Thanks Andy! I have listened to quite a bit of prog, but somehow haven't listened to any of these yet (except for The Raven That Refused to Sing). I added these to the top of my listen to list!
Hi Andy, you produce some interesting and informative videos. I’ve never been a prog rock fan and yet via the internet some of the artist in my collection suggests that I am a fan 😂😂 Thanks for your latest outing and now will go and do some research on what you have shown …take care 👍
Thanks, Myles. I think once you get past the classic 70s prog it becomes a much broader genre. I was tempted to add The Flaming Lips and the Smile to the list. Yoshimi is pure prog imho, but I've covered it enough recently. And when I listen to the Smilethere are lots of genres coming through but I think it is based on prog (as a lot of Radiohead stuff is). Thanks for watching again, Myles. Cheers mate
Thank you Andy I'm agree with your taste the only two albums I missed were two of the Norwegian band Airbag and the others one's I love them all. Greetings from Holland and Andy and you all a Happy Easter days.😀👋
Porcupine Tree are brilliant and going to see Riverside in May in Glasgow and saw Ozric Tentacles last week. I love everything that Steven Wilson has done. You have made great choices👍🏼
Thank you, Michael. I hope Ed and crew were on form, and Riverside are fab. I saw Porcupine Tree in Nov 2002 on their Closure/Continuation tour and the night before saw Sigur Ros!. Thanks for watching, Michael. Cheers
Hey Andy. Some great albums selected here and congrats on not selecting the obvious candidates. I have subscribed to have a look a bit more at your channel. It looks a bit similar to what I do but you have a good natural style. Looking forward to watching some more of your stuff. All the best. Dave✅✅
Thanks, Dave. I already sub you. I do quite a lot of new music too, incl a monthly roundup on how I blew my budget... again! March's will be next week and there's a lot of stuff including some new prog! Thanks for watching and your kind words. Cheers
Very good Andy, do great albums there. I've been thinking recently about prog albums if recommend to people who have never listened to prog and maybe feel they don't like it. I would include Greenslade - Spyglass Miracles, Renaissance - A Song For All Seasons, Alan Parsons Project - I Robot and Barclay James Harvest - Time Honoured Ghosts. All those carry a prog hallmark but don't go into excess and have accessible songs. Maybe a subject you'd consider.
Thanks Marc. Good points. I'm a bit sparse outside the usual suspects when it comes to 70s prog. Only have one BJH and Greenslade. Never got into APP or Renaissance or Gentle giant at the time. What did you think of me including GVF as prog? Controversial! THanks for watching and commenting. Cheers, mate. See you later in 2003!
@@andysalbums I would include Greta Van Fleet, like Led Zeppelin and Rush, they have elements of prog in there. When I think of a newbie to prog I always think of Shaun who is very grounded and very song oriented in his tastes, having watched Pete Pardoe's video, I think he aimed too high, I wouldn't really include King Crimson, I feel you need to work your up to King Crimson which may than lead you to Van Der Graaf Generator. Shaun admits he only fully understood Dark Side of the Moon last year. So here would be my prog starter kit; 1: Genesis - Selling England... 2: Pink Floyd - Animals 3: Jethro Tull - Songs From the Wood 4: Renaissance - A Song For All Seasons 5: Greenslade - Time and Tide 6: ELP - Black Moon 7: Yes - Drama 8: Camel - Moon Madness 9: Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells 10: Porcupine Tree - In Absentia Honourable mentions: Caravan - Girls Who Grow Plump.. Steve Hillage - Open Eloy - Colours Marillion - Misplaced Childhood Pineapple Thief - Your Wilderness
Hi Andy, Clutching at Straws is probably my favourite Marillion album, quite dark. Originals all seem to be quite crackly (I've had a few) so you're probably best with the reissue. Deadwing or In Absentia are my favourite Porcupine Tree albums. Airbag sound interesting. Three of my favourite neo-prog artists are Big Big Train, Pineapple Thief and Opeth. Enjoy the weekend, cheers Dale
