Alright, some examples.

Get these albums (*denotes the more important ones if there are a lot):

  • Fragile, and Close to the Edge by Yes
  • Greatest Hits*, A Salty Dog, Procol Harum, and Live with the Edmonton
    Symphony Orchestra* by Procol Harum
  • A lot of stuff by Genesis, I don't know all their albums too well, maybe
    Yam can fill you in on those guys.
  • In the Court of the Crimson King by King Crimson
  • Aqualung, and Thick as a Brick by Jethro Tull
  • Tarkus*, Brain Salad Surgery, Pictures at an Exhibition, and Trilogy*
    by Emerson, Lake and Palmer
  • Jurassic Shift, and Erpland by Ozric Tentacles (they have a ton of
    albums and they're all good, if you can find some live stuff by them that's
    also amazing [bt.etree.org for their shows], so I'd say get anything
    you can by them, but start with those 2 albums probably)
  • Also, if you like Liquid Tension check out Gordian Knot.


Also note, the singer/guitarist/bassist from Emerson, Lake and Palmer
is the singer/guitarist from the original King Crimson (Greg Lake), and
the bassist from King Crimson after their first album was Tony Levin,
the bassist of Liquid Tension Experiment.

Those are some of the most popular classic prog bands, and for good
reason. Hope you can find that stuff easily and get into it.

.opt