In the Prog Seat: Our Favorite Prog/Fusion Albums of 1972

[@seaoftranquilityprog]

Pete's picks: 1) Yes-Close to the Edge 2) Jethro Tull-Thick as a Brick 3) Genesis-Foxtrot 4) Gentle Giant-Three Friends 5) Gentle Giant-Octopus Honorables: Nektar-A Tab in the Ocean, PFM-Storia di un Minuto ,Banco-Banco Chad's picks: 1. Yes, "Close to the Edge" 2. Genesis, "Foxtrot" 3. Gentle Giant, "Octopus" 4. ELP, "Trilogy" 5. Gentle Giant, "Three Friends" HM: Chick Corea/Return to Forever, "Light as a Feather" Banco del Muto Soccorso, "Darwin!" PFM, "Per Un Amico" George's picks: 5. PFM - Per Un Amico 4. Gentle Giant - Octopus 3. Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso - Darwin! 2. Jehtro Tull - Thick as a Brick 1. Yes - Close to the Edge HMs Quella Vecchia Locanda - s/t Genesis - Foxtrot Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso - s/t Luis' picks: 5. YES -Close to the edge, 4. PFM - Per un Amico, 3. Gentle Giant - Octopus, 2. Frank Zappa - Grand Wazoo, 2. Jethro Tull - Thick as a brick. HM: Banco (Eponymous and Darwin), Genesis - Foxtrot, Herbie Hancock - Crossings Ken's picks: 1.Yes - Close To The Edge 2.ELP - Trilogy 3.Genesis - Foxtrot 4.Il Balletto Di Bronzo - Ys 5.Nektar - A Tab In The Ocean HMs: Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso - Darwin PFM - Storia Di Un Minuto Agitation Free - Malesch Wishbone Ash - Argus Steven's picks: 5. Uriah Heep - Demons And Wizards 4. Wishbone Ash - Argus 3. Captain Beyond - Captain Beyond 2. Yes - Close To The Edge 1. Gentle Giant - Octopus Hon Mentions Moody Blues - Seventh Sojourn Roxy Music - Roxy Music Uriah Heep - The Magician’s Birthday Eric’s picks 5. Zappa - The Grand Wazoo 4. Yes - Close to the Edge 3. Jethro Tull - TAAB 2. Gentle Giant- Three Friends 1. Genesis - Foxtrot HM PFM - Per Un Amico Frank Zappa - Waka Jawaka ELP - Trilogy

[@garyjoyce2160]

Again/. Thank you for your lists. PETE 👍💯

[@chuckazeee]

Attached would've been my list for 1972: -Roxy Music-Roxy Music -Caravanserai-Santana -Crossings-Herbie Hancock -Live In Tokyo-Weather Report -Return To Forever-Chick Corea -On The Corner-Miles Davis

[@chuckazeee]

Sorry for the late response to this video, I had originally had this list done yet I had do some last minute shopping that evening. Coincidently, I had originally posted "Caravanserai" and "On The Corner" on my Facebook page before I even knew the both albums were celebrating their album releases that same day.

[@johnbaris3057]

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[@johnhenfrey5936]

I was 18 in 1972 so I was out buying these albums, and going to the gigs watching most of these bands. A big thanks to everyone who took part in the show, which is probably my favourite ever show.

[@jimneary2802]

Sorry for your loss Ken. Great episode guys

[@lasercd7851]

Thanks Jim. He was a mentor for many of us.

[@mintyfresh4987]

Sometimes I sit here in amazement that you guys exist and love the same stuff so fully. Thanks guys, seriously!

[@stephanechamberland8486]

One of the best episode of the year. Great discussions by the panel and great comments by Luis !

[@lahloonatic]

You are much too kind. Thank you.

[@garyjoyce2160]

Thx guys. Always great stuff 👍💯

[@Nark212]

George describing Italian progressive Rock bands as “Pasta Prog” killed me 😂

[@wolf1977]

Too much guitar noodling?

[@TABL3SIX]

Probably my favorite SOT episode. Very entertaining and informative. So much I don't know about prog music. My picks... 1. Close to the Edge, Yes 2. Thick as a Brick, Jethro Tull 3. Octopus, Gentle Giant 4. Foxtrot, Genesis 5. Trilogy, ELP TBH, I'm not familar with most of the songs on 3,4,5 but I had to pick something. 1,2 I've heard a million times and each listen keeps getting better.

