Our favorite prog songs of the Seventies

5 Points for Hosianna Mantra, a masterpiece song from the Popol Vuh album of the same name. It was one of my candidates. I wrote one of my first reviews on this album.

3 points for Dzyan, who churn out a very original instrumental piece with percussion and bass in the foreground, between jazz improvisations and psychedelia

2 points for Can, with their frenzied instrumental piece, with an almost Caribbean rhythm and jazz improvisations (they did much better, in my opinion).

These three pieces are of high quality.

The last piece on the contrary does not convince me and seems modest to me. 1 point

I would like to clarify some issues.

1) The number of votes. A request has already arisen several times, by someone, to raise the number of votes from 3 to 5. For example, I had proposed to give 5 votes when we had reached almost 25 nominations, but many had preferred to keep the three preferences, and so I gave up on this idea. Even The Anders, after me, had proposed 5 votes, and if I am not mistaken, Mila had already proposed it in the past, and my answer was that so far the majority has preferred to give 3 votes. I had added that, however, the last decision rests with whoever opens the poll. If Mila wants to open a poll with 5 votes, she can do it (first it would always be better to monitor if it is liked by others). In this case, I thought about the usual 3 votes. I wouldn't mind giving 4 votes, but only if requested by other friends.

2) This poll is very demanding, we have to listen to a lot of songs, but I designed it that way because I thought there were few of us. Now we are in good numbers, and despite this almost everyone has already put in order the 4 proposals of the other forumists. I am surprised and happy for your participation.

3) For the final selection, precisely because we have already listened to 4 songs for each participant, I believe it is right to make two nominations, because then it should not be difficult to choose the three we like most. For example, I will not have to listen to all the nominations to choose my 3 favorites, I think at the most I will listen to 4 or 5 again. Maybe Nick is more precise than me and will have to listen to them all again, but it will still be a second listen. But if many think like Nick, we could only make one nomination.

Colosseum II - Elegant song but in my opinion it lacks of inspiration, I don't find real emotional transport, 1 point

Be Bop Deluxe - Good hard rock track, more of a blues jam than a prog song, it reminds me of the Jimi Hendrix Experience. 2 Points

FM - Very percussive track, actually hard-rock up to 4 minutes, when an electric guitar solo explodes, then there is a pause that reminds me of those that Rush do, but which in this case is much longer, too much long, then the initial percussion resumes the rock rhythm. It's not a real mini-suite, it's a dilated song with a long instrumental pause. Nearly beats the Be Bop Deluxe song, 3 points

Utopia - is the song with the most prog composition of the selection, and although I'm not enthusiastic I appreciate its value, it's a very well done song, 5 points