GREATEST PROG ROCK ALBUMS (Part 1)

[@TheProgCorner]

Prog is my favorite genre. It’s awesome. Yes, Genesis, ELP, Pink Floyd, King Crimson, Jethro Tull, Gentle Giant, Van Der Graaf Generator, Renaissance, Camel, etc. The best music ever recorded.

[@michaelkeudel8770]

and you probably never heard of these guys that have been around 20 years: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZyYaaRvjbaYhM0

[@boomstick1919]

@@michaelkeudel8770 thank you Michael. Holy crap - Mystery is amazing...I thought I knew prog! anyone else paying attention listen to these guys right now. Saga, Dream Theater, Marillion - all the elements are there.

[@michaelkeudel8770]

@@boomstick1919 I had the same reaction to this live show that I had with Genesis Seconds Out, within 10 minutes of listening, I was hooked.

[@boomstick1919]

@@michaelkeudel8770 Agreed. I reached out to a good friend who is also a progger and he's hooked too. I still cant believe after all the time I've spent scouring new prog I never came across Mystery. Thanks again. I feel bad because I'm Canadian!

[@michaelkeudel8770]

@@boomstick1919 lol, I live in Buffalo, only like around the block from Quebec. Used to go up to Canada to see Zeppelin and Genesis tribute bands all the time when I was younger. I have no idea how these guys have have remained hidden so long, with 8 studio albums.

[@micknordstrom2591]

Camel is always on my list! I always come back to them.

[@terrymiller111]

You made an EXCELLENT observation about prog rock catching on due to home hi-fi influences. Classical listeners and jazz listeners who had the disposable income already were into this, so it's no surprise to me that rock music with classical and jazz influences would join the party.

[@pbufitt]

What really started it was the arrival of stereo.

[@jamieholmes4675]

One of the best things about 70s Prog Rock has to be the incredible artwork on those album covers 👌....you can see why Vinyl was king especially with those wonderful gatefold sleeves .

[@l.t.w8985]

Tales of topographic and Relayer are the best

[@peteketners5939]

Not to mention the photo inserts, stickers, and those really cool posters that are collectible these days.

[@MauroBalbino001]

@@l.t.w8985 , everything from Roger Dean :-)

[@andysmith8902]

Yes, the Musical art hand in hand with Visual art. Example: EL&P - Brain Salad Surgery front cover.

[@joeblow2069]

Yes it is the whole experience.

[@geoffbaker4452]

Nice to see BJH getting some credit in the prog category.

[@peteketners5939]

I first started listening to Prog Rock when I was about fourteen. Bands like Jethro Tull, ELP, and King Crimson come into mind as being the first. I still liked pop music and rock n' roll, but this was special. A new and different way to see life and all its wonderful and mysterious ways that changed my consciousness. It lit a fire throughout me that will never change. Soon after I discovered Pink Floyd, Yes, and then finally Genesis - I was a goner! I was hooked! The two albums I listened to the most was Foxtrot and then Selling England by the Pound. So much so that I often drove my car to the foot of the Tucson Mountains (just behind where we lived), put the external speakers on the roof and laid myself out on the hood to take in the beauty and to dream. Keep up the reviews. I was amazed that I was not only agreeing with you, but at times knew which bands and what albums were next.

[@michaelkeudel8770]

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[@peteketners5939]

@@michaelkeudel8770 Thanks Mike! Never heard of this band before. Nice!

[@michaelkeudel8770]

@@peteketners5939 too damned good not to share, they shoehorn perfectly with the bands you listed. Don't know how the hell they fell under the radar being around for 20 years and 8 albums recorded.

[@zorankalina6100]

Yes...it was...and still is,something like feary tails for adults+... something near spiritual.Resolving some subconscious "issues". It was realy interesting....reviling...nice to listen. Still is👍🙂

[@davidatkinson-lifematters4826]

Love that. Sounds a great experience. Thanks!

[@andysmith8902]

The truth is, the whole world was full of excellent prog. rock bands in the 1970s from Japan to South America, and from South Africa to Sweden. Thousands of excellent albums born at that times all over the planet Earth. I was a teenager boy in the 1970s and I feel I am very lucky adult guy now. 👍

[@davidatkinson-lifematters4826]

So true. Lots of people have been recommending great prog bands from Italy (or course), France, Germany (Krautrock and beyond), and Scandinavia has produced many in more recent years. But, like you say, great bands all around the world.

