As a 17 year old I used to imagine I was playing keyboards to the Tarkus finale on top of the local office block like the Beatles did in Let It Be 😂😂😂😂
My collection at the moment (cut me some slack, I only started collecting them about 6 months ago...) Yes - Yessongs ELP - Pictures at an Exhibition ELP - Welcome Back my Friends... (Live) Rick Wakeman - Six Wives of Henry VIII Rick Wakeman - Myths and Legends of King Arthur... Camel - Rain Dances Santana - Santana III Genesis - Foxtrot (my only "new" album, bought a reissue)
Another fun fact about Tubular Bells is that Gong’s Flying Teapot was released on Virgin records the same day, plus Mike Oldfield and Gong both recorded in the same room, and both are infinitely replayable
1. Close to the Edge 2. Selling England by the Pound 3. Red 4. Deloused in the Comatorium 5. Deadwing 6. Blackwater Park 7. Lateralus 8. Remedy Lane 9. First Utterance 10. Images & Words 11. Dark Side of the Moon. 11 minimum
Every household should have at least heard every single one of those albums Scot. Incredible listening all of them. 👍👍 I'll choose an alternative 10..in no particular order : I'll start with the one with the snake......😉 YES .. Relayer. Pink Floyd - Animals. Camel - Mirage. Marillion - Misplaced Childhood. Jethro Tull - Minstrel in the Gallery. Genesis - Nursery Cryme. Van Der Graaf Generator - Still Life. MUSE - Origin of Symmetry. Steven Wilson - Hand Cannot Erase. Dream Theater - Metropolis pt2 ( Scenes from a memory ) There's so many classics. Cheers Scot , great video and topic. 😍🎵🎵🤘
Scot all 10 albums are great classics. Also great UK with Danger Money, Marillion with Misplaced Childhood, PFM with The World Became The World and Earth And Fire with Song Of The Marching Children.
I consider permanent waves the transitional Rush album (and my fave... I have a thing for transitional things as I'm a creature of constructive chaos)... But you are right that it has to be Moving Pictures on this list. For me A night at the Opera and Larks Tongue in Aspic have to be here... I think you are right about Your Kansas pick. Essentially this is about suggesting a well rounded sonic taste pallette for someone who wants to get into prog. We don't talk enough about taste as a civilization, yet it's what civilization is based on. That said I'd say Boston's debut should be here too since it's about introducing well rounded taste... Close to the Edge is a must for me, probably because I measure everything prog against it.
Scot…great list, great show. So fun to watch you in action. Leftoverture is a top 10 best recorded/produced/mixed album of all time with Moving Pictures in top 5! Peace, Webb in ATL
This is an outstanding list. I don’t have the Kansas album or somewhat surprisingly Thick as a Brick (do like the album for sure) and other than TAAB you hit all of my personal favorites from these acts - I consider Tull’s first 3 albums the flute blues era and Stand Up the one I like the most, but very well done!
Very good list, I like the fact that you have "Moonmadness" (great album I have both covers) and "Trout Mask Replica" (brilliant album, brilliant artist) on display.
Great list . I especially like the mighty Crimson #1 To this day a trend setting record. The kids today have no idea how much the album covers were such a big part of the listening experience. Prog on .
Important to have The Twelve Dreams of Dr Sardonicus by Spirit. Its very accessible but it is so trippy especially the part where the band howl like monkeys and Dr Sardonicus laughs evilly
Todd? As in Rundgren? David Foster produced this particular album...more Pop & MTV-friendly than their earlier material, no? Lukather rips it up on "Talk To Ya Later".
Het Scot. Another great video. Love Van Der Graaf Generator! I own most of the Kansas catalogue, Rush, I saw that tour. Tarkus! That's a good Genesis album. Tubular Bells! Tull and Yes! KC rules! Cheers
Excellent choices, Scot. I had 7 of them. ♪♫♪ My unranked list of unmentioned proggy albums that moved me into welcome directions: Jon Anderson - Olias Of Sunhillow Mirthrandir - For All The Old Women Jethro Tull - Songs From The Wood Gentle Giant - Three Friends Eloy - Ocean Electric Light Orchestra - Eldorado Tool - Fear Inoculum Aphrodite’s Child - 666 Utopia - Another Live Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Inner Mounting Flame ♪ ♫ ♪
@@TheProgCorner Big Frank Bornemann fan. Recent album is great, too. Here's one of my favorite concept albums with no vocals, all instruments performed & recorded by one fellow. Best enjoyed all the way through: ruclips.net/video/IqBabN2b_EE/видео.html
Good choices, Scott. There's no doubt that the Dark Side of the Moon logo is a classic. FYI, there's a company based in Denver that manufacturers cycling jerseys featuring some Floyd album covers. Whenever I wear my Dark Side jersey, I get lots of comments, and not just from people our age. Last year, I was riding a trail in Virginia and a 10-year-old girl yelled, "Pink Floyd!" as I passed her family.
