"Other" prog band, part 2
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Topic: "Other" prog band, part 2
Posted By: Niki ( IO )
Subject: "Other" prog band, part 2
Date Posted: April 25 2007 at 12:28
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Taking as "the ones": GENESIS, YES, PINK FLOYD, JETHRO TULL, KING CRIMSON, VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR and GENTLE GIANT... ...Then here are "the others"( 3 or more votes on the part 1of this poll... )
" Sorry in advance if the ones I choose in your opinion don't fit in the poll or are unfair...I just tried...Maybe for the most of you a poll like this does not make any sense, but for me, at first steps in this musical world, it is very very interesting...Please vote a lot... " 1 vote for CAMEL was mine...------------- IO |
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Posted By: E-Dub
Date Posted: April 25 2007 at 12:30
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Marillion all the way for me.
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Posted By: Frasse
Date Posted: April 25 2007 at 12:31
| Camel |
Posted By: Fassbinder
Date Posted: April 25 2007 at 12:39
| Assuming that you mean by "the others" groups as powerful, influential and crafty as "the ones" you've mentioned, I'd say "Other". It may be Caravan, for example, or Soft Machine... |
Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: April 25 2007 at 13:07
At least they were first generation rather than 3rd or 5th ------------- The best eclectic music on the Web,8-11pm BST/GMT THURS. CLICK ON: http://www.lborosu.org.uk/media/lcr/live.php - http://www.lborosu.org.uk/media/lcr/live.php Host by PA's Dick Heath. |
Fassbinder wrote:Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: April 25 2007 at 13:08
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Zappa. ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: April 25 2007 at 13:11
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Zappa wins easily |
Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: April 25 2007 at 13:13
| Rush. |
Posted By: Heptade
Date Posted: April 25 2007 at 13:22
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So hard to choose...I love Rush and PT is ok in my books, not to mention Marillion, who have done some great work, but for some reason Camel is dearest to my heart...I'm rooting for A. Latimer, my favourite underdog. ------------- The world keeps spinning, people keep sinning And all the rest is just bullsh*t -Steve Kilbey |
Posted By: wandererfromtx
Date Posted: April 25 2007 at 13:25
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Zappa
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Posted By: febus
Date Posted: April 25 2007 at 13:36
What about SOFT MACHINE,? always forgotten!
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Posted By: Passionist
Date Posted: April 25 2007 at 13:45
| Another one, The Flower Kings |
Posted By: Hatters
Date Posted: April 25 2007 at 13:51
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Frank Zappa. The greatest genius ever to have lived. Only joking but he is a pretty cool guy. -------------  http://www.last.fm/user/SHatters/?chartstyle=basic10"> 
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Posted By: Niki ( IO )
Date Posted: April 25 2007 at 13:54
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Others: CARAVAN - 1 vote
SOFT MACHINE - 1
THE FLOWER KINGS - 1 ------------- IO |
Posted By: blazno
Date Posted: April 25 2007 at 14:40
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Try and guess...
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Posted By: paolo.beenees
Date Posted: April 25 2007 at 14:44
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I'd vote for Rush, but I haven't understood the matter in this thread yet (cioè, Niki, mi chiedi di dirti chi è il mio secondo gruppo preferito?). ------------- 
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Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: April 25 2007 at 14:48
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I cant vote as I like Camel a lot, but Porcupine Tree are becoming quite a favorite of mine...
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Posted By: proggy
Date Posted: April 25 2007 at 14:53
| No Offense: I would not put Gentle Giant in with that Group. ELP shold not be in this poll. |
Posted By: Draconean
Date Posted: April 25 2007 at 15:10
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Rush ------------- I'm running still, I shall until, one day I hope that I'll arrive |
Posted By: bhikkhu
Date Posted: April 25 2007 at 15:18
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Marillion, but only with Fish. ------------- a.k.a. H.T. http://riekels.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow - http://riekels.wordpress.com |
Posted By: chessman
Date Posted: April 25 2007 at 16:25
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Very close between the first three listed here. I could have voted for any of them!
But in the end I chose Porcupine Tree.
They are a band of the future, and will be highly regarded in years to come.
