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Topic: My 20 favorite Prog Bands, ranked
Posted By: philipemery
Subject: My 20 favorite Prog Bands, ranked
Date Posted: July 01 2018 at 04:47
Just letting you know, Yes and Rush will not be on this list. While they may be staples of all Prog, I have never been able to really stand their music (particularly the latter). There are going to be a lot of more obscure groups here. I am really partial to 60's-70's golden era Prog. The revivals in the 80's and subsequent bands I don't really care for that much. Oldies are goodies.

Here I go:

1. Pink Floyd
2. King Crimson
3. StarCastle
4. Babylon
5. Gypsy
6. Styx
7. Elizabeth
8. Art in America
9. Emerson, Lake, and Palmer
10. Alan Parson's Project
11. Gentle Giant
12. Jethro Tull
13. Pavlov's Dog
14. Automatic Man
15. Yezda Urfa
16. Quill
17. Jasper Wrath
18. Van der Graaf Generator
19. Utopia
20. Smoke Rise



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Posted By: Mortte
Date Posted: July 01 2018 at 05:59
My list at the moment (where are also Yes & Rush):
1. Wigwam
2. Pink Floyd
3. King Crimson
4. Jethro Tull
5. Family
6. Magma
7. Traffic
8. Can
9. Faust
10. Yes
11. Genesis
12. Rush
13. Caravan
14. Gong
15. Hawkwind
16. Haikara
17. Comus
18. Amon Düül II
19. Colosseum
20. Kevin Ayers




Posted By: Magnum Vaeltaja
Date Posted: July 01 2018 at 20:32
I always have trouble with ranking bands or artists since most of the prog music I like is by artists that only put out an album or two, but right now a list would be something like this:
  1. Harmonium
  2. Bubu
  3. Yes
  4. PFM
  5. Arco Iris
  6. Caravan
  7. Maneige
  8. Yezda Urfa
  9. King Crimson
  10. Crucis
  11. Renaissance
  12. Gentle Giant
  13. Focus
  14. Osanna
  15. Rayuela
  16. Comus
  17. Quella Vecchia Locanda
  18. Gryphon
  19. Tangerine Dream
  20. Birds & Buildings
If I were to include bands that I consider proggy but not quite prog, then I might also throw in Chicago, Dixie Dregs, Return To Forever, Steely Dan, Traffic, and Wishbone Ash.


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Posted By: Mortte
Date Posted: July 01 2018 at 22:06
^In progarchives Traffic is categorized as eclectic prog.


Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: July 02 2018 at 06:29
Most  of my favorite Prog Bands are either from the UK or Continental Europe, and all are from the "golden era" having formed in the late 60s, early 70s. And as you can also see, there is no shortage of rather obscure groups in that bunch.

Triumvirat
Dzyan
Giger Lenz Marron 
Colosseum
Passport
Wallenstein
Hard Stuff
Dedalus
Wishbone Ash
Solution
Libra
Quatermass
Rush
Strange Days
Nektar
Gentle Giant
ELP
Atomic Rooster
Budgie
Le Orme


Posted By: Argo2112
Date Posted: July 02 2018 at 08:41
The top five are pretty much set, After that, it depends on my mood. 

( forgot a couple, had to make some updates) 

1. Yes
2. Rush
3. Genesis
4. Pink Floyd
5. Zappa
6. Renaissance
7. Porcupine Tree
8. Dixie Dregs
9.Spock's Beard
10. King Crimson
11. Dream Theater/ Liquid Tension
12. Jethro Tull
13. Mahavishnu Orchestra
14. ELP
15. Return to Forever
16. Supertramp
17. Marilloin
18. Moody Blues
19.UK
20.Kate Bush
 


Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: July 02 2018 at 13:28
So many good bands....and lists do change for me from time to time....but regarding the classic prog bands -which is where I chose from-: (no special order though KC will always be at no 1 for me)

King Crimson
Genesis
Yes
ELP
Jethro Tull
Gentle Giant
Caravan
Hatfield and the North
Renaissance
Kansas
Moody Blues
Pink Floyd
VDGG
Uriah Heep
Traffic
Zappa
Rush
Hawkwind
Eloy
Roxy Music

