5 Favorite less famous 70’s Prog Bands
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Topic: 5 Favorite less famous 70’s Prog Bands
Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Subject: 5 Favorite less famous 70’s Prog Bands
Date Posted: August 31 2004 at 00:52
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The name of the thread is more complicated the real question. in this kind of threads people almost always vote for at least 2 or 3 from the best known bands, lest see which otherbands can get some votes: Which are your 5 favorite 70's Prog' bands? RULES: 1.- You CAN NOT VOTE for any of this 6 bands:
2.- You CAN NOT VOTE for any individual member of the above mentioned bands. 3.- You CAN VOTE for bands that have members of the above mentioned bands (For example, a vote for The Strawbs or UK is valid) 4.- Bands must have been active during the 70's: My vote is for:
Iván |
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Posted By: The Prognaut
Date Posted: August 31 2004 at 01:17
------------- break the circle reset my head wake the sleepwalker and i'll wake the dead |
Posted By: Bryan
Date Posted: August 31 2004 at 01:47
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Sorry, I missed the 70s bit |
Posted By: zappa123
Date Posted: August 31 2004 at 02:40
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Posted By: Certif1ed
Date Posted: August 31 2004 at 02:49
I thought Opeth and Tool were 1990s bands, and PT very late 1980s?
My 5; Camel Amon Duul II Hawkwind The Enid Marillion (OK, I'm cheating a little, because they were Silmarillion back in 1979 - if this is disallowed, I'll vote for Twelfth Night).
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Useful_Idiot wrote:
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: August 31 2004 at 02:56
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1 Rush 2 Kayak 3 Refugee 4 UK 5 Focus
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Posted By: philippe
Date Posted: August 31 2004 at 03:18
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1. Dzyan 2. Mythos 3. Dom 4. Curved Air 5. Brainticket ------------- 
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Posted By: onslo
Date Posted: August 31 2004 at 04:07
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not in any order: Nektar Greenslade Steve Hillage Caravan Camel ------------- 
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Posted By: Paco Fox
Date Posted: August 31 2004 at 04:23
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Ok, let's go: - Mike Oldfield: Come on! My favourite artist. His 70s output is essential prog,. And he was one of the few who continued producing prog albums succesfully in the 80s. - Camel: It shold be on the NOT list. Because they were second generation proggers, they tend not to be included in the best lists. But this is the most moving group I know. - Strawbs: The never made a completly perfect album, but Cousins is a great composer AND poet. - Caravan: Pye hastings is such a nice person... And how can anyone not like a group with lyrics like 'The Dog, the dog is at it again'! - The Enid: I like them because they represent the total opposite of what is fashionable nowadays.
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: August 31 2004 at 05:42
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Rush Camel Hawkwind Frank Zappa Focus
------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Man Erg
Date Posted: August 31 2004 at 06:22
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1) Ash Ra Tempel
2) Van der Graaf Generator 3) Caravan 4) Matching Mole 5) Camel |
Posted By: Petra
Date Posted: August 31 2004 at 08:02
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Mine are ... Amon Duul II Tangerine Dream Caravan Hawkwind Camel
------------- Don't hate me I'm not special like you |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: August 31 2004 at 08:04
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1 - Caravan
2 - Hatfield & The North 3 - Camel 4 - Colosseum 5 - Kansas ------------- 
Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
Posted By: Certif1ed
Date Posted: August 31 2004 at 08:37
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Nice to see Camel right up there already - but OMG!! I just noticed that GONG aren't in the NOT list, thanks to onslo's vote for Steve Hillage! There's two more right there! Then there's Gilli Smyth and Davied Allen... and the Softies... Better stop now - that was 5 more |
Posted By: James Lee
Date Posted: August 31 2004 at 08:45
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Zappa Rush Moody Blues Caravan Kraftwerk (oops, strictly prog only? well, then...either Locanda - gotta be an italian band in there somewhere- or Mezquita) ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/sollipsist/?chartstyle=kaonashi"> 
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Posted By: dude
Date Posted: August 31 2004 at 10:15
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Sorry guys but i am going to throw a spanner in the works here
much as i like TOOL,they,and OPETH are not progrock let the arrows fly!!!! |
Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: August 31 2004 at 10:16
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Paco Fox wrote:
Probably Paco, but the group of best known bands is also known as The Big 5 and includes Yes, Genesis, King Crimson, ELP and Pink Floyd, I went a little further adding Jethro Tull, because it's as famous (and mentioned) as the other 5, but Camel is definitely not in the Big 5 group, despoite their great quality as musicians. Iván |
Posted By: emdiar
Date Posted: August 31 2004 at 10:57
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GONG ------------- Perception is truth, ergo opinion is fact. |
Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: August 31 2004 at 11:17
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1. U.K. 2. Frank Zappa 3. Uriah Heep 4. Queen (C'mon the first 4 albums were prog) 5. Moody Blues
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Posted By: emdiar
Date Posted: August 31 2004 at 11:37
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2. THE ENID!!!
