Symphonic Prog Knockout: STAGE FOUR - Progressive Rock Music Forum

And with the closing of this poll in a few hours there is the last chance to send one of these to the final: Yes, Wobbler, Änglagård, and Big Big Train all have 2 votes each and the next one might be decisive. Smile

The final is going to be a hard choice for me, I love Sola Scriptura, Question Mark, SMPTe, Bridge Across Forever and I expect The Whirlwind will be in there too.

Voted Camel

BBT

Änglagård. I got in line behind the rhododendron.

----------
i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag
that's a happy bag of lettuce
this car smells like cartilage
nothing beats a good video about fractions

A Nod and a Wink towards Camel, although I like them all. Smile

We reach the fourth and final stage before the final of the symphonic prog Olympics! Smile

Based on the outcomes of "Stage Three" we have the following albums reaching the final: Wobbler - From Silence to Somewhere (2017), Neal Morse - Sola Scriptura (2007), Discipline - To Shatter All Accord (2011), Izz - Don't Panic (2019), Big Big Train - The Underfall Yard (2009). And with these additions the final lineup is already looking quite epic.

We also have the following three albums participating in the current stage based on the previously-stated rules: Wobbler - Rites at Dawn (2011), Spock's Beard - Brief Nocturnes and Dreamless Sleep (2013), Wobbler - Dwellers of the Deep (2020)

The rules of stage four: The top four advance to the final.

Full table here (Green - Final stage; Red - Eliminated; Blue - Current poll participants):

1. 18 votes: Transatlantic - Bridge Across Forever (2001)

2. 12 votes: Spock's Beard - V (2000)

3-5. 11 votes: Transatlantic - SMPT:e (2000)/All Traps on Earth - A Drop of Light (2018)/Big Big Train - The Likes of Us (2024)

6-11. 10 votes: Yes - Magnification (2001)/Echolyn - Mei (2002)/Camel - A Nod and a Wink (2002)/Transatlantic - The Whirlwind (2009)/Änglagård - Viljans Öga (2012)/Big Big Train - Folklore (2016)

12-17. 9 votes: Discipline - To Shatter All Accord (2011)/Echolyn - S/T (2012)/Transatlantic - Kaleidoscope (2014)/Wobbler - From Silence to Somewhere (2017)/Wobbler - Dwellers of the Deep (2020)/Lars Fredrik Frøislie - Fire Foretellinger (2023)

18-24. 8 votes: Neal Morse - One (2004)/Wobbler - Hinterland (2005)/Neal Morse - Sola Scriptura (2007)/Big Big Train - The Underfall Yard (2008)/Spock's Beard - X (2010)/Wobbler - Rites at Dawn (2011)/Spock's Beard - Brief Nocturnes and Dreamless Sleep (2013)

25-29. 7 votes: The Flower Kings - Unfold the Future (2002)/Neal Morse - ? [Question Mark] (2005)/Big Big Train - English Electric Part Two (2013)/Änglagård - Prog På Svenska - Live In Japan (Live) (2014)/Izz - Don't Panic (2019)

30-35. 6 votes: White Willow - Storm Season (2004)/Spock's Beard - S/T (2006)/The Tangent - Not as Good as the Book (2008)/Jordsjø - Jordsjø II (2016)/The Neal Morse Band - The Similitude of a Dream (2016)/The Tangent - Songs from the Hard Shoulder (2022)

36-49. 5 votes: La Maschera di Cera - S/T (2002)/Rick Wakeman - Out There (2003)/La Maschera di Cera - Il Grande Labirinto (2003)/Echolyn - The End Is Beautiful (2005)/Kotebel - Omphalos (2006)/PFM - Stati di Immaginazione (2006)/Moon Safari - Blomljud (2008)/Yes - Fly from Here (2011)/Logos - L'enigma della vita (2014)/The Tangent - A Spark in the Aether (2015)/Southern Empire - Civilisation (2018)/Rick Wakeman - The Red Planet (2020)/Big Big Train - Welcome to the Planet (2022)/Izz - Collapse the Wave (2024)

Poll Question: Pick you favorite album from the featured year:
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Wobbler - Rites at Dawn (2011)	2	[7.14%]
Spock's Beard - Brief Nocturnes and Dreamless Sleep (2013)	1	[3.57%]
Wobbler - Dwellers of the Deep (2020)	1	[3.57%]
Yes - Magnification (2001)	2	[7.14%]
Echolyn - Mei (2002)	5	[17.86%]
Camel - A Nod and a Wink (2002)	8	[28.57%]
Transatlantic - The Whirlwind (2009)	5	[17.86%]
Änglagård - Viljans Öga (2012)	2	[7.14%]
Big Big Train - Folklore (2016)	2	[7.14%]
You can not vote in this poll

Author	Message Topic Search Topic Options Post Reply Create New Topic Printable Version Translate Topic
omphaloskepsis Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: October 19 2011 Location: Texas Status: Offline Points: 6751	Post Options Post Reply Quote omphaloskepsis Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Topic: Symphonic Prog Knockout: STAGE FOUR Posted: Yesterday at 07:54
	A Nod and a Wink winning? I should give it a nod, wink, and listen.

A Crimson Mellotron Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: September 10 2020 Location: Sofia, Bulgaria Status: Offline Points: 5544	Post Options Post Reply Quote A Crimson Mellotron Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Yesterday at 07:48
	And with the closing of this poll in a few hours there is the last chance to send one of these to the final: Yes, Wobbler, Änglagård, and Big Big Train all have 2 votes each and the next one might be decisive.

TerLJack Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 18 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1093	Post Options Post Reply Quote TerLJack Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: Yesterday at 06:56
	Echolyn>Camel>Yes+some other great music!

