In the Prog Seat: Our All-Time Favorite Desert Island Prog Albums (Part 2 of 2)
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- Опубликовано: 21 авг 2024
- Join the In the Prog Seat crew as they discuss their favorite prog albums of all time/desert island discs. This is Part 2 of a 2 part series.
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Pete's Picks:
1) Yes-Close to the Edge
2) Genesis-Foxtrot
3) Jethro Tull-Thick as a Brick
4) Gentle Giant-Octopus
5) King Crimson-Larks Tongues in Aspic
Steve's Picks:
1. GENESIS - SELLING ENGLAND BY THE POUND - 1973
2. MARILLION - BRAVE - 1994
3. YES - RELAYER - 1974
4. GENTLE GIANT - FREE HAND - 1975
5. PORCUPINE TREE - FEAR OF A BLANK PLANET 2007
Ken's Picks:
Ken Golden
1. ELP - Brain Salad Surgery
2. Yes - Close To The Edge
3. Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
4. Banco - Di Terra
5. Grobschnitt - Solar Music Live
Jon's picks:
5. Porcupine Tree - Light bulb Sun
4. Kansas - Point Of Know Return
3. Supertramp- Crime of the Century
2. Rush - Moving Pictures
1. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Chuck's Picks:
*5-Godbluff-Van Der Graaf Generator
*4-Hymn To The Seventh Galaxy-Return To Forever Featuring Chick Corea
*3-Larks’Tongue In Aspic-King Crimson
*2. Black Market-Weather Report
*1. The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway-Genesis
George's Picks:
5. Haken - Aquarius
4. Garaj Mahal - wOOt
3. Yes - Close to the Edge
2. Rush - Hemispheres
1. Return to Forever - Romantic Warrior
Eric's Picks:
5. Frank Zappa - Hot Rats
4. Jethro Tull - Songs From The Wood
3. Gentle Giant - Playing The Fool
2. Happy The Man - Crafty Hands
1. Genesis - A Trick of the Tail
Chad's picks:
1. Rush, "Exit Stage Left" (1981)
2. Yes, "Close to the Edge" (1972)
3. Pink Floyd, "Wish You Were Here" (1975)
4. Marillion, "Brave" (1994)
5. Echolyn, "Mei" (2002)
Rick's Picks:
(5) A Trick Of The Tail - Genesis,
(4) Animals - Pink Floyd,
(3) Leftoverture - Kansas,
(2) Hemisphere - Rush
(1) Close To The Edge - Yes
Anthony's Picks:
1. Genesis--A Trick of the Tail
2. Pink Floyd--Animals
3. Jethro Tull--Songs From The Wood
4. Steve Hackett--Voyage of the Acolyte
5. UK--Danger Money
Luis' Picks:
Echolyn Mei,
Discipline Unfolded Like Staircase,
Gentle Giant - In a Glass House,
Jethro Tull - A Passion Play,
Pink Floyd - Animals
Thx again PETE. I always like the lists. Makes my homework much easier. Great job 👍💯
Luis & Anthony?
@@iancarss8349 he will come through. Always does. I noticed first thing too. Busy 4️⃣8️⃣hr day PETE. Lol
Thank you Pete for listing the picks again. Happy to see that vdgg received a mention from Mr. Alvarez last night. vdgg is an inspirational band with their current UK tour... not many bands last that long and are that prolific. There is a book with all of Mr. Hammill’s lyrics coming out later this month that I am looking forward to getting, you may want to check it out. Regards, Sal.
@@iancarss8349 also missing Rick's pick
Best knowledge, best humour, best panels, best everything...thankyou so much SoT, got a great thing going!👍
1. Rush - Hemispheres 2. Yes - Close to the Edge (by a hair!)
3. Floyd - Animals
4. PT - Fear of a Blank Planet
5. Tull - Heavy Horses
Yes - Close to the Edge
King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King
Yes - The Yes Album
Todd Rundgren’s Utopia - s/t
Chris Squire - Fish Out of Water
Jon Anderson - Olias of Sunhillow
Rush - Permanent Waves
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Gentle Giant - Playing the Fool
King Crimson - Red
If we were talking favorite album SIDES, I’d mention Echoes, Tarkus, and 2112.
Good picks. Love thar Chris Squire album.
Absolutely amazing episode, your knowledge and passion about those albums are a true treasure to listen to, and the hilarious jokes, your chemistry together is the cherry on the cake. I am a young guy and I am getting into progressive rock thanks to you. Those Prog seats episodes taste like little cookies a family member cooked for you, so genuine and so delicious !
Awesome that you are getting into Prog, cool that SOT is a part of it. Thanks for watching, enjoy the music!
That's a huge compliment for all the team. We couldn't ask for better. Thank you and thanks for watching!
1. Pink Floyd - Meddle
2. Yes - Fragile
3. Genesis - And Then there were three
4. Rush - A Farewell to Kings
5. Threshold - Subsurface
My top 5 will include two live albums because I was there:
5: Genesis: Selling England By The Pound
4: Rick Wakeman: Return to the Center of The Earth
3: ELP: Pictures Of An Exehibition
2: SAGA: The Chapters Live
1: Yes: Yessongs
I saw SAGA perform the Chapters live in Germany, a great idea to play all the chapters that the band spread out on a lot of albums in a period of 25 years.
In 1972 I saw Yes performing Yessongs in Copenhagen, and I bought the album on vinyl when it came out in 1973, the triple album has been literally played to death, and when it came out on CD I bought two copies one for my home and one in my car.
Great stuff Carsten!
Steve Howes solo on "Perpetual Change" from Yessongs is my favorite of all time.
I can't imagine getting the vinyl on release day let alone seeing Yes at that time.
