The Rush Forum's TOP 250 PROG ALBUMS

[Chronos]

73) Hands ( self titled ) - Hands ( Lucas )

 

Wow, I forgot about them. Very similar to Happy the Man, to my ears.

[bean-tor]

1) Hemispheres - Rush (Lucas)

2) Thick as a Brick - Jethro Tull (JohnnyBlaze)

3) Close to the Edge - Yes (Cyclonus X-1)

4) Tales From Topographic Oceans - Yes (Segue Myles)

5) The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway - Genesis (Red Dwarf)

6) Stupid Dream - Porcupine Tree (Mr. Not)

7) Red - King Crimson (ReRushed)

8) Acquiring the Taste - Gentle Giant (bean-tor)

9) Brain Salad Surgery - ELP (2112firststreet)

10) Mirage - Camel (Stormtron)

11) Foxtrot - Genesis (Bigbobby10)

12) Song for America - Kansas (Your Lion)

13) The Raven That Refused to Sing - Steven Wilson (Digital Dad)

14) The Power and the Glory - Gentle Giant (Cyclonus X-1)

15) Haken - The Mountain (bluefox4000)

16) King Crimson - Starless and Bible Black (Blue J)

17) Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd (Bowl City)

18) Pawn Hearts - Van Der Graaf Generator (ReRushed)

19) Focus II - Focus (BigBobby10)

20) Rubycon - Tangerine Dream (Lucas)

21) A Farewell to Kings - Rush (Toymaker)

22) Genesis - Genesis (EagleMoon)

23) Uriah Heep - Demons and Wizards (Your_Lion)

24) The Dark Side of the Moon- Pink Floyd (BigBobby10 )

25) Up The Downstair - Porcupine Tree (PolarizeMe)

26) In the Land of Grey and Pink - Caravan (Pip65)

27) Tanz der Lemminge - Amon Duul II (Cyclonus X-1)

28) Tarkus - ELP (2112FirstStreet)

29) Emerson, Lake And Palmer - ELP (Segue)

30) Fragile - Yes (Lucas)

31. Script For A Jester's Tear - Marillion (Turbine Freight)

32) Genesis - Selling England By the Pound (Blue J)

33) De-Loused in the Comatorium - The Mars Volta (jfeltner11)

34) Animals - Pink Floyd (Digital Dad)

35) 90125 - Yes (Rick N. Backer)

36) Meddle - Pink Floyd (custom55)

37) Sacred Baboon - Yezda Urfa (bean-tor)

38) Going For the One - Yes (Mr. Not)

39) Remember the Future- Nektar

40) Minstrel in the Gallery - Jethro Tull (Cyclonus X-1)

41) Opeth - Pale Communion (catherine)

42) Änglagård - Epilog (Chronos)

43) Blackwater Park - Opeth(djflex)

44) S.C.I.E.N.C.E - Incubus (2112firststreet)

45) One Size Fits All- Frank Zappa ( BigBobby10 )

46) Endless Forms Most Beautiful- Nightwish (Segue Myles)

47) Drama - Yes (Lucas)

48) In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson (jefeltner11)

48) THRAK - King Crimson (Mr. Not)

49) Voyage of The Acolyte - Steve Hackett (Pip65)

50) The Snow Goose - Camel (bean-tor)

51) Argus - Wishbone Ash (Your_Lion)

52. Fugazi - Marillion (Turbine Freight)

53) Tales from the Punchbowl - Primus (2112firststreet)

54) Future Days - Can (Cyclonus X-1)

55) The Color Spectrum - The Dear Hunter (ReRushed)

56) Mëkanïk Dëstruktïẁ Kömmandöh - Magma (Chronos)

57) Sabbath Bloody Sabbath - Black Sabbath (Rick N. Backer)

58) Please Come Home... Mr. Bulbous - King's X (Mr. Not)

59) Out Of The Silent Planet- King's X (Segue Myles)

60) Night of the Living Dregs - The Dixie Dregs (2112FirstStreet)

61) Deadwing - Porcupine Tree (Pip65)

62) Metropolis pt. 2 Scenes From A Memory - Dream Theater (djflex)

63) Olias Of Sunhillow - Jon Anderson (custom55)

64) Fountains Of Light - Starcastle (Lucas)

65) The Ghosts of Pripyat - Steve Rothery (Your_Lion)

66) U.K. - U.K. (Chronos)

67) The Odyssey - Symphony X (EagleMoon)

68) Amputechture - The Mars Volta (Mr. Not)

69) Godbluff - Van Der Graaf Generator (ReRushed)

70) Frances The Mute - The Mars Volta (Turbine Freight)

71) Asia - Asia (Rick N. Backer).

72) Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield (Pip65)

73) Hands ( self titled ) - Hands ( Lucas )

 

74) Aqualung - Jethro Tull (bean-tor)

 

Jethro Tull deserves multiple mentions in our list. While I certainly agree with other Tull albums springing to mind first, I think that Aqualung also has its place here. With folk and sometimes bluesy leanings, it manages to hit hard and display the progressive approach that would continue to develop and feature prominently in their catalogue.

[Blue J]

1) Hemispheres - Rush (Lucas)

2) Thick as a Brick - Jethro Tull (JohnnyBlaze)

3) Close to the Edge - Yes (Cyclonus X-1)

4) Tales From Topographic Oceans - Yes (Segue Myles)

5) The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway - Genesis (Red Dwarf)

6) Stupid Dream - Porcupine Tree (Mr. Not)

7) Red - King Crimson (ReRushed)

8) Acquiring the Taste - Gentle Giant (bean-tor)

9) Brain Salad Surgery - ELP (2112firststreet)

10) Mirage - Camel (Stormtron)

11) Foxtrot - Genesis (Bigbobby10)

12) Song for America - Kansas (Your Lion)

13) The Raven That Refused to Sing - Steven Wilson (Digital Dad)

14) The Power and the Glory - Gentle Giant (Cyclonus X-1)

15) Haken - The Mountain (bluefox4000)

16) King Crimson - Starless and Bible Black (Blue J)

17) Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd (Bowl City)

18) Pawn Hearts - Van Der Graaf Generator (ReRushed)

19) Focus II - Focus (BigBobby10)

20) Rubycon - Tangerine Dream (Lucas)

21) A Farewell to Kings - Rush (Toymaker)

22) Genesis - Genesis (EagleMoon)

23) Uriah Heep - Demons and Wizards (Your_Lion)

24) The Dark Side of the Moon- Pink Floyd (BigBobby10 )

25) Up The Downstair - Porcupine Tree (PolarizeMe)

26) In the Land of Grey and Pink - Caravan (Pip65)

27) Tanz der Lemminge - Amon Duul II (Cyclonus X-1)

28) Tarkus - ELP (2112FirstStreet)

29) Emerson, Lake And Palmer - ELP (Segue)

30) Fragile - Yes (Lucas)

31. Script For A Jester's Tear - Marillion (Turbine Freight)

32) Genesis - Selling England By the Pound (Blue J)

33) De-Loused in the Comatorium - The Mars Volta (jfeltner11)

34) Animals - Pink Floyd (Digital Dad)

35) 90125 - Yes (Rick N. Backer)

36) Meddle - Pink Floyd (custom55)

37) Sacred Baboon - Yezda Urfa (bean-tor)

38) Going For the One - Yes (Mr. Not)

39) Remember the Future- Nektar

40) Minstrel in the Gallery - Jethro Tull (Cyclonus X-1)

41) Opeth - Pale Communion (catherine)

42) Änglagård - Epilog (Chronos)

43) Blackwater Park - Opeth(djflex)

44) S.C.I.E.N.C.E - Incubus (2112firststreet)

45) One Size Fits All- Frank Zappa ( BigBobby10 )

46) Endless Forms Most Beautiful- Nightwish (Segue Myles)

47) Drama - Yes (Lucas)

48) In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson (jefeltner11)

48) THRAK - King Crimson (Mr. Not)

49) Voyage of The Acolyte - Steve Hackett (Pip65)

50) The Snow Goose - Camel (bean-tor)

51) Argus - Wishbone Ash (Your_Lion)

52. Fugazi - Marillion (Turbine Freight)

53) Tales from the Punchbowl - Primus (2112firststreet)

54) Future Days - Can (Cyclonus X-1)

55) The Color Spectrum - The Dear Hunter (ReRushed)

56) Mëkanïk Dëstruktïẁ Kömmandöh - Magma (Chronos)

57) Sabbath Bloody Sabbath - Black Sabbath (Rick N. Backer)

58) Please Come Home... Mr. Bulbous - King's X (Mr. Not)

59) Out Of The Silent Planet- King's X (Segue Myles)

60) Night of the Living Dregs - The Dixie Dregs (2112FirstStreet)

61) Deadwing - Porcupine Tree (Pip65)

62) Metropolis pt. 2 Scenes From A Memory - Dream Theater (djflex)

63) Olias Of Sunhillow - Jon Anderson (custom55)

64) Fountains Of Light - Starcastle (Lucas)

65) The Ghosts of Pripyat - Steve Rothery (Your_Lion)

66) U.K. - U.K. (Chronos)

67) The Odyssey - Symphony X (EagleMoon)

68) Amputechture - The Mars Volta (Mr. Not)

69) Godbluff - Van Der Graaf Generator (ReRushed)

70) Frances The Mute - The Mars Volta (Turbine Freight)

71) Asia - Asia (Rick N. Backer).

72) Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield (Pip65)

73) Hands ( self titled ) - Hands ( Lucas )

74) Aqualung - Jethro Tull (bean-tor)

75) A Passion Play- Jethro Tull (Blue J)

 

Benefit is my favourite Tull album, but A Passion Play is much more prog-oriented...and widely under-appreciated, I think. I love it.

Edited May 2, 2016 by Blue J

[custom55]

A Passion Play was my next choice. Fantastic album and very trippy. Saw this tour in NYC/MSG 1973

 

http://youtu.be/lP-N-RlJsow

Edited May 2, 2016 by custom55

[Blue J]

^ '73 was the year I was born, but I have the 40th anniversary release of the album that has that short film on it.

 

I'm envious of many of the shows you've seen, custom!

[JohnnyBlaze]

I appreciate lists. I think they are fun and enlightening to read, as well as frustrating and infuriating. I like reading them over and coming across something I haven't listened to in a long time or never heard. Lists are a great way to broaden one's horizons. I wish more members would contribute at least one recommendation. I really do find it fun.

Lists are good.

If, for example, there were some kind of movie list I'd be all over it...and not necessarily a genre specific one. Maybe by director or actor or 70s/80s/etc.

 

I think my problem (not specifically this thread) is with the constant vivisection of putting music into genre specific subsection after subsection, and not the act of listing per se. A list of say, Best Bands from the U.K, I'd have no issue with.

 

Also, it's a small thing but is "Top 250" even fitting? The only reason Jethro Tull is #2 is because I was around when the thread was first put up.

Edited May 3, 2016 by JohnnyBlaze

[catherine]

1) Hemispheres - Rush (Lucas)

2) Thick as a Brick - Jethro Tull (JohnnyBlaze)

3) Close to the Edge - Yes (Cyclonus X-1)

4) Tales From Topographic Oceans - Yes (Segue Myles)

5) The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway - Genesis (Red Dwarf)

6) Stupid Dream - Porcupine Tree (Mr. Not)

7) Red - King Crimson (ReRushed)

8) Acquiring the Taste - Gentle Giant (bean-tor)

9) Brain Salad Surgery - ELP (2112firststreet)

10) Mirage - Camel (Stormtron)

11) Foxtrot - Genesis (Bigbobby10)

12) Song for America - Kansas (Your Lion)

13) The Raven That Refused to Sing - Steven Wilson (Digital Dad)

14) The Power and the Glory - Gentle Giant (Cyclonus X-1)

15) Haken - The Mountain (bluefox4000)

16) King Crimson - Starless and Bible Black (Blue J)

17) Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd (Bowl City)

18) Pawn Hearts - Van Der Graaf Generator (ReRushed)

19) Focus II - Focus (BigBobby10)

20) Rubycon - Tangerine Dream (Lucas)

21) A Farewell to Kings - Rush (Toymaker)

22) Genesis - Genesis (EagleMoon)

23) Uriah Heep - Demons and Wizards (Your_Lion)

24) The Dark Side of the Moon- Pink Floyd (BigBobby10 )

25) Up The Downstair - Porcupine Tree (PolarizeMe)

26) In the Land of Grey and Pink - Caravan (Pip65)

27) Tanz der Lemminge - Amon Duul II (Cyclonus X-1)

28) Tarkus - ELP (2112FirstStreet)

29) Emerson, Lake And Palmer - ELP (Segue)

30) Fragile - Yes (Lucas)

31. Script For A Jester's Tear - Marillion (Turbine Freight)

32) Genesis - Selling England By the Pound (Blue J)

33) De-Loused in the Comatorium - The Mars Volta (jfeltner11)

34) Animals - Pink Floyd (Digital Dad)

35) 90125 - Yes (Rick N. Backer)

36) Meddle - Pink Floyd (custom55)

37) Sacred Baboon - Yezda Urfa (bean-tor)

38) Going For the One - Yes (Mr. Not)

39) Remember the Future- Nektar

40) Minstrel in the Gallery - Jethro Tull (Cyclonus X-1)

41) Opeth - Pale Communion (catherine)

42) Änglagård - Epilog (Chronos)

43) Blackwater Park - Opeth(djflex)

44) S.C.I.E.N.C.E - Incubus (2112firststreet)

45) One Size Fits All- Frank Zappa ( BigBobby10 )

46) Endless Forms Most Beautiful- Nightwish (Segue Myles)

47) Drama - Yes (Lucas)

48) In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson (jefeltner11)

48) THRAK - King Crimson (Mr. Not)

49) Voyage of The Acolyte - Steve Hackett (Pip65)

50) The Snow Goose - Camel (bean-tor)

51) Argus - Wishbone Ash (Your_Lion)

52. Fugazi - Marillion (Turbine Freight)

53) Tales from the Punchbowl - Primus (2112firststreet)

54) Future Days - Can (Cyclonus X-1)

55) The Color Spectrum - The Dear Hunter (ReRushed)

56) Mëkanïk Dëstruktïẁ Kömmandöh - Magma (Chronos)

57) Sabbath Bloody Sabbath - Black Sabbath (Rick N. Backer)

58) Please Come Home... Mr. Bulbous - King's X (Mr. Not)

59) Out Of The Silent Planet- King's X (Segue Myles)

60) Night of the Living Dregs - The Dixie Dregs (2112FirstStreet)

61) Deadwing - Porcupine Tree (Pip65)

62) Metropolis pt. 2 Scenes From A Memory - Dream Theater (djflex)

63) Olias Of Sunhillow - Jon Anderson (custom55)

64) Fountains Of Light - Starcastle (Lucas)

65) The Ghosts of Pripyat - Steve Rothery (Your_Lion)

66) U.K. - U.K. (Chronos)

67) The Odyssey - Symphony X (EagleMoon)

68) Amputechture - The Mars Volta (Mr. Not)

69) Godbluff - Van Der Graaf Generator (ReRushed)

70) Frances The Mute - The Mars Volta (Turbine Freight)

71) Asia - Asia (Rick N. Backer).

72) Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield (Pip65)

73) Hands ( self titled ) - Hands ( Lucas )

74) Aqualung - Jethro Tull (bean-tor)

75) A Passion Play- Jethro Tull (Blue J)

76) Hand. Cannot. Erase - Steven Wilson

 

masterpiece concept album that even my 16 year old daughter listens too. Voluntarily. :D

[Lucas]

I appreciate lists. I think they are fun and enlightening to read, as well as frustrating and infuriating. I like reading them over and coming across something I haven't listened to in a long time or never heard. Lists are a great way to broaden one's horizons. I wish more members would contribute at least one recommendation. I really do find it fun.

Lists are good.

If, for example, there were some kind of movie list I'd be all over it...and not necessarily a genre specific one. Maybe by director or actor or 70s/80s/etc.

 

I think my problem (not specifically this thread) is with the constant vivisection of putting music into genre specific subsection after subsection, and not the act of listing per se. A list of say, Best Bands from the U.K, I'd have no issue with.

 

Also, it's a small thing but is "Top 250" even fitting? The only reason Jethro Tull is #2 is because I was around when the thread was first put up.

 

Making it a "TOP 250" is part of the fun, but by no means indicative of the quality

 

The "prog" label is fitting because I want to find out what I've been missing - there are already a bunch of albums on here that I have never heard, but plan on listening to ..

[Mr. Not]

I appreciate lists. I think they are fun and enlightening to read, as well as frustrating and infuriating. I like reading them over and coming across something I haven't listened to in a long time or never heard. Lists are a great way to broaden one's horizons. I wish more members would contribute at least one recommendation. I really do find it fun.

Lists are good.

If, for example, there were some kind of movie list I'd be all over it...and not necessarily a genre specific one. Maybe by director or actor or 70s/80s/etc.

 

I think my problem (not specifically this thread) is with the constant vivisection of putting music into genre specific subsection after subsection, and not the act of listing per se. A list of say, Best Bands from the U.K, I'd have no issue with.

 

Also, it's a small thing but is "Top 250" even fitting? The only reason Jethro Tull is #2 is because I was around when the thread was first put up.

 

Making it a "TOP 250" is part of the fun, but by no means indicative of the quality

 

The "prog" label is fitting because I want to find out what I've been missing - there are already a bunch of albums on here that I have never heard, but plan on listening to ..

 

The ordering of the list is completely arbitrary, and everyone participating in this thread knows this. It's simply first come first serve.