Hi Dale. I would have gone with In Absentia as the PT example but a few of the other 10 prog albums for newbies have inclduded that. I listened to Lightbulb Son again a few weeks ago, and had forgotten how good it is so went with that instead. I'll be doing my March new music round up next week and there might well be a couple of your favourite neo-prog artists in the list! Thanks for watching, Dale. Cheers
Hi Andy, as usual some great choices and some I haven’t heard of, so will be off to listen to those. One group I would have chosen is the Greek prog band Naxatras, they are on my turntable very regularly
Thanks, Andrew. I really need to listen to Naxatras. I think you mentioned them before? Anyway I have them on my must listen list, but haven't got round to doing that yet. Thanks for the nudge, and for watching again. Cheers, mate
Hi Andy, Great topic. There is so much post the Golden era of prog to enjoy. If you are not familiar and like guitar stuff: Bjørn Riis, the Airbag guitar player, has a most excellent website and TH-cam channel called Gilmourish. Excellent resource for those that want to get some Gilmour tones out of their guitars. Bjørn Riis has also released a Floyd tribute EP called "A Fleeting Glimpse" featuring Floyd backing vocalist Durga McBroom. Riis has other solo albums as well. Airbag is working on a new album. Wobbler is one of my favorites. They also have some Gentle Giant and Italian prog inspiration I think, but Yes is certainly an influence as well. You might like The Chronicles of Father Robin as well with some of the Wobbler guys if not familiar. They have dropped 3 albums in less than a year on the Norwegian Karisma label. Hammill is always welcome in my ears. Also enjoyed him with Isildurs Bane from latter years. Cheers, Richard
I know what you mean. But Rush seemed to generate more debate than any band. I've had lots of people comment on how pleased they were to see Rush in there. But also a few people arguing that Rush aren't prog and being quite offended I included them! Anyway, I like them and it's my video! Thanks for watching, John. Cheers
I find your channel and range of musical interests an excellent antidote to the ever present "Music was great in my day, nothing today is any good. I feel sorry for today's kids" mindset. Of COURSE good music was and will continue to be made.
Thank you. That's nice of you to say. I continue to be inspired by new music, but never lose my joy of the old favourites too. Thanks for watching. Cheers
Thanks, Mary. I agree. It got a bit lost in the edit, but I was trying to say that Hogarth isn't better than Fish and Fish isn't better than Hogarth, they are just a bit different. Brave is my favourite Marillion album, but the Fish albums are probably a better place to start if you are new to the band. Thanks for watching, Mary. Cheers
I love Jurassic Shift. One of my employees turned me on to that album. I found an OG but they wanted too much for it. They are original put I never thought of them as prog. It seemed like something to go dance to. Someday I will buy a Porcupine Tree album…some day
Ozric are a bit of a load of things, but there's some prog in there. One of the things I was trying to get across by avoiding the 70s was that prog now is much broader than the 70s classics, even if those are the foundations. It's moved on a bit over the last 50 years. Haven't we all! Thanks for watching, Steve. I hope the depot tidy-up is going well!
'Permanent Waves' is phenomenal. Feels like it's from the 70s to me and I guess it must have been recorded in the 70s, as it was released at the very start of 1980. Great choices, overall, by the way!
Thabnks, Tim. Yes I agree about Permanent Waves. It is very much a product of the 70s. But I though at least one link back was a good place to start and strictly speaking it is an 80s album. Glad you enjoyed the video, Tim. Thanks for watching. Cheers
GVF are very good. They tend to get dismissed as Zepellin copyists, but they are genuinely good imho. The singer and guitarist are twins and the bassist their brother. The last track on this album is truly epic
Lot's of stuff here that is new to me, Andy - probably because I'm largely stuck in a 70's music time warp! That said, I have been getting into Nightwish and their album 'Endless Forms Most Beautiful' could be something of a modern prog classic - based around themes of science and reason.
