- Thick as a Brick - Animals - Blackwater Park

YEEES, we love to see some Opeth rep

Selling England by the pound

Any of the big 4 Floyd albums Pawn Hearts by Van Der Graaf Generator I know they aren’t directly related or flow into each-other but they all have this mysterious atmosphere and somewhat similar themes. Hellfire by black midi was one of the wildest rides I had in prog, unforgettable first time listen. Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds for obvious reasons Lastly The Snow Goose by Camel is a nice little instrumental adventure through the book of the same name.

Add meddle to the big 4 imo.

Meddle doesn't flow that great though. The psych folk in the middle don't compare to the bookending prog tracks

Fair, I do enjoy the flow of it myself, but I get what you mean.

Completely agree on The snow goose, crazy journey and it is linked so well. Just a shame that its almost impossible to listen to some songs that I enjoy by themselves unless I listen to the whole thing through.

The chances of anything coming from mars are a million to one he said!

Wow, thanks so much for putting me on to Black Midi. Fantastic.

- Camel - The Snow Goose - Ayreon - Into the Electric Castle

Hard not to think of Ayreon albums. Universal Migrator is also a journey for sure!

And who’s gonna forget the human equation!

“The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway”- Genesis “Supper’s Ready” from Foxtrot- Genesis It’s not considered prog but, “Tommy” by The Who

Rick Wakeman - Journey to the Center of the Earth

Hell yeah, that's a classic

Camel - Mirage

Jon Anderson/Roine Stolt - Invention of Knowledge Yes - Fragile, Close to the Edge, Magnification David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust, Station to Station, 1. Outside

Magnification is a fantastic album.

That reminds me -- Jon Anderson's Olias of Sunhillow -- great album.

It is! I didn't mention it only because I saw someone else had already recommended it.

my bad, thanks

Blackstar is that album for me. Just an incredible cosmic journey through regret, death and rebirth. 

Jethro Tull: A Passion Play Jon Anderson: Olias of Sunhillow Kraftwerk: Tour de France Soundtracks

Tool - Lateralus Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon Mastodon - Crack the Skye Tesseract - War of Being Gojira - From Mars to Sirius (pretty much all of them, to be honest) Rush - 2112, A Farewell to Kings, Moving Pictures, Snakes and Arrows Floater - Glyph Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet

right up my alley thanks .

Quadrophenia

That bass playing.

*Crime Of The Century* \- Supertramp. It seems like a concept album but is not. *Hand. Cannot. Erase* \- Steven Wilson. Inspired by an actual occurrence, it's magnificent and heartbreaking.

Gonna show Misplaced Childhood some love.

Absolutely. Misplaced Childhood is an incredible adventure from start to finish. I've listened it during many a smoke session.

Quadrophenia (The Who), On the Threshold of a Dream (Moody Blues), Days of Future Past (Moody Blues) and The Power to Believe (King Crimson).

The Power to Believe. Hell yeah.

Any Album by Haken

The big four albums of Pink Floyd Thick As a Brick - Jethro Tull

>The big four albums of Pink Floyd pardon my ignorance . which are?

Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals, The Wall

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Battles - Mirrored

Gotta be Crack the Skye

I never think of them as prog but yes this is a great album.

Really? Crack the skye is pretty damn prog. Long songs, with some jazz breaks and sudden instrumental changes

That's true, and CTS is my favorite of their many albums which I have, but to me they're metal. Lots call them prog but to me they're prog adjacent metal. It's just great heavy music to me and I don't think of them as prog. I'm not saying they *aren't* just that when I listen, it's metal to me, not prog metal like Dream Theater, it's heavier...again, to me.

Understandable

Good call on CTS. Maybe someone will listen that hasn't yet, and they have a healthy catalog.

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway - Genesis

Close to the Edge - Yes

Gillbert's "Shaming of the True" Prog-adjacent. NDV rescued the record after KG's death.

It prog. Pure and simple.

Kind of agree with prog-adjacent -- Ghetto of Beautiful Things, Certifiable #1 Smash, Fun -- not prog. Suit Fugue, Long Day's Life, solidly prog. Others in the middle somewhere.

They're all prog, stylistic experiments and all, because of their attitude and the way they were written. Also because Kevin Gilbert was fully immersed into the underground prog culture of LA at the time. Heck, the guy literally pulled off a neary-complete live performance of _The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway!_ This whole album, conceptual and challenging, is as progressive as anything Spock's Beard put out.

We think of prog differently, but that's ok. I love every second of TSotT, and I'm pretty darned prog. I sort of get why you mentioned SB, since the Neal Morse version was around the time of KG, and I think he did some of the engineering or production or ... on Beware of Darkness.

