Raaj DSV
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Progressive Rock/Krautrock/Jazz-Rock/Fusion/Avant Garde/Experimental etc Music Recommendations
The term Progressive Rock is very broad and covers really very vast sub genres of music under its wings. Though it may not be everybody's cup of tea, if you get used to it, this music would lead you to listen very broadminded music and in fact changes your music tastes forever.
Like everybody, I too developed my music habits with some regional music (Telugu), then started to explore old Bollywood, Pop music and then whole lot world of music. Though, I explored so much of music in the last 35 years (Now, Iam 43 BTW), I personally feel, I explored only a drop from the ocean of music. Everyday it's a lesson, new explorations and new adventures in my music habits.
Before I start my music recommendations in this genre, I will give you some links where you may understand few things about these things.
Introduction:
- Characteristics of Progressive Rock
- Progressive Rock
- Psychedelic Rock/Acid-Rock
- Kraut-Rock
- Heavy-Prog
- Italian Prog
- Canterbury
- Avantgarde/Experimental
- Jazz-Rock/Fusion
- Gnosis: A kind of bible for ratings and reviews of Music.
- Prog Archives
- Vintage Prog
- Gibraltar Encyclopedia of Progressive Rock
- Ectagon - the gateway to Progressive Rock Music on the Internet
- Allmusic
Then, later on, every week, I will try to post five to six songs or an album as my recommendations, usually through youtube links that I found online.
Please note that my updates will depend on your enthusiasm and with your feedback and comments.
You can always feel free to ask for any music recommendations/suggestions if you need.
Hope you enjoy it.
Edit:
Beginner's guide to explore: {Recommended Albums for a beginner)
First let me start with few of my favorite albums
Just click on the link, it will lead you to relevant information to that particular album.
- King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King (1969)
- Arzachel - Arzachel (1969)
- Atomic Rooster - Death Walks Behind You (1970)
- Emerson Lake & Palmer - Emerson Lake & Palmer (1970)
- Beggars Opera - Act One (1970)
- Guru Guru - UFO (1970)
- Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1970)
- Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Inner Mounting Flame (1971)
- Pink Floyd - Meddle (1971)
- Jethro Tull - Thick As a Brick (1972)
Phase 2: Sub Genre Wise Recommendations
If you really interested my first set of recommendations in the above page, I would recommend you to explore the following albums on Prog's sub genre wise.
Please note, these are recommendations on my point of view and on my own experience based only. As always, there's always better albums according to individual choices/tastes
Artist Name follows the album name and the year of release.
Progressive Rock Recommendations:
- Yes - Close To The Edge (1972)
- Camel - The Snow Goose (1975)
- Uriah Heep - Salisbury (1971)
- Atomic Rooster - Atomic Ro-o-oster (1970)
- Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Solar Fire (1974)
- The Nice - Five Bridges (1970)
- Focus - Moving Waves aka Focus II (1971)
- Focus - Hamburger Concerto (1974)
- Focus - Focus III (1972)
- Comus - First Utterance (1971)
- Gracious - Gracious! (1970)
- Gracious - This is...Gracious!! (1972)
- Aquelarre - Aquelarre (1972)
- The Moody Blues - On the Threshold of a Dream (1969)
- Nicholas Greenwood - Cold cuts (1972)
- Babe Ruth - First Base (1973)
- Beggars Opera - Act One (1970)
- Bram Stoker - Heavy Rock Spectacular (1972)
- P.L.J. Band - Armageddon (1982)
- Rare Bird - As Your Mind Flies By (1970)
- Steamhammer - Mountains (1971)
- Still Life - Still Life (1970)
- Wishbone Ash - Argus (1972)
- Stud - Stud (1971)
- Culpeper's Orchard - Culpeper's Orchard (1971)
- Genesis - Selling England By The Pound (1973)
- King Crimson - In the Wake of Poseidon (1970)
- Emerson Lake & Palmer - Tarkus (1971)
- Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of the Moon (1973)
- Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
Canterbury:
- Egg - Egg (1970)
- Caravan - In the Land of Grey and Pink (1971)
- Soft Machine - Third (1970)
- Matching Mole - Matching Mole (1972)
- Khan - Space Shanty (1972)
- Hatfield And The North - Hatfield And The North (1973)
- National Health - National Health (1977)
Heavy Prog Recommendations
- T2 - It'll All Work Out in Boomland (1970)
- Writing On the Wall - The Power Of the Picts (1969)
- Stray - Stray (1970)
- Head Machine (Feat. Ken Hensley) - Orgasm (1970)
- High Tide - Sea Shanties (1969)
- High Tide - High Tide (1970)
- Irish Coffee - Irish Coffee (1971)
- Jericho - Jericho (1972)
- Warhorse - Warhorse (1970)
- Warhorse - Red Sea (1972)
- Leafhound - Growers Of Mushrooms (1971)
- The Norman Haines Band - Den Of Iniquity (1971)
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