Regarding modern bands.....
Wobbler
Porcupine Tree
IQ








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Posted By: Cambus741
Date Posted: July 02 2018 at 14:01
Pink Floyd
Marillion
Hawkwind
Mostly Autumn
Porcupine Tree
Ayreon
Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Rhapsody (of Fire)
Mike Oldfield
Current 93
Cardiacs
Arena
Yes
Roger Waters
Rush
RPWL
Nightwish
Pendragon
Citizen Cain
Gong


Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: July 02 2018 at 14:31
Jethro Tull
Pink Floyd
Yes
King Crimson
Genesis
ELP
Zappa
Moody Blues
Traffic
Supertramp
Renaissance
Procol Harum
Gentle Giant
Alan Parson Project
PFM
Haken
Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso
Rush
Big Big Train
Harmonium


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Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: July 02 2018 at 14:52
Hi,

'm not much for top ten … but here goes … in alpha:

Alan Stivell
Amon Duul II
Ange
AshRa Temple/Ashra
Banco del Mutuo Soccorso
Camel
Fairport Convention (specially Sandy Denny's time)
Frank Zappa
Guru Guru
Hawkwind
Can
Kate Bush
King Crimson
Klaus Schulze
Nektar
Return to Forever
Family/Streetwalkers
The Doors
Van der Graaf Generator/Peter Hammill
Vangelis

Special love:
Sadistic Mika Band
XTC
Strawbs
Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Roxy Music/Bryan Ferry
Emerson, Lake and Palmer

Honorable'st Mention:
Rachel Flowers

I wanna put it on a stage album:
Frankie Goes to Hollywood (complete!)

I miss their early strength:
Chicago
Santana


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Posted By: austrianprogfan
Date Posted: July 02 2018 at 15:15
I've only gotten into prog fairly recently, so these are pretty much the only artists I've checked out and liked yet (organised in groups from greatest to least great group, alphabetical order within groups):

King Crimson
Talk Talk (late phase) / Mark Hollis

Can
Magma
Van der Graaf Generator

Gentle Giant
PFM
Yes
Yezda Urfa

Rush


Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: July 02 2018 at 22:16
Steve Hackett
Genesis
Jade Warrior
Frank Zappa
Henry Kaiser
King Crimson
Jethro Tull
Focus
Gong
Pink Floyd
Anthony Phillips
Anglagard
Eloy
Popul Vuh
Amon Düül II
Soft Machine
National Health
Nektar
Ozric Tentacles
Shawn Phillips




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Posted By: tempest_77
Date Posted: July 03 2018 at 06:46
It has a strong tendency to vary, but currently, and in alphabetical order:

Camel
Circa Survive
Coheed & Cambria
The Dear Hunter
The Decemberists
Genesis
Jethro Tull
Kayo Dot
King Crimson
Marillion
Oceansize
Ozric Tentacles
Pink Floyd
Plini
Porcupine Tree
Radiohead
Sieges Even
Thank You Scientist
Tool
Yes

Also, I took them out since I was over 20, but two other bands I love as much, if not more than the bands on this list:
-Muse (Prog-Related)
-King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard (Inexplicably rejected)


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Posted By: Matti
Date Posted: July 03 2018 at 07:54
Here's my attempt to make a logical Top 20. Strong emphasis on the classic 70's bands... My list excludes solo artists such as Mike Oldfield because this thread is about bands.
 
 
1st set (1-8) = my most essential bands that I found early in my teenage years (over 30 years ago) : Genesis, Yes, Pink Floyd, Marillion, Moody Blues, Renaissance, Camel, Van der Graaf Generator.
 
2nd set (9-20) = more of my favourite bands I have a long listening history of : Caravan, Focus, King Crimson, Gentle Giant, Strawbs, Barclay James Harvest, Jethro Tull, Kansas, Procol Harum, Tangerine Dream, Wigwam, Rush. (ELP didn't quite make it to Top20, because I can't stand some of their stuff.)
 
 
I could go on with dozens of bands I admire, either old bands with a small output,
or more recent/contemporary bands with lots of good stuff to find.
Some of them I nowadays probably like more than many of the mentioned above, but it was so much easier
to concentrate on those with a longer listening history.
 
