Instrumental songs. Which band is king?
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Topic: Instrumental songs. Which band is king?
Posted By: el böthy
Subject: Instrumental songs. Which band is king?
Date Posted: April 29 2005 at 18:09
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Make your choice!!!!!!!!!! |
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Posted By: fragile43k
Date Posted: April 29 2005 at 18:24
| I would like to put in my two cents. I know Gentle Giant is'nt really an instrumental band, but "The Boys in the Band" is the best instumental I have ever heard. It is dynamic, fun and interesting from start to finish--characteristics often lacking in instrumentals. |
Posted By: Manunkind
Date Posted: April 29 2005 at 18:24
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Mahavishnu. ------------- "In war there is no time to teach or learn Zen. Carry a strong stick. Bash your attackers." - Zen Master Ikkyu Sojun |
Posted By: Yanns
Date Posted: April 29 2005 at 18:26
| Crimson. Listen to Red. Also, the Devil's Triangle, the Talking Drum, and Indiscipline (Kinda sorta. There is spoken word here, but I consider it instrument.) |
Posted By: K00l Prog Guruz
Date Posted: April 29 2005 at 18:27
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I would say ACID MOTHER TEMPLES!!!! of course this is not included on the sparse list,
Im going to go and listen to some more DUb!
------------- "The world is in your hands, now use it." Good'ol Phil |
Posted By: K00l Prog Guruz
Date Posted: April 29 2005 at 18:28
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The instrumentals by "SiGNIFY" is also good, but I gues you peeps are not into Hip-Hop instumentals
------------- "The world is in your hands, now use it." Good'ol Phil |
Posted By: valravennz
Date Posted: April 29 2005 at 18:32
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Camel - The Snow Goose is a great example!
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"Music is the Wine that fills the cup of Silence" - Robert Fripp |
Posted By: OldFatherThames
Date Posted: April 29 2005 at 18:35
 Mike Oldfield
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Posted By: K00l Prog Guruz
Date Posted: April 29 2005 at 18:36
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NO!
------------- "The world is in your hands, now use it." Good'ol Phil |
Posted By: OldFatherThames
Date Posted: April 29 2005 at 18:40
| YES |
Posted By: gleam
Date Posted: April 29 2005 at 18:46
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Yes and King Crimson have consistently had great instrumentalists. I think KC has been more willing to explore different idioms while Yes has finally returned to it's roots after the eighties dance craze. Therefor my hats off to KC even though I'm an ardent Yes fan.
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Posted By: Progger
Date Posted: April 29 2005 at 18:47
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Emerson, Lake & Palmer |
Posted By: Garion81
Date Posted: April 29 2005 at 18:50
I am sorry I must have clicked into the "use your third sign-in name" thread
Daft f**ks
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"What are you going to do when that damn thing rusts?" |
K00l Prog Guruz wrote:
Posted By: Forgotten Son
Date Posted: April 29 2005 at 19:16
| CAMEL |
Posted By: pakish
Date Posted: April 29 2005 at 19:20
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DT ------------- TOEFL in latin america = neolanguage |
Posted By: Yams
Date Posted: April 29 2005 at 19:21
| Camel and King Crimson. |
Posted By: Ben2112
Date Posted: April 29 2005 at 19:33
Crimson is close, but Rush for me, thank you very much. 
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Posted By: The Hemulen
Date Posted: April 29 2005 at 19:42
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*does a double take* Jethro Tull, a band that's recorded about four instrumentals in a career spanning well over thirty years, but no mention of FOCUS? Good God! |
Posted By: 1loveac1d
Date Posted: April 29 2005 at 20:18
I don't know if i should be voting conisidering that I haven't heard all the bands listed. But I am also extremely prejudice and voted for KC anyway... Back when I did alot of drugs Devil's Triangle was a "Journey Man, A f**king JOURNEY!!!" but nowadays LEVEL FIVE!!!!!! everyone here has to hear LEVEL FIVE before voting! also: Thrakk, Red, Vroom and Dangerous Curves but Level Five is essential, Best instrumental song... Ever! Except for Starless and Bible Black of course. but it has words in it.
