your 5 worst prog artists

FloydWright wrote: richardh wrote: Although I agree with Dream Theater,to include ELP,Genesis and Rush is laughable.Why do you bother even coming here? Let him alone; I don't even really KNOW any of those bands well (GASP!!!!!) but I still write reviews and enjoy many OTHER prog bands. I don't think there should be some kind of entry test (You must enjoy THESE particular bands!) in order to post/contribute here.

you forgot rule #1: If you don't consider ELP the best band ever you don't belong here (because you have no music taste and/or are too stupid for their music).

I'll take your word for that Reed ,but I don't understand it,even on the issue of taste.To me it's like claiming to be a fan of football and then claiming that Man U,Chelsea and Arsenal are rubbish.

They are....British football is a joke, one stolen FIFA World Cup Title in 1966 and nothing else.  Thanks to british football fans its hard to buy a beer near a soccer stadion anywhere in the world nowadays.

This forum is becoming more and more a fan site where people stop sharing information on Prog Rock and instead defend their own taste with childish passion. All the mainstream bands have been mentioned in this "I hate" thread except from Camel and Focus. Maybe these 2 bands werent big enough to be hated, and the feeling I get is that the Prog Metal fans "pick" on the old-time Prog Rock bands and Prog Rock fans hates these Metal bands....Denying the technical quality of bands mentioned (Genesis, Yes, ELP, King Crimson, Moody Blues, Rick Wakemans solo career, Patric Moraz, Frank Zappa, Jetro Tull et all) is IMO pretty foolish, and isnt this thread being used  to pick on eachother ?

Pixel; Tangerine Dream is overrated allright, its because only 2-3 forum members have heard the whole discography and can really discuss any matter concerning the band. Maybe you and I are the only ones that know as a fact that Edgar Froese is 100 times a more refined guitar player than David Gilmore.

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Lunar

1) ELP after Brain Salad Surgery

2) Marillion

3) Flower Kings

4) Rick Wakeman's solo output (pure CRAP!)

5) Soft Machine after #5 - BOOOOORRRRRRIIIINNNNNGGGG!

that's a better idea, yes! 

Joren wrote: gdub411 wrote: 1. Saga 2. Tangerine Dream..way over-rated 3. Styx 4. Yes...I do not get the facination with these guys 5. Captain Beefheart...just too much for me to handle there. that it's too much to handle for you, that means Captain Beefheart is one of the worst prog bands? ... that's just stupid

Just my tastes Joren.....chill!!

richardh wrote: Reed Lover wrote:   RichardH: It is a testimony to the eclectic nature of Progressive Rock that some of the "big-hitters" are disliked by many of the members.It is a matter of taste.Why should it be unacceptable to dislike Rush,ELP and Genesis,but OK to hate Dream Theater,Triumvirat and Amon Duul? . I'll take your word for that Reed ,but I don't understand it,even on the issue of taste.To me it's like claiming to be a fan of football and then claiming that Man U,Chelsea and Arsenal are rubbish.

No it is not the same at all Richard!

You can see that say, Man Utd are better than Liverpool if they have beat them and are a higher position in the league.Even then do you remember the taunts of boring,boring Arsenal when they won the league under George Graham?The merit of one band over another is even more difficult to define:

Musicianship? Steve Vai is technically superior to most (Prog) guitarists yet how many here rate his music?Or acknowledge that he actually creates music?

Album sales: we all know that popularity is not necessarily a sign of quality.

It is a matter of taste.Even Genesis-if you hate their music you entitled to think they are inferior.I hate Steve Vai's music and he can have all the talent in the world,but to me as a recording artist he is a waste of talent-so i write him off.
The later work of Miles Davis is too off-the-wall for my tastes,so in my opinion it is just a wall of noise-a terrible racket!! Opinion,opinion,opinion.There are no facts.