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  • @ingivalgeirsson4483
    @ingivalgeirsson4483 2 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    I have never understood why some people like FOXTROT more than SELLING ENGLAND BY THE POUND. For me SELLING ENGLAND BY THE POUND is one of 10. best albums of all time in all group of music.

    • @TheDavidtk240
      @TheDavidtk240 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It's up there, but it has the IMO, the annoying I Know What I Like and the sappy More Fool Me. Foxtrot isamazing!

    • @merikblackmore
      @merikblackmore 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Foxtrot hasn't got The Battle of Epping Forest on it.

    • @merlinman7300
      @merlinman7300 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Suppers Ready

    • @saintrobski
      @saintrobski 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      'Selling' is on another level as an album. It's remained my favourite of theirs through 40+ years of loving Genesis.

    • @ER-me1ii
      @ER-me1ii 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yeah Selling has better production value and as musicians they improved but Suppers Ready is their definitive golden age song. Their masterpiece.

  • @Nephilim-81
    @Nephilim-81 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I’m so glad you are having so much fun doing these lists, Andy. We absolutely love your opinions, enthusiasm and feelings towards music fandom. Thank you, sir. It has been a pleasure and I love your picks ❤

  • @MsCosmosnut
    @MsCosmosnut ปีที่แล้ว +16

    RUSH is not American. They are 3 Canadian boys. 🇨🇦
    Also, I just can’t quite consider Moving Pictures to be a Prog Rock album. By the time of Moving Pictures, Rush were moving on to a more New Wave sound to modernize their music. Moving Pictures is more synth keyboard heavy and sounds rock/new wave-ish. For me, 2112 and A Farewell to Kings more accurately personify prog rock.

    • @rocketshiptoaltair
      @rocketshiptoaltair ปีที่แล้ว

      Actually "Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean." Canada is not part of the U.S.A. Common mistake.

    • @josephdegregorio1370
      @josephdegregorio1370 ปีที่แล้ว

      Rush IS (North) American.

    • @carlpeterson8182
      @carlpeterson8182 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree although I would add their most progressive album, Hemispheres. I consider their last album Clockwork Angels as prog also. Not as Prog as Kings or Hemispheres but as much as 2112.

    • @robertglisson6319
      @robertglisson6319 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@rocketshiptoaltair, when people say "American," they generally mean the United States. The entire western hemisphere is "American" in some form. Canada is Canada, and most Canadians are happy that it is that way.

  • @sdrandazzo
    @sdrandazzo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thank you Andy for this very fun and insightful episode. Thank you for including Van der Graaf Generator inclusion. Cheers, Sal.

  • @Musika1321
    @Musika1321 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm trawling my way through your videos. I've a long weekend ahead! Thanks Andy, this is a winderful video. I'm off to make my own lists now. You've started a trend! Pretty much in agreement with your top ten.

  • @55victorf
    @55victorf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I AM a huge YES fan but i love too Pink Floyd, Genesis, Jethro Tull, Gentle Giant is hard to choose but i put 3 Best 1 ) Tales from Topografic Oceans of YES 2 ) The Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd 3) Thick as a Brick - Jethro Tull....cheers from Lisbon 🇵🇹💚

  • @neurophile
    @neurophile 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I think that the only band that is missing is The Moody Blues : they were synonymous with progressive music before "In The Court Of The Crimson King". And maybe also Renaissance.

    • @billjones8503
      @billjones8503 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Agree. What would be their greatest album? Tough one, but I might say To Our Children's Children's Children, overall. What would you pick?

    • @neurophile
      @neurophile 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes "Our Children's..." has some kind of "epics" with "Eyes Of A Child" and "I've Never Thought I'd Live To Be A Million" that are in two parts, and Beyond which has 5 parts !

    • @kentrichardson9070
      @kentrichardson9070 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Agree. I tell my daughter there is no bad Moody Blues album. I don’t have all but alot.

    • @markoliver630
      @markoliver630 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Very good point. Thanks
      I saw them one time when sadly there was a very small crowd. They played a great full show. Extremely professional.

    • @yenbbc8840
      @yenbbc8840 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      out of the classic seven albums it's hard to pick one but mine is In Search Of The Lost Chord

  • @roberthohl2349
    @roberthohl2349 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I am so happy you have Close to the Edge by Yes.! I have always been a huge Yes fan and Close to the Edge is without a doubt their ultimate album. I saw Yes live in 1975 .

  • @jr8870
    @jr8870 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    The Moody Blues preceded King Crimson by 3 years… The Core 7 albums are incredible…

    • @RockyDave
      @RockyDave ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Moody Blues. Days of Future Passed to Seventh Sojourn. Enough said!

    • @yenbbc8840
      @yenbbc8840 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@RockyDave nailed it! case closed.

    • @thatwilldonicely1314
      @thatwilldonicely1314 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      a great artistic achievement

  • @kesleycottrell1416
    @kesleycottrell1416 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I can't believe nobody mentioned Marillion. Misplaced Childhood and Script for a Jester's Tear's are both amazing albums.

    • @kesleycottrell1416
      @kesleycottrell1416 ปีที่แล้ว

      I seen Marillion open for Rush in Buffalo NY in 85 I think. With age l got that CRS disease (Can't Remember Shit disease.)

    • @BookimCrocker
      @BookimCrocker ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Marillion were an early 80's band & prog rock wasn't a thing then. Neo -prog maybe. They certainly weren't looking forward. Regressive perhaps not progressive.

    • @therodski1
      @therodski1 ปีที่แล้ว

      I admit I haven't heard an album by Marillion but thought tracks I did hear were a weak version of Genesis but I'm willing to be proved wrong, so which should be a starter album? Considering I'm pretty much a Gabriel's Genesis lover..

    • @BookimCrocker
      @BookimCrocker ปีที่แล้ว

      @Anton Malkov All good - but the threads about 10 greatest prog albums, therefore Marillion and neo-prog shouldn't feature , nor Rush if we're beiung picky - imho.

    • @lashedbutnotleashed1984
      @lashedbutnotleashed1984 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@therodski1 "Script For a Jester's Tear" is probably Marillion's best album, but overall they are just a weak imitation of Genesis with dashes of Van Der Graaf Generator thrown in. I like a couple of there songs, but not that many.

