spectoremg Posted August 12, 2015 Posted August 12, 2015 [quote name='peteb' timestamp='1439369451' post='2842153'] I don't think that anyone has mentioned The Yes Album yet? My favourite, probably because it isn't 'too proggy'! Close To The Edge is immense as well. Funny how of all the prog stuff I listened to in my youth, Yes are the only band that left a lasting impression... [/quote]If I had one Yes album on my desert island (bamboo stereo) it'd be Fragile. Loads of respect for The Yes Album and I agree Fragile's a bit disjointed. Probably because Fragile was my first taste of Yes. And Roundabout's their finest eight and an half minutes. Quote
peteb Posted August 12, 2015 Posted August 12, 2015 (edited) [quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1439378666' post='2842255'] One of the attractions of Prog for me was what I call the virtuosity element. [/quote] I think that there is a degree of truth in that, but probably the biggest selling and most enduring prog band from that period is Pink Floyd - a line-up that includes a couple of nice players but not exactly dripping in virtuosity! I think that the key element is (as ever) the strength of the material... Edited August 12, 2015 by peteb Quote
Chownybass Posted August 12, 2015 Posted August 12, 2015 Pampered Menial by Pavlov's Dog has always been a favourite. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDG-aV67vhw&list=PL-fftAFmpcrAP34wiac2Hzo2GKXafGPDY[/media] Quote
Bilbo Posted August 12, 2015 Author Posted August 12, 2015 Despite my Prog pedigree, I never liked Floyd. That may be why. Quote
spectoremg Posted August 12, 2015 Posted August 12, 2015 [quote name='peteb' timestamp='1439390188' post='2842399'] I think that there is a degree of truth in that, but probably the biggest selling and most enduring prog band from that period is Pink Floyd - a line-up that includes a couple of nice players but not exactly dripping in virtuosity! I think that the key element is (as ever) the strength of the material... [/quote]+1, nobody shredding in Pink Floyd. Quote
dmccombe7 Posted August 12, 2015 Posted August 12, 2015 How about UK - In The Dead Of Night John Wetton at his best. https://youtu.be/AeXSQl56no8 Dave Quote
Mr Arkadin Posted August 12, 2015 Posted August 12, 2015 (edited) Wouldn't be able to pick a top Prog album. Band-wise I like all the usual suspects and bought the Banks' album off the back of the OP. Some other interesting suggestions I haven't seen before, so more music to buy. I like a bit of Goblin for their unique Horror Prog genre. Also Quiet Sun/Phil Manzanera albums are different to the Roxy stuff. Of modern Prog, Thumpermonkey are my current favourite, and Syd Arthur for a modern take on the Canterbury Scene. Edited August 12, 2015 by Mr Arkadin Quote
Panamonte Posted August 13, 2015 Posted August 13, 2015 [quote name='Mr Arkadin' timestamp='1439418207' post='2842810'] Also Quiet Sun/Phil Manzanera albums are different to the Roxy stuff. [/quote] 801 Live got a shout in post #136. Mainstream by Quiet Sun has been favourite of mine since the 70s - still sounds good. Quote
karlfer Posted August 13, 2015 Posted August 13, 2015 Yessongs without doubt for me, but Snowgoose and Brain Salad Surgery well up there and Heep's Magicians Birthday had it's moments. Also rather liked Allan Parson's Project, Vangelis and Greenslades' Spyglass Guest and Bedside Manners Are Extra, although prog is stretching it a bit on those. Quote
toneknob Posted August 13, 2015 Posted August 13, 2015 [quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1439466453' post='2843056'] Greenslade were major prog!!! [/quote] Greenslade's album "The Pentatech of the Cosmogeny" came in a double vinyl box set with accompanying hardback book. From wikipedia "The story and artwork within 'Pentateuch' concerns the discovery of an abandoned spacecraft in orbit around Jupiter, and the project to decipher the ideograms in the pentateuch 'document' discovered within. Most of the book is a retelling of the document, in much the same way as a modern translator might retell the contents of a Babylonian tablet or Egyptian papyrus scroll. Particularly remarkable is the combinatorial ideographic script created by Woodroffe and used throughout the artwork". A selection of song titles from the album includes Birds & Bats & Dragonflies, Fresco/Kashrinn, Vivat Regina, Miasma Generator. I think we can include Greenslade as prog! That's something else not mentioned so far in the "but is it prog?" debate - packaging. What other examples of packaging excess are there in the genre? Both Yes and ELP did triple live albums, for example: Yessongs and WBMFTTSTNE...L&GEL&P Quote