[@jimquinn5316]

A big thanks to everyone who shared their favourite albums from a fantastic year in music . All great picks

[@relayerdan]

Great show ones again My top 5 1 - Yes Close To The Edge 2 - Jethro Tull : Thick As A Brick 3 - Gentle Giant : Octopus 4- Genesis : Foxtrot 5- PFM : Per Un Amico HM Frank Zappa : T he Grand Wazoo Frank Zappa : Waka Jawaka ELP : Trilogy PFM : Storia Di Un Minuto Gentle Giant : Three Friends

[@gaelonyt7553]

Thank you so much Steven for picking Captain Beyond's debut. My favourite album of all times period - any genre. I would have been sad if it didn't get a mention!

[@MudFlanagan]

Fabulous stuff gentlemen. My music horizons are again broadened by your insights and knowledge. Many thanks...........I am now constantly skint.... :(

[@captainbeyond7469]

Steven- Your number three pick is Captain approved. Hype sticker to follow. Cheers

[@jazzpunk]

Huge fan...especially of the opening track with Bobby Caldwell's odd time groove.

[@captainbeyond7469]

@@jazzpunk Yes Sir ! The Captain rules. Cheers

[@x-roytube2218]

REALLY?? You actually like that record??? Never would have guessed. But seriously, read my other comment, I watched just to see if anyone had the smarts to suggest it...the others didn't seem to approve much, they looked a little puzzled...HA!!! Every few days I put that record on and play along with Bobby Caldwell to keep my chops up.

[@captainbeyond7469]

@@x-roytube2218 Cheers mate 🍺

[@rememberbeginning]

Great episode guys ☕

[@TranquilityFireReid]

Thanks Brandon!

[@trevdowson5810]

Marvelous, thank you gentlemen.

[@simonbarsinister8854]

You guys are my connection to my youth. The fact that record stores don't exist anymore is MORE THAN a shame. Kids these days (and I have 2 living in my house) have NO idea the joy we had rifling through those record racks trying to find something to buy.

[@arnaudb.7669]

Great show for a great year. Among the not mentioned ones : 1- Weather Report : I sing the body electric 2- Return to forever : Return to forever 3- McCoy Tyner : Sahara 4- Keith Jarrett : Expectations 5- Miles Davis : On the Corner

[@jaimesalvadormedinagonzale6858]

Uomo di Pezza: Le Orme Hoodoo Man: Birth Control Father Son and Holy Ghosts : Embryo Focus III : Focus Matching Mole:Matching Mole

[@kamranmalik8546]

1. Genesis- Foxtrot 2. Yes- Close to the Edge 3. ELP- Trilogy 4. Jethro Tull- Thick as a Brick 5. Pink Floyd- Obscured By Clouds 6. Uriah Heep- Demons and Wizards/The Magician's Birthday 7. Gentle Giant- Octupus 8. PFM- Per un amico 9. The Moody Blues- Seventh Sojourn

[@johnmichaelwilliams6694]

Time In The Prog Seat is always time well spent. Thanks to everyone - even those who 'mailed in' their choices for their lists and discussion. '72 was the end of my junior year and start of my senior year of high school and as has probably been mentioned on other SoT episode comment boards, the top three would have to be Trilogy by ELP, Close To The Edge by Yes and Thick As A Brick by Jethro Tull. Each of these was bought when released and played almost daily during those years and quite often since then. Thick As A Brick is probably the one pulled the most frequently for listening after all these years so will give it top spot today but love all these albums. This group and SoT have put me onto some of the Italian prog which is still only a few years old with me but quite enjoyable. Thanks, gentlemen, for your time and discussion.

[@curlessmania4708]

I love that Luis pointed out that Barriemore Barlow is the key to TAAB. He is an absolute MONSTER on that record, his first with the band. Incredible record.

[@danielbuss9123]

I cant agree with you more!

[@chrismoyse3529]

Great show chaps. Caravanserai would feature for me amongst many that have been mentioned. Focus III too

[@sansgarland08]

Great to see a new topic, fabulous year of 1972!

[@progfrogian9226]

Here's 5 honorable mentions (we all know most of the 10 in the top 5, right 😉) : - Focus - Focus 3 - Le Orme - Uomo Di Pezza - Moving Gelatine Plates - The World Of Genius Hans - 2066 & Then - Reflections! - Embryo - Steig Aus

[@lahloonatic]

I can't believe I forgot Focus III!!!!

