In the Prog Seat: Our All-Time Favorite Desert Island Prog Albums (Part 1 of 2)

Join the In the Prog Seat crew as they discuss their favorite prog albums of all time/desert island discs. This is Part 1 of a 2 part series.
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[@seaoftranquilityprog]

Pete's Picks: 6) Rush-Moving Pictures 7) Kansas-Leftoverture 8)Return to Forever-Romantic Warrior 9) Mahavishnu Orchestra-The Inner Mounting Flame 10)Dream Theater-Scenes From a Memory Jon's Picks: 10. King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King 9. Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick 8. Rush - Hemispheres 7. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here 6. Steely Dan - Aja Chuck's Picks; The Complete In A Silent Way Sessions-Miles Davis 10 For Your Pleasure-Roxy Music 9 Between Nothingness & Eternity-Mahavisnu Orchestra 8 In A Glass House-Gentle Giant 7 Benefit-Jethro Tull 6 Luis' Picks: 10. Sleepytime Gorilla Museum - Grand Opening and Closing. 9. Univers Zero - Heresie 8. Dream theater - Scenes From a Memory. 7. Rush - Moving Pictures. 6. King Crimson - Live in Chicago 2017 Steven's Picks: 6. STEVEN WILSON - THE RAVEN THAT REFUSED TO SING (AND OTHER STORIES) - 2013 7. ELOY - OCEAN - 1977 8. ANGEL - ANGEL - 1975 9. SAGA - WORLD’S APART - 1981 10. LUNATIC SOUL - THROUGH SHADED WOODS - 2020 George's Picks: 10. Spiral Architect - A Sceptics Universe 9. Shawn Lane - Powers of Ten 8. Symphony X - The Divine Wings of Tragedy 7. Neural Code - s/t 6. Iceberg - Sentiments Rick's Picks: 10) Thick As A Brick - Jethro Tull (9) The Whirlwind - Transatlantic (8 Script for Jester's Tear-Marillion (7) The Similitude Of A Dream - The Neal Morse Band (6) Scene From A Memory - Dream Theater Eric's Picks; 10. Return to Forever - Romantic Warrior 9. Camel - The Snow Goose 8. Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Inner Mounting Flame 7. Kansas - Leftoverture 6. Yes - Close to the Edge Ken's Picks: Ken Golden 10 Ash Ra Tempel - same 9 Far Out - Nihojinn 8 Eloy - Silent Cries & Mighty Echoes 7 Genesis - Selling England By The Pound 6 Yes - Relayer Chad's Picks: 6. Bruford, "One of a Kind" 7. Genesis, "Trick of the Tail" 8. Gentle Giant, "The Power and the Glory" 9. King Crimson, "Red" 10. Anglagard, "Hybris"

[@oddbjrnbendiksen4771]

Thanks for the lists Pete. A suggestion for next time, it would be interesting to hear everybody in the panel top 3 or 5 non prog/fusion albums. Just a quick run throught at the end of the show.

[@georgelamie7001]

@@oddbjrnbendiksen4771 That was a whole show a couple months ago. Check the playlist for Guilty Pleasures episode

[@garyjoyce2160]

Thank you PETE. I look 👀 forward to these lists 👍💯

[@garyjoyce2160]

@@georgelamie7001 GEORGE already on first listen of KIKO/ guitar CUCA/ drums & THIAGO/ bass. NEURAL CODE thank you. Got a lot of homework with these lists 👍💯

[@georgelamie7001]

@@garyjoyce2160 Nice! Hope it went well.

[@archibaldsalyards926]

So love that you all continue to keep “the music ALIVE!!!” For all those artists that the majority has probably forgotten or never had the pleasure to even recognize! I’m 53 years old and been into music out of the womb. My father was the chairman of our symphony board. I was born into music appreciation. I can’t wait to purchase three new unknown to me albums!! Thank you all for you devotion to the art!!! Hats off to Pete Pardo in particular!!

[@jimhawkes]

Great show as always guys... this one is really tough, but here goes! 10. Van Der Graaf generator - The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other 9. Marillion - Script For A Jester's Tear 8. Gong - Flying Teapot 7. Pendragon - The Masquerade Overture 6. IQ - Subterranea

[@johnrigby1861]

01: Soft Machine - Third 02: Gentle Giant - Acquiring the taste 03: If - 3 04: Nucleus - We’ll talk about it later =5: Aranis - Made in Belgium & North Sea Radio Orchestra - I A Moon

[@stephennorris2524]

Such a difficult topic to pick just ten. 10. Rick Wakeman - Journey to the centre of the earth 9. Mike Oldfield - Ommadawn 8. Marillion - Script for a Jesters Tear 7. Dream Theater - Black Clouds and Silver linings 6. Arena - Peppers Ghost

[@johnhenfrey5936]

Once again an absolutely essential watch, big thanks to Pete and the gang.

[@ericporter344]

Thanks John

[@tedwatson1743]

1) Traffic-John Barleycorn Must Die 2) Supertramp-Crisi What Crisis 3) Anglagard-Hybris 4) King Crimson-In the Court of the Crimson King 5) Moody Blues-days of future Passed 6) Yes-relayer 7) Focus-Moving Waves 8) Yes- Fragile 9) ELP- Pictures at an Exhibition 10) Pink Floyd- Dark Side of the Moon

[@mvancha]

Great list, Ted. Traffic and Pink Floyd are not prog though, are they?

[@tedwatson1743]

@@mvancha Not 100% prog, but there is a lot of prog woven thru their music. Just like a lot of prog bands have a lot of non-prog in their albums too. I don't really think the definitions are totally strict. It's like a spectrum. Pink Floyd is a lot more prog than Traffic for sure , and Yes is a lot more prog than Floyd. Even early Genesis while a prog band I would consider a lot of their stuff to not really be prog at all. It's a mixture.

