Ten 'MUST HAVE' Prog Albums | My REAL Favourites!
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Camel - The Snow Goose was the seed that grew into a lot of prog bands that followed. Any list of Prog must haves MUST have Camel in it.
Agreed, camel is Underrated even in the prog community
because he thinks Latimer is not too good.
@@kirkhunter146He isn't, can't stand Camel, it's derivitive and boring.
@@wahid-lg1kk Derivative???? They influenced tons of band that came after them...
@@lukaf2393 making them derivative in the second degree
I love this channel and I literally can't stand most of the music Andy talks about. Lord knows I've tried, just can't do it. Still, the music history is really interesting and Andy is so damn entertaining.
Same. A friend of mine keeps recommending songs by Zappa, Holdsworth etc. I politely listen to them all the way through, only to have my utter dislike of jazz rock/fusion reinforced 😄
Agree absolutely
My list is rather short …
King Crimson - in the court
Renaissance - Ashes are burning
Moody Blues - Question of balance
PFM - The world became the world
Banco - Darwin
Jethro Tull - Aqualung
Pink Floyd - Atom heart mother
Greg Lake stated once that Trilogy was their most representative album.
Brain Salad Surgery, in part due to its' savvy sequencing, still blows my mind though. My #1
My Top Ten but Only One From Each Artist:
1) Porcupine Tree: Fear of the Black Planet.
2) Steven Wilson: Hand.Cannot.Erase.
3) Yes: Close to the Edge.
4) Genesis: The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway.
5) King Crimson: In the Court of the Crimson King.
6) Jethro Tull: Thick as a Brick.
7) Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon.
8) Traffic: The Low Spark of a High Heeled Boys.
9) ELP: ELP.
10) Riverside: Love Fear and the Time Machine.
Great list! 👍🏻
Really good list...I had the good fortune of seeing Genesis (with Peter Gabriel) perform The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway- I remember that as being one of the three best concerts that I've ever seen. The second was Pink Floyd performing the Dark Side of the Moon. The third was interestingly enough, Roxy Music- early. I think it was Country Life that they were supporting. This period, IMHO, was rock as a highly developed art form. Early Tull was also incredible- This Was, Stand Up, and Benefit were tremendous albums as well. My choice for Traffic was John Barelycorn, Winwood's songwriting is absolutely brilliant. Have to check out Porcupine Tree, don't know their music very well. Early Soft Machine also was brilliant- especially their work with Kevin Ayers.
@Magicmatty2024
We all have opinion’s but just google search that Traffic Album under Wikipedia!
See what they call that Traffic Album?
Good list (of the 6 I know-gotta check out the other 4). Personally I have a soft spot for “Wish you Were Here” : “did you trade a walk in part in a war, for a lead role in a cage”
God, I SO disagree with you about Yes. First off, I simply could never accept that the greatest Yes album wasn't a Bruford era work. And, although choosing between the Yes Album, Fragile, and Close is pretty painful, ultimately, I HAS to be Close, as it's so clearly their most virtuosic album, while also containing their most memorable extended compositions. It's the album that best defines Yes' music, and is as good an exemplar of what prog is all about as any. I really wonder why you deny it that distinction each time out?
When talking about Yes you hinted that Rick Wakeman was less serious than the rest of the band.
His books "Grumpy Old Rockstar" and "Further Adventures of a Grumpy Old Rockstar" are hilarious and well worth a read.
I'm with you on 'Trilogy'
🤠😁🥰
So refreshing for someone to lead off their favorites with Emerson, Lake and Palmer.
Agreed. Trilogy is classy. No BJ songs etc. That was so lame....embarrassing.
The writing and keys Keith Emerson creates in Endless Enigma is other worldly. You can’t describe it. I’ve prob said it before here somewhere and getting forgetful so prob will again, it always makes me cry with pure emotion. He really knows how to do that. Plus everything else. I assume you’ve seen the vid of him composing it live in his big barn that got burned down on you tube? Yes of course you have, pure magic.
Trilogy, my first ELP purchase - the infectious brilliance of The Endless Enigma grabs me as much now as it did when I first heard it in '79.
Trick Of The Tail is my favorite Genesis record. Sounds like Gabriel era to me and a less demanding, easier listen
I love the bit when you are talking about Yes and the number of LPs you got through before finding Awaken. I used to listen to the Alan Freeman Saturday rock show every Saturday and ended up buying lots of great Todd Rundgren albums before finding the live version of Just One Victory on Another Live. By then I was sold on Todd.
