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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 30 2009 at 21:17
Originally posted by JD JD wrote:

Up front disclaimer...
No one band has ever not given me a disappointing effort.
 
-Extra special fringe Bonus selection ('cause I'm a weirdo at heart)
Sparks

You're right on that first point...even my favorite music group The Who has their It's Hard. Ugh...
 
Sparks! I wouldn't consider them prog, though I understand why you put them there...
 
They're too good to be prog. Ha!
 
Hello Young Lovers approaches prog though.
"Good evening hippies." Bobby Boy
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 30 2009 at 22:27
right now:
1. Frank Zappa
2. Pink Floyd
3. Jethro Tull
4. Strawbs
5. King Crimson
6. Yes
7. ELP
8. Nektar
9. Gentle Giant
10. Caravan/Rush/Atomic Rooster/High Tide/or any one of 10 other bands depending on the week


Edited by manofmystery - August 30 2009 at 22:28


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 31 2009 at 02:52
Today:
1. Genesis
2. Pendragon
3. Manning
4. Phideaux
5. Rick Wakeman
6. VDGG
7. Marillion
8. Beardfish
9. The Tangent
10. IQ or Nemo or Riverside or Tull or.........
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 01 2009 at 16:53
The Edgar Broughton Band were the first band that I saw live back  in 1976!!!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 04 2009 at 04:51
1 dream theater
2 pink floyd
3 marillion
4 symphony x
5 genesis
6 pain of salvation
7 transatlantic
8 flower kings
9 emerson lake and palmer
10 king crimson
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 07 2009 at 12:22
I like to judge by writing, music, vocals, and recording. So I chose:


Yes
Camel
Eloy
Genesis
Gentle Giant
Nektar
Gryphon
Marillion
Asia
Hawkwind
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 08 2009 at 11:17
1.Rush 
2.Camel
3.Jethro Tull
4.Gensis
6.Pink Floud
7.Peter Gabriel
8.David Bowie
9.Yes
10.Cathrin Bull (a new prog band)
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 09 2009 at 04:26
Rush
King Crimson
Jehro Tull
Yes
Gensis
Peter Gavrial
Cathrin Bull
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 24 2009 at 19:00
I LOVE all the bands I post here....
 
1.Rush
2.Yes
3.Eloy
4.Van Der Graaf Generator
5.King Crimson
6.Black Sabbath
7.Camel
8.Styx (Early Days)
9.Jethro Tull
10.Kansas
 
There ya go.
I Love Rush.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 24 2009 at 19:21
1. Rush
  -Porcupine Tree
3. Mothers of Invention
4. Yes
5. King Crimson
6. Jethro TUll
7. Van Der Graaf Generator
8. ELP
9. Mahavishnu Orchestra
10. Traffic

I had a tie for number one, ask me two weeks ago and I would have said Rush 1st and PT second, but since the Incident I can't decide.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 30 2009 at 04:32
Top 10 fave proggers
 
1. King Crimson
2. Pink Floyd
3. The Moody Blues
4. Emerson, Lake & Palmer
5. The Mothers Of Invention
6. Rush
7. Yes
8. Jethro Tull
9. Genesis
10. The Nice
 
Top 10 fave prog-related & misc. artists:
1. The Beatles
2. Black Sabbath
3. Led Zeppelin
4. The Who
5. Fleetwood Mac
6. Queens Of  The Stone Age
7. The White Stripes
8. The Ting Tings
9. The Carpenters
10. Wes Montgomery
 
Top10 worst/least fave artist:
1-10. The Jonas Brothers 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 02 2009 at 13:54
1- King Crimson
2- Genesis 
3- Rush
4- ELP
5- Frank Zappa
6- Pink Floyd
7- Yes
8- Porcupine Tree
9- Camel
10- Jethro Tul
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 02 2009 at 20:40
Today's list:
 
Frank Zappa
Yes
Jethro Tull
Camel
ELP
Genesis
Caravan
King Crimson
Pink Floyd
Rush
 
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 03 2009 at 21:08
In my opinion, all of the bands posted below express the best blend of technical prowess, creativity, and style, which was the criteria in which these bands on this list are based on.
1.Gentle Giant
2.King Crimson
3.Syzygy
4.Kings X
5.Porcupine Tree
6.Curved Air
7.Spock's Beard
8.Genesis
9.Yes
10.Jethro Tull
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 04 2009 at 12:21
1. Pink Floyd
2. YES
3. Genesis
4. Jethro Tull
5. ELP
6. Camel
7. Marillion
8. Eloy
9. Triana
10.Frank Zappa
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 04 2009 at 17:54
Here is my top 10 favorite prog bands. They are in no particular order as they are all awesome.
 
Povertys No Crime
RPWL
The Pineapple Thief
Tiles
Stream Of Passion
Paatos
Porcupine Tree
Spocks Beard
Ephrat
Panic Room
 
Sorry, I cant stop at 10. I have to mention a few others: Abigails Ghost, Frost*, Kino, Redemption, Shadow Gallery, Enchant, Thought Chamber, and Wolverine.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 04 2009 at 21:32

tull

gentle giant

camel

genesis

yes

rush
 
caravan

van der graaf

zappa
 
sabbath
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 07 2009 at 12:21
 - Genesis ( the Peter Gabriel years)
 - Pink Floyd
 - King Crimson
 - Triana
 - Supertramp
 - Camel
 - Jethro Tull
 - NHU
 - Focus
 - The Alan Parsons Project
fillo de lug
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 08 2009 at 12:43
1.Yes
2.Camel
3/4.Gentle Giant/Genesis(Gabriel era) either way
5.Nektar(The first six albums)
6.Eloy
7.Spock's Beard
8.King Crimson(The first seven albums)
9.Gryphon
10.Triumvirat(first 4 albums)/Pendragon(The World to Not of this World/Jane(First seven albums)

Top three prog-related and non-prog bands:
1.The Beatles
2.April Wine
3.Queen
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 08 2009 at 13:43
1. Porcupine Tree
2. Opeth
3. Pink Floyd
4. Rush
5. Mike Oldfield
6. Fair To Midland
7. Oceansize
8. Tool
9. Dream Theater
10. Led Zeppelin (?)


Edited by StrangerByTheMinute - October 08 2009 at 13:44
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