Best Ever Albums

Re: Help me get deeper into Prog

jhuik — Sat, 9 Dec 2017 11:42:50 GMT

Author: jhuik

Posted: 12/09/2017 16:42

I'm not a big fan of prog but I am a big fan of Porcupine Tree /Steven Wilson considered by some to be one of the best ever. To my mind, more "accessible" than a lot of prog. I'd start here.

https://www.besteveralbums.com/thechart.php?a=76463

https://www.besteveralbums.com/thechart.php?a=1640

https://www.besteveralbums.com/thechart.php?a=2508

Re: Help me get deeper into Prog

Lachapelle — Thu, 7 Dec 2017 22:23:11 GMT

Author: Lachapelle

Posted: 12/08/2017 03:23

Thanks so much for all of the suggestions!

I just got back from a massive haul, and I found quite a few of the albums mentioned while crate-digging.

I managed to grab original pressings of these albums for very cheap..

Close To The Edge by Yes
Tormato by Yes
Classic Yes by Yes

Free Hand by Gentle Giant
Playing The Fool by Gentle Giant

Foxtrot by Genesis
Spot The Pigeon by Genesis

Si On Avait Besoin D'Une Cinquième Saison by Harmonium

Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield

I Robot by The Alan Parsons Project

I look forward to diving into these, and I will be keeping an eye out for all of the others mentioned here so feel free to keep adding! I like to listen to the majority of my music physically so I will probably not be streaming anything unless I find it first. (although if there are some exceptions that I must listen to immediately I'm sure I could Spotify a few...)

And I should mention again, I am a big Pink Floyd fan so yes I own and have heard all of their "prog classics".

Re: Help me get deeper into Prog

NowhereMan — Thu, 7 Dec 2017 18:02:54 GMT

Author: NowhereMan

Posted: 12/07/2017 23:02

Selling England By The Pound by Genesis

Animals by Pink Floyd

In The Court Of The Crimson King by King Crimson

These are ASAP listens. I always find approaching a prog album intimidating, I need to listen more !

Re: Help me get deeper into Prog

NowhereMan — Thu, 7 Dec 2017 18:02:35 GMT

Re: Help me get deeper into Prog

AAL2014 — Thu, 7 Dec 2017 12:19:53 GMT

Author: AAL2014

Posted: 12/07/2017 17:19

Prog has been one of my favorite genres/sub genres for years now. I'd imagine it was probably ultimately what made me interested in jazz, or at least what trained my ear for it when I eventually got to it haha.

Pink Floyd and Rush is always a great start. I don't know how much of the Rush catalog you've taken in, but there are so many great albums through a few distinct periods of writing. Moving Pictures, Hemispheres, and Permanent Waves are standouts to me.

Some other prog (and prog metal) favorites of mine:

Genesis- Selling England by the Pound, and the aforementioned Foxtrot.

King Crimson- Red

Frank Zappa- Apostrophe, Over Nite Sensation

Primus- Sailing The Seas of Cheese

Dream Theater- Scenes From A Memory

Mastodon- Crack The Skye

Tool- Lateralus, AEnima

Flying Colors- Flying Colors (previously mentioned here by Fischman but I thought I was just about the only person who ever heard it 🤣 )

Steven Wilson- Hand. Cannot. Erase., The Raven

Re: Help me get deeper into Prog

bobbyb5 — Thu, 7 Dec 2017 05:12:53 GMT

Author: bobbyb5

Posted: 12/07/2017 10:12

Some people who like prog rock sneer at The Moody Blues, but they're idiots. Cuz The Moody Blues rule!!!

Days Of Future Passed by The Moody Blues

To Our Children's Children's Children by The Moody Blues

On The Threshold Of A Dream by The Moody Blues

Every Good Boy Deserves Favour by The Moody Blues

Re: Help me get deeper into Prog

manurock — Thu, 7 Dec 2017 04:59:30 GMT

Author: manurock

Posted: 12/07/2017 09:59

Wow, so many great prog rock and related genres' albums, and though it is my favourite genre, I still don't know all the ones you have posted so far. It's also nice to see people discovering 70's prog these days.

ECUPirate was spot on on his reccomendations. I would add to the Supertramp rec their debut album:
(Won't find the BEA link so here is the url)) https://www.besteveralbums.com/thechart.php?a=37409
As radio stations have always ignored it and Hodgson/Davies never play songs from this album, few people know it and, believe me, if you like prog you will enjoy it as much as their better known albums.

And I can't avoid reccomending this album that, although being from the 2000's, sounds like Camel/Oldfield 70's prog while having a style of their own.