[@yuser314159]

In no particular order, list could change any day Yes - Close to the Edge ELP - ELP Rush - Moving Pictures Tull - Heavy Horses DT - Images & Words Genesis - Foxtrot BTBAM - Colors Haken - The Mountain King Crimson - Lark's tongues in aspic Gentle Giant - Octopus Anyways is I was stranded on a desert island with just 10 albums I'd be pretty pissed.

[@wolf1977]

Same here, that's why I'd instead compile my own fave tracks from fave albums to make up an "album" of great tunes

[@garyjoyce2160]

Damn good episode. Had a great flow . Makes a typical boring TUESDAY night, must SEE TV 📺. Keep it up 👍 GANG 💯

[@ericporter344]

Thanks Gary! Much appreciated

[@garyjoyce2160]

@@ericporter344 /. Well deserved Buddy. Enjoy day. Be well/

[@ericporter344]

@@garyjoyce2160 Thanks man, means a lot! You as well, stay warm, hopefully their snow predictions are wrong

[@carstenselberg1255]

10 : Saga . The Chapters Live 09: Citizen Cain: Serpents in Camouflage 08: Dream Theater: Scenes From A Memory 07: Flower Kings: Islands 06: Rush: Moving Pictures

[@powrnap]

1 The Yes Album, 2 Floyd - Animals, 3 Rush - Moving Pics, 4 Tull - Aqualung, 5 Genesis - Foxtrot, 6 Roxy - Siren, 7 ELO - Face The Music, 8 Kansas - Leftoverture, 9 Crimson - Red, 10 BOC - Imaginos

[@billschuster6680]

None of those made my top ten, but they are all stone cold classics. Excellent list.

[@zachary1966]

Again, very fun show, thanks! Today, my prog pics 10-6 looks like that: 10) Wigwam - Being (Nuclear Nightclub is very near though...) 9) Saga - Images at Twilight 8) Opeth - Sorceress 7) Jethro Tull - Songs from the Wood 6) Marillion - Misplaced Childhood

[@nolanbrody6234]

5) Gente Giant - In a Glass House 4) Rush - Grace Under Pressure 3) Pink Floyd - Animals 2) Genesis - Foxtrot 1) Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway

[@thebookdoc.writing.and.editing]

Interesting that you picked 'Animals' I'm sorta stuck between that and Dark Side...

[@ImprobableTodd]

Here’s my top ten in order: 1. Genesis - Selling England... 2. Peter Gabriel - Security; 3. Peter Hammill - The Silent Corner and the Empty Stage; 4. Steve Hillage - Fish Rising; 5. King Crimson - Court... 6. Gong - You; 7. Marillion - Clutching at Straws; 8. Yes - Close to the Edge; 9. Eno etc: - 801 Live; 10. ELP - Brain Salad Surgery. These picks were done in the true DID spirit of bringing a diverse range of sounds and emotive content. Knocking on the door: Tull, Porcupine Tree, Le Orme, Camel, Van der Graaf, Unitopia, Magic Pie, Caravan, Strawbs, and so many, many more!

[@adamsasso1]

You guys are all great! You always keep me on the edge of my prog seat!

[@ericporter344]

Thanks Adam, appreciate you watching!

[@juancho1002]

I can't wait for Part II, amazing picks all around as always My top 10 Prog/Fusion albums: 1. King Crimson - Larks' Tongues in Aspic 2. Pink Floyd - Animals 3. Mahavishnu Orchestra - Inner Mounting Flame 4. Van der Graaf Generator - Godbluff 5. Yes - Fragile 6. Soft Machine - Third 7. Miles Davis - In A Silent Way 8. The Mars Volta - Frances The Mute 9. Pat Metheny - Still Life (Talking) 10. Invisible - El Jardín de los Presentes

[@ericporter344]

Thanks! Nice picks

[@noohoozfurra]

You guys literally save lives...certainly mine, anyhoo. Brilliant chat...just brilliant...

[@BRO77TX]

Close To The Edge for me… All Day, Every Day… and twice on Sunday!!

[@columbo21b]

As a UK Prog fan of a certain age (69) I take my hat off to you guys for your knowledgeable reviews. Having seen most of the classic Prog bands of the early 70s, I marvel at your enthusiasm and considered opinions. Long may you reign!

[@stephanrasmussen1894]

Great show guys. This is probably the show with the most Music knowledge combined on the Channel.

[@jeffreyheise3377]

Prog, prog, prog. I love me some prog. I don't know as much about the genre as you guys, but I had a friend that was about ten years older than me. He would know almost every band you guys talk about. He was seeing those bands live when I was 7-8 years old. He had an awesome album collection, and turned me on to a lot. I'll have to give this some more thought. Might have ten by next week. What a great episode. Took me two days to watch it all. Loved every minute of it.

[@trevdowson5810]

Another great ''In the Prog Seat'' episode that's going to cost me money, thank you lads, plenty of variety, top notch music recommended by top notch ears.

[@ericporter344]

Thanks Trev, part 2 coming next!

[@geruto17760]

Thanks for your shoutout to ELOY. They truly deserve it. They've always stuck to their guns in spite of all adversity.

[@robertedwards590]

Can't wait for part 2

[@closetotheedge91]

Kind of just picked mine off the top of my head but that is the criteria in which I am choosing them, only studio albums 10. Chris Squire - Fish Out of Water 9. Van Der Graff Generator - Godbluff 8. Genesis - Selling England by the Pound 7. Marillion - Clutching at Straws 6. PFM - Photos of Ghosts 5. Dream Theater - Scenes From a Memory 4. Frank Zappa - One Size Fits All 3. Yes - Close to the Edge 2. King Crimson - Red 1. Gentle Giant - The Power and the Glory

[@thebookdoc.writing.and.editing]

Absolutely not enough people touching Zappa. I picked Roxy and Elsewhere.

