No band made more than one album on your list, but one drummer made three: Bill Bruford: Yes, King Crimson, and UK. That says something.

@pieroaycart785

5 жыл бұрын

Tecnique sound and creativiti

@joecable32

4 жыл бұрын

he IS the King of Prog Rock Drummers, UNLESS you consider Keith Moon. www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/11/29/the-fun-stuff

@lilmoe4364

4 жыл бұрын

Like that Bruford is a freakin master? Yes he is.. one badass drummer..

@newsles2

4 жыл бұрын

@evolver He was actually the live drummer for their first without Gabriel :)

@zlobelgreen498

4 жыл бұрын

Paul Kent Uk came at the wrong time Too late

Camel is definitely underrated. Snow goose and mirage are incredible albums.

@JacobBailey

4 жыл бұрын

John Rambo I totally agree! Camel is an amazing group!

@frankmachin5438

4 жыл бұрын

I really like ‘Mirage’ but not in the top echelon of prog rock bands for mine.....

@MandyFlame

4 жыл бұрын

John Rambo agree. I play Snow Goose every Christmas. Mirage is great too.

@bboyzagy

4 жыл бұрын

Moonmadness is probably their most most prog album.

@MandyFlame

4 жыл бұрын

I checked my collection- I only have Camel, Mirage and Snow Goose. I don’t think I ever owned Moonmadness. I’ll put it on my search list!

Foxtrot is a work of art! Suppers Ready still to this day is EPIC!!!!!!

@jaywarren2126

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed but does anything stand up to Lamb? Not to me.

@MRB16th

3 жыл бұрын

In the 1970s, Genesis had a phenomenal decade - despite losing Peter Gabriel and Steve Hackett, they had eight albums that ranged from terrific to outright masterpiece.

@shmendusel

2 жыл бұрын

@@jaywarren2126 what are you talking about? selling england by the pound is so much better than every other genesis album, even if you only include firth of fifth. When you add in dancing with the moonlit knight and battle of epping forest, there's just no comparison

@kingcrimson2168

2 жыл бұрын

@@shmendusel more like the battle of words and music

@The-Eric-Cartman

2 жыл бұрын

@@jaywarren2126 Lamb was my personal 2nd least favorite of the Gabriel-era albums. I couldn't get into the overuse of vocal effects on so many songs, especially when it sounded like a flanger or over-chorused effect, and several of the songs felt like filler used just to move the story along, and I really dislike the slimy sounding whisper voice on the Slipperman. My ranking would be Foxtrot, Selling England by the Pound, Trespass, Nursery Crime, Lamb, and Genesis to Revelation. If I was including the Collins-era albums in my ranking, I'd put Lamb below Trick of the Tail and Wind & Wuthering but above Duke

The Moody Blues get overlooked in this (and many other categories), but To Our Children's Children's Children is a progressive masterpiece. A sonic journey, and a perfect blend of emotion, intellect, light, shadow, joy, melancholy...and on and on. A true concept album, where every song blends into the next like shades in an impressionist painting.

@BP-kx2ig

2 жыл бұрын

Yes - the Moody Blues are the definition of Proggresive Rock. Compllcated keyboard playing as in Yes, Gentle Giant, ELP may be impressive but are actually empty

@aleleeinnaleleeinn9110

2 жыл бұрын

Their wiki said it was released in '69. I agree about the band. But the stuff at the end of the 60s is their best IMHO. They did some good things in the '70s, but not as strong on the whold.

@paulolson6069

2 жыл бұрын

My favorite Moody Blues album

@saukkonen1328

2 жыл бұрын

@@BP-kx2ig you couldn't have commentated a more superficial take than that

@BP-kx2ig

2 жыл бұрын

@@saukkonen1328 How is that superficial?

Close to the Edge brings me an inexplicable wonderful sensation! Nicest album of all time!

@jacobtapianieto9655

10 ай бұрын

The pinnacle of prog music!

Glad you mentioned Gentle Giant, they really don't get enough props

@stephenlitten1789

4 жыл бұрын

Van der Graaf Generator: H to He Who Am the Only One

@larbueno

4 жыл бұрын

Fabulous band!

