Our favorite prog songs of the Seventies

Argent - Rather repetitive song based on the rhythm and the chorus repeating a phrase in an obsessive way, the creative part is mainly left to the organist. It doesn't excite me. 2 points

Hawkwind - instrumental piece based on a blues riff that makes the backbone, but it is not my cup of tea (I prefer other Hawkwind songs), 1 point

Jeff Beck, perhaps the best guitarist since Jimi Hendrix, pulls out a rockblues piece with an acid guitar sound, then the keyboards repeat the riff, virtuosic song, 3 points

The Residents, a song taken from their masterpiece, I don't often listen to this kind of cerebral and "cultured" music, with refined sounds, dissonant pieces, use of vocals in an anti-melodic sense, but here experimentalism is not an end in itself, music is not penalized from the research of the sound, and the whole composition takes the form of a completely coherent avant-garde theatrical piece, in short, a masterpiece, certainly a contender for my final vote, 5 points.

Colosseum II - Elegant song but in my opinion it lacks of inspiration, I don't find real emotional transport, 1 point

Be Bop Deluxe - Good hard rock track, more of a blues jam than a prog song, it reminds me of the Jimi Hendrix Experience. 2 Points

FM - Very percussive track, actually hard-rock up to 4 minutes, when an electric guitar solo explodes, then there is a pause that reminds me of those that Rush do, but which in this case is much longer, too much long, then the initial percussion resumes the rock rhythm. It's not a real mini-suite, it's a dilated song with a long instrumental pause. Nearly beats the Be Bop Deluxe song, 3 points

Utopia - is the song with the most prog composition of the selection, and although I'm not enthusiastic I appreciate its value, it's a very well done song, 5 points

I would like to clarify some issues.

1) The number of votes. A request has already arisen several times, by someone, to raise the number of votes from 3 to 5. For example, I had proposed to give 5 votes when we had reached almost 25 nominations, but many had preferred to keep the three preferences, and so I gave up on this idea. Even The Anders, after me, had proposed 5 votes, and if I am not mistaken, Mila had already proposed it in the past, and my answer was that so far the majority has preferred to give 3 votes. I had added that, however, the last decision rests with whoever opens the poll. If Mila wants to open a poll with 5 votes, she can do it (first it would always be better to monitor if it is liked by others). In this case, I thought about the usual 3 votes. I wouldn't mind giving 4 votes, but only if requested by other friends.

2) This poll is very demanding, we have to listen to a lot of songs, but I designed it that way because I thought there were few of us. Now we are in good numbers, and despite this almost everyone has already put in order the 4 proposals of the other forumists. I am surprised and happy for your participation.

3) For the final selection, precisely because we have already listened to 4 songs for each participant, I believe it is right to make two nominations, because then it should not be difficult to choose the three we like most. For example, I will not have to listen to all the nominations to choose my 3 favorites, I think at the most I will listen to 4 or 5 again. Maybe Nick is more precise than me and will have to listen to them all again, but it will still be a second listen. But if many think like Nick, we could only make one nomination.