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What's your favorite progressive rock album /mu/?
>>65437315
this one is good
>>65437315
Now...
THIS IS ART
>>65437315
Crimson desu
>>65437315
objectively this is the best prog album
but some of my favorites are Black Widow's Sacrifice, and Rush - A Farewell to Kings
I love close to the edge, but I prefer relayer.
>>65437315
>SITTING ON A PARK BENCH
Didn't care about it much at first listen but there more prog I listen to the more I appreciate Lark's Tongues in Aspic.
>>65437315
9.5/10
>>65437427
8/10
>>65437662
8.5/10
>>65438048
8/10
>>65438121
8.5/10
>>65437427
>neo-prog
Prog rock died in 1980.
>>65437315
Anything by Camel. I love that band.
>>65438274
Steven Wilson has kinda resurrected it in the early 2000's. There are plenty of progressice rock bands out there today. Of course they never gonna be as revolutionary as King Crimson, Yes, Jethro's Tull and stuff like that.
>>65438204
First track (minus the last few minutes), Easy Money and Exiles are GOAT
>>65437315
>>65438461
came here to post this
>>65438274
>Prog rock died in 1980.
see >>65438461
>>65438274
>Prog rock died in 1980.
>>65438121
My nigger
>>65437315
>>65438121
i like these
>>65438274
and so did yes
>>65437315
Probably this at the moment.
this is one of the best
>>65438461
is this better than the first one?
absolutely insane album. alpha and omega are really good too.
polyphia - inspire
>>65442594
>not even the best pink floyd album
>>65442686
yes
>>65442787
same
1. Cardiacs - Sing to God
2. Tipographica - God Says I Can't Dance
3. World's End Girlfriend - Seven Idiots
4. Henry Cow - In Praise of Learning
5. Premiata Forneria Marconi - Per un Amico
This is a fucking masterpiece, one of the best albums of 1975 without a doubt
>>65442998
my nigga
>>65442998
Camel are minor-league prog though
Starless is one of my Top 3 favourites. But it's really hard to choose a favourite album
>>65438121
This + Foxtrot/Selling England by The Pound
>>65437315
This + Relayer
i guess i dont have a real favourite
>>65443103
You're a fucking minor league faggot
>>65437315
CttE is my all time favourite.
Have a big soft spot for pic related.
>I KNOW WHAT I LIIIIKE
>AND I LIIIKE WHAT I KNOOWWW
I know there are better prog rock albums out there but this album to me is perfect I would change nothing about it
>>65445942
yeah actually that's real fucking true might be the best album ever
>>65442871
>Per un Amico
MUH NIGGGG
Storia di un Minuto is also really fucking good
>>65437315
Actually this one
>>65446032
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>moonchild :^)
>>65438320
Camel fucking rocks, man.
>>65438121
I posted this originally, didn't actually think mu would appreciate an album about
>your penis
>>65438274
i disagree
I find it hard to really hard to choose, but probably this.
>>65437315
>>65437662
>>65438204
>>65438274
>>65442458
>>65442594
>>65442787
>>65442998
>>65443463
>>65445942
>>65447147
>>65437603
All great choices.
>>65438048
Muh nigga
Biffy Clyro-Blackened Sky
>>65438274
Steven Wilson is not neo prog retard
>>65447702
>5 shit songs and one decent """"experimental"""" lolsolongsong
>>65447932
What's your favourite then?
This album. So underated
>>65448036
i dont listen to trash dadpop
>>65448110
Why are you even in this thread then?
Rishloo is my new tool.
spotify:track:2jlLOyWeVwSwTQE409vWXb
>>65448122
i'm here for prog. pink floyd isn't prog. dont post it again.
>>65437315
>>65437662
I like this one best
>>65448142
>spotify:track:2jlLOyWeVwSwTQE409vWXb
>>65448224
stfu everyone uses spotify....
>>65447779
Thanks dude. I loved Tubullar Bells. This one is fucking good too
>>65448244
>webplayer
>adblock
I dont see the problem
>>65448269
>reddit userbase
>reddit content
>tracks you and sells your information
of course YOU wouldn't see the problem *rolls eyes*
>>65448165
>The 'Pink Floyd isn't prog' meme
>>65448459
sup reddit
>>65448172
YES!
