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Poll Question: He who can do no wrong and whose every word is wonderful and magical?
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    Posted: April 05 2016 at 09:59


Edited by Dorsalia - April 05 2016 at 10:44
"Es ist übrigens unmöglich, eine Meinung zu haben, ohne dass es unerfreuliche Überschneidungen gibt. Die Grünen sind für den deutschen Wald, die NPD ebenfalls."

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 05 2016 at 10:04
The one who rules the Crimson Kingdom from behind the throne. The inevitable SW makes up for Ragnarock...

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Personally, I think it John Lennon...................
Man, was I drunk last night.........
I don't even like Lennon.........
Steven Wilson has long become the God of modern Prog.......

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 05 2016 at 10:24
If the poll is asking who I really believe could do no wrong and utter magical words 100% of the time I'd have to vote for...none of the above.  If my vote goes to who did the most right and dished out the highest % of prog wisdom it would be between Zappa & Fripp.  Since I've read Zappa's autobio several times I know his strong and weak points well and while I'd love it if Fripp wrote one as well, I have to go with what I've read in his many interviews and tour journals.  Zappa get's my vote Wink
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 05 2016 at 11:06
Originally posted by The.Crimson.King The.Crimson.King wrote:

If the poll is asking who I really believe could do no wrong and utter magical words 100% of the time I'd have to vote for...none of the above.  If my vote goes to who did the most right and dished out the highest % of prog wisdom it would be between Zappa & Fripp.  Since I've read Zappa's autobio several times I know his strong and weak points well and while I'd love it if Fripp wrote one as well, I have to go with what I've read in his many interviews and tour journals.  Zappa get's my vote Wink


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 05 2016 at 11:15
Depends. On this website I'd say Zappa, Fripp, Lennon

To the wider world I'd say Patton, Steven Wilson, Roger Waters, Tool (mostly Maynard)

Patton I imagine has many people who either dislike Mr. Bungle or Faith No More, Everyone has an album or two they pretend Devin Townsend didn't release though he's definitely moving towards deification, a lot of people disliked Neil Peart's drumming on Burning for Buddy, Mikael Akerfeldt pissed off fans when he decided to stop writing with death growls, Portnoy still has people bitching about him leaving/being kicked out/whatever happened of Dream Theatre, Omar R-L disappointed many when he disbanded TMV or with how long between albums Bosnian Rainbows has been or with Antemasque or with his involvement with Le Butcherettes.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 05 2016 at 11:23
It's extremely hard poll for me. I pick Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and runners-up are Robert Fripp and Mike Patton.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 05 2016 at 12:36
Devin's music is great, but he seems to be becoming a kind of mystical guru at times. Not that I hold it against him. At least he seems unpretentious about it, unlike Zappa who couldn't control his disdain for the rest of the human race every time he opened his mouth (still love his music though).
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 05 2016 at 12:37
Perhaps David Bowie
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 05 2016 at 13:22
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 05 2016 at 13:28
Originally posted by Dorsalia Dorsalia wrote:

Originally posted by The.Crimson.King The.Crimson.King wrote:

If the poll is asking who I really believe could do no wrong and utter magical words 100% of the time I'd have to vote for...none of the above.  If my vote goes to who did the most right and dished out the highest % of prog wisdom it would be between Zappa & Fripp.  Since I've read Zappa's autobio several times I know his strong and weak points well and while I'd love it if Fripp wrote one as well, I have to go with what I've read in his many interviews and tour journals.  Zappa get's my vote Wink


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 05 2016 at 13:58
Yngwie Malmsteen LOL
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 05 2016 at 13:58
Originally posted by The.Crimson.King The.Crimson.King wrote:

Originally posted by Dorsalia Dorsalia wrote:

Originally posted by The.Crimson.King The.Crimson.King wrote:

If the poll is asking who I really believe could do no wrong and utter magical words 100% of the time I'd have to vote for...none of the above.  If my vote goes to who did the most right and dished out the highest % of prog wisdom it would be between Zappa & Fripp.  Since I've read Zappa's autobio several times I know his strong and weak points well and while I'd love it if Fripp wrote one as well, I have to go with what I've read in his many interviews and tour journals.  Zappa get's my vote Wink


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I grew up in the US but my mom is English, so I'm usually able to see both sides of the coin when it comes to potentially ambiguous sarcasm and its reception on the part of new and old worlders.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 05 2016 at 14:01
It definitely seems like Peart, Portnoy, and Wilson are the ones that get constant and extravagant praise heaped upon them the most.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 05 2016 at 16:25
Votes for Robert Fripp, and also could add Steve Hackett to this list.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 05 2016 at 18:06
None of the above.....
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 05 2016 at 18:13
Originally posted by The.Crimson.King The.Crimson.King wrote:

If the poll is asking who I really believe could do no wrong and utter magical words 100% of the time I'd have to vote for...none of the above.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 05 2016 at 20:22
Deified by whom, the critics? That would probably be Bob Dylan or Bruce Springsteen. As a group, The Beatles certainly, but not separately.

Of the ones listed, none of them come even close except perhaps John Lennon, but even he had some questionable albums in the 70s. On this board, Robert Fripp, but nowhere else on the Internet.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 05 2016 at 21:02
Originally posted by The Dark Elf The Dark Elf wrote:

Bob Dylan.


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