  • @vdggmouse9512
    @vdggmouse9512 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    The top 10 are all by Van der Graaf/Peter Hammill - but if I only allow one entry per artist the list is as follows -
    10) Io Sono Nato Libero Banco del Mutuo Soccorso
    09) Show After Crying
    08) Mirage Camel
    07) In The Court Of..... King Crimson
    06) Uomo di Pezza Le Orme
    05) Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd
    04) The Lamb Lies ... Genesis
    03) Thick As A Brick Jethro Tull
    02) Silent Corner .... Peter Hammill
    01) Pawn Hearts Van der Graaf Generator
    Honorable Mention
    Three Friends - Gentle Giant
    Brain Salad Surgery - ELP
    Fugazi - Marillion
    Close To The Edge - Yes
    Sing To God - Cardiacs
    Per Un Amico - PFM
    The Long Hello - The Long Hello
    The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome - Van der Graaf
    Trip In The Light Of The World - Egoband
    Cold Steel - Cliffhanger
    Al-Bandaluz - Cast
    If I Could Do It All OverAgain I'd Do It All Over You - Caravan
    Deadwing - Porcupine Tree
    Force Majeure - Tangerine Dream
    Third - Soft Machine

    • @narosgmbh5916
      @narosgmbh5916 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's why Andy gave you Pawn Hearts to fullfill your oktett

    • @alternativepreacher4516
      @alternativepreacher4516 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol

    • @michaelkeudel8770
      @michaelkeudel8770 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'll give you an unknown and let you judge for yourself, this ones on my rotation constantly, and you may have never heard of them: th-cam.com/video/RYHrto5U5MY/w-d-xo.html

    • @vdggmouse9512
      @vdggmouse9512 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@michaelkeudel8770 Thx Michael! I don't know Mystery. Listening to it right now. One note however - most of the artists on my above list are WELL KNOWN to us prog fans. Maybe with the exception of Cliffhanger and Egoband. If you don't know those two - check them out - all their albums are very good + !

    • @michaelkeudel8770
      @michaelkeudel8770 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@vdggmouse9512 Their 1st album is half great, takes time to grow on you, the nxt 6 are brilliant, with another expected anytime now, the released a single from the new album about 3 months ago, song called Behind the Mirror, incredible drumming, very Rush sounding.

  • @larrycass3198
    @larrycass3198 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    My Personal Top 10 Prog Albums by 10 Different Artist:
    1) Steven Wilson: Raven That Refused to Sing
    2) Porcupine Tree: Fear of the Blank Planet
    3) Genesis: Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
    4) Yes: Close to the Edge
    5) Jethro Tull: Thick As a Brick
    6) Pink Floyd: Darkside of the Moon
    7) King Crimson: In the Court of the Crimson King
    8) ELP: ELP
    9 Riverside: Love, Fear and the Time Machine
    10) Gentle Giant: Octopus

  • @favoritethings3065
    @favoritethings3065 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great list mate…thanks a lot!

  • @jameshannon9152
    @jameshannon9152 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Tales from Topographic oceans is the #1 masterpiece!!

  • @jdewey8841
    @jdewey8841 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love your channel! It's so edifying!

  • @AndyGrazianoNYC
    @AndyGrazianoNYC 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    this is a flawless list. I also completely agree about nursery crime, it was my first too and I fell in love with it. well done!

  • @Terry-zl1cs
    @Terry-zl1cs 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    For the Rush album-My pick is Hemispheres
    It's the peak of their PROG era IMO
    Great stuff! Keep it coming

    • @VoIcanoman
      @VoIcanoman 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      And my pick would be _Permanent Waves._ But those three consecutive studio albums certainly represent the climax, and eventual end of their full-on classic prog phase, before_Signals_ transitioned them into an embrace of the '80s sound. For prog fans like me then, I will always come back to them far more than I do to any other albums from other time periods.

    • @brianfergus839
      @brianfergus839 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Just my opinion but I agree with Hemispheres as Rush’ best LP, but I feel side one of 2112 is the best thing they did.

    • @stevemalek2970
      @stevemalek2970 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree, Rush's Hemispheres defines their top prog album imho.

    • @zeppelinfan9360
      @zeppelinfan9360 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hemispheres actually starts on the last track of "Farewell to Kings" with Cygnus X-1

    • @zeppelinfan9360
      @zeppelinfan9360 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Caress of Steel is my favorite

  • @osmarruiz4777
    @osmarruiz4777 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I`m really happy, because when I saw your video, i paused it and, I do my own list of progresive albums, and i noticed that I agree with you with Octopus, Pawn Hearts and of course Close to the edge is the number one for me. thanks a lot.

  • @richardcramer1604
    @richardcramer1604 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Looking through the comments I noticed no one mentioned The Moody Blues their 2nd album 'Days of Future Past' (1967) is definitely Prog rock and one of the 1st at that. I think they should be on the list somewhere. Talking about the Moody Blues reminded me of Justin Hayward in War of the Worlds, I don't know if WOTW is considered prog rock but I do like it.

    • @towertone
      @towertone ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes!!...I mean "right!"

  • @MettleHurlant
    @MettleHurlant 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Anybody can throw a video up ranking prog albums. I come here specifically for your opinion as a fan and professional musician. I’m glad you have your preferences and change your mind as you see fit. Your videos aren’t just dry technical lectures about theory.

  • @jonathanj-g-yyelle6144
    @jonathanj-g-yyelle6144 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow, I can't argue with your list!
    To pick 10 albums is no small feat!
    I checked out the comments and would like to add
    Saga's "Worlds Apart" as an honorable mention.
    I did see one commenter mention Fates Warning's "Parallels"
    and another cited UK's "UK".
    Glad I am not the only person who thinks they are Prog!
    This was a lot of fun! Great work!

  • @oliviergeoffroy9823
    @oliviergeoffroy9823 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    perfect ranking for sure ..thanx for posting ...

  • @ericarmstrong6540
    @ericarmstrong6540 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good list. Thanks for tarting things up at the end.

  • @clsclearlightsound5594
    @clsclearlightsound5594 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The first Renaissance album, with Keith Relf and Jim McCarty from The Yardbirds. It's brilliant and beautiful. Have a listen if you haven't already. It's a little known masterpiece that deserves to be appreciated. It wasn't just the guitarists that produced great work after they left The Yardbirds. Apocalypse by Mahavishnu Orchestra. Close To The Edge comes as close to a perfect prog album as there's ever been.