@dennischritskou3631

4 жыл бұрын

A very underated band for sure. Camel is super underatted too.

@montygreen6228

4 жыл бұрын

I LOVE Gentle Giant. They are not very popular, but they are my favorite progressive rock bands from the 70s,Renaissance and The Strawbs are also favorites of mine. Three great groups. Unfortunately all 3 groups are very under rated.

@stankatic8182

3 жыл бұрын

Saw them in 78 at Uptown Theater in Chicago and was so fortunate to see this unique band.

Yes, the Gabriel era of Genesis... "A time when honor meant more to a man than life" Another perfect choice!

Dude, this immediately became one of my favourite videos on youtube. You took me right back to the time of my teens when music was so much more than just a catchy tune. Music was magical back then. Every new album was an adventure. Thank you so much for reminding me about so much stuff I had forgotten.

Close to the Edge will always be #1 for me. I've had it on vinyl for 30+ years and it probably gets more spins than any other record in my 1000+ LP collection. So good.

@ltw6346

6 жыл бұрын

Wow! Impressive. I just bought the 35th Anniversary CD a few months ago. Love it. Check out the inside cover. I even ordered my 1st Yes Tshirt. I think maybe Fragile for me. I've had 90125 for atleast 10 yrs. Bought in local record store for a buck or two. Now, I am into the 180 gm vinyl. Not sure it is any better than original vinyl.

@craigkowald3055

6 жыл бұрын

Siberian Khatru is maybe the greatest synthesis of prog with rock and roll. Loved it since I bought the album when it first wad released.

@budgreenwood9359

6 жыл бұрын

It's been in my car CD player for 16 years, need I say more?

@northernlight4614

6 жыл бұрын

1000 strong. I'm sure I have half that.

@jonathankohns7848

5 жыл бұрын

Close to the Edge is #2 for me, with Fragile being #1.

Thanks for mentioning Max Webster! I have been a fan since 1977's 'High Class In Borrowed Shoes' and it's been frustrating that almost nobody mentioned them or knew about them. One of the gems of the 1970s hard rock/ prog rock genres and really a brilliant band.

Thank you THANK you for including Focus. This album got me into rock music in the early 70's. I agree so much with your choices in many of your videos.

I've been on this channel for not long and have already learned so many new bands, thank you!

So thrilled to finally see some love for Kansas...of course loved Leftoverture, but Kansas, Song for America and Masque...such amazing musicianship both instrumentally and vocally. Thanks for acknowledging their greatness!

I tuned in because I saw Focus - Moving Waves in his hand! Great great album...

@simonsweeney6728

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, me too. Moving Waves WAS the 1970s

OMG you are the greatest---Wishbone Ash Argus, one of the greatest albums of all time.

@larbueno

4 жыл бұрын

Being a huge fan of prog, Wishbone Ash is one of my favorites and Argus by far my favorite Wishbone Ash album. Good call. Surprised there is so little activity on your comment here!

@alangm8378

4 жыл бұрын

@@larbueno My favourite also !!

@danielmoore4756

4 жыл бұрын

@@larbueno Live Dates is my favorite, then debut album Wishbone Ash

@danielmoore4756

4 жыл бұрын

@@alangm8378 I was so happy to see Camel, Wishbone Ash and Manfred Mann's Earth listed here!

@brianreed5926

3 жыл бұрын

Amen Marc! Maybe the greatest of all time. Certainly the best guitar album of all time.

Pete - Thanks for putting together this compilation... You've introduced me to some great artists that I somehow missed entirely in the 70's. Listening to Eloy right now for one... Also, I agree on your Tarkus pick and Close to the Edge is one of my all time favorites, not to mention Relayer and Fragile... Thanks again!

You deserve an award for picking Jethro Tull´s Minstrel in the Gallery! my favourite album of all time, and gets so little recognition! Very well done!

@EastmanD

4 жыл бұрын

Echo that sentiment ! Ministrel and Tull overall aren't appreciated enough. I have tons of prog and JT is probably, over the years, the prog group I've listened to most. And I consider ELP to be my favorite OAT !!

