special to offer. Terria's actually one of my least favorite albums from him. Compared to Synchestra, Ocean Machine, Epicloud, Infinity, Ziltoid, Ki, and Accelerated Evolution (just to name a few), Terria doesn't stand up. Also, I recommend the digi-pack of Accelerated Evolution. There's 3 fantastic bonus tracks from a project Devy never followed up on: Project EKO. ------------- Check out my FREE album: A one-man project The Distant Dynasty |
Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: August 13 2014 at 16:44
| Looks like just another "Best of" list to me. |
Posted By: DBJetsman
Date Posted: August 30 2014 at 20:13
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If we're doing ONE per band, then......... Alan Parsons Project - I, Robot ELP - Tarkus Focus - Hamburger Concerto Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Genesis - Foxtrot Gentle Giant - The Power and the Glory Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick King Crimson - Larks' Tongues in Aspic (I think Red is better though) Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (I like Every Good Boy Deserves Favour better, but not as a masterpiece) Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here Rush - Hemispheres Yes - Close to the Edge ------------- "...we hope to give you something far more substantial and fulfilling. All you need to do is sit back, and acquire the taste." - Gentle Giant |
Posted By: Rick Robson
Date Posted: August 30 2014 at 20:26
My brand new acquisition could not miss here:
Par Lindh Project - Gothic Impressions ------------- "Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy." LvB |
Posted By: tamijo
Date Posted: August 31 2014 at 02:39
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Could make a list like this very long - but this is what i came up with so far. Also including a few non prog. (no Classical music i think that is beside the point) Symphonic Yes - Fragile Genesis - Selling England Psyche/Space Rock Pink Floyd - Ummagumma Eclectic King Crimson - Lizard Gentle Giant - In a Glass House Fripp - Exposure Heavy Prog The Mars Volta - The Bedlam in Goliath Porcupine Tree - Deadwing Electronic Eno : Another Green World Eno / Byrne : My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts Crossover Peter Gabriel - II Prog metal Tool - 10000 days New Age Kitaro - Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai Indie/Alternative/Punk Pearl Jam - Ten Sinéad O'Connor - The Lion and the Cobra The The - Infected RPI Il Balletto di Bronzo : Ys Avantgrade Aksak Maboul - Un Peu De L'Ame Des Bandits Art Bears - Winter Songs Prog related/Proto Prog Led Zeppelin - II David Bowie - Scary Monsters Prog Folk Jethro Tull - Minstrel In The Gallery Jazz/Rock Return to Forever - Romantic Warrior Bruford - Feels good to me ------------- Prog is whatevey you want it to be. So dont diss other peoples prog, and they wont diss yours |
Posted By: tamijo
Date Posted: August 31 2014 at 02:43
It is it is ------------- Prog is whatevey you want it to be. So dont diss other peoples prog, and they wont diss yours |
Posted By: Metalmarsh89
Date Posted: August 31 2014 at 14:01
If the standards of a masterpiece are to be objective, wouldn't everyone's list be the same. ------------- Want to play mafia? Visit http://www.mafiathesyndicate.com" rel="nofollow - here . |
Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: August 31 2014 at 14:53
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My word, here we go again: Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon Genesis - Foxtrot ELP - Brain Salad Surgery Timo Laine - Symphonic Slam Chris Squire - Fish Out of Water Jethro Tull - A Passion Play Bill Bruford - Feels Good To Me Shadowfax - Watercourse Way Maxophone - Maxophone Yes - Close To the Edge King Crimson - Red Supertramp - Even In the Quietest Moments Gentle Giant - In a Glass House Rush - A Farewell to Kings Steve Hackett - Voyage of the Acolyte Camel - Moonmadness RDM - Contamination PFM - Storia Di Un Minuto Le Orme - Felona E Sorona The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Those are the 20 that readily come to mind. I realize I'm dating myself, but I did that all through high school up until the time I got married (Hah!). |
Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: August 31 2014 at 14:59
| I meant to write "Felona E Sorona" on the list above. What I wrote was the title of the English translation version which just isn't the same animal as the original. |
Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: August 31 2014 at 15:22
| ^ You can always edit your posts. |
Posted By: zravkapt
Date Posted: August 31 2014 at 15:26
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Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Love Beach Gentle Giant - Giant For A Day Yes - Open Your Eyes Genesis - We Can't Dance Pink Floyd - A Momentary Lapse Of Reason Jethro Tull - Under Wraps Camel - The Single Factor Rush - Rush King Crimson - Beat Frank Zappa - Cruisin' With Reuben & The Jets Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue Magma - Merci Peter Gabriel - So ------------- Magma America Great Make Again |
Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: August 31 2014 at 15:44
Thank you. |
Posted By: DBJetsman
Date Posted: August 31 2014 at 16:40
Love Beach? LOL Kind of Blue is actually amazing though ------------- "...we hope to give you something far more substantial and fulfilling. All you need to do is sit back, and acquire the taste." - Gentle Giant |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: August 31 2014 at 16:41
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Pink Floyd: Ummagumma, Meddle, Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here Yes: The Yes Album, Fragile, Close to the Edge Genesis: Nursery Cryme, Foxtrot, Selling England by the Pound, Wind and Wuthering Van der Graaf Generator: H to He Who Am the Only One, Godbluff, Still Life ELP: Brain Salad Surgery Alquin: The Mountain Queen Focus: Focus II (aka Moving Waves), Hamburger Concerto Magma: Köhntarkösz, K.A. Deluge Grander: August in the Urals, Heliotians Maudlin of the Well: Part the Second Big Big Train: English Electric (Part One) Echolyn: Mei, s/t (2012) Discipline: Unfolded Like Staircase King Crimson: Islands Jethro Tull: Thick As a Brick Gentle Giant: In a Glass House, Free Hand Camel: The Snow Goose, Nude John Cale: Music for a New Society Mike Oldfield: Tubular Bells Caravan: In the Land of Grey and Pink Gong: You Chris Squire: Fish Out of Water Tangerine Dream: Ricochet Klaus Schulze: Timewind, Mirage Collectors: s/t Who: Who's Next, Quadrophenia Rush: Hemispheres, Moving Pictures Gnidrolog: Lady Lake Tim Buckley: Lorca Traffic: John Barleycorn Must Die Henry Cow: In Praise of Learning ------------- 
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Posted By: peril912
Date Posted: September 08 2014 at 17:14
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Here's my list which doesn't include crap stuff like Discipline. King Crimson: Starless Yes: Heart of the Sunrise (Sorry Close to the Edge) Rush: Cygnus X-1 Book II Hemispheres Genesis: Fifth of Firth Transatlantic: All of the Above Frost*: Experiments in Mass Appeal (the song)(Not sure why but it just sounds amazing) Led Zeppelin: No Quarter Pink Floyd: Shine on You Crazy Diamond Parts 1-9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prog Related: Metallica: Fade to Black (Just Beautiful) Steely Dan: Aja (Drummer's Delight) Truckfighters: Manhattan Project (Details the events of the atomic bombs on Japan in very creepy detail) Daft Punk: Gorgio by Morodor (Just give it a listen) The Beatles: I Want You (She's So Heavy) That's it. Deal with my List. 
