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Originally posted by Grumpyprogfan Grumpyprogfan wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

I wish Lazland & GeekFreak  were here to give Mostly Autumn a much-needed boost in the listings. Smile
It's okay Paul. We aren't the only ones to have their picks not make the top 23. Six of my seven choices aren't there. Ouch

On a positive note, five of my seven picks are in the Top 23. Only The Tangent and Magenta are missing. Smile
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I can't stand seeing Änglagård so far behind, so here's my list:

1.  Änglagård


Edited by David_D - December 22 2021 at 13:24
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1. Big Big Train
2. The Flower Kings
3. Transatlantic
4. Marillion
5. Wobbler
6. Glass Hammer
7. Mostly Autumn
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

I wish Lazland & GeekFreak  were here to give Mostly Autumn a much-needed boost in the listings. Smile
It's okay Paul. We aren't the only ones to have their picks not make the top 23. Six of my seven choices aren't there. Ouch

Edited by Grumpyprogfan - December 22 2021 at 13:12
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Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

It looks like I was the only person to vote for Echolyn. I guess they are largely forgotten these days but that's what happens when your last album is from six years ago. 
Page three, I had Echolyn in my fourth position. 
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I wish Lazland & GeekFreak  were here to give Mostly Autumn a much-needed boost in the listings. Smile
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Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

I also missed putting Phideaux on the list but I am really surprised no one mentioned  Motorpsycho who have a large discography and some excellent albums. They have several 4 star lp's .
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I remembered someone voted for Motorpsycho earlier, then I realised it was you. Tongue
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I also missed putting Phideaux on the list but I am really surprised no one mentioned  Motorpsycho who have a large discography and some excellent albums. They have several 4 star lp's .
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Hmm I somehow missed Phideaux.  I don't know whom to remove from my top 7 to bring them in though
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Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

It looks like I was the only person to vote for Echolyn. I guess they are largely forgotten these days but that's what happens when your last album is from six years ago. Good thing I didn't list Djam Karet or Mastermind.;) It looks like Ozric Tentacles didn't make the list either. I also don't think anyone voted for Phideux. I'm surprised Gazpacho, the Pineapple Thief, Anathema, Iamthemorning, The Tangent, Glass Hammer and Riverside didn't make the list either.

I've seen votes for Phideaux, The Pineapple Thief, The Tangent, Ozric Tentacles and Riverside, but none of them have enough points to make it into the listings. At least, not yet. It was looking like I'd be the only one to vote for Mostly Autumn, but thankfully, AlanB voted for them too, so they finally made it into the Top 20, just.  Thumbs Up


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It looks like I was the only person to vote for Echolyn. I guess they are largely forgotten these days but that's what happens when your last album is from six years ago. Good thing I didn't list Djam Karet or Mastermind.;) It looks like Ozric Tentacles didn't make the list either. I also don't think anyone voted for Phideux. I'm surprised Gazpacho, the Pineapple Thief, Anathema, Iamthemorning, The Tangent, Glass Hammer and Riverside didn't make the list either.

Also, someone earlier voted for Kaipa. I guess they didn't realize that their first album was released in the 70's.


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Originally posted by zwordser zwordser wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by zwordser zwordser wrote:

Originally posted by Grumpyprogfan Grumpyprogfan wrote:

Wobbler has two albums in the Top Prog Albums (all-time) on PA. It's still early in this poll, but do the Wobbler fans not participate in these forums? I'm baffled why they aren't up there with Porcupine Tree. Confused
 
Doesn't surprise me much. Their two highest-rated albums are their latest, and still pretty fresh on the scene. A little more time, perhaps.

 
Here's what surprises me a little more, the following artists/bands have 2 or more albums within or near the current PA top 100 modern prog bands  (a search by selecting every year past the 70's)  yet have few or no mentions so far: 

 
Steven Wilson (just a couple votes, but 3 albums in the top 100. Perhaps when people vote for Porcupine Tree, that sort of counts as SW?).

I'm glad you mentioned Steven Wilson. I haven't counted any votes for SW in the polling as he's not a band, and it didn't seem right to convert a vote for Steven Wilson into an automatic vote for Porcupine Tree. Smile


Sorry, didn't catch that. But it might be good to put more emphasis on 'no individual artists' -- after all, artists like SW have bands that their working with, often including the same members on multiple albums.
I did mention twice in the intro that this poll was for *bands only*, but not everyone reads the intro. Wink
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Top 7 update with AlanB & Suitkees' Neo Prog votes added:-

1. Porcupine Tree (112 points)
2. Marillion (100 points)
3. IQ (83 points)
4. Spock's Beard (59 points)
5. Transatlantic (49 points)
6. Big Big Train (46 points)
7. Cardiacs (44 points)

8. Neal Morse Band (35 points)*
9. Present (30 points)
9. Guapo (30 points)

11. Dream Theater (29 points)
12. Wobbler (26 points)
12. Talk Talk (26 points)
14. The Flower Kings (23 points)
15. Opeth (20 points)
15. Pendragon (20 points)
17. Thinking Plague (19 points)
18. Solstice (18 points)
18. Mostly Autumn (18 points)
20. Anglagard (17 points)