(They are highly regarded now, of course!) :)
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Posted By: Speesh
Date Posted: April 25 2007 at 17:06
| Porcupine Tree comes close, but I'm going to have to go with Zappa. I've heard nearly all of the PT albums and enjoyed them all. However nearly all of the Zappa albums I've heard are great as well, and there's still a lot of Zappology I have yet to get into. |
Posted By: Spacemac
Date Posted: April 25 2007 at 17:10
Marillion 
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Posted By: cyberiancygnus
Date Posted: April 25 2007 at 17:33
Rush...no contest 
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: April 25 2007 at 17:46
ELP are definitely one of the mega-Prog groups... both influential and had huge mainstream success. I seem to remember that the "big seven" classic Prog groups according to this site were King Crimson, ELP, Yes, Genesis, VdGG, Gentle Giant, and Pink Floyd. Or was Rush in it? I would think possibly not as they (as in the band members) were not British and it was not one of the original Prog bands. I would have thought GG not nearly as "big" as Jethro Tull (same goes for VdGG). That they are very popular amongst many Progheads here, and considered one of the best by many, is by-the-by. I had never heard of them before getting back into Prog, so discovering the band was revelatory (my favourite of those big Prog bands and one of my favourite over-all). Not that well known outside of Prog circles (at least not in my part of the world from my experience). Under the definition of Prog rock at this site, it cites the, "the major acts that defined the genre in the 1970s [as] Yes, Genesis, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Rush and King Crimson..." If one takes a somewhat revisionist attitude towards Prog, then my favourite band (with many albums) is probably MAGMA. But Zeuhl (along with a great deal of music from other categories here such as RIO) were more like parallel to Prog movements making progressive music. So, I might offer, for instance, Focus, PFM, Banco..., Le Orme and Gryphon as other possibilities. Then there's (sticking with classic bands) the Canterbury scene music such as Soft Machine, Hatfield,,,, and Caravan etc. etc. And then there's... Suffice to say, there are so many great bands from so many categories. Most of my favourite bands and albums happen to be less mainstream in prog circles, but relatively obscure artists would not be appropriate for this topic even if one personally finds them more satisfying, or better, than most of the big names. And I may not care for it, but Kansas is worthy of note. I'm surprised at how few votes "other" has. I suppose that I consider Zappa the most important of those listed. I'll vote for MAGMA as it's a very important band to discover when going on a Prog Archives musical journey, and has opened up many ears to off the well-beaten path progressive music. ------------- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcp9fYc6K4IKuxIZkenfvukL_Y8VBqzK" rel="nofollow - Duos for fave acts |
Posted By: endlessepic
Date Posted: April 25 2007 at 17:50
| ELP was actually one of the hugest bands in the world in the 70's selling more records than the stones or the doors but if you call them an "other" band I definetly vote for them! |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: April 25 2007 at 19:10
| Camel. |
Posted By: Space_Captain
Date Posted: April 26 2007 at 01:51
| I always thought there was a big six: Yes, Genesis, ELP, Pink Floyd, King Crimson, and Jethro Tull |
Posted By: Niki ( IO )
Date Posted: April 26 2007 at 02:21
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Others: CARAVAN - 1 vote
SOFT MACHINE - 1
THE FLOWER KINGS - 1
MAGMA - 1 ------------- IO |
Posted By: ozzy_tom
Date Posted: April 26 2007 at 03:28
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ELP - the best in general in my opinion. -------------  
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Posted By: Alibongo
Date Posted: April 26 2007 at 05:19
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Rush. I started with Farewell to Kings and Hemispheres (my first two prog albums). A tremendous band
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Posted By: Sophocles
Date Posted: April 26 2007 at 07:21
| I can surely think a few bands not in this poll (DT, PoS, Tool) but if I have to choose one from those that's Camel |
Posted By: jfleischh
Date Posted: April 26 2007 at 09:41
| Camel for me all the way: Nimrodel - best.....song......ever! |
Posted By: fuxi
Date Posted: April 26 2007 at 11:12
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I don't really see what your division in terms of "the ones" and "the others" is based on.
Just looking at this second poll, I don't understand how anyone in their right mind could compare a prolific artist like Zappa with a rather lame second- (or third-) division prog band like Camel. Oh, there's nothing wrong with Camel per se; I enjoy a little MOONMADNESS every now and then... But surely anyone who's got EARS will be able to tell that UNCLE MEAT, APOSTROPHE, ONE SIZE FITS ALL, ROXY AND ELSEWHERE, LATHER, CIVILIZATION PT. III and a few dozen other Zappa albums are far more adventurous than anything Camel ever did? (And please don't get me started on Rush!) |
Posted By: aspinosa
Date Posted: April 26 2007 at 12:14
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NEKTAR |
Posted By: daz2112
Date Posted: April 26 2007 at 13:22
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Rush ------------- In the constellation of cygnus,There lurks a mysterious force...The black hole |
Posted By: xhouse
Date Posted: April 26 2007 at 16:14
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At the risk of dating myself, in my day, ELP was considered one of the big ones. They were certainly one of the more visible bands on the scene and seemed to have a lot of followers, myself included. Funny thing is though, I grew tired of them quite quickly. I guess I'm not surprised they are not viewed with as much reverence as they once were. ------------- Between Thought and Expression Lies True Perception |
Posted By: moreitsythanyou
Date Posted: April 26 2007 at 21:03
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I'd go with Porcupine Tree, I guess -------------  <font color=white>butts, lol[/COLOR] |
Posted By: Arrrghus
Date Posted: April 26 2007 at 21:15
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Zappa, no question. ------------- 
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Posted By: Niki ( IO )
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 03:05
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http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35411 - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35411
...To give the poll voters point of view on ELP discussion...
Choosing "the ones" and "the others" I have only cared of the ones that seem to be the favourite ones...No others criteria here...
The same poll with different questions could end up in a different way and it would be probably more interesting for me too, but here was just about favourites...
Others: CARAVAN - 1 vote
SOFT MACHINE - 1
THE FLOWER KINGS - 1
MAGMA - 1
NEKTAR - 1... ------------- IO |
Posted By: EliasMisael
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 16:15
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RUSH No Contest. The creators Of La Villa Strangiato, YYZ, The Main Monkey Business... Simply the best band ------------- "...Basic temperamental filters on our eyes Alter our perceptions Lenses polarize..." 
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