Here is 'Now That's What I Call Prog' Playlist...enjoy!!! kzread.info/head/PLVUgWh6RKO9rVJ3BAQ7S7884l0Ed5xWfg

@johncleary6126

Жыл бұрын

Perhaps 'Inca Roads ' by Frnk Zpp might have been a better gateway track though I concede it's more fusiony. Just the same...wow magnificent, has everything that's right about prog as does Tom Sawyer. Pink Floyd though lick balls because they, in fact, lick balls.

@AntonyRG1

Жыл бұрын

kzread.info/head/PLhTeHJArf-9gADXmwCixijt2ElfBr3yQ0 I created this playlist (now public) entitled 'Frieday Night'. A nightmarish prog odyssey: A cocaine-fuelled week results in a near-death on the second Friday night. Mulholland Drive meets The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway.

@johncleary6126

Жыл бұрын

@@AntonyRG1 Rebecca Black is epic Prog

The thing is, Andy really explains everything and discusses his thoughts really well. I don't know how to explain it, but he just keeps my attention stuck to the screen. It's like Im talking with my mate at a bar about music. And I love how he back and forth with himself as he changes and pivots his opinions

Awaken is a masterpiece, and worthy of best prog composition of all time. Going For The One is also my favorite Yes album, and for some reason seems under appreciated, even by Yes fans.

@59erUlli

Жыл бұрын

👍👍👍👍

@madu251

Жыл бұрын

I agree, GFTO is the best!

@Darrylizer1

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I think GFTO has one great track in Awaken and some middling tracks. It's really the mix I don't like. I find Relayer to be much superior.

@burke9497

Жыл бұрын

@@Darrylizer1 I love Relayer! I have the controversial opinion that Patrick Moraz was overall the best keyboard player that Yes ever had. I think he performed the best in a live concert setting, and his studio work with Yes was superb. Going For The One has a tremendous amount of sentimental value to me, and I absolutely love every track on the album. But, Relayer is brilliant! Cheers! Jeff.

@jameshoey303

Жыл бұрын

Because its not their premium album and ranks below their top five.....next question

What Yes song do I have to immediately relisten to every time I hear it? Awaken! Great choice. Also, while ELP may not have evolved so well into the pop years as Yes and Genesis did, their prog years were unique. I love the variety on Works and other earlier albums, their classical adaptations, the piano concerto, their honky-tonk comic relief, their beautiful ballads, their bombastic synth, their hymns, their rock, their jazz, on and on. Who else does that so well, or at all? What people call "over the top", I call three geniuses in an interactive clashing creative stew providing an explosion of ear candy. Imperfections here are signs of pushing the envelope, and that's OK by me. Thanks for so appropriately including them.

@edljnehan2811

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment about ELP. Great description you hit the nail on the head. Musicianship second to no one. It's good to hear someone that has some brains for a change.

@robertglisson6319

Ай бұрын

Excellent post. What is amazing to me is that ELP is pretty much a creature of the 70s. Folks who never saw them live in that decade never really understood the sheer impact of ELP on the rock scene. They were as big as any band in rock in concert (their Olympic Stadium concert in 1978 outdid Led Zeppelin's biggest crowd, and they headlined rock festivals throughout the 70s) and were an enormous force, bigger than any prog band except for Pink Floyd. What diminished their memory was the utter hatred of the band by the music critics. ELP didn't care a whit for the music press, they were too busy selling out stadiums and Madison Square Garden for a week straight. Yes, they fizzled in the late seventies, but to be honest, which major prog band DIDN'T fizzle (Rush started hitting it big in the late 70s as what is now considered a prog-metal band) at the end of the decade? Pink Floyd's last major effort was The Wall, Genesis' prog stage pretty much ended with Steve Hackett's departure, Yes struggled after Going For The One, Jethro Tull reshaped their sound after Songs From The Wood, and as for the Mighty Crim? Their last prog phase ended in 1974. ELP was clearly one of those bands one had to see to believe and appreciate.

Awaken is gorgeous, I agree. but the greatest prog track is actually "Starless" by Crim. It ticks all the boxes and is moving beyond words.

@alwayscasesensitive

Жыл бұрын

I thought it was going to be 'Starless' too!

@Whit-mh9nt

10 ай бұрын

Ya definitely up there.. More so then Awaken

@AlmostEthical

7 ай бұрын

Yes, Starless is peerless. There's nothing like it.

I'd not heard Just The Same before. Great recommendation, Andy. Great track. Funny that GG songs tend to be shorter than most prog bands. Then again, they pack enough ideas into five minutes to make a ten minute track. My favourite ELP classical adaptation was Toccata. Brilliant.

