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Poll Question: What Instrument is most important for a prog band ?
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    Posted: November 19 2005 at 09:41
Originally posted by Korova Korova wrote:

What thread is this?!

 Is not the instrument to be important
 What is important is the guy who's playing it!


I agree 100%!

What kind of senseless poll is this?!
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I love keyboards, but I'm a guitarist at heart.
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mum or dad ?

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Huh, I have to go with keys. This is a really balanced poll...
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Both equal. I voted for keyboards because they were behind.

I wonder how a band would sound without either? Oooo, there's a concept!

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Keys forever!!! (I'm a Keyboardist)

Both instruments has their pros and cons but I think prog wouldn't be the same without Keyboards Synths pwn your ears!!!
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What thread is this?!

 Is not the instrument to be important
 What is important is the guy who's playing it!
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Keys. They have more harmonic possibilities, not too mention the variety of tones and sounds.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 16 2005 at 01:58
As mentioned, you can work with one or the other, both or neither (though I'd hate to hear that). While I may like the keyboards better in many cases, the guitar tends to carry more songs in prog (and rock in general). So I'll take the guitar.
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Bass, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, and Vocals are all equally important to me.  But if I had to choose, I'd say keyboard, being a keyboardist myself.
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It is important to have the rock in progressive rock. But guitars aren't needed to rock out, just look at ELP and VDGG. But I'll go with guitar anyway.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 15 2005 at 21:04
I think that the drummer is is the rock in progressive rock as I have no doubt Van Der Graaf Generator are progressive rock and they do not have a guitarist (6 and 12 string) I also think a decent vocalist can cover the keys and guitar to a point. But if I had my choice I would have every instrument found in bands like Yes and Genesis. 
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Don't see how this is even closs- take out the Guitar- lose the Rock in "Progressive Rock"
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Prog is partly distinguised by it's use of keyboards, personally i wouldn't find Lake and Palmer to be even remotely cool as Emerson, Lake, and Palmer.  Keyboards are not required for prog, but they are a cornerstone of this genre.  Guitar is an essential part of almost any band, but guitar has little to do with the identity of a band/genre.  I voted keyboards.

Another note: A guitar will never have the tonal diversity of a Moog, Virus, or digital synth.

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I think keybaords are more important in prog, cause sure you can have a great prog band with no keybaords, but just the massive array of sounds you can do with keyboards brings your music to phenomenal levels.
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I like both, but generally I like to hear a guitar in a band. However,  some bands like VDGG dont really suffer for the lack of guitar. It's part of their sound and their quirkiness and they manage it and compensate for it excellently IMO.

Rush on the other hand will always be better with some keyboards IMO. I like their last few albums, but it's not really the Rush I like. I felt they struck a good balance on "moving Pictures' and 'Permenant Waves'

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Both are equally important because without guitarists like Howe, Hackett, Fripp, Lifeson, Stolt, etc. Prog as we know it won't exist. Same with keyboards like Minnear, Emerson, Wakeman, Banks, etc.
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I think I'd miss quitar most.
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Both, IMO
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