[@Whit-mh9nt]

@@davidatkinson-lifematters4826 scandanavia has good stuff now..like within a decade of today there is really good stuff..kind of exceptional..though occasionally poisoned with 90s and noughties tropes, its not excessive, usually

[@Paul-by2nz]

1. Yes - Relayer 2. Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon 3. Kansas - Left Overture

[@serenitypeaceandcomfort3669]

Relayer is the one album in music that could not have been composed by a human. It truly led me to believe in God.

[@DarkStar-os9pv]

Just discovered your channel. My intro to prog came from my older brothers love of The Moody Blues and Procal Harum, and my sisters love of The Beatles White album and her purchase of Fragile. I heard "Roundabout", but the track that did me in was "Heart of the Sunrise". From there I found Tubular Bells and my album collection began to grow. At 16 years (1972) while most of my friends were saving for their first car, I saved $600 for my first component stereo. Late snowy winter evenings with Tales from Topographic Oceans (through my much beloved Koss headphones) were magical! Of course I discovered King Crimson, Tull, Genesis, Geenslade, and Tangerine Dream (starting with Phaedra).. The list is, as they say endless! So thanks for this wonderful trip down memory lane!

[@pamnorris8954]

I totally agree with your analysis of prog music. These musicians were serious musicians that were masters of their instruments and the complexity of the music takes a listener that is more bent toward classical music than straight up rock & roll. This music touches your soul and your spirit! I’ve seen Genesis, Yes, ELP, Kansas, in the 70s and Steve Hackett lately. Otherworldly experiences.

[@michaelkeudel8770]

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[@PetraKann]

ELO was better than ELP

[@tonicjack9823]

@@PetraKann That's very funny.

[@godbluffvdgg]

Still Life sets the bar for prog...The title track, La Rossa, Childlike Faith in Childhoods end has the most profound lyrics in the genre...But VDGG is to Prog what Sabbath is to metal...Godbluff, H to He, Pawn Hearts, et al. are all unsurpassed in the prog sound; overall...Every great prog band has their master works :)..I love that you have Lizard behind you...I of course subtract Yes or Genesis, they're basically in their own genre... The Lamb is the single greatest album ever produced by a musical group...I've spent decades absorbing every nuance of it...It's beauty from the opening of the Lamb to "It" moves me and I have to hear the entire album whenever I play it...:)

[@fscmedeiros]

What a find! Yours is the channel to end them all! Thank you very much indeed!

[@markmaxwell1013]

Great list and I really agree with you about Peter Hammill. He changed the way I view not only musical artists but all artists in any medium!

[@davidatkinson-lifematters4826]

Hammill here! kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGWnZq2eeZqLapo

[@leolopez_0728]

My Top 10 Prog bands: Yes, Genesis, ELP, Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd (sometimes called space rock), Gentle Giant, Tangerine Dream, Nektar, Camel (regretfully the only band I never saw live but enjoyed all the rest) and King Crimson of course. Of the Neo Prog I love: Marillion, Pallas, Arena, Fish, Sky, Glass Hammer, Porcupine Tree, IQ and UK of course. Never was into Peter Hammill & Van der Graaf but a special mention of Rush, Saga, Renaissance, PFM and Uriah Heep (heavy but some Prog). Nice review but there is so much more :-)

[@davidatkinson-lifematters4826]

There is! Prog is a bottomless pit!

[@pinkandersonsguitar7591]

And still there will be , What do you think?

[@paulandriessen489]

Yes your grootje!

[@Jon-uc6nw]

Screw Genesis

[@OutOnTheTiles]

Just subscribed! Great channel. Huge Genesis fan here. Everything from Trespass to Duke I absolutely love. Such a great band, and I really like the work Phil did after he took over the vocals. Spot the Pigeon is such a great ep that doesn’t get mentioned much. ✌️❤️🇨🇦 Ps Obscured by Clouds precedes Dark Side….and it’s incredible! Equal to Meddle in my opinion. Cheers

[@davidatkinson-lifematters4826]

You're right about 'Obscured'. 👍🏻 'Spot the Pigeon' was a great release. 'Inside and Out' is superb.