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Posted By: threefates
Date Posted: April 29 2005 at 23:42
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Emerson Lake & Palmer have the most beautiful instrumentals around. The Three Fates.. that second fate is just incredible. The bass entrance into The Barbarian. Toccata.. Aquatarkus... 2nd Impression...Changing States... Close to Home.. ------------- THIS IS ELP 
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Posted By: Fantômas
Date Posted: April 29 2005 at 23:46
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Tangerine Dream.
------------- And above all, is punk 
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Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: April 30 2005 at 00:39
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I'll go with Crimson on this one. Fracture, on SABB, alone, is worth the vote! Crank it till yer ears bleed, yer budgie dies, and the neighbours open fire! TOO cool!
And don't get me started on Red.... Tons more! ------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
Posted By: Prog_Bassist
Date Posted: April 30 2005 at 01:14
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The crim, then Rush.
Justl isten to Discipline, and YYZ!! ------------- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhuxaD8NzaY" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhuxaD8NzaY |
Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: April 30 2005 at 01:47
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As Trousserpress said before, FOCUS is surely the king. 99% of their material is instrumental (heard a strange version of Sylvia and Focus II with vocals), but normally Thijs Van Leer uses his voice as an instrument, making strange sounds and yodeling. And their music has a sense of continuity that alway makes me feel good, simply flows from start to end. Iván ------------- 
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Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: April 30 2005 at 01:55
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Yes, Ivy -- Focus are definitely Dutch Masters, but Crimson hit me where I live, with something altogether more weirdly wonderful and visceral. I like the instrumentals of all the artists named (though I really haven't heard enough Flower Kings to say if they merit inclusion in such esteemed company). ------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: April 30 2005 at 02:10
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1. Focus (real masters of instrumental songs) 2 . Camel (very much un instrumental band, although they did have singsongs on their albums) 3. Mike Oldfield (made very good instrumental albums, not really songs) 4. ELP (I voted for them: my top 3 was not on the list) 5. Coda |
Posted By: Man Overboard
Date Posted: April 30 2005 at 02:48
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I went for King Crimson, because really... is there another choice? Although the Flower Kings are a top favorite of mine, and the instrumentals they *do* have are top-notch, there simply are not enough of them for them to be in the running. I'd love to hear a CD of their current instrumental tour, though... it's not pure TFK though, lots of side-project stuff... ------------- https://soundcloud.com/erin-susan-jennings" rel="nofollow - Bedroom guitarist". Composer, Arranger, Producer. Perfection may not exist, but I may still choose to serve Perfection. Commissions considered. |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: April 30 2005 at 02:55
| ELP...but Rush have produced some real pearls as well. |
Posted By: TBWART
Date Posted: April 30 2005 at 02:59
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camel, oldfield, wakeman, vangelis.... ------------- ''progression is trying to eliminate boundries'' |
Posted By: Mr. Krinkle
Date Posted: April 30 2005 at 03:06
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Emerson, Lake and Palmer with their Karnevil 9 2nd impression takes te
first place. Although Crimson is really near. Also Phish has tons of
amazing instrumental pieces. |
Posted By: Mr. Krinkle
Date Posted: April 30 2005 at 03:07
| Pink Floyd's Alan Psichedelyc Breakfast is also amazing, one of my favourite songs ever! |
Posted By: arkitek
Date Posted: April 30 2005 at 03:18
Definately Emerson, Lake and Palmer are instrumental gods but DT come very close
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Posted By: haas
Date Posted: April 30 2005 at 03:49
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Oldfield Camel Wakeman Vangelis ------------- "the attraction of the virtuoso for the public is very like that of the circus for the crowd. there is always the hope that something dangerous may happen" - Claude Debussy |
Posted By: TBWART
Date Posted: April 30 2005 at 04:17
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eeuuh yeah as I mentioned... ------------- ''progression is trying to eliminate boundries'' |
Posted By: muffley_mirkin
Date Posted: April 30 2005 at 04:39
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Tangerine Dream
King Black Acid (last album had vocals though) |
Posted By: Logos
Date Posted: April 30 2005 at 05:01
