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  • @AlexanderG-mi7ip
    @AlexanderG-mi7ip 3 місяці тому +1

    It is so sweet to hear someone's confession about the Pink Floyd's 'Animals' being the favorite album, and not the ever so overrated 'Dark Side of the Moon'. As I'm getting older (I am 97 years old by the way, died some 5 years ago, so I am writing this comment from the Beyond since we do have internet in the afterlife as well), I am becoming more appreciative of Gilmour's solos, realizing that his brilliant guitar work was actually so integral to the sound of Pink Floyd. By the way, thanks for asking, I used to have my comfort albums, but the afterlife is so comforting that I don't need those albums anymore...

    • @razzle1964
      @razzle1964 3 місяці тому

      ‘Animals’ is NEVER a ‘cop-out’ as Niamh says & remains my fave Floyd album (and, I say that as someone who saw ‘The Wall’ in ‘81 and heard ‘Shine on…’ played at my Mum’s funeral - please say ‘hi’ to her for me, by the way)🤔😉✌️

    • @AlexanderG-mi7ip
      @AlexanderG-mi7ip 3 місяці тому +1

      @@razzle1964 There can be no greater tribute than playing 'Shine on you crazy diamond' at someone's funeral. Peace...

  • @NotesReviews
    @NotesReviews 6 місяців тому +14

    Thanks so much for the shout-out! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video and love your comfort albums!

    • @the_prog_nerd
      @the_prog_nerd  6 місяців тому +1

      we need to do another collab soon :D

    • @NotesReviews
      @NotesReviews 6 місяців тому

      Absolutely!!

    • @FILIOUS_DEO_FRATER_UT_SATANAS
      @FILIOUS_DEO_FRATER_UT_SATANAS 5 місяців тому

      ​@@the_prog_nerdLearning that you like Morrisette reminds me of when I read of Napalm Deaths Barney Greenway saying that he loves Richard Marx.

  • @mr.llama1016
    @mr.llama1016 6 місяців тому +13

    - Moonmadness by Camel
    - Exposure by Robert Fripp
    - Tanz der Lemminge by Amon Düül II
    - Hounds of Love by Kate Bush
    - Relayer by Yes
    - The Ship by Brian Eno
    - Laughing Stock by Talk Talk
    - Exit by Tangerine Dream
    - Trepass by Genesis
    - Spirit of Eden by Talk Talk
    Those are ten examples of my comfort albums.
    Cool albums and video by the way.

    • @thesunreport
      @thesunreport 6 місяців тому +1

      A great comfort song that I like is Street Singer by Help Yourself, Reaffirmation by them is also great and goes from sad/mellow to really quite funky and uplifting.

    • @mr.llama1016
      @mr.llama1016 6 місяців тому +1

      @@thesunreport Thank you. I will check that out sometime.

  • @simond1574
    @simond1574 6 місяців тому +5

    Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother (perfect album to come down)
    Pearl Jam - Ten (saved my life multiple times)
    Dream Theater - Six Degrees of inner Turbulence Disc 2 (there was a time, when I listened to this every week three or four times)
    Tiamat - Wildhoney (perfect mixture of Pink Floyd and Death growls. This album is like a warm blanket)
    Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes (as emotional as it gets)
    Power Trip - Nightmare Logic (sometimes aggression is comforting)
    Edge of Sanity - Crimson (Headphones on and the world is forgotten)
    Genesis - Selling England (could also take Nursery)
    The Ocean - Pelagial (trip to the bottom of the sea)
    Porcupine Tree - Lightbulb Sun ()
    Alcest - Ecailles de Lune
    The Zombies - Odessey and Oracles
    Yes - 90125
    Wintersun - The Forest Seasons
    Velvet Underground & Nico
    Temple of the Dog - S.t.
    Steve Hackett - Spectral Morning
    REM - Automatic for the People
    Queen - II
    Opeth - Roayl Albert Hall
    Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left
    Marillion - La Gazza Ladra
    Live - Throwing Copper
    Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy
    Khemmis - Hunted
    The Gathering - Nighttime Birds
    Alanis Morissette - Unplugged

  • @MrFrikkenfrakken
    @MrFrikkenfrakken 6 місяців тому +1

    Good list Niamh. Here is a selection from my go-to's:
    Pet Sounds - The Beach Boys
    Tales of Mystery and Imagination - Alan Parsons Project
    Time Out - The Dave Brubeck Quartet
    Disraeli Gears - Cream
    Cosmo's Factory - CCR
    Spaceflowers - The Spacelords
    Encore - Tangerine Dream
    Into the Electric Castle - Ayreon
    Dusk and Void Became Alive - Die Verbannten Kinder Evas
    The Ventures In Space - The Ventures
    Bonus: Bridge of Sighs - Robin Trower