 
 


Posted By: Squonk19
Date Posted: July 03 2018 at 11:31
Prog only...... difficult to stick to only 20, as many newer bands deserve a shout, but if I have to.....

Genesis/Steve Hackett
Yes
Rush
ELP
Jethro Tull
Pink Floyd
Marillion (Fish & Hogarth)
Big Big Train
Camel
IQ
John Mitchell (Lonely Robot/It Bites etc.)
Strawbs
King Crimson
Gentle Giant
Porcupine Tree/Steven Wilson
Renaissance
Spock's Beard/Neal Morse (etc.)
Mostly Autumn
Magenta
Arena

Yes, I know I'm pushing the limits of a top 20 with some artists grouped together....but I'm missing out Threshold, Mystery, Jadis, APP, Dream Theater, Mike Oldfield, Panic Room, Karnataka, Airbag, BJH, Anathema, Iona, Lifesigns, Riverside/Lunatic Soul, The Pineapple Thief etc. for heaven's sake!

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Posted By: ProgMetaller2112
Date Posted: July 03 2018 at 14:34
I don't think I can make a top 20 list (hell it's hard to make a top 10 list lol) but the further up the more apparent they are for me. Here are some of my favorite bands ranked 

1) Rush
2) Genesis
3) Yes
4) Gentle Giant
5) Van der Graaf Generator
6) Pink Floyd 




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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: July 04 2018 at 00:09
bands only:
1. ELP
2. IQ
3. Rush
4. Yes
5. Genesis
6. Tangerine Dream
7. Iron Maiden
8. Big Big Train
9. Eloy
10. Haken
11. Gentle Giant
12. Marillion
13. Spocks Beard
14. Par Lindh Project
15. Porcupine Tree 

not bands but they are wonderful nevertheless
1. Vangelis
2. Mike Oldfield
3. Kate Bush
4. Steven Wilson
5. Dave Kerzner
 


Posted By: Mortte
Date Posted: July 04 2018 at 00:22
Naturally I like really much also Procol Harum, the Moody Blues, Renaissance, Strawbs, Kansas, Dixie Dregs, VdGG, Pentangle, Fairport Convention, Focus, Tasavallan Presidentti, Nova, Nimbus, Scapa Flow, Circle, Kuusumun Profeetta, Absoluuttinen Nollapiste, Liekki,  Opeth, Culpeper´s Orchard, Os Mutantes, Soft Machine, Matching Mole, Robert Wyatt, but those 20 that are mention are the greatest prog artists to me at the moment.


Posted By: MortSahlFan
Date Posted: July 04 2018 at 07:52
Pink Floyd
The Doors
Supertramp
The Who
Steely Dan
ELO
David Bowie
Genesis
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: July 04 2018 at 08:24
King Crimson
Pink Floyd
Univers Zero
Mike Oldfield
Hatfield & The North
National Health
Magma
Vezhlivy Otkaz
Roy Harper
Thinking Plague
Knifeworld
Henry Cow
Present
Cardiacs
Cheer-Accident
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
Nik Bartsch Ronin 
Tangerine Dream
North Sea Radio Orchestra
Radiohead


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Posted By: Larkstongue41
Date Posted: July 04 2018 at 09:33
King Crimson
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Can
Tortoise
Penguin Cafe Orchestra

Talk Talk
Neu!
Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention
Samla Mammas Manna
Franco Battiato

Faust
Popol Vuh
Boredoms
Art Zoyd
SBB

Area
Labradford
Soft Machine
Magma
Ozric Tentacles


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Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: July 04 2018 at 11:15
Yes not on any 20-slot favorite band list? Unthinkable!

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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: July 04 2018 at 12:46
Originally posted by Rednight Rednight wrote:

Yes not on any 20-slot favorite band list? Unthinkable!


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Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: July 04 2018 at 13:31
Originally posted by Rednight Rednight wrote:

Yes not on any 20-slot favorite band list? Unthinkable!

Evidently, reading lists is not one of your particular reading attributes. There's probably 12 or 13 lists featuring Yes on the first page of this thread.


