Spaced
Be welcome, Constant Listener, to Spaced, a collection of progressive rock classics to wile away a lazy day. For now, this list is a work in progress; any recommendations are greatly appreciated. |
| 1 |  | Yes
The Yes Album
Recommended Tracks: Yours is No Disgrace, Starship Trooper: a. Life Seeker, b. Disillusioned, c. Würm, and Perpetual Change |
| 2 |  | Yes
Fragile
Recommended Tracks: Roundabout, South Side of the Sky, Long Distance Runaround, and Heart of the Sunrise |
| 3 |  | Yes
Close to the Edge
Recommended Tracks: Close to the Edge (i. The Solid Time of Change, ii. Total Mass Retain, iii. I Get up I Get Down, iv. Seasons of Man), And You and I, and Siberian Khatru |
| 4 |  | Yes
Relayer
Recommended Tracks: The Gates of Delirium, Sound Chaser, and To Be Over |
| 5 |  | King Crimson
In the Court of the Crimson King
Recommended Tracks: 21st Century Schizoid Man, I Talk to the Wind, Epitaph - Including "March for No Reason" and "Tomorrow and Tomorrow", and The Court of the Crimson King - Including "The Return of the Fire Witch" and "The Dance of the Puppets" |
| 6 |  | King Crimson
In the Wake of Poseidon
Recommended Tracks: Pictures of a City, Cadence and Cascade, and In the Wake of Poseidon |
| 7 |  | King Crimson
Lizard
Recommended Tracks: Cirkus (including Entry of the Chameleons), Indoor Games, Lady of the Dancing Water, and Lizard (Prince Rupert Awakes / Bolero / The Battle of Glass Tears / Big Top) |
| 8 |  | King Crimson
Islands
Recommended Tracks: Sailor's Tale and Prelude - Song of the Gulls |
| 9 |  | King Crimson
Larks' Tongues in Aspic
Recommended Tracks: Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part I), Exiles, Easy Money, and Larks' Tongue in Aspic (Part II) |
| 10 |  | King Crimson
Red
Recommended Tracks: Red, Fallen Angel, One More Red Nightmare, and Starless |
| 11 |  | Pink Floyd
Atom Heart Mother
Recommended Tracks: Atom Heart Mother and Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast |
| 12 |  | Pink Floyd
Meddle
Recommended Tracks: Fearless and Echoes |
| 13 |  | Pink Floyd
The Dark Side of the Moon
Recommended Tracks: Time, The Great Gig in the Sky, Money, and Us and Them |
| 14 |  | Pink Floyd
Wish You Were Here
Shine on You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 1-5), Welcome to the Machine, Wish You Were Here, and Shine on You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 6-9) |
| 15 |  | Pink Floyd
Animals
Recommended Tracks: Dogs, Pigs (Three Different Ones), and Sheep |
| 16 |  | Pink Floyd
The Wall
Recommended Tracks: Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2, Hey You, Is There Anybody Out There?, Comfortably Numb, and Run Like Hell |
| 17 |  | Rush
Caress of Steel
Recommended Tracks: The Necromancer and The Fountain of Lamneth |
| 18 |  | Rush
2112
Recommended Tracks: 2112: Overture / The Temples of Syrinx / Discovery / Presentation / Oracle / Soliloquy / Grand Finale - Medley and A Passage to Bangkok |
| 19 |  | Rush
A Farewell to Kings
Recommended Tracks: A Farewell to Kings, Xanadu, and Cygnus X-1 - Book One - The Voyage |
| 20 |  | Rush
Hemispheres
Recommended Tracks: Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres, The Trees, and La Villa Strangiato |
| 21 |  | Rush
Permanent Waves
