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    Posted: July 08 2008 at 16:20
Today it came to me that in the past we have established the most popular band in prog-history (King Crimson) and the most popular album (Thick as a Brick), but I still don't know what is considered the greatest song! So I decided to take the challenge, and figure it out with your help...

I've developed a process that I hope will lead us to the final answer: I took ten bands that seem to be the most respected, and I'll take ten songs from each that seem to be some of the most respected. After I post a list of the songs, you'll get a chance to say which definitely should stay, which should be removed AND what I should replace them with! When we have the top 10's, I'll start a series of polls after which we should have our winner!

The bands are:
King Crimson
Genesis
Yes
Van Der Graaf Generator
Pink Floyd
Jethro Tull
Rush
Gentle Giant
Camel
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
I realize some of your favorite bands aren't included (even some of my favorites), but these are the bands I genuinely feel have a shot in this tournament. So what do you say if we get the boll rolling...?

Gentle Giant - The Advent of Panurge, So Sincere, The Runaway, On Reflection, Knots, Aspirations, Schooldays, Pantagruel's Nativity, Just the Same, Proclamation

Yes - Roundabout, Heart of the Sunrise, The Gates of Delirium, Yours is No Disgrace, Close to the Edge, And You And I, Siberian Khatru, Starship Trooper, Awaken, The Revealing Science of God

Genesis - Watcher of the Skies, Can-Utility And the Coastliners, The Musical Box, One for the Vine, Dancing With the Moonlit Knight, Firth of Fifth, The Cinema Show, Carpet Crawlers, In the Cage, Supper's Ready
"Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and cannot remain silent" - Victor Hugo
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I think that ITSY is taking a different approach to the same goal, but you might want to check out his thread where he is having everyone list their top 50 or top 100 favorite songs so he can create a list of the ultimate songs.
 
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Points: 188 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 08 2008 at 20:23
Originally posted by rushfan4 rushfan4 wrote:

I think that ITSY is taking a different approach to the same goal, but you might want to check out his thread where he is having everyone list their top 50 or top 100 favorite songs so he can create a list of the ultimate songs.
 


I think it's 100 to 500 songs, if it's the same thread, but hey, it might be interesting to compare the two.

For me, I wouldn't need any procedure.  I'd just go with Awaken - though a few years ago I would have said A Passion Play (if that's a song).
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