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Posted By: tempest_77
Date Posted: July 05 2018 at 06:50
I think that person meant: how is Yes not on everyone's top 20 list?

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Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: July 05 2018 at 07:22
Originally posted by Rednight Rednight wrote:

Yes not on any 20-slot favorite band list? Unthinkable!

I feel the same way about Amon Düül ll.
Tastes differ eh?

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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: July 05 2018 at 07:34
Pink Floyd
Marillion
Genesis
Yes
Camel
Renaissance
Riverside
Fates Warning
Threshold
Enchant
Procol Harum
Porcupine Tree
Ange
Sfinx
Phoenix
OSI
Goblin
IQ
Rush
Eloy
Kansas





Posted By: Mortte
Date Posted: July 06 2018 at 22:24
Originally posted by Rednight Rednight wrote:

Yes not on any 20-slot favorite band list? Unthinkable!
Well, I have Yes on my list, also there are others who have it. Am I non-person to you?


Posted By: philipemery
Date Posted: July 07 2018 at 00:37
I don't have Yes because, to be honest, I am not super fond of the vocals (particularly the harmonies, which honestly I find StarCastle's mimicking of Yes to be even superior on a vocal level), and I feel they sacrifice musicality for showing off their virtuosity, which is somewhat my feeling with Gentle Giant as well, but their music is also rather appealing in a "what am I listening to" kind of way (definitely not the most accessible band in the world).

Take Pink Floyd for example. David Gilmour, in my opinion, is one of the most virtuosic guitarists to ever grace god's green Earth. BUT, he doesn't spend his time going insane and just speeding through a song with lots of fancy trills and arpeggios. No, he lets the sound of his guitar ring, and lets that instrument sing to us. He is a bloody amazing guitarist, but he reserves himself and doesn't spend his time going nuts. YES, on the other hand, does this frequently. And while I can appreciate it on a technical level, on when it comes to musicality I find that their antics detract from the music. HOWEVER, before people lose their minds, I am never going to ever say they are poor musicians or anything. Rick Wakeman is a god of the keyboards, Jon Anderson is one of my absolute favorite lead vocalists in history, and Steven Howe is just about unparalleled in the Prog world (the only guitarists I like better being David Gilmour and Robert Fripp). I just don't like it when they are together lol.

Rush... I just consider Rush the single largest curse to the prog rock world. A) I don't care for blues hard rock (their early stuff), B) their prog stuff I only find passable at best, and C) I hate every fiber of Progressive Metal, sorry but if I want to hear a band stroke their heavy metal egos, I've got Iron Maiden and Yngwie Malmsteen for that.



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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: July 07 2018 at 03:07
^ Malmsteen? who hasn't released anything interesting or worth it since 1996? :)


Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: July 07 2018 at 03:20
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Posted By: philipemery
Date Posted: July 07 2018 at 05:10
Yup that Malmsteen, whose uninteresting and at times outright idiotic discography past 1996 I still find to be superior to the entirety of Rush's catalog in one single fell swipe.

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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: July 07 2018 at 05:29
Originally posted by philipemery philipemery wrote:

Yup that Malmsteen, whose uninteresting and at times outright idiotic discography past 1996 I still find to be superior to the entirety of Rush's catalog in one single fell swipe.

I disagree, but if you feel this way for Rush, then good for you 


Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: July 07 2018 at 11:54
Originally posted by The Dark Elf The Dark Elf wrote:

Originally posted by Rednight Rednight wrote:

Yes not on any 20-slot favorite band list? Unthinkable!


Evidently, reading lists is not one of your particular reading attributes. There's probably 12 or 13 lists featuring Yes on the first page of this thread.
I was referring to the original list of the thread, Brainiac.

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Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: July 07 2018 at 12:14
Originally posted by Rednight Rednight wrote:

Originally posted by The Dark Elf The Dark Elf wrote:

Originally posted by Rednight Rednight wrote:

Yes not on any 20-slot favorite band list? Unthinkable!


Evidently, reading lists is not one of your particular reading attributes. There's probably 12 or 13 lists featuring Yes on the first page of this thread.
I was referring to the original list of the thread, Brainiac.

