5 Great Late Albums from Prog Legends
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Always glad to see Division Bell getting some love! I understand why many fans dont like it, but its in the top 3 for me out of their discography.
I have such a hard time with later era Ian Anderson works. Ever since the 90s releases where he got actual classical flute training, I feel like that new way of playing has significantly weakened the hard rock feeling of the material. Even though the song structures & rock riffs are there on Homo Erracticus, I can't escape this feeling of everything feeling so immaculate & sterile. Feels like Jethro Tull, but their moms yelled at them for playing too loud.
The Garden is also fantastic as the final song for Rush. That a band with so many albums and such a long career finishes with a song like that, lyrically it's perfect.
So yeah. King Crimson's late output was really great. I adore Power to Believe (as well as ConstriKction and Thrak) but the 80s trilogy was legendary!
Some notes
1.- Division bell is an interesting choices, it has one of the highest highs in PF catalogue but, i don't know if i love it
2.- Late crimson absolutelly kicks ass, the only thing holding it back is that the live versions of the songs( Live in Vrooom Vroom, ThRAKaTTakc, Level five etc.) absolutelly destroys the studio albums.
3.- Would you count Gong in there? That one is interesting and they are still putting some really strong material.
Test For Echo is actaully among my favorite Rush albums ever
I really liked this subject. I couldn’t agree more about Clockwork Angels. Definitely one of my favorite Rush albums ever. Love all the crunchy guitar and The Garden is a perfect closing song to not only the album but their recording career. Also agree with Magnification. Actually The Ladder got me back into Yes. I was a big fan of theirs in the 70’s. But than lost touch (or interest) after their excellent Big Generator. I’m going to check out King Crimson recommendation, The Power to Believe. Thanks
I love Thrak and Power to Believe. I think Construction of Light is good, but not as good as these 2. I think these are better than the 80's albums Beat and Three of a Perfect Pair. To me, the 90's KC was closest to the golden lineup of Fripp, Wetton and Bruford. I don't think these later albums get enough credit.
Clockwork Angels is absolutely one of Rush's best albums. I was absolutely shocked by how good it was when I first heard it. At that point in their careers they had every right to just phone it in but instead they created some of their best work. I saw them in Newark on the Clockwork Angels tour they still sounded amazing. I may not have been around to see Rush in the 80s but I'm grateful that I got to see them go out with a bang in 2012.
The best 40 minutes of Clockwork Angels are as good as Rush's best like Moving Pictures or Hemispheres. There's a wee bit of filler in the middle that keeps it just off their very best. The Garden is quite possibly their finest song, what a fitting way to bow out. That bridge with Lifeson's piano, Geddy's emotional vocals on Neil's heartfelt lyrics, into that soaring guitar solo - Rush's finest moment IMO.
Their later stuff had such gravity and maturity too. Like, from Vapor Trails onwards you could tell Neil and the band had been through some shiiiiit. Even Geddy was able to convey the emotion and wisdom in the lyrics through his singing better than ever, including live with all the older songs.
Interesting choices. I guess I have to check out some of these albums.
I love Rush. Love love
andrew below
It's impossible to take seriously someone who can't be arsed to get the names right.
The latter day Van Der Graaf Generator albums are excellent
appreciate the mention for Fly From Here, Magnification's also a very solid record for me that borders on great and the symphonic sound makes it all the easier to stand out in their catalog but Fly From Here is up there for me with some of Yes's classics and it always drives me crazy how many people immediately dismiss it out of hand just because Jon Anderson isn't the lead singer (I barely even noticed the difference when I first heard it as a teenager tbh)
This is one of the very few prog conversations Genesis will never be part of lol.
Agree on Division Bells, definitely have to listen to Magnification, the others I don't know that much. I would add to this a couple more, although streching a bit the definition. First, Swiss band Galaad probably does not qualify as "prog legend", but they released the incredibly solid "Vae Victis" in 1995, then splitted for about twenty years, came back and made two other albums and the last one, "Paradis Posthumes" is pretty much their best work. Second, Starcastle came back in 2007 after nearly thirty years of hiatus with "Song of Times", which is really great.
Quite a few bands, prog and non-prog, that I originally loved, then went off because they either changed too much or just became a duller version, have recently put out albums that I love. Styx's Crash of the Crown sounds to me as good as the run they had from Man of Miracles to Cornerstone. Uriah Heep's Chaos and Colour is the best record they have released for years. It's the same for the Rolling Stones and Hackney Diamonds. The songs I've heard from the new Deep Purple album all sound pretty good. (though I haven't yet heard all of it) I don't know what's caused so many to return to form but whatever it is I hope it continues.
Love the Six Wives shirt! Speaking of Rick Wakeman, Red Planet is a fine return to form. Strong listen from start to finish.😊
Great video, thank you.
Pink Floyd isn't prog.
It’s gay.