the essentials of Progressive Rock
Most Significant Bands
Based on peoples votes for the best Prog. Rock Bands across the surveys and total occurrences from google, the 10 most important Progressive Rock Bands are:
- Genesis
- King Crimson
- Pink Floyd
- Rush
- Yes
- Dream Theatre
- Emerson Lake and Palmer
- Jethro Tull
- Camel
- Tool
A further twelve also important are:
- Caravan
- Gentle Giant
- Kansas
- Marillion
- Opeth
- Porcupine Tree
- The Alan Parsons Project
- The Moody Blues
- Van der Graaf Generator
- Can
- Electric Light Orchestra
- Mastodon
- Frank Zappa
- Soft Machine
- Magma
Most Significant Albums
The ten Prog Rock albums that everyone should listen to are:
| Year | Album | Band |
| 1969 | In the Court of the Crimson King | King Crimson |
| 1971 | Fragile | Yes |
| 1972 | Close to the Edge | Yes |
| 1972 | Foxtrot | Genesis |
| 1972 | Thick as a Brick | Jethro Tull |
| 1973 | The Dark Side of the Moon | Pink Floyd |
| 1973 | Larks’ Tongues in Aspic | King Crimson |
| 1973 | Selling England by the Pound | Genesis |
| 1975 | Wish You Were Here | Pink Floyd |
| 1977 | Animals | Pink Floyd |
Another 11 that all Progressive Rock fans should listen to are:
| Year | Album | Band |
| 1970 | Emerson, Lake & Palmer | Emerson Lake And Palmer |
| 1971 | The Yes Album | Yes |
| 1971 | Aqualung | Jethro Tull |
| 1971 | Meddle | Pink Floyd |
| 1971 | In the Land of Grey and Pink | Caravan |
| 1972 | Octopus | Gentle Giant |
| 1974 | The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway | Genesis |
| 1974 | Mirage | Camel |
| 1974 | Red | King Crimson |
| 1976 | A Trick Of The Tail | Genesis |
| 1981 | Moving Pictures | Rush |
These are also definitely worth a listen.
| Year | Album | Band |
| 1971 | Nursery Cryme | Genesis |
| 1971 | Pawn Hearts | Van der Graaf Generator |
| 1971 | Acquiring The Taste | Gentle Giant |
| 1973 | Brain Salad Surgery | Emerson Lake And Palmer |
| 1974 | Relayer | Yes |
| 1975 | Godbluff | Van der Graaf Generator |
| 1976 | Moonmadness | Camel |
| 1977 | A Farewell To Kings | Rush |
| 1978 | Hemispheres | Rush |
| 1979 | The Wall | Pink Floyd |
| 1980 | Permanent waves | Rush |
| 1981 | Discipline | King Crimson |
| 1985 | Misplaced Childhood | Marillion |
| 1999 | Still Life | Opeth |
| 1999 | Metropolis 2: Scenes From a Memory | Dream Theatre |
| 2001 | Blackwater Park | Opeth |
| 2001 | Lateralus | Tool |
| 2007 | Fear of a Blank Planet | Porcupine Tree |
Remember these are according to the research methods detailed previously and not a reflection of my personal taste or views.
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