An excellent choice. It is difficult to choose 10/20 of the most outstanding albums in this genre of music. Probably the greatest genre of music of all time. In the years 1969 - 1977, the largest number of classic albums in this style were created.
@ LOL Hopefully you’re dancing on a sea of air good sir. 😊 Have you ever considered an episode on my namesakes brilliant debut album? It certainly falls into the prog metal category perhaps even the creation of the genre. Cheers
@ I actually like Dawn Explosion better than the second album. Fantasy reminds me of the riff from Burn by Purple. It’s a shame Warner Brothers didn’t push it back in the day. And of course the debut is truly one of the best albums of the seventies in my humble opinion.
Great albums Scot. Others included on my essential list: King Crimson Lark's Tongues in Aspic (The Prog Corner official logo)! Caravan In the Land of Grey and Pink Camel Mirage Pink Floyd Animals The Yes Album Supertramp Crime of the Century Gratitude!
As far as Ian Anderson and Aqualung, and unintended concept albums... Kansas POKR always struck me that way. Several songs about journeying and seeking (both inside and out) and arriving at certain endings and realizations.. The final songs on side one, Portrait He Knew and Closet Chronicles, and side 2, I came for nothing, I'm alone, knock knock knock, and Helplessly Human probably impart that sense most of all. (When I read Walsh saying Portrait.. was about Einstein it was a great surprise to me. Listening today, I keep to my own reading.) And the packaging too, the lyrics as pages in an old book etc, have no doubt something to do with it.
Maybe would have included Camel in there somewhere. Most of the titles I already have in my vinyl collection, serves as a reminder of the live experience of gigs here in the UK in the 70s, notably ELP, Pink Floyd, King Crimson and Yes.
Nothing to argue here. Of course it could be different albums from the bands mentioned (because they all don't only have one that's good), and of course it's only ten and ten is not a big number (not even enough for an island, right?). But all these are must-have albums without a doubt. I had them all, of course, but now my son has them (I didn't have the room anymore and moved to a tropical country, where heat and humidity and salt in the air aren't good for these vinyl treasures).
I would concur on the Yes, King Crimson, Genesis, Pink Floyd, ELP, Tull and VdGG. Probably Oldfield, though I think of him as Film Music, competing with Zimmer and Elfman, Elmer Bernstein and Bernard Herrmann. Ennio Morricone. To the seven, it would be a tossup among Renaissance, Zappa, Strawbs, Gryphon, Spirit, Moody Blues, Sgt. Pepper, and/or Medium-Sized Tim.
@@mikejeffries8630 He is that good. It was important that he revert back to being a prog rocker though. I forget why. Probably in the Bhagavad-Gita somewhere. Gideon's version.
Genesis is my second favorite band. Selling England is a good place to start. Nursery Cryme is also good to have because then you get them both from a romantic perspective with Selling England and a heavy perspective with Nursery Cryme. Foxtrot was my first favorite of their 70's. Their 80's mean a lot to me too because after all that's when I grew up. I even appreaciate the little that is of 60's Genesis too. But they lost me in the 90's.
I bought the Van der Graf, Genesis, Mike Oldford, Jethro Tull, Yes, Pink Floyd and the King Crimson albums each one on the day they was released back then being Old. Funny fact is that when I left school here in the UK back in 1969 at 16 years old when I got my very first weeks wages I went to my local record shop and bought my very first album with my own money and that album was….. In The Court Of The Crimson King by King Crimson I guess it showed how Messed up my mind was even at 16 years of age 😵💫😂😂
Needless to say I got ‘em all. Even Leftoverture despite not being a Kansas fan. I know what’s seminal and what isn’t. Just for argument’s sake, I would swap out Pawn Hearts for The Power and the Glory. But that’s just me. And like you I prefer the Lamb but leaving biases aside you’re right in that Pound is probably the starting point for people kicking the Genesis can. Once again good fun all around.
@ You do? I think you need to talk about them more often. Take the 20 minutes to talk about Octopus. I love hearing people go on about stuff I love. Not all the time of course but just as a special treat.
Nice list, I have all but Pawn Hearts, when it comes to the more dissonant prog I think I would swap that out for a Gentle Giant album, my favorite is probably In a Glass House.
People may disagree with the selection of records, but no one can deny that your T shirt - and the book on it - is number one! PS: it was Alice Cooper’s pick on the radio show Desert Island Discs, here in the UK.
Great list. I love Kansas Leftoverture and Rush moving pictures but I actually prefer Styx grand illusion to both those albums but I certainly know some don’t consider it prog.
