My Favorite American Albums

Happy Birthday USA!!!

[@Prog-Radio]

God Bless America! =) I think you'll be hearing from some Dream Theater and Tool fans. =) I'd also mention the band America, if for no other reason than the band name =) and they knew how to write a great song. Ambrosia and Alice Cooper both hold a special spot in my heart, as does The Dear Hunter for modern prog. Beach Boys? (I think you didn't mention The Eagles and Bruce Springsteen, perhaps ashamed of those. haha) I added a bunch of these to the Musical Musings by Scot Lade on Prog Radio, and when putting it together I was SOOO hoping you'd mention Grand Funk Railroad..."We're an American Band...oooh hooo," but I would have played Paranoid...love that song.

[@TheProgCorner]

Too many great American bands!!!!!

[@harryberry474]

Grand Funk when they were a 3 piece band. Can't get much more American than that. They fell out of favor with me when they went top 40 But for a few years they had me heart and soul.

[@TheProgCorner]

I love early GFRR!!! Mark, Don & Mel!!!

[@michaelbaucom4019]

Kansas: Song For America(or the rest of the catalog) Others: Styx: Equinox( for Prelude 12/Suite Madame Blue) or Paradise Theater, etc Steely Dan: The Royal Scam(or the rest of the catalog) Billy Joel: The Stranger( or 52nd Street, Turnstiles, etc) The Doors: LA Woman The Doobie Brothers: The Captain and Me(or Takin' It To The Streets) Boston: Debut Chicago: Chicago 2(or all of the Terry Kath albums) The Cars: Debut Lynyrd Skynyrd: any of the albums before the unfortunate accident

[@TheProgCorner]

Yeah!!!!👍

[@EENS7]

Thank you for your channel. I have discovered many bands watching your videos, such as Mithrandir, they are awesome, dude! God bless America and The Prog Corner!

[@TheProgCorner]

Thank you!!!!!! I appreciate that.

[@rosshageman951]

Great show for America's birthday. Happy Fourth to everyone. My favorite USA albums include "Live" by Grand Funk Railroad. , Chicago "I" AND "II", "Killer" by Alice Cooper and the self titled "Glass Harp"

[@TheProgCorner]

GFRR!!!!!

[@user-vy7fp8np1l]

PS By the way, I had a pleasant shock when you held up that record by Minor Threat. Our bassist (Keilan Knight) is a major fan of American hardcore punk rock, especially from the 1980s and Minor Threat are one of his favourite groups. He joined UNIT in 2017 and for his first album with us (Revenge & Retribution, our 32nd album), we opened with no less than 4 covers of Minor Threat tracks - Straight Edge, Bottled Violence, I Don't Wanna Hear It and Guilty Of Being White. For me this was a formidable challenge as I detest punk rock! Still, playing that stuff keeps me fit and I admire the sheer tempestuous energy required to churn out music at that tempo. It still amazes me that Keilan likes all that DRI, 7 Seconds, Bad Brains and Minor Threat racket but also ranks Yes, Genesis and Gentle Giant as 3 of his favourite groups. Evidently he, like you, has a far wider taste in rock / pop music than I do!

[@TheProgCorner]

Keilan gets it!!!!!

[@markspooner1224]

Some of the best bands ever and I couldn't live without Zappa.

[@TheProgCorner]

Me neither!!!

[@chriskarley384]

I will die on this hill!!.... One Size Fits All is ABSOLUTELY as great as ALL the top 20 greatest albums that are constantly mentioned!!!!It is Perfection!!!!!!

[@markspooner1224]

@@chriskarley384 You're preaching to the Greggery Peccary fan club!

[@chriskarley384]

@@markspooner1224 Nice !!🤗 Happy 4th!! The works literally just started where I am.🎉

[@garyjedlicka5394]

Wowie Zowie by Pavement. Listening to this in the nineties on the mind numbingly flat stretch of I-10 between Houston and Beaumont was a mystical experience. Thank you Scot for the reminiscence.

[@TheProgCorner]

Good memories, I hope.

[@daveycretin664]

Happy 4th of July, Scot! You’re the man! Cool show spotlighting our fine country. Loved the Prog and indie-type rock choices as well. Working in record stores for decades enlightened me to the pleasures of GBV, Pavement, etc. All great stuff that open minded proggers should give a chance, a glance askance, AND a listen to. 🫡 Your pal and mine, The Demented Cementhead, Rockhead, Blockhead Davey Cretin, from CRETIN CLASSICS.

[@TheProgCorner]

Working in a record store is the best education!!!

[@lemming9984]

My favourite American albums as a Brit: Rainmakers - Flirtin With The Universe Steve Forbert - Jackrabbit Slim Warren Zevon - Sentimental Hygiene Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombones Spirit - 12 Dreams Of Dr Sardonicus Sparks - Angst In My Pants Astra - The Black Chord Ramones - Road To Ruin Doors - Doors Petty/Heartbreakers Damn The Torpedoes

[@TheProgCorner]

Astra!!!!