[@gergelystechnicmodels8565]

My pics: 1. Close to the Edge (Yes) 2. Octopus (Gentle Giant) 3. A Tab in the Ocean (Nektar) 4. Foxtrot (Genesis) 5. Thick as a Brick (Jethro Tull)

[@crumptyjackCJ]

Need to add that Zappa to my collection. My mom went to high school with him.

[@wolf1977]

Must've been an interesting home room...

[@xrrsss]

Great episode as always! I really like the format 2 2 1 for picks, It adds a great value for the picks and the guest have more time to express his feelings also the video have more dynamic. Again great episode as always!!!

[@crumptyjackCJ]

Yes - Close to the Edge Jethro Tull - Thick As a Brick Genesis - Foxtrot The Moody Blues - Seventh Sojourn Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Trilogy

[@ciciusss]

1) Yes: Close to the Edge 2) Genesis: Foxtrot 3) ELP: Trilogy 4)Gentle Giant: Three Friends 5) Jethro Tull: Thick as a Brick I know I went out on a limb there picking these albums.

[@kevinmcgrath7183]

Great LIST! I saw Gentle Giant open for Jethro Tull in Germany on the Aqualung tour. I never saw them again, but I was impressed with the sound they made. I've just downloaded the two albums mentioned on the top 5 lists. I've seen YES, Jethro Tull, Genesis, and ELP over the years. Now I have some others to discover. I LOVE Light As A Feather!

[@chiragchittar4179]

Excellent video guys thoroughly enjoyed it!! Really hard year lots of fantastic music My picks Pink Floyd-obscured by clouds Hugh masakela-home is where the music is Return to forever-light as a feather ELP-trilogy Focus-focus III Honorable mentions Miles Davis-on the corner Jimmy mcgriff-fly dude Nektar-a tab in the ocean Yes-close to the edge Genesis-foxtrot

[@WarhawkBeyond2040]

Very enjoyable show and loved hearing everyone's favourites, the 70s was an amazing era for so much legendary music coming out. Here are my top 5 picks 1. ELP: Trilogy 2. Yes: Close To The Edge 3. Genesis: Foxtrot 4. Roxy Music 5. Uriah Heep: Demons And Wizards

[@gregorgregor2260]

1: Yes - Close to the Edge 2: Aphrodite's Child - 666 3: Gentle Giant - Octopus 4: Genesis - Foxtrot 5; Wishbone Ash - Argus Honourable mentions; Strawbs - Grave New World, Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick, Hawkwind - Doremi Fasol Latido, Gnidrolog - Lady Lake, Khan -Space Shanty and Caravan - Waterloo Lily.

[@shyshift]

1.Yes-Close To The Edge 2.ELP-Trilogy 3.Genesis-Foxtrot 4.Jethro Tull-Thick As A Brick 5.Gentle Giant-Octopus HM: Nektar-A Tab In The Ocean Gentle Giant-Three Friends King Crimson-Islands Khan-Space Shanty Gong-Flying Teapot Matching Mole PFM-Storia di Un Minuto Captain Beyond

[@jacobheaney3836]

My Top 5: 1) Return To Forever - Self Titled 2) Weather Report - Live In Tokyo 3) Miles Davis - On The Corner 4) Herbie Hancock - Crossings 5) Yes - Close To The Edge

[@tonyhonour665]

Belated condolences, Ken (I’ve only just seen this 😢). I was 14 in 1972 and just getting into prog in a big way then. My top 5 1 Trilogy - Emerson, Lake & Palmer 2 Three Friends - Gentle Giant 2= Octopus - Gentle Giant 3 Magicians Birthday - Uriah Heep 4 Close To The Edge - Yes 5 Argus - Wishbone Ash

[@juniorbaracat9438]

A wonderful year to music indeed! Impossible to pick only 5 records. My top 5 - strictly prog - would be all German: 1) Neu! - 1; 2) Can - Ege Bamyasi; 3) Cluster - II; 4) Faust - So Far; 5) Tangerine Dream - Zeit. HM: Gentle Giant - Octopus; Agitation Free - Malesch. Top 5 stricky jazz fusion: 1) Frank Zappa - Grand Wazoo; 2) Santana - Caravanserai; 3) Miles Davis - On the Corner; 4) Herbie Hancock - Sextant; 5) Soft Machine - Fifth; HM: Weather Report - I Sing the Body Electric. Great live! Keep them coming please.