You were? Then writing legible sentences is also not one of your particular attributes. Your original sentence stated that "not on any 20-slot favorite band list". "Not on any" refers to multiple lists, not a single list, dolt.




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Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: July 08 2018 at 08:54
^A little irritable, are you? Perhaps you need to relocate from that humid, stanky state you reside in to one that induces a calmer, clearer state of mind. And watch the name calling, Slappy.

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Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: July 08 2018 at 09:09
Originally posted by Rednight Rednight wrote:

^A little irritable, are you? Perhaps you need to relocate from that humid, stanky state you reside in to one that induces a calmer, clearer state of mind. And watch the name calling, Slappy.

That's the best you can do? You're the one who can't type out a legible sentence, then lie to try to cover your 5th grade writing skills, and now you bring states into this? Pathetic. You can keep Cali, I don't need to worry about wild fires, mud slides, smog, earthquakes, droughts and water shortages -- I have four seasons, thousands of miles of forest and the largest system of fresh water lakes in the world.

As far as name-calling, braniac, I believe you started that one. But what can one expect from a poster who allows his cat to type for him.


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Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: July 08 2018 at 12:28
Can
King Crimson
Art Zoyd
Talk Talk
Cardiacs

Pink Floyd
Amon Düül II
Van der Graaf Generator
Swans
North Sea Radio Orchestra
 
Gong
Camel
Jethro Tull
Genesis
Kong

Yes
Manfred Mann's Earthband
Jaga Jazzist
Univers Zero
Tortoise
 
Honorable mention for some solo artists who'd have qualifiied for top 30 (i.e. beaten at least one of those listed above):
Holger Czukay
Kate Bush
David Sylvian
Mike Oldfield
William D. Drake
Fred Frith
Peter Hammill
Robert Wyatt
Steve Hackett
Björk
 


Posted By: The.Crimson.King
Date Posted: July 08 2018 at 12:44
Cool idea.  My top 3 haven't changed in 40 years, after that the bands would probably be about the same but in a different order...

1 Beatles
2 King Crimson
3 VDGG/PH
4 Genesis 
5 Jethro Tull
6 Yes
7 Zappa
8 Gentle Giant
9 Ange 
10 Steve Hackett
11 PFM
12 Procol Harum
13 ELP
14 IQ
15 Greenslade
16 Pulsar
17 Marillion (Fish era)
18 Rush
19 Pink Floyd
20 Brian Eno


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Posted By: tempest_77
Date Posted: July 08 2018 at 13:44
Originally posted by The Dark Elf The Dark Elf wrote:

Originally posted by Rednight Rednight wrote:

^A little irritable, are you? Perhaps you need to relocate from that humid, stanky state you reside in to one that induces a calmer, clearer state of mind. And watch the name calling, Slappy.

That's the best you can do? You're the one who can't type out a legible sentence, then lie to try to cover your 5th grade writing skills, and now you bring states into this? Pathetic. You can keep Cali, I don't need to worry about wild fires, mud slides, smog, earthquakes, droughts and water shortages -- I have four seasons, thousands of miles of forest and the largest system of fresh water lakes in the world.

As far as name-calling, braniac, I believe you started that one. But what can one expect from a poster who allows his cat to type for him.

Yo calm down guys lmao. It's just a post on the internet.


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Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: July 09 2018 at 03:07
Any ranking except alphabetical order seems inappropriate these days...:

Alquin
Anekdoten
Big Big Train
Camel
Deluge Grander
ELP
Focus
Genesis
Gentle Giant
Gnidrolog
Hamadryad
Kansas
Magma
Pink Floyd
Rush
Tangerine Dream
Traffic
UK
Van der Graaf Generator
Yes



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Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: July 09 2018 at 09:02
Ok, alphabetical it is.

Banco
Camel
Echolyn
ELP
The Flower Kings
Genesis
Gentle Giant
Happy the Man
IQ
Kansas
King Crimson
Marillion
Nektar
Ozric Tentacles
PFM
Porcupine Tree
Rush
Spock's Beard
Van der Graaf Generator
Yes

Honorable mention: Anglagard (I originally had them on my list but then when I counted there were 21 I took them off in order to play by the rules). 