    • @AndyEdwardsDrummer
      @AndyEdwardsDrummer  ปีที่แล้ว

      Was listening to that recently, interesting as an early example of prog but very unrealised in it's conception

    • @clsclearlightsound5594
      @clsclearlightsound5594 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@AndyEdwardsDrummer I'm not sure how "unrealized" the first Renaissance album was. The Yardbirds had always had medieval, Gregorian strands woven through their music. Renaissance, with Relf and McCarty, along with Samwell-Smith as producer, added a much more mystical element to their first offering. To me, they truly blended Western classical, folk and rock together into something that has become the norm nowadays. In the late 1960s, how many bands were combining Beethoven with rock elements? The album also highlights Keith Relf's lyric writing, which if one listens carefully, are quite profound. Their contribution may have been unrealized, because the band broke up shortly after the first album, but the ideas and direction of the music live on in a hundred tv and film scores. 🙂

  • @roscius6204
    @roscius6204 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Focus Moving Waves anyone?
    I was in my teens when my brother, 10 years older, went OS. He left me his albums and I discovered this, still love it.

  • @xavierduraffourg499
    @xavierduraffourg499 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    We could add Camel's " Moonmadness" which IS a really good prog album.
    And the title "lunar sea" for me contains the best Moog solo ever.

  • @kratino
    @kratino ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm so happy to see you're coming around on Benny. It actually does fit the tone of this album in that it is insanely violent and perverse. "He'd slash your granny's face up given half a chance. He'd sell you back the pieces, all for less than half a quid." It's incredibly grim and yet contains that perfect ironic ending their novelty songs always do. Add to that Keith's de-tuned piano solo with a fight in the background and Greg's gravely cockney, and I'm sold.

    • @AndyEdwardsDrummer
      @AndyEdwardsDrummer  ปีที่แล้ว

      ELP always have a touch of Chas n Dave in their and on that one it really shows...I think it's the drums, bass piano sound

  • @Jarednhk
    @Jarednhk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was just wondering if this was a reupload and yes it is haha. I've been binging your videos since I found your channel as of late. Lots of great recommendations! Thank you so much!

    • @AndyEdwardsDrummer
      @AndyEdwardsDrummer  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I did add a ton of pics and a new end section...its not just a reupload

    • @Jarednhk
      @Jarednhk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@AndyEdwardsDrummer yes yes I did see that and thank you for your work.

  • @ΝίκοςΠαπαγεωργίου-κ7η
    @ΝίκοςΠαπαγεωργίου-κ7η 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Great list!
    My top 10 would be:
    1.Yes-Tales From Topographic Oceans
    2.Genesis-Foxtrot
    3.Pink Floyd-Atom Heart Mother
    4.Emerson, Lake & Palmer-Brain Salad Surgery
    5.Jethro Tull-Minstrel In The Gallery
    6.Rush-Hemispheres
    7.Camel-Mirage
    8.King Crimson-Islands
    9.Van Der Graaf Generator-Pawn Hearts
    10.Porcupine Tree-In Absentia

    • @ER-me1ii
      @ER-me1ii 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Respect the list. Mine different but the taste pretty much the same.

    • @danwilcox4914
      @danwilcox4914 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Finally someone mentions Porcupine Tree! My favorite band of the last 30 years!

  • @carlharvey6461
    @carlharvey6461 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Gong's 'You' is a masterpiece, and among the top three most influential albums on this list. It may not have been as influential as some of the other ones on the prog scene itself, but it's been more influential on a far wider spectrum of music than just about any of the others on the list.

    • @bertkarlsson1421
      @bertkarlsson1421 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It might be the best album on this list!

    • @garygomesvedicastrology
      @garygomesvedicastrology 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I loved Gong and the VDGG selections. VDGG is the closest to free jazz outside of Soft Machine. I think H to He is not a good album, but Pawn Hearts is great! (I would not listen to VDGG for forty years after hearing H to He... Until I took a chance on Pawn Hearts!)

    • @heftosprod
      @heftosprod 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Correct

    • @saintrobski
      @saintrobski 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      'You' is absolutely astounding. Nice to see it get some well deserved praise.

    • @VladimirBarriere
      @VladimirBarriere ปีที่แล้ว

      One of the greatest albums with The isle of everywhere on top!

  • @MisterWondrous
    @MisterWondrous 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    You did pretty well, but the actual order is as follows:
    1. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
    2. Court of the Crimson King
    3. Close to the Edge
    4. Ummagumma
    5. Pictures at an Exhibition
    6. Thick as a Brick
    7. Selling England by the Pound
    8. Starless and Bible Black
    9. Birds of Fire
    10. In Search of the Lost Chord

    • @nathananderson2242
      @nathananderson2242 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ain’t no way

    • @barrymoore4470
      @barrymoore4470 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Does 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' qualify as prog rock? It can definitely be argued to be an early forerunner of a concept album. But most situate prog rock's birth with 'In the Court of the Crimson King', released two years later.

    • @MisterWondrous
      @MisterWondrous 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@barrymoore4470 I too found it strange, when BBC pinned it on Sgt. Pepper (classical, Indian, allsorts) soon followed by In the Court of the Crimson King, and then HCE (Here Comes Everybody). I gave extra weight to being pioneers.

    • @AG-6969
      @AG-6969 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sgt Pepper's????? Hardly. Now if you want the only Prog Beatles song, try Revolver, with the song, Tomorrow Never Knows. A ton of Prog artists created that song with leading them down the road to Prog.

    • @MisterWondrous
      @MisterWondrous 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AG-6969 It was a BBC documentary that pegged it all on the Sarge. I agree that Revolver was the real deviation point. Sarge was more concepty that Revolver.

  • @timjohnson8902
    @timjohnson8902 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I thoroughly enjoy your channel Andy . Your humour and delivery is spot on. I connect which is really important as that is what is all about. As as a professional musician you speake with authority but as a friend you have a pint with. Your humour is so infectious and so natural . Thank you for everything you do, as its pick me up and keeps me motivated and enthusiastic about music in general. I often re visit albums. Sorry to correct you but rush are Canadian and not American sorry to be a pratt but I couldn't resit it. Any thankyou tim

    • @bertkarlsson1421
      @bertkarlsson1421 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Canada, America, same thing!

    • @davidwylde8426
      @davidwylde8426 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      In fairness he has specified continental America

    • @eximusic
      @eximusic 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Canada is in North America. Brazil is in South America. But for some reason American means person who lives in the United States of.

  • @ambientideas1
    @ambientideas1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    When you say ‘a true prog’s prog band,’ the same can be said of your lists; the depth and nuance of your lists escape the common list fan. Your lists are for true list aficionados. As a list head myself, this particular list is one of the best and would easily make my Top 10 Lists of All Time list. I do like how you balance objective assessment with subjective taste, which keeps such prog lists fluid and evolving, yet anchored in hard truths about the genre. Bravo, sir. 👏

    • @AndyEdwardsDrummer
      @AndyEdwardsDrummer  2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      My ambition is to do a top ten TH-cam lists and place myself at number one and yet the world does not think a narcissist. My work will be done then.