[@richardfurness7556]

Happy 4th July. A lot of us here in the UK are hoping we'll have our own reasons to celebrate it in times to come. Politics aside, here are some of the albums from American artists you didn't mention that I've treasured over the years. If they're not strictly prog, they certainly share its ethos. Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends Daryl Hall & John Oates - Abandoned Luncheonette, War Babies America - America, Homecoming, Hat Trick Isley Brothers - 3 + 3 Tubes - Remote Control Bourgeois Tagg - Yoyo Throwing Muses - Hunkpapa To say nothing of the pleasure James Taylor, Laura Nyro, Stephen Stills, Brian Wilson and a little-known duo called Becker & Fagen have brought me since I got my first record player on Christmas Day 1966. These people, and others too numerous to mention, have done your country proud.

[@TheProgCorner]

Yes!!! 👍👍👍

[@EclecticInstinct]

As a 70 year old Brit here are my Top 10 American Prog-ish Albums. Order Irrelevant. 1. Todd Rundgren - Utopia (Bought the LP when it came out. Saw him twice in the UK - Glasgow and Knebworth) 2. Frank Zappa - Hot Rats (Bought the LP when it came out. Saw him in Edinburgh) 3. Steve Vai - Passion and Warfare (On CD. A gift from an American colleague.) 4. Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory (On CD. A gift from an American colleague.) 5. Tool - Lateralus (Recommended to me by my son) 6. The Mars Volta - Frances the Mute (Recommended to me by my son) 7. Steely Dan - Countdown To Ecstacy (Bought the LP when it came out. Saw them live in Edinburgh. Not Prog but I don't give af) 8. Chicago - Chicago III (First LP I borrowed from Edinburgh University's Music Library. Not Prog but I don't give af) 9. Santana - Abraxas (Bought the LP when it came out. Not Prog but I don't give af) 10. The Doors - The Doors (Light My Fire and The End. 'nuff said.)

[@JohnnyRecently]

I like your list. Nice thumbnail sketches of your experiences with the bands.

[@TheProgCorner]

Should have included The Dan!!!!

[@jazzpunk]

Love both those albums by The Cars & CHICAGO VI on your LP wall... We had a Peaches back in the day (Norfolk/Va Beach). WHAT IF is still fantastic!

[@TheProgCorner]

So good!!!!

[@kevinputry5655]

Killer picks! I'm so glad you mentioned Happy the Man. They've got to be one of the most underrated prog bands of all time. I say more people should be giving them a spin! And while we're on the subject of American bands I've got to mention Iron Butterfly, Joe Walsh and DEVO.

[@TheProgCorner]

I should have pulled Q: Are We Not Men

[@terrymtbnurse4760]

People need to know Discipline. Unfolded like staircase is a masterpiece. Definitely one of my favorite albums of all time. I just never get bored of listening to it. Great list man. What a cool album cover; the tree looking like a skull, very cool.

[@TheProgCorner]

It starts with the album cover!!!

[@user-sb3xn5mu8u]

My favourite american prog band is Flight, very american in spirit : the vocals, the virtuosity, the jazz fusion flavour...wonderful.

[@TheProgCorner]

Fantastic band.

[@robertharvey2604]

Great show (as always). My favorite American albums by bands: Pixies "Doolittle" Chicago II Aerosmith "Rocks" Beach Boys "Pet Sounds" Kansas "Leftoverture" Styx "Grand Illusion" Cheap Trick (debut) Ramones "Rocket to Russia" Solo artists: Springsteen "Darkness on the Edge of Town" Billy Joel: "52nd Street"

[@TheProgCorner]

Awesome!!!!!

[@dagsouleyedblue407]

Man this is just fantastic, your taste is impressive.Todd Rundgren's Utopia, Deerhoof... Awesome

[@TheProgCorner]

👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@TigerMtnKing]

Happy Birthday America! 🇺🇸 I still listen to The Utopia album at least once a week. Happy 4th Scot!🤩

[@TheProgCorner]

The Ikon!!!

[@TigerMtnKing]

@TheProgCorner It's just like YES, it never gets old!🤩

[@user-rz1uf2qc1j]

One old friend of mine use to be a big Frank Zappa fan. But my friend was also a super patriot. So when Zappa released the song 'I don't want to be Drafted', my friend dropped Zappa like a hot potato.

[@ianemery4355]

Wow I didn’t realise how many of these albums I have! Being in the UK I was surprised! Have a great day Scot 😀

[@TheProgCorner]

Thank you!!!! 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧

[@stevemurrell6167]

First Kansas album I heard (here in Australia) was 'Leftoverture', mainly because "Carry On Wayward Son" was huge and I fell in love with the band....but the first album is indeed outstanding. One of my favourite bands to this day. Big Dixie Dregs fan as well.

