Which is the best USA prog band of all time?

topographicbroadways wrote: agree with Yezda Urfa Boris is amazing. American prog bands weren't that many around in the 70's Kansas were a prog band that appeared in the 70s and were very good but were mostly crossover band. I like dream theater but i don't love them i find a great prog album has several genres coming into it throughout and dream theater albums tend too pick one style and stick too it the whole way through (especially Train of Thought and Awake) I find a whole DT album hard too listen too if im not in the right mood but if i am i can stick on Systematic Chaos or Metropolis Pt.2 and have a really good time.  and if we can count the rest of North America lets mention RUSH

Do none of you realise how great Bloodrock were?
                        C'mon!

of corse who could forget zappa

verry true

Yea Styx i wouldent really consider prog I dont really know what they are cause i dont really care for them and yes alot of obscure prog bands are really awsome

Styx

yea pay atention befor you post and the usa dosent lack in prog just some of the bands are not that well known or you just dont listen to much prog

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I think someone has ignored the previous five pages.

Yes, Sir! Check out his page on ProgArchives, his highly rated albums, especially "Secret Story," "Imaginary Day," "The Way Up," and his new one, "Orchestration," but even "New Chataqua," "As Falls Witchita, So Falls Witchita Falls," "First Circle," and "Beyond the Missouri Sky"--not to mention his numerous amazing live albums--are as all "progressive" as Steve Hackett, Al di Meola, John McLaughlin, or Jean-Lucy Ponty!  

HippieTrippy wrote: Rocktopus wrote: I quoted Harmonium, and linked to McLuhan. Get their only album Anomaly first, then check out Probe 10 There is a Universe and C.A Quintet Trip Thru Hell. (both american, brassdriven, psychedelic protoprog). There's plenty of it if you like jazz fusion. To my ears  C.A QUINTET  were more "late 60's psychedelia" fused with 60's pop.

Sure. They are that too, and more. The nine and a half minute long instrumental opener Trip Thru Hell Part I (not on youtube) with many changes, the instrumentation, general weirdness and the whole concept makes them the dark side of Moody Blues or something. But I reccomended to the guy asking for more, because they're an american group, use a trumpet and made one fantastic album.