  • @billorr1975
    @billorr1975 6 місяців тому +5

    Alice In Chains - Jar of Flies
    Portishead - Dummy
    Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
    The Shins - Wincing the Night Away
    Galaxie 500 - On Fire
    The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground
    The Black Angels - Passover
    Bob Dylan - Desire
    Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska
    The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East

    • @resistor27
      @resistor27 6 місяців тому

      Galaxie 500. One of my top 5 albums of all time!

  • @gonzofonso7572
    @gonzofonso7572 6 місяців тому +2

    great video well done,for me yes we all have our favourites
    1.camel-the snow goose
    2.van der graaf generator-pawn hearts
    3.genesis-nursery cryme
    4.atomic rooster-headline news
    5.fleetwood mac-tango in the night
    6.allman brothers band-brothers and sisters
    7.j m jarre-oxygen
    8.tangerine dream-logos live
    9.king crimson-in the wake of poiesdon
    10.jethro tull-thick as a brick
    11.arthur brown-the crazy world of arthur brown
    12.gong-flying teapot
    13.hawkwind-space ritual live
    14.rick wakeman-the 6 wives of henry 8th
    15.beggars opera-waters of change

  • @enriquesoto6534
    @enriquesoto6534 6 місяців тому +1

    Lovely list! Thank you for sharing. Here’s mine:
    Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time
    Jethro Tull - Songs From The Wood
    Tortoise - TNT
    King Crimson - Lizard
    Steve Hackett - Spectral Mornings
    Van der Graaf Generator - H To He, Who Am The Only One
    The Cure - Disintegration
    Drab Majesty - Careless
    Marillion - Brave
    Esben & The Witch - Wash The Sins Not Only The Face
    After hours pick: Sky Larkin - Kaleide
    Cheers!

  • @jhillst
    @jhillst 6 місяців тому +1

    Fragile -- Yes
    A Trick of the Tail -- Genesis
    Atom Heart Mother -- Pink Floyd (side two, mainly)
    Ralf & Florian -- Kraftwerk
    Takk... -- Sigur Rós
    Fleet Foxes -- Fleet Foxes
    A Curious Feeling -- Tony Banks
    The Geese and the Ghost -- Anthony Phillips
    The Trials of Van Occupanther -- Midlake
    Kid A -- Radiohead

  • @maxencearnaud6967
    @maxencearnaud6967 6 місяців тому +1

    1) Dream Theater - Awake
    2) Bjork - Vespertine
    3) Magma - Attahk
    4) Banco del Mutuo Soccorso - ...di Terra
    5) Seventh Wonder - Waiting in the wings
    6) Haken - Aquarius
    7) Chroma Key - Graveyard Mountain Home
    8) Miranda Sex Garden - Fairytales of slavery
    9) Hisui - Origine Notes
    10) Joanna Newsom - Ys

  • @TheProgCorner
    @TheProgCorner 6 місяців тому +2

    I’m definitely doing this soon!!! Great episode. We love Notes Reviews.

  • @les6186
    @les6186 6 місяців тому +6

    Animals is one of my PF favs, imo a great balance of music and lyrics.

  • @Nocturnal_Spectre
    @Nocturnal_Spectre 6 місяців тому +2

    Great list and awesome shirt! Death is one of my favorite bands!
    My list:
    Death - Spiritual healing
    King crimson - In the court of the crimson king
    Genesis - Lamb lies down on broadway
    Bob Dylan - Highway 61 revisited
    Gentle Giant - In a glass house
    Morbid angel - Altars of Madness
    Leprous - Tall poppy syndrome
    Vektor - Terminal redux
    Haken - Affinity
    Arise - Sepultura

    • @the_prog_nerd
      @the_prog_nerd  6 місяців тому +1

      this is such an amazing and eclectic list!! ❤️

    • @Nocturnal_Spectre
      @Nocturnal_Spectre 6 місяців тому

      ​@@the_prog_nerd Thank you!!

  • @YesOkayButWhy
    @YesOkayButWhy 6 місяців тому +2

    Love your Death shirt, Niamh. You went from cool prog nerd into even cooler prog and other stuff nerd, and that's good. Hello from across the puddle (Ireland). May all your albums be comfort albums.

