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"Big 6" Major Omissions! Gentle Giant vs. Camel
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Poll Question: which band do you prefer?
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Gentle Giant all the way.

The most technically impressive prog rock band of all time, regardless of the infamous "Yeah, well, it doesn't have to be busy/technical to be good..." argument.

Humanity still isn't ready for GG!

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Originally posted by Rick1 Rick1 wrote:

Originally posted by Sacro_Porgo Sacro_Porgo wrote:

Originally posted by Rick1 Rick1 wrote:

Both bands got nowhere near the Big 6 in terms of chart activity:  Gentle Giant slightly more so in the States; Camel more so in UK and Europe.  Camel had two top 20 albums in Moon Madness and Rain Dances (scraping in at number 20).  

It always amazes me that Jethro Tull had much commercial success. Like, with the other 5 I can hear it, but with Tull I've always just listened and thought, "this is great, but how in heck did they sell this?" lol.

I know it's a well worn debate but I see Tull more as a peer to Led Zeppelin. They were successful in the States very early on and also had some success with singles which, like it or not, raises a band's profile and marketability.  Other bands have been reappraised over the years so while they hold high esteem among prog fans they never got wider acceptance - this is what the big 6 managed to do. 


I don't hold their commercial success against them at all. Just as a modern classic rock listener, I've never really heard Tull on the radio, and I've heard very few Tull songs that I could imagine hearing on the radio. Meanwhile, Zep gets played inside, out, upside-down, and backwards on every station from here to the moon.
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Originally posted by Sacro_Porgo Sacro_Porgo wrote:

Originally posted by Rick1 Rick1 wrote:

Both bands got nowhere near the Big 6 in terms of chart activity:  Gentle Giant slightly more so in the States; Camel more so in UK and Europe.  Camel had two top 20 albums in Moon Madness and Rain Dances (scraping in at number 20).  

It always amazes me that Jethro Tull had much commercial success. Like, with the other 5 I can hear it, but with Tull I've always just listened and thought, "this is great, but how in heck did they sell this?" lol.

I know it's a well worn debate but I see Tull more as a peer to Led Zeppelin. They were successful in the States very early on and also had some success with singles which, like it or not, raises a band's profile and marketability.  Other bands have been reappraised over the years so while they hold high esteem among prog fans they never got wider acceptance - this is what the big 6 managed to do. 
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Originally posted by Rick1 Rick1 wrote:

Both bands got nowhere near the Big 6 in terms of chart activity:  Gentle Giant slightly more so in the States; Camel more so in UK and Europe.  Camel had two top 20 albums in Moon Madness and Rain Dances (scraping in at number 20).  

It always amazes me that Jethro Tull had much commercial success. Like, with the other 5 I can hear it, but with Tull I've always just listened and thought, "this is great, but how in heck did they sell this?" lol.


Edited by Sacro_Porgo - June 16 2020 at 00:48
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Both bands got nowhere near the Big 6 in terms of chart activity:  Gentle Giant slightly more so in the States; Camel more so in UK and Europe.  Camel had two top 20 albums in Moon Madness and Rain Dances (scraping in at number 20).  
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Originally posted by iluvmarillion iluvmarillion wrote:

I love both bands. Can we have them both in?

Big 8! :)
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I love both bands. Can we have them both in?
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Two bands that seem unrightfully forgotten about when talking about the biggest and best of the biggest and best prog bands, especially the "big 6": Floyd, ELP, KC, Genesis, Yes, and Tull. This is less of something I've noticed on this website and more something that I've seen around the internet broadly when talking about prog. I'm sure everyone has their own list of 6 more bands deserving to be mentioned in the same breath as those, but these two seem to me the most obvious exclusions, with perhaps VDGG and Renaissance hot on their heels.

But enough of my pointless explaining! Vote for your favorite (if you so desire...)!
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