[@mikep9377]

Genesis - Foxtrot Tull - Thick as a Brick Yes - Close to the Edge ELP - Trilogy Wishbone Ash - Argus

[@genestippell1833]

Thank you for the Barry Barlow shout out for his work on TAAB!!! Any other drummer and the album would still be good, but Barlow's style and creativity raises it a couple of notches. I'm always amazed how Barlow doesn't get the love he deserves when people discuss brick. I would also shout out john Evan's work. So much of the studio album has his hammond organ out front with martin barre buried in the mix. When I saw them do it live, after the accoustic opening, i wasn't expecting barre's guitar to explode out of the sound system the way it did -- which in a sold out MSG just rocked the walls of the place.

[@x-roytube2218]

I completely agree about Barriemore, he's my favorite drummer of all time, although Bobby Caldwell may be a close second...they're both brilliant and imaginative with amazing chops.

[@mdarts8861]

Steve, for your pleasure isn’t Roxy musics debut it’s the second album. Sorry if this was just a slip of the tongue. Great picks as always great show.

[@jeremiahch]

1. Vol. 333 L 'Infonie 2. Ege Bamyasi Can 3. Kanguru Guru Guru 4. Little Red Record Matching Mole 5. Framtiden Algarnas Tradgard

[@daxtear]

well this is quite easy for me (also I'm not counting Uriah Heep as prog here so they don't clog up my picks, but Magician's Birthday is one of my favorite albums of all time so there, it's mentioned) 1. Gentle Giant - Three Friends (and Octopus) 2. Genesis - Foxtrot 3. Birth Control - Hoodoo Man 4. Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick 5. Yes - Close To The Edge and because those picks are quite obvious, have another 5 6. Gnidrolog - Lady Lake 7. Wallenstein - Mother Universe 8. Passport 9. Nektar - A Tab in the Ocean 10. Horslips - Happy to Meet - Sorry to Part

[@lahloonatic]

Great call on the Birth Control and Gnidrolog picks!

[@tonypeake467]

Thanks for extra picks

[@lindaulloa4786]

I was 14 in 1972. I came home one night from partying with my friends. I turned on the TV and the show The Midnight Special was on . This band was playing and the singer was wearing a long cape. His face was painted and he had bat wings coming out from his shoulder blades. I was thinking who is this? It was Genesis performing Watcher of the Skies. From that moment on I became a huge fan!

[@ik8034]

Have always liked Wishbone Ash "Argus" and Pink Floyd "Obscured By Clouds", which I think is a fantastic album.

[@joshcreasey]

For me, Close To The Edge, Tarkus, Thick As A Brick, Foxtrot, and Octopus.

[@joshcreasey]

Oops, Trilogy then.

[@TABL3SIX]

I have a suggestion. Loved the HVS episode where you ranked what would be the top 4 thrash bands if the big 4 didn't exist. Maybe you can do everyones big 4 for prog rock. I think it would be interesting to see how everyone differs.

[@sdrandazzo]

My top 5 favorite prog/fusion albums of 1972 ( in no particular order) are Foxtrot - Genesis, Octopus - Gentle Giant, Darwin! - Banco del Mutuo Soccorso, Storia di un minuto - PFM and Thick as a Brick - Jethro Tull, My honorable mentions: Il Balleto Di Bronzo - Ys, Close to the Edge - Yes, Demons and Wizards - Uriah Keep, Per un Amico - PFM, A Tab in the Ocean - Nectar, Uomo di pezza - Le Orme, Quella vecchia locanda - Quella vecchia locanda, Banco del Mutuo Soccorso - Banco del Mutuo Soccorso and Palepoli - Osanna.

[@rememberbeginning]

Oh man! demons and Wizards is such a great album! One of my favorites for sure.

