All-Time Top 10 Progressive Rock Bands - Progressive Rock Music Forum

1) Pink Floyd

2) Gentle Giant

3) King Crimson

4) Los Jaivas

5) Banco del Mutuo Soccorso

6) Porcupine Tree / Steven Wilson

7) Van der Graaf Generator

8) Anekdoten

9) Genesis

10) Eloy

11) Yes

1. Yes

2. Genesis

3. Rush

4. Lifesigns

5. Pendragon

6. ELP

7. Tinyfish

8. I Am The Manic Whale

9. Opeth

10. The Tangent

1. King Crimson

2. Can

3. Godspeed You! Black Emperor

4. Tortoise

5. Penguin Cafe Orchestra

6. Swans

7. Talk Talk

8. Popol Vuh

9. Magma

10. Radiohead

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Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Deadwing wrote:

Woah, wasn't expecting Rush to be so much behind

Me neither, and I was really surprised to find I was the only one who voted for Camel in their Top 10.

Who would have guessed that Henry Cow would be more highly rated here than Rush!??

Well you've still got relatively few voters, it's also a result of the heavy weighting you give 1st place versus other positions, my 30 points for HC plus a 5th & 6th counts high versus a number of people putting Rush in their lower rankings

It looks like Earl of Mar and Gentle and Giant have just helped to even up the score for Rush.

You may already know this, but the reason I chose that particular points system for a Top 10 is because all of the numbers divide neatly into sixty.

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Deadwing wrote:

Woah, wasn't expecting Rush to be so much behind

Me neither, and I was really surprised to find I was the only one who voted for Camel in their Top 10.

Who would have guessed that Henry Cow would be more highly rated here than Rush!??

Well you've still got relatively few voters, it's also a result of the heavy weighting you give 1st place versus other positions, my 30 points for HC plus a 5th & 6th counts high versus a number of people putting Rush in their lower rankings

Ian

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Deadwing wrote:

Woah, wasn't expecting Rush to be so much behind

Me neither, and I was really surprised to find I was the only one who voted for Camel in their Top 10.

Who would have guessed that Henry Cow would be more highly rated here than Rush!??

This is how the Top 10 is shaping up so far after the first thirteen rounds of voting:-

1. Genesis (175 points)

2. Pink Floyd (174 points)

3. King Crimson (142 points)

4. Yes (111 points)

5. Jethro Tull (62 points)

6. Soft Machine (55 points)

7. ELP (53 points)

8. Magma (49 points)

9. Henry Cow (46 points)

10. Renaissance (40 points)

While Genesis & Pink Floyd battle it out for first place, Rush are trailing way behind on just 25 points, surprisingly.

Dellinger wrote:

I can very easily identify my top 5, with only the top 2 in clear order, after that I don't really know how to go. I might just try it, I guess:

Don't forget this Top 10 poll is only for bands. You can include Rick Wakeman & Mike Oldfield in my upcoming solo artists poll.

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

^ Wigwam? Are they a Finnish band?

Yes. I believe you would love their "Nuclear Nightclub" album (have to say they had Brit singer Jim Pembroke, so no language problems), but let me guess your answer: "I have now 100 cd´s going on so I can´t listen it" Wink

Personal favorites or bands we think are the most important in prog?