Signaler ce blogAvec le futur 40e anniversaire de l’avènement du rock progressif (que nous situons durant l’année de parution du 1er album In The Court Of The Crimson King de KING CRIMSON en octobre 1969),
j’ai répertorié à votre intention une sélection de 180 albums essentiels et incontournables de ces 40 dernières années pouvant constituer une discothèque idéale du rock progressif et en privilégiant les influences multiples de cette mouvance. Cette liste ne constitue pas une fin, mais plutôt un point de départ permettant d’explorer plus avant la galaxie progressive.
GROUPES MAJEURS:
DREAM THEATER (États-Unis)
o Images And Words (1992), Awake (1994), Metropolis Pt. 2 : Scenes From A World Tour (1999), Six Degrees Inner Turbulence (2002), Octavarium (2005)
GENESIS (Royaume-Uni)
o Trespass (1970), Nursery Cryme (1971), Foxtrot (1972), Selling England By The Pound (1974), The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (1974), A Trick Of The Tail (1976)
o Stand Up (1969), Aqualung (1971), Thick As A Brick (1972), A Passion Play (1973), Minstrel In The Gallery (1975), Songs From The Wood (1977)
KING CRIMSON (Royaume-Uni)
o In The Court Of The Crimson King (1969), In The Wake Of Poseidon (1970), Larks' Tongues In Aspic (1973), Red (1974), Starless And Bible Black (1974), Discipline (1981)
MARILLION (Royaume-Uni)
o Script For A Jester's Tear (1983), Misplaced Childhood (1985), Clutching At Straws (1987), Brave (1994), Marbles (2004)
PINK FLOYD (Royaume-Uni)
o The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn (1967), The Dark Side Of The Moon (1973), Wish You Were Here (1975), Animals (1977), The Wall (1979)
PORCUPINE TREE (Royaume-Uni)
o The Sky Moves Sideways (1995), Stupid Dream (1999), Lightbulb (2000), In Absentia (2002), Deadwing (2005), Fear Of A Blank Planet (2007)
RUSH (Canada)
o 2112 (1976), Hemispheres (1978), Permanent Waves (1980), Moving Pictures (1981), Signals (1982), Snakes & Arrows (2007)
Lettres A à Z
AMON DÜÜL (Allemagne)
o Phallus Dei (1969), Yeti (1970), Tanz Der Lemmings (1971)
ANEKDOTEN (Suède)
o From Within (1999), A Time Of Day (2007)
ANGE (France)
o Le Cimetière Des Arlequins (1973), Au-delà Du Délire (1974)
ÄNGLAGÅRD (Suède)
o Hybris (1992), Epilog (1994)
ARENA (Royaume-Uni)
o The Visitor (1998), Immortal? (2000), Contagion (2002)
AYREON (Pays-Bas)
o Into The Electric Castle (1998), The Human Equation (2004)
BANCO DEL MUTUO SOCCORSO - BDMS (Italie)
o Darwin! (1972), Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso (1972), Io Sono Nato Libero (1973)
BARCLAY JAMES & HARVEST (Royaume-Uni)
o Once Again (1971), Everyone Is Everybody Else (1974), Time Honoured Ghosts (1975), Octoberon (1976)
CAMEL (Royaume-Uni)
o Mirage (1974), The Snow Goose (1975), Moonmadness (1976), Rajaz (1999), A Nod And A Wink (2002)
CARAVAN (Royaume-Uni)
o If I Could Do It All Over Again, I'd Do It All Over You (1970), In The Land Of Grey And Pink (1971), For Girls Who Grow Plumb In The Night (1973)
ELOY (Allemagne)
o Dawn (1976), Ocean (1977), Planets (1981), Ocean 2 (1998)
EMERSON LAKE & PALMER (Royaume-Uni)
o Emerson, Lake & Palmer (1970), Tarkus (1971), Trilogy (1972), Brain Salad Surgery (1973)
FLOWER KINGS, The (Suède)
o Retropolis (1996), Stardust We Are (1997), Unfold The Future (2002)
GENTLE GIANT (Royaume-Uni)
