Pete's Picks: Best Albums of 1978 1) Rush-Hemispheres 2) Jethro Tull-Heavy Horses 3) Cathedral-Stained Glass Stories 4) Dixie Dregs-What If 5) Pat Metheny Group-Pat Metheny Group Honorables: Styx- Pieces of Eight, Manfred Mann’s Earth Band-Watch, Al DiMeola-Casino, Genesis-And Then There Were Three, Frank Zappa-Zappa in New York, UK-UK, Renaissance-A Song for All Seasons, Saga-Saga, Max Webster-Mutiny Up My Sleeve, Steve Hackett-Please Don’t Touch, Magnum-Kingdom of Madness, Peter Gabriel-Peter Gabriel, Yes-Tormato, Jethro Tull-Bursting Out, Weather Report-Mr. Gone, Kansas-Two for the Show, Spyro Gyra-Spyro Gyra, National Health- Of Queues and Cures, Banco-di Terra, Happy the Man-Crafty Hands, FM-Black Noise, Pentwater-Out of the Abyss Ken's picks: 1. Grobschnitt - Solar Music Live 2.Banco - Di Terra 3. Bubu - Anabelas 4. Gotic - Escenes 5. Eloy- Live HM Scorpions - Tokyo Tapes Het Pandorra Ensemble - III Cathedral - Stained Glass Stories National Health - Of Queues And Cures Camel - Breathless Camel - A Live Record Happy The Man - Crafty Hands Shylock - Il De Fievre Weidorje - same Area - 1978 Jean-Luc Ponty - Cosmic Messenger FM - Direct To Disc Tantra - Holocausto Renaissance - A Song For All Seasons Steven's picks: 1. Jean Michel Jarre - Equinox 2. Kate Bush - The Kick Inside 3. Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds 4. Styx - Pieces Of Eight 5. Saga - Saga Genesis - …And The There Were Three Rush - Hemispheres Anthony Phillips - Wise After The Event Peter Gabriel - Scratch Alan Parsons Project - Pyramid UK - UK Jethro Tull - Heavy Horses Luis' picks: Luis Nasser 5. Banco di Terra, 4. National Health -of queues and cures 3. Dixie Deregs - What if 2. Happy the man - Crafty hands 1. Jethro Tull - Heavy Horses Honorable: Zappa, läther, Jethro Tull - Bursting Out, Muffins - Manna/Mirage Rush Hemispheres is a tie for number 1 objectively. Armando's picks: 1) Saga debut 2)Al Di Meola : Casino 3)Rush: Hemispheres 4) Styx : Pieces Of Eight 5) Alan Parsons Project : Pyramid Honorable Mentions : Tangerine Dream : Cyclone Genesis : And Then There Were Three Mike Oldfield : Incantations Eric's picks: 5. Steve Hackett - Please Don't Touch 4. Al DiMeola - Casino 3. Dixie Dregs - What If 2. Jethro Tull - Heavy Horses 1. Happy The Man - Crafty Hands Honorable Mentions UK David Gilmour Pat Metheny Group National Health - Of Queues and Cures George's picks 5. Guadalquivir - s/t 4. Space Circus - Funky Caravan 3. Al Di Meola - Casino 2. Gong - Expresso II 1. Rush - Hemispheres HMs Spheroe - Primadonna Fermata - Huascaran National Health - Of Queues and Cures Joanne Brackeen - Aft Anthony's picks: 1. UK--Self Titled 2. David Gilmour--Self Titled 3. Steve Hackett--Please Don't Touch 4. Steve Hillage--Green 5. Genesis--And Then There Were Three Chuck’s Picks: * 5. Pieces Of Eight-Styx * 4. Book Early-City Boy * 3. Safety In Numbers-Crack The Sky * 2. Saga-Saga * 1. Studio Tan-Frank Zappa Honorable mentions Mutiny Up My Sleeve-Max Webster And Then There Were Three-Genesis Of Queues And Cures-National Health Peter Gabriel 2-Peter Gabriel Hemispheres-Rush The Man Machine-Kraftwerk
Much appreciation Pete for listing picks, and as usual my fave time of the musical week "In The Prog Seat', with special mention king of the obscure no softies George L
Never heard of Gotic. Checked them out and I have to say I preferred it to any Camel I have ever heard. If this album had been a Camel album I'd probably have paid more attention to them.
1. Rush - Hemispheres 2. Yes - Tormato 3. Jethro Tull - Heavy Horses 4. Genesis - …And Then There Were Three… 5. Emerson, Lake and Palmer - Love Beach 6. Steve Hackett - Please Don’t Touch 7. David Gilmour 8. U.K. 9. Styx - Pieces of Eight
When I watch in The Prog Seat I feel like I'm sitting in a room with a bunch of mates chatting about favourite records, like you I love the informality of it all with banter and jokes and the weekly salute to Eddie Jobson (even when Anthony's not there)
Thanks everyone for watching! Great picks from everyone, more shopping to be done! Interesting with many similar picks, reaffirms the music's greatness.
To be very clear: I love Anthony Ferraro. Dude's a mensch. He has an unhealthy obsession with insisting I get into a "Jon Anderson's Planet Olias" wavelength, but that's part of the ball-breaking fun.
1. UK- UK 2. Rush- Hemispheres 3. Jethro Tull- Heavy horses 4. Styx- Pieces of eight 5. Steve Hackett- Please don't touch 6. Frank Zappa- Zappa in New York 7. Jeff Wayne- Jeff Wayne's musical version of the war of the worlds 8. David Gilmour- David Gilmour 9. Happy the man- Crafty hands 10. Weather report- Mr. Gone
My top five: 1- Steve Hackett- Please Don't Touch 2- Jethro Tull- Heavy Horses 3- Renaissance- A Song For All Seasons 4- Styx- Pieces of Eight 5- Dixie Dregs- What If
1. Max Webster : Mutiny Up My Sleeve 2. Magnum : Kingdom of Madness 3. Styx : Pieces of Eight 4. Mike Oldfield : Incantations 5. Saga : Saga 6. Camel : Breathless 7. Rush : Hemispheres 8. Budgie : Impeckable 9. UK : UK 10. Renaissance : A Song for all Seasons 11. Steve Hillage : Green 12. Jethro Tull : Heavy Horses My overall top three albums of the year do not qualify as Prog (by my standards at least): Those being Judas Priest’s “Stained Class” and “Killing Machine,” and Queen’s “Jazz.”
1. UK : UK 2. Jethro Tull : Heavy Horses 3. Rush : Hemispheres 4. Yes : Tormato 5. Happy The Man : Crafty Hands HM - David Gilmour : David Gilmour - Cathedral : Stained Glass Stories - Al Di Meola : Casino - Jean-Luc Ponty : Cosmic Messenger - Steve Hackett : Please Don't Touch - Eloy : live - Frank Zappa : Zappa in New York
Another great one! I had to pause it to listen to City Boy because I wasn't aware of it. Holy shit I loved it!!! A lot of other great stuff too thanks guys tou made my Wednesday night!
I wouldn't consider City Boy as prog (more like pop/rock/AOR) but I do like that band a lot. At least 6 very good albums, It's Personal & Young Men Gone West are probably my two faves. Very smart songwriting & the vocals are first-rate. The guitars are great, Slamer is one of those unknown players. His work on Chris Thompson's (Manfred Mann) solo albums is stellar, also in bands Steelhouse Lane, Streets, Seventh Key & Devil's Hand. His solo record Nowhere Land is very good. He also plays on Steve Walsh's solo album Glossolalia
Thanks Pete and guests. Almost 2 hours of fun and education, rolled into one. 5. Happy the Man-- Crafty Hands 4. Barclay James Harvest-- Twelve 3. Weather Report-- Mr. Gone 2. Al Stewart-- Time Passages (sounds like prog-folk to me) 1. Jack Bruce-- Jet Set Jewel HM's: John McLaughlin-- Electric Guitarist Yes-- Tormato Strawbs-- Deadlines ELP-- Love Beach (I truly love this LP)
@@ericporter344 Thanks, Eric-- I always read your comments and now I can put a face with them! You were impressive on the show and your list was magnificent.
Pete, as a long time subscriber now, I have really enjoyed all of your content but I must say In the Prog Seat is now my favorite show. This current line up is just awesome! From Chuck, Ken, Steven, George and all the rest are just great. Keep this show going my friend.
We're probably going to need Michael Riffee to come over to In the Prog Seat, and start posting the 'takeaways' from each episode going forward - you guys are a mess, lol! Some faves: Magma - Attahk Rush - Hemispheres Renaissance - A Song for All Seasons Jethro Tull - Heavy Horses Genesis - ...And Then There Were Three... Area - 1978 Gli dei se ne vanno, gli arrabbiati restano! Kraftwerk - The Man-Machine (I think this is fair game...) Great on Steven for mentioning the first Kate Bush album.
Again, great show! Here's my list: 1. Rush - Hemispheres 2. Royals - Live '78 (a finnish band, double LP Includes great & bombastic nearly 20 minute version of Amboy Dukes "No Holds Barred" with a lenght Moog solo ;) 3. Jethro Tull - Heavy Horses 4. Yes - Tormato 5. Saga - Saga Honorable mention: Camel - Breathless. Keep going on good work, boys & cheers from Finland!
What a great episode! I can't wait to get into some of this material. As for me, my favorites from 1978: 1. Rush - Hemispheres 2. Yes - Tormato (there are a lot of amazing memories tied to this album) 3. Jethro Tull - Heavy Horses 4. Kansas - Two for the Show 5. UK
@@ericporter344 Heavy Horses is a great Tull record but had to grow on me, which it did. Same with Crest Of A Knave. It's part of their Songs From The Wood/Heavy Horses/Stormwatch period. To me the slightly later The Broadsword and the Beast also fits into that mold. Not quite as good as Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll or War Child but got me back into Tull after Minstrel In The Gallery & A Passion Play, which were a bit too conceptual/experimental for me
I completely agree with Eric, it's such a blast to be part of this team. We have so much fun but I also learn SO much. Who could ask for more? Glad that comes across. Thanks for watching!
