3 songs to demonstrate prog rock

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   Imagine you want to explain to your friends, who do not know prog rock, what kind of music this is.
Which 3 songs would you play to them to demonstrate the in your opinion main features of prog rock?
These songs need not be necessary your favourite ones, but the ones where you can point out, which characteristics are important for you.

My choices would be:

Can-Utility and the Coastliners by Genesis
Starless by King Crimson
Funny Ways by Gentle Giant (live video version of 1974)

Please name only three songs. I am curious of your choices.

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Formentera Lady Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: August 20 2010 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 1840	Topic: 3 songs to demonstrate prog rock Posted: September 10 2010 at 12:11
	Imagine you want to explain to your friends, who do not know prog rock, what kind of music this is. Which 3 songs would you play to them to demonstrate the in your opinion main features of prog rock? These songs need not be necessary your favourite ones, but the ones where you can point out, which characteristics are important for you. My choices would be: Can-Utility and the Coastliners by Genesis Starless by King Crimson Funny Ways by Gentle Giant (live video version of 1974) Please name only three songs. I am curious of your choices.

thellama73 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: May 29 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 8368	Posted: September 10 2010 at 12:14
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Negoba Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: July 24 2008 Location: Big Muddy Status: Offline Points: 5210	Posted: September 10 2010 at 12:19
	Excellent call on Funny Ways live. Dancing with the Moonlit Knight Knots Heart of the Sunrise
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Triceratopsoil Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: April 03 2010 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 18016	Posted: September 10 2010 at 12:23
	Seven is a Jolly Good Time by Egg Theusz Hamtaahk (it's only one song, I swear!) by Magma Halleluwah by Can

King Winter Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Groupie Joined: June 04 2010 Location: Israel Status: Offline Points: 51	Posted: September 10 2010 at 12:38
	YYZ Close To The Edge Shine On You Crazy Diamond

Moogtron III Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: April 26 2005 Location: Belgium Status: Offline Points: 10616	Posted: September 10 2010 at 13:13
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The Quiet One Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: January 16 2008 Location: Argentina Status: Offline Points: 15745	Posted: September 10 2010 at 16:57
	To show them, and not necessarily make them like it in the very least: Knots (don't like it myself, but it's a clear example of "ok, this is not something I've heard on a party") Thick as a Brick Pt. 1 (just showed this to a friend, though he didn't much understand it, he liked the folkiness) Trilogy (a perfect demonstration of 70s prog keyboard use) If Thick as a Brick is too much, I'd say Peaches en Regalia.

caretaker Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: April 19 2010 Location: united states Status: Offline Points: 288	Posted: September 10 2010 at 17:08
	The first ones that come to mind are Rush-La Village Strangiato, Bill Bruford-Fainting in Coils, Yes-And You and I.

otto pankrock Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: October 02 2009 Location: canada Status: Offline Points: 330	Posted: September 10 2010 at 19:17
	U.K-In the Dead of Night Yes-And You and I Pink Floyd-Dogs There's plenty more, these were the first that came to mind.

Soul Dreamer Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: October 17 2005 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 997	Posted: September 10 2010 at 19:26
	Yes - Close to the Edge Genesis - Firth of Fifth Rush - La Villa Strangiato First two are a certainty, the third I'm not sure, maybe I'd select a more recent track (after 2000 released)
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40footwolf Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: March 08 2010 Status: Offline Points: 651	Posted: September 10 2010 at 19:26
	Tough. I'd go with: Close to the Edge In The Court of the Crimson King Firth of Fifth
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Gooner Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: March 14 2007 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 312	Posted: September 10 2010 at 19:26
	"Fountain Of Salmacis" - Genesis "Pantagruel's Nativity" - Gentle Giant "Au Porche Du Berger" - Ange

VanVanVan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: October 08 2009 Status: Offline Points: 756	Posted: September 10 2010 at 19:37
	Supper's Ready, 21st Century Schizoid Man, and The Light Edit: Scratch The Light and insert Peaches on Regalia. That way you have the symphonic aspect, the wild'n'crazy aspect, and the super dense aspect. Edited by VanVanVan - September 10 2010 at 20:04
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Cesar Inca Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: May 19 2004 Location: Peru Status: Offline Points: 4888	Posted: September 10 2010 at 19:42
	Starless by KING CRIMSON Heart of the sunrise by YES The musical box by GENESIS

Barbu Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: October 09 2005 Location: infinity Status: Offline Points: 30855	Posted: September 10 2010 at 19:53
	Dancing with the Moonlit Knight, Trilogy and Roundabout

TheGazzardian Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: August 11 2009 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 8844	Posted: September 10 2010 at 20:05
	based on the songs that go me into prog... Genesis - Dancing with the Moonlit Knight Yes - South Side of the Sky Rush - 2112

Klogg Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: April 10 2010 Location: Goiânia-Brazil Status: Offline Points: 682	Posted: September 10 2010 at 20:05
	They can't be too long, because just a few people will listen to 30 min of music without skiping some parts. So I choose: Gnidrolog-Social Embarrassment (Good old 70's prog) Anekdoten-Nucleus (New stuff) Samla Mammas Manna-Den Aterupplivade Laten (Avant stuff)
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ExittheLemming Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: October 19 2007 Location: Penal Colony Status: Offline Points: 11420	Posted: September 10 2010 at 20:13
	Flight of the Snow Goose - Camel This little scooby snack would prepare a beginner for the abiding instrumental thrust of the genre and the gentle and melodic nature of the music wouldn't alienate them. Hopefully they would also pick up on the assimilated classical influences in the composition. The Return of the Giant Hogweed - Genesis This blithely preposterous tale would prepare the initiate for the theatrical narrative of Prog and 'toughen them up' in readiness for the many dramatic changes in mood, tempo and texture prevalent in the genre. Killer - VDGG Might just disabuse the fledgling progger of that notion that the lyrics in the genre suck irredeemably. Plus everyone should hear Hamill before they expire and VDGG are one of the leanest heavyweights in the ring y'all.

Lark the Starless Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: October 15 2009 Location: Los Angeles, CA Status: Offline Points: 1902	Posted: September 10 2010 at 22:00
	Tom Sawyer - Rush Script for a Jester's Tear - Marillion I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) - Genesis


ten years after Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 07 2007 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 1008	Posted: September 10 2010 at 22:05
	Supper's Ready Close to the Edge Saucerful of Secrets