Before I even watch this , just a Heads Up. Sure you already know this Scot. Chinese New Year coming up , and it's only the Year Of The Snake !!!..... just saying my friend. I'll give you my 10 essentials later. 😍🎵🎵🤘
The basic starter sampler set! LOL Now do one for 1980-1999 and another one for 2000-2024. I recently tried to put together my fifty best since 2000. Not the classics you just talked about in this video but some good stuff here and there.
@@TheProgCorner Probably find less consensus. For instance cookie monsters are sort of no-go zone for me so none of those Opeth albums make my list but could be at the top of other peoples. I love space rock so I had several along those lines that others probably would not. Do it! I'm curious to see what you come up with. :)
I think I've owned all of these on one format or another at one point, but only about 3 on vinyl at the moment next time I go on a buying spree maybe I should lay off the obscure stuff a bit and buy the classics!
I recently moved and a the sucky moving company lost a box of my records which included In the court of the crimson king. I need one and would like a perfectly clean copy as my lost one had a scratch on one side. Do you recommend a brand new copy or take a chance with Discogs?
I felt compelled to reply here. First, sorry about the loss. I'm sure one of the guys from that moving company has been enjoying his complimentary copy of In the Court. I order tons of stuff through discogs. I order primarily cds, but when it comes to vinyl through them, I ALWAYS get new and sealed mint copies. Yes, more $ to be sure, but buying used vinyl has often backfired. It's just impossible to anticipate what kind of sound quality you will end up with. On the flip side, Discogs is pretty accommodating when it comes to returns.
Thanks, yeah I lost about 60 records, but even worse they lost all my family pictures, I am the fool for not putting them in my car when I travelled cross country. Records can always be replaced
@TheProgCorner And, yes, I'm anal retentive. I did count how many albums you had and you had a perfect 10. Have most of them, missing 3. Thank you for the list and always informative and entertaining videos.
Hey, Scot. I'll bet most of your viewers have those ten on their shelves already, on CD if not vinyl. Discogs and their music sellers might be pleased with you for a few extra sales though.
Scott not to be a ‘me too yes man,’ but I totally agree with every album you have there and I’ve had all of them and I’ve had them in that ranking, too -perfect ranking for newbie- neo PROG. fans to get their feet wet OK brother can’t wait for thatECHOLYN-interview. I only learned about them through Pete Pardo oh man about five months ago and I absolutely love what I hear, especially ‘ THEIR as the world ‘album Great stuff!!!!!!
Dark Side of the Moon is one of those albums I know I should own but have no desire to listen to. Animals is the only Pink Floyd I'm inclined to purchase. What can I say?
Makes taste sense but damn if dark side isn't amazingly produced... I think everyone needs to hear it on a decent system at least once in their life. They don't need to own it but they do have to at least truly hear it to consider themselves a music fan. These days we all record at home but that thing explains just how professional pro production can be.
1.KC In The Court of The Crimson King ( An Observation by King Crimson)2.Pink Floyd The Piper on The Gates od Dawn 3.Rush A Farewell of Kings 4.UK Danger Money 5.Camel Stationary Traveller 6.Gentle Giant Three Friends 7.The Strawbs Just a Collection Curious& Antiquies 8.BJH Everyone is Everybody Else 9.Beggars Opera Waters of Change 10.JT Songs from The Wood
I don't own any of those, but I will soon 😉. Thanks, dude. I'm surprised you like Radiohead. I own most of their stuff, but MAN!, they are hard for me to recommend.
“I wanted to keep it all 70s stuff” Goes on to pick an album that was released in 1969 as the number one album. Hey, the peanut gallery has a job to do to keep you in line. We do it out of respect and love.
The Quiet Zone / The Pleasure Dome. Sphinx baby, in the face. Foxtrot- my first Genesis Lp. Have a first issue UK gate leaf. Farewell to Kings. The Yes Album Is that UNFOLD LIKE STAIRCASE by Discipline up there in spot 2?
@TheProgCorner yeah baby, Not thinking Matthew and crew have a bad disc. Push and Profit has some strong Gentle Giant and VDGG influences. He turned me onto Anekdoten-Vemod
A pretty solid list however I'd switch out the Van Der Graaf Generator album for something else. It's hard to believe but I never got into those guys. And I'd exchange Selling England by the Pound for Foxtrot but I'd say the majority of the list is spot on otherwise.
Have you listened to '365' by Adult Cinema? It's the proggiest piece of prog I've heard in ages. And it's original too: not just another 'Twidelee-doo' twidelee-dee' clone either.
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Supertramp: Crime Of The Century should be on the list
Supertramp. And Gentle Giant!!!
respect
I’d select Brother Where You Bound. Very prog (a lot of Supertramp is very poppy).
