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Originally posted by Jared Jared wrote:

I think this thread should be re-titled Baby-Boomer Prog!

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I find it quite suprising too and now thought, it was better to edit my OP:

Originally posted by David_D David_D wrote:

Edit: As not everybody has understood properly my thread title ("IN") and OP ("this thread is for the old boys and girls....my top 15....was"), I better to point that I'm asking for a list of those albums, one was most fond of in the '70s.
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In alphabetical order:
Alquin - The Mountain Queen
Camel - The Snow Goose
ELP - Brain Salad Surgery
Focus - Focus II (later known as Moving Waves)
Genesis - Foxtrot
Gentle Giant - Free Hand
Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick
Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Solar Fire
Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Klaus Schulze - Mirage
Chris Squire - Fish out of Water
Tangerine Dream - Ricochet
Triumvirat - Illusions on a Double Dimple
Yes - Close to the Edge

Others worth mentioning:
Black Sabbath - Vol. 4
David Bowie - Space Oddity
Anthony Phillips - Wise after the Event

Reference date mid-1979 (6 or 7 years to discover prog and just before I dropped out of my teens). I had not discovered Magma, Rush, King Crimson or Van der Graaf Generator back in the day and UK's Danger Money just falls out
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I think this thread should be re-titled Baby-Boomer Prog!

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^ Oh I didn't really get that either. In that case it would be most of ELP's albums and a bit of Yes and Genesis. It wasn't until the 80's that I explored a lot more. Also I was still at school and relied on Xmas and Birthday's for a few albums here and there. 
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Originally posted by David_D David_D wrote:

Originally posted by Jared Jared wrote:

David, can I have some clarification here? Is this my top 15 albums IN the 70's, ie a list of 70's albums that had been formed in my mind by 1979.... or a list of 15 fave albums FROM the 70's which I have now formulated in 2024?

It's the list of those 15 albums, one was most fond of in the '70s. I hoped that was clear by my thread title and OP, but very good to ask when not sure - thanks. Smile

Oops! I should have read things more clearly...my list posted is of prog that was from the 70s that are my current favourites, and ones that I did not know in the 70s, as I did not discover prog until 1985...sorry about that...
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Emerson,Lake and Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery
Yes - Close To The Edge
Jethro Tull - Aqualung
King Crimson - Red
Pink Floyd - Animals
Genesis - A Trick Of The Tail
PFM - Per Un Amico
Van Der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts
Eloy - Eloy Live
Rush - A Farewell To Kings
Tangerine Dream - Force Majeure
Aphrodite's Child - 666
Triumvirat - Illusions On A Double Dimple
Rick Wakeman - Six Wives Of Henry VIII
Camel - The Snow Goose
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King Crimson, Lark's Tongues In Aspic

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I am out on this one. I turned 12 in 1979 and I think the only albums I had at that time was the Star Wars score, a couple of Sesame Street albums, an Escape from Witch Mountain audio story record, and a collection of 'science fiction' music, which included Rocket Man and the disco Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band by Meco. It wasn't until a couple of years later that I learned about "prog."
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Originally posted by David_D David_D wrote:

Originally posted by Jared Jared wrote:

David, can I have some clarification here? Is this my top 15 albums IN the 70's, ie a list of 70's albums that had been formed in my mind by 1979.... or a list of 15 fave albums FROM the 70's which I have now formulated in 2024?

It's the list of those 15 albums, one was most fond of in the '70s. I hoped that was clear by my thread title and OP, but very good to ask when not sure - thanks. Smile


Nope: that was not clear from the OP. In that case I'd have to adjust my list drastically.
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Supertramp Cirisis? What Crisis?
Genesis Trick of the Tail
Yes Relayer
Jan Akkerman Jan Akkerman
Renaissance Novella
Alan Parsons Project I Robot
Anthony Phillips The Geese and The Ghost
Utopia Todd Rundgren's Utopia
Focus Mother Focus
Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon
Peter Gabriel Peter Gabriel (I/"Car")
Kaz Lux & Jan Akkerman Eli
Nektar A Tab in the Ocean
Return to Forever Romantic Warrior
Uriah Heep Demons & Wizards
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1. GENESIS The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (1974)
2. MAGMA Mëkanïk Dëstruktïw Kömmandöh (1973)
3. JONI MITCHELL Don Juan's Reckless Daughter (1977)
4. JAN AKKERMAN Jan Akkerman (1977)
5. STEELY DAN Aja (1977)
6. UTOPIA Todd Rundgren's Utopia (1974)
7. RENAISSANCE Novella (1977)
8. JAN AKKERMAN & KAZ LUX Eli (1976)
9. ANTHONY PHILLIPS The Geese and The Ghost (1977)
10. YES Relayer (1974)

11. LENNY WHITE Venusian Summer (1975)
12. HARMONIUM Si on avait besoin d’une cinqième saison (1975)
13. NINA HAGEN BAND Nina Hagen Band (1978)
14. MIKE OLDFIELD Hergest Ridge (1974/6)
15. ALAN STIVELL Renaissance de la harpe Celtique (1971) / Renaissance of the Celtic Harp (1972)
16. SHAKTI (with John McLaughlin) Natural Elements (1977)
17. CHICK COREA The Mad Hatter (1978)
18. PINK FLOYD Animals (1977)
19. GENESIS A Trick of the Tail (1976)
20. SANTANA Caravanserai (1972)