Haha. I agree. Did you catch my home town bands video a couple of months ago? I went off on a tangent all about Tolkien growing up where I did in South and West Birmingham and the landmarks that infuenced the Shire and the Two Towers. I expect a few people thought "what's this got to do with music?" Well it's hobbits and wizzards! Thanks for watching, Ray. Cheers
I will watch it. Tolkien and the world he created is a rejection of what he observed during the battle of the Somme and the devastating impact he believed modern industry would inevitably have on England and its biosphere. Its ok if people want to escape from modernity by listening to music and reading literature about hobbits. The moral of the story is the quest of the prog purist to find ever novel music will encounter alot of false fruit. listening to chuck berry or jefferson airplane can also be splendid. @@andysalbums
You lost me by starting your listing with “Rush”. I’ve seen them live several times beginning in 1974. They never resonated with me primarily because of the nonsensical lyrics and Geddy Lee’s utterly shrill vocals. Your inclusion of the band “Riverside” is super classic. They are a superb progressive rock band long overlooked and vastly underrated. Thanks for your perspective.
I was like you with Rush until I tried again about 5 years ago with Hemispheres and found myself really liking it and have picked up quite a few of their albums since. THanks for watching and taking the trouble to comment. Cheers
@@andysalbums thanks for the comment and recommendation. I’ve seen “Rush” live several times hoping to see what some of my fellow musicians experience during their live performances. I own several of their albums on CD and vinyl including “Moving Pictures”, “Signals”, “Power Windows”, “Grace Under Pressure”, “Presto”, “Test For Echo”, “Vapor Trails” and “Hold Your Fire”. In spite of my collection (which are all Japanese pressings) I rarely if ever listen to Rush these days. My bias towards “Rush” (in addition to the vocals of Geddy Lee) may also be because of the sheer number of truly superior bands that I’ve seen live. I’m 71 years old. I’ve played drums for over 50 years. In fact Ginger Baker along with Keith Moon and Michael Giles were my original inspirations for the start of my love of drumming. I started going to concerts in 1967. I’ve attended live performances of stellar Rock and Progressive Rock bands including (but not limited to) “Cream”, “The Jimi Hendrix Experience”, “King Crimson”, “The Who”, “Jethro Tull”, “ELP”, “Yes”, “Pink Floyd”, “Led Zeppelin”, “The Allman Brothers”, “Mountain”, “Elton John”, “David Bowie”, “SuperTramp”, “UK”, “The Strawbs”, “Donovan”, “Wishbone Ash” and “Roxy Music”. In fact several weeks before I first saw “Rush” perform live in 1974, I saw “Genesis” perform “The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway” at the Masonic Temple in Detroit. That performance may have colored my receptivity to the music of “Rush”. In addition in 1969 I saw “The Who” premiere “Tommy” (in the US) at The Grande Ballroom in Detroit. In 1970 I saw the “ELP/Yes” tour at the Eastown Theater in Detroit. In 1972, as a student at Denver University, I saw “Pink Floyd” perform “The Dark Side Of The Moon”. Today, for me, it’s difficult to take “Rush” seriously (other than as a solid Rock band) given that I’ve seen, live, what I believe to be the ultimate rock power trios (or power trios with lead singer); Cream, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, ELP, Mountain, Led Zeppelin, The Who and The Police. Thanks again for your comment, excellent listing, analysis, perspective and recommendation. Best Regards!
@@magiscichoam wow. What a gig list. Amazing number of top bands you've seen. Mine pales in comparison, though I did see a few crackers in the 70s. Genesis in Feb 73 touring Foxtrot (a few days before they recorded the live album) and then later when they toured Selling England. In Jan 73 I was at the Uriah Heep gig at Birmingham Town Hall when they recorded their live album. In 74 I saw Pink Floyd between DSOTM and WYWH which included a first hearing (for me) of Shine On... One of the chest gigs I saw in that era was Elton John touring Yellow Brick Road. I wasn't expecting much of it tbh. My girlfriend at the time wanted to see him. But, wow, it was truly superb. Happy days! Cheers
I'd call Rush a lot of things, but "Prog" it wasn't. A thinking-man's metal, maybe, but none of the agility of Yes, or even Greenslade. Marillion, maybe, but density, technical perfection, and endless noodling do not a "prog-rock" album make. Santana did a half-dozen LPs of latin-flavored "progressive" rock that millions bought and enjoyed. No need to go out of your way! Pete Hamill, definitely, tho/
Thanks for the comments. I understand the points, though I'm not sure I would call Santana prog. Rush I thiink are one of the first of that sub-genre progressive-metal. Some of their albums lean more to the metal and others to thr prog, but I agree they are not remotely like Yes! Thanks for watching. Cheers
@@andysalbums I think Santana is, Rush isn't. Rush puts on airs of deeper meaning, but the music is very basic, while Carlos starts from Mariachi, and soars into Jazz, Metal, Prog, and good old rock 'n' roll! Not a lot of "experimentation", or challenging the limits.