[@TheProgCorner]

Yes!!!!! So good.

[@paulayers1111]

Wowee Zowee is suuuuch a MASTERPIECE. Deerhoof is awesome too

[@TheProgCorner]

Absolutely!!!! I honestly just grabbed a bunch of records and hit RECORD.

[@diegogustavocastro7039]

Pavement! Pixies! Boston! Cheap Trick! And......GBV For Ever and Ever And Eveeeeeer!!!!❤❤ Good Video Scot!!

[@TheProgCorner]

God bless the USA!!! And GBV!!!

[@shoogerkane]

Great to hear about Alien Lanes! GBV is my fav too!

[@TheProgCorner]

What a band!!!

[@mikaelsvanberg6300]

Was almost afraid GBV wouldnt make it, so big relief! And am glad to say Im one of 100 that was alle to grab a black Mirthrandir. Such a great album! Happy 4th!

[@TheProgCorner]

Sweet!!!!!!

[@stuartfishman1044]

Ah, Wowee Zowee by Pavement. An eccentric and unpredictable beauty of an album that was once seen as a couple of steps down from their first two offerings. It didn't immediately signify like Slanted And Enchanted or have the accessibility of Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain. To me though, it's their peak. Happy to own it.

[@scottmcrae3355]

@@stuartfishman1044 my favourite of theirs too. Right from the get-go. The only thing that might top it for me is the Watery, Domestic ep

[@stuartfishman1044]

@@scottmcrae3355 The Watery, Domestic ep's a good one.

[@TheProgCorner]

So good!!!

[@peterhopewell9431]

Happy 4th July from one of the defeated side!! Love your lists. Fave US albums of mine, Romantic Warrior RTF, strong Persauder Robert Cray, Leftoverture, anything by Bob Seger, Pat Metheny Group white album, and I know uncool but Hi Infidelity by REO Speedwagon......✌

[@jazzpunk]

The PMG "white" album kills!

[@TheProgCorner]

Pat Metheny!!!! Yes indeed. And nothing wrong with REO…

[@jeniferallan6693]

You got me into Terripin Station Great stuff!

[@TheProgCorner]

Awesome!!!!

[@morrisgautreau6704]

You got a great collection! It's very unique to me! I love the variety and eclectic scope, it's all over the place, in the most wonderful ways!

[@TheProgCorner]

I love “all over the place!”

[@richardthorne2804]

Great selections and Happy 4th and God Bless

[@TheProgCorner]

❤️👍🇺🇸

[@mikeh7262]

Happy birthday USA.

[@TheProgCorner]

🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👍👍👍

[@SomniRespiratoryFlux]

Nice variety! It's awfully hard to pick favorites for me, but as for a small selection of American artists (separated into prog and other genres for the sake of making it easier on me): Prog: Octavarium (Dream Theater), Lateralus (Tool), V (Spock's Beard), V: The New Mythology Suite (Symphony X), Terraformer (Thank You Scientist), Promised Land (Queensryche), Second Nature (Flying Colors, yes it's got Neal and Mike in it but I say it counts separately enough), The Joy of Motion (Animals as Leaders), The Afterman (Coheed and Cambria, both discs because I couldn't choose), Frances the Mute (The Mars Volta, yes I'm counting them, I know they moved to Mexico at some point but they were founded in El Paso so that's good enough), and to finish on a sort of obscurer note, Feathergun (Rishloo). Other: Boston (Boston), An Evening With John Denver (John Denver), Master of Puppets (Metallica), Crystal Planet (Joe Satriani), Van Halen (Van Halen), Death of a Bachelor (Panic! at the Disco), Blurryface (twenty one pilots), Blackbird (Alter Bridge), Time Out (Dave Brubeck Quartet), and Head Hunters (Herbie Hancock).

[@TheProgCorner]

Twenty One Pilots and Dave Brubeck!!! God Bless America!!!

[@aminahmed2220]

Absolutely fantastic have a wonderful day also happy independence day to the United states Scot ❤😊

[@TheProgCorner]

Thank you!!!

[@scottmcrae3355]

Wowee Zowee AND Alien Lanes? Two of my desert island records right there!

[@TheProgCorner]

My man!!!

[@fabioboschetti8145]

For You The Old Women is a fantastic album and is one I would carry with me in a desert island

[@TheProgCorner]

Yes!!!!!

[@blindguygamer]

Great list!👍 Happy 4th of July, Scott! 🎆

[@TheProgCorner]

Thank you!!! 🇺🇸

[@jason-budney7624]

Some great stuff. Have a happy 4th Scot!

[@TheProgCorner]

Yes sir!!!!! ❤️👍🇺🇸

[@brucybabyy7355]

happy july 4! treat fireworks with respect.. i checked out that IZZ lp. it IZZ very good. cheers.

