Best Double Albums Ever

[@gutfeeling3440]

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway. Best album by anyone ever - IMHO 😊

[@therealtwiggyleaf]

I'd also go for Number One for The Lamb, but I'll accept a Number Two position from Scot! 🙂🙂

[@TheProgCorner]

The Top Two are the two best albums ever IMHO…

[@charleswagner2984]

​@@therealtwiggyleafI have Lamb at 4th all time finest music in history. Considering all the great music out there, 4th ain't too shabby. Not a fan of Back In NYC or Slippermen. But the rest of Lamb is outstanding. Tales has been my favorite since January 1974 when I only heard the first 3 minutes of it. Had to wait until I got my first job to get the album.

[@charleswagner2984]

​​@@TheProgCornerHi Scot, I have Incantations at 8th all music history finest, just under Novella. Lamb at 4th. Nothing comes close to Tales. Of course you know that. And of coarse, Lamb must be way up there in the top 5. Two spots above Magnification.

[@smios]

And the laaaammmb lies dooowwnnnn on Brooooadway (on Broadway)🎶🎵

[@TheProgCorner]

Absolutely!!!!

[@elpelp1878]

@@TheProgCorner Love your list, Scot

[@TheHarold1966]

So glad The Who album Quadrophenia 1973 is at number 3. I think it's really great. And the photobook is also excellent.

[@TheProgCorner]

Fantastic!!!

[@tullfan2560]

I liked your pick of Tull's compilation album, Living in the Past. It's an eclectic mix of songs, many of which never found a home on Tull's studio albums. I love the urban folk gems off Side 4. Side 1 had some iconic early Tull as well!! The album needs to get more love!

[@TheProgCorner]

It does. It flows really well too for a compilation album!!!!

[@markoliver630]

Very good choice. I had a tee shirt in high school that was just like the cover.

[@tullfan2560]

@@TheProgCorner Good call, I agree. Someone put some thought into the song order.

[@johndavids4780]

Johnny Winter released a 3 sided album that was outstanding. He was IMO very under rated. Leaving The Beatles White Album of any double album list denigrates the entire list. The Beatles invented progressive before progressive was a thing. I am 75. I lived thru all of this in person.

[@TheProgCorner]

So you know why The White Album had to be on my list!!! You get it.

[@minsterhill]

Hell to the yeah! Once again, hitting lots of my favs. XTC English Settlement in the tops once again has fortified my love of the channel :)

[@TheProgCorner]

There you go!!!!

[@TigerMtnKing]

YES is always #1! Nice job Scot!🤩

[@jeffschielka7845]

👍🌅😎

[@officialProject-X]

My favourite double albums: 1. Flower power - The Flower Kings 2. Unfold the future - The Flower Kings 3. Tales From Topographic Oceans - YES 4. Stardust We Are - The Flower Kings 5. Ballermann - Grobschnitt 6. Not As Good As The Book - The Tangent 7. The Sane Day - Beardfish

[@TheProgCorner]

The Garden Of Dreams!!!!!!

[@scottmcrae3355]

I just finished catching up on your live stream from yesterday minutes ago and this just popped up. Thanks for keeping me entertained this morning and enjoy the eclipse!

[@TheProgCorner]

Did you go see GbV???

[@scottmcrae3355]

@@TheProgCornernot this tour unfortunately but I have seen them around 20 times between 1995 and their show in Buffalo last year for the Welshpool Frillies tour. I wish they would come to Ontario more often but, sadly, after the last cancelled show fiasco due to Covid legislation and some over-zealous border police I am afraid that may not happen for a while…if ever 😢 I am a bit of a Hot Freak….I own every Pollard related full length and most of the eps and singles too. I even help run a Facebook group where people can auction off their Bob related records and paraphernalia. Yeah crazy I know…my wife thinks I have a problem…

[@scottmcrae3355]

@@TheProgCorner did you catch the Columbus or Cincinnati show?

[@rporta]

respect for including London Calling 🔥🔥🔥

[@TheProgCorner]

Thank you!!!

[@rosshageman951]

Great , great show and list. I only have 10 of the list and am really glad you included Jesus Christ Superstar. fabulous music. On a note of clarification Chicago IV contained 4 albums from their concerts at Carnegie Hall. Terry Kath's musicianship was tremendous.

[@TheProgCorner]

That’s right!!!! A quadruple album!!!!

[@dustylover100]

​@@TheProgCorner, and now you can get the entire Carnegie Hall concerts, every one from each day.

[@dustylover100]

A sorely underrated, highly adventurous double album - Chicago III.

[@TheProgCorner]

Sing a mean tune, kid.

[@dustylover100]

​@@TheProgCorner, sock 'em in the gut yeah, yeah, yeah.

[@rolfjamne8922]

Roxy & Elsewhere F.Z.

[@TheProgCorner]

Frank!!!!