Doomsday Afternoon by Phideaux

Re: Help me get deeper into Prog

bobbyb5 — Thu, 7 Dec 2017 03:40:40 GMT

Author: bobbyb5

Posted: 12/07/2017 08:40

Past, Present And Future by Al Stewart

Year Of The Cat by Al Stewart

Hergest Ridge by Mike Oldfield

Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield

Re: Help me get deeper into Prog

bobbyb5 — Thu, 7 Dec 2017 03:36:19 GMT

Author: bobbyb5

Posted: 12/07/2017 08:36

Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds by Jeff Wayne

Remember The Future by Nektar
A Tab In The Ocean by Nektar

The Six Wives Of Henry VIII by Rick Wakeman

Journey To The Centre Of The Earth by Rick Wakeman

Re: Help me get deeper into Prog

Fischman — Wed, 6 Dec 2017 22:37:41 GMT

Author: Fischman

Posted: 12/07/2017 03:37

I generally like to give a very personalized response, but this is a rare case in which I will simply refer to another list as I've yet to see one better. You could do a lot worse than working your way down this list.

https://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_albumsprog.html

Okay, I will make it a bit personal. Here's my BEA creation for the 100 best prog albums. As a specific recommendation, if you like classic prog but want to hear something more contemporary, I highly recommend Transatlantic (especially the album Bridge Across Forever) or Flying Colors (self titled debut).

https://www.besteveralbums.com/addchart.php?c=35131

And if you like metal at all, I also have a BEA list of the top progressive metal albums:
https://www.besteveralbums.com/thechart.php?c=35589#comments

Re: Help me get deeper into Prog

Tha1ChiefRocka — Wed, 6 Dec 2017 19:44:44 GMT

Author: Tha1ChiefRocka

Posted: 12/07/2017 00:44

Some of these may also be considered jazz-rock, or psychedelic, but whatever.

The Rotter's Club by Hatfield And The North

Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso by Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso

Unorthodox Behaviour by Brand X

晩餐 [Social Gathering] by Food Brain

Mekanïk Destruktïw Kommandöh by Magma

The Silent Corner And The Empty Stage by Peter Hammill

Hero And Heroine by Strawbs

Re: Help me get deeper into Prog

SquishypuffDave — Wed, 6 Dec 2017 18:41:55 GMT

Author: SquishypuffDave

Posted: 12/06/2017 23:41

I'll echo ECUpirate, especially regarding Camel and Caravan, and I'd also add:

First Utterance by Comus

Storia Di Un Minuto by Premiata Forneria Marconi

You by Gong

Si On Avait Besoin D'Une Cinquième Saison by Harmonium

Re: Help me get deeper into Prog

travelful — Wed, 6 Dec 2017 18:00:53 GMT

Author: travelful

Posted: 12/06/2017 23:00

Definitely listen to King Crimson's In The Court Of The Crimson King asap. That album in my opinion was the pinnacle of prog rock and my personal favorite album of all time. Pink Floyd is also a given.

Obviously bands like Yes, Genesis, and Rush are big names that people will rave over as well (even if I don't care for any of them too much) and are worth checking out.

I'd also recommend:

Supertramp- Crime of the Century/Breakfast In America
Traffic - John Barleycorn Must Die/The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys
Camel - Mirage/Moonmadness/The Snow Goose
Caravan - In The Land Of Grey And Pink/ If I Could Do It All Over Again, I'd Do It All Over You
Dire Straits - Love Over Gold

Re: Help me get deeper into Prog

Anonymous — Wed, 6 Dec 2017 17:10:10 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/06/2017 22:10

Some progressive pop (or jazz for Rock Bottom)

The Alan Parsons Project : I Robot

The Alan Parsons Project : Tales of Mystery and Imagination

Robert Wyatt : Rock Bottom

Air : 10 000h Legend

Re: Help me get deeper into Prog

Graeme2 — Wed, 6 Dec 2017 13:58:58 GMT

Author: Graeme2

Posted: 12/06/2017 18:58

Prog by Graeme2

The usual suspects and a few that are not.

Re: Help me get deeper into Prog

Jorbaa — Wed, 6 Dec 2017 13:48:26 GMT

Author: Jorbaa

Posted: 12/06/2017 18:48

Quatermass by Quatermass

Foxtrot by Genesis

Help me get deeper into Prog

Lachapelle — Wed, 6 Dec 2017 13:29:02 GMT

Author: Lachapelle

Posted: 12/06/2017 18:29

I've just started diving into some of the classic Prog albums of the 70s, and I'm really enjoying myself so far.

I had only really known of Pink Floyd and Rush before I started getting into the genre, and I honestly didn't even know that they were labeled as 'Progressive'.

The 2 albums I've managed to get my hands on and have been enjoying quite a bit are

Octopus by Gentle Giant

Close To The Edge by Yes

Any similar Prog albums I should try to find next..?