[@andreyakovleff4103]

Thank you David for your insight. Regarding prog, French bands Magma, and Moving Gelatine Plates, may deserve some mention, as well as Soft Machine, to my mind the "father" of prog rock. Happy that you mentioned Renaissance, I thought it was all forgotten - brilliant keyboard. Gentle Giant, yes, Camel, well, no. Cheers, Andre

[@garycooper2312]

Glad you're into Renaissance, one of the best bands I've ever seen live those were the days!

[@phillip0011]

Excellent reviews! Thank you so much for taking the time to make and post this superb video!

[@peteh7966]

If you can sit through the live version of Scheherazade without getting goosebumps - check your pulse!

[@stephenmolaro2031]

Atom Hart mother definite honorable mention, one of my favorite Pink Floyd records

[@simonjones8111]

I remain firmly rooted in Prog, something to do with In the Court of the Crimson King being released on my 15th birthday? Still listen to it, and many of your other mentions to this day. Finally, saw ELP twice, and even saw Gentle Giant and Barclay James Harvest as a student. Great days 👍

[@paulwolffart1251]

This is the first video I have watched of yours so I laughed so hard when you took off the hat/hair. Thank you for that!

[@davidatkinson-lifematters4826]

Ha ha! It's a trick I can only pull once!

[@seanhutchinson6722]

I saw Genesis, Yes, Supertramp, Barclay James Harvest, and Camel live in the 1970s. I saw Genesis and Yes twice, in 1973 and 1977, and they will always be a huge musical part of my life!

[@petegrusky2715]

So, I've seen Iron Maiden, when I was 12, on the best tour, they have ever done. You want a medal for it ? Besides those bands are boring compared to new prog bands.

[@recordmass6298]

The Italian prog scene has created some of the best ones, if not the best, as well. That's a whole different genre on it's own.

[@davidatkinson-lifematters4826]

PFM get a mention in my 'Part 2' video.

[@peterg.bassist]

Goblin, PFM, Pino Daniele Nero a Metà, are great examples of the Italian PROG.

[@MauroBalbino001]

Banco del Mutuo Soccorso, Errata Corrige, Museo Rosenbach, and many, many more else. Premiata were recorded also in English, paraded and marketed in U.S. That's why they are well known worldwide. But, trust me, they are only the point of the iceberg of Italian Prog. And there are the Brazilians too!

[@mrodifer]

Italian prog is a universe unto itself! Many great mentions here. Deserving of attention: Picchio dal Pozzo (almost Zappaesque, quite brilliant). Really, any prog-inclined listener would be enriched by taking a deep dive into the Italian Prog scene. Much treasure lurking there. On an irreverent note: would French prog be called "Frog Prog"?

[@andysmith8902]

The Italian prog rock scene was one of the greatest in the 1970s. I add to this list Alphataurus, Formula 3, Le Orme, Laser - Vita sul pianeta and so on …

[@ronniefarnsworth6465]

It's true, I'm 65' and was lucky to be born at the right time to have seen most every Classic Prog and Rock band many times from Boston, Ct to NYC some 120+ concerts from the 1970s -80s and lesser later on. Y-tube has made Prog more popular than Ever and I'm so happy to see younger people Loving the best Music and the "Very Best Musicians" there ever was !!!! Bands like Gentle Giant especially have never been more popular and the Top guys like Genesis w/Gabriel, Yes, King Crimson, Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, ELP will always be really popular but it's great to see bands like Nektar and Focus getting respect and their do know !! Weather it's based o Classical, conflict/war, Fantasy, Art, Space, folky etc !! ✌🎶🎸🎹🎻🎤🥁🎼

[@sciwiz57]

How do you ignore Thick as a Brick by Jethro Tull???

[@kratino]

Regarding ELP being "showy": This was the one and only keyboard-driven band. A keyboard is generally stationary. Keith Emerson talked about how he envied the guitarists for being mobile on stage, so he made it happen. Obviously, Palmer was showy, but he too was stuck in one place. You mention Lake didn't do much guitar work, and I don't agree with that. It wasn't a guitar band, but he played his lush acoustic ballads to slow things down in addition to searing lead work on epics like Tarkus and KE9. Lake was stationary and even sat on a stool at times for solo work when they played live, much like Fripp and Hackett. I take it you think Collins is the ultimate prog drummer, but I have to point out that Carl Palmer was recording songs like Tank when he was 20 years old. Buddy Rich praised him as a standout rock drummer, and he was influential to numerous prog drummers, by their own admission. You say they were good. Not your favorites, OK. But good? They were good? They could have played anything any other prog band did, but no other prog band could have duplicated what they did. The best keyboardist (let's hear your 10-minute-long improvisations and your jazz and blues and honky tonk and ragtime, Rick Wakeman); the most versatile, sexy, masculine voice; lightening fast bass and drums; orchestral percussion (gongs, timpani, tubular bells, wood blocks); and some of the most gorgeous acoustic pieces in music history. They were all virtuosos. Unmatched.

