Five best albums for someone brand new to prog

This time I'm not thinking in terms of covering a lot of ground or anything like that. Just selecting some basic introductory classics I think could appeal to a young and relatively open and music interested person. These would have done the trick for me (and three out ot them were once part of my "prog-discovery")

King Crimson - In The Court of the Crimson King
Van Der Graaf Generator - H to He who am the Only One
Jethro Tull - Aqualung
Genesis - Nursery Cryme
Camel - Mirage

I would probably recommend ( for a fairly gentle entry )

KC - ItCotCK
Genesis - Lamb lies down
Procol Harum - Grand Hotel
Yes - Relayer
Jethro Tull - Passion Play

A few more recent albums that might do the trick

No - Man - Loveblows & Lovecries
Porcupine Tree - Fear of a blank Planet
Radiohead - In Rainbows



Edited by Valdez - June 19 2025 at 15:13

Not necessarily the best prog albums ever (otherwise CTTE would be on here) but the ones that would be best for someone brand new to prog so ones that wouldn't scare him or her away. Here are my picks:


Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Genesis - A Trick of the Tail (it happens to be my personal favorite by them but I'm choosing it because it's their most accessible of their prog era)
Rush - Moving Pictures
Yes - Fragile (or possibly the Yes album but I'll go with Fragile)
King Crimson - In The Court of the Crimson King



Other possibilities:

Yes - 90125
Jethro Tull - Aqualung
ELP - Same
Marillion - Misplaced Childhood
Dream Theater - Images and Words (maybe good for thos who are mostly metal heads)



Edited by AFlowerKingCrimson - June 19 2025 at 14:48