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1. Gentle Giant
2. Yes
3. ELP
4. Genesis
5. Jethro Tull
6. Camel
7. Hawkwind
8. VDGG
9. PFM
10. Banco del Mutuo Soccorso
(11. Wobbler)



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Originally posted by terramystic terramystic wrote:

All PA (sub)genres count? 

Yes, including Avant Prog and Metal. Smile
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All PA (sub)genres count? 
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With the thread about the top 50 list made by Ultimate Classic Rock, this thread here may also have new interest.
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I don't think that I've already posted a list but if I haven't then:
 
Basing this list primarily on the number of albums I have and also considering my enjoyment of those albums:
 
1: Van der Graaf Generator
2: Yes
3: Pink Floyd
4: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
5: Magma
 
However, this list is somewhat of a distortion of my taste which is better represented by favourite albums.
 



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Originally posted by David_D David_D wrote:

Originally posted by jamesbaldwin jamesbaldwin wrote:

No Italian band.


That's surely a pity, but a thread about favourite countries (The League of Prog Nations<span style=": rgb248, 248, 252;"> )</span> gives Italy 
this high ranking:

<div style=": rgb248, 248, 252;"><span style="white-space:pre">          </span>01. UK (182 points)
<div style=": rgb248, 248, 252;"><span style="white-space:pre">          </span>02. USA (81 points)<div style=": rgb248, 248, 252;"><span style="white-space:pre">          </span>03. Germany (76 points)<div style=": rgb248, 248, 252;"><span style="white-space:pre">          </span>04. France (67 points)<div style=": rgb248, 248, 252;"><span style="white-space:pre">          </span>05. Italy (66 points)<div style=": rgb248, 248, 252;"><span style="white-space:pre">          </span>06. Sweden (58 points)<div style=": rgb248, 248, 252;"><span style="white-space:pre">          </span>07. Norway (54 points)



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Subject to change (on a daily basis), here's today's list:

1. King Crimson
2. Yes
3. Jean Michel Jarre
4. The Psychedelic Ensemble
5. UK
6. Sonar
7. Pink Floyd
8. Vespero
9. Gong
10. Ozric Tentacles
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Originally posted by David_D David_D wrote:


If trying a kind of inter-subjective top 10 all-time, I'd say:

                    1. King Crimson
2. Yes
3. Genesis
4. Pink Floyd
5. Jethro Tull
6. Emerson, Lake & Palmer
7. Camel
Your all-time Top 7 looks fine to me. Thumbs Up
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I don't really have an all-time top ten, but I didn't want Can to fall out of the list, so I made one anyway.

1. Can
2. King Crimson
3. Soft Machine
4. Magma
5. Pink Floyd
6. Van der Graaf Generator
7. Kraftwerk
8. The Residents
9. Art Zoyd
10. Gong

There's a lot of bands I love just as much. Also considered:

Tangerine Dream, Genesis, Camel, Univers Zoyd, GY!BE, Secret Chiefs 3, Swans, Embryo, Popol Vuh, Gentle Giant...
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Originally posted by jamesbaldwin jamesbaldwin wrote:

No Italian band.

That's surely a pity, but a thread about favourite countries (The League of Prog Nations ) gives Italy 
this high ranking:

01. UK (182 points)
02. USA (81 points)
03. Germany (76 points)
04. France (67 points)
05. Italy (66 points)
06. Sweden (58 points)
07. Norway (54 points)


Edited by David_D - April 28 2023 at 13:12
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Top 20 update with ZBY147's votes added:-

1. Genesis (943 points)
2. Yes (889 points)
3. Pink Floyd (761 points)
4. King Crimson (757 points)
5. Rush (465 points)
6. Van der Graaf Generator (377 points)
7. Emerson, Lake & Palmer (352 points)
8. Jethro Tull (288 points)
9. Marillion (280 points)
10. Gentle Giant (277 points)


11. Camel (181 points)
12. IQ (158 points)
13. Porcupine Tree (129 points)
14. Soft Machine (108 points)
15. Renaissance (106 points)
16. Cardiacs (90 points)
17. Magma (89 points)
18. Spock's Beard (80 points)
19. Henry Cow (76 points)
20. Can (74 points) 

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If trying a kind of inter-subjective top 10 all-time, I'd say:

                    1. King Crimson
2. Yes
3. Genesis
4. Pink Floyd
5. Jethro Tull
6. Emerson, Lake & Palmer
7. Camel
8. Van der Graaf Generator
9. Gentle Giant
10. Frank Zappa/The Mothers


Edited by David_D - April 28 2023 at 09:30
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^ Not a bad final line-up, but it gives me palpitations too see the Cardiacs in the Top 20. Ouch

So you're happy with Magma and Henry Cow then? LOL
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^ Not a bad final line-up, but it gives me palpitations to see the Cardiacs in the Top 20. Ouch

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Top 20 update with ZBY147's votes added:-

1. Genesis (943 points)
2. Yes (889 points)
3. Pink Floyd (761 points)
4. King Crimson (757 points)
5. Rush (465 points)
6. Van der Graaf Generator (377 points)
7. Emerson, Lake & Palmer (352 points)
8. Jethro Tull (288 points)
9. Marillion (280 points)
10. Gentle Giant (277 points)


11. Camel (181 points)
12. IQ (158 points)
13. Porcupine Tree (129 points)
14. Soft Machine (108 points)
15. Renaissance (106 points)
16. Cardiacs (90 points)
17. Magma (89 points)
18. Spock's Beard (80 points)
19. Henry Cow (76 points)
20. Can (74 points) 
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1. Chicago
2. King Crimson
3. Deep Purple
4. Van Der Graaf Generator
5. The Beatles
6. Moody Blues
7. Colosseum
8. Caravan
9. Camel
10.Led Zeppelin
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I have to admit, Grumpy, that I like to be fond of and have at least one album from as many of the very appreciated bands as possible,
but that's just a matter of personal preferences, even it has some advantages. Smile







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Personally I find some albums difficult but interesting enough to stick with. I play them once or twice a year and I either eventually give up on them or they click. When I was in my teens a lot of what I listen to now was too extreme for my palate. My tastes have broadened significantly over the years and I continue to challenge myself. It's just the way it works for me personally.

Something like that has certainly worked over the years for me too, and I have very good experience in various ways with doing it. Smile


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Personally I find some albums difficult but interesting enough to stick with. I play them once or twice a year and I either eventually give up on them or they click. When I was in my teens a lot of what I listen to now was too extreme for my palate. My tastes have broadened significantly over the years and I continue to challenge myself. It's just the way it works for me personally.
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Originally posted by Nogbad_The_Bad Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:

Originally posted by David_D David_D wrote:

Originally posted by Nogbad_The_Bad Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:

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19. Henry Cow (15 albums)



I'm still working on Western Culture (1979) and I'm kind of fascinated by it, but I would surely like it to be a bit more rocky.



For me that's their masterpiece, top 5 album all-time for me. Though it took me about a decade to 'get it'.
Please explain what it means to 'get it'. And why would you devote a decade to force yourself to listen? Never has further listens changed my initial opinion of an album. But that's just me and usually I'm the outcast.
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