@@ericporter344 @TranquilityFireReid When you think of it it’s interesting how much high quality prog that was released at the Zenith of punk and disco. I went through a list of records released back then and it amazed how much great rock/ prog/ jazz/ fusion and hard rock/HM there was in 78.
this is basically a repeat of my list I had on my HVS 1978 video comment largely because this is mostly a prog year for me 5 - UK - UK - this is absolutely fantastic and the fact that it's at 5th place is a testament to 1978 4 - Rush - Hemispheres - one of the best rush albums, they most progressive and an absolute masterpiece 3 - Saga - Saga - another band's best work, for me they peaked right at the start 2 - Crack The Sky - Safety In Numbers - the band's best one, despite the absence of John Palumbo 1 - Magnum - Kingdom Of Madness - My favorite album of all time HMs: Styx - Pieces Of Eight - My favorite Styx album Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Watch - almost on par with Roaring Silence which is my favorite, cool stuff here from my preferred period of the band Max Webster - Mutiny Up My Sleeve - it's Max Webster Steve Hackett - Please Don't Touch - as was said in the video Yes - Tormato - yes, yes I like Tormato
1.Jethro Tull-Heavy Horses 2.Rush-Hemispheres 3.Styx-Pieces of Eight 4.Yes-Drama 5.U.K.-Self Titled Chuck makes this show great.love his laughter and his knowledge
Gentlemen - what a great show. I finally feel understood. I've been a fan of this music for a lion's share of my 53yrs. I lead a busy professional life but always find time to watch your program. Love the top 5 for every year. Wish I was a part of it!
@@overkilling84 he gave a really good record. I was ready to hate it and rip it a new ass, and for minute I wasn't sure how he would take Il Balleto, but it was genuinely fun.
1. Gordon Giltrap - Fear of the Dark 2. John McLaughlin - Electric Guitarist 3. Genesis - And then there were three. 4. Barclay James Harvest - XII 5. Rush - Hemispheres.
Performing Tubular Bells live in the BBC studios with Mike Oldfield on 30/11/1973... John Field - flute Fred Frith - bass, guitar John Greaves - keyboards Steve Hillage - guitar Tim Hodgkinson - keyboards Karl Jenkins - oboe Geoff Leigh - flute Pierre Moerlen - percussion Mike Oldfield - bass, guitar Terry Oldfield - flute Mike Ratledge - keyboards Mick Taylor - guitar Ted Speight - guitar, bass Tom Newman - voice + Choir Awesome show by the way!
My favourite show: Jethro Tull - Heavy horses Rush - Hemispheres Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Watch National Health - Of queues and cures David Gilmour - David Gilmour SAGA - Saga HAPPY THE MAN - Crafty hands Renaissance - A song for all seasons UK - UK
My standout track is "Fantasia Suite For Two Guitars", sounds like something off One Night In SF w/McLaughlin & De Lucia. "Chasin' The Voodoo" is killer too (Anthony Jackson, Mingo Lewis & Steve Gadd on rhythm section & Barry Miles sounds like Jan), and the version of RTF's "Señor Mouse" is just great too. It's interesting to compare Bill Connors' playing on this (from RTF's Hymn where it's called "Captain Señor Mouse" for some reason) to Di Meola's, I think Al rocks it more
Agree or not, 1978 is a favorite year of mines for Prog and Fusion music along with Van Halen debut LP. Secondly, 1978 is the year of my birth right jejejeje, Cheers!
A little late but finally a chance to watch this show. One word.....Epic! Such a great gang of nine to fill out the the spots on this show. So thanks to Chuck Alvarez, Anthony Ferraro, Ken Golden, George Lamie, Luis Nassar Eric Porter, Steven Reid, and Armando Venditti for such great participation and interaction. Lots of laughs and now sharing Armando's financial pain as lots to buy. '78 is sort of a lost year for me due to some personal issues that occupied a few years at the time and, until recently, never really went back and revisited it much for the music that was missed. But over the 20+ months watching SoT sent me to our library to check out music of the time and recent listens have included Hemispheres by Rush and Heavy Horses by Jethro Tull. Those two would top any list that might be made at this time but that could change after listening to some of the recommendations here. Thanks again, gents, and you, too, Pete, for another educational and highly entertaining episode of In The Prog Seat. Expecting a show on "Our Favorite Singapore Prog' albums in the very near future. Cheers!
Got to agree with Ken on this one - 5. Saga - Saga 4. Renaissance - A Song for all Seasons 3. Magnum - Kingdom of Madness 2. Jethro Tull - Heavy Horses 1. Grobschnitt - Solar Music Live HMs: Hawklords-25 Years On ; Alan Parsons Project - Pyramid
My Top Five: 1) Prism - Second Thoughts/Second Move 2) Al Di Meola - Casino 3) Space Circus - Funky Caravan 4) Crosswind - Self Titled [Japanese Band] 5) David Sancious & Tone - True Stories HM: 1) Al Foster - Mixed Roots 2) Dragon - O Zambezi
Another great show. Thanks especially to Steven and Chuck for bringing up 2 of mine. My top 5 would be 5 Kraftwerk - Man Machine 4 Yes - Tormato 3 Genesis - And Then There Were Three 2 Jethro Tull - Heavy Horses 1 Kate Bush - The Kick Inside Looking forward to that Kate Bush ranking.
My top 5 prog/fusion albums of 1978 are almost identical to my top 5 albums of that year. For this show, I’ll go with: 1. UK - UK 2. Rush - Hemispheres 3. Yes - Tormato 4. Dixie Dregs - What If 5. Brand X - Masques My 5th favorite album of 1978 is Studio Tan by Frank Zappa but because Brand X is a fusion band that leans toward prog, I listed it here for this episode. Although most Zappa albums of the ‘70’s utilize elements of both prog and fusion, several other styles involved make that music almost impossible to categorize
@Eric Porter I just commented, I didn’t actually until this morning. Great picks yourself! Have a great time at the Pat Metheney show (like Pete, I have yet to see him perform live)
I didn't know 'Happy The Man' until I saw this episode. What beautiful music!! in the fashion of Camel and Jean-Luc Ponty,, with their own touches.Thank you guys who included this group in your picks.
1. National Health - National Health 2. Tim Blake - Blake's New Jerusalem 3. Van der Graaf - Vital 4. Mike Oldfield - Incantations 5. Rush - Hemispheres I did not realise the Happy the Man album was from 1978 even though I have a (CD) copy. I thought they were a late eighties band! Still a lot to learn.
I remember when I bought Styx's Pieces of Eight way back in the late 70s, I thought the woman on the cover of the album looked positively OLD! Now, she looks kind of attractive. Time sure does fly. Another corking episode of, Sea of Tranquillity. Thanks very much fellas.
Glad to see Jethro Tull's Heavy Horses getting so much love, and glad to hear band members, like John Evan's contributions validated. I was disappointed with the album at first, but at the same time I kept listening to it (!) Suffice it to say, it grew on me. Good stuff!
Hi Pete, Ken, George, Steven, Anthony, Luis, Chuck, Eric and Armando. Looking forward to your picks and insights. My five favorite prog/fusion albums of 78 would be in no particular order: Jethro Tull - Heavy Horses - Pobrich - Cap in Hand - fav song … awesome Martin Barre guitar riffs … Dixie Dregs - What If, BUBU’s - Anabelas - South American Argentina prog band with a mix of Crimson and Zappa, Steve Hillage - Green and Ange - Guet-Apens - French symphonic prog group… epic composition - Captain coeur de miel.
@@ericporter344 Don't know how familiar you are with Hillage's solo albums but I always was a bit annoyed by his overuse of the echo effect. Still I do like a lot of his solo records where he dials that back, like on the live Düsseldorf & Fish Rising. I also have Green, on that one I only like two tracks: "Crystal City" & "The Glorious Om Riff" - actually on second listen "Palm Trees (Love Guitar)" sounds good too. I don't think the problem's the overuse of echo on that one, it's more that I don't really care for the songs
@@ericporter344 I'm super picky about vocals & can live with Hillage's, although most of his music that I own is instrumental, I think that's where he really shines. Check out a track called "Palm Trees" from his album Live At The Gong Family Unconvention, that one does have vocals but also some wonderful instrumentation (great guitar & he doesn't overuse his echo). "Wait One Moment" from Motivation Radio is another very good track with vocals, so is "Really Like". No one will ever accuse him of being a great singer but on certain songs the music outshines the vocals & you just deal with it
1. Wet Dream - Richard Wright 2. David Gilmour 3. Peter Gabriel 2 4. Pyramid - Alan Parsons Project 5. Incantations - Mike Oldfield 1978 was definitely a great year for me.
Going to have to watch this tomorrow but it’s exciting to see a full crew! My top 5: Rush - Hemispheres Jethro Tull - Heavy Horses U.K. - U.K. Ñu - Cuentos de Ayer y de Hoy Trettioåriga Kriget - Hej På Er Honourable Mentions: David Bowie - Stage Cathedral - Stained Glass Stories Jean-Luc Ponty - Cosmic Messenger Kate Bush - The Kick Inside Van Der Graaf - Vital: Live Camel - A Live Record Max Webster - Mutiny Up My Sleeve Frank Zappa - Zappa in New York Goblin - Il Fantastico Viaggio del "Bagarozzo" Mark Dixie Dregs - What If Kansas - Two for the Show Peter Gabriel - 2 (Scratch) Manfred Mann’s Earth Band - Watch Genesis - …And Then There Were Three Yes - Tormato
@@ericporter344 Same here! I should be able to watch the show pretty soon here, looking forward to hearing your list along with everyone else’s. I’m sure I’ll get some new stuff to put on my “check out” list as well. Ñu is a Spanish band, pretty heavy with some folk elements too (flute and violin mainly). Imagine maybe a heavier version of early Jethro Tull. The album I mentioned is their debut and the only one I’ve heard of theirs so far. Trettioåriga Kriget is from Sweden, their first 2 records are my favourites and are on the heavier side as well. This one (their 3rd) is a little more streamlined than those but still very good. They went in a more Pop Rock direction after it and broke up in the early 80s but reformed in the early 2000s and have put out a string of albums since then. Hope I’m not being too long-winded, just wanted to give you somewhat of an idea of their sound. Happy listening!