Woke up, fell out of bed, and a magical little trumpet lured me into Penny Lane, where Echoes of a Great Gig in the Sky urged me to attend a Minstrel singing Songs from the Wood. A Gentle Giant shouted "Supper's Ready" - but no, I didnt Rush for it. 'Cause the Revealing Science sent me along Inca Roads to a Purple Lagoon, where, Close to the Edge of perfect bliss, I did truly Awaken. Ah, that was Another Life, full of Crazy Diamonds playing Bohemian Rhapsodies that stayed with us.

I am inclined to agree with you about Awaken. I've listened to it a thousand times and it gets better and better. Supper's Ready does too. These two are totally perfect. Awaken, with Todmobile, is just unbelievable.

"He's digging out, the marrow in your backbone". What a great line. Supper is indeed ready. JT

Thanks so much for the Playlist!! So cool to listen to you.

@AndyEdwardsDrummer

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for listening

I never miss a beat with your programme. About 90% of times you mention your favourites, they’re also mine - this time around you floored me with the Great Gig in the Sky. Keep it up Andy. I learn so much from your videos.

@AndyEdwardsDrummer

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

"Clare Torry" just mentioning her :-)

The first track I play after listening to your show is 'Awaken' . It's an excellent choice. Another great and entertaining show, Andy. Always surprises.

@AndyEdwardsDrummer

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!...it really is the greatest prog tune ever. I'm pretty convinced that is right...

@danu6718

Жыл бұрын

@@AndyEdwardsDrummer Yes, I have been re listening to it since this show. An awesome composition. Steve Howe is amazing. What a great band.

Great video. Humerous, fun, instructive and loads to disasgree with ...

I agree. Awaken, is the best. You nailed it.

Listening to the magic of Yes is like having an E ticket to Disneyland when you were a kid -- full access to all the best rides.

Thank You Andy! Finally someone picks "Awaken", which is not only my favorite YES track or PROG track but favorite track EVER! just has everything, and is the most emotional song I've ever heard or will hear. You nailed it!!!!

@interstellardave

Жыл бұрын

I echo your sentiments and, when you mention emotion, Turn Of The Century always hits me hard too. More melancholic than Awaken, which is uplifting. Turn is sad, and beautiful.

My Top 10 Perfect Prog Tracks: 1.) “Xanadu” by Rush 2.) “Dancing with the Moonlit Knight” by Genesis 3.) “Proclamation” by Gentle Giant 4.) “Time” by Pink Floyd 5.) “Inca Roads” by Frank Zappa 6.) “Thick as a Brick” by Jethro Tull 7.) “2112” by Rush 8.) “The Sensual Con” by Bubblemath 9.) “The Odyssey” by Symphony X 10.) “Starlifter: Fearless Pt. II” by Crown Lands Don’t @ me! 😂

Awaken Absolutely!

Such an interesting list; most of them wouldn't have occurred to me, but I can't argue with your analysis. I'm totally with you on Awaken. It is sublime.

@AndyEdwardsDrummer

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

I'd make just two alterations to the list: for Gentle Giant, I'd move one track forward on the same album. "On reflection", with its strict fugue, represents what GG is about even better than "just the same". And I'd take "Starless" over the Scitzoid man for KC.

Bohemian Rhapsody: YEAH, Andy! We in the Netherlands have a yearly Top 2000 composed by hundreds of thousands of voters, and this track keeps making it to the top 2, year after year. Because it's so undeniably good! And it was, and is, prog! (Pushing those boundaries!)

Yay! You picked my favorite prog song as your #1 prog song - Awaken- from Yes - Going for the One!!!

Wonderful! Your 2/2 -2nd time I’ve watched you and both times you’ve surprised me with your choices! Obviously Yes is my fav group! I’ve been blessed to see them 50+ times and experienced Many Incredible moments Yes has Moved an entire audience! Awaken is my all time fav and have experienced it live-front row( a few times😍) - Such moments ingrained in memory! ❤

Can we agree that this was Andy’s peak style?

@AndyEdwardsDrummer

10 ай бұрын

No

Once again Andy. Agreeing with everything you say.

@AndyEdwardsDrummer

Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated

I've been enjoying your channel for a few months now without commenting, Andy, but had to leave a note on this one. First, as an old (68 yrs) "progger", just want to say that rather than putting me off, I enjoyed every bit of your list. So much so that I'm going to pass links to this video (and your playlist - thanks for saving me the trouble there too!) to friends and family who I've never been able to wrangle into seeing why I love this music so much. I was laughing out loud with pleasure at some of your picks - Free Hand was my first GG LP and I have a huge soft spot for Just The Same, so loved seeing its inclusion. Awaken at #1 is just the cherry on top. Keep up the good work, sir!

@AndyEdwardsDrummer

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Bob...thanks for comenting too...all the best

I love Awaken, it's beautiful, spine tingling, majestic and epic. It's classical music in prog style; excellent choice, Andy.

