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Best progressive rock album side

My intent is to seek albums which I may not own from the recommendations of you all. I ranked best sides of progressive rock albums on vinyl that I own and came up with the following list. I don't want it to undermine anything else that an artist has created. I love it all but as far as start to finish on one side this is what I came up with.

#1: Supper's Ready

#2: Terrapin Station

#3: Atom Heart Mother

#4 The Court of the King Crimson

#5 Echoes

Of course there are many more. Some may not be complete sides like Atom Heart Mother but the intent of the artisan was to make it a complete side. I had a very hard time deciding between #1 and #2. Both are very worthy in my mind.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ricmci
morguldrelb
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Camel : Mirage (1972)

Side 2

Earthrise, Lady Fantasy + a,b,c. (all parts)

Voted #51 of Top 100 Prog Rock albums of all time in a 2014 poll in Prog Magazine.

A lot of my friends who like progressive rock were unfamiliar with Camel.

A hidden gem?

 

chowkwan
167 posts
 

From the Sage of Houston, Billy Gibbons:

Brian Eno and Robert Fripp's foray into some artful excursions into some ethereal electric experiments. There was a lot curious activities emerging in London, Amsterdam, and Berlin back then developing some fiercely fuzzy of synth-like effects way outside the norm which really blew the lid off things

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unreceivedogma
978 posts
 

I sorta associate prog rock with the British. That said:

 

- Quartermass

- Moody Blues: Just about their entire catalogue, but I will select In Search of the Lost Chord

- Jefferson Airplane: After Bathing at Baxter’s

- Pink Floyd: Meddle, Ummagumma

- Emerson Lake and Palmer: 1st album

 

edcyn
1,876 posts
 

Yeah, I'm stretching genre boundaries a bit but how 'bout Side One of Bowie's Aladdin Sane? The side boils with invention, energy and 'tude.   

sns
3,198 posts
 

Speaking of American prog r, Starcastle, Starcastle and Fountains of Light. 70's band from Champaign Ill. Yes sound alike.

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