I literally just bought Tarkus recently as to kickstart my ELP collection. Must be doing something right if it's mentioned in here.
Tarkus is a must-have!!!
@@TheProgCornerquartal harmony… 😬
As a 17 year old I used to imagine I was playing keyboards to the Tarkus finale on top of the local office block like the Beatles did in Let It Be 😂😂😂😂
My collection at the moment (cut me some slack, I only started collecting them about 6 months ago...)
Yes - Yessongs
ELP - Pictures at an Exhibition
ELP - Welcome Back my Friends... (Live)
Rick Wakeman - Six Wives of Henry VIII
Rick Wakeman - Myths and Legends of King Arthur...
Camel - Rain Dances
Santana - Santana III
Genesis - Foxtrot (my only "new" album, bought a reissue)
Fantastic!!!!! Those are all really good records. It’s all about quality, not quantity!!!!!
Another fun fact about Tubular Bells is that Gong’s Flying Teapot was released on Virgin records the same day, plus Mike Oldfield and Gong both recorded in the same room, and both are infinitely replayable
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Have a Cup of Tea have another one…. 😋
Gong (Radio Gnome Part I - Flying Teapot) Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells and faUSt IV , the 3 first releases on Virgin Records. All Classic Records !
@@Z-eb and I bought All 3 when they was released as well
Thanks!
Paul!!!! Thank you!!!!
Love that Jupiter Fungus behind you. Got mine from Ken a few weeks ago and just can't stop listening to it. Good list bro.
Amazing album!!! Already psyched for the follow-up!!!
Well done! Got them all already!
"Pawn Hearts" was the only one missing in my collection, and coincidentally I ordered it a couple days ago. Can't wait for it to arrive.
Sweet!!!!!
I would of had at least 5 YES albums in my 10 must haves. CTTE is definitely #1!!! I see you still have the kiddy stuff on the shelf. Get with it!👍😎
All ten should be Yes albums!!!!!!
1. Close to the Edge 2. Selling England by the Pound 3. Red 4. Deloused in the Comatorium 5. Deadwing 6. Blackwater Park 7. Lateralus 8. Remedy Lane 9. First Utterance 10. Images & Words 11. Dark Side of the Moon. 11 minimum
Pain Of Salvation!!!!!
I have no complaints. I would like to have Gentle Giants Octopus on the list, though.
Should have done a Top 11.
Every household should have at least heard every single one of those albums Scot. Incredible listening all of them. 👍👍
I'll choose an alternative 10..in no particular order :
I'll start with the one with the snake......😉 YES .. Relayer.
Pink Floyd - Animals.
Camel - Mirage.
Marillion - Misplaced Childhood.
Jethro Tull - Minstrel in the Gallery.
Genesis - Nursery Cryme.
Van Der Graaf Generator - Still Life.
MUSE - Origin of Symmetry.
Steven Wilson - Hand Cannot Erase.
Dream Theater - Metropolis pt2 ( Scenes from a memory )
There's so many classics. Cheers Scot , great video and topic. 😍🎵🎵🤘
The snakes!!!!!!
Scot all 10 albums are great classics. Also great UK with Danger Money, Marillion with Misplaced Childhood, PFM with The World Became The World and Earth And Fire with Song Of The Marching Children.
Harold!!!!!!
I consider permanent waves the transitional Rush album (and my fave... I have a thing for transitional things as I'm a creature of constructive chaos)... But you are right that it has to be Moving Pictures on this list. For me A night at the Opera and Larks Tongue in Aspic have to be here... I think you are right about Your Kansas pick. Essentially this is about suggesting a well rounded sonic taste pallette for someone who wants to get into prog. We don't talk enough about taste as a civilization, yet it's what civilization is based on. That said I'd say Boston's debut should be here too since it's about introducing well rounded taste... Close to the Edge is a must for me, probably because I measure everything prog against it.
Boston s/t OH YEAH!!!👍
Nice video Scot!!! Great choices. I own - and agree with - every one! 😃😎
Yes!!!!!👍
Scot…great list, great show. So fun to watch you in action. Leftoverture is a top 10 best recorded/produced/mixed album of all time with Moving Pictures in top 5!
Peace, Webb in ATL
Thank you!!!!! ❤️❤️👍👍🐍🐍
This is an outstanding list. I don’t have the Kansas album or somewhat surprisingly Thick as a Brick (do like the album for sure) and other than TAAB you hit all of my personal favorites from these acts - I consider Tull’s first 3 albums the flute blues era and Stand Up the one I like the most, but very well done!
I love every JT album!!! (Even Under Wraps!!)
@ I actually just watched that video!
