PPP - progressive pop poll
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Topic: PPP - progressive pop poll
Posted By: terramystic
Subject: PPP - progressive pop poll
Date Posted: August 12 2023 at 08:58
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Recently I've been exploring some prog pop. I've tried to make a list with major artists. Some music is very interesting and some is not easy to listen to at all. Because of limitations of the poll I had to leave out some less known/popular examples like Mike Batt and Bob Drake... Who is your favorite on the list? |
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: August 12 2023 at 09:08
| Supertramp |
Posted By: terramystic
Date Posted: August 12 2023 at 09:18
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A lot of Supertramp's songs are super catchy. I'm still deciding between APP, J&V and Kate Bush. |
Posted By: Octopus II
Date Posted: August 12 2023 at 09:27
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10cc Roxy Music Supertramp Sparks
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Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: August 12 2023 at 09:30
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"Who is your favourite artist" and "who does you favourite prog pop" are two different questions, particularly for those who love Talk Talk's last two albums that aren't pop by any means. They are among my absolute personal favourite artists but I won't vote for them here, even though The Colour of Spring can be seen as five star pop prog album. Kate Bush's music arguably more generally has some pop sensibility even though she has done great stuff in quite some distance from pop as well. She'll get my vote here, but I do agree on Supertramp's pop prog quality. Bjork, Beatles, David Bowie, 10cc are other good options. |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: August 12 2023 at 09:31
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Jon And Vangelis, but in terms of prog-pop I think Aphrodite's Child would have been a better fit. ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: August 12 2023 at 09:40
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Where is XTC? Voted Talk Talk ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 12 2023 at 10:03
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So many great artists to choose from.  2. Jon and Vangelis 3. Alan Parsons Project 4. Kate Bush 5. ELO 6. Talk Talk 7. David Bowie 8. Roxy Music 9. The Beatles 10. Todd Rundgren
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Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: August 12 2023 at 10:57
| The Beatles. Innovative music for the era. |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: August 12 2023 at 11:02
| I seem to favour B artists (and B movies often). While I was very tempted to vote for Bush (Kate not a George), I voted for Bowie over Bush and Björk. Bent Knee is a B band I like that made progressive pop music. |
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: August 12 2023 at 11:33
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Rundgren Beatles Bowie Roxy Gabriel |
Posted By: terramystic
Date Posted: August 12 2023 at 12:52
Yes. Favorite from the list or this particular genre obviously (not overall). |
Lewian wrote:Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: August 12 2023 at 13:15
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Jon & Vangelis ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: August 12 2023 at 13:29
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BJH > by a mile > APP > Supertramp ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
Posted By: terramystic
Date Posted: August 12 2023 at 13:40
Sorry. I have considered them but later forgot. The list is full anyway. |
Posted By: Frets N Worries
Date Posted: August 12 2023 at 14:14
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I meant... it's the Beatles ------------- The Wheel of Time Turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the shadow. Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time... |
Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: August 12 2023 at 15:42
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Supertramp. I need a pillow case the size of a bus! ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: terramystic
Date Posted: August 12 2023 at 16:30
| Jon and Vangelis. |
Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: August 12 2023 at 16:37
| 10cc fits the definition ... lot do not |
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: August 12 2023 at 17:11
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Nice poll and list! Agree with some of the missing artists--and found it hard to vote against Kate or Björk but went with Supertramp. ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: Hrychu
Date Posted: August 12 2023 at 18:44
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Todd Rundgren is the best. ------------- “On the day of my creation, I fell in love with education. And overcoming all frustration, a teacher I became.” — Ernest Vong |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: August 12 2023 at 22:38
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Supertramp although I respect 10CC a lot. Not sure about the term 'prog pop' though as for me It Bites fitted that description better than anyone!
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: August 12 2023 at 23:03
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I agree with It Bites being progressive pop (indeed of a pop rock kind). I don't care for the band, but that is irrelevant. I like lots of progressive pop: Stereolab is a favourite of mine, Fishmans, Bruno Pernadas, Julia Holter, Slapp Happy, Pram, Toy Matinee, Haco, Aksak Maboul... to name some not in this poll but in the top 200 at Rateyourmusic for Progressive Pop. It Bites has an album in the top 200, Once Around the World at 195. Edit, and looking again at the list, I forgot to mention Sufjan Stevens. See https://rateyourmusic.com/charts/top/album/all-time/g:progressive-pop/" rel="nofollow - https://rateyourmusic.com/charts/top/album/all-time/g:progressive-pop/ |
Posted By: terramystic
Date Posted: August 12 2023 at 23:31
For example? |
Posted By: terramystic
Date Posted: August 13 2023 at 05:49
I haven't included It Bites because to me they sound rather progressive pop rock (the rock part along the line of Mr. Mister AOR). Maybe in another poll. |
Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: August 13 2023 at 14:04
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10CC for me. A brilliant and very funny art rock band who took the piss out of everyone and everything, including themselves/. I wouldn't include BJH as pop in any way, wonderful though they were (are).
------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: August 13 2023 at 14:24
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A an attemnt at a (very much) cherished PPP top ten: Kate Bush ELO David Bowie The Beatles Talk Talk Ween Beach Boys Roxy Music Peter Gabriel Sparks Voted ELO as I think they fit the description better than Kate
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Posted By: Olape
Date Posted: August 13 2023 at 15:24
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Talk Talk (which I voted for) - The Beatles - ELO Bowie - Supertramp -Kate Bush ------------- 
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Posted By: mathman0806
Date Posted: August 13 2023 at 16:16
| Voted for Supertramp. |
Posted By: I prophesy disaster
Date Posted: August 13 2023 at 16:51
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Although the correct answer for me is probably Supertramp, I've decided to give some love to the arse-end of the world and vote for Split Enz. ------------- No, I know how to behave in the restaurant now, I don't tear at the meat with my hands. If I've become a man of the world somehow, that's not necessarily to say I'm a worldly man. |
Posted By: Rick1
Date Posted: August 14 2023 at 04:34
| Interesting poll, especially as many 'hard core' prog bands have had a go at pop as well. From this list, I voted for Todd but many others would be worthy winners. |
Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: August 14 2023 at 09:20
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Going with the "bees" - Beach Boys and Beatles. ------------- Welcome to the middle of the film. |
Posted By: Hiram
Date Posted: August 14 2023 at 22:38
| Bowie or Sparks? Ended up voting Bowie because at his best he's truly the best. |