I absolutely love Tormato by Yes, a favorite along with Close to the edge, Tales from Topographic Oceans, The Yes Album. Also X, by Klaus Schulze, since Equinox was mentioned, X far more important, IMHO!
1- Banco : Di Terra (agree with Ken, one of the greatest prog albums of all time) 2- The Muffins : Manna Mirage 3- Happy The Man : Crafty Hands 4- National Health : Of Queues And Cures 5- Dixie Dregs : What If/Brand X : Masques
For The Muffins, "Monkey With The Golden Eyes" is a good tune (from a pretty good band) but this isn't my favorite album of theirs. I like Secret Signals 1 a lot more. These guys can be very Canterbury & even a bit Avant Garde (not my usual thing) but they manage to keep it under control. Some of this definitely references The Mothers, especially the more "angular" tracks. You get the impression that a lot of this is improvised (in a good way)
Steve Hackett's Please Don't Touch! is pretty good, at least four good tunes. His 2nd solo studio album after Genesis (but the first one released). Chester Thompson, Steve Walsh, Richie Havens & Tom Fowler help out. There's the obligatory acoustic number "Kim" (with his brother John Hackett on flute), I really like Havens' vocals on "How Can I" (pretty song too-Genesis were supposedly big fans of his). "Narnia" has Walsh on vocals & sounds pretty un-Kansas (for me a good thing). "Racing In A" has Walsh singing again the 2nd half is a a classical acoustic number. Overall John Hackett adds some nice flutes & VDGG violinist Graham Smith also chips in
My favorite Anthony moment on In the Prog Seat. Anthony showing Eddie Jobson the picture of his poster from the Zinc tour and saying to Eddie "This is my man cave".
Rush - Hemispheres Genesis - And Then there were three Jeff Wayne - War of the worlds Alan Parsons Project - Pyramid Queen - Jazz Magnum - Kingdom of Madness Yes - Tormato
Thank you Gentlemen, I've been exploring these, especially albums that you guys have mentioned in other videos as well, like Cathedral and Banco, but for me, the one I am flipping out about is Escenes, by the Spanish band Gotic. Absolutely great! It's prog with a touch of jazz here and there. Lots of flute, great melodies, and just when I start to think it's getting a little too whimsical, they take it somewhere really cool. So thanks especially to Ken for that recommendation. Only problem is, it's 93 bucks on Amazon. I doubt I will be able to find a copy I can afford.
Pyramid, What If and Crafty Hands on order. The first two were very reasonably priced but had to apply those card rewards for Craft which was net $0.73. Was interested in Gotic and Banco but no luck finding. Thanks guys.
Crafty Hands (HTM) is a classic, their best record from the best US prog band ever...What If by The Dregs is also an all-time fusion classic. Not a bad way to get into 70s fusion
@@wolf1977 thanks for reaffirming my most recent buys, I'm already well into kind of music but like most of us, we can't help but add to what we already own
One not brought up is José Cid with 10.000 Anos Depois Entre Vénus e Matte. Sci Fi prog with lots of Moog, string synths and Mellotron. He's a big pop icon in his native Portugal but here it's full prog. Can't argue with a song called "Mellotron o Planeta Fantástico". Portugal isn't exactly a prog haven but this album is a great example. Others: - Babylon: Babylon - Muffins: Manna/Mirage - Magma: Attahk I realize they're an acquired taste, if you're not into them this album may not change your mind but certainly a great album if you're into them. - Cathedral: Stained Glass Stories Änglagård cited this as an influence and I was aware of that when I bought Hybris in the 1990s. When I heard the album I can see that influence.
(1) Styx *Pieces of Eight* (2) Carol of Harvest *Carol of Harvest* - brilliant one-off German folk-prog release - think of Eloy with Annie Haslam on vocals. (3) Manfred Mann *Watch* (4) Renaissance *A Song for All Seasons* (5) Jethro Tull *Heavy Horses*
In 2002 I managed to get an original LP of Gótic's Escenes on the Movieplay label for just $12. It usually goes for much more and my copy was in very good shape, no scratches.
Huge Saga fan here but their first album is actually one of my least favorite of theirs. Trust, Wildest Dreams, 10000 Days, Symmetry, Steel Umbrellas, Silent Knight, Spin It Again! Live In Munich, The Security Of Illusion, Sagacity, Pleasure & The Pain, Network, Marathon, House Of Cards, (especially) Generation 13, Behaviour, Beginner's Guide To Throwing Shapes all great albums. I even like Images At Twilight & The Human Condition more than the debut. Best Of Saga Now & Then The Collection 1978-Infinity is also a great collection. From that first I really only like "Tired World (Chapter Six)"
I am always pushing this album Yes topographic oceans I have CD version with 3 sides of original album on one disc and I can play it then when finished press play again and can play it again for 3rd time in a row it’s a masterpiece don’t know why it gets crap from yes fans you guys in the prog seat should love it if you don’t you should.
5. Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Watch 4. Genesis - ...And Then There Were Three... 3. Jethro Tull - Heavy Horses 2. The Dixie Dregs - What If 1. Rush - Hemispheres
. Loads of great albums mentioned and in the comments, My top 5 studio favourites from 1978 are Tormato / Hemispheres/ Heavy Horses/ Barclay James Harvest’s xii and Styx’s Pieces of 8. Live albums - Bursting Out/ Two for the Show/ Solar Music Live/ Barclay James Harvest - Live Tapes/ RTF -Live . Just for Ken a few lesser known Eastern European bands - Hungary’s Omega with Omega 8 / Skyrover (the English language version) ; Yugoslavia’s Tako- Self titled and Smak - Stranice Naseg Vremena (no me neither) and East Germany’s Stern Combo Meissen - Weisses Gold Lots of other hon mentions- Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Variations; Gordon Giltrap - Fear of the Dark; Horslips- the Man who built America; Jane Age of Madness; Lake - 2; Machiavel - Mechanical Moonbeams; Partrick Moraz -S/T; PFM - Passpartu; Rick Wright - wet Dream; I’d also add in John Miles’ Zaragon which while not being totally prog has a few excellent prog like songs - if City Boy’s Book Early is allowed then this has to be too -Overture and Zaragon are fantastic, and Nice Man Jack is a tour de force. Yes it has a few softies on it but the guitar solos, songs and keyboard work is great.
Glad that "A Song For All Seasons" was mentioned by Pete near the end. For me, the last great Renaissance album, easily on a par with the previous 4 studio albums by the band.
Here's my top 5 for 1978 (in no order): Steve Hillage - Green Rush - Hemispheres Mia - Coronstipicum Steve Hackett - Please don't touch And of course U.K.
My CD collection is tiny compared to you guys, but my top 5 is: 1. Genesis - ...And Then There Were Three... 2. Renaissance - A Song For All Seasons 3. Rush - Hempisheres 4. Mike Oldfield - Incantations 5. Peter Gabriel - 2nd album ("Scratch")
Another fun show, thanks gentleman! My personal fave from 1978, I think a tie: Genesis 'ATTWT' (a criminally underrated Genesis album) and Jethro Tull 'Heavy Horses' (aside from TAAB and APP, perhaps their best album ever. Luis mistakenly said John Evan did the orchestrations - I know that was a slip of the tongue, because Luis certainly knows, and has spoken of previously, David (Dee) Palmer's brilliant orchestrations. John Evan certainly contributed piano and awesome growling Hammond organ on this album, too). Here's one that wasn't mentioned: Trillion, band from Chicago. More in the 'prog pop' category, perhaps, like Styx or Saga. Their eponymously titled first album from 1978 was full of catchy melodies and great keys and orchestrations by leader Patrick Leonard (who went on to become Madonna's musical director. Their second album, 'Clear Approach' was better, but this one deserves mention. p.s. went back and listened to that first Saga album, as per your recommendations. Some great guitar and keyboard solos on here! "World's Apart" is still the album that sticks in my head, but this was a good debut.
“Heavy Horses,” “Hemispheres,” and Gilmour’s first album are runaway winners for me. One album I enjoy that I don’t believe was mentioned is Tako’s self-titled debut.
'78's Pat Metheny Group is a nice record with Lyle, Mays & Gottlieb. I tend to stay away from his jazzier stuff but this is good. I love his 80's chorus sound, he gets it using 3 different amps & careful control over the "sweet" spot (he says he has to stand in one particular spot on stage or the effect doesn't work) & several different low delays. Also some slight pitch bend, he doesn't use chorus boxes as such. No use of guitar synth on this record though (I love his sound using a Roland GR-300 Guitar Synthesizer). This is probably my favorite Metheny album, my favorite overall track is "(Cross The) Heartland" from American Garage
Wishbone Ash ‘No Smoke Without Fire’ Gordon Giltrap ‘Fear Of The Dark’ Jethro Tull ‘Heavy Horses’ Genesis ‘And Then There Were Three’ Rush ‘Hemispheres’ HM Be Bop Deluxe ‘Drastic Plastic’ Styx ‘Pieces Of Eight’ Jeff Wayne ‘Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of War Of The Worlds’ Roger Glover ‘Elements’ John Miles ‘Zaragon’ Alice Cooper ‘From The Inside’
Indexi - Modra Rijeka, Smak - Stranice Našeg Vremena, Leb I Sol - Leb I Sol 2, Tako - Tako, Space Circus - Funky Caravan. Space Circus made one more record called Fantastic Arrival.