I have withdrawal symptoms. Help me /mu/
I have 4 prog albums rated 5/5 on my RYM
Two of them have been posted ITT:
>>65445942
>>65438461
the other 2 are Damnation by Opeth and Lateralus by Tool.
>>65449833
also, there's this, which isn't "prog rock" but so much about it reminds me of pink floyd.
>>65437315
>>65442594
>>65442787
>>65447702
I love Pink Floyd, but I always considered them to be more art rock than prog. But those are all amazing albums.
haven't been listening to as much over the last year or so, but it's still probably my favorite genre
national health gets no love on here
Underrated album
>>65451234
love this one. when the vocals come in in histoires sans paroles i absolutely die
>>65451144
>tfw there are at least 3 new chroma key songs out there from his patreon that nobody has uploaded
wish he'd put that money to use and get an album out
>>65451062
I love that album, especially Indiscipline, but it's not really prog.
>>65451107
I love the sounds they use on Collapso
>>65451279
Same but on Vert and Dixie
>>65451407
pretty sure there's a live video of it where they actually shatter a bunch of wine glasses on stage
>>65451407
in what way isn't discipline prog?
>>65437315
>prog
Heh, educate yourself kiddo. This ain't prog - armin was prog, deadmau5 is prog. This drivel from a bunch of potheads isn't even close.
>>65437315
>>65438048
>>65438274 (not true, by the way)
>>65447779
>>65451062
>>65447702
Since all these were already posted
>>65451514
Wrong question.
In what way is discipline prog?
It doesn't even sound like other prog!
>>65451444
Nice haha
>>65451536
Shoot taste
>>65451684
Worst ITT
>>65451771
>it doesn't even sound like other prog
literally the point of prog is to not sound like itself
>>65451826
Then it literally wouldn't be a genre...
By that logic Velvet Underground is prog, wtf...
>>65452030
i don't think prog is a genre desu. a bunch of bands who do sound somewhat alike get lumped in as "progressive rock" (genesis, king crimson, rush, yes, etc.) but there are tons of bands outside of those that still exhibit progressive tendencies (velvet underground being one, to a certain extent)
>>65451771
>Worst ITT
>Said the guy with Cardiacs as one of his GOATs
>>65452030
prog = experimental
anyone who disagrees is either shitposting or a fanboy of "le wrong generation prog" and thinks prog is dead
this is objectively the best prog album of all time
>>65452155
If they sound somewhat alike they are a genre, who just happens to be called progressive rock, whether they are progressive or not
>>65452518
Progressive is not experimental, it refers to narrative progression. Also, I prefer modern prog (not cheesy retro-prog and "post-prog") to old prog
>>65442733
I liked Periphery II better than that one honestly.
>>65452641
Is it really a prog rock album? I've always just thought of it as really well-played heavy psych.
Make way, plebeians, the true king of progressive rock is coming through.
Italian prog ftw
>>65451771
it's totally prog, just through a sort of 80's post-punk filter. It's got the time signatures, the 'progressing songs', the out-of-bounds melodic tendencies
>>65437315
wew lad did somebody say prog
>>65454721
wew lad this is actually not bad
kind of tricks you in a way :3
>>65442686
It's like the first one, but more ambitious, more out-there and pretty much better. It's occasionally more self indulgent, but sometimes there's a reason for that. It took me like 10 listens to realize the soundscape between two of the tracks was puerto rico, one of the most identifiable field recordings ever on PURPOSE to show where the story takes place. Granted, it's far from a straightforward story.
>>65442763
i saw them live and they were absolutely horrific. completely fell apart twice, and only played for like 25 minutes. that album's alright though
THIS THREAD IS ALWAYS THE SAME FUCKING ALBUMS
THIS THREAD ALWAYS HAS CLOSE TO THE EDGE AS THE OP
Do you cunts even like prog or just look at a "top 25 prog albums" list and think you're an expert in the genre?
>>65451771
why do you pretend to know anything about prog avant-math your favorite bands are boring zappa-core and the worst of avant-prog bands from cuneiform
>>65442871
>Cardiacs - Sing to God
The tritone gimmick loses its charm after the first listen
>Tipographica
It's like zappa... but modern. How smart!
>World's End Girlfriend
fucking abomination lol
>Henry Cow - In Praise of Learning
Good pick actually
>Premiata Forneria Marconi
Italo prog is not interesting in any way, sorry!
>>65455309
sorry you don't like close to the edge anon
>>65455309
Post some good expert-level albums then.
