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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 08 2006 at 23:41
Oh yeah, my top 5:

Frank Zappa
Miles Davis
Weather Report
Dixie Dregs
Grateful Dead
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 09 2006 at 02:00
Frank Zappa & the Mothers
Santana
Todd Rundgren's Utopia
Kansas
Herbie Hancock

runner ups?
Billy Cobham
Dixie Dregs
Mahavishnu Orchestra
Synergy
Jefferson Starship









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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 09 2006 at 02:15

TOP 5 Prog:

1. Pavlov's dog

2. Mahavishnu orchestra

3. Return to forever

4. Zappa

5. Flock

TOP 5 NON PROG:

1. Hendrix

2. Mountain

3. Billy Cobham

4. Wishbone ash

5. Allman brothers

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 09 2006 at 03:47

Originally posted by DallasBryan DallasBryan wrote:

Frank Zappa & the Mothers
Santana
Todd Rundgren's Utopia
Kansas
Herbie Hancock

runner ups?
Billy Cobham
Dixie Dregs
Mahavishnu Orchestra
Synergy
Jefferson Starship

Originally posted by pero pero wrote:

TOP 5 Prog:

1. Pavlov's dog
2. Mahavishnu orchestra
3. Return to forever
4. Zappa
5. Flock

TOP 5 NON PROG:

1. Hendrix
2. Mountain
3. Billy Cobham
4. Wishbone ash
5. Allman brothers

I can allow Santana as US (even if born in Mexico), but I think Wishbone Ash is british.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 09 2006 at 04:56

"I can allow Santana as US (even if born in Mexico), but I think Wishbone Ash is british."



You think correctly.  But they are one of those very "American" sounding bands much like Ten Years After.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 09 2006 at 05:19

Cathedral

Mirthrandir

Yezda Urfa

OK, I'm out of bands

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 09 2006 at 07:17
Special mention: RAM: "Where? In Conclusion".
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 09 2006 at 07:35
Originally posted by robertplantowns robertplantowns wrote:

"I can allow Santana as US (even if born in Mexico), but I think Wishbone Ash is british."

 Yes you are right.

Instead of Wishbone ash Captain Beefhart

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 09 2006 at 07:47

1/ Happy The Man

2/ Mirthrandir

3/ Yezda Urfa

4/ Frank Zappa

5/ Mahavishnu+Return to Forever+Weather Report

6/ Kansas/Pavlov's Dog/Utopia/Ambrosia/Starcastle/etc etc etc etc etc ............

The only thing I have not listened to yet, but really want to is Cathedral, so after I get hold of it, above list might slightly change. 

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 09 2006 at 08:25
I'm a bit confused.

Isn't there anybody who is throwing into this thread the name of a highly progressive rock formation that evolved later into a hitparade pop band. Only the fact that they changed their style and song material so terrible proves that they were one of the most progressive rock bands and acts that America has ever seen in the early 70-ies. They made about 20 albums. Perhaps 5 or 6 were pure Prog.

This group was highly talented and gifted. Their guitar player was so good. I cannot imagine my whole youth without having listened to their songs and tracks. It was for me like YES, GENTLE GIANT or GENESIS. Same quality of musicianship. Only the sound was pretty different from all those english bands.

Common boys. Who I'm talking about??????


YES - Close to the edge / UK - UK / GENESIS - The lamb lies down / KING CRIMSON - Discipline / MIKE OLDFIELD - Tubular bells / JETHRO TULL - Aqualung / GENTLE GIANT - Three friends / TMO - IMF
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 09 2006 at 14:23

hit us with it broham

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 09 2006 at 22:43
chicago, isn't it obvious?
dead things don't talk too well, they've got a shaky sense of diction.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 10 2006 at 07:21
Originally posted by jojim jojim wrote:

I'm a bit confused.

Isn't there anybody who is throwing into this thread the name of a highly progressive rock formation that evolved later into a hitparade pop band. Only the fact that they changed their style and song material so terrible proves that they were one of the most progressive rock bands and acts that America has ever seen in the early 70-ies. They made about 20 albums. Perhaps 5 or 6 were pure Prog.

This group was highly talented and gifted. Their guitar player was so good. I cannot imagine my whole youth without having listened to their songs and tracks. It was for me like YES, GENTLE GIANT or GENESIS. Same quality of musicianship. Only the sound was pretty different from all those english bands.

Common boys. Who I'm talking about??????


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 10 2006 at 19:04
Kansas
Call that an argument?
That was never an argument.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 10 2006 at 19:07

Originally posted by Dazo Dazo wrote:

Kansas

...and the other 4?

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 11 2006 at 06:24
... and the answer is:

CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY aka CHICAGO

Listen to their first album (e.g."Free form guitar"), then to their second album ("Suite: Make me smile") and their third album. Even the forth and fifth album are proggish. On the other hand: BLOOD SWEAT AND TEARS is jazz-rock.

If CHICAGO is not Prog, what is Prog then?

I tried to make listen my friend to that albums. He resigned. To hard to listen to!

What do you think about it?
YES - Close to the edge / UK - UK / GENESIS - The lamb lies down / KING CRIMSON - Discipline / MIKE OLDFIELD - Tubular bells / JETHRO TULL - Aqualung / GENTLE GIANT - Three friends / TMO - IMF
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 15 2006 at 12:22
Sorry - this thread was not one for me. And CHICAGO seems not to have unconditional admirors. But as I see in an other thread just coming up: Jan Hammer, Jazz Keyboarder and drummer, is leveled olympic status in the PA.

OK then.
YES - Close to the edge / UK - UK / GENESIS - The lamb lies down / KING CRIMSON - Discipline / MIKE OLDFIELD - Tubular bells / JETHRO TULL - Aqualung / GENTLE GIANT - Three friends / TMO - IMF
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 15 2006 at 12:29
Sorry Chicago AIN"T PROG!!!!!!!!!!!!
Please go to a Rock Pop forum!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 15 2006 at 21:35

happy the man

zappa

return to forever

kansas

srarcastle



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 15 2006 at 21:42

1. Frank Zappa
2. Kansas

I'm confused about the rest!

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