[@fcamiola]

Cheers for giving Sing to God a shout out...my fav double album along with Joe's Garage and The Sane Day by Beardfish (a masterpiece imo btw!).

[@TheProgCorner]

Beardfish!!!! You know what time it is!!!

[@shanocles]

@@TheProgCornerahhhh. Absolutely Love Beardfish. I was day dreaming yesterday wondering if they could finally tour/open for Dream Theater seeing as they missed out re: the record label money issues all those years ago. How cool would that be!?!?!?!❤

[@apian29]

When you brought out the GYBE I got so hyped did not expect that Awesome album and band

[@TheProgCorner]

So good!!!!!!

[@srenkierkegaard6900]

Soft Machine Third is my favourite album. I'm waiting with excitement for the ranking of Soft Machine albums!😊

[@TheProgCorner]

It’s coming!!!! Right after Strawbs…

[@LightBeamer777]

It's amazing how few of your top 20 are in my top 20. Mine are actually all prog. It's hard to believe we both love the same genre.

[@TheProgCorner]

Prog is a huge tent - filled with awesomeness!!!!

[@stevecowder4774]

Kudos Scot, for giving major props to Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “ JCS. “ I was 10 years old when I first heard that wild, rock opera back in ‘71, and it blew me away instantly. I will gladly hold it responsible for getting me into both rock and classical music at the same time. And I didn’t even know who Ian Gillan was yet 😆. But it’s a treasure of a double album and should be there with all elites.

[@TheProgCorner]

The 39 Lashes kept me awake at night…

[@jeffschielka7845]

Hey Scot! Another excellent vid. No surprises for #2 and #1. Lol. Go get some sun!!🌅☮️👑👍😎

[@TheProgCorner]

No surprise at all!!!!

[@jeffschielka7845]

@@TheProgCorner 1 hour til Bonnie Tyler!🌅🌅🌅👍😎

[@aaronsteelman4732]

One of the amazing things about Rundgren is that Utopia’s first album clocked in at almost 60 minutes in 1974. And even prog rock fans didn’t complain about the sound on vinyl. The guy was/is a master producer across many genres. I love what he did with The Band and that is about as far you can get from prog.

[@kevintaylor5079]

Aaron Todd was the engineer for Stage Fright . John Simon produced .

[@aaronsteelman4732]

Thanks, Kevin. You may be right. I’m a huge fan of The Band and I recall the actual production being done differently, with Levon in particular being upset with what Todd did, so Todd was effectively demoted despite his work, and listed on some pressings as just as the engineer. Regardless, John Simon deserves all the credit and much more than he gets from the brown album through at least Moondog Matinee. He was the glue. Thanks again for your reply. That’s what I love about good KZbin music channels like this. You learn and get to reply to people without people calling each other names or worse.

[@kevintaylor5079]

Aaron , I am a big Todd fan and Albert Grossman took him under his wing. Todd had done some production prior to Stage Fright . However , he was hired strictly as an engineer on that album . The band members were not in good shape at that time . Coming in to sessions late, not all on the same page .At that time I THINK Todd had produced Fanny and Jesse Winchester . Nice to communicate with someone who appreciates this music ! I’m an old guy of 70 who still listens to music of the 60’s and 70’s .

[@aaronsteelman4732]

Thanks for the reply, Kevin. Yes, that was a definitely a hard time for the group - only to get worse in the next couple of years with Richard’s, Rick’s, and Levon’s problems. It is amazing they were able to make such a fine record and, although I seem to be in the minority, I like Cahoots quite a bit too. I always wondered which of Johns’ mixes made it on to the original pressing and which of Rundgren’s. - Aaron

[@kevintaylor5079]

@@aaronsteelman4732 Aaron , have you read Robbie Robertson’s auto biography Testimony? Very informative but his over sized ego comes through .He kinda took advantage of the others but they were pretty much in bad shape .

[@MattCarter67]

Thanks for mentioning Incantations, Sing To God and Trout Mask Replica, my favs! When I first heard Dirty Boy off Sing To God it left me in bits.

[@TheProgCorner]

Cardiacs will do that to you!!!!

[@anthonycrumb5753]

I saw Can in a bar in Hamburg's St. Pauli disrict many years ago back in the early 70's - Happy Daze !

[@TheProgCorner]

Wow!!!!

[@robertharvey2604]

No surprise at 1&2. A few of my favorites made your list. I also like a few of the ones you mentioned you wouldn't be including. As for Chicago, for many years I would have picked CTA over II. But II has taken the lead in recent years.

[@TheProgCorner]

It’s really close!!! And I LOVE 5&7 too!!!

[@MrEjw3]

Always enjoy your take on all these great bans/albums. Thanks for including g English Settlement. My all time favorite of there's. Glad you included the Minutemen as well. Peace!

[@TheProgCorner]

I like to mix it up sometimes!!!