[@TheProgCorner]

Yes!!!!!!👍🇺🇸

[@Jay_Tee2023]

Kansas-Leftoverture", The Doors debut, Frank Zappa-"Apostrophe", The Beers-"The Beers Hotel", Boston, debut Aerosmith-" Greatest Hits", JT"-Best of JT Unplugged", Hendrix-"Are You Experienced", Velvet Underground/Lou Reed-many, Violent Femmes debut, G n R-""Appetite for Destruction", Dead-Working Mans Dead" & "American Beauty", Talking Heads-many, Bruce-"Born in the USA", REM-"Lifes Rich Pageant", Styx-"The Grand Illusion, Gypsy debut, Chicago-many, both Springhouse albums, Lynyrd Skynyrd & CGB-many, my neighbor Devon Allmann & Allmann Bros, Kiss-"Destroyer" to name just a few

[@TheProgCorner]

America!!!!

[@jamieflowers1493]

Scot, we used to live in Charlotte Amalie Yacht Haven in the 90s. Can only imagine how it was in the late 70s. Boat life.

[@TheProgCorner]

We were docked there off and on throughout 1978-79.

[@TheProgCorner]

A 30 foot Morgan Out Islander sloop. Yikes!!! Four years. No AC!!! Me, my Mom and Dad and my little brother.

[@jamieflowers1493]

@@TheProgCorner Wow tight quarters. As long as you had your own berth to get away from little brother! Not much galley room. But you probably have good memories and great stories.

[@TheProgCorner]

That’s for sure. Pirates too.

[@stevecowder4774]

Another great topic Scot, on the day of our freedom 🇺🇸🎉. Agree wholeheartedly on your choices. And I’m particularly wild about Rundgren’s Utopia. That really hits home especially because it’s a treasure and a golden anniversary release. Glad you mentioned GBV once again. Those guys are one of the most overlooked, American bands ever. Lastly, I know that others had mentioned ‘ Song for America ‘ but I just had to join in on that one. It’s always been a special album for me. Ultimately it’s what converted me into a Kansas fan. Have a happy 4th !!

[@TheProgCorner]

I just wanted to celebrate the 4th!!!

[@AllMediaReviewsPodcast]

the majority of my favorite bands/artists are from the USA. To pick 10 albums? Kevin Gilbert - The Shaming of the True Apes & Androids - Blood Moon dredg - El Cielo Ours - Distorted Lullabies King's X - Gretchen Goes to Nebraska Fates Warning - A Pleasant Shade of Gray Dream Theater - Awake Return to Forever - Romantic Warrior The Dear Hunter - Act II: The Meaning of and All Things Regarding Ms.Leading Jellyfish - Spilt Milk

[@TheProgCorner]

Fabulous!!!!!

[@pfmdude]

You nailed the Midwest prog scene, but missed a HUGE one. STARCASTLE!

[@TheProgCorner]

Yeah, and I had the debut pulled but skipped it for some reason…

[@pfmdude]

@TheProgCorner very sad... but you still nailed all the other essentials! I'll forgive you... this time! 😉

[@deaconofbeacon733]

Baseball, Hot Dogs, Apple Pie and The Prog Corner!

[@TheProgCorner]

🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@charleswagner2984]

​@@TheProgCornerYour shirt lines up with Happy The Man nicely. Have you seen how the right side of Tales lines up with the left side of the back of Relayer? It definitely looks like it was planned, but Roger Dean says that it wasn't planned. Must be the hand of God.

[@keithparker1346]

I thought you were going to rattle off the list of great American things from America F... Yeah on the Team America World Police soundtrack 😊

[@747jono]

Happy 4th July Scot God bless The King

[@TheProgCorner]

🇺🇸🇬🇧👍👑

[@PJprog]

I have to say my favourite band from your beautiful country is Steely Dan.. never put a foot wrong in my opinion , also Blondie ( i'm a teenager again ) , Talking Heads , awesome , and Simon and Garfunkel. Such legends , I love both their solo work also. Art Garfunkel an incredible emotional vocalist. Of course Metallica are one of THE best , BUT Dream Theater are THE VERY BEST !!!! Love , love , love , ....oh and Styx with The Grand Illusion , and for me Pieces of Eight are essential American Prog classics. Have a great day one and all. Cheers Scot !!! 🎵🎵😍🤘🤘

[@TheProgCorner]

Fantastic!!!! I should have included The Dan!!!!

[@PJprog]

@@TheProgCorner I know Vinyl time with Amy would concur. 🎵😍

[@TheDavidtk240]

American bands with July 4th in mind: Jefferson Airplane, Volunteers and Little Feat, Feats Don't Fail Me Now.... Happy Independence Day!

[@TheProgCorner]

Outstanding!!!!