[@robmlisanti]

Yes - Close to the Edge Jethro Tull - Thick As a Brick Genesis - Foxtrot Wishbone Ash -Argus Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Trilogy

[@neurophile]

in alphabetical order : the big names : Gentle Giant - Acquiring The Taste Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick Moody Blues - Seventh Sojourn Renaissance - Prologue Yes - Close To The Edge runner up : Genesis - Foxtrot some mentions : Capability Brown - From Scratch Ekseption - Five Flash : In The Can, and self-titled album PFM - Storia di un minuto, and Per un amico William D. Fisher - (self-titled album)

[@lazarossamaras4427]

My top 5 Jethro Tull - Thick as a brick Genesis - Foxtrot Pink Floyd - Obscured by clouds Yes - Close to the edge Nektar - A tab in the ocean HM ELP - Trilogy Gentle Giant - Octopus Gnidrolog - Lady lake Can - Ege Bamyasi Caravan - Waterloo Lily Curved Air - Phantasmagoria Jane - Together Uriah Heep - Demons and wizards Catapilla - Changes

[@robertglisson6319]

Love this show! I do wonder how many of the panelists were at least 15 when prog rock was at their commercial peak? It seems as though these are often retrospective analyses of great albums by bands who never sold well, or at least didn't do so until later in the decade. I suspect that if these were picked at the time, the top five would include Trilogy, CttE, and TaaB. Yes, I realize that commercial success does not equate to quality, but there had to be a reason why those first three bands sold out arenas while most of the others sold out clubs and struggled to fill theaters. Looking back, it is one thing to hear, say, ItCotCK when it was released versus hearing it for the first time in the 80s or 90s. Being there shapes the context of the times...

[@FernandoCoto-gx1zi]

You guys are the epitome of great taste. 1972 was a fantastic year for Prog, most of the seminal bands with the exception of King Crimson and VDGG recorded their "magnum opus". So many prog bands recorded some impressive albums, not only the usual suspects, some well known and some obscure bands. A Top 5 for such an impressive year comes seriously short. My Top 25 Prog Albums + 5 Fusion Albums in alphabetical order would be: Aphrodite's Child - 666 Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso - Darwin Emerson Lake & Palmer - Trilogy Flash - Flash Genesis - Foxtrot Gentle Giant - Octopus Gentle Giant - Three Friends Gnidrolog - Lady Lake Il Balletto Di Bronzo - YS Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick Khan - Space Shanty Nektar - A Tab In The Ocean New Trolls - UT Osanna - Palepoli Popol Vuh - Hosianna Mantra Premiata Forneria Marconi - Per Un Amico Premiata Forneria Marconi - Storia Di Un Minuto Quella Vecchia Locanda - Q̤uella Vecchia Locanda Reale Accademia Di Musica - Reale Accademia Di Musica Renaissance - Prologue Sandrose - Sandrose Supersister - Pudding En Gisteren Tasavallan Presidentti - Lambert Land Wallenstein - Blitzkrieg Yes - Close To The Edge Frank Zappa - Waka Jawaka Good God - Good God Larry Coryell - Offering Santana - Caravanserai Volker Kriegel - Inside Missing Link

[@bradmoore7971]

It is amazing how every single year from the late 60''s- mid 70's, could be considered the best in terms of great albums released. My top two favorites are 1973 and 1975.

[@wolf1977]

Same here. 1975 is the pinnacle for me...

[@iainholmes2735]

Close to the Edge. I just love it to bits, especially Siberian Khatru. So many musical changes. I literally don't have the slightest clue what the lyrics mean. Yet, strangely, they make sense.

[@mrheem44]

What a freakin year

[@Leo-ci9kc]

1 Seventh Sojurn - Moody Blues 2 Close to the Edge - Yes 3 Obscured by Clouds - Floyd 4 Foxtrot- Genesis 5 Thick as a Brick - Tull

[@aymericleroy8500]

No "Siberian Khatru" in "Buffalo 66". There's "Heart Of The Sunrise" sure, and the other two prog songs are "Moonchild" by KC and "Sweetness" by Yes. Unless I blinked and missed "SK" somewhere, but I'm pretty sure I didn't. Vincent Gallo was friends with Chris Squire and they even began doing a series of interviews for a proposed CS bio.

[@geofflaidlaw7496]

All the suggestions show what a great era/ year it was for inventive music. ‘Argus’ is a wonderful album, can’t believe it wasn’t everyone’s choice. Two absolute classics by the mighty Gentle Giant too.

[@shanebullock5005]

Well I just listened to those 2 PFM albums for the first time and despite the Italian singing, they are both brilliant including the vocals.

[@eduardocalvo9631]

For context, 1972 was the year these bands issued 2 of their seminal albums. 2. Yeah, 2. Really, 2. Not kidding, 2...Banco del Mutuo Socorsso, Premiata Forneria Marconi, Gentle Giant and Uriah Heep (2 Roger Dean artwork, and adding Octopus, that's 3 Roger Dean artwork kids).