That was such a great show .. just to hear everyone talk about each album was so informative
Thanks Robert
5. Moody Blues: In Search of the Lost
Chord
4. Procol Harum: Home
3. Emerson, Lake & Palmer: debut album
2. Wishbone Ash: Argus
1. Jethro Tull: Aqualung
My top album from Moody Blues. Nice picks.
Top quality picks from Pete and the gang again. Sea of Tranquility has got to be the best music based programme on RUclips by miles.
🤘🤘🤘
Thanks John, much appreciated
Well done, fellas.
5. Marillion - Clutching at Straws
4. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
3. Genesis - Foxtrot
2. Kansas - Leftoverture
1. Rush - Moving Pictures
Looking forward to the Prog gentlemen’s picks tonight. My favorite prog albums of all time (in no particular order or rank) is Pawn Hearts - Van der Graaf Generator, Crime of the Century - Supertramp. Minstrel in the Gallery - Jethro Tull, Animals - Pink Floyd, Camel - Moonmadness, PFM -Storia Di Un Minuto, King Crimson - Discipline, Gentle Giant - Octopus, Genesis - Lamb Lies Down on Broadway and Celeste - Il Principe del Regno Perduto. My honorable mentions are Roller - Goblin, Passion Play - Jetrho Tull, Road of Bones - IQ, Clutching at Straws - Marillion,
English Electric Part 2 - Big Big Train, Close to the Edge - Yes,
Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson, Foxtrot - Genesis,
Thick as a Brick - Jethro Tull, Godbluff - Van der Graaf Generator,
PFM - Storia Di Un Minuto and Peter Hammill - The Silent Corner and the Empty Stage, Zoop - Zoop.
That's a nice group, Sal. Not all personal favorites of mine, but I can't argue with the quality of any of yours if you love them. ;) Well, I have to admit I don't know Zoop. But otherwise.
Excellent list Sal
@@ericporter344 Hey. Early riser. lol.
@@garyjoyce2160 unfortunately 😁
Finally! Some love for the Peter Hammill solo catalogue in its prime. Thanks!
1. Queen II (Queen)
2. Mëkanïk Dëstruktïẁ Kömmandöh (Magma)
3. Pictures at an Exhibition (Emerson, Lake & Palmer)
4. Initiation (Todd Rundgren)
5. A Farewell to Kings (Rush)
(Side note: No. 1 is not easy to categorize, and No. 3 I've always treated as a studio album, even though, technically, it's a live one.)
Not necessarily 'Desert Island' - those are simply my 5 favorites, and have been for many years (Reasons and experiences, both varied and personal.) I've lived and breathed each, and they are in my DNA. They still blow my mind after all this time.
With that said, I wish I could've included the entire studio discographies of Magma, King Crimson, and Gentle Giant - can't live without those. Also, select albums from the other 'usual suspects' (well-known by most), and lesser-known artists.
5. Dream Theater - Awake
4. Rush - A Farewell to Kings
3. Porcupine Tree - Signify
2. Fates Warning - Perfect Symmetry
1. Opeth - Still Life
1. Rush: Moving Pictures
2. Seventh Wonder: Mercy Falls
3. Transatlantic: The Whirlwind
4. Dream Theater: Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From a Memory
5. King Crimson: In The Court Of The Crimson King
5. Frumpy -- Two (1971)
4. King Crimson -- Thrak (1995)
3. John Lees' Barclay James Harvest -- North (2013)
2. Rush -- 2112 (1976)
1. Nektar -- Sounds Like This (1973)
HM's...
Kansas -- Monolith (1979)
Beggars Opera -- Pathfinder (1972)
and my favorite Procol Harum LP -- Shine On Brightly (1968) in
honor of Gary Brooker (and B.J. Wilson), R.I.P.
10. Selling England by the Pound - Genesis
9. Birds of Fire - Mahavishnu Orchestra
8. Mëkanïk Dëstruktïẁ Kömmandöh - Magma
7. Octopus - Gentle Giant
6. Rock Bottom - Robert Wyatt
5. Faust IV - Faust
4. Pawn Hearts - Van Der Graaf Generator
3. Close to the Edge - Yes
2. In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson
1. Tago Mago - Can
My 1-5, in no particular order.
5. Rush Moving pictures
4. Yes Close to the edge
3Jethro Tull Heavy Horses
2 Marillion Misplace childhood
1 Kansas Point of Know return
Great picks Steve
MP is my fave album of all time...HH is my fave Tull album...
My prog desert island discs in no particular order. I have been listening to them constantly since purchase and apart from the music, there’s a strong emotional/sentimental attachment; that will see me through the challenge of ‘living on a desert island!’
• Santana - Lotus
• John Mahavishnu Orchestra - Inner Mounting Flame
• Nucleus - We’ll Talk about it Later
• Abercrombie - Timeless
• Gentle Giant - Acquiring the Taste
• If - 3
• Codona - Codona
• Miles Davis - Tribute to Jack Johnson
• Larry Coryell - Barefoot Boy
• Aranis - Made in Belgium
John that is a great collection. Of the ones I've listened to, "Tribute to Jack Johnson", "Inner Mountain Flame " and "Lotus" are epic. Will check out your other recommendations.
As an old school 70 year old prog fan, i was delighted to stumble on you guys on You Tube, the knowledge and view points you have are always interesting. As a young guy living in the North East of England, I was lucky enough to see live most of the bands you mention, before the age of stadium rock, venues were much more intimate to watch these great bands. Crimson, Genesis, Camel, Genesis, Floyd, ELP, Gentle Giant, Gong, Tull, Hawkwind and many more, all in Newcastle City Hall. than you guys for these video shows, especially Pete, who brings everything together.
1. Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
2. Wish you were here - Pink Floyd
3. The Wall - Pink Floyd
4. Animals - Pink Floyd
5. Operation Mindcrime - Queensryche
6. Moving Pictures - Rush
7. Bitches Brew - Miles Davis
8. Metropolis Part 2 - Dream Theater
9. Hemispheres - Rush
10. Weather Systems - Anathema
I might also insert Meddle in your top 5. Nice picks.
Used to be Dark Side for years as fave PF, these days Animals has to claim that spot
I'm rediscovering the Supertramp catalogue. The drum sound alone on Crime of the Century is pretty amazing.
Every instrument comes through beautifully. A sonic masterpiece!
OK. So the first five. Like i said in the first part. This list change. It’s kind of alive:
5. Roger Waters - «Amused to Death
4. Jethro Tull - «Heavy Horses»
3. Marillion - «Script for a Jester’s Tear» (and «Fugazi»)
2. Genesis - «Foxtrot»
1. King Crimson - «Discipline»
Amused to Death is such a beautiful, haunting journey of an album. And one of the best sounding of all time.
My picks
1.King Crimson-Red
2.ELP-Brain Salad Surgery
3.Eloy-Mighty Cries and Silence Echos
4.Genesis-Trick of the tail
5.Tangerine Dream-Force Majeure
6.Yes-Drama
7.Marrilion-Misplaced Childhood
8.Jean Luc Ponty- Cosmic Messenger
9.Kansas-Leftoverture
10.Steven Wilson-The Raven That Refused To Sing And Other Stories
Great album by Steven Wilson
This is the best channel on RUclips. I am a big time prog fan and I have my homework cut out for me. Going to be checking out all of the albums on the lists from these 2 shows that I haven't heard before. Thanks guys.
Thanks for watching, enjoy the music
1. Islands - King Crimson
2. Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
3. The Power and the Glory - Gentle Giant
4. Minstrel in the Gallery - Jethro Tull
5. Foxtrot - Genesis
6. Close to the Edge - Yes
7. Remember the Future - Nektar
8. Even in the Quietest Moment - Supertramp
9. Red - King Crimson
10. Moving Pictures - Rush
I love the Islands title track so much, so underrated I have found.
Many thanks Pete. For a great show. Brilliant to watch these wonderful shows.👍👍👍🤘🤘
Thanks for watching David
Pretty impossible to make a top 10 prog list so I`m gonna have some HM`s, and the order could change from day to day, but here goes.
1- Thick As A Brick - Jethro Tull
2- Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
3 - Turn Of The Cards - Renaissance
4- Mirage - Camel
5- Pawn Hearts - Van Der Graaf Generator
6- A Natural Disaster - Anathema
7- In Absentia - Porcupine Tree
8- Made In Germany - Amon Duul
9- Out Of Myself - Riverside
10- Wiederhoren- Kraan
And some that could be top ten.
The Mantle -Agalloch
Damnation - Opeth
Trying To Kiss The Sun -RPWL
Ocean - Eloy
Power And The Glory - Gentle Giant
1st album - ELP
Moving Waves - Focus
In The Land Of Grey And Pink - Caravan
Doomsday Afternoon - Phideaux
Blow By Blow - Jeff Beck
1 - Genesis - The Lamb
2 - Genesis - Selling England by the pound
3 - Genesis - Foxtrot
4 - Genesis - A trick of the Tail
5 - Genesis - Nursery Crime
So happy Nursery Cryme was mentioned as it is one of the first great prog albums
I'm sensing a theme here......good albums though.
I wonder what your favorite band is 🤔
Great show guys! I liked the picks from everyone. Mine would be: 1) Dark Side of the Moon, 2) Close to the Edge, 3) Mahavishnu's Birds of Fire, 4) The 10 CD boxset of Dream Theater's first ten albums, (I know that's cheating but it's hard to pick just one!) , and 5) Romantic Warrior. I could have easily listed over 100 albums, like Ken said. How about an "In the Prog Seat" show on the best or favorite Prog bootlegs, official or otherwise? Thanks for a great show!
What a incredible show. Practicle I love All your picks guys. I love that variety of choices - from progressive metal to fusion and of course with a lot of the classic prog rock albums.
I need to thanks especially for 2 picks:
1 Ken - Bianco - Di Terra - what a amazing hidden gem this is. Such a unique piece of music ❤
2 Eric -Happy the Man - Crafty Hands - this album blew my mind!!! It became instantly my All time classic!!! Never heard about this band before.
Thank' s guy's 🙏 Greetings from Poland.
I love that Pete and George always catch and laugh at the constant chaos in Anthony's square
I just hope we all end up on the same island! lol
My 1-5 are:
Opeth - Blackwater Park
Anglagard - Buried Alive (too hard to pick a studio album)
Return to Forever - Romantic Warrior
Gentle Giant - Free Hand
Yes - Close to the Edge
Nice Jason. Great picks
Great lists by everyone.
Kudos to Luis for picking the much unloved child of the Tull catalogue , A Passion Play . A wonderful album .
Here’s my top 5 :
1 : Jethro Tull : Aqualung
2 : Pink Floyd : Dark Side of the Moon
3 : Yes : Fragile
4 : Genesis : Selling England by the Pound
5 : Emerson , Lake & Palmer : Tarkus
Thanks !
1. Yes Relayer
2. Rush 2112
3. Marillion Misplaced Childhood
4. ELP Tarkus
5. Zeppelin III
6. Tears For Fears Songs from the Big Chair
7. Between The Buried And Me Colors
8. Opeth Blackwater Park
9. Zappa Thingfish
10. Gentle Giant Octopus
I have to head out before/as the live premiere begins, though I'll watch this later.