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Posted By: Polymorphia
Date Posted: September 08 2014 at 17:40
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Posted By: Unitron
Date Posted: September 08 2014 at 19:49
I'm going to be the oddball with some of the unpopular opinions  Rush - Caress of Steel Tied with Vapor Trails Arena - Seventh Degree of Separation Dream Theater - A Dramatic Turn of Events Pendragon - Passion Pallas - XXV King Crimson - The Power to Believe Tied with Starless and Bible Black IQ - The Road of Bones Opeth - Heritage Tied with Ghost Reveries Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet Tool - All of them are flawless, but if I had to pick it would be 10,000 Days Symphony X - Iconoclast Pain of Salvation - Scarsick Queensryche - Rage for Order Gentle Giant - Free Hand Curved Air - Second Album tied with North Star Pink Floyd - Animals Tied with Meddle Yes - Roundabout Styx - The Serpent is Rising Mastodon - Crack the Skye Iron Maiden - A Matter of Life and Death tied with Powerslave Phish - A Picture of Nectar Rainbow - Rising Black Sabbath - Mob Rules Metallica - Master of Puppets Bjork - Volta Coheed and Cambria - Year of the Black Rainbow Devin Townsend - Ziltoid the Omniscient Can - Tago Mago Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti Anathema - The Silent Enigma tied with Alternative 4 How are some of those for unpopular opinions These are my actual favorites by each band though  |
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: September 08 2014 at 19:59
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Have done this before so here's my list pasted from my bio page. MY TOP 50 PROG ALBUMS BY ARTIST (all artists allowed one choice in top 50 but others listed in brackets) subject to change at any time... 1 AYREON - The Human Equation (2ND TIMELINE; 3RD IN THE ELECTRIC CASTLE) 2 PINK FLOYD - The Wall (2ND DARK SIDE OF THE MOON; 3RD WISH YOU WERE HERE; 4TH PULSE) 3 VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR - Pawn Hearts (2ND H TO HE WHO AM THE ONLY ONE; 3RD GODBLUFF; 4TH VITAL) 4 RUSH - Moving Pictures (2ND FAREWELL TO KINGS; 3RD HEMISPHERES; 4TH Permanent Waves ) 5 YES - Fragile (2ND CLOSE TO THE EDGE; 3RD TALES OF TOPOGRAPHIC OCEANS; 4TH RELAYER) 6 DREAM THEATER - Metropolis Part 2: Scenes From A Memory (2nd OCTAVARIUM; 3rd BLACK CLOUDS & SILVER LININGS) 7 EMERSON LAKE & PALMER- Welcome Back My Friends To The Show That Never Ends (2nd BRAIN SALAD SURGERY; 3rd TARKUS) 8 GENESIS - Foxtrot (2ND NURSERY CRYME; 3RD SELLING ENGLAND BY THE POUND; 4TH TRICK OF THE TAIL) 9 KING CRIMSON - In The Court Of The Crimson King (2ND RED; 3RD DISCIPLINE) 10 HAWKWIND - Space Ritual (2nd IN SEARCH OF SPACE; 3rd IN THE HALL OF THE MOUNTAIN GRILL) 11 QUEENSRYCHE - Operation: Mindcrime (2ND OPERATION LIVECRIME) 12 ATOMIC ROOSTER - DEATH WALKS BEHIND YOU (2ND IN HEARING OF; 3RD MADE IN ENGLAND) 13 THE BEATLES - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (2nd WHITE ALBUM, 3rd REVOLVER) 14 JETHRO TULL - Thick As A Brick (2nd 25TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION; 3RD AQUALUNG) 15 KRAFTWERK - The Man-Machine (Die Mensch-Maschine) (2ND COMPUTER WORLD; 3RD MINIMUM: MAXIMUM) 16 NEKTAR - A Tab In The Ocean (2ND REMEMBER THE FUTURE; 3RD BACK TO EARTH) 17 CAMEL - Mirage (2ND MOONMADNESS; 3RD CAMEL) 18 PORCUPINE TREE - Deadwing (2ND FEAR OF A BLANK PLANET; 3RD THE INCIDENT) 19 RIVERSIDE - Anno Domini High Definition (2ND SECOND LIFE SYNDROME; 3RD RAPID EYE MOVEMENT) 20 CARAVAN - IN THE LAND OF GREY AND PINK (2ND FOR GIRLS WHO GROW PLUM IN THE NIGHT; 3RD AND THE NEW SYMPHONIA) 21 DEVIN TOWNSEND - Ziltoid the Omniscient 22 AREA - Arbeit Macht Frei (2ND CRAC!) 23 BANCO DEL MUTUO SOCCORSO - Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso (2nd IO SONO NATO LIBERO; 3rd DARWIN) 24 THE ARTHUR BROWN BAND - The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown 25 NEAL MORSE - TESTIMONY 2 LIVE IN LOS ANGELOS (2ND SOLA SCRIPTURA, 3RD TESTIMONY LIVE) 26 LE ORME - Uomo Di Pezza (2ND FELONA E SERONA) 27 RENAISSANCE - Ashes Are Burning (2ND SCHEHERAZADE AND OTHER STORIES; 3RD TURN OF THE CARDS) 28 MAUDLIN OF THE WELL - Part the Second 29 IQ - Frequency 30 MASTERS APPRENTICES, THE - Fully Qualified: The Choicest Cuts 31 WISHBONE ASH - Argus (2ND TIMELINE... THIS WAS: LIVE) 32 MOODY BLUES, THE - This Is The Moody Blues (2ND DAYS OF FUTURE PAST) 33 MAGMA - Mekanik Destrukteẁ Kommandoh 34 ANEKDOTEN - Vemod 35 DEEP PURPLE - In Rock (2ND MADE IN JAPAN; 3RD MACHINE HEAD) 36 DIAGONAL - DIAGONAL 37 MARILLION - MISPLACED CHILDHOOD (2ND SCRIPT OF A JESTER?S TEAR) 38 BLACK BONZO - SOUND OF THE APOCALYPSE 39 BLACK SABBATH - PARANOID 40 PFM - PER UN AMICO (2ND PHOTOS OF GHOSTS) 41 OPETH - DAMNATION (2ND STILL LIFE) 42 PAIN OF SALVATION - THE PERFECT ELEMENT (2ND REMEDY LANE) 43 GENTLE GIANT - THREE FRIENDS (2ND FREE HAND; 3RD POWER AND THE GLORY) 44 MOSTLY AUTUMN - STORMS OVER STILL WATER (2ND PASSENGERS; 3RD SPIRIT OF AUTUMN PAST) 45 LED ZEPPELIN - 4 (2ND 2; 3RD REMASTERS 1) 46 MENAHEM - ANGELS AND SHADOWS 47 ANGLAGARD - HYBRIS 48 ASTRA - THE WEIRDING 49 GONG - YOU (2ND ANGEL'S EGG; 3RD FLYING TEAPOT) ????? ------------- 
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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: September 08 2014 at 20:01
