My fav is Yes' Tales from Topographic Oceans
Thoroughly enjoyable masterpiece which I like to listen in its entirety, as one piece as well. The album still sounds fresh as back in 1973. And that Roger Dean's illustration is probably his best work from the classic prog era.
The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway.
How many are there? I'd probably have to go with Topographic Oceans, since the only other one I can is The Lamb (though The Lamb has a couple of my favorite Hackett and Banks bits on it).
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We are the grandchildren of apes, not angels
But only we are gifted with the eyes to see
On days without FEAR, when our heads are clear
That angels, we could be
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Tales From Topographic Oceans.
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Uncle Meat
Oh right, of course. How silly of me. Hmmm, maybe I'll change my vote to Uncle Meat then. I think it actually needed to be a double LP, whereas Topographic Oceans was only a double LP because Jon Anderson got it in his head that it had to be a double LP (presumably as a means of upstaging every once who were doing LP side length pieces).Originally Posted by Socrates
Tales of course, nothing else comes close.
Can - Tago Mago
Hell, they ain't even old-timey ! - Homer Stokes
Some prog doubles that are better than Tales (IMO):
Soft Machine - Third
Can - Tago Mago
Genesis - Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
Out of Focus - Four Letter Monday Afternoon
Archimedes Badkar - II
Don Bradshaw-Leather - Distance Between Us
Aphrodite's Child - 666
Amon Duul II [ i]Yeti[/i] & Tanz der Lemminge
Wigwam - Fairyport
Zappa - Freak Out & Uncle Meat
Pink Floyd - The Wall
Soft Machine-Third
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Quadrophenia
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Thats a winner! But is it prog?
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This and Tales from Tooographic Oceans. nothing else come remotely close apart from DT''S Snenes from a Memory!
Tales. No, The Wall. No, Tales...ah, rats.
To be or not to be? That is the point. - Harry Nilsson.
Tales from Topographic Oceans; Chicago II (maybe is not prog but close), The Lamb on third place.
Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
The Beatles - White Album
Yes, I do consider both to be prog.
Yes - Tales From Topographic Oceans takes 1 or the other slot on any given day.
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Marillion double album version of "Marbles".
Not to mention
Tommy & Quadrophenia
Electric Ladyland
Zeit
The Wall
Chicago Transit Authority & II & 3 & VII
Wheels Of Fire
EDIT: I'll add
S/T - Kobaia
White Album
Emergency
And It All Came To Pass
Yup, Tales is amongst the weaker ones
Last edited by Trane; 04-18-2016 at 08:43 AM.
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I've gotta go with Tales as well. Great stuff.
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The Lamb.
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At this juncture its probably 'Joe's Garage'....but......at some point the album that is my avatar could overtake it. Not sure. You need to consult my attorney on these matters.
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