I'll leave here my slightly boring top five favourites (I have it one per artist, so no one hogs):
5. Pangaea - Miles Davis
4. Fragile - Yes
3. Animals - Pink Floyd
2. Tago Mago - Can
1. Larks Tongues in Aspic - King Crimson
Luis and Steve, you two are the most entertaining. You all continue to keep it real.
I think the only thing a show like this shows is a single lifetime isn’t long enough for all the music out there waiting for you to explore.
Fantastic show, really enjoyed this as well as last week’s episode (along with everything else on the channel)! Ridiculously hard to only pick 10 but I somehow did it.
Here’s my list (only one per band, and in no particular order):
King Crimson - Larks’ Tongues in Aspic
Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick
Gentle Giant - Octopus
Yes - Close to the Edge
Van der Graaf Generator - Godbluff
Rush - Hemispheres
Voivod - Nothingface
Porcupine Tree - In Absentia
Opeth - My Arms, Your Hearse
Enslaved - Vertebrae
Honourable Mentions (I tried to limit myself to 10 but had to sneak one extra in!):
Mastodon - Crack the Skye
Gorguts - Pleiades’ Dust
Nektar - Remember the Future
Edge of Sanity - Crimson
Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Inner Mounting Flame
Camel - Moonmadness
The Mars Volta - Frances the Mute
Pink Floyd - Animals
Trettioåriga Kriget - Krigssång
Premiata Forneria Marconi - Storia di un Minuto
Eloy - Floating
Thanks to everyone on the panel for tackling such a hard task!
Great picks Erik....as always Thanks for watching!
Fantastic show gentlemen- very tough - and FYI saw Gentle Giant and Starcastle in Central Park June 1976
Here is my list
1. King Crimson - court of the Crimson King
2. Genesis - Foxtrot
3. Pink Floyd- Animals
4. Gypsy - Gypsy
5. Zappa- Hot Rats
6. Porcupine Tree- Sky moves sideways
7. Pineapple Thief -.Where we Stood
8. Kansas - song for America
9. Neltar - Recycled
10. Yes - Close to the edge
Honorable Mentions
Roy Buchanan ( yes him )Your not alone
Blue Oyster Cult - secret treaties
Tangerine Dream - Phaedra
Wishbone Ash - Argus
Jealous Sal, would have loved to see GG, nice list!
"My number 5 is Porcupine Tree!" That part had me cracking up.
Kansas: Song For America
Supertramp: Crime of the Century
King Crimson: Red
Rush: Permanent Waves
Dire Straits: Love Over Gold( yes, it is a prog album)
Yes: Close to the Edge
Genesis: Selling England By The Pound
Kerry Livgren: Seeds of Change
Jethro Tull: Songs From the Wood
Camel: Mirage
Just missing:
Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon
Gentle Giant: The Power and the Glory
Steely Dan: Aja
The red Triangle 🔺 on the bass bottle, is the oldest trademark in the world. Anyway so sad this mini epic as come to an end. Massive thanks to all who took part.
Great show. My top 5 (prog albums only) :
1- Banco : Di Terra
2- A Triggering Myth : Forgiving Eden
3- Yes : Tales From Topographic Oceans
4- Happy The Man : Happy The Man
5- Utopia : Todd Rundgren's Utopia
Happy The Man!!!! Yes Arnaud! Thanks for watching, I need that Banco
@@ericporter344 "Di Terra" is an ABSOLUTE masterpiece. "Forgiving Eden" by A Triggering Myth is on the same league.The band is on the label of the professor of prog (Ken Golden ^^).
Again in no particular order :
Eberhard Weber - The Colours of Chloe
Terje Rypdal - Odyssey
John Abercrombie - Timeless
Can - Future Days
Egberto Gismonti - Dança das Cabeças
So, my 1 to 5 picks are :
1. Beggars Opera - Waters of change
2. Genesis - Selling England by the pound
3. Neuschwanstein - Battlement
4. Nektar - Remember the future
5. Yes - Close to the edge
Honorable mentions to :
Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells
The Decemberists - The Hazards of Love
Vangelis - Heaven and Hell
Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick
Rush - Grace under Pressure
Uriah Heep - Demons and Wizards
Le Orme - Felona e Sorona
Marillion - Clutching at Straws
Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon
Van Der Graaf Generator - The Aerosol Grey Machine
Clannad - Macalla
... And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - Tao of the Dead
Arena - The Visitor
Caravan - In the Land of Grey and Pink
Cressida - Cressida
Far East Family Band - Nipponjin
Van Der Graaf Generator - Godbluff
Thanks once again to everyone who took the time to participate in both or either episode of this highly enjoyable show. A quick list of ten with a quick editorial why comment for each. Most of them move around so the ranking numbers don't mean a lot there but the number one remains always there.
10. Hybris - Anglagard. This would be the newest since discovered it coming to SoT two years ago and going to the island might force me to pay what the CD costs. Newer music forthe ears.
9. The Six Wives of Henry VIII -Rick Wakeman. This sort of hedges my bet and allows the pianist in me to enjoy some great piano work with a classical flair and other influences.
8. Romantic Warrior - Return To Forever. Needing some fusion and this is tops of many possible choices.
7. Brain Salad Surgery - Emerson, Lake & Palmer. Saw them on the tour for this album. Nothing like it anywhere else at the time and still wows me. Even enjoy the throwaway tracks.
6. Dark Side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd. When cds first came out, this is one of the first two cds bought as my LP was worn out. Jon explained it best in his discussion.
5. Ashes Are Burning - Renaissance. Going to need some great female vocals to prevent a cd sausage fest. Could pick any but this one just moves me.