@@andysalbums Rush is your basic power-trio, based on the format made famous by Jimi Hendrix, and Alvin Lee, John Fogerty, Jethro Tull (plus flute), Blue Cheer, Mountain, Foghat, et al. Their lyrics were sometimes better, sometimes not, but no experimentation, however soaring the guitars. I love Tom Sawyer, Red Barchetta, and The Spirit of Radio, not the 2112 saga, or much of the early LPs, Working Man, Fly by Night, guitar-driven, basic I-1V-V variations.
Great video and list. Handful of titles to add to my shopping list😊
Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers
Thanks for the shout out, Andy!!!!
My pleasure, Scott. Thans for prompting me to do this one. Cheers
Thanks Andy! I have listened to quite a bit of prog, but somehow haven't listened to any of these yet (except for The Raven That Refused to Sing). I added these to the top of my listen to list!
Hey, thanks for watching and taking the trouble to comment. Cheers
Hi Andy, you produce some interesting and informative videos. I’ve never been a prog rock fan and yet via the internet some of the artist in my collection suggests that I am a fan 😂😂 Thanks for your latest outing and now will go and do some research on what you have shown …take care 👍
Thanks, Myles. I think once you get past the classic 70s prog it becomes a much broader genre. I was tempted to add The Flaming Lips and the Smile to the list. Yoshimi is pure prog imho, but I've covered it enough recently. And when I listen to the Smilethere are lots of genres coming through but I think it is based on prog (as a lot of Radiohead stuff is). Thanks for watching again, Myles. Cheers mate
Check out "Jordsjo".
I will. Thanks for the tip and for watching and commenting. Cheers
Thank you Andy I'm agree with your taste the only two albums I missed were two of the Norwegian band Airbag and the others one's I love them all.
Greetings from Holland and Andy and you all a Happy Easter days.😀👋
Thank you, Ronald. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching. Gelukkig Pasen. 😀👍
Brilliant stuff as always, Andy! Couldn't agree more with these choices!
Thanks Alex. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching, cheers
Porcupine Tree are brilliant and going to see Riverside in May in Glasgow and saw Ozric Tentacles last week. I love everything that Steven Wilson has done. You have made great choices👍🏼
Thank you, Michael. I hope Ed and crew were on form, and Riverside are fab. I saw Porcupine Tree in Nov 2002 on their Closure/Continuation tour and the night before saw Sigur Ros!. Thanks for watching, Michael. Cheers
Just stumbled on your channel. Great video. Thank you.
Hey I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching. Cheers
Hey Andy. Some great albums selected here and congrats on not selecting the obvious candidates. I have subscribed to have a look a bit more at your channel. It looks a bit similar to what I do but you have a good natural style. Looking forward to watching some more of your stuff. All the best. Dave✅✅
Thanks, Dave. I already sub you. I do quite a lot of new music too, incl a monthly roundup on how I blew my budget... again! March's will be next week and there's a lot of stuff including some new prog! Thanks for watching and your kind words. Cheers
@@andysalbums My pleasure. Keep up the excellent work
Very good Andy, do great albums there.
I've been thinking recently about prog albums if recommend to people who have never listened to prog and maybe feel they don't like it. I would include Greenslade - Spyglass Miracles, Renaissance - A Song For All Seasons, Alan Parsons Project - I Robot and Barclay James Harvest - Time Honoured Ghosts. All those carry a prog hallmark but don't go into excess and have accessible songs. Maybe a subject you'd consider.
Couldn't agree more ! Bye the way, it's Spyglass Guest.
Thanks Marc. Good points. I'm a bit sparse outside the usual suspects when it comes to 70s prog. Only have one BJH and Greenslade. Never got into APP or Renaissance or Gentle giant at the time. What did you think of me including GVF as prog? Controversial!
THanks for watching and commenting. Cheers, mate. See you later in 2003!