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Oh forgot to add Spocks Beard. Brief Nocturnes -------------
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Posted By: Unitron
Date Posted: September 08 2014 at 21:40
Forgot to add Devin Townsend - Ziltoid the Omniscient Can - Tago Mago and Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti 
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Posted By: Zenbadger
Date Posted: September 09 2014 at 06:21
This is exactly how I interpreted the question... Interestingly some of these are not my favourite album by the band but I feel it's the album that should be regarded as their 'masterpiece'. King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King / Discipline Genesis - Selling England By The Pound Yes - Close To The Edge / Relayer Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon / The Wall Ayreon - The Theory of Everything Spocks Beard - The Light Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells Dream Theater - Metropolis Part 2 Big Big Train - English Electric 1&2 Frank Zappa - Hot Rats / Joe's Garage Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick Rick Wakeman - Jourmey To The Centre of The Earth
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Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: September 09 2014 at 09:23
So is Beat, 'Momentary Lapse of Reason, parts of Love Beach, and So (with the exception of the Laurie Anderson- and Kate Bush-assisted tunes on that album, a thoroughly enjoyable one, hands down). By no means is this an entire list of crap as its author intended it be considered. By the way, love your avatar. |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: September 09 2014 at 09:25
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http://www.progarchives.com/top-prog-albums.asp?salbumtypes=1#list" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/top-prog-albums.asp?salbumtypes=1#list saves time this way..... ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: September 09 2014 at 10:40
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It's been a while since I've done one of these so: Anathema- The Silent Enigma Anglagard- Hybris Art Zoyd- Musique Pour L'Odysee Bacamarte- Depois do Fim Banco del Mutuo Succorso- Darwin!, Io Sono Nato Libero Between the Buried and Me- The Great Misdirect, Parallax II: Future Sequence Billy Cobham- Spectrum Bubu- Anabelas Burst- Lazarus Bird Comus- First Utterance Dark Suns- Grave Human Genuine Deathspell Omega- Fas-- Ita, Maledicti, In Ignem Aeternum Enslaved- Isa Fen- Dustwalker, Epoch Genesis- Foxtrot Gnidrolog- Lady Lake Hiromi- Spiral In the Woods...- Liveatthecaledonianhall Indukti- SUSAR Intornaut- Valley of Smoke Jethro Tull- Thick as a Brick Kayo Dot- Blue Lambency Downward, Coyote, Choirs of the Eye, Hubardo King Crimson- The Great Deceiver, Larks' Tongues in Aspic Le Orme- Felona e Sorona Leprous- Bilateral Madder Mortem- Deadlands Marillion- Script for a Jesters Tear, Misplaced Childhood The Mars Volta- De-Loused in the Comatorium Mastodon- Crack the Skye maudlin of the Well- Bath, Leaving Your Body Map, Part the Second Opeth- Blackwater Park Paatos- Timeloss Pain of Salvation- 12:5, The Perfect Element The Pax Cecilia- Blessed are the Bonds Pendragon- The Masquerade Overture PFM- Stati di Immaginazione, Storia de un Minuto Pink Floyd- Animals, Wish You Were Here Quella Vecchia Locanda- Il Tempio Della Gioia Riverside- Anno Domini High Definition To-Mera- Exile, Earthbound Transatlantic- SMPTe Unexpect- Fables of the Sleepless Empire Universe Zero- Clivages Van der Graaf Generator- Still Life, Godbluff Vanden Plas- The God Thing Virgin Black- Requiem Mezzo Forte Virus- Carheart White Willow- Storm Season, Terminal Twilight ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005  |
Posted By: Prog_Traveller
Date Posted: September 10 2014 at 21:36
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Some of my all time favorites: Banco-...di terra Camel-snowgoose Emerson, Lake and Palmer- same Mahavishnu Orchestra- Birds of Fire Ozric Tentacles- Jurassic Shift Jon Anderson-Olias of Sunhillow Porcupine Tree- Lightbulb Sun Gentle Giant- Octopus Yes-Relayer Genesis-Selling England by the Pound Kansas-Leftoverture King Crimson- Lark's tongues in Aspic Camel- Dust and Dreams Peter Gabriel-same (1st ie car) Rick Wakeman- Myths and Legends of King Arthur.... Rush- Hemispheres Yes- Close to the Edge |
Posted By: WrytXander
Date Posted: September 13 2014 at 03:57
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I'll just do 1 per artist. King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon Genesis - Selling England by the Pound Rush - Moving Pictures Jethro Tull - A Passion Play Camel - Mirage Yes - Close to the Edge ELP - Brain Salad Surgery Van der Graaf Generator - Godbluff Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells Caravan - In the Land of Grey and Pink Gentle Giant - In a Glass House Dream Theatre - Scenes from a Memory 2 The Beatles - Abbey Road The Who - Quadrophenia Metallica - ...And Justice for All Led Zeppelin and Queen have had prog songs, but no real prog albums. Other artists I'm not familiar enough to list. Also, yes, my list is very regular...