@ljsites

4 жыл бұрын

eribaldo Yes , absolutely! When I think about it . I’ve listened to Minstrel in the gallery more than any other Tull album, and I listened to them all a lot..

@larbueno

4 жыл бұрын

Not an award at all! TAAB! Minstrel in the Gallery is real good, though

Very happy to see these on your list,Gentle Giant,Van DER Graff Generator, Eloy, U.K, Nektsr. Good job , will look forward to future lists

I love Todd Rundgren’s Utopia. Most people never mention it. The finale of Todd Rundgren’s album Initiation, “A Treatise on Cosmic Fire,” is wild as hell, too.

@tokingreens

2 жыл бұрын

My favorite Todd album...

@kevinwilkinson2972

Жыл бұрын

Love the band

Thanks for this run down of classic prog rock bands. Glad to see someone mentioned The Stawbs Heroes and Heroines. Another one worth mentioning is McDonald and Giles (titled the same) which includes the Birdman Suite. Pink Floyd and early King Crimson are my all time favorites. At the ripe old age of 66 I still play them daily.

King Crimson. Nailed it. That’s always been my take on it as well.

Nicely done Pete! Watching these always makes me feel like I'm talking with an old friend about classic albums. Great list 👍🏻

Excellent compilation of some great prog bands from the 70s . Another very informative video from yourself 👍👍👍

I discovered one of my favorite albums on this video... A Farewell To Kings. Thank you so much Pete, for introducing me to great new music!!!

@TheGlssr60

4 жыл бұрын

Probably my favorite Rush album as well.

@gregvincentbolinfarlow5813

4 жыл бұрын

"Permanent waves"...

@tedstone5934

2 жыл бұрын

From Caress Of Steel to Permanent Waves is my favorite era. Rock on! 🎸🥁🎤

My wife is South American and introduced me to Camel. I guess they were pretty popular down south. Anyway, I really grew to appreciate them. Really soothing, jazzy prog rock.

Awesome selections Pete ! Glad to see you included UK, Gentle Giant, Wishbone Ash and Vande graf generator. These bands and albums were amazing. Loved to see the Nektar and Todd Rundgren choices also. You’ve really hit the nail on the head when it comes to overlooked prog .

Holdsworth's solo on UK's In The Dead Of Night makes me smile everytime I hear it--a minute and a half of pure brilliance.

LOVED YOUR REVIEWS. FROM SOMEONE WHO THRIVED ON 70'S ROCK AND PROG, WE HIT ON A LOT OF THE SAME CLASICS.

Thanks for including PFM ( Cook,live in Canada) and Gentle Giant ( Missing Piece),two very much underrated bands.Keep up the good work.

My personal top ten -: 10). Barclay James Harvest ' Time Honoured Ghosts', 9). Caravan ' Cunning Stunts', 8). Procol Harum ' Home' , 7). ELO ' El Dorado', 6). Supertramp ' Crisis What Crisis', 5). Camel ' Moonmadness', 4). Steve Hackett ' Voyage of the Acolyte', 3). Yes 'Going For The One, 2). Pink Floyd 'Animals', 1).Genesis ' Selling England By The Pound'.

Dude! This is awesome! I have most of these records and I love them, and this makes me want to check out the others ASAP!

Thrilled to see you include "One Size Fits All"! One of my favorite albums of all-time!!

Thank you for spreading the good word of UK. I had never heard of them prior to this. I'm 15 and just started getting into music and UK were a great taste of 70's prog

Really appreciate this one, gave me so many avenues to explore. Take care.

Clicked on this just to see if Camel made the list.

@garypowell1540

4 жыл бұрын

So did I. They were never underrated just underknown.

@ptrevena

4 жыл бұрын

Me too...

Focus is one of the most underrated bands who made truly beautiful prog music.Also underrated is Harmonium

@gerardgalaxy35

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for having mentioned Harmonium, I love to listen their symphonic folk/prog. They refused to sing in English, otherwise they surely have conquered the states..

