Ten 'MUST HAVE' Prog Albums | My REAL Favourites!

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[@Funky_Ghost]

Camel - The Snow Goose was the seed that grew into a lot of prog bands that followed. Any list of Prog must haves MUST have Camel in it.

[@delorangeade]

The importance of Tommy Vance to a generation of UK music listeners cannot be overstated.

[@lw1zfog]

‘ROCK ! ..... with Tommy Vance !!!’

[@grahamnunn8998]

The listeners top 10 was like a buyer's guide before KZbin.

[@sealisa1398]

Likewise here in NYC was Scott Muni.

[@BlueBlazer47]

Very true. Tommy really got behind Yes' Drama album, and I recently discovered he was spot-on. It's a brilliant album. He was a champion of prog rock, but also very much other kinds of rock. Gillan was a band he played a lot - they were a kind of punky AND proggy take on the Deep Purple sound. Tommy Vance was also a nice guy. I got through to the show once when he was filling in for Fluff, and we had a great chat which he mentioned after the session. RiP Tommy and Fluff.

[@delorangeade]

@@BlueBlazer47 The very first Friday Rock Show was a two hour live performance from Yes, which came as a shock to me tuning in for John Peel. Gillan was a band I particularly loved, I've actually been listening to them quite a lot recently. I thought they were the most interesting band to come out of Deep Purple. I still have a box of tapes somewhere with concerts recorded from Tommy Vance's and Fluff's shows.

[@corleth84]

I'm with you on 'Trilogy'

[@Spock105]

count me in .

[@kratino]

🤠😁🥰

[@robertglisson6319]

So refreshing for someone to lead off their favorites with Emerson, Lake and Palmer.

[@roberttee9790]

You tossed Close to the Edge on the floor? Blasphemy! Fellow YES fans . . . WE RIDE AT DAWN!! Got worked up Haven't watched entire vid yet. 😎

[@zootallures6470]

He tossed it on soft cushions. Watch Monty Python - Soft cushions

[@BlueBlazer47]

@roberttee9790: It's ok, you can redirect your ire to those of us who (marginally) prefer Fragile!😄

[@javilalima]

A Trick of the Tail is definitely the Genesis masterpiece.

[@shirleymental4189]

No it isn't. It is good but 'masterpiece' is way too overused. Not their best either.

[@javilalima]

@@shirleymental4189 To each their own 😀

[@chaosme1ster]

@@javilalima "to each their own" runs rather counter to stating that it's *the* Genesis *masterpiece*, isn't it?.

[@javilalima]

@@chaosme1ster It is … for me.

[@mitymac]

lamb lies down my fav older genesis

[@mutant_blues]

Hatfield and the North debut Magma - Mëkanïk Dëstruktïẁ Kömmandöh Ange - Le Cimetière des arlequins Matching Mole's Little Red Record Manfred Mann's Earth Band -Nightingales & Bombers Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother Area debut Henry Cow - LegEnd Steve Hillage - L King Crimson - Red

[@BlueBlazer47]

Must hear Henry Cow soon. Not only is the name a nice contrast with Blodwyn Pig, but I had an Uncle Henry who looked very like a cow!

[@markanderson1313]

Andy ! GENTLE GIANT has to be in that list, come on !

[@simonhodgetts6530]

Womblng Songs (1973) is a must have - a concept album about environmentalist furry creatures who lived underground.

[@adude9882]

The Wombles invented jazz.

[@ModoBro]

Stafford Bingley Hall circa '73. Amazing gig. Orinoco's stage dives were legendary

[@seethroughhead505]

Have you heard 'The Myths & Legends of Merton Womble and his Journey To The Centre of the Earth'? Think I'm joking? kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4mlcmWeds9ge7c

[@BrennanYoung]

@@ModoBro they could have been huge. So sad about Wellington's drug problems

[@paulbrookes413]

FISH says he owes everything to MacWomble !

[@losendos8963]

A Trick of the Tail was the first Genesis album I ever heard. Genesis became my favorite band and Trick of the Tail, to this day, is my favorite musical album - period....dont even have to ponder..... Love your channel.

[@guidoroemer81]

The Rotters' Club is also a novel by Jonathan Coe. It's a beautiful book a sort of coming of age story about a group of friends. At one point in the story the boys taste changes from prog rock to punk. Coe knows a lot about music. It' also very funny.

