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    Your Favourite Prog Album Of All Time (excluding the Big 6)

    The rules are pretty simple, no Big Six, if you can only pick one Prog CD to listen to from this point forward, which one?

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    So for the purposes of this discussion, what exactly is "The Big Six". Obviously, you're talking about Yes, ELP, Genesis, Crimson...but who are the other two?

    Magma: Köhntarkösz

    That's my choice for the moment, anyway.

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    ^ Tull and Floyd are the other two, Chris.

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    Univers Zero - Ceux De Dehors.
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    Probably a National Health or Hatfield or Caravan or Camel album.

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    Wow, depressing thought - only one? Close to the edge it is.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Yodelgoat View Post
    Wow, depressing thought - only one? Close to the edge it is.
    I think Yes is Big 6.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JKL2000 View Post
    I think Yes is Big 6.
    Sorry I didnt see the limit.

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    SF Sorrow - Pretty Things

    No "what is prog" bs please.
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    Quote Originally Posted by GuitarGeek View Post
    So for the purposes of this discussion, what exactly is "The Big Six". Obviously, you're talking about Yes, ELP, Genesis, Crimson...
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    ...Tull and Floyd...
    Never heard of them.

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    Cardiacs - Sing to God.

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    Quote Originally Posted by moecurlythanu View Post
    ^ Tull and Floyd are the other two, Chris.
    Didn't think about that, but now that you say it, it's obvious. And then you've got, as others have suggested, Gentle Giant, though somehow, I never considered them one of the "Big" bands.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Halmyre View Post
    Never heard of them.
    Come to think of it, I've never heard of Yes, Genesis, King Crimson, or ELP, either.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GuitarGeek View Post
    Come to think of it, I've never heard of Yes, Genesis, King Crimson, or ELP, either.
    Who?

    All joking aside, I'd probably go with Tubular Bells.

    For what it's worth, the first album in Progarchives' 'top studios' list is VdGG's Godbluff, at #10. I note #16 is 'From Silence to Somewhere' from a band called 'Wobbler'. Wonder who'll pick that?

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    Only one? Tough!

    Don't hold me to it but at this moment I'll choose:

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    Univers Zero - Ceux De Dehors
    or
    Magma - Live Hhai
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    Gentle Giant - Interview
    or
    Hatfield - Rotters
    or...

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    That limitation is very... limiting.

    Okay then, I'll give another vote for PFM - Per Un Amico. Absolutely gorgeous album. On another day it would probably be the first Celeste album.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Munster View Post
    Van der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts
    Yeah, that's the one I thought of immediately.

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    Circus - Movin'On for obscurities

    But among the better-known, In The Land Of Grey & Pink

    Other choice: Harmonium -5è Saison
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    Quote Originally Posted by JKL2000 View Post
    Probably a National Health or Hatfield album.
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    Cardiacs - Sing to God.
    Quote Originally Posted by Halmyre View Post
    All joking aside, I'd probably go with Tubular Bells.
    All in consideration.
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    Two that come to mind are Island - Pictures and Pochakaite Malko's debut. Pretty much a coin flip for me. Could have gone with a GG album, like Power & the glory, but I'm still hearing new things with every listen on the Island and Pochakaite Malko, so they'd be my favorites, for now. If forced to pick one... Pochakaite Malko.

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    Camel - Moonmadness

    assuming Camel wasn't one of the big 6

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