All time greatest prog album list from genres

All time greatest prog album list from genres

Of all the different sub genres it is time to cough up and come up with the ultimate list of all time greatest prog albums.

Unfortunately you can only choose 15 so we can come up with a top 15 list. I will collate the lists and come up with the ultimate list according to users here.

Here are the categories – only choose one from each – you will have to be brutal to come up with just one album per section but one is the limit.

Categories – choose one album from each:- (I could not choose all categories so went for most popular)

1.     Symphonic Prog

2.     Prog Metal

3.     Heavy Prog

4.     Neo prog 

5.     Canterbury Prog

6.     Krautrock

7.     Rock Progressive Italiano 

8.     Prog Folk

9.     Eclectic Prog

10.  Psychedelic/ Space Prog 

11.  Zeuhl

12.  Jazz Fusion

13.  Post Rock/Math Prog

14.  RIO/ Avant-Prog

15.  Progressive Electronic

Here goes after much deliberation and consideration here is my top ten prog albums so far.

1.     Symphonic Prog – Fragile by Yes

2.     Prog Metal – Deadwing by Porcupine Tree

3.     Heavy Prog – A Farewell to Kings by Rush

4.     Neo prog  - Misplaced Childhood by Marillion

5.     Canterbury Prog – In the Land of Grey and Pink by Caravan

6.     Krautrock – Future Days by Can

7.     Rock Progressive Italiano – Arbeit Macht Frei by Area

8.     Prog Folk – Thick as a Brick by Jethro Tull

9.     Eclectic Prog – Pawn Hearts by VDGG

10.  Psychedelic/ Space Prog – Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd

11.  Zeuhl – Eros by Dun

12.  Jazz Fusion – Birds of Fire by Mahavishnu Orchestra

13.  Post Rock/Math Prog – More Skin With Milkmouth by Giraffes? Giraffes!

14.  RIO/ Avant-Prog - Hot Rats by Frank Zappa

15.  Progressive Electronic – The Man Machine by  Kraftwerk

And a bonus category

Best Concept album is The Human Equation by Ayreon

Now what are your choices????

1.     Symphonic Prog – Close to the Edge by Yes

2.     Prog Metal – Terra Incognita I by Roswell 6

3.     Heavy Prog – Symphonic Holocaust by Morte Macabre

4.     Neo prog  - Clutching at Straws by Marillion

5.     Canterbury Prog – Of Queues & Cures by National Health

6.     Krautrock –  Soon Over Babaluma by Can

7.     Rock Progressive Italiano – Nei Gorghi del Tempo by CAP

8.     Prog Folk – Hero & Heroine by the Strawbs

9.     Eclectic Prog –  ITCOTCK by KC

10.  Psychedelic/ Space Prog – Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd

11.  Zeuhl – The Magus by Universal Totem Orchestra

12.  Jazz Fusion – Enigmatic Ocean by JL Ponty

13.  Prog Related- For Your Pleasure by Roxy Music

14.  RIO/ Avant-Prog -  Nebelnest by NeBelNest

15.  Progressive Electronic – Return to Witchwood by Bjorn Lynne

1.     Symphonic Prog - Close To The Edge

2.     Prog Metal - Awake

3.     Heavy Prog - erm... Look At Yourself?

4.     Neo prog   -  Clutching At Straws

5.     Canterbury Prog  - Rock Bottom

6.     Krautrock  - Wolf City, with the caveat that I'm only familiar with AD II

7.     Rock Progressive Italiano - Ys or Darwin!

8.     Prog Folk  - Thick As A Brick

9.     Eclectic Prog  - Larks' Tongues In Aspic ( - 'genre' with probably my three favourite albums)

10.  Psychedelic/ Space Prog - Warrior On The Edge Of Time, maybe, and I'm at best fond of that

11.  Zeuhl  - Kohntarkosz

12.  Jazz Fusion - Les Porches Du Notre Dame (Maneige)

13.  Post Rock/Math Prog - Perdition City (Pictures from an interior film) - Ulver

14.  RIO/ Avant-Prog - provisionally Casablanca Moon (Slapp Happy) but I'm not terribly familiar with the stuff from the genre I suspect I'd like

15.  Progressive Electronic - Rubycon

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Heading for the rest Tech/Extreme metal - probably Blackwater Park, Indo-Prog - I have one album, choosing Natural Elements would therefore be a bit weak.