100 Greatest Progressive Rock Artists.

boo boo · 04-19-2009, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by dac

Yeah that's why I made sure to add the "imo." Genesis is just one of those bands I'll never 'get.'

Also I just noticed Portishead on the list. Trip-hop =/= prog rock.

Portishead? Are you serious?

I swear some people want to call everything prog, it's getting ridiculous.

Like people that think Journey is prog.

Seriously. If Journey is prog, every band ever is prog. Only their early stuff was prog, which was so awful that not even Journey fans like it.

crash_override · 04-20-2009, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by boo boo

Let me take a whack at it.

1. King Crimson
2. Yes
3. Pink Floyd
4. Genesis
5. Frank Zappa
6. The Moody Blues
7. Rush
8. ELP
9. Jethro Tull
10. Brian Eno
11. Can
12. Traffic
13. Mahavishnu Orchestra
14. Gentle Giant
15. Van Der Graaf Generator
16. Tangerine Dream
17. Hawkwind
18. Caravan
19. Marillion
20. Procol Harum
21. Henry Cow
22. Mike Oldfield
23. Gong
24. Magma
25. The Soft Machine
26. Dream Theater
27. Uriah Heep
28. Hatfield & The North
29. Camel
30. The Strawbs
31. Porcupine Tree
32. Premiata Forneria Marconi
33. Renaissance
34. Focus
35. Barclay James Harvest
36. The Mars Volta
37. Eloy
38. Tool
39. Pendagon
40. Muse
41. Spocks Beard
42. Comus
43. Flower Kings
44. Ozric Tentacles
45. Supertramp
46. Arena
47. Harmonium
48. Gryphon
49. Nektar
50. Anglagard

I know Dream Theater sucks balls, but impact is impact.

I left out most of the krautrock, prog metal and post rock bands because they can usually be pigeonholed into other genres.

Thats a great list, I especially like your placement of Rush and ELP in the top 10. But seriously, top 50 and no Alan Parsons?? WTF? but whatever, your top 10 is solid as hell, altough I would have gone with Can or Gentle Giant over Brian Eno at 10. Overall, I think you did a pretty good list as usual, Alan Parsons though... come on!

boo boo · 04-20-2009, 07:07 PM

You know, I've only heard one or two songs from the guy, I need to check him out, any albums I should start with?

I need to do another review for my prog stash.

I'm really digging The Strawbs right now, might review Hero & Heroine.