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My five favorite prog bands of all time
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Poll Question: Which band do you like best?
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7 [13.21%]
9 [16.98%]
9 [16.98%]
7 [13.21%]
12 [22.64%]
1 [1.89%]
1 [1.89%]
0 [0.00%]
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From that list only Pink Floyd and Yes are in my top 5 prog bands of all time.

The other three in my top 5 would be Curved Air, Focus, and ELP.

Edited by Floydoid - 14 hours 20 minutes ago at 08:46
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From the list, Yes & Genesis. Added to my personal top 5...ELP, Gentle Giant, and Triumvirat.
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Originally posted by Grumpyprogfan Grumpyprogfan wrote:

Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

You don't consider Porcupine Tree to be modern prog? Compared to the others they are.
Their first album was released over 32 years ago. I wouldn't consider that modern prog. I was just being silly. Listen to what you like.

I do but I listen to a whole lot more than just those five (or 13). It's just that very few modern (your definition of modern) would crack my top 100 (if modern means the past ten years or so if we go back a little further then a few more). 
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I picked "other" which for me would be Transatlantic. I never got into King Crimson or Rush, I only recently started to appreciate some of Genesis (mainly SEBTP and Supper's Ready), and there are only a few of Yes and Pink Floyd's catalogue that I like.
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Originally posted by AlanB AlanB wrote:

I picked "other" which for me would be Transatlantic. I never got into King Crimson or Rush, I only recently started to appreciate some of Genesis (mainly SEBTP and Supper's Ready), and there are only a few of Yes and Pink Floyd's catalogue that I like.

You sound like you are probably young (or relatively young). 
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Floyd with Genesis as close second.
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I chose "Other" (because it was available). It is no secret that my favourite group by a considerable margin is Van der Graaf Generator.
 
Of the other choices (if "Other" were not available), I would have chosen Yes.
 
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Originally posted by I prophesy disaster I prophesy disaster wrote:

I chose "Other" (because it was available). It is no secret that my favourite group by a considerable margin is Van der Graaf Generator.
 
Of the other choices (if "Other" were not available), I would have chosen Yes.
 


I like VDGG a lot too but over the years they have fallen off my personal top 5 list. Maybe still top ten though. 
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Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Originally posted by I prophesy disaster I prophesy disaster wrote:

I chose "Other" (because it was available). It is no secret that my favourite group by a considerable margin is Van der Graaf Generator.
 
Of the other choices (if "Other" were not available), I would have chosen Yes.

I like VDGG a lot too but over the years they have fallen off my personal top 5 list. Maybe still top ten though. 
 
I'm listening to them more now than I did in the past. And when I'm not listening to them, I'm usually listening to something other than the five groups of this topic. Nevertheless, four of the five groups (not Rush) are foundational to me.
 
I should remark that VdGG became my favourite group pretty much from the beginning of my venture into prog, from when I started listening to Pawn Hearts.
 



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Originally posted by I prophesy disaster I prophesy disaster wrote:

Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Originally posted by I prophesy disaster I prophesy disaster wrote:

I chose "Other" (because it was available). It is no secret that my favourite group by a considerable margin is Van der Graaf Generator.
 
Of the other choices (if "Other" were not available), I would have chosen Yes.

I like VDGG a lot too but over the years they have fallen off my personal top 5 list. Maybe still top ten though. 
 
I'm listening to them more now than I did in the past. And when I'm not listening to them, I'm usually listening to something other than the five groups of this topic. Nevertheless, four of the five groups (not Rush) are foundational to me.
 
I should remark that VdGG became my favourite group pretty much from the beginning of my venture into prog, from when I started listening to Pawn Hearts.
 


Pawn Hearts is great but maybe my third favorite. My favorites are Godbluff then Still Life. 
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Rush

1. ELP
2. IQ
3. Rush
4. Big Big Train
5. Eloy

6. Yes
7. Genesis
8. Porcupine Tree
9. Pink Floyd
10.Glass Hammer

11.Magenta
12.Kayak
13.Van Der Graaf Generator
14.Camel
15.King Crimson
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Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

Rush

1. ELP
2. IQ
3. Rush
4. Big Big Train
5. Eloy

6. Yes
7. Genesis
8. Porcupine Tree
9. Pink Floyd
10.Glass Hammer

11.Magenta
12.Kayak
13.Van Der Graaf Generator
14.Camel
15.King Crimson


I really like all those bands but not in that order. 
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