God bless Fluff.
Fripp Exposure has so many guys on it Peter Gabriel, Terry Roche Vocal, Fripp produced The ROCHES hit debut album, folk, a cappella and a little Fripptronics.
Don't forget Peter Hammill ☝
Somebody finally recognized Trilogy! A fantastic but never before mentioned album. It's Number One with me. The multiple shot inside cover is cool. Going For The One - same comments. Awaken is their greatet epic IMHO. I always thought that Discipline was easily the best of that trilogy. For me, ELP triple live album is an all time keeper no matter what. Yes's 9012Live is excellent.
Great choices Andy - especially Trilogy, Going for the One and Trick of the Tail - I'm pleased you mentioned it as being one of IQ's favourites as I always thought the interplay between the Martin and Mike on keyboards and guitar at their soaring best was reminiscent of the playing on this album. In fact I think I remember IQ covering Robbery, Assault and Battery on a bootleg I had of them in early 80s. Joyful stuff.
It's Dave's party and he'll cry if he wants to.
If you want to hear the real Dave Stewart you can listen to _National Health - Dreams Wide Awake._ The guy is from another planet.
_Santana - Caravanserai_ is on my list.
Of Queues and Cures is in my Top 10 albums of all time (as is Bruford's One of a Kind).
@@zachjohnson637 👍 Stewart is playing on both.
He is the most underrated musician since the first bushman started to hit two sticks together.
Glad to see Santana's prog credentials recognized.
@@BlueBlazer47 Unfortunately only Caravanserai and Love Devotion Surrender are prog… Let’s add even Swing of Delight.
I’ve read a biography about Santana. In the 70s-80s he would have his clashes with CBS because he wanted to make music like this but they wanted the Latino stuff which was selling.
@@zootallures6470: Welcome too, I'd say. There are still prog elements on albums like Abraxas, even on Supernatural. I didn't know there was pressure on Carlos to be commercial. It's a pity labels do that.
Great topic. Mine would look like this:
Yes, The Yes Album
ELP, s/t
Gentle Giant, Free Hand
Colosseum, The Valentyne Suite
King Crimson, Discipline
Genesis, A Trick of the Tail
Chris Squire, Fish Out of Water
Spock’s Beard, V
Glass Hammer, The Inconsolable Secret
Porcupine Tree, Lightbulb Sun
How the f*ck could you go so long without listening to Trick of the Tale?? That’s some achievement.
Tail
Parallels was one of my faves as a kid.
You’re absolutely bang on about Going For the One. I’ve listened to so much Yes I don’t play it anymore, but after this episode I’m going to listen to Awaken. That piece hypnotised me as a lad and still gives me goosebumps.
«Look at that cover. That’s not going to have “Awake” in it, IS IT?»
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
One of the reasons I, ( we ) love prog is the musicianship: how do these guys pull this music off live? And, therefore, my favorite albums are live:
Welcome back my friends ( Aquatarkus )
Yessongs ( Perpetual Change )
Seconds Out. ( Cinema Show )
But my favorite, hands down, is 801 live with the best cover of any tune in history. TNK
I have to agree with trick of the tail. Over time, I think their best work is the post-Gabriel pre-80s shlock stuff. Dare I say …and then there were three… is my favorite.
Mike Oldfield episode please!?! Ommadawn is his masterpiece. Incantations! And the rarely mentioned Simon Philips epic drum solo on Crises!!! And what a guitarist!
Yes, those changing drum textures on *Crises* are quite a thing!
And Simon Philips' drumming on Discovery too! The whole album I think.
@@DrOz-007 For one of his most "pop" sounding albums, it's amazing how good Discovery is! Each song is so carefully crafted.
I never felt a connection with ‘Farewell to Kings’. My favourite Rush album has always been ‘Permanent Waves’. I feel affectionate towards it because it was the first album of theirs I heard. I had no idea music like that was possible!
I thought side one of ‘Hemispheres’ was boring. Side two was AMAZING! That’s probably my favourite era of Rush’s work: 78-80.
Being a huge American Rush fan, who loves every record from FBN to GuP, FTK has always been in my top 3-4 and I stamp it as their most British sounding record. Of course I know it’s first record they recorded in the UK…but it really has that pastoral UK prog rock feel throughout…however Cygnus X-1 is in its own universe…space prog/metal?…no connection to a British sound (whatever that may be in my ears). 🤘🏻
And…agree with you Permanent Waves is always in my top 1-2 Rush releases. I alternate b/w PWaves, Moving Pictures and maybe surprisingly, Signals as top of the mtn.