4. Selling England By The Pound -Genesis. My introduction to the band and the first Genesis album you could find in local record stores. Can't deny the greatness of other albums but this is the one I take.
3. Close To The Edge - Yes. Didn't know this as prog when bought on its release. Just knew from the first time played how great it was. Saw them play it in total on the Topographic Ocean tour.
2. Thick As A Brick - Jethro Tull. Saw them on the tour for this album and played album nonstop. Love all of it but would not be horribly disappointed either if the person packing for me slipped a Passion Play cd in the TAAB cd holder.
1. A Wizard, A True Star - Todd Rundgren. A favorite and likely my absolute favorite album of the last almost 50 years. Still hear something new though this album can play in my head.
Thanks again, gents, for your time in doing these two shows. Highly enjoyable and, as always, some new music to investigate.
Great list John, nice to see Todd on someone's top 10!
@@ericporter344 Thanks, Eric. AWATS is tops for me.
Just for the heck of it, thought I'd note which artists and albums were most frequently selected from part 1 & 2. Artists mentioned the most were Genesis and Yes (9), Rush (8), Jethro Tull (7), Gentle Giant, King Crimson and Pink Floyd (6), Kansas and Return To Forever (4). For albums mentioned the most, Close To The Edge (6), Trick Of The Tail (4), Thick As A Brick, Leftoverture, Animals, Hemispheres, Relayer and Romantic Warriors (3), Scenes From A Memory, Larks Tongue in Aspic, Red and Inner Mounting Flame (2). These are all classics... great selections!
More quotes for the SOT t-shirts; "I think your Hot Pockets are done."
That was a good one! Thanks for watching
my top 5
Yes - Close to the Edge
Rush - Grace Under Pressure
Happy The Man - Crafty Hands
Rush - Hemispheres
Genesis - The Lamb
I absolutely love Grace Under Pressure, my favourite Rush album!
I agree as well. Grace Under Pressure is indeed superb. Love Lifeson's in this one. Lays down some great atmospheres.
@@jonneudorf628 It has an amazing production sound in general, the misty, dystopian sonics throughout that album render GUP an album-length Sci-Fi opera comparable to (looser conceptually ofc) the iconic track 2112. The 'geek escapism' (I don't call it that to demean it, just to identify it here) associated with Rush's music is most consistently applied on GUP, in my modest opinion. I do fully understand why those into the 'heavy metal' facet of Rush's sound were let down by the album, but I'm a big fan of that era's synthesizer music in general so prog/art rock meets synth/new wave is fucking glorious for me. Signals is my second favourite of their discography, followed by Moving Pictures, so that's where I'm at. (I'll even happily admit to really liking Jethro Tull's Under Wraps, to put things in perspective).
Thoroughly enjoyed.
Thanks Pat
1. Dream Theater- Six degrees of inner turbulence
2. Devin Townsend project-Deconstruction
3. Opeth- Blackwater park
4. Genesis- Foxtrot
5. Yes- Relayer
6. BTBAM- Future sequence
7. Mastodon- Crack the Skye
8. Marillion- Clutching at straws
9. Frank Zappa- Hot rats
10. King Crimson- Lark's tongues in aspic
ELP is my favorite prog band followed by Genesis, Tull, Pink Floyd, and Yes. I was lucky enough to have seen Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon tour at the Philadelphia Spectrum. An amazing show!
Absolutely delighted to see so much love for “A Trick of the Tail”. Genesis were never better (although I do listen to a ton of Abacab these days).
As much as I do love it I still think it's a bit of a decline in quality from the Gabriel era stuff, it's not only about the vocals but Pete's songwriting abilities and the chemistry he and Tony had in that department is certainly missing for me. Plus the flute is gone...
Brandon - can't deny my love for this album. I love the Gabrirel era too!
It's funny I bought Pete's top two when they were released. Can you imagine how mind blowing those two album's were on a first listen. Therefore they would be my top two. Off the top of my head my other three would be 3. Meddle ( same reason bought that when released ) 4.Selling England by the Pound 5. Camel Snow Goose ( So beautiful and relaxing )
Love all the old 70s prog groups Camel Caravan ELP Gentle Giant etc. I still think they have the edge over later groups like Porcupine Tree for example but with prog ears I listen and find good passage's in most later and current experimental groups.
I’ve known Danny for over 30 years, was with him two weeks back on the second nite of the two nite run at MSG…just a phenomenal drummer and absolute sweetheart of a dude, proud to call him an old comrade in arms
Top five is really challenging, this is where we realise no matter how we pick and order our top ten, something has to give! 5. Crime of the Century - great to see it picked on the show but feel a bit bemused at the question over Supertramp being prog - they were always considered part of prog here in the UK. I’d say EITQM is very proggy. 4. The DarkSide of the Moon, really essential desert island disc. 3. Encore Live - possibly my most played album ever - this is perfect TD with lights off and sit back. 2. Brave - Hogarth perfectly captures the darkness of abuse and mental anguish and Rothery plays stupendously and with feeling that’s rarely found. If you understand and empathise with the story, you get this album. 1. A Trick Of The Tail. First album I fell in love with, my first Genesis album, it’s perfect. The reprise of Supper’s Ready lyric at the end of Los Endos just sends shivers down my spine and was a lovely nod to PG.
Maddy....Trick of the Tail for the win! Thanks for watching
Looks like we have a topic for a future show - list of prog bands that draw the most chicks to their shows.
5. Stupid Dream - PT
4. Turn of the Cards - Renaissance
3. Trick of the Tail - Genesis
2. Larks Tongues in Aspic - KC
1. Relayer - Yes
These are my top 5 without duplicating artists. Honestly I'd really have three Yes albums, 1 KC, and 1 Genesis before even getting to the other bands.
