VK>> MD> MH>Sure Pink Floyd had their "hits", such as "Another Brick In the 
Wal
VK>> MD> MH>"Time", "Money", "Comfortably Numb", etc...but so did Yes:
VK>> MD> Not Prog.
VK>> Granted, the songs listed aren't very "proggish". But what about "Dark
VK>> Side of the Moon"?
VK>Dark Side of the moon was one of the most progressive albums of all time.
VK>When it first came out it completly shocked the music comunity.  All and 
all
VK>it spent over 450 weeks on the billboard charts for top 100 albums.  Now 
f
VK>that isn't progressive I don't know what is!
IMHO, it wasn't anywhere near as progressive as Yes' "Close to the
Edge," ELP's first Album, Tull's "Passion Play," or King Crimson's
"Starless & Bible Black," all contemporaries.
You're right about the Billboard charts, it spent a truly phenominal
time in the top 100.  But THAT certainly doesn't make it progressive,
and I don't recall it "shocking" anyone.  It's a very pleasant mostly
mellow album though and the live show was great, so good that after I
saw it in Pittsburgh I went to see it 4 days later in Akron.  The Akron
show at the outdoor Blossom Music Center, home of the Cleveland
Symphony was truly awesome.  "A Pillow of Winds" and "Echoes" from
"Meddle" were my favorite performances.  For "Shamus," they actually
brought dogs out on stage to howl along.
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