  • @frozenborderline2109
    @frozenborderline2109 6 місяців тому +1

    Animals, Meddle and Piper are the PF I go back too the most, with Animals admittedly at the top. I know the 2018 remix is divisive among fans, but as per the Beatles remixes, I just love having 2 versions of a brilliant album to choose to play, depending on my mood. Comfortably Numb aside, It's a shame that Gilmour rarely (if ever) returned to that vicious, visceral tone he got on the album, though he's still my favourite guitarist of all-time and the reason why I picked up the instrument. Lionheart and Never For Ever by Kate Bush are definitely 2 other comfort albums that always get me me good.

  • @torricomarco
    @torricomarco 6 місяців тому +3

    Great albums!
    1 The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
    2 The Dark Side Of The Moon
    3 My Favorite Things (Coltrane)
    4 Abbey Road
    5 In The Wee Small Hours
    5 Low
    6 Bocanada
    7 Islands (KC)
    9 London Calling
    10 Ants From Up There

  • @cubbykovu8955
    @cubbykovu8955 4 місяці тому +1

    Heard about you from Prog dude I watch saying you get horrible comments so I come here To Support you :)

  • @MudFlanagan
    @MudFlanagan 6 місяців тому +2

    Nursery Cryme and Animals. The 2 true classics. Nuff said. Thanks

  • @kellyscott5675
    @kellyscott5675 6 місяців тому +1

    Great list. Animals is an album I have been going back to for decades and I don’t think that will ever change.
    Red is a heavy metal song that doesn’t know it’s a heavy metal song, but it’s absolutely phenomenal and I also think it’s the best King Crimson album and one I come back to a lot.
    Others for me would be Script for a Jester’s Tear by Marillion, Stupid Dream by Porcupine Tree and Heavy Horses by Jethro Tull.

  • @ozuidema
    @ozuidema 6 місяців тому +1

    Nice list, Niamh! “Comfort albums” is a good theme! Couldn’t restrict myself to 10 items, but these are albums that always embrace me like an old friend:
    Horslips - Aliens, Live at the O2
    Genesis - Nursery cryme, Seconds out, Trick of the tail, Selling England
    Camel - Mirage, The snow goose, Moonmadness
    Rush - A farewell to kings
    Jethro Tull - Live bursting out, Thick as a brick
    Styx - The grand illusion
    Gruppo Sportivo - 10 mistakes
    Dire Straits - Love over gold
    City Boy - Young men gone west
    Nina Hagen - Nina Hagen band
    Renaissance - Live at the Carnegie Hall
    Pink Floyd - Animals, Pulse
    Gentle Giant - Octopus

    • @patbarr1351
      @patbarr1351 5 місяців тому

      Ah yes! "Mission a Paris" from Sportivo, Horslips' "Sure the Boy was Green," City Boy's "The Man Who Ate His Car" many good choices there.

  • @joecurrier4086
    @joecurrier4086 6 місяців тому

    I'm right with you with "by the way." Been a huge Chili Peppers fan since the late 80's and to me this is their best. Extremely under rated. While not as flashy as some of their catalog, it's the subtleties that make this album pop. Catchy as hell, but when deep listening the true brilliance can be heard! Great pick, & great list. Thanks!

  • @aldebaran4154
    @aldebaran4154 6 місяців тому +1

    I never thought about comfort albums. It may not even include some of my favorite bands. I'll give it a try but cheat by adding two:
    12) Earth, Wind & Fire - All 'n All
    11) The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour
    10) The Cars - The Cars
    9) Pink Floyd - Meddle
    8) The Moody Blues - Long Distance Voyager
    7) 10,000 Maniacs - Our Time in Eden
    6) Cheap Trick - Rockford
    5) ELO - Time
    4) Yes - Close to the Edge
    3) The Police - Reggatta de Blanc
    2) Blue Oyster Cult - Fire of Unknown Origin
    1) Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti

  • @tvg5429
    @tvg5429 3 місяці тому

    I absolutely adore Animals by Pink Floyd, especially the outro of Sheep....a phenomenonal piece of music

  • @loaldosppd
    @loaldosppd 6 місяців тому

    so true about “summery” feeling on by the way! my favorite rhcp album too
    and thanks for introducing me to have a nice life a couple of months ago!

