Andy Edwards' Ten Proggiest Albums of the 1970's

[Steve983]

What are yours?

[bondegezou]

If you don't want to watch a video, he says...

10. In Praise of learning by Henry Cow
9. A Farewell to Kings by Rush
8. Acquiring the Taste by Gentle Giant
7. Trilogy by ELP
6. Passion Play by Jethro Tull
5. L'isola di Niente by PFM
4. Olias of Sunhillow by Jon Anderson
3. The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway by Genesis
2. Flying Teapot trilogy by Gong
1. Tales from Topographic Oceans by Yes

[Steve F.]

^^^^^^

That’s a pretty good and even a little bit diverse of a list (Cow! PROPER LANGUAGE PFM!, best Rush! etc)

[Czyszy]

Holy shit! I've just realized this is the same Andy Edwards who drummed in IQ!

[moecurlythanu]

Holy shit! I've just realized this is the same Andy Edwards who drummed in IQ!

The alarm went off.

[Mascodagama]

If you don't want to watch a video, he says...

10. In Praise of learning by Henry Cow
9. A Farewell to Kings by Rush
8. Acquiring the Taste by Gentle Giant
7. Trilogy by ELP
6. Passion Play by Jethro Tull
5. L'isola di Niente by PFM
4. Olias of Sunhillow by Jon Anderson
3. The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway by Genesis
2. Flying Teapot trilogy by Gong
1. Tales from Topographic Oceans by Yes

Thanks for that. I have enjoyed some of Andy’s videos, but he does seem to suffer quite badly from “prog disease” - in that everything is at least twice as long as it really needed to be. Spending the best part of an hour for a top ten video is, well, very proggy of him.

[Dana5140]

Andy also has, by his own admission, a negative attitude toward Magma, which colors these lists. I mean, really, MDK belongs on any list of top LPs of the 70s for prog music.

[wideopenears]

Magma is like The Grateful Dead, or Black Licorice.

Pete Pardo is another guy who can't stand Magma. I guess I can understand, but man......Magma is Da Hunden! Or Da Schniznit. Seeing them live was a high point for me.

[Dana5140]

Saw them 3x and was better each time. But yeah, Pete is the same. And of course, Andy is just offering his opinion, which I get.

[Mister Triscuits]

Pete Pardo is another guy who can't stand Magma.

The Prog Corner guy also.

[XTC123]

Currently drumming for Tim Bowness and the Butterfly Mind. And what an amazing job they are doing of resurrecting no-man classics as well as creating some new music.

[gpeccary]

His work on Frost* Milliontown is fucking spectacular!!! What a great drummer.

[yesstiles]

If you don't want to watch a video, he says...

10. In Praise of learning by Henry Cow
9. A Farewell to Kings by Rush
8. Acquiring the Taste by Gentle Giant
7. Trilogy by ELP
6. Passion Play by Jethro Tull
5. L'isola di Niente by PFM
4. Olias of Sunhillow by Jon Anderson
3. The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway by Genesis
2. Flying Teapot trilogy by Gong
1. Tales from Topographic Oceans by Yes

Nice list! But no way is A Farewell To Kings better than its successor Hemispheres. Same goes for L'isola di Niente being better than Per Un Amico. Not a chance.

[progtoad]

Nice list! But no way is A Farewell To Kings better than its successor Hemispheres. Same goes for L'isola di Niente being better than Per Un Amico. Not a chance.

Very nice list indeed, and let's keep in mind: Andy's list covers what his deems are the "Ten Proggiest Albums of the 1970's", not the "Ten best prog Albums of the 1970's"

He makes it clear along the video that he might have picked a different album from these same bands, had his list been about "... best prog albums".

Not that anyone should really care but ... still, this forum has a reputation to hold!

Hervé

[bondegezou]

Very nice list indeed, and let's keep in mind: Andy's list covers what his deems are the "Ten Proggiest Albums of the 1970's", not the "Ten best prog Albums of the 1970's"

He makes it clear along the video that he might have picked a different album from these same bands, had his list been about "... best prog albums".

Not that anyone should really care but ... still, this forum has a reputation to hold!

It's his list, he can talk about whatever he wants to. I can't myself see how A Farewell to Kings, an album I love, is one of the ten proggiest albums of the 1970s. I wouldn't even put it in the top 100.

[selfextraction]

The Prog Corner guy also.

I enjoy the videos from all 3 of these guys (Prog Corner, Pardo and Andy) but, yeah, all 3 admit they don't like Magma. Doesn't ruin my enjoyment because I get it, even if Magma is one of my top-tier 1A bands, it takes some extra mileage to get there.

I remember one of Pardo's roundhouse discussions where I think the subject was the most overrated prog albums or albums we just don't get or something. I think Magma made it once, a Sleepytime Gorilla Musum album and Gong's You was on there twice. If I was on the panel I think I would have fallen out of my chair. But different opinions make it fun.

At least Pete likes Univers Zero I believe.

[Kcrimso]

It's his list, he can talk about whatever he wants to. I can't myself see how A Farewell to Kings, an album I love, is one of the ten proggiest albums of the 1970s. I wouldn't even put it in the top 100.

Not even top 500.

[JAMOOL]

Very nice list indeed, and let's keep in mind: Andy's list covers what his deems are the "Ten Proggiest Albums of the 1970's", not the "Ten best prog Albums of the 1970's"

He makes it clear along the video that he might have picked a different album from these same bands, had his list been about "... best prog albums".

Not that anyone should really care but ... still, this forum has a reputation to hold!

Hervé

nah, that's a good point, he's not really looking for quality but rather which albums went the furthest out there. hence why Tales is #1. I've often thought that The Lamb, while not my favorite by Genesis, was maybe the single 'proggiest' album out there. ELP's Pictures at an Exhibition is another one. again, not the best ones, but certainly the ones that dove headfirst into the idea of prog