@Miler97487

5 жыл бұрын

Harmonium is only underrated in that they were completely unknown in the States, which is no surprise when they sung in French, but in their native Quebec they were superstars. I've met a few people from Quebec and I bring up Harmonium and they totally know what I'm talking about.

@pallasonair6443

5 жыл бұрын

Mr. Mike please check out my recently released interview with Sir Thijs van Leer of FOCUS filmed aboard Cruise to the Edge. I have additional forthcoming interviews with Sir Thijs, guitarist Menno, & bassist Udo, as well as many more Prog legends & up-and-coming artists in various genres. Enjoy! #pallasonair kzread.info/dash/bejne/m3mEp66MiZjUkpc.html

@Max-ro7sz

4 жыл бұрын

Les Cinq Saisons, one of the greatest albums of all time. L'Heptade is great too.

@MSPARKS

4 жыл бұрын

@@Max-ro7sz y

So many years and Kansas’s Magnum Opus still gives me chills when I hear it. Epic Prog, no other band can match this level of playing.

@erosbifebeef5115

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@billcompeau4835

Жыл бұрын

Some can match the technical level no problem but the overall sound they put out is almost beyond description, mystical, majestic and gutsy all at once

@jtm7336

Жыл бұрын

Amen

@RichardMauri

Жыл бұрын

The Pinnacle

Subscribed after watching this video. Very knowledgeable host without all the hype just straight up great information.Finally a great music channel to follow!

Wow this video instantly earned my subscription. This guy know his prog. He put every band that needed to be on this list and more.

Todd Rundgren’s Utopia - Utopia is one of my most favorite albums of all time

@humphreysmiggens3881

4 жыл бұрын

Don't you ever fuh-king forget

@Dolores5000

4 жыл бұрын

Nyoom big time

@zelphx

4 жыл бұрын

@@humphreysmiggens3881 HIROSHIMA!

@EastmanD

4 жыл бұрын

Tell it Nyoom !!!

@icemike874

2 жыл бұрын

Utopia RA

Thank heavens someone likes Todd Rundgren's UTOPIA

@samanthab1923

4 жыл бұрын

Quadrant14 Love ❤️ Road to Utopia. Saw them in the summer of '81 in Asbury Park convention hall. God I'm old 😊

@gerardmccarthy3783

4 жыл бұрын

You mean Todd 'is GODD' Rundgren ♥️ GENIUS

@samanthab1923

4 жыл бұрын

Gerard McCarthy You are so right 😊

@davejones5745

4 жыл бұрын

Love Utopia

@larbueno

4 жыл бұрын

LOVE ALL HIS WORK!

awsome!!! Thanks for shearing such a heavy knowledge!!

some phenomenal picks there. I spent hours and hours listening to Moving Waves when our band was working a couple of their songs into our play list...it wasn't easy stuff to learn off the record. I've been a Jan Akkerman fan for years. Everything on that album is magical. Thanks for posting.

ELP's "Brain Salad Surgery" (as well as Tarkus) should be on the list....

@user-jw8sv5pf4h

3 жыл бұрын

14:00

@joeking5310

3 жыл бұрын

One album per group

@TheAerovons

3 жыл бұрын

@@joeking5310 BSS is considered their most accomplished by fans and themselves..

TUBULAR BELLS!!!

@satanofficial3902

4 жыл бұрын

The Exorcist is a very silly movie. The only thing seriously worthy about it is the Tubular Bells excerpt.

@putridabomination

4 жыл бұрын

Yes

@drumdad54sdl47

4 жыл бұрын

Mike Oldfield's "Tubular Bells 2" is honestly a worthy follow-up. Check it out.

@eaustin2006

4 жыл бұрын

I couldn't get stoned enough even then.

@theabsurdveganakadonderric1101

4 жыл бұрын

@@satanofficial3902 Silly perhaps....funny...of course.