@@paulbrookes413 you are correct, I had a complete brain burp, and in retrospect would probably nominate Time and Tide anyway 😅
@@andysalbums I would include Greta Van Fleet, like Led Zeppelin and Rush, they have elements of prog in there.
When I think of a newbie to prog I always think of Shaun who is very grounded and very song oriented in his tastes, having watched Pete Pardoe's video, I think he aimed too high, I wouldn't really include King Crimson, I feel you need to work your up to King Crimson which may than lead you to Van Der Graaf Generator. Shaun admits he only fully understood Dark Side of the Moon last year. So here would be my prog starter kit;
1: Genesis - Selling England...
2: Pink Floyd - Animals
3: Jethro Tull - Songs From the Wood
4: Renaissance - A Song For All Seasons
5: Greenslade - Time and Tide
6: ELP - Black Moon
7: Yes - Drama
8: Camel - Moon Madness
9: Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells
10: Porcupine Tree - In Absentia
Honourable mentions:
Caravan - Girls Who Grow Plump..
Steve Hillage - Open
Eloy - Colours
Marillion - Misplaced Childhood
Pineapple Thief - Your Wilderness
Like your picks. Always a few I’ve never heard about before 👌🏻
Thanks Richard. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching. Cheers
Hi Andy, Clutching at Straws is probably my favourite Marillion album, quite dark. Originals all seem to be quite crackly (I've had a few) so you're probably best with the reissue. Deadwing or In Absentia are my favourite Porcupine Tree albums. Airbag sound interesting. Three of my favourite neo-prog artists are Big Big Train, Pineapple Thief and Opeth. Enjoy the weekend, cheers Dale
Hi Dale. I would have gone with In Absentia as the PT example but a few of the other 10 prog albums for newbies have inclduded that. I listened to Lightbulb Son again a few weeks ago, and had forgotten how good it is so went with that instead. I'll be doing my March new music round up next week and there might well be a couple of your favourite neo-prog artists in the list!
Thanks for watching, Dale. Cheers
Hi Andy, as usual some great choices and some I haven’t heard of, so will be off to listen to those. One group I would have chosen is the Greek prog band Naxatras, they are on my turntable very regularly
Thanks, Andrew. I really need to listen to Naxatras. I think you mentioned them before? Anyway I have them on my must listen list, but haven't got round to doing that yet. Thanks for the nudge, and for watching again. Cheers, mate
Hi Andy, Great topic. There is so much post the Golden era of prog to enjoy. If you are not familiar and like guitar stuff: Bjørn Riis, the Airbag guitar player, has a most excellent website and TH-cam channel called Gilmourish. Excellent resource for those that want to get some Gilmour tones out of their guitars. Bjørn Riis has also released a Floyd tribute EP called "A Fleeting Glimpse" featuring Floyd backing vocalist Durga McBroom. Riis has other solo albums as well. Airbag is working on a new album. Wobbler is one of my favorites. They also have some Gentle Giant and Italian prog inspiration I think, but Yes is certainly an influence as well. You might like The Chronicles of Father Robin as well with some of the Wobbler guys if not familiar. They have dropped 3 albums in less than a year on the Norwegian Karisma label. Hammill is always welcome in my ears. Also enjoyed him with Isildurs Bane from latter years. Cheers, Richard
Thanks, Richard. Great tips as usual. I will definitely check those out. Thanks for watching. Cheers
Hi Andy, If there was a big 7 of Prog, number 7 would probably be Rush LOL.
I know what you mean. But Rush seemed to generate more debate than any band. I've had lots of people comment on how pleased they were to see Rush in there. But also a few people arguing that Rush aren't prog and being quite offended I included them! Anyway, I like them and it's my video! Thanks for watching, John. Cheers
@@andysalbums Ruch are Prog. Any album by them since 2112 has been prog. Who are these people with strange views?! Which planet do they come from? LOL
I find your channel and range of musical interests an excellent antidote to the ever present "Music was great in my day, nothing today is any good. I feel sorry for today's kids" mindset. Of COURSE good music was and will continue to be made.
Thank you. That's nice of you to say. I continue to be inspired by new music, but never lose my joy of the old favourites too. Thanks for watching. Cheers
Magic Pie - The Suffering Joy is an absolute monster hidden gem.