[@associationcoproprietaires9395]

Always great selection. I need to listen to XTC that i discover today. Thanks to give us opportunities to enrich our discography. Have a great day all of you. François

[@TheProgCorner]

Thank you!!!

[@kenjones6441]

Waiting for Columbus by Little Feat. Although the band played better on Electric Lycanthrope the sound quality and music on display was fantastic and a great reminder of me seeing them in Manchester in 77.

[@TheProgCorner]

What a band.

[@therealtwiggyleaf]

Top 20 Double Albums! That was a nice surprise. I'm a "Lamb at Number One" guy, but I liked some of your other choices - White Album, London Calling, and Living in the Past in particular. Let us know how the eclipse was. I have never had the chance to witness a full solar eclipse. I hope you enjoy it! 😎😎❤❤😊😊

[@TheProgCorner]

The eclipse surpassed my expectations!!!

[@MrMick50]

Joe's garage Frank Zappa

[@rporta]

I love all songs in Physical Grafitti, my favorite double album

[@zsatsfm]

I'm sure that Joe Strummer would be spinning in his grave to be included in a prog list, haha. But I gotta admit that London Calling is one of the best double albums ever. Great list Scot, a nice surprise to see Living In the Past, that's the album that got me into Jethro Tull. Also worth mentioning is, A Young Person's Guide to King Crimson, a mighty fine compilation album too.

[@TheProgCorner]

Yes!!! I should have included that!!!!

[@peterbellwood5412]

@@TheProgCorner A few more I can think of. But you've got a show. I don't. Now THAT would be something, if I knew how to pull that off. You did ok for a young'un. 🤗

[@RhymeSignatures]

One of my favourites is Known/Learned by Arcane, a band that had Jim Grey of Caligula's Horse on lead vocals! Arguably one of the greatest prog metal albums ever, two hours of some of the best music out there

[@TheProgCorner]

I like Arcane way more than Caligula’s Horse!!!

[@martinleclerc4258]

I love Caligula's Horse - I'll certainly give Known/Learned a try. Thanks for the recommendation.

[@alexnejako777]

i played white album tracks on my piano teacher's harpsichord when i was 9..harpsichords are awesome to play. I've covered them at karaoke- most of the songs i could find - im so tired, glass onion, while my guitar and happiness...

[@TheProgCorner]

What a great album!!! But no harpsichord. But there is a Mellotron…

[@gregorykrug8034]

Great list! My two favorite double albums have to be PhysicalGraffiti and "The White Album." "The Night the Carousel Burned Down" is on that Todd Rundgren album. It is one of those great songs that 99.9% of the population is unaware of.

[@TheProgCorner]

I love Todd.

[@wendellwiggins3776]

Just heard and deeply appreciated your group discussion of Tales by YES. I left my detailed impression in the comments!

[@keithajacoby]

Hope you had a good eclipse experience! Really becoming a fan and definitely want to expand into some of your recommendations. Tales Yes album is not for everyone, even for hard-core prog fans it's challenging. Keep making great videos, your passion shows!

[@TheProgCorner]

The eclipse was amazing!!! So cool.

[@AntonymesMusic]

Great choices, although I'd trade Works for The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway.

[@TheProgCorner]

Okay!!!!! ELP!!!!

[@toddhill7483]

Fantastic list Scot. And you've got XTC and The Minutemen covered, so my job is done here. Except I would like to add one outlier of an album. And I know you love these guys. Guided by Voices Zeppelin Over China.

[@TheProgCorner]

Yes!!!!!!!

[@mikedonoghues4018]

Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter by Joni Mitchell is a phenomenal double album - and often overlooked by critics and fans alike. Great list though, Scot.

[@TheProgCorner]

I almost included that!!! (My Mom is a big fan!!!)

[@mikedonoghues4018]

@@TheProgCorner Then your mom has great taste! As someone else observed recently, there was a spate of double albums at this time from artists who had never produced one before. Joni being one, Fleetwood Mac being another (“Tusk”). Great video - with some brilliant albums. I’d probably have “Lamb” at number 1. Maybe outside the genre also, like Joni, would be Prince’s “Sign O The Times” - two abandoned single albums melded together for a double album. I thought of this because it features “The Ballad of Dorothy Parker” which features reference to Joni, one of Prince’s favourite artists.

[@AngryCalvin]

The Lamb has been #1 for me since I first bought it. I know a lot of people hate The Astonishing from Dream Theater but it's one of my favorite albums. Big Big Train English Electric Full Power not originally a double album but I have to include it. One of the great modern Prog records. Sons and Fascination/Sister Feelings Call a really good hybrid of Prog/New Wave. Iron Maiden Book of Souls shows Maiden still has it. Ayreon The Human Equation is great and so is The Source.