Hey Pete, I’m 16 but I love all sorts of classic rock and prog rock. I heard all the albums on your list before except for a few like Flash, Dixie Dregs, and Max Webster. So, I finished the rest and they were great! Thanks for introducing me to some lesser known bands. Plus that Flash album is now a new favorite of mine

Thank you so much for sharing. You've given me a good 10 albums to seek out and discover there. With your choice of Gentle Giant and King albums there, I have nothing but confidence in your fine musical critique as you have excellent musical taste.

A Farewell to Kings, Moonmadness & Tarkus! Great Picks!!

A Farewell to Kings is the Album that I was introduced to RUSH. Still a classic today. 👍😎

Excellent selection! Many of the chosen albuns were also my favorites, such as Genesis, Rush, Supertramp.

Hi Pete this is my favorite video of your chanel, thanks for making this. I wish you do a similar video talking about your favorite albums of 80s prog rock. I wanna see your take on that decade

Love that you included the Italian band PFM in your collection. They are really good. Another foreign language band you should include for a top Progressive Rock is the French-Canadian (Quebecois) band Harmonium. They only released three albums but they were really creative and prolific. I recommend the first and third albums.

Oh my goodness Wishbone Ash’s Argus is beautiful! I’m glad I checked it out, thank you so much for making me aware of it!

@peterclinch6740

4 жыл бұрын

Phoenix....Check out this track by WA.

@larbueno

4 жыл бұрын

It is gorgeous!

Really enjoyed this prog journey, thanks Pete Pardo.

Amazing picks! Thank you for including my favorites. Kansas is No1 for me, Focus and UK come next. I’m organizing the Eddie Jobson Convention on April 26th 2020 in Tokyo. So UK fans out there, save money and reserve your vacation next spring.

Great that the incredible Van der Graaf Generator gets a mention, Pawn Hearts is stunning, and VDGG are simply amazing. Personally, I would have included Softmachine’s incredible album, Third, but it’s your list not mine. Good stuff.

What a list I own most of these. Love the props for Camel and Nektar. If he pulled out Caravan I would lose it. Great list man!

Great collection Pete, and I had never heard of those Italian ones. Thanks for picking Ministrel in the Gallery, such a great album, I must have played it thin several times. Just brilliant!

Glad you put Focus on the list, my all time fave prog band and I like the way they are not afraid to have some fun with it sometimes.

I'm Italian and it's great you spoke about our '70s Prog Scene! And really love all the other great albums you put in your list, we prefer same albums from many bands, like Crime of the Century, Foxtrot, Animals, Close to the Edge... Great masterpieces! I would like to suggest another great Italian Prog Band, I'm talking about Area. They made very complicated Prog Rock with multi influences from Prog, Jazz, Indian and Etnic music. Their singer, Demetro Stratos, was known for being a poliphonic singer. He could do multiple voices together... Incredible! When he died PFM made a song for him, called Maestro Della Voce (that means Voice's Master). Anyway hope you'll read this and you will like Area..

@alessandrociapica5180

3 жыл бұрын

@Chirag Bansal great 🤘😎

@rigovalenz

3 жыл бұрын

I'm from Mexico, and been a great fan of italian prog rock from de 70's. PFM is my favorite , but love all the other great bands from that era. Had the chance to see some of them playing in my home town (Mexicali, Mex) during BAJA PROG FESTIVAL (from late 90s to early 2000's.) there are some videos in YT from those concerts. Saludos Alessandro!!

@alessandrociapica5180

3 жыл бұрын

@@rigovalenz that's really great! PFM is an awesome band, I love them like Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso... Another great band

@Soundbrigade

2 жыл бұрын

Museo Rosenbach 🥰

@alessandrociapica5180

2 жыл бұрын

@@Soundbrigade great! And Osanna, Le Orme, Il Balletto di Bronzo, Il Rovescio della Medaglia... There was a very prolific scene here in the 70s

Glad you included Max Webster. I’ve seen Kim Mitchell a number of times and Max way way back. Love them

@alancomercomer2588

3 жыл бұрын

Live album is awesome

Thoughtful selection. I'm happy to see you included Todd Rundgren and Nektar.