karlfer Posted August 13, 2015 Posted August 13, 2015 Well hush my mouth, sorry I mentioned a slight doubt Quote
discreet Posted August 13, 2015 Posted August 13, 2015 Bedside Manners Are Extra! Haven't heard that order of words for a long time! I seem to remember a Roger Dean cover with a multi-armed being and marble eggs, but my memory of that time is a bit hazy to say the least... Quote
Oopsdabassist Posted August 13, 2015 Posted August 13, 2015 [quote name='dmccombe7' timestamp='1439407419' post='2842632'] How about UK - In The Dead Of Night John Wetton at his best. [url="https://youtu.be/AeXSQl56no8"]https://youtu.be/AeXSQl56no8[/url] Dave [/quote] I remember taking a girl to see UK at Hemel Decorum, she got bored after about 20 mins.......I came home with the album instead, from the merch stand. Still have that vinyl...the girl is long gone..I made the best choice! Quote
Bilbo Posted August 13, 2015 Author Posted August 13, 2015 I liked that Danger Money LP UK did with Terry Bozzio on drums. Some great writing (Rendezvous 6.02) and Eddie Jobson is, for me, one of the unsung heroes of prog. I had that Pentateuch album but I loaned it to someone and never got it back.(I cope). My introduction to Greenslade was Cactus Choir but I really loved all of their albums; Spyglass Guest, BMAE, Greenslade etc. I heard some more recent stuff he did but it did nothing for me. Dave Lawson was an acquired taste but, when Animal Farm springs up on my ipod, it's a buzz. Quote
spectoremg Posted August 13, 2015 Posted August 13, 2015 [quote name='dmccombe7' timestamp='1439407419' post='2842632'] How about UK - In The Dead Of Night John Wetton at his best. [url="https://youtu.be/AeXSQl56no8"]https://youtu.be/AeXSQl56no8[/url] Dave [/quote]Love that album and it's a great candidate for definitive prog. Saw John Wetton TOGWT once singing over that In The Dead Of Night bass line. Difficult. Quote
dmccombe7 Posted August 13, 2015 Posted August 13, 2015 [quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1439487479' post='2843341'] Love that album and it's a great candidate for definitive prog. Saw John Wetton TOGWT once singing over that In The Dead Of Night bass line. Difficult. [/quote] That was the clip i was looking for but couldn't find it. That was first time i'd really heard John Wetton and was gobsmacked at the energy on it. Brilliant. Dave Quote
KevB Posted August 14, 2015 Posted August 14, 2015 Some great bass work from Tony Reeves on that first Greenslade album. Quote
Bilbo Posted August 14, 2015 Author Posted August 14, 2015 Reeves is a monster. An early influence. Quote
KevB Posted August 14, 2015 Posted August 14, 2015 OK any excuse to pull this one out again then, for bassy goodness skip to around 2:30 onward. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4OgR_zMsSs"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4OgR_zMsSs[/url] Quote
KevB Posted August 14, 2015 Posted August 14, 2015 Don't forget the original Colosseum either... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tINlBYm5wjs"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tINlBYm5wjs[/url] Quote
teleman Posted August 14, 2015 Posted August 14, 2015 My favourite has got to be The Wall, followed by Fish Out Of Water and Tubular Bells. And loads of others. Quote
scojack Posted August 14, 2015 Posted August 14, 2015 (edited) [quote name='dmccombe7' timestamp='1439407419' post='2842632'] How about UK - In The Dead Of Night John Wetton at his best. [url="https://youtu.be/AeXSQl56no8"]https://youtu.be/AeXSQl56no8[/url] Dave [/quote] +10000 Nice one Dave!!!! Plenty of vituosity on show here and of course 'The Guvnor' (Holdsworth) Edited August 14, 2015 by scojack Quote
dmccombe7 Posted August 14, 2015 Posted August 14, 2015 [quote name='KevB' timestamp='1439540150' post='2843617'] Some great bass work from Tony Reeves on that first Greenslade album. [/quote] Met Tony Reeves doing a Burns Bison / MM mixing studio equipment demo locally. He was excellent and really nice guy to talk with. Had a huge influence on me as a beginner back in late 70's Dave Quote
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