>>65455490
magma, henry cow, [stupid henry cow copycat band that nobody cares about], [yes ripoff Italian band] magma, henry cow
>>65455309
>>OK, something different
Often forgotten....Often underrated
>>65455454
I do, its a good album, but it is just one tiny part of prog rock that people dwell on and never explore the genre because everyone tells them its the best so they settle for it and say its their favourite too.
>>65455490
Taste is subjective of course and I lean more towards keyboards/fusion, but I'll post a few. I'm not saying people are wrong for liking all this very easily accessible prog but they really should explore the genre a lot more.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbRlAygcMFo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeRODVCm7PY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwowi6cWZ7g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJJOB5NxQQ4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTXcPMAeeAg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuaGKB1W-Uc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EO8BUivEaz4
>>65455607
all of those albums are well known albums
>>65455622
>responding in 30 seconds
>thinking these albums are as well known as Yes or Genesis
Give me a break kid and stop talking shit. I have more obscure albums I could post but that is not the point of the post at all
>>65455646
defensive much?
>>65455577
finally someone else who appreciates ELO
>>65455659
You have to be over 18 to post on this board.
Please post some not well known prog that is good and I havn't heard of it. I'll wait
>>65455667
are you like this in real life?
>>65455622
>>65455659
what a sad fag you are, not the same anon, I dare you to post some prog I don't know
also explain why it's good
>>65455698
You know how I can tell you're from South America?
>>65455676
never mind the shitposting post some unknown prog, now, or gtfo
>>65455714
you know how I can tell you are an underage fag?
>>65455607
The problem is "exploring more" doesn't necessarily mean that they'll like the stuff they explore better. And people posting well-known albums doesn't necessarily mean that they're against exploring. For example, no matter how much I listen to, my top 5 don't really change and they're super well-known in prog circles (Yes, Nektar, Camel, Caravan, Porcupine Tree). I'm sure that makes me a pleb by some standards, but that doesn't mean I don't try other things.
>>65445942
9.5/10>>65445942
>>65455577
6.5/10
not their best
>>65455751
I hope you don't think that time is their best
>>65455739
that's true, you might dig down and find some obscure shit and it ends up not being that great, but sometimes you find the odd gem
>>65455607
Nobody cares jfc
https://plug.dj/the-prog-room
Get in here and lets listen to some prog guys.
I was gonna start a thread officially for the room but since there's already a prog thread I didn't want to spam.
>>65455607
my god thank you for introducing me to skywhale
>>65455759
This would be their best
Reminder that people underrate bands like Spock's Beard and Echolyn for no reason
>>65455759
ok 7.5 actually
but face the music 8.5
>>65455802
let's not forget Neal Morse's christ-prog
>>65455802
I underrate Spock's Beard because I can't stand Neal Morse's voice. That's reason enough.
>>65455739
Yeah that's a fair point. Theres always going to be cases of these albums being talked about and reccomended so much because they are some of the best, I can't help but feel that people stick to the entry level stuff though when there is so so much private/limited pressings on blogs. It does take a bit of effort in digging through all the shit thats unknown for a reason though
>>65455773
Why is /mu/ so full of bitter, most likely underage people lately? They type in lower case and use acronyms like its reddit or facebook and have no business posting in anything other than memerap threads
>>65455667
not the shitposting kid you were talking too
do you know Le Orme ?
Neon Pearl
Absolute Elsewhere
Afterglow
Magic Lantern
Mandrake Memorial
you should give those a listen, if into Yes, Camel, etc
>>65455811
They suck though
>>65455815
You're missing out on some catchy music anon
>>65455667
jk, i'm the shitposting kid
kek
>>65455837
I don't WANT to not like it, I just can't. I've tried over and over. Flower Kings are another band that's like that for me. Can't do it.
>>65455817
>Why is /mu/ so full of bitter, most likely underage people lately?
summer, kids are always invading all the boards at this time, every year
>>65455817
>They type in lower case and use acronyms like its reddit or facebook and have no business posting in anything other than memerap threads
You tried to hit home but it really didn't work there
>>65455844
leave now, loser
>>65455866
Go away North America
>>65455844
don't listen to this cunt
out of total despair he's trying to take credit for my post
When will Kansas and early Proto-Kaw get the recognition they deserve?
>>65455887
How can one person be this North American?
