Top 50 "e-Prog" Albums

Here are the results of our e-Prog survey for best "mostly-instrumental, keyboard-dominated, progressive rock" albums. (listed in alphabetical order; follow the links provided for reviews of each artist/group)

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  1. Ain Soph - 'A Story of Mysterious Forest' (Japan 1980)

  2. Alphataurus - 'Dietro L'Uragano' (Italy, 1973)

  3. Ars Nova - 'Transi' (Japan 1994)

  4. Atlas - 'Bla Verdag' (Sweden, 1980)

  5. Banco - 'Darwin' (Italy, 1972)

  6. Basso, Luciano - 'Voci' (Italy, 1994)

  7. Blezqi Zatsaz - 'The Rise and Fall of Passional Sanity' (Brazil, 1992)

  8. Castello Di Atlante - 'Sono Io Il Signore Delle Terre A Nord' (Italy, 1992)

  9. Cid, Jose - '10,000 Anos Depois Entre Venus e Marte' (Portugal, 1978)

  10. Corte Dei Miracoli - self-titled (Italy, 1976)

  11. Covenant - 'Nature's Divine Reflection' (USA, 1992)

  12. Divae - 'Determinazione' (Italy, 1995)

  13. Doracor - 'The Long Pathway' (Italy, 1997)

  14. Emerson, Lake & Palmer - 'Pictures at an Exhibition' (England, 1972)

  15. Emond, Redjy - 'Sphere' (Canada, 1996)

  16. Empire - 'Back to Knowledge' (Italy, 1994)

  17. Fonya - 'Upper Level Open Space' (USA, 1999)

  18. Fritsch, Eloy - 'Dreams' (Brazil, 1996)

  19. Gerard - 'Live in Marseilles' (Japan, 1998)

  20. Glass Hammer - 'Chronometree' (USA, 2000)

  21. Goblin - 'Roller' (Italy, 1976)

  22. Gryphon - 'Red Queen to Gryphon Three' (England, 1974)

  23. Le Orme - 'Uomo Di Pezza' (Italy, 1972)

  24. Ledesma, Jose Luis Fernandez - 'Extractos' (Mexico, 1997)

  25. The Load- 'Load Have Mercy' (USA, 1977)

  26. Locanda Della Fate - 'Forse Le Lucciole Non So Amano Pui' (Italy, 1977)

  27. Los Canarios - 'Ciclos' (Spain, 1974)

  28. Mastro, Louie - 'Mermaid in the Mist' (USA, 1996)

  29. Metamorfosi - 'Inferno' (Italy, 1973)

  30. Nexus - 'Detras Del Umbral' (Argentina, 1998)

  31. Niacin - self-titled (USA, 1997)

  32. Nuova Era- 'Il Passo Del Soldato' (Italy, 1995)

  33. Pablo 'El Enterrador' - self-titled (Argentina, 1979)

  34. P? Lindh Project - 'Live in America' (Sweden, 1999)

  35. Quatermass - self-titled (England, 1970)

  36. Quaterna Requiem - 'Quasimodo' (Brazil, 1994)

  37. Quella Vecchia Locanda - 'Il Tempo Della Goia' (Italy, 1974)

  38. RDM - 'Contaminazione' (Italy, 1973)

  39. Romantic Warriors - 'Battlefield' (Italy, 1993)

  40. Rumblin Orchestra - 'Spartacus' (Hungary, 1998)

  41. SFF (Schicke, Fuhrs & Froeling) - 'Symphonic Pictures' (Germany, 1978)

  42. Simonetti, Claudio - 'Evil Tracks' (Italy, 1991)

  43. Social Tension - 'Macbethia' (Japan, 1987)

  44. Solaris - 'Martian Chronicles' (Hungary, 1983)

  45. Tempus Fugit- 'Tales from a Forgotten World' (Brazil, 1997)

  46. Trace - self-titled (Holland, 1974)

  47. Triumvirat - 'Spartacus' (Germany, 1975)

  48. Vidales, Alfonso - 'Clavico' (Mexico, 1998)

  49. Vitale, Lito - 'Sobre Miedos, Creencias Y Supersticiones' (Argentina, 1981)

  50. Wakeman, Rick - 'White Rock' (England, 1976)

Honorable Mention: (or recent entries)