  • @ricksavory8752
    @ricksavory8752 5 місяців тому

    A good balancd list.
    I have so many albums I go back to again and again, some are for comfort, some for a 'release', and some just becasue.
    But a random album list of some of the more played albums in my collection include, but not exclusive to...
    Porcupine Tree - Deadwig
    Rush - Hemispheres
    Opeth - Watershed
    Genesis - Selling England by the Pound
    Dream Theater - Images & Words
    Tesseract - Polaris
    Mother of Millions - Artifacts
    Marillion - Script for a Jester’s Tear
    IQ - Ever
    Metalica - Master of Puppets
    Riverside - Rapid Eye Movement

  • @ivopeixoto7988
    @ivopeixoto7988 6 місяців тому +3

    Good choices. Some of my favorite records for moments of comfort:
    1) Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
    2) XTC - Skylarking
    3) Ralph Towner - Solstice
    4) Eno - Music for Airports
    5) John Abercrombie Quartet - Artcade
    6) Talk Talk - Spirit Of Eden
    7 ) King Crimson - Islands
    9) Jethro Tull - Stand Up
    10) Bjork - Vespertine

  • @Sergio_Solorio
    @Sergio_Solorio 6 місяців тому +1

    "Since I Left You" by Avalanches- (legendary sampling and songcraft, transitions are sublime)
    "American Water" by Silver Jews (Berman's lyrics and Malkmus guitar playing make for great alt-country)
    "Clube da Esquina" by Clube da Esquina (a creative peak of socially conscious, contemporary Brazilian music that's just a beautiful listen)
    "Just Got Back From The Discomfort...We're Alright" by Brave Little Abacus (experimental and progressive emo that I personally love, not for everyone)
    "The Black Saint and The Sinner Lady" by Charles Mingus (classic jazz staple and the big band arrangements are both gritty and graceful)
    "Cheat Codes" by Danger Mouse and Black Thought (more recent east coast hip-hop, but the atmospheric production and lyrical deliveries are on-point)
    "Down Colorful Hill" by Red House Painters (Kozelek controversy notwithstanding, the heartfelt songwriting and melodies are woven seamlessly)
    "In The Land of Grey and Pink" by Caravan (a more underrated prog album that has one of my favorite songs ever ("Nine Feet Underground"))
    "Perfect from Now On" by Built to Spill (I just love the band's guitar production overall and this album of theirs is my favorite.)
    "Strange Times" by The Chameleons (Not a perfect post-punk album, but I think their experimentation with dream-pop elements was very influential)

  • @dlux8735
    @dlux8735 6 місяців тому +1

    A little Magic happens when you are talking about the Pink Floyd album Animals ,
    as there is a dog barking in the background , how apropos,
    a comfort album for us here!

  • @Benlovescheese
    @Benlovescheese 6 місяців тому +1

    Your list is incredible, i loved it, my 10 comfort albums are - and ranked from least to most comforting.
    10. my bloody valentine- loveleless- the atmosphere hits like nothing else. Its so kntricate and amazing.
    9. Deftones- saturday nighr wrist- one ive come to love and its just that warm atmosphere that makes me love it more than pretty much any other deftones album, i just think overall its so strong, im not too huge on pink cellphone but its funny so ill let it slide, the rest of it is awesome.
    8. Bicep- isles- just a really relaxing electronic release that i love hearing every time i listen to it, its so nice and always hits me in the feels.
    7. Kate Bush- The Art of Dreaming- really relaxing and just like a comfort blanket to listen to.
    6. Fred again...- actual life3- my favourite electronic album of recent years, every song is so comforting znd emotional to me, as well as being dancable and fun. Just a pure post lockdown jam that is about that feeling of finally being able to live again after isolation and an amazing wrap up to the actual life series.
    5. Jamie XX- in colour- my favourite modern electronic album, the emotional moments just hit like in seesaw and strangers in a room nd the hopeful moments like good times are so fun, every song is full of colour and joy, even at the dark times which is a real testament to that title.
    4. Paramore after laughter- what i find to be the best album using the happy songs with sad lyrics concept, i just love the contraast that songs like hard times and fake happy offer, as well as pool, 26 and tell me how being less fun and more somber and emotional, this one really gets me in the feels and yet its one ive been coming back to for comfort since it came out. Its helped me from early teens and adolescence all the way to adulthood which is really crazy to think about. But i do love it so much.
    3. The weeknd- dawn fm- this one has always comforted me, its the immersive soundscape that i love and just feel really wins me over as well as the dark themes the album can have, it has a lot of light to it too but it definitely feels darker at times. It flows so nicely as an album, it is really tight and the songs and interludes do such a good job at telling a narrative of the radio show in purgatory. As well as this, swedish house mafia have inclusions on this album and they provide some of the most tasteful tracks on it, how can i make you love me is incredibly enticing and has beautiful synthwork, not every track stands out but all flow amazingly well together and that consistency and huge production the album has is why it is so high here, i am drawn to immersion and atmosphere, as well as production heavy songs and i love how this album does this so well.
    2. Neck deep- lifes not out to get you- this album throughout my late teens and early teens was the comfort blanket i needed, but when i did embrace it and its message it just felt good, as ateen i did love pop punk and now im not as huge on it but this albums messaging and energy is on point, and its hopeful insight into dealing with hardship and trauma and trying to get through it is something ive needed multiple times and im glad that I could listen to it and take on its message as a mantle, gold steps is definitely my favourite pop punk song for its lyrical content, i dont think anything comes close to it.
    1. Chvrches- every open eye- just the most relaxing and upbeat synth pop album i have ever heard and i love every second of it, it has the bangers such as leave a trce and clearest blue but it has emotional moments like high enougn to carry you over which i really gravitated towards in lockdown, just really solid.
    Honourable mention is queen of the stone age's songs for the deaf, like dawn fm this is one that priortises album flow rather than standout moments and those albums which olay out like a journey or hour long radio show really do appeal to me. The band also kill it with riffs and bonkers interludes to add to the theme, the music is incredible.