| Tangerine Dream. |
Posted By: Kotro
Date Posted: April 30 2005 at 05:46
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Gong did some of my favorite instrumentals. Mike Oldfield should also be on that list. |
Posted By: VLADO
Date Posted: April 30 2005 at 06:12
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Oh, that's hard to answer. Rush, genesis, yes, they all are not strictly instrumental orchestras but when they did some pieces they hit the black. For example, rush's explosions, genesis both dreamy and pulsing compositions, or yes's cinema. In the case of PH, one can hardly find anything instrumental (e.g. Spur of the moment with guy evans). One can consider oldfield, vangelis, kitaro, jarre, but they are actually not the bands. So, to be fair, I voice for ELP who have provided us with the great, both intensive and extensive instrumental works. ------------- ...and in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make... |
Posted By: valravennz
Date Posted: April 30 2005 at 09:18
I would also like to add FOCUS, MIKE OLDFIELD, TANGERINE DREAM & VANGELIS to my list. -------------
"Music is the Wine that fills the cup of Silence" - Robert Fripp |
Posted By: Idioglossia
Date Posted: April 30 2005 at 11:50
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Spastic Ink is probably my favorite instrumental band, but other bands have very good instrumental songs such as Enchant - Progtology. ------------- The weak dress in hatred to hide their fear.. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: April 30 2005 at 11:54
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
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Posted By: Jeremy Bender
Date Posted: April 30 2005 at 14:31
| Emerson, Lake & Palmer! |
Posted By: Andhi
Date Posted: April 30 2005 at 14:52
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This is difficult because all of the bands listed are surpassed by
other bands that specialise in instrumentals: Mike Oldfield, Tangerine
Dream etc...
------------- It's only knock and knowall, but I like it... |
Posted By: radiognome3
Date Posted: April 30 2005 at 19:36
| Gong and Gryphon |
Posted By: CaincelaOreinim
Date Posted: April 30 2005 at 20:00
| Had to go with Crimson here...not only is Sheltering Sky the first track of theirs instrumentally that comes to mind but it's also one of my all time favorite songs. |
Posted By: valravennz
Date Posted: April 30 2005 at 20:54
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507 votes for Rush!!!!!! -------------
"Music is the Wine that fills the cup of Silence" - Robert Fripp |
Posted By: threefates
Date Posted: April 30 2005 at 20:55
So I see some Rush fan came and ruined the poll... figures!  ------------- THIS IS ELP
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: April 30 2005 at 20:57
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Yeh & it was all ok before Reed just come on
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Posted By: Reed Lover
Date Posted: April 30 2005 at 21:00
What? you think I've nothing better to do than sit here banging away Think of it like those old konami track and field games. Linda's great with her fingers when she wants to be. ------------- 
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: April 30 2005 at 21:03
See whats coming next
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Posted By: valravennz
Date Posted: April 30 2005 at 21:03
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"Music is the Wine that fills the cup of Silence" - Robert Fripp |
Posted By: threefates
Date Posted: April 30 2005 at 21:05
Uhhh... and how would you know?? ------------- THIS IS ELP
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Posted By: Reed Lover
Date Posted: April 30 2005 at 21:07
I remember the 1000 odd votes ELPgot once,what else? -------------
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Posted By: Reed Lover
Date Posted: April 30 2005 at 21:08
Oh look,41 Rush fans just stopped by! -------------
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: April 30 2005 at 21:10
So whats it like being 5073 Reed?
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Posted By: valravennz
Date Posted: April 30 2005 at 21:11
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You is very naughty - RL -------------
"Music is the Wine that fills the cup of Silence" - Robert Fripp |
Posted By: threefates
Date Posted: April 30 2005 at 21:11
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Wow must be a convention then, because thats about how many they actually have. ------------- THIS IS ELP
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Posted By: Reed Lover
Date Posted: April 30 2005 at 21:13
You mean 5076 and counting? Do you think you'll (be allowed to) get to 5000 Karney old fellow?
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: April 30 2005 at 21:14
Yeh if i keep off the pop
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Posted By: Reed Lover
Date Posted: April 30 2005 at 21:15
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Please dont make me pretend the Rush fanclub just showed up! No not me and some tramp I just pulled off my front street!
