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Poll Question: Who is the most tchnically accomplished from the following.
Poll Choice Votes Poll Statistics
3 [1.79%]
14 [8.33%]
17 [10.12%]
6 [3.57%]
27 [16.07%]
47 [27.98%]
31 [18.45%]
0 [0.00%]
19 [11.31%]
1 [0.60%]
0 [0.00%]
1 [0.60%]
2 [1.19%]
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a band that should definitely be in the poll is Gong. they had the in my opinion best musicians in prog on 2 positions (the late Pierre Moerlen on drums and Didier Malherbe on flutes and saxes), and bass player Mike Howlett and guitarist Steve Hillage were by no means slouches. the Howlett/Moerlen rhythm section is arguably one of the best rhythm sections in prog ever. anyone who doesn't know them should listen to the only mp3 of Gong in the archives, in which the rhythm section is in absolute top form (and Malherbe and Hillage too). one of the best tracks of Gong ever


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Who else but the Berklee brats?
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Dream Theater
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The Rolling Stones!!!!
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Points: 16673 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 03 2005 at 14:37

Originally posted by Cygnus Cygnus wrote:

The Rolling Stones!!!!
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Mahavishnu Orchestra songs are the tonghest to play... seriously, these guys are unbeatable on the technic, but most of what they do is improvised, so no one know what Fripp could do in a fusion band... I can't really tell which one I am for, but it's most likely MO.

I'm surprised Focus got no vote. What they do is brillant...
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Points: 1695 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 03 2005 at 17:32
KISS!? What about the Sex Pistols?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 03 2005 at 17:46
When did Rick Wakweman and Dave Greenslade, suddenly become bands?
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Originally posted by King of Loss King of Loss wrote:

Originally posted by Cygnus Cygnus wrote:

The Rolling Stones!!!!

Or should I say The Ramons?

Anyway I belive that an acomplished musician with proper study can play almost any part.So for me is a mater of compositions and nothing more.For example Potnoy has more complex parts than Peart but thats becouse that's the kind of drums that the music of Theater needs. I think Pearts solos are technicaly better.That's just an example. I only want to say that what a musician plays is limited by the sound of his band. I f Cobham was on Deep Purple he wouldn't play like this and that wouldn't mean he wouldn't have the ability to do it.
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Points: 24429 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 04 2005 at 12:34
Rush, Yes and KC, though of course the Mahavishnu Orchestra, being mostly a jazz-fusion group, would be far ahead of everybody as regards technical brilliance.
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Dream Theater!
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Points: 1881 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 08 2005 at 06:43
Technically brilliant? Good as they are surely you can't really pick Dream Theater over Mahavishnu Orchestra....
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 08 2005 at 06:47
Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

Of old bands Emerson,Lake and Palmer 'walk it' easily.How they are excluded from this poll is astounding to me! (get 'Pictures At An Exhibition' for reference)

New bands -Par Lindh Project are awesome (also conspicious by their absence in the poll)

And no Flower Kings/Spock's Beard/Transatlantic either???

(I wish people wouldn't start a poll when they havn't a clue about the subject matter.There have been a few too many of these on the forum already)

 

 

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KIng Crimson? Which one? They've never done more than three albums with the same band...
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Gentle Giant
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Colosseum should be at that list - the Hiseman, Heckstall-Smith, Greenslade, Clempson, Clarke, Farlowe was absolutely fantastic.

About King Crimson: only great musicians were members of Crimson (with the exception of Gordon Haskell, which was only a decent bass player, and an awful singer).
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Points: 149 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 08 2005 at 23:47
Well you missed ELP!!!!! I cant think of a more technically brilliant group. Keith Emseson is brillent enough compared to all other bands really. Of course I havent heard The Mahavishnu Orchestra so im probably wrong.
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Of those, King Crimson for me, but there are better and more talented (I haven't heard enough Mahavishnu to say that they are the most "brilliant").
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Points: 8543 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 09 2005 at 00:23
I can't believe someone voted for Kiss.  My vote was for Rush...although, I would have to say that Gentle Giant came a very close second.  I also can't believe that DT is at the top.  I like DT and think they are fairly proficient technically, but nowhere near the masters when it comes to chops (with the possible exception of Portnoy).
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 09 2005 at 13:58
Originally posted by Stormcrow Stormcrow wrote:

Originally posted by lucas lucas wrote:

Originally posted by Stormcrow Stormcrow wrote:

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I believe it came with the original smilie proxy program that I have.... but if not, I know it's also available on many smilie archive web pages.

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