[Bigbobby10]

1) Hemispheres - Rush (Lucas)

2) Thick as a Brick - Jethro Tull (JohnnyBlaze)

3) Close to the Edge - Yes (Cyclonus X-1)

4) Tales From Topographic Oceans - Yes (Segue Myles)

5) The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway - Genesis (Red Dwarf)

6) Stupid Dream - Porcupine Tree (Mr. Not)

7) Red - King Crimson (ReRushed)

8) Acquiring the Taste - Gentle Giant (bean-tor)

9) Brain Salad Surgery - ELP (2112firststreet)

10) Mirage - Camel (Stormtron)

11) Foxtrot - Genesis (Bigbobby10)

12) Song for America - Kansas (Your Lion)

13) The Raven That Refused to Sing - Steven Wilson (Digital Dad)

14) The Power and the Glory - Gentle Giant (Cyclonus X-1)

15) Haken - The Mountain (bluefox4000)

16) King Crimson - Starless and Bible Black (Blue J)

17) Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd (Bowl City)

18) Pawn Hearts - Van Der Graaf Generator (ReRushed)

19) Focus II - Focus (BigBobby10)

20) Rubycon - Tangerine Dream (Lucas)

21) A Farewell to Kings - Rush (Toymaker)

22) Genesis - Genesis (EagleMoon)

23) Uriah Heep - Demons and Wizards (Your_Lion)

24) The Dark Side of the Moon- Pink Floyd (BigBobby10 )

25) Up The Downstair - Porcupine Tree (PolarizeMe)

26) In the Land of Grey and Pink - Caravan (Pip65)

27) Tanz der Lemminge - Amon Duul II (Cyclonus X-1)

28) Tarkus - ELP (2112FirstStreet)

29) Emerson, Lake And Palmer - ELP (Segue)

30) Fragile - Yes (Lucas)

31. Script For A Jester's Tear - Marillion (Turbine Freight)

32) Genesis - Selling England By the Pound (Blue J)

33) De-Loused in the Comatorium - The Mars Volta (jfeltner11)

34) Animals - Pink Floyd (Digital Dad)

35) 90125 - Yes (Rick N. Backer)

36) Meddle - Pink Floyd (custom55)

37) Sacred Baboon - Yezda Urfa (bean-tor)

38) Going For the One - Yes (Mr. Not)

39) Remember the Future- Nektar

40) Minstrel in the Gallery - Jethro Tull (Cyclonus X-1)

41) Opeth - Pale Communion (catherine)

42) Änglagård - Epilog (Chronos)

43) Blackwater Park - Opeth(djflex)

44) S.C.I.E.N.C.E - Incubus (2112firststreet)

45) One Size Fits All- Frank Zappa ( BigBobby10 )

46) Endless Forms Most Beautiful- Nightwish (Segue Myles)

47) Drama - Yes (Lucas)

48) In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson (jefeltner11)

48) THRAK - King Crimson (Mr. Not)

49) Voyage of The Acolyte - Steve Hackett (Pip65)

50) The Snow Goose - Camel (bean-tor)

51) Argus - Wishbone Ash (Your_Lion)

52. Fugazi - Marillion (Turbine Freight)

53) Tales from the Punchbowl - Primus (2112firststreet)

54) Future Days - Can (Cyclonus X-1)

55) The Color Spectrum - The Dear Hunter (ReRushed)

56) Mëkanïk Dëstruktïẁ Kömmandöh - Magma (Chronos)

57) Sabbath Bloody Sabbath - Black Sabbath (Rick N. Backer)

58) Please Come Home... Mr. Bulbous - King's X (Mr. Not)

59) Out Of The Silent Planet- King's X (Segue Myles)

60) Night of the Living Dregs - The Dixie Dregs (2112FirstStreet)

61) Deadwing - Porcupine Tree (Pip65)

62) Metropolis pt. 2 Scenes From A Memory - Dream Theater (djflex)

63) Olias Of Sunhillow - Jon Anderson (custom55)

64) Fountains Of Light - Starcastle (Lucas)

65) The Ghosts of Pripyat - Steve Rothery (Your_Lion)

66) U.K. - U.K. (Chronos)

67) The Odyssey - Symphony X (EagleMoon)

68) Amputechture - The Mars Volta (Mr. Not)

69) Godbluff - Van Der Graaf Generator (ReRushed)

70) Frances The Mute - The Mars Volta (Turbine Freight)

71) Asia - Asia (Rick N. Backer).

72) Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield (Pip65)

73) Hands ( self titled ) - Hands ( Lucas )

74) Aqualung - Jethro Tull (bean-tor)

75) A Passion Play- Jethro Tull (Blue J)

76) Hand. Cannot. Erase - Steven Wilson

 

77) Out of Focus- Out of Focus (Bigbobby10)

 

Another underrated album. If Jethro Tull played the Saxophone he would sound like this guy. Really good stuff, worth a listen if you never have heard of them

Edited May 3, 2016 by Bigbobby10

[Mr. Not]

76) Hand. Cannot. Erase - Steven Wilson

 

masterpiece concept album that even my 16 year old daughter listens too. Voluntarily. :D

 

....Masterpiece ...About that

 

... :outtahere:

[Cyclonus X-1]

1) Hemispheres - Rush (Lucas)

2) Thick as a Brick - Jethro Tull (JohnnyBlaze)

3) Close to the Edge - Yes (Cyclonus X-1)

4) Tales From Topographic Oceans - Yes (Segue Myles)

5) The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway - Genesis (Red Dwarf)

6) Stupid Dream - Porcupine Tree (Mr. Not)

7) Red - King Crimson (ReRushed)

8) Acquiring the Taste - Gentle Giant (bean-tor)

9) Brain Salad Surgery - ELP (2112firststreet)

10) Mirage - Camel (Stormtron)

11) Foxtrot - Genesis (Bigbobby10)

12) Song for America - Kansas (Your Lion)

13) The Raven That Refused to Sing - Steven Wilson (Digital Dad)

14) The Power and the Glory - Gentle Giant (Cyclonus X-1)

15) Haken - The Mountain (bluefox4000)

16) King Crimson - Starless and Bible Black (Blue J)

17) Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd (Bowl City)

18) Pawn Hearts - Van Der Graaf Generator (ReRushed)

19) Focus II - Focus (BigBobby10)

20) Rubycon - Tangerine Dream (Lucas)

21) A Farewell to Kings - Rush (Toymaker)

22) Genesis - Genesis (EagleMoon)

23) Uriah Heep - Demons and Wizards (Your_Lion)

24) The Dark Side of the Moon- Pink Floyd (BigBobby10 )

25) Up The Downstair - Porcupine Tree (PolarizeMe)

26) In the Land of Grey and Pink - Caravan (Pip65)

27) Tanz der Lemminge - Amon Duul II (Cyclonus X-1)

28) Tarkus - ELP (2112FirstStreet)

29) Emerson, Lake And Palmer - ELP (Segue)

30) Fragile - Yes (Lucas)

31. Script For A Jester's Tear - Marillion (Turbine Freight)

32) Genesis - Selling England By the Pound (Blue J)

33) De-Loused in the Comatorium - The Mars Volta (jfeltner11)

34) Animals - Pink Floyd (Digital Dad)

35) 90125 - Yes (Rick N. Backer)

36) Meddle - Pink Floyd (custom55)

37) Sacred Baboon - Yezda Urfa (bean-tor)

38) Going For the One - Yes (Mr. Not)

39) Remember the Future- Nektar

40) Minstrel in the Gallery - Jethro Tull (Cyclonus X-1)

41) Opeth - Pale Communion (catherine)

42) Änglagård - Epilog (Chronos)

43) Blackwater Park - Opeth(djflex)

44) S.C.I.E.N.C.E - Incubus (2112firststreet)

45) One Size Fits All- Frank Zappa ( BigBobby10 )

46) Endless Forms Most Beautiful- Nightwish (Segue Myles)

47) Drama - Yes (Lucas)

48) In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson (jefeltner11)

48) THRAK - King Crimson (Mr. Not)

49) Voyage of The Acolyte - Steve Hackett (Pip65)

50) The Snow Goose - Camel (bean-tor)

51) Argus - Wishbone Ash (Your_Lion)

52. Fugazi - Marillion (Turbine Freight)

53) Tales from the Punchbowl - Primus (2112firststreet)

54) Future Days - Can (Cyclonus X-1)

55) The Color Spectrum - The Dear Hunter (ReRushed)

56) Mëkanïk Dëstruktïẁ Kömmandöh - Magma (Chronos)

57) Sabbath Bloody Sabbath - Black Sabbath (Rick N. Backer)

58) Please Come Home... Mr. Bulbous - King's X (Mr. Not)

59) Out Of The Silent Planet- King's X (Segue Myles)

60) Night of the Living Dregs - The Dixie Dregs (2112FirstStreet)

61) Deadwing - Porcupine Tree (Pip65)

62) Metropolis pt. 2 Scenes From A Memory - Dream Theater (djflex)

63) Olias Of Sunhillow - Jon Anderson (custom55)

64) Fountains Of Light - Starcastle (Lucas)

65) The Ghosts of Pripyat - Steve Rothery (Your_Lion)

66) U.K. - U.K. (Chronos)

67) The Odyssey - Symphony X (EagleMoon)

68) Amputechture - The Mars Volta (Mr. Not)

69) Godbluff - Van Der Graaf Generator (ReRushed)

70) Frances The Mute - The Mars Volta (Turbine Freight)

71) Asia - Asia (Rick N. Backer).

72) Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield (Pip65)

73) Hands ( self titled ) - Hands ( Lucas )

74) Aqualung - Jethro Tull (bean-tor)

75) A Passion Play- Jethro Tull (Blue J)

76) Hand. Cannot. Erase - Steven Wilson

77) Out of Focus- Out of Focus (Bigbobby10)

 

78) In Rock -- Deep Purple (Cyclonus X-1)

 

Three tracks that qualify as epics, intricate jamming/dueling/soloing, and some sonic experimentation (most prominent in Living Wreck)... I'm counting it.

[Mr. Not]

1) Hemispheres - Rush (Lucas)

2) Thick as a Brick - Jethro Tull (JohnnyBlaze)

3) Close to the Edge - Yes (Cyclonus X-1)

4) Tales From Topographic Oceans - Yes (Segue Myles)

5) The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway - Genesis (Red Dwarf)

6) Stupid Dream - Porcupine Tree (Mr. Not)

7) Red - King Crimson (ReRushed)

8) Acquiring the Taste - Gentle Giant (bean-tor)

9) Brain Salad Surgery - ELP (2112firststreet)

10) Mirage - Camel (Stormtron)

11) Foxtrot - Genesis (Bigbobby10)

12) Song for America - Kansas (Your Lion)

13) The Raven That Refused to Sing - Steven Wilson (Digital Dad)

14) The Power and the Glory - Gentle Giant (Cyclonus X-1)

15) Haken - The Mountain (bluefox4000)

16) King Crimson - Starless and Bible Black (Blue J)

17) Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd (Bowl City)

18) Pawn Hearts - Van Der Graaf Generator (ReRushed)

19) Focus II - Focus (BigBobby10)

20) Rubycon - Tangerine Dream (Lucas)

21) A Farewell to Kings - Rush (Toymaker)

22) Genesis - Genesis (EagleMoon)

23) Uriah Heep - Demons and Wizards (Your_Lion)

24) The Dark Side of the Moon- Pink Floyd (BigBobby10 )

25) Up The Downstair - Porcupine Tree (PolarizeMe)

26) In the Land of Grey and Pink - Caravan (Pip65)

27) Tanz der Lemminge - Amon Duul II (Cyclonus X-1)

28) Tarkus - ELP (2112FirstStreet)

29) Emerson, Lake And Palmer - ELP (Segue)

30) Fragile - Yes (Lucas)

31. Script For A Jester's Tear - Marillion (Turbine Freight)

32) Genesis - Selling England By the Pound (Blue J)

33) De-Loused in the Comatorium - The Mars Volta (jfeltner11)

34) Animals - Pink Floyd (Digital Dad)

35) 90125 - Yes (Rick N. Backer)

36) Meddle - Pink Floyd (custom55)

37) Sacred Baboon - Yezda Urfa (bean-tor)

38) Going For the One - Yes (Mr. Not)

39) Remember the Future- Nektar

40) Minstrel in the Gallery - Jethro Tull (Cyclonus X-1)

41) Opeth - Pale Communion (catherine)

42) Änglagård - Epilog (Chronos)

43) Blackwater Park - Opeth(djflex)

44) S.C.I.E.N.C.E - Incubus (2112firststreet)

45) One Size Fits All- Frank Zappa ( BigBobby10 )

46) Endless Forms Most Beautiful- Nightwish (Segue Myles)

47) Drama - Yes (Lucas)

48) In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson (jefeltner11)

48) THRAK - King Crimson (Mr. Not)

49) Voyage of The Acolyte - Steve Hackett (Pip65)

50) The Snow Goose - Camel (bean-tor)

51) Argus - Wishbone Ash (Your_Lion)

52. Fugazi - Marillion (Turbine Freight)

53) Tales from the Punchbowl - Primus (2112firststreet)

54) Future Days - Can (Cyclonus X-1)

55) The Color Spectrum - The Dear Hunter (ReRushed)

56) Mëkanïk Dëstruktïẁ Kömmandöh - Magma (Chronos)

57) Sabbath Bloody Sabbath - Black Sabbath (Rick N. Backer)

58) Please Come Home... Mr. Bulbous - King's X (Mr. Not)

59) Out Of The Silent Planet- King's X (Segue Myles)

60) Night of the Living Dregs - The Dixie Dregs (2112FirstStreet)

61) Deadwing - Porcupine Tree (Pip65)

62) Metropolis pt. 2 Scenes From A Memory - Dream Theater (djflex)

63) Olias Of Sunhillow - Jon Anderson (custom55)

64) Fountains Of Light - Starcastle (Lucas)

65) The Ghosts of Pripyat - Steve Rothery (Your_Lion)

66) U.K. - U.K. (Chronos)

67) The Odyssey - Symphony X (EagleMoon)

68) Amputechture - The Mars Volta (Mr. Not)

69) Godbluff - Van Der Graaf Generator (ReRushed)

70) Frances The Mute - The Mars Volta (Turbine Freight)

71) Asia - Asia (Rick N. Backer).

72) Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield (Pip65)

73) Hands ( self titled ) - Hands ( Lucas )

74) Aqualung - Jethro Tull (bean-tor)

75) A Passion Play - Jethro Tull (Blue J)

76) Hand. Cannot. Erase - Steven Wilson (catherine)

77) Out of Focus- Out of Focus (Bigbobby10)

78) In Rock - Deep Purple (Cyclonus X-1)

79) ' (Apostrophe) - Frank Zappa (Mr. Not)

 

Short, sweet... Awesome. A masterpiece by Frank Zappa if there ever was one. The only thing I don't care for is the closing track... Rather than fantastic, that track is simply decent ;)

[Digital Dad]

1) Hemispheres - Rush (Lucas)

2) Thick as a Brick - Jethro Tull (JohnnyBlaze)

3) Close to the Edge - Yes (Cyclonus X-1)

4) Tales From Topographic Oceans - Yes (Segue Myles)

5) The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway - Genesis (Red Dwarf)

6) Stupid Dream - Porcupine Tree (Mr. Not)

7) Red - King Crimson (ReRushed)

8) Acquiring the Taste - Gentle Giant (bean-tor)

9) Brain Salad Surgery - ELP (2112firststreet)

10) Mirage - Camel (Stormtron)

11) Foxtrot - Genesis (Bigbobby10)

12) Song for America - Kansas (Your Lion)

13) The Raven That Refused to Sing - Steven Wilson (Digital Dad)

14) The Power and the Glory - Gentle Giant (Cyclonus X-1)

15) Haken - The Mountain (bluefox4000)

16) King Crimson - Starless and Bible Black (Blue J)

17) Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd (Bowl City)

18) Pawn Hearts - Van Der Graaf Generator (ReRushed)

19) Focus II - Focus (BigBobby10)

20) Rubycon - Tangerine Dream (Lucas)

21) A Farewell to Kings - Rush (Toymaker)

22) Genesis - Genesis (EagleMoon)

23) Uriah Heep - Demons and Wizards (Your_Lion)

24) The Dark Side of the Moon- Pink Floyd (BigBobby10 )

25) Up The Downstair - Porcupine Tree (PolarizeMe)

26) In the Land of Grey and Pink - Caravan (Pip65)

27) Tanz der Lemminge - Amon Duul II (Cyclonus X-1)

28) Tarkus - ELP (2112FirstStreet)

29) Emerson, Lake And Palmer - ELP (Segue)

30) Fragile - Yes (Lucas)

31. Script For A Jester's Tear - Marillion (Turbine Freight)

32) Genesis - Selling England By the Pound (Blue J)

33) De-Loused in the Comatorium - The Mars Volta (jfeltner11)

34) Animals - Pink Floyd (Digital Dad)

35) 90125 - Yes (Rick N. Backer)

36) Meddle - Pink Floyd (custom55)

37) Sacred Baboon - Yezda Urfa (bean-tor)

38) Going For the One - Yes (Mr. Not)

39) Remember the Future- Nektar

40) Minstrel in the Gallery - Jethro Tull (Cyclonus X-1)

41) Opeth - Pale Communion (catherine)

42) Änglagård - Epilog (Chronos)

43) Blackwater Park - Opeth(djflex)

44) S.C.I.E.N.C.E - Incubus (2112firststreet)

45) One Size Fits All- Frank Zappa ( BigBobby10 )

46) Endless Forms Most Beautiful- Nightwish (Segue Myles)

47) Drama - Yes (Lucas)

48) In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson (jefeltner11)

48) THRAK - King Crimson (Mr. Not)

49) Voyage of The Acolyte - Steve Hackett (Pip65)

50) The Snow Goose - Camel (bean-tor)

51) Argus - Wishbone Ash (Your_Lion)

52. Fugazi - Marillion (Turbine Freight)

53) Tales from the Punchbowl - Primus (2112firststreet)

54) Future Days - Can (Cyclonus X-1)

55) The Color Spectrum - The Dear Hunter (ReRushed)

56) Mëkanïk Dëstruktïẁ Kömmandöh - Magma (Chronos)

57) Sabbath Bloody Sabbath - Black Sabbath (Rick N. Backer)

58) Please Come Home... Mr. Bulbous - King's X (Mr. Not)

59) Out Of The Silent Planet- King's X (Segue Myles)

60) Night of the Living Dregs - The Dixie Dregs (2112FirstStreet)

61) Deadwing - Porcupine Tree (Pip65)

62) Metropolis pt. 2 Scenes From A Memory - Dream Theater (djflex)

63) Olias Of Sunhillow - Jon Anderson (custom55)

64) Fountains Of Light - Starcastle (Lucas)

65) The Ghosts of Pripyat - Steve Rothery (Your_Lion)

66) U.K. - U.K. (Chronos)

67) The Odyssey - Symphony X (EagleMoon)

68) Amputechture - The Mars Volta (Mr. Not)

69) Godbluff - Van Der Graaf Generator (ReRushed)

70) Frances The Mute - The Mars Volta (Turbine Freight)

71) Asia - Asia (Rick N. Backer).

72) Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield (Pip65)

73) Hands ( self titled ) - Hands ( Lucas )

74) Aqualung - Jethro Tull (bean-tor)

75) A Passion Play - Jethro Tull (Blue J)

76) Hand. Cannot. Erase - Steven Wilson (catherine)

77) Out of Focus- Out of Focus (Bigbobby10)

78) In Rock - Deep Purple (Cyclonus X-1)

79) ' (Apostrophe) - Frank Zappa (Mr. Not)

 

80) Morrocan Roll - Brand X(Digital Dad)

 

Band hasnt been mentioned yet. Brilliant jazz/prog with Phil Collins on drugs. I mean drums. *

 

 

Hehe

 

*Bit of banter off one of the bootlegs

Edited May 3, 2016 by Digital Dad

[djflex]

81 kid a - radiohead (djflex)

 

 

Not sure what all will think of this pick. But to me this album graduated the band just from alternative to prog . Pretty much a classic all the way through. Everything in its right place stunned me when i first heard it...

[Lucas]

1) Hemispheres - Rush (Lucas)

2) Thick as a Brick - Jethro Tull (JohnnyBlaze)

3) Close to the Edge - Yes (Cyclonus X-1)

4) Tales From Topographic Oceans - Yes (Segue Myles)

5) The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway - Genesis (Red Dwarf)

6) Stupid Dream - Porcupine Tree (Mr. Not)

7) Red - King Crimson (ReRushed)

8) Acquiring the Taste - Gentle Giant (bean-tor)

9) Brain Salad Surgery - ELP (2112firststreet)

10) Mirage - Camel (Stormtron)

11) Foxtrot - Genesis (Bigbobby10)

12) Song for America - Kansas (Your Lion)

13) The Raven That Refused to Sing - Steven Wilson (Digital Dad)

14) The Power and the Glory - Gentle Giant (Cyclonus X-1)

15) Haken - The Mountain (bluefox4000)

16) King Crimson - Starless and Bible Black (Blue J)

17) Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd (Bowl City)

18) Pawn Hearts - Van Der Graaf Generator (ReRushed)

19) Focus II - Focus (BigBobby10)

20) Rubycon - Tangerine Dream (Lucas)

21) A Farewell to Kings - Rush (Toymaker)

22) Genesis - Genesis (EagleMoon)

23) Uriah Heep - Demons and Wizards (Your_Lion)

24) The Dark Side of the Moon- Pink Floyd (BigBobby10 )

25) Up The Downstair - Porcupine Tree (PolarizeMe)

26) In the Land of Grey and Pink - Caravan (Pip65)

27) Tanz der Lemminge - Amon Duul II (Cyclonus X-1)

28) Tarkus - ELP (2112FirstStreet)

29) Emerson, Lake And Palmer - ELP (Segue)

30) Fragile - Yes (Lucas)

31. Script For A Jester's Tear - Marillion (Turbine Freight)

32) Genesis - Selling England By the Pound (Blue J)

33) De-Loused in the Comatorium - The Mars Volta (jfeltner11)

34) Animals - Pink Floyd (Digital Dad)

35) 90125 - Yes (Rick N. Backer)

36) Meddle - Pink Floyd (custom55)

37) Sacred Baboon - Yezda Urfa (bean-tor)

38) Going For the One - Yes (Mr. Not)

39) Remember the Future- Nektar

40) Minstrel in the Gallery - Jethro Tull (Cyclonus X-1)

41) Opeth - Pale Communion (catherine)

42) Änglagård - Epilog (Chronos)

43) Blackwater Park - Opeth(djflex)

44) S.C.I.E.N.C.E - Incubus (2112firststreet)

45) One Size Fits All- Frank Zappa ( BigBobby10 )

46) Endless Forms Most Beautiful- Nightwish (Segue Myles)

47) Drama - Yes (Lucas)

48) In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson (jefeltner11)

48) THRAK - King Crimson (Mr. Not)

49) Voyage of The Acolyte - Steve Hackett (Pip65)

50) The Snow Goose - Camel (bean-tor)

51) Argus - Wishbone Ash (Your_Lion)

52. Fugazi - Marillion (Turbine Freight)

53) Tales from the Punchbowl - Primus (2112firststreet)

54) Future Days - Can (Cyclonus X-1)

55) The Color Spectrum - The Dear Hunter (ReRushed)

56) Mëkanïk Dëstruktïẁ Kömmandöh - Magma (Chronos)

57) Sabbath Bloody Sabbath - Black Sabbath (Rick N. Backer)

58) Please Come Home... Mr. Bulbous - King's X (Mr. Not)

59) Out Of The Silent Planet- King's X (Segue Myles)

60) Night of the Living Dregs - The Dixie Dregs (2112FirstStreet)

61) Deadwing - Porcupine Tree (Pip65)

62) Metropolis pt. 2 Scenes From A Memory - Dream Theater (djflex)

63) Olias Of Sunhillow - Jon Anderson (custom55)

64) Fountains Of Light - Starcastle (Lucas)

65) The Ghosts of Pripyat - Steve Rothery (Your_Lion)

66) U.K. - U.K. (Chronos)

67) The Odyssey - Symphony X (EagleMoon)

68) Amputechture - The Mars Volta (Mr. Not)

69) Godbluff - Van Der Graaf Generator (ReRushed)

70) Frances The Mute - The Mars Volta (Turbine Freight)

71) Asia - Asia (Rick N. Backer).

72) Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield (Pip65)

73) Hands ( self titled ) - Hands ( Lucas )

74) Aqualung - Jethro Tull (bean-tor)

75) A Passion Play - Jethro Tull (Blue J)

76) Hand. Cannot. Erase - Steven Wilson (catherine)

77) Out of Focus- Out of Focus (Bigbobby10)

78) In Rock - Deep Purple (Cyclonus X-1)

79) ' (Apostrophe) - Frank Zappa (Mr. Not)

80) Morrocan Roll - Brand X (Digital Dad)

81) Kid A - Radiohead ( djflex )

 

82) Time - Electric Light Orchestra ( Lucas )

 

I feel much the same about Time as I do about Yes' Drama .. Both seemed to be a perfect blend of what made the bands great in the past, but both albums were a refreshing and a needed departure - in other words, they were progress

 

I love Time and all its wonderfully dated futuristic vibe

 

.

 

.

Edited May 3, 2016 by Lucas

[Mr. Not]

1) Hemispheres - Rush (Lucas)

2) Thick as a Brick - Jethro Tull (JohnnyBlaze)

3) Close to the Edge - Yes (Cyclonus X-1)

4) Tales From Topographic Oceans - Yes (Segue Myles)

5) The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway - Genesis (Red Dwarf)

6) Stupid Dream - Porcupine Tree (Mr. Not)

7) Red - King Crimson (ReRushed)

8) Acquiring the Taste - Gentle Giant (bean-tor)

9) Brain Salad Surgery - ELP (2112firststreet)

10) Mirage - Camel (Stormtron)

11) Foxtrot - Genesis (Bigbobby10)

12) Song for America - Kansas (Your Lion)

13) The Raven That Refused to Sing - Steven Wilson (Digital Dad)

14) The Power and the Glory - Gentle Giant (Cyclonus X-1)

15) Haken - The Mountain (bluefox4000)

16) King Crimson - Starless and Bible Black (Blue J)

17) Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd (Bowl City)

18) Pawn Hearts - Van Der Graaf Generator (ReRushed)

19) Focus II - Focus (BigBobby10)

20) Rubycon - Tangerine Dream (Lucas)

21) A Farewell to Kings - Rush (Toymaker)

22) Genesis - Genesis (EagleMoon)

23) Uriah Heep - Demons and Wizards (Your_Lion)

24) The Dark Side of the Moon- Pink Floyd (BigBobby10 )

