Top 5 favorite artists (regardless of genre) - Progressive Rock Music Forum

David_D wrote:

Cristi wrote:

David_D wrote:

Cristi wrote:

True. I don't have problem as to where the thread is placed, just that it might be why people mostly post lists of prog bands.

Do you really think so? I hope, you're wrong. Big smile

You hope?! Why? I only assumed people post 5 prog artists because the thread is in the prog section of the forum. It's at least logical. LOL

What I don't hope is that the major part of people's 5 most favourite artists should be non-Prog.

so what if it is, non-prog can be a lot of good things such as blues, jazz, rock, metal, classical music and many others.

Sacro_Porgo wrote:

I figured it should still be in the prog section because prog artists are still welcome.

Generally speaking, Prog Music Lounges are for Prog artists, and General Music Discussions are for all kind of music. Big smile

quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond

Just 5? difficult, I probably have about 8 favourite artists:

Pink Floyd

Hawkwind

Marillion

Mostly Autumn

Adam Ant/Adam and the Ants

Sacro_Porgo wrote:

ExittheLemming wrote:

Hiram wrote:

In alphabetical order, non-prog included:

Black Sabbath

The Fall

Pink Floyd

Sielun Veljet (Finnish 80s post-punk)

Van Der Graaf Generator

If non-prog/related (The Fall and SV) were left out, I'd add:

Captain Beefheart

Jethro Tull

If non-prog only, I'd add Sonic Youth and a couple of Finnish bands no foreigners know about.

A damn fine choice sir but I don't think that's what the OP had in mind Clap

ELP

Crazy World of Arthur Brown

King Crimson

the Nice

Maxophone (yep, based on just two studio albums so kill me)

That is what I had in mind, lol. The Fall is totally legal in this list!

That being the case:

ELP

the Kinks

the Cure

the Nice

the Fall

1. Yes

2. Genesis

3. Saga

4. Moody Blues

5. Alan Parsons Project

Cristi wrote:

David_D wrote:

What I don't hope is that the major part of people's 5 most favourite artists should be non-Prog.

so what if it is, non-prog can be a lot of good things such as blues, jazz, rock, metal, classical music and many others.

Okay, I'm not greedy. Progressive Rock has got much more popular the last 20 years, so I can't complain. Smile

quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond

Top 5 of any music genre? Tough one. As much as rock music in its various forms is my preferred type of music overall, my ultimate two favorite artists are a pair of old-time folk poets from France, George Brassens and Jean Ferrat (likely unknown by non-French-speaking ProgArchives members) followed by Genesis, The Beatles and tied in 5th place, King Crimson and Procol Harum (particularly the earlier phases of these bands).

Echolyn......dredg.....Consider the Source.....PFM.......Riverside

Beethoven
Handel
Symphony X
Bruce Dickinson (solo career)
The Prodigy

BaldJean wrote:

in no specific order:

Magma

Van der Graaf Generator/Peter Hammill

Barbara Dennerlein

Hawkwind

Mylène Farmer. for those who don't know her: her live shows and videos are absolutely insane; the videos are often highly erotic (with occasional full nudity), extremely violent or bizarrely surreal; sometimes all three of these.

since probably only very few know Mylène Farmer (though she is an absolute superstar in France) here 3 videos of her. the first is the intro to her 2000 tour which was wittily named "Mylènium Tour". the second is a very personal and emotionally extremely powerful song about the death of her father from that same tour. for those who don't speak French I chose a version with English subtitles; the translation leaves a lot to be desired but is accurate enough to give you an idea what the song is about. the 3rd one is one of her surreal ones with some violence in it too

Thanks so much, Jean, for the introduction to Mylène! I am LOVING her videos--especially of that 2000 concert/tour. Wow, would I have liked to have been there! Looks as powerful as a Cirque du soleil or Adiemus concert/performance! I love the way every single person in the huge audience knows every word of her songs--and sings at the top of their voices along with her! (Like a Anavitória concert!)

Edited by BrufordFreak - February 08 2022 at 13:12

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