Best Prog Composer
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Topic: Best Prog Composer
Posted By: cmidkiff
Subject: Best Prog Composer
Date Posted: November 04 2005 at 12:44
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I think it might be Kerry Minear. ------------- cmidkiff |
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Posted By: Evolver
Date Posted: November 04 2005 at 12:54
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This is easy. Zappa No one else comes close. ------------- Trust me. I know what I'm doing. |
Posted By: DeadGhost
Date Posted: November 04 2005 at 13:05
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Steven Wilson for me! |
Posted By: Ed_The_Dead
Date Posted: November 04 2005 at 13:06
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A.A. Lucassen for this list... Why did You put in Petrucci? Portnoy should be there instead! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ed_the_dead/?chartstyle=asimpleblue5"> 
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Posted By: lunaticviolist
Date Posted: November 04 2005 at 13:13
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There was a poll a while back called Best Prog Songwriter. I voted Ian Anderson for that one. But Prog Composer is very different from Songwriter. I voted Kerry Minnear ------------- My recent purchases: 
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Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: November 04 2005 at 13:36
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From this list Tony Banks. He knows how to write epics but his epics always have a good sense of melody. I wanted to vote for Jon Anderson, but he's not in the list, so Tony... this vote's for you. |
Posted By: Korova
Date Posted: November 04 2005 at 13:49
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Fripp is a genius...I voted for him Zappa and Minnear are among my favorite composers anyway ------------- La Speranza della coscienza è forza La Speranza del sentimento è schiavitù La Speranza del corpo è malattia (G.I. Gurdjieff) |
Posted By: Syndromet
Date Posted: November 04 2005 at 14:08
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Hammil for me. -------------  It is said to be the first Test-pressing of the corean release??
http://www.freewebs.com/ligyrophobia/ |
Posted By: cmidkiff
Date Posted: November 04 2005 at 14:13
Steve Wilson? I think his computer does most of his composing. ------------- cmidkiff |
DeadGhost wrote:
Posted By: Genesisprog
Date Posted: November 04 2005 at 14:20
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FRANK ZAPPA ------------- Frank Zappa,Pink Floyd,Yes,Genesis,Rush,King Crimson,Jethro Tull,E.L.P,Rick Wakeman -They have one similarity- I Love Them all ! |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: November 04 2005 at 14:22
| I'll take Hammill. |
Posted By: MegaMoog
Date Posted: November 04 2005 at 16:43
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Rick Wakeman
------------- Where Can I Get A Moog biscuit?  
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Posted By: BleedingGum
Date Posted: November 04 2005 at 17:01
Wakeman 
------------- ...this is called....BleedingGum ... ! |
Posted By: Fearless
Date Posted: November 04 2005 at 17:03
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From this list, Tony Banks ------------- If you don't stand up You don't stand a chance! |
Posted By: Ty1020
Date Posted: November 04 2005 at 17:06
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I voted for Stolt. The guy just oozes creativity.
------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Ty1020/"> 
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Posted By: Proglover
Date Posted: November 04 2005 at 17:18
| Frank Zappa |
Posted By: Proglover
Date Posted: November 04 2005 at 17:19
| ......One of the great American COMPOSERS of our time......FRANK ZAPPA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
Posted By: Olympus
Date Posted: November 04 2005 at 17:20
Mr Wakeman has composed so many songs he is a music writig macheine. ------------- "Let's get the hell away from this Eerie-ass piece of work so we can get on with the rest of our eerie-ass day" |
Posted By: Syntharachnid
Date Posted: November 04 2005 at 17:28
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Yeah, love Wakey; along with Jon, probably my favorite Yes man. But I had to give it to Steve, because I tend to like Yes songs better than Wakeman's solo stuff, and he wrote a lot of their material. ------------- 
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Posted By: King of Loss
Date Posted: November 04 2005 at 18:17
Where is my Love? 
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Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: November 04 2005 at 18:20
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^Your love in no way beats the classics I voted Ian Anderson, but it was hard to choose. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ocellatedgod" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
Posted By: King of Loss
Date Posted: November 04 2005 at 18:23
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Then, from this list, Neal Morse!
