Your Prog Rock Hot Takes

Zappastolethetowels wrote: Supertramp are closer to ELO, APP, and the Moody Blues of the time than Prog. Supertramp is more interesting tome than all the bands mentioned.  Prog live albums should not be counted as part of a studio discography! They're not.  I find the run of Poseidon through Islands more engaging than the debut of KC. No objection here.  Rush and Dream Theater never made a timeless record (I hope I don't summon Big Sky ) I think both did, but then again it's all subjective here.  Yes made nothing great post-Relayer. Drama is a great album. I also enjoy the Rabin era. Not great, but enjoyable. Canterbury prog is underrated and Camel are not Canterbury! Who says they are Canterbury?  ATOTT by Genesis is a snooze fest! One of my favorites from them.  Soft Machine's Fourth is their masterpiece! I haven't listened to it in a long time, I will give it a listen as soon as I can.  D. Allen's Gong was lame (with the exception of the first 2) - The You Trilogy is great IMO.  You are hard pressed to find a M. Davis record you can sit through and thoroughly enjoy! I love J. Johnson though! - I did sit through several of his albums and I enjoyed a few quite a bit.  Most Krautrock is aimless goofy noodling or just pathetic! Goofy, maybe but pathetic?! How and why?  75, 77-79 were best periods for Tull's music! I don't know about that, but Heavy Horses is one of my favorites from them.

Zappastolethetowels wrote: Supertramp are closer to ELO, APP, and the Moody Blues of the time than Prog. Prog live albums should not be counted as part of a studio discography! I find the run of Poseidon through Islands more engaging than the debut of KC. Rush and Dream Theater never made a timeless record (I hope I don't summon Big Sky ) Yes made nothing great post-Relayer. Canterbury prog is underrated and Camel are not Canterbury!  ATOTT by Genesis is a snooze fest! Soft Machine's Fourth is their masterpiece! D. Allen's Gong was lame (with the exception of the first 2) You are hard pressed to find a M. Davis record you can sit through and thoroughly enjoy! I love J. Johnson though! Most Krautrock is aimless goofy noodling or just pathetic! 75, 77-79 were best periods for Tull's music!

Keith Emerson's place in prog history was cemented when, as a youth, he was on date at a local fair and told the young lady he was with that he'd really like her to put her hand on his organ. But due the roar of the crowd she misheard and the next day she gave Keith a Hammond Organ.

progaardvark wrote: Cristi wrote: David Gilmour's second album About Face is underappreciated, deserves better.  Agreed. It's my favorite of his discography, i.e., I listen to it more than any of his other solo efforts. The faster I put spoons in my mouth, the sooner I can become a Henderson stack.

I always thought it was a giant pair pants where you can fit your whole body into one leg.

Cristi wrote: David Gilmour's second album About Face is underappreciated, deserves better.

Psychedelic Paul wrote: Roy Harper, Peter Hammill & Robert Wyatt are the three worst singers in prog! A hot take for sure, but does anyone agree?

I'd take those 3 ahead of most vocalists, all excellent.

Psychedelic Paul wrote: Roy Harper, Peter Hammill & Robert Wyatt are the three most unique singers in prog! No hot take btw

I said something similar before but I'll say it again. Prog didn't make some big comeback in the 90s. It was still largely underground just like in the 80s. I know there's this big conception that prog came back to life with Anglagard or Dream Theater or whatever but it only made the older fans pay attention more. Nothing more and nothing less imo.

Here's one, the flower kings are the most generic prog band I've ever heard, and i've heard many a generic prog band