I finally got through all two plus hours of this episode. 😁I'm not complaining, you should do more. Even though I'm unfamiliar w/half the albums you mentioned, the show was fun to watch. It surpasses HVS as my favorite show because you guys are knowledgeable w/a great sense of humor. It's like sitting and chilling w/your best college just talking any and every little thing.
Ken, I love you as usual and you're definitely the true professor of prog.
Steve, the ass joke was hilarious🤣
Luis, you got knocked around a bit but, you still handled it w/the same humor and grace you always do.
And Pete, you are definitely the master of ceremonies. Keep up the good work😁
Appreciate the awesome compliments Kimberly. Thats what it feels like sitting with this crew, just talking music with old friends. Thank you for watching
Thank you Kimberly. Wait until you see what we have in store for Tuesday night.
@@lasercd7851 I look forward to it👌
@@ericporter344 It's the truth and you're welcome😁
5. Golden Earring - Moontan
4. Uriah Heep - Demons and Wizards
3. Rush - 2112
2. Queen - II
1. Jethro Tull - Aqualung
Yay, Moontan! Picked it up first press brand new from the unsold surplus ‘bargain bin’ as a 12 year old, because I was intrigued by the cover. My first ever album purchase and still one of my favourites today.
My favorite prog Desert Island Discs are:
5. Gentle Giant: The Power and the Glory (1974)
4. Wobbler: Dwellers Of The Deep (2020)
3. The Moody Blues: To Our Children’s Children’s Children (1969)
2. Yes: Magnification (2001)
1. Rush: Exit... Stage Left (1981)
Well, what do you think?
Colourful !!
1. Frank Zappa / One Size Fits All
2. King Crimson / Discipline
3. UK / UK
4. Allan Holdsworth / Metal Fatigue
5. Mahavishnu Orchestra / Visions Of The Emerald Beyond
6. Pat Metheny / Bright Size Life
7. Talking Heads / Remain In Light
8. Rush / 2112
9. Yes / Relayer
10. Weather Report / Black Market
Great list.....ZAPPA
My next five desert island prog albums are bit more mainstream compared to first five:
Genesis - Selling England by the Pound
Peter Hammill - The Silent Corner and the Empty Stage
Indexi - Modra rijeka
Van der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Styx Grand Illusion and Rush 2112 are my top 2.
1. Isis - Panopticon
2. King Crimson - Larks Tongues in Aspic
3. Enslaved - Vertebrae
4. Genesis - Nursery Cryme
5. Opeth - Ghost Reveries
I included 10. Arthur Brown's Kingdom Come - Journey, 9. Supertramp - Crime of the Century, 8. UK debut 7. Rush - Moving Pictures and 6. Gentle Giant - In A Glass House in part 1 and now I continue with my top5:
5. Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Lost Trident Sessions. Despite this being released much later, but I was born in 1998, so it didn't matter to me. Dream, Trilogy, Sister Andrea - all killer tracks. I Wonder and Steppings Tones are beautiful miniatures also. And I only recently fell in love with John's Song #2, now it's one of my favourites. No weak track whatsoever.
4. Pink Floyd - Animals. Legendary album, really great soundscapes. And I'm a big fan of long (but not too long) tracks, so Pigs, Sheep and Dogs are the perfect triad for me.
3. Camel - Mirage. Underrated band, but I'm with majority that this is their best work, no competition. 4 out of 5 tracks are definitely in my top10 Camel tracks, especially Nimrodel and Lady Fantasy.
2. King Crimson - Red. Simply impeccable.
1. Van der Graaf Generator - Godbluff. It's simply a genius album, very crafty songwriting and instrumentation, good production, PH vocal delivery, Guy's free-jazz like drumming and Banton with Jackson are not clashing with each other like in H to He or Pawn Hearts - they really complement each other in Godbluff. Arrow was the song that boosted my VdGG sympathies to a new level and it has a really sentimental meaning to me, but The Sleepwalkers at this point might be even better for me. And I must say, VdGG discography is so great, one of the most solid discographies by any prog band so I could include multiple albums by them in top10 (Pawn Hearts, Still Life, World Record etc.).
Pretty hard to pick just 10 favorites desert albums, there's so many great prog albums 10 is not enough !! but here is my list 1- Yes : Close To The Edge 2- Genesis : Foxtrot 3- Jethro Tull : Thick As A Brick 4- Gentle Giant : Playing The Fool 5- Camel : Mirage 6- King Crimson : Red 7- Frank Zappa : One Side Fits All 8- UK : In The Dead Of Night 9- Chris Squire : Fish Out Of Water 10- Eloy : Live
Great picks Dan, thanks for watching
1.) Gong - Flying teapot / Camembert electrique
2.) Can - monster movie
3.) Arthur Brown - The crazy world of arthur brown
4.) Hawkwind - quark, strangeness and charm
5.) Steve Hillage - Fish rising
6.) Magma - kohntarkosz
7.) Orne - Conjuration by fire
8.) Harmonia - musik von harmonia
9.) Jethro tull - heavy horses
10.) Acid mothers temple - have you seen the other side of the sky?
1. Yessongs
2. Genesis - Foxtrot
3. Rush - Caress of Steel
4. Jethro Tull - Minstrel in the Gallery
5. Yes - Close to the Edge
Another runner up... Beatles - Sgt. Pepper
1 Apostrophe Frank Zappa
2 Close To The Edge Yes
3 In The Court Of The Crimson King King Crimson
4 Moving Pictures Rush
5 Tarkus ELP
6 Thick As A Brick Jethro Tull
7 Going For The One Yes
8 Hemispheres Rush
9 Brain Salad Surgery ELP
10 Animals Pink Floyd
Great picks, love the Zappa!
