Rolling Stone Top 10 Prog Albums

Sox · Sep 4, 2012

Prog rock albums ...

1. Dream Theater: Metropolos Part 2: Scenes From a Memory (1999)
2. Rush: 2112 (1976)
3. Yes: Close to the Edge (1972)
4. Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
5. Genesis: The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (1974)
6. King Crimson: In the Court of the Crimson King (1969)
7. Genesis: Selling England by the Pound (1973)
8. Rush: Hemispheres (1978)
9. King Crimson: Red (1974)
10. Rush: Moving Pictures (1981)

Far be it from me to say but ... It's not for me, so I wonder what you guys think ? Just for fun cos we all think different. :cheers2

LG · Sep 4, 2012

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That's not a bad list all things considered, some glaring omissions of course not surprising.

I really like that DT album and it's almost refreshing to see a 90's band at the top of a poll like this even though it would never surpass DSOTM for me.

Sox · Sep 4, 2012

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Yeah there are some cracking albums on there LG but the No 1 isn't even my fave DT album. Still each to their own. After long ponderation I reckon that No 1 spot would go to either Tull's "TAAB" or King Crimson "In The Court Of The Crimson King" but that's just me. In fact it would be good to get a few personal top tens going I will ponder on LG and write mine up.

LG · Sep 4, 2012

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I have no argument with TAAB being near the top.

I have always enjoyed that DT album more than any of their other's, from the first time I played it I thought it was top shelf and it's on my vinyl list too I can get an audiophile pressing from the US and it's not that expensive.

I would add ELP's debut to my list and take out Close to the Edge and put Fragile in there...come to think of it my personal list would be a lot different too.

Sox · Sep 4, 2012

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I adore the Octavarium album from DT and you well know how many Rush albums I would love to cram into a top ten. I am guessing it will be harder than first thought to come up with just ten ???

LG · Sep 4, 2012

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Yes it would be really hard to come up with just ten, then fret about the ones you omitted...all in good fun though.

Sox · Sep 4, 2012

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Exactly. I will give it some thought .. play a few with maybe an ale or two and get them down. Til' then. :pullhair:

TheSound · Sep 4, 2012

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I never think of the great Rush as Prog Rock...though I'm not exactly sure what they are in a genre-specific sense, they are impossible to categorise and have sort of invented their own exclusive sound world, where they are the only member of the club, but I certainly wouldn't myself mention them in the same sentence as King Crimson or Pink Floyd.

Sox · Sep 4, 2012

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^^ But they did push their music forward and bands like Yes were a massive influence. I think Rush can sit well under many labels, As stated it's just for fun but they would be on my list for sure.

Cannons Ahoy · Sep 4, 2012

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That list SUCKS. Only one Yes album and no ELP albums at all. Also I would consider DT to be prog metal, not prog rock. Here's my list:

1. Mike Oldfield - Incantations
2. Yes - Close to the Edge
3. Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick
4. Yes - The Yes Album
5. Emerson Lake & Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery
6. Genesis - Selling England by the Pound
7. Emerson Lake & Palmer - Trilogy
8. Yes - Relayer
9. Yes - Fragile
10. Rush - A Farewell to Kings

Honorable mentions: Pink Floyd - Animals, Emerson Lake & palmer debut, Frank Zappa - One Size Fits All, King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King, Yes - Tales from Topographic Oceans, Rush - 2112, ELP - Tarkus, Pink Floyd - Meddle

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