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Approximately? Order will have probably changed within a week. (one per artist)

1. National Health - D.S. Al Coda
2. Allan Holdsworth - I.O.U.
3. King Crimson - Discipline
4. Master Cylinder - Elsewhere
5. Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel 3 (Melt)
6. Rascal Reporters - Happy Accidents
7. Wha-Ha-Ha - Shinutokiwa Betsu
8. Cardiacs - A Little Man And A House And The Whole World Window
9. Herbie Hancock - Mr. Hands
10. Bruford - Gradually Going Tornado
11. Zamla Mammaz Manna - Familjesprickor
12. Camel - Nude
13. Geinoh Yamashirogumi - Symphonic Suite Akira
14. Genesis - Duke
15. Ozric Tentacles - Pungent Effulgent
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1. Yes - 90125
2. Saga - Worlds Apart
3. Genesis - Abacab
4. Mike Rutherford - Smallcreep's Day
5. Rush - Signals
6. Asia - Asia
7. E.L.P. - Emerson, Lake, and Powell
8. Saga - Heads or Tales
9. Yes - Drama
10. Tony Banks - The Fugitive
11. Eddie Jobson/Zinc - The Green Album
12. Geoff Downes - The Light Program
13. Genesis - Duke
14. Alan Parsons Project - Stereotomy
15. Moody Blues - The Present
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We might be the only ones to list these ones, Sean Trane :

Asia Minor          Between Flesh and Divine          Fra         1980 
Jaivas, Los           Alturas de Machu Picchu             Chl         1981    

if so, what a pity, and a bit suprising. Ermm
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Originally posted by Lewian Lewian wrote:

Brian Eno & David Byrne - My Life in the Bush of Ghosts

I'm very fond of this one as well, Lewian, but imo it shouldn't be considered as Prog. Smile


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In no particular order of preference, but +/- chronologically presented.

12           Art Zoyd              Generation Sans Futur Fra         1980     

12           Eskaton -             4 Visions              Fra         1980      Zeuhl

12           Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush             What's Next      Can        1980     

11           Abus Dangereux             Le Quatrieme Mouvement        Fra         1980     

11           Art Zoyd              Symphonie Pour Le Jour Ou Bruleront Les Cités               Fra         1980     

11           Asia Minor          Between Flesh and Divine          Fra         1980     

11           Beausoleil, Bobby           Lucifer Rising     USA       1980     

11           Maneige             Montreal 6AM Can        1980     

11           Present               Triskaidekaphobie          Bel         1980     

12           Dün       Eros       Fra         1981     

12           Itoiz       Alkolea                Bsq        1981     

11           Bise de Buse      Joue sa Musique             Fra         1981     

11           However             Sudden Dusk     USA       1981  

11           Jaivas, Los           Alturas de Machu Picchu             Chl         1981     

11           Present               Triskaidekaphobie   Bel         1981     

11           Univers Zero     Ceux Du Dehors              Bel         1981     

12           Dire Straits         Love Over Gold                Eng        1982     

11           Debile Menthol               Emile au Jardin Patrologique      Swz        1982     

11           Plastic People of the Universe  Kolejnice Duni (Rails Rumble) (1977-1982)          Cze        1982

12           Bacamarte          Depois Do Fim Bra         1983      Symphonic

12           Marillion              Script For a Jester's Tear              Eng        1983     

12           Violent Femmes              Violent Femmes              USA       1983     

11           Eskaton               Fiction Fra        1983    

13           Univers Zero     UZED     Bel         1984     

12           Art Zoyd              Le Mariage du Ciel et l'Enfer      Fra         1984     

12           Jaivas, Los           Obras De Violeta Parra Chl         1984     

12           Talking Heads    Stop Making Sense        USA       1984     

12           Supertramp       Brother Where You Bound         Eng        1985     

11           Harper, Roy       Jugula   Eng        1985                      

11           Present               Le Poison Qui Rend Fou               Bel         1985     

11           Talk Talk              Spirit of Eden    Eng        1988     

12           Tangle Edge       In Search of A New Dawn           Nor        1989

12           Lenny Kravitz – Let Love Rule     

11           Cooper, Lindsay               Oh, Moscow      Eng        1989     

11           Noir Désir           Veuillez Rendre l'âme (ŕ Qui Elle Appartient)    Fra         1989     

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I really struggled to come up with 15 albums (one/band). I know I've missed and ignored many essentials from this decade. I don't consider all on my list prog, but since they're in PA database, why not. 

Captain Beefheart - Doc at the Radar Station
Coil - Horse Rotorvator
Current 93 - Swastikas for Noddy
Peter Hammill - A Black Box
Hawkwind - Levitation
King Crimson - Discipline
Kraftwerk - Computerwelt
Marillion - Fugazi
Mike Oldfield - Five Miles Out
Osiris - Osiris
Jean-Paul Prat - Masal
Residents - The King & Eye
Rush - Moving Pictures
Throbbing Gristle - Heathen Earth
Zamla Mammaz Manna - Familjesprickor
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As a collection of 15 this beats every other decade in my book.