  • @tomsuzyinfluencerinfj2712
    @tomsuzyinfluencerinfj2712 6 місяців тому

    Great albums, good for comfort for sure
    Animals, 1977, Dortmund, Germany. PF played Animals, Wish you were here, and two tracks from The dark side of the moon. Yes, the inflatable Pig floated (and some aeroplane as well). One of my fave live shows.

  • @ericdere
    @ericdere 6 місяців тому +1

    Inspired by the Eurovision Song Contest (did not watch the final) I bought Vicky Leandros' album "Aprés Toi" from 1972 on Discogs. Not one weak song is on that album.
    There is also a new band in The Netherlands: Hiqpy. They have not released anything yet. They have a YT channel with just two songs, but there are some live perfomances as well on YT. When they release an EP or album, I am sure that will be by comfort album
    Also: Ray LaMontagne - Ouroboros.
    Meskerem Mees - Julius
    Oracle Sisters - Hydranism
    Nana Adjoa - Big Dreaming Ants
    Robin Kester - This Is Not A Democracy
    The Gathering - Nighttime Birds
    Beth Orton - Stolen Car
    Terry Callier - Occasional Rain

  • @KenoshaKarl
    @KenoshaKarl 6 місяців тому

    Not a huge prog fan, but I do have a prog comfort album. “A better land” by Brian Auger’s Oblivion Express. Check it out if you haven’t already. You might enjoy it.

  • @patbarr1351
    @patbarr1351 5 місяців тому

    "Comfort" is a bit different from favorite, isn't it? For some reason, I listen to Camel's 1st album often-- I don't think it's their best at all, but it's fun and the CD version sounds great on headphones. I'd also choose Brian Eno's *Before & After Science* & Los Lobos' *Kiko,* which may be their best & is certainly one of the best American rock albums ever. (I need to visit your Discord soon!)

  • @neonmcmeat6807
    @neonmcmeat6807 6 місяців тому +1

    A little into your Floyd Animals reveal the dog barking outside your open window was a bit of a 'doo doo doo doo' moment!

  • @richardclay4158
    @richardclay4158 6 місяців тому

    1) Mike Westbrook - Glad Day
    2) Kenny Wheeler - Music for Large and Small Ensembles
    3) Chris Laurence Quartet - New View
    4)Annette Peacock - Sky Skating
    5) Nick Drake - Bryter Later
    6) Azimuth - '85
    7) Genesis - Selling England...
    8) Steve Hackett Spectral Mornings
    9) Charlotte Gainsborough - 5.55
    10) Mike Westbrook - The Cortège

  • @karenrogers8102
    @karenrogers8102 6 місяців тому

    Sanctitude by Katatonia. Listening to Jonas is like being wrapped in a woolly blanket, I find his voice very soothing. Also love his vocals on Devonian Nascent by The Ocean Collective and the hidden track on Wisdom of Crowds, his album with Bruce Soord.

  • @tedskullhammer
    @tedskullhammer 6 місяців тому

    Speaking of the greatest prog album of all time, I'd definitely put Rush's Clockwork Angels on my comfort list. I'm a huge Rush fan and I absolutely adore all of their albums, but there's something about Clockwork Angles that really captures me.

