^^ok, i see your point

thx for the "warning"

No prob. I think you'll enjoy it though. If not Animation, I would also give Song of Seven a chance as well.

I would go with The Yes Album, Fragile, Close to the Edge, possibly Relayer. Close to the Edge is their greatest achievement.

Not dissing on milano's suggestion, but 90125 is really the band re-invented and, although a successful album with good songs, is a little different (and very 80s) from the albums which really made them great.

No offense taken Tore :)

I actually agree strongly with your recommendation for Close To The Edge. Probably one of the best prog albums I have in my vinyl collection.

i second your recommendations

i wouldn't really forgo 90125 so easily, though, it is probably their most accessible, and i love it

then again, i even like stuff like "Drama" and "Tormato" so i am a bit biased

You like Drama! You must be a Buggles fan.

i thought you already knew that

i have both Buggles albums

and i like "Fly From Here" a lot (essentially the same line-up as "Drama")

I also never really considered APC to be prog. as with puscifer, I saw them last December and Maynard called themselves an "indie band, a real independent band". And he went on to say that indie has turned into some new kind of lame music.

I never really think of tool as prog. I tend to think of them as tool, a very unique band that is hard to define.

On another note, Milano, have you not been very active lately? It says you created your account and I don't recall seeing you post before. Maybe Milano is a new name change?

I've been very inactive until recently. I was gone for most if not all of 2011.

tool borrows too much from King Crimson to not be labelled as "prog"

in fact, when i first heard tool, i thought they were pretty blah, i only started enjoying them once i got into King Crimson