21. Swans (16 points)
22. Anekdoten (15 points)
23. Pallas (14 points)

*By the way, I've counted any previous votes for Neal Morse (solo) as votes for the Neal Morse Band, giving them a new entry straight in at #8. Thumbs Up

It's good to see another vote for Mostly Autumn, finally putting them in the chart. Thumbs Up
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by zwordser zwordser wrote:

Originally posted by Grumpyprogfan Grumpyprogfan wrote:

Wobbler has two albums in the Top Prog Albums (all-time) on PA. It's still early in this poll, but do the Wobbler fans not participate in these forums? I'm baffled why they aren't up there with Porcupine Tree. Confused
 
Doesn't surprise me much. Their two highest-rated albums are their latest, and still pretty fresh on the scene. A little more time, perhaps.

 
Here's what surprises me a little more, the following artists/bands have 2 or more albums within or near the current PA top 100 modern prog bands  (a search by selecting every year past the 70's)  yet have few or no mentions so far: 

 
Steven Wilson (just a couple votes, but 3 albums in the top 100. Perhaps when people vote for Porcupine Tree, that sort of counts as SW?).

I'm glad you mentioned Steven Wilson. I haven't counted any votes for SW in the polling as he's not a band, and it didn't seem right to convert a vote for Steven Wilson into an automatic vote for Porcupine Tree. Smile


Sorry, didn't catch that. But it might be good to put more emphasis on 'no individual artists' -- after all, artists like SW have bands that their working with, often including the same members on multiple albums.
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Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

^^ The OP says any band that released their first album from 1980 onwards.

I hadn't participated, and if I had I wouldn't have listed Art Zoyd despite being a huge Art Zoyd admirer. Art Zoyd originally was formed in 1969, released a vinyl 7" single with two heavy psych songs in 1971 (great stuff I think, very different than what came later), released a studio album in 1976 and one in 1979, and also in 1979 it officially joined up with Rock in Opposition. So even if doesn't include the 7 inch as an album, it released two studio albums in the 1970s. I would be reluctant to include ones that had released any music before 1980 no matter the OP's intent.   Eskaton is another   favourite of mine. It was formed in the 1970s. Its first studio album was released in 1980 but it had released a 7" in 1979. Eskaton I'd be more comfortable listing here than Art Zoyd. I love Eskaton, and it could be in my top 7 easily, but as I have read that it was formed in 1970 and it released a single in the 70s, I will opt to exclude it.      
  


Well, fair 'nuff, I was just looking at 80's albums near the top.  Doesn't matter too much to me if Eskaton and Art Zoyd are "modern" or not, the larger point is just that there are a lot of high-rated bands not being mentioned in peoples' lists here!  Confused
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Since the OP states we are in "neo-prog" territory, I will stick to that - makes it a lot easier...:

1. Marillion
2. Pallas
3. Twelfth Night
4. IQ
5. Pendragon
6. Landmarq
7. Light

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1. Neal Morse Band
2. Transatlantic
3. Mostly Autumn
4. Spock's Beard
5. The Flower Kings
6. Theocracy
7. Marillion
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Top 7 update with ILuvMarillion & Logan's votes added:-

1. Porcupine Tree (112 points)
2. Marillion (87 points)
3. IQ (79 points)
4. Spock's Beard (55 points)
5. Big Big Train (46 points)
6. Cardiacs (44 points)
7. Transatlantic (41 points)

8. Present (30 points)
8. Guapo (30 points)
10. Dream Theater (29 points)

11. Wobbler (26 points)
11. Talk Talk (26 points)
13. Opeth (20 points)
13. The Flower Kings (20 points)
15. Thinking Plague (19 points)
16. Solstice (18 points)
17. Anglagard (17 points)
17. Pendragon (17 points)
19. Swans (16 points)
20. Anekdoten (15 points)
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Originally posted by zwordser zwordser wrote:

Originally posted by Grumpyprogfan Grumpyprogfan wrote:

Wobbler has two albums in the Top Prog Albums (all-time) on PA. It's still early in this poll, but do the Wobbler fans not participate in these forums? I'm baffled why they aren't up there with Porcupine Tree. Confused
 
Doesn't surprise me much. Their two highest-rated albums are their latest, and still pretty fresh on the scene. A little more time, perhaps.

 
Here's what surprises me a little more, the following artists/bands have 2 or more albums within or near the current PA top 100 modern prog bands  (a search by selecting every year past the 70's)  yet have few or no mentions so far: 

 
Steven Wilson (just a couple votes, but 3 albums in the top 100. Perhaps when people vote for Porcupine Tree, that sort of counts as SW?).

I'm glad you mentioned Steven Wilson. I haven't counted any votes for SW in the polling as he's not a band, and it didn't seem right to convert a vote for Steven Wilson into an automatic vote for Porcupine Tree. Smile
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