Very good list, I like the fact that you have "Moonmadness" (great album I have both covers) and "Trout Mask Replica" (brilliant album, brilliant artist) on display.
I want the original Capitol release of Trout Mask Replica!
My copy (bought back in '74) is on "Reprise/Straight . '69 . I also have it on CD...great album@@TheProgCorner
Great list . I especially like the mighty Crimson #1 To this day a trend setting record. The kids today have no idea how much the album covers were such a big part of the listening experience. Prog on .
Exactly!!!!
Dark Side!!! In The Court!! Tubular!!!❤❤❤
Yes sir!!!!
Love all of them, great job! I love Peter Gabriel but actually never missed him on Trick Of The Tail
ATOTT is perfect.
Excellent...Another fun watch...The only one I didn't have was Van Der Graf Generator...On it...
Important to have The Twelve Dreams of Dr Sardonicus by Spirit. Its very accessible but it is so trippy especially the part where the band howl like monkeys and Dr Sardonicus laughs evilly
Right on!!!
That's a terrific ten!
Yeah!!!!!👍
Tubes-Completion Backward Principle or Remote Control.
Todd!!!!
Todd? As in Rundgren? David Foster produced this particular album...more Pop & MTV-friendly than their earlier material, no?
Lukather rips it up on "Talk To Ya Later".
Ooops...Todd did do REMOTE CONTROL.
Thought LOVE BOMB (which kinda bomb'd) was his only Tubes thing.
Mea culpa...
The Tubes don't get mentioned much by prog fans but Remote Control is maybe the best album Utopia never recorded (Todd even produced it).
Het Scot. Another great video. Love Van Der Graaf Generator! I own most of the Kansas catalogue, Rush, I saw that tour. Tarkus! That's a good Genesis album. Tubular Bells! Tull and Yes! KC rules! Cheers
Those were the days…
Great choices! 👍
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Of course all brilliant and must have albums. All the best.
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10 excelent albums all great Scot.Thanks to your channel I purchase the albums that you review.👍
Thank you!!!!🙏
@TheProgCorner ✌
I have them all Scot. Brilliant albums to start anyone on their prog journey.
Hey you!!!!
@TheProgCorner Hi, Scot.
Nice to see your awesome collection of Prog Rock Albums thanks Scott.
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Thanks! It's all about the music!
Excellent choices, Scot. I had 7 of them. ♪♫♪
My unranked list of unmentioned proggy albums that moved me into welcome directions:
Jon Anderson - Olias Of Sunhillow
Mirthrandir - For All The Old Women
Jethro Tull - Songs From The Wood
Gentle Giant - Three Friends
Eloy - Ocean
Electric Light Orchestra - Eldorado
Tool - Fear Inoculum
Aphrodite’s Child - 666
Utopia - Another Live
Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Inner Mounting Flame
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ELOY!!!!
@@TheProgCorner Big Frank Bornemann fan. Recent album is great, too. Here's one of my favorite concept albums with no vocals, all instruments performed & recorded by one fellow. Best enjoyed all the way through: ruclips.net/video/IqBabN2b_EE/видео.html
Good choices, Scott. There's no doubt that the Dark Side of the Moon logo is a classic. FYI, there's a company based in Denver that manufacturers cycling jerseys featuring some Floyd album covers. Whenever I wear my Dark Side jersey, I get lots of comments, and not just from people our age. Last year, I was riding a trail in Virginia and a 10-year-old girl yelled, "Pink Floyd!" as I passed her family.
How cool is that??!!
An excellent choice. It is difficult to choose 10/20 of the most outstanding albums in this genre of music. Probably the greatest genre of music of all time. In the years 1969 - 1977, the largest number of classic albums in this style were created.
Absolutely!!!💯
Excellent show loads of fun..Cheers from The Captain 🍺
I am dancing madly and - as usual - backwards, my good sir.
@ LOL Hopefully you’re dancing on a sea of air good sir. 😊 Have you ever considered an episode on my namesakes brilliant debut album? It certainly falls into the prog metal category perhaps even the creation of the genre. Cheers
I’m a huge fan!!! The first two albums were amazing. Even Dawn Explosion was decent…
@ I actually like Dawn Explosion better than the second album. Fantasy reminds me of the riff from Burn by Purple. It’s a shame Warner Brothers didn’t push it back in the day. And of course the debut is truly one of the best albums of the seventies in my humble opinion.
@ They weren't sold on the new singer so they didn't promote the LP. At all!!! I think there was new management as well.
Do you consider Hawkwind prog?
I do!!!! Just a different kind of Prog!!!
I don't currently do vinyl but if and when I ever do I'll definitely put all these on my shopping list (of course I already know them all anyway).
But of course!!!!
Great albums Scot.
