Prog songs for beginners?

SteveG wrote: 21st Century Schizoid Man by KC. If anyone is still interested and haven't bolted form the room then play them the rest of the In The Court Of The Crimson King album.

21st Century Schizoid Man by KC. If anyone is still interested and haven't bolted form the room then play them the rest of the In The Court Of The Crimson King album.

 I wouldn't start them on the long epics, it might scare some people away.

Psychedelic Paul wrote: I enjoyed Roger Waters' & Ron Geesin's Music from the Body album, and I didn't even need to be tied to a chair to listen to it.  I'd suggest listening to Renaissance' Ashes Are Burning for a beginner's entry into the wonderful world of prog, mainly because it's my favourite prog album and it was my introduction to prog too.

Hahaha that first bit made me laugh
I’ve actually suggested a song from Ashes Are Burning before. The album is one of my favourites too, simply angelic vocals and beautiful instrumentation. The only thing is that Renaissance is one of a kind in the respect that the vocals are female (provided by the amazing Annie Haslam) while prog contains 99,5% male vocals, which makes it a bit unrepresentative in my mind

Heart of the Matter wrote: The nice & easy approach: Emerson Lake and Palmer: The Sage Yes: Roundabout Pink Floyd: Shine On You Crazy Diamond (first half) Genesis: The Fountain Of Salmacis King Crimson: Fallen Angel

Nice suggestions, especially Fountain of Salmacis!!
I actually suggested Shine On You Crazy Diamond to a friend a few months back and she absolutely despised it. Guess she just has bad taste huh

JD wrote: I still find the term 'imposing' inappropriate when it comes to making simple suggestions. Imposing would suggest forcing someone to hear something they don't want to hear. So unless you're planning on tying someone to a chair and playing the entire 'Music From The Body' album to them, then perhaps a different term would be more applicable.

tszirmay wrote: Why not start at the beginning , then? And go on the same journey the older ones here embarked on?  The Moody Blues-Nights in White Satin, Procol Harum- A Whiter Shade of Pale and the entire In the Court of the Crimson King.  And then go year by year .....

Hmmm that’s actually an interesting way of going about it! Maybe skip Moonchild though

I still find the term 'imposing' inappropriate when it comes to making simple suggestions. Imposing would suggest forcing someone to hear something they don't want to hear. So unless you're planning on tying someone to a chair and playing the entire 'Music From The Body' album to them, then perhaps a different term would be more applicable.

Cristi wrote: Theprogelitist wrote: Hi, I’ve been listening to prog for about a year now, roughly 500 albums. I’m in love with the genre and I want to share it, especially 70’s prog, with my friends and loved ones. So I’m thinking about which songs to start them off with.   Do they want to be started off with anything? That's the first question you need to ask yourself.  I would not like others to impose their taste on me.

Your confusing imposing tastes with offering suggestions.

Heart of the Sunrise is IMO a great introdution for progrock noobs.