Went to see Kevin Coyne one evening and Hatfield and The North were supporting that night. I sort of enjoyed them without being blown away as I had really gone to see KC. But something must have got to me that evening as a little while afterwards I went and bought The Rotters Club. That was 50 years ago. It is one of my all time favourite albums and they are also one of my favourite all time bands.
I know all the stories behind Topographic Oceans and all the critiques. But it is my favourite Yes album. It used to be Close to the Edge, but when I got older it was replaced by Topographic, which was one of my least favorite albums when I was younger :)
Fantastic video (and also screamingly funny!)
I bought Angels Egg aged 17 or whatever because the cover looked like it might be a good listen with a smoke. To this day I can't believe my luck.
Trick of the Tail has remained in my top three Genesis albums. Interchangeable with Selling England and the Lamb for top spot
Nursery Cryme is the pinnacle of progressive rock music. Amen
A highly informative video. I love Beat and that whole era, badly need to check out that Fripp album. Need to add Trick of the Tail to my collection also. Been addicted to Gong since discovering them here.
Picked up a secondhand copy of Rotter's Club in Burgess Hill Market in the early 80s. Life changing, in particular Richard Sinclair's vocals and Dave Stewart's keyboards.
Dave Stewart writes for Sound on Sound (his articles have made me laugh for years) and does a lot of arranging. I love that he is still with Barbara Gaskin, the ultimate prog couple.
Andy have you seen the vid on by a youngish lad titled ‘Why Keith Emerson was Important?’ I haven't watched it for a while but remember thinking his content on him was great. Hope it’s still there.
Here's my list!
Yes - Fragile (1971)
Yes - The Yes Album (1971)
Pink Floyd - Obscured by Clouds (1972)
Yes - Close to the Edge (1972)
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
Rush - Caress of Steel (1975)
Rush - Fly By Night (1975)
Rush - 2112 (1976)
Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
Rush - Moving Pictures (1981)
Talking
Heads showed crimson the way into the eighties... It's been a while since I've heard that frip solo album, but you really inspired me to put it on.😅
A “must have” prog album? Never thought I’d hear that.
"Dirty Rock Beggar" sounds like a concept album that Jethro Tull might have done back in the day! I get the title track confused with The Kinks' "Rock and Roll Cities" in my mind's ear just for the vocal rhythm and the way they roll off the tongue.
What about Renaissance???
Trilogy is amazing! Just got into Gong this year and missing 2 of the Trilogy. I like the live Genesis album w/ Peter. Got Farewell to Kings on LP. Great list!
"Going For The One" is my favorite Yes album and I've got them all. "Turn of the Century" is possibly my favorite song of all time, I guess because I'm a bit of a romantic. But "Wondrous Stories" is the song that got me into Yes. I heard it on the radio and I was "I have to have this." At that time there was no Google. So I was calling the local rock radio station trying to find out what album it was from. They didn't know. So, I saw "Tales From Topographic Oceans" in the store and although WS wasn't listed I thought "Tales" "Stories" there's gotta be a connection. There wasn't. But there was no returns back then so I listened to TFTO over and over. And as I may have mentioned before, I was able to help JA with the lyrics on "Ritual" when I saw him solo some years ago. I was really glad to see you list this album even if we don't entirely agree on the tracks. One more thing: I don't think the title track fits with the rest of the album. Similarly to how "Hold On Tight" doesn't fit with the rest of the vastly underrated "Time" album by Electric Light Orchestra.
As an album, CttE is the best, imo. But I couldn't agree more that the best Yes track, and arguably the best progrock track /ever/, is indeed 'Awaken'. Yes yes yes yes YESSSS!!! Must have listened to it a couple of hundred times now, past 47 years, made love on it once with my sweetest sweetheart -- it's just out of this world. Thanks a bunch for this video!
Yes, Awaken is the greatest.😊
Do You Like It Here Now, Are You Settling In?-Man
Best prog. album!
Trilogy is my fave ELP album too
A cinema show would be interesting, and, for giggles, see if you can poach one of Pardo's minions, Davy Gallagher from North Upon North England. He's very knowledgable and entertaining.
King Crimson DISCIPLINE !
Another great video!
Re inside sleeve of GFTO. Look at them there. Yes. A great bunch of lads.
Gather round kids, it's story time with Andy!
