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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 23 2006 at 11:08
hmm, I forgot

Tony Kakko


and


Roine Stolt!







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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 23 2006 at 11:09

Daniel Gildenlow

John Petrucci

Mike Portnoy

Kevin Moore

Gary Wehrkampf

Carl Cadden-James

Jim Matheos

the Cavanagh brothers

Mikael Akerfeldt

Devin Townsend

A. A. Lucassen



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 23 2006 at 11:14

Ian Anderson

Kerry Minnear

Robert Fripp

Peter Hammill

Peter Gabriel

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 23 2006 at 11:18
Originally posted by Ed_The_Dead Ed_The_Dead wrote:

A. A. Lucassen


OF COURSE...damn!

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 23 2006 at 14:40
My favorite guys are:

A. A. Lucassen
Daniel Gildenlow

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 23 2006 at 15:15

Ian Anderson

Peter Gabriel

Kerry Minnear

Jon Anderson

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 23 2006 at 15:29
Originally posted by Rashikal Rashikal wrote:

KATE BUSH ISNT PROG




Blog this:
http://artrock2006.blogspot.com
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 23 2006 at 15:48

1.PETER GABRIEL (THERE'S NOBODY LIKE HE)
2.ANDERSON/SQUIER/HOWE
3.FRIPP, FRIPP/WETTON, FRIPP/LAKE, FRIPP/BELEW & LAKE/EMERSON 
4.IAN ANDERSON
5.AKKERMAN/VAN LEER


i got a lot of favourite composers, but this are the masters of all times

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 23 2006 at 17:48
Steven Wilson
Devin Townsend
Peter Gabriel
Who you gonna call?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 23 2006 at 17:51

Tony Banks

The Gentle Giant Boys

Dave Stewart

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 23 2006 at 20:35
Daniel Gildenlow from PoS is one of the most amazing lyricists from our time.
A true genious.
Just take a look at the lyrics from "The Perfect Element."
Progressive music, a kind of life.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 23 2006 at 22:18

Daniel Gildenlow definantly is one of the music geniuses of our time and his lyrics are breathtaking, but no list is complete without McCartny/Lennon. and Lucassen to be sure. thats what i can think of off the top of my head... ill probably be back to add a few. thanks

mike 

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 23 2006 at 22:26

Kevin Moore

Lennon

McCartney

Harrison

Micheal Romeo

Roger Waters

Mozart

Bach

Steve WIlson

ian Anderson

Robert Fripp

Ronnie Stolt

I can strangle a canary in a tin can and it would be really original, but that wouldn't save it from sounding like utter sh*t.
-Stone Beard
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 23 2006 at 22:27

oh  and akerfeltd, tom waits, and Pete Townshend

ps:why does my little icon say i only have 4 posts? its confusing me

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 23 2006 at 22:30
John Lennon
Peter Hammill
Waters/Gilmour
Bob Dylan
Simon/Garfunkle
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 24 2006 at 04:09
Peter Hammill.
And to mention one that should definitely be in the list: Peter Blegvad.
Another one whose name I'm missing: Robert Calvert.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 24 2006 at 17:09

Here are my favorites in no order:

Peter Hammil

Rick Wakeman

Robert Fripp

Andy Latimer

Steve Howe

A. Lucassen

"I can't see through my eye lids"
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 25 2006 at 20:08
Prog: Shulmann, Shulmann, Minnear; and Peter Hammill
Pop/rock: McCartney/Lennon
"older" jazz: Miles Davis
prog jazz: Pat Metheny/Lyle Mays
classical: Beethoven

and, of course, for the space jazz fans, Daevid Allen!
GonG is one and one is YOU
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 26 2006 at 02:57

Kate Bush

Greg Lake (solo and with ELP and King Crimson)

Tony Banks (with Genesis)

Lee/Lifesen/Peart (Rush!)

Peter Gabriel (solo and with Genesis)

Jon Anderson (with Yes and Jon & Vangelis)

Paul McCartney (solo and with The Beatles)

John Lennon (solo and with The Beatles)

Arthur Lee (with Love)

Roger Waters (with Floyd)

Par Lindh (PLP)

Rob Reed (Magenta)

and the IQ boys of course!

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