------------- Perception is truth, ergo opinion is fact. |
Posted By: Petra
Date Posted: August 31 2004 at 11:54
Dude, I was surprised to see Tool and Opeth classified under Prog Rock at first, of course they are Progresive Metal ------------- Don't hate me I'm not special like you |
but it all comes under the wide umbrella of Prog Rock in the end. Posted By: greenback
Date Posted: August 31 2004 at 12:59
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Happy the man Gryphon PFM Renaissance (SURE EVERYBODY FORGOT IT, IT IS TOO GOOD TO BE IGNORED!!) Gentle Giant |
Posted By: emdiar
Date Posted: August 31 2004 at 13:58
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Ta muchly Greenback, 3. GRYPHON! ------------- Perception is truth, ergo opinion is fact. |
Posted By: emdiar
Date Posted: August 31 2004 at 14:03
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How could I forget???? 4. HAWKWIND! ------------- Perception is truth, ergo opinion is fact. |
Posted By: threefates
Date Posted: August 31 2004 at 14:12
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Strawbs PFM Gyphon Renaissance Alan Parsons Project
------------- THIS IS ELP 
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Posted By: Dragon Phoenix
Date Posted: August 31 2004 at 14:35
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(first post....) 1. Kayak Brilliant and far less known than they deserve. They recently reunited and released a fabulous album (Merlin - Bard of the unseen) 2. Camel I'll join the "surprised they were not included in the excluded list" crowd. Albums like Mirage and Moonmadness still sound fantastic. 3. Renaissance I have not heard as much of this group as I would like, but what I've heard is great. 4. Alan Parsons Project A bit unsteady in quality, but at their best (Turn of a friendly card) they were up there with the best. 5. Alquin Gotta promote another band from my native Holland. Tracks like Mountain queen and You always can change are still favourites, and it's a pity that this band did not follow up on their initial promise. |
Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: August 31 2004 at 14:48
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Welcome Dragon Phoenix, with such obvious good taste you'll fit right in here! While I was reading the posts to date, I kept thinking "oh yeah, I'll need to mention them", and ended up with a list of about 20. The whittled down ones are: Camel - They helped me develop my appreciation of prog with their first few albums Caravan - They helped me widen my horizons to appreciate some jazz influences Strawbs - Uniquely different, "From the witchwood" was a "milestone" album for me. Uriah Heep - Had to mention them ("Easy livin'!") Renaissance - Annie Haslam's voice haunts me, in the nicest possible way. |
Posted By: Dragon Phoenix
Date Posted: August 31 2004 at 14:57
| Thanks for the welcome. Doh. I did not mention Uriah Heep, one of my favourite bands ( http://www.lu-art.com/Music/Uriahheep - www.lu-art.com/Music/Uriahheep ). |
Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: August 31 2004 at 15:20
| Great website DP, your good taste extends far and wide! |
Posted By: Certif1ed
Date Posted: August 31 2004 at 15:41
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Great spot on Queen, danbo - there's hardly a track on the first 5 albums that isn't more prog than anything Uriah Heep put together (sorry, UH fans, UH are a great band, but Queen out-progged 'em back in the 1970s, Roger Dean artwork aside!). Consider "The Prophet's Song" on "Night At the Opera". Now I know... Can I add Radiohead and Muse? Thought not... |
Posted By: Fragile
Date Posted: August 31 2004 at 16:04
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Just had to join in...... 1)Renaissance first 4 albums were prog masterclasses 2)Van Der Graff Generator 3)Uriah Heep my personal faves until I found Yes 4)Wishbone ASH 5)Spooky Tooth for Ceremony alone |
Posted By: Bryan
Date Posted: August 31 2004 at 16:32
See my edit... |
Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: August 31 2004 at 16:39
Right on Certif1ed, I understand Freddy Mercury cited UH as one of Queen early (musical) influences, so a natural development! |
Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: August 31 2004 at 21:33
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Here you can see the actual positions until Fragile’s vote. Probably will start a poll with the first 20, but this time giving 5 points to the first, 4 to the second ……, the way it should have been done.