  • @Jimbaud1
    @Jimbaud1 6 місяців тому

    Great list, Niamh! I actually heard that Have a Nice Life album a few years back and have been meaning to give it another listen, so thanks for refreshing my memory of it. Here's 10 albums I certainly consider "comfort albums" to be sure:
    - The Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd (1973)
    - Chris Isaak - s/t (1987)
    - Is This Desire? - PJ Harvey (1998)
    - Dots and Loops - Stereolab (1997)
    - Auto Reconnaissance - The Tangent (2020)
    - On Your Own Love Again - Jessica Pratt (2015)
    - Pet Sounds - The Beach Boys (1966)
    - White Bread, Black Beer - Scritti Politti (2006)
    - And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out - Yo La Tengo (2000)
    - Within the Realm of a Dying Sun - Dead Can Dance (1987)

  • @formerdungeonmaster1232
    @formerdungeonmaster1232 6 місяців тому +1

    Nice list!
    Mine are:
    Air - Pocket Symphony
    The Mars Volta - Nocturniquet
    Gojira - Magma
    Tool - 10000 Days as well
    Weyes Blood - Titanic rising (your tip a while back)
    John Frusciante - To Record Only Water for Ten Days
    Animals As Leaders - Weightless
    Tigran Hamasian - The Call Within
    Elliott Smith - Figure 8
    Tame Impala - Innerspeaker

  • @stephenkraft609
    @stephenkraft609 6 місяців тому

    Nice shirt and Interesting list for sure! I would include Nursery Cryme, Human (although might sub Symbolic or TSOP) and maybe unironically even Jagged Little Pill. Animals maybe also (even though I'm not a PF at all) and for Tool I would pick AEnima which is definitely a top 10 comfort album for me although I never got into any of their other albums.

  • @albertampel4175
    @albertampel4175 6 місяців тому

    I´ve been watching your videos for quite a while now but never commented. Just want to say thank you and hats off. I love the fact that there are young people out there that are into record collecting and like and discover old and new music. You seem to be pretty resistant to "bully commenters" trying to bash you for your taste, your stereo equipment or whatever. Just stay true to your heart and soul! Cheers from Germany.

  • @metaloreo8423
    @metaloreo8423 6 місяців тому +1

    Great list! Here are mine in no particular order
    Orbit Culture-Descent
    The Devil Wears Prada-Color Decay
    Vildhjarta-Masstaden Under Vatten
    Invent Animate-Heavener
    Meshuggah-ObZen
    Trivium-In The Court Of The Drgon
    Metallica-Master Of Puppets
    Animals As Leaders-The Joy Of Motion
    System Of A Down-Toxicity
    Lorna Shore-Pain Remains
    I know there’s a lot of depressing albums in my list but they all make me super happy and at ease :)

  • @Futurist1001
    @Futurist1001 6 місяців тому

    Thanks for the cool recommendations Niamh!
    Here's my top 5 comfort albums:
    1. Nirvana - Nevermind
    2. Nick Drake - Bryter Layter
    3. Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Freaky Styley
    4. Philip Glass - Glassworks
    5. The Stone Roses - Self Titled

  • @matthewstroud4294
    @matthewstroud4294 6 місяців тому +1

    What albums will I repeat-listen end to end over and over, based on what I actually do, rather than what I'd like to say I do?
    A Trick Of The Tail - Genesis.
    Lionheart - Kate Bush.
    Nashville Skyline - Bob Dylan.
    Silk Degrees - Boz Scaggs.
    The Turn Of A Friendly Card - Alan Parsons Project.
    In The Wee Small Hours - Frank Sinatra.
    Songs For The Deaf - QOTSA.
    Born In The USA - Bruce Springsteen.
    On The Beach - Neil Young.
    Guilty - Barbra Streisand.

  • @MrSmiley1964
    @MrSmiley1964 6 місяців тому +1

    You don't have to explain or justify loving "ANIMALS". Loving "Animals" is self-explaining. Same with "RED". Can't pick a favorite Tool album, but I'm going to buy that Gojira one. Thanks for the heads up!

  • @newspapertaxis1
    @newspapertaxis1 4 місяці тому

    "I think I said Mentality to many times" LOL!!!!!!! Haaaaa!!!!!!!

  • @mutate34
    @mutate34 6 місяців тому

    Wishbone Ash - argus and MJ's off the wall

  • @sashaames9952
    @sashaames9952 6 місяців тому

    Nice to see more prog-nerds out there! Not the 70s punk Death from Detroit I'd gather?