Great list Andy , just recently started watching and love the way you put points across , when you said you played with Frost i had to watch. You mention the English aesthetic being an important part of Prog and i don't think you can get much more "Englishness" than Fox Hill by Camel .

Yes, hearing the first KIng Crimson album THE DAY IT CAME OUT, was mind blowing and life altering.

Absolutely adorable list Andy !!! Great pick with Regyption Strut Close to perfect list tonight. Some might differ in your Gentle Giant pick but I love it. When GG toured that year I had an odd ticket mistake and was allowed to sit on stage just a bit to the side. They killed with free hand. The Prog was very proggy that night. Now I’ll re-listen to songs from the wood, thought Minstrel in the Gallery would better take that spot. Thanks for a wonderful video Andy. Oh, and I can’t believe King Crimson is behind Yes for 1st place. How dare you !!

Genesis "Fountain Of Salmacis" is my personal favourite prog song ever. It is the most beautiful song ever written by 21 year olds, in my humble opinion.

Totally agree with Yes.Their absolute pinnacle.Parallels is incredible.

FZ's 'Yo Mama,' is prog at its best. 'Awaken' is the most bombastic over the top track ever made. Appallingly good!

@AndyEdwardsDrummer

Жыл бұрын

I love side four of Sheik Yerbouti...it's just sublime, I Can't seperate Yo Mama and Wild Love. The 'complex' section on that side also crops up on Side 2 of Them or Us...also two songs mashed together with a long Xenochronus guitar solo...which I spoke about on my Zappa Them or Us video last week. I might do a track by track analysis of Sheik Yerbouti at some point.

@earlgrey691

Жыл бұрын

It certainly feautures heavily with the...'reactor' community.

I have enjoyed every second of this particular countdown of yours, Andy. Listening to you reason your choices are a prog experience in themselves. Always loved 21st Century Schizoid Man but looking at it in a totally new light. And your No. 1 choice is an awakening in itself. Thank you so much.

Awaken was always in the Friday Rock Show top 10, I have to agree, fabulous track. I made a compilation of the background music, I had a lot of it anyway: Stanley Clarke, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Al Di Meola, Santana, George Harrison, Van Der Graaf Generator and of course, Dixie Dreggs.

@AndyEdwardsDrummer

Жыл бұрын

I have created a video on The Friday Rock show and I discuss those top tens in that...

@edljnehan2811

Жыл бұрын

Wow I listened all of those groups. Especially the great Steve Morse Dixie Dregs. May I recommend another one of his albums called high tension wires.

I would have a hard time choosing between CTTE, Gates of Delirium and Awaken. I'd probably still go with CTTE, but it could shift from time to time.

@nintzelj

Жыл бұрын

all such incredible epics! Yes has so much to offer. Although not as long, I find Sound Chaser to be as satisfying as Gates. Just a little more compact!

@stephencoe680

9 ай бұрын

My three favourite Yes tracks too, although sides 1 and 4 of Tales come close.

Thanks Andy, great list. I've been listening to your channel for at least a year and it's great to connect with someone about my age who seems to have had the same hard rock - prog - fusion - jazz trajectory through music appreciation and growth AND was a follower of Tommy Vance's Friday Night Rock show on Radio 1. I taped his top 10 one year when i was about 13 and it was like my musical Rosetta stone; I just listened to it endlessly and it was my intro to all those classic bands. Here's what I remember of his top ten that year in 1980, which I know is spot on except for #9 which is a bit hazy. 10. Awaken 9. Smoke on the Water or Bohemian Rhapsody 8.Shine on you Crazy Diamond 7. 2112 6.Xanadu 5.Stargazer 4.Child in Time 3.Freebird 2. Supper's Ready 1. Stairway to Heaven.

@AndyEdwardsDrummer

Жыл бұрын

I did exactly the same thing....That's when I heard Awaken for the first time.

@keithf_

Жыл бұрын

I'm pleased that Xanadu ranked as the best Rush track. I first heard/saw that track when it featured in Rush concert footage shown on the great 'Old Grey Whistle Test' TV show. I thought WTF is this ? Fell in love with Rush there and then.

Whole-heartedly agree with your Number 1.

What a relief to know I'm not the only person on the planet who believes that "Awaken" is Yes's masterpiece. Being a Yes fan of course I like "Close to the Edge" but "Going For The One" is my absolute favourite. Rick Wakeman's playing is absolutely off the scale on 'Awaken'.

When you were talking about getting The Yes Album and it was exactly what you had been looking for in music, I couldn't help but think of an advertisement for the Pink Floyd album, Meddle, when it first came out. I saw it in the pages of Rolling Stone and it has stayed with me for the last 51 years. "Pink Floyd's new album, Meddle, is like throwing a party for your ears when they were only expecting a few friends over for pinochle."

Didn't expect your No.1 - Awaken is my top prog Song, too. Listen to the Todmobile/Andersen rendition, it's heavenly!

