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Poll Question: Which of these "second tier" bands is your favorite
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4 [4.76%]
11 [13.10%]
14 [16.67%]
5 [5.95%]
2 [2.38%]
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    Posted: January 20 2018 at 15:22
Which of these vintage prog bands do you like the most?

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PFM > Caravan > Focus = Renaissance
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I didn't include Magma, Camel, GG or VDGG because I thought they were obviously more popular than the ones I listed(with the possible exception of Caravan and UK)and thought I would try to make it more of an even match here. I almost included Starcastle since I wanted to have at least one US band but they didn't quite make the cut. Including Triumvirat might have been a mistake but I know there is one guy on here who is fanatical about them so I included them. :P
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I went with PFM.  Some other great bands in the list, but I consider all the PFM albums up to Jet Lag to be essential listening on par with the 1st tier bands Wink
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Hate the phrase 'second tier' - just a poll saying which of these bands you like best, would have sufficed. Commercial success does not always guarantee quality. I think the breadth and longevity of The Strawbs is quite amazing - and enjoying revisiting their albums, old and new,at present. They get my vote, but would like to praise Renaissance and Focus as well. UK were a great band - but sadly so short-lived!
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I went with Caravan with PFM and Eloy right there too, and Gong.
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Caravan.....but then I'm a Canterbury school fan.....but Renaissance, PFM, Strawbs....close behind...
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I know my least favourite................Wakeman played on the two albums I’ve hung on to by them ha ha.
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Originally posted by Squonk19 Squonk19 wrote:

Hate the phrase 'second tier' - just a poll saying which of these bands you like best, would have sufficed. Commercial success does not always guarantee quality. I think the breadth and longevity of The Strawbs is quite amazing - and enjoying revisiting their albums, old and new,at present. They get my vote, but would like to praise Renaissance and Focus as well. UK were a great band - but sadly so short-lived!

Maybe but would it be fair to put King Crimson up against most of these? I will NOT apologize for using the term second tier. Most prog fans know what I mean by that and it serves it's purpose. No, it's not a perfect term but neither is "prog." Wink
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I like Focus, Eloy,
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Funny, so far three people said they voted for Caravan but only two votes are showing up. :)
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Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Funny, so far three people said they voted for Caravan but only two votes are showing up. :)


I definitely voted lol. When I did it went from 1 to 2.
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There is no such band as The Strawbs.

They are Strawbs. And they are magnificent.

Focus and Caravan are also magnificent, but just a bit less so than Strawbs.


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Caravan > Gong > PFM

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Originally posted by Hercules Hercules wrote:

There is no such band as The Strawbs.

They are Strawbs..

Confused


From wikipedia: "Strawbs (or The Strawbs)"

I "fixed" it in the poll regardles so I hope you are happy now. Tongue

 


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Anyway, I would like to apologize to fans of Banco, Kayak, Wishbone Ash, Hawkwind, Grobschnitt, Le Orme, Soft Machine, Ange and all the other second tier bands that were not included. ;)
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Caravan > PFM > Gong > UK
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Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Anyway, I would like to apologize to fans of Banco, Kayak, Wishbone Ash, Hawkwind, Grobschnitt, Le Orme, Soft Machine, Ange and all the other second tier bands that were not included. ;)
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Focus.  I don't know how a band that has Jan Akkerman on guitar can be called 'second tier'.
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