Your favourite Prog Rock Band and album

[rocker959]

https://youtu.be/cCBMPdqDAS0

 

[Brovion]

Ooh, great thread about THE best popular music genre of all time. They've already been mentioned but 'Dark Side of the Moon' and 'Aqualung' for me, probably followed by 'Foxtrot'.

Some great names and memories being evoked here though.

 

[Dave the OAP]

Genesis. - Selling England by the pound

 

[Worried Man Blues]

Rare Bird...Epic Forest

 

[Seagull kimchi]

If it's going to be Genesis, it's Nursery Cryme for me.

Then I'll add a vote for:
Soft Machine - Third;
Van der Graaf Generator - H to He Who Am the Only One;
Amon Duul - Phallus Dei.

Good taste!

Love Amon Duul 2's 'Yeti' and 'Dance of the lemmings' too.

https://youtu.be/izpUT7vYDtY?list=FLtVm0j0ywY8XtxRXnAH4itw

Ultimate prog/Kraut rockers - how amazing we're they live?!?!

 

[SittingbourneSeagull]

Rush - 2112

 

[Mellotron]

Disappointed to get this far with no mention of Phaedra by Tangerine Dream.

Also another vote for ...In The Court... by King Crimson. Epitaph is a STUNNING song.

PF go without saying, I love the Pompeii live concert as much as anything. The performance of Echoes at that concert is mesmeric.

For slightly more modern, I would pick The Mars Volta - Deloused In The Comatorium.

 

[GOM]

The funny thing is, at the tender age of 36, I own all of the above as vinyl first pressings... now that IS proper PROG. I'm so prog even my let cat likes May Blitz, for Fruup's sake!

At last count my collection has around 600 1968-76 prog/heavy rock LPs... yes; I am that man.

Heh heh...

Fruupp - a lesser known band that I thought only I remembered. Prince of heavens Eyes was a jolly old album.

 

[pearl]

https://youtu.be/eAGIIopsBLI


https://youtu.be/qVtC86Kr4Yw

 

[SouthCoastOwl]

The whole back catalogues of Genesis, Yes, Pink Floyd,VDGG, Tull, Rush

Too many others to mention but Marillion's Marbles and Haze's C'est La Vie work for me

 

[Pavilionaire]

Rush are my favourite band of all-time and '2112' stands the test of time as a brilliant concept album.

Also, I can't believe there's not more love on this thread for HAWKWIND! 'Space Ritual', 'Quark, Strangeness and Charm' and 'Sonic Attack' are classics.

 

[Juan Albion]

Good taste!

Love Amon Duul 2's 'Yeti' and 'Dance of the lemmings' too.

https://youtu.be/izpUT7vYDtY?list=FLtVm0j0ywY8X txRXnAH4itw

Ultimate prog/Kraut rockers - how amazing we're they live?!?!

Excellent stuff. I was about to nominate Amon Duul ii's "Lemmingmania" album.

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

The whole back catalogues of Genesis, Yes, Pink Floyd,VDGG, Tull, Rush

Too many others to mention but Marillion's Marbles and Haze's C'est La Vie work for me

Can't believe how many people only bought the single CD of Marbles and missed this all time classic!

 

[sullyshuffle]

Caravan ...my first concert in 74...great band

Camel....no mentions for this excellent band yet

 

[The Sock of Poskett]

Ah, plenty to savour here. As so many have ticked off lots of my personal faves - Floyd, Tull, early Genesis, Crimson, Yes and Wishbone Ash (classic rock to my ears, rather than prog, but I'm not quibbling really), here are a couple I haven't seen mentioned yet ...

Patto, featuring the coruscating guitar of Ollie Halsall and the bluesy voice of Mike Patto:



And the splendid Curved Air, who were still on top form at the Ropetackle in Shoreham a year or two back:

 

[W3 BHA]

Some great stuff on this thread.

Not sure it's really prog but Asia were formed as a supergroup combining the talents of the very best Prog bands and I still think that the first Asia album stands up exceedingly well today. They were still fabulous live right up to the recent death of JW.

 

[whitelion]

Some great stuff on this thread.

Not sure it's really prog but Asia were formed as a supergroup combining the talents of the very best Prog bands and I still think that the first Asia album stands up exceedingly well today. They were still fabulous live right up to the recent death of JW.

Agree on Asia - one of my favourites whom I saw at the Summit in Houston 1982.

Can't think of a duff album at like both versions with John Payne too.

 

[GT49er]

Without wishing to suggest that you don't know what you're talking about...........

Then don't. I do.

That said, as I said, he made full use of his ability, and in many cases his bass playing would be much more fitting than some technically much superior bass players. Sometimes less is best - and he was a good example of that.

 

[studio150]

 

[KVLT]

Sometimes less is best

Absolutely.