[@antoniodias4718]

Hi Scot!!! You made a great choice on double albums!!! Yes, Genesis, Led Zeppelin, Chicago, Todd Rundgren, The Who, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, Elton John, Captain Beefheart, XTC, Focus, Can, Jeff Wayne, Jesus Christ Superstar (Ian Gillan's setlist, not the OST) just awesome!!!!! I don't think "Works" is a very good album although I love ELP's four or five first records!!! I can understand perfectly why you didn't pick "Bob Dylan's "Blonde On Blonde" The Rolling Stones' "Exile On Main St.", Stevie Wonder's "Songs in the Key of Life" or "Jimi Hendrix's "Electric Ladyland" because in truth they have nothing of prog-rock they are full of rock and roll, psychedelia, folk, country, soul music, but "London Calling" from Clash has nothing of prog too!! And for me, it's an excellent record but not superior to any of the four you spoke and I mentioned. But it doesn't matter, what matters is that you rocked again this whole video!!!! See you my American friend!!!

[@tednindo6761]

Hawkwind - space ritual

[@TheProgCorner]

Yeah!!!

[@KW973]

Brand new subscriber here. I at age 50 am a little younger than many of you but I discovered prog in my 30s and actually took down your list last night and e-mailed it to my work email so I can stream some of these from Apple Music. Happy to have some new suggestions for my Friday!

[@TheProgCorner]

Awesome!!! Thanks for checking in!!! And thank you for subscribing. 👍👍❤️❤️

[@KW973]

@@TheProgCorner That War of the Worlds is a masterpiece! To think before late last night I didn’t even know it existed is crazy!

[@TheProgCorner]

@KW973 That’s what it’s all about!!!

[@JacobRobergeQC]

Very surprised Similitude of a Dream didn't find its way on this list, great list Scot !

[@TheProgCorner]

Modern Prog albums definitely have an uphill battle in this category. Similitude was a triple album on vinyl…

[@TheProgCorner]

Triple album on vinyl… So I excluded it…

[@JacobRobergeQC]

@@TheProgCorner Ahhhhh makes sense 😅

[@jorgep.1877]

Way to go Jesus Christ Superstar!! I mentioned it in some episode, as one of my earliest prog memories. Broadway Prog!

[@TheProgCorner]

For sure!!!

[@tonyhonour665]

He certainly saw the light!

[@TheProgCorner]

I did!!!!

[@linuxtuxfriend9155]

In the "is a crappy movie" department: FM (1978). Nice soundtrack and compilation of songs. ;-) Also great: The Band - The Last Waltz

[@TheProgCorner]

Great song. Bad movie...

[@pawehohmann8171]

Super!

[@johngreen3587]

Awesome as usual

[@TheProgCorner]

Thank you!!!

[@JamesKendrick-g8g]

Wishbone Ash(Live Dates),UFO(Strangers In The Night),MSG(One Night At Budokan).

[@TheProgCorner]

I didn’t include any live albums…

[@toddhill7483]

Almost forgot. A brand new double album (on vinyl) from The Church. Eros Zeta and the Perfumed Guitars. An album definitely worthy of consideration. Outstanding!

[@TheProgCorner]

The Church!!!!!

[@tullfan2560]

Impressive album cover.

[@FrankRobacker-t4n]

I waited thinking, he better put Chicago in this list. Yes! Good call, Scot.

[@TheProgCorner]

CTA or Chicago II. Either way!!!!!

[@jeremythornton433]

My number 1 has to go to the Neal Morse Band's the Great Adventure. I have it tied with his Similitude of a Dream. If you've never heard these, go for it. You're in for a treat!.

[@TheProgCorner]

I’m a huge Morse fan!!! Similitude was a triple album (on vinyl) and TGA was 5 sides!!! 11 sides of genius!!!

[@fmahave87]

Mastodon - Hushed and Grim is the best double album of the 21st Century.

[@TheProgCorner]

Okay!!!! Great album.

[@maynardwayward12]

RIP Damo Suzuki, had no idea. Got to thank him for Tago Mago at a gig once!

[@TheProgCorner]

What a genius.

[@lucasnering7353]

Went back and listened to Jesus Christ Superstar because of this video. Used to really not like it (probably because a VERY MEAN music teacher made us watch the movie in elementary school) but after diving deep into prog for the past few years I can totally appreciate it now!😁

[@TheProgCorner]

Yes!!!! It is a Prog album at its core!!!

[@dogcowrph]

I found Joe’s Garage on a three LP boxed set. The CD was of course on two discs.

[@TheProgCorner]

👍👍👍

[@visualizeprog2874]

My favorite double albums 1) Marillion "Marbles" 2) Yes "Tales From Topographic Oceans 3) ELO "Out of the Blue" 4) IQ "The Road of Bones 5) Chicago's 2nd album.

[@TheProgCorner]

Yes!!!!!

