moltenlava: Top Twenty Best And Biggest Prog-Rock Albums

moltenlava 07.10.08	I realize that narrowing the category down to twenty is ridiculous. You would need the Top Two Hundred to be fair to the genre. So, I just gave a sampling of some great, progressive albums which also happen to have garnered a high level of respect. Plenty of other titles from the same artists belong on this list, along with titles from several other artists which are not represented.
jrowa001 07.10.08	fails for having no Camel. 10, 15 doesnt belong here.
The Flabbit Rides High 07.10.08	If you like Renaissance, well good on you!
Shrapnel94 07.10.08	3, 6, 7, 13, 14 ftw
moltenlava 07.10.08	Yeah, there should be a Camel, a Mirage or a Snow Goose. 10 is Sabbath's nod to the genre. Listen to the tracks and tell me it's unworthy of mention. Most of what's on 15 is highly progressive. Renaissance is great. Especially the album listed, 'Turn of the Cards' too. Curved Air is another great example of female-led Prog.
Poet 07.10.08	When I think Prog Rock, I definitely think of Metallica.
jrowa001 07.10.08	i only said they dont belong here because you made a "prog rock" list. Metallica are far from being a prog rock band. but props though for 1,3,5,6,8,9,11,13,14,16,19,19. check out Paatos for good female prog rock. but for Camel its all about Moonmadness. Mirage is close second though.
Masochist 07.10.08	I'm going to take a wild guess and say that P&P was being sarcastic... I'm going to go out and say that King Crimson should be number one. And I'm sad to see no Dream Theater...I daresay they're a bit more progressive than Metallica or Black Sabbath. Also, do Emerson, Lake & Palmer get no love? Still...this is a nice list.
moltenlava 07.10.08	[quote] When I think Prog Rock, I definitely think of Metallica. [/quote] See, but that's the thing. The bad, bad thing. We should be examining each effort for what that specific thing is - a specific snapshot in time of one band. And, during the "...And Justice For All" recording sessions, Metallica was a Progressive Rock band. No doubt about it. Just listen to the changes the pieces go through. And, it makes no difference what overall picture we have of these bands. One doesn't have to be regarded as a Prog-Rock band to make a progressive-leaning album. 'Sabbath Bloody Sabbath' and 'Blues For Allah' are two albums where Sabbath and The Grateful Dead acted as Prog-Rock bands. They saw something going on and wanted to indulge it for a little bit. Does it mean that they, overall, should be regarded as such? Not at all, mate.
jrowa001 07.10.08	i see your argument
thesystemisdown 07.10.08	Needs moar Opeth Also Metallica ≠ prog rock. Changes in a band's sound do not make them prog
moltenlava 07.11.08	I just explained it above. Metallica was a Progressive band in 1988. That one specific year, all year, they were a Prog band. I also gave three more examples of this on the list. Quadrophenia, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath and Blues For Allah. Progressive albums from bands that aren't from the genre. And, when I say progressive, the term is relative. When the Grateful Dead does material like what's on the first side of 'BFA' or the second side of 'Terrapin', that's really progressive stuff 'relative' to the music they usually make, which is usually more like CSN&Y. So, it's progressive - for them. But, say, compared to a Yes recording from the 70's, then not so progressive. Relative to a 'Mahavishnu Orchestra' recording? Then not really progressive at all.
McP3000 07.11.08	1 is very bad 3 is very good 4 is very good 5 is something i need 6 is very good 7 isn't prog 8 is something i need 9 is pretty good 10 isn't prog 11 is great 12 is very bad 13 is mediocre 14 is good 15 isnt really prog, and alright at that 16 is something i need 17 is something i need 20 is something i need
moltenlava 07.11.08	need 'em, got 'em, need 'em, need 'em, got 'em, got 'em, need 'em, got 'em, need 'em. Sounds like I'm back on the playground trading baseball cards here. lol. Get 'em all for a complete set.
UmphreysHead 07.11.08	lol Blues For Allah is definitely not Progressive, Fusion maybe, but not Progressive.
SHOOTME 07.11.08	15 had prog influences, but itself wasn't prog. Maybe Prog Thrash, but not pure prog rock. Other than that, swell list.
ilikemusicthatsucks 07.11.08	1 is one of the worst albums of all time tbh.
moltenlava 07.11.08	Why you hatin' on Kansas' Leftoverture so much? I think it's a fantastic record.
UmphreysHead 07.11.08	You're also an idiot.
moltenlava 07.11.08	You talkin' to me, bro?
moltenlava 07.11.08	You listenin' to the Dead for how long now without understanding the first thing about them?