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Posted by Anton J on 5/9/2012, 8:17 am, in reply to "Prog Albums"
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Here's some kind of list of "essential" prog albums. Not everything is "strictly" prog-rock, but you pretty much have to hear most of these albums to have a good understanding of what classic prog is all about.

King Crimson:
In the Court of the Crimson King
In the Wake of Posiedon
Larks' Tongues in Aspic
Red
Discipline
Absent Lovers

Genesis
Nursery Cryme
Foxtrot
Selling England by the Pound
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
A Trick of the Tail

Yes:
The Yes Album
Fragile
Close to the Edge
Tales from Topographic Oceans
Relayer

Jethro Tull
Aqualung
Thick as a Brick
Heavy Horses
Live: Bursting Out

Emerson, Lake & Palmer:
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Tarkus
Pictures at an Exhibition
Trilogy
Brain Salad

Gentle Giant:
Gentle Giant
Acquiring the Taste
Octopus

Renaissance:
Prologue
Ashes Are Burning
Turn of the Cards
Scheherazade and Other Stories

Caravan:
In the Land of Grey and Pink
Waterloo Lily
For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night

Pink Floyd:
Meddle
Obscured by Clouds
Dark Side of the Moon
Animals

The Alan Parsons Project:
Tales of Mystery & Imagination
I Robot

Van Der Graaf Generator:
H to He Who Am the Only One
Godbluff
World Record

Camel:
The Snow Goose
Breathless
Nude

Premiata Forneria Marconi
Storia di un Minuto
Per un Amico

Curved Air:
Air Conditioning
Second Album
Phantasmagoria

The Nice:
The Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack
Ars Vita Longa Brevis

Atomic Rooster:
Atomic Rooster
Death Walks Behind You

Aphrodite's Child:
666

Gryphon:
Red Queen to Gryphon Three

Focus:
Hamburger Concerto

Eloy:
Ocean
Dawn

Uriah Heep:
Look at Yourself

Rush:
All the World's a Stage
Exit... Stage Left

Rick Wakeman:
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
No Earthly Connection
Criminal Record

Fairport Convention:
Unhalfbricking
Liege & Lief

Illusion:
Out of the Mist

Magma:
Mekanïk Destruktïw Kommandöh
Köhntarkösz

Amon Düül II:
Yeti
Tanz Der Lemminge
Wolf City
Made in Germany

National Health:
National Health

Brand X:
Unorthodox Pleasures

Mahavishnu Orchestra:
The Inner Mounting Flame
Birds of Fire

Henry Cow:
Unrest

Soft Machine:
The Soft Machine
Volume Two
Third

Peter Hammill:
The Silent Corner and the Empty Stage

Family:
Music in a Doll's House
Family Entertainment

Traffic:
Traffic
John Barleycorn Must Die

Strawbs:
Just a Collection of Antiques and Curios
Bursting at the Seams

Steeleye Span:
Below the Salt

Steve Hackett:
Voyage of the Acolyte
Spectral Mornings

Todd Rundgren's Utopia:
Todd Rundgren's Utopia
Ra

Arthur Brown's Kingdom Come:
Journey

Procol Harum:
Procol Harum
Shine on Brightly

The Moody Blues:
Days of Future Passed

Kayak:
See See the Sun

Gong:
Camembert Electrique
The Flying Teapot

High Tide:
Sea Shanties

Deep Purple:
Deep Purple
Concerto for Group and Orchestra

Barclay James Harvest:
Barclay James Harvest
Barclay James Harvest and Other Short Stories

Wow that list got way too long and way too prog-ish, I'd better cut it right here.

