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Favorite Three Bands:  Steely Dan, King Crimson, Gentle Giant (since Steely Dan are on this site, but if you want something more progressive, you can substitute them for Caravan or even Jethro Tull)

Favorite Prog Subgenres:  I'm not sure how to classify most of these, but it seems to be prog/folk a la Jethro Tull and Renaissance, the kind of heavy, personality-deprived stuff King Crimson or Pink Floyd do, and then, I suppose, jazz-flavored prog: Caravan, Santana, and so on.

Favorite Non-prog genres:  Again, I'm always hard-pressed to say what type of music I like because as soon as I say I like jazz somebody will want to tell me about some hideous Ornette Coleman album or something.  But, I'll say my favorite non-prog genres are hard rock (like Mountain, Blue Oyster Cult, etc.), jazz, and country/folk.

Favorite Decades:  The 60s, the 70s, and then 90s.  Skip the 80s entirely, they were horrible.  At least the 90s gave us Ween and Primus.

• Favorite Three Bands (Kayo Dot, Yes, Porcupine Tree)
  
• Favorite Prog Sub-Genres or Types (Crossover, Post/Experimental Metal & Tech/Extreme, Symphonic)
  
• Favorite Non-Prog Genres (Rock, dream-pop, metal)
  
• Favorite Decades in Music (70's, 00's, 90's)

• Favorite Three Bands: Pink Floyd... I don't know who else to choose... I'll just go with Dream Theater and IQ
• Favorite Prog Sub-Genres or Types: Prog Metal, Neo Prog and... uhh... Post Metal...I guess
  
• Favorite Non-Prog Genres: Other forms of rock, hip-hop, jazz
  
• Favorite Decades in Music: 70's, 00's and............. 90's
  

Favorite three bands: Frank Zappa, Magma, Koenjihyakkei

Favorite three Prog sub-genres: Avant Prog/RIO, Zeuhl, Eclectic

Favorite Non-Prog genres: Avant Folk, Avant Garde Jazz, Noise

Favorite decades of music: 00's, 70's, 60's

I have a really hard problem narrowing prog music down like that.  Much easier if you haven't explored too much.  Easiest being the decades the hardest picking favorites (I mean if you had more than three kids, would you be able to do it?).  As long as this isn't an essay question, I will answer.

• Favorite Three Bands (Univers Zero,  Big Big Train, Umprhee's McGee) (going with latest discoveries, why the hell not?)
  
• Favorite Prog Sub-Genres or Types (Crossover, Jazz/Rock, Avant)
• Favorite Non-Prog Genres (Jazz, Classical, Stuff that should be here but isn't officially classified as prog here yet )
• Favorite Decades in Music (70's, 90's 00's) (The '80's aren't as bad as many would say, but definitely a low point for prog.)
  

Edited by Slartibartfast - August 10 2010 at 12:28

•  Dream Theater, King Crimson, Tie with Pink Floyd and the Beatles
  
• Progressive Metal, Heavy Prog, Symphonic/Electric Prog
  
• Heavy Metal, Heavy Metal, AND HEAVY METAL!!
  
• 1960s 1970s 2010s
  

Interesting exercise

Favourite Three Bands: Genesis, Anglagard & Kansas

Favourite Three Bands: Alice In Chains, Opeth, Genesis
Favourite Prog Subgenres: Symphonic Prog, Eclectic Prog, Neo Prog
Favourite Non-Prog Genres: Grunge, Heavy Metal, Classic Rock
Favourite Decades in Music: 70s, 90s, 00s

Favorite Three Bands: Porcupine Tree, Dream Theater, Led Zeppelin

Favorite Prog Sub-Genres or Types: Heavy Prog, Symphonic Prog, Prog Metal

Favorite Non-Prog Genres: Alternative rock, New Wave Of British Heavy Metal, Classic Rock

Favorite Decades in Music: 70s, 00s, 90s