Your favourite prog-genre?
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Topic: Your favourite prog-genre?
Posted By: Badabec
Subject: Your favourite prog-genre?
Date Posted: October 06 2006 at 17:50
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So, which one is your favourite genre? Do you have more than one favourite genre? Do you hate all these categorisations? I actually have three favourite genres: 1.) Art Rock 2.) Symphonic Prog 3.) Retro Prog I also like Jazz Rock/Fusion, Post Rock/Experimental, Psychedelic/Space Rock, Krautrock and a bit Progressive Metal, Prog Folk and very few Zeuhl stuff... I am asking myself right at this moment, if it is good that "Prog Related" is on the list because I don't really think it is a genre, it is non-prog music with some prog elements... ------------- Mesmo a tristeza da gente era mais bela E além disso se via da janela Um cantinho de céu e o Redentor - Antônio Carlos Jobim, Toquinho & Vinícius de Moraes - Carta ao Tom 74 |
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Posted By: WaywardSon
Date Posted: October 06 2006 at 17:56
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I like Symph, Art, Neo, Prog Metal, Prog Related and Proto Prog
I don´t have any favourite prog genre.
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Posted By: Benjamin_Breeg
Date Posted: October 06 2006 at 17:58
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i like a lot of them but my favorite one is progressive metal
------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Dream_Thief_/?chartstyle=Geldropdown2"> 
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Posted By: the icon of sin
Date Posted: October 06 2006 at 17:59
| Has to be Fusion, followed closely by Krautrock and Prog Metal. Symphonic and the like can get a bit dry after a few consecutive albums (to me). |
Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: October 06 2006 at 18:05
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RIO/Avant. THe most challenging, beautiful and harmonic music ever.
Art rock second, due to its broadness. Then symphonic. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ocellatedgod" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
Posted By: blazno
Date Posted: October 06 2006 at 18:10
| I really don't care about genres so I don't have a favourite one. Bands(and their music of course) are much more important. |
Posted By: E-Dub
Date Posted: October 06 2006 at 18:33
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I don't really have one. I go from neo, to symph, to art, to metal (well, DT only), to space.
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Posted By: Arsillus
Date Posted: October 06 2006 at 18:39
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I don't have a certain favorite, but the ones that mostly make it into my collection are Art Rock Symphonic Prog Prog Folk Space Rock RIO Zehul |
Posted By: peter_gabriel
Date Posted: October 06 2006 at 18:40
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i think categorizing music... (and more if its like this) just make the bands inspired in one style and say "well my band's gonna be symphonic" for example, and be just like other bands that are symphonic... so where's the creative element of music?? sorry for my english and my english redaction |
Posted By: Philéas
Date Posted: October 06 2006 at 18:52
| Art Rock for me. I also like Zeuhl and RIO/Avant a lot, and of course some of the classics of Symphonic Prog. |
Posted By: JayDee
Date Posted: October 06 2006 at 19:00
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Progressive Metal: from The Gathering to Opeth and everything in between.
Jazz Rock Fusion
Art Rock
Symphonic Prog ------------- 
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Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: October 06 2006 at 19:35
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Well, as far as genre goes its symphonic...but now Art rock has many of my favorites
------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?" 
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Posted By: Tony Fisher
Date Posted: October 06 2006 at 19:45
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Prog folk is my favourite - more of my favourite bands are in this genre than any other, though symphonic comes a very close second. Prog folk is home to Strawbs, Fairport, Gryphon, Mostly Autumn, Horslips, Iona and many other great bands. Sadly, too many on this site ignore them or assume Jethro Tull are the only prog folk band (very little of what they do is actually prog folk). I also think Gentle Giant are nearer folk prog than anything else. Be brave - give them a try! |
Posted By: yesfan88
Date Posted: October 06 2006 at 20:01
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Symphonic with Canterbury and Art Rock close behind. ------------- "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it"- Evelyn Beatrice Hall |
Posted By: Badabec
Date Posted: October 06 2006 at 20:19
I love Gentle Giant, I have all the 11 original albums and many other CD which were released later, but I never had the idea that they would be prog folk. Sometimes they have prog folk elements, yes, like in "Wreck", "The Advent Of Panurge", "Raconteur, Troubadour", "A Reunion" or "Talybont", but that doesn't make them a prog folk-band, in my opinion. But the points of contact to that genre really do exist, no doubt. ------------- Mesmo a tristeza da gente era mais bela E além disso se via da janela Um cantinho de céu e o Redentor - Antônio Carlos Jobim, Toquinho & Vinícius de Moraes - Carta ao Tom 74 |
Tony Fisher wrote:Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: October 06 2006 at 21:10
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I dont have a favourit genre.