I have to agree that the cover to Al Di Meola's Casino. What was he thinking? Whenever I saw the cover I expected Al to record an awful easy listening lounge album but when I got the courage to buy it I was surprised. It was very good and well worth it just like Elegant Gypsy and Land of the Midnight Sun keeping in the same great fusion with Latin and occasional flamenco he did in his previous two.
@@ericporter344 The 4th Splendido Hotel is very good too (check out "Alien Chase On Arabian Desert", reminds me a little of "Race With Devil On Spanish Highway" but less Spanish & slower). "Silent Story In Her Eyes" & "Blanca's Midnight Lullaby" are really nice acoustic pieces. "Spanish Eyes" is more like a traditional jazz cover which I don't usually go for, but Di Meola pulls it off. Having Les Paul play on it doesn't hurt either. The band's really top notch too with Chick, Philippe Saisse, Jan Hammer, Anthony Jackson & Steve Gadd. All of this only leads up to Friday Night in San Francisco, probably the best live acoustic album ever. Not strictly a Di Meola live album as it's a trio, but what a record! Then he did Tour De Force (live) followed by Electric Rendezvous, two more great albums. That leads to Passion, Grace and Fire, which is Friday Night but the studio version. '83's Scenario is the first semi-letdown record for me (all acoustic, it's OK but not great) but that still makes 8 straight wonderful albums. Not bad!
@@ericporter344 Well that's most of his first 8/great albums. '85's Soaring Through A Dream is weak too, then two more weak ones with Cielo e Terra & Tirami Su. Things pick up again with Kiss My Axe (horrible name) in 1991, in fact from '91 on I only really like World Sinfonia (Acoustic), Orange And Blue (more jazzy but quite good in a mellow way, "Casmir" has some really good moments), another Guitar Trio album in '96 (funny enough called Guitar Trio) & a few tracks off Consequence Of Chaos. That gets us up to 2006. Elysium has a couple of good tunes, then 2017's Morocco Fantasia is really it for me. Opus is not that bad but not great & he did an album of covers in 2020 called Across The Universe (acoustic versions of some Beatles tunes) that's interesting but again not that great. So other than Morocco Fantasia his albums have been pretty spotty for me since 1996, and that's only if you count the Trio release as a Di Meola album (if not then it's Orange And Blue in '94). That's a long "cold spell" for an all-time great fusion player ony broken by Morocco Fantasia, especially given that really hot start & his first eight releases
A very entertaining commentary . My list would look like this : Camel : A Live Record Jethro Tull : Heavy Horses Max Webster : Mutiny Up My Sleeve Rush : Hemispheres Genesis : And Then There Were Three HMs : Renaissance : A Song for All Seasons Styx : Pieces of Eight Saga : Saga
@@marhill77 Not my fave Moore period (I love his 80's stuff especially Wild Frontier & Run For Cover, and We Want Moore) but this has some great fusion. Nice to hear from him, he was so talented at so many different styles. "Hurricane" & "Flight Of The Snow Moose" & "What Would You Rather Bee Or A Wasp" are right up there with his best stuff from Colosseum II. BTW the bonus live versions of "Wild Frontier" & "Wishing Well" are excellent, bot sure which version of the album those were included in. The band is great too, John Mole & Don Airey, plus Simon Phillips. Guesting are Phil Lynott & Brian Downey
A recommendation for Armando - The Orchestral Tubular Bells (1975) by The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (conducted by David Bedford, Oldfield plays on Bedford's 1972 album Nurses Song With Elephants) with Oldfield on guitar.
So hard to pick but, Curse of the Werewolf with Oliver Reed, Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell with Prouse and Cushing, and the Santanic Rites of Dracula with Lee and Cushing are my favorites.
Good afternoon Everyone, I like everyone involved here am quite happy to be fortunate enough to be involved with this forum. While we and everyone that view might not always agree with everything that I or the mates here pick, yet I have a few words to say about some rather troubling circumstances behind the scenes. If one doesn't like the platform that Pete has painstakingly created here, there's no need to troll this page. One can constructively voice their opinions yet to vehemently troll ones page with hateful bordering on disgustingly asinine comments, it's best that person (s) grow up and take their childish behavior elsewhere. Please report any badgering/trolling to the RUclips moderators.
Pete's Picks:
Best Albums of 1978
1) Rush-Hemispheres
2) Jethro Tull-Heavy Horses
3) Cathedral-Stained Glass Stories
4) Dixie Dregs-What If
5) Pat Metheny Group-Pat Metheny Group
Honorables: Styx- Pieces of Eight, Manfred Mann’s Earth Band-Watch, Al DiMeola-Casino, Genesis-And Then There Were Three, Frank Zappa-Zappa in New York, UK-UK, Renaissance-A Song for All Seasons, Saga-Saga, Max Webster-Mutiny Up My Sleeve, Steve Hackett-Please Don’t Touch, Magnum-Kingdom of Madness, Peter Gabriel-Peter Gabriel, Yes-Tormato, Jethro Tull-Bursting Out, Weather Report-Mr. Gone, Kansas-Two for the Show, Spyro Gyra-Spyro Gyra, National Health- Of Queues and Cures, Banco-di Terra, Happy the Man-Crafty Hands, FM-Black Noise, Pentwater-Out of the Abyss
Ken's picks:
1. Grobschnitt - Solar Music Live
2.Banco - Di Terra
3. Bubu - Anabelas
4. Gotic - Escenes
5. Eloy- Live
HM
Scorpions - Tokyo Tapes
Het Pandorra Ensemble - III
Cathedral - Stained Glass Stories
National Health - Of Queues And Cures
Camel - Breathless
Camel - A Live Record
Happy The Man - Crafty Hands
Shylock - Il De Fievre
Weidorje - same
Area - 1978
Jean-Luc Ponty - Cosmic Messenger
FM - Direct To Disc
Tantra - Holocausto
Renaissance - A Song For All Seasons
Steven's picks:
1. Jean Michel Jarre - Equinox
2. Kate Bush - The Kick Inside
3. Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds
4. Styx - Pieces Of Eight
5. Saga - Saga
Genesis - …And The There Were Three
Rush - Hemispheres
Anthony Phillips - Wise After The Event
Peter Gabriel - Scratch
Alan Parsons Project - Pyramid
UK - UK
Jethro Tull - Heavy Horses
Luis' picks:
Luis Nasser
5. Banco di Terra,
4. National Health -of queues and cures
3. Dixie Deregs - What if
2. Happy the man - Crafty hands
1. Jethro Tull - Heavy Horses
Honorable: Zappa, läther, Jethro Tull - Bursting Out, Muffins - Manna/Mirage
Rush Hemispheres is a tie for number 1 objectively.
Armando's picks:
1) Saga debut 2)Al Di Meola : Casino 3)Rush: Hemispheres 4) Styx : Pieces Of Eight 5) Alan Parsons Project : Pyramid Honorable Mentions : Tangerine Dream : Cyclone Genesis : And Then There Were Three Mike Oldfield : Incantations
Eric's picks:
5. Steve Hackett - Please Don't Touch
4. Al DiMeola - Casino
3. Dixie Dregs - What If
2. Jethro Tull - Heavy Horses
1. Happy The Man - Crafty Hands
Honorable Mentions
UK
David Gilmour
Pat Metheny Group
National Health - Of Queues and Cures
George's picks
5. Guadalquivir - s/t
4. Space Circus - Funky Caravan
3. Al Di Meola - Casino
2. Gong - Expresso II
1. Rush - Hemispheres
HMs
Spheroe - Primadonna
Fermata - Huascaran
National Health - Of Queues and Cures
Joanne Brackeen - Aft
Anthony's picks:
1. UK--Self Titled
2. David Gilmour--Self Titled
3. Steve Hackett--Please Don't Touch
4. Steve Hillage--Green
5. Genesis--And Then There Were Three
Chuck’s Picks:
* 5. Pieces Of Eight-Styx
* 4. Book Early-City Boy
* 3. Safety In Numbers-Crack The Sky
* 2. Saga-Saga
* 1. Studio Tan-Frank Zappa
Honorable mentions
Mutiny Up My Sleeve-Max Webster
And Then There Were Three-Genesis
Of Queues And Cures-National Health
Peter Gabriel 2-Peter Gabriel
Hemispheres-Rush
The Man Machine-Kraftwerk
Thx for listing everyone's picks, that's really needed on these longer episodes where there are lots of artists/albums mentioned
Good show as always.
Much appreciation Pete for listing picks, and as usual my fave time of the musical week "In The Prog Seat', with special mention king of the obscure no softies George L
Thank you so much for listing everyone's picks! 😉
Never heard of Gotic. Checked them out and I have to say I preferred it to any Camel I have ever heard. If this album had been a Camel album I'd probably have paid more attention to them.
Cheers Proggers!
1) Rush- Hemispheres
2) Dixie Dregs- What If
3) U.K.
4) Al Di Meola - Casino
5) Jean Luc Ponty- Cosmic Messenger
Nice picks Adler, thanks for watching
1. Rush - Hemispheres
2. Yes - Tormato
3. Jethro Tull - Heavy Horses
4. Genesis - …And Then There Were Three…
5. Emerson, Lake and Palmer - Love Beach
6. Steve Hackett - Please Don’t Touch
7. David Gilmour
8. U.K.
9. Styx - Pieces of Eight
Chuck always amazes me, a very cool guy and he knows most of the albums!
Thanks, hanging with these gents, I must bring my A game.
@@chuckazeee And you do on every show Chuck!
Yes lots of great characters, but I am always happy to see Chuck.
Chuck's picks were on point. I learned about the band, Hands from Chuck on a previous show.