[@AndiCat14]

I had to chuckle when you talked about chicks at King Crimson concerts. My boyfriend at the time took me to see them at Merriweather Post in Columbia, MD back in the 80s. Then we got to meet them in the hotel lobby afterward.

[@johnmichaelwilliams6694]

Apologies for taking several days to comment on this splendid episode of In The Prog Seat. Thanks to everyone - and what a group it is - for taking time to agonize over your lists and provide your All Time Favorite Desert Island Prog Albums (at least as of the date the episode was recorded). Looking forward to Part 2 of this episode and think will wait until then to make a list to post but many mentioned on this episode. Thanks again to all of you and special thanks to you, Pete, for posting the list of picks. This always allows me to enjoy everyone's presentations without being concerned of keeping a list or fast forwarding a second viewing to develop a list. Great show!

[@ericporter344]

Thanks John, look forward to seeing your list in the comments next week. Cheers!

[@kcewing1]

Thank you Pete for the written lists!!

[@minsterhill]

Perfect timing we all may need this handy in the coming days. UFF (unfucking fortunately)!!!!

[@progfrogian9226]

The face Ken did when Angel was pulled hahaha. Big thanks to Ken, George and Luis for their more obscure pulls :-)

[@eduardocalvo9631]

Epic albums. For Part 1, the key takeaways for me were Iceberg-Sentiments (courtesy of Señor Lamie) and Far Out - Nihonjin (courtesy of Señor Golden). Thanks guys for bringing them to my attention. Life on earth is that much nicer as a result.

[@agitation-free]

Always love Ken's non American/English picks. We need him on a top Krautrock or just top obscure picks video!!

[@lasercd7851]

BRING IT ON!

[@jimmypage2843]

SFAM is still my #1 album of all-time. Up until MP left, they were by far my favorite band. I saw them 75 times with him.

[@neilhinks5734]

6.. Passion Play , Jethro Tull 7..Animals,Pink Floyd 8.. Breathless.,Camel 9.. Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends..E L P 10.. Ricochet, Tangerine Dream

[@shyshift]

10.The Moody Blues:Days Of Future Passed 9.Happy The Man(s/t) 8.Frank Zappa:One Size Fits All 7.U.K:Ultimate Collection Box 6.Gentle Giant:Unburied Treasure

[@billschuster6680]

Thanks Rand. Glad I'm not the only one counting Days of Future Passed as a prog album.

[@MauriceHotblack]

Jethro Tull - A Passion Play Gentle Giant - Freehand Steve Hillage - Green Genesis - Nursery Cryme Steve Wilson - Hand. Cannot. Erase Those five were pretty easy to decide. The next five are going to be really difficult.

[@robertadams998]

Absolutely nothing wrong with liking Angel.Saw them live in 1979 at the old Richfield Coliseum outside of Cleveland. Great show with cool special effects of them appearing out of nowhere in tubes and a talking hologram.

[@purplesabbath]

GREAT SHOW 👍👍

[@rael2099]

In no particular order with 4 honourable mentions: 1. Genesis - The Lamb 2. Camel - Raindances 3. Van Der Graaf Generator - Godbluff 4. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the moon 5. King Crimson - Starless and Bible Black 6. Yes - Going for the one 7. Jethro Tull - Thick as a brick 8. Gentle Giant - Free Hand 9. ELP - Brain Salad Surgery 10. Marillion - Fugazi 11. Vangelis - Albedo 0.39 12. Tool - Lateralus 13. Rush - Hemispheres 14. The Alan Parsons Project - Turn of a friendly card

[@glenfinston704]

Great show guys! I just picked up the 2017 Chicago KC Live per Luis and it’s incredible! Wow, they changed Indiscipline to add a vocal melody instead of the Belew spoken words, what an awesome surprise!

[@lahloonatic]

It was unreal hearing it live. Cheers!

[@alexhamilton4084]

I saw Marillion at Reading festival in 1982 doing the songs from Script for a Jesters Tear. I was blown away. They had such an impact that they were back in 1983 and played just before the headline act Black Sabbath, featuring Ian Gillan on vocals. Highlight of the set for me was Grendel. Also on the list was Pallas, Pendragon, Solstice, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Twelfth Night and Thin Lizzy. What a weekend! 😃

[@davidhajek1506]

10. Yes: Relayer 9. IQ: The Road Of Bones 8. Rush: Test For Echo 7. Porcupine Tree: Deadwing 6. Peter Gabriel: Us

[@marksimpson4258]

Good show.... Again!

[@breakaleg10]

A list as I come to think of them Moonmadness - Camel Free Hand - Gentle Giant Fragile - Yes Selling England By The Pound - Genesis Recycled - Nektar Red - King Crimson Red Queen To Gryphon Three - Gryphon Song For America - Kansas A Farewell To Kings - Rush Day For Night - Spock's Beard

[@marksmusicobsession]

I love these type episodes. If I can discover one new album from them that I enjoy it’s a big bonus. This episode did just that. I am currently enjoying the hell out of the Neural Code album that was discussed that nobody seemed to be familiar with. Excellent playing and very enjoyable so far, Check it out if you can. I am streaming it via Tidal. Thank you George!

[@ericporter344]

George knows his fusion

[@billschuster6680]

I'm not currently into much of the metal and fusion stuff George typically talks about, but I do appreciate his knowledge and enjoy hearing his comments. When I am ready to explore those roads, I know where to go.

[@georgelamie7001]

yw, BBB!

