
12. Pink Floyd -
AnimalsI can still remember the first time I heard this album. My Dad brought me to the record store and I used some of my money from chores or w/e to buy this album. I got home and was so blown away when I saw that there was only 5 tracks on the album, two of which were very short. I remember listening to this album over and over and over again to memorize and ingrain every single guitar, bass, drum, synth, vocal part into my mind. Definitely the album that blew wide open the doors of Prog for me.
Favorite Songs: "Pigs (Three Different Ones)", "Sheep"

11. The Mars Volta -
Frances the MuteWhere Animals blew open the doors of Prog, this album took that feeling to a whole new level of appreciation. The shit that is on this album is nothing short of mindblowing. If you listen to this album with the title track put back into the tracklisting it becomes a 90 minute choatic, melodic and hypnotic experience that is completely different to any other kind of music listening experience there is. The band covers so much group that it almost seems impossible that they could ever rival an album with a magnitude such as
Frances the Mute.
Favorite Songs: "Frances the Mute", "Cassandra Gemini"