Good show Pete. This is a great panel of guests. I enjoy how they can joke with each other. This is the highlight of my week.
When I watch in The Prog Seat I feel like I'm sitting in a room with a bunch of mates chatting about favourite records, like you I love the informality of it all with banter and jokes and the weekly salute to Eddie Jobson (even when Anthony's not there)
Hi everyone a great show.Thanks to everyone top 5s
Thanks for watching David
Thanks, gentlemen, for posting the titles to these. Some I had never heard of and really want to check out.
Thanks everyone for watching! Great picks from everyone, more shopping to be done!
Interesting with many similar picks, reaffirms the music's greatness.
It was an awesome show Brother Eric, thanks for being part of the show's panel.
@@chuckazeee Thanks Chuck, you were great as always, appreciate getting to join in with you and the crew!
George - King of obscure prog 😂.Anthony and Louis Nasser -best friends foreever 😂...excellent team up for Homework assignment 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😂🤘
Such an amazing lineup. Love the obscure one, no softies included.
Thanks for watching, great crew, so much fun
To be very clear: I love Anthony Ferraro. Dude's a mensch. He has an unhealthy obsession with insisting I get into a "Jon Anderson's Planet Olias" wavelength, but that's part of the ball-breaking fun.
@@lahloonaticrecall your comment on YES…no fairies and unicorns (in Mexico) 🤘
Finding the most obscure band from George is like finding the most obscure locust in a swarm.
1. UK- UK
2. Rush- Hemispheres
3. Jethro Tull- Heavy horses
4. Styx- Pieces of eight
5. Steve Hackett- Please don't touch
6. Frank Zappa- Zappa in New York
7. Jeff Wayne- Jeff Wayne's musical version of the war of the worlds
8. David Gilmour- David Gilmour
9. Happy the man- Crafty hands
10. Weather report- Mr. Gone
Camel: Breathless
David Gilmour: David Gilmour
Genesis: And Then There Were Three
Jethro Tull: Heavy Horses
Rush: Hemispheres
Thanks for watching Nicholas - Great choices
My top five:
1- Steve Hackett- Please Don't Touch
2- Jethro Tull- Heavy Horses
3- Renaissance- A Song For All Seasons
4- Styx- Pieces of Eight
5- Dixie Dregs- What If
Kansas: Two For The Show
Rush: Hemispheres
UK: debut
Jethro Tull: Heavy Horses
Camel: Breathless
Styx: Pieces of Eight
1. Max Webster : Mutiny Up My Sleeve
2. Magnum : Kingdom of Madness
3. Styx : Pieces of Eight
4. Mike Oldfield : Incantations
5. Saga : Saga
6. Camel : Breathless
7. Rush : Hemispheres
8. Budgie : Impeckable
9. UK : UK
10. Renaissance : A Song for all Seasons
11. Steve Hillage : Green
12. Jethro Tull : Heavy Horses
My overall top three albums of the year do not qualify as Prog (by my standards at least):
Those being Judas Priest’s “Stained Class” and “Killing Machine,” and Queen’s “Jazz.”
Nice picks Max, thanks for watching. Love Max Webster....great choice
Max Webster's best album. Great pick.
Another great show Gents. Thank you!
1. UK : UK
2. Jethro Tull : Heavy Horses
3. Rush : Hemispheres
4. Yes : Tormato
5. Happy The Man : Crafty Hands
HM
- David Gilmour : David Gilmour
- Cathedral : Stained Glass Stories
- Al Di Meola : Casino
- Jean-Luc Ponty : Cosmic Messenger
- Steve Hackett : Please Don't Touch
- Eloy : live
- Frank Zappa : Zappa in New York
Thanks for watching Dan....great choices
@@ericporter344 Thanks Eric I really enjoy In The Prog Seat
Another great one! I had to pause it to listen to City Boy because I wasn't aware of it. Holy shit I loved it!!! A lot of other great stuff too thanks guys tou made my Wednesday night!
Thanks for watching Carey, so glad the show made your evening, that's great!
I wouldn't consider City Boy as prog (more like pop/rock/AOR) but I do like that band a lot. At least 6 very good albums, It's Personal & Young Men Gone West are probably my two faves. Very smart songwriting & the vocals are first-rate. The guitars are great, Slamer is one of those unknown players. His work on Chris Thompson's (Manfred Mann) solo albums is stellar, also in bands Steelhouse Lane, Streets, Seventh Key & Devil's Hand. His solo record Nowhere Land is very good. He also plays on Steve Walsh's solo album Glossolalia
Thanks Pete and guests. Almost 2 hours of fun and education, rolled into one.
5. Happy the Man-- Crafty Hands
4. Barclay James Harvest-- Twelve
3. Weather Report-- Mr. Gone
2. Al Stewart-- Time Passages (sounds like prog-folk to me)
1. Jack Bruce-- Jet Set Jewel
HM's: John McLaughlin-- Electric Guitarist
Yes-- Tormato
Strawbs-- Deadlines
ELP-- Love Beach (I truly love this LP)
Thanks for watching Shane, cool list
@@ericporter344 Thanks, Eric-- I always read your comments and now I can put a face with them! You were impressive on the show and your list was magnificent.
@@SkeltonKnaggsLives I appreciate that Shane, thank you very much.
Pete, as a long time subscriber now, I have really enjoyed all of your content but I must say In the Prog Seat is now my favorite show. This current line up is just awesome! From Chuck, Ken, Steven, George and all the rest are just great. Keep this show going my friend.
For penance when you're back, Pete et al, I expect the top 5 Singapore prog albums of all time. No excuses. :)
We're probably going to need Michael Riffee to come over to In the Prog Seat, and start posting the 'takeaways' from each episode going forward - you guys are a mess, lol!
Some faves:
Magma - Attahk
Rush - Hemispheres
Renaissance - A Song for All Seasons
Jethro Tull - Heavy Horses
Genesis - ...And Then There Were Three...
Area - 1978 Gli dei se ne vanno, gli arrabbiati restano!
Kraftwerk - The Man-Machine (I think this is fair game...)
Great on Steven for mentioning the first Kate Bush album.
Rush -Hemispheres
Kansas - Two for the Show (I know…it’s a live album)
Styx - Pieces of Eight
Genesis - And Then There We’re Three
Tull - Heavy Horses
Great picks Mike, thanks for watching
Again, great show! Here's my list:
1. Rush - Hemispheres
2. Royals - Live '78 (a finnish band, double LP Includes great & bombastic nearly 20 minute version of Amboy Dukes "No Holds Barred" with a lenght Moog solo ;)
3. Jethro Tull - Heavy Horses
4. Yes - Tormato
5. Saga - Saga
Honorable mention: Camel - Breathless.
Keep going on good work, boys & cheers from Finland!
What a great episode! I can't wait to get into some of this material. As for me, my favorites from 1978:
1. Rush - Hemispheres
2. Yes - Tormato (there are a lot of amazing memories tied to this album)
3. Jethro Tull - Heavy Horses
4. Kansas - Two for the Show
5. UK
Thanks for watching and joining the chat Don! Heavy Horses!
@@ericporter344 Heavy Horses is a great Tull record but had to grow on me, which it did. Same with Crest Of A Knave. It's part of their Songs From The Wood/Heavy Horses/Stormwatch period. To me the slightly later The Broadsword and the Beast also fits into that mold. Not quite as good as Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll or War Child but got me back into Tull after Minstrel In The Gallery & A Passion Play, which were a bit too conceptual/experimental for me
@@wolf1977 SFTW and HH are favs in the Tull catalogue. So many great albums
You guys made my day!
You are having fun and it truly shows. Lots of things I will dig into!
Thanks for watching, it's truly a blast to talk music with this crew, and love reading comments like yours! Thank you so much!
I completely agree with Eric, it's such a blast to be part of this team. We have so much fun but I also learn SO much. Who could ask for more? Glad that comes across. Thanks for watching!
@@ericporter344 @TranquilityFireReid
When you think of it it’s interesting how much high quality prog that was released at the Zenith of punk and disco. I went through a list of records released back then and it amazed how much great rock/ prog/ jazz/ fusion and hard rock/HM there was in 78.
@@Norshammar72 for sure, a lot of variety. It's still out there, seems we have to search more these days to find it
@@ericporter344 Yeah! The joy of diggin around to find new stuff.
1. Hemispheres - Rush
2. Tormato - Yes
3. UK: UK
4. Jethro Tull: Heavy Horses
this is basically a repeat of my list I had on my HVS 1978 video comment
largely because this is mostly a prog year for me
5 - UK - UK - this is absolutely fantastic and the fact that it's at 5th place is a testament to 1978
4 - Rush - Hemispheres - one of the best rush albums, they most progressive and an absolute masterpiece
3 - Saga - Saga - another band's best work, for me they peaked right at the start
2 - Crack The Sky - Safety In Numbers - the band's best one, despite the absence of John Palumbo
1 - Magnum - Kingdom Of Madness - My favorite album of all time
HMs:
Styx - Pieces Of Eight - My favorite Styx album
Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Watch - almost on par with Roaring Silence which is my favorite, cool stuff here from my preferred period of the band
Max Webster - Mutiny Up My Sleeve - it's Max Webster
Steve Hackett - Please Don't Touch - as was said in the video
Yes - Tormato - yes, yes I like Tormato
Herbie Hancock - Sunlight.
Weather Report - Mr. Gone.
Billy Cobham - Simplicity Of Expression (Depth Of Thought).
Babylon - Babylon.
Passport - Ataraxia.
1.Jethro Tull-Heavy Horses
2.Rush-Hemispheres
3.Styx-Pieces of Eight
4.Yes-Drama
5.U.K.-Self Titled
Chuck makes this show great.love his laughter and his knowledge
Agreed, Chucks laugh is infectious, and he has a wide range of taste, thanks for watching.