[@katesjanice]

I LOVE Prog!! Thanks guys. I'd have to take all 10 of you to the island with me. Then I'd have 110 to listen to. (Oh. And each of you has to bring a case of his favorite beer. I'll not forget the bottle opener.). 🍺

[@ericporter344]

10 albums and Juice Bomb... 👍

[@katesjanice]

Eric. Oh yeah, a delicious IPA! And I'll bring my favorite West Coast IPA from Belching Beaver Brewery. We can also bring our beloved dogs...but no cats. (Sorry feline lovers.)

[@beetlebum7760]

Not a big prog fan, so I'm glad Roxy Music is considered prog by you, which settles my number one and two next week. For this week, here are my positions 6 to 10: 6. DREAM THEATER - When Dream And Day Unite (their best song collection by far, with the best singer they ever had) 7. RUSH - Grace Under Preassure (my second favorite Rush album, the 80s being my fave Rush era by miles) 8. OPETH - Sorceress (I prefer the non-death metal vocal era, this is my favorite Opeth album) 9. KING CRIMSON - In The Court Of The Crimson King (my favorite prog rock band of the pioneers, actually the only one I want to listen to on a regular basis) 10. KING CRIMSON - Red

[@maddysmith8846]

Not sure I agree with Ken about The Raven That Refused To Sing being Steven Wilson’s last great album because I think Hand. Cannot. Erase is a beautiful and moving modern prog classic. 10 - Relayer. 9 - Brain Salad Surgery 8 - Thick As A Brick 7 - Hemispheres 6 - Hejira. Six might seem an odd prog choice, but it’s a unique album in Joni’s canon and has the jazz inflections including Jaco and I think it’s progressive and her best. My top 5 and some honourable mentions next show, looking forward!

[@ericporter344]

👍 nice list

[@maddysmith8846]

Thank you!

[@lasercd7851]

Hand didn’t move me at all. Sorry. 🥲

[@nectarinedreams7208]

Hand. Cannot. Erase is a masterpiece, every bit as good as Raven and just about as progressive.

[@knightvisioniixv]

Great topic, everyone. Was never quite settled on my Top 10, but I do have a Top 5; That list was actually very immediate and clear as day, so I will post those in the upcoming part next week. Fantastic picks from all. Luis had me cracking up when he made his Dream Theater pick. I, too, prefer SFAM most from their catalogue, and while The Astonishing has its fans, the album never did much for me outside of a few songs.

[@acknowledgingourdiscontent]

Hm, why not! Consider this half of a top ten favourites. 10: Yeti - Amon Duul II 9: The World of Genius Hans - Moving Gelatine Plates 8: Unrest - Henry Cow 7: Octopus - Gentle Giant 6: Uncle Meat - The Mothers of Invention Some of these might be considered debatably 'prog', and so those (if any) can be replaced with any of the following... 15: Crossings - Herbie Hancock 14: You - Gong 13: Red Queen to Gryphon Three - Gryphon 12: The Least We Can Do Is Wave To Each Other - VDGG 11: The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway - Genesis Thank you for a most enjoyable program!

[@ericporter344]

Thanks for watching and sharing your picks

[@frankschneller2627]

Not being a true Prog Fan, I also loved this episode. You guys make it so much fun. I love (your) passion for music, your - in a very positive meaning - nerdyness (is that a word at all? I am german and english is not my 'native tongue'). So entertaining, so fun. A nice distraction from the hard times, we're going through. Music is a healer, right? So, again, not being a prog- fan or an expert , here would be my choices (the Fusion aspect helps me a little bit ...) - and I already go for ten: Return to Forever - Romantic Warrior Marillion - Fugazi Rush - Moving Pictures Colloseum - Live Jethro Tull - Thick as a brick Mahavisnu Orchestra - Between Nothingness & Eternity Camel - A Live Record Santana & McLaughlin - Love Devotion Surrender Kansas - Leftoverture Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery I LOVE Steely Dan, Pink Floyd and Saga (until Behaviour), as well as Miles Davis, but I would leave them out of my personal Prog-Genre, outherwise they alone would fill up the list. I like Genesis, but they did not make it on that list somehow. Sorry: The classics, Yes, King Crimson and Zappa - I only like sequences. If at all (which obviously disqualifies me as a Prog Listener, right?). Thanks for introducing me to some new material and bands. For example: Iceberg - cool! Cheers from Hamburg, Germany. Looking forward to Part II.

[@ericporter344]

Great list Frank, and yes nerdyness applies!

[@td4049]

10. Rush - Caress of Steel 9. Kansas - Song for America 8. Yes - The Yes Album 7. Genesis - A Trick of The Tail 6. IQ - The Road of Bones Honorable mention: Lifesigns Altitude. I am really enjoying this album! Not bad for a 2021 release!

[@mikep9377]

Not sure what the rules were, but I kept it to studio albums (I could easily have picked multiple live albums) and one album per band: 10. Mahavishnu Orchestra - Inner Mounting Flame 9. Dream Theater - Metropolis 2: Scenes from a Memory 8. Porcupine Tree - In Absentia 7. Tool - Lateralus 6. Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick Like you guys said though - my list could change on a weekly basis. To be continued…

[@DonHornsby]

What a great episode. Can't wait until next week!

[@paulmortimer4131]

My albums on a desert island part 1 10 supertramp. Breakfast in America 🇺🇸 9 marathon mark Kelly debut 8 frost day and age 7 Tangerine Dream Encore live in USA 🇺🇸 6 Mike Oldfield. Tubular bells 🔔 Never tired of this album’s

[@archibaldsalyards926]

I would love to have some PROG albums on my deserted island, but I’d also have to include the other genres… there’d have to be some classical, some metal, some folk… and probably some pop. You’ve all got me thinking about what my island experience would look like!!! ??