I'll look that up, Michael. Thanks for the tip, and for watching and commenting. Cheers
Rush and Marillion right out of the gate...You had me at Hello. Both Fish and Hogarth are equally awesome in their own way.
Thanks, Mary. I agree. It got a bit lost in the edit, but I was trying to say that Hogarth isn't better than Fish and Fish isn't better than Hogarth, they are just a bit different. Brave is my favourite Marillion album, but the Fish albums are probably a better place to start if you are new to the band.
Thanks for watching, Mary. Cheers
You referenced 3 of the best YT music channels. SOT, Andy Edwards and Prog Corner
Yep, they are all very good. Thanks for watching, Tony. Cheers
I love Jurassic Shift. One of my employees turned me on to that album. I found an OG but they wanted too much for it. They are original put I never thought of them as prog. It seemed like something to go dance to. Someday I will buy a Porcupine Tree album…some day
Ozric are a bit of a load of things, but there's some prog in there. One of the things I was trying to get across by avoiding the 70s was that prog now is much broader than the 70s classics, even if those are the foundations. It's moved on a bit over the last 50 years. Haven't we all! Thanks for watching, Steve. I hope the depot tidy-up is going well!
'Permanent Waves' is phenomenal. Feels like it's from the 70s to me and I guess it must have been recorded in the 70s, as it was released at the very start of 1980. Great choices, overall, by the way!
Thabnks, Tim. Yes I agree about Permanent Waves. It is very much a product of the 70s. But I though at least one link back was a good place to start and strictly speaking it is an 80s album. Glad you enjoyed the video, Tim. Thanks for watching. Cheers
As an extra, Greta Van Fleet are amazing. Just getting into them
GVF are very good. They tend to get dismissed as Zepellin copyists, but they are genuinely good imho. The singer and guitarist are twins and the bassist their brother. The last track on this album is truly epic
@@andysalbums I’m just listening to that one at the moment. Will look forward to it
Lot's of stuff here that is new to me, Andy - probably because I'm largely stuck in a 70's music time warp! That said, I have been getting into Nightwish and their album 'Endless Forms Most Beautiful' could be something of a modern prog classic - based around themes of science and reason.
I don't know Nightwish. I'll check that album out. Thanks for watching, Richard. Cheers
another to check out from South America is : "Flor de Loto" will not disappoint
THanks for the tip, Jeff. I certainly will. Cheers
As a biochemist for far too long, I think wizards and hobbits are cool. Nice list.
Haha. I agree. Did you catch my home town bands video a couple of months ago? I went off on a tangent all about Tolkien growing up where I did in South and West Birmingham and the landmarks that infuenced the Shire and the Two Towers. I expect a few people thought "what's this got to do with music?" Well it's hobbits and wizzards!
Thanks for watching, Ray. Cheers
I will watch it. Tolkien and the world he created is a rejection of what he observed during the battle of the Somme and the devastating impact he believed modern industry would inevitably have on England and its biosphere. Its ok if people want to escape from modernity by listening to music and reading literature about hobbits. The moral of the story is the quest of the prog purist to find ever novel music will encounter alot of false fruit. listening to chuck berry or jefferson airplane can also be splendid. @@andysalbums
Will look at Airbag and Riverside. SW is superb and Raven is a top choice.
Thanks John. Liking SW, I definitely think you'll like Riverside. And Airbag are just brillient. Thanks for watching. Cheers
You lost me by starting your listing with “Rush”. I’ve seen them live several times beginning in 1974. They never resonated with me primarily because of the nonsensical lyrics and Geddy Lee’s utterly shrill vocals.
Your inclusion of the band “Riverside” is super classic. They are a superb progressive rock band long overlooked and vastly underrated.
Thanks for your perspective.