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Posted By: Cygnus X-2
Date Posted: November 04 2005 at 18:40
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Frank Zappa, of course! ------------- 
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Posted By: Tony Fisher
Date Posted: November 04 2005 at 18:55
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Pointless poll - it's impossible to tell who wrote what in many cases. Banks wrote with Hackett, Rutherford et al, Bardens always with Latimer. Kelly with Rothery in most cases, with Fish doing the lyrics. Which bits of CTTE did Wakeman write? His solo albums vary from superb to dire. Even Anderson collaborated with the other members of JT to polish off his songs and finalise the solos and arrangements. The only one who might qualify for consideration is Oldfield, but his output varies from moderate to utterly astonishing (often in the course of one album). I'll abstain. |
Posted By: Starette
Date Posted: November 05 2005 at 05:17
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I like to feel/ hear Emersons fingers playing away all over my BRAIN! ------------- 50 tonne angel falls to the earth... |
Posted By: ZowieZiggy
Date Posted: November 05 2005 at 06:05
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For me it is Peter Gabriel (Genesis mark 1 era of course).
------------- ZowieZiggy |
Posted By: cmidkiff
Date Posted: November 05 2005 at 10:08
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Who might that be? ------------- cmidkiff |
Posted By: Syzygy
Date Posted: November 05 2005 at 11:22
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Zappa - the only other serious contenders on that list are Fripp and Kerry Minnear, though really Christian Vander, Fred Frith and Daniel Denis should have been included as well. ------------- 'Like so many of you I've got my doubts about how much to contribute to the already rich among us...' Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom |
Posted By: Dr4Wazo
Date Posted: November 05 2005 at 12:09
ZAPPA of course! 
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"Mëem Otsilennhetëe Dros Sun Surra Steuhn Do Nansei" |
Posted By: transend
Date Posted: November 05 2005 at 12:41
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if we are talking SINGLE composer then it has to be Zappa. Most of the greatest prog songs/albums were group efforts so it is hard to pick one of them. |
Posted By: RoyalJelly
Date Posted: November 05 2005 at 12:51
Well put, although Fred as we know is still not even included in the archives, at least he's represented in Henry Cow. Chris Hodgkinson was also a stellar composer there. In terms of pure composition, some of the others here write great complex songs, as pointed out, but who else had his compositions performed by Pierre Boulez's Ensemble Intercontemporain? And the most renowned Chamber Orchestra of Europe, the Ensemble Modern has performed and recorded the impeccable "The Adventures of Greggary Peccary", and collaborated with him intimately...Frank, of course. |
Posted By: goose
Date Posted: November 05 2005 at 13:06
| FZ |
Posted By: AtLossForWords
Date Posted: November 05 2005 at 13:08
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I voted for Arjen Lucassen, not the most technical composers, but one of the more creative ones. I don't think Petrucci should be on the list, or anyone from Dream Theater considering they do not have a "centered" composers. Daniel Gildenlow should be on this list. -------------  
"Mastodon sucks giant monkey balls." |
Posted By: Saviorts
Date Posted: November 05 2005 at 13:40
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Kerry Minear, Kerry did most of the writing for Gentle Giant, and I heard Gary Green say in person how much fun he had playing music written by Kerry  Gentle Giant's music was always top notch and a ton of fun to listen to, whether it was really complex and progressive or not. Consistently great writing from one of the most consistant classic prog bands 
------------- For the love of goldens. |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: November 06 2005 at 03:23
| Ian Anderson, Zappa and Minnear. |
Posted By: Progger
Date Posted: November 06 2005 at 06:03
| Emerson or Howe! |
Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: November 06 2005 at 18:51
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Hackett, Hammill, Zappa etc. ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: GPFR
Date Posted: November 06 2005 at 19:43
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Gabriel. No amount of crap he does can take away his Genesis awsomeness.
------------- www.myspace.com/hail_peter 
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