[@Spock105]

My list : Trilogy - ELP Wind and wuthering - GENESIS ( so much better than Trick ) Tales from topografic oceans - YES ( so much better than Going ) Atom heart mother - PINK FLOYD Larks' tongues in aspic - KING CRIMSON Olias of sunhillow - JON ANDERSON Dark matter - IQ The raven that refused to sing - STEVEN WILSON Sleep dirt - FRANK ZAPPA You - GONG ( yesyou ) p.s. and it changes time and time again so much I nominate Whatevershebringswesing - KEVIN AYERS 🙏

[@sealisa1398]

Have always loved Sleep Dirt…my favorite.

[@cirenosnor5768]

Trick Of The Tail is my favorite Genesis record. Sounds like Gabriel era to me and a less demanding, easier listen

[@tomrobinson5776]

Nice to see The Rotters Club on this list. One of my favorite albums of all time. Mumps is a masterpiece. That acapella opening is gorgeous.

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

Couldn't agree more!

[@simpleman5688]

Voyage of the Acolyte.

[@ks4545]

I love this channel and I literally can't stand most of the music Andy talks about. Lord knows I've tried, just can't do it. Still, the music history is really interesting and Andy is so damn entertaining.

[@Playthatsolo]

I got as far as Gong, paused, went and listened to the Radio Gnome Invisible trilogy for the first time, then listened again, then read and watched everything I could find about this period of Gong, became a huge fan, then returned to this video and watched the rest. Thanks Andy!

[@AlexMalonesProgRockEssentials]

The first album of the Gong trilogy is actually called 'Flying Teapot' - all 3 were subtitled 'Radio Gnome Invisible' (Parts 1, 2 and 3)

[@peterbadham3080]

A mention for Todd Rungren would be nice

[@paulcollins5586]

Pendragon Masquerade overture always come back to it for modern prog. Never tire of it.

[@DanClapp]

Just got that one on vinyl :D it is incredible

[@magenta6]

Interesting Fact: The last 15 seconds of Trilogy was used during the late 70's early 80's as the theme music for NZBC's 6 O'Clock News. Of course most Kiwis have no idea who Emerson Lake and Palmer were.

[@user-tn5xq6fe7x]

That's so funny! One of the local news channels in Norfolk,Va. used the last bit from "Living Sin' as their news intro. I forget which years, but was at least '74-'75.

[@Saffy-yr8vo]

The writing and keys Keith Emerson creates in Endless Enigma is other worldly. You can’t describe it. I’ve prob said it before here somewhere and getting forgetful so prob will again, it always makes me cry with pure emotion. He really knows how to do that. Plus everything else. I assume you’ve seen the vid of him composing it live in his big barn that got burned down on you tube? Yes of course you have, pure magic.

[@edwardyazinski3858]

Classic play on Moving Pictures- cracked me right up 😂😂😂

[@Soundbrigade]

My list is rather short … King Crimson - in the court Renaissance - Ashes are burning Moody Blues - Question of balance PFM - The world became the world Banco - Darwin Jethro Tull - Aqualung Pink Floyd - Atom heart mother

[@christopherdavies3079]

Trilogy was one of the first proper albums I bought as a teenager and it’s a big favourite of mine and l like thevsleeve artwork design

[@frankpentangeli7945]

When it comes to prog I'm pretty mainstream. My 10 favourites are: King Crimson: In the Court of the Crimson King Yes: Fragile Genesis: Selling England by the Pound Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Trilogy Rush: A Farewell to Kings Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here The Moody Blues: On the Threshold of a Dream Jethro Tull: Thick as a Brick Strawbs: Hero and Heroine Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention: One Size Fits All Other prog albums I love: Yes: The Yes Album Yes: Close to the Edge Yes: Relayer Genesis: A Trick of the Tail Genesis: Wind & Wuthering Genesis: The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway Rush: 2112 Rush: Hemispheres Pink Floyd: Animals Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon Pink Floyd: Meddle The Moody Blues: Every Good Boy Deserves Favour The Moody Blues: A Question of Balance The Moody Blues: To Our Children's Children's Children Gentle Giant: Three Friends Gentle Giant: Octopus Gentle Giant: Acquiring the Taste Jethro Tull: Aqualung Jethro Tull: Songs from the Wood Frank Zappa: Apostrophe Frank Zappa & The Mothers / Captain Beefheart: Bongo Fury Frank Zappa & The Mothers: Over-Nite Sensation Strawbs: Nomadness Strawbs: From the Witchwood Electric Light Orchestra: Face the Music Electric Light Orchestra: Eldorado Van der Graaf Generator: Godbluff

[@jrtruth1]

Andy Edwards message to all youtube channels, "video editing is for suckers!!!" Or maybe, just maybe, Andy has a genius way of commenting on how a lot of ProgRock albums meander around in an elliptical manner that eventually drives many people crazy?