    • @uffe9270
      @uffe9270 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@AndyEdwardsDrummer 😆

  • @stuartmorgan1770
    @stuartmorgan1770 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice to discover this, Andy. Love to see my old guiltiest pleasure “You” in there hehe plus you’ve motivated me to give Van Der Graaf, Rush and Crimson another go. Bit surprised you managed to do all the Floyd stuff without mentioning “Meddle” - you should really check it out for Echoes and One of These Days. A bit patchy for this list, but you’ll appreciate it.

  • @interstellaroverdriven6450
    @interstellaroverdriven6450 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wonderful video and coda...love your candor! Great how it takes a "serious" subject about masterpiece albums and incorporates a good bit of lightheartedness and humour. Your defense of Gong "You" is well justified and appreciated - it truly does feel 20+ years ahead of its time. The way you feel about VdGG is kind of how I feel about mid-70s Chick Corea/RTF, sans the foreboding darkness. BTW if VdGG comes off the list I would very strongly recommend Brian Eno 'Another Green World' to replace it. Not a weak moment & I think it has proven to be far more influential than 'Tubular Bells'. I need to check out Cardiacs immediately!

    • @AndyEdwardsDrummer
      @AndyEdwardsDrummer  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thats a good point about Another Green World...it is a bit of a masterpiece

  • @gonzalodavila7427
    @gonzalodavila7427 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    1 - The Piper At The gates of Dawn (Pink Floyd - psicodelic , but progressive too/ 2 - Seargent peppers (beatles, the same)/ 3 - In the court of the crimson king (king crimson)/ 4 - The dark side of the moon (pink floyd)/ 5 - Close to the edge (Yes)/ 6 - Pawn hearts (Van the graaf generator)/ 7 - Tago Mago (Can)/ 8 - Tubular bells (mike oldfield, simphonic but progressive too)/ 9- Foxtrot (Genesis)/ 10- The Wall (pink Floyd, an opera rock, but progressive too) /11- The past, the presente, the future (Mooby Blues) /12 -Larks tongue in aspic (king crimson)/ 13 - Red (King Crimson)/ 14 - Alphataurus (Alphataurus)/ 15 -Selling England by the Pound (Genesis)/16 -Brain Salad Surgery (ELP)/ 17 -Fragile (Yes)/ 18- Animals (Pink Floyd) / 19.- The lamb lies of Broadway (Genesis) / 20 - Wish you were here (Pink Floyd) / 21 -Magma (udu wudu)/ 22 -Discipline (King Crimson) / 23-Tommy (The who)/ 24-Medley (Pink Floyd)/25 - Tarkus (ELP)/ 26 - Movng Pictures (Rush)/ 27 - Lizard (King Crimson) - (I never heard Gentle Giant, a entire disc of tool, the disc Aqualung and many others)

  • @JohnnyRecently
    @JohnnyRecently 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Extremely cool list. My god! Love that Gong cover. Immediately bought it. So much cooler than the pyramid cover.
    Congrats on two fantastic Rain albums. I have no right...but I'm proud of you Andy. Plan to give positive Progarchive reviews on both albums.
    Crazy thing? I purchased the first Rain album a week before I knew the next one would be released in four days. When it RAINS it pours.

    • @AndyEdwardsDrummer
      @AndyEdwardsDrummer  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for supporting me...I really appreciate it. Maybe I will me make my mark on prog after all!!! (or maybe not....)

  • @rakeshadhin
    @rakeshadhin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great list. Here are some honorable mentions:
    Utopia (1974) - Utopia
    Warrior on the Edge of Time (1975) - Hawkwind
    Hemispheres (1978) - Rush
    UK (1978) - UK
    Images and Words (1992) - Dream Theater

  • @danielpecaro777
    @danielpecaro777 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    1. Close to the Edge (timeless)
    2. Selling England by the Pound
    3. The Dark Side of the Moon
    4. A Passion Play
    5. Thick as a Brick
    6. Relayer
    7. So
    8. Foxtrot
    9 Argus
    10. Fragile
    HM
    Songs from the Wood
    A Trick of the Tail
    Aja
    Chicago 2
    Pet Sounds
    Birds of Fire
    (I know stretching the category but you get it)

  • @LewDanLascivious8276
    @LewDanLascivious8276 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Close To The Edge by Yes
    Thick As A Brick by Jethro Tull
    Selling England By The Pound by Genesis
    Brain Salad Surgery by Emerson Lake and Palmer
    Wish You Here Here by Pink Floyd
    Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd
    Court Crimson King by King Crimson
    Tarkus by Emerson Lake and Palmer
    Moving Pictures by Rush
    Leftoverture by Kansas

  • @bobbgoldstein9987
    @bobbgoldstein9987 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for the list. Nice. I Put them in a playlist for work. Although begining the day with You then Pawn Hearts is ..interesting.

  • @simonossitt2541
    @simonossitt2541 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    50K views, congrats Andy. But only 1.1K Likes? Come on guys, get with the program 🙂

  • @dlsamson
    @dlsamson ปีที่แล้ว +5

    An amazing American prog album that should get more attention is "What If" by Dixie Dregs.

  • @romanalejandro1979
    @romanalejandro1979 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You want a masterpiece??? I will give you 3:
    _"La grasa de las capitales" by Serú Girán
    _ "Bicicleta" by Serú Girán
    _ "Películas" by La máquina de hacer pájaros.
    You've never heard of them before because they are from Argentina. Check them out and after that you'll see what I mean.
    Serú Girán: Charly García (piano and keyboards, and voices), David Lebón (electric and acoustic guitars, and voices), Pedro Aznar (fretless bass and voices) and Oscar Moro (drums and percussion).

  • @grantwilcox3738
    @grantwilcox3738 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Tubular Bells is a great choice but I much preferred Omadawn. Both good. Have to agree with you on Vandergraff Generator. Never got into them but blamed it on my need for great guitar. Thanks

  • @johannhauffman323
    @johannhauffman323 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Near perfect list Andy. You truly completely almost nailed it.
    Just need to replace Rush with Zappa, but
    your list extraordinarily approaches greatness.

  • @michaelbeasley5783
    @michaelbeasley5783 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Some solid choices. Glad you squeezed JT in there. And in my view, "Time" is one of the greatest songs ever composed on, yes, one of the greatest albums ever. Thx.