  • @exploringthemusicaluniverse
    @exploringthemusicaluniverse 6 місяців тому

    Pretty nice list. Perhaps a list of your favourite music youtubers be a good video topic. I like a lot of guitarists, in particular, 2Sich and a host of others.

  • @garycitro1674
    @garycitro1674 6 місяців тому

    Maybe i dont really grasp the "comfort album" concept. I take it as more of a mellowness thing. From that perspective, my favorite Pink Floyd comfort album is obscured by clouds.
    Maybe even the soundtrack from the film More, which has weaker songs compositionally but is a very chill album.

  • @resistor27
    @resistor27 6 місяців тому

    5 off the top of my head.
    Wish You Were Here-Pink Floyd
    On Fire-Galaxie 500
    The Perfect Prescription-Spacemen 3
    Trespass-Genesis
    Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy-Elton John.

  • @ChrissHill-im7kj
    @ChrissHill-im7kj 6 місяців тому

    Yes. Fragile. Pfm.Jet Lag. Mr Big. Photographic smile. David Bowie. Hunky Dory. Lou Reed Transformer. Paul and Linda McCartney. Ram. Gentle Giant. Free Hand. Elton John. Caribou. Genesis Foxtrot Queen A night at the opera. Go back to these again and again

  • @kmsharley75
    @kmsharley75 6 місяців тому +5

    No particular order:
    1)Blind Melon Soup
    2)Tool Fear Inoculum
    3)Candlebox Lucy
    4)Kyuss Welcome To Sky Valley
    5)Pink Floyd The Wall
    6)Iron Maiden (any of them,but I'll say Live...After Death)
    7) Fleetwood Mac The Dance
    8) Dream Theater Awake
    9) Faith No More Angel Dust
    10) Tool 10,000 Days
    Also 10) Mastodon Crack The Skye

    • @nickspann89
      @nickspann89 6 місяців тому +2

      Noice selection, I can cosign on all of these.

    • @kmsharley75
      @kmsharley75 6 місяців тому

      @nickspann89 thank you sir,though 15 minutes after making that list I thought of 10 more albums that could replace all 10 of my original choices haha...we are blessed with great music.

  • @silvertube52
    @silvertube52 6 місяців тому

    Agree about Nursery Cryme, a true classic. Have you given Procol Harmum a full listen? Please give a repeated hearing to 'Shine on Brightly' through 'Home'. Some really moving songs there.

  • @ni_n__ho.oh__n_in
    @ni_n__ho.oh__n_in 6 місяців тому +1

    My memory doesn't seem to be working; here's today's most comfortable album OF ALL TIME:
    Spiral Architect - A Sceptic's Universe

    • @tanktuba
      @tanktuba 6 місяців тому

      I just listened to this. What a fucking banger album. Man it's a lot to digest. A commenter on yt summed it up perfectly.
      "Sounds like Zappa and Jaco joined Fates Warning, took acid and recorded the best prog metal ever!"

    • @mutate34
      @mutate34 6 місяців тому

      Not heard them but I love the Sabbath song so will check it out

  • @richard127gm
    @richard127gm 6 місяців тому

    Seven Stones is in my top five of recorded songs. ever! Maybe my No 1.

  • @pinkrudy
    @pinkrudy 6 місяців тому

    comfort album is a strange term for me. all the music i own is to soothe me, comfort me, cheer me up etc...

  • @mainzergirl9610
    @mainzergirl9610 6 місяців тому

    If comfort means singing along and air guitar, it's Black Sabbath Vol 4. If comfort means not thinking, it's Tangerine Dream's Phaedra.

  • @jagdeepkaul1261
    @jagdeepkaul1261 6 місяців тому

    Hey Niamh! Did you manage get a ticket for Gilmour???? I'm seeing him first night of his tour at RAH can't wait!!!

  • @tedwatson1743
    @tedwatson1743 6 місяців тому +3

    In no order...
    Traffic john barleycorn
    Supertramp crisis what crisis
    Anglagard hybris
    Synergy (Larry Fast) pretty much anything
    Kraftwerk autobahn
    Holst the planets---yes classics are good too,lol
    Yes relayer
    ELP pictures
    The Monkees head
    Cat stevens catch bull at four

    • @Sergio_Solorio
      @Sergio_Solorio 6 місяців тому +1

      Love Supertramp and Traffic as well. Though I personally prefer "Crime of the Century" because I really like Davies' work on there. I'm also seeing a recent trend in Yes fans preferring "Relayer" over "Close to the Edge", and I can see why. I think the former's second half is more thematically consistent and makes for a smoother listen.

