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Poll Question: Which albums do you prefer? (up to 3 votes allowed)
Poll Choice Votes Poll Statistics
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1 [2.17%]
7 [15.22%]
5 [10.87%]
5 [10.87%]
1 [2.17%]
4 [8.70%]
1 [2.17%]
4 [8.70%]
0 [0.00%]
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I'm so glad the Emerson, Lake, & Powell album is among the choices! Such a surprisingly good album!
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Yes, I would imagine it's more about sales and well-knownness than, say, after considering thousands of albums from around the globe, these are ten of the most primo albums of progressive rock as curated by a group of serious progressive rock aficionados. I wish it was not so Anglo-centric.

Here is alink to the article: https://www.loudersound.com/features/top-10-essential-80s-prog-albums I hoped that might give some context to how the albums were chosen (I'm not that familiar with Loudersound). I see it's just one guy's opinion from an article, thought it would be a panel making the choices rather like (but probably less ambitious and organised) when Sight and Sound make their best films lists. https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/greatest-films-all-time

Originally posted by Nich Shilton Nich Shilton wrote:

If prog ruled the world in the 1970s, then the 80s found it retreating to take stock. But it still produced some classic albums – and these are the 10 best.


I hate it when arts writers make claims like "These are the ten best". He seem to only be into the more pop-rock/ melodic rock stuff (symph prog, neo-prog, maisntream hard rock prog...)

Edited by Logan - 2 hours 44 minutes ago at 13:19
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Originally posted by Big Sky Big Sky wrote:

From the List:

1) Rush
2) Yes
3) ABWH

Just missing: Asia

Not on the list albums I like and would would have considered: Yes (Drama), Rush (Permanent Waves), Jethro Tull (Crest of a Knave) and Saga (Worlds Apart).


Yeah, to be honest I'm kind of surprised that Drama was not listed. It almost seems as though this is a list of the most well known or biggest selling albums except for maybe It Bites or World Trade that is.
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From the List:

1) Rush
2) Yes
3) ABWH

Just missing: Asia

Not on the list albums I like and would would have considered: Yes (Drama), Rush (Permanent Waves), Jethro Tull (Crest of a Knave) and Saga (Worlds Apart).
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While my top ten would be totally different, I will vote for the two in the list that make the most sense to me from a mainstream Prog perspective which are the Rush and Marillion albums. For another, despite not being a much-liked album by me, the biggest omission does seem to be King Crimson's Discipline.

Enjoyment wise, I prefer Rate Your Music's top ten Progressive Rock albums list:
https://rateyourmusic.com/charts/top/album/1980s/g:progressive%2drock/ which has Eskaton's 4 Visions at number six (love the album), two Cardiacs albums and Camberwell Now at number 10 if one includes subgenres, otherwise another Cardiacs album is at ten. and I like the Los Jaivas albums. It's not a very trad prog kind of list.

My personal list going with what is in PA would be RIO/Avant Prog heavy. Loudersound's looks AOR/ melodic rock heavy.
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Pink Floyd - A Momentary Lapse Of Reason
Emerson, Lake & Powell - Emerson, Lake & Powell
Supertramp - Brother Where You Bound


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King Crimson - Discipline
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Ouch - only 3? A lot of great listens here.
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ABWH
Yes
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Yes
Marillion
Supertramp

very honorable mention - ELPowell

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Voted for Marillion, Pink Floyd and It Bites😎

Other favourites of mine:
All 4 IQ albums from this decade
Clutching At Straws and Seasons End
…And Justice For All
The Real Thing
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from this list, way above all:

Brother Where You Bound

well below:
Moving Pictures
ELPowell

alternate choice: Script For A Jester's Tears (Childhood is.... misplaced )

The rest is not worthy of a "best of" list, unless 2380's.



Edited by Sean Trane - 13 hours 12 minutes ago at 02:51
let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
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I limit my voting to the selected albums.

1. Rush - Moving Pictures
2. Yes - 90125
3. Marillion - Misplaced Childhood
--- Just outside ---
4. Supertramp - Brother Where You Bound

Some essential 80's albums not on this list, in order of popping up:
Kate Bush - The Sensual World (1989)
IQ - Tales from the Lush Attic (1983), The Wake (1985)
Rush - Signals (1982)
Saga - Worlds Apart (1981)
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1. (S) Rush - Moving Pictures (1981, listened extensively) [SPO]
2. (S) Rush - Permanent Waves (1980, listened extensively) [SPO]
3. (S) Iron Maiden - Powerslave (1984, listened extensively) [SPO]
4. (S) Eloy - Time To Turn (1982, listened extensively) [SPO]
5. (S) Marillion - Seasons End (1989, listened extensively) [SPO]
6. (S) Marillion - Fugazi (1984, listened extensively) [SPO]
7. (S) Camel - Nude (1981, listened often) [SPO]
8. (S) IQ - Tales From The Lush Attic (1983, listened extensively) [BC, SPO]
9. (S) Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (1988, listened extensively) [SPO]
10. (S) Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985, listened extensively) [SPO]
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Originally posted by Grumpyprogfan Grumpyprogfan wrote:

Loudersound forgot... The Bears.



Rush and Yes, follow.



Not to mention any of the 80s KC albums. How can they leave off Discipline for crying out loud? I never thought the Bears were considered prog. I always thought they were an arty pop side project that Ade started.
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1. 90125
2. Asia
3. Emerson, Lake, and Powell
4. ABWH
5. Moving Pictures
6. A Momentary Lapse of Reason
7. Brother Where You Bound
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Loudersound forgot... The Bears.



Rush and Yes, follow.
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Please read this before voting in this poll.

For this poll you can choose up to three options including the "other" option if you choose to use it.

Edited by AFlowerKingCrimson - 3 hours 41 minutes ago at 12:22
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