Great list Buzz! And given that I inscribed many of my friends HS yearbooks with 'Heart of the Sunrise' quotes there is no doubt I would place Yes' Fragile at #1. Probably need to find a spot for an ELP album in here, and then what if anything do you do with Pink Floyd? Terrific topic.
Hi Buzz great list and subject. As a person from “That” Era :) I loved every one of these and can agree King Crimson - in the court. Omg. And yes. We played Thames all after school every day!
Here’s my thought or question Where do we fit ELP (Emerson-Lake - and Palmer ) in this category ?
Are they part Prog part RnR ? Interesting thought but Brain Salad Surgery is one of the greatest albums of that generation and Karn Evil 9 third impression Part 2 is legendary
Also Another album they did. Tarkio. Tremendous too
Just saying where do they fit?
And what about Renaissance ? What category are they? Hmmm 🤔
But great choices Buzz !, Keep ‘‘em comin my friend!!
I'm going with Jim Totten on ELP's "Brain Salad Surgery" as greatest progressive rock album...and quite prescient as well. Here's a passage from Karn Evil 9, Third Impression: released 51 years ago, it could have been written about AI yesterday - The piece describes man's victory over the supercomputers he created...or so he thinks!!
(Man) I am all there is
(Computer) Negative! primitive! limited! I let you live!
Great list Buzz! And given that I inscribed many of my friends HS yearbooks with 'Heart of the Sunrise' quotes there is no doubt I would place Yes' Fragile at #1. Probably need to find a spot for an ELP album in here, and then what if anything do you do with Pink Floyd? Terrific topic.
You aren’t the first to mention ELP and Floyd definitely should be part of the conversation
Hi Buzz great list and subject. As a person from “That” Era :) I loved every one of these and can agree King Crimson - in the court. Omg. And yes. We played Thames all after school every day!
Here’s my thought or question Where do we fit ELP (Emerson-Lake - and Palmer ) in this category ?
Are they part Prog part RnR ? Interesting thought but Brain Salad Surgery is one of the greatest albums of that generation and Karn Evil 9 third impression Part 2 is legendary
Also Another album they did. Tarkio. Tremendous too
Just saying where do they fit?
And what about Renaissance ? What category are they? Hmmm 🤔
But great choices Buzz !, Keep ‘‘em comin my friend!!
TY
Jim Totten
Fox Sports Radio NJ
James.totten@comcast.net
Jim all excellent points. Yes ELP definitely should fit. They were groundbreaking!
I'm going with Jim Totten on ELP's "Brain Salad Surgery" as greatest progressive rock album...and quite prescient as well. Here's a passage from Karn Evil 9, Third Impression: released 51 years ago, it could have been written about AI yesterday - The piece describes man's victory over the supercomputers he created...or so he thinks!!
(Man) I am all there is
(Computer) Negative! primitive! limited! I let you live!
(Man) But I gave you life
(Computer) What else could you do?
(Man) To do what was right
(Computer) I'm perfect! are you?
<end of song>