Who is your favorite second tier prog band?

OK, I left out a few important ones like The Nice, Procul Harum, and some of the major canterbury bands like Hatfield and the North, National Health and and Egg but you can't have everyone. I sincerely apologize to fans of those bands since they are all great in their own right. I also apologize to Le Orme and Dream Theater fans. King Crimson, ELP and Rush were too obvious and some might say Kansas aren't really second tier either. Oh well. I tried folks. I tried.


Edited by Prog_Traveller - February 12 2013 at 23:52

Well I know. I hear you. But I'm going by the thought of if I asked some guy off the street which ones would they have heard of. The ones the average Joe would know about would be first tier. Plus many of these bands never got the attention they deserved. ANd before some of you say the average Joe would know Kansas that might be true but most people think of them as classic rock and not prog. Only us freaks know the truth about these bands.



Edited by Prog_Traveller - February 12 2013 at 23:59

I see you finally voted. :) Not sure yet who I'm going to vote for yet but probably either VDGG or Camel.I like GG a lot too but not quite as much as those two.

ProgMetaller2112 wrote: VDGG and Gentle Giant aren't second tier

I tend to think of them as second tier, where as bands such as King Crimson, Yes, Jethro Tull, ELP, Pink Floyd, and Genesis (the big 6) would be 1st tier. Though I love GG and VDGG a lot more than some of the big six bands.

Anyways I'm voting for Camel, a band that is certainly in my top 5.

bytor2112 wrote: ProgMetaller2112 wrote: VDGG and Gentle Giant aren't second tier  I tend to think of them as second tier, where as bands such as King Crimson, Yes, Jethro Tull, ELP, Pink Floyd, and Genesis (the big 6) would be 1st tier. Though I love GG and VDGG a lot more than some of the big six bands. Anyways I'm voting for Camel, a band that is certainly in my top 5.

JT??? Sure they're good but really

Lately out of this list, definitely Soft Machine. 

Prog_Traveller wrote: OK, I left out a few important ones like The Nice, Procul Harum, and some of the major canterbury bands like Hatfield and the North, National Health and and Egg but you can't have everyone. I sincerely apologize to fans of those bands since they are all great in their own right. I also apologize to Le Orme and Dream Theater fans. King Crimson, ELP and Rush were too obvious and some might say Kansas aren't really second tier either. Oh well. I tried folks. I tried.

I don't think you can make that difference between first tier and second tier. The average person would hardly know Yes or Genesis either if it weren't for a few albums most of the community consider to be "pop". And when I ask my brother, who is ten years older than I am, how it had been in his young days he would tell you that bands like Uriah Heep, Deep Purple or Santana were much better known than Genesis or Yes.

Of these bands here it is very hard for me to choose between Gong, Magma and Van der Graaf Generator; I like all three very much.

I can tell you which of these bands is my least favourite one though: Barclay James Harmless.


Edited by BaldFriede - February 13 2013 at 02:29

Neo-Romantic wrote:   Prog_Traveller wrote: I see you finally voted. :)  Haha sure did! Had to get my post count high enough first  Took me long enough lol

Um, I don't get it. What exactly were you waiting for?

Atavachron wrote: Happy the Man from the list, Saga and Banco as well.  Not mentioned: Morgan.

Morgan weren't mentioned because they aren't second tier. THey might not even be third tier. Geez, if I included them I'd have to include A LOT of other bands including Greenslade, Fruupp and Curved Air just to mention a few.One band who I really should have included was Triumvirat. Oh well.

Those who want to see a big list of old bands and albums from the seventies go here www.progressiverock.com


Edited by Prog_Traveller - February 13 2013 at 02:42

Prog_Traveller wrote: Neo-Romantic wrote:   Prog_Traveller wrote: I see you finally voted. :)  Haha sure did! Had to get my post count high enough first  Took me long enough lol Um, I don't get it. What exactly were you waiting for?

Forum members can't officially vote in polls til their post count reaches 40. It's not that I didn't want to from the start, I just wasn't able to at the time.