  • @TractorCountdown
    @TractorCountdown 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Since you mentioned sales a few times, it would be interesting to know what the top 10 looks like purely in terms of sales. Your description of VDG in the coda matches my description of Rush, the one difference being that Rush, rather than being depressing, are hilarious, so if you do add Cardiacs, keep Rush in to make it 11 (for obvious reasons).

  • @molotulo8808
    @molotulo8808 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Songs of the Woods is my favorite JT album. However, my favorite flute music is Jade Warrior...no one has made a video about Tony Duhig, Jon Field, and Glynn Havard...

  • @Davy.J.Y
    @Davy.J.Y ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is very strong list indeed. It might be the best top ten prob rock albums list on TH-cam.. I would choose the same number one, YES Close to the Edge.

  • @docsketchy
    @docsketchy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Again, great list! However, I'm curious how you feel about the following three albums:
    1) A Scarcity of Miracles, by Jakszyk, Collins and Fripp (a King Crimson ProjeKct from 2016).
    2) 666, by Aphrodites Child (the great prog album from Vangelis's Greek pop band)
    3) Earth, by Vangelis O. Papathanassiou (his first solo album, a sort of continuation of 666).

  • @BonafonteLeonardo
    @BonafonteLeonardo ปีที่แล้ว +1

    1 - Close to the Edge - Yes
    2 - Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
    3 - Foxtrot - Genesis
    4 - Moving Pictures - Rush
    5 - Minstrel in the Gallery - Jethro Tull
    6 - Red - King Crimson
    7 - The Power and the Glory - Gentle Giant
    8 - Misplaced Childhood - Marillion
    9 - Images and Words - Dream Theater
    10 - Remember the Future - Nektar

    • @AndyEdwardsDrummer
      @AndyEdwardsDrummer  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Marillion? Really? Better than You???

    • @BonafonteLeonardo
      @BonafonteLeonardo ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AndyEdwardsDrummer
      Really, but I could put any Camel or Eloy or I Robot from Alan Parsons. Sorry, this is my list.

    • @BonafonteLeonardo
      @BonafonteLeonardo ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AndyEdwardsDrummer
      Really, but I could put any Camel or Eloy or I Robot from Alan Parsons. Sorry, this is my list.

  • @lukameah853
    @lukameah853 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Baker Street Muse is my absolute favorite Jethro Tull track, which features IMHO Anderson's best guitar work.
    It also features arguably the greatest string arrangement on a rock record.
    The end of Starless on KC's Red when the Mellotron kicks back in cannot be played under 110 decibels to truly be appreciated.
    I told Steve Hackett that I thought TLLDOB was as important an album as Sgt. Peppers. He didn't agree, but hell...what does Steve know? lol.

    • @vmacart
      @vmacart 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      i agree about baker street muse! is today and was in 1975 when i got the album. steve hackett is a humble guy. kc is a band that has never resonated with me. accept for the red album 1991.

    • @eximusic
      @eximusic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Radiohead's OK Computer was as important an album as Sgt Peppers. And Baker Street Muse is also one of my favorites. Anderson played a lot of acoustic like that in the live shows back then.

  • @TheProgCorner
    @TheProgCorner 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Excellent!!! ❤️❤️❤️

  • @davidwylde8426
    @davidwylde8426 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just the vid for a Friday night after a tough week at work. Thoroughly agree with your about-turns with your rankings. Anybody who’s open to experience should continually re-evaluate their opinions. After all, we each wake up a different person potentially, every single day.

  • @richardjames7905
    @richardjames7905 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    There are some suggestions here that are food for thought. I will certainly check out You by Gong. I saw them live at that time but regard their body of work to be rather hippie dippy and twee. I will also check out Pawn Heads by Van Der Graaf Generator.
    As you are doing alternative lists I would recommend: Gong- Shamal, Curved Air- AirCut, Photos Of Ghosts-Premiata Fornaria Marconi, Nuclear Nightclub- Wigwam and Tago Mago- Can.

  • @bliastreb6466
    @bliastreb6466 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Andy: Benny is The tribute to all the old pubs with a pianist, both UK and USA. KE solo is a big nod to the UK pubs and the honky tonks of America. I don't thonk of it as joke or throwaway.

    • @kratino
      @kratino ปีที่แล้ว

      It's a novelty song, but The Beatles did those, as well. So they were in good company.

  • @Nephilim-81
    @Nephilim-81 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My ten (in no order ) would be at this point would be…
    1) Genesis- Trick of the Tail
    2) Dream Theater- Images & Words
    3) IQ - Ever
    4) Fates Warning- Parallels
    5) Pink Floyd- The Wall
    6) Arena- Songs from the lions cage
    7) Peter Gabriel-- Security
    8) Jethro Tull- Thick as a Brick
    9) Rush- permanent waves
    10) Collage- Moonshine

    • @BookimCrocker
      @BookimCrocker ปีที่แล้ว

      Some non-prog albums in there, and some non-albums too :o)

    • @Nephilim-81
      @Nephilim-81 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BookimCrocker I corrected the Rush. It is permanent waves. ✌️

    • @BookimCrocker
      @BookimCrocker ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Nephilim-81 👍

  • @smilerpink
    @smilerpink 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Strong list hitting most that must be included. Fun discussion. A couple of quibbles:
    Rush was Canadian.
    This list might be called classic prog. More recent possibilities might include Tool, Porcupine Tree, Dream Theater.

    • @diemman70
      @diemman70 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He said America which is the continent 😆

  • @kevinkilduff2064
    @kevinkilduff2064 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Some excellent choices. Andy. Thanks for the video; however, we would all be remiss if we didn't include Kansas-whom you do briefly mention early on-and especially "Leftoverture," Kansas's 4th album and , in my mind, a masterpiece of prog rock. I do feel that Kansas do not get their fair share of accolades and that is a shame, for this band truly had a distinctive sound highlighted by Robbie S's magical electric violin and flawless harmonies(sort of like Yes's vocal synchrony between Chris Squire and Jon Anderson) with the soaring voice of Steve Walsh. Kansas found a way to bridge the gap from their uniquely prog approach in the early to mid-70s into the more traditional rock genre as audiences' tastes changed. They did so with songs like "Point of No Return", "Dust in the Wind" and "Carry on My Wayward Son." Rush, Genesis and Yes were able to successfully accomplish that same reinvention. Unfortunately ELP and others struggled when trying to leave their roots in prog rock in the early 80s.