[@1jammyjerry1]

There's a typo on the new Megadeth album. The Target version's bonus tracks are listed as This world's on fire and Dystopia (live), but it's actually The Conjuring (live)!

[@MrCalmao]

My top 3: Genesis:Foxtrot Yes:Close to the edge Jethro Tull:Thick as a brick

[@captainbeyond7469]

Pete please post the picks in the comments. Great show cheers!

[@seaoftranquilityprog]

Posted!

[@danielbuss9123]

I agree with you Luis. All those albums that were mentioned are great but for me Thick as a Brick from Tull is as close to perfection as it gets for an album. There is nothing else that remotely comes close to its uniqueness which for me puts it in a league all by itself!

[@jason-budney7624]

My five for 72 (in no order): Yes - close to the edge Genesis - Foxtrot Gentle Giant - Three Friends ELP - Trilogy Khan - Space Shanty HM (not mentioned, I think) - Pink Floyd - Obscured By Clouds & Lucifer's Friend - ...Where the Groupies Killed the Blues

[@philipalbanese]

My picks aren’t radically different, just a different order: 1. Foxtrot - Genesis 2. Close to the Edge - Yes 3. Thick as a Brick - Jethro Tull 4. Trilogy - ELP 5. Demons and Wizards - Uriah Heep HM’s: Gentle Giant “ Three Friends”, Uriah Heep “The Magician’s Birthday”, Pink Floyd “Obscured by Clouds”

[@TheCornishCockney]

Steven,Roxy Music,you held up their second album “For Your Pleasure” Small gripe.

[@ignatiusjackson235]

Caravanserai by Santana deserves an honorable mention, at least!

[@SoEyeSpy]

Nektar! First live show I ever attended.

[@mnpv7812]

The Grand Wazoo, Return To Forever debut, and On The Corner are all historic- plus the obvious UK prog.

[@PatKennedydon]

Interesting show, I only came across it today. Great year for prog and rock in general. My favourite prog album in 1972 would have to be Thick As A Brick but barely I would say followed by the two Zappa albums. Then Close To The Edge and Trilogy from Yes and Elp Respectably and Argus by the most underrated band of them all Wishbone Ash and as Ken rightly said they are a prog band. Gentle Giant and Genesis I never could get into them as they bore me, bought some of their albums but they don't do it for me.

[@jamesthousandkings5406]

1. Foxtrot - Genesis, 2. Close to the Edge - Yes, 3. Thick as a Brick - Jethro Tull, 4. Trilogy - ELP, 5, Ege Bamyasi - Can HR: Obscured by Clouds - Pink Floyd, Neu - Neu, Zeit - Tangerine Dream,

[@jimhawkes]

Another fine show gents... Genesis - Foxtrot The Strawbs - Grave New World Aphrodite's Child - 666 Nektar - A Tab In The Ocean Yes - Close to the Edge HMs: Uriah Heep- Demons and Wizards/The Magician's Birthday ; PFM- Per un Amico ; Jethro Tull- Thick as a Brick ; Il Balletto di Bronzo - Ys

[@NigelSmith66]

Why was Steven talking about 1972's "Roxy Music" but showing the cover of 1973's "For Your Pleasure"?

[@aidanhatton7163]

Return to Forever's "Light as a Feather" was 1973 was it not?

[@shanebullock5005]

1. Close To The Edge [Nobody touches Steve Howe] 2. Trilogy [Every Track - Even Sheriff is brilliant and fun - Keith is miles ahead of everybody ] 3. Argus [Masterpiece][Can make Prog without keyboards] 4. Thick As A Brick [Genius] 5. Octopus [Masterpiece ] 6. Foxtrot [Supper's ready has far too much Gabriel blah blah blah and not enough Hackett] 7.Three Friends [Nothing really tricky like Octopus]

[@joepalmer3795]

As always it's Luis' pick that speak to me. Especially his #2 and #1. Grand Wazoo totally changed me. I didn't understand instrumental music before then. It just made no sense. I bought that album, with no knowledge because it was the 80s and that's how we rolled, put it in and very few lyrics and no lyrics and no lyrics and I'm completely bored. Then Eat That Question starts, that awesome keyboard from George Duke, just blew me away. It was like George and Frank reached into my head and flipped some switches. All of a sudden I GOT IT. Instrumental music made sense. And for Brick a friend had given me MU and I was hooked and went to the record store and bought a bunch of basically random Tull cassettes, which in the 80s had 0 liner notes, the cover on the front and the track listing on the flap. Which of course for Brick was: Side 1: Thick as a Brick Side 2: Thick as a Brick. Well that sure looked weird. Got home put it in. It starts with the part I knew from MU and keeps going. And keeps going. And keeps going. Flip the tape. More of the same song. Woh. I literally wouldn't be the kind of person that watches this channel without those albums.