[@davidatkinson-lifematters4826]

I'm still buying ELP releases to this day. A bit too virtuoso for my liking - easy to admire, harder to love - but a fine band regardless.

[@kratino]

@@davidatkinson-lifematters4826 I don't know what it means to be too virtuoso. They're easy to admire and very easy to love for me. More interesting, mostly thrilling, mainly because there's less noodling and musical navel-gazing. Emerson had an excellent knack for knowing when to move on before he bored you.

[@MrFrostien]

Im 30 years old and I always avoided Prog Rock , I didnt like the 20 minute songs or the complex of the music so I kept listeing to hard rock, heavy metal or even pop, until early this year when I started listening to Genesis again (I grow up listeing to the pop era of the band from the 80s) but this time to one of my favorite songs of all time Robbery Assault and Battery I was so hooked to that song again that I was so curious on listening to the prog era of Genesis, later on I started listening to King Crimson and now Im a huge fan of the band, I was like "DEAR LORD I SPEND YEARS WITHOUT KNOWING ALL THIS WONDERS"

[@ramonruizgiono3873]

It's very nice to see someone almost as old as me with almost the same musical sensibility as me! 👍

[@CrimsumK]

Feeling proud to have alot of these albums. Thanks for your insight

[@loganreifsnider3182]

Starcastle is awesome. Fragile from YES is a must

[@Paulfarmer-en4vh]

Phaedra by tangerine dream. Listen to it. 21:05 listen to brain salad surgery. 27:17 lamb lies down on broadway. 33:49 the yes album.

[@unstrung65]

The best definition of Prog - Rock I've yet heard , from someone who loved that era and lived through it .

[@richardboettger6761]

I'm surprised that Renaissance got mentioned here as most people seem to have forgotten about them. BUT not even an honorable mention for Gentle Giant? From Octopus, through The Power and The Glory, through Freehand this band, speaking of individual musicianship, was incredible and unique.

[@davidatkinson-lifematters4826]

Mentioned in 'Part 2'. Warning: I'm not terribly complimentary, despite having their albums and seeing them live. Good band though. Never boring.

[@richardboettger6761]

​@@davidatkinson-lifematters4826 Let me guess, it has something to do with Derek Schulman's very recognizable and unique, but less than melodic approach to the vocals? If my assessment is correct I understand, but as a long time GG fan his style becomes part of the attraction to the bands overall personality.

[@MrTahuna333]

Agree that Trilogy is ELP's consistent best. Good call.

[@WooBino.]

yep, when it kicks in, it kicks in....lol

[@loganreifsnider3182]

Renaissance Ashes are burning is a brilliant album

[@Electricshrock]

Dream Theater, Marillion and UK notable for their absence.

[@therealtwiggyleaf]

Great overview, Old Chap! 😀

[@grahamallen9393]

Really enjoyable video , would be interesting to hear you talk about Italian Prog and Jazz fusion.

[@donlofting4268]

King Crimson without doubt ✌ Red indescribably brilliant even now.

[@grayjohn6332]

Jazz, folk and electronics were also massive influence on prog.

[@victormelton]

I see you have Smallcreep's Day back there, I'm a big fan of that album and it's a very underrated work, Rutherford's finest, if you ask me

[@paulatB2B]

Last time I looked out wasn't even on Spotify ... or was it Apple Music?

[@simonjones8111]

So right about having to listen! Heard Jethro Tull’s Aqualung first time, hated it 🤯. Two weeks later, I bought it and been listening to it ever since,and that was 1971!

[@marciopainhas5828]

Great show! Had not seen. The choices are the same as mine. Curious to see part 2. Greetings from Brazil!

