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Jethro Tull
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Dream Theater
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(Oldfield would be in if it included artists)
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It may not be 100% accurate, since with prog I have gotten to know so many artists I do love. But it's been in my mind for a while already that if I had to make a top artists list for me, I could only go for 5, if I try to put more I would start having too many doubts about which ones would make the cut or not. However, my top 5 would be:
1. Pink Floyd.
2. Yes.
-   Dream Theater.
-   Rick Wakeman.
-   Mike Oldfield.

     I'm only sure Pink Floyd and Yes are number 1 & 2, the other 3 I'm not really sure. And I have to include this solo artists because... well, those are my favourite artists.
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All-Time
Rush
Yes
Renaissance
Genesis
Porcupine Tree / Steve Wilson

Post 2000
Airbag
Big Big Train
Comedy of Errors
Nine Stones Close
Flaming Row

Local
Mile Marker Zero
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Triumvirat
Dzyan
Giger Lenz Marron
Colosseum
Passport
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Canterbury Scene:
- Caravan
- Hatfield and the North
- Supersister
- Gong
- Soft Machine
 
Crossover Prog:
- Moody Blues
- Mike Oldfield
- Barclay James harvest
- Saga
- Kate Bush
 
Neoprog:
- Marillion
- IQ
- Twelfth Night
- Pendragon
- Fish
 
Psychedelic/spacerock
- Eloy
- Ozric Spacefolk
- Pink Floyd
- Hawkwind
- ColorStar
 
Prog related
- Asia
- Queen
- Magnum
- Wishbone Ash
- Triumph
 
Symphonic prog
- Camel
- Renaissance
- The Flower Kings
- Yes
- Kansas
 
Heavy prog
- Anekdoten
- Enchant
- Uriah Heep
- Porcupine Tree
- Rush
 
Eclectic Prog
- Gentle Giant
- King Crimson
- The Tangent
- Manfred Mann's Earth Band
- UK
 
Jazzrock / fusion
- Kraan
- Chick Corea
- Uzva
- Return to Forever
- Maneige
 
Progfolk
- Jethro Tull
- Ian Anderson
- Red Jasper
- Gryphon
 
Rock Progressivo Italiano
- Alusa Fallax
- Le Orme
- PFM
- Museo Rosenbach
- Banco del Mutuo Soccorso
 
Progressive Electronic
- Tangerine Dream
- Klaus Schulze
- Robert Rich
- Eddie Jobson
- Tim Blake
 
There are a lot (a LOT) of artists not on the website, wich are progressive (Tears for Fears, Rupert Hine, Jean Michel Jarre etc. etc.)
I really don't like Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath en Metallica on the website, wich sound like bluecollar hardrock to me, and are far from progressive to me, while a lot of more serieus artists are not mentioned on the website.
The list I made, features bands/artists on the website, but (as said) I like a lot of artists (Shpongle, Entheogenic, My Brightest Diamond, The Fixx, Sting, Allman Brothersband, Gov't Mule etc. etc.) who are nowhere on this website ( pity). Even Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye have more progessive albums than Iron Maiden or Metallica.

Well we have to do with it. have a great day. I'm not mad, it just bothers me.
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Well, for me it's like this:

1st - Pink Floyd
2nd - Muse
3rd - Genesis
4th - Yes
5th - Radiohead/Camel/King Crimson
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^ 5 albums /genre, that's cheating LOL

Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden and Metallica are prog-related, so no problem with them filed under that. I have a problem with other bands here, but not these ones.
These 3 bands had at least an impact on progressive metal, that's why they're here.
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Camel
Tangerine Dream
Porcupine Tree
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Kingsnake  your list of bands from each prog genre sums it up nicely!...
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

^ 5 albums /genre, that's cheating LOL

Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden and Metallica are prog-related, so no problem with them filed under that. I have a problem with other bands here, but not these ones.
These 3 bands had at least an impact on progressive metal, that's why they're here.

yeah, I found out, I couldn't honestly compare bands. Some genres are so different. How can I compare Moody Blues to Chick Corea, or Ozrics with Kate Bush? :D

I used to listen to thrash- and deathmetal (Testament, Annihilator, Death, Nocturnus, Dark Angel, Forbidden, etc.) and to me, Metallica is the worst of the worst. They were on a major label, that's why they're so well known. Still not mad, but it just bothers me. It shoudn't bother me, though.

Perhaps it bothers me that Iron Maiden and Metallica are in the same 'genre' as Wishbone Ash, Bowie, Queen, Fairport Convention etc. I guess the whole 'prog related'-genre is a mess.
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Pink Floyd
Soft Machine
King Crimson
Genesis
Curved Air
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1. Pink Floyd
2. Gentle Giant
3. Porcupine Tree/Steven Wilson
4. Los Jaivas
5. Banco del Mutuo Soccorso
 
Other favs: Eloy, Anekdoten, Pescado Rabioso/Invisible, King Crimson, Genesis (1970-76)
 
 
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Old:
King Crimson
Faust
Can
Talk Talk
Etron Fou Leloublan

Neu:
Phideaux
Bent Knee
Porcupine Tree
Deafheaven
Las Orejas Y La Lengua
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1. Yes
2. not bothered, just about everybody else as long as no one makes me listen to Animals ever again.
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Originally posted by Hrychu Hrychu wrote:

1. The Flower Kings
2. Tai Phong
3. Oasis (no prog but great)

I can only list three.

cool choice of Tai Phong!
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Henry Cow
the Soft Machine
Gentle Giant
Gong
Yes
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Zappa, Can, Magma, Kate Bush, King Crimson
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gentle giant
camel
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All I like is prog related bands beginning late 60's/early 70's. Their music from 1968 - 83 has the composition and sound which will never be beaten. Perfect blend of jazz, classical, folk and rock.
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In no particular order...

Classic:
- Rush
- King Crimson
- Pink Floyd
- Eloy
- Black Sabbath (admittedly just prog-related)

New (at the moment):
- Porcupine Tree/Steven Wilson
- Karmakanic
- Airbag
- Anekdoten
- Eye
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