The seventies

[jj2007]

This morning I am listening to Genesis' The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, and while searching for some background, I found this (adapted from Rolling Stones' 50 Greatest Prog Rock Albums of All Time):

1      Pink Floyd, 'The Dark Side of the Moon' (1973)
2      King Crimson, 'In the Court of the Crimson King' (1969)
3      Rush, 'Moving Pictures' (1981)
4      Pink Floyd, 'Wish You Were Here' (1975)
5      Yes, 'Close to the Edge' (1972)
6      Genesis, 'Selling England by the Pound' (1973)
7      Jethro Tull, 'Thick as a Brick' (1972)
8      Can, 'Future Days' (1973)
9      Genesis, 'The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway' (1974)
10     Yes, 'Fragile' (1971)
11     Rush, 'Hemispheres' (1978)
12     Emerson, Lake and Palmer, 'Brain Salad Surgery' (1973)
13     Pink Floyd, 'Animals' (1977)
14     Genesis, 'Foxtrot' (1972)
15     King Crimson, 'Red' (1974)
16     Gentle Giant, 'Octopus' (1972)
17     Mike Oldfield, 'Tubular Bells' (1973)
18     Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, 'One Size Fits All' (1975)
19     PFM, 'Per un Amico' (1972)
20     King Crimson, 'Larks' Tongues in Aspic' (1973)

I have always thought the seventies were the most fascinating music period, but seeing it so clearly is striking: 18 out of 20, with the outstanding King Crimson giving the 'kickstart' in 1969. When I find some time, I'll check out #3, the only post-seventies entry.

[anta40]

Another prog fan (and Rush esp.) here.
This is me, sporting the "2112 t-shirt" somewhere on LA years ago
  :redface:

I think I might disagree with the list a bit.
As much as I like 'Moving Pictures' (Tom Sawyer is probably most people's entry to Rush, and YYZ is just *hard* to play... at least on Guitar Hero :p),
I shall personaly rate Hemispheres higher then it. Hemisphere was Rush at their nerdy, prog peak, and during the 1980s they were moving on a "radio-friendly" path.

BTW, yes, 1970s was definitely the era of prog. And after that, it was overthrown by glam metal  :P
Another exciting period is 1950-1960s, the golden era of big band (Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa, etc).

[Zen]

My all-time favorite album (any category): Layla, Derek and the Dominos

Rolling Stone Magazine has a 'Greatest 500 Albums of all Time',...500 Greatest Albums of All Time
...Many of those albums are complete shit, though,...

[jj2007]

Rolling Stone Magazine has a 'Greatest 500 Albums of all Time',...500 Greatest Albums of All Time

3x Beatles in the top 5 ... I admire them, but this is exaggerated ::)

[hutch--]

I start back in the 60s but the interesting stuff hit around 1970 with the super groups. Cream, Led Zepperlin, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, the Doors, Crosby Stills Nash and Young and many others. The Beatles were a very good group, Stones were OK, the Yardbirds before they became Led Zepperlin and so on. I grew up listening to my older brother's music, Little Richard, Buddy Holly, Gene Vincent and even Bill Haley and the Comets but my own taste started with the English groups in the middle 60s.

To complicate issues, my mum was a Jazz singer in my teens and early 20s and while I never took to Jazz, I did develop a taste for Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith.

[dedndave]

i definately don't agree with the list
Cream should have an album on there
and the Eagles
and Santana
and so on

any list that puts "tubular bells" ahead of those is crap

[anunitu]

One of my favorite songs of all time is Ridgetop,BY Jesse Colin Young.
On youtube https://youtu.be/jMBU4kR70z4

[dedndave]

we are talking about the best rock albums

dire straits, brothers in arms
led zeppelin, album called led zeppelin IV
cream, disraeli gears
clapton, slowhand
jethro tull, aqualung and thick as a brick - ok, thick as a brick is on the list
santana, abraxas
almost any eagles album
seems like there should be a beattles album on there - and beach boys

i can go on and on - lol

[jj2007]

seems like there should be a beattles album on there - and beach boys

The list I posted on top is progressive rock only, that narrows it down a lot ;)

[hutch--]

Ah, and I forgot, Emerson, Lake and Palmer. Keith Emerson was an absolute fiend on a keyboard.

[anunitu]

Beatles White Album for sure...One of my Favs by them...And you know none of the younger set will know any of these groups..

[jj2007]

Ah, and I forgot, Emerson, Lake and Palmer.

Yep :t And strange as it sounds, they were actually my entry points into classical music

[Grincheux]

I suggest TEN YEARS AFTER

[jj2007]

I suggest TEN YEARS AFTER

Wot, the EIGHTIES ::) Michael Jackson

Jokes apart, Love Like a Man reminds me of my early disco days

[Grincheux]

KISS