[@michaelbenz8092]

1 tie: Yes - Close to the Edge Genesis - Foxtrot 3. ELP - Trilogy 4. Gentle Giant - Three Friends 5. Il Balletto di Bronzo - Ys

[@kcydm9725]

Chick Corea - Return to Forever Herbie Hancock - Crossings Jethro Tull - Thick as a brick Tangerine Dream - Zeit Yes - Close to the Edge HM : Weather Report - I sing the body electric Miles Davis - On the Corner Genesis - Foxtrot Les McCann - Invitation to openness The Mothers - Grand Wazoo Gentle Giant - Octopus Frank Zappa - Waka/Jawaka Klaus Schulze - Irrlicht Quella Vecchia Locanda - Quella Vecchia Locanda Popol Vuh - Hosianna Mantra Faust - So Far Larry Coryell - Offering Deuter - Aum PFM - Per un amico

[@kennbrown4638]

1. Wishbone Ash: Argus 2. Jane: Together 3. Jethro Tull: Thick as a Brick 4. Yes: Close to the Edge 5. Moody Blues: Seventh Sojourn HONORABLE MENTIONS Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Trilogy Gentle Giant: Octopus Pink Floyd: Obscured by Clouds Gentle Giant: Three Friends Nektar: A Tab in the Ocean

[@wolf1977]

Jane is great

[@3bwana]

The Brown Bunny is Vincent Gallo’s movie with the Chloe Soveigny BJ. Christina Ricci is in Buffalo ‘66 and there’s no BJ and the bowling alley scene with ‘Heart of The Sunrise’ is one of the best uses of music in any movie ever

[@dennislaporte1738]

Yes, close to the edge

[@jazzpunk]

Just going with what I was listening to (a lot) in 1972 (14-years old)- CLOSE TO THE EDGE - TAAB - CAPTAIN BEYOND (debut) - FLASH (debut) - DEMONS AND WIZARDS/THE MAGICIAN'S BIRTHDAY (took a Pardo mulligan)

[@joegrinvalsky7222]

Here's my Top 5 without involving the "Classic Six" (Pink Floyd, King Crimson, Yes, Genesis, Emerson Lake & Palmer, and Jethro Tull) AND also Gentle Giant: 5. Khan - "Space Shanty" 4. Algarnas Tradgard - "Framtiden ar ett svavande skepp, forankrat I forntiden" 3. The Strawbs - "Grave New World" 2. Dom - "Edge of Time" 1. Cluster - "II"

[@PaulMcGarry-bo3jg]

1 Close to the Edge 2 Trilogy 3 Focus 3 4 Argus 5 Do Rei Me

[@aymericleroy8500]

Steven is discussing the Roxy Music s/t debut, but holding up "For Your Pleasure", the follow-up from 1973...

[@bryankafka2952]

True

[@lindaulloa4786]

I love Wishbone Ash Pilgrimage. The song The Pilgrim reminds in certain spots of Yes and King Crimson.

[@ignatiusjackson235]

"Chad and Anthony could not make it tonight." It's cool, we still have Flea and Frusciante

[@billdubilier]

Amun Duul 2-Wolf City Can-Ege Bamyasi Embryo- Father Son Holy Ghost Zappa-Grand Wazoo Miles Davis-On the Corner

[@terrywalker8446]

Ken, as you're the ELP guy what's your take on Pictures At An Exhibition? I'm only just getting into the band (I'm much more of a metal/guitar oriented rock lover), but while Tarkus, Trilogy, and Brain Salad Surgery, get all the love on SOT, and Love Beach gets all the hate (Works gets the occasional mention too), Pictures never gets mentioned. Why? Also, I have to ask, when you said that the next episode was K, and that two bands would be in the hall of fame, was I the only person who immediately thought Kiss, for Music From The Elder would be a hall of famer? 😇

[@kengolden666]

Kiss as a hall of fame candidate. That's a cruel joke. I'm a huge fan of Pictures. I play it often. Perhaps it doesn't get as much mention because its a live album. It was performed as a filler piece because when they formed the band didn't have enough material of their own. It was so popular that it was put out as a budget priced stop-gap release until the next studio album was ready (I think Tarkus). It wasn't even scheduled for a US release but the legend is that Scott Muni played it on his Friday afternoon import show on WNEW-FM in NYC and the demand was so great that it did get a US release. Classical purists hate it of course but for many people it was a gateway into the world of classical music. It introduced me to Mussorgsky.