[@bucephalas67]

More please I've had these conversations down the pubs in my home town since 81 keep it going

[@michaelkeudel8770]

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[@stephensimpson1613]

Very good review. I've loved prog almost as long as you but you've got a much broader experience; I'm definitely going to check out some of these suggestions, cheers. For me Yes's greatest album is Fragile which is superior in every way to The Yes Album. However, you've persuaded me to give Close to the Edge one more chance. I'm also going to try Supertramp and Barclay James Harvest. Thanks for the recommendations!

[@stephanevilleneuve9450]

Great list. Almost nobody had been forgotten. I agree with your choices. And you mentioned Renaissance! 🤩

[@denisbarry9436]

Awesome video. So glad to see many of my favorites and thank you for the new ideas for my playlist

[@annablackwood4900]

I love your reviews and have discovered a lot of great new music through them. I'd be interested in your opinion on the new album Last Chance by Red Baron Band which is the best album of 2023 for me so far. It's a band very much rooted in 70s hard rock. Will you be doing any reviews of any Red Baron Band albums?

[@davidatkinson-lifematters4826]

I don't know them Anna.

[@wolftree3948]

Now you can consider some more deeper dive shows on prog-sub genres, like Canterbury, jazz/rock, prog folk, space rock, etc.

[@davidatkinson-lifematters4826]

Perhaps! We'll see. Thanks for the feedback. 👍🏻

[@michaelkeudel8770]

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[@jhernangiraldo2380]

Thanks a lot for your wonderfull recomendations. Im agree with you in everything. You are very kind and your program is fully educational. This is trully culture. Thanks.

[@drdavidtodd2288]

Great video, thank you David. Agreed, Trilogy by ELP is outstanding.

[@renataorush2717]

Rush, Italian Bands, etc...

[@SuperNoodles14]

Thanks, I really enjoy your shows. Inspiring journey.

[@elliotwalton6159]

A great list with some pleasant surprises. Prog is a gift that keeps on giving. I like your iconoclastic choices (I never thought of Frankie as a prog band even though i loved the album!). I've got my listening for the morning lined up. got a ticket booked on Big Big train. I don't think you can go wrong with any of the classic albums by Renaissance (except the first, perhaps only because it's a different band). I'll be back for part 2!

[@TheAlbumReviewchannel]

Dave. A great video and collection of albums for newbies (and devotees) to experience top quality Prog Rock. All the best Dave✅✅

[@paulwelch1992]

Excellent video David with many of my favourite albums featured and a few I'm not that familiar with and need to check out. For anyone new to the genre this would be a great introduction. Keep the Prog flag flying high.

[@TheClann]

Brilliant video! reminded me of old prog records I used to play all the time way back like king crimson, and should revisit and introduced me to English electric I’d never heard of but just downloaded. Do you remember Twelfth Night? Thanks.

[@kevinrombouts3027]

Selling England by the Pound is the greatest prog album, greatest album of all time IMO.

[@givemeanearful]

Foxtrot is brilliant too. Supper's Ready never gets old.

[@michaelkeudel8770]

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[@RogueReplicant]

Oh ffs, stop being such a pathetic fanboy 👊

[@salvadorromeromolina3719]

FOXTROT AND TREPASS TOO

[@gabrielalbano1974]

I agree.

[@Ricardohomsy]

1 Hot Rats- zappa 2 Thick as a brick -tull 3 Bundles-Soft Machine 4Larks tongues in aspic-Crimson 5Close to the edge-Yes 6Physical Graffiti-Led 7Three Friends-Gentle Giant 8South Saturn Delta-Hendrix 9Meddle-Pink Floyd 10Third-Soft Machine 11Waka Jawaka-Zappa 12Are you experience-Hendrix 13 Heavy Horses-Tull 14In the court of the crimson-king-crimson 15Presence-Led 16Going for the one-Yes 17The soft Parade-the doors 18Construção-Chico 19O clube da esquina-Milton 20Alagbon close-Fela Kuti

[@Captain_Rhodes]

I think Parliament deserve a mention. They had prog elements but are often lazily classed as funk by people who dont pay enough attention. They had concept albums, complex arrangements, crazy solos, folk and classical influences all over the place. Nobody ever mentions them. Its a shame

[@darelvanderhoof6176]

Funkadelic as well.

[@Captain_Rhodes]

@@darelvanderhoof6176 yes. I consider them the same band so usually just mention one

[@aliensporebomb]

Maggot Brain! Mr. Hazel could play that guitar!

[@jamar959]

Been a fan of prog rock for decades. But you put it into perspective in ways I've never considered. "It's not rock & roll." So true! Cheers!

