Rolling Stone Top 50 Prog Rock albums....

[Johnny Vinyl]

....and for once they didn't shoot themselves in the foot. Pretty decent list I think. I have 36 out of 50.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/l...floyd-the-dark-side-of-the-moon-1973-20150617

 

[TBone]

>>I have 36 out of 50.<<

Why only 36, because digital doesn't count

 

[TBone]

I remember buying this mag.version up north, I nearly threw it in the campfire, after discovering no mention of Machine Head.

 

[MylesBAstor]

....and for once they didn't shoot themselves in the foot. Pretty decent list I think. I have 36 out of 50.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/l...floyd-the-dark-side-of-the-moon-1973-20150617

Haven't heard of 1/3 of these groups. But have 9/10 of the top ten. Who the hell is Can?

 

[Johnny Vinyl]

>>I have 36 out of 50.<<

Why only 36, because digital doesn't count

Haha, no! I don't do Frank Zappa and or Metal Prog (barring the odd exception).

I remember buying this mag.version up north, I nearly threw it in the campfire, after discovering no mention of Machine Head.

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That was a joke....I agree!

 

[ErikM]

Thick as a Brick but no Aqualung??

 

[Johnny Vinyl]

Haven't heard of 1/3 of these groups. But have 9/10 of the top ten. Who the hell is Can?

German krautrock and very experimental. Not everyone cup of tea.

 

[Johnny Vinyl]

Thick as a Brick but no Aqualung??

I don't recall any Moody Blues either. Not a perfect list for sure.

 

[lasercd]

I own 48 of the 50. I have to try harder.

Its certainly open to debate - lots of other albums spring to mind that could/should be included but overall its a pretty earnest attempt.

 

[Phelonious Ponk]

Not my list, but not bad. I'd personally substitute lesser Crimson for any Rush, and the omissions of Starless and Bible Black, The Yes Album and Aqualung are a bit disturbing.

Tim

 

[still-one]

-I own 2 but neither has been played in years.
-I once owned two others.
-I am only aware of about 15 in list.
-Would want to own - Zero

 

[TBone]

Not my list, but not bad. I'd personally substitute lesser Crimson for any Rush, and the omissions of Starless and Bible Black, The Yes Album and Aqualung are a bit disturbing.

required taste perhaps, but you really need to see Rush live in order to understand how "great" a Bass player Geddy really is ...

 

[asiufy]

Yep, pretty good list, specially considering the source! Seems they're doing a 180 here, with Rush on the cover, and now this list! About time... Now they need to start working on a "Top 50 Italian Prog Albums"!

Of course, there'll always be people (like still-one, and KeithR) that don't like prog at all, and it's OK, we forgive them, right Ken?

With a band like Yes, Genesis, Jethro Tull, etc. it's hard to get consensus on "best album". My JT fave is "TaaB", not "Aqualung". While, for Yes, it's "Yes Album". Oh, and I disagree, we can never get enough Crimson!

Oh, and Can can get pretty weird early on, but they have some more "normal" albums, mid-to-late 70s, which could be a good starting point.

cheers,
alex

 

[Phelonious Ponk]

required taste perhaps, but you really need to see Rush live in order to understand how "great" a Bass player Geddy really is ...

I don't question their musicianship, I'm just not crazy about the material. And I find it easy to forget what a great player Geddy is the moment he begins to sing. YMMV, of course, but to me his voice is a bit like nails on a chalkboard.

Tim

 

[KeithR]

any list with Kansas on it I begin to question...

 

[TBone]

I don't question their musicianship, I'm just not crazy about the material. And I find it easy to forget what a great player Geddy is the moment he begins to sing. YMMV, of course, but to me his voice is a bit like nails on a chalkboard.

Tim

I figured as such ... hence the non-mention of his singing live. Honestly, I was shocked how good a R&R Bass player he was live, and I'm not really a big Rush fan.

 

[Al M.]

Three Pink Floyds and only one Zappa?

 

[TBone]

Three Pink Floyds and only one Zappa?

Isn't that a given tho with near any such prog list, kinda like Jimmy's (98%Hendrix 1%Page) default #1 position in the vast majority of R&R guitarist poles. (once in a while Clapton gets top vote.)

 

[lasercd]

These lists are a moving target meant to cause a discussion and its seems like this one already has on various forums.

Some of the less well know albums I would have included would be:

Schicke Fuhrs Frohling - Symphonic Pictures
Anglagard - Hybris
Museo Rosenbach - Zarathustra
Ash Ra Tempel - Ash Ra Tempel
Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso - Di Terra

The problem with a top 50 prog rock list is I have 100 titles that would fit.

 

[Ron Party]

The problem with a top 50 prog rock list is I have 100 titles that would fit.

Exactly. And, for what it's worth, I have all 50 on the list.

And, finally, exclusion of Änglagård's Hybris is a major, major blunder.