[@kratino]

ELP is my favorite band. Trilogy is my favorite ELP album. Trilogy and From the Beginning are my favorite ELP songs. The Fugue section of Endless Enigma thrills me to my core. The piano and bass counterpart is just jaw-dropping. I can't tell you how happy I am to see you coming from (almost!) forgetting this band entirely to falling back in love with them.

[@lkeslinke]

My Top Ten but Only One From Each Artist: 1) Porcupine Tree: Fear of the Black Planet. 2) Steven Wilson: Hand.Cannot.Erase. 3) Yes: Close to the Edge. 4) Genesis: The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway. 5) King Crimson: In the Court of the Crimson King. 6) Jethro Tull: Thick as a Brick. 7) Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon. 8) Traffic: The Low Spark of a High Heeled Boys. 9) ELP: ELP. 10) Riverside: Love Fear and the Time Machine.

[@dt6949]

Great list! 👍🏻

[@Magicmatty2024]

Traffic ain’t progressive

[@Hiwatt100W1]

Really good list...I had the good fortune of seeing Genesis (with Peter Gabriel) perform The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway- I remember that as being one of the three best concerts that I've ever seen. The second was Pink Floyd performing the Dark Side of the Moon. The third was interestingly enough, Roxy Music- early. I think it was Country Life that they were supporting. This period, IMHO, was rock as a highly developed art form. Early Tull was also incredible- This Was, Stand Up, and Benefit were tremendous albums as well. My choice for Traffic was John Barelycorn, Winwood's songwriting is absolutely brilliant. Have to check out Porcupine Tree, don't know their music very well. Early Soft Machine also was brilliant- especially their work with Kevin Ayers.

[@lkeslinke]

@@Magicmatty2024 We all have opinion’s but just google search that Traffic Album under Wikipedia! See what they call that Traffic Album?

[@Scottlp2]

Good list (of the 6 I know-gotta check out the other 4). Personally I have a soft spot for “Wish you Were Here” : “did you trade a walk in part in a war, for a lead role in a cage”

[@billrice3002]

Andy, your take on Rush is hilarious & true.

[@arvidsson56]

When talking about Yes you hinted that Rick Wakeman was less serious than the rest of the band. His books "Grumpy Old Rockstar" and "Further Adventures of a Grumpy Old Rockstar" are hilarious and well worth a read.

[@Spock105]

I met him with Anderson & Rabin .

[@deansusec8745]

Love the new love for ELP! They are not my first choice, but they definitely are a great listen. I do have the feeling that some brits are obsessed with american cowboy music. Doesnt do anything for me, because I love neoclassical

[@eightrodway]

We both love Gong You. Do you also appreciate Fish Rising by Steve Hillage? Fantastic! (I also like Angel's Egg.)

[@oman3809]

Excellent episode!

[@neilparks2651]

Trilogy, my first ELP purchase - the infectious brilliance of The Endless Enigma grabs me as much now as it did when I first heard it in '79.

[@paulsimpson6149]

Just tuned in, as always very informative.

[@edgarbaumann6002]

Another great video!

[@zachjohnson637]

Beat has always been my favourite 80s Crimson album. Love the cover too…The blue and pink pops. And Exposure is the perfect transition between Red and Discipline (not that it was intended to be).

[@DanielMcGrath1969]

1. Larks 2. Still Life 3. Fragile 4. Islands 5. Selling England 6. Garden Shed 7. Nursery 8. World Record 9. Gong-Trilogy 10. Caress.

[@robertgough5804]

Islands brilliant

[@naderzekrya5238]

Nice to see "Islands" !

[@beta14ok]

Good list. You hit a LOT of my fav's, i.e. the ones I am emotionally tied-with!