[@garypowell1540]

You are right to first define what Prog Rock is before proceeding as many people seem to use a very loose definition, especially Americans. Classical influences and arrangements being the most important and pervasive. However, it is also true to say that Prog Rock often borrows from other musical genres including Jazz, Folk, and R&B, but perhaps more notably Mysticism.

[@progbloke6655]

Excellent lineup ! Love the dig at Invisible Touch. Where Genesis were concerned, I tuned out after Abacab. (Still think And Then There Were Three is horribly underrated, though).

[@bencoates9000]

The first 4 without Peter were great, Trick of the Tail, And Then There Were Three, Wind and Wuthering, and Duke. After that....pop crap mostly in my opinion.

[@phillipburton8055]

Every type of music fills a need but prog as a whole has more structure and melody and paints a picture and story that no matter how many times you listen to it there’s always something different to find and it never gets boring or predictable,example- close to the edge, I have been listening to it since 1972 and it never disappoints.magic,god bless prog!!

[@davidatkinson-lifematters4826]

Indeed!

[@serenitypeaceandcomfort3669]

I think the Prog masters never became the drugs and crazy partiers like metal and pop bands is because they were well aware they'd never be able to perform their own complex, difficult arrangements if their heads weren't in the game. And in the 70s, the prog bands were very competitive. And the audiences couldnt really be fooled. Most kids today can easily play pop and rock songs. But pulling off prog takes great talent. Prog demands real sharp cognitive abilities. You really can't get away with constant partying and play your intense long solos. And it's a good thing they didn't because the great musicians that are still around are still playing at high levels. Jon Anderson can still sing as good as he did at 25!

[@patrickkelly9178]

Agree that Live at Carnegie is a wonderful album with the epic Ashes are Burning at its centre. However I disagree with not recommending an earlier studio album. Turn of the cards is quality all the way through and has a number of great tracks which are not on the live album

[@beatsbycimmino5370]

Should have gave Carl Palmer from ELP more respect. He’s the best drummer on any of these vinyl records sir. Phil Collin’s 😂 All great albums my friend! Nice job!

[@davidatkinson-lifematters4826]

This is probably really unfair, but even though I love ELP, I think their musicianship didn't always serve the song. I can certainly appreciate the viewpoint that they were occasionally self-indulgent.

[@billloughry6014]

Watched Prog Rock 1 & 2 last night, loved them. I found that I have many of the albums in my collection, including PFM. Two of my favorites not mentioned are String Driven Thing and Curved Air, both featuring violin. Keep up the good work.

[@michaelkeudel8770]

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[@robertl6591]

Just discovered this. Have to say I agree with almost every choice. Crime of the Century, Ommadawn, Ricochet and Phaedra, Barclay James Harvest Live (saw them 3 times), Selling England and The Lamb Lies Down (my favourite album ever!).

[@Isacjacobmaleh]

Why Prog Rock??? Because its the best music of all times!!!

[@davidatkinson-lifematters4826]

Could well be! I think once a person is hooked, they tend to dig deeper and stay with it forever, whilst much of pop and rock music have trends that burn bright and then quickly fade.

[@Isacjacobmaleh]

@@davidatkinson-lifematters4826 I agree!!!

[@jamieholmes4675]

I can't say that Prog Rock was really my thing because the first band that I ever got into was The Buzzcocks. So finally after all these years and with the help of your video I've got a few of those albums lined up on Spotify to have a good listen to 😊

[@davidatkinson-lifematters4826]

@@jamieholmes4675 Punk review coming soon!

[@jamieholmes4675]

@@davidatkinson-lifematters4826 I'm really looking forward to this one 👍

[@tramlad2]

David my hair was like that in the 70's, love prog bands, great musicians just loved the build up and drama with some prog bands, all before pro tools, no hiding place for these guys in the studio. Love your passion for great music

[@fcamiola]

PS....check out Cardiacs! The GREATEST band I've ever heard and they are originally from Kingston upon Thames! Tim Smith (RIP) was an absolute musicial genius, completely self-taught.

[@craigburgess7105]

Crime Of The Century is a fantastic album. A lady I worked with in the 90's, Jill, was the drummers girlfriend back in the 70's apparently.