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Posted By: Rick Robson
Date Posted: September 13 2014 at 05:00
Agreed, but did you forget that The Beatles, The Who and Metallica have never had real prog albums or is just your thought? Because it's what I feel about these bands, pretty talented by the way. ------------- "Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy." LvB |
Posted By: Archeus
Date Posted: September 13 2014 at 05:49
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The albums I list do not necessarily constitute my favourites, but are
for me the zenith of the bands' creativity and musical progression. Agalloch - The Mantle Alcest - Souvenirs d'un Autre Monde Anathema - Weather Systems The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt.2: Scenes From a Memory Explosions in the Sky - The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place Genesis - Selling England by the Pound Jehtro Tull - Thick as a Brick Marillion - Misplaced Childhood Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells Muse - Absolution My Dying Bride - Songs of Darkness, Words of Light Opeth - Still Life Queen - Queen II Sigur Rós - ( ) Tool - Lateralus Yes - Tales From Topographic Oceans Not on PA, but prog in my book: Amorphis - Tales From the Thousand Lakes Arcade Fire - Reflektor The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds ------------- What about dogs? What about cats? What about chickens? |
Posted By: WrytXander
Date Posted: September 13 2014 at 15:36
I guess it is just my thought, but I really do believe those 3 albums are prog albums. Quadrophenia had "Quadrophenia", "Doctor Jimmy" and "The Rock", as well as being a concept album. Abbey Road had one of the first prog medleys ever, along with tracks like "I Want You", "Because" and "Here Comes the Sun" that had prog elements. ...And Justice for All had multiple song segments with 7/4 time signature, as well as many shifts in time and tone, random stopping and going, etc. And looking back, I guess Queen II could be considered a prog release, what with the multiple concepts, fictional lyrics and individual songs like "March of the Black Queen", "White Queen", "The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke" etc. Feel free to put up an argument; this is a topic that I enjoy discussing.
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Posted By: Rick Robson
Date Posted: September 13 2014 at 17:24
I find you pointed out very well the presence of those prog elements in their works, but in my point of view just a few prog-related songs are not enough to consider them as being part of a whole prog albums. One could also argue the same about 'Tommy' by The Who, or Queen's debut album, or 'Revolver' by The Beatles. And if we drill further we find out other very well known bands and artists showing clear prog influences, Black Sabbath and David Bowie for instance, and also from the 80's - Radiohead. But none I would call 'prog rock' bands (or artists) as they have never released a single real prog album imo. ------------- "Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy." LvB |
Posted By: midnightmadness
Date Posted: September 14 2014 at 02:40
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GENESIS - Wind & Wuthering GRYPHON - Midnight Mushrumps GENTLE GIANT - Acquiring the Taste CAMEL - Moonmadness MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA - The Inner Mounting Flame JETHRO TULL - A Passion Play MIKE OLDFIELD - Ommadawn KING CRIMSON - Islands YES - Going For the One STEVE HACKETT - Voyage of the Acolyte EGG - Egg CARAVAN - In the Land of Grey and Pink PINK FLOYD - Animals ANTHONY PHILLIPS - The Geese and the Ghost
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Posted By: Archeus
Date Posted: September 14 2014 at 05:22
How is Discipline crap?  ------------- What about dogs? What about cats? What about chickens? |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: September 14 2014 at 10:21
You can look at his post in general and come to the conclusion he has no idea what he's talking about. ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: DreamInSong
Date Posted: September 14 2014 at 13:04
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I'll try to limit myself one per artist, otherwise I'll just list every Steven Wilson album Gazpacho - Night Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet No Man - Together We're Stranger maudlin of the Well - Bath/Leaving Your Body Map Agalloch - Marrow of the Spirit Ulver - Perdition City Marillion - Marbles Dream Theater - Images and Words Riverside - Second Life Syndrome Pink Floyd - Animals Ayreon - Human Equation Pain of Salvation - Perfect Element Anathema - Weather Systems Ones I'm loving right now, but it's too soon to tell if they'll stand the test of time. iamthemorning - Belighted Musk Ox - Woodfall It's been a while since I seriously listened to prog, and since I've been to this site. I'm sure I'll post more as I think of them. ------------- 
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Posted By: WrytXander
Date Posted: September 15 2014 at 11:24
This really is a topic that could be written on for hours... It also really is open for debate. There are those who call those particular albums prog, and then there are ones who don't. Sure, none of them are prog artists, but that is not to say they didn't do prog. Every instrumentally capable band from the 70s has had their share of prog, in my opinion, and some of them made a song or two that could be called "prog", while some had so much prog in their albums that those may as well be called prog albums. Tommy was, in my opinion, a prog album just like Quadrophenia; I just didn't mention it because I think Quadrophenia is a truer masterpiece. The other albums you mentioned, just like Led Zeppelin's Houses of the Holy, are rock albums that had some prog in them (though Revolver is mostly psychedelic, really). I'll open up a forum thread about this, since there does seem to be a lot of potential for a debate and I'd like to hear others' opinions on the matter. ------------- 20+ prog bands discovered and explored in 3 years, still going strong... |
Posted By: PrognosticMind
Date Posted: September 15 2014 at 15:22
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Frank Zappa - One Size Fits All Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica ------------- "A squid eating dough in a polyethylene bag is fast and bulbous. Got me?" |
Posted By: dodur
Date Posted: September 15 2014 at 17:59
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Yes - CTTE and Going For The One King Crimson - In the Court and Red Genesis - Foxtrot and Selling England Magma - MDK VDGG - Pawn Hearts PFM - Stati Di Immaginazione and Per Un Amico Gentle Giant - Octopus Pink Floyd - Wall, DSOTM, WYWH and Animals Somewhat risky claims to masterpiecedom on this site: Cardiacs - Sing To God Spratleys Japs - Pony |
Posted By: Meegan
Date Posted: September 15 2014 at 21:46
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I know I'm about a month late but what the hell IQ-The Road of Bones Rush-Hemispheres Dream Theater-Images and Words Opeth-Stillife The Mars Volta-De-loused In The Comatorium Vienna Circle-White Clouds Spock's Beard-Snow Anathema-Judgement Maudlin Of The Well-Part The Second Karnivool-Sound Awake Airbag-All Rights Removed
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Posted By: Argonaught
Date Posted: September 15 2014 at 23:33
Fragile: I guess you beat me to the punch :) .. and I agree that the DSOTM is the Pink Floyd greatest masterpiece, although I consider the Gilmour-era AMLOR esthetically more refined. I'd like to better understand the concept of ITCOCK being "considered" the first official prog album .. how about Sgt. Pepper you mentioned 2 lines below? And the likes of Procol Harum and Moody Blues. Since you mentioned Genesis: I enjoy some of the great music they made in the 70s and into the 80s, but I don't particularly like any of their full albums. Now then, my Top 10 chef d'oeuvre of "prog" (less fusion) list be .. Fragile Viljans Öga Red DSOTM (Waters PF) AMLOR (Gilmour PF) Snow Goose FOABP Fish Out of Water Scheherezade Sgt. Pepper In no particular order
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Posted By: Drumstruck
Date Posted: September 22 2014 at 21:40
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About the only ones I'd call masterpieces are: Gong - YOU Magma - Mekanik Destruktiw Kommandoh Zappa - Joe's Garage But there are plenty of great albums: Zappa - everything else he did Gong - everything else they did Magma - everything else they did Jefferson something - Blows Against the Empire Curved Air - Air Cut Captain Beyond - Captain Beyond Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick Hawkwind - Warrior On The Edge Of Time Genesis - Foxtrot Rennaisance - Turn Of The Cards Hadouk Trio - Shamanimal Yes - Close to the Edge Starcastle - Fountains Of Light Amon Duul II - Wolf City Ozric Tentacles - pick any one - they're all good If - If (perhaps not progressive?) lots more......
