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This update says:

Yes - 9
King Crimson - 8
Genesis - 7
ELP - 4
Jethro Tull - 2
Pink Floyd - 1

as voted by David_D, Valdez, felonafan, Logan, The Dark Elf, Easy Money, jamesbaldwin, AFlowerKingCrimson, mathman0806 and richardh
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1. Renaissance
2. Yes
3. ELP


Edited by Psychedelic Paul - 2 hours 40 minutes ago at 10:23
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I think of In The Court Of The Crimson King as the prototype for all later archetypical classic prog rock. Including the classic sound of Yes, Genesis and ELP, so for me the answer can only be King Crimson.
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Originally posted by jamesbaldwin jamesbaldwin wrote:

King Crimson have never adapted classical music to rock, they come partly from psychedelia, partly from the avant-garde, partly from melodic romantic rock and, from their second album onwards, partly from jazz.

In short, King Crimson are much more experimental than EL&P. And they kick-started Prog with their first album. They went through various musical phases, often changing their sound, whereas EL&P always remained the same. KC are definitely more difficult than El&P. But like Pink Floyd they are admired far beyond prog.

However, both choices seem legitimate to me. 

Curiously enough how differently people can think because those characteristics of KC are exactly one of the reasons for why I don't find them to be one of the most archetypal bands of classic Progressive Rock. - That is except from "...they kick-started Prog with their first album" which probably is not any sufficiently legitimate reason to me anyway, but that also depending on what you exactly mean with it. Smile


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I'd like to nominate the Soft Machine from 1967 as the archetypical progressive rock band no. 1.
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Originally posted by Starshiper Starshiper wrote:

I'd like to nominate the Soft Machine from 1967 as the archetypical progressive rock band no. 1.

Well, you'll get the chance to vote for The Soft Machine in the part two thread, I've planned about this topic and which will include TSM, while I can also already tell that I'm sorry but to me, they're definitely not some of the most archetypal classic Progressive Rock.
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Now it looks like:

Yes - 10
King Crimson - 9
Genesis - 7
ELP - 5
Jethro Tull - 2
Pink Floyd - 1

as voted by David_D, Valdez, felonafan, Logan, The Dark Elf, Easy Money, jamesbaldwin, AFlowerKingCrimson, mathman0806, richardh, Psychedelic Paul and Saperlipopette!
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I can tell that by "most archetypal classic Progressive Rock", I mean that which is most typical or most defining for the classic Progressive Rock.
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If I were to pick three artists who shaped the sound of prog more than anyone else, it would probably be:

1. Yes
2. King Crimson
3. ELP

And close runners up:
4. Genesis (Gabriel-Hackett era)
5. Jethro Tull

And lastly, seeing as they are hardly 'archetypal prog' even as my favourite band:
6: Pink Floyd
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^ Floydoid, is this just meant as your personal reflection, or supposed to be a precise answer to my OP question and included in the voting? Because if the latter, I have to interpret it. Tongue
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It's my personal opinion / conclusion after listening to, collecting, and researching prog since the early 70's - make of that what you will.
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