[@aminahmed2220]

Absolutely fantastic have a wonderful day Andy ❤😊

[@anthonycurtola]

I spent many late nights in the '80's recording music from the Brave New Waves show on CBC radio, poised to press the red 'record' button and the 'play' button simultaneously on my new stereo cassette recorder/player. You had to time it right, so you pressed the button immediately after the intro and before the song started. I often missed the first part of the song or the intro, so I had lots of cool and interesting music on cassette, but no idea who was playing. Prog on, Andy! Love your channel.

[@styles8007]

Awaken is, in my humble opinion, the best Prog song ever written. Thank you for the post. Cheers from Indiana.

[@CarwynGravell]

Great choices Andy - especially Trilogy, Going for the One and Trick of the Tail - I'm pleased you mentioned it as being one of IQ's favourites as I always thought the interplay between the Martin and Mike on keyboards and guitar at their soaring best was reminiscent of the playing on this album. In fact I think I remember IQ covering Robbery, Assault and Battery on a bootleg I had of them in early 80s. Joyful stuff.

[@uffe9270]

Very funny and entertaining, thank you! Made my day.😂🤣😁

[@chucklogan3133]

Thanks for another grest list, Andy. I love how you can go down the beaten path, or off into the weeds, with equal ability (and always manage to justify it.)

[@thebreathalyzer]

Trilogy my favorite ELP easily. Keith’s piano playing in the title track is so beautiful. You made mistake. Egg was a fine Canterbury band too, speaking of Dave Stewart.

[@danaandra9735]

Aaaahhh, yes! Rotter's Club by Hatfield and the North! One of the best albums ever!

[@marlachristensen2076]

'Wind and Wuthering' and 'Trick of the Tail' were Steve Hackett era Genesis.

[@janvrolijk9126]

You burn me up like a cigarette sounded to me when I first played it way back then, like the Tubes. Same vibe.

[@petergary7280]

I don't always agree with you BUT you are giving me an education. I thought I knew music but your knowledge is outstanding. Cheers. Love the channel.

[@johannhauffman323]

Great FZ pick !

[@marlachristensen2076]

GOING FOR THE ONE! YES! I Do Agree on this album!

[@daicullinane7746]

It's Dave's party and he'll cry if he wants to.

[@SpookeyRuben]

Love it! Idea for a future video: TOP TEN CANADIAN PROG BANDS 🤘

[@smalltown2223]

You’re absolutely bang on about Going For the One. I’ve listened to so much Yes I don’t play it anymore, but after this episode I’m going to listen to Awaken. That piece hypnotised me as a lad and still gives me goosebumps.

[@ChrisUK5150]

Love the way you started this video Andy, it reminded of some kids TV program from the 70s but I can't think of which one? Something that might have been on ITV in that 12-12.30 slot? Anyway I digress great vid, deffo with you on Yes, my introduction to them was also Wonderous Stories. I remember them being on Swap Shop...I was really a Tiswas kid but I must have flipped over during the ads or something... and hearing it and thinking it sounded a bit like Supertramp but better. Bought the album a few years later after borrowing it from the library and being blown away...Awaken took a while to really digest but Parallels and the title track were instant hits.

[@mikeb3268]

How the f*ck could you go so long without listening to Trick of the Tale?? That’s some achievement.

[@jdmresearch]

Tail

[@3bwana]

‘Trilogy’ has always and forever been my favorite ELP, since I was a teen, also mainly based on Lake’s ‘From the Beginning’ which I would always put on mixtapes I made for girlfriends

[@Patrick-sh9tt]

A highly informative video. I love Beat and that whole era, badly need to check out that Fripp album. Need to add Trick of the Tail to my collection also. Been addicted to Gong since discovering them here.

[@loupeluso1223]

that IS the best ELP album. i said shouted it before u pulled it out! LOVE

[@CountBrass]

Great topic. Mine would look like this: Yes, The Yes Album ELP, s/t Gentle Giant, Free Hand Colosseum, The Valentyne Suite King Crimson, Discipline Genesis, A Trick of the Tail Chris Squire, Fish Out of Water Spock’s Beard, V Glass Hammer, The Inconsolable Secret Porcupine Tree, Lightbulb Sun

[@BlueBlazer47]

In the order I got into them: King Crimson, In the Wake of Poseidon Deep Purple, Book of Taliesyn Yes, Fragile Rick Wakeman, Journey to the Centre of The Earth Jethro Tull, Songs from the Wood Led Zeppelin, In Through the Out Door Gentle Giant, Octopus Stories, Travelling Underground UFO, Flying (One Hour Space Rock) Caravan, In the Land of Grey & Pink Special mention for Pendragon's 1984 mini-album - excellent stuff.