Recommended Tracks: Jacob's Ladder and Natural Science |
| 22 |  | Rush
Moving Pictures
Recommended Tracks: Tom Sawyer, Red Barchetta, YYZ, and The Camera Eye |
| 23 |  | Jethro Tull
Aqualung
Recommended Tracks: Aqualung and My God |
| 24 |  | Jethro Tull
Thick as a Brick
Recommended Tracks: Thick as a Brick (Pt. 1) and Thick as a Brick (Pt. II) |
| 25 |  | Jethro Tull
A Passion Play
Recommended Tracks: A Passion Play (Pt. I) and A Passion Play (Pt. II) |
| 26 |  | Jethro Tull
Minstrel in the Gallery
Recommended Tracks: Minstrel in the Gallery and Baker St. Muse (Medley) |
| 27 |  | Jethro Tull
Songs from the Wood
Recommended Tracks: Velvet Green and Pibroch (Cap in Hand) |
| 28 |  | Camel
Camel
Recommended Tracks: Mystic Queen, Six Ate, Never Let Go, Curiosity, and Arubaluba |
| 29 |  | Camel
Mirage
Recommended Tracks: Freefall, Nimrodel / The Procession / The White Rider, Earthrise, Lady Fantasy: Encounter / Smiles For You / Lady Fantasy, and The Traveller - Decca Studios Demo |
| 30 |  | Camel
The Snow Goose
Recommended Tracks: Rhayader Goes to Town, Dunkirk, and La Princesse Perdue
Addendum: I would be lying if I didn't say that not listening to the entirety of The Snow Goose would be a sin without measure. |
| 31 |  | Camel
Moonmadness
Recommended Tracks: Song Within a Song, Chord Change, Another Night, and Lunar Sea |
| 32 |  | Caravan
If I Could Do It All Over Again, I'd Do It All Over You
Recommended Tracks: With an Ear to the Ground You Can Make It and Can't Be Long Now |
| 33 |  | Caravan
In the Land of Grey and Pink
Recommended Tracks: Winter Wine and Nine Feet Underground - Medley |
| 34 |  | Emerson Lake and Palmer
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Recommended Tracks: The Barbarian and Knife-Edge |
| 35 |  | Emerson Lake and Palmer
Tarkus
Recommended Tracks: Tarkus (i. Eruption / ii. Stones of Years / iii. Iconoclast / iv. Mass / v. Manticore / vi. Battlefield / vii. Aquatarkus) |
| 36 |  | Emerson Lake and Palmer
Trilogy
Recommended Tracks: The Endless Enimga (I consider Pt. 1 and Pt. 2 to be one track), Trilogy, and Abaddon's Bolero |
| 37 |  | Emerson Lake and Palmer
Brain Salad Surgery
Recommended Tracks: Karn Evil 9 (I consider 1st Impression, Pts. 1 and 2, 2nd Impression, and 3rd Impression to be one track) |
| 38 |  | Premiata Forneria Marconi
Storia di un minuto
Recommended Tracks: È festa and Dove... quando... - I Parte and II Parte (I consider both parts to be one track) |
| 39 |  | Premiata Forneria Marconi
Per un amico
Recommended Tracks: Appena un po', Il banchetto, and Gernaio |
| 40 |  | Gentle Giant
Gentle Giant
Recommended Tracks: Nothing At All |
| 41 |  | Gentle Giant
Octopus
Recommended Tracks: The Advent of Panurge, Knots, and River |
| 42 |  | Gentle Giant
In a Glass House
Recommended Tracks: The Runaway, Experience, and In a Glass House |
| 43 |  | Genesis
Nursery Cryme
Recommended Tracks: The Musical Box, The Return of the Giant Hogweed, and Harlequin |
| 44 |  | Genesis
Foxtrot
Recommended Tracks: Watcher of the Skies, Get 'Em Out by Friday, Horizons, and Supper's Ready |
| 45 |  | Genesis
Selling England by the Pound
Recommended Tracks: Dancing with the Moonlit Knight, Firth of Fifth, After the Ordeal, and The Cinema Show |
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