[@BenTevikMusic]

Dream Theater 🤘🇺🇸🦅

[@sidecardog5244]

Happy Fourth Scott. Gotta hide the dogs and crank up the music (they hate the fireworks). My neighborhood is like a war zone. Great list (Kindness of Strangers!). I'll add a few: Steely Dan's Pretzel Logic, Kansas' Masque, Flying Colors' Second Nature, Doors' LA Woman, CCR's Green River, Bruce Springsteen's Wild, Innocent, and the E-street Shuffle, James Taylor's Sweet Baby James...

[@TheProgCorner]

Steely Dan!!! Absolutely!!!

[@AngryCalvin]

Dream Theater-Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence Pat Metheny Group-PMG(1978) Steely Dan- The Royal Scam Queensryche-Rage for Order Kansas-Masque Shadow Gallery-Tyranny Fates Warning-No Exit Symphony X-The Odyssey Billy Cobham-Spectrum Blood Sweat and Tears-Blood Sweat and Tears Miles Davis-In a Silent Way Return to Forever-Romantic Warrior Talking Heads-Remain in Light Al Di Meola-Elegant Gypsy Doobie Brothers-Minute by Minute Glass Hammer-Shadowlands Spirit-Spirit Ambrosia-One Eighty Toto-IV Weather Report-Black Market Enchant-A Blueprint of the World

[@TheProgCorner]

Nice!!!!!!! Talking Heads!!!

[@LumilusD]

Did you pick up the FREE Live Deerhoof album they released on Bandcamp last month? So good!

[@TheProgCorner]

Of course!!!! 👍👍👍👍

[@arnaudb.7669]

1- Happy the Man : Happy the Man (77) 2- David Sancious and Tone : Forest of Feelings (75) 3- Utopia : Todd Rundgren's Utopia (74) 4- The Underground Railroad : Through and Through (2000) 5- A Triggering Myth : The Sins of Our Saviours (98) 6- The Muffins : Manna/Mirage (78) 7- Kansas : Song for America (75) 8- Neal Morse : Sola Scriptura (2007) 9- Frank Zappa : YCDTOSA Vol 2 The Helsinki Concert (74) 10- Master Cylinder : Elsewhere (81)

[@TheProgCorner]

👍👍👍

[@georgemathie8123]

Greetings and salutations and happy 4th July from your prog fan from Canada have a great day

[@TheProgCorner]

👍❤️🇨🇦🇺🇸

[@jeffschielka7845]

Hey Scot! Hope everyone had a great 4th and enjoyed the bbq's and fireworks! I had a restful day and actually stayed off y/t for the day.👍☮️👑🐍😎

[@TheProgCorner]

Nice!!!! And the weather cooperated too.

[@jeffschielka7845]

​@@TheProgCornerHot and humid!🌅👍😎

[@newdawnofprog]

Wishing you a warm and happy Fourth Of July. Happy Independence Day. Two albums from America that I just can't stop listening to are Ut Gret - Ancestors' Tale and Inner Ear Brigade - Dromology. Cheers.

[@TheProgCorner]

Nice!!! ❤️🇺🇸👍

[@johnmiller3689]

Great video! Saw the Bears twice on that tour, band was the Raisins from Cincinnati, smokin shows! My most proud they're American, GBV/Pollard (all of it!) I'll take Propeller Husker Du (New Day Rising) R.E.M. (Fables) Minutemen (Double Nickels) and the Replacements (Tim) Happy 4th!

[@stuartfishman1044]

Husker Du, Minutemen, Replacements. Nice choices!

[@TheProgCorner]

Love Minutemen!!!! D Boon. My hero.

[@stuartfishman1044]

@@TheProgCorner One of my all time favorites. I probably miss D. Boon as much as you do.

[@kevinogracia1615]

Todd's 1st Utopia... Hell. yea... As a youngster "The Ikon" bent my mind. Yea, I'm geezin'. Geez, saw Minor Threat open for The Damned, D.C. '83. "What If?" kicks. "Rocks" rocks. Happy the Man is an underrated prog band. Man, it's been 50 years when I got that first Kansas album - loved that first song... so long ago, I gotta buy the CD. Zappa zaps. Peace on earth.

[@didiervandijk9713]

For me; Doobie brothers-the Captain and me Iggy Pop- American Caeser Shadow Gallery- debut Tom petty& heartbreakers-Great wide open Hendrix-Electric Ladyland America-debut R.E.M-Automatic for the people

[@TheProgCorner]

Nice!!! 👍🇺🇸❤️

[@didiervandijk9713]

@@TheProgCorner Forgot to mention the Stooges with "Funhouse"

[@jhillst]

I was really surprised as a teen when I found out that the Doors were an American band. For some reason I'd always assumed they were British. There's just something about their style that seems British...maybe it's the operatic vocals or the prominence of keyboards.