[@keithweist3879]

Yes, I love Trilogy , my favorite ELP song . Hatfield & The North? Streamed it right away, so good, thankyou. Yes is my favorite band. When Going For The One came out I listened to it a thousand times. As a guitar player I appreciate the up and down scale sequence at the end of Turn of the Century. Awaken is other worldly, uplifting, and spiritual. Yes! Trick of the Tail is incredible. Every song is good, amazing songwriting. One of the best, it really takes you on a journey. Super video, good job!

[@jamieflowers1493]

We need an episode where Andy just reads Neil's lyrics to us. Preferably at bedtime.

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

brilliant idea....

[@Spock105]

@@AndyEdwardsDrummer accompanied by Steve Davis on his cue tranferred into a flute and wearing pothead pixie outfit

[@mordantfilms]

I dig this setup, Andy, with the wide angle lens and your drums and vinyl in the background. My must-haves are not for the uninitiated, whatever that may be. The list changes often but always includes Soft Machine Volume Two and Third, Hatfield and the North's debut, The Lamb Lies Down, Relayer, ELP's debut, Starless and Bible Black, Gong's Angel's Egg, Weidorje's one and only, Neu! '75 and A.R. & Machines' Echo. Yeah, had to have 11. Nice theory on the Going for the One cover. Patrick Moreass...

[@danalawrence4473]

Magma- Live King Crimson- ITCOTCK Genesis- Selling England by the Pound ELP- Tarkus Magma- MDK King Crimson- Red Gentle Giant- Three Friends Glass Hammer- Chronometrie Yes- Relayer Tangerine Dream- Phaedra Andy- I need to gt you to listen to Magma a lot more, and dive deep into their music. Some it is absolutely thrilling, such as the Live disc from 1975. And they are still going strong today!

[@pkmcburroughs]

(Andy holds up a Tiny Tim album and shakes it violently) "It IS prog! It IS! This is PROG!"

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

I saw him live once

[@zachjohnson637]

@@AndyEdwardsDrummerJealous!

[@pkmcburroughs]

@@AndyEdwardsDrummer I absolutely love that you replied to this, sir.

[@zootallures6470]

If you want to hear the real Dave Stewart you can listen to _National Health - Dreams Wide Awake._ The guy is from another planet. _Santana - Caravanserai_ is on my list.

[@zachjohnson637]

Of Queues and Cures is in my Top 10 albums of all time (as is Bruford's One of a Kind).

[@zootallures6470]

@@zachjohnson637 👍 Stewart is playing on both. He is the most underrated musician since the first bushman started to hit two sticks together.

[@BlueBlazer47]

Glad to see Santana's prog credentials recognized.

[@zootallures6470]

@@BlueBlazer47 Unfortunately only Caravanserai and Love Devotion Surrender are prog… Let’s add even Swing of Delight. I’ve read a biography about Santana. In the 70s-80s he would have his clashes with CBS because he wanted to make music like this but they wanted the Latino stuff which was selling.

[@BlueBlazer47]

@@zootallures6470: Welcome too, I'd say. There are still prog elements on albums like Abraxas, even on Supernatural. I didn't know there was pressure on Carlos to be commercial. It's a pity labels do that.

[@josexavierjr.5633]

Great video, Andy! Thanks to you I discovered Hatfield & The North; never heard of them until now. Qobuz has both their albums, and they sound great! 👍🥁🥁🥁👌

[@stevecowder4774]

I couldn’t agree more with Trilogy, Trick and Farewell. However, with Genesis and Rush, I’ll always be at odds on choosing my absolute favorite. It’s still an ongoing toss up between their finest. But Trilogy has been my #1 by ELP, most likely since it’s the album that finally woke me up to them. No doubt a genuine, timeless treasure.

[@davidliddell6710]

Great list. Exposure was a nice surprise on the list, one of my faves ! As an aside : Fripp's solo on Baby's on Fire deserves to be on the top of some list, not sure if it's prog..frippertronics forever.