[@Justin_Kipper]

Good to see Todd Rundgren get a mention. I think his career is terribly underrated. I prefer "Sheik Yerbouti" over the Garage stuff, but either is a good choice. The only thing I liked about the Elton John album was side one. Most people diss "Works V1", but I really like it. I've always regarded it as 4 separate album sides as much as a double album, if that makes sense. You gotta have "Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me" in there somewhere, c'mon man! My honorable mention would be The Kinks' "Preservation Act 2".

[@TheProgCorner]

I almost went with Freak Out so...

[@x1book2]

Holy smokes..what a great list and Jeff Wayne on it is a big plus. Love it. Peace

[@TheProgCorner]

👍👍👍

[@donneumann6546]

Nice to see you mention Jeff Wayne's War Of The Worlds! Went and checked my copy and discovered that for some reason I have two vinyl copies!

[@TheProgCorner]

Can’t hurt to have a spare…

[@timbates6309]

One of my favorite double albums is Pink World by Planet P Project. It's kind of like The Wall, but not as serious. Have you heard it Scot ?

[@TheProgCorner]

I have not. I’ve been meaning to check out Planet P…

[@ELPCOTILLION-SD1970]

Tales From TopographicOceans/YES CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY I CHICAGO II CHICAGO III CHICAGO VIII PINK FLOYD/Umma Gumma MILES DAVIS/Bitches Brew

[@luizjose778]

Focus 3 genial o melhor duplo

[@davemedhurst6220]

Mankind (The Crafty Ape) by Crippled Black Phoenix. Sheer masterpiece and a perfect example of Modern Prog.

[@TheProgCorner]

I LOVE CBP!!! Awesome band.

[@dustylover100]

If you buy Chicago II, get the Steve Wilson remix. Sounds clear as a bell.

[@TheProgCorner]

Big improvement.

[@tullfan2560]

Have you thought of covering film or TV scores that featured progressive music? Henry Mancini, John Barry and Elmer Bernstein come to mind. They do some wonderful stuff as well. John Barry wrote the James Bond theme as well as The Persuaders. Bernstein wrote the Magnificent Seven theme. Some very impressive music there.

[@TheProgCorner]

I like that idea!!!!

[@jonelliott9553]

Yes!!!! The Lamb!!!

[@TheProgCorner]

Absolutely!!!

[@monsieurlehigh4912]

Tomorrow's In The Prog Seat - hope we see you there!!

[@TheProgCorner]

I’m always lurking…

[@iwannatheoxari3921]

Genesis and Yes my 2 loved bands ever. Thanks.

[@TheProgCorner]

Mine too!!!

[@TABL3SIX]

Prog adjacent...who knew there was such a thing. It's awesome. 😎

[@TheProgCorner]

I love Prog adjacent!!!!

[@TABL3SIX]

@@TheProgCorner You know what the #1 is, clowns. 🤡🤣🤣🤣 I've really been coming around to Tales. Been listening to it quite a bit lately. Fyi, Tomorrow night SOT ITPS is doing an album study on it.

[@TheProgCorner]

I know. I will be watching!!!

[@charleswagner2984]

Tales. The finest music ever written or recorded in all music history. Amen.

[@TheProgCorner]

Truth.

[@Railway_Railfan]

Not all prog, but my favorite (studio) double albums...not in any order: -Ryan Adams, Cold Roses -Yes, Tales of Topographic Oceans -Genesis, Lamb Lies Down on Broadway --Also checkout (if you can find it), "Rewiring Genesis, A Tribute to The Lamb Lies Down..." -Chicago Transit Authority -Led Zep, Physical Graffiti -Smashing Pumpkins, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness -The Who, Quadraphenia -Frank Zappa, Sheik Yerbouti

[@TheProgCorner]

I almost included Mellon Collie!!! I love the Pumpkins.

[@bernhardkaiser9567]

Awesome! Exciting at least up to 3rd rank 😂 Love the inclusion of Jesus Christ Superstar and War of the worlds :) Suggest the inclusion of IQ Subterranea :)

[@TheProgCorner]

I almost included it!!! So good!!!

[@shanocles]

Good to see Todd Rundgren got a mention 🙌🏻 Most Flowerkings albums could be double or triple LP’s 😂😂

[@TheProgCorner]

Absolutely.

[@FrankRobacker-t4n]

Every time you mention Chicago on your show it confirms your authoritative view.

[@TheProgCorner]

I like the cut of your jib.

[@Jay_Tee2023]

The Beatles-White Album, Yes-Tales from Topographic Oceans, Led Zeppelin-Physical Graffiti, Bruce-The River, ELO-Out of the Blue, Genesis-Lamb, Pink Floyd-The Wall, Elton-Yellow Brick, The Beers-In Search of the Eternal Buzz, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Who-Tommy, The Clash-London Calling Gn R-Use Your Illusion 1 and 2

[@TheProgCorner]

The Boss!!!

[@thomasbeck2934]

Total eclipse here in central Indiana. Awe inspiring!!!