21. GENESIS Selling England by the Pound (1973)
22. DEVADIP CARLOS SANTANA & MAHAVISHNU JOHN McLAUGHLIN Love, Devotion & Surrender (1973)
23. SUPERTRAMP Crime of the Century (1974)
24. FREDDIE HUBBARD The Love Connection (1979) 
25. SBB Pamiec (1975) 
26. UK UK (1978)
27. EGG The Polite Force (1971) 
28. RETURN TO FOREVER Romantic Warrior (1976)
29. BABYLON Babylon (1978)
30. AREA Crac! (1975)
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Triumvirat-Illusions On A Double Dimple
Passport-Looking Thru
Dzyan-Time Machine
Giger Lenz Marron-Beyond
Quatermass-Quatermass
Wallenstein-No More Love
Dedalus-Dedalus
Mahavishnu Orchestra-The Inner Mounting Flame
Terje Rypdal-What Comes After
Il Baricentro-Sconcerto
PFM-Chocolate Kings
If-If
John McLaughlin-Devotion
Beggar's Opera-Act One
Brainstorm-Smile Awhile
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Ok, so this thread is for those who were collecting and listening to prog in the 70s and not just your favorites from that decade. Now I understand why he said it's for the older folks. I just re-read the title. In that case I won't post because I was in single digits in that decade and didn't discover or get into prog until the 80s (I'm probably one of the few people on here like that).

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One per artist, a snapshot of prog albums I was enjoying around 1979:
 
Van der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts
Sebastian Hardie - Four Moments
Emerson Lake & Palmer - Tarkus
Jean-Luc Ponty - Imaginary Voyage
Al Di Meola - Elegant Gypsy
Mahavishnu Orchestra - Between Nothingness and Eternity
Yes - Close to the Edge
Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick
The Alan Parsons Project - I Robot
Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Angel Station
Jeff Wayne - The War of the Worlds
Tasavallan Presidentti - Milky Way Moses
801 - 801 Live
Santana - Lotus
Pink Floyd - Animals
 
 


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Originally posted by Jared Jared wrote:

OK, that's fine... so this thread is in effect only for forum members north of 60, I'll respectfully bow out.. Smile

Yes, for "the old boys and girls". Big smile
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Originally posted by David_D David_D wrote:

Originally posted by Jared Jared wrote:

David, can I have some clarification here? Is this my top 15 albums IN the 70's, ie a list of 70's albums that had been formed in my mind by 1979.... or a list of 15 fave albums FROM the 70's which I have now formulated in 2024?

It's the list of those 15 albums, one was most fond of in the '70s. I hoped that was clear by my thread title and OP, but very good to ask when not sure - thanks. Smile


OK, that's fine... so this thread is in effect only for forum members north of 60, I'll respectfully bow out.. Smile
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Originally posted by Jared Jared wrote:

David, can I have some clarification here? Is this my top 15 albums IN the 70's, ie a list of 70's albums that had been formed in my mind by 1979.... or a list of 15 fave albums FROM the 70's which I have now formulated in 2024?

It's the list of those 15 albums, one was most fond of in the '70s. I hoped that was clear by my thread title and OP, but very good to ask when not sure - thanks. Smile
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David, can I have some clarification here? Is this my top 15 albums IN the 70's, ie a list of 70's albums that had been formed in my mind by 1979.... or a list of 15 fave albums FROM the 70's which I have now formulated in 2024?

If it's the former, then I was only 11 when the decade ended, so my list won't have much more than the Electric Light Orchestra, Queen, a couple of dodgy Genesis tracks and possibly a bit of Supertramp on it...

If it's the latter, then I'll get thinking?
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1. Yes - Going for the One
2. Genesis - Selling England by the Pound
3. Saga - Saga
4. Moody Blues - Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
5. Alan Parsons Project - I Robot
6. Rush - Hemispheres
7. Steve Hackett - Please Don't Touch
8. Anthony Phillips - Wise After the Event
9. Mike Oldfield - Platinum
10. Supertramp - Crisis? What Crisis?
11. E.L.P. - Emerson, Lake, and Palmer
12. Starcastle - Fountains of Light
13. Chris Squire - Fish Out of Water
14. U.K. - U.K.
15. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
16. F.M. - Black Noise
17. Rick Wakeman - Journey to the Centre of the Earth
18. Kansas - Point of Know Return
19. Styx - Pieces of Eight
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Soft Machine / Third (1970)
Caravan / In the Land of Grey and Pink (1971)
Hatfield and the North / The Rotters' Club (1975)
Gong / Camembert Électrique (1971)
Egg / Egg (1970)
Khan (Steve Hillage & Dave Stewart) / Space Shanty (1972)
Focus / Moving Waves (1971)
PFM / Per Un Amico (1972)
Nektar / Remember the Future (1973)
Magma / Mëkanïk Dëstruktïẁ Kömmandöh (1973)
Styx / Pieces Of Eight (1978)
Harmonium / Si On Avait Besoin D’Une Cinquieme (1975)
FM / Black Noise (1978)
Van Der Graaf Generator / Pawn Hearts (1971)
Rush / Hemispheres (1978)
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Originally posted by Octopus II Octopus II wrote:

Camel - Mirage

Ooh sh*t, I forgot Camel (The Snow Goose), but it's fixed now - thanks!




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