[@raulcardenas8115]

My list would have at number 2, A Tab in the Ocean by Nektar, and at number 1, Heavy Horses by JethronTull

[@bernhardkaiser9567]

I love heavy hordes, especially the title track

[@elfensteen5222]

That "Far Out" album Ken talks about is a fantastic album one to have everywhere you go ( far out )

[@user-nh9pj6bn5u]

Great show lads - sorry it took me two years to catch up with it. My Desert Island Prog/Fusion Top Ten, in no particular order: Van der Graaf Generator - Still Life Yes - Close To The Edge Genesis - Selling England By The Pound Caravan - Caravan Weather Report - Sweetnighter Jethro Tull - Benefit Hatfield and the North - The Rotters' Club National Health - Of Queues and Cures Peter Hammill - In Camera Barclay James Harvest - Octoberon Nothing later than 1978! Not that I haven't got loads of more recent favourites, but these are the Desert Island choices.

[@gemini2012100]

1. Jethro Tull: Thick as a Brick 2. Yes: Close to the Edge 3. Dream Theater: Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory 4. Genesis: Foxtrot 5. Supertramp: Crime of the Century 6. Spiro Gyra: Morning Dance 7. Rush: Clockwork Angels 8. Dream Theater: Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory 9. Procol Harum: Shine on Brightly 10. Renaissance: Scheherazade and Other Stories

[@EternalChampion435]

I'd love to be a part of part 2!

[@chrisflood9205]

Now that I know uk connection is on every Saturday I’ll watch every Sunday morning

[@jmacallar]

Great discussion guys….if I was heading off to desert island today I’d probably take Strawbs “Hero and Heroine”, VDGG “Stilllife”, Camel “Moonmadness”, Nektar “Down to Earth”, and Yes “Drama”……but of course, like you lads say, the list is always due to change….keep up the good work!

[@bernhardkaiser9567]

Very nice list there :)

[@oskarklang8616]

Tull-Thick as a Brick Amon Duul II- Yeti Pink Floyd-Meddle Hawkwind-Space Ritual Yes-The Yes album Rush-Hemispheres King Crimson-LTIA Can-Future Days Faust-IV Neu! 75

[@stevefletcher6163]

Still new to the prog game as I've only listened to most of this since the pandemic so without that history and attachments my favourite albums are usually different to long time listeners . 10 Genesis Wind and wuthering 9 Dream Theater Falling into infinity 8 Transatlantic Kaleidoscope 7 Threshold Legends of the shires 6 Arena The Unquiet sky 5 Spocks Beard The Oblivion particle The sharp eyed may notice I've done 10-5, that's so next week I can do 1-5 and sneak an extra album onto my island, and nobody will be any wiser.

[@ericporter344]

There are definitely others I'd like to sneak on with me

[@johnw706]

6 : Supertramp : Crime of the Century 7 : King Crimson : In the Court of the Crimson King 8 : The Strawbs : Here & Heroine 9 : Camel : Moonmadness 10 : Kansas : Leftoverture Cheers !

[@carlpeterson8182]

I could have picked all Rush but there are a few other bands such as Yes in which I could pick more than one. I picked two for #10. I could not choose which one to remove from the list. 1) rush- Moving Pictures 2) Yes- Yes Album 3) Dream theater- Metropolis pt 2- Scene from a Memory 4) Spock's Beard- Snow 5) Porcupine Tree- Fear of a Blank Planet 6) Genesis - Foxtrot 7) Tool Lateralus 8) Iron Maiden- Seventh Son of a Seventh Son 9) Camel - Mirage 10) Kim Crimson Red OR Kansas - Masque

[@SkeltonKnaggsLives]

10. Van der Graaf Generator -- Pawn Hearts (1971) 9. The Tea Party -- Transmission (1997) 8. Ape Machine -- Mangled By The Machine (2013) 7. Yes -- Tormato (1978) 6. Riff Raff -- Original Man (1974) Thanks, Pete and guests. Looking forward to part two.

[@trufflecappuccino]

TORMATO😮

[@RobGretsinger]

@Bookhouse Boy Absolutely!

[@trufflecappuccino]

@Bookhouse Boy you must be a dozen persons who think so :)

[@pauld7043]

Chad, Thanks again for Nearfest!

[@ericporter344]

Amen to that!

[@tanis7050]

10 - Eloy - Ocean 09 - Camel - Moonmadness 08 - Jethro Tull - A Passion Play 07 - Steven Wilson - Hand. Cannot. Erase. 06 - King Crimson - Red

[@WarhawkBeyond2040]

6. UK 7. Asia: Aura 8. Riverside: Out Of Myself 9. Porcupine Tree: The Incident 10. Steve Hackett: Spectral Mornings

[@unchattytwit]

George and Luis picking some left/right of centre albums - interesting but hey, that's prog'n'roll ! My initial five: King Crimson - Starless and Bible Black; VDGG - Godbluff; Yes - The Yes Album; Rush - Permanent Waves ; Genesis - Foxtrot. No choices matching mine - possibly in part two.

[@Norshammar72]

This will probably change within an hour but….😀 10 Hatfield And The North: Hatfield And The North 9 Steve Hackett: Spectral Mornings 8 Gentle Giant: Free Hand 7 Van Der Graaf Generator: Pawn Hearts 6 Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here

[@LeatherRebel75]

In no particular order Pain of Salvation - Remedy Lane Dream Theater - Images and Words Jethro Tull - Aqualung Yes - Fragile King Crimson - Court of the Crimson King Genesis - Foxtrot Porcupine Tree - In Absentia (tie) Rush - Permanent Waves and Moving Pictures Pink Floyd - Animals Queensryche - Operation: Mindcrime

[@RickNBacker]

Yeah Steven, love that ANGEL pick!!