[@williamburkholder769]

That about covers it. I was in high school and college from 1970 to 1977, so prog was very important to me! As operations manager of a small college radio station, I had access to all the albums of the day, so I and my cohorts on the air staff played them all. It was a great time to be alive if you were a musician or a music lover. New listeners would do well to give ANY of these albums a spin.

[@Shiveshpandey009]

Again...by this channel I got so much new music to listen...wow

[@kennethbenson2931]

I love the early Yes and Genesis but my favorite prog band was Rush - especially 2112 and Hemispheres. Then their last album, Clockwork Angels is quite solid as well.

[@michaelkeudel8770]

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[@TheRealJanKafka]

I used to like (maybe 'tolerate' is the better word) Rush but as I've grown older I've come to dislike them with a passion. Geddy Lee's voice grates on my ears to as great a degree as that of the intolerable Billy Corgan. In addition to that, the music of Rush simply does not speak to my soul. On the other hand, I like the music of King Crimson, early Yes, Gentle Giant, Gong, National Health, et al as much or more than I ever have.

[@wendellwiggins3776]

that's probably bc RUSH is more hardrock and metal. THey are less avante-garde and basically mainstream and commercial. And you're probably a bit younger than the original fans of the genre! Never liked RUSH or considered them pure Prog or as innovative, virtuoso, complex or orchestral based as true Progressive. Most Great Prog is less Rocky orientated

[@jornfox3545]

70's Rush is some of the best prog music ever.

[@wendellwiggins3776]

@@jornfox3545 LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL! If you think Prog is HardRock & Metalish with chalkboard Rock Vocals

[@MisterBrimm]

The two albums that I heard at age 15 that blew my whole world wide open and made me want to be a musician is Pink Floyd the Wall, and Genesis Lamb Lies Down on Broadway. Love what those albums did for me and my taste in music.

[@uckbee]

The first time I heard Genesis was one afternoon in the first week of January, 1974. KOME FM's Dana Jang, in introducing the song "The Musical Box," seemingly for the first time, proclaimed up front about Genesis that "this band is going to revolutionize rock." I guess the band did have an influence on many subsequently successful bands and artists, and it seems that every now and then one of them comes out and says so. Somewhat fascinating is Tony Banks' remark not long ago that "we were always under the radar," and I'd say I sensed something similar even during their commercial peak.

[@threestringsomg]

Oh just got into Moody Blues via a Bruce Dickenson interview....I think they have many admirable qualities.... for sure I'd say they are prog....Infact I'm pretty sure they inspired lots of great bands including King Crimson....and Iron maiden🤘🤘🤘....oh he also mentioned Van Der Graf Generator....getting into those guys too...

[@johnroberts9013]

Such an informative and endearing overview an excellent choices how about my beloved gentle giant? Octopus and freehand . My little brother Paul loved greenslade nice to include them

[@davidatkinson-lifematters4826]

Gentle Giant have a lot of love on here. I will be saying more about them soon. Thanks!

[@Prog-t9d]

The progressive bands were amazing in their writing and creative energy. Anyone listening to mostly Jazz should give Genesis and Crimson , Yes a listening.

[@randyevans5407]

Great video....although you did mention Transatlantic (which contains Neal Morse) Neal's band "Spock's Beard" is also another fabulous prog band (and all of Neal's solo and NMB prog things). Thanks again....prog on!

[@stevenbrown7048]

My dude. It is rock n roll. The rock rhythms are often there. Prog at its best still rocks! Rush rocks! Tull Rocks. Opeth Rocks! One more thing: Ian Anderson… not dull. Peter Gabriel…. not dull. Keith Emerson… not dull

[@davidatkinson-lifematters4826]

Not dull, at least in my view. But the music press critics? Different story.

[@stevenbrown7048]

@@davidatkinson-lifematters4826 oh! I misunderstood. Yes the critics parroted each other in unoriginal lockstep chasing fashion and hipness with a perverse purity.

[@timwolfers7880]

My favorite Genesis track is Back In NYC. Of course it has to be at 100 decibels or more. Larks Tongue in Aspic Part II for Crimson as well.

[@PeteCourtier]

Ive only flirted with prog ie pink floyd, rush, marillion and surprisingly dream theatre. Great video and I will definitely have a listen to your recommendations👍

[@larrylanberg3552]

I like the way you (with a guilty, mischevious grin) went right to The Yes Album & "Yours is No Disgrace" - as the next go-to for Yes. I know, I know, you tricked 'popular opinion' with that. (Duh, hey maaan what about Fragile, man?) Ha ha. But I absolutely agree. Outside of very early Deep Purple, who you overlooked or didn't categorize, "Yours is No Disgrace" is what first electrified me into Art Rock, now called Prog. Then it was into Genesis.