------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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Posted By: Minimalist777
Date Posted: October 06 2006 at 21:36
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Space Rock for me. ------------- WWOSD? What Would OliverStoned Do? |
Posted By: lightbulb_son
Date Posted: October 06 2006 at 21:56
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So hard to choose. I'm normally not a big fan of genre divisions, but if I had to choose particular genres I think I'd do this order.
1. Post Rock
2. Space Rock
3. Symphonic
4. Prog Metal
5. Italian
6. Prog Folk
7. Neo ------------- When the world is sick Can't no one be well But I dreamt we were all beautiful and strong 
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Posted By: moonlapse
Date Posted: October 06 2006 at 22:34
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Krautrock Italian Symphonic (still a genre heh  )Art Rock |
Posted By: Revan
Date Posted: October 06 2006 at 22:37
I disagree. Genres are very important. ------------- 
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Posted By: proghairfunk
Date Posted: October 07 2006 at 00:14
| How could anyone say no to Genesis, Yes and Camel?? (Though it's real tough for me to ignore Crimson and Rush) My vote goes for symphonic in the end. Stick with teh originals. |
Posted By: Fassbinder
Date Posted: October 07 2006 at 01:49
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According to the subcategorisation as it is today in this site, Art Rock happens to be my favourite subgenre. But it mostly due to the groups rather than a definition of a subgenre. The quality of a band is much more important for me than a belonging to any subgenre.
I also like Prog Folk and (recently) Canterbury. But, then again, it's particular bands, not a direction. I have some albums from the groups from some other subgenres (Symphonic, Jazz/Fusion, Space/Psycho and even one of Indo). I don't know much about the majority of the listed subgenres.
By the way, Jethro Tull is the pure example of an Art Rock group, in my opinion.
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Posted By: ozzy_tom
Date Posted: October 07 2006 at 09:45
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My faviorite are:
1.Symphonic Prog 2.Art Rock 3.Space Rock 4.Proto-Prog But in fact I really don't know what are these genres: Art Pop, Math Rock, New Artrock & Retro Prog ! I've never heard 'bout anything like them ! -------------  
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Posted By: MattiR
Date Posted: October 07 2006 at 13:58
| Symphonic Prog. |
Posted By: Leningrad
Date Posted: October 07 2006 at 14:45
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Symphonic Prog
Art Rock
Space Rock
Canterbury
Prog Folk
I always thought GG were more Art Rock than prog folk, so good thing they've been moved.
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Posted By: Negru Voda
Date Posted: October 08 2006 at 05:40
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Art rock Jazz rock Krautrock Italian symphonic Symphonic pog Prog Folk RIO/Avant prog Psychedelic/Space rock I like all of them |
Posted By: Frasse
Date Posted: October 08 2006 at 05:47
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I've never heard of half the choices...
I like the music I like, whatever genre but Symphonic Prog tends to be what I listen to most.