1.- Camel 9 2.- Caravan 8 3.- Renaissance 5 Strawbs 5 5 Hawkwind 4 Zappa 4 7.- Focus 3 Gryphon 3 Rush 3 Uriah Heep 3 12.- Allan Parsons 2 Amon Dull II 2 Happy the Mann 2 Kansas 2 Kayak 2 Moody Blues 2 Nektar 2 PFM 2 UK 2 Van der Graff G. 2 22.- Alquin 1 Ash Ra Temple 1 Banco 1 Brain Ticket 1 Colloseum 1 Curved Air 1 Dom 1 Dzyam 1 Family 1 Gentle Giant 1 Gong 1 Greenslade 1 Grobschnitt 1 Hattfield & The N. 1 Kaipa 1 Fraftwerk 1 Locanda de la Fate 1 Matching Mole 1 Mike Oldfield 1 Mythos 1 Queen 1 Refugee 1 Simarillion * 1 Spooky Tooth 1 Steve Hillage 1 Tangerine Dream 1 The Enid 1 Triumvirat 1 Wishbone Ash 1
* Accepted vote for Simarillion Total bands 50 |
Posted By: Bryan
Date Posted: August 31 2004 at 21:42
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Ok, now that I noticed the 70s part of the thread, here's my new list... Rush |
Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: August 31 2004 at 23:31
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Tough, Ivan, but fun!
Gentle Giant (not really "less famous," but not on your "forbidden" list....) Nektar Strawbs Tangerine Dream PFM Amon Duul II Phil Manzanera/801 (I still think that Listen Now, K-Scope, Diamond Head & 801 Live are at least mostly prog!) Eno (first 4 -- call it "art rock" or "prog pop" if you must....) Horslips (closer to "trad-prog" than "trad-rock," IMHO.... Can Van der Graaf Generator Gryphon Kraftwerk! (Damn it, if jazz fusion, Zappa, acts like Tool and all the "metal with keyboards" -- sorry, "progressive metal" -- bands belong here.... nuff said!) There you have it. If I can only vote for five, Ivy, take the first five -- & omit Giant if you must....
"I, wanna rok and role all nigh-ite, and pardy ev-ery day!" (repeat x 197, or until your brains liquify and run out your ears.... Later, Peter
------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
In no order: 
Oh, plus The Village People, Donna Summer, The Boy Shi**y Rollers, Menudo and Kiss: 
Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: September 01 2004 at 00:12
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New actualization until Peter Rideout (Only took the first 5 you mentioned): 1.- Camel 9 2.- Caravan 8 3.- Strawbs 6 4.- Renaissance 5 Hawkwind 5 Zappa 5 7.- Rush 4 8.- Focus 3 Gryphon 3 Nektar 3 PFM 3 Uriah Heep 3 14.- Allan Parsons 2 Amon Dull II 2 Gentle Giant 2 Gong 2 Happy the Mann 2 Kansas 2 Kayak 2 Moody Blues 2 Tangerine Dream 2 UK 2 Van der Graff G. 2 25.- Alquin 1 Ash Ra Temple 1 Banco 1 Brain Ticket 1 Colloseum 1 Curved Air 1 Dom 1 Dzyam 1 Family 1 Greenslade 1 Grobschnitt 1 Hattfield & The N. 1 Kaipa 1 Fraftwerk 1 Locanda de la Fate 1 Matching Mole 1 Mike Oldfield 1 Mythos 1 Queen 1 Refugee 1 Simarillion * 1 Soft Machine 1 Spooky Tooth 1 Steve Hillage 1 The Enid 1 Triumvirat 1 Wishbone Ash 1
Only one more band added, total bands 51.
Strawbs are closing the gap.
Iván |
Posted By: Marcelo
Date Posted: September 01 2004 at 15:45
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Very few Italian bands Le Orme Banco Museo Rosenbach Allusa Fallax Murple
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. So, my top five (altough I love Camel, Focus, Renaissance, Gryphon and Trace) is:Posted By: emdiar
Date Posted: September 01 2004 at 16:09
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and finally, 5, FOCUS!! (hup oranje!) ------------- Perception is truth, ergo opinion is fact. |
Posted By: Paco Fox
Date Posted: September 02 2004 at 03:36
Mmm... you are probably right. I let my fandom for Latimer guide my hands while typing. |
Posted By: zappa123
Date Posted: September 08 2004 at 11:06
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