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    Posted: January 06 2023 at 09:31
Simply list your Top 10 Symphonic Prog artists from around the world with one favourite artist chosen from each of ten countries. The choice of nations is yours and the world is your lobster. Smile

My Top 10 (in alphabetical order)

Aphrodite's Child (Greece)
Focus (The Netherlands)
Grobschnitt (Germany)
Antony Kalugin (The Ukraine)
Outer Limits (Japan)
Par Lindh Project (Sweden)
Renaissance (United Kingdom)
Sebastian Hardie (Australia)
Solaris (Hungary)
Welcome (Switzerland)



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Great idea for a thread, but as you surely can imagine, it would be impossible for me to make a list like that. I can tell as much though 
that concerning Greece and The Netherlands, my favourites are the same as yours.

I might also be back here to tell my favourites from those of other countries I'll be able to choose. Smile
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Originally posted by David_D David_D wrote:


Great idea for a thread, but as you surely can imagine, it would be impossible for me to make a list like that. I can tell as much though 
that concerning Greece and The Netherlands, my favourites are the same as yours.

I might also be back here to tell my favourites from those of other countries I'll be able to choose. Smile
Not to worry. There's no need to list a full Top 10 if you're unable to come up with that many Symphonic Prog favourites, but hopefully, you'll find one from your home country of Denmark. Smile
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       Allright, those are my Symphonic favourites from the countries where I've been able to choose one:

       Änglagård  (Sweden)
Ache  (Denmark)
Pell Mell  (Germany)
Collegium Musicum  (Slovakia)
Focus  (The Netherlands)
Tantra  (Portugal) 
Solaris  (Hungary)
Aphrodite’s Child  (Greece)
Bacamarte  (BRA)
M.I.A.  (Argentina)
Guruh Gipsy  (Indonesia)

While I don't want/can't choose a favourite from UK, France and Spain - too many of them.


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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by David_D David_D wrote:

Great idea for a thread, but as you surely can imagine, it would be impossible for me to make a list like that. I can tell as much though 
that concerning Greece and The Netherlands, my favourites are the same as yours.

I might also be back here to tell my favourites from those of other countries I'll be able to choose. Smile
Not to worry. There's no need to list a full Top 10 if you're unable to come up with that many Symphonic Prog favourites, but hopefully, you'll find one from your home country of Denmark. Smile

LOL  bugger!
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Originally posted by David_D David_D wrote:


       Allright, those are my Symphonic favourites from the countries where I've been able to choose one:

       Änglagård  (Sweden)
Ache  (Denmark)
Pell Mell  (Germany)
Collegium Musicum  (Slovakia)
Focus  (The Netherlands)
Tantra  (Portugal) 
Solaris  (Hungary)
Aphrodite’s Child  (Greece)
Bacamarte  (BRA)
M.I.A.  (Argentina)

While I don't want/can't choose a favourite from UK, France and Spain - too many of them.
Well done! I was almost tempted to choose Osiris from Bahrain for my Top 10, until I remembered they're listed as Neo Prog on PA. Smile

In retrospect, I wish I'd included Solaris in my Top 10. Embarrassed


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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Well done! I was almost tempted to choose Osiris from Bahrain for my Top 10, until I remembered they're listed as Neo Prog on PA. Smile

While I've added Guruh Gipsy from Indonesia to my list, so now it's almost as much from all around the world as yours. Big smile



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In retrospect, I wish I'd included Solaris in my Top 10. Embarrassed

You might be tempted to mention it additionally - if you've counted how many I've listed. Big smile
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Originally posted by David_D David_D wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Well done! I was almost tempted to choose Osiris from Bahrain for my Top 10, until I remembered they're listed as Neo Prog on PA. Smile

While I've added Guruh Gipsy from Indonesia to my list, so now it's almost as much from all around the world as yours. Big smile

I thought Grumpy might be the only one to include Indonesia in their Top 10. Wink

Surprise, surprise, I swapped Surprise (USA) for Solaris in my hastily revised Top 10. Smile
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

I thought Grumpy might be the only one to include Indonesia in their Top 10. Wink

surely not  LOL

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Surprise, surprise, I swapped Surprise (USA) for Solaris in my hastily revised Top 10. Smile

Good change, while I like this thread so much, so I've recommended it in my blog with the overview of all my threads. Big smile
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Surprise, surprise, I swapped Surprise (USA) for Solaris in my hastily revised Top 10. Smile

Maybe I revise later my list as well to include my most favourite countries which I've left out. 
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Bubu - Argentina
Akineton Retard - Chile (great Avant prog band!)
Landberk - Sweden
Ulver - Norway
Message - Germany
Collage - Poland
Island - Switzerland
Sigur Ros - Iceland
Univers Zero - Belgium
Dûn - France
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Originally posted by Progmind Progmind wrote:

Bubu - Argentina
Akineton Retard - Chile (great Avant prog band!)
Landberk - Sweden
Ulver - Norway
Message - Germany
Collage - Poland
Island - Switzerland
Sigur Ros - Iceland
Univers Zero - Belgium
Dûn - France


Great list, but none of them are symphonic prog, except maybe for Bubu in some parts. They are listed as eclectic prog on PA.

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I will play:
Yes (from the greatest prog-rock country)
PFM (second greatest prog-rock country)
Novalis (third..)
Ange (France)
Focus (Netherlands)
Crack (Spain)
Anglagard (Sweden)
M.I.A (Argentina)
Bacamarte (Brazil)
Pollen (Canada)

honorable mention:
Exodus (Poland)
Cathedral (USA)

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Only Symphonic Prog Top 10 from Around the World oops this isn’t going to be an easy one to list. I shall have to do some serious thinking before making any choices then. I’ll post my results.
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       Here's my list revised to include my favourite countries and thus also my beloved Italian Symphonic (RPI), and basically 
it's a list of the bands which at least has released one album I'm fond/very fond of (unranked):

            Änglagård  (Sweden)
Collegium Musicum  (Slovakia)
Focus  (The Netherlands)
Ange, Atoll, Clearlight, Pulsar  (France)
Cai, Canarios, Crack, Triana  (Spain)
Camel, ELP, Genesis, Rick Wakeman, Yes  (UK)
Banco, IBdB, Le Orme, Museo, PFM (Italy)
Solaris  (Hungary)
Aphrodite’s Child  (Greece)
        Bacamarte  (BRA)
M.I.A.  (Argentina)
Guruh Gipsy  (Indonesia)

But as it can been seen, I couldn't fulfill the requirements of only one artist from each country, and only 10 countries. 
Sorry about that! Tongue


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Argh!!! still having an issue with developing my top ten Symphonic Bands phew! I’ll be back based on my list as soon as possible lol.
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Genesis (UK)
Transatlantic (Multi-National)
Neal Morse (US)
The Flower Kings (Sweden)
PFM (Italy)
Focus (Netherlands)
Solaris (Hungary)
Opus-5 (Canada)
Bacamarte (Brazil)
Sebastian Hardie (Australia)
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