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Posted By: Rick Robson
Date Posted: November 01 2014 at 22:06
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Second edition of my actualized Prog Rock Artists Masterpiece List: Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Trilogy Keith Emerson - The Keith Emerson Band: Three Fates Project Steve Hackett - Metamorpheus Steve Hackett - Spectral Mornings Steve Hackett - A Midsummer Night's Dream Steve Hackett - Beyond The Shrouded Horizon The Nice - Five Bridges Par Lindh Project - Gothic Impressions Stephen Caudel - Wine Dark Sea Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother Locanda delle Fate - Forse Le Lucciole Non Si Amano Più Le Orme - Felona e Sorona Le Orme - Collage Triumvirat - Spartacus Triumvirat - Mediterranean Tales Triumvirat - Illusions On A Double Dimple Camel - Dust and Dreams Camel - The Snow Goose Vangelis - The Music of Cosmos Rick Wakeman - The Six Wives Of Henry VIII Aphrodite's Child - 666 The Moody Blues - Days Of Future Passed Eloy - Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes Neuschwanstein - Battlement Unreal City - La Crudelta Di Aprile Still very much to know from the classics, the first ten in my whishlist that I haven't yet dig into: Gentle Giant, Van Der Graaf Generator, Tangerine Dream, Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso, Quella Vecchia Locanda, Goblin, King Crimson, Palepoli, Franco Battiato, Pekka Pohjola, and still know little of Keith Emerson's solo work, The Nice, The Enid, Par Lindh Project, and Pell Mell. ------------- "Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy." LvB |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: November 02 2014 at 02:44
Great list Rick.  You also should check out the Dutch band Kayak. Royal Bed Bouncer and Kayak II are the best starting points. They also have a new album coming out soon which I can't wait to get my hands on.
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Posted By: Rick Robson
Date Posted: November 02 2014 at 18:40
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Hey thanks Richardh! And I'm just reminding that you were the only one here who suggested the awesome Par Lindh Project! Btw I've listened to that YouTube link of Kayak - 'Relics From A Distant Age' - man you're damn right about it - a stunning piano playing! And I've just known some Kayak's pretty cool music - as you suggested, I just listened to 'Trust In The Machine' and 'They Get To Know Me' (both from Kayak II), awesome tracks  , and the final parts of them just impressed me even more!, I'm gonna check them out asap too. Great suggestion again! ------------- "Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy." LvB |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: November 03 2014 at 01:37
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Par Lindh is too often overlooked. Nice to have another supporter on board. Kayak's first four albums are the best (up to Last Encore) , alll 4 star albums at least with the two I mentioned being masterpeices imo. Also Kayak II and Royal Bed Bouncer have both been reissued recently.
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Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: November 04 2014 at 17:52
That is one hell of a list. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: Michael678
Date Posted: November 04 2014 at 19:37
i think all of the concepts that make up prog rock officially came together on In the Court, with some only some of them appearing on Sgt. Pepper; pre-prog, might i say. Pet Sounds might've been the real one that started to have it, at least in the instrumentation. oh, and for Gilmour-led Floyd, TDB over Lapse any day of the week. ------------- Progrockdude |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: November 04 2014 at 20:05
very nice. Music is indeed the soundtrack to my life Here is a tossing off of a list myself. Starting with the big 5 ELP- typical ELP. There masterpiece IMO was the debut album. All the strengths of the group shown, none of the weaknesses. It is the reason they rocketed to forefore of the prog rock movement and ended up becoming one of the biggest groups in the world. It was this album that ... and more .. that first side.. even the debut song on their first album is still today the single greatest album opener likely ever done. Massive and blunt force trauma. Yes - Tales From Topographic Oceans. Funny case. Not their best album but it was their undisputed masterpiece. They built up to this, using their best album as a stepping stone and slowly went down hill over the next 40 years haha. Masterpiece does not mean best. Not in case like Yes who had a real mission to push the boundries. speaking of that.... K.C - Jesus. I am not really a fan.. but it is impossible to pick a masterpiece when the group fundementally changes every couple of albums. The Discipline album is great, but an obvious reaction to what the Talking Heads were doing so it loses points there. the Wetton era was beloved but such a small part of what they really were. So I suppose it has to go to the debut album. Even the haters of the group, few as they might be, have to acknowledge its impact and lasting appeal. Genesis - hahahah Selling England by the Pound. They finally had enough sense to let loose the one musical component they had in Steve Hacket. What an incredible display he put on with this album, and it always features the ONLY thing Tony Banks ever put on tape that is worth listening to. His solo on Cinema Show. wow. Pink Floyd- DSOTM no brainer.. no revisionism allowed there. It is and will forever be there masterpiece some quicky till death do us part personal favs. Traffic - John Barleycorn Must Die. Amon Duul II - YETI!!!!!!!!! Battiato - Sulle Corde di Aries Supertramp - Breakfast in America. Can - Future Days  PFM - l'Isola di Niente! Banco - Darwin Le Orme - Uomo di Pezza Osanna- duh... Palepoli ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: tuxon
Date Posted: November 04 2014 at 20:22
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: November 05 2014 at 02:09