Thanks for this great video. You've put me on a new musical jpourney that highly enjoy. Went to my local vinyl shop an bought: Yes - Close To The Edge, Camel - Moonmadness, King Crimson - In the court of the Crimson King, Todd Rundgren - Utopia, Steve Hillage - Motivation Radio. Next on my list Jethro Tull - Minstrel in the Gallery, Renaissance - Turn of the Cards (such a beautiful album, you mentioned in another video!)

Hey Pete. Thanks for the UFO episode. You inspired me to buy their music today. I'm not sure how I missed out on them.

Speakin' my language with this music. Nice to see Todd Rundgren/Utopia mentioned. Max Webster, too. Great stuff.

For some reason KZread's algorithm suddenly started throwing all your videos in my suggestions. I don't know your channel at all but I have and enjoy EVERY ALBUM YOU TALK ABOUT HERE. So, good job.

Well done! I am so happy that you put Supertramp on your list - one of the most underrated bands ever. I love Foxtrot as well!👍🤩

Thanks for Putting Eloy There... one of my favorite Bands Ever.

@freddycee7092

4 жыл бұрын

My favourite too

Have all Gentle Giant albums. My favorite prog group.

@montygreen6228

4 жыл бұрын

Gentle Giant my favorite progressive rock group from the 70s. I have all of there albums too. But all of them I have on vinyl,which I played over and over again,on my 3 turntables .Very under rated but they make GREAT music.

@kevinsnodgrass6222

4 жыл бұрын

Me 2

@godetonter4764

3 жыл бұрын

Don't know why , but I like Acquiring the Taste above all the Gentle Giant albums

@gatofuji7410

3 жыл бұрын

Sure! In a Glass House is, probably, my favorite music work. But (almost) all of them are pure gold (Giant for a day just doesn´t make my day and Side 1 of Missing Piece wouldn't be missed, though)...

So glad you included TR's Utopia. That album blew me away when I first heard it...blows me away each time I hear it, actually!

Thanks Pete, fantastic suggestions to check out.

Eloy - Gernany's best kept prog rock secret. I saw them play once here in the UK at the Marquee in London in 1984 and went out to Germany in 2012 and 2013 to Berlin and Cologne respectively to see them also. I actually had tears of joy in my eyes when they walked on stage in Berlin, a truly awesome concert. I've been a complete fan of theirs since the Planets album came out.

@douglasanderson8636

2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant band

@gerthoffmann5436

Жыл бұрын

Ich war auch bei 3 traumhaften Konzerten von Eloy

Someone mentioned B Bruford as a musician who made three bands in the list. A virtuoso, no doubt. But nobody seems to remember another legend: John Wetton. King Crimson, UK, and Wishbone Ash. All mentioned in this review. (RIP)

@soccerringettedad

4 жыл бұрын

Also Family and Renaissance, neither on the list

@dalinaddei

3 жыл бұрын

Asia

@dplzkc6713

2 жыл бұрын

Uriah Heep

Glad to see Utopia on your list. I’ve always ❤️ed that album.

HOLY SMOKES MAN! I was weened on almost all of the work you cited. I grew up in the St. Louis area and listened to KSHE95. BRAVO!

Pink Floyd Animals.... in High School (1979) I was tripping on LSD listening to the album. The guitar solo at the end of Sheep the music came out of the speakers, written on sheet music paper, in neon colors. As the solo bounced around, the music bounced off the walls of my bedroom, changing colors.

@tedstone5934

2 жыл бұрын

Been there, my friend. 💨💭🧠🗣

Dude! You know your stuff!! Great music and great bands that I also love. I'm shocked you left off Brand X with Phil Collins, Percy Jones, Robin Lumley, etc. And.. Renaissance.

@seaoftranquilityprog

5 жыл бұрын

Brand X is covered in my Top Fusion albums of the 70s show, and Renaissance is in Part 2 of the Top Prog Albums of the '70s show.

So glad I found your channel Pete. It reminds me of how much I used to depend on alternative radio to get exposed to progressive stuff that would never make the mainstream. My playlist has exploded. Thanks a thousand times,

this was very helpful! i only recently discovered both camel and gentle giant. u gave me a few new ideas here as well. i will be searching for ur more obscure list of course. thank you thank you thank you!!

