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by: VA: General

Release Year:

2003

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Added To Proggnosis on: 01 Jul 2003

Track Listing

CD-1

Theme 1
Van Der Graaf Generator
Dancing With The Moonlit Knight
Genesis
Roundabout
Yes
Joybringer
Manfred Mann’s Earthband
Back Street Luv
Curved Air
Silver Machine
Hawkwind
Locomotive Breath
Jethro Tull
Hocus Pocus
Focus
Hoedown
Emerson, Lake and Palmer
Tomorrow Night
Atomic Rooster
Child In Time
Deep Purple
Valentyne Suite
Colosseum

CD-2

Here Comes The Flood
Peter Gabriel
Tubular Bells (Part 1) (Edit)
Mike Oldfield
Winter Wine
Caravan
May I?
Kevin Ayers & The Whole World
Sympathy
Rare Bird
A Salty Dog
Procol Harum
Mocking Bird
Barclay James Harvest
Which Way The Wind Blows
Anthony Phillips with Mike Rutherford & Phil Collins
Lucky Man
Emerson, Lake And Palmer
In Every Dream Home A Heartache
Roxy Music
10538 Overture
Electric Light Orchestra
Mumps
Hatfield & The North

Cd-3

Peaches En Regalia
Frank Zappa
Rhayader (From The Snow Goose)
Camel
Pantagruel’s Nativity
Gentle Giant
Germ Patrol
Egg
O Caroline
Matching Mole
Bedside Manners Are Extra
Greenslade
Meditation Of The Snake
Steve Hillage
Spectral Mornings
Steve Hackett
Ships In The Night
Be Bop Deluxe
Keep On Crinting
Man
Plague Of Lighthouse Keepers
Van Der Graaf Generator

Performer Credits

Anthony Phillips (with Mike Rutherford & Phil Collins)

Atomic Rooster

Ayers, Kevin (& The Whole World)

Barclay James Harvest

Be Bop Deluxe

Camel

Caravan

Colosseum

Curved Air

Deep Purple

Egg

Electric Light Orchestra

Emerson, Lake and Palmer

Frank Zappa

Focus

Genesis

Gentle Giant

Greenslade

Hatfield & The North

Hawkwind

Jethro Tull

Man

Manfred Mann’s Earthband

Matching Mole

Mike Oldfield

Peter Gabriel

Procol Harum

Rare Bird

Roxy Music

Steve Hackett

Steve Hillage

Van Der Graaf Generator

Yes

Reviews

review by: DBSilverI have a friend whose idea of the best prog rock album ever is right on target. He says the best prog rock album ever is the next one he buys and it remains so until he starts playing it. Then it moves to the next one on his wish list.

Well, you gotta love the balls needed for such an album title but don't let it put you off. A pretty good job has been done here if you focus on the inclusions instead of the ommissions. We have a lot of the essential bands (if not necessarilly the right songs) represented here. Further, the selections are inclusive of both the obvious - ELP, Tull, Genesis, VDGG - but also of others that get lost in the shuffle but were defining none the less such as Be Bop Deluxe, Roxy Music, Gentle Giant, Hawkwind. Hey, even Frank Zappa is on this album.

Many of the choices are excellent in their period if not the best song - for example - Gabriel's selection comes from his first solo album which is his most traditionally proggiest. Tull's selection comes off Aqualung. The ELO choice is from the right period in their prog days as well.

If you have music from a good portion of these bands you might still consider this purchase. It works kind of like listening to prog radio. Since many of these songs come from classic albums I have played 100's of times - - and which mostly collect dust and fond memories today, playing this 3 CD set has been very satisifying - as long as I do not fall into the "why did they pick this track instead of [that] one.

This package is what it is. And is a lot of fun because of it. To complete the image, the cover looks like someone lifted a Roger Dean graphic (no this is not Roger Dean's drawing).

Although I say to ignore the omissions - there is one artist in particular whose absence is bound to create the majority of snide comments and bitter feelings. If you guessed King Crimson you are right on the mark. If you do consider this to be a serious error then most likely you already own In The Court OF The Crimson King or Red so why not just shut up and put it on. This way you can make your point and afterwords you can comforatbly put this CD on your player and simply play it, enjoy it and stop bitching about it. After 35 plus years of prog, this set of music is the best hunt for the holy grail I have ever seen published as a best of genre disk. While it is definately not the Best Prog Rock Album... Ever, it is rewarding and fun to play. I tip my had to Virgin Records.