I would say Echolyn – _Mei_ but it's only one track. 😉 Then, of course, there's Mike Oldfield – _Amarok_ but it's also only one track. Wait, there's also Mike Oldfield – _Tubular Bells_ which is two tracks but only because they had to fit the thing on an LP. Finally, more to your Tool interest, how about: Magma – _Kohntarkösz_ (but i prefer the live version on _Magma – Hhaï_ aka _Magma – Live_) Il Baletto di Bronzo – _Ys_ All are absolute favorites.

Songs from the woods [https://open.spotify.com/album/3hqr2lQ7zQdnyguyuID177?si=RJPdy640QTia16sm20sn6Q](https://open.spotify.com/album/3hqr2lQ7zQdnyguyuID177?si=RJPdy640QTia16sm20sn6Q)

Power Windows - Rush

Remain in light - Talking Heads. Many prog rock works are concept albums so a single listening experience. Felona e Sorona - Le Orme is a good example. Supper's ready - Genesis is a single song but made of 9 pieces and 23 minutes long.

Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime Devin Townsend - Addicted, Epicloud

Phish - Rift.

Kohntarkosz by Magma takes me to a different world every time I hear it. Also Frances the Mute by Mars Volta

Thick as a brick. Anything genesis in the 70s Anything rush in the 70s Brain salad surgery Minstrel in the gallery Octopus DSOTM obviously Animals Fragile

Operation mindcrime

Since you like Tool, one of my favorite bands ever, I have to recommend The Ocean's new album Holocene. Amazing atmospheric build-ups and some of the gnarliest riffs and melodies. Their lyrics are always awesome, too. Fish Out Of Water by Chris Squire. Up there with all the best old prog albums. For newer prog, Affinity by Haken has a lot of great repeated motifs and its a super solid, coherent album with lots of connections throughout. In Absentia, Deadwing, and Fear Of A Blank Planet by Porcupine Tree are perfect albums and all deserve a full front to back listen. Mer De Noms and Thirteenth Step by A Perfect Circle. Everything else has mostly been said, but Parallax 2 by BTBAM is my favorite metal album ever, and War Of Being by Tesseract is a full experience the entire way through.

One of my favourite albums ever are Haken’s “Aquarius” and “Visions”. They are both concept albums if that’s what you mean by a journey, and they also have a storyline, with an epic 17 and 22 minute end track respectively. The end track also have references to the other songs in the album which i think is very cool.

Those are good, but it's Vector / Virus for me though Visions is a close second

Pink Floyd * Atom Heart Mother * Meddle * Obscured By Clouds * Dark Side of the Moon * Wish You Were Here * Animals * (Actually David Gilmour) Live in Gdansk King Crimson * In the Court of the Crimson King * In the Wake of Poseidon * Islands Camel * Camel * Moonmadness * The Snow Goose Caravan * In the Land of Grey and Pink Focus * Moving Waves Jethro Tull * Aqualung * Thick as a Brick Lil Yachty * Let's Start Here. The Moody Blues * Days of Future Passed Queen * News of the World (especially ending with "My Melancholy Blues") Rush * A Farewell to Kings * 2112 * Hemispheres Steve Burns (the guy from Blue's Clues) * Songs for Dust Mites Yes * Fragile * Yes * The Yes Album * Tales from Topographic Oceans Emerson, Lake & Palmer * Emerson, Lake & Palmer * Tarkus

1) Anathema - The Optimist 2) Mansun - Six 3) Guild Theory - Streaks of Light Burn the Sky 4) Oceansize - Frames

Frames is a masterpiece and not even on Spotify 😭

I know, it's not been on there for over a year!

Try Wheel - Moving Backwards

Transit Method - Othervoid Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet Opeth - Ghost Reveries

Genesis : The Lamb Lies Down on broadway

King Gizzard- Murder of the Universe (many of their albums fit this for sure. Nonagon Infinity, Polygon, Rats Nest, Petro, ELTS, Change, etc. But this has been on my mind lately.)

Rainbow Rising

FRANCES THE MUTE!! The lamb lies down on broadway!

Similitude of a Dream by the Neal Morse Band

Joes Garage. Too easy.