@Eric Porter thanks, I really could have put a lot more Zappa in it as he played music; nobody else could play.
Is it two years ago since this was on? I just watched it again as this is my favourite show on RUclips as you all play a blinder, especially you Eric. Mine would probably change as Eloy and Camel might join that list and some might be higher or lower.
Echolyn “mei” I’m 38 minutes in. It’s still not over but I’m a fan for life. WOW!!! Nice Fng Suggestion!
Get them all, great bsnd!
Weather Report - Heavy Weather.
Weather Report - Black Market.
Colosseum II - Strange New Flesh.
Billy Cobham - Spectrum.
Emerson, Lake & Powell - S/T.
Fates Warning - Night on Bröcken.
Empyria - Changing Currents.
Crimson Glory - S/T.
Babylon - S/T.
Pink Floyd - The Piper at the Gates of Dawn.
Although part 2 was going to be more predicable, for me it was no less enjoyable. Zappa, Gentle Giant, Jethro Tull, Yes and Wishbone Ash would all be in my top 5. Thanks again for the good company of you lads, always a pleasure.
Thanks Trev
@@ericporter344 Thank you Eric and all in the prog seat.
(1) Return To Forever - Romantic Warrior
(2) Yes - Close To The Edge
(3) Pink Floyd - Animals
(4) Mahavishnu Orchestra - Birds Of Fire
(5) Keith Jarrett - The Köln Concert
(6) Pat Metheny Group - Travels
(7) Lyle Mays - Lyle Mays
(8) Herbie Hancock - Dis Is da Drum
(9) L. Shankar - Song For Everyone
(10) Philip Glass & Ravi Shankar - Passages
5) Yes - Relayer
4) Camel - Mirage
3) Pink Floyd - The Wall
2) Rush - Hemispheres
1) Genesis - Selling England by the Pound
Great albums. Thanks guys. My top 10
10 Rush A Farewell to Kings
9 Dirty Three Whatever You Love, You Are
8 Yes Fragile
7 The Beatles White Album
6 Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon
5 Camel Moonmadness
4 XTC Skylarking
3 Caravan In the Land of Grey and Pink
2 Gentle Giant In a Glass House
1 King Crimson Lark's Tongue in Aspic
Hey guys, great show as always! How about this as a challenge: do a show on albums that are “peripheral prog”, that are proggy without the long solos like Crime of the Century. Artists like Jane Siberry, Elbow, and Sufjan Stevens. What do you say? You could even reference the prog artists that they most emulate.
From one Todd to another, love Sufjan Stevens, Carrie & Lowell probably my favorite.
Not sure if it was this show or Part 1, but I'd like to give a shout out to the gentleman in the top left corner (Ken?) for introducing me to Di Terra by Banco del Mutuo Soccorso. Very cool.
Saw Gentle Giant opening for Jethro Tull on their Thick as a Brick tour.
That is some bill Kenn!
Only 10? That makes it quite a challenge, but you all did admirably!
My picks? These have held up well to many repeated plays, so as a best fit...
10) Transatlantic - SMPTe
9) Porcupine Tree - Stupid Dream
8) Grizzly Bear - Yellow House
7) Gentle Giant - Octopus
6) Yes - Close to the Edge
5) Peter Gabriel - Us
4) Steve Hackett - Voyage of the Acolyte
3) Todd Rundgren's Utopia
2) Genesis - Foxtrot
1) Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Anthony was the star of this show . Hilarious
1. Uncle Meat | Mothers of Invention
2. Mr. Bungle | Mr. Bungle
3. Namesake Caution | Time of Orchids
4. PoiL/Ueda | PoiL/Ueda
5. Kew. Rhone. | John Greaves, Peter Blegvad and Lisa Herman
10. Blue Oyster Cult - Imaginos
9. UK - UK
8. Neal Morse - Sola Scriptura
7. Wishbone Ash - Argus
6. Rush - Signals
5. Martin Orford - The Old Road
4. Ayreon - Into the Electric Castle
3. Echolyn - As the World
2. Genesis - Foxtrot
1. Dream Theater - Images & Words
HMs: Eloy Metromania; Anglagard Hybris; Grobschnitt Solar Music Live (good call Ken!); Angra Rebirth; Pendragon The World; Shadow Gallery Tyranny; Camel Rajaz.
I see your 'total mass retain' and raise you with 'awaken gentle mass touch'. Yes, thanks Jon, that's crystal clear.
Hey Patrick. That's harsh. Sorry if you didn't appreciate what I had to say or how I said it.
@@jonneudorf628 Sorry I meant Jon Anderson wasn't clear with his lyrics. I forgot that there were two Jons.
My apologies
10.Another Green World-Brian Eno
09.Mirage-Camel
08.Thick as a Brick-Jethro Tull
07.In the Land of Grey and Pink-Caravan
06.Ege Bamyasi-Can
05.Space Shanty-Khan
04.Pawn Hearts-Van Der Graff Generator
03.Selling England by the Pound-Genesis
02.Fish Rising-Steve Hillage
01.Close to the Edge-Yes
Being born in the late 50s made me a teenager in the early 70s,this means I was lucky to see live Gentle Giant in 1973,74,and 75 ,they were fantastic, also saw Jethro Tull ,Hawkwind, Audience, Stackridge, High Tide and many more, also saw Kiss in 1976 in London.