>>65455911
No one gives a shit
>>65455906
>When will Kansas and early Proto-Kaw get the recognition they deserve?
Never because people are so up their own asses.
Leftoverture and Point of Know Return are fantastic I've yet to listen to anything else because I'm satisfied enough
>>65455833
>Absolute Elsewhere
Havn't heard this, will give it a listen. Neon Pearl I only recently discovered and have been liking it for the most part. This blog is worth checking out for obscure prog/psych. I'd recommend listening before downloading though, a lot of it is really average.
http://ezhevika.blogspot.com.au/
>>65455856
>>65455849
>>65455844
>>65455817
>>65455925
Why can't we all get along and play video games
>>65455925
Go away North America
>>65455802
>>65455811
>>65455848
I like Morse's voice, but even though pic related is a a good 8/10 for me, everything else i've listened to by Spock's Beard (Beware of Darkness, V and Oblivion Particle) just doesn't click with me much.
>>65455833
>Le Orme
Lame Genesis wannabe
>Neon Pearl
Terrible late 60s psych
>Absolute Elsewhere
Don't know
>Afterglow
Terrible 60s psych
>Magic Lantern
Don't know
>Mandrake Memorial
Don't know
>>65455942
Yeah, I'm familiar with it, I have a few also,
This one had some stuff I was looking for:
http://thezepphil.blogspot.ca/
who /snob/ here?
>>65456029
fuck off
>>65455969
>>Mandrake Memorial
>Don't know
Okay, well that explains it
Mandrake Memorial is essential, the two firsts albums
Do you know Spectrum "The Light is dark enough"(1970) I strongly rec it
>>65455309
there you go anon.. some god tier indonesian prog for you
guruh gipsy - guruh gipsy
>>65454273
one of my favourite italian prog albums along with Arbeit Macht Frei by Area
>>65454721
Well they asked for prog rock, this is metal. But my favorite prog album.
>>65451144
never heard of that album!
going to listen to it right now! thanks anon
>>65456029
fuck off Σταματης
>>65451062
I REPEAT MYSELF WHEN UNDER STRESS I REPEAT MYSELF WHEN UNDER STRESS I REPEAT MYSELF WHEN UNDER STRESS I REPEAT MYSELF WHEN UNDER STRESS I REPEAT MYSELF WHEN UNDER STRESS I REPEAT MYSELF WHEN UNDER STRESS
>>65439076
whats the name of this album anon? never heard of it
>>65456042
no music is essential
>spectrum the light is dark enough
Never heard of that but I googled it and some references to procol harum came up so I'm going to pass
>>65456042
Not him but that's a pretty good album. This is a bit in the same vein, though maybe leaning more towards a Caravan canterbury type sound than psych
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuP9_sMgu8I
>>65456119
Yeah, like a cross between prog and psych
>>65456118
>no music is essential
What a sad life you must have......
no Gentle Giant here?
i believe this album is one of the best prog albums in existance
>>65456159
GG's jester gimmick gets old after a while
my favourite Greek prog rock album
>>65456158
it's true
>>65456159
Octopus is good but this is their best
>>65456191
still they did some really progressive and innovative stuff
>>65456119
The Spring song is pretty nice, I'm going to dig for the entire album, thanks anon
>>65456159
I like that one a lot too, but not on the top of my list
>>65456223
What is your list?
>>65456214
yeah! this one too desu! and The Power And The Glory is also awesome. and their first one
>>65456233
this one too desu* not desu i have no idea why i wrote that weebish shit
>>65456255
Go to bed North America
>>65456255
I can't believe the filters are still in place
reminds me of the "roody-poo" era
wew lads did somebody say prog metal
>>65456306
We really should have IDs here also, to weed out the shitposters
>>65456321
Go to bed North America
>>65456320
This is pretty recent right? I'll give it a listen
>>65456354
if 2001 is recent i suppose
>>65456321
All the boards with ID's are the worst ones. Country flags are a pretty good way to weed out anyone who isn't American at least, though it does lead to a lot of racism
>>65456384
True, anyway, enough internet for me tonight, enjoy your music anons, cheers
>>65455577
Absolutely love it.
>>65456033
>>
Banhammer incoming
How is it that no one here didn't mention Änglagard or any swedish prog band? Swedish prog is easily one of the best
>>65457407
praise the banhammer
>>65437315
Great album art as well.