--Previous Message--
: I have a couple prog albums, and I like them.
: I'd like to get more, but I don't know where
: to start. Can someone give me a list of
: albums, sort of a where to start list? Thank
: you.
:

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Prog Albums - SVStar 5/8/2012, 10:11 pm
- I found a cool website that has lots of reccomendations for prog albums - Ken 5/8/2012, 10:44 pm
  - Re: I found a cool website that has lots of reccomendations for prog albums - dave 5/9/2012, 10:20 am
- Because I really have nothing better to do - Anton J 5/9/2012, 8:17 am
- Re: Prog Albums - Matt 5/15/2012, 9:58 am
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--Previous Message-- : Here's some kind of list of : "essential" prog albums. Not : everything is "strictly" : prog-rock, but you pretty much have to hear : most of these albums to have a good : understanding of what classic prog is all : about. : : King Crimson: : In the Court of the Crimson King : In the Wake of Posiedon : Larks' Tongues in Aspic : Red : Discipline : Absent Lovers : : Genesis : Nursery Cryme : Foxtrot : Selling England by the Pound : The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway : A Trick of the Tail : : Yes: : The Yes Album : Fragile : Close to the Edge : Tales from Topographic Oceans : Relayer : : Jethro Tull : Aqualung : Thick as a Brick : Heavy Horses : Live: Bursting Out : : Emerson, Lake & Palmer: : Emerson, Lake & Palmer : Tarkus : Pictures at an Exhibition : Trilogy : Brain Salad : : Gentle Giant: : Gentle Giant : Acquiring the Taste : Octopus : : Renaissance: : Prologue : Ashes Are Burning : Turn of the Cards : Scheherazade and Other Stories : : Caravan: : In the Land of Grey and Pink : Waterloo Lily : For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night : : Pink Floyd: : Meddle : Obscured by Clouds : Dark Side of the Moon : Animals : : The Alan Parsons Project: : Tales of Mystery & Imagination : I Robot : : Van Der Graaf Generator: : H to He Who Am the Only One : Godbluff : World Record : : Camel: : The Snow Goose : Breathless : Nude : : Premiata Forneria Marconi : Storia di un Minuto : Per un Amico : : Curved Air: : Air Conditioning : Second Album : Phantasmagoria : : The Nice: : The Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack : Ars Vita Longa Brevis : : Atomic Rooster: : Atomic Rooster : Death Walks Behind You : : Aphrodite's Child: : 666 : : Gryphon: : Red Queen to Gryphon Three : : Focus: : Hamburger Concerto : : Eloy: : Ocean : Dawn : : Uriah Heep: : Look at Yourself : : Rush: : All the World's a Stage : Exit... Stage Left : : Rick Wakeman: : The Six Wives of Henry VIII : No Earthly Connection : Criminal Record : : Fairport Convention: : Unhalfbricking : Liege & Lief : : Illusion: : Out of the Mist : : Magma: : Mekanïk Destruktïw Kommandöh : Köhntarkösz : : Amon Düül II: : Yeti : Tanz Der Lemminge : Wolf City : Made in Germany : : National Health: : National Health : : Brand X: : Unorthodox Pleasures : : Mahavishnu Orchestra: : The Inner Mounting Flame : Birds of Fire : : Henry Cow: : Unrest : : Soft Machine: : The Soft Machine : Volume Two : Third : : Peter Hammill: : The Silent Corner and the Empty Stage : : Family: : Music in a Doll's House : Family Entertainment : : Traffic: : Traffic : John Barleycorn Must Die : : Strawbs: : Just a Collection of Antiques and Curios : Bursting at the Seams : : Steeleye Span: : Below the Salt : : Steve Hackett: : Voyage of the Acolyte : Spectral Mornings : : Todd Rundgren's Utopia: : Todd Rundgren's Utopia : Ra : : Arthur Brown's Kingdom Come: : Journey : : Procol Harum: : Procol Harum : Shine on Brightly : : The Moody Blues: : Days of Future Passed : : Kayak: : See See the Sun : : Gong: : Camembert Electrique : The Flying Teapot : : High Tide: : Sea Shanties : : Deep Purple: : Deep Purple : Concerto for Group and Orchestra : : Barclay James Harvest: : Barclay James Harvest : Barclay James Harvest and Other Short : Stories : : : Wow that list got way too long and way too : prog-ish, I'd better cut it right here. : : : : --Previous Message-- : I have a couple prog albums, and I like : them. : I'd like to get more, but I don't know where : to start. Can someone give me a list of : albums, sort of a where to start list? Thank : you. : : :

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