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Agreed.........I could think of dozens.
But my number one overall choice would be the great RTF:

ROMANTIC WARRIOR

How many drummers does it take to screw in a light bulb?

NONE -- THEY HAVE A MACHINE FOR THAT TOO !

Further proof that the guy who saved YES and always put the survival of YES above himself was Chris Squire.

Thank you for this information -- I hate fake drums.

No but I'll check it out -- thanks for the tip.

The wife is out of town and the day is rainy and gloomy.
A great opportunity to crank up the big rig at home and listen to the Steve Wilson Blu-Ray remix work of my favorite YES albums:
FRAGILE ...

I got this release for Christmas and I've been listening ever since.........there is much use of different/alternative structures than previous creations.
I'm getting a better feel for all the songs...

Where Have I Known You Before
No Mystery
Romantic Warrior

Based on previous posts on PE, I have recently read the following books on the subject of Pink Floyd:

Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd (Nick Mason)

Echoes - The Complete History of...

The wife and I saw this last night -- good stuff but TIME STANDS STILL is more interesting.
And the posts above are correct.............the sound was not the best.
What made it even more fun was...

From 1968 until 2015, Squire was in every version of the band YES.
He put the band before himself in the context of priority and business.
This is why Squire should be viewed as the member with...

I like the updated lineup -- Cook and Esau return and Durant on keys -- and Mike Holmes (to me) seems to be the 2nd coming of Steve Hackett................excellent.

For me, since The Seventh House onward, this is an auto-buy.
I'm looking forward to another great release from IQ.

Unreasonably so.

I too remember seeing this concert on TV and it was a good one.
It was my first time to see Tommy Aldridge and I remember immediately thinking............."Why is this killer-good drummer playing in...

Many thanks to all that expanded the list; my OP was simply an extraction from a list of the so-called top 100 albums of 1974, and I selected the few that were clearly in the prog genre/category.

3/29 -- Starless and Bible Black

8/19 -- Welcome Back My Friends

10/8 -- Red

11/18 -- The Lamb Lies Down

11/28 -- Relayer

For any rock lovers with a performance and music theory background, this guy is fun to watch................enthusiasm is contagious.

Good news -- I really like the IQ material.
Everything since Seventh House is an auto-buy for me.

I'm certain there are many fans (and others) out there that will purchase and enjoy this collection of information.
It might not be a must-read for me, but it still serves the history.

I caught the tour two nights ago in Nashville.
Anyone on the fence about deciding to go see this tour can be confident that you need to see this show..............fantastic.

The four songs from...

Agreed.............he has the music education, ability to dissect and play, and the love of the art.............what's not to like ?

Agreed -- SFAM is, arguably, their best work.
And I like the new stuff too.
Fourth row -- Nashville -- April 17th -- I'm there.

I like it................agree with "very different" for DT.
It was composed by LaBrie (he owns a Dodge Viper).

Agreed -- BARSTOOL has a classic hook in the 6/8 chorus.............beautiful composition.
Then, for unknown reason, Mangini ruins it with doing double time on the drums...............why is that...

The current line-up of STYX is fantastic -- seen them three times and all of those shows were spot-on -- don't miss DeYoung at all.

I waited to order this CD while I found something else to buy with it..................I finally decided that would be THREE PIECE SUITE, (the Wilson re-master) from Gentle Giant.

I confess I...

After two weeks of listening, this CD keeps getting better.
Steve Wilson has done his best with this one -- simply outstanding.
I was already familiar with ACQUIRING THE TASTE but I do not own...

Another excellent vid from Beato.................fun and instructional..............thanks for sharing !

I appreciate any version of RTF.
I was in music school when I discovered WHERE HAVE I KNOWN YOU BEFORE and NO MYSTERY and bought them (vinyl) the same day.
I made cassette tapes for any friends at...

Anything from FISH OUT OF WATER -- and -- anything from ROMANTIC WARRIOR.

PLAYING THE FOOL is one of the all-time greatest live-performance recordings.
I was fortunate to see GG in Dallas one night play many of the same tunes in their set.

I recently ordered the new release from Dream Theater, and while I was doing that I decided to add the Steven Wilson mix "Three Piece Suite" from the first three Gentle Giant albums.
Wilson has done...

I can't even pick ten I like -- never been a fan.
I've tried, but I just don't get this band.

I too like the IQ stuff -- the player abilities -- the prog genre -- the composition -- all of it -- wish they would tour the USA more.

Not sure anyone would place Queensryche in a prog category, but I've been listening to EMPIRE lately and the production is outstanding.

So, arguably, COTCK has the least amount of influence from Fripp and, arguably, is the best provision from all of the KC bands (?).

I have all of those except the KC stuff................you are correct -- that DSOM 30th is very good.
Also, you reminded me that (although they are not uber-popular) the original releases of YES'...

What is that one prog album you have (vinyl, CD, tape, whatever) that you consider the best example of audiophile/reference quality ?

I own a Japanese Remaster CD of RTF's ROMANTIC WARRIOR that is...

Not these guys !

Like many others here, I was impressed with the three Nazz albums.
But I think the all-time favorite is Something/Anything.
I liked the music enough (Black Maria), but the idea of setting up your...

A quote from my music literature professor when I was in music school......................
THERE IS NOTHING NEW OUT THERE SINCE J.S. BACH !

I like people that are proud of their heritage..................it is interesting.

^^^This !
I was only 13 when I remember The Electric Prunes creating I HAD TOO MUCH TO DREAM LAST NIGHT (1966) and Count Five's PSYCHOTIC REACTION..............and they were being played on...

With the current state of the music industry, I cant disagree with bRETT and I support her strategy.

I put a 12-inch 300-watt powered sub in my SUV...............when I get the bass up where it needs to be, DT sounds much better...............Myung is exceptional.

Continually proving they don't know shit.

You can kinda see by the personnel he desires for each of the albums that he is directing his own thing and the players are submitting to his requests (to a certain extent).
Of course, it is sketchy...

I have all the RTF stuff................love it.
This stuff was being released when I was in music school and all of us would just eat it up...............daily !

The anthology does sound good...

JAZZ FROM HELL (1986).............100% jazz fusion but oddly, won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance.
Frank's venture into the synclavier has some incredible...

Ironically -- I came here on the advice of a friend from another music board.
And that board was dying due to a change in format and function (sometimes "improvement" backfires).
I was at that...

Agreed.
Listening to the recording session tracks and comparing those to the final product of the debut album after Moore got through with it................amazing stuff.

Thanks nose.
I'm the only member of the band that does not sing -- there is a good reason for that.

Ratt drew a good crowd..................as we finished our set, I estimated that there were 2000 in the audience.

Below is a link to a video of a recent state fair gig of my band................not without flaws but a fun set.
We were hired to play a 45-minute set of classic rock covers.
We selected songs that...

I've read one of the Fletcher books regarding Moon -- must have been the other.



With 20/20 hindsight, we all know.
Bruford quit a highly successful prog band at age 24 in the search of...

I just returned from vacation wherein I read two prog-drummer auto-bios:

Nick Mason and Bill Bruford.....................

Both are entertaining but very different -- and recommended.

Two...

I have the original version of the vinyl of both SOB and the official soundtrack from ACO.
The name on both is WALTER Carlos.

That makes so much sense to me; and I completely believe it.
TotT was a new dawn for the band and it came about after much change, debate, and stress.

Agreed......................
And we should mention amps, stomp boxes, mics and studio outboards make huge differences as well.
In addition, one of the guitarists in my current cover band often uses...