Others included on my essential list:
King Crimson Lark's Tongues in Aspic (The Prog Corner official logo)!
Caravan In the Land of Grey and Pink
Camel Mirage
Pink Floyd Animals
The Yes Album
Supertramp Crime of the Century
Gratitude!
Fantastic!!!!
As far as Ian Anderson and Aqualung, and unintended concept albums... Kansas POKR always struck me that way. Several songs about journeying and seeking (both inside and out) and arriving at certain endings and realizations.. The final songs on side one, Portrait He Knew and Closet Chronicles, and side 2, I came for nothing, I'm alone, knock knock knock, and Helplessly Human probably impart that sense most of all. (When I read Walsh saying Portrait.. was about Einstein it was a great surprise to me. Listening today, I keep to my own reading.)
And the packaging too, the lyrics as pages in an old book etc, have no doubt something to do with it.
A good call..
Maybe would have included Camel in there somewhere. Most of the titles I already have in my vinyl collection, serves as a reminder of the live experience of gigs here in the UK in the 70s, notably ELP, Pink Floyd, King Crimson and Yes.
Big Camel fan!!!!
I would consider myself a bit of a newcomer to prog, but I had 6 of the 10 you mention so I must be doing something right.
Not bad!!!👍👍❤️
Nothing to argue here. Of course it could be different albums from the bands mentioned (because they all don't only have one that's good), and of course it's only ten and ten is not a big number (not even enough for an island, right?). But all these are must-have albums without a doubt. I had them all, of course, but now my son has them (I didn't have the room anymore and moved to a tropical country, where heat and humidity and salt in the air aren't good for these vinyl treasures).
Island living!!!!
@@TheProgCorner Exactly! But I didn't bring records to the island....
@ I moved onto a sailboat in The Caribbean when I was 14 so I get it!!!
You've been reading my mail.
Todd's first Utopia album iz a cool seventies "prog" keeper, too.
Peace on earth.
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I would concur on the Yes, King Crimson, Genesis, Pink Floyd, ELP, Tull and VdGG. Probably Oldfield, though I think of him as Film Music, competing with Zimmer and Elfman, Elmer Bernstein and Bernard Herrmann. Ennio Morricone.
To the seven, it would be a tossup among Renaissance, Zappa, Strawbs, Gryphon, Spirit, Moody Blues, Sgt. Pepper, and/or Medium-Sized Tim.
Zappa almost made the list!!!!!
Oldfield wrote and recorded just the one film score and that was The Killing Fields.
@@mikejeffries8630 He is that good. It was important that he revert back to being a prog rocker though. I forget why. Probably in the Bhagavad-Gita somewhere. Gideon's version.
Love that book, love your T Shirt Scot.
You know I love my Vonnegut!!!
What's the album second to the top left Scott? The dark one with the sunset. Heard that once. Really striking and creepy, but forgot the name. Thanks!
That would be Discipline “Unfolded Like Staircase” 👍👍👍
Free beer- now we’re talking!
Damn skippy!!!!
Man, I wore all of these out back in the day…
(Me too.)
Genesis is my second favorite band. Selling England is a good place to start. Nursery Cryme is also good to have because then you get them both from a romantic perspective with Selling England and a heavy perspective with Nursery Cryme. Foxtrot was my first favorite of their 70's. Their 80's mean a lot to me too because after all that's when I grew up. I even appreaciate the little that is of 60's Genesis too. But they lost me in the 90's.
I love Genesis!!!! (My second favorite band too.)
One each from the “Big 8” and VDGG and MO. I’d keep the Big 8 but go with Gentle Giant & Caravan to complete my 10. Solid list!
I had Octopus and Grey & Pink lined up!!!!
On Prog Radio we talk about (and debate :) the “Big 8” the “Little 8“ and the “Modern 8.“ Might make for a fun live stream topic one day.
@ That's a great idea!!
I bought the Van der Graf, Genesis, Mike Oldford, Jethro Tull, Yes, Pink Floyd and the King Crimson albums each one on the day they was released back then being Old.
Funny fact is that when I left school here in the UK back in 1969 at 16 years old when I got my very first weeks wages I went to my local record shop and bought my very first album with my own money and that album was…..
In The Court Of The Crimson King by King Crimson
I guess it showed how Messed up my mind was even at 16 years of age 😵💫😂😂
Great story!
@@TheProgCorner I think I would have added the Camel Moonmadness behind you mainly for the Awesome Instrumental Lunar Sea ♥️😋
Needless to say I got ‘em all. Even Leftoverture despite not being a Kansas fan. I know what’s seminal and what isn’t. Just for argument’s sake, I would swap out Pawn Hearts for The Power and the Glory. But that’s just me. And like you I prefer the Lamb but leaving biases aside you’re right in that Pound is probably the starting point for people kicking the Genesis can. Once again good fun all around.