Andy, I am your generation and started with deep purple, Queen, Rush. When I found 90125 an older friend of mine said, it's alright, but it ain't REAL Yes. After I checked out their back catalogue, I haven't looked back! U still am a massive Beatles and Queen fan, but I just keep listening to prog! The longer song, the better!

I have started watching a lot of your videos. I am really enjoying your take on this and other music. Good fun! Good choices and I can relate you your views. I am a prog head. When I lived near Detroit (where I grew up) Yes came through there twice on the Union tour. I went to both gigs. After seeing them perform Awaken on that tour it became my favorite Yes song for years. Brilliant stuff. I also saw Genesis in the early 80s three times. The "Three Sides Live" tour was great. They performed Supper's Ready on an off during that tour (it was in 82 or 83) and they played it at the gig North of Detroit that I attended. For me experiencing that alone was worth the price of the ticket. I agree, In The Cage live from that time period is great. They also performed 'Cage along with the short instrumental version Watcher' at that Detroit gig. The new fans were baffled. I was stoked!

You just reminded me of the 1st time I heard Genesis, which was on the radio around midnight on a school night. That track was A Trick of the Tail 🤯 😁🙏

The Jon Anderson with Todmobile version of Awaken is awesome.

@SRV2013

Жыл бұрын

Heard Yes perform it live in 1977. That was truly awesome.

@nothingmuchado

Жыл бұрын

@@SRV2013 I did too, saw them at Madison Square Garden. Unfortunately that doesn't have a great quality video online that other people can watch.

Thanks for introducing me to some cool tracks!

@AndyEdwardsDrummer

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

Many twists and turns on this list. Not quite what I was expecting, and that's a good thing! Well done and it's tough to disagree with your choices.

@AndyEdwardsDrummer

Жыл бұрын

I try to deliver twists and turns, not the obvious, then everyone suggests the obvious...

great list!

Porcupine Tree - Anesthetize

i was so happy how you talked about pink floyd ,yes pink floyd is really prog , thank you

Amazing list and presentation as usual

Of Yes, I thought Going for the One was a complete set of songs that did really work. The 70's were when they just dug in and tried to make a mark against so many other great bands. Such a creative time, where did the passion go? Thanks for taking us down a road some thought was irrelevant.

@edljnehan2811

Жыл бұрын

I'll tell you where the passion went. It went straight to the bank.

@bobbob-dg1kt

Жыл бұрын

I think Punk crushed the spirit of a lot of these musicians, not just Yes, the whole genre suffered. To be ridiculed for trying to express your own unique voice (as well as a lot of valid criticism about length and pretentions etc) I think that really made a bunch of people gun-shy. Who wants to be the butt of a joke of a bunch of snot nosed kids and have to expend all that energy and effort. It became easier to not bother.

What do I think? Yeah, this was a very difficult list to make. Myself, I'm not sure I could choose one Yes song. Awaken is a great choice. You really break down the qualities of all these bands, and it's amazing how different each of these bands and songs actually are, yet all are amazing examples of perfect prog.

Hi Andy, Brilliant Podcast. Very thought provoking for a long standing 67 year old music fan. Briefly my first Single was See Emily Play and my first LP was Nice by The Nice. I have 7 of the 10 tracks you chose so in compiling my Prog Playlist in tribute to yours my substitutions were We Used To Know by JT, Raconteur Troubadour by GG and Peaches En Regalia by FZ. I added the following favourites whilst acknowledging the wide definition of Prog on your list (Queen). A Pocketful of Stones By Dave Gilmour, This Strange Engine by Marillion, A Salty Dog by Procol Harum, 40,000 Headmen by Traffic, Rudy by Supertramp, Baba O’Reilly by The Who, You Shouldn’t Do That by Hawkwind and last but not least In a Gadda Da Vida by Iron Butterfly (!). By the way do you remember the Island Sampler album Nice Enough To Eat from 1969? That was were I first heard Schizoid Man and the Tull and Traffic tracks referred to above. Keep the podcasts rolling.

I haven't listened to SUPPER'S READY in ages, and having just done so, I remember how much I love FOXTROT. Thank you!

Good choices. I knew you'd properly consider Yes the greatest prog band (as I do). But which song? I could ponder this for days, as you clearly have. I thought sure you'd go with CTTE. And no one would fault you for that. I make lists like this in my head all the time, and when you said Awaken I realized yes, that's correct! As many Yes songs as I would've considered and spent hours second guessing myself, in the end it was simple. Awaken is the greatest prog track. Period. It makes me feel somehow less alone in this world to know that there are others who share this same transcendent experience. Glad you're out there, keep it up!

Awaken simply an unbelievable track..musical perfection

Hey Andy. In my city we have a drummer chris quinlan in 90s he used to do his own music show on community tv and also ran a zappa band called zappa instrumente or something . I remember once he went to a bozzio clinic here and was blown away by it. Of course

A surprising and yet very appropriate and defensible top song. I probably would have gone with the obvious choice behind you but your choice was a welcome surprise. Thanks for the video.

