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

[@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!!

[@johnhenfrey5936]

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

[@ericporter344]

Thanks John

[@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

[@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

[@noohoozfurra]

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

[@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.

[@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!

[@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!

[@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

[@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!

[@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

[@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!

[@stephanrasmussen1894]

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

[@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

[@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

[@DonHornsby]

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

[@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...

[@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

[@fitterstoke45]

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.

[@adamsasso1]

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

[@ericporter344]

Thanks Adam, appreciate you watching!

[@geruto17760]

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

[@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

[@progfrogian9226]

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

[@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 :)

[@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!

[@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!

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@robertedwards590]

Can't wait for part 2

[@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!

[@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!

[@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.

[@BRO77TX]

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

[@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! 😃

[@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

[@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!

[@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

[@minsterhill]

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

[@Wayner71]

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

[@jacobheaney3836]

💯 percent My favourite album of all time

[@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.

[@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 :)

[@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

[@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.

[@chrisflood9205]

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

[@purplesabbath]

GREAT SHOW 👍👍

[@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.

[@kcewing1]

Thank you Pete for the written lists!!

[@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…

[@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!!! ??

[@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.

[@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.

[@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 !

[@elfensteen5222]

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

[@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!

[@pauld7043]

Chad, Thanks again for Nearfest!

[@ericporter344]

Amen to that!

[@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

[@marksimpson4258]

Good show.... Again!

[@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.

[@tanis7050]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@KevinGmys]

YES!!! YES' "Relayer"! Finally, I find out I'm not insane for liking "Relayer" as much as if not more than Yes's early 70's classics. Thank you, Ken-- Ashra Tempel's debut, Far Out and "Relayer" all in one show! I feel alive again....redeemed. What's George's cat's name?

[@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

[@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.

[@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... 🤪

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@jacobheaney3836]

My First Five: 6) Al Di Meola - Land Of The Midnight Sun (1976) 7) David Sancious & Tone - Dance Of The Age Of Enlightenment (1977) 8) Weather Report - Black Market (1976) 9) Prism - Self Titled (1977) [Japanese Band] 10) Herbie Hancock - Crossings (1972)

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@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*

[@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.

[@WarhawkBeyond2040]

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

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@davidsimon2096]

Sorry-I'm going to have to cheat -I just couldn't narrow it down to 10 so I am including live and compilations as long as they are part of the discography (ie not CD comps).Anyway you did not explicitly ban them. 1.Genesis- Seconds Out 2.Genesis- Wind and Wuthering 3.Jethro Tull Bursting Out 4.Classic Yes 5.Autobiography of Supertramp 6.Young Person'Guide to King Crimson 7.Gentle Giant Playing the Fool 8.Steely Dan Aja 9.Camel- Chameleon 10.Caravan-Canterbury Tales

[@EternalChampion435]

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

[@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

[@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?

[@RickNBacker]

Yeah Steven, love that ANGEL pick!!

[@MackeyWilliams]

Luis - there are some GREAT recordings of the Yes/Moraz lineup out here on KZbin. Moraz does a really nice job with the old material including complex pieces like CTTE, Ritual and others. Worth seeking out.

[@MackeyWilliams]

Luis - here's one example. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hWrWnYytrLqbiac Also seek out the radio broadcast from Roosevelt Stadium in New Jersey. Great sound quality and high powered performance from Yes/Moraz lineup.

[@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

[@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)

[@flashythingme]

Ken: "Three tissue listen..." LMFAO

[@zlatanfilipovic8798]

If it would be only 10 for desert island, probably I'll tend to stay on the mainland. My first 5 picks - and absolutely they do not represent a final choice - would be: Alan Parsons Project - Tales of Mystery and Imagination Amon Duul II - Tanz der Lemminge Bacio della Medusa - Il Bacio della Medusa Frijid Pink - Earth Omen (gotta have Pink in both lists for two parts of the show, right?) Frumpy - Frumpy 2

[@lahloonatic]

great choices!

[@FugaziPark]

Top Ten with a limit of one per band: 1. Marillion - Marbles (2004) 2. Dream Theater - Images and Words (1992) 3. Discipline - Unfolded Like Staircase (1997) 4. Renaissance - Scheherazade and Other Stories (1975) 5. Electric Light Orchestra - Eldorado (1974) 6. Camel - Camel (1973) 7. Fates Warning - Perfect Symmetry (1989) 8. Eternity X - The Edge (1997) 9. Echolyn - Mei (2002) 10. Caravan - In the Land of Grey and Pink (1971)

[@davidhajek1506]

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

[@pjones8404]

10) Casino - Al Di Meola 9) Octavarium - Dream Theater 8) Believe It - Tony Williams 7) Yes - Yessongs 6) Pink Floyd - Animals 5) Genesis - Seconds Out 4) Saga - Heads or Tails 3) Dave Brubeck - Time Out 2) Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Welcome Back My Friends.... 1) Rush - Hemispheres

[@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