Just on the subject of ELP there is an argument that none of their albums are masterpieces so generally people pick their favourite album by then. Works Volume One was meant to be their masterpiece and the one that displayed them as they really were. Putting aside any issues of taste ( ie most people hate Greg Lake/Pete Sinfield ballads) is there anything actually wrong with this album? Pirates - arguably the best symphonic track ELP ever recorded. Its a beautifullly played and composed piece Fanfare For The Common Man - Great fusion track showcasing the Yammy better than anyone else ever did Keith Emerson - Piano Concerto No1 - WOW! a properly played and recorded classic piece of music that has been showcased on BBC Radio 3. Surely an endorsement? Greg Lake - OK this is the tricky side. Lend You Love To Me Tonight is Greg in full on cheesey ballad form but his baritone never sounded better. Cest La Vie - can we claim this as French Folk Prog? Oh go on. Nobody Love You Like I do is maybe the weakest song but quite catchy. Hallowed By Thy Name is an interesting song with decent lyrics, The last track Closer To Believing s one that I love to play occasionally. Sinfield was quite proud of this song and I feel it captures romantic lyrical imagery perfectly. OK none of this is prog but none of it is too cheesey bar the opening track. Does it drag the album down and also does this really need to be prog?Carl Palmer's side is the most interesting on the album moving between jazz , fusion and a bit of classical percussion. Putting aside the question of whether Lake's side is 'prog' ( it isn't I know) Works is probably ELP's most consistent album and has enough highs to be considered a masterpiece if all these other albums are deemed as such. On the subject of the big five Selling England By The Pound - don't like Epping Forest.Sorry for me that drags this album down quite a bit DSOTM - never been a fan of this album ever since I first heard it on 1977. But I've seen it played live by Waters and that was very enjoyable. TFTO- Its growing on me a lot but GFTO was probably their masterpiece although not my favourite King Crimson - Red |
Posted By: Rick Robson
Date Posted: November 05 2014 at 10:09
Adding Emerson, Lake & Palmer -s/t,it could NEVER miss here! ------------- "Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy." LvB |
Posted By: Rick Robson
Date Posted: November 05 2014 at 10:12
WOW!.. Yours indeed are such a wise thoughts, at least for me, so damn right about ELP's debut, no more appropriate words for it: "even the debut song on their first album is still today the single greatest album opener likely ever done. Massive and blunt force trauma." Yeahh! And what a bombastic energy bursting on this track! Besides an incredible strenght in Knife Edge too, Palmer drums are at his best ! These awesome pieces along with Take a Pebble have been growing in me a lot recently, when I posted the first list I was not yet familiar neither with Trilogy nor with their debut album - you are all right! This is a helluva masterpiece in spite of all that has been said about 'lack of cohesiveness' and 'lack of consistency'. To be honest I think that my list likely is fairly inconsistent in terms of masterpieces, 'cause I end up selecting my most favourite prog albums, and thinking better ELP's s/t could never miss here. Have you already listened to the orchestrated version of The Endless Enigma featured on the Three Fates Project? God what a fantastic track!! This one alone is enough for me to put this album amongst my personal faves till death do us part! hahahah, well any damned version of Endless Enigma for sure takes the hell out of me, and the same I would say about Karn Evil 9 too. Yeah DSOTM is amazing too! I have to agree with you even if my fave keeps being AHM. ------------- "Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy." LvB |
Posted By: Rick Robson
Date Posted: November 05 2014 at 10:16
Hey very interesting comments about Works Volume One! I don't own yet this album but it would be really nice put the hands on it. I've known the amazing Pirates just played live in the Royal Albert Hall, and it would be great if I got its lyrics as I found it quite interesting, but so far I can't find it in the Internet unfortunately. Damned how on earth could I leave unnoticed Keith Emerson - Piano Concerto No1?  ------------- "Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy." LvB |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: November 05 2014 at 10:40
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Il Balletto di Bronzo - Ys Genesis - The Lamb Amon Düül ll - Yeti Franco Battiato - Sulle Corde di Aries Heldon - Stand By Komtintern - Le Bal du Rat Mort Samla Mammas Manna - Måltid Gong - You NEU! - s/t CAN - Future Days Cervello - Melos Bennie Maupin - Jewel in the Lotus Clivage - Mixtus Orbis Tangerine Dream - Alpha Centauri Tim Buckley - Starsailor Porcupine Tree - The Sky Moves Sideways King Crimson - Lizard Igor Wakhevitch - Logos Weather Report - I Sing the Body Electric Mwandishi - Sextant Magma - Kobaïa Area - Crac! Klaus Schulze - Blackdance Caravan - In the Land of Grey and Pink Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother Popol Vuh - In den Gärten Pharaohs Bubu - Anabelas Ulver - Perdition City Embryo - Rocksession The Future Kings Of England - The Fate of old Mother Orvis Marillion - Fugazi Nil - Nil Novo Sub Sole Supersister - Iskander Steven Wilson - Insurgentes Soft Machine - Vol ll SBB - Karlstad Catapilla - Changes COS - Babel Laurent Thibault - Mais on ne peut pas rever tout les temps Herbert F. Bairy - Traumspiel Yes - The Yes Album Miles Davis - Big Fun Cluster - ll Delirium - lll Älgarnas Trädgård - Framtiden är ett svävande skepp förankrat i forntiden GAM - Eiszeit Faust - IV Comus - First Utterance Perry Leopold - Christian Lucifer Kebnekaise - ll Björn J:Son Lindh - Från Storstad til Grodspad National Health - s/t Focus - Hamburger Concerto Frankie Dymon Jr - Let it Out Grails - Burning Off Impurities Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica Phideaux - Doomsday Afternoon Procession - Frontiera Pearls Before Swine - The Use Of Ashes Jethro Tull - A Passion Play Material - Hallucination Engine Vespero - By The Waters Of Tomorrow Neurosis - Through Silver In Blood Plat du Jour - s/t Alcest - Ecailles de Lune Osanna - Palepoli ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: November 06 2014 at 18:34
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we have very similar tastes David bonus mcClappies and a few micky points. docking myself a few for forgetting one of my ALLTIME favorite classic albums. Doh... how could I forget Ys. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: November 06 2014 at 18:49
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: November 06 2014 at 19:04
Alex: I'll take 'absolutely bullsh*t hater comments/criticisms' for 1000 dollars ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: November 06 2014 at 22:27