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Posted By: Reed Lover
Date Posted: April 30 2005 at 21:16
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I cant help it anyway,I've got the DT's............. -------------
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Posted By: threefates
Date Posted: April 30 2005 at 21:18
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Is that the tramp's initials? ------------- THIS IS ELP
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: April 30 2005 at 21:25
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Is that Rush sales through their entire career Reed? 608?
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Posted By: Reed Lover
Date Posted: April 30 2005 at 21:39
Give or take the odd 40 million! Who holds the record for the most consecutive gold albums in the US chart? -------------
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Posted By: threefates
Date Posted: April 30 2005 at 21:42
Uhh.. that would be Elvis Presley actually... ------------- THIS IS ELP
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: April 30 2005 at 21:42
loverly
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Posted By: Reed Lover
Date Posted: April 30 2005 at 21:43
I meant groups you pugnacious pedant.
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Posted By: threefates
Date Posted: April 30 2005 at 21:47
That would be the Beatles.... ------------- THIS IS ELP
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: April 30 2005 at 21:48
? |
Posted By: Reed Lover
Date Posted: May 01 2005 at 18:28
Yes,sorry,third behind The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. Still a monumental achievement,for a Canadian Band,who've never been fashionable! Will beat them with 2 more albums though! -------------
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Posted By: Valarius
Date Posted: May 01 2005 at 19:50
| Anything from Dream Theater. |
Posted By: alan_pfeifer
Date Posted: May 01 2005 at 22:26
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AT the moment, I'm lost in B'BOOM by KC, and I love it.....My vote goes to KC (Sorry Reed, as much as I love Rush....they've only done a few intrumentals.) |
Posted By: SirPsycho388
Date Posted: May 01 2005 at 22:44
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Rush, ELP, Mahavishnu Orchestra... (and Dream Theater tho not included) ------------- Strangers passing in the street by chance two separate glances meet and I am you and what I see is me. And do I take you by the hand and lead you through the land and help me understand the best I can |
Posted By: tuxon
Date Posted: May 01 2005 at 22:57
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Camel. ------------- I'm always almost unlucky _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Id5ZcnjXSZaSMFMC Id5LM2q2jfqz3YxT |
Posted By: eriksalkeld
Date Posted: May 01 2005 at 23:39
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I went for Rush because of "La Villa Strangiato", my all time favorite instrumental... but i have to mention ELP's "The Barbarian", Genesis' "Los Endos", Camel's "Lunar Sea", King Crimson's "Lark's Tongues in Aspic , parts I to III", Dream Theater's "Erotomania" and "The Dance of Eternity", also Rush's "YYZ" and many MANY more out there... ....are there really 703 people voting for Rush already? ------------- Autenticidad, actitud, pluralidad, espiritu e inteligencia, si es prog bien, si no, tambien. |
Posted By: video vertigo
Date Posted: May 02 2005 at 01:23
I voted for Rush (once) with La Villa Strangiato, Where's my thing?, Limbo, YYZ and Leave that Thing Alone, all top ranking instrumentals I found no comparison. Even the less talked about Rush instrumentals I enjoy as much as "Red" or "Erotomania" or "Los Endos" Another good instrumental is ELP's hoedown, my jaw dropped when I first heard a synthetic hoedown  ------------- "The rock and roll business is pretty absurd, but the world of serious music is much worse." - Zappa |
Posted By: JrKASperov
Date Posted: May 02 2005 at 01:28
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*yawn* Any of these bands and especially Rush get their behinds handed to them compared to any fusion band. Why are there always polls with weak prog  ------------- Epic. |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: May 02 2005 at 13:05
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ELP ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: May 02 2005 at 13:15
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... is disregardable as boring prog metal pretending to be clever
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: May 05 2005 at 05:55
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FOCUS...no doubt about it
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Posted By: Jools
Date Posted: May 05 2005 at 07:26