ELP is favorite prog band (Renaissance, Genesis, Gentle Giant, Triumvirat my other favs)I have always felt that Trilogy was their best. They were at their height of musicianship, virtuosity, tightness. Amazing compositions. I can understand why you went with Tarkus. Interestingly, I always felt Tarkus came across so much better in concert))

@tonyburrows1346

4 жыл бұрын

Brain Saald Surgery best for me

@t3chnod3lic

4 жыл бұрын

@@tonyburrows1346 Tarkus comes 1st

@tonyburrows1346

4 жыл бұрын

@@t3chnod3lic great but not quite BSS imho

@gregvincentbolinfarlow5813

4 жыл бұрын

"Picture at exhibition" is my favorite...

@andysmith8902

2 жыл бұрын

@@tonyburrows1346 Agreed. Brain Salad Surgery is the top album of their whole discography. Their most sophisticated and most refined album. And one of the finest sound engineering one. 👍

Great list of Prog bands, especially Nektar!

Pete you bring back all those good memories and it made fun, to hear it again, some really forgotten after all the years. Perfect compilation, just one major album is missimg: Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music, Hawkwind, 1976. Still one of the 20 best ever made albums of all times.

some amazing picks. i haven't heard of a few of these bands i will check the out. thanks!

So glad to see Nektar on your list! Saw them more times than any band in the 70’s. Honorable mention to Recycled, especially the side 1 epic. With Larry Fast’s wizardry added, songs like Cybernetic Consumption would take me for a ride, especially with headphones on! A different genre but up there for me in that era was Fast’s Synergy/Electronic Realizations.

@josephgariano7692

4 жыл бұрын

I agree saw them 5 times in the mid 70's. Amazing band to see live.their sound was impeccable. I would have put recycled on that list also.they also had an incredible light show going on when they performed live. Excellent band.Good choice in

Hell yeah! Tarkus blows the water off Brain Salad, Trilogy does too. Trilogy is my personal favorite.

@napomania

4 жыл бұрын

I really can't stand BSS. the day I bought it was one of the worst day of my life, because it didn't sound greet like Tarkus, or Trilogy

@robertsmithers9059

4 жыл бұрын

If I can only own one ELP, it's Trilogy.

@EastmanD

4 жыл бұрын

Trilogy was my first ELP and almost first album ever...one of my sisters friend held up an Allman Bros album and Trilogy and said you can have one. I reached for the Allman Bros and he pulled that one back and pushed Trilogy forward like..no you want this one. I got it and it changed my music life. BSS' problem is all the compression used in it's recording. Sounds like someone sucked the air out of the room. But it's great music and Welcome Back...shows it off much better.

I love you for including a Frank Zappa Lp, he is my favorite. !!! Thanks.

@sealisa1398

4 жыл бұрын

Just love Zappa, this album is a delight. I love to play Inca Roads when in my car sitting in traffic...

Thank you for your list!! I enjoy hearing peoples picks in prog rock because i always discover new music that i love and your list gave me a treasure trove of discovery . I do have a couple of picks that i think belong in this arena. The first is Jeff Beck (especially "Wired" & "Blow by Blow) and the second is Tangerine Dream (Stratosfear). They both probably are a little on the fringe of what you would consider "Prog Rock" per se, but they both pushed musical frontiers and in my book that counts as Progressive music.

Love that you had a Max Webster selection. I grew up in Toronto and saw them live many times. Always one of my favorite 70s bands.

@stevenbrowne4654

2 жыл бұрын

Excellent. Would have liked to see Saga make the list as well.

You missed the entire Canterbury Scene!!! Soft Machine, Caravan, Robert Wyatt, Matching Mole, Hatfield & The North, Kevin Ayers .. and their links with Gong. How could you! They were the best progressives ever.

@BillM1960

6 жыл бұрын

All of those should be on there as well as Brand X and Mahavishnu Orchestra, maybe even Santana (especially with McLaughlin). Bowie?

