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Islands
Islands is the fourth studio album by the English progressive rock band King Crimson, released in 1971. It represents a transitional phase for the group, featuring a lineup that included bassist and vocalist Boz Burrell, who was trained to play bass specifically for the recording by guitarist Robert...
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The top alternative to Islands in 2026 is Close to the Edge with a score of 9.20/10, followed by Fragile (9.20) and Selling England by the Pound (9.20).
Close to the Edge
Released in 1972, Close to the Edge was the fifth studio album by English progressive rock band Yes. Its roughly eightee...
Fragile
Released in 1971, Fragile was Yes's fourth studio album and their first with keyboardist Rick Wakeman, who replaced Tony...
Selling England by the Pound
Genesis's fifth studio album, Selling England by the Pound, arrived in 1973 with Peter Gabriel as lead vocalist. Its dis...
In the Court of the Crimson King
King Crimson's 1969 debut helped establish progressive rock as a form that could combine rock intensity with extended st...
Larks' Tongues in Aspic
A new King Crimson lineup made its studio debut on Larks' Tongues in Aspic, the English band's fifth album, released in...
Thick as a Brick
Jethro Tull's 1972 album Thick as a Brick presents a single continuous composition divided between the two sides of the...
Moving Pictures
Released in 1981, Moving Pictures was Rush's eighth studio album and a commercial high point for the Canadian band. It b...
The Yes Album
With Steve Howe joining on guitar, Yes's third studio album helped establish the musical approach that shaped their late...
Pawn Hearts
Pawn Hearts is the fourth studio album by the English progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator, released in 1971 on...
Hand. Cannot. Erase.
Hand. Cannot. Erase. is a studio album by British progressive rock musician Steven Wilson, released in 2015. The record...
In Absentia
*In Absentia* is the seventh studio album by British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, released in 2002. Marking the...
Aqualung
Aqualung is the fourth studio album by British rock band Jethro Tull, released in 1971. The album is characterized by it...
In the Land of Grey and Pink
In the Land of Grey and Pink is the third studio album by English progressive rock band Caravan, released in 1971. It is...
Starless and Bible Black
Starless and Bible Black is the eighth studio album by the English progressive rock band King Crimson, released in 1974...
Tarkus
Tarkus is the second studio album by the English progressive rock trio Emerson, Lake & Palmer, released in 1971 on Islan...
Acquiring the Taste
Acquiring the Taste is the second studio album by the British progressive rock band Gentle Giant, released in 1971. The...
THRAK
THRAK is the eleventh studio album by the British progressive rock band King Crimson, released in 1995. It marked the en...
Lizard
"Lizard" is the third studio album by the English progressive rock band King Crimson, released in 1970. It is characteri...
In the Wake of Poseidon
In the Wake of Poseidon is the second studio album by the English progressive rock band King Crimson, released in 1970....
The Division Bell
The Division Bell is the fourteenth studio album by the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd, released in March 1994...
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