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Intrumental songs, surely this a contradiction in terms? I voted others, no one has mentioned The Ozric Tentacles or Djam Karet. How can any of the bands who had a vocalist be the best instrumental band when these two did it full time? ------------- Ridicule is the burden of genius. |
Posted By: Velvetclown
Date Posted: May 05 2005 at 07:59
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Steve Morse
------------- Billy Connolly Dream Theater Terry Gilliam Hagen Quartet Jethro Tull Mike Keneally |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: May 05 2005 at 10:51
| Well, because Mahavishnu did only jazz-rock (which is largely an instrumental phenomenon) I think it wouldn't be valid to vote for them in THIS poll. They are amazing though, don't get me wrong. I think Rush take the cake for instrumentals. They really write great, dynamic pieces of art...La Villa...YYZ...Leave that thing alone. All great IMO. Yes didn't even do instrumentals did they? Except for maybe Wakeman's Cans and Brahms off Fragile. |
Posted By: henri_ds
Date Posted: May 05 2005 at 11:49
You know, there have been some GOOD NEW things since the 70s and the golden age of prog. DT is one of them . Some of you here are so conservative. anything post 70s is considered boring prog metal. open up dude. |
Posted By: Cygnus X-2
Date Posted: May 05 2005 at 20:28
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What happened to all of the ELP votes? Now at 1002? Someone is fiddling about... ------------- 
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Posted By: Progger
Date Posted: May 05 2005 at 20:33
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No, people just came to their senses! |
Posted By: Cygnus X-2
Date Posted: May 05 2005 at 20:41
Easy for you to say... The only ELP instrumental I like is the Barbarian. I didn't vote for them, I voted for Rush (once). -------------
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Posted By: Progger
Date Posted: May 05 2005 at 20:50
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[/QUOTE] Easy for you to say... The only ELP instrumental I like is the Barbarian. I didn't vote for them, I voted for Rush (once). [/QUOTE] A WASTED VOTE |
Posted By: threefates
Date Posted: May 05 2005 at 20:54
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^ I so agree!! ------------- THIS IS ELP
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Posted By: Cygnus X-2
Date Posted: May 05 2005 at 21:24
If that's your opinion... I don't want to get in an argument. ELP votes now at 1358? -------------
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Posted By: greenback
Date Posted: May 05 2005 at 22:20
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ozric tentacles! ------------- [HEADPINS - LINE OF FIRE: THE RECORD HAVING THE MOST POWERFUL GUITAR SOUND IN THE WHOLE HISTORY OF MUSIC!> |
Posted By: maddog
Date Posted: May 06 2005 at 05:25
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1. Amon Duul II 2. Frank Zappa 3. Ozric Tentacles........ah, and who the f... are Anglagard? ------------- Vielleicht irrte sich der general-general-general |
Posted By: Sound_Chaser
Date Posted: May 06 2005 at 07:13
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King Crimson
21ST CENTURY SCHIZOID MAN including MIRRORS Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part 1-2 Red Providence The Sheltering sky Discipline Sailor's Tale ...
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Posted By: King of Loss
Date Posted: May 07 2005 at 18:59
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Really good "Instrumental" bands: Emerson, Lake and Palmer Dream Theater (for some of the semi-instrumental songs they have) Spastic Ink
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Posted By: Pablo_P
Date Posted: May 09 2005 at 04:20
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RUSH - yyz, la villa strangiato... ------------- Pablo P. |
Posted By: Keke
Date Posted: May 09 2005 at 04:51
| Most of the above are simply marvelous... choosing would be impossible. |
Posted By: MorgothSunshine
Date Posted: May 09 2005 at 05:06
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I would say ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND (but maybe i'm in the wrong site ------------- For every truth even the contrary is true... 
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Posted By: lpd42
Date Posted: May 09 2005 at 15:04
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I'm dissappointed that ELP are leading in the poll. They're just too boring
and pompous, and are the reason why it took me so long to appreciate prog. No other group excells at shaping instrumentals than King Crimson. One listen to the Lark's Tongue album is all you need. ------------- Blarg! My cheese has bones! |
Posted By: Calvo
Date Posted: May 10 2005 at 09:51
| What about Dream Theater??????????? |
Posted By: Pathetique
Date Posted: May 10 2005 at 19:42
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la villa strangiato!!! RUSH IS GOD! ------------- The Steve prog-metal radio on www.wcrx.net, monday 9-midnight CST |