@@ericporter344 you guys are great always love watching in the prog seat
@@thomaswery3087 Thanks Thomas, love hearing that, so glad you enjoy it.
Drama was released in 1980.
Great episode! I was born in 78' and I feel like all the great music in the air pushed me into becoming a musician
Gentlemen - what a great show. I finally feel understood. I've been a fan of this music for a lion's share of my 53yrs. I lead a busy professional life but always find time to watch your program.
Love the top 5 for every year. Wish I was a part of it!
Luis Nasser is the Prog Rock Chris Alo! He is awesome.
The world didn't implode when they were both on at the same Homework Assignment episode. Not sure how that's possible.
Those are big shoes to fill and I am not trying to do so, but I do have a lot of fun with these guys. Gotta love the music first. Cheers!
@@overkilling84 he gave a really good record. I was ready to hate it and rip it a new ass, and for minute I wasn't sure how he would take Il Balleto, but it was genuinely fun.
1. Gordon Giltrap - Fear of the Dark
2. John McLaughlin - Electric Guitarist
3. Genesis - And then there were three.
4. Barclay James Harvest - XII
5. Rush - Hemispheres.
I have 100 albums in My Top 10 needs to be a shirt, Pete.
Performing Tubular Bells live in the BBC studios with Mike Oldfield on 30/11/1973...
John Field - flute
Fred Frith - bass, guitar
John Greaves - keyboards
Steve Hillage - guitar
Tim Hodgkinson - keyboards
Karl Jenkins - oboe
Geoff Leigh - flute
Pierre Moerlen - percussion
Mike Oldfield - bass, guitar
Terry Oldfield - flute
Mike Ratledge - keyboards
Mick Taylor - guitar
Ted Speight - guitar, bass
Tom Newman - voice
+ Choir
Awesome show by the way!
Thanks for watching Gunter
UK at Penns Landing on a warm July evening. Thanks for the time trip Ken Golden !
AUGUST 15, 1978 !!!
My favourite show:
Jethro Tull - Heavy horses
Rush - Hemispheres
Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Watch
National Health - Of queues and cures
David Gilmour - David Gilmour
SAGA - Saga
HAPPY THE MAN - Crafty hands
Renaissance - A song for all seasons
UK - UK
Thanks for watching Lazaros, great picks
“Dark Eye Tango” from Casino an all time favourite of mine.
Great track
My standout track is "Fantasia Suite For Two Guitars", sounds like something off One Night In SF w/McLaughlin & De Lucia. "Chasin' The Voodoo" is killer too (Anthony Jackson, Mingo Lewis & Steve Gadd on rhythm section & Barry Miles sounds like Jan), and the version of RTF's "Señor Mouse" is just great too. It's interesting to compare Bill Connors' playing on this (from RTF's Hymn where it's called "Captain Señor Mouse" for some reason) to Di Meola's, I think Al rocks it more
What a great crew. Had a blast!
Thanks for watching Jeremy, glad you enjoyed, love being on with this crew
Agree or not, 1978 is a favorite year of mines for Prog and Fusion music along with Van Halen debut LP. Secondly, 1978 is the year of my birth right jejejeje, Cheers!
A little late but finally a chance to watch this show. One word.....Epic! Such a great gang of nine to fill out the the spots on this show. So thanks to Chuck Alvarez, Anthony Ferraro, Ken Golden, George Lamie, Luis Nassar Eric Porter, Steven Reid, and Armando Venditti for such great participation and interaction. Lots of laughs and now sharing Armando's financial pain as lots to buy. '78 is sort of a lost year for me due to some personal issues that occupied a few years at the time and, until recently, never really went back and revisited it much for the music that was missed. But over the 20+ months watching SoT sent me to our library to check out music of the time and recent listens have included Hemispheres by Rush and Heavy Horses by Jethro Tull. Those two would top any list that might be made at this time but that could change after listening to some of the recommendations here. Thanks again, gents, and you, too, Pete, for another educational and highly entertaining episode of In The Prog Seat. Expecting a show on "Our Favorite Singapore Prog' albums in the very near future. Cheers!
Hey John, I'd have to bow out on the Singapore Prog episode...Ive got nothing to offer 😁 Thanks so much for your positive comments
Got to agree with Ken on this one -
5. Saga - Saga
4. Renaissance - A Song for all Seasons
3. Magnum - Kingdom of Madness
2. Jethro Tull - Heavy Horses
1. Grobschnitt - Solar Music Live
HMs: Hawklords-25 Years On ; Alan Parsons Project - Pyramid
My Top Five:
1) Prism - Second Thoughts/Second Move
2) Al Di Meola - Casino
3) Space Circus - Funky Caravan
4) Crosswind - Self Titled [Japanese Band]
5) David Sancious & Tone - True Stories
HM:
1) Al Foster - Mixed Roots
2) Dragon - O Zambezi
Another great show. Thanks especially to Steven and Chuck for bringing up 2 of mine. My top 5 would be
5 Kraftwerk - Man Machine
4 Yes - Tormato
3 Genesis - And Then There Were Three
2 Jethro Tull - Heavy Horses
1 Kate Bush - The Kick Inside
Looking forward to that Kate Bush ranking.
So am I. That'll be a good show!
Damn! I forgot Kate Bush..! what a joke I am...
@@zachary1966 There are just so many albums to choose from. That's the problem! It is a good problem to have though!
@@TranquilityFireReid Spot on! :)
My top 5 prog/fusion albums of 1978 are almost identical to my top 5 albums of that year. For this show, I’ll go with:
1. UK - UK
2. Rush - Hemispheres
3. Yes - Tormato
4. Dixie Dregs - What If
5. Brand X - Masques
My 5th favorite album of 1978 is Studio Tan by Frank Zappa but because Brand X is a fusion band that leans toward prog, I listed it here for this episode. Although most Zappa albums of the ‘70’s utilize elements of both prog and fusion, several other styles involved make that music almost impossible to categorize
Great picks! Thanks for watching
@Eric Porter I just commented, I didn’t actually until this morning. Great picks yourself! Have a great time at the Pat Metheney show (like Pete, I have yet to see him perform live)
@@MochaDaisy8645 Thanks, can't wait, I've only seen him once
I didn't know 'Happy The Man' until I saw this episode. What beautiful music!! in the fashion of Camel and Jean-Luc Ponty,, with their own touches.Thank you guys who included this group in your picks.
1. National Health - National Health
2. Tim Blake - Blake's New Jerusalem
3. Van der Graaf - Vital
4. Mike Oldfield - Incantations
5. Rush - Hemispheres
I did not realise the Happy the Man album was from 1978 even though I have a (CD) copy. I thought they were a late eighties band! Still a lot to learn.
Thanks for watching Ken, that's the fun, we all have a lot to explore and learn
I remember when I bought Styx's Pieces of Eight way back in the late 70s, I thought the woman on the cover of the album looked positively OLD! Now, she looks kind of attractive. Time sure does fly. Another corking episode of, Sea of Tranquillity. Thanks very much fellas.
😂 Thanks for watching Eamon and your comment! We have the olds!
@@ericporter344
Yes sir. That's a fact.
Glad to see Jethro Tull's Heavy Horses getting so much love, and glad to hear band members, like John Evan's contributions validated. I was disappointed with the album at first, but at the same time I kept listening to it (!) Suffice it to say, it grew on me. Good stuff!
5.Banco-Di Terra
4.Happy The Man-Crafty Hands
3.Yes-Tormato
2.National Health-s/t
1.U.K.
No Crafty Hands, Rand ? =)
@@arnaudb.7669 Other than their Live album I think that's their best (the first, Muse Awakens & 3rd are also very good)
@@wolf1977 Love Crafty Hands but i slightly prefer the first album.
Munju - Moon You
Can - Out Of Reach
Tangerine Dream Cyclone
Hawkwind (Hawklords) - 25 Years On
UK - UK
Great episode!
My top 5:
Rush Hemisphers
David Gilmour self titled
Moody Blues Octave
Alan Parsons Pyramid
UK self titled
Thanks for watching Leo!
Hi Pete, Ken, George, Steven, Anthony, Luis, Chuck, Eric and Armando. Looking forward to your picks and insights. My five favorite prog/fusion albums of 78 would be in no particular order: Jethro Tull - Heavy Horses - Pobrich - Cap in Hand - fav song … awesome Martin Barre guitar riffs … Dixie Dregs - What If, BUBU’s - Anabelas - South American Argentina prog band with a mix of Crimson and Zappa, Steve Hillage - Green and Ange - Guet-Apens - French symphonic prog group… epic composition - Captain coeur de miel.
Great picks Sal, thanks for watching and joining in on the chat, always fun. Anthony sent me some Steve Hillage that I am checking out.
@@ericporter344 Don't know how familiar you are with Hillage's solo albums but I always was a bit annoyed by his overuse of the echo effect. Still I do like a lot of his solo records where he dials that back, like on the live Düsseldorf & Fish Rising. I also have Green, on that one I only like two tracks: "Crystal City" & "The Glorious Om Riff" - actually on second listen "Palm Trees (Love Guitar)" sounds good too. I don't think the problem's the overuse of echo on that one, it's more that I don't really care for the songs
@@wolf1977 Anthony has introduced me to some Hillage, I'm not crazy about the vocals, need more time to just sit and listen
@@ericporter344 I'm super picky about vocals & can live with Hillage's, although most of his music that I own is instrumental, I think that's where he really shines. Check out a track called "Palm Trees" from his album Live At The Gong Family Unconvention, that one does have vocals but also some wonderful instrumentation (great guitar & he doesn't overuse his echo). "Wait One Moment" from Motivation Radio is another very good track with vocals, so is "Really Like". No one will ever accuse him of being a great singer but on certain songs the music outshines the vocals & you just deal with it
1. Wet Dream - Richard Wright
2. David Gilmour
3. Peter Gabriel 2
4. Pyramid - Alan Parsons Project
5. Incantations - Mike Oldfield
1978 was definitely a great year for me.
