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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway

Across a double album released in 1974, Genesis follows Rael, a Puerto Rican youth in New York City, into a surreal sequ...

Concept 1970S Genesis Double Album

9.10 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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Mekanïk Destruktïw Kommandöh

Mekanïk Destruktïw Kommandöh is the third studio album by the French progressive rock group Magma, released in 1973 on t...

French Essential 1973 Magma

9.05 Excellent

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Hand. Cannot. Erase.

Hand. Cannot. Erase. is a studio album by British progressive rock musician Steven Wilson, released in 2015. The record...

Concept British 2015 Prog Rock

8.95 Great

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In Absentia

*In Absentia* is the seventh studio album by British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, released in 2002. Marking the...

British Essential 2002 Prog Metal

8.92 Great

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Hemispheres

Hemispheres is the sixth studio album by the Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1978. The record opens with the 18-min...

Canadian 1978 Rush Symphonic Prog

8.88 Great

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Permanent Waves

Permanent Waves is the seventh studio album by the Canadian rock band Rush, released in January 1980. The album marks a...

Accessible Canadian Progressive Rock 1980

8.80 Great

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A Farewell to Kings

"A Farewell to Kings" is a studio album by the Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1977. The record marks the band's pr...

Epic Canadian 1977 Rush

8.65 Great

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Misplaced Childhood

Released in 1985 by the British neo-progressive rock band Marillion, Misplaced Childhood is a concept album exploring th...

Concept British 1985 Marillion

8.55 Great

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Clockwork Angels

Clockwork Angels is the nineteenth and final studio album by the Canadian rock band Rush, released in 2012. It is a conc...

Canadian Progressive Rock 2012 Rush

8.20 Great

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Signals

Signals is the ninth studio album by Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1982. The record marks a significant stylistic...

Canadian 1982 Rush Synth Prog

8.05 Great

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Grace Under Pressure

Grace Under Pressure is the tenth studio album by the Canadian progressive rock band Rush, released in 1984. It features...

Canadian Dark 1984 Rush

7.62 Good