Your Prog Rock Hot Takes

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Frets N Worries wrote: Of the classic ELP albums (those first 5) Trilogy is the worst

Well now you're just being nasty !

Frets N Worries wrote: Not sure how unpopular this is, but Heavy Horses > Songs from the Wood

I agree. 

Frets N Worries wrote: Not sure how unpopular this is, but Heavy Horses > Songs from the Wood

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Big Sky wrote:  Also, I will take Kansas City BBQ over a French croissant any day of the week.

Hell yeah! Jack Stack, Joe's, Q39, or Gates?

My top hot takes:

Logan wrote: These hot takes are about personal, unconventional opinion, I don't find that there is much of global or generally inherent, intrinsic value here. It's fun to see our differences and discuss those. I accept what is commonly termed as the big five, (that being Yes, ELP, Genesis, King Crimson, Pink Floyd) from the classic 70s years. I would think of the big six as that plus Jethro Tull, and then VdGG and Gentle Giant. Then maybe PFM and Magma (not Can only because I consider it a different beast). So here is my take that is magma hot, and also kool as Kreühn Köhrmahn: I would rather see Magma in a top list than Kansas. Kansas has sold more, but Magma is the progenitor of an accepted subgenre of Prog, Zeuhl. And Magma, and Zeuhl generally, is considered by the cool progressive rock cognoscenti and hepcats of different stripes to be totes hundin! But don't take just my wurdah for it. And let's face it, France just come out with stuff that is hipper than Kansas (give me a Parisian buttery croissant over a Topeka tart any day). And Kobaia seems a way more interesting place than Kansas.

Logan,

Your sentences in the first paragraph are spot on. There is no intrinsic value to be found in such a thread but, it is interesting to see individual unconventional takes.

As for Magma. I didn't know they were hip and cool. In fact, I don't think hip or cool applies to Prog. Also, I will take Kansas City BBQ over a French croissant any day of the week.

Logan wrote: And let's face it, France just come out with stuff that is hipper than Kansas (give me a Parisian buttery croissant over a Topeka tart any day). And Kobaia seems a way more interesting place than Kansas.

This is a snarky offensive reply for me, Greg. Shame on you! I live in Kansas and you're wrong. I'll show you around when you get here.

What French band is hipper than Kansas?

Edited by Grumpyprogfan - November 28 2023 at 18:57

These hot takes are about personal, unconventional opinion, I don't find that there is much of global or generally inherent, intrinsic value here. It's fun to see our differences and discuss those.

I accept what is commonly termed as the big five, (that being Yes, ELP, Genesis, King Crimson, Pink Floyd) from the classic 70s years. I would think of the big six as that plus Jethro Tull, and then VdGG and Gentle Giant. Then maybe PFM and Magma (not Can only because I consider it a different beast).

So here is my take that is magma hot, and also kool as Kreühn Köhrmahn: I would rather see Magma in a top list than Kansas. Kansas has sold more, but Magma is the progenitor of an accepted subgenre of Prog, Zeuhl. And Magma, and Zeuhl generally, is considered by the cool progressive rock cognoscenti and hepcats of different stripes to be totes hundin! But don't take just my wurdah for it.

And let's face it, France just come out with stuff that is hipper than Kansas (give me a Parisian buttery croissant over a Topeka tart any day). And Kobaia seems a way more interesting place than Kansas.



Edited by Logan - November 28 2023 at 13:49