Getting it on with Prog

Valentyne Suite by COLOSSEUM, 1969.
COLOSSEUM was the first to combine blues and jazz into classical themes in such convincing way and the title track is a prog epic, even without words as they are not needed at all, it´s that good.
COLOSSEUM LIVE from 1971 is heavy music, and one of the very best live albums from glory days of classic rock. Dave Clempson and Dave Greenslade shine driven by Jon Hiseman´s powerful drumming, man that´s heavy stuff. I saw them in Keitele Jazz August 2011, they were old but played like there is no tomorrow. Absolutely fantastic performance in a small venue in the middle of nowhere.
Thanks info for that Finnish POHJANTÄHTI, how on earth have I missed that ??
 Kalevala: People No Names, 1972 is worth to mention here too.

"People No Names"  is the highly-touted lp of the Kalevala trilogy, but for Sammmmmy the ignored second lp beats it.
"Abraham's Blue Refrain" is a great lp.
On reading the lp title, I suppose people think that the band were turning in a blues direction and are turned off.
Wrong. this is the band turning more HEAVY.



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Strange how many serious progheads deride YES "Tormato". Okay - sure Wakiepoo's Casio-sound keys can be irritating and the production is bad on this release, but then again you have COMPOSITION like "On The silent Wings of Freedom".
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Irene Pappas and Vangelis have the errie "Odes" lp which is an interesting listen.

Harold:
here is another Finn lp that few seem to be aware of.

If you like the quieter,wide-open spaces ECM sound


AILLOHAS "SAMI EATNAN DUODDARIDD" ’78

Newage-jazzy . Reminds me maybe of the band Talisker "Land of Stone"

7 musicians including Esa Kotilainen (moog,Hammond) and "Baron" Seppo Paakkunainen (flute,sax).

A mystical lp with the haunting vocalizing of the Northern Finnish (Lappland)Sami indigenous peoples.

I'm betting you don't think much of Rare Bird either?
Really the first two albums were the best before they devolved more into a folky rock sound.

Proto prog is the bestest.
So...Rare Bird first two lps are gold.

"Epic Forest" lp rather sucks except for the long track.