Talk Talk:
The Colour of Spring
Spirit of Eden
Laughing Stock
Talk Talk:
The Colour of Spring
Spirit of Eden
Laughing Stock
"please do not understand me too quickly"-andre gide
Great thread and great picks! Two nominations I haven't seen mentioned yet:
Kansas: Song for America/Masque/Leftoverture
Queen: Sheer Heart Attack/NatO/DatR
I think my vote for best among those mentioned so far would have to be Genesis: NC/F/SEbtP, though. A stunning achievement.
David
Happy with what I have to be happy with.
My favorites:
YES - Close to the Edge, Tales, Relayer
RUSH - Farewell to Kings, Hemispheres, Permanent Waves
TULL - Aqualung, Brick, Passion Play
BE BOP DELUXE - Futurama, Sunburst Finish, Modern Music
CHICAGO - first 3
TRANSATLANTIC - first 3
FLOWER KINGS - Stardust We Are, Flower Power, Space Revolver
IQ - Dark Matter, Frequency, Road of Bones
ECHOLYN - Cowboy Poems Free, Mei, The End is Beautiful
PORCUPINE TREE - Lightbulb Sun, In Absentia, Deadwing
SYMPHONY X - Odyssey, Paradise Lost, Iconoclast
You say Mega Ultra Deluxe Special Limited Edition Extended Autographed 5-LP, 3-CD, 4-DVD, 2-BlueRay, 4-Cassette, five 8-Track, MP4 Download plus Demos, Outtakes, Booklet, T-Shirt and Guitar Pick Gold-Leafed Box Set Version like it's a bad thing...
Katy Lied / The Royal Scam / Aja
Though truth be told it was a seven-album streak of unbroken brilliance.
Byrds: Fifth Dimension, Younger than Yesterday, The Notorious Byrd Brothers
Strawbs: From the Witchwood, Grave New World, Bursting at the Seams
Procol Harum: Procol Harum, Shine on Brightly, A Salty Dog
Hawkwind: In Search of Space, Doremi Faso Latido, In the Hall of the Mountain Grill
Spirit: Spirit, The Family That Plays Together, Clear
Moody Blues: To Our Children's Children's Children, A Question of Balance, Every Good Boy Deserves Favor (almost any three run set will do)
Lou
Looking forward to my day in court.
Thin Lizzy - Johnny The Fox, Jailbreak, Bad Reputation
Alice Cooper -Love it to Death/ Killer/ School's Out/ Billion Dollar Babies
no tunes, no dynamics, no nosebone
Revolver
Sgt Peppers
The White Album
Edit: I just noticed the OP's reference to "brilliance in prog" so hoping these get a pass as "proto-prog"
The Stones:
Beggar's Banquet
Let It Bleed
Sticky Fingers
Although they're bookended by Satanic Majesty's and Exile. Tough to say with those boys.
When in doubt....
Kenso: Kenso (III), Sparta, Yume No Oka
Aqualung
Brick
Passion Play
Tago Mago
Ege Bamyasi
Future Days
A Little Man...
On Land and in the Sea
Songs for Ships and Irons
Sheik Yerbouti
Joe's Garage
You Are What You Is
Uncle Meat
Hot Rats
Bunt Weeny Sandwich
Caravan
If I Could Do it All Over...
In the Land of Grey and Pink
Flying Teapot
Angel's Egg
Yoyu
Soft Machine
Vol. 2
Third
The Skull Mailbox
13 Songs and a Thing
The Shunned Country
Leg End
Unrest
In Praise of Learning
Western Culture
Phallus Dei
Yeti
Tanz Der Lemminge
1001 Centigrades
MDK
Köhntarkösz
If it isn't Krautrock, it's krap.
"And it's only the giving
That makes you what you are" - Ian Anderson
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum:
Grand Opening and Closing
..of Natural History
In Glorious Times
Eloy:
Ocean
Silent Cries And Mighty Echoes
Colours
Nektar:
Remember The Future
Down To Earth
Recycled
Asia - Asia
Asia - Alpha
Asia - Go
Jack Bruce:
Songs For A Tailor
Things We Like
Harmony Row
"please do not understand me too quickly"-andre gide
Eloy: Colours, Planets, Time To Turn
Kansas: Masque, Leftoverture, Point Of Know Return
Steven Wilson: The Raven, Grace For Drowning, Hand Cannot Erase
Porcupine Tree: Stupid Dream, Lightbulb Sun, In Absentia
Steve Hackett: Voyage, Please Dont Touch, Spectral Mornings
The Flower Kings: Space Revolver, The Rainmaker, Unfold The Future
Vangelis: Heaven & Hell, Albedo 0.39, Spiral.
The Gospel According to Spinal Tap/Shark Sandwich/Smell the Glove
But seriously, my favs are:
Tommy->Quad
Foxtrot->Lamb
IV->Physical Graffitti
And one I haven't seen yet:
Fugazi/Misplaced Childhood/Clutching at Straws
"It's such a fine line between stupid and... clever" -- David St. Hubbins & Derek Smalls, Spinal Tap
Kansas - Kansas
Kansas - Song For America
Kansas - Masque
Kansas - Leftoverture
Kansas - Point of Know Return
Start at any spot and count to 3.
Dark Side
Wish You Were Here
Animals
That's pretty awesome and tough to beat as well.
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