[@TheProgCorner]

Or both!!!!

[@danielfuentes3226]

Great american classic albums Scot.But I like to focus on new bands that are americans,like King Buffalo;Mondo Drag a psychedelic prog. band from Okland Cal. and Windhand from Virginia I like these bands.

[@TheProgCorner]

I don’t know Windhand but King Buffalo are amazing. Seen them live a few years ago. And Mondo Drag!!! Yeah. I only know their most recent but it’s fantastic.

[@danielfuentes3226]

@@TheProgCorner ✌

[@paulayers1111]

I really need to get into Guided By Voices. I admit to being surprised not to see Beefheart, Zappa, Pere Ubu, Devo or Talking Heads

[@TheProgCorner]

Zappa was there but yeah, I should have included Beefheart and Devo too.

[@paulayers1111]

@@TheProgCorner my bad. Can’t believe I missed that

[@charlesbritzman501]

Album: Blueprint of the World Band: Enchant Northern Calif Producer: Steve Rothery Fave cut: Catharsis

[@TheProgCorner]

Enchant!!!!!

[@johnjoestar4366]

Nice selection 😊 always loved all the American bands/albums after states (I assume? I am not American)

[@TheProgCorner]

👍👍👍

[@JVynes]

stooges - funhouse Big Star - radio city Phish - Billy breathes Starcastle - fountains of light

[@TheProgCorner]

Awesome!!!

[@thebreathalyzer]

Great list! Wondered which Kansas album you would talk about...nice call with One Size Fits All, like his jazzier albums like that and Hot Rats, of course. Interesting no Utopia made the list... Ra is a pretty solid one or Todd Rundgren's Utopia. The Bears were amazing, essentially an extension of the fantastic regional band The Raisins (and after The Bears Psychodots).

[@TheProgCorner]

That’s right!!! The Raisins and the Psychodots. You know the history!!!! (And I had Todd Rundgren’s Utopia buried somewhere in the episode…)

[@alanclayton9277]

happy 4th: oh you already are happy man. Cheap Trick are so much fun. Pixies great. one of my favouritist ! american bands are definitely Spirit & Chicago ( Chicago Transit). HEY HELLO 😮 Mitch Mitchell WAS A BRIT and a genius, see gotta give a bit back.we who are about to die salute you.

[@TheProgCorner]

That’s right. I forgot about that.

[@alanclayton9277]

@@TheProgCorner genuinely though, America produces music to be proud of

[@AlbrechtAaron]

Maybe next year on the 1st of july you could do yout favorite Canadian albums 🤔

[@TheProgCorner]

Remind me!!!!!

[@user-wi6cv6ko8l]

Makes me wonder if you've ever heard the first album (out of two) by U Totem. Possibly the best American album ever, if you ask me.

[@JohnnyRecently]

I'll have to check U Totem out. I've never heard of them.

[@TheProgCorner]

Nice easy listening music!!!

[@SunFellow941]

My American favorites! 1. Todd Rundgren's Utopia (1974). You got that right! Full throttle prog, and the 30 minute "The Ikon" became, for me, the prog equivalent of a counterculture white magic mass that guided me on my metaphysical journey even before I knew I was on one! 2. Desire Caught by the Tail by Adrian Belew (1986). You got that WAY wrong! I thought The Bears (two albums 1987-1988) were the ultimate commercial sellout. I didn't even know they existed when I went to see Adrian Belew and they were the concert. One of the few acts I walked out on. But Desire Caught by the Tail was an American experimental masterpiece. 3. Song for America (1975) by Kansas. You picked the debut-- which has three mighty prog epics-- but I prefer the three epics on this album: "Song for America," "Incomudro (Hymn to the Atman), and "Lamplight Symphony." Kerry Livgren was national treasure during this period. 4. Fountains of Light (1977) by Starcastle. The most epic of all their three prog albums, if only because they ran all the songs together! 5. Mantras, Beats, and Meditations (2014) by MC Yogi. American hip-hop about the love of metaphysics! 6. Blows Against the Empire (1970) by Paul Kantner/Jefferson Starship. An American hippie spills forth a concept album where his family escapes the clutches of Gov. Reagan and Uncle Sam's right wing repression and heads to a planet unknown for a utopia of personal liberty! What's more American than that! 7. Illinoise (2005) by Sufjan Stevens. How could you skip this American masterpiece? I know you mentioned it before. A blend of prog, folk, and minimalism! 8. Are You a Dreamer? (2005) by Denison Witmer. A folkie indie album that I consider a companion piece to Illinoise. Brilliant from start to finish. And Sufjan plays on it no less. 9. Intergalactic Trot (1973) by Stardrive. What's more American than invention and this album invented the polyphonic synthesizer five years before we would hear Wakeman play one on Tormato! 10. I Know You Know (1974) by Meg Christian. An incredible singer-songwriter album that helped kick off the women's movement in recorded music, a stronghold of the LGBT scene. 11. Tapestry (1971) by Carole King. Nothing can be said that hasn't already been said about this album. 12. Leftover Wine (1971) by Melanie. The American hippie answer to gentle-singing Donovan was the tornado-intensity of Melanie's wailing. "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)" was her take on Woodstock where she appeared as a virtual unknown but soon rose to international counterculture acclaim. 13. Mother's Spiritual (1984) by Laura Nyro. The classic cult artist whose fame mainly came as the songwriter for hits by other people in the late 1960s: "And When I Die," "Stone Soul Picnic," "Wedding Bell Blues," "Eli's Comin," and of course "Save the Country" which was a warning for America to not lose optimism in the face of fascism. But Mother's Spiritual is my personal favorite for its Goddess-tinged meditations on motherhood. 14. I Ain't Marchin' Anymore (1965) by Phil Ochs. The beloved political singer who said "Demonstrations should turn you on, not off!" Check out Anita Bryant's version of "The Power and the Glory." He would have been freaking out now with what is going on in politics. 15. Love Serve Remember (1973). What would America be without its counterculture religious prophets? Ram Dass was a Harvard psychologist turned spiritual hippie pied piper after meeting a miracle man in India, and this 6 LP set from the heyday of hippiedom is a testament to the shift from chaotic psychedelia to universalist spirituality.