Love your passion.........................

It's ironic to include Zappa, because his quote on prog rock was, "Art rock is neither."

Oops, it's me again. As always, I partly agree on some of your choice, but (as always) like doing it "My Way". I deliberately chose rather long ones, that allow you to completely get lost in'em. Nonetheless, I had a hard time to give each band/artist just one track. More often than not, I was swaying. So, whenever necessary, I gave it an "alternative track". So, here you go: 10.) Frank Zappa: Blessed Relief, or Grand Wazoo (title track of the eponymous album. It's one of my absolute favourite Zappa albums of all time, so one track had to make it on the list. The alternative alternative track would have been 'The Gumbo Variations' from Hot Rats. 09.) King Crimson. Really tough to choose the 'right' track, so I went by instinct and chose 'Lizard' from the eponymous album. One of the rather, if not the most underrated album of the "King". Alternatively, I'd choose 'Moonchild' the track that turned me into an undying fan of the band. 08.) Pink Floyd. Here, it's got to be 'Echoes'. I know, a rather obvious one, but for me, who dearly loves/d the early years, it's the most outstanding track, by far, and in its sheer complexity a true masterpiece. I saw them Live on the 'Meddle Tour' in '71, and it's left a mark on me. An alternative could be the track 'Embryo' from the Relics album. 07.) ELP. For me, the first two albums are the best one, followed by 'Trilogy' & 'BSS', in that order. My first & instant choice was 'Just take a Pebble', but then I turned to 'Tarkus', as it truly divulges what their concept of ProgRock was. 06.) Yes. Similar situation. 'Roundabout' was on instinct, but 'Close to the Edge' is simply Yes at their best. Period! 05.) Gentle Giant. Here, I acted like you, and chose the track(s) that infinitely turned me on to G.G.. 'Funny Ways' from the first album is the one, but it could easily have been 'Wreck' from 'Acquiring the Taste'. As much as I love 'Free Hand', those two tracks will remain my favourites. 04.) Van der Graaf Generator. Oh, how I loved that band, back then. Over the years, we've become a somewhat estranged 'old couple', but nonetheless, they're still in my heart. And, I chose 'A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers', as it resembles the original Van der Graaf Generator(ism). However, 'Meurglys III' from 'World record' is at wafer-thin distance 03.) Jethro Tull. Another immortal love affair, and, like VdGG, it was a tight race, but I had to give in to 'Thick as a Brick', which I (for one) declare the Jethro Tulliest of all Jethro Tull album. But, you (some) might say, so is 'A Passion Play', so the title track would be the alternative. 02.) Mahavishnu Orchestra. I saw them Live in early '73, 'Birds of Fire had just been released, and they blew me away. A really rare & other-wordly concert that was. Over the years & decades, I've attended hundreds & hundreds of concert, but this belongs to my Top 5, if not Top 3 of all time. Though, I love 'The Inner mounting Flame' a tad more than 'Birds of Fire', I chose 'One Word' from the latter one. However, 'You know, you know' is hard on the heels. 01.) Last, but definitely not least, I chose a somewhat unknown Gem from a somewhat unknown Italian ProgRock band. Actually, I could easily make a play list comprising merely Italian ProgRock bands. I was close to choosing 'Rosso Napoletano' by Toni Esposito, or 'Vimana' by Nova, but, at the end, resorted to 'Animale senza Respiro' by Osanna. A highly ignored band from the early 70's. If you don't know them, check'em out. So, that's it. One track that (unfortunately) didn't make it on the list is Mike Oldfield's 'Tubular Bells'. So, consider it a kind of addendum. It's a track, I played/listened to so many times back then, I could almost hum the whole piece by heart. Actually, I'd really appreciate, if you did a proper feature on this before-mentioned band called 'Nova'. Maybe, you know'em, maybe, you don't, but their first 3 albums from the mid-seventies are nothing but excellent. The 4th one is a bit so so, but nonetheless, way better than a lot of other bands of that era. I only didn't put them on the list, because they're rather prog/rock with a good touch of jazz/fusion. Corrado & Danilo Rustici 2 guitar brothers par excellence & Elio d'Anna on sax. Despite the odd vocal track, truly amazing! Toni Esposito is yet another outstanding Italian artist that deserves to be explored, and I consider 'Rosso Napoletano' his finest work. Rather percussive & experimental. Great stuff!