@linjoy9627

6 жыл бұрын

I LOVE Kevin Ayers, his music is as great to day as it was back in the 60s

@thetid8852

6 жыл бұрын

I was lucky enough to see him live in about 2003. He showed up with a band and played his best known songs. His voice was as smooth and rich as it ever was. "Stranger in Blue Suede Shoes" still makes me want to rave. "Thank you ... very ... much. Bye bye!"

@freekwolffiO

6 жыл бұрын

No.....don't agree.

@seaoftranquilityprog

6 жыл бұрын

Watch Parts 2 & 3 of this series! The Canterbury scene is covered in those.

Focus, “Moving Waves” - my introduction to prog and still a sentimental fave! I bought it (age 12) for Hocus Pocus; was I ever unprepared for the rest of the album but it converted me for life. Max Webster were label-mates of Rush (Anthem Records in Canada) and used to tour together. I used to go to their shows and preferred Max a lot more. PFM were briefly signed to Arista Records in the US; they played some American cities that had Italian communities, recorded live and studio material in the US too. So glad to see bands from the jazzy/avant side of the Prog spectrum well represented. It seems like the majority of Prog writers/commentators only mention Crimson and nobody else from that side. I mainly prefer that jazzy side of prog.

Very informative and entertaining, thanks. My 70's favorites were Grobschitt-Rockpommels Land, Mike Rutherford- Smallcreeps Day, Saga

Really psyched I found your channel. Subscribed. 👍🏼 💜💫✌🏼🎵

Gentle Giant!! Thanks for picking that

This will change all the time over the years but this is today !! 1, Foxtrot - Genesis 2, Close to Edge - Yes 3, Starless and Bible Black - King Crimson 4, Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd 5, A Tab in the Ocean - Nektar 6, Playing the Fool - Gentle Giant 7, Space Ritual - Hawkwind 8, Fragile - Yes 9, In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson ( I know 1969 but can't leave it out ) 10, The Lamb - Genesis 11, Tarkus - Emerson, Lake & Palmer 12, Bursting Out - Jethro Tull 13, Red - King Crimson 14, Remember the Future - Nektar 15, Hall of the Mountain Grill - Hawkwind Well it will be different in a month !! Lol There are really 30+ great Prog albums easy !! I LOVE Rush But I think only really 3 Prog albums and before and after is Hard Rock to me but I Love there Prog period !! And the 1st and only the first UK album is a monster just Awesome !! And I cheated because I could make up my mind on them so Tull & Giant I put their Live albums down, saw GG 4 times 75, (2)76, 77 always the best shows so much fun watching these True Multi-instrumentalist !! : )

Odd...this is the only channel on you tube that I browse occasionally that ever mentions the band "Camel." And a big thumbs up for having "Benifit" your favorite Jethro Tull record. I couldn't help but notice a lot of familiar album covers shown here. Between myself and a couple of roomates/best friends from back in the 1970s we all had extensive record collections. We also had a import record store right around the corner. I love these nostalgic episodes that bring back lots of memories. .using played an enormous part of our lives and it seems like every momentous event seemed to have a soundtrack. I saved many of my old concertcticket subs and recently lost them. "Bummer". I think I'll try to recall some day every band and concert I've seen to the best of my ability. My first show was in 1969 so that's a lot of remembering.

Outstanding list. Several I have to re-visit or listen to for the first time. My first exposure to Prog was ELP. Great choice in Tarkus, with Trilogy right next to it. Thanks!

Great and sometimes surprising choices. Especially glad to see Focus, "Moving Waves" and Dixie Dregs, "What If" get a nod. I got to see Wishbone Ash and Nektar play a show together just after these albums came out; amazing.

Glad to hear about Wishbone Ash and Rundgren

The best from the best... how can you go wrong. Thank You.

Great video thank you for sharing. I have about half of the albums mentioned so will need to watch a couple more times with a pen and paper so I can remember the recommendations. I am surprised however that you didn’t mention Mike Oldfield, especially Tubular Bells from 1973 which is my favourite album of all time.