Ian
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Gordon Haskell - "You've got to keep the groove in your head and play a load of bollocks instead"
I blame Wynton, what was the question?
There are only 10 types of people in the World, those who understand binary and those that don't.
Never been a huge KC fan, but Red really made my head explode. Such a heavy album, almost heavy metal.
And if there were a god, I think it very unlikely that he would have such an uneasy vanity as to be offended by those who doubt His existence - Russell
The Wall
Trick
The Yes Album
(I didn't own any Tull albums until later because everything from Stand Up to Passion was available to borrow from family members - I think TAAB is the one I heard first)
ELP
Court
Probably:
Pink Floyd -The Final Cut
Genesis -Trespass
Yes -Close To The Edge and Yesterdays
Jethro Tull -Too Old To Rock And Roll: Too Young To Die
ELP -Works Vol I
King Crimson -In The Court Of The Crimson King
With the caveat that we're talking nearly 40 years ago, my memory is of seeing the term "big 5 of progressive rock" used in the British music press - i.e. Sounds and Melody Maker (I didn't get the NME). It always referred to Yes, Genesis, ELP, Pink Floyd & Jethro Tull. I don't know where the term came from, but the concept of a "big 5" of whatever was fairly common. For example the big 5 English football teams at that time were Liverpool, Everton, Man Utd, Arsenal and Spurs. Times have changed a bit in that regard...
I was a teen in the early 80ies so for me its:
yes : 90125
genesis; s/t
pink Floyd - The Wall
KC- Discipline (but this was much later)
Tull- Broadswoard
VDGG - Pawn hearts (quite a 'shocker' at the time)
GG - Free Hand ( also much later)
ELP- Mweh, cant remember. Surpressed.
Pink Floyd: Ummagumma
Genesis: Foxtrot
Yes: The Yes Album
Jethro Tull: Stand Up
ELP: ELP
King Crimson: In the Court of the Crimson King
I think it's pretty clear, for this aging sixty year-old, that 1969-70 was a very important period for me (yeah, I know; Foxtrot came later, but otherwise....).
Close to the Edge
Trilogy
Foxtrot
Animals
Starless and Bible Black
never have owned a JT album 0_o
David
Happy with what I have to be happy with.
Piper at the Gates of Dawn
In the Court of the Crimson King
I may well never own an album by any of the other four although I've come close to purchasing a copy of Aqualung.
Pink Floyd - wasn't much of a Floyd fan but loved Wish You Were Here.
Genesis - didn't own any of their albums
Yes - Close to the Edge
Tull - Thick as a Brick (on cassette!)
ELP - Trilogy
KC - Red
*in the case of Floyd, Tull, ELP and KC, these are also my favorite albums from these bands
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Pink Floyd-Wishing You Were Here
Genesis-Invisible Touch
Yes-Big Generator
Jethro Tull-Living InThe Past
Emerson, Lake & Palmer-Emerson, Lake & Palmer
King Crimson-Lark's Tongue In Aspic
Be a loyal plastic robot for a world that doesn't care... Frank Zappa
Fragile
Tarkus
Dark Side of The Moon
Nursery Cryme
Aqualung
ITCOTCK
"Always ready with the ray of sunshine"
Well, if I trust my fallible memory it went sort of like this
Welcome back my Friends . . .
Playing the Foole
Songs From the Wood
Seconds Out
Fragile
ITCOTKC
Piper & Saucer on the same day (import versions no less)!
regards
KGH
I always thought it was the Big 5.
Wish You Were Here
BSS
CTTE
Aqualung
No Genesis
Theres only 5 so that's it.
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