@AndyEdwardsDrummer

Жыл бұрын

There is for me a difference between mind blowing experimental seat of your pants music and 'perfect' music. For me Close To The Edge is the former without a doubt. But compositionally I think they are finding their way creating a long form track. ELP had done this already with Tarkus which is actually much better compositionally than CTTE. (CTTE is basically four or five seperate songs with joiners.) I always liked Gates of Delerium more than CTTE as well, as it is also compositionally better and even more out there. But Awaken is such a brilliantly composed epic, it doesn't try and be everything, it's structure is so beautiful (it's almost symmetrical in it's structure) and that ever upwardly moving harmonic device they use is just bamboozling! I know what is going on in CTTE. With Awaken I haven't got a clue. But this stage they are in complete control of Symphonic Prog Rock. Side 2 of GFTO is perfect with perhaps the greatest short and punchy prog track followed by the greatest epic of all time, all beautifully produced. That's my line of reasoning. So I put CTTE in the background of the video just to let everyone know I am aware of the obvious choice, but even if you don't agree and you think it should be CTTE, I hope my choice makes people think a little, and in turn help them see Yes in a different light. And a lot of the time I do this with a sense of humour, but here I have explained my real, serious intentions behind my approach.

@nintzelj

Жыл бұрын

Hey Mike, love your list, comments and observations. I put a couple tracks you mentioned in a playlist of songs I don't know from this affair. I'm a huge fan of Italian rock/prog. PFM, Banco, Semiramis, Il Baletto di Bronzo, Museo Rosenbach, De De Lind, Alysa Fallax, Biglietto per L'inferno and many many more! I have all 4 Nova albums. Vimana is my fave. I like Tony Esposito and Osanna too!

@nintzelj

Жыл бұрын

@@AndyEdwardsDrummer you an amazing guy! I love your thoughts and viewpoints. Even though my views and faves differ here and there. but that's what makes it all so awesome!! 🎶💖

My list is :1. ELP-Karn Evil. 2. Genesis-Firth of Fifth. 3. King Crimson-Starless. 4. VdGG-Killer. 5. Yes-Gates of Delirium. 6.Pink Floyd-Echoes. 7.Renaissance-Ashes are Burning 8.Camel-Lady Fantasy. 9. Jethro Tull-My God. 10. Procol Harum-In Held Twas in I.

@edljnehan2811

Жыл бұрын

I love your first three picks especially ELP at number 1. I also agree with number 7 and 8.

Great list! and even better discussion about why each song is included. Sure, my own list would be a bit different, but you did a great job of highlighting why each deserved to be there, and I generally agree with your reasoning. I love how much thought you put into this, and how definitive you were about it. For me, Suppers ready is the greatest prog song of all time, but I’m fine with it at #3 on your list (and I’m glad you didn’t go with Close to the edge at #1 as I also don’t think it is their absolute best). Anyway, great job with this.

@AndyEdwardsDrummer

Жыл бұрын

What has split my audience on this one is not putting CTTE at number 1. To me, the best song on the album is And You And I....

@bbchronicles736

Жыл бұрын

@@AndyEdwardsDrummer Yes yes yes! I have always thought And You and I was the real gem on the album (and one of my very favorite Yes tracks), but almost no one seems to agree. but then I still think The Yes Album is their very best album, again very much in the minority among prog fans

Certainly this collection of songs would make for an excellent album. I would have gone for _"Shine on You crazy Diamond"_ instead of _"Great Gig in the Sky"_ for Pink Floyd, but I do think _"Great Gig in the Sky"_ makes for a fine choice. Not only is it an excellent and captivating song, but it'd be a good change-of-pace compared to other songs in this collection. A collection of _"That's what I Call Prog"_ has to include the kind of variety that is seen in progressive music as a whole, IMO.

Great list, presented with passion and knowledge, as always. Funny, I was also drawn into Gentle Giant by Free Hand. My list, in no particular order: Yes - Starship Trooper (Live - Keys to Ascension) Genesis - Cinema Show (Live - Seconds Out) Renaissance - Sheherazade (Live at Carnegie Hall) Rush - 2112 Grobschnitt - Rockpommel’s Land Camel - Lady Fantasy Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond Gentle Giant - Pantagruel’s nativity Dream Theater - The count of Tuscany Neal Morse Band - Beyond the years

I’d stopped listening to Yes after Relayer (not entirely sure why……), but recently a new friend had said Going For The One was amazing, so…..I gave it a listen. And he was right. Turn Of The Century, Parallels, and Awaken! Incredible stuff. All of those years of not listening to it because…………doh!

@nintzelj

Жыл бұрын

the beautiful thing is that now you've disovered something new to love! any time is a great time to discover amazing music!

@johnpace5774

Жыл бұрын

@@nintzelj so true! There’s always great music to discover, sometimes it’s right under your nose…….

@nintzelj

Жыл бұрын

for me, such a wonderful gift in life!

@johnpace5774

Жыл бұрын

@@nintzelj absolutely. The gift that keeps on giving.

