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GentleGiantLover 
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Posted: May 26 2008 at 23:31 |
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Can someone please recommend at least 10 well-recorded prog-rocks albums? By well-recorded I mean albums that sound great and would appeal to audiophiles. Particular albums that come to mind as being well-recorded are:
Genesis - Foxtrot
Gentle Giant - In A Glass House
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Yes - Fragile
King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King
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Posted: May 27 2008 at 13:24 |
Hmm .........
1. VDGG - Still life
2. Amon Duul II - Wolf city
3. Eskaton - 4 visions
4. Par Lindh project - Veni vidi vici
5. Discipline - Unfolded like staircase
6. Comus - The complete sessions (compilation, concentrate on the first disk which is First uterance with bonus tracks)
7. Proto-kaw - Early recordings from Kansas
8. After crying - Overground music
9. Coloseum - The valentine suite
10. Focus - hamburger concerto
If I understood right you are looking for great melodies with great musicianship. This is how I chosed the list.
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Norbert
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Posted: May 27 2008 at 13:49 |
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Funny, it is often said that the production of early Genesis albums including Foxtrot is rather poor, I don't really care I really love that album, to my ears it sounds good(probably because the songs are great).
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Posted: May 27 2008 at 14:43 |
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Wasn't Dark Side of the Moon used as the standard test for audio equipment for years? I'm sure you already have that. If you don't, well, now you know its reputation.
I also suggest Sigur Ros's Ágætis byrjun. Neat studio effects in the first song, especially, but the whole album's a masterpiece. Plenty of neat effects (subtly) used throughout. I frequently compare it to DSoTM.
Radiohead's Kid A was definitely a studio-driven project. It was basically trip hop, but without any emphasis on the hip-hop. Dark, melancholy electronic music with strings and free jazz freak-outs (a lot of people say it's krautrock-influenced). Anyway, lots of studio stuff in it.
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Skwisgaar Skwigelf: taller than a tree.
Toki Wartooth: not a bumblebee.
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GentleGiantLover
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Posted: May 27 2008 at 21:59 |
I have the black triangle 'Dark Side Of The Moon' CD and it sounds great. The only reason why I didn't list it is because I don't consider it as being progressive rock. I'm a guy who doesn't consider a lot of bands/albums as being progressive. Rush and Pink Floyd are bands that come to mind who I don't consider as being progressive. 'Rush' only has 1 progressive song that I know of ('2112') and 'Pink Floyd' only has 6 that I can think of ('Shine On You Crazy Diamond' (Part 1-5), 'Shine On You Crazy Diamond' (Part 6-9), 'Dogs', 'Pigs' (Three Different Ones), 'Sheep' and 'Echoes'.)
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Edited by Easy Livin - October 28 2012 at 10:58
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GentleGiantLover
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Posted: May 27 2008 at 22:01 |
 Norbert wrote:
Funny, it is often said that the production of early Genesis albums including Foxtrot is rather poor, I don't really care I really love that album, to my ears it sounds good(probably because the songs are great). |
Everything by Genesis before Foxtrot sounds awful. Foxtrot is one of the most amazing albums I have ever heard sound-wise.
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Posted: May 27 2008 at 22:13 |
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answering this made me realize how many mediocre-produced prog albums there were, luckily it's gotten better even for small bands ..this list is based strictly on prog albums with superior productions
Yes Drama
Banco Io Sono Nato Libero
King Crimson The Night Watch and Discipline
ELP Brain Salad Surgery
Genesis Abacab
Floyd The Wall
Bruford/Levin Upper Extremities
Zombi Surface to Air
Al DiMeola The Grande Passion
Triumvirat Illusions on a Double Dimple
..and the king of audiophile records, Gabriel's So
Edited by Atavachron - May 27 2008 at 22:23
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ghost_of_morphy
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Posted: May 28 2008 at 04:30 |
Norbert wrote:
Funny, it is often said that the production of early Genesis albums including Foxtrot is rather poor. |
True enough, If the guy is happy with the quality of Foxtrot, he will be happy with this list.
1. Yes -- Close To The Edge
2. Genesis -- Foxtrot
3. Genesis -- Selling England By The Pound
4. King Crimson -- Red
5. Premiata Forneria Marconi -- Per Un Amico
6. Camel -- Mirage
7. Frank Zappa -- Hot Rats
8. Yes -- The Yes Album
9. Caravan -- In The Land Of Grey And Pink
10. King Crimson -- Lark's Tounge In Aspic
Bonus Pick: ELP -- Brain Salad Surgery
Edited by ghost_of_morphy - May 28 2008 at 04:38
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ghost_of_morphy
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Posted: May 28 2008 at 04:42 |
Hirgwath wrote:
Wasn't Dark Side of the Moon used as the standard test for audio equipment for years? |
Shock to the System --- Yes was often used to test bass back in the day, Being used to test audio equipment is not a guarantee of quality. ( Altough I think Union is the best of Yes's bad albums.)
