Best Prog Band Ever!!

Deadwing12 wrote: boo boo wrote: rating the prog gods. zeus yes king crimson pink floyd ELP rush genesis jethro tull frank zappa gentle giant tool olympians mahavishnu orchestra traffic uriah heep gong camel marillion dream theater radiohead primus renaissance titans focus spocks beard hawkwind the flower kings captian beefheart and the magic band aphrodites child the straubs van der graff generator blackmores night the moody blues half gods phish caravan magma IQ the nice tangerine dream mars volta queensryche soft machine eloy mere mortals styx asia supertramp allan parsons project toto   HAHA I love it. Though you've got quite a lot of bands as one god (Zues) which I find somewhat puzzling .  But that's still a very good classification system, I must say, silly as it might be, it does get the point across perfectly (the fact that its missing a bunch of great bands can be overlooked ) P.S. Mars Volta should be higher!!!!

Zeus was known to take many forms in his day, so boo boo is right on.  I agree that TMV should be higher, at least a titan, but I like his placement of Tool and primus in that list. 

good stuff man!

Sekkyoku wrote: YES. Pink Floyd and Jethro Tull are not on the same level as the truly important progressive rock bands, such as Yes, Gentle Giant, KC and ELP. Especially not Pink Floyd. Compares with Yes, or any of the others, they are just a boring rock band.

BUDDY THAT IS YOUR PERSONAL OPINION, THAT DOES NOT MEAN YOU ARE RIGHT.

FLOYD STARTED EVERYTHING MY PERSONAL, BUT THAT IS MY PERSONAL OPINION,  THAT DOES NOT MEAN I AM RIGHT. JUST BECAUSE I DO NOT LIKE A ROCK BAND I DO NOT NOCK THEM OUT OR I WON'T RECONIZE THEIR POSITION IN THE PROG WORLD BUDDY. I DO NOT LIKE MUCH GENTLE GIANT I THINK IS SELF-INDULGENT TO THE TOP , BUT THEY HAVE A VERY SPECIAL PLACE IN THE PROG WORLD AND FUSION. YES AND ELP HAVE A LOT REAL BAD ALBUMS FLOYD MAYBE (ONE) SPECIALLY YES, BECAUSE THEY HAVE MORE ALBUMS THAN ELP, BUT YES HAVE SOME REAL BRILLIANT ALBUMS TOO. YOU CAN TALK ABOUT PROG ROCK WITHOUT TALKING ABOUT YES OR ELP.

FLOYD WAS NOT ABOUT VISTOUSITY MUSICIANSHIP SHOW OFF LIKE YES, GENTLE GIANT OR ELP SPECIALLY ELP, BUT THEY WERER ABOUT OTHER THINGS. LIKE THE SEARCH OF EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC  AND LATER  THEY WERE ABOUT THE SEARCHING OF HUMAN FEELINGS  SPECIALLY ROGERS ALBUMS. I THINK I SAID ANOUGH, BUT KEEP YOUR PERSONAL OPINION LIMITED

THANKS...

GoldenSpiral wrote: Tony R wrote: I'm sorry but this thread is silly. Who is the best film actor of all time: Keanu Reeves,Tom Cruise,John Wayne,John Gielgud or Humphrey Bogart ? Notice the problem with this question.....?     well, sure it's silly if you're trying to find a definitive answer to 'who's the best of all time?' because there simply isnt one. however, it is interesting to see each person's opinion and their reasoning behind itm which i why such a forum exists. for me, King Crimson is number one.  I love all those bands but i really think KC were the ones who really defined what it means to be progressive rock.  Their music is complex, beautiful, interesting, but with a touch of fun to take the edge off.  truly brilliant.

CAN'T AGREE MORE KING CRIMSON IS THE ONLY BAND FROM THE 70'S THAT TRUELY NEVER STOP MAKING PROG ROCK ALBUMS EVEN THEIR 80'S STUFF IS GREAT MAYBE YOU WANNA CALL IT POP PROG BUT IS WAS GREAT AND FRESH. KING CRIMSON THESE ARE MAKING AMAZING PROG ROCK ALBUMS.

So once again here are your choices...YES, King Crimson, ELP, Genesis, Gentle Giant, Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, Van Der Graaf Generator.

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I'm glad you throw in VDGG at the last minute but how can you leave out Rush, Kansas and Camel?

But, Darksideone, isn´t the idea with forums that you are supposed to ventilate your personal opinions, to see what reactions they cause? If people agree or not.
However, I did not mean there´s someting wrong with Pink Floyd fans, but it is my personal opinion that the band is rather boring to listen to.

Take care.

Genesis has always been my favorite. Trespass, Nursery Cryme, Foxtrot, Live, S.E.B.T.P., T.L.L.D.O.B., A.T.O.T.T., Wind and Wuthering, Seconds Out, and the live tracks from both Archives are staples of my prog listening. Even though they did "progress" (commercially speaking), on each and every album they released since " And Then There Were Three", they've always retained their sound (think progressive here). Most of their best stuff never got much airplay. (ie. Deep In the Motherlode, Duchess, Dodo/Lurker, Second Home By the Sea, Domino: The Last Domino, The Brazilian, Fading Lights). Banks (one of the best ever on the keyboards , imho), Rutherford and Collins have withstood the test of time. (longevity)

My second favorite, though not on the list,  has been Marillion (Fish era). Misplaced Chilhood is high on my list of all-time best listening.

Third is King Crimson, especially with Tony Levin (best ever) and Bill Bruford in the band. These guys sound exceptional live.