10 albums from 1979-80

Sky2 > The Wall

Grumpyprogfan wrote: One of a Kind is a masterpiece.

That it is. Fainting in Coils, Hell's Bells, 5G, etc, etc. Four monster players in Bill Bruford, Jeff Berlin, Allan Holdsworth and Dave Stewart (as well as top notch guest appearances).

It is number three for me behind Yes and Rush. But, I could probably be talked into it being my number one. Great list of albums in this poll.

Having lived through these years, Hackett was seen very much as the saviour of prog at the time although Gabriel's album was very innovative.  I saw both of them on the respective tours (Gabriel's album wasn't even out - he was also supported by a band fronted by Bill MacCormick - well known to Canterbury prog fans).  As for the rest...Supertramp in third spot.

Own 8 of them, most since 1979/1980, voted for Steve Hackett

This has been up for 5 weeks, and we have a tie between The Wall and Permanent Waves. Does anyone want to break it?

All 10 albums received at least one vote - thanks to everyone who participated.

moshkito wrote: Hi, My preference for THE WALL is the visual side of it, from the movie ... where/when the music makes a lot better sense, and I enjoy it better. I have played the album on its own a few times, but have not enjoyed it ... it begs for the visual side too much for me, and that makes the album 3 dimensional for me, instead of me having to come up with my own idea of what the album is, which is very different from the movie itself, and I know that I can not see it any better, after those excellent cartoons in it!

For me it's the opposite. When I was six years old, The Wall was the very first album I established a relationship with. I didn't understand a word (or the language at all) but the listening experience had a life changing impact on me. I mean the songs in themselves where overwhelming, huge... but then there's the infant crying, the kids aggressive singing, the bird chirping, the helicopter sound, the megaphone shouting, all the the short dialogue excerpts... my goodness. I had never experienced anything like it. Not even close. I had made my own visuals over a decade before I saw the actual movie - that I didn't even bother to finish.