A The Strawbs,BJH,Fruupp,Renaissance,Egg,Magna Carta,Art Bears,Spring,Raw Material,Tonton Macoute,Affinity,Arcadium,Pavlov's Dog!?
All Rush albums had ancient lyrics that were indeed written by prog scribes and then beamed down to Sir Peart and translated from ancient tongues by Ayn Rand so that we may know of the Panacea and understand the caress of steel the king felt when Bastille Day got its start. But to be in a small city in the shadow of the Great Smoky Mountains and to witness the 2112 album complete with the accompanying backstory the size of an IMAX screen was definitely a wonderful reason to share Colombian Gold with a few thousand of your equally stoned new found friends as we all discovered music while Alex tuned his guitar. But he actually didn’t because that was missing from the set list for some reason. Check the All the Worlds A Stage live album and it’s not there either.
Amazing… if I'd made such a list, it would have (almost) been 1-on-1 identical. No bickering about irrelevant details. Even Fripp's Exposure… And yes, "Awaken" is the ultimate prog track indeed. At times it still can bring tears to my eyes. Check out Jon's rendition with Todmodile (Iceland). Somehow his voice is even better than on the original… a bit of a rough edge that came with age probably.
I just realised: only thing *really* missing is a Van Der Graaf record. Not sure if I can forgive you… I'll give it some thought :).
The Hatfield's "Mumps" is probably my fave of all in all.
OK, God bless Andy and his love for Yes' "Awaken," although it normally puts me to sleep (maybe time for a revisit?). For me, the greatest '70's-era progressive music track is "Down By the Sea" on The Strawbs' *Bursting at the Seams.* (Something about those weeping widows clutching their shawls as the ocean crashes around them.) I agree that Genesis' *A Trick of the Tail* is magic; maybe it's the fate of that poor squonk!
You can't sleep to Awaken! It's not exactly ambient.
My Top Ten...
1 Dark side of the moon-Pink Floyd
2 Wish you were here-Pink Floyd
3 Power and the passion-Eloy
4 Animals-Pink Floyd
5 Dawn-Eloy
6 Up The Downstair-Porcupine tree
7 Mirage-Camel
8 You all look the same to me-Archive
9 Floating-Eloy
10 Breathless-Camel
ELP Trilogy is the best of the ELPs. The cover is not great but it's my favorite album by them. Don't worry about it. You're alright.
+1 on Trick of the Tail. Big Gabriel era fanboy, and can't listen to Collins era post Duke, but Trick was the first I bought with my own pocket money.
Love your picking Exposure by Robert Fripp!
I enjoy a lot of those albums and many mentioned by others. Some probably consider Crime of the Century to poppy, but it's a desert island disc for me. Other "neglected" pieces of utter brilliance:
Focus's - Hamburger Concerto ... predominantly instrumental works don't tend to cut through for many. My highlight: title track
Manfred Mann's Solar Fire ... prog rock with strong classic rock musicianship ... maybe not flash enough for some. My highlight: Father of Day, Father of Night
Steve Hillage's Motivation Radio ... yes, he's a quirky new age kinda guy, but the music ... My highlight: Radio
Gong's Shamal ... always in the shadow of Pot head Pixie's and Pierre's fusion, but it doesn't deserve to be. My highlight: Cat in Clark's Shoes or Chandra
Mam je wszystkie na winylu!
GFTO is one of the great guitar albums if its time.
JT
Are we getting a "10 must hate prog albums" next?
Oh, it is YOU again!
Yes terrific album despite the "Knights who say Ni" cover.
Amazon has 2 of those Zappa Sampler LPs for $25.
A vídeo of your guilty pleasures would be fun
and probably banned straight away!
I was hoping for your favourite Jethro Tull album.
Stand Up or Songs from the Wood...If I had them on vinyl then I would. My copy of Stand Up is on cassette and in my shed somewhere!
Thank you, Andy. JT is my favourite after Yes and Zappa, but their best album? My candidates: Aqualung, Benefit, Minstrel in the Gallery, War Child, Songs from the Wood, and Heavy Horses. All wonderful!
love Gong
Just found out that I am a year older than you are....I discovered these through older brothers of friends....we were not around when it went down....after the fact....regognize.....
So you're a movie buff as well? Interesting. I'll keep that in mind for future comments.
before the tube I did 18 shows that were broadcast in brazilian national television channel 2
Hi Andy, what are your thoughts on the Safety by Numbers album by Crack the Sky? Nuclear Apathy is one of my favorite progressive rock songs of all time.