[@TheProgCorner]

Now THAT’S a list!!!!!! Glad to see Sufjan on there.

[@josephgerard5473]

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY! To celebrate I started and ended the day by playing The 4th Of July for orchestra by Charles Ives (1874-1954) whom I rate to be the greatest composer America has produced so far. I'm not normally a classical music fan but a few months one of the guys from UNIT (Colin Murrell, the sax and vibes player) recommended it to me and since then I've been listening to shed loads of works by Ives and his music really is incredible...from sweet, gentle, totally tonal works to riotous, cacophonous atonal pieces that sound bonkers and everything inbetween. The first ever atonal work was written by him - the Yale-Princeton Football Game, scored for chamber orchestra - in 1898! So my favourite American album right now is the Stowkowski recording of the Ives 4th Symphony. After that it's anything by Simon & Garfunkel.

[@TheProgCorner]

Outstanding!!!!! Charles Ives!!! Nice.

[@johndrayton8728]

I dunno, Scott. Are You Experienced could never have been made in the US at the time. I reckon it's a UK album with a US lead.

[@JohnnyRecently]

You know your history, John.

[@TheProgCorner]

But we can still claim Jimi as ours!!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👍👍

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

Happy 4th Scot! ❤

[@TheProgCorner]

Thank you, Michael!!!!!

[@toddhill7483]

I respectfully disagree with your statement that Cheap Trick In Color is "terrible". It's one of my favorites. My top 6. Minutemen Double Nickles on the Dime Guided by Voices Under the Bushes, Under the Stars Sparklehorse It's a Wonderful Life X Wild Gift The Cars s/t. (Could also easily have picked Candy O) Sonic Youth Nurse I know you're kicking yourself for omitting Minutemen!

[@TheProgCorner]

I miss Mark Linkous. Gold Day might be my favorite song of the 21st Century. Wanna see Scot cry? Put that song on!!!!

[@todddale7041]

Journey From Mariabronn!!! 😉

[@TheProgCorner]

You know it.

[@jazzpunk]

"Put that pipe in your mouth & smoke it, Andy Edwards" ...I spit out my adult soda pop on that one!!!

[@TheProgCorner]

We know Andy watches!!!

[@ilabelle1]

My favourite overall American rock band is Cheap Trick. They ooze fun! Robin Zander was and still is an awesome singer. The Bears released a further 2 albums, Car on Fire and Eureka. Not as good as The Bears and Rise and Shine it not horrible either.

[@TheProgCorner]

I love them so much!!!!

[@thomasbeck2934]

No Allman Brothers?!! 🤯 No Doobie Brothers?!! 🤯 No Santana?!! 🤯 No Grand Funk?!! 🤯 But I know you went “random” on us Scot. 👍🏻😄

[@TheProgCorner]

Love me some GFRR!!!!

[@andrewlongshaw2128]

Happy 4th July Scot.

[@andrewlongshaw2128]

I was listening to The Grand Illusion last night. I have a master recording version. Wow. I saw them on this tour.

[@TheProgCorner]

Wow!!!! I didn’t get to see them until the Cornerstone tour.

[@andrewlongshaw2128]

I could be wrong Scot, but I don't think that Styx toured England very much.

[@Z-eb]

GBV !!!!!!!!!!!!!! LONG LIVE ROCKATHON

[@TheProgCorner]

Have you heard the new album??? I’m obsessed. Again. How does he do it? Best since Space Gun?