[@stewarttiley9683]

Mike Oldfield episode please!?! Ommadawn is his masterpiece. Incantations! And the rarely mentioned Simon Philips epic drum solo on Crises!!! And what a guitarist!

[@patbarr1351]

Yes, those changing drum textures on *Crises* are quite a thing!

[@DrOz-007]

And Simon Philips' drumming on Discovery too! The whole album I think.

[@chucklogan3133]

​@@DrOz-007 For one of his most "pop" sounding albums, it's amazing how good Discovery is! Each song is so carefully crafted.

[@kevinogracia1615]

Reminds me... Saw Zappa '78 with Belew front a center... Long story. Thank you.

[@seethroughhead505]

I added up the length of all the ads that played during this video and it was longer than Close To The Edge, Thick As A Brick, 2112 and Supper's Ready all put together.

[@johndrx165]

Trilogy is amazing! Just got into Gong this year and missing 2 of the Trilogy. I like the live Genesis album w/ Peter. Got Farewell to Kings on LP. Great list!

[@chanjurban]

Gather round kids, it's story time with Andy!

[@user-ru4sw1pg3s]

Andy, I am not even a huge prog fan, but your videos are so darned entertaining that I don't think I've missed one since I became aware. Favorite so far, the biscuits . I am going to see Beat, with Adrien Belew, et al, so maybe there's hope for me yet. Cheers and keep the good time rolling.

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

You will be converted at some point. What music do you like?

[@user-ru4sw1pg3s]

@@AndyEdwardsDrummer Actually, folk-rock, RT, Fairport. Jazz, some fusion, got to see Weather Report with Jaco. A lot of singer-song writer, American countryesque...Slaid Cleeves, Rodney Crowell, Bruce Cockburn, funk and soul...Joan Armatrading is one of my all-time favs

[@JonnyDee123]

Re inside sleeve of GFTO. Look at them there. Yes. A great bunch of lads.

[@brucehazen8982]

Greg Lake stated once that Trilogy was their most representative album. Brain Salad Surgery, in part due to its' savvy sequencing, still blows my mind though. My #1

[@LuisGarcia-ee2tr]

I love you incluye Trilogy, A Farewell to Kings, A Trick..... all masterpieces

[@JoyDivision88]

Went to see Kevin Coyne one evening and Hatfield and The North were supporting that night. I sort of enjoyed them without being blown away as I had really gone to see KC. But something must have got to me that evening as a little while afterwards I went and bought The Rotters Club. That was 50 years ago. It is one of my all time favourite albums and they are also one of my favourite all time bands.

[@styrmugnsell4560]

Great episode! Very entertaining and informative, gets me inspired to listen to all those records. Most of them I know, but some not so much (like "Hatfield & the North", gotta try them again). Thanks for your great channel, not often I can keep listening to a man talking for 50 minutes... But what do you think about Camel ”Moonmadness” or ”Snow Goose”. Or a 70s album by Pekka Pohjola?

[@asmallwhitedog0479]

Also my favorite ELP lp. I think the inside photo should have been the cover.

[@James-hd4ms]

A “must have” prog album? Never thought I’d hear that.

[@psychicdriver4229]

Talking Heads showed crimson the way into the eighties... It's been a while since I've heard that frip solo album, but you really inspired me to put it on.😅

[@Angus_T]

Also a proud owner of the YCDTOSA Sampler. Vol 2 is the one from Helsinki. Vol 3 is the one with Bozzio's "breakdown" followed by Hands With A Hammer. Brilliant. I completely agree The Sampler belongs on your list.

[@timgittar]

I never felt a connection with ‘Farewell to Kings’. My favourite Rush album has always been ‘Permanent Waves’. I feel affectionate towards it because it was the first album of theirs I heard. I had no idea music like that was possible! I thought side one of ‘Hemispheres’ was boring. Side two was AMAZING! That’s probably my favourite era of Rush’s work: 78-80.

[@webbvandiver9139]

Being a huge American Rush fan, who loves every record from FBN to GuP, FTK has always been in my top 3-4 and I stamp it as their most British sounding record. Of course I know it’s first record they recorded in the UK…but it really has that pastoral UK prog rock feel throughout…however Cygnus X-1 is in its own universe…space prog/metal?…no connection to a British sound (whatever that may be in my ears). 🤘🏻

[@webbvandiver9139]

And…agree with you Permanent Waves is always in my top 1-2 Rush releases. I alternate b/w PWaves, Moving Pictures and maybe surprisingly, Signals as top of the mtn.

