1001 Prog Albums you must hear before you die

Trollheart · 01-20-2015, 05:09 AM

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Originally Posted by ladyislingering

5. Alan Parsons Project - "I Robot"

Just. Listen.

One of my least favourite APP albums. I much prefer "Eve" or "Gaudi". Has some good tracks but suffers from some poor ones I think.

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Originally Posted by Pet_Sounds

Tales of Mystery and Imagination is great too.

6. Supertramp - Crime of the Century

Everyone here knows how much I love Supertramp. Enough's been said about this album by others more knowledgable than I--it's nearly perfect. As LiL said, just listen.

Excellent pick.

Chula Vista · 01-20-2015, 04:14 PM

7. V (Spock's Beard) - 2000

Beyond brilliant album that has all of the hallmarks of great prog.

Trollheart · 01-20-2015, 08:00 PM

8. Ego (Millenium) 2013

Amazing album from a Polish prog band who have been going for a long time. Chock-full of melodies and well-written lyrics, just about every track is gold. One of the albums of 2013 for me.

Trollheart · 01-21-2015, 01:26 PM

9. From the small hours of weakness (Verbal Delirium) 2013

Just an fantastic album from a Greek prog rock band (and you don't get too many of those). Standouts "The losing game", "Sudden winter", "10,000 roses".

Chula Vista · 01-21-2015, 02:32 PM

10. Space Revolver (Flower Kings) - 2000

Very unique prog from this Swedish group and their mastermind Roine Stolt. No-one else quite sounds like these guys.

Trollheart · 01-22-2015, 03:12 PM

11. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Chapter One (Hostsonaten) 2012

The entire epic poem (or the first part of it anyway) set to music and lyrics by the stupidly-talented Franco Zuffanti with his band Hostsonaten. Has to be heard to be believed. Still waiting for chapter two, which was originally due last year...

Chula Vista · 01-22-2015, 03:14 PM

12. Starcastle (Starcastle) - 1976

Blatant Yes rip off band but the songs are definitely not without merit. Worth a spin or two for sure.

01-20-2015, 04:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
Chula Vista Toasted Poster Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: SoCal by way of Boston Posts: 11,332	7. V (Spock's Beard) - 2000 Beyond brilliant album that has all of the hallmarks of great prog. __________________ “The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

01-20-2015, 08:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	8. Ego (Millenium) 2013 Amazing album from a Polish prog band who have been going for a long time. Chock-full of melodies and well-written lyrics, just about every track is gold. One of the albums of 2013 for me. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

01-21-2015, 01:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	9. From the small hours of weakness (Verbal Delirium) 2013 Just an fantastic album from a Greek prog rock band (and you don't get too many of those). Standouts "The losing game", "Sudden winter", "10,000 roses". __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

01-21-2015, 02:32 PM	#5 (permalink)
Chula Vista Toasted Poster Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: SoCal by way of Boston Posts: 11,332	10. Space Revolver (Flower Kings) - 2000 Very unique prog from this Swedish group and their mastermind Roine Stolt. No-one else quite sounds like these guys. __________________ “The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

01-22-2015, 03:12 PM	#6 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	11. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Chapter One (Hostsonaten) 2012 The entire epic poem (or the first part of it anyway) set to music and lyrics by the stupidly-talented Franco Zuffanti with his band Hostsonaten. Has to be heard to be believed. Still waiting for chapter two, which was originally due last year... __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

01-22-2015, 03:14 PM	#7 (permalink)
Chula Vista Toasted Poster Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: SoCal by way of Boston Posts: 11,332	12. Starcastle (Starcastle) - 1976 Blatant Yes rip off band but the songs are definitely not without merit. Worth a spin or two for sure. __________________ “The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”