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Poll Question: Which band do you prefer?
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Oh, I didn't vote on this poll... though my vote was with the Crimson... OK... let's start it again the tournament OK?
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By seven... Dang it.
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It was great poll!THANKS!
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Tournament's over!

The winner of the Finals is King Crimson.  They have now the winner of the Battle of the Prog Bands, and could be considered the most well-regarded band on this site.  An honorable mention is due to Pink Floyd, who made it so far and still put up a good fight against Crimso.  Thank you to all who participated in this tournament!

Recap (Bold denotes winner):
Round 1 Division 1 - Renaissance, Flower Kings, Genesis
Round 1 Division 2 - Echolyn, ELP, Camel, Harmonium
Round 1 Division 3 - Yes, Bacamarte, Spock's Beard, Kansas
Round 1 Division 4 - Mike Oldfield, Supertramp, Steely Dan, The Moody Blues
Round 1 Division 5 - Sylvan, Marillion, Magenta, Pallas
Round 1 Division 6 - IQ, Collage, Arena, Pendragon
Round 1 Division 7 - New Trolls, Museo Rosenbach, Area, PFM
Round 1 Division 8 - Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso, Osanna, Le Orme, Quella Vecchia Locanda
Round 1 Division 9 - The Tangent, Gnidrolog, King Crimson, Beardfish
Round 1 Division 10 - Van Der Graaf Generator, Peter Hammill, S.B.B., Gentle Giant
Round 1 Division 11 - The Decemberists, Jethro Tull, Gryphon, Strawbs
Round 1 Division 12 - Clark Hutchinson, Shakti, Third Ear Band, Magic Carpet
Round 1 Division 13 - Soft Machine, Hatfield and the North, Egg, Gong
Round 1 Division 14 - National Health, Matching Mole, Caravan, Robert Wyatt
Round 1 Division 15 - Herbie Hancock, Weather Report, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Santana
Round 1 Division 16 - Chicago, Miles Davis, Return to Forever, Pat Metheny
Round 1 Division 17 - Frank Zappa, Cardiacs, Samla Mammas Manna, Mr. Bungle
Round 1 Division 18 - Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Naked City, Captain Beefheart, Univers Zero
Round 1 Division 19 - Henry Cow, The Residents, Led Bib, Present
Round 1 Division 20 - Magma, Happy Family, Dun, Koenjihyakkei
Round 1 Division 21 - Guru Guru, Popol Vuh, Amon Duul II, Can
Round 1 Division 22 - Agitation Free, Faust, Neu!, Ash Ra Tempel
Round 1 Division 23 - Brian Eno, Kraftwerk, Tangerine Dream, Klaus Schulze
Round 1 Division 24 - Pink Floyd, Ozric Tentacles, Eloy, Hawkwind
Round 1 Division 25 - Liquid Tension Experiment, Riverside, Shadow Gallery, Dream Theater
Round 1 Division 26 - Symphony X, Queensryche, Pain of Salvation, Ayreon
Round 1 Division 27 - Disillusion, Opeth, Death, Unexpect
Round 1 Division 28 - Between the Buried and Me, Edge of Sanity, Mastodon, Atheist
Round 1 Division 29 - Tempest, The Mars Volta, Rush, Captain Beyond
Round 1 Division 30 - Porcupine Tree, Atomic Rooster, Anekdoten, Uriah Heep
Round 1 Division 31 - Tool, Kayo Dot, Devin Townsend, ISIS
Round 1 Division 32 - Sigur Ros, Mono, Ulver, Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Round 2 Division 1 - Genesis vs. Camel
Round 2 Division 2 - Yes vs. Supertramp
Round 2 Division 3 - Marillion vs. IQ
Round 2 Division 4 - PFM vs. Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso
Round 2 Division 5 - King Crimson vs. Van Der Graaf Generator
Round 2 Division 6 - Jethro Tull vs. Shakti
Round 2 Division 7 - Soft Machine vs. Caravan
Round 2 Division 8 - Mahavishnu Orchestra vs. Return to Forever
Round 2 Division 9 - Frank Zappa vs. Univers Zero
Round 2 Division 10 - Henry Cow vs. Magma
Round 2 Division 11 - Can vs. Faust
Round 2 Division 12 - Tangerine Dream vs. Pink Floyd
Round 2 Division 13 - Riverside vs. Pain of Salvation
Round 2 Division 14 - Opeth vs. Mastodon
Round 2 Division 15 - Rush vs. Porcupine Tree
Round 2 Division 16 - Tool vs. Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Round 3 Division 1 - Genesis vs. Yes
Round 3 Division 2 - Marillion vs. PFM
Round 3 Division 3 - King Crimson vs. Jethro Tull
Round 3 Division 4 - Caravan vs. Mahavishnu Orchestra
Round 3 Division 5 - Frank Zappa vs. Magma
Round 3 Division 6 - Can vs. Pink Floyd
Round 3 Division 7 - Riverside vs. Opeth
Round 3 Division 8 - Rush vs. GY!BE
Round 4 Division 1 - Genesis vs. PFM
Round 4 Division 2 - King Crimson vs. Caravan
Round 4 Division 3 - Frank Zappa vs. Pink Floyd
Round 4 Division 4 - Opeth vs. Rush
Semi-finals Division 1 - Genesis vs. King Crimson
Semi-finals Division 2 - Pink Floyd vs. Rush
Finals - King Crimson vs. Pink Floyd

I can't say that I complain about these final results too much.
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This is getting too close... Come on KC fans we need more votes. Clap
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The result will just represent the choice of 150 forum members over the best Prog band ever. 