I was like you with Rush until I tried again about 5 years ago with Hemispheres and found myself really liking it and have picked up quite a few of their albums since. THanks for watching and taking the trouble to comment. Cheers
@@andysalbums thanks for the comment and recommendation. I’ve seen “Rush” live several times hoping to see what some of my fellow musicians experience during their live performances. I own several of their albums on CD and vinyl including “Moving Pictures”, “Signals”, “Power Windows”, “Grace Under Pressure”, “Presto”, “Test For Echo”, “Vapor Trails” and “Hold Your Fire”. In spite of my collection (which are all Japanese pressings) I rarely if ever listen to Rush these days. My bias towards “Rush” (in addition to the vocals of Geddy Lee) may also be because of the sheer number of truly superior bands that I’ve seen live. I’m 71 years old. I’ve played drums for over 50 years. In fact Ginger Baker along with Keith Moon and Michael Giles were my original inspirations for the start of my love of drumming. I started going to concerts in 1967. I’ve attended live performances of stellar Rock and Progressive Rock bands including (but not limited to) “Cream”, “The Jimi Hendrix Experience”, “King Crimson”, “The Who”, “Jethro Tull”, “ELP”, “Yes”, “Pink Floyd”, “Led Zeppelin”, “The Allman Brothers”, “Mountain”, “Elton John”, “David Bowie”, “SuperTramp”, “UK”, “The Strawbs”, “Donovan”, “Wishbone Ash” and “Roxy Music”. In fact several weeks before I first saw “Rush” perform live in 1974, I saw “Genesis” perform “The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway” at the Masonic Temple in Detroit. That performance may have colored my receptivity to the music of “Rush”. In addition in 1969 I saw “The Who” premiere “Tommy” (in the US) at The Grande Ballroom in Detroit. In 1970 I saw the “ELP/Yes” tour at the Eastown Theater in Detroit. In 1972, as a student at Denver University, I saw “Pink Floyd” perform “The Dark Side Of The Moon”.
Today, for me, it’s difficult to take “Rush” seriously (other than as a solid Rock band) given that I’ve seen, live, what I believe to be the ultimate rock power trios (or power trios with lead singer); Cream, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, ELP, Mountain, Led Zeppelin, The Who and The Police.
Thanks again for your comment, excellent listing, analysis, perspective and recommendation.
Best Regards!
@@magiscichoam wow. What a gig list. Amazing number of top bands you've seen. Mine pales in comparison, though I did see a few crackers in the 70s. Genesis in Feb 73 touring Foxtrot (a few days before they recorded the live album) and then later when they toured Selling England. In Jan 73 I was at the Uriah Heep gig at Birmingham Town Hall when they recorded their live album. In 74 I saw Pink Floyd between DSOTM and WYWH which included a first hearing (for me) of Shine On... One of the chest gigs I saw in that era was Elton John touring Yellow Brick Road. I wasn't expecting much of it tbh. My girlfriend at the time wanted to see him. But, wow, it was truly superb. Happy days! Cheers
WOBBLER!!!!!! SPOT ON!!!!! they intentionally use instruments that were only used in the 70's
Thanks Jeff. Indeed. Cracking band. Thanks for watching. Cheers.
I'd call Rush a lot of things, but "Prog" it wasn't. A thinking-man's metal, maybe, but none of the agility of Yes, or even Greenslade. Marillion, maybe, but density, technical perfection, and endless noodling do not a "prog-rock" album make. Santana did a half-dozen LPs of latin-flavored "progressive" rock that millions bought and enjoyed. No need to go out of your way! Pete Hamill, definitely, tho/
Thanks for the comments. I understand the points, though I'm not sure I would call Santana prog. Rush I thiink are one of the first of that sub-genre progressive-metal. Some of their albums lean more to the metal and others to thr prog, but I agree they are not remotely like Yes! Thanks for watching. Cheers
@@andysalbums I think Santana is, Rush isn't. Rush puts on airs of deeper meaning, but the music is very basic, while Carlos starts from Mariachi, and soars into Jazz, Metal, Prog, and good old rock 'n' roll! Not a lot of "experimentation", or challenging the limits.
@@andysalbums Rush is your basic power-trio, based on the format made famous by Jimi Hendrix, and Alvin Lee, John Fogerty, Jethro Tull (plus flute), Blue Cheer, Mountain, Foghat, et al. Their lyrics were sometimes better, sometimes not, but no experimentation, however soaring the guitars. I love Tom Sawyer, Red Barchetta, and The Spirit of Radio, not the 2112 saga, or much of the early LPs, Working Man, Fly by Night, guitar-driven, basic I-1V-V variations.