re: What are your favorite prog rock albums?

Posted by Tigris

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Posted on 4/1/14 at 7:25 pm to danman6336

When I think prog. rock it's ELP. Everything they did but especially Brain Salad. But the rest is worth a listen too.

Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick is greatness even if it is largely an inside joke.

Early Kansas I'd call prog. rock and liked a lot. Leftoverature got old as did the rest of their later stuff.

Zappa verges on it at times though it's impossible to pin him down with a category.

Rick Wakeman - Journey to the Center of the Earth was interesting. Not great but reasonably good.

I don't know where the creativity in music went but there was tons more back then. Prog. rock is just the tip of the iceberg.

Posted by mikrit54

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Posted on 4/1/14 at 7:36 pm to danman6336

YES - Yessongs and Relayer
King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King
ELP - Tarkus and Welcome Back My Friends

Posted by CBandits82

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Posted on 4/1/14 at 10:19 pm to danman6336

The undisputed greatest of all time.

Posted by lsu480

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Posted on 4/2/14 at 1:17 am to danman6336

Does Counting Crows count? If so August and Everything After is the GOAT album!

Posted by The Cable Guy

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Posted on 4/2/14 at 7:20 pm to CBandits82

Genesis - Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
Gentle Giant - In a Glass House
Wishbone Ash - Argus
Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick

This post was edited on 4/2/14 at 7:20 pm

Posted by Tiger Ryno

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Posted on 4/2/14 at 11:02 pm to danman6336

quote:
prog rock

I'm a fragile rock fan

Posted by LSUrme

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Posted on 4/3/14 at 12:00 am to Tiger Ryno

Coheed & Cambria - IKSSE III, Ascension and Decension.

Also check out the new Manchester Orchestra - Cope.

Posted by RogerTheShrubber

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Posted on 4/3/14 at 12:09 am to lsu480

Haven't seen this one mentioned. Various Pink Floyd and early Rush would be in my favorites too.

Posted by NewIberiaHaircut

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Posted on 5/30/14 at 6:59 pm to RogerTheShrubber

I'm bumping this thread because I just put on Ayreon - The Human Equation for the first time in a while. I forgot out much this album rocks!

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Posted by Jizzamo311

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Posted on 5/30/14 at 9:24 pm to NewIberiaHaircut

Porcupine Tree - In Absentia

Mars Volta - DeLoused in the Corm. & Frances the Mute

Posted by Tackle74

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Posted on 5/30/14 at 9:42 pm to Brosef Stalin

quote:
Mastodon - The Hunter

since he is not into metal I would point him to Crack the Skye, I am a HUGE fan of every Mastodon album but Skye is not as heavy as the others.
Other good harder Prog bands I like
Pain of Salvation
Riverside

If anyone is into progressive rock in any form head over to the best prog site on the net: Progessive Archives

has every imaginable type of prog rock, excellent resource

Posted by NewIberiaHaircut

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Posted on 5/30/14 at 9:46 pm to Tackle74

quote:
Pain of Salvation

BE is my favorite album from them. I'll have to go back and listen to it.

Posted by Tackle74

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Posted on 5/30/14 at 9:52 pm to NewIberiaHaircut

quote:
Pain of Salvation

BE is my favorite album from them. I'll have to go back and listen to it

Perfect Element Part I is my fave though BE & Concrete Lake are top notch as well

Posted by Poodlebrain

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Posted on 5/30/14 at 10:39 pm to danman6336

Journey's self-titled first album Journey was a favorite in high school. Their next two albums, Look Into The Future and Next, were also quality music for teenage stoners.

Coolidge will haunt me if I don't mention Hawkwind in this thread.

Posted by vandelay industries

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Posted on 5/31/14 at 8:48 am to danman6336

yes 'relayer'....i admit i'd prefer rick wakeman or even tony kaye over patrick moraz for the long haul, but the band really does crush it on this album. "gates of delirium" is yes' most epic of epics IMO.

pink floyd 'animals'....i know DSOTM or WYWH are the usual "go to" picks, but i just love the stripped-down (by comparison) sound of 'animals'. it's the first floyd album i heard, so maybe i'm biased in that regard, but even today i gravitate toward it more than the others.

rush 'moving pictures'....yes, it's been played to death, but i'm confident if i heard it today with a fresh set of ears, i'd still put it WAY above '2112', which as a longtime fan, i think has its share of filler & is quite overrated.

and while i'll get flamed, i still have a soft spot for queen's 'sheer heart attack'. sure, it lacks the pretentiousness of your "typical" prog-rock albums, so some folks would argue against it even being a prog album in the first place, but i disagree. IMO they got the most bang for their buck with the resources available to them at the time, and they weren't afraid to explore many different musical styles, yet were able to put it all together & make a cohesive album.

there are many newer prog albums that i enjoy too, but i still need more time to pass by before seeing if they'd make my final "best" cut...

Posted by Baloo

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Posted on 5/31/14 at 10:19 am to vandelay industries

Not a big fan of prog rock, but I do have a soft spot for Yes. My favorite album of theirs is The Yes Album. First off, it's Steve Howe completely cut loose, and he's by far the biggest reason I like the band. Howe is an utter bad arse. Most prog bands can't rock at all, but Yes can really bring it (a kick arse rhythm section helps, too).

Also, and this is where I show I'm not a big prog fan at all, I prefer Tony Kaye to Rck Wakeman. I love the sound of a Hammond organ, and it was a mistake to ditch that sound for the Moog synthesizer, which now sounds dated as all hell. The Yes Album is the only time Yes had it's very best lineup: Anderson, Bruford, Kaye, Howe, and Squire.

Also, Starship Trooper, Your is No Disgrace, and Seen All Good People. Great songs.