My five favorite prog bands of all time

BrufordFreak wrote: Favorite now? Genesis Favorite then? Yes Best progressive rock band? Miles Davis, of course!

AFlowerKingCrimson wrote: essexboyinwales wrote: AFlowerKingCrimson wrote: Cristi wrote: AFlowerKingCrimson wrote: I hear Genesis in IQ but not Eloy. Maybe I'm not familiar enough with Eloy though.  You are right, no Genesis in Eloy. There is some Floyd in there though.  There is no Eloy in IQ is what I meant. Or if there is I don't hear it. I'm sorry if that wasn't clear. Seemed obvious to me! I would be very surprised if Mike Holmes had never seen them live☺️ Well, apparently Marillion (especially Fish) were influenced by Van der Graaf Generator but I don't really hear that in early Marillion so anything is possible.

essexboyinwales wrote: AFlowerKingCrimson wrote: Cristi wrote: AFlowerKingCrimson wrote: I hear Genesis in IQ but not Eloy. Maybe I'm not familiar enough with Eloy though.  You are right, no Genesis in Eloy. There is some Floyd in there though.  There is no Eloy in IQ is what I meant. Or if there is I don't hear it. I'm sorry if that wasn't clear. Seemed obvious to me! I would be very surprised if Mike Holmes had never seen them live☺️

Edited by AFlowerKingCrimson - 22 hours 57 minutes ago at 11:04

Cristi wrote: AFlowerKingCrimson wrote: I hear Genesis in IQ but not Eloy. Maybe I'm not familiar enough with Eloy though.  You are right, no Genesis in Eloy. There is some Floyd in there though.

Edited by AFlowerKingCrimson - November 21 2024 at 14:26

I hear Genesis in IQ but not Eloy. Maybe I'm not familiar enough with Eloy though. 

essexboyinwales wrote: AFlowerKingCrimson wrote: I need to explore Kayak a bit more. As for G.H. their last one from 2023 is very good and so is Lex Rex. Chronometree is ok but a bit marred by odd vocals. I haven't heard Shadowland (yet). As for Eloy I currently have Power and the Passion up to Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes. All are good. I probably like Silent Cries the best but that might be because it's the one I'm most familiar with. Dawn hasn't really grown on me yet. At first I thought I liked it but it didn't seem to have the keyboard power (especially synth) of the two that followed it. It seemed more orchestral or something which maybe didn't work for me on that. However, it may require more listens and I do still like it. I enjoyed Dawn quite a bit - and the suggestion of increased keyboard power in the next 2 albums will definitely lead me to them!😎

This Is my ranking of the top five:

AFlowerKingCrimson wrote: I need to explore Kayak a bit more. As for G.H. their last one from 2023 is very good and so is Lex Rex. Chronometree is ok but a bit marred by odd vocals. I haven't heard Shadowland (yet). As for Eloy I currently have Power and the Passion up to Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes. All are good. I probably like Silent Cries the best but that might be because it's the one I'm most familiar with. Dawn hasn't really grown on me yet. At first I thought I liked it but it didn't seem to have the keyboard power (especially synth) of the two that followed it. It seemed more orchestral or something which maybe didn't work for me on that. However, it may require more listens and I do still like it.

I enjoyed Dawn quite a bit - and the suggestion of increased keyboard power in the next 2 albums will definitely lead me to them!😎

richardh wrote: essexboyinwales wrote: richardh wrote: Rush 1. ELP 2. IQ 3. Rush 4. Big Big Train 5. Eloy 6. Yes 7. Genesis 8. Porcupine Tree 9. Pink Floyd 10.Glass Hammer 11.Magenta 12.Kayak 13.Van Der Graaf Generator 14.Camel 15.King Crimson Your taste is often good Richard, so I may have to try listening to the 3 bands on your list that I’ve never heard - Eloy, Glass Hammer and Kayak…. thank you  Eloy - best go for the seventies trio of Dawn, Ocean and Silent Cries And Mighty Echoes Glass Hammer - Lex Rex, Chronomotree and Shadowlands Kayak - First 3 albums up to Royal Bed Bouncer Those are the best 'starter' albums for those bands I think.

Listening to Dawn now👍😊

Crimson for me at number one! Followed by Yes, Floyd...(function(){function c(){var b=a.contentDocument||a.contentWindow.document;if(b){var d=b.createElement('script');d.innerHTML="window.__CF$cv$params={r:'8e14fc653ee5d0e8',t:'MTczMTM5ODQwMS4wMDAwMDA='};var a=document.createElement('script');a.nonce='';a.src='/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/scripts/jsd/main.js';document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(a);";b.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(d)}}if(document.body){var a=document.createElement('iframe');a.height=1;a.width=1;a.style.position='absolute';a.style.top=0;a.style.left=0;a.style.border='none';a.style.visibility='hidden';document.body.appendChild(a);if('loading'!==document.readyState)c();else if(window.addEventListener)document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded',c);else{var e=document.onreadystatechange||function(){};document.onreadystatechange=function(b){e(b);'loading'!==document.readyState&&(document.onreadystatechange=e,c())}}}})();< height="1" width="1" style=": ; top: 0px; left: 0px; border: medium; visibility: ;">

Edited by A Crimson Mellotron - November 12 2024 at 01:00