Worst Prog Band?

I don't think theres a be all and end all or bad prog bands, but Psyopus are close... Whoever writes a track called "The Pigkeeper's Daughter" has something wrong with them

I'd also put UneXpecT in a close second - Just really, really screwed up stuff.

-Joel

Sorry, but I feel this thread will get very negative.

1 - best/worst, all subjective

2 - pointless negativity

3 - waste of server space

Focus

I won't say "worst" but Brian Eno is probably my least favorite artist.

Picking a "worst" is much worse than picking a "best". It's easy to pick the most over-appreciated or underrated band, but the worst? Kudos to Jim for his comment

I've yet to hear a prog band that I dislike - but I'm quite selective with my CD buying and listening. 

Mastodon

If they're bad I don't listen to them, so I'm utterly unqualified to judge.  If they're bad and you've bothered to listen to them enough to have a definitive opinion, you're wasting your time.  I guess someone has too much spare time on their hands...

Edited by Slartibartfast - August 07 2009 at 11:26

Jim Garten wrote: 1 - best/worst, all subjective 2 - pointless negativity 3 - waste of server space

I think that one could build reasonably objective frameworks for evaluation, but considering that none of us have heard every Prog album, plus we don't all agree on what is Prog, it's an impossible task.  All we can say is what we think is the worst Prog album from what we know.  I think it's easier if we go by categories that we know really well.

I may still, though other than Magma and a few others I don't listen to it so much anymore, know Zeuhl the best.  Magma's Merci, Musique Noise's (Eskaton offshoot) Fulmines Regularis, and Troll's Volume 2 are commonly considered bad albums.  I actually like material off all of those albums.  I was disappointed in Offering's (that Vander project) offering on the whole.

I won't go for worst Zeuhl album, but Merci's "Call from the Dark (Ooh Baby)", though a stab at pop, is worth noting for this topic:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6remm_01-magma-call-from-the-dark-ooh-ooh_music

To be honest, from what I know, there is one band's album that, from what I know, I consider to be the worst I've heard in a Prog category, but, though a largely disliked album, I'd rather not mention it. 

Sorry for the long post, I've just wasted considerably more server space.