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Poll Question: Which modern prog band is most likely to gain "classic" status
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    Posted: April 18 2005 at 15:49
Out of the many modern prog-rock and metal bands out now, which one is most likely to gain "classic" status in the next decade or so, and will be uttered in the same sentences as Genesis, King Crimson, yes, etc..

My money is on Dream Theater (whether you like them or not, they are HUGE), and Radiohead...though if the Mars Volta cranks out a few more really good CDs they'll be right up there too...
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I voted The Flower Kings even though I don't think they'll be Big 3 status...  they'll hopefully be mentioned the same way lesser-known but still-awesome classic prog bands like Van der Graaf Generator are...
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Prog is Dead, has been for 30 years.
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I voted for Radiohead, the only other ones from this list I considered are DT and MV. I love the single PT album I have, but I need to hear more from them before I will include them as candidates......

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Porcupine Tree, I have massive amounts of respect for Steve Wilson. PT has never cared about labeling or genre. They simply do what they want. I think they already are a "classic" act with albums like signify. They are the true spirit of diverse and meaningfull music, wether or not thier latest album is prog, they are more "progressive rock" than anything else. cant wait to see them in may!
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I think that Radiohead is pretty close to reach "classic" status, if it didn't yet...
And above all, is punk
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I'd like to say Porc Tree, but I think that of those bands, the one that will be most revered by prog heads in the future is The Flower Kings
We Lost the Skyline............


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Originally posted by Metropolis Metropolis wrote:

I'd like to say Porc Tree, but I think that of those bands, the one that will be most revered by prog heads in the future is The Flower Kings


Yeah I'd Love to say Porcupine Tree, especially with their last few CDs that leaned toward a more alt-rock/prog kinda thing, and with Deadwing sure to make a splash...you never know, Steven Wilson is one really talented guy
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He sure is
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i hope and think that the flower kings will reach, well maybe not "classic" status. but they'll probably be recognized as one of the better prog bands in the 90'-00's. i find it amazing that they've only been around for 10 years, yet they've realed apprx 10 albums and tons of project stuff. mind blowing!
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The Mars Volta. They are only starting and I believe they will be the ones to reintroduce more complex music to the forefront of the music industry. A bit like what Radiohead did back in 2000 with Kid A, but now it's TMV's turn.
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Originally posted by Tony Tony wrote:

The Mars Volta. They are only starting and I believe they will be the ones to reintroduce more complex music to the forefront of the music industry. A bit like what Radiohead did back in 2000 with Kid A, but now it's TMV's turn.

I agree... FRANCIS THE MUTE is one of the most exciting new releases in years.  It's got more originality in one song than most 90s artists have in their entire discography.
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I voted TMV.. Frances The Mute is truly a classic, and will be rememberd for years to come, like it or not.
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The Mars Volta seem to represent the true popular future of prog. They're inventive, daring and very very new, but still clearly indulge in a nod or two towards the so-called "classic" groups (just look at the track lengths on Frances!). As long as they don't indulge in this silly practice of splitting up after just a couple of albums, we could see them slowly drawing in thousands of new listeners into the world of progressive music and on a personal musical level moving from strength to strength. Or at least I hope that's what happens. De-Loused showed potential, Frances realised some of it, but they still have many places they could go to with their music and I can't wait to hear what they get up to next.

Edit: Oh, and if TFK started being a bit more "Devil's Playground" all the time and a little less "Love Supreme" then I might take them into more serious consideration. They really need to curtail some of that sickly sub-flower-power dross they often end up producing and buckle down to making the consistently exciting and unusual symphonic album that they're so so capable of doing.


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The Mars Volta.  They are one of the few groups who make music that can draw form so many sources...I think they also touvched off salsa and latin music in general, genres that, to my ears, have been ignored by many of the Prog bands that we talk about.
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I am loving the attention that The Mars VOlta is receiving here, i definately agree with all the positive reviews of their first two albums and sincerely hope they continue to crank out high-coliber genre-crossing albums. I wouldn't be surprised if, in the next decade or so, De-Loused and Frances become modern day classics in most proggers minds 
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I also agree with Trouserpress in his critique of the Flower Kings. while obviously a band of immense compositional and techincal skill, from a musical standpoint, every one of their CDs could have been at least half in length (especially the double CDs, which could easily have been one amazing CD instead of two decent ones). Adam and Eve was a step in the right direction...tight writing and little filler. Now lets revert back to the more experimental Unfold the Future in scope and style, combined with the idea that 70 minutes of music is a sufficient length for an album ...they will probably become more revered than they are currently. Just the amount of material they have written in such a short time is enough for prasie 

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I think TMV (and other bands listed above) are kind of a catalyst for making strange and complex music popular in mainstream public. The real classics are more than that. It requires a timeless aesthetic worthiness to become a classic. There is an album I have high hopes for becoming a classic of the future - Isildurs Bane - MIND Vol. 1.
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We can only hope Dream Theater are not the next classic prog band.

The Flower Kings or Spock's Beard (I'm the only one who has voted for them) would be better candidates.
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I think the Flower Kings will be the next. They have better music in my opinon.

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