[@Z-eb]

@@TheProgCorner I havent heard through a GBV album since "please be honest" but ive listened to some of the songs from all albums, "Wasp and Wosps" may be my favourite of the new era....but again i need to listen through all of them !!!

[@TheProgCorner]

@Z-eb That was a good one!!!! Snappy.

[@paulcollins5586]

Discipline is Amazing. Doesn't get enough credit.

[@TheProgCorner]

They need more love!!!

[@dangerdolls]

My favorite America album is the debut. Oh wait. You said American with an N. ;) Good list with some of great albums there. My additions off the top of my head are... Ambrosia - debut (of course) Blue Oyster Cult - Secret Treaties Grand Funk - We're an American Band (It's in the title! LOL) Head East - Flat as a Pancake Billy Joel - The Stranger Sea Level - On the Edge Lynyrd Skynyrd - Second Helping Steely Dan - Countdown to Ecstasy (Take choice of the first four) Couple of live ones... Allman Brothers Band - Fillmore East Little Feat - Waiting for Columbus

[@jazzpunk]

Been revisiting Sea Level yesterday & this morning...love them!it

[@dangerdolls]

@@jazzpunk Some of my favorite live shows ever were double bills of Sea Level and the Dixie Dregs. Saw them together multiple times. Good times.

[@TheProgCorner]

Sea Level!!!!!! Awesome!!!!

[@JohnnyRecently]

Great choices Scott. Do you have high hopes for Ritual's new album "THE STORY OF MR. BOGD PART 1" ?

[@TheProgCorner]

I have it and it’s well, it’s… It’s gonna be AOTY!!! Probably.

[@PJprog]

Happy 4th July Scot and all my American friends !!!

[@TheProgCorner]

Thank you!!!!

[@Czyszy]

Once and Future Band's debut album is a must-listen for anybody familiar with 70's American prog. Their sound can be described as a mix between Todd Rundgren, Steely Dan and indie rock. I really appraciate the fact they follow their "domestic" influences instead of copying the Brits for once. B)

[@TheProgCorner]

Wow!!! A good call. What happened to Once And Future Band???

[@LuisGarcia-ee2tr]

Kanas: Point of know Return Grand Funk Red album Van Halen debut album Dio: Holy Diver Aerosmith: Rocks Lynyrd Skynryd debut album Boston debut album

[@TheProgCorner]

Dio!!!!

[@WCSkills]

What, no Alice Cooper?...sniff sniff...

[@Prog-Radio]

Welcome to my Nightmare, a classic IMHO, not to mention School's Out, Billion Dollar Babies, Killer, etc.

[@TheProgCorner]

I love Alice Cooper!!! All the way to Flush The Fashion was awesome to me.

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

Happy 4th Scot and everyone

[@TheProgCorner]

Señor Tayley!!!!

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

@@TheProgCorner have a great weekend !

[@Mister_Jahn]

GBV yeaaah. Here is something for you to chew on. Pragmatism is the USA's contribution to philosophy (Check out CS Peirce) and its bourn out in our music... Jazz (Bebop and fusion in particular), GBV, Zappa even that Styx album (I love it too) all are examples of pragmatism in musical form. Study up on Peirce if you want to out class Andy (maybe read some Dave Hickey, the essay My Weimar in Air Guitar is great, I knew him). Also Sunset Bowl, lol my parents bowled there!

[@TheProgCorner]

Sunset Bowl - oh yeah!!! We actually lived west of Waukesha - in Wales…

[@Mister_Jahn]

@@TheProgCorner my parents best friends lived in Sussex... all very close to the Land of Les Paul and Harley Davidson

[@chutspe]

Happy Fourth of July! (Enjoy your kinglessness as long as it lasts.)

[@TheProgCorner]

👑👑👑

[@kenl2091]

King Chucky asked me if I'd thank you for your good wishes and offers of medical help but he'd really like the colonies back if you could arrange it. You've had them for 248 years now after all and look at the mess you're making. 😁✌👍😁

[@TheProgCorner]

He makes a good point about the former colonies!!! We all need some saving right about now!!!!

[@jimtoms7591]

I'm surprised you think Cheap Trick's album In Color is terrible.

[@toddhill7483]

Was thinking the same thing.

[@TheProgCorner]

Compared to the debut and Heaven Tonight - the songs on In Color are amazing. It’s the production.

[@eskeshuus5302]

Happy The Man - Crafty Hands is way better than their first

[@TheProgCorner]

Love them both equally.

[@thezenrunner651]

Cars doors petty seger ccr pearl jam eagles

[@stevenachandler]

No Lou Reed or VU? Never mind, Pavement are my favourite band!

[@TheProgCorner]

Nice!!!! Carrot Rope. Best song ever.

[@stevenachandler]

@@TheProgCorner The Hexx is my favourite on Terror Twilight, a very underrated album y'know.