[@jason-budney7624]

Another fantastic Prog Seat show, and what a topic! I could easily load up my list with 70's prog/fusion, but there is so much good modern prog and prog metal that can't be ignored Have a nice variety of sounds and styles is always a good thin in my book. My 6-10 picks (not in any order) are: Dream Theater - Metropolis, Pt.2: Scenes From a Memory Wobbler - Dwellers of the Deep Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Inner Mounting Flame ELP -Trilogy Genesis - Foxtrot

[@ericporter344]

Great pics Jason

[@jason-budney7624]

@@ericporter344 thanks!

[@wolf1977]

Same here, my "dream" desert island prog playlist is heavily skewed toward the 70's. I have about 2,600 fave tracks to draw on for that decade alone...No ELP or DT in mine though, and Mahavishnu even though a personal fave is out due to being fusion...

[@jason-budney7624]

@@wolf1977 I wouldn’t of included Mahavishnu either, but it was included along with other fusion albums. It actually makes it even tougher to pick 10 albums

[@wolf1977]

@@jason-budney7624 Indeed, already tough enough w/o lumping in some fusion albums!

[@fw72]

Fates Warning - No Exit Tull - Minstrel in the Gallery Rush - 2112 Queensryche - Mindcrime King Crimson - Red Cardiacs - Whole World Window Spocks Beard - The Light DT - Scenes Gong - Angels Egg Flower Kings - Paradox Hotel

[@fw72]

Whelp, realized I forgot Foxtrot. Take out the Gong and put in Foxtrot. Also, realized I forgot anything from Gentle Giant... Can I have 2 desert islands?

[@terryjohnson5275]

I started getting a brain melt when trying to deide what to include and whta not to, so I've just had to lsut the first ten that came to mind and then put them in order so 1- Yes - Tales from Topographic Oceans 2- ELP - Brain Salad Surgery 3- Return to Forever - Romantic Warrior 4- Chris Squire - Fish out of Water 5- Jethro Tull - Bursting Out 6- Styx - Pieces of eight 7 - Kansas - Kansas 8 - Camel - Rain Dances 9 - Focus - Focus 3 10 - King Crimson - In the court of the crimson King Interestingly no Rush - though they'd be at 11 or joint 10 with A Farewell to Kings. One thing this exercise did though was confirm for me my favourite fusion album, and I was surprised at how high it came, though Mahavishnu Orchestra with Birds of Fire would sit just outside the ten as would Ponty's Enigmatic Ocean and Santana's Moonflower - though that's a 50/50 fusion/hard rock album. The list would get even harder if it included Hard and heavyrock/metal.

[@Wayner71]

"The Inner Mounting Flame' is an album for the ages. It improves on listening and never disappoints. It also attaches itself to memories.

[@rpmfla]

My off the top of my head without overthinking it list: Jethro Tull- Living in the Past, Thick as a Brick, A Passion Play Genesis- Lamb Lies Down on Broadway King Crimson- Discipline Brian Eno, David Byrne- My Life in the Bush of Ghosts Supertramp- Even in the Quietest Moments Yes- Relayer Pink Floyd- Dark Side of the Moon Alan Parson's Project- Tales of Mystery and Imagination

[@einarassipavicius1991]

It's very difficult. I always have some sort of 'best of the best' list in my head, but I never counted, how many albums show up in that list. And it's too many! So I had to reconsider some albums. The final result is: 11. (honorable mention) Peter Hammill - In Camera. It's a very important album to me, I couldn't resist to mention that. Just because The Comet, The Course, The Tail is my favorite lyric of all time, and Gog, No More The Sub-Mariner and Faint Heart And The Sermon are all incredible tracks. Magog musique concrete moment is the only reason I leave this behind top10. 10. Arthur Brown's Kingdom Come - Journey. It's a revolutionary album, it's a pity Kingdom Come never got famous. Spacy, haunting, eclectic... and Arthur Brown vocally is at his best. 9. Supertramp - Crime of the Century. This one has the best closer ever, the title song. Rudy is also one of my favourite all time songs. School, Bloody Well Right, Asylum - incredible. If only Dreamer wasn't in the album, it would be even higher. 8. U.K. debut album. It's been only a couple of years since this album 'clicked' for me. I always thought this was a great album but I wasn't a big side one fan. And at some moment In The Dead of Night / By The Light of Day / Presto Vivace saga just elevated to the higher level and now the whole album is close to perfect for me. And this line-up (Bruford, Holdsworth, Jobson, Wetton) might the best ever prog line-up. 7. Rush - Moving Pictures. No need to comment on this one. Only one thing - Vital Signs is my favourite Rush track, very underrated. 6. Gentle Giant - In a Glass House. Fantastic. I have a soft spot for Way of Life, but I consider title track the greatest thing they've ever done. The Runaway and Experience are also excellent. and I leave top5 for the next time.

[@tmc1054]

Hi Pete, Could you please list everyone's picks as there is so much great stuff here? Hugely appreciate the show, this really has become essential viewing. 10. Promised Land. Queensryche 9. Second life syndrome. Riverside 8. Weather systems. Anathema 7. Amused to death. Roger Waters joint 6. Scenes from a memory. Dream Theater and The Wall. Pink Floyd (had to pull a Catino) 5. Moving pictures. Rush 4. Hemispheres. Rush 3. Operation Mindcrime. Queensryche 2. Dark side of the moon. Pink Floyd. 1. Wish you were here. Pink Floyd

[@ericporter344]

Pete will add the picks in the comments, check back soon. Thanks for watching!

[@tmc1054]

@@ericporter344 Well done on carrying the burden of going last.

[@seaoftranquilityprog]

they have been listed above as of this morning.

[@RickNBacker]

1. Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick 2. Yes - Relayer 3. Rush - Hemispheres 4. Ad Infinitum - s/t 5. Transatlantic - The Absolute Universe 6. Symphony X - The Odyssey 7. Angel - s/t 8. IQ - Frequency 9. - Horslips - The Book of Invasions 10 - Echolyn - Mei

[@jydymyyyr9630]

I got the Steely Dan Aja album as an "album of the month" music club selection... probably never would have bought it but forgot to send the form in rejecting the album. Didn't think it rocked enough for me at the time, but now 40+ years later it's one of my favs.

