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Poll Question: What is the prog band with the most virtuosist musicians?
Poll Choice Votes Poll Statistics
66 [40.99%]
14 [8.70%]
13 [8.07%]
10 [6.21%]
24 [14.91%]
11 [6.83%]
1 [0.62%]
17 [10.56%]
3 [1.86%]
2 [1.24%]
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 07 2005 at 18:52
This is a thread that could have us all arguing continually for the forseeable future.No matter our backgrounds or how we arrived here we have a constant and that is our appreciation of all things prog.We can choose whatever words we wish to describe another and some of us no doubt have a better understanding of the technical side of instruments, but it all comes down to taste and that will far outweigh our belief in  another's proficiencies.Words like journeyman are very appropriate to me, but , somebody else will find the journeyman a genius and therein lies the real beauty of all music.Yes, I like to tell Three Fates she should get carted away for her delusionment about Greg being a better singer than Jon, but others will find Robbie Wiliams better than them both We are lucky to have embraced and experienced the music we love.This is a great site but how can I rid myself of old clowny. and just for the record 'Yes Rules'
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 07 2005 at 18:56

 

 

The only thing I will agree to is Reed Lover is a geyser.



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 07 2005 at 18:58
Thanks for the gushing praise Garion My Son.Confused



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 07 2005 at 19:01

 

 

Reed look back about 4-5 messages



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 07 2005 at 19:08

You do gush Reedy; alot of old codswallop

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 08 2005 at 06:40
Originally posted by Fragile Fragile wrote:

You do gush Reedy; alot of old codswallop

In the absence of anything witty to say:

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 08 2005 at 07:04
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 08 2005 at 07:54
Fragile : Invite him for dinner and serve Haggis 

YouŽll never see him ever again
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 08 2005 at 08:16

Among this list, well...Jethro Tull maybe, next King Crimson despite that Greg Lake sings really wrong!! this guy can't sing but I like his guitar bass lines

 

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 08 2005 at 08:27

Originally posted by Velvetclown Velvetclown wrote:

Fragile : Invite him for dinner and serve Haggis 

YouŽll never see him ever again

If you've seen my picture it is quite obvious that I will eat anything!LOL




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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 08 2005 at 08:36
Well Fragile wanted to get rid of me and I do not eat anything hairy ....................well..... 

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 01 2005 at 08:55
I would like to say that Dream Theater has the best musicians in the world. Unfortunately this great band isn't mentioned in this poll...
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 01 2005 at 09:26

How do you measure proficiency in any musical area - Speed - accuracy - Time-change and chord structure ?

Rush, Genesis, Camel, Yes, Dream Theater - all these bands have quality musicians and so do ELP, Floyd, IQ, Marillion, Twelfth Night et all - Again back to subjectivity and opinion - sombody who hates DT (Take a bow Reed) - will proclaim that the music they produce is rubbish - ergo they are not as profficent as Rush (for instance!).....

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 01 2005 at 09:35
Originally posted by Swinton MCR Swinton MCR wrote:

How do you measure proficiency in any musical area - Speed - accuracy - Time-change and chord structure ?

Rush, Genesis, Camel, Yes, Dream Theater - all these bands have quality musicians and so do ELP, Floyd, IQ, Marillion, Twelfth Night et all - Again back to subjectivity and opinion - sombody who hates DT (Take a bow Reed) - will proclaim that the music they produce is rubbish - ergo they are not as profficent as Rush (for instance!).....

I have to agree, it is a tough one to call. 

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 01 2005 at 10:12

separately the Yes members have a major advantage (CTTE & Fragile line-up) but their  personal  merits summed up exceeds the collective Yes merits.

 

However , the Beatles were the exact opposite. Their collective sums were much greater than their personal merits.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 01 2005 at 10:20
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 01 2005 at 10:23
RUSH, closely followed by....UK!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 01 2005 at 10:36

I voted forJethro Tull.

In the 70's I think that The Mahavishnu Orchestra had some incredible musicians.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 01 2005 at 10:38

Originally posted by Axe Victim Axe Victim wrote:

Gentle Giant

They should have been on the list!

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 01 2005 at 10:43
I have voted for the King Crimson, according to me the most gifted during their history and with an equilibrium between virtuosity and creativeness only.I would like to vote an Italian lineup with Miki De Rossi/drums,Pignatelli or Laugelli/bass,Mussida and Venegoni/guitar,Pagani/violin and flauto,Nocenzi/keyboards,Di Giacomo and Stratos/voices,D'Anna/sax, gotten by by Pagani and De Scalzi.
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