Most Hated Prog Bands From Punks

Logos wrote: I also think that punks hate ELP the most, but I think it's reasonable, for Christ's sake even half of proggers hate them

hahahahaa

sad but somehow true...Im not one of them!

Yes, ELP were the more hated band in the late seventies...Also Pink Floyd, but thouse punks didnt affect Floyds sells...ELP´s sells went doooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooownnnnnnnnn...

Yes was also very hated!!!

But what is very strange is that a lot of prog musicians (who were affected with the punk movement) actually respect punk quite a lot! And not only progers, but also other bands, like Led Zeppelin...Robert Plant said that althought the punks were against them they were one of the most important and one of the best thinks to happend to music...weird right?

If they've ever had ELP, they would just

DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I voted Rush, all of the punks that i know here absolutely hate Rush, so i go on and on about how i'm a prog fanboy and how prog will always be the ultimate form of music.  As far as the most hated bands among punks I'd go with these.

Rush- Very artistic, and somewhat cheesey when they added keyboards.  Plus, they hate Geddy's voice.

ELP- Used the Moog to it's fullest extent.  Punks hate anything that isn't a sh*tty drumset or a distorted guitar.

Dream Theater- This is the most modern embodyment of anit-punk.  The lyrics are conceptual, the guitars and keyboards trade solos, and all of the members are skilled.  The songs are quite long.  Every fan i know of hard, fast, and somewhat crappy music hates Dream Theater.

Gentle Tull wrote: I chose Pink Floyd. Punks need everything quick and simple. Pink floyd was very slow.

But Pink Floyd Were one of the less Complex Prog Bands still complex though

I chose Pink Floyd.

Punks need everything quick and simple. Pink floyd was very slow.

Syzygy wrote: Moogtron III wrote: Yes, Queen was also a target. I read in a Dutch music magazine that Johnny Rotten once met Freddy Mercury, and that Johnny said: "Well, Fred, you've really introduced ballet to the masses, haven't you?" and that Freddy said indifferently: "We do our best, mr. Wild Man, we do our best" I also read that Mercury got on quite well with Sid Vicious (The Pistols and Queen were recording in adjacent studios - the mind fairly boggles) and would greet him with a camply drawled 'Good morning, Mr Ferocious, and how are you today?' Even more bizarre was Ian Anderson getting asked for an autograph by Johnny Ramone. Anderson checked out the Ramone's show and greatly admired the way they got straight to the point. Captain Sensible talked about his admiration for Soft Machine in the Q/Mojo prog special.

A couple of months ago (New York) on PBS was a documentary on the Ramones. Johnny Ramone said that he liked ELP and they showed  a one minute clip of vintage ELP. He decided that he could never be a musician of their caliber.

Although Tears For Fears is more on New Wave side, the song "I Believe" was dedicated to Robert Wyatt... And both also list Peter Hammill as seminal influences... As do Martin Gore of Deche Mode...