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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 03 2017 at 09:00
Originally posted by Lewian Lewian wrote:

Originally posted by Nogbad_The_Bad Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:

Yes
Genesis
Pink Floyd

Think it's pretty hard to argue against those 3.

I find a "Big Three" without King Crimson inconceivable.

I find a "Big Three" without ELP inconceivable.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 03 2017 at 09:18
King Crimson for me the highlight band. But if we need to put 3, only, Zappa covered King Crimson
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 03 2017 at 09:30
Originally posted by dr prog dr prog wrote:

Couldn't possibly have Yes, Elp or Crimson in there. Just didn't do enough after the early 70s. It's can only be between Tull, Gentle Giant, Camel, Magma, Le Orme and Genesis.

This seems a particularly bizarre answer, Tull stopped releasing prog albums after the 70's, GG literally haven't done anything since the 70's, Camel went seriously off the boil after the mid 70's, Genesis stopped being prog in the 70's. So why replace Yes or ELP with any of those as they all line-up the same. Crimson's output post 70's trumps all the suggested alternatives except Magma.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 03 2017 at 11:06
I think I would have to go with Yes, Genesis & King Crimson (with Pink Floyd  just missing the cut)
 


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 03 2017 at 15:05
Originally posted by Nogbad_The_Bad Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:

Originally posted by dr prog dr prog wrote:

Couldn't possibly have Yes, Elp or Crimson in there. Just didn't do enough after the early 70s. It's can only be between Tull, Gentle Giant, Camel, Magma, Le Orme and Genesis.


This seems a particularly bizarre answer, Tull stopped releasing prog albums after the 70's, GG literally haven't done anything since the 70's, Camel went seriously off the boil after the mid 70's, Genesis stopped being prog in the 70's. So why replace Yes or ELP with any of those as they all line-up the same. Crimson's output post 70's trumps all the suggested alternatives except Magma.


Tull were 100% prog from 77-80. Mainly folk but a bit of heavy stuff too. Plenty of strong prog outtakes from 74 and 76 which have appeared over the last 25 years. If they didn't release any soundtracks those years, they would have been prog albums. GG and Genesis had plenty of good stuff between 75 and 80. Crimson did nothing after 74 until 1980 and I was never overly crazy about the wetton era. Yes only had 2 albums in second half of 70s and I thought they dropped off in 73 and 74. ELP were the weakest big prog band after 73
All I like is prog related bands beginning late 60's/early 70's. Their music from 1968 - 83 has the composition and sound which will never be beaten. Perfect blend of jazz, classical, folk and rock.
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