Going to have to watch this tomorrow but it’s exciting to see a full crew!
My top 5:
Rush - Hemispheres
Jethro Tull - Heavy Horses
U.K. - U.K.
Ñu - Cuentos de Ayer y de Hoy
Trettioåriga Kriget - Hej På Er
Honourable Mentions:
David Bowie - Stage
Cathedral - Stained Glass Stories
Jean-Luc Ponty - Cosmic Messenger
Kate Bush - The Kick Inside
Van Der Graaf - Vital: Live
Camel - A Live Record
Max Webster - Mutiny Up My Sleeve
Frank Zappa - Zappa in New York
Goblin - Il Fantastico Viaggio del "Bagarozzo" Mark
Dixie Dregs - What If
Kansas - Two for the Show
Peter Gabriel - 2 (Scratch)
Manfred Mann’s Earth Band - Watch
Genesis - …And Then There Were Three
Yes - Tormato
Thanks Erik, not familiar with 2 of those, need to check them out
@@ericporter344 Cool, glad I could turn you onto something new! I’m guessing the bottom 2 from my top 5?
@@erikberg5363 correct, I have not heard those, love checking out new music
@@ericporter344 Same here! I should be able to watch the show pretty soon here, looking forward to hearing your list along with everyone else’s. I’m sure I’ll get some new stuff to put on my “check out” list as well.
Ñu is a Spanish band, pretty heavy with some folk elements too (flute and violin mainly). Imagine maybe a heavier version of early Jethro Tull. The album I mentioned is their debut and the only one I’ve heard of theirs so far.
Trettioåriga Kriget is from Sweden, their first 2 records are my favourites and are on the heavier side as well. This one (their 3rd) is a little more streamlined than those but still very good. They went in a more Pop Rock direction after it and broke up in the early 80s but reformed in the early 2000s and have put out a string of albums since then.
Hope I’m not being too long-winded, just wanted to give you somewhat of an idea of their sound. Happy listening!
Ah... two of my RYM friends. You guys could follow each other there.
I absolutely love Tormato by Yes, a favorite along with Close to the edge, Tales from Topographic Oceans, The Yes Album. Also X, by Klaus Schulze, since Equinox was mentioned, X far more important, IMHO!
1- Banco : Di Terra (agree with Ken, one of the greatest prog albums of all time)
2- The Muffins : Manna Mirage
3- Happy The Man : Crafty Hands
4- National Health : Of Queues And Cures
5- Dixie Dregs : What If/Brand X : Masques
Great list Arnaud!
@@ericporter344 thanks
For The Muffins, "Monkey With The Golden Eyes" is a good tune (from a pretty good band) but this isn't my favorite album of theirs. I like Secret Signals 1 a lot more. These guys can be very Canterbury & even a bit Avant Garde (not my usual thing) but they manage to keep it under control. Some of this definitely references The Mothers, especially the more "angular" tracks. You get the impression that a lot of this is improvised (in a good way)
@@wolf1977 I absolutely adore "The Adventures of Captain Boomerang".What an epic!
Best albums of 1978
1. UK
2. Rush: Hemispheres
3. Pat Metheny Group
4. Steve Hackett: Please Don't Touch!
5. Yes: Going For The One
Steve Hackett's Please Don't Touch! is pretty good, at least four good tunes. His 2nd solo studio album after Genesis (but the first one released). Chester Thompson, Steve Walsh, Richie Havens & Tom Fowler help out. There's the obligatory acoustic number "Kim" (with his brother John Hackett on flute), I really like Havens' vocals on "How Can I" (pretty song too-Genesis were supposedly big fans of his). "Narnia" has Walsh on vocals & sounds pretty un-Kansas (for me a good thing). "Racing In A" has Walsh singing again the 2nd half is a a classical acoustic number. Overall John Hackett adds some nice flutes & VDGG violinist Graham Smith also chips in
My favorite Anthony moment on In the Prog Seat. Anthony showing Eddie Jobson the picture of his poster from the Zinc tour and saying to Eddie "This is my man cave".
Rush - Hemispheres
Genesis - And Then there were three
Jeff Wayne - War of the worlds
Alan Parsons Project - Pyramid
Queen - Jazz
Magnum - Kingdom of Madness
Yes - Tormato
5. Minotaurus: Fly Away
4. Alan Parsons Project: Pyramid
3. Zon: Astral Projector
2. Styx: Pieces of Eight
1. Jethro Tull: Heavy Horses
Eloy live, Eloy live... what a masterpiece... one the greatest live albums of all time. Fact.
It is indeed
Thank you Gentlemen, I've been exploring these, especially albums that you guys have mentioned in other videos as well, like Cathedral and Banco, but for me, the one I am flipping out about is Escenes, by the Spanish band Gotic. Absolutely great! It's prog with a touch of jazz here and there. Lots of flute, great melodies, and just when I start to think it's getting a little too whimsical, they take it somewhere really cool. So thanks especially to Ken for that recommendation. Only problem is, it's 93 bucks on Amazon. I doubt I will be able to find a copy I can afford.
Fun to watch! Needed a little pick me up and this has done the job. I' d like to mention The Eye of Wendor by MandalaBand.
Thanks for watching, and glad you enjoyed the show!
Pyramid, What If and Crafty Hands on order. The first two were very reasonably priced but had to apply those card rewards for Craft which was net $0.73. Was interested in Gotic and Banco but no luck finding. Thanks guys.
Crafty Hands (HTM) is a classic, their best record from the best US prog band ever...What If by The Dregs is also an all-time fusion classic. Not a bad way to get into 70s fusion
@@wolf1977 thanks for reaffirming my most recent buys, I'm already well into kind of music but like most of us, we can't help but add to what we already own
@@wolftree3948 hope you enjoy them, IMO, Crafty Hands will be well worth the money spent
@@ericporter344Thank-you. Appreciate it, Eric.
One not brought up is José Cid with 10.000 Anos Depois Entre Vénus e Matte. Sci Fi prog with lots of Moog, string synths and Mellotron. He's a big pop icon in his native Portugal but here it's full prog. Can't argue with a song called "Mellotron o Planeta Fantástico". Portugal isn't exactly a prog haven but this album is a great example.
Others:
- Babylon: Babylon
- Muffins: Manna/Mirage
- Magma: Attahk
I realize they're an acquired taste, if you're not into them this album may not change your mind but certainly a great album if you're into them.
- Cathedral: Stained Glass Stories
Änglagård cited this as an influence and I was aware of that when I bought Hybris in the 1990s. When I heard the album I can see that influence.
Not missed one of these shows yet. Awesome people picking awesome records.
Thanks for watching John!
(1) Styx *Pieces of Eight*
(2) Carol of Harvest *Carol of Harvest* - brilliant one-off German folk-prog release - think of Eloy with Annie Haslam on vocals.
(3) Manfred Mann *Watch*
(4) Renaissance *A Song for All Seasons*
(5) Jethro Tull *Heavy Horses*
Great choice Carol of Harvest.
Ideas for shows: the album that sounds LEAST like all the other albums by a band. Alternately, the two albums that sound most alike.
In 2002 I managed to get an original LP of Gótic's Escenes on the Movieplay label for just $12. It usually goes for much more and my copy was in very good shape, no scratches.
Saga's debut album got a ton of airplay on KSHE in St. Louis when it was issued. Max Webster's "Mutiny Up My Sleeve" too, but to lesser degree
Gary, I love both even though I didn't have them in my list. Kim Mitchell is the best in my book. Thanks for watching
Huge Saga fan here but their first album is actually one of my least favorite of theirs. Trust, Wildest Dreams, 10000 Days, Symmetry, Steel Umbrellas, Silent Knight, Spin It Again! Live In Munich, The Security Of Illusion, Sagacity, Pleasure & The Pain, Network, Marathon, House Of Cards, (especially) Generation 13, Behaviour, Beginner's Guide To Throwing Shapes all great albums. I even like Images At Twilight & The Human Condition more than the debut. Best Of Saga Now & Then The Collection 1978-Infinity is also a great collection. From that first I really only like "Tired World (Chapter Six)"
Thanks for mentioning Dave Stewart. His work with Bill Bruford is incredible. I need to check out his back catalog.
Agree, Dave Stewart is great, thanks for watching!
I am always pushing this album Yes topographic oceans I have CD version with 3 sides of original album on one disc and I can play it then when finished press play again and can play it again for 3rd time in a row it’s a masterpiece don’t know why it gets crap from yes fans you guys in the prog seat should love it if you don’t you should.
What a great choice; "ELOY LIVE" every song is a masterpiece and they play the whole OCEAN album live
5. Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Watch
4. Genesis - ...And Then There Were Three...
3. Jethro Tull - Heavy Horses
2. The Dixie Dregs - What If
1. Rush - Hemispheres
Nice list Jack, thanks for watching!
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Loads of great albums mentioned and in the comments, My top 5 studio favourites from 1978 are Tormato / Hemispheres/ Heavy Horses/ Barclay James Harvest’s xii and Styx’s Pieces of 8.
Live albums - Bursting Out/ Two for the Show/ Solar Music Live/ Barclay James Harvest - Live Tapes/ RTF -Live .
Just for Ken a few lesser known Eastern European bands -
Hungary’s Omega with Omega 8 / Skyrover (the English language version) ; Yugoslavia’s Tako- Self titled and Smak - Stranice Naseg Vremena (no me neither) and East Germany’s Stern Combo Meissen - Weisses Gold
Lots of other hon mentions-
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Variations; Gordon Giltrap - Fear of the Dark; Horslips- the Man who built America; Jane Age of Madness; Lake - 2; Machiavel - Mechanical Moonbeams; Partrick Moraz -S/T; PFM - Passpartu; Rick Wright - wet Dream;
I’d also add in John Miles’ Zaragon which while not being totally prog has a few excellent prog like songs - if City Boy’s Book Early is allowed then this has to be too -Overture and Zaragon are fantastic, and Nice Man Jack is a tour de force. Yes it has a few softies on it but the guitar solos, songs and keyboard work is great.