The first Genesis album I bought was Trick of the Tail , the 1st Yes album I bought was Going for the one , I was only a teenager at the time , Seconds Out the first live album I ever bought and still my favourite live album by any artist . Always a pleasure to hear someone talk about music so passionately even if I’ve not heard some of the music being talked about .
If you start making videos about films i will become a patreon 😂
nice video!
19:45 haha don’t forget the “chicken vindaloo, rice pilau, papadums, bhindi bhaji, Bombay aloo, and a paratha” 😂
You are progressively continuing to get my attention on the prog front ;) BTW, special thx for telling me about Gong.
Don't know if this merits a top 10 list, but it'd be great to hear your thoughts on the top prog instrumental moments. We could all have unimind peak moment together. Fer instance - the synth beginning of Eleventh Earl of Mar. Or the beginning of the organ solo of Roundabout. For me, it's often synth on classic prog that is the most memorable.
what about captain beyond
Neil Peart Moustache maybe influenced by Jamie Muir 😊
(speaking of Dave Stewart) you really need to check out Khan's Space Shanty. If at some point in time you did and was not impressed, pls try again... and again.. and again :) PLUS, surely Steve Hillage's first solo album (which very roughly is the unreleased but mostly already composed second Khan album)
checked out and discussed already
Andy! I've got a shocker for you! I figured that the guy on Classic Album Review was maybe 68 or so.... then a few days ago I thought well he might only be 60...I watched his Zep Mud shark episode and he stated he was a 50-year-old man bringing up teenage daughters! That would make him 5 years younger than us! Is this physically possible? What am I missing? Cigarettes? A fisherman exposed to the elements. Please explain.
He does look a bit like a weathered fisherman doesn't he. His name is Barry Robinson
If he's 50 I'm 29! What do you of the Vai-Belew reimagining of '80's Crimson?
The jean Tierny episode was quite profound. I've always believed female beauty has always been a biological reality seen through a male's eyes. Fertility is beauty in the evolution of our species. Hourglass figure-round eyes-full lips-etc. I am now 54 and can still see that females are at their full physical flower between 14-22. Just the facts man.
I did some research...The little bald guy Benny Hill used to pat on the head was only 36...While Benny was only gay! Ha!
Your fave "Canterberry Rock" is a 'Hatfield and the North' ? Does not compute...
Where Eagles Dare is awesome
No Tull?
Sacrilege
You tossed Close to the Edge on the floor?
Blasphemy!
Fellow YES fans . . .
WE RIDE AT DAWN!!
Got worked up
Haven't watched entire vid yet. 😎
He tossed it on soft cushions.
Watch Monty Python - Soft cushions
@roberttee9790: It's ok, you can redirect your ire to those of us who (marginally) prefer Fragile!😄
@@BlueBlazer47And/or Relayer and Going for the One...
@@BlueBlazer47 Fragile is exactly equal to Close to the Edge
@@wahid-lg1kk: Yes, I'd agree overall.
Hatfield and the North debut
Magma - Mëkanïk Dëstruktïẁ Kömmandöh
Ange - Le Cimetière des arlequins
Matching Mole's Little Red Record
Manfred Mann's Earth Band -Nightingales & Bombers
Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother
Area debut
Henry Cow - LegEnd
Steve Hillage - L
King Crimson - Red
Must hear Henry Cow soon. Not only is the name a nice contrast with Blodwyn Pig, but I had an Uncle Henry who looked very like a cow!
AREA AREA AREA - Arbeit macht frei
I have to have “Thick as a Brick” in there - masterpiece
I got as far as Gong, paused, went and listened to the Radio Gnome Invisible trilogy for the first time, then listened again, then read and watched everything I could find about this period of Gong, became a huge fan, then returned to this video and watched the rest. Thanks Andy!
We both love Gong You. Do you also appreciate Fish Rising by Steve Hillage? Fantastic! (I also like Angel's Egg.)
The importance of Tommy Vance to a generation of UK music listeners cannot be overstated.
‘ROCK ! ..... with Tommy Vance !!!’
The listeners top 10 was like a buyer's guide before UA-cam.
Likewise here in NYC was Scott Muni.
