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Best progressive rock album side

My intent is to seek albums which I may not own from the recommendations of you all. I ranked best sides of progressive rock albums on vinyl that I own and came up with the following list. I don't want it to undermine anything else that an artist has created. I love it all but as far as start to finish on one side this is what I came up with.

#1: Supper's Ready

#2: Terrapin Station

#3: Atom Heart Mother

#4 The Court of the King Crimson

#5 Echoes

Of course there are many more. Some may not be complete sides like Atom Heart Mother but the intent of the artisan was to make it a complete side. I had a very hard time deciding between #1 and #2. Both are very worthy in my mind.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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kacomess
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I know it's a digression, but since you mentioned Zappa/Verve, the unnerving prescience of "Trouble Coming Every Day" on "Freak Out" keeps coming to mind. I saw the original Mothers line-up play at the Phoenix Star Theater shortly after "Freak Out" was released. A memorable show (almost on par with Capt. Beefheart at the "Fox West Coast Theater" (an abandoned cinema taken over as a concert venue) in Long Beach, CA circa 1972 where The Magic Band performed with "It's a Beautiful Day"

kacomess
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I’m not sure how "progressive rock" is defined.

 

1). If it includes "psychedelic folk-rock", I suggest "On the Shore" by Trees.

 

2).  I’m pleased to see "In the land of Grey and Pink" by Caravan appear on the list. I haven’t thought of that album since the underground radio station days of the late 1960s (where I was delighted to listen to it in the studios of Phoenix’s KDKB/KCAC under auspicious circumstances many times).

 

3).  If "progressive rock" extends to early Mothers, I’d add "We’re Only in it for the Money" or "Uncle Meat".

 

4).  Maybe the term can be stretched to cover "It’s a Beautiful Day" side 2.

 

5). Finally, I would be absolutely remiss to overlook "Balaclava" by Pearls Before Swine". It may be the pinnacle of progressive rock as I understand the term.

 

Anyway, very interesting discussion and thanks for starting it!

 

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