Nothing more, nothing less : ) 
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Let's say there's a 1 or even 3 vote difference.


Does this mean

a) the winner is a better band; or
b) the winner is a better prog rock / prog/music band; or
c) the loser is really much better than their predecessors (FZ, UZ, Tes, Genesis, Tull etc); or
d) the winner has released more better albums than the loser; or
e) those with many albums or all by both has a pretty good collection of albums and that having lotsof representations by all of the above and all of the above's competition predecessors is also a pretty good idea.

Plus there are some really funny stories associated with just these two as well to bring a smile to the dial. That one about the PF manager being so happy stating there he was no way anything could ruin his day - this statement acting as a challenge to Rog that took him 7 minutes to ensure the late Mr Steve O'Rourke (S.O'Re?) departed in a towering rage is a pretty good one.

Nearly as good as that one RF related about being stuck outside his hotel room sans trousers... or thrown out of his own studio by his own band... (they kissed and made up in the end...)LOL The 4 piece that made 3 of a perfect pair (2) which was the last (1) studio album by that line up. Until the Absent (...0...) Lovers (told you they kissed and made up!)

(great live album btw!!!)
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Ohhhhhh, this is close now! That makes things much more interesting. I'd be happy if either won.
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the floyds are getting too close...
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Hmm, I think almost every King Crimson studio album is great or good, no way I can say the same about Pink Floyd
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Pink Floyd!! They have minimum 7 the greatest albums,and K C have just at about 5
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Pink Floyd is the better band. King Crimson is the better prog band.
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Originally posted by uduwudu uduwudu wrote:

Originally posted by SaltyJon SaltyJon wrote:

We've got M@X on our side now, we're sure to win! Cool


Who is "we?" Us or them? Or Neal and Jack and Me? Crimson or Pink? The band who had a former Zappa man or the band that jammed with Zappa?

Maybe it should be which of these two milk's it's back catalogue most effectively... or do I mean market their product? (At least you get new old stuff from Crim. In Oh, By The Way, btw PF didn't even include Relics...)

well, it's only rock and roll... oops I mean it's only Knock and know all...Wink
 
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Originally posted by SaltyJon SaltyJon wrote:

We've got M@X on our side now, we're sure to win! Cool


Who is "we?" Us or them? Or Neal and Jack and Me? Crimson or Pink? The band who had a former Zappa man or the band that jammed with Zappa?

Maybe it should be which of these two milk's it's back catalogue most effectively... or do I mean market their product? (At least you get new old stuff from Crim. In Oh, By The Way, btw PF didn't even include Relics...)

well, it's only rock and roll... oops I mean it's only Knock and know all...Wink
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Pink Floyd FTW!
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Very tough call, even for a Floyd fanatic such as myself. Ultimately, what it came down to for me was the band with the most amount of material I simply could not live without.

For KC its three - the Wetton era records. For Floyd it's 6 - Atom Heart Mother through to Animals, inclusive (yes, even including Obscured By Clouds). So I pick Floyd.

Edited by Eapo_q42 - November 22 2010 at 23:47
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I can't vote against KC.  With the number of times they altered their sound, and their ability to churn out great music with an always changing lineup, they are truly progressive by spirit.
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Originally posted by Sacred 22 Sacred 22 wrote:

Well, here we are, the 'best' prog band ever? I'm not so sure of that but with this pairing I pick King Crimson. In real terms I go with Yes as the best prog band ever. King Crimson is not as much a band as it is a Robert Fripp collection of various musicians with varying styles. As a band Yes has written far more complex material collectively. Example, Close to the Edge, And You and I, and Awaken just to name but three. The structure and composition of these three songs alone ecplipse anything King Crimson did for the possible exception of 'In the Court of the Crimson King'. Genesis would have to be my number two band behind Yes. However, that being said I do like much of what King Crimson did and I even prefer them to Genesis in the here and now. Preferences are subjective however. I don't think any prog act has or will beat the compostion of the album 'Close to the Edge'. Pink Floyd is not really a true prog band in my eyes but they are the most popular band to come out of England, right up there with Led Zeppelin. Popularity is not a true measure of talent and it can even be said that popularity is inversly proportional to talent in many cases.


Its not because it's more complex that it is better.
Songwritting ability is way more rare than musical talent.
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