25) Up The Downstair - Porcupine Tree (PolarizeMe)

26) In the Land of Grey and Pink - Caravan (Pip65)

27) Tanz der Lemminge - Amon Duul II (Cyclonus X-1)

28) Tarkus - ELP (2112FirstStreet)

29) Emerson, Lake And Palmer - ELP (Segue)

30) Fragile - Yes (Lucas)

31. Script For A Jester's Tear - Marillion (Turbine Freight)

32) Genesis - Selling England By the Pound (Blue J)

33) De-Loused in the Comatorium - The Mars Volta (jfeltner11)

34) Animals - Pink Floyd (Digital Dad)

35) 90125 - Yes (Rick N. Backer)

36) Meddle - Pink Floyd (custom55)

37) Sacred Baboon - Yezda Urfa (bean-tor)

38) Going For the One - Yes (Mr. Not)

39) Remember the Future- Nektar

40) Minstrel in the Gallery - Jethro Tull (Cyclonus X-1)

41) Opeth - Pale Communion (catherine)

42) Änglagård - Epilog (Chronos)

43) Blackwater Park - Opeth(djflex)

44) S.C.I.E.N.C.E - Incubus (2112firststreet)

45) One Size Fits All- Frank Zappa ( BigBobby10 )

46) Endless Forms Most Beautiful- Nightwish (Segue Myles)

47) Drama - Yes (Lucas)

48) In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson (jefeltner11)

48) THRAK - King Crimson (Mr. Not)

49) Voyage of The Acolyte - Steve Hackett (Pip65)

50) The Snow Goose - Camel (bean-tor)

51) Argus - Wishbone Ash (Your_Lion)

52. Fugazi - Marillion (Turbine Freight)

53) Tales from the Punchbowl - Primus (2112firststreet)

54) Future Days - Can (Cyclonus X-1)

55) The Color Spectrum - The Dear Hunter (ReRushed)

56) Mëkanïk Dëstruktïẁ Kömmandöh - Magma (Chronos)

57) Sabbath Bloody Sabbath - Black Sabbath (Rick N. Backer)

58) Please Come Home... Mr. Bulbous - King's X (Mr. Not)

59) Out Of The Silent Planet- King's X (Segue Myles)

60) Night of the Living Dregs - The Dixie Dregs (2112FirstStreet)

61) Deadwing - Porcupine Tree (Pip65)

62) Metropolis pt. 2 Scenes From A Memory - Dream Theater (djflex)

63) Olias Of Sunhillow - Jon Anderson (custom55)

64) Fountains Of Light - Starcastle (Lucas)

65) The Ghosts of Pripyat - Steve Rothery (Your_Lion)

66) U.K. - U.K. (Chronos)

67) The Odyssey - Symphony X (EagleMoon)

68) Amputechture - The Mars Volta (Mr. Not)

69) Godbluff - Van Der Graaf Generator (ReRushed)

70) Frances The Mute - The Mars Volta (Turbine Freight)

71) Asia - Asia (Rick N. Backer).

72) Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield (Pip65)

73) Hands ( self titled ) - Hands ( Lucas )

74) Aqualung - Jethro Tull (bean-tor)

75) A Passion Play - Jethro Tull (Blue J)

76) Hand. Cannot. Erase - Steven Wilson (catherine)

77) Out of Focus- Out of Focus (Bigbobby10)

78) In Rock - Deep Purple (Cyclonus X-1)

79) ' (Apostrophe) - Frank Zappa (Mr. Not)

80) Morrocan Roll - Brand X (Digital Dad)

81) Kid A - Radiohead ( djflex )

 

82) Time - Electric Light Orchestra ( Lucas )

 

I feel much the same about Time as I do about Yes' Drama .. Both seemed to be a perfect blend of what made the bands great in the past, but both albums were a refreshing and needed departure - in other words, they were progress

 

I love Time and all its wonderfully dated futuristic vibe

 

Fair enough, but there's so many ELO albums i prefer over "Time".. I'm going to have to list at least two of them here now :D

Edited May 3, 2016 by Mr. Not

[Lucas]

 

 

I feel much the same about Time as I do about Yes' Drama .. Both seemed to be a perfect blend of what made the bands great in the past, but both albums were a refreshing and needed departure - in other words, they were progress

 

I love Time and all its wonderfully dated futuristic vibe

 

Fair enough, but there's so many ELO albums i prefer over "Time".. I'm going to have to list at least two of them here now :D

 

I actually had "Out Of The Blue" typed out and thought the better of it - at least for now, Time has been my favorite

 

It was the whole futurist concept that made me decide to put it on first ... and I love the way they close the album - with the Roy Orbison like Hold On Tight ...

Edited May 3, 2016 by Lucas

[toymaker]

1) Hemispheres - Rush (Lucas)

2) Thick as a Brick - Jethro Tull (JohnnyBlaze)

3) Close to the Edge - Yes (Cyclonus X-1)

4) Tales From Topographic Oceans - Yes (Segue Myles)

5) The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway - Genesis (Red Dwarf)

6) Stupid Dream - Porcupine Tree (Mr. Not)

7) Red - King Crimson (ReRushed)

8) Acquiring the Taste - Gentle Giant (bean-tor)

9) Brain Salad Surgery - ELP (2112firststreet)

10) Mirage - Camel (Stormtron)

11) Foxtrot - Genesis (Bigbobby10)

12) Song for America - Kansas (Your Lion)

13) The Raven That Refused to Sing - Steven Wilson (DD)

14) The Power and the Glory - Gentle Giant (Cyclonus X-1)

15) Haken - The Mountain (bluefox4000)

16) King Crimson - Starless and Bible Black (Blue J)

17) Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd (City Bowl)

18) Pawn Hearts - Van Der Graaf Generator (ReRushed)

19) Focus II - Focus (BigBobby10)

20) Rubycon - Tangerine Dream (Lucas)

21) A Farewell to Kings - Rush (Toymaker)

22) Genesis - Genesis (EagleMoon)

23) Uriah Heep - Demons and Wizards (Your_Lion)

24) The Dark Side of the Moon- Pink Floyd (BigBobby10 )

25) Up The Downstair - Porcupine Tree (PolarizeMe)

26) In the Land of Grey and Pink - Caravan (Pip65)

27) Tanz der Lemminge - Amon Duul II (Cyclonus X-1)

28) Tarkus - ELP (2112FirstStreet)

29) Emerson, Lake And Palmer - ELP (Segue)

30) Fragile - Yes (Lucas)

31. Script For A Jester's Tear - Marillion (Turbine Freight)

32) Genesis - Selling England By the Pound (Blue J)

33) De-Loused in the Comatorium - The Mars Volta (jfeltner11)

34) Animals - Pink Floyd (DD)

35) 90125 - Yes (Rick N. Backer)

36) Meddle - Pink Floyd (custom55)

37) Sacred Baboon - Yezda Urfa (bean-tor)

38) Going For the One - Yes (Mr. Not)

39) Remember the Future- Nektar

40) Minstrel in the Gallery -- Jethro Tull (Cyclonus X-1)

41) Opeth - Pale Communion (catherine)

42) Änglagård -- Epilog (Chronos)

43) Blackwater Park - Opeth(djflex)

44) S.C.I.E.N.C.E - Incubus (2112firststreet)

45) One Size Fits All- Frank Zappa ( BigBobby10 )

46) Endless Forms Most Beautiful- Nightwish (Segue )

47) Drama - Yes (Lucas)

48) In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson (jefeltner11)

48) THRAK - King Crimson (Mr. Not)

49) Voyage of The Acolyte - Steve Hackett (Pip65)

50) The Snow Goose - Camel (bean-tor)

51) Argus - Wishbone Ash (Your_Lion)

52. Fugazi - Marillion (Turbine Freight)

53) Tales from the Punchbowl - Primus (2112firststreet)

54) Future Days -- Can (Cyclonus X-1)

55) The Color Spectrum - The Dear Hunter (ReRushed)

 

56) Magma -- Mëkanïk Dëstruktïẁ Kömmandöh (Chronos)

Apocalyptic and unrelenting, this is the sound of an alien death march.