[@TheProgCorner]

Amazing!!!!!! ☀️

[@mikeeckel2807]

35 miles west of Vincennes, In...three minutes and fifty-two seconds of darkness...beautiful!

[@51monalisa]

of course war of the world and the art book inside makes its even better

[@TheProgCorner]

Yes it does!!!

[@elliotwalton6159]

Looking forward to the Strawbs!

[@TheProgCorner]

Me too!!!

[@bachmibm]

Good stuff, Scott! My top ten (not necessarily ranked): Tales from Topographic Oceans The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway Physical Graffiti Bitches Brew Encore (Tangerine Dream) Incantations The Wall Quadrophenia The White Album Works Volume 1

[@TheProgCorner]

Perfect.

[@andrewlongshaw2128]

I think that I was that "someone " who suggested double albums as a theme! Only you could do it as well as you did, my friend. A great top 3! No eclipse here in Somerset, England. We have a storm a blowin' big time.

[@TheProgCorner]

It was you!!!!!!!

[@andrewlongshaw2128]

Ah, you are still alive after the eclipse! Visions of The Day of the Triffids, came into my mind... What do you think of the Atlantic 75 45rpm version of Lamb? I have the original and the 2008 remix but am unsure about the new version.

[@peterbellwood5412]

Bad doo-doos here in East Anglia brother

[@daveycretin664]

Kudos to you, Mr. Scot, for including The Clash’s ~ London Calling on your list! I’m a big prog - AND Prog - fan, but l like a large swath of punk stuff as well. I also spent over a decade singing in a Ramones Tribute Act, too. It pays to keep an open mind when it comes to multiple milieus in music. It’s good to have wide and varied taste, so l admire your honesty and integrity when it comes to music. Not many cats on the internet can do a ranking show on “Tay Tay;” wax poetic about Tales from Topographic Oceans; and keep up on Bob Pollard’s massive musical musings and outrageous output & oeuvre as well! Keep up the stellar - and interstellar - work, matey! Cheers from The Big Apple. 🍎 Rock Out, Prog On AND Pogo! Your pal and ours, ~ The Dynamic, Dreaded, Shredded and Unleaded Davey Cretin from CRETIN CLASSICS.

[@TheProgCorner]

Dynamic as always!!! You are the best!!!

[@daveycretin664]

@@TheProgCorner ~ Thank you, good sir. 🎵”For those about to Prog, l salute you, yes l do!”🎵😉 🫡🫡🫡

[@TheProgCorner]

@@daveycretin664 Gabba Gabba What The F*** I love Ramones!!!

[@daveycretin664]

@@TheProgCorner ~ If I wasn’t currently cramming for a Silmarillion ranking in a few hours, I’d be watching your debut on the Curlessmania KZbin channel! I’m doing another Prog album battle with him very soon. And, after that, a ranking show on The Bruddahs from Forest Hills, Queens, Noo Yawk! (With a different cat you’re about to do a show with.)

[@pamnorris8954]

Three that would be on my list that were not on yours Scot are Transatlantic The Absolute Universe and NMB Similitude of a Dream which was a triple vinyl and The Flower Kings Stardust We Are. Those are three of the greatest ever prog albums. My #1 would be LLDOB and totally agree with Yellow Brick Road which would be my #2 and the White album. Love that you included Jesus Christ Superstar!

[@TheProgCorner]

I agree with you about those three but I didn’t include “triple” albums so Modern Prog kinda got the shaft here!!!

[@SomniRespiratoryFlux]

