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Poll Question: Who is in your opinion genuine founder (or founders) of Prog Rock?
Poll Choice Votes Poll Statistics
4 [3.25%]
0 [0.00%]
13 [10.57%]
4 [3.25%]
3 [2.44%]
1 [0.81%]
3 [2.44%]
11 [8.94%]
23 [18.70%]
52 [42.28%]
4 [3.25%]
3 [2.44%]
2 [1.63%]
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    Posted: August 27 2010 at 21:41
Originally posted by Triceratopsoil Triceratopsoil wrote:

it's quite obviously Arthur Brown, thank you very much!


Hence the fire in your avatar.
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I would go for The Moody Blues and Procol Harum.  Then I started wondering about Graham Bond, but I don't know him all that well.
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How come The Moody Blues, The Nice and Procol harum are not on this list.....
 
they're my top three choices
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Where are the Moody Blues?!  Days of Future Passed has to be the first genuine Prog album!
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Accidently posted twice, my bad!

Edited by garla1lh - August 27 2010 at 16:18
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The Shadows ?
"Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood)
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Where are The Beach Boys? None of these bands like The Doors or The Beatles made a real Proto-Prog album like Pet Sounds. This album changed the way of making pop music. Without it, there wouldn't be no Prog Rock in the future at all. It was the major influence on Revolver and Sgt. Peppers, and The Beach Boys are a great influence on John Wetton!
An interview with the bassist, where he'll mention The Beach Boys:
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 This is a very Tight List , you need at least 100 more , but as it is , Crimsons & Floyds ! but progressive music came by the effort of so many bands , some are listed here ( but very few ) some are not ! anyway , they all contributed , one way or another by the making of this very wide world living inside our souls , since 1968 !
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I really think The Moody Blues and Procol Harum should be listed as well...I went with The Beatles...
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Oh, let's say Buddy Holly and call it a day.
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Don't tell Fripp he's a founder of progressive rock, and I'd bet he'd say the Beatles were the ones who started it all with St. Pepper's. To see Crimso (my favorite band) leading this poll is a little telling on just how many people have short memories.
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Oh and, shame to anyone who voted for Pink Floyd. I love them too, especially the Barrett era, but it took them a while before they went truly progressive and there were MANY others before them.
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King Crimson, without a doubt. That's not to say that KC are neccssarily better than the other bands listed here, but they certainly were the first true progressive rock band.
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Points: 6795 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 07 2010 at 11:43
Originally posted by someone_else someone_else wrote:

From this list: The Beatles, Frank Zappa, Pink Floyd and The Who. Maybe Vanilla Fudge as well, but I know too little of them. Not mentioned co-founders: Procol Harum, The Collectors, The Moody Blues and The Nice.
 
Genesis, Yes and King Crimson should not be seen as founders or Prog Rock. In the Court of the Crimson King is just the first sign of maturity of both Symphonic and Eclectic Prog.
Those guys are the true founders. Their second album is the birth of prog.
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The Soft Machine and Procul Harum
 
which was first made? Shine on Brightly or The Soft Machine's volume one??


Edited by Anirml - July 07 2010 at 10:16
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Agreed, would 'The Nice' be out of the question?
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This poll really needs Procul Harum and the Moody Blues.
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I'm going to go with the ones I know well:
The Beatles     
    The Who    
    The Doors    
    Iron Butterfly    
    Frank Zappa    
    Pink Floyd    
    King Crimson
    Genesis    
    Yes
Threw in Iron Butterfly for Inna Godda Da Vida honey.  I don't really know them that well. LOL
Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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From this list: The Beatles, Frank Zappa, Pink Floyd and The Who. Maybe Vanilla Fudge as well, but I know too little of them. Not mentioned co-founders: Procol Harum, The Collectors, The Moody Blues and The Nice.
 
Genesis, Yes and King Crimson should not be seen as founders or Prog Rock. In the Court of the Crimson King is just the first sign of maturity of both Symphonic and Eclectic Prog.


Edited by someone_else - July 07 2010 at 03:03
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Needs moar Miles Davis.
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