[@terrywalker8446]

Thanks for your input Ken👍🏻 Back in the late 70s one of my friends back in school used to rave about ELP, especially Pictures but I was more of a Thin Lizzy fan back then and ELP went right over my head. It's only taken me around 45 years to appreciate them (perhaps if we give Pete 45 years he'll appreciate Magma🤭). Apologies for mentioning Kiss, hope it made you chuckle 🤞🏻. In my defense, as soon as you said two bands were going into the hall of fame my mind went blank. Steven Reid is a Kiss fan tho, so perhaps he'll sneak Music From The Elder in as an honourable mention🤔🤭

[@kengolden666]

@@terrywalker8446 If Steven tries I'll put out a contract on him.

[@terrywalker8446]

😂

[@bryankafka2952]

I would like to mention Strawbs Grave New World

[@jazzpunk]

"Music is either kick ass or shitty"- Luis Nasser Classic! ...and you played in a band that covered TAAB?!?! Mucho respect! Wow!

[@progfrogian9226]

Abaddon's Bolero is a synth orchestration masterpiece😛. It was the song I wasn't really looking forward too when I discovered the album, but today, it's the other way around. Trilogy is also their best production I think.

[@paulolson6069]

#1 Trilogy

[@eduardocalvo9631]

Remember those cool SoT classic album wars from 2019 Steven? Argus v. Demons and Wizards were put against each other if memory serves me right.

[@TranquilityFireReid]

I will need to go back and check that out. Thanks!

[@henrydebruijn2259]

In no paticular order: Focus - III Yes - Close to the Edge Supersister - Pudding en Gisteren Gentle Giant - Three Friends & Octopus Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick

[@aussie_philosopher8079]

I felt fragile and the Yes album were the high points. But everyone's different.

[@TABL3SIX]

Everyone seems to pick Close to the Edge as Yes' best album and maybe the greatest prog album of all time. It's hard to argue when you have a lot of experts saying the same thing. That said, my favorite Yes album is....The Yes Album. It was the first Yes album I heard (on 8track no less) and it just rung a chord with me.

[@aussie_philosopher8079]

@@TABL3SIX yeah the yes album is brilliant. Maybe I need to listen to CTTE again. In my circle yes considered a not "obscure" enough so I didn't find out about yes til recently. So far so good though, great musicianship.

[@georgelamie7001]

1971

[@wolf1977]

@@TABL3SIX I love early Yes too & Tony Kaye - even the pre-Howe Banks stuff

[@Ferion333]

Again, in alphabetical order: 1.-Genesis-Foxtrot. 2.-Gentle Giant-Octopus. 3.-Jethro Tull-Thick as a Brick. 4.-PFM-Per un Amico & Storia de un Minuto. 5.-Zappa-The Grand Wazoo.

[@terryjohnson5275]

I have to say that I totally agree with Luis' opinion about Supper's Ready. Yes its a great iconic track but at the same time is ever so over-exulted. I'm one of those people who tends to rail against the over popular choices - which is why I never bought Dark Side of th Moon up to The Wall back n te 70's . Anyhow the choices made cant be faulted, nice to see a bit of love for the 'pasta prog', however I would have had to incude Focus 3 in my top 5. Some more honourables from 1972 that are ore or less in the progosphere- Aphrodites Child -666 Argent -All together Now Atomic Rooster -Made in England Curved Air -Phantasmagoria Flash -Flash/In The Can Frumpy -By the way Jean Jacques Kravetz- Kravetz New Trolls -UT / Searching for a Land Nucleus -Belladonna Renaissance - Prologue Strawbs -Grave New World Styx -Styx1

[@wolf1977]

To me hands down the greatest song ever recorded by anyone - but everyone's different...The Daily Doug guy nailed it in his 'reaction' video for the track - the pacing is impeccable

[@IraSiegel]

Sweetness