 

[pip65]

1) Hemispheres - Rush (Lucas)

2) Thick as a Brick - Jethro Tull (JohnnyBlaze)

3) Close to the Edge - Yes (Cyclonus X-1)

4) Tales From Topographic Oceans - Yes (Segue Myles)

5) The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway - Genesis (Red Dwarf)

6) Stupid Dream - Porcupine Tree (Mr. Not)

7) Red - King Crimson (ReRushed)

8) Acquiring the Taste - Gentle Giant (bean-tor)

9) Brain Salad Surgery - ELP (2112firststreet)

10) Mirage - Camel (Stormtron)

11) Foxtrot - Genesis (Bigbobby10)

12) Song for America - Kansas (Your Lion)

13) The Raven That Refused to Sing - Steven Wilson (Digital Dad)

14) The Power and the Glory - Gentle Giant (Cyclonus X-1)

15) Haken - The Mountain (bluefox4000)

16) King Crimson - Starless and Bible Black (Blue J)

17) Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd (Bowl City)

18) Pawn Hearts - Van Der Graaf Generator (ReRushed)

19) Focus II - Focus (BigBobby10)

20) Rubycon - Tangerine Dream (Lucas)

21) A Farewell to Kings - Rush (Toymaker)

22) Genesis - Genesis (EagleMoon)

23) Uriah Heep - Demons and Wizards (Your_Lion)

24) The Dark Side of the Moon- Pink Floyd (BigBobby10 )

25) Up The Downstair - Porcupine Tree (PolarizeMe)

26) In the Land of Grey and Pink - Caravan (Pip65)

27) Tanz der Lemminge - Amon Duul II (Cyclonus X-1)

28) Tarkus - ELP (2112FirstStreet)

29) Emerson, Lake And Palmer - ELP (Segue)

30) Fragile - Yes (Lucas)

31. Script For A Jester's Tear - Marillion (Turbine Freight)

32) Genesis - Selling England By the Pound (Blue J)

33) De-Loused in the Comatorium - The Mars Volta (jfeltner11)

34) Animals - Pink Floyd (Digital Dad)

35) 90125 - Yes (Rick N. Backer)

36) Meddle - Pink Floyd (custom55)

37) Sacred Baboon - Yezda Urfa (bean-tor)

38) Going For the One - Yes (Mr. Not)

39) Remember the Future- Nektar

40) Minstrel in the Gallery - Jethro Tull (Cyclonus X-1)

41) Opeth - Pale Communion (catherine)

42) Änglagård - Epilog (Chronos)

43) Blackwater Park - Opeth(djflex)

44) S.C.I.E.N.C.E - Incubus (2112firststreet)

45) One Size Fits All- Frank Zappa ( BigBobby10 )

46) Endless Forms Most Beautiful- Nightwish (Segue Myles)

47) Drama - Yes (Lucas)

48) In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson (jefeltner11)

48) THRAK - King Crimson (Mr. Not)

49) Voyage of The Acolyte - Steve Hackett (Pip65)

50) The Snow Goose - Camel (bean-tor)

51) Argus - Wishbone Ash (Your_Lion)

52. Fugazi - Marillion (Turbine Freight)

53) Tales from the Punchbowl - Primus (2112firststreet)

54) Future Days - Can (Cyclonus X-1)

55) The Color Spectrum - The Dear Hunter (ReRushed)

56) Mëkanïk Dëstruktïẁ Kömmandöh - Magma (Chronos)

57) Sabbath Bloody Sabbath - Black Sabbath (Rick N. Backer)

58) Please Come Home... Mr. Bulbous - King's X (Mr. Not)

59) Out Of The Silent Planet- King's X (Segue Myles)

60) Night of the Living Dregs - The Dixie Dregs (2112FirstStreet)

61) Deadwing - Porcupine Tree (Pip65)

62) Metropolis pt. 2 Scenes From A Memory - Dream Theater (djflex)

63) Olias Of Sunhillow - Jon Anderson (custom55)

64) Fountains Of Light - Starcastle (Lucas)

65) The Ghosts of Pripyat - Steve Rothery (Your_Lion)

66) U.K. - U.K. (Chronos)

67) The Odyssey - Symphony X (EagleMoon)

68) Amputechture - The Mars Volta (Mr. Not)

69) Godbluff - Van Der Graaf Generator (ReRushed)

70) Frances The Mute - The Mars Volta (Turbine Freight)

71) Asia - Asia (Rick N. Backer).

72) Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield (Pip65)

73) Hands ( self titled ) - Hands ( Lucas )

74) Aqualung - Jethro Tull (bean-tor)

75) A Passion Play - Jethro Tull (Blue J)

76) Hand. Cannot. Erase - Steven Wilson (catherine)

77) Out of Focus- Out of Focus (Bigbobby10)

78) In Rock - Deep Purple (Cyclonus X-1)

79) ' (Apostrophe) - Frank Zappa (Mr. Not)

80) Morrocan Roll - Brand X (Digital Dad)

81) Kid A - Radiohead ( djflex )

82) Time - Electric Light Orchestra ( Lucas )

 

83) Riverside - Rapid Eye Movement (Pip65)

 

Definitely time for some Riverside. I could have chosen any of their albums, but for me, this one just has the edge. Brooding, hypnotic music. Fabulous musicianship but never showing off or playing more notes than are necessary. Sometimes less is more.

[Segue Myles]

I appreciate lists. I think they are fun and enlightening to read, as well as frustrating and infuriating. I like reading them over and coming across something I haven't listened to in a long time or never heard. Lists are a great way to broaden one's horizons. I wish more members would contribute at least one recommendation. I really do find it fun.

Lists are good.

If, for example, there were some kind of movie list I'd be all over it...and not necessarily a genre specific one. Maybe by director or actor or 70s/80s/etc.

 

I think my problem (not specifically this thread) is with the constant vivisection of putting music into genre specific subsection after subsection, and not the act of listing per se. A list of say, Best Bands from the U.K, I'd have no issue with.

 

Also, it's a small thing but is "Top 250" even fitting? The only reason Jethro Tull is #2 is because I was around when the thread was first put up.

 

The list isn't about a general order. It's just a list of favoured prog albums.

 

Sheesh you take a little fun and blow out of proportion!

 

Are you me?

 

(You should be, I have good cake!)

Edited May 3, 2016 by Segue Myles

[Blue J]

77) Out of Focus- Out of Focus (Bigbobby10)

 

Another underrated album. If Jethro Tull played the Saxophone he would sound like this guy. Really good stuff, worth a listen if you never have heard of them

 

"The band is just fantastic, that is really what I think

Oh, by the way- which one is..." Jethro?

 

 

I'm just messing with you, Bobby. You're a good kid. :)

 

For the record, Ian Anderson did play the saxophone on a little bit of the A Passion Play and War Child albums.

 

I've heard of Focus, but never listened to them. But I love Tull...I should check them out.

Edited May 3, 2016 by Blue J

[JohnnyBlaze]

I appreciate lists. I think they are fun and enlightening to read, as well as frustrating and infuriating. I like reading them over and coming across something I haven't listened to in a long time or never heard. Lists are a great way to broaden one's horizons. I wish more members would contribute at least one recommendation. I really do find it fun.

Lists are good.

If, for example, there were some kind of movie list I'd be all over it...and not necessarily a genre specific one. Maybe by director or actor or 70s/80s/etc.

 

I think my problem (not specifically this thread) is with the constant vivisection of putting music into genre specific subsection after subsection, and not the act of listing per se. A list of say, Best Bands from the U.K, I'd have no issue with.

 

Also, it's a small thing but is "Top 250" even fitting? The only reason Jethro Tull is #2 is because I was around when the thread was first put up.

 

The list isn't about a general order. It's just a list of favoured prog albums.

 

Sheesh you take a little fun and blow out of proportion!

 

Are you me?

 

(You should be, I have good cake!)

Yup that's me, as usual, blowing things out of proportion. Why?!! WHY?!!! ;)

 

Nah, my only real thang with these threads is the dissection of music genres. I think I've stated that like 3 times now. I'm not taking your fun away. You guys ARE having fun. I'm just stating my opinion. If I were that distressed about this thread I wouldn't have posted in the first place.

 

I'll take the cake though.

[HemiBeers]

1) Hemispheres - Rush (Lucas)

2) Thick as a Brick - Jethro Tull (JohnnyBlaze)

3) Close to the Edge - Yes (Cyclonus X-1)

4) Tales From Topographic Oceans - Yes (Segue Myles)

5) The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway - Genesis (Red Dwarf)

6) Stupid Dream - Porcupine Tree (Mr. Not)

7) Red - King Crimson (ReRushed)

8) Acquiring the Taste - Gentle Giant (bean-tor)

9) Brain Salad Surgery - ELP (2112firststreet)

10) Mirage - Camel (Stormtron)

11) Foxtrot - Genesis (Bigbobby10)

12) Song for America - Kansas (Your Lion)

13) The Raven That Refused to Sing - Steven Wilson (Digital Dad)

14) The Power and the Glory - Gentle Giant (Cyclonus X-1)

15) Haken - The Mountain (bluefox4000)

16) King Crimson - Starless and Bible Black (Blue J)

17) Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd (Bowl City)

18) Pawn Hearts - Van Der Graaf Generator (ReRushed)

19) Focus II - Focus (BigBobby10)

20) Rubycon - Tangerine Dream (Lucas)

21) A Farewell to Kings - Rush (Toymaker)

22) Genesis - Genesis (EagleMoon)

23) Uriah Heep - Demons and Wizards (Your_Lion)

24) The Dark Side of the Moon- Pink Floyd (BigBobby10 )

25) Up The Downstair - Porcupine Tree (PolarizeMe)

26) In the Land of Grey and Pink - Caravan (Pip65)

27) Tanz der Lemminge - Amon Duul II (Cyclonus X-1)

