Who Would YOu Put as a Fifth Member of the Big 4 of Prog?

JGuy Grungeman · 01-27-2016, 11:27 AM

The Big 4 Bands of Prog are Pink Floyd, King Crimson, Genesis, and Yes. Believe it or not, that's the common and official decisiuon from fans and the media, such as the big four of thrash metal is Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax and Slayer, and the big four of grunge is Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains and Soundgarden. All official. But if you could add a fifth member and make it Big 5, who?

For me, it would be Kansas. I feel their albums are very underrated, and they've contributed a lot to the progressive rock fanbase and to hard rock in general. I love most of their 70's albums, including their live album Two for the Show. They've had a lot of nearly perfect works.

PLEASE NO REPLACING ANY ONE MEMBER.

**Frownland** · 01-27-2016, 11:29 AM

First, I would remove Pink Floyd because they're a psychedelic band. Duh.

I would then replace them with Rush.

Then I would put Soft Machine just because of their awesomeness. I can't say much in the way of influence.

grindy · 01-27-2016, 11:47 AM

Yeah, away with Pink Floyd.

Mine would be:
King Crimson
Genesis
Yes
Van der Graaf Generator
Gentle Giant

Paul Smeenus · 01-27-2016, 12:58 PM

Gentle Giant
Yes
Jethro Tull
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
King Crimson

Then lots and lots of great acts. I love Pink Floyd but not really prog IMO.

JGuy Grungeman · 01-27-2016, 01:28 PM

The prog big 4's kinda been already decided by the populace...

Chula Vista · 01-27-2016, 01:33 PM

Off the top of my head without thinking hard.

YES
GENESIS
KING CRIMSON
ELP
GENTLE GIANT

Hypocrisy · 01-29-2016, 04:14 AM

YES
KING CRIMSON
ELP
JETHRO TULL
GENTLE GIANT

I would put Eloy in there but they are a bit too obscure to be in a BIG list.

Unknown Soldier · 01-29-2016, 04:47 AM

One group I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned and strong candidates would be Camel.

Neapolitan · 01-31-2016, 08:55 PM

Who Would YOu Put as a Fifth Member of the Big 4 of Prog?

In "set theory" that title really doesn't make sense, it would better if the question was posed as Who Would You Add as a Fifth Member to the Current Big 4 of Prog Thus Making It the Big 5 of Prog? or something to that effect.

My top five candidates in alphabetical order for the fifth member of Prog's Big Four are:

Egg
England
Emerson, Lake and Palmer
Flash
Mellow Candle

grindy · 01-27-2016, 01:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JGuy Grungeman

The prog big 4's kinda been already decided by the populace...

Sorry, dude, but Pink Floyd's not in it.
It's usually King Crimson, ELP, Yes and Genesis.

01-27-2016, 11:27 AM	#1 (permalink)
JGuy Grungeman Primo Celebate Sexiness Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 2,662	Who Would YOu Put as a Fifth Member of the Big 4 of Prog, Making Big 5? The Big 4 Bands of Prog are Pink Floyd, King Crimson, Genesis, and Yes. Believe it or not, that's the common and official decisiuon from fans and the media, such as the big four of thrash metal is Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax and Slayer, and the big four of grunge is Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains and Soundgarden. All official. But if you could add a fifth member and make it Big 5, who? For me, it would be Kansas. I feel their albums are very underrated, and they've contributed a lot to the progressive rock fanbase and to hard rock in general. I love most of their 70's albums, including their live album Two for the Show. They've had a lot of nearly perfect works. PLEASE NO REPLACING ANY ONE MEMBER. __________________ I'm a pretty nice troll if you ask me. Last edited by JGuy Grungeman; 06-21-2016 at 11:34 AM.

01-27-2016, 11:29 AM	#2 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	First, I would remove Pink Floyd because they're a psychedelic band. Duh. I would then replace them with Rush. Then I would put Soft Machine just because of their awesomeness. I can't say much in the way of influence. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

01-27-2016, 11:47 AM	#3 (permalink)
grindy . Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: . Posts: 7,201	Yeah, away with Pink Floyd. Mine would be: King Crimson Genesis Yes Van der Graaf Generator Gentle Giant __________________ *A smell of petroleum prevails throughout.*

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JGuy Grungeman Primo Celebate Sexiness Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 2,662	The prog big 4's kinda been already decided by the populace... __________________ I'm a pretty nice troll if you ask me.

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Chula Vista Toasted Poster Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: SoCal by way of Boston Posts: 11,332	Off the top of my head without thinking hard. YES GENESIS KING CRIMSON ELP GENTLE GIANT __________________ “The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

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Hypocrisy Surfin Sonic Destruction Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: mother gaia Posts: 220	YES KING CRIMSON ELP JETHRO TULL GENTLE GIANT I would put Eloy in there but they are a bit too obscure to be in a BIG list.