Posting the GOAT like i always do and shall probably do untill i die
>>65458342
Fuck forgot pic
>>65458052
wew
>>65458052
If we would have to choose them by the cover art, it would definitely not be one of Yes' releases, for sure.
They are shitty af. But the music totally compensates for it.
>>65458673
art is subjective
>>65458716
They could've done better.
>>65458716
this
except for the art of fugue
the art of fugue is superior
>>65458742
the fuck do you mean I could've done better? it's my favourite prog rock album and I also think the cover is nice.
>>65458761
you're clearly a pleb, tho desu
>>65458761
Then you have a good taste for music but a really awful taste for cover arts.
>>65449950
genuinely never thought I'd see someone else post this, better than Tommy desu
>>65458401
one of my favourite italian prog rock albums!
>>65437315
this is fresh
>>65458401
>>65456196
ayyy
great thread bros am just getting into this stuff (after getting tired of jap jazz lol)
![220px-CoheedAndCambriaSSTB[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/zOzE4lw.jpg "220px-CoheedAndCambriaSSTB[1].jpg")
Unironically
Listened to this yesterday. I loved it, except the 4th song (too sluggish in an otherwise energetic album), and the epic finale was exhilarating.
>>65442998
For some reason, I can find all their other albums except this one on the sharethread archive or google, at least not the original 1975 version.
between this and >>65438204
Redpill me on Italian prog. I only know Goblin
>>65445942
>>65460359
>>65438204
Is KC the best prog band?
>>65461059
Yeah, in my opinion.
>>65460890
You should listen to PFM, Le Orme and Banco del Mutuo Soccorso to begin with. 70's stuff of these 3 bands is really amazing, then move on to lesser known bands
>>65447784
what the fuck man, actually what the fuck
Hemispheres by Rush
>>65461595
Thank
>>65456196
Is this the LYSF of the 70's?
>>65461059
Kinda, but I feel like as time went on they tried to be a little too "arty" or "high-brow", even for prog. I wish I could tell you why, but I can't shake that feeling of their work post-Discipline. Islands is underrated in their discog, but it's closer to classical than rock in how it's structured. That's also a bit too artsy, but it doesn't pass the threshold based solely on the sleeze of Girls of the Road. Lizard's only good songs are the first and last.
>>65463425
Are you serious? If anything that's true of their work pre-Discipline. Their later work is not high brow or an attempt to be high brow in the slightest, if anything it was them just trying to fit in with the music scenes of the 80s and 90s.
>>65463548
Idk their post-discipline work lacked fun to me.
>>65463578
Adrian Belew is the most fun thing that happened to King Crimson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfR2V0K3fVY
>>65463335
it is really not
>>65442733
Listen to the instrumental version of this, I prefer it
>>65451771
>Worst ITT
Can you be more of a Fantano drone?
>>65451234
L'heptade is weird coming from their previous album, but now I'm addicted.
>all this foreign shit
w e w
i thought this was an american website?
you guys dont seriously listen to shit you can't understand right? thats like these retards who go and get japanese characters tattood on their body thinking they mean EPIC or POWER and it really means FAGGOT or something
>>65464471
From the perspective of an American, almost all good prog is "foreign shit"
>>65464026
Fantano is one of the worst things that ever happened to /mu/, you generic prog drone
>>65461059
Kind of. They weren't really a prog band most of the time, but they were indeed one of the best artists that came out of the prog background together with Henry Cow (actually, Henry Cow has more of a Frank Zappa and Soft Machine background, which has nothing to do with KC's background, but whatever).
>>65465286
Why do you still bother to post here your time was up 2 years ago quit milking it
go pretend to be a girl or sumfin nobody cares about you anymore desu
>>65453049
All prog is cheesy
>>65465446
There is cheesy and cheesier
>>65465330
Because I'm enjoying it
What about you? Why do you still post here?
>>65455309
CttE is the OP because it's easily recognizable and will attract people towards prog threads.
>>65465663
>There is cheesy and cheesier
true but just because something is cheesy doesnt mean that its bad
i mean come on yes (esp around tales from topographic oceans) magma and genesis are cheesy but theyre all great
>>65464471
the only good American prog band is the mars volta, and even they would be nothing without the british prog and latin influences
Some unmentioned bands at this point in time (for all concerned I've just been told I'm replying to this specific comment). Beardfish, Haken and Dream Theater strangely, To-Mera, and, perhaps most importantly, SINKADUS.
