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Poll Question: Your preferred 70's US progressive band?
Poll Choice Votes Poll Statistics
4 [3.88%]
6 [5.83%]
7 [6.80%]
34 [33.01%]
3 [2.91%]
4 [3.88%]
1 [0.97%]
1 [0.97%]
1 [0.97%]
35 [33.98%]
7 [6.80%]
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Belew?  Belew isn't really seventies.  His first solo album was 82, and his first album with Crimso was 81.  Yeah, he was one one Zappa album in the 70's, but he's known for his stuff in the 80's and after.

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Originally posted by rileydog22 rileydog22 wrote:

Belew?  Belew isn't really seventies.  His first solo album was 82, and his first album with Crimso was 81.  Yeah, he was one one Zappa album in the 70's, but he's known for his stuff in the 80's and after.


Spot on, thanks Lamp -- 'twas another mistake to edit him in when correcting another mistake. Error breeds error. Just one of those days -- I usually fact check.  Serious sleep deprivation, and well, very flustered today due to a situation (I accidentally edited out Zappa from the poll before submitting).  But, no excuses for my carelessness.  Will edit out and replace with the original band I had in Belew's place. Embarrassed
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Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

Originally posted by The Rock The Rock wrote:

How about Starcastle,Babylon,Quill,Northwind,Infinity,Polyphony,Pent**ter,Touch,Netherworld,Glass,and Ethos?


Sounds good.  There are lots of great 70's US Prog bands.

Incidentally, not that you're saying I SHOULD have included all those bands, but just as an opportunity to express why i left out certain bands deliberately (and some not so), I only included ones I'm fairly familiar with -- although I have heard a Starcastle album and considered their inclusion as they get mentioned a fair amount here, and have heard bits and pieces of some of the others (like Glass which really does deserve inclusion).  Will definitely check those out, and thanks for sharing them.  I'm particularly interested in Ethos.  I also only included bands that released studio albums in the 70s and are listed here (so Polyphony out I think, and Infinity though a  70s and later band doesn't have a studio album release at this site dated from the 70's).  Netherworld was born in the 70s but I only know of their early 80s studio album release.  I like Touch but didn't include them due to their Proto-Prog classification (nor did I include any Prog Related bands).

But of course I'm happy to see you and others sharing this great progressive music. Clap

But yeah, it just goes to show how many great progressive bands from the 70's there were in the US.  I would like to explore more, do you have a particular album recommendation?


 
Proto-Kaw of course is Kansas related.
Ethos both their studio albums recommended,even if the second one is not as popular as the first,also there is a compilation of odds and ends the was released a few years ago.
 
Every time I print P.E.N.T.W.A,T.E.R  ti comes out Pent**ter!!
why the 2 **?
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Originally posted by JesusBetancourt JesusBetancourt wrote:

What about Star Castle? there not that bad.


Yes, I like Starcastle -- and their derivative clonesmanship does not diminish that.  I think I decided not to put them in not because I don't like them, and not because of their Yes clone qualities, but because of a sci-fi association.  Their band's name makes me think about a pretty mediocre Canadian sci-fi show starring Keir Dullea (of 2001 A Space Odyssey) from the 70s called The Starlost.  Whenever I think of Starcastle, my mind turns to The Starlost (a rather derivative show as I recall).  I tend to mix the two up.  So when I think Starcastle, I think low-grade sci-fi.  Mind you, I still enjoy it despite the lack of greatness (The Starlost, I mean, but it's not Prog).

Starcastle The Starlost

By the way, thanks The Rock!  I'm still quite the n00b when it comes to most Prog -- will definitely look into them.


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zappa!!
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Starcastle should have been there , they wouldn`t have won the poll I don`t think  but I think their first two albums were amazing Smile
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From what I know of the list:
Kansas by far..
I'm not that into Zappa (that's an understatement...)
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Zappa, without a doubt. 
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I am not convinced by Happy the man, haven't heard enough by Kansas and Pat Metheny Group. Haven't heard Mithrandir (will probably buy it some day). Enjoy all of the others a lot. And of course the Residents...etc
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Frank!

 
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Kansas got my vote based on their first 5 albums. Yezda Urfa was a very close second. I also find Cathedral and Mirthrandir very enjoyable.
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Zappa is my master.
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Todd Rundgren's Utopia
 
 
wait a minute he's not in the poll! what kinda poll is this?
 
Zappa
Utopia
Kansas
Billy Cobham
Herbie Hancock
 
Clown


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And Fireballet,and The Dixie Dregs!
Asia,not the popular 80,s pop prog band but the American band that went by that name, they released 2 good hard-rock/prog pomp rock albums in the late 70's.Lots of mellotron and muti-part vocal harmonies.
They lost the name's right to Brian Lane in the early 80's.
 
The Muffins were great too,I don't understand they don't have a vote yet.Question
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Oh boy KANSAS for sure
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Frm this list I've listened only to Kansas and Frank Zappa. Kansas is quite good but I prefer "other" less known American bands, like: Albatross, Lift or Fireballet. From more mainstream bands I like Styx.
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Points: 33100 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 23 2006 at 12:51
Originally posted by DallasBryan DallasBryan wrote:

Todd Rundgren's Utopia
 
 
wait a minute he's not in the poll! what kinda poll is this?.... Clown


A very poorly and hastily executed one, which isn't altogether bad since that can help to generate lively discussion. Clown I happen to have and like Todd Rundgren's Utopia, considered including Rundgren for that album (a list I wanted to keep short) but excluded it for some reason.  Anyway, at least I remembered the "other" option.

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As for the Dixie Dregs (another obvious omission), I really must listen to them, but I'm put off due to assocating the name with the Dixie Chicks in my soggy noddle, and I'm not keen on dregs, (not that "the Chicks" are bad, or anything, and I appreciate their political outspokenness, but they're too country for my tastes -- fairly progressive band though).   Strange, but true.
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