[@davidatkinson-lifematters4826]

'Fragile' always seemed disjointed to me. 'Roundabout' and 'Heart' are fantastic though. Deep Purple had their moments, I acknowledge. maybe them becoming monsters of rock makes it hard to acknowledge their undoubted prog chops?

[@MGKBOSTON]

Excellent summary of the genre. Well done!

[@bobmorr2892]

There's Pink Floyd ELP and Jethro Tull at the top and then there is the rest.

[@ProgJunkie]

Premiata Forneria Marconi Camel, Nektar, Jethro Tull, Wishbone Ashe, Captain Beyond, Caravan, Gentle Giant, Rush, Steamhammer, (Can, Amon Duul 2, if your gonna mention Tangerine Dream) Focus, just some worthy mentions. Prog got me into classical, like Maurice Ravel ‎- Bolero Is as Mother's Sky by Can

[@davidatkinson-lifematters4826]

See 'Part 2'. Some of those bands are covered. Thanks for watching.

[@doopum1]

I still have a hard time thinking of Renaissance as a prog band. I keep them in my folk section of my collection. I think they have more in common with Fairport Convention, Trees and Pentangle than they do with King Crimson, Yes, Genesis or Gentle Giant

[@richardsutton01]

I agree. Similar with Nick Drake. Prog in spirit but folk in execution.

[@fcamiola]

Great video...such a WIDE range to cover! Question: what turntable/cartridge do you own? I'm digging all the vinyl I'm seeing! Cheers

[@jcosta3863]

can anyone tell me,please,what is the album in the thumbnail

[@davidatkinson-lifematters4826]

I think it shows up early in the video.

[@Biffer5]

1.King Crimson.... 2.Early Yes.... 3.Gentle Giant..... 4.ELP I saw Gentle Giant opening for Renaissance in Boston just after "Freehand". Gentle Giant was so awesome I didn't even stay for Renaissance.

[@davidatkinson-lifematters4826]

Wow. That's a good night out....had you stayed for Renaissance!

[@mohamedfarouk824]

Very informative review 👌🏼 just need list of Lps mentioned please

[@dbassman27]

In addition to classical, modern jazz was also very influential in progressive rock (in fact, one could argue that in America, the prog bands were groups such as Mahavishnu Orchestra and Weather Report). I know Camel has been mentioned; glad to see them get recognition. If anyone is interested I can recommend so great Canadian prog groups.

[@andysmith8902]

Especially Christmas. Later Spirit of Christmas. 👍

[@Roman49837]

There’s a little unknown band from Canada with three hairy guys. I haven’t been able to listen to all their albums as I always seem to be in a rush.

[@dbassman27]

@@Roman49837 If you can't wait to hear those guys, try your radio and tune in some"FM".

[@СергейАдонис]

Thank you for the video. I love listening to the blues on cassettes. Tell me what happens to the sound when magnetizing, maybe adding some harmonics? Sergey. Ukraine.

[@dvvecchio7193]

Early wishbone ash albums surely considered prog rock

[@davidatkinson-lifematters4826]

I agree.

[@julianhasson1940]

I'm 20 years on, and I love prog. I can't go back.

[@rembeadgc]

Let's get to the most elemental aspects here. Music is an artform that expresses or communicates to the human soul/mind/heart. It addresses human emotions, memories, feelings and attitudes. It reflects hopes, desires, aspirations and/or vices. It stimulates and/or depresses with a lot of variation and nuance in between. Whatever is "in" the human being is communicated through music. Early "rock and roll", in general, communicated something fairly basic and straight forward. It basically communicated simple, less complex feelings, emotions and ideas. Portions of the youth generation (often more educated) of the 60's looked for more nuanced vehicles to communicate their feelings and ideas. Those who were trained in or otherwise exposed to musical forms which communicated more complex emotions and ideas (classical and jazz mainly) ventured to integrate those musical languages into the musical forms which were more a product of their generation. The musical product (Prog) was often more complex, varied and nuanced...like what they were and sought to express.

[@andysmith8902]

AGREED! 👍