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BANDS (not solo artists etc)

1. Emerson, Lake and Palmer

2. =
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4. Big Big Train
5. Tangerine Dream

I would normally include Yes and Genesis but I seem to be listening to them less and less nowadays. For personal/emotional reasons I will always be an ELP fan and at their best they stomped over everyone even if they were horribly inconsistent.

Other bands I really care about:
VDGG - virtually the only band that gives me goose bumps anymore but I feel that too much of their music is samey.
Gentle Giant - a wonderful enigma and certainly the purest expression of what music (not just prog) is about but still coming to grips with them. The challenge is on!
King Crimson - I love and hate them equally. They are probably THE prog band for intellectuals and musos but I hate their 80's stuff and Fripp being a major pain in the bum doesn't help lol. 
Porcupine Tree - I like a lot of their stuff but not quite enough to make my five
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Hey, I just solidified my list recently, perfect timing!

1. Rush
2. Genesis
3. Opeth
4. Queen
5. Steely Dan

Honorable mentions include: Gojira, Dream Theater, Alice In Chains, L7, Primus, Nevermore, Porcupine Tree, Voivod, Gentle Giant, Yes, X Japan, Ulver, Death, Cynic, Atheist, Soundgarden, The Smashing Pumpkins, Metallica, Megadeth, Vektor, and way too many others to count, lol

Edited by Necrotica - January 24 2022 at 02:58
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Actually, are we including solo artists as well? Because my list will definitely need to be adjusted if that’s the case
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Top 5 Classic Prog Bands                       Top 5 Modern Prog Bands

1. Renaissance                                     1. Mostly Autumn
2. Camel                                              2. Magenta
3. Yes                                                  3. Edison's Children
4. Pink Floyd                                        4. Pallas
5. Barclay James Harvest                       5. Abel Ganz


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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Top 5 Classic Prog Bands                       Top 5 Modern Prog Bands

1. Renaissance                                     1. Mostly Autumn
2. Camel                                              2. Magenta
3. Yes                                                  3. Edison's Children
4. Pink Floyd                                        4. Pallas
5. Barclay James Harvest                       5. Abel Ganz



Pallas formed in 1980 a matter of a couple of years after the classic period and 40 years ago, hardly 'modern', how about 'non-classic era'?
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I guess, you get some methodic problems, Sacro_Porgo.
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Originally posted by Hiram 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

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Crazy World of Arthur Brown
King Crimson
the Nice
Maxophone (yep, based on just two studio albums so kill me)




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Mine would be -

The Beatles
Led Zeppelin
Yes
The Jam
XTC or Kate Bush if we're including solo artists.


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Originally posted by BrufordFreak BrufordFreak wrote:

1. Ryuichi Sakamoto
2. David Sylvian
3. Everything But the Girl
4. Pat Metheny
5. Cocteau Twins
John McLaughlin

(Oops! I thought the poll was asking for our favorite bands/artists not just from the prog realms of music!)

Prog bands? How 'bout:
Genesis
John McLaughlin
Yes
Area
Pat Metheny





I am asking about your favorite artists from any genre, not just prog.
Porg for short. My love of music doesn't end with prog! Feel free to discuss all sorts of music with me. Odds are I'll give it a chance if I haven't already! :)
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Originally posted by Necrotica Necrotica wrote:

Actually, are we including solo artists as well? Because my list will definitely need to be adjusted if that’s the case

Yes, solo artists as well!
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Originally posted by ExittheLemming ExittheLemming wrote:

Originally posted by Hiram 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!
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Originally posted by David_D David_D wrote:


I guess, you get some methodic problems, Sacro_Porgo.

Apparently, lol. You can say right in the title of the thread "regardless of genre" and people will still assume you only want prog artists. Oh well, the top five overall will probably be all prog anyway, so it won't affect the final result, just my curiosity about what other kinds of music everyone else listens to!
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Originally posted by Sacro_Porgo Sacro_Porgo wrote:

Originally posted by David_D David_D wrote:


I guess, you get some methodic problems, Sacro_Porgo.

Apparently, lol. You can say right in the title of the thread "regardless of genre" and people will still assume you only want prog artists. Oh well, the top five overall will probably be all prog anyway, so it won't affect the final result, just my curiosity about what other kinds of music everyone else listens to!

well, the thread is in the prog section of the forum. 

You could ask for a prog top 5 and a non-prog top 5. 
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Sacro_Porgo Sacro_Porgo wrote:

Originally posted by David_D David_D wrote:


I guess, you get some methodic problems, Sacro_Porgo.

Apparently, lol. You can say right in the title of the thread "regardless of genre" and people will still assume you only want prog artists. Oh well, the top five overall will probably be all prog anyway, so it won't affect the final result, just my curiosity about what other kinds of music everyone else listens to!

well, the thread is in the prog section of the forum. 

You could ask for a prog top 5 and a non-prog top 5. 



I figured it should still be in the prog section because prog artists are still welcome.
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Originally posted by Sacro_Porgo Sacro_Porgo wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Sacro_Porgo Sacro_Porgo wrote:

Originally posted by David_D David_D wrote:


I guess, you get some methodic problems, Sacro_Porgo.

Apparently, lol. You can say right in the title of the thread "regardless of genre" and people will still assume you only want prog artists. Oh well, the top five overall will probably be all prog anyway, so it won't affect the final result, just my curiosity about what other kinds of music everyone else listens to!

well, the thread is in the prog section of the forum. 

You could ask for a prog top 5 and a non-prog top 5. 

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

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. 
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  1. Rush
  2. Yes
  3. Genesis
  4. Beatles
  5. Zappa


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2. Wishbone Ash
3. Camel
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Originally posted by Cristi 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
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Originally posted by David_D David_D wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi 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
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