o Acquiring The Taste (1971), Octopus (1972), In A Glass House (1973), The Power And The Glory (1974), Free Hand (1975)
GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR (Canada)
o F# A# ∞ (1997), Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven (2000)
GROBSCHNITT (Allemagne)
o Rockpommel's Land (1977), Solar Music Live (1978)
HARMONIUM (Canada)
o Si On Avait Besoin D'une Cinquième Saison (1975)
HAWKWND (Royaume-Uni)
o Space Ritual (1973), Hall Of The Mountain Grill (1974), Warrior On The Edge Of Time (1975)
IQ (Royaume-Uni)
o Tales From The Lush Attic (1983), The Wake (1985), Ever (1993), Subterranea (1997), Dark Matter (2004)
KANSAS (États-Unis)
o Song For America (1975), Leftoverture (1976), Point Of Know Return (1977)
MAGENTA (Royaume-Uni)
o Revolutions (2001), Seven (2004)
MAGMA (France)
o Kobaïa (1970), Mekanik Destruktïv Kommandoh (1973), Köhntarkösz (1974)
MARS VOLTA, The (États-Unis)
o De-loused In The Comatorium (2003), Frances The Mute (2004)
MOODY BLUES, The (Royaume-Uni)
o Days Of The Future Passed (1967), On The Threshold Of A Dream (1969), Every Good Boy Deserves Favor (1971)
OPETH (Suède)
o Still Life (1999), BlackWater Park (2001), Damnation (2003), Ghost Reveries (2005)
ORME, Le (Italie)
o Uomo Di Pezza (1972), Felona E Sorona (1973), Contrappunti (1974)
OZRIC TENTACLES (Royaume-Uni)
o Pungent Effulgent (1989), Erpland (1990), Jurassic Shift (1993)
PAIN OF SALVATION (Suède)
o The Perfect Element Part 1 (2001), Remedy Lane (2002), Be (2004)
PALLAS (Écosse)
o The Sentinel (1984), The Cross And The Crucible (2001), The Dreams Of Men (2005)
PENDRAGON (Royaume-Uni)
o The Window Of Life (1993), The Masquerade Overture (1996), Not Of This World (2001)
PHIDEAUX (États-Unis)
o Chupacabras (2005), Doomsday Afternoon (2007)
PREMIATA FORNERIA MARCONI - PFM (Italie)
o Per Un Amico (1972), Storia Di Un Minuto (1972), Photos Of Ghosts (1973), L'isola Di Niente (1974)
RENAISSANCE (Royaume-Uni)
o Ashes Are Burning (1973), Turn Of The Cards (1974), Scheherazade And Other Stories (1975)
SOFT MACHINE, The (Royaume-Uni)
o The Soft Machine (1968), Third (1970)
SPOCK'S BEARD (États-Unis)
o The Light (1995), V (2000), Snow (2002)
STRAWBS, The (Royaume-Uni)
o From The Witchwood (1971), Grave New World (1972), Bursting At The Seams (1973), Hero And Heroine (1974), Ghosts (1975)
SUPERTRAMP (Royaume-Uni)
o Crime Of The Century (1974), Even In The Quietest Moments (1977), Breakfast In America (1979)
SYMPHONY X (États-Unis)
o V: The New Mythology Suite (2000), The Divine Wings Of Tragedy (1997), The Odyssey (2002)
TANGENT, The (Royaume-Uni)
o The Music That Died Alone (2003), A Place In The Queue (2006)
TANGERINE DREAM (Allemagne)
o Phaedra (1974), Rubycon (1975), Stratosfear (1976)
TOOL (États-Unis)
o Aenima (1996), LaTeRaLus (2001)
UNIVERS ZERO (Belgique)
o Heresie (1979), Ceux Du Dehors (1981)
VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR - VDGG (Royaume-Uni)
o H To He, Who Am The Only One (1970), Pawn Hearts (1971), Godbluff (1975), Still Life (1976)
YES (Royaume-Uni)
o The Yes Album (1971), Fragile (1971), Close To The Edge (1972), Relayer (1974), Going For The One (1977)
ZAPPA, Frank (États-Unis)
o Freak Out! (1966), We're Only In It For The Money (1968), Hot Rats (1969), The Grand Wazoo (1972), Apostrophe (!) (1975), One Size Fits All (1975)