The big eighties Prog thread.

It has been widely assumed that with the 1977 punk-rock revolution that Prog rock was over and that it became somewhat of a disgrace to play music that showcased one's chops.

But in the decade that followed Prog was still there although not as obviously as the decade before. And I think it's a good idea to showcase the best of what Prog had to offer in the eighties.

I'll start off with the holy triad: Yes, Genesis and Pink Floyd, who managed to come up with well crafted prog songs in an era where seemingly everybody had written them off as having gone pop.
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Yes "Hold on"

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Genesis "Dodo/ Lurker"

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Pink Floyd "Learning to fly"

And then there was Asia which was a Prog super group having members from ELP, Yes and King Crimson.
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People know Chris De Burgh best from his "Lady in red" single but his other hit was a Prog anthem.
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And here's the band who took a few pages out of Genesis' Peter Gabriel era and made it their own.
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And here's Jean Michel Jarre who brought spectacle to a prog live show.
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good stuff Blazer!

I've never really been able to get into the 70s King Crimson, however Discipline from 1981 was/is one of my favourite albums by anyone.

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Genesis's Duke is right up there too