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	Popmestarit 1971	Puissance 13 + 2 1971	Tarzan 1972	Suck It and See! 1973	Flash Fearless Vs. the Zorg Women, Pts. 5 & 6 1975
Peter and The Wolf - Prog Fairytale 1975	Patchwork 19 - Flutissimo 1976	Recommended Records Sampler 1982	Fire In Harmony 1985	16 Dance Party Smash Hits 1986	Enchantement (Musea Records) 1987
Enneade [Musea] 1987	A Classic Guide To No Man's Land 1988	Dream Machine 1989	Dream Music 1989	Dali: The Endless Enigma 1990	One World 1990
The Earthquake Album (Rock Aid Armenia) 1990	A Psychedelic Psauna (In Four Parts) 1991	Past Present Future 1992	7 Days of a Life 1993	Progressive Voyage 70/93 1993	The Best of Symphonic Rock Part One 1993
Electric Minstrels 1994	X-Mas: The Metal Way 1994	Dans L'antre due Dragon 1995	Unsettled Scores 1995	Love Proge 1996	Steinway To Heaven 1996
Supernatural Fairy Tales: The Progressive Rock Era 1996	Progressive Rock 1997	Sometimes God Hides The Young Persons Guide to Discipline 1997	Zarathustra's Revenge 1997	King Biscuit Flower Hour - The Show That Never Ends 1998	The Psychedelic Scene 1998
A Lethal Dose Of Hard Psych 1999	Harvest Festival [Box Set] 1999	Nordic Progressive Sampler 1999	Prog Volume 1 (Hard 'n' Heavy Series) 1999	Sensory Sampler #1 1999	The Best Of Progressive Rock 1999
Progressive Rock: Ultimate Collection 2000	The Reading Room 2000	The Sky Goes All The Way Home 2000	Zabriskie Point (Soundtrack) 2000	Anderson, Wakeman, Howe: Original Members of Yes 2001	Center Stage Live: Alive And The Acoustic/The Best Of Progressive Rock 2001
Leonardo - The Absolute Man 2001	Progressive Rock Anthems 2001	Progressive Rock Classics 2001	Progressive Rock Epics 2001	Sonic Residue from Vapour Space 2001	TIME LIFE CLASSIC ROCK - Symphonic Rock 2001
Not Of This earth 2002	Pop Villa Pamphili 2002	Progfever Vol 1 2002	ProgPower USA III - Showcase Sampler 2002 2002	The Alchemists 2002	Best Prog Rock Album in the World... Ever 2003
Essential Progressive Rock 2003	Isole che Parlano 2003	Legend of a Mind: The Underground Anthology 2003	Moments of Suspension 2003	Passion Records Artist Sampler 2003-2004 2003	Paths Less Travelled 2003
Progressive Rock For You Volume One 2003	Re-Union 2003	A History Of Progressive Rock 2004	Ghost Notes 2004	Godzilla Final Wars 2004	Guitar On The Edge Vol.1 No.2 - Shred Meets Fusion 2004
J.A.M. 2004	Progression - A Progressive Rock Anthology 2004	Progressivamente 1973-2003 2004	Woof: 7 Inches (The Work, Gilonis/Hodgkinson, The Lowest Note) 2004	Close Encounters of Electronic Music 2005	Hear This Now 2005
Prog Is Not a Four Letter Word 2005	The Best Symfo Rock 2005	The Tsunami Projekt 2005	After The Storm (A Benefit Album For The Survivors Of Hurricane Katrina) 2006	Canossa "Rock Opera" 2006	Prog Rock 2006
Progressive Rock Covers 2006	Secret Voices From The Dark 2006	A Visit to the Spaceship Factory: 20 Gems From the Early Years of Prog 2007	Head Full of Rock! 2007	One World Tapestry 2007	Rock Infinity 2007
The Prog Rock Album 2007	Uncut Magazine Presents Fill Your Head With Prog 2007	www.electromantic.com 2007	Yes Progressive Rock! 2007	Prog Spawn 2008	Progressive Rock Christmas 2009
Progressive Rock Trilogy 2010	Guitar Addiction - A Tribute To Modern Guitar 2011	Prog Exhibition (40 Anni di Musica Immaginifica) 2011	Prog Rock Christmas 2011	Greatest Ever! Prog Rock: The Definitive Collection 2012	Head Music 2012
Elite Guitar Coaching Rising Stars, Vol.1 2013

	Video Guitar Legends, Expo '92 Sevilla 1991	Progressive Rock Anthology 2003	Dusk Day #4 2009	The Electric Garden Progressive Rock Festival 2011 2011	Progressive Rock Night - Live In Turin 2012

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	Greasy Truckers: Live At Dingwall's Dance Hall 1973	Brain Festival - Essen 1977	1979 Il Concerto - Omaggio A Demetrio Stratos 1979	Live At The Knitting Factory Volume Four 1991	Proglive '97 1997
Baja Prog '98 1999	STRANGE DAZE '97 - America's 1st SpaceRock Music Festival 1999	Rio Art Rock Festival 2000	Live At The Baked Potato Volume 1 2001	Live At The Baked Potato Volume 2 2001	Aufbrüche - Die Umsonst & Draussen Festivals 1975-1978 2009
The Dutch Woodstock 2013