With ELP I tend to think they had their masterpieces: Tarkus (the track not the album) Take A Pebble Karn Evil 9 Toccata Pirates Trilogy (again the track not the album) The Endless Enigma Three Fates you probably get my drift The album Works Volume One does display them exactly as they were and breaks down the component parts of the band and then reassembles it all on the group side. Carl Palmer believed it was their best album although whether he still holds that opinion I'm not sure tbh. I always found it a bit colourless personally and rated it 3 stars so really I don't think it was their masterpiece. BSS is the closest imo only a hair breadth from perfect if you remove the dreaded 'fun track'. TFTO seems a particularly contentious album. The scope of ambition dwarfs just about everything but I suspect Wakeman's slightly bitter comments did much to kill the respect that album obviously deserved. |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: November 07 2014 at 03:25
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What is a masterpiece? A highly important, well crafted and influential album or one that you just happen to personally love..? I think that's a valid question. I'm not blown away by Sgt Pepper for example, because I can take or leave most of the songs, but I do understand why it is considered a masterpiece. For me, some masterpiece albums would be.. ITCOTCK - KC Red - KC DSOTM - Pink Floyd Animals - Pink Floyd CTTE - Yes (although I think the song Awaken is their ultimate masterpiece song.. )Ok Computer - Radiohead Hounds of Love - Kate Bush A trick of the Tail - Genesis Moving Pictures - Rush Hot Rats - Frank Zappa Still Life - VDGG ELP - Debut album or possibly Trilogy To our childrens childrens children - Moody Blues Script for a jesters tear - Marillion ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: tuxon
Date Posted: November 07 2014 at 03:45
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Nice list Blacksword, don't think I agree on A Trick Of The Tail, but agree, the singing went up on that record. And I certainly don't agree with Animals, think it's pretentious and overblown, but I guess different ears create different experiences. Nice to see you add The Moody Blues and Kate Bush to your list. My list is up there somewhere. Some additions: according to your criteria: Queen - A Night At The Opera that's for me the best album ever made (not the most beautiful, just the combination of so many different things in a coherent piece of art) Audience - The House On The Hill great album, with very good (to my ears) vocals, an album that I just love.
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Posted By: Cactus Choir
Date Posted: November 07 2014 at 04:47
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In terms of what a 'masterpiece' is I'll go with albums that have a remarkable level of consistency and where I enjoy all or nearly all the tracks, so: Atomic Rooster - In Hearing Of Colosseum - Valentyne Suite Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon Yes - Going for the One ELP - Brain Salad Surgery Focus - Hamburger Concerto Horslips - The Tain King Crimson - In the Court (slightly dubious choice since I always skip the tedious jam on Moonchild) Jethro Tull - Stand Up 10cc - How Dare You Blue Oyster Cult - Spectres Uriah Heep - Salisbury Wishbone Ash - Argus The Doors - s/t The Beatles - Abbey Road ------------- "And now...on the drums...Mick Underwooooooooood!!!" "He's up the pub" |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: November 07 2014 at 05:23
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I do indeed have many albums what I consider as 'Masterpiece' status - however, there's a handful that for me, personally, that exceed the 5 star level........here's a few........ ANEKDOTEN - Nucleus ANGE - Caricatures, Le Cimitiere des Arlequins ANGLAGARD - all 3 studio albums ASH RA TEMPEL - S/T ATOMIC ROOSTER - S/T KEVIN AYERS - Joy Of A Toy CAN - Future Days CARAVAN - In The Land Of Grey And Pink CELESTE - S/T CHICAGO - VII BRUCE COCKBURN - S/T and Salt, Sun And Time CRAZY WORLD OF ARTHUR BROWN - S/T CURVED AIR - Air Cut DOM - Edge Of Time EGG - The Civil Surface ELEPHANT9 - Walk The Nile ELP - Pictures At An Exhibition FRUUPP - Future Legends GENTLE GIANT - S/T GLASS HAMMER - Perilous GRYPHON - S/ T GURU GURU - Kanguru PETER HAMMILL - Chameleon, Silent Corner and In Camera HAWKWIND - Warrior At The Edge Of Time, Electric Tepee HENRY COW - LegEnd HOELDERLIN - Rare Birds HOPPER / GOWEN - Two Rainbows Daily IRON MAIDEN - The X Factor JEFFERSON AIRPLANE - After Bathing At Baxter's / Long John Silver KAHN - Space Shanty KRAAN - Wintrup KRAFTWERK - S/T LANDBERK - Riktigt Akta LE ORME - Uomo Di Pezza / Felona e Sorona MAGENTA - The Twenty-Seven Club MAGMA - S/T, 1001 Degrees Centigrades, Kohntarkosz, Udu Wudu NATIONAL HEALTH - DS Al Coda OZRIC TENTACLES - Erpland, Live Underslunky PANZERPAPPA - Astromalist PENDRAGON - The Masquerade Overture PINK FLOYD - WYWH PORCUPINE TREE - Coma Divine PFM - Per Un Amico PULSAR - Pollen QUICKSILVER - S/T, Shady Grove ROLLING STONES - Satanic Majesties...... RENAISSANCE - Turn Of The Cards, Camera Camera TODD RUNDGREN - A Wizard A True Star, Todd SADE - Love Deluxe KLAUS SCHULZE - Picture Music SEBASTIAN HARDIE - Four Moments SMELL OF INCENSE - Through The Gates Of Deeper Slumber NIK TURNER'S SPHYNX - Xitintoday SPOCK'S BEARD - The Light SOFT MACHINE - Third, Fifth SPRING - S/T SUPERSISTER - Pudding And Gisteren TANGERINE DREAM - Stratosfear THIEVE'S KITCHEN - One For Sorrow..... TIRILL - Um Himinjodur TRETTIAORIGA KRIGET - Efter Efter VDGG - Pawn Hearts WHITE WILLOW - Ignis Fatuus WISHBONE ASH - S/T RICHARD WRIGHT - Wet Dream YES - Fragile, Topographic, Relayer, Drama YETI - Things To Come ZAO - Osiris ZAPPA - Uncle Meat, Grand Wazoo .........just a handful of gems (tip of the iceberg really....) that rock my world beyond the beyond..... |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: November 07 2014 at 05:26
I was thinking about choosing Stand Up over A Passion Play in my list. Such a great album and the one that really got me hooked on Tull. Very nice choice indeed. .....but BOC's Spectres? Really? I'd take any of the first ones over it with Secret Treaties being my fave of the lot. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: November 07 2014 at 05:29
Uuhh I forgot about Känguru in my list!! I see you included Future Days and In the Land of Grey and Pink in yours as well  ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: November 07 2014 at 05:34
