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Pictures at an Exhibition remains the only complete classical suite that has hit the top 10 in either the US or the UK.

Let's not forget Hackett's solo stuff in this discussion about classical influenced prog.

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Hell yes, totally right. Of his endless discog, he already produced 3 or 4 exclusive classical influenced albums.

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Do you know any "rock meets classic" experience made before this album?

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mmm I'd say 'The Nice'...not much I guess.

Procol Harum flirted with classical music quite a bit but not to this extent.

PH did a live album with a full orchestra.

Just looked it up and that was recorded a few months after this so that doesn't count after all.

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Yes I meant a full classical album

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JT, you beat me at mentioning Procol Harum.

@Notrap, full classical, well there's Ekseption. I try to find something in particular by them, oh welllll. Take this for now;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLkJP6ntK3k

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtMXk9OebX4

This may well be the first then.
EDIT: Perhaps not.

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There, JT. The very first prog band. It makes full sense.

edit; arguably.

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Good call Jethro. Didn't know these guys.

Nice. Wikipedia tells me they coverred the Jethro Tull song, Dharma For One.

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Well but ELP took this classical flirting to another new level.

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Yes you're right JT. Coincidence, I just noticed it myself 30 min ago =]

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Well but ELP took this classical flirting to another new level.

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Yes were inspired by classical. ELP were more like a tribute to classical, so to speak.

Yeah ELP definitely took it that one step further.