[@jerrypotente872]

Why doesn’t anyone ever mention the great synthesizer wizard -LARRY FAST -who has played on Peter Gabriel, and Kate Bush’s record[to name name onlyafew]-???! I absolutely love his 1973 -‘SYNERGY’ album, that I consider to be in my top ten PROG greats !!!!!!!

[@simonvaughan7325]

I was thinking 'that's not a textured cover Close to the Edge'. That's why you chucked it away!

[@DrOz-007]

Maybe a cheap reissue. Doesn't matter, buy another if need be.

[@craigward2710]

Your experience with Awaken, Andy - I had the same with Zeppelin's Achilles Last Stand - about 2/3 of it without intro or outro taped off the Friday Rock Show. No idea of title or album but recognised it was LZ. Was the most fascinatingly weird and thrilling thing I'd ever heard (I was 12, I think). Of course, Presence was the last Zeppelin album I acquired as I backtracked through the catalogue. What a joyous moment. Still one of my favourite songs, 42 years later. BTW, The end of year top 10 on Tommy Vance, was a listeners' poll, if I remember correctly, and it was always exactly the same - Awaken, Stargazer, Supper's Ready, Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Stairway to Heaven, Freebird, 2112, Bat out of Hell, Child in Time etc.

[@grahamnunn8998]

Picked up a secondhand copy of Rotter's Club in Burgess Hill Market in the early 80s. Life changing, in particular Richard Sinclair's vocals and Dave Stewart's keyboards. Dave Stewart writes for Sound on Sound (his articles have made me laugh for years) and does a lot of arranging. I love that he is still with Barbara Gaskin, the ultimate prog couple.

[@guitarchannel5676]

Mumps is a fantastic piece. One of Dave Stewart's best, and he composed a lot of great music.

[@marlachristensen2076]

Oh, it is YOU again!

[@JordiCasany]

Awaken is my favourite too ❤

[@MODAC]

What about Renaissance???

[@chrisdelisle3954]

My favorites (in no particular order) 1) Rush - A Farewell To Kings 2) Rush - Hemispheres 3) Yes - The Yes Album 4) Yes - Fragile 5) King Crimson - In The Court of the Crimson King 6) King Crimson - Red 7) Genesis - Selling England By The Pound 8) Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway 9) Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon 10) Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here I mean, it's not an original list. Not a single deep cut among them. But it's a true list.

[@koszim]

My Top Ten... 1 Dark side of the moon-Pink Floyd 2 Wish you were here-Pink Floyd 3 Power and the passion-Eloy 4 Animals-Pink Floyd 5 Dawn-Eloy 6 Up The Downstair-Porcupine tree 7 Mirage-Camel 8 You all look the same to me-Archive 9 Floating-Eloy 10 Breathless-Camel

[@erikheddergott5514]

I owned the Hatfield and the North Sampler first, got „Of Queues an Cures“ by National Health Second and got then both Original Hatfield and the North Records. They are all great. Played them to a „Canterbury“ Fan who did not know them. He bought them except the the Sampler to the Price I paid for, and paid the Bill in the Restaurant I handed them over to him. Besides of Henry Cow these 3 Records are the Pinnacle of the Canterbury Stuff to me. I did not sell them coz they weren’t good enough for me but somebody needed them even more. Really great Stuff!

[@chrishenson4450]

Thank you for giving UK the respect they earned. I have long been of the opinion that the first UK album was, in fact, the last truly great, truly prog rock album. After its release, most of the big prog bands began their ill-fated attempts at prog-pop crossover. Gentle Giant's "The Missing Piece," Genesis's "ABACAB," Yes "90125," to name a very few. Bands left their baroque and roll roots in search of gold. And for the most part, compared with "In the Dead of Night" and "Time to Kill," the prog that followed sounded absolutely ridiculous. That is with one notable exception: King Crimson who, with a total personnel change, managed to move well beyond prog without bothering to sell out.

[@DrOz-007]

I have the Zappa Sampler on vinyl too. Marvelous. Live Zappa is important stuff. Essential stuff.