King Crimson - Discipline (I love the whole early 80s trilogy)
Kate Bush - The Dreaming (and albums around it)
Camberwell Now - The Ghost Trade
Talk Talk - The Colour of Spring (and Spirit of Eden, couldn't really decide between them)
Brian Eno & David Byrne - My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
David Sylvian - Brilliant Trees (and Secrets of the Beehive)
Cardiacs - A Little Man and a House and the Whole World Window (and On Land and in the Sea)
Art Zoyd - Berlin (and all others from the 80s)
Peter Hammill - Patience
Tangerine Dream - Tangram
Bill Bruford's Earthworks - Earthworks
Robert Fripp - The League of Gentlemen
Univers Zero - Ceux du Dehors (& Heatwave & Uzed)
Renaissance - Camera Camera
Irmin Schmidt - Filmmusik Vol. 3 & 4

Should really also make the list:
This Heat, Dun, Eskaton, Dead Can Dance, Talking Heads, Kraftwerk, Zamla Mammaz Manna, Thinking Plague

Some albums I still like a lot from artists who did better work in other decades:
Holger Czukay - On the Way to the Peak of Normal
Camel - Stationary Traveller
Mike Oldfield - Crises
Pierre Moerlen's Gong - Second Wind
Jethro Tull - The Broadsword and the Beast
Amon Duul II - Vortex
Can - Delay 1968 (really very good, but then not really an 80s album)


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One album per band in alphabetic order:

Abus Dangereux - Le Quatrieme Mouvement
Ain Soph - A Story Of Mysterious Forest
Camberwell Now - The Ghost Trade
Congreso - Pajaros De Arcila
Dun - Eros
Eskaton - 4 Visions
Etron Fou Leloublan - Les Poumons Gonfles
Kultivator - Barndomens Stigar
Miriodor - Rencontres
News from Babel - Letters Home
Present - Triskaidekaphobie
Residents - Mark of the Mole
Rush - Permanent Waves
SBB - Memento z banalnym tryptykiem
This Heat - Deceit

HM:
Debile Menthol -Emile au Jardin Patrologique
Hands - s/t
Stormy Six - Al Volo
Tuxedomoon - Desire
Unrest Work and Play - Informs
Wurtemberg - Rock Fantasia Opus 9
Yezda Urfa - Sacred Baboon



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Not in any order, that's too hard this early in the mornin' LOL

Asia~s/t
Genesis~Duke
Genesis~Abacab
Marillion~Misplaced Childhood
Marillion~Seasons End
Peter Gabriel~So
Peter Gabriel~IV-Security
Rush~MP/PW/Signals/Power Windows/Exit, Stage Left
Saga~Worlds Apart
Yes~90125
IQ~Tales/Lush
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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. 

So the 80's were a long break for me from the realm of Progressive Rock, and actually I first began get into the 80's Prog about 20 years ago. Today, I certainly find some of it interesting and good, even in general not as good as what I'm most fond of from the 70's. Smile


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Rush: PW/MP/S/GUP/PW
Marillion: SFaJT/F/CAS
IQ: TFTLA/TW
Yes: D
Genesis: D
Queensryche: RFO/OM
Jethro Tull: COAK
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul 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. Embarrassed

No problem. Smile


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The Bears - The Bears
Adrian Belew - Lone Rhino
Dixie Dregs  - Unsung Heroes
Pat Metheny Group - Offramp
Pat Metheny Group - Letter From Home
Gentle Giant - Civilian
Genesis - Duke
Allan Holdsworth - I.O.U.
Allan Holdsworth  - Road Games
Allan Holdsworth - Metal Fatigue
Rush - Moving Pictures
Rush - Permanent Waves
Rush - Signals
King Crimson  - Discipline
Chick Corea Elektric Band - Eye of the Beholder
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Originally posted by David_D David_D wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul 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. Smile

Well, that certainly doesn't bother me, Paul, because as you know I praise "quality above quantity". Smile

I'm a bit suprised, though, why you just didn't edit your original post. Ermm

Mainly because it didn't occur to me to remove the Live and 4-star albums at the time of my original post. Embarrassed
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul 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. Smile

Well, that certainly doesn't bother me, Paul, because as you know I praise "quality above quantity". Smile

I'm a bit suprised, though, why you just didn't edit your original post. Ermm
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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. Smile


5 stars 1985: Kate Bush - Hounds of Love - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LtcQe2L4gw-jvukMJSwqHNd
5 stars 1987: Dead Can Dance - Within the Realm of a Dying Sun - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LtnI3ZajBi26GqVjE0RVPXN
5 stars 1987: Geoff Downes & New Dance Orchestra - The Light Program -   https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEapk1L5x6Xvsc0u4w1rIcMr
5 stars 1983: Marillion - Script for a Jester's Tear - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEYO9m_YiZnLF4CPjxkF2Cam



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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Once I get started on list-making, it's hard to stop at just 15 entries. Smile

Well, I don't tink anybody will be suprised by this, Paul. Big smile
 


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Originally posted by Rick1 Rick1 wrote:

Pendragon - The Jewel

This one might show to be more popular than I imagined. 





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Solaris - Marsbéli Krónikák (1984)

I can imagine that this one will be our own, progaardvark.  Approve
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Originally posted by David_D David_D wrote:

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


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