  • @genecase9464
    @genecase9464 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I think it's harder to determine just what Progressive Rock is and who fits in to that genre then coming up with a list 🤔.

    • @robertglisson6319
      @robertglisson6319 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      There is no right answer. Prog rock is a Rorschach Test for many. I always considered Rush more prog metal, while Pink Floyd is more slow, blues-based rock (which I and millions of others love). In the seventies, we saw Pink Floyd, ELP, Yes, and Jethro Tull as rock bands who competed with the likes of Led Zeppelin, the Stones and The Who, rather than the smaller niche bands we now call prog...

  • @cjmacq-vg8um
    @cjmacq-vg8um ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i can't believe i found someone who appreciates gong as much as i do. "you" is still one of my favorite albums. most of the albums you listed i never heard of. but in terms of selling the progressive rock genre to the public you have to choose from a different list. albums that sold well and tended to recieve decent airplay on the radio.
    these are the albums that i think best fit this criteria and turned me onto progressive rock. in no particular order here's my list:
    ELP - "trilogy."
    pink floyd - "dark side of the moon."
    king crimson - "in the court of the crimson king."
    genisis - "the lamb lies down on broadway."
    yes - "close to the edge."
    tod rundgren - "utopia."
    the moody blues - "a question of balance."
    aphrodites child - "666."
    nektar - "remember the future."
    and then you have yes' "yessongs" which the movie, and the album, was a favorite among midnight movie goers here in the states. i think these are the most important progressive rock albums because they best represented the genre to the general public.
    thanks for the video.

  • @molotulo8808
    @molotulo8808 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Gentle Giant has no bad albums. My favorite is all of them. Some groups had one album contained on many...

  • @aardvaarkmaark
    @aardvaarkmaark ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I just came across your podcast. I'm say happy and impressed that you included ,,Gong You". They are/were quite amazing band. Eccentric yes, but outstanding nevertheless.

  • @deanjonasson6776
    @deanjonasson6776 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    TOP TEN LISTS should be revisited and revised on a regular basis. I agree with you in substituting TUBULAR BELLS for PAWN HEARTS, especially because of how singular the former was and how willfully difficult the latter is. I stand by OCTOPUS because it's the GG album I know the best (besides the live album) but you certainly can't go wrong with anything from their peak. IN A GLASS HOUSE was a killer follow-up and, in a perfect world, would have catapulted them to the top ranks of the prog rock pantheon.
    I think the issue with prog rock is that it's so varied and the best progenitors are so unique that a TOP TWENTY LIST would be in order. Now the challenge is, what ten albums would you add and, if so, would you repeat artists or limit it to a single artist/album; would you include compilations or live albums; and can you broaden the search beyond England's green and pleasant land? (Does Rush need company?)
    There are some great suggestions in the comments below

  • @andrewdawson8684
    @andrewdawson8684 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love getting suggestions for new music, will start at the top and see how I like each one. I am here with an open mind! I feel that, although it is not technically of the same time period or genre, the album SIX by Mansun is as close as I have come to finding inventive, 'progressive' rock by accident. I would highly recommend anyone to give it a listen. It is a complete masterpiece and quite unlike anything else I have ever heard.

    • @LewDanLascivious8276
      @LewDanLascivious8276 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well just as a little word of advice before diving in I have found the best progressive rock out there are bands who play their instruments really well which is the definition of being progressed (at instrumentation) and not just give fancy flashy sounds like Gong seems to give you at times like they can make with synthesizers and stuff like that but some of these bands do a combination of both which is the best of both worlds.
      And I think those bands are Emerson Lake and Palmer, Pink Floyd, Yes, Kansas, King Crimson, Rush and Jethro Tull. In fact I think Jethro Tull is one of the most progressively technically sound rock bands of all time and that's evident on Thick as a brick, Minstrel In The Gallery, Roots To Branches and Aqualung.

  • @markhodge7
    @markhodge7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Your top 3 are definitely in my top 3, Close to the Edge is possibly my favorite album period. Any genre. Tubular Bells is must to any collection. Brilliant.

    • @ER-me1ii
      @ER-me1ii 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Good to see some love for Oldfield. Way too underrated.

  • @marknesser9602
    @marknesser9602 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hey Andy, Great list, but it's missing something important, because you forgot to put Porcupine Tree on the list. With 11 great albums, Porcupine Tree mixes all the elements of all the Prog bands on your list. Is it because they are a newer Prog band?

    • @AndyEdwardsDrummer
      @AndyEdwardsDrummer  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's because they are not as good as the artists on this list.

    • @marknesser9602
      @marknesser9602 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AndyEdwardsDrummer Are you kidding me? Either you have never really listened to Porcupine Tree or you are showing your ignorance on Prog. Porcupine Tree are one of the best and also underrated Prog bands.

    • @AndyEdwardsDrummer
      @AndyEdwardsDrummer  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@marknesser9602 They aren't underated at all. You like them, great, so do I. That does not change my objectivity. Have they had the effect on music that the bands on this list have?...no where near. Even in their world I would say that Raven and Erase are greater albums than anything PT recorded. Their greatest album is Blank Planet, followed by Deadwing and perhaps the important album they made was In Absentia. Are these as great as Darkside of the Moon or Close to The Edge?...of course not.

    • @marknesser9602
      @marknesser9602 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AndyEdwardsDrummer I love Darkside of the Moon and Close to The Edge and I do believe that Blank Planet and Absentia are just as great as those albums.

  • @brianh9358
    @brianh9358 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I would have included "Seventh Sojourn" from the Moody Blues on my personal list.

    • @RockyDave
      @RockyDave ปีที่แล้ว

      Yay! My favourite album... Followed very closely by Children's Children.

  • @arthurmol6875
    @arthurmol6875 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great list mate

  • @winstonschwarz1636
    @winstonschwarz1636 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The best Floyd album is Animals. Fact!

  • @Syd4510
    @Syd4510 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You by Gong is indeed a wonderful album, thank you for supporting it this way! And Van der Graaf Generator's Pawn Hearts is also a magnificent album - on that 'subjective' judgement side of things, I rate Pawn Hearts the highest of Prog.

    • @robertglisson6319
      @robertglisson6319 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      VdGG has always been an acquired taste for a lot of prog fans. For so many, it is as cutting edge and out there as a band could possibly be. For others, it is street construction with a jackhammer. Many consider Pete Hamill's voice to be operatic, while many others consider his voice to be nails on a chalkboard. Personally, it reminds me of King Crimson from side two of In The Wake of Posiedon through Islands. Not horrible and certainly not untalented, but discordant.

