Things you wish artists could have or have done?

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   ^ Yes, they should never have changed him for Downes, at the most have had him as a guest for the Fly from Here suite, and then perhaps Howe could have stayed in Asia too with Downes as they had been doing.  And then of course they should have allowed Anderson back when he was ready.  Or now they should finally do the Union thing again.  Of course, that's without considering why can't they just get along anymore, but it seems clear that the band as they are can't do something memorable anymore. 

Poll Question: What do you wish each of these groups should have done or did?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Gentle Giant - A song over 10 minutes or a suite	31	[10.62%]
Jethro Tull - More instrumental tracks throughout albums	33	[11.30%]
Most Italian Groups - A second album	28	[9.59%]
King Crimson - Another album like ITCOTCK	4	[1.37%]
Genesis - Another side long suite	23	[7.88%]
Pink Floyd - Another album with Barrett	9	[3.08%]
Pink Floyd - A new album featuring the surviving members	3	[1.03%]
Camel - More suites!	18	[6.16%]
PFM - One more album in Italy after La Isola Di Niente	18	[6.16%]
Banco - Another album about a scientific concept	12	[4.11%]
King Crimson - A studio album with the new line-up	23	[7.88%]
Anthony Phillips - Had another album with TGATG line-up	3	[1.03%]
Camel - A second full instrumental album(Not Nude or HOT)	4	[1.37%]
Return to Forever - A release by the first lineup(no vocals)	2	[0.68%]
Gong - Another trilogy	12	[4.11%]
Yes - Disbanded after Chris Squire's death	22	[7.53%]
Most prog rock groups - Do better in the 80s	14	[4.79%]
ELP - A second live recording of another suite	2	[0.68%]
ELP - Make a comeback after Love Beach and ITHS	4	[1.37%]
Harmonium - Record a dixieland jazz album	1	[0.34%]
Renaissance - An album featuring both lineups	1	[0.34%]
Yes - Not made an album with both lineups	1	[0.34%]
A union of all of the prog rock musicians	1	[0.34%]
VDGG - More instrumental tracks or more structured sections	16	[5.48%]
Robert Wyatt - If he was not crippled for Rock Bottom	7	[2.40%]
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Dellinger Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: June 18 2009 Location: Mexico Status: Offline Points: 12901	Post Options Post Reply Quote Dellinger Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: June 13 2022 at 20:13
	^ Yes, they should never have changed him for Downes, at the most have had him as a guest for the Fly from Here suite, and then perhaps Howe could have stayed in Asia too with Downes as they had been doing. And then of course they should have allowed Anderson back when he was ready. Or now they should finally do the Union thing again. Of course, that's without considering why can't they just get along anymore, but it seems clear that the band as they are can't do something memorable anymore.

Rick1 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: April 14 2020 Location: Loughborough UK Status: Offline Points: 3165	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rick1 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: June 14 2022 at 04:22
	The great simplification that afflicted prog was already in full swing by the late 70s, rather than the 80s. There were some honourable exceptions in Europe (even Magma were not immune) and although they seem polar opposites both ELP and Henry Cow recorded 'final' albums in 1978 (Henry Cow's appeared in 79). Do better in the 80s...indeed, some excellent prog musicians had to go back to day jobs during this period!

Ronstein Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: October 13 2020 Location: Wiltshire, UK Status: Offline Points: 1280	Post Options Post Reply Quote Ronstein Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: June 14 2022 at 05:21
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nick_h_nz Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Collaborator Prog Metal / Heavy Prog Team Joined: March 01 2013 Location: Suffolk, UK Status: Offline Points: 6742	Post Options Post Reply Quote nick_h_nz Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: June 14 2022 at 06:37
	It’s interesting to come back to this poll, after not having paid attention to it for some time, and see the results. Normally I pay more attention to the comments than the poll results, but these are interesting because this is a poll where multiple votes are allowed, and usually in this instance there is not so great a distance between the options. It would be interesting to see a follow-up poll where multiple votes were NOT allowed, and including only the options from this poll which have attracted, I don’t know, say 12 or more votes.
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