15 of your favourite Prog albums from the '80s?

Okay, proggers, or however someone may think of oneself, how about moving forward and after the classics 

(mostly from the '70s) put some more focus on the '80s. I think that will be quite interesting, as well.  

So beginning with some of my Prog Rock favourites, one album per band and unranked:

Agnus  (ARG)  -  Pinturas Y Expresiones   (1980) 

Asia Minor  (TRK/F)  -  Between Flash And Divine   (1980)   

Bacamarte  (BRA)  -  Depois Do Fim   (1983)

Bi Kyo Ran  (J)  -  Bi Kyo Ran   (1982)

Crimson Glory  (USA)  -  “Crimson Glory”  (1986)

Djam Karet  (USA)  -  Reflections From The Firepool   (1989) 

 Eskaton  (F)  -  4 Visions   (1979, 1981)

Fates Warning  (USA)  -  The Spectre Within  (1985)

The “Gunesh” Ensemble (USSR)  -  Looking At The Earth   (1984) 

Halloween  (F)  -  Part One  (1988)

Iconoclasta  (Mex)   -  Reminiscencias   (1985)

Los Jaivas (Chile)  -  Alturas de Machu Pichu   (1981)

Marillion  (UK)  -  Script For A Jester’s Tear   (1983)  

P.L.J. Band  (Gre)  -  Armageddon   (1982)

Solaris  (HUN)  -  Marsbeli Kronikak   (1984)

Some additional:

Collegium Musicum  (TCH)  -  Divergences   (1983)

Agamemnon  (CH)  -  Agamemnon, Part I&II   (1981)

Pendragon  (UK)   -  The Jewel   (1985) 

And I hope, you'll enjoy it, and all the best to all of you, guys!  

Edited by David_D - March 25 2025 at 09:06

Art Zoyd - Génération Sans Futur (1980)
The Residents - Mark of the Mole (1981)
Electric Light Orchestra - Time (1981)
Kate Bush - The Dreaming (1982)
Dead Can Dance - Within the Realm of a Dying Sun (1987)
Swans - Children of God (1987)
Kraftwerk - Computerwelt (1981
Zanov - In Course of Time (1983)
Non Credo - Reluctant Hosts (1988)
The John Renbourn Group - The Enchanted Garden (1980)
Dün - Eros (1981)
Univers Zéro - Ceux du Dehors (1981)
Kultivator - Barndomens Stigar (1981)
Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden (1988)
Hellebore - Il y a Des Jours (1985)

One album per band:

Univers Zero - Ceux du Dehors

Saperlipopette! wrote: Was pleased with my list until I saw David_D wrote:        Eskaton  (F)  -  4 Visions   (1979, 1981)

Edited by David_D - February 16 2022 at 06:14

Rick1 wrote: Pendragon - The Jewel

I've now removed all of the Live albums and 4-star albums from my original list, bringing the total nicely down to fifteen hot favourites. 

Edited by Psychedelic Paul - February 16 2022 at 07:19

David_D wrote: Psychedelic Paul wrote: I've now removed all of the Live albums and 4-star albums from my original list, bringing the total nicely down to fifteen hot favourites.  Well, that certainly doesn't bother me, Paul, because as you know I praise "quality above quantity".  I'm a bit suprised, though, why you just didn't edit your original post.

Psychedelic Paul wrote: Mainly because it didn't occur to me to remove the Live and 4-star albums at the time of my original post.

Edited by David_D - February 16 2022 at 09:52

I must confess that in the 80's, I was very far away from any Prog. I certainly did worship music, but that was allmost only mainstream Rock, and even some of Pop-Rock. I heard a bit of Marillion, but it at least didn't tell me enough. I bought Powerslave (1984) and listened to that album a number of times, but it didn't bring me to more Metal, and thus neither to the beginning Prog Metal in the second half of the 80's. 

Edited by David_D - February 17 2022 at 15:40