    • @resistor27
      @resistor27 6 місяців тому

      ‘Relayer’ has become my favorite Yes album in the last 10 years. Takes a few listens.

    • @Laurasiana
      @Laurasiana 6 місяців тому

      Interesting list, and I appreciate your descriptions - even of the albums I know well. Yeah, Björk… Listening to her, it’s like: this is Björk’s world, we just live in it! Since you mentioned that you enjoy trip-hop, have you heard the new Beth Gibbons album, “Lives Outgrown?” It still has some of that Portishead vibe, but quieter, more intimate, yet rich and complex. Progressive, without being “Prog.”

  • @yedgim8172
    @yedgim8172 6 місяців тому

    Animals and Björk for sure 🙌🏼

  • @davidellis5141
    @davidellis5141 6 місяців тому +1

    Grace by Jeff Buckley for me. Never heard a voice that good before or since.

    • @the_prog_nerd
      @the_prog_nerd  6 місяців тому +1

      brilliant record!

    • @Sergio_Solorio
      @Sergio_Solorio 6 місяців тому +1

      Probably one of the best singer-songwriter albums ever released. His dad was pretty good, too. Though I've heard they didn't have a great relationship.

  • @aminahmed2220
    @aminahmed2220 6 місяців тому

    What a fantastic video have a wonderful day 😊❤

  • @tanktuba
    @tanktuba 6 місяців тому

    Nice list. Lots of great music. Some of mine are,
    Argus Wishbone Ash
    Obscured by Clouds Pink Floyd
    Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd
    In Our Nature Jose Gonzalez
    I Forget Where We Were Ben Howard
    Bridge of Sighs Robin Trower
    Morning Phase Beck
    Powerslave Iron Maiden
    Diary of a Madman Ozzy Osbourne
    Awaken the Guardian Fates Warning

    • @Sergio_Solorio
      @Sergio_Solorio 6 місяців тому +1

      Love Wishbone Ash. Guitar work is phenomenal. Their work is on par with the American contemporaries, perhaps the Allman Brothers and CSNY?

  • @paulyh4531
    @paulyh4531 6 місяців тому

    Good video , your hair looks cool 😎

  • @MatíasPergolini
    @MatíasPergolini 3 місяці тому

    Are you in Rate Y Music?

  • @utvf68
    @utvf68 6 місяців тому +2

    1. Moving Pictures - Rush
    2. Boston - Boston
    3. Van Halen I
    4. Led Zeppelin IV
    5. Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
    6. Rubber Soul - The Beatles
    7. Escape - Journey
    8. A Day at the Races - Queen
    9. Hotel California - The Eagles
    10. The Joshua Tree - U2

  • @discoid_multivers8062
    @discoid_multivers8062 6 місяців тому

    Hey! Where is Ringo?

  • @trainguy7276
    @trainguy7276 6 місяців тому

    Awesome list! My personal 10 comfort albums:
    1. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
    2. Billy Cobham - Crosswinds
    3. The Alan Parsons Project - I Robot
    4. Cheap Trick - Heaven Tonight
    5. Nektar - Remember The Future
    6. Kansas - Song For America
    7. Grobschnitt - Solar Music Live
    8. ZZ Top - Tres Hombres
    9. Emerson Lake and Palmer - Pictures At An Exhibition
    10. Todd Rundgren - A Wizard, A True Star

  • @dannyvalentine468
    @dannyvalentine468 6 місяців тому

    Carnavas - Silversun Pickups
    The Edgar Wintee Group - With Rick Derringer
    Cheap Trick- Heaven Tonight
    A Flock Of Seagulls- Any of the firsr 3 albums
    Styx - Paradise Theatre
    Limp Bizkit - Results May Vary
    Some comfort records off the top if my head

  • @johngross5339
    @johngross5339 6 місяців тому

    You know i apologize, because the only reason I turn into you is you are so blasted cute, seriously

  • @YesMan-uy4cj
    @YesMan-uy4cj 6 місяців тому

    This was a BAD list

  • @hasseelmerson
    @hasseelmerson 6 місяців тому

    1, Shine on brightly - Procol Harum
    2 La flute indienne - Calchakis
    3 live at Fillmore - Jimi Hendrix
    4 Abbey road - Beatles
    5 World Peace Culture
    6 Time out of mind - Bob Dylan
    7 Then play on - Fleetwood Mac
    8 Leonard Cohen first
    9 Hot rats - Frank Zappa
    10 Moondogs First on CBS
    face artist
    Shall try Spearbox.takecare