swap_horiz Moving Waves Alternatives

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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...

British 1970S Essential Yes

9.20 Excellent

2

Fragile

Released in 1971, Fragile was Yes's fourth studio album and their first with keyboardist Rick Wakeman, who replaced Tony...

Classic British 1970S Yes

9.20 Excellent

3

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...

British 1970S Essential Genesis

9.20 Excellent

4

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...

Progressive Rock British Foundational 1969

9.20 Excellent

5

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...

British Essential 1973 King Crimson

9.20 Excellent

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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...

British 1972 Symphonic Prog Jethro Tull

9.20 Excellent

7

Moving Pictures

Released in 1981, Moving Pictures was Rush's eighth studio album and a commercial high point for the Canadian band. It b...

Canadian Progressive Rock Essential 1981

9.20 Excellent

8

The Yes Album

With Steve Howe joining on guitar, Yes's third studio album helped establish the musical approach that shaped their late...

British 1970S Breakthrough Yes

9.12 Excellent

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Pawn Hearts

Pawn Hearts is the fourth studio album by the English progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator, released in 1971 on...

British 1971 Essential Avant Prog

9.05 Excellent

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Aqualung

Aqualung is the fourth studio album by British rock band Jethro Tull, released in 1971. The album is characterized by it...

Progressive Rock Concept British 1971

8.85 Great

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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...

Caravan British 1971 Essential

8.85 Great

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The Human Equation

"The Human Equation" is a progressive rock and metal concept album released in 2004 by Dutch musician Arjen Lucassen und...

Concept Dutch 2004 Ayreon

8.35 Great

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Tarkus

Tarkus is the second studio album by the English progressive rock trio Emerson, Lake & Palmer, released in 1971 on Islan...

British 1971 Symphonic Prog Elp

8.25 Great

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Acquiring the Taste

Acquiring the Taste is the second studio album by the British progressive rock band Gentle Giant, released in 1971. The...

Complex British 1971 Gentle Giant

8.20 Great

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Hamburger Concerto

"Hamburger Concerto" is a progressive rock album by the Dutch band Focus, released in 1974 on the Polydor label. The rec...

Focus Dutch 1974 Jazz Classical

8.10 Great

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Into the Electric Castle

Into the Electric Castle is a double-album progressive rock and metal release by Ayreon, a project led by Dutch multi-in...

Space Opera Dutch 1998 Ayreon

8.05 Great

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Focus 3

"Focus 3" is a double album by the Dutch progressive rock band Focus, released in 1972. The record features the band's s...

Focus Dutch 1972 Double Album

7.85 Good

18

01011001

01011001 is a progressive rock and metal concept album released in 2008 by the Dutch musical project Ayreon, created by...

Dutch 2008 Ayreon Symphonic Prog

7.75 Good

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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...

Progressive Rock British 1971 King Crimson

7.20 Good

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In and Out of Focus

In and Out of Focus is the 1970 debut studio album by Focus, a Dutch progressive rock band led by keyboardist, flutist,...

Focus Dutch Debut 1970

6.80 Fair