[@wolf1977]

Always my pick for best album ever all-around

[@BonafonteLeonardo]

1. Islands - King Crimson 2. Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd 3. The Power and the Glory - Gentle Giant 4. Minstrel in the Gallery - Jethro Tull 5. Foxtrot - Genesis 6. Close to the Edge - Yes 7. Remember the Future - Nektar 8. Even in the Quietest Moment - Supertramp 9. Red - King Crimson 10. Moving Pictures - Rush

[@billschuster6680]

Just gonna throw my whole ten out there. My criteria were to include only single studio albums, one per artist. These are all perfect to my ears. Apparently, I am fairly basic, as 7 of my albums are in the top 55 at ProgArchives. Chronological order: Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed, King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King, Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon, Supertramp - Crime of the Century, Renaissance - Song of Scheherazade, Genesis - A Trick of the Tail, Rush - A Farewell to Kings, Magenta - Seven, Izz - My River Flows, Steven Wilson - The Raven That Refused to Sing. The Floyd and Rush picks were especially hard, as there were multiple contenders. Honorable mentions to Nektar - Remember the Future, Yes - Fragile, Jethro Tull - Aqualung, Spock's Beard - The Kindness of Strangers, Marillion - This Strange Engine, Pain of Salvation - Remedy Lane, Ephemeral Sun - Broken Door, Sonus Umbra - Digging For Zeros (Sucking up to Luis Nasser here...ok, not really, it's a killer album), RPWL - World Through Our Eyes, IQ - Dark Matter, Echolyn - Echolyn (2012), Beardfish - Sleeping in Traffic part 2, Bent Knee - Say So, Erik Norlander - Music Machine. I could go on and on, but couldn't we all? Even though I am in my fifties, I am still discovering the catelogues of many classic artists. A year from now, Gentle Giant, ELP, Van Der Graaf Generator, among others, might make the list.

[@ericporter344]

Thanks for sharing Bill

[@billschuster6680]

Eric, thank you for being so active in the comments and for being so open to discovering new music. It is noticed.

[@ericporter344]

@@billschuster6680 appreciate that Bill, really enjoy reading through everyone's thoughts/comments after the shows!

[@billschuster6680]

Ahhhhggghhh... forgot an important honorable mention. This is too close to a Pink Floyd album, so I disqualified it: Roger Waters - The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking. People often claim this is a tuneless mess that all runs together unmemorabley, but I believe they are thinking of The Division Bell... 🤪

[@antonysandersonfromenglandshef]

I like what you saying on this you are great bunch of lads I'm maen that Antony Sanderson from England South Yorkshire Sheffield UK

[@ron6927]

Great show. My 10 to 6 would be - 10 Return To Forever - Romantic Warrior (hadn't even heard of this until George brought it up last week. What an album) 9 - Alan Parson's Project - Pyramid 8 - Dick Heckstall Smith - A Story Ended 7 - Utopia - Ra 6 - Kate Bush - Aerial

[@lazarossamaras4427]

I have decided on the premise of the albums that I would miss most if I didn't listen to them again. 1. Pink Floyd - The dark side of the moon 2. Pink Floyd - Wish you were here 3. Genesis - A trick of the tail 4. Jethro Tull - Thick as a brick 5. Dream Theater - Images and words 6. Camel - Moonmadness 7. Rush - Moving pictures 8. Transatlantic - Smpte 9. Spock's Beard - V 10. Marillion - Seasons end

[@tmc1054]

Cannot argue with some of these choices.

[@daxtear]

Well I'm going with all 10 rn bcus when the next episode comes out I'll have changed my mind, but these are currently my 10 favorite and irreplacable prog albums in no particular order: -Saga - Saga - My favorite Saga by a bit, their only album I really love every song on -Yes - Drama - Same deal as above, not a huuge Yes fan generally, but this album is my big exception -Rush - Hemispheres - the obvious pick -Nektar - Recycled - for me a big outlier in the Nektar catalog and by far my favorite -Magnum - Kingdom Of Madness - occasionally my favorite album of all time from one of my favorite bands -Gentle Giant - Three Friends - a recent favorite, this albums just refuses to show any weakness -Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down - same as Kingdom Of Madness -Birth Control - Hoodoo Man - not too proggy, but one of my favorite bands and albums and if I'm not able to pick heep here, I'll pick Birth Control -Kansas - Kansas - An album with endless energy -Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells - I generally like it bombastic and pompous, but this album is a nice break from that

[@OMW66]

Hi! Great topic again. I have to go for albums that’s special to me. Stuff that means something more than just the music alone. So… Desert island picks for today: 10. Yes - «Drama» 9. Opeth - «Blackwater Park» 8. Chad Wackerman - «Forty Reasons» 7. Rush - «A Farewell to Kings 6. The Mars Volta - «Frances the Mute» …to be continued

[@harizonflamingice3167]

Great choices! Always happy to see Frances the Mute get some love. I almost see A Farewell to Kings and Hemispheres as two parts of one whole, and it's hard to argue with Blackwater Park or Drama (I need to try Chad Wackerman, though)

[@rocioiribe5841]

I got Frances the Mute my senior year in high school b/c they kept playing The Widow on the radio and immediately after listening, hated it. Gave it to a friend of mine who to this day thanks me for introducing me to one of his favorite albums. I did not get it at all but I wasn't listening to that kind of music yet. 😂

[@OMW66]

@@harizonflamingice3167 Thanks. Agree about Rush.

