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    Posted: February 25 2005 at 22:06

Hi Everybody,

I have a real challenge for you:

What is the BEST year of the Prog Rock and what is your favourite Albuns in that year?

Please choose only ONE year (I know there were so many magnificant years, but please choose just one).

My favourite year is 1971 with the albuns: “Nursery Crime”,  “Meddle”, “Fragile”, “Tarkus”, and "Aqualung”.

It’s really a pitty, in that year Renaissance and Camel didn’t release any Albuns...

So fellows, what is yours ?

 

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 25 2005 at 22:29

Best years in prog for me are 1970-1973...

Fav albums

1970..ELP

1971..'Tarkus'/'Pictures at an exhibition'

1972..ELP 'Trilogy'

1973..ELP 'Brain salad surgery'



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Points: 88 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 25 2005 at 22:41

Please Karnevil,

I asked for ONE YEAR, and the Albuns of that particullary year.

I agree with all of your albuns but this is my challenge: chose ONE YEAR, PLEASE.

Best greetings
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Points: 2632 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 25 2005 at 22:47

Jaja:

Ouch!  Well, although I "feel for you" re 1971, I'd have to go with 1970:

A Question of Balance (Moody's)
In the Wake of Poseidon (KC)
Trespass (Genesis)
Gentle Giant (GG)
Time and a Word (Yes)
Ummagumma (PF)
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP)

Actually, 1973 isn't bad either...

Larks Tongues in Aspic (KC)
Selling England (Genesis)
Octopus and In A Glass House (!) (GG)
Close to the Edge (Yes)
Dark Side of the Moon (PF)
Brain Salad Surgery (ELP)

And I'm missing some others in both years...

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This was done before, and I believe 1971 was generally given the most kudos (Lots of other classic rock came out that year as well, like Led Zep IV etc). 1971 definitely gets my vote.

But basically a case can be made for any year 1968-1975, no real 'wrong answer'!
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Well I will go with 1972:

  1. Foxtrot
  2. Close to the Edge
  3. 666
  4. Thick as a Brick
  5. Darwin!
  6. Octopus
  7. Per un Amico
  8. Birds of Fire
  9. Trilogy
  10. Demons & Wizards

Just to mention 10, but from 1970 to 1974 Prog' reached the peak.

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1974

Camel         & nbsp;       Mirage

Kansas Kansas
Queen Queen II
Rush Rush
Supertramp Crime Of The Century
Gong Radio Gnome Invisible Vol - You
Genesis The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
Gentle Giant The Power And The Glory
King Crimson Starless and Bible Black
Yes Tales Of Topografic Oceans
Yes Relayer
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1973:  ELP- Brain Salad Surgery
THIS IS ELP
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1978

Flat out the best year in the history of music. The music in 1978 is the most experimental, most sophisticated, best recorded, most weird, and the creepiest for me. I'm happy with 1978 and 1979. Look at these titles and tell me I'm wrong. I DARE you




Mona Lisa, avant quil ne soit trop tard- 1978
Bubu-1978
Eskaton, 4 voices-1978
FM -1978
Supertramp-1978(breakfastAmerica, mastered and released in 79)
Ange-guet apens -1978
Heatwave, central heating-1978
Arachnoid-1978
Rush, spheres -1978
Amon Duul2, only human -1978
Yes, Tor -1978
Queen ,Jazz -1978
Triumvirat, Ala carte- 1978
Arti and Mestieri, quinto stato -1978
Rennaisanse- song for seasons-1978
Genesis- and then 3...-1978
ELP- love beach -1978
Seals and Crofts, taking it easy -1978
National health, of qoeus and cures -1978 (sp?)
Ave Rock, Espacios-1978 (or 77????)
Grobschnitt, live -1978
Ambrosia, life beyond LA-1978
Zappa- studio tan, 1978
Terrino Baldio, the return, 1978
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Points: 137 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 26 2005 at 08:23
Originally posted by Jaja Brasil Jaja Brasil wrote:

Please Karnevil,

I asked for ONE YEAR, and the Albuns of that particullary year.

I agree with all of your albuns but this is my challenge: chose ONE YEAR, PLEASE.

Best greetings



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Originally posted by Cluster One Cluster One wrote:


But basically a case can be made for any year 1968-1975, no real 'wrong answer'!


is that not a direct contradiction lol? Any year! , (so long as its not passed 1975 or below 68!)
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iI'll go for 1973 - Tales from Topographic Oceans, and Selling England by the Pound (and genesis Live) - Would have been a good year to see both Genesis and Yes.

Oh and ELP had a seond-rater out with Brain Salad Surgery - The art work is fantastic as is parts of Karn Evil...But 20 minutes of class is hidden by the rest of the dross on that album as well.

The ELP wallers on here just can't see past Emersons Organ or Greg Lakes Knob.........
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please people! get your album release dates correct!

jaja says fragile was released in 1971! incorrect, 1972 as well as close to the edge. the yes album is 1971.

also somebody said relayer and TFTO were 1974 when TFTO was 1973!



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Call me an optimist but I  am hoping 2005.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 26 2005 at 10:48
Jaja Brasil wrote:

Please Karnevil,

I asked for ONE YEAR, and the Albuns of that particullary year.

I agree with all of your albuns but this is my challenge: chose ONE YEAR, PLEASE.

 

1970..1..2..3

 

 
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Points: 16130 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 26 2005 at 11:01

1970 - 1975 were all great years, but if I have to pick one year, I'll go for 1974. On the strength of:

Mirage - Camel

The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway - Genesis

Red - King Crimson

Relayer - Yes

 
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Bem vindo Jaja Brasil.

It's almost impossible to pick a single, best year but, if push came to shove, I suppose I would go for 1972 with Trilogy, Fragile, Close To The Edge, Foxtrot, Storia Di Un Minuto, Thick As A Brick, Living In The Past, etc.

 
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Points: 15585 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 26 2005 at 12:19

Frenchie's point is to some extent valid. Many albums are recorded in one year, then released in the next. Which year do you pick then? Some were not immediately successful, so although they were released in say '72, they were not sucessful until '73. This was especially true in the 70's, when there were far fewer opportunities to hear new albums upon release. Albums tended to gradually climb the chart as word of mouth went round.

I tend to think of how good years were in terms of the albums I bought that year, regardless of when they were released. Best year from that point of view, 2004! Loads of remasters, and so many bands I've discovered through this site.ClapBig smile
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Points: 88 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 26 2005 at 12:25

Hi Everybody,

In "Fragile", I really confused the dates of record (71) and the date of release (72). Sorry guys!!!

So I will change my Favourite Year: 1973

Dark Side of the Moon / Topographic Oceans & Yessongs / Sellin England & Genesis Live / Ashes Are Burning / Brain Salad Surgery / The first Camel Album (in doubt if 73 or 74).

But I agree: from 68 to 75 are all great years to Prog Rock.

Best Greetings...

 

 
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Another vote for 1973.
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