Your favorite prog rock music? ?


I was just listening to, and burning some CDs for work when I heard "Time and a Word." I started thinking about some of the prog rock I have, but wondered what I should have that I don't have...

I mean music!
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You guys listed all of mine except Renaissance. Most specifically "Ashes Are Burning" and "Turn of the Cards".

I would also add Alan Parsons, Caravan, Camel and It's a Beautiful Day.
Lindisfarne, thanks just dusted off Tarkus for the first time in years and Hawkwind's next!
Budgie-Bandolier

I was a big Budgie fan back in the mid-70's. I never could figure out why they weren't more popular in the US. Bandolier is probably my favorite, followed by Squawk and Never Turn Your Back on a Friend.

Enjoy,

TIC
Thanks to Lindisfarne
for adding "Tales from Topographic Oceans" to the list. I honestly haven't listened to the thing in years -- I don't even own it at present -- but as soon as I saw the topic, it was the first record that strang to mind. It's astonishingly self-indulgent throughout -- what prog rock wasn't -- but there are moments of nearly unparalleled beauty to be found therein. I once had the great good pleasure of hearing them play some of it live (and outdoors) way back in the 1970s, and just recalling that night can bring a smile. I'm gonna go look around on eBay for a vinyl copy right now. Thanks for the notion.
In addition to many listed:
Camel - all of their stuff
Illusion - " " (Illusion is the original Rennaisance so you should also check out the first 2 Rennaisance albums before Annie Haslam and co)

That's the 70's stuff, some more current acts include:

Gordian Knot
Chroma Key
OSI
Blackfield