I do get what you're saying about double albums being a lot more common in the vinyl days when anything over about 45-50 minutes had to be one, but when I was trying to think of a list of ten (I ended up at 11 and a bonus) to post here I dug up a lot from more modern eras that are two CDs! My rules here are that it has to be an all studio release, "deluxe editions" only count at my discretion but have to be released alongside the single disc version and include significant original studio material, not just live tracks/covers/alternate takes/etc. No particular order, aside from the last two I'll name. Coheed and Cambria - The Afterman - I'm saying this one first because it's absolutely a stretch to count it so it's not really in my top ten, but I still want to mention it anyway. This one's more a duology that was later released as a double album, and the two were originally released a year apart. But that said, they work far better as one album than either does standing alone, so it's worth mentioning to me. ELO - Out of the Blue - You had it as an honorable mention, but man, what a solid album. Especially that side 3 Concerto for a Rainy Day suite, ending on the happiest song ever recorded, Mr. Blue Sky. I can hear the cowbells now. Judas Priest - Nostradamus - A bit of a weird pick in all fairness, since the album is an absolute black sheep in their catalog and not all that well remembered. But it came out around the time I started high school and I remember listening to it a bunch because my dad liked it. And it's no doubt the proggiest thing they ever did. Is it their best album? Probably not, but for what it's worth I like it quite a bit. Iron Maiden - The Book of Souls - While on the subject of NWOBHM bands turning proggy in their later years, Iron Maiden really took that ball and ran with it after Priest took their stab at it. And putting out a double album with tracks like The Red and the Black, the title track, and Empire of the Clouds? It's prog, no doubt about it. And it's good prog too! Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti - I have honestly pretty similar thoughts about this one as you did. The first disc is virtually flawless, the second one does lose me a bit at times but it's still got some fantastic tracks on it. Especially In the Light and Night Flight I really do enjoy. Either way it's just behind Houses of the Holy as a favorite Zeppelin album. Dream Theater - Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence - This is a bit of an odd one to me, since I do tend to rate this one lower than most do for DT album lists, but it's hard to deny that it's a fantastic album. I find the lyrics of The Great Debate and some parts of the title suite a little dated, but that's really a minor quibble, even a lower rank among DT albums is a damn high rank in general in my book. Liquid Tension Experiment - LTE3 - Is it cheating to have this and DT as separate artists? Maybe. Is it cheating to count the bonus disc as part of the album? I'm going to say no, because it's all new material and that's what I got when it came out. Fantastic comeback record, always great to hear more from these guys. And getting their version of Rhapsody in Blue on a studio album finally is a nice touch, especially because their live version is what made me like that piece to begin with. Symphony X - Iconoclast - This one's also debatable in terms of it counting, but the band's official stance is that the two disc version is their intended release, and the single disc version was insisted on by the label. All that changes is that two songs got shifted tothe second disc and three more tracks were added. The album itself is a bit different from other Symphony X releases, a bit rougher edged and more metal with less symphonic notes, but I still like it a lot for what it is, and the disc 1 closer When All Is Lost is just an incredible piece of music. IQ - The Road of Bones - I still need to dig more into this band, but this album is what got me hooked on them. It's dark, brooding, dare I say spooky, and has just enough common threads between songs that I'm confident in calling it a concept album, but not sure what the story of it actually is. It's about a vampire, I think, and that's about what I can figure out. But it's amazing either way. Yes - Tales From Topographic Oceans - What more is there to say about this one? We all know you love it, I really enjoy it, Rick Wakeman might not but he seems like a bit of a perfectionist so I'll take his word with a grain of salt. It's great, we all know that by now. And now for my top two: Thank You Scientist - Terraformer - I mentioned this on my list of best album sides for that first run of four songs, but the other three sides are all fantastic too. Thirteen songs of proggy, jazzy goodness, it's one of two double albums to easily make my favorite albums ever. The other? Ayreon - The Human Equation - If it wasn't for the one album per artist rule I could have had half my list be Ayreon albums. Arjen's such a fantastic composer, and his rock operas are some of the most clearly told I can find, and still manage to make just about every song fantastic on its own. This album is probably my favorite ever made by anyone - the story is (quite literally) an emotional roller coaster, the music is great, what more do I need to say? Well, there's my list, it's got a few you mentioned but gives some light to a few other things there. And it was only while I was working on it that I consciously realized Rush never had a studio double album... Only live and compilation albums. That just feels factually wrong but it's true. Anyway, great list!

[@TheProgCorner]

Outstanding list. And yeah, Rush never had a double (studio) album.

[@danielfuentes3226]

Theirs a lot of excelent double albums.The Beatles White album and "The Wall" by Pink Floyd are classic albums "Exile on Mainestreet" by The Rolling Stones is a great double album.

[@TheProgCorner]

I love Exile!!!!

[@danielfuentes3226]

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[@Sammeep02]

Lamb #1...and not just because it's the one responsible for my whole prog thing to begin with! But ngl I knew what was gonna be #1 when I saw the topic

[@TheProgCorner]

You knew. I’m an open book!!!

[@RyanSheppard-tq4pg]

Ice Cube - War and Peace 2Pac - All Eyez on Me Wu Tang Clan - Wu - Tang Forever

[@TheProgCorner]

Wu Tang!!!!

[@kevinogracia1615]

This might be left field.... Wishbone Ash's double live album - early seventy-ish. Love you cat. Keep on keeping on. Peace on earth.

[@TheProgCorner]

Love Wishbone Ash!!!

[@neurophile]

I would add : Songs in the key of life (Stevie Wonder), The survival of St.Joan (Smoke Rise), Oranges and lemons (XTC), Tommy (The Who), Ummagumma (Pink Floyd).

[@TheProgCorner]

And I wouldn’t argue with any of those!!!

[@neurophile]

And, why not, Approximately Infinite Universe (Yoko Ono) ?

[@josemiguelfernandezdemarti7799]

I like both, TFTO by Yes and TLLDOB by Genesis. I miss Deep Purple's Made in Japan and Camel's A Live Record.

[@TheProgCorner]

Yeah, I excluded live albums…

[@peterbellwood5412]

I shall concur with 19. 'London's Burning', but no Dave Greenslade's 'The Pentateuch' ? Missed a trick there bro. However, kudos for the shirt..