28) Tarkus - ELP (2112FirstStreet)

29) Emerson, Lake And Palmer - ELP (Segue)

30) Fragile - Yes (Lucas)

31. Script For A Jester's Tear - Marillion (Turbine Freight)

32) Genesis - Selling England By the Pound (Blue J)

33) De-Loused in the Comatorium - The Mars Volta (jfeltner11)

34) Animals - Pink Floyd (Digital Dad)

35) 90125 - Yes (Rick N. Backer)

36) Meddle - Pink Floyd (custom55)

37) Sacred Baboon - Yezda Urfa (bean-tor)

38) Going For the One - Yes (Mr. Not)

39) Remember the Future- Nektar

40) Minstrel in the Gallery - Jethro Tull (Cyclonus X-1)

41) Opeth - Pale Communion (catherine)

42) Änglagård - Epilog (Chronos)

43) Blackwater Park - Opeth(djflex)

44) S.C.I.E.N.C.E - Incubus (2112firststreet)

45) One Size Fits All- Frank Zappa ( BigBobby10 )

46) Endless Forms Most Beautiful- Nightwish (Segue Myles)

47) Drama - Yes (Lucas)

48) In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson (jefeltner11)

48) THRAK - King Crimson (Mr. Not)

49) Voyage of The Acolyte - Steve Hackett (Pip65)

50) The Snow Goose - Camel (bean-tor)

51) Argus - Wishbone Ash (Your_Lion)

52. Fugazi - Marillion (Turbine Freight)

53) Tales from the Punchbowl - Primus (2112firststreet)

54) Future Days - Can (Cyclonus X-1)

55) The Color Spectrum - The Dear Hunter (ReRushed)

56) Mëkanïk Dëstruktïẁ Kömmandöh - Magma (Chronos)

57) Sabbath Bloody Sabbath - Black Sabbath (Rick N. Backer)

58) Please Come Home... Mr. Bulbous - King's X (Mr. Not)

59) Out Of The Silent Planet- King's X (Segue Myles)

60) Night of the Living Dregs - The Dixie Dregs (2112FirstStreet)

61) Deadwing - Porcupine Tree (Pip65)

62) Metropolis pt. 2 Scenes From A Memory - Dream Theater (djflex)

63) Olias Of Sunhillow - Jon Anderson (custom55)

64) Fountains Of Light - Starcastle (Lucas)

65) The Ghosts of Pripyat - Steve Rothery (Your_Lion)

66) U.K. - U.K. (Chronos)

67) The Odyssey - Symphony X (EagleMoon)

68) Amputechture - The Mars Volta (Mr. Not)

69) Godbluff - Van Der Graaf Generator (ReRushed)

70) Frances The Mute - The Mars Volta (Turbine Freight)

71) Asia - Asia (Rick N. Backer).

72) Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield (Pip65)

73) Hands ( self titled ) - Hands ( Lucas )

74) Aqualung - Jethro Tull (bean-tor)

75) A Passion Play - Jethro Tull (Blue J)

76) Hand. Cannot. Erase - Steven Wilson (catherine)

77) Out of Focus- Out of Focus (Bigbobby10)

78) In Rock - Deep Purple (Cyclonus X-1)

79) ' (Apostrophe) - Frank Zappa (Mr. Not)

80) Morrocan Roll - Brand X (Digital Dad)

81) Kid A - Radiohead ( djflex )

82) Time - Electric Light Orchestra ( Lucas )

83) Riverside - Rapid Eye Movement (Pip65)

84) LeftOverture - Kansas (2112FirstStreet)

 

I know I said I wasn't going to post any after my last post, but it was driving me nuts that everyone was missing the obvious. Is this a contest to see how many obscure albums/artists we can list?

[Your_Lion]

1) Hemispheres - Rush (Lucas)

2) Thick as a Brick - Jethro Tull (JohnnyBlaze)

3) Close to the Edge - Yes (Cyclonus X-1)

4) Tales From Topographic Oceans - Yes (Segue Myles)

5) The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway - Genesis (Red Dwarf)

6) Stupid Dream - Porcupine Tree (Mr. Not)

7) Red - King Crimson (ReRushed)

8) Acquiring the Taste - Gentle Giant (bean-tor)

9) Brain Salad Surgery - ELP (2112firststreet)

10) Mirage - Camel (Stormtron)

11) Foxtrot - Genesis (Bigbobby10)

12) Song for America - Kansas (Your Lion)

13) The Raven That Refused to Sing - Steven Wilson (Digital Dad)

14) The Power and the Glory - Gentle Giant (Cyclonus X-1)

15) Haken - The Mountain (bluefox4000)

16) King Crimson - Starless and Bible Black (Blue J)

17) Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd (Bowl City)

18) Pawn Hearts - Van Der Graaf Generator (ReRushed)

19) Focus II - Focus (BigBobby10)

20) Rubycon - Tangerine Dream (Lucas)

21) A Farewell to Kings - Rush (Toymaker)

22) Genesis - Genesis (EagleMoon)

23) Uriah Heep - Demons and Wizards (Your_Lion)

24) The Dark Side of the Moon- Pink Floyd (BigBobby10 )

25) Up The Downstair - Porcupine Tree (PolarizeMe)

26) In the Land of Grey and Pink - Caravan (Pip65)

27) Tanz der Lemminge - Amon Duul II (Cyclonus X-1)

28) Tarkus - ELP (2112FirstStreet)

29) Emerson, Lake And Palmer - ELP (Segue)

30) Fragile - Yes (Lucas)

31. Script For A Jester's Tear - Marillion (Turbine Freight)

32) Genesis - Selling England By the Pound (Blue J)

33) De-Loused in the Comatorium - The Mars Volta (jfeltner11)

34) Animals - Pink Floyd (Digital Dad)

35) 90125 - Yes (Rick N. Backer)

36) Meddle - Pink Floyd (custom55)

37) Sacred Baboon - Yezda Urfa (bean-tor)

38) Going For the One - Yes (Mr. Not)

39) Remember the Future- Nektar

40) Minstrel in the Gallery - Jethro Tull (Cyclonus X-1)

41) Opeth - Pale Communion (catherine)

42) Änglagård - Epilog (Chronos)

43) Blackwater Park - Opeth(djflex)

44) S.C.I.E.N.C.E - Incubus (2112firststreet)

45) One Size Fits All- Frank Zappa ( BigBobby10 )

46) Endless Forms Most Beautiful- Nightwish (Segue Myles)

47) Drama - Yes (Lucas)

48) In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson (jefeltner11)

48) THRAK - King Crimson (Mr. Not)

49) Voyage of The Acolyte - Steve Hackett (Pip65)

50) The Snow Goose - Camel (bean-tor)

51) Argus - Wishbone Ash (Your_Lion)

52. Fugazi - Marillion (Turbine Freight)

53) Tales from the Punchbowl - Primus (2112firststreet)

54) Future Days - Can (Cyclonus X-1)

55) The Color Spectrum - The Dear Hunter (ReRushed)

56) Mëkanïk Dëstruktïẁ Kömmandöh - Magma (Chronos)

57) Sabbath Bloody Sabbath - Black Sabbath (Rick N. Backer)

58) Please Come Home... Mr. Bulbous - King's X (Mr. Not)

59) Out Of The Silent Planet- King's X (Segue Myles)

60) Night of the Living Dregs - The Dixie Dregs (2112FirstStreet)

61) Deadwing - Porcupine Tree (Pip65)

62) Metropolis pt. 2 Scenes From A Memory - Dream Theater (djflex)

63) Olias Of Sunhillow - Jon Anderson (custom55)

64) Fountains Of Light - Starcastle (Lucas)

65) The Ghosts of Pripyat - Steve Rothery (Your_Lion)

66) U.K. - U.K. (Chronos)

67) The Odyssey - Symphony X (EagleMoon)

68) Amputechture - The Mars Volta (Mr. Not)

69) Godbluff - Van Der Graaf Generator (ReRushed)

70) Frances The Mute - The Mars Volta (Turbine Freight)

71) Asia - Asia (Rick N. Backer).

72) Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield (Pip65)

73) Hands ( self titled ) - Hands ( Lucas )

74) Aqualung - Jethro Tull (bean-tor)

75) A Passion Play - Jethro Tull (Blue J)

76) Hand. Cannot. Erase - Steven Wilson (catherine)

77) Out of Focus- Out of Focus (Bigbobby10)

78) In Rock - Deep Purple (Cyclonus X-1)

79) ' (Apostrophe) - Frank Zappa (Mr. Not)

80) Morrocan Roll - Brand X (Digital Dad)

81) Kid A - Radiohead ( djflex )

82) Time - Electric Light Orchestra ( Lucas )

83) Riverside - Rapid Eye Movement (Pip65)

84) LeftOverture - Kansas (2112FirstStreet)

85) Queen II - Queen (Your_Lion)

 

While Sheer Heart Attack is my favourite, Queen II is the band at their proggiest, especially side two with titles like Ogre Battle and The Fairy Feller's Master Stroke.