Non Big Six Prog Favorite

Grumpyprogfan wrote:   Kansas is a glaring omission.

Gentle Giant 

No vote because Camel, Gentle Giant and VDGG are all basically a tie for me.

AFlowerKingCrimson wrote: So are Eloy, Gong and Nektar.

Jared wrote: AFlowerKingCrimson wrote: So are Eloy, Gong and Nektar. Eloy & Nektar only seem to get some love from a few members, a bit like Hawkwind..

Edited by AFlowerKingCrimson - January 26 2024 at 11:48

Most any poll that gets to seven pages and is still getting votes AND commentary after six years is masterful in its way. It has been said before that good threads never die, they just keep maturing and improving. That person was not very familiar with auto-lock, or Dream Theater for that matter (j/k).

Anyway, this is my third post in this topic.

I wrote this in 2018:

Logan wrote: I have albums by all of these, and have liked all of these very much. Soft Machine, Van der Graaf Generator, Magma would be my top three methinks, but Banco del Mutuo Soccorso, PFM, and Gentle Giant are up there too. Others I really love on the list too. I can't vote on this right now. I will try to remember to come back and vote for the one that I next play an album by (I am in a Third mood, but also feel like playing VdGG and Magma). Alternately, perhaps if I'm swayed by a particularly convincing-to-me post I will vote for that (that has made up my mind quite a few times as I can be quite impressionable).

And this in 2019 (was bumped twice).

Logan wrote: LAM-SGC wrote: When did it change to Big Six? It was always Big 5 back in the day. Rush got my vote.   Rush along with Moody Blues are the only two I listen to more than occasionally. Less than occasionally I listen to Camel, Focus, Gentle Giant, Supertramp and PFM The rest I never listen to and in some cases have never heard.  Yes, big five were Yes, ELP, Genesis, King Crimson and Pink Floyd, but sometimes that gets expanded on, and I have heard the term bix six various times over the years, and the number six spot usually goes to Jethro Tull. I'm fine with that concept of a big six. By the way, I think I voted for Magma in this poll, though VdGG and Soft Machine tempted me. I like Rush, but it personally comes far down this list for me as much as I did like the band when I was a teenager (though I guess I would have voted for Focus back then)

And yep, I am confident that I voted for Magma. I rarely vote without commenting on my vote, but when I chose to vote this had likely fallen off the page and I didn't want to revive without something to say, useless as it is anyway, beyond registering my vote.

I wish we did not have locked threads, and we had one forum for newer active polls (say last response was in the past month) and one for ones from the archives. I say because so often people comment on posts from old polls without the user still being around, so not always so good for conversation. I do like to see recycling and I poll some out of the real depths of time occasionally (mostly as a kind of archaeological/anthropological/ sociological/ historical interest)..

Edited by Logan - January 26 2024 at 13:57

No vote because this kind of Prog Polls are getting more and more pointless, boring and repetitive.

Hrychu wrote: No vote because this kind of Prog Polls are getting more and more pointless, boring and repetitive.

What do you look for in the kinds of Prog polls you favour?

I do like some originality/ innovation in the approach and subject matter often, but having been around as long as I have it's rare that a poll feels really fresh to me. That said, I often care more about reading the replies and the digressions/diversions than the actual subject matter of the poll. I especially like polls where I am likely to discover new-to-me music that I appreciate and where it leads to some discussion about the music. And I like one's that are about personal favourites usually even if my tastes are quite different. That way the OP is more likely to be a positive and enthusiastic conversationalist, which I appreciate from those whose topics I participate in. I know I can spend too much time making polls, and series of polls. but that exercise helps me to appreciate music more deeply and can help to connect with others.

Edited by Logan - January 26 2024 at 15:10

Le Orme and Gentle Giant both equal top. Equally great in the 70s and they spanned the whole decade. Camel and Graaf next in line but they missed out on 70-72 and 72-74. Magma and Caravan next. Rush were strong from 78-82. Banco, Grob and Tramp cool too. Some of these brands are big 6 for me. Yes and Elp not even top 1 lol

Edited by dr prog - January 26 2024 at 17:07

David_D wrote: I voted for VdGG, but I'm fond/very fond of at least one album by almost all the bands on the list.