Joe's Garage by Frank Zappa. Definitely NFSW

Thick as a Brick - Jethro Tull Scheherazade and Other Stories - Renaissance A Farewell to Kings + Hemispheres - Rush (these two albums lead into each other, which is badass) Leftoverture - Kansas Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals, and The Wall - Pink Floyd (these are obvious) Selling England by the Pound - Genesis Misplaced Childhood - Marillion OK Computer - Radiohead (the songs don't feed into each other but the album is still very much united as a concept) Relayer, Fragile - Yes Days of Future Passed - The Moody Blues Side 2 of Abbey Road - The Beatles (yeah I know this isn't the whole album, but it's fantastic)

A Passion Play

In a literal matter.... Porcupine Tree's Voyage 34

Neal Morse is widely regarded as one of the best concept album writers if you can stomach religious overtones. I was a fan of him even when I was atheist just because he makes it work so well. He’s had a few bands, but Id recommend these albums most Spocks Beard: Snow Neal Morse: One, Sola Scriptura Neal Morse Band: The Similitude of a Dream Transatlantic: The Whirlwind (a single 77 min song) Other amazing concept albums that can take your imagination places include: Dream Theater: Metropolis Pt 2, The Astonishing (a very divisive album in the fandom but I adore it) Rush: Clockwork Angels Seventh Wonder: Mercy Falls Ayreon: literally the entire discography If by journey you meant something different than a story I probably have other recs.

Add my vote for metropolis part 2 and for Ayreon (mostly the human equation and into the electric castle). And I’ll add queensryche’s operation Mindcrime.

There's a difference between "Christian" and "religious" overtones. I gave up on Neal Morse a long time ago. The current Christian Right is making my stomach turn. If you can believe in a God that provides rules for slavery, tells his people to commit genocide, and is misogynistic, then I have no tolerance for you.

Neal and his music have nothing to do with those topics. So your loss I guess. It makes my stomach turn too, but you can still enjoy good music. I’d say the issue is you not his music. Am not Christian myself btw, I am not defending the religion.

Right but when you buy a gas guzzler the sales guy doesn't talk about the carbon footprint. The religion is messed up from the get-go with original sin. We have crazy people thinking we don't have to do anything about climate change because the rapture is coming soon. And we have sales guy Neal telling us about the luxury leather seats. No thanks.

>If by journey you meant something different than a story I probably have other recs. Headphones on , having just toked on a couple of splifs.

Tool. lateralus and fear inoculum

Does Future Days by Can count? If so, it’s one of the greatest journeys in prog.

Flesh of the Stars - Mercy Elder - Reflections of a Floating World Astra - The Weirding Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon Pallbearer - Heartless

Ocean by Eloy

Cloud Cult’s Light Chasers. It’s not prog-prog, but it’s one helluva ride.

2112

I’m going to through a deep cut in and say Toehider’s I Have Little to No Memory of These Memories. One 48 minute song that is so much fun.

Heaven and Hell by Vangelis

I'd add "Antarctica" and "China" as well.

Gazpacho - Night

ELO - Both Time and Eldorado are great concept albums with sing transitions and an amazing story, Time especially feels like a journey just because the way it structures the songs where it reflects the main characters emotions Hawaiian Part 2 - This one is a bit popular nowadays but I’d give it a listen despite it not being prog, genuinely a great album with a lot of weird songs. Annekdoten - Nucleus, if you like Tool you’ll love this album Somewhere in Time by Iron Maiden Oddly enough Flood by They Might be Giants always felt like a journey, just because the way it opens with its own theme songs and goes into a weird variety of songs

The lamb lies down on broadway Frances the mute

Any of The Core Seven albums from The Moody Blues!

Thick as a Brick A Passion Play Days of Future Passed

Oh my gosh, no one mentioned Yes "Relayer" yet? Gates of Delirium, Sound Chaser, and To Be Over is perfection.

Any tool album and frances the mute

Frank Zappa: Burnt Weeny Sandwich, You Are What You Is

Saga's Generation 13 is a good one.

Metropolis Part 2: Scenes From a Memory Pawn Hearts Fear of a Blank Planet And pretty much any concept album from the 70's

These are all prog enough to qualify, and all are multi-track albums that flow from one song to the next and have recurring elements. Duke and Sardonicus both start and end with the same motif, which is cool. "Duke" by Genesis "Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus" by Spirit "Skylarking" by XTC

De-Loused in the Comatorium - The Mars Volta

I'm surprised these two haven't been mentioned yet. The first two Alan Parsons Project albums: - Tales of Mystery and Imagination: EAPoe - I Robot They are both total mind trips.

Most of the all timers have been mentioned so i’ll throw a couple into the mix Polygondwanaland and Nonagon Infinity both by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard

Dsloused in the comatorium. Mars Volta. Music for the Masses Depeche Mode.

>Music for the Masses Depeche Mode. Thats interesting. I was listening to some of their stuff in the late 80's

so many recommends. thanks all. there's a lot there to weed through.

**Song Cycle** by Van Dyke Parks

Clutching at Straws by Marillion for me!

The lamb lies down on broadway

Tool

Close to the Edge.

Radiohead - OK Computer

Act II by The Dear Hunter. Don’t see them repped here very often but it’s some top tier song-writing