[@aidenswords5809]

Simetimes its hard to seperate prog from hard rock prog but all genres included 10. Aqualung 9. Hounds of love, (Kate bush) 8. The snow goose (Camel) 7. Hemispheres (Rush) 6. Script for jesters tear (Marillion)

[@neuroisis85]

10. Between the Buried and Me - Colors 9. Amon Duul II - Yeti 8. Neurosis - A Sun That Never Sets 7. Pink Floyd - Animals 6. Opeth - Ghost Reveries 5. Can - Tago Mago 4. Enslaved - Vertebrae 3. Genesis - Nursery Cryme 2. King Crimson - Larks Tongues in Aspic 1. Isis - Panopticon

[@NelsonMontana1234]

I was front center during the "Beyond Nothingness" concerts. (In Central Park). Two nights of mind blowing intensity that is indescribable. You had to be there. Not that loud at all. Just right.

[@carlsalazar4490]

I know it’s off topic, but it would be interesting to see a break down of the demographics of we’re most of your viewers are from. I’m not sure if the analytics would have this kind of information. It would be interesting to know which area’s have the most interest in music.

[@katesjanice]

I'm crazy about King Crimson, and I'm 100% woman!

[@maddysmith8846]

Love to hear what else too.

[@katesjanice]

@@maddysmith8846 Well, my favorite prog band, by far, is Kansas. The primary songwriter & lead guitarist, Kerry Livgren, is known as "The Maestro" for good reason. Everything they released in the 70s was perfection. I also love Peter Gabriel-era Genesis, Marillion, Yes, Alan Parsons Project, Proto-Kaw, Pink Floyd and Jethro Tull. I could go on, but listening to those well-known bands would be a great start. Pete Pardo would be a much more knowledgeable person to ask, particularly concerning less well-known bands. But thanks for asking Maddy. Enjoy!

[@maddysmith8846]

@@katesjanice Thank you for sharing! I’m a big fan of Song for America and Absence of Presence was a real surprise in 2020, i’m guessing you have seen them live. These are all great bands, it’s great to find more women into prog and rock, much as I love SOT, it is a boy’s fest. However, I don’t know Proto-Kaw at all and must check them out. Xx

[@katesjanice]

@@maddysmith8846 You're welcome. Yes, I saw Kansas every year from 1974 to 1982. What an amazing live band!! Proto-Kaw is a band led by Kerry Livgren. In the late 60s & early 70s there were 2 bands named Kansas, both led by Kerry. Phil Ehart, a drummer & friend of Kerry's, was the leader of a band called White Clover. When he heard Kerry play, he contacted him & suggested that they combine the best players from each of their bands, which they did. Since Kerry had the rights to the name Kansas, that's what they decided to call their combined band. And it was Kansas 3 that went on to fame & fortune. Thirty years later, long after Kerry left Kansas 3 and had formed a band called AD & done a lot of solo work, he got a call from Cuneiform records. Apparently they had found an old master of songs by Kansas 2 & wanted permission to release them. Kerry got the permissions he needed, cleaned the tape up in his studio, & released it under the band name Proto-Kaw (a native American name meaning Before Kansas). When it was released, all the members, their families & friends got together for a party, & Kerry asked them to bring their instruments. A few of them had to borrow or buy new instruments because not a single member, other than Kerry had continued playing music after Kansas 2 broke up. After the party, Kerry suggested that they pull out their instruments & jam. Remember, other than the brilliant Kerry, not a one had picked up their instruments in 30+ years. But surprisingly, they sounded good & decided that Proto-Kaw should try to record. So Kerry began writing songs for them, & they released 3 more albums: Before Became After, The Wait of Glory (my favorite), & Forth (my least favorite). They did a bunch of touring, especially in Europe where they were very popular. Then in 2009, Kerry had a stroke that the docs said was the worst they'd ever seen. He wasn't expected to live. Amazingly, he did, but couldn't walk, talk, or use his hands. But after a couple years of intensive therapy, he was again able to play all the instruments he had previously played & was able to make guest appearances with the famous Kansas from time to time, but P-K was no more. However, in January 2022, he released the Cantata he'd been working on for several decades - NOT prog, but classical, & other than drums which were played by Phil Ehart, Kerry played all other instruments. I recommend P-K, as well as ADs Art of the State and Kerry's first solo album Decade I, which has Ronnie James Dio doing vocals on 2 songs. You can get all of Kerry's work on his website - Numavox. Long story, but fascinating. Enjoy, and bless you Maddy.

[@maddysmith8846]

@@katesjanice Wow, thank you for taking the time to provide so much information, a really interesting story. It must have been incredibly hard work yet moving experience for Kerry to make his stroke recovery and play again. I’ll investigate Proto-Kaw (lovely name) and I love classical music so Cantata sounds interesting too. Have a great weekend and music listening! X

[@frankdenter863]

Should have made a Top 20, though (at least) . . . OK, so far : 6. Pure Reason Revolution : The Dark Third 7. Magma : Mekanïk Destruktïẁ Kommandöh 8. Opeth : Heritage 9. Van Der Graaf Generator : Still Life 10. IQ : Dark Matter

[@Sammeep02]

Court of the crimson king, Nursery cryme, Trick of the tail, Yes album, Tarkus, 90125, Passion play, 2112, Foxtrot, Atom heart mother.

[@johnunderwood3132]

You guys should hold the album up for us to see. Just saying. Anyway, love your videos. This is all I’ve done for a hobby since I was a kid in late 70’s up to know. I’m not as informative as you guys but I know my music pretty good. Thanks for all you do

[@mattshaw5179]

This was very hard!!! But here's mine... 10: Frost* - Falling Satellite 9: Anathema - Weather Systems 8: Manfred Mann's Earth Band - The Roaring Silence 7: Marillion - Fugazi 6: King Crimson - Discipline. Great video Gents, looking forward to the second part!!

[@wolf1977]

Manfred Mann's got some great prog tracks, same with Frost*