Awesome Colin, I'm jealous
@@ericporter344 There was loads more bands back in the day I was lucky to see live. Budgie. Alice Cooper with his original line-up, Curved Air, Edgar Broughton Band, Groundhogs, The Who, with Keith Moon. Rory Gallagher, Johnny Winter, Grand Funk Railroad, Canned Heat, Yes and many more, I was always going to gigs 😀
@@colinerswell7490 👍
The Alan Parsons Project - I Robot
The Alan Parsons Project - Pyramid
The Alan Parsons Project - The Turn Of A Friendly Card
The Moody Blues - In Search Of The Lost Chord
The Moody Blues - To Our Children's Children's Children
Syd Arthur - Apricity
Genesis - A Trick Of The Tail
Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon
Frank Zappa - Lumpy Gravy
Emerson Lake & Palmer - Trilogy
5. Jethro Tull: Heavy Horses
4. Queen: Queen I.
3. Dream Theater: Octavarium
2. Roger Waters: Amused To Death
1. Pink Floyd: The Dark Side Of The Moon
Mental note: Get a copy of Banco's Di Terra.
Meanwhile: 5. Soft Machine - Third 4. The Porcupine Tree - Up The Downstair 3. (Would have been Yes - CTTE but since I'm disallowing two records by one band, its...) Peter Hammill - A Black Box 2. Steve Hillage - Fish Rising 1. Yes - Relayer. Yup, that'll do.
It's crazy to think that ELP got the album title " Brain Salad Surgery" from the lyrics of a Dr John song! Didn't think they would be paying attention to New Orleans funk,but apparantly they were!
My five albums on a desert island part 2
5 Marillion clutching at straw’s
4 procol harum shine on brightly. Rip Gary
3 pink Floyd Animal’s
2 UK. 1. And danger money I’ve got to have both 👏👏🎹🎹
1 Genesis wind and wuthering my favourite genesis album of all 👍🎵🤘🎶🎵🎹🎸
Nice list Paul!
1. Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here (1975)
2. Marillion: Brave (1994)
3. Wigwam: Fairyport (1971)
4. Genesis: Foxtrot (1972)
5. Porcupine Tree: Lightbulb Sun (2000)
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6. Edgar Froese: Epsilon in Malaysian Pale (1975)
7. Klaus Schulze: Timewind (1975)
8. Rush: Permanent Waves (1980)
9. Tangerine Dream: Tangram (1980)
10. Pekka Pohjola: Pihkasilmä kaarnakorva (1972)
That's a great list!
This was too difficult already without including the Jazz Fusion classics, so I am not including them....1. Jethro Tull: A Passionplay 2. Genesis: Selling England by the Pound. 3. PFM: Per Un Amico 4. Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon, 5. ELP: Trilogy (today... it will be Brain Salad tomorrow), 6. Yessongs (their live versions were far more powerful) 7. Camel: Music Inspired by the Snow Goose, 8. Dungen: Ta Det Lugnt, Tio Batar, 4, or Skit i Allt !!! 9. Golden Earring's Moontan (US version) 10. Jane's Fire, Water, Earth and Air. 11. King Crimson: Red (barely edging Court of the Crimson King out). Ok that was 11, give me a month to figure out which one to take off!
Circling back around a year later, I have learned since that Dungen is considered a psych band, not Prog rock, (makes sense). I notice as time passes I am considering other choices (like why don’t I have Gentle Giants “Octopus” on the list?) My top 3 are unshakeable though.
Not saying these are the greatest by any means but they are my most played for sure…
King Crimson - Red
Invisible - El jardín de los presentes
Frumpy - 2
T2 - It'll All Work Out in Boomland
Nektor - Remember The Future
These are my picks in no real specific order:
10. Pink Floyd - WYWH
9. Rush - Farewell to Kings
8. Genesis - Wind & Wuthering
7. Yes - Drama
6. Devin Townsend - Empath
5. Kansas - Point of Know Return
4. Rishloo - Feathergun
3. King Crimson - The Power to Believe
2. Wolverine - Communication Lost
1. Nihternnes - Subterfuge
I tried to come up with my favorite Prog double albums in case I am stuck on that desert island for a very long time. They aren't necessarily my favorites from each band, but why not double the fun?
Yes - Topographic
Jethro Tull - Living in the Past
Pink Floyd - The Wall
Jethro Tull - Busting Out
Genesis - Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
I think Steven hit the nail on the head when talking about the influence of Genesis on most of the 80's and 90's neoprog bands - on reflection that probably caused me to not necessarily dislike, but more to put Genesis to one side ( although I have long since rehabilitated myself, Trick of the Tail and Selling England aremy favourites, and I'm not as keen on The Lamb as many people are) as I was wanting to hear other influences - which I didnt really get until hearing Transatlantic's SMPTe that for soem reason screamed Close to the Edge - of course there was also Mastermind whio channelled ELP - their second album is pretty much a re run of Tarkus.
Talking of ELP I absolutely agree with Ken about the way the production absolutely fits the music and the concept on Brin Salad Surgery. Having studied Shakespeare at school man years ago one of tehthings I rememebr about the ay he arranged his pays was that he would put a comical interlude into the play just beofre a big dramagic moment as the lightness enhanced the darkness of the tragedy to come - and I've come to see Benny the Bouncer in that way - its an amuse bouche to clean the palate between Jerusalem, Toccata and Still you turn me On and the mangificence of Karn Evil 9. I also agree that Karn Evil 9 in its entirety is perhaps the greatest long form piece of prog rock ever - and its why I have it at no 2 on my list that I set out last week, just behind Yes' Tales - I couldnt do without either of those two.
Thanks for that Terry, insightful stuff.
when you click the ctte lyrics We relieve the tension only to find out the master's name on genius this comes up A zen commentator came up with the modern koan: “Who is the master that makes the grass green?” If you can find that out, of course, you’re enlightened, which is well in keeping with the Siddartha theme of this song.
idk maybe that has something to the album cover's look
I'm going on Ken's island : Banco, Grobschnitt, ELP...