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Moatilliatta
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Posted: June 09 2007 at 13:35 |
Philéas wrote:
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and Cedric Bixler Zavala. |
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ClassicRocker
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Posted: June 09 2007 at 13:56 |
Frank Zappa was the last prog genius
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LeInsomniac
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Posted: June 09 2007 at 14:14 |
If there was to be a prog genius nowadays it would be either Omar rodriguez or Mike Patton...
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Happy Family One Hand Clap, Four Went On But None Came Back
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Walker
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Posted: June 09 2007 at 14:40 |
LeInsomniac wrote:
If there was to be a prog genius nowadays it would be either Omar rodriguez or Mike Patton... |
nope, sorry, don't see it... but to each his own!
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tszirmay
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Posted: June 09 2007 at 15:07 |
Saw Ptree last week in Montreal. All I can say is the man has talent and a unpretentious demeanor which is most welcome in today's selfish world.
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Dennis
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Posted: June 09 2007 at 15:18 |
SW by far. He is light years ahead of anyone else you have on your poll. His musical abilities in writing and performance is overwhelming and crosses over into so many different music genres besides prog, and it works brilliantly. And the quality of his efforts is mind boggling! Thank God there are still musicians in this world like him.
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"Day dawns dark, it now numbers infinity"
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chessman
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Posted: June 09 2007 at 16:33 |
Voted Other.
Got to go with Roine Stolt. He has had success in both the seventies, and since the nineties. His songwriting, for me, is second to none. He is a multi-instrumentalist. (Not many people probably know he started out as a bass player, and he plays both bass and keyboards on his two solo albums, The Flower King & Hydrophonia.)
His voice is certainly decent, imo, and his lyrics make more sense than Jon Anderson's!
Likewise, I could have voted for Steve Hackett, who has spanned all four decades of prog, is a fine composer/guitarist, and plays a wonderful harmonica! However, his voice is not so good, so he just comes in second.
Out of interest, if I was to choose someone off your list, it would be Steven Wilson.
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The T
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Posted: June 09 2007 at 18:57 |
I can't see how Steven Wilson can top Gildenlow... I mean, musically I like PT better than POS, but about the whole "genius" thing... Wilson writes great music, but that's about it... Gildenlow writes (well, until before Scarsick ) great CONCEPTS, great albums as whole entities...BE? I don't see anything made by Wilson with that depth of vision... Maybe the concept is weird and you don't agree with it, but the thought and art going on there... He's the one ....just musically, I'd go, as my fellow poster below, for ROINE STOLT.
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enteredwinter
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Posted: June 09 2007 at 19:18 |
Cardiolan wrote:
And the poll is for individuals, as opposed to the more collective efforts from bands like Tool, The Mars Volta, Radiohead, Dream Theater or Opeth. |
Not sure why you consider Opeth to be a "collective effort". Everything I've read or seen regarding the band (interviews, behind-the-scenes clips, etc.) seems to indicate that Mikael Akerfeldt is almost entirely responsible for that band's songwriting. I voted Other - Mikael Akerfeldt. Also, for those who have cited Omar and Cedric, from what I've read, Omar (like Akerfeldt) is almost completely responsible for that band's sound. Apparently Omar records or at least makes demos of almost everything by himself, then brings in the others and tells them what to do to finish the material, basically. Maybe I'm wrong, but that's the impression I've gotten from articles I've read about the band. I guess it's possible that Cedric writes all or most of his vocal melodies and lyrics, but even if so, I don't think that puts him on the level of overall songwriting genius that is really what this poll is about. On the other hand, I agree Omar is a songwriting genius.
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Komodo dragon
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Posted: June 09 2007 at 20:37 |
No one.... but I love Lucassens music so i vote for him
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Birdman
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Posted: June 09 2007 at 20:40 |
fuxi wrote:
No offense - but there's no one in prog who sounds like a true genius to me! |
I kinda agree with you on this one. Sure there are amazingly talented musicians/songwriters out there, but to give them the title of " THE" prog genius ??? I'm not certain. A few deserve to be placed on top of the list (Zuffanti, Morse, Wilson, etc.) but no one surely is in a class of its own ! I guess it's up to our preferences and musical taste.
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Et je ferme les yeux Puis je croise les doigts Pour empêcher Les souvenirs de fuir. (KERMESS - Atome d'existence)
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Ryth
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Posted: June 09 2007 at 21:25 |
Arjen is a genius. He isn't the only one, but I like him the most.
Edited by Ryth - June 09 2007 at 21:25
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Ghandi 2
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Posted: June 09 2007 at 21:26 |
None. There wasn't one in the '70s either.
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MusicForSpeedin
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Posted: June 10 2007 at 00:35 |
Frank Zappa
John Zorn
Beefheart?
Those that do the avant are the only ones I consider genius.
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tardis
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Posted: June 10 2007 at 00:36 |
No one is worthy enough.
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Matt Dickens
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Posted: June 10 2007 at 00:50 |
Mikael Akerfeldt is so good it scares me.
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If it ain't broke don't break it.
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Eerichtho
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Posted: June 10 2007 at 05:47 |
They (plus Akerfeldt, Stolt and a few others) are all extremely talented, but to vote one of them as THE genius...naah...
But on the other hand...Mikael Akerfeldt has for a long time had my sympathy, so, I guess I'm going to vote for him. In other words, it's the option 'other' for me.
whuuh, this was a tough one....
Edited by Eerichtho - June 10 2007 at 05:49
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Draconean
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Posted: June 10 2007 at 06:15 |
No one. If I would name someone I would immediately overlook several other fantastic musicians.
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I'm running still, I shall until, one day I hope that I'll arrive
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febus
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Posted: June 10 2007 at 09:28 |
ROBERT FRIPP !!! he is still contemporary!! isn't it???
A new KC album is on the way!!
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sircosick
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Posted: June 10 2007 at 13:58 |
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