[@TheProgCorner]

I forgot that was a double album!!! Fantastic!!!

[@stabbrzmcgee825]

I didn't realize that Soft Machine Third was a double. I only got into them a few years ago so only digital version. It's a really good album. Chicago II is a great album, sort of proggy how all the songs medley together as suites, so each side was a song, sort of (I was writing this while watching and had to change my comment when you popped it up! TYVM). Kind of like how the Moody Blues Threshold of a Dream has no song breaks, they all flow into each other (so if you got it CD, it inserts breaks where there really aren't any and it sucks). Oh, yeah, the Total Eclipse was great.

[@TheProgCorner]

That was so AWESOME!!!!

[@davidclark2208]

Nice list Scot,I would like to know if anyone one did a 4 sided LP 😮

[@TheProgCorner]

Studio LP? Hmmmm… Chicago IV was a quadruple album but it’s live so…

[@AlexAlex-dr9zc]

Nice list as usual. However I do miss Subterranea, The Road Of Bones and Resistance by IQ, Stardust We Are and FlowerPower By The Flower Kings and Snow by Spock's Beard in that list ! Into The Electric Castle and some other albums by Ayreon ; Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence by Dream Theater ; She by Caamora ; The Inconsolable Secret by GlassHammer ; Al Bandaluz by Cast ; From Land To Ocean by Galleon and last but not least, Grace for Drowning by Mr Steven Wilson could have found a place there. I guess there are lots of other titles that could have been in this list too. Great job anyway Scot !

[@TheProgCorner]

Modern Prog took a backseat here. In the CD era almost every album was a “double” album so I focused on the classic era…

[@Prog-Radio]

Nice! I'd also have: All Things Must Pass (George Harrison), Yes Songs, The Allman Brothers Band Live At Fillmour East, Similitude of a Dream (NMB), Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence (DT). My fav's from your list: 20 Something Anything. 18 Yellow Brick Road. 17 White Album. 13 Physical Graffiti. 11 Works. 10 The Wall. 9 Jesus Christ Superstar (got me into musicals). 8 War of the Worlds. 7 Living in the Past. 5 Chicago II. 3. Quadrophina & Tommy. 2. Lamb. As well as several of your HM's. Nothing like a double album to keep a kid busy in the 70's!.

[@TheProgCorner]

I love show tunes so JCSS is right in my wheelhouse!!!

[@Prog-Radio]

@@TheProgCorner Now that I think about it, JCSS may have been my very first exposure to "prog." My oldest sister had it, but I wore it out. I was only like 11 or 12 years old and I didn't even know what a "Broadway" or "West End" show was. At that time as a kid, it was just an album, but I remember thinking, "Why is this record so different than most records?" I didn't understand it was a soundtrack to a show, I just remember loving it. Since that time I've seen over 100 broadway shows, so it stuck! There are some parts in that album that are so melodically perfect. I should play Heaven On Their Minds on Prog Radio. Queensrÿche even covered it.

[@TheProgCorner]

Ooooooooooooooooooklahoma where the wind comes sweepin’ down the plain…don’t get me started.

[@mikeychrisanthus9948]

I’m not much a fan of double albums, but I do really like Quadrophenia and War of the Worlds

[@TheProgCorner]

There you go!!!

[@brentbristow2200]

Good list. I guess Snow is technically a triple album.

[@TheProgCorner]

It is!!!! Modern Prog got a little carried away with run time…

[@lawrencejhutchinson]

The first double album ever released is still the best - Blonde on Blonde

[@TheProgCorner]

Dylan is the man.

[@terrywalker8446]

I listed 26 double albums off the top of my head which I considered as possible candidates for my top ten. You gave all but 4 a shout out in this video so I can't really argue with any of your choices Scot. My 4 outliers are Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness. Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile. PIL - Metal Box (2nd Edition). Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Welcome To The Pleasure Dome (featuring some guy called Steve Howe on guitar. Wonder what happened to him🤔)

[@TheProgCorner]

Metal Box!!! So good. Oddly enough, my wife even likes PiL.

[@stevendavid5370]

With the eclipse the king may not be able to be saved. Good set list, but i thought of others, but it is your list.

[@TheProgCorner]

Ah yes!!! There’s always more!!!

[@NigelSmith66]

Sky 2 by Sky is an excellent double album. Especially the FIFO suite.

[@TheProgCorner]

Totally forgot that was a double!!!

[@NigelSmith66]

​@@TheProgCorner Like many other pre-CD era albums, e.g. Out Of The Blue, Incantations, etc. it was a double LP. I remember my dad owning it as such. But of course, my CD copy is a single disc.

[@TheProgCorner]

I love that Sky album!!!

[@NigelSmith66]

@@TheProgCorner Great instrumental prog. And "Toccata" made it to number 5 in the UK singles chart! Who would have thought it, Johann Sebastian Bach in the UK top 10!