AlanB Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 19 2013 Status: Online Points: 1206	Post Options Post Reply Quote AlanB Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: February 08 2025 at 13:52
	The final is going to be a hard choice for me, I love Sola Scriptura, Question Mark, SMPTe, Bridge Across Forever and I expect The Whirlwind will be in there too.

Mormegil Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 03 2010 Location: NE PA Status: Offline Points: 7622	Post Options Post Reply Quote Mormegil Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: February 08 2025 at 13:02
	Camel, BBT, Transatlantic, and Dwellers of the Deep.
	Welcome to the middle of the film.

mellotronwave Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 30 2021 Location: Belgium Status: Offline Points: 11419	Post Options Post Reply Quote mellotronwave Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: February 08 2025 at 10:00
	Voted Camel

Octopus II Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 21 2023 Location: UK Status: Offline Points: 12142	Post Options Post Reply Quote Octopus II Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: February 08 2025 at 01:32
	Camel - A Nod and a Wink

richardh Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: February 18 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 29271	Post Options Post Reply Quote richardh Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: February 08 2025 at 01:10
	BBT

someone_else Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: May 02 2008 Location: Going Bananas Status: Offline Points: 24598	Post Options Post Reply Quote someone_else Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: February 07 2025 at 13:48
	Echolyn.


progaardvark Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Crossover/Symphonic/RPI Teams Joined: June 14 2007 Location: Sea of Peas Status: Offline Points: 52476	Post Options Post Reply Quote progaardvark Report Post Thanks(2) Quote Reply Posted: February 07 2025 at 13:00
	Änglagård. I got in line behind the rhododendron.
	---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions

Jared Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 06 2005 Location: Hereford, UK Status: Offline Points: 20206	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jared Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: February 07 2025 at 12:32
	Camel
	Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson

Psychedelic Paul Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 16 2019 Location: Nottingham, U.K Status: Online Points: 42983	Post Options Post Reply Quote Psychedelic Paul Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: February 07 2025 at 12:23
	A Nod and a Wink towards Camel, although I like them all.

Grumpyprogfan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 09 2019 Location: Kansas City Status: Offline Points: 12332	Post Options Post Reply Quote Grumpyprogfan Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: February 07 2025 at 12:16
	Echolyn

A Crimson Mellotron Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: September 10 2020 Location: Sofia, Bulgaria Status: Offline Points: 5544	Post Options Post Reply Quote A Crimson Mellotron Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: February 07 2025 at 11:36
	We reach the fourth and final stage before the final of the symphonic prog Olympics! Based on the outcomes of "Stage Three" we have the following albums reaching the final: Wobbler - From Silence to Somewhere (2017), Neal Morse - Sola Scriptura (2007), Discipline - To Shatter All Accord (2011), Izz - Don't Panic (2019), Big Big Train - The Underfall Yard (2009). And with these additions the final lineup is already looking quite epic. We also have the following three albums participating in the current stage based on the previously-stated rules: Wobbler - Rites at Dawn (2011), Spock's Beard - Brief Nocturnes and Dreamless Sleep (2013), Wobbler - Dwellers of the Deep (2020) The rules of stage four: The top four advance to the final. Full table here (Green - Final stage; Red - Eliminated; Blue - Current poll participants): 1. 18 votes: Transatlantic - Bridge Across Forever (2001) 2. 12 votes: Spock's Beard - V (2000) 3-5. 11 votes: Transatlantic - SMPT:e (2000)/All Traps on Earth - A Drop of Light (2018)/Big Big Train - The Likes of Us (2024) 6-11. 10 votes: Yes - Magnification (2001)/Echolyn - Mei (2002)/Camel - A Nod and a Wink (2002)/Transatlantic - The Whirlwind (2009)/Änglagård - Viljans Öga (2012)/Big Big Train - Folklore (2016) 12-17. 9 votes: Discipline - To Shatter All Accord (2011)/Echolyn - S/T (2012)/Transatlantic - Kaleidoscope (2014)/Wobbler - From Silence to Somewhere (2017)/Wobbler - Dwellers of the Deep (2020)/Lars Fredrik Frøislie - Fire Foretellinger (2023) 18-24. 8 votes: Neal Morse - One (2004)/Wobbler - Hinterland (2005)/Neal Morse - Sola Scriptura (2007)/Big Big Train - The Underfall Yard (2008)/Spock's Beard - X (2010)/Wobbler - Rites at Dawn (2011)/Spock's Beard - Brief Nocturnes and Dreamless Sleep (2013) 25-29. 7 votes: The Flower Kings - Unfold the Future (2002)/Neal Morse - ? [Question Mark] (2005)/Big Big Train - English Electric Part Two (2013)/Änglagård - Prog På Svenska - Live In Japan (Live) (2014)/Izz - Don't Panic (2019) 30-35. 6 votes: White Willow - Storm Season (2004)/Spock's Beard - S/T (2006)/The Tangent - Not as Good as the Book (2008)/Jordsjø - Jordsjø II (2016)/The Neal Morse Band - The Similitude of a Dream (2016)/The Tangent - Songs from the Hard Shoulder (2022) 36-49. 5 votes: La Maschera di Cera - S/T (2002)/Rick Wakeman - Out There (2003)/La Maschera di Cera - Il Grande Labirinto (2003)/Echolyn - The End Is Beautiful (2005)/Kotebel - Omphalos (2006)/PFM - Stati di Immaginazione (2006)/Moon Safari - Blomljud (2008)/Yes - Fly from Here (2011)/Logos - L'enigma della vita (2014)/The Tangent - A Spark in the Aether (2015)/Southern Empire - Civilisation (2018)/Rick Wakeman - The Red Planet (2020)/Big Big Train - Welcome to the Planet (2022)/Izz - Collapse the Wave (2024)