Prog-Rock Essentials

[TylerTheNuke]

Thrak by king crimson. One of my all time favorite king crimson albums, second to starless and bible black. What a great band.
Tangerine Dream - Phaedra
Magma - MDK
Rush - 2112
Pink Floyd - animals

 

[LuminousAether]

Progressive rock is a diverse and hard to define genre, with its fair share of crap and excellence. Here are the albums I find to be essential:

King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King (1969)
King Crimson - Red (1974)
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
Pink Floyd - Animals (1977)
Os Mutantes - A e o Z (1973)
Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick (1972)
Genesis - Selling England by the Pound (1973)
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum - Of Natural History (2004)
Porcupine Tree - Signify (1996)
Anekdoten - Nucleus (1995)

There's 10. Now add to the list.

Well I don't listen to Porcupine Tree or Anekdoten anymore. I'd replace those with King Crimson - Discipline (1980) and Yes - Fragile (1971).

 

[Mister Pink]

 

[Dog Hates Us All]

Totally agree on all the King Crimson and Porcupine Tree listed here.

I would also add these 2 albums:

The Mars Volta - De-Loused In The Comatorium
The Mars Volta - Frances The Mute