@bobbob-dg1kt

Жыл бұрын

The funny thing is, you stopped just one album (possibly two, the next album is also really good, Drama) too early if you wanted to save yourself from the odd 80s mess they fell into. Decades later they did another excellent album called Magnification, that I think stands up on it's own and can be counted as one of their best.

As a massive Queen fan I applaud your inclusion of you know what. Maybe March of the Black Queen, Father to Son and The Prophet´s Song could get honourable mentions too.....

@AndyEdwardsDrummer

Жыл бұрын

Thanks you Moose...not everyone thinks like that. They have a rigid idea of what prog is. When Queen did do prog, they did it very well indeed.

@NalinX

Жыл бұрын

Agree whole heartedly. I would pick March as my pick

@bilhamcobbly2957

Жыл бұрын

@@NalinX Ogre battle is definitely prog.Dungeons and Dragons prog.March of the black queen is epic!!!

@moose6509

Жыл бұрын

@@AndyEdwardsDrummer You´re right of course. I was a teenager in the 70´s and got totally into Classic Rock. Sabbath, Purple, Led Zep, Queen, AC/DC etc. The Prog Rockers were considered naval-gazing, nerdy art-school losers by our crowd. I´ve grown into prog more over the years but still find the self-indulgence annoying at times. Rather get my air-guitar out most of the time. Anyway love your enthusiasm and knowledge. Thanks a lot.

@jandenbrok9574

Жыл бұрын

Self-indulgence... What do mean by that?

Close to the Edge

Cool choice, thank you.

Generally speaking, I'm not a prog person. My preference is earthiness, for want of a better word. But it's obvious that you love this stuff, your passion is infectious. I'm going to listen to these tracks. Well, I've heard Bohemian to death, and Floyd, and I bought Crimson King when it came out, and Geddy's voice gives me hives, but I'll be checking out the others for sure!

A great list, which makes for a fantastic prog compilation. My list would have been different (though featuring many of the same artists), but that’s a subjective thing. I would have included Bohemian Rhapsody, for sure. Cheers.

@AndyEdwardsDrummer

Жыл бұрын

Glad a few here like my Bohemian Rhapsody choice...wish I had gone with Bat Out of Hell too now!!!

@ganazby

Жыл бұрын

@@AndyEdwardsDrummer 🤣

Hey Andy, great list, I'm checking out the playlist now. Not that it would deserve to be on your list, but you got me thinking and might as well mention: have you listened to "Siberian Breaks" by MGMT?

Love “Songs From the Wood”_one of my favorite albums every song is incredible

@sheldonwheaton881

Жыл бұрын

Heavy Horses is great as well. Bursting Out too.

my mom, which used to completely disregard my musical tastes when I was a teenager, walked in my room while I was listening to Awaken. She wanted to know what it was, because, in her plain words, this was so beautiful.

Nailed it. Especially Awaken thakn you

Number one is Close To The Edge. No contest.

You've played with some great bands👍 Just subbed. I've listened to everything I could under the sun for 60 + years and I am still finding stuff...I found Pendragon around 4 years ago. I have a real soft spot for them and cannot believe I never heard of them...they weren't that obscure ..lol...great channel and you are a great drummer!

The Great Gig in the Sky is surely influenced by Harvey Mandel's track Cristo Redentor (1968), written by jazzman Duke Pearson in the early 1960's. In a similar way, the way Riders on the Storm is based on Sun Ra's Advice to Medics (1957).

@rotchanasowanna4430

Жыл бұрын

Interesting to know the influences

@lupcokotevski2907

Жыл бұрын

@@rotchanasowanna4430 Cheers.

great job, Andy

1973 “ now that what I call prog” came in a 10 disc Christmas special

A very original and refreshing approach. Much more interesting than your usual top whatever lists. By the way....the first time I heard the Hermann Szobel album that you recommended, I could definitely hear some music that accompanied a TV show from my early childhood. I wonder if you agree? The show is The Six Million Dollar Man.

@AndyEdwardsDrummer

11 ай бұрын

My favourite show when I was a kid

I thought that I had heard a lot of music in my 65 years, but you never fail to come up with stuff that I've never heard of. Never listened to Zappa *audible gasp*, but I guess I'll have to now. Same goes with Gentle Giant. Never a big Queen fan, but I'll give BR another try. Don't disagree with any of the others but Yes did manage to raise an eyebrow. But, since your measure here is "Proggyness", Awaken might be the one after all. In terms of what individual Yes song I'd take to the proverbial desert island (which somehow has electricity, food, and running water) it'd be "Gates of Delirium".

Good list Andy.

@AndyEdwardsDrummer

Жыл бұрын

Glad you think so!

@NickyByloo

Жыл бұрын

@@AndyEdwardsDrummer My list would have been flawed and all over the place based on your cultural significance context. I might have included far too personal and obscure tracks and just listed all the damn bands; Gong, Area, Greenslade, Czesław Niemen, Egg, etc...

