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beltrom
 
Jethro Tull - The broadsword and the beast
 

My favourite Tull album. I have a remastered version on CD with a ton of extra tracks like 'I Am Your Gun' and 'Down at The End of Your Road', that was a very productive time for Anderson, he was really cranking out the tunes back then.

And at a time when many others seemed to drop off the radar or go more or less mainstream. You notice it's the 80's but they do it in a very "Tullish" way.

beltrom
I will absolutely check out some of those interviews. Interesting. Thanks bitflipper!
 
But where did the lists go? I like lists...
 
The albums below are probably good enough to always stay in my top 30 no matter what mood I'm in. They're all old friends that has been with me since I was really young, in most cases my teens.
 
Genesis - Foxtrot
King Crimson - Starless and bible black
Van der Graaf Generator - Still life
Gryphon - Red queen to Gryphon three
Pink Floyd - Animals
The Enid - In the region of the summer stars
Camel - Moonmadness
Jethro Tull - The broadsword and the beast
BJH - Gone to earth
Rush - 2112

 
I wonder how many people will get your BJH reference?  Barclay James Harvest isn't exactly one of the even somewhat known band names.  I like this list though! 

craigb
I wonder how many people will get your BJH reference?  Barclay James Harvest isn't exactly one of the even somewhat known band names.  I like this list though! 

Maybe, not really sure how well known BJH are. Back in the seventies and early eighties I got all of their albums and I've "restocked" in CD to some extent. They're one of those bands I turn to when I've had a tough day and just want sit down and relax to something.
 
Nice that you liked the list! I kind of get that you did as we both liked the ones from previous page. We seem to be quite a few here that are into the "proggier" side of things.

I really was exposed to it late so I've been having a blast trying out all the great music out there.  When I was young, you'd hear something you like and find it's their first album so you had to wait and wait until their next album came out (except for Boston where it was more like wait and wait and wait and wait and wait and wait and wait and ...).  What I like best about all of these new (to me) bands is that, if I like them, they all have more albums out to try!

beltrom

craigb
I wonder how many people will get your BJH reference?  Barclay James Harvest isn't exactly one of the even somewhat known band names.  I like this list though! 

Maybe, not really sure how well known BJH are. Back in the seventies and early eighties I got all of their albums and I've "restocked" in CD to some extent. They're one of those bands I turn to when I've had a tough day and just want sit down and relax to something.
 
Nice that you liked the list! I kind of get that you did as we both liked the ones from previous page. We seem to be quite a few here that are into the "proggier" side of things.

BJH were big in the UK up until punk came along, then they disappeared. I think they stayed popular in Europe though. I remember a friend of mine had a double-live album that we used to play a lot. 'Crazy City' was a good one as I recall.

craigb
I wonder how many people will get your BJH reference?  Barclay James Harvest isn't exactly one of the even somewhat known band names.  I like this list though! 

They were quite well known in the UK in the 70's. I saw them once and they were very good live. If fact the double live album IMHO surpassed their studio recordings.

craigb
I wonder how many people will get your BJH reference?  Barclay James Harvest isn't exactly one of the even somewhat known band names.  I like this list though! 

NP: Mockingbird
NP: Medicine Man (Live Album along with Summer Soldier)

Listening to one of my all-time faves this morning: Songs from the Wood by Jethro Tull. Hadn't heard it in a long time, so it brought a big smile. IMO the perfect compromise between accessible, hum-able melodies and artful musicianship.

Ahh, a passionate debate about prog. rock and a fallout as to whether Russ Conway or Rick Wakeman were the greater of the 20th century keyboard innovators.
 

 
This must be the Sonar forum I know and love.

Jonbouy
Ahh, a passionate debate about prog. rock and a fallout as to whether Russ Conway or Rick Wakeman were the greater of the 20th century keyboard innovators.
 

 
This must be the Sonar forum I know and love.

Joe Bravo, Mike McCue and Roflcoptor will be along any minute to have a protracted argument on a point-by-point basis with you about that.
 
Or will they....