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Posted By: Valarius
Date Posted: October 08 2006 at 06:24
| Prog Metal. |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: October 08 2006 at 09:00
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Like others, I don't know that I have a favourite genre (least favourite genres, yes). There are albums I love from many of thew Prog subgenre categories listed at this site. Some of my favourite bands listed under Art Rock, Rio/ Avant Prog, Jazz-Rock Fusion, Prog Folk, Canterbury, Zeuhl, Post Rock Experimental, Psychadelic/ Space Rock, Krautrock, and Progressive Electronic. There are many albums I like from Prog Related too (especially the Alan Parsons Project Tales and I Robot, and various Kate Bush stuff) . I am most likely to enjoy a band on first listen if it falls under Symphonic Prog (be it Italian or otherwise) so I could choose that except I love a great many albums (and bands) from the aforementioned categories too much to want to place Symph as my favourite. Symph is, on the whole, the least challenging for my ears -- which ain't a bad thing since there is much superb music in that category. Gentle Giant, Focus, Gryphon, PFM, Magma, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Samla Mannas Mama, Hatfield and the North, Pink Floyd, Amon Duul II, and Vangelis are all classic artists I love from various categories. Stuck with classics as representatives, but I also love non-70's bands music such as Kotebel and Anglagard, Miriodor, and I'm just now getting into God Speed You Black Emperor. |
Posted By: Wotgorilla
Date Posted: October 08 2006 at 09:08
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I voted for Symphonic, with Neo a close second. Most of the Neo bands cite the old Symphonic masters (mainly Genesis) as their primary influence in any case. I also like Jazz-Rock fusion (particularly Pat Metheny), but unlike the other 2 genres (which I can listen to any time of any day), this is best suited for afternoon listening only! ------------- "Thru the darkest age we can surely fly, thru the darkest age with the Fist of Fire" |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: October 08 2006 at 09:25
Jazzrock/Fusion: 
Krautrock:
Progressive Metal:
Canterbury:
Symphonic/Art Rock
Psychedelic/Spacerock:
Rio/Avant:
Zeuhl:
Italian:
Ratings at the moment
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Posted By: Melomaniac
Date Posted: October 08 2006 at 10:27
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In no particular order : Art Rock, Symphonic Prog, Neo Prog, Prog Metal, Space Rock. ------------- "One likes to believe in the freedom of Music" - Neil Peart, The Spirit of Radio |
Posted By: Open-Mind
Date Posted: October 08 2006 at 11:18
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I don't have any favourite prog genre
------------- "I'm on a roll, I'm on a roll this time, I feel my luck could change.. " |
Posted By: Badabec
Date Posted: October 08 2006 at 11:50
Art Pop Pop music with an artsitically and progressive demand. Art Pop-artists are for example PETER GABRIEL or BJÖRK (this genre belongs somehow to "Prog Related", doesn't it?). Math Rock A special Progressive Metal-style. Math Rock-bands attach importance to exactly mathematically planned odd time signatures, complex rhythms and dissonant sounds. For example SPASTIC INK is a Math Rock-band. New Artrock The term New Artrock was used in 2005 by the magazine Eclipsed for the first time. New Artrock has influences from Post Rock, Alternative Rock (Indie Rock) and electronic music. THE AMBER LIGHT, RIVERSIDE, OVERHEAD and some PORCUPINE TREE-stuff count as New Artrock. Retro Prog Progressive Rock-bands from the 90's and nowadays which are geared to the Progressive Rock-bands from the classical 70's period. These bands grab the stylistic devices of the bands of that time and interpret them in a new way. Retro Prog-bands are for example: ANGLAGARD, THE FLOWER KINGS, SPOCK'S BEARD, IZZ, ECHOLYN or WOBBLER. I hope this helped you. My source for this purpose was the german Wikipedia-website.  ------------- Mesmo a tristeza da gente era mais bela E além disso se via da janela Um cantinho de céu e o Redentor - Antônio Carlos Jobim, Toquinho & Vinícius de Moraes - Carta ao Tom 74 |
Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: October 08 2006 at 18:48
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My top genres at the moment:
- Symphonic/Art Rock
- Jazz-Rock/Fusion/Canterbury - RIO/Avant-Prog - Progressive Metal ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: October 08 2006 at 18:56
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a vote for Rock Progressivo Italiano hahhahah ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Sasquamo
Date Posted: October 08 2006 at 22:27
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Nothing is ever going to come close to symphonic prog in these kind of polls, you know. |
Posted By: Pnoom!
Date Posted: October 13 2006 at 22:00
| Well, I like Space Rock for Pink Floyd (so I picked that), but I also like Prog Folk for Jethro Tull, and Symphonic for ELP, and, to a much lesser extent, Prog Related for Zappa and the Alan Parsons Project. Prog Metal is the only other one I know well enough to have an opinion on, which that it is bad. |
Posted By: blindtoad
Date Posted: October 20 2006 at 21:45
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jazz:D ------------- quelqu'un pour un jam? blindtoad = Poor english... |
Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: October 20 2006 at 21:50
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jazz-rock/fusion without a doubt, followed by a 2 way tie between symphonic and art rock ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/MysticBoogy" rel="nofollow - My Last.fm 
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Posted By: blindtoad
Date Posted: October 20 2006 at 21:52
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I'm with you darshade:P symphonic and art rock KICKS ASS! ------------- quelqu'un pour un jam? blindtoad = Poor english... |