Edited by ghost_of_morphy - May 28 2008 at 04:43
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Posted: May 28 2008 at 04:49 |
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For Genesis, Trick of the Tail is a well-recorded album, particularly the recent reissue.
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Posted: May 28 2008 at 04:50 |
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Not based on any actual knowledge. Have five of these on both CD and vinyl, and pleased with both versions:
Tangerine Dream - Phaedra
Art Zoyd - Generations Sans Futur
Gong - You
Gentle Giant - Acquiring the Taste
Herbie Hancock - Crossings
Robert Wyatt - Rock Bottom
Can - Ege Bamyasi (not the first CD release)
Van Der Graaf Generator - H To he.. remaster
Guapo - Elixirs
High Tide - Sea Shanties (muddy and gritty as hell, just like it should be)
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Over land and under ashes
In the sunlight, see - it flashes
Find a fly and eat his eye
But don't believe in me
Don't believe in me
Don't believe in me
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BroSpence
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Posted: May 28 2008 at 04:50 |
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Hmm prog rock only? what about related? I mean A Night at the Opera is a pretty important album and they basically pushed the technology available at the time to the limit and still sounded great.
Dark Side is obviously one.
Kid A and Amnesiac, and pretty much any of the Nigel Godrich produced Radiohead albums are sonicly well done.
Alan Parson Project albums are probably a shoe-in due to his studio expertise (although the music on them isn't always that great).
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Posted: May 28 2008 at 06:49 |
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Opeth- Blackwater Park
Porcupine Tree- In Absentia
The Pax Cecilia- Blessed are the Bonds
Kayo Dot- Blue Lambency Downward
Theshold- Hypothetical
The Gathering- If_Then_Else
Pain of Salvation- BE
Epica- The Divine Conspiracy
Virgin Black- Requiem Mezzo Forte
Dark Suns- Grave Human Genuine
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TGM: Orb
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Posted: May 28 2008 at 07:34 |
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I'll stick to 3, since you've already had loads of recommendations:
Not much of an audiophile myself, but there are a few that have stood out to me.
Les Porches - Maneige. Crystalline, yet very warm, production sound for the classical instrumentation as well as the rock/jazz instruments. Superb. I've written a review for this one.
Rubycon - Tangerine Dream. Very clear synthesised music. Phaedra and Stratosfear are also excellent, but I was more immediately gripped by Rubycon.
Scheherazade And Other Stories - Renaissance. Everything fusion (folk, classical, rock mainly). Amazing vocals from Annie Haslam. Great sound, too.
Edited by TGM: Orb - May 28 2008 at 07:34
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Atavachron
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Posted: May 28 2008 at 18:45 |
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oh yes how could I forget, Selling England is beautifully recorded, sounds like no other album I know
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heyitsthatguy
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Posted: May 28 2008 at 18:52 |
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depending on the band, a lot of modern prog rock is excellent, particularly anything Steve Wilson (Porcupine Tree frontman/producing god) touches and Devin Townsend's solo material
Kayo Dot's Choirs of the Eye is good for a mixture of rock instrumentation and horns among other things, as is Blue Lambency Downward
also, all albums by Dream Theater from Scenes onward (well, including Falling Into Infinity, but I usually try to forget about that album) are expertly recorded
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Posted: May 29 2008 at 04:54 |
TGM: Orb wrote:
Amazing vocals from Annie Haslam.
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I have recently realized that nearly all the vocals from Annie Haslam are amazing. I will be voting for her in every best vocalist poll from now on. (Tough luck, Fish.)
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Posted: May 29 2008 at 05:23 |
Although not on everyones top ten these are worth a punt if they are still available.
1) Paladin : Charge (US band but interesting mix of styles and great cover)
2) Grobschnitt : Rockpommel's Land
3) Wigwam : Being
4) Spring : Spring
5) Khan : Space Shanty
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Every musical movement that is big enough has to produce some good musicians who wouldn't have had the incentive to start playing without it.
Alexis Korner
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superprog
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Posted: May 29 2008 at 05:23 |
Radiohead - OK Computer
Radiohead - Kid A
Pink Floyd - Dark Side
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Tortoise - Millions Now Living Will Never Die
Supersilent - 7 dvd (it plays on audio too)
Terje Rypdal - Odyssey
King Crimson - Thrak
great recordings that reveal much detail and nuances with each successive listen!!!
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Karyobin
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Posted: May 29 2008 at 05:28 |
superprog wrote:
Terje Rypdal - Odyssey
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Superb choice I've just bought his new duo recording on ECM
K
Edited by Karyobin - May 29 2008 at 05:29
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Every musical movement that is big enough has to produce some good musicians who wouldn't have had the incentive to start playing without it.
Alexis Korner
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