Also, I haven't heard the entire discography of all of these bands but with the exception of Gentle Giant* I have seen all of these bands live at least once and several twice.

* I did however see the band Three Friends which featured Gary Green and Malcom Mortimore. 





Posted By: Boojieboy
Date Posted: July 16 2018 at 12:54
In no particular order:

Genesis
Steve Hackett
Gentle Giant
Camel
Moody Blues
King Crimson
Samla Mammas Manna
Strawbs
Gryphon
Yes
Can 
Family
Curved Air
Renaissance
Gong
Hawkwind
Caravan
Kansas (no disrespect!)
Mike Oldfield
Nektar



Posted By: miamiscot
Date Posted: July 17 2018 at 08:12
1. YES
2. GENESIS
3. XTC
4. KING CRIMSON
5. GENTLE GIANT
6. NEAL MORSE/SPOCK'S BEARD
7. ELP
8. JETHRO TULL
9. PINK FLOYD
10. KANSAS
11. RUSH
12. LE ORME
13. BANCO DEL MUTUO SOCCORSO
14. WOBBLER
15. BIG BIG TRAIN
16. THE FLOWER KINGS
17. VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR
18. NEKTAR
19. RENAISSSANCE
20. KAYAK




Posted By: Magog2112
Date Posted: August 08 2023 at 00:41
1. Marillion
2. The Flower Kings
3. Genesis
4. Echolyn
5. Pendragon
6. Galahad
7. Arena
8. Pain of Salvation
9. Pink Floyd
10. King Crimson
11. Yes
12. Rush
13. IQ
14. Led Zeppelin
15. Opeth
16. Radiohead
17. Gentle Giant
18. Emerson, Lake & Palmer
19. Electric Light Orchestra
20. Spock's Beard


Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 08 2023 at 01:39
Impossible to rank them in order of preference, so here they are in alphabetical order:-

Barclay James Harvest
Camel
Caravan
The Doors
The Enid
Genesis
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Jefferson Airplane
Jethro Tull
Magenta
The Moody Blues
Mostly Autumn
Nektar
Pink Floyd
Procol Harum
Renaissance
Santana
Tangerine Dream
Rick Wakeman and the English Rock Ensemble
YES


Posted By: miamiscot
Date Posted: August 08 2023 at 07:14
Off the top of my head:

Yes
Genesis
King Crimson
ELP
Gentle Giant
Rush
Pink Floyd
Jethro Tull
Kansas
Renaissance
Van Der Graaf Generator
Camel
The Flower Kings
PFM
Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso 
Le Orme
Spock's Beard
Transatlantic
Big Big Train
Wobbler


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The Prog Corner


Posted By: Octopus II
Date Posted: August 08 2023 at 09:23
1. Gentle Giant
2. Jethro Tull
3. Pink Floyd
4. ELP
5.Genesis
6. Yes
7. Camel
8. King Crimson
9. PFM
10. Banco
11. VDGG
12.Styx
13. Kansas
14.Rush
15.Marillion
16. IQ
17. Spock's Beard
18. Pendragon
19. Big Big Train
20. Wobbler  



Posted By: essexboyinwales
Date Posted: August 08 2023 at 15:20
IQ
It Bites
Ayreon
Nightwish
Marillion
Dream Theater
Genesis
Mostly Autumn
Cellar Darling
Devin Townsend /DTP
Metallica
Pink Floyd
Anathema
Mike Oldfield
Rush
King’s X
Leprous
Eluveitie
Iron Maiden
Yes

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Heaven is waiting but waiting is Hell


Posted By: Dapper~Blueberries
Date Posted: August 30 2023 at 10:48
Here's my favorite

1. King Crimson
2. Genesis
3. Marillion
4. Between The Buried and Me
5. Magma
6. Motorpsycho
7. Mars Volta
8. black midi
9. Haken
10. Flower Kings
11. Gazpacho
12. Phideaux
13. Zappa
14. Soft Machine
15. Yes
16. Pink Floyd
17. Big Big Train
18. Rush
19. Mike Oldfield
20. Cardiacs


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