Progressive rock recommendations
Straight from Bill Martin's Listening to the Future: The Time of Progressive Rock, 1968-1978, a list of recommended progressive rock albums. Bold ones I already have, italicized ones I don't want. Posted mainly so I can consult at work while listening to Spotify, and also because multimarkdown makes posting lists really easy.
Someday I'll have to do the same for the Prog magazine top 100.
Bold albums are ones I have, struck albums are ones I don't want.
1968:
Soft Machine - The Soft Machine
1969:
- King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King
1970:
- Caravan - In the Land of Grey and Pink
- Emerson, Lake, and Palmer - Emerson, Lake and Palmer
- Jethro Tull - Benefit
- Van der Graaf Generator - H to He, Who Am the Only One
- Curved Air - Airconditioning
Genesis - Trespass- King Crimson - In the Wake of Poseidon
- King Crimson - Lizard
McDonald and Giles - McDonald and GilesSoft Machine - Third
1971:
- Gentle Giant - Acquiring the Taste
- Van der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts
- Yes - Fragile
- Yes - The Yes Album
Egg - The Polite Force- Emerson, Lake, and Palmer - Tarkus
1972:
- Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick
- Yes - Close to the Edge
- Flash - Flash in the Can
Focus - Moving WavesMahavishnu Orchestra - The Inner Mounting FlameMatching Mole - Matching Mole
1973:
- Caravan - For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night
Back Door - Back Door- Emerson, Lake, and Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery
- Flash - Out of our Hands
Gong - Angel's EggGong - The Flying Teapot- Jethro Tull - A Passion Play
Jonesy - Keeping Up- King Crimson - Larks' Tongues in Aspic
Magma - Mekanik Destruktiw KommandohMahavishnu Orchestra - Birds of FirePFM - Photos of GhostsPete Sinfield - StillSoft Machine - Six
1974:
- Gentle Giant - The Power and the Glory
- King Crimson - Red
- Yes - Relayer
Can - Soon over BabalumaHatfield and the North - Hatfield and the NorthJade Warrior - Floating World- Nektar - Remember the Future
Robert Wyatt - Rock BottomStrawbs - Hero and HeroineTasavallan Presidenti - Milky Way Moses
1975:
- Camel - The Snow Goose
- Gentle Giant - Free Hand
Banco - BancoHenry Cow - In Praise of LearningMagma - Live- Mike Oldfield - Ommadawn
Renaissance - Turn of the CardsSteve Hillage - Fish Rising
1976:
Henry Cow - ConcertsPatrick Moraz - Story of I
1977:
- Yes - Going for the One
Bill Bruford - Feels Good to Me
1978:
Henry Cow - Western Culture