  • @pinkyfloydyfan1
    @pinkyfloydyfan1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I stand with you on YOU!
    But, VDGG MUST stand there!!! Tubular thing on the 2e side is less interesting than Pawn hearts. So, i stand with VDGG... but if you prefer Still life, it's good to me.
    Your list is perfect for me, everything is there!

  • @HisboiLRoi
    @HisboiLRoi ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Every one of those LPs entered my collection shortly after their respective releases...except Rush. I'm American, and I still don't own anything Rush.

  • @Magnetron33
    @Magnetron33 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love 3 friends and Peel the paint from GG Pretty much agree with your list except I would have chosen In the Court of the Crimson King. I have wonderful memories of that album.Thanks!

  • @robertshank8412
    @robertshank8412 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I thought Genesis' The lamb lies down on Broadway was their pinnacle. No mention here though. The album cover art for my copy of Octopus is not Roger Dean's work. It is an artist's rendition of an octopus in a jar. In fact, I had to go to my record collection to look because I knew I owned that album and did not remember RD's art work on the cover. What's up with that? One's a European release and the other North American?

  • @DavysFlicks
    @DavysFlicks 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'm very angry that your 10 isn't exactly the same as mine and I've written to my MP and the Guardian to complain!

    • @AndyEdwardsDrummer
      @AndyEdwardsDrummer  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The Guardian would be the best place to complain. I am insiniuating there is a hierachy of white, male, middle aged fancy here...they won't like that. Naughty me....

    • @kratino
      @kratino ปีที่แล้ว

      LMAO.

  • @kiviuq3495
    @kiviuq3495 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    For me the greatest prog rock album of the seventies was 'Relayer'. I can't comment on other decades.

    • @ER-me1ii
      @ER-me1ii 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I’m always torn between Relayer and Close. Relayer never gets the respect it deserves. It’s pretty flawless.

    • @therodski1
      @therodski1 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ohh I love Relayer, although Mr Wakeman is my fav keyboard player, Pat Moraz did a phenomenal job!

  • @howcropcirclesrmade
    @howcropcirclesrmade ปีที่แล้ว +1

    'Of Queues and Cures' by National Health is my fav. Hardly ever mentioned.

  • @stevencollins1643
    @stevencollins1643 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So many great albums. And so many by the same bands! I have the last 8 of your original 10 - missing the first 2. I need to re-listen to RED. Genesis FOXTROT is spot on. Love it so much. But THE LAMB is equally superb. I would really struggle with which of the two I'd put on there. But if I was taking 5 albums to a deserted island and would have to listen to them forever, I'd take the LAMB only because its a bit more diverse with it's musical composition and superb melodies. When I was thinking about what you missed, TUBULAR BELLS was thought of - funny, I used to play that album on 45 rpm which was awesome... If an album ever seemed slow and/or boring or I only had limited time, I'd do this occasionally, but since there was no real singing, TUBULAR BELLS was perfect for this since it did not sound like Alvin and Chipmunks were singing. Another band which would be included in my Top-10 would be The Who's TOMMY or QUADROPHENIA. I would definitely take QUADROPHENIA to my island. If your have a decent stereo with perfect loudness, and a great listening room, mood lighting, a comfortable position, and are well fed, QUADROPHENIA is an epic listen all in one fell swoop. Entwhistle AND Moon are epic, Roger is in his prime, and Pete's writing, vision, and guitar greatness definitely makes this one worthy. Other possibles are Camel's DUST AND DREAMS... AND... the Beatles' SGT. PEPPERS, MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR, or THE WHITE ALBUM which would most definitely be coming to my 'Take 5' desert island. And as much as I love AQUALUNG and THICK AS A BRICK, there would be no second thought over taking THE WHITE ALBUM... Great list, thank you!

  • @daicullinane7746
    @daicullinane7746 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great original top 10.
    I have been listening to Pawn Hearts for 34 years and love the band. This was before I had heard 70"s Rush or Cardiacs as Little Man etc had not been released.
    Really like Tubular Bells, but Mike's next two albums are better.

  • @williamgreenfield9991
    @williamgreenfield9991 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What is Prog Rock anyway? Does it have to be rock with orchestral embellishments? Or does it just mean moving rock into new and unexplored territory? Some favorites: (songs, not entire LPs) In Held Twas In I from Procol Harum's 2nd LP--What Love Suite from the Collector's 1st LP--Seventy Five by Touch--Happiness Stan by the Small Faces w/Steve Marriott (A Fairy Tale and Rock Opera rolled into one)--1983(A Merman I should turn to be) from Jimi's Electric Ladyland LP--The Fool from Quicksilver Messenger Service's 1st LP--A Day In the Life by the Beatles (who, let's face it, started Prog with George Martin)--Diamond Dust from Jeff Beck's Blow by Blow LP (also w/George Martin)--All of Scarlett Rivera's 1st LP (A true Prog masterpiece)--Underneath the Arctic by Buckethead.

  • @scottklingaman244
    @scottklingaman244 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    good list, but UK's first self titled album, Days of Furture Past, and my #1 is Pictures at a Exhibtion , Thick as a Brick leads to Aqualung

  • @richardstuebe9807
    @richardstuebe9807 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Unpopular opinion: Trick of the Tail is the best Genesis album. I know, I know, Genesis isn't Genesis without Peter. But my God, what a wonderful album, and every track is great! As much as I love all of their "Peter albums", I have a special, deep affection for TotT!

    • @AndyEdwardsDrummer
      @AndyEdwardsDrummer  ปีที่แล้ว

      Check out my overlooked prog masterpieces video. I make the same point

  • @oneeyeman6258
    @oneeyeman6258 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    WHAT?? No Nektar on the list. Remember the Future, Recycled and A Tab in the Ocean are among the best albums ever recorded.

  • @onsenkuma1979
    @onsenkuma1979 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    10 Favourite Prog Albums, some of which would surely make the cut in any 'definitive' list:
    Yes: Close to The Edge
    ELP: Trilogy
    Genesis: Selling England By the Pound
    PFM: Photos of Ghosts
    Strawbs: Grave New World
    King Crimson: Lark's Tongues in Aspic
    Gentle Giant: Free Hand
    Harmonium: L' eptade
    Pink Floyd: Atom Heart Mother
    Jethro Tull: Aqualung

    • @eximusic
      @eximusic 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, PFM!

    • @HughCorbyCruick
      @HughCorbyCruick 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My man! And you gave some love to the underrated Strawbs.