I love “Awaken” but I always feel like the the little guitar lick at the end sounds a bit out of place and not really necessary. (Nit-picky, I know.)

You're right about "english aestethics". But there are a few exceptions amongst the U.S. prog bands of the era, like Happy The Man for example. Their debut album is really stunning !

Total guru again , I adore that version of in the cage on TSL , firth of forth there greatest short track

Greg Lake (RIP) on two tracks.

The word is numinous. Yes expanded one's horizons as a teenager into possibilities.

I remember being 15, 16 when Rush changed the paradigm, you needed a new backline, new chops, the works. Punk beckoned hehe

Nothing is Easy is, to me, a much better version of Andersons originality and depth than Songs From the Wood -- which is great but it sounds like it was heavily influenced by Gentle Giant. (Who he was touring with at the time). As for Pink Floyd not being prog -- I have to agree. To a lot of people , prog is several things that Floyd is not, starting with virtuoso musicianship ( only Gilmour is an exceptional player and it's more textural than technical). They don't really do a lot of odd time signature stuff (Okay, "Money" has a deleted beat at the end of every two measures. Whoop!) Floyds music is often slow and trippy whereas prog has a lot of quick passages. Floyd doesn't play a lot of complex chord changes or polyrhythms and complex arrangements. That's why.

Here is a bid for controversy: I would have Dark Star by The Grateful Dead in there.

@peterfitton4529

8 ай бұрын

I agree that the version of Dark Star on Live/Dead is a total masterpiece. One of my all time favourite tracks. Not sure it's really prog though. More Acid Rock or Space Rock, not that it really matters. Pity the remastered version of Live/Dead slightly spoils it, though. Original vinyl or original CD is where it can be heard best, or even the Fillmore West box set, for those that can still find that.

I think all bands have a trajectory. ELP starts off running, peaked, then fell off a cliff. But, pretty much every prog band has a similar trajectory... Only a handful of true fanatics fail to see that.

@AndyEdwardsDrummer

Жыл бұрын

Maybe they ran out of steam and Punk had nothing to do with it...great point

@coachhannah2403

Жыл бұрын

@@AndyEdwardsDrummer - Well, pop tastes change, but prog bands are only peripherally popular. I think most just get into ruts trying to do creative things while knowing too much (and falling into patterns). YMNSHO

@edljnehan2811

Жыл бұрын

​@@AndyEdwardsDrummer one of the smarter Things you said run out of steam that's exactly what happened especially to ELP. However a lot of them I'm talking about Phil Collins decided to turn pop and run to the bank.

I was just listening to the little "seed" the Beatles planted in spring '66, out of that seed grew a big plant full with music I love so much. And it does have the proper name as well "Tomorrow Never Knows".

@AndyEdwardsDrummer

Жыл бұрын

Without a doubt...

Fanfare is a cover. I really appreciate hearing the original. Video idea: aaron copland

I argue that the first progressive song in contemporary music is December's Boudoir (1968) an art pop torch song by Laura Nyro. All the compositional elements of Bohemian Rhapsody can be found in it, together with Nyro's equally as progressive song New York Tendaberry (1969). No guitars, though.

@nintzelj

Жыл бұрын

can't wait to hear them! I only know a few songs I heard from my mom in the 70s and my first wife in the 80s.

I agree with everything on the list except ELP. My choice would be Tarkus. It defines prog the same way Awaken, Supper is Ready, etc. Honorable mention Focus: Eruption or Hamburger Concerto which also are cornerstones for the genre.

@AndyEdwardsDrummer

Жыл бұрын

Yes... i accept that. Tarkus would be a great swap for Fanfare...

@martinspencer1618

Жыл бұрын

@@AndyEdwardsDrummer But at least 100 times as many people have heard Fanfare than have heard Tarkus.

@Twirlip2

Жыл бұрын

What about Hocus Pocus? It was a big left field pop hit, yet it was also impeccably prog, not to mention utterly insane, and bursting with a superhuman level of energy. Also, it was simply hilarious! (In my opinion, Bohemian Rhapsody is also hilarious, but not in such a good way. Sorry!)

@zootallures6470

Жыл бұрын

@@martinspencer1618 And at least 1234567 times more people have heard Purple Rain than Fanfare. But this is not about the people but the perfect prog track.

@zootallures6470

Жыл бұрын

@@Twirlip2 Yes, Hocus Pocus At the Rainbow has it all but it is very typical to Focus not that much for the genre. Eruption is more of a prog track. Concerto likewise.

With you on '3 sides live'.. a contender surely for best of the best in live terms? That drum click heralding the epochal Abacab workout,never fails to inspire right to it's intense climax.Gets the endorphins surging so it does.A monumental album segueing the two incarnations of the bands illustrious reign.

To myself from yes I pick sound chaser and to be over from relayer, that’s prog ahead of their time, also the epic ending with soon.