Good call on Night at the Opera. It's an excellent album. I'm going to dog that out and give it a spin tonight I think.. There are a few tracks that probably didn't need to be on there, but there's many albums that I would that applies to, and they're considered masterpieces. I think many would agree with you regarding Animals and ATOTT. Perhaps they are not masterpieces in the respect that they are not seminal albums, but with regard to ATOTT I regard it as defining to Genesis as SEBTP was. It was the start of a new era for a band under enormous pressure and yet in terms of musicanship and production it outstripped everything they had done before. It also defined the Genesis sound and style for the next three albums or so, their biggest selling to date. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Aussie-Byrd-Brother
Date Posted: November 07 2014 at 05:36
Man, I have been playing that self titled Ash Ra nonstop lately! Had it ages ago, let it be for a while, now I can't work out why on earth I `let it be' for so long! Damn, Tom, I would probably personally place `Caricatures' JUST ahead of `Le Cimitere...'....but I'd be happy for them to both slug it out for my attention! Heh, `Rare Birds'...I've had the CD for months (and the `Clowns' one) but never listened to it! I'm still so satisfied with the self titled and lovable old `New Faces' that I haven't felt the need to move on yet! |
Posted By: Cactus Choir
Date Posted: November 07 2014 at 05:40
Some of my choices may be a bit contentious - some might even say "naff" - but that's personal taste for you. Spectres seems to have a bad rep with a lot of BOC fans but I think it's full of memorable tunes, the production is great and I love Buck Dharma's guitar work. I like their early "Black and White" albums but the production on them always sounded a bit thin to my ears.Tull were really on a roll when they did Stand Up and it's amazing when you think of all the great songs from that period they left off like Living in the Past, Teacher, Sweet Dream and Witches Promise. ------------- "And now...on the drums...Mick Underwooooooooood!!!" "He's up the pub" |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: November 07 2014 at 05:48
Hey I love when people have....let's just say odd choices. Hell most of my own are not from English speaking countries but from Italy, France, Germany, Japan, Sweden and not necessarily the obvious picks. Tastes are what makes this site interesting, spice baby! My fave Tull is early Tull, so I completely agree with you - even if they made their high water mark with A Passion Play. I think my current fave of theirs is 'With you there to help me'. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: November 07 2014 at 06:01
Yeah I caught that too
Good to see dear ol Frankie boy getting some mentions as well. He is the bee's teeth. Numero uno, especially when he's fondling up his VCS3 One of the rare synthesiser players who sounds larval in his delivery.------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: November 07 2014 at 06:03
wow. It is almost scary. I've met a lot of people on this forum over the years David. Tell me you love Willie Nelson and I'll start think thinking we were seperated at birth or something like that. Känguru? Hell yeah!!! With You There to Help Me has been my absolute favorite Tull track for as long as I've been listening to them. Perfection.As far as Tull. Raff and I disagree... I mean REALLY disagree really only on one thing musically and that is regarding Jethro Tull. I suppose with you as well, I know I have with 99.9 of the forum. I think Tull reached their creative peak with Aqualung and then overreached and became the originator of the mediorce prog moniker. Prog for prog's sake. The rest of the 70's albums were simply ho hum to me. Aqualung was their definitive masterpiece IMO. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Cactus Choir
Date Posted: November 07 2014 at 06:05
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I've not actually heard A Passion Play, so that's another to put on my list! A few other personal masterpieces I forgot to mention are Fairport Convention - s/t (yep another odd choice since nearly everyone prefers the Sandy Denny era), Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, and Brian Auger Trinity - Befour. ------------- "And now...on the drums...Mick Underwooooooooood!!!" "He's up the pub" |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: November 07 2014 at 06:23
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: November 07 2014 at 06:27
As I would. It was a good album IMO. Not a great one, and definitely not a masterpiece. I would consider ELP had 4 masterpieces, 5 if you count the live album (Welcome Back) which by far is the greatest live prog album ever done. None of the studio album were perfect but then again Richard, if fansboys and fans had the capacity to dispassionately disect the albums they'd find there are VERY VERY FEW really perfect albums. What I would consider ELP masterpieces: The debut for the reasons earlier. I agree with some, especially a particular prominent internet reviewer that calls side 1 of the album perhaps the SINGLE best album side of prog ever done. That was perfect. Tarkus - Sure the 2nd side was not the hammer of the gods that side 1 was, but for what it was. It was pretty good. For all the sh*t hurled at ELP for being pretentious and yadda yadda yadda, they had a sense of humor and yes... a long of boogie woogie. I think if they had done a Tarkus pt 2 on the second side, people would have ripped them for that. It is a love 'em or hate 'em group. I enjoy the 2nd side and was a change of pace musically and aestetically from the 1st. Anyhow, regardless of that. It gets masterpiece for the 1st side alone. Pictures of an Exhibition. I think John McFerrin nailed this one, along with countless reviews. 10 pound stones to do that album, another mile marker in the history per se of prog, it doesn't hurt that regardless of how they trashed a beloved classic it is a great and interesting album to listen to. Of course Brain Salad Surgery is a classic. Kept only by reaching THEIR defining classic IMO by two glaring weaknesses the debut did not have. The infamously lyrically bad ballad, and the 3rd impression of K.E 9 which while not bad, just didn't keep with with the shear awesomenous of the first 2. It ended that on a bit of a bum note IMO. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |