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1: Plini
2: Steven Wilson
3: David Bowie
4: Frank Zappa
5: Devin Townsend
6: Gleb Kolyadin
7: Mike Oldfield
8: Neal Morse
9: Kate Bush
10: Peter Gabriel
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Frank Zappa
Tim Smith
Mark Hollis
Steve Wilson
Steve Hackett
David Sylvian
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Mike Oldfield
Mike Patton
David Bowie
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1. Captain Beefheart
2. Jimi Hendrix
3. Pekka Pohjola
4. Jukka Gustavson
5. Kate Bush
6. Roy Harper
7. Pekka Airaksinen
8. Kevin Ayers
9. Judy Dyble
10. Tim Buckley



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1: Steve Hackett
2: Steven Wilson
3: David Bowie
4: Frank Zappa
5: Rick Wakeman
6: Tim Buckley
7: Mike Oldfield
8: Steve Hillage
9: Kate Bush
10: Peter Gabriel


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Latest update after four more rounds of voting:-
 
 
1. Steven Wilson (189 points)
2. Steve Hackett (183 points)
3. Peter Gabriel (170 points)
4. Frank Zappa (169 points)
5. Mike Oldfield (128 points)
6. Kate Bush (120 points)
7. Peter Hammill (79 points)
8. David Bowie (76 points)
9. Rick Wakeman (72 points)
10. Jimi Hendrix (71 points)
 
11. David Gilmour (70 points)
12. Vangelis (56 points)
13. Roy Harper (54 points)
14. Jeff Beck (53 points) 
15. Roger Waters (48 points)
16. Allan Holdsworth (46 points)
17. Jon Anderson (43 points)
18. Klaus Schulze (38 points)
19. Robert Fripp (35 points)
20. Steve Hillage (31 points)
 
21. Bo Hansson (30 points)
21. Holger Czukay (30 points)
21. Plini (30 points)
21. Captain Beefheart (30 points)
25. Robert Wyatt (29 points)
26. Richard Wright (28 points)
27. Al Di Meola (27 points)
28. Bill Bruford (24 points)
29. David Sylvian (21 points)
29. Pekka Pohjola (21 Points)
 
31. Alex Carpani (20 points)
31. Jean-Luc Ponty (20 points)
31. Tim Smith (20 points)
34. Carlos Santana (19 points)
35. Chris Squire (18 points)
36. Neal Morse (17 points)
37. Fred Frith (16 points)
 
There are two new entries in the Top 10 for David Bowie & Jimi Hendrix. Thumbs Up


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Originally posted by Argo2112 Argo2112 wrote:

I really feel like I'm forgetting a few people but here goes...

Frank Zappa
Jeff Beck
Al Di Meola
Peter Gabrial
Kate Bush
Bill Bruford
David Gilmour
Allan Holdsworth
Chick Corea
Steve Wilson


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I am not fully understanding, why Wilson is No. 1. I know he has done all kinds of stuff with music, but still... he over Gabriel, Zappa, Oldfield, Bush, Bowie, Wakeman & Hendrix? He´s the only one of those ten whose musical career has started in the late eighties. But I guess many old progheads like me are not very active here anymore.
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Originally posted by Mortte Mortte wrote:

I am not fully understanding, why Wilson is No. 1. I know he has done all kinds of stuff with music, but still... he over Gabriel, Zappa, Oldfield, Bush, Bowie, Wakeman & Hendrix? He´s the only one of those ten whose musical career has started in the late eighties. But I guess many old progheads like me are not very active here anymore.
 
I'm really surprised Steven Wilson is numero uno too, even though I'm a fan of Porcupine Tree. I would have expected Mike Oldfield to be in the top spot, mainly because I voted for him as my number one choice. It's hard to believe Steven Wilson is number one when David Gilmour is not even in the Top 10, but then again, I'm constantly surprised by the results of my lists and polls. Smile
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by Mortte Mortte wrote:

I am not fully understanding, why Wilson is No. 1. I know he has done all kinds of stuff with music, but still... he over Gabriel, Zappa, Oldfield, Bush, Bowie, Wakeman & Hendrix? He´s the only one of those ten whose musical career has started in the late eighties. But I guess many old progheads like me are not very active here anymore.
 
I'm really surprised Steven Wilson is numero uno too, even though I'm a fan of Porcupine Tree. I would have expected Mike Oldfield to be in the top spot, mainly because I voted for him as my number one choice. It's hard to believe Steven Wilson is number one when David Gilmour is not even in the Top 10, but then again, I'm constantly surprised by the results of my lists and polls. Smile

I'm not surprised Steven Wilson is on the top since he is in most users' lists. Not hard to believe at all. 
As for Mike Oldfield, he's a hit and miss with a lot of people, so again, I'm not surprised with the result. 

As for Gilmour, we're judging here his solo albums, which again some are not very fond of. Again, no surprise he's not leading the list. 
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^ I love ALL of David Gilmour's solo albums and I have them all in my CD collection, including Live in Gdansk. Thumbs Up Heart
 
I've never heard any of Steven Wilson's solo albums, so it's no surprise that I'm surprised he's currently leading the poll, although not for long I suspect. Smile


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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

^ I love ALL of David Gilmour's solo albums and I have them all in my CD collection, including Live in Gdansk. Thumbs Up Heart
 
I've never heard any of Steven Wilson's solo albums, so it's no surprise that I'm surprised he's currently leading the poll, although not for long I suspect. Smile

I thought you were wondering why Gilmour was low in your list... 

Why are you surprised by Steven Wilson leading your list since you don't know his music at all. LOL
That makes no sense. LOL
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by Mortte Mortte wrote:

I am not fully understanding, why Wilson is No. 1. I know he has done all kinds of stuff with music, but still... he over Gabriel, Zappa, Oldfield, Bush, Bowie, Wakeman & Hendrix? He´s the only one of those ten whose musical career has started in the late eighties. But I guess many old progheads like me are not very active here anymore.
 
I'm really surprised Steven Wilson is numero uno too, even though I'm a fan of Porcupine Tree. I would have expected Mike Oldfield to be in the top spot, mainly because I voted for him as my number one choice. It's hard to believe Steven Wilson is number one when David Gilmour is not even in the Top 10, but then again, I'm constantly surprised by the results of my lists and polls. Smile

I'm not surprised Steven Wilson is on the top since he is in most users' lists. Not hard to believe at all. 
As for Mike Oldfield, he's a hit and miss with a lot of people, so again, I'm not surprised with the result. 

As for Gilmour, we're judging here his solo albums, which again some are not very fond of. Again, no surprise he's not leading the list. 
Well, if people honestly is in that opinion, that in Wilson´s solo albums is the greatest prog of alltime, greater than Zappa, Gabriel etc., of course there is really nothing I can say about it. I was just wonderin`. But have to say he isn´t at all in many lists in this thread, specially really many people who has been the longest here. But of course everybody´s opinion is as valuable. 

About Gilmour I really agree, he´s solos are just so much lower quality as any Pink Floyd albums and so are all the other Floyd members too, to me Waters has done the best albums outside Floyd. But not rate even them very high.

Have to ask, don´t you wonder at all, if Porcupine Tree had won the all time top10 prog bands voting?


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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

^ I love ALL of David Gilmour's solo albums and I have them all in my CD collection, including Live in Gdansk. Thumbs Up Heart
 
I've never heard any of Steven Wilson's solo albums, so it's no surprise that I'm surprised he's currently leading the poll, although not for long I suspect. Smile

I thought you were wondering why Gilmour was low in your list... 

Why are you surprised by Steven Wilson leading your list since you don't know his music at all. LOL
That makes no sense. LOL
Well, it makes perfect sense in my prog universe, because the other nineteen solo artists in the Top 20 have been around far longer than Steven Wilson, regardless of not having heard any of his solo albums. Smile
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^^ No, I'm not surprised at all that Porcupine Tree didn't win the recent Top 10 prog bands poll. In fact, I would have been VERY surprised if they HAD won the poll. Smile
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

^ I love ALL of David Gilmour's solo albums and I have them all in my CD collection, including Live in Gdansk. Thumbs Up Heart
 
I've never heard any of Steven Wilson's solo albums, so it's no surprise that I'm surprised he's currently leading the poll, although not for long I suspect. Smile

I thought you were wondering why Gilmour was low in your list... 