    • @brianfergus839
      @brianfergus839 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I love your inclusion of the much maligned Atom Heart Mother- it’s arguably the most Prog thing PF did.

    • @onsenkuma1979
      @onsenkuma1979 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@brianfergus839 I agree 100% IMO the title track is PF's major prog statement. Even though I knew their earlier stuff I didn't actually hear Atom Heart Mother until '73. It's been a favourite since, and it always surprises me that so many PF fans trash it.

    • @mikedonoghues4018
      @mikedonoghues4018 ปีที่แล้ว

      On King Crimson, I’d have Larks’ Tongues in there too. Red is glorious, but Larks’ Tongues offers something new with every listen.

  • @fabrizioortu9105
    @fabrizioortu9105 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What about Italian Progressive Rock?

  • @stefanredin854
    @stefanredin854 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Music is all about feelings, and feelings is hard to argue about...

    • @AndyEdwardsDrummer
      @AndyEdwardsDrummer  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I don't think they are, this is precisely what art does, and no post modern take on feelings changes that. What is art if it is not an argument about feelings?

    • @stefanredin854
      @stefanredin854 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AndyEdwardsDrummer okey, I guess your'e right 😊. Love you.

  • @utvf68
    @utvf68 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hemispheres - Rush
    Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
    Foxtrot - Genesis
    The Grand Illusion - Styx
    Fragile - Yes
    A Night at the Opera - Queen
    Permanent Waves - Rush
    Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
    Point of Know Return - Kansas
    Brain Salad Surgery - E.L.P.

  • @vspenceful
    @vspenceful ปีที่แล้ว +1

    what is the song that starts the show (intro). Also, Camel with Richard Sinclair are great albums

    • @AndyEdwardsDrummer
      @AndyEdwardsDrummer  ปีที่แล้ว

      'Genau' off the album Radio Silence bt my band Rain.

  • @edfranks6214
    @edfranks6214 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I particularly like the inclusion of Red and Brain Salad Surgery on here. I don't love Close To the Edge as much as everyone else seems to. I've always been drawn to The Yes Album more than any of the other classic era records. Still, a very solid and thoughtful list. Now, I have to check out Gong.

    • @stuartmorgan1770
      @stuartmorgan1770 ปีที่แล้ว

      Likewise my personal fave Yes albums are The Yes Album and Fragile. There’s a good argument that Yessongs should make this list (live triple, includes the whole of CTTE, all the earliest bests and much more. But I think Andy probably called it right to pick CTTE as the zenith of proggy Yesness

  • @ryanjones4150
    @ryanjones4150 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I agree with many of these choices, but one of them should be booted for Zappa's One Size Fits All. Ditto for Phish's first album, Junta, which is definitely a prog record, and is a masterpiece. So I guess my other 8 would be : Relayer, Octopus, Thick as a Brick, Brain Salad Surgery, Dark Side of the Moon, The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, Permanent Waves, and Camel's Moonmadness.

  • @larsjohansson7954
    @larsjohansson7954 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    No Zappa??? I guess he's a genre of himself, in that case...
    By the way, what are your thoughts about Procol Harum? They are after all one of the most successful British prog bands...

  • @juliastp1818
    @juliastp1818 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    fantastic thanks

  • @stevesheroan4131
    @stevesheroan4131 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thanks for at least a mention of Kansas. I think they are the greatest prog band to come out of the U.S., but their sound is so decidedly American that I think they fly under the radar in the British-European dominated prog genre. Also, their music is extremely accessible even at its prog-est, so its depth of genius and flawless execution gets overlooked. One of the greatest prog bands ever, but they will mostly only be known for three songs. Carry On Wayward Son and Point of Know Return are both extremely prog, but are so catchy that it feels like pop.

    • @AndyEdwardsDrummer
      @AndyEdwardsDrummer  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Surely Utopia are the greatest US prog band?

    • @stevesheroan4131
      @stevesheroan4131 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AndyEdwardsDrummer I can’t argue that because of my ignorance. I’ll have to investigate them further, as I’m admittedly sorely lacking in Utopia knowledge.

    • @AndyEdwardsDrummer
      @AndyEdwardsDrummer  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@stevesheroan4131 check out the debut...

    • @patrickmcevoy5080
      @patrickmcevoy5080 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If I can barge in to the conversation, I'd argue that Kansas was (at least from where I sit) a more influential and "greater" band than Utopia. Not that I mean to put down Todd and the boys, but it's hard to deny that, here in North America, Kansas was THE home-grown prog band. They had simply HUGE radio hits that were unapologetically prog, and did more than any other US band to bring Prog to the masses.
      Was Utopia a BETTER band? More groundbreaking? The argument could be made, but I don't believe it's blindingly self evident. One must admit that Utopia was more hit-or-miss at times.
      Personally, I believe the "BEST" American prog band was the Dixie Dregs. They did at least three "perfect" albums, and both their guitarist and bassist stand as two of the greats of any era. But sadly, they didn't have the most influential career. (A friend of mine from England, a massively knowledgable music aficionado, had never even heard of them until I played some for him. Which was a shock, but there you go!)

    • @kevinkilduff2064
      @kevinkilduff2064 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AndyEdwardsDrummer See above, Steve. I agree!

  • @clydehoops8168
    @clydehoops8168 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Larks tongues in Aspic, the perfect King Crimson LP

  • @therodski1
    @therodski1 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you Andy
    Most interesting list, I'm going to have to listen to the Cardiacs-Sing to God album, never heard of them yet ii know every band and album on the original list. I agree with you that Van der Graaf shouldn't be on the list, much as I love them. Not prog imo. I'd not be happy putting Tubular Bells on as I'm not sure I'd classify it as prog either but brilliant album none the less, plus I can't think of another to replace it with.. Camel-Snow goose maybe? .
    Either way thank you for putting in the time, I'm in the middle of going through all the albums from all the bands on the list I have, some 42. Well it give a pensioner something to do lol

  • @IanHillan
    @IanHillan ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Pretty much agree with your picks. I love Gong, but I would put Gong Live, Etc over You, and it would be higher up the list. And definitely Selling England By the Pound over Foxtrot, despite Suppers Ready being peak prog Genesis. Selling England is, for me, just a much better and more cohesive album. Also, Starless and Bible Black would definitely be on there somewhere.

  • @henrydebruijn2259
    @henrydebruijn2259 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I miss one #1: Zappa

  • @bertkarlsson1421
    @bertkarlsson1421 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm glad we atleast got some albums from the Anglosphere! It's easy to forget about that part of the world!