Yeah - I almost went with Octopus actually but I figure I talk about GG all the time!!!
@ You do? I think you need to talk about them more often. Take the 20 minutes to talk about Octopus. I love hearing people go on about stuff I love. Not all the time of course but just as a special treat.
@ I should do another GG episode. TEN BEST SONGS?
@ Sounds good to me. I’ll watch that👍
I'd add the Kurt Vonnegut's Breakfast of champions t-shirt to the "must own" list LOL
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Nice list, I have all but Pawn Hearts, when it comes to the more dissonant prog I think I would swap that out for a Gentle Giant album, my favorite is probably In a Glass House.
Yeah, I almost went with Octopus…
Almost nailed it before watching. I had Octopus in stead of Kansas but the rest was the same; except I went with Brain Sallad over Tarkus.
People may disagree with the selection of records, but no one can deny that your T shirt - and the book on it - is number one! PS: it was Alice Cooper’s pick on the radio show Desert Island Discs, here in the UK.
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Great list. I love Kansas Leftoverture and Rush moving pictures but I actually prefer Styx grand illusion to both those albums but I certainly know some don’t consider it prog.
I consider Styx to be Prog!!!! Absolutely!!!
(I🇬🇧)... "let's go through... the MOONMADNESS window" 🤝🤣
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@TheProgCorner thnx 🤜🤛...it was a play on 'Play School'... a tv programme in the '70's. trust me... you don't want to see it 😆
Before I even watch this , just a Heads Up. Sure you already know this Scot.
Chinese New Year coming up , and it's only the Year Of The Snake !!!..... just saying my friend. I'll give you my 10 essentials later. 😍🎵🎵🤘
I didn’t realize!!!!
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I got all ten, including the ones I see on your wall!
Nice!!!!!
I am guessing Camel's Mirage would have been on your top 20. That album is so accessible.
I love it!!!!!
Awesome. I have a few. Nice job.
The basic starter sampler set! LOL Now do one for 1980-1999 and another one for 2000-2024. I recently tried to put together my fifty best since 2000. Not the classics you just talked about in this video but some good stuff here and there.
That’s exactly what I was thinking!
@@TheProgCorner Probably find less consensus. For instance cookie monsters are sort of no-go zone for me so none of those Opeth albums make my list but could be at the top of other peoples. I love space rock so I had several along those lines that others probably would not. Do it! I'm curious to see what you come up with. :)
@@TheProgCorner You know if you just do ten for each you could go decade by decade and get several vids out of it. :)
I think I've owned all of these on one format or another at one point, but only about 3 on vinyl at the moment next time I go on a buying spree maybe I should lay off the obscure stuff a bit and buy the classics!
It’s hard!!!! Too much greatness!!!!
I recently moved and a the sucky moving company lost a box of my records which included In the court of the crimson king. I need one and would like a perfectly clean copy as my lost one had a scratch on one side. Do you recommend a brand new copy or take a chance with Discogs?
There are some excellent reissues out there so it’s a low risk proposition!!!!
I felt compelled to reply here. First, sorry about the loss. I'm sure one of the guys from that moving company has been enjoying his complimentary copy of In the Court.
I order tons of stuff through discogs. I order primarily cds, but when it comes to vinyl through them, I ALWAYS get new and sealed mint copies. Yes, more $ to be sure, but buying used vinyl has often backfired. It's just impossible to anticipate what kind of sound quality you will end up with. On the flip side, Discogs is pretty accommodating when it comes to returns.
Thanks, yeah I lost about 60 records, but even worse they lost all my family pictures, I am the fool for not putting them in my car when I travelled cross country. Records can always be replaced
How about nectar's remember the future
Why not??!! A true masterpiece.
I' d put Leftoverture at no. 2 or 3 and Moving pictures at 3.
I’m okay with that!!!
@TheProgCorner I cannot find any fault in it!! It's a great list!!
Respect ✊ for the list, Scot. I have them all except for Van Der Graffe.
Thank you!!!
Camel "Mirage" , Nektar "Remember The Future", Echolyn "As the World" could have been listed too
10 prog albums to own but showing 11? A Spinal Tap moment for sure.
You know!!!
@TheProgCorner And, yes, I'm anal retentive. I did count how many albums you had and you had a perfect 10. Have most of them, missing 3. Thank you for the list and always informative and entertaining videos.
Have 'em all except Van De Graff Generator (sp) Essential prog of the 1970's
Van Der Graaf Generator with Pawn Hearts 1971
Hey, Scot. I'll bet most of your viewers have those ten on their shelves already, on CD if not vinyl. Discogs and their music sellers might be pleased with you for a few extra sales though.
