Horrifically Bad Progressive Albums.

As I listened to the awesomness that is Gentle Giant's Playing the Fool. (My god they're so amazing live I really wish I could have seen them back in the day. D:) I had a really spontaneous thought.

As long as I can remember I have been getting really good Progressive Albums.. or so what the critics and others say about the album. (But I don't judge the album with its rating. I usually read three or four reviews about the album with contrasting ratings to see what the album's like.)

Since I've immersed myself with really good progressive music I wondered what a terrible progressive album / band may sound like.

Its random but I just want to see the ugly side of prog and how I may react to it. Just post a few bands or albums that you think are perhaps the worst progressive bands/ albums ever.

But be warned I am a pretty easy going guy with music. I love Mr. Bungle and actually have fallen asleep to their Disco Volante and had a really good night's sleep. It may be tough to actually suggest me a horrible prog album/ band. But I'll see how this will go.

Torman Maxt is a horrible bad band. Download their free debut album and do not succumb to your urge to self-harm. 

Ekseption.
I have problems taking them serious. It is like a mix of supermarket-music and ballet dancing elks in a field of rhubarbs. 

Well, there are some turkeys out there, sure enough, and like the previous contributor suggested, it's better to praise the great aspects of prog rather than criticise it's low points...but I was especially disappointed having shelled out some of my hard earned to buy Calling All Stations by Genesis. I think one listen was enough.

Maybe repeat listens over time will prove me wrong.

I wish I could remember their names, but there was a period when I was really into Dream Theater clones and all sorts of hyper standard progressive metal. Most of them sounded about the same, but there were some of the most ill-conceived riffs I've ever run into, some of the weakest song structures, and some downright painful vocals. It didn't help matters that the bands had no desire to claim their own unique sound, either.

 ^ OK but I'd wait an hour after eating

'Horrifically Bad Progressive Albums' 

toroddfuglesteg wrote: Torman Maxt is a horrible bad band. Download their free debut album and do not succumb to your urge to self-harm.

Torman Maxt is possibly the peak of crappiness.

We even dedicated about 50 pages of the Velvet Room insulted the band and their album.. what was it called? The Problem with Pain, I think.

 Oh yes, I forgot, Torman Maxt paid M@x good money to let us know that they are the worst prog metal you'll ever hear. And that they read CS Lewis. Most amusing.