McDonald and Giles

These guys can get it. Nice album, thanks for submitting it. Congrats on finishing!

Journey before destination still implies a destination. This has a lack of destination in my opinion, but fun prog.

Coulda, woulda, shoulda been on the list? May not be as influential as some of the prog that did make the cut, but certainly as enjoyable, if not more, to listen to. Love the sound separation and mixing. Each instrument is isolated clearly and the elements are well balanced. Would be a good record to test your audio setup.

A nice proggy time that doesn't hit the ear-grating heights of something like Yes

Hippies meet progs in the collision of decades

I was so excited for this given the pedigree of the two featured musicians, but it really just did not click for me. It's a shame, as prog is arguably my favorite genre, but I felt like an outsider looking in and seeing all the dislikeable things about it highlighted. Oh well.

Not really sure what to make of this. It didn't annoy me, that's at least something. It was just 'there' and when it was done it wasn't there anymore.

Well, apparently these had something to do with King Crimson. Sure sounds that way. But these guys took it to the next step, which ment more complicated passages. For me that was just too much to take.

Real bland 70s rock

I don't think this really pushes boundaries to the extent of most other prog rock but it was decently entertaining and the last song was a nice payoff. 7/10

8/10. I like.

Nice early prog rock. Very pleasant and interesting. 4 stars.

Renaissance fair type jazz prog stuff, I'm kinda stoned and it's doing it alright for me.

This seems like something that would’ve been on the main list. King Crimson prog but with some jazzy notes. Interesting

Heart sank at the thought of more prog but liked quite a bit of this, especially the last track

Groovy and chill prog. Definitely better than most prog that came after it but still... not my thing.

I'm generally a King Crimson fan but my reaction to this was fairly lukewarm. I didn't dislike it, it had some solid high points but also some places where it lost me entirely.

Very oldschool progrock. It seems more accessible than some of the newer stuff.

Firmly in the as-piece tradition, contrasted with the as-record. Well-played, the music goes down easy, doesn't leave a particular scene or sensation. That is, similar enough to the other early Floyd material, just less oriented to song.

I'm a big fan of King Crimson so this is a nice find. However, early 70's prog was pretty "out there" and this is no exception and it sounds a lot like early Gong. This is a also bit too folky and and not enough King Crimson for my tastes.

Beatles vibe with progressive things. Interesting but not my thing honestly

Whatever you’re expecting going into this one, you’re probably wrong – loved getting lost in the rich narrative structure this LP built, and how it twisted and turned through a few different styles on its way through. Well ahead of its time, too, for being released in 1970. A good deal of psych-meets-prog innovation wonder that sadly doesn’t seem to be reflected in the main 1001 canon picks of the era.

Gentle and proggy. Meandering and intricate, but accessible and engaging. I really liked this. Rating: 3.5 Playlist track: Flight of the Ibis Date listened: 17/07/24

This album was an interesting listen. It’s easy to place it alongside other folk albums that trended towards the experimental often incorporating jazz and classical elements. However, this album can earlier than Steely Dan for example making this a worthy inclusion on the list.

Creative, stylistically far ranging and full of surprises. Also a little meandering and self-indulgent. Frequently brilliant. Fave Songs: Flight of the Ibis, Birdman, Is She Waiting?

An enjoyable journey - interesting to listen to and definitely feels of its era. Some great flute parts and in particular loved the epic opening and second half “Birdman.” Really lovely listen for this evening.

This one was pretty alright.

Hmm

I like this more than King Crimson - more easy to digest with some great drum rhythms and Beatles-style singing. Good.

Interesting blend of 60s classic rock and 70s more prog rock. strums along nicely but doesn't massively stand out at any point 3.3

This was a nice retro album. It didn’t feel too prog rock like and more stunted to an instrumental 70s classic rock. Overall it was pretty good, and I listened to it several times as it was pretty easy going. None of the songs were bad. I didn’t find myself wanting to listen to any one specifically but they flowed together quite well. 6.3/10

Ok

Ágætis plata

Really enjoyed some of this album, but it also got a bit tedious for my taste. Glad I listened but wouldn’t rush back.

Eh. It wasn't particularly good or bad. It was just there. No need to revisit it.

Rating: 5/10

Rock progresivo. Un tanto aburrido. Un 2.

There's some small amount of promise here as the start of a few pieces has a mellow Beatles feel to it, though unfortunately it goes into the jazzy, noodling, prog rock experimenting that is pretty tiring to listen to.

I was only able to listen to side A of this project. Not sure if side B carries a different tune, but this overall sounds a bit dated. Really very drum heavy and tries to carry the album with this. Hopefully others had a better shot at finding and listening to the full album.