Very true. Tommy really got behind Yes' Drama album, and I recently discovered he was spot-on. It's a brilliant album. He was a champion of prog rock, but also very much other kinds of rock. Gillan was a band he played a lot - they were a kind of punky AND proggy take on the Deep Purple sound. Tommy Vance was also a nice guy. I got through to the show once when he was filling in for Fluff, and we had a great chat which he mentioned after the session. RiP Tommy and Fluff.
@@BlueBlazer47 The very first Friday Rock Show was a two hour live performance from Yes, which came as a shock to me tuning in for John Peel. Gillan was a band I particularly loved, I've actually been listening to them quite a lot recently. I thought they were the most interesting band to come out of Deep Purple. I still have a box of tapes somewhere with concerts recorded from Tommy Vance's and Fluff's shows.
A Trick of the Tail was the first Genesis album I ever heard. Genesis became my favorite band and Trick of the Tail, to this day, is my favorite musical album - period....dont even have to ponder..... Love your channel.
Andy ! GENTLE GIANT has to be in that list, come on !
Womblng Songs (1973) is a must have - a concept album about environmentalist furry creatures who lived underground.
The Wombles invented jazz.
Stafford Bingley Hall circa '73. Amazing gig. Orinoco's stage dives were legendary
Have you heard 'The Myths & Legends of Merton Womble and his Journey To The Centre of the Earth'? Think I'm joking? ua-cam.com/video/MXBA2hAj-EU/v-deo.html
@@ModoBro they could have been huge. So sad about Wellington's drug problems
FISH says he owes everything to MacWomble !
Andy Edwards message to all youtube channels, "video editing is for suckers!!!" Or maybe, just maybe, Andy has a genius way of commenting on how a lot of ProgRock albums meander around in an elliptical manner that eventually drives many people crazy?
A mention for Todd Rungren would be nice
A Wizard, A True Star is an epic album!
Yeah, Todd Rungren. His production work on XTC's Skylarking is phenomenal. One of the greatest albums ever imho.
Voyage of the Acolyte.
The Rotters' Club is also a novel by Jonathan Coe. It's a beautiful book a sort of coming of age story about a group of friends. At one point in the story the boys taste changes from prog rock to punk. Coe knows a lot about music. It' also very funny.
My favorites (in no particular order)
1) Rush - A Farewell To Kings
2) Rush - Hemispheres
3) Yes - The Yes Album
4) Yes - Fragile
5) King Crimson - In The Court of the Crimson King
6) King Crimson - Red
7) Genesis - Selling England By The Pound
8) Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
9) Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon
10) Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
I mean, it's not an original list. Not a single deep cut among them. But it's a true list.
Good list, I've got most of those. I'd have found a place for Close To The Edge though 👍
When it comes to prog I'm pretty mainstream. My 10 favourites are:
King Crimson: In the Court of the Crimson King
Yes: Fragile
Genesis: Selling England by the Pound
Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Trilogy
Rush: A Farewell to Kings
Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here
The Moody Blues: On the Threshold of a Dream
Jethro Tull: Thick as a Brick
Strawbs: Hero and Heroine
Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention: One Size Fits All
Other prog albums I love:
Yes: The Yes Album
Yes: Close to the Edge
Yes: Relayer
Genesis: A Trick of the Tail
Genesis: Wind & Wuthering
Genesis: The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
Rush: 2112
Rush: Hemispheres
Pink Floyd: Animals
Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon
Pink Floyd: Meddle
The Moody Blues: Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
The Moody Blues: A Question of Balance
The Moody Blues: To Our Children's Children's Children
Gentle Giant: Three Friends
Gentle Giant: Octopus
Gentle Giant: Acquiring the Taste
Jethro Tull: Aqualung
Jethro Tull: Songs from the Wood
Frank Zappa: Apostrophe
Frank Zappa & The Mothers / Captain Beefheart: Bongo Fury
Frank Zappa & The Mothers: Over-Nite Sensation
Strawbs: Nomadness
Strawbs: From the Witchwood
Electric Light Orchestra: Face the Music
Electric Light Orchestra: Eldorado
Van der Graaf Generator: Godbluff
Nice to see The Rotters Club on this list. One of my favorite albums of all time. Mumps is a masterpiece. That acapella opening is gorgeous.
Couldn't agree more!
Interesting Fact: The last 15 seconds of Trilogy was used during the late 70's early 80's as the theme music for NZBC's 6 O'Clock News. Of course most Kiwis have no idea who Emerson Lake and Palmer were.
That's so funny! One of the local news channels in Norfolk,Va. used the last bit from "Living Sin' as their news intro. I forget which years, but was at least '74-'75.