That’s right!!!!
Scott not to be a ‘me too yes man,’ but I totally agree with every album you have there and I’ve had all of them and I’ve had them in that ranking, too -perfect ranking for newbie- neo PROG. fans to get their feet wet OK brother can’t wait for thatECHOLYN-interview. I only learned about them through Pete Pardo oh man about five months ago and I absolutely love what I hear, especially ‘ THEIR as the world ‘album Great stuff!!!!!!
Oh, the new album is so good!!!!!!!
Wow top great 10 amazing albums love them all.
I have 7 of the 10.
How about any nectar albums they made some good Prague albums
Absolutely!!!!
Dark Side of the Moon is one of those albums I know I should own but have no desire to listen to. Animals is the only Pink Floyd I'm inclined to purchase. What can I say?
I understand.
Makes taste sense but damn if dark side isn't amazingly produced... I think everyone needs to hear it on a decent system at least once in their life. They don't need to own it but they do have to at least truly hear it to consider themselves a music fan. These days we all record at home but that thing explains just how professional pro production can be.
The female singer destroys Dark side of the moon for me.
Dark side is objectively the best but I've heard it too often
I own all of them👌
My man.
1.KC In The Court of The Crimson King ( An Observation by King Crimson)2.Pink Floyd The Piper on The Gates od Dawn 3.Rush A Farewell of Kings 4.UK Danger Money 5.Camel Stationary Traveller 6.Gentle Giant Three Friends 7.The Strawbs Just a Collection Curious& Antiquies 8.BJH Everyone is Everybody Else 9.Beggars Opera Waters of Change 10.JT Songs from The Wood
Danger Money!!!!!!💰
A fantastic Top Ten! 😊
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I think you could easily have listed five other albums by King Crimson, one of the most significant bands ever. Cheers!
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Good calls! Except I just can't get with Van der Graf. I'd replace it with Octopus.
I made the hard decision to exclude my beloved Gentle Giant today. Ouch!!!🤕
I'm the opposite!
Seems like people have forgotten nectar
Remember The Future!!!
I don't own any of those, but I will soon 😉. Thanks, dude. I'm surprised you like Radiohead. I own most of their stuff, but MAN!, they are hard for me to recommend.
I love Radiohead but I know some people have a problem with them!!! Not me!!!!
Kurt Vonnegut was a great writer and a great human being.
ABSOLUTELY!!!!
“I wanted to keep it all 70s stuff”
Goes on to pick an album that was released in 1969 as the number one album. Hey, the peanut gallery has a job to do to keep you in line. We do it out of respect and love.
And that Rush album wasn’t a seventies album either!!! I’m an idiot!!!!😂
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Cheers from Ukraine! Cool list:) Got 8 of 10, even though on CD:)
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Good choice mate.....🎉
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Just goes to show thAT PROGROCK is a purely ENGLISH (not even British)genre Case Closed
It’s not 100% English … but it’s close!!!!
@@TheProgCorner Yeah, I think Kansas and Rush would have something to say about that.
Wouldja believe I have all 10!
Awesome!!!!!!
Mirage recommended
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Another super US prog band : Starcastle. Highly recommended for fans of early Yes
You must own: T2 - It'll All Work Out In Boomland
Nice!!!! I love epics!!!
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Apple O!!! 🍎
The Quiet Zone / The Pleasure Dome. Sphinx baby, in the face.
Foxtrot- my first Genesis Lp. Have a first issue UK gate leaf.
Farewell to Kings.
The Yes Album
Is that UNFOLD LIKE STAIRCASE by Discipline up there in spot 2?
Why, yes it is!!!!!
@TheProgCorner I worked with Matt Parmenter at DURR automation.
Very down to earth guy.
Unfold is MY #1 Prog disc.
So good!!!!
@TheProgCorner yeah baby, Not thinking Matthew and crew have a bad disc. Push and Profit has some strong Gentle Giant and VDGG influences.
He turned me onto Anekdoten-Vemod
@@michaelsmyth3935 I love Anekdoten!
A pretty solid list however I'd switch out the Van Der Graaf Generator album for something else. It's hard to believe but I never got into those guys. And I'd exchange Selling England by the Pound for Foxtrot but I'd say the majority of the list is spot on otherwise.
I had to throw in a wild card!!!!
Have you listened to '365' by Adult Cinema? It's the proggiest piece of prog I've heard in ages. And it's original too: not just another 'Twidelee-doo' twidelee-dee' clone either.
I have NOT!!!!
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Jerry!!!!
good stuff mate , but for me Animals takes the nod , and yeah need some Supertramp ..,
Animals is my favorite PF album but for starters…
@@TheProgCorner , got ya ..,