Five more favorites
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Topic: Five more favorites
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Subject: Five more favorites
Date Posted: December 02 2024 at 10:01
| I suppose this is kind of arbitrary and random since a few other bands could be here also such as Eloy, Spock's Beard, etc. |
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: December 02 2024 at 10:04
I like random and arbitrary, and just to be contrary, I'm voting for IQ this time.
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AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:Posted By: Octopus II
Date Posted: December 02 2024 at 10:08
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Gentle Giant ELP Banco IQ Flower Kings
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Posted By: essexboyinwales
Date Posted: December 02 2024 at 10:15
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IQ. Although I don’t REALLY know all the bands well enough to vote! But even if I did it would still be IQ! ------------- Heaven is waiting but waiting is Hell |
Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: December 02 2024 at 10:26
This. ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: December 02 2024 at 10:51
| IQ out of these |
Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: December 02 2024 at 10:56
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how do you compare IQ and GG? different eras, different style... voting would be pointless for me ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: December 02 2024 at 10:58
I keep saying I'm gonna make a silly poll like a proto-prog band vs a progressive death metal one. I'm curious how many people would scold me.
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: December 02 2024 at 11:05
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GG ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: December 02 2024 at 11:14
You don't have to compare them. You just have to (if you want to) vote for your favorite.
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Posted By: TheGazzardian
Date Posted: December 02 2024 at 11:16
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Only GG and Flower Kings in the running here. Gentle Giant are a band I loved a lot when I first got into prog and I listened to all 8 of their classic albums plus the missing piece. But I almost never listen to them anymore, can't say why, but after I worked my way through their discography they kind of faded from my mind. Flower Kings, I've only ever loved two albums (Space Revolver and Sum of No Evil) despite having listened to a lot by now. But most of the stuff they release is just totally missable/forgettable. Despite this, because they keep releasing stuff and I always give it at least one or two spins, they feel more front of mind. But despite that I can't remember any song that's not on those two albums. So ultimately I'll give it to GG. Octopus, Power and the Passion and Acquiring the Taste outdo the two Flower Kings albums I actually enjoy, by quite a bit.
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Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: December 02 2024 at 11:28
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Gentle Giant. While sitting at a red light I got bombarded by homonyms from the car in the next lane. ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: December 02 2024 at 11:32
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EmeLakPal ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: December 02 2024 at 11:33
| Too bad for Banco that Gentle Giant is an option as well. But those are the two bands I love out of these. The former a little more than the latter. |
Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: December 02 2024 at 11:46
I understand the point you make, but... what I can say is that over the course of their discographies, I prefer IQ to say Arena or Pendragon... I prefer Spock's to Flower Kings.... I prefer ELP to Triumvirat.... when it comes to GG, I really don't know anyone I can compare their music with, but I'd be happy to learn! ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: December 02 2024 at 12:53
| SB will be on my next poll. |
Posted By: Floydoid
Date Posted: December 02 2024 at 13:04
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ELP - a no-brainer for me. ------------- 'We're going to need a bigger swear jar.' |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: December 02 2024 at 13:23
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For me, I'd order them Flower Kings, IQ, ELP, Gentle Giant, Banco. Banco gets the short-end of the stick mostly because I am not that familiar with them, and I have difficulty listening to bands with non-English vocals. Call it a personal quirk. ------------- 
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Posted By: Criswell
Date Posted: December 02 2024 at 14:37
| ELP's the top of any list for me... |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: December 02 2024 at 15:52
When's your Magna Carta poll?  ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: December 02 2024 at 16:34
| Gentle Giant, above the rest. |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: December 02 2024 at 16:47
| Banco > ELP/GG/IQ > TFK |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: December 02 2024 at 20:18
| ELP followed by IQ. |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: December 03 2024 at 01:08
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Gentle Giant followed by Banco del Mutuo Soccorso. And ELP would be my third choice. ------------- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcp9fYc6K4IKuxIZkenfvukL_Y8VBqzK" rel="nofollow - Duos for fave acts |
Posted By: VianaProghead
Date Posted: December 03 2024 at 03:03
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I'm going with the majority here too, Gentle Giant.
------------- "PROG IS MY FERRARI". Jem Godfrey (Frost*) |
Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: December 03 2024 at 04:33
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IQ gets the nod. ------------- Welcome to the middle of the film. |