Glad that "A Song For All Seasons" was mentioned by Pete near the end. For me, the last great Renaissance album, easily on a par with the previous 4 studio albums by the band.
Here's my top 5 for 1978 (in no order):
Steve Hillage - Green
Rush - Hemispheres
Mia - Coronstipicum
Steve Hackett - Please don't touch
And of course U.K.
My CD collection is tiny compared to you guys, but my top 5 is:
1. Genesis - ...And Then There Were Three...
2. Renaissance - A Song For All Seasons
3. Rush - Hempisheres
4. Mike Oldfield - Incantations
5. Peter Gabriel - 2nd album ("Scratch")
Love this video. Can you post a list of these albums? Trying to find as many of these as I can. Thank you
Two massive ones for me : Rush, Hemispheres and John McLaughlin, Electric Guitarist. Actually my two of my top three favourite albums ever.
Another fun show, thanks gentleman! My personal fave from 1978, I think a tie: Genesis 'ATTWT' (a criminally underrated Genesis album) and Jethro Tull 'Heavy Horses' (aside from TAAB and APP, perhaps their best album ever. Luis mistakenly said John Evan did the orchestrations - I know that was a slip of the tongue, because Luis certainly knows, and has spoken of previously, David (Dee) Palmer's brilliant orchestrations. John Evan certainly contributed piano and awesome growling Hammond organ on this album, too). Here's one that wasn't mentioned: Trillion, band from Chicago. More in the 'prog pop' category, perhaps, like Styx or Saga. Their eponymously titled first album from 1978 was full of catchy melodies and great keys and orchestrations by leader Patrick Leonard (who went on to become Madonna's musical director. Their second album, 'Clear Approach' was better, but this one deserves mention. p.s. went back and listened to that first Saga album, as per your recommendations. Some great guitar and keyboard solos on here! "World's Apart" is still the album that sticks in my head, but this was a good debut.
“Heavy Horses,” “Hemispheres,” and Gilmour’s first album are runaway winners for me. One album I enjoy that I don’t believe was mentioned is Tako’s self-titled debut.
Thanks for watching Aaron!
Always enjoy it!
Rush-Hemispheres
Yes-Tormato
Steve Hackett-Please Don't Touch
Genesis-And Then There Were Three
Pat Metheny Group
Jean-Luc Ponty-Cosmic Messenger
'78's Pat Metheny Group is a nice record with Lyle, Mays & Gottlieb. I tend to stay away from his jazzier stuff but this is good. I love his 80's chorus sound, he gets it using 3 different amps & careful control over the "sweet" spot (he says he has to stand in one particular spot on stage or the effect doesn't work) & several different low delays. Also some slight pitch bend, he doesn't use chorus boxes as such. No use of guitar synth on this record though (I love his sound using a Roland GR-300 Guitar Synthesizer). This is probably my favorite Metheny album, my favorite overall track is "(Cross The) Heartland" from American Garage
Wishbone Ash ‘No Smoke Without Fire’
Gordon Giltrap ‘Fear Of The Dark’
Jethro Tull ‘Heavy Horses’
Genesis ‘And Then There Were Three’
Rush ‘Hemispheres’
HM
Be Bop Deluxe ‘Drastic Plastic’
Styx ‘Pieces Of Eight’
Jeff Wayne ‘Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of War Of The Worlds’
Roger Glover ‘Elements’
John Miles ‘Zaragon’
Alice Cooper ‘From The Inside’
Thanks for watching, nice list!
Thumbs up for Tantra being mentioned!
Hilarious show!
I can't believe nobody mentioned David Sancious "True Stories" .Fantastic progfusion record.
Indexi - Modra Rijeka, Smak - Stranice Našeg Vremena, Leb I Sol - Leb I Sol 2, Tako - Tako, Space Circus - Funky Caravan. Space Circus made one more record called Fantastic Arrival.
A new limited edition Halloween SoT tee shirt quote " The Curse Is Real!" should be made
Thanks for watching, The Curse is real!!!
Hemispheres no question
UK debut close second.
I have to agree that the cover to Al Di Meola's Casino. What was he thinking? Whenever I saw the cover I expected Al to record an awful easy listening lounge album but when I got the courage to buy it I was surprised. It was very good and well worth it just like Elegant Gypsy and Land of the Midnight Sun keeping in the same great fusion with Latin and occasional flamenco he did in his previous two.
I had to say it Ben, cheesy album cover but great music. I agree, those first 3 albums are excellent! Thanks for watching the show!
@@ericporter344 The 4th Splendido Hotel is very good too (check out "Alien Chase On Arabian Desert", reminds me a little of "Race With Devil On Spanish Highway" but less Spanish & slower). "Silent Story In Her Eyes" & "Blanca's Midnight Lullaby" are really nice acoustic pieces. "Spanish Eyes" is more like a traditional jazz cover which I don't usually go for, but Di Meola pulls it off. Having Les Paul play on it doesn't hurt either. The band's really top notch too with Chick, Philippe Saisse, Jan Hammer, Anthony Jackson & Steve Gadd.
All of this only leads up to Friday Night in San Francisco, probably the best live acoustic album ever. Not strictly a Di Meola live album as it's a trio, but what a record! Then he did Tour De Force (live) followed by Electric Rendezvous, two more great albums. That leads to Passion, Grace and Fire, which is Friday Night but the studio version. '83's Scenario is the first semi-letdown record for me (all acoustic, it's OK but not great) but that still makes 8 straight wonderful albums. Not bad!
@@wolf1977 Hey Wolf, I've got Al's first few, up to Electric Rendevous I believe, also have the live with McLaughlin and DeLuca - excellent stuff
@@ericporter344 Well that's most of his first 8/great albums. '85's Soaring Through A Dream is weak too, then two more weak ones with Cielo e Terra & Tirami Su. Things pick up again with Kiss My Axe (horrible name) in 1991, in fact from '91 on I only really like World Sinfonia (Acoustic), Orange And Blue (more jazzy but quite good in a mellow way, "Casmir" has some really good moments), another Guitar Trio album in '96 (funny enough called Guitar Trio) & a few tracks off Consequence Of Chaos. That gets us up to 2006. Elysium has a couple of good tunes, then 2017's Morocco Fantasia is really it for me. Opus is not that bad but not great & he did an album of covers in 2020 called Across The Universe (acoustic versions of some Beatles tunes) that's interesting but again not that great. So other than Morocco Fantasia his albums have been pretty spotty for me since 1996, and that's only if you count the Trio release as a Di Meola album (if not then it's Orange And Blue in '94). That's a long "cold spell" for an all-time great fusion player ony broken by Morocco Fantasia, especially given that really hot start & his first eight releases
A very entertaining commentary .
My list would look like this :
Camel : A Live Record
Jethro Tull : Heavy Horses
Max Webster : Mutiny Up My Sleeve
Rush : Hemispheres
Genesis : And Then There Were Three
HMs :
Renaissance : A Song for All Seasons
Styx : Pieces of Eight
Saga : Saga
Thanks John, glad you enjoyed the show, nice list. I would have mentioned Camel, didn't figure in live albums
@@ericporter344 Thanks for the recommendations !
@@ericporter344 A Live Record is not bad ("Lady Fantasy", "The White Rider") but I prefer Pressure Points -Live In Concert & especially Coming Of Age
Gary Moore’s “Back on the Streets” is phenomenal!
Manfred Mann’s “Watch”
And many others 👍
His instrumentals on BOTS are Colosseum II on steroids!
@@marhill77 Not my fave Moore period (I love his 80's stuff especially Wild Frontier & Run For Cover, and We Want Moore) but this has some great fusion. Nice to hear from him, he was so talented at so many different styles. "Hurricane" & "Flight Of The Snow Moose" & "What Would You Rather Bee Or A Wasp" are right up there with his best stuff from Colosseum II. BTW the bonus live versions of "Wild Frontier" & "Wishing Well" are excellent, bot sure which version of the album those were included in. The band is great too, John Mole & Don Airey, plus Simon Phillips. Guesting are Phil Lynott & Brian Downey
@@wolf1977 there’s another bonus tune entitled Track Nine, that’s great too!
@@marhill77 Don't have that one but sounds like a good one, very fusiony! Some weird (Airey keyboards?) sound effects about a minute in
A recommendation for Armando - The Orchestral Tubular Bells (1975) by The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (conducted by David Bedford, Oldfield plays on Bedford's 1972 album Nurses Song With Elephants) with Oldfield on guitar.
So hard to pick but, Curse of the Werewolf with Oliver Reed, Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell with Prouse and Cushing, and the Santanic Rites of Dracula with Lee and Cushing are my favorites.
Good afternoon Everyone, I like everyone involved here am quite happy to be fortunate enough to be involved with this forum. While we and everyone that view might not always agree with everything that I or the mates here pick, yet I have a few words to say about some rather troubling circumstances behind the scenes. If one doesn't like the platform that Pete has painstakingly created here, there's no need to troll this page. One can constructively voice their opinions yet to vehemently troll ones page with hateful bordering on disgustingly asinine comments, it's best that person (s) grow up and take their childish behavior elsewhere. Please report any badgering/trolling to the RUclips moderators.
Well said Chuck!
I love the inclusion of Cyclone by Tangerine Dream. "BENT COLD SIDEWALK...!!"
Kansas, Two For The Show, comes to mind as a 1978 highlight.
Renaissance - Song For All Seasons
Kayak - Phantom Of The Night
Lake - II
Queen - Jazz
Godley & Creme - L
Does Chuck have a RUclips channel or Podcast?
Really love all his picks…