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Poll Question: Which of these developments most affected the course of prog history?
Poll Choice Votes Poll Statistics
42 [21.54%]
10 [5.13%]
62 [31.79%]
9 [4.62%]
12 [6.15%]
45 [23.08%]
2 [1.03%]
1 [0.51%]
12 [6.15%]
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Points: 10964 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 21 2008 at 02:00
maybe the most important developments were The Beatles Rubber Soul, Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention's 60s albums, Miles Davis' Bitches Brew, and ITCOTCK

but i voted for Bruford going to KC. what would have happened if he stayed in Yes?
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Points: 6336 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 21 2008 at 13:21
Originally posted by Dr. Prog Dr. Prog wrote:

Originally posted by Pnoom! Pnoom! wrote:

Yes releasing Tales from Topographic Oceans.  That was the point where prog finally proved the critics right in their complaints, and from there prog ended any real chance at redemption.  Punk coming along and striking the final blow didn't matter; prog had already dealt itself a fatal wound.
 
 
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As I said, this particular poll is about personnel moves among the top prog bands, otherwise it would turn into a which album is more important thread, which has already been done. BTW, punk didn't kill prog, disco did. Common misperception foisted upon us by Rolling Stone and Mojo magazine critics who hated prog because they sucked at playing musical instruments with any kind of ability. Don't believe everything you read.

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Points: 7113 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 21 2008 at 18:23
Hmm...I feel tempted to say Lake leaving Crimso, since that set up the two most important bands of the classic era (Crimso turning from symphonic more towards influences jazz, ELP being created and popularizing the form), but that would be too easy, and prog is never about the easy decisions.
 
So, of all the voices in the thread, I'm most inclined to agree with Fripp ressurecting Crimso in the 80's. Ten bucks says he did it because no one wanted to buy a Bobby Fripp solo album, but regardless, both keeping classic prog alive in the 80's AND being able to keep up with the times by incorporating new elements kinda sets the scene for everything that follows, eh?
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Points: 1455 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 22 2008 at 09:43
Originally posted by rushfan4 rushfan4 wrote:

From List: All are interesting and had different positive and negative results.  I think that Peter Gabriel's leaving Genesis had the most significant impact on the direction of a prog band.  The vocalist/frontman is kind of the band's identity and the changing of this identity was quite huge.


Certainly said many times before, and it is certainly how I voted....
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Points: 3577 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 09 2008 at 17:23
The 1973 october oil crisis in Middle East???
 
Music (and Prog) was never the same after that...
 
See here :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_oil_crisis
 
And the fact than 99%  of everything that we have is made of oil and his derivades.
 
 
 




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