Why are you surprised by Steven Wilson leading your list since you don't know his music at all. LOL
That makes no sense. LOL
Well, it makes perfect sense in my prog universe, because the other nineteen solo artists in the Top 20 have been around far longer than Steven Wilson, regardless of not having heard any of his solo albums. Smile
As you´re a Porcupine Tree-fan, I believe you will like also Wilson´s solos. I don´t hear much difference in PT-albums and Wilson solos.
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^ I'm sure I'll enjoy Steven Wilson's solo albums too, although I'm still surprised he's currently leading this poll, but hopefully, not for much longer. Smile
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

^^ No, I'm not surprised at all that Porcupine Tree didn't win the recent Top 10 prog bands poll. In fact, I would have been VERY surprised if they HAD won the poll. Smile
Well, I think I put my question unclear. I was asking about Cristi, wouldn´t he be surprised at all if PT had won that poll? People thinking PT is greater than Genesis, Yes, Floyd etc? Maybe it´s not totally same thing as in this poll, but to me it is.
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

^ I love ALL of David Gilmour's solo albums and I have them all in my CD collection, including Live in Gdansk. Thumbs Up Heart
 
I've never heard any of Steven Wilson's solo albums, so it's no surprise that I'm surprised he's currently leading the poll, although not for long I suspect. Smile

I thought you were wondering why Gilmour was low in your list... 

Why are you surprised by Steven Wilson leading your list since you don't know his music at all. LOL
That makes no sense. LOL
Well, it makes perfect sense in my prog universe, because the other nineteen solo artists in the Top 20 have been around far longer than Steven Wilson, regardless of not having heard any of his solo albums. Smile

What?
Why are you judging Steven Wilson when you know nothing of his solo music? 
Maybe check out some of his music and try to understand his popularity? I know you will not do it, but anyway... 
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Originally posted by Mortte Mortte wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by Mortte Mortte wrote:

I am not fully understanding, why Wilson is No. 1. I know he has done all kinds of stuff with music, but still... he over Gabriel, Zappa, Oldfield, Bush, Bowie, Wakeman & Hendrix? He´s the only one of those ten whose musical career has started in the late eighties. But I guess many old progheads like me are not very active here anymore.
 
I'm really surprised Steven Wilson is numero uno too, even though I'm a fan of Porcupine Tree. I would have expected Mike Oldfield to be in the top spot, mainly because I voted for him as my number one choice. It's hard to believe Steven Wilson is number one when David Gilmour is not even in the Top 10, but then again, I'm constantly surprised by the results of my lists and polls. Smile

I'm not surprised Steven Wilson is on the top since he is in most users' lists. Not hard to believe at all. 
As for Mike Oldfield, he's a hit and miss with a lot of people, so again, I'm not surprised with the result. 

As for Gilmour, we're judging here his solo albums, which again some are not very fond of. Again, no surprise he's not leading the list. 
Well, if people honestly is in that opinion, that in Wilson´s solo albums is the greatest prog of alltime, greater than Zappa, Gabriel etc., of course there is really nothing I can say about it. I was just wonderin`. But have to say he isn´t at all in many lists in this thread, specially really many people who has been the longest here. But of course everybody´s opinion is as valuable. 

About Gilmour I really agree, he´s solos are just so much lower quality as any Pink Floyd albums and so are all the other Floyd members too, to me Waters has done the best albums outside Floyd. But not rate even them very high.

Have to ask, don´t you wonder at all, if Porcupine Tree had won the all time top10 prog bands voting?

I don't think people are saying that Wilson's work is the greatest prog of all time, but since he is in most people's list, adding up the points, I guess he climbed up at the top of the list. 

I enjoy Gilmour's solo albums, especially the first two. 

BTW, I did not put Steven Wilson in my list. Big smile
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