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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ricmci

Sallyangie, 'Children of the Sun', very nice, folk oriented, Mike Oldfield of Tubular Bells fame, and sister Sally headed up band. Amazing Blondel, 'Fantasia Lindum, again in the folk, pastoral subgenre.

Just a correction to the first post …

 

‘In the Court of the Crimson King’

What a great topic! Plenty of forgotten albums I’ll have to rediscover on Tidal tonight. Aside from what’s offered I’d suggest A Salty Dog by Procol Harum. Though there’s not a single long composition, there are plenty of the other characteristics that make it prog-worthy. -- What other song has seagulls??

 

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Uriah Heep Look At Your Self

Pink Floyd Meddle

Led Zeppelin III

Yes Fragile

Black Sabbath paranoid

 

Led Zeppelin & Black Sabbath are "progressive rock"?

I did not know that.

There had never been anything like them previously, so I'd say there was some progression there...