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Nogbad_The_Bad 
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 Posted: December 03 2016 at 18:13 |
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Marillion and Kansas are up there but Opeth are my pick.
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Ian
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The Bearded Bard
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Posted: December 03 2016 at 18:39 |
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Renaissance
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zravkapt
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Posted: December 03 2016 at 18:43 |
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^Yay, I thought I was going to be only vote.
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andreol263
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Posted: December 03 2016 at 19:12 |
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Between Marillion and Camel, i went with Camel because besides sounding bland and souless, also make me sleep...
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twosteves
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Posted: December 03 2016 at 21:55 |
 gr8dane wrote:
VDGG.Find them extremely grinding and annoying.But for some reason I really do like Quiet Zone/Pleasure Dome. |
Me too but find most AMerican "prog" more annoying ----so Kansass------------------
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Barbu
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Posted: December 03 2016 at 21:56 |
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VdGG
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BaldJean
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Posted: December 03 2016 at 23:59 |
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Van der Graaf Generator and Gong belong to my absolutely favorite bands, so they are out of this poll. I'm not too familiar with Opeth, but from what I heard of them they are not my cup of tea.
but anyway, that aural abomination named Marillion deserves the vote. there is only one album of them that I like, and that's "Fugazi". in the Fish-era they did at least have a vocalist with some character, but Hogarth's voice abhors me; it is devoid of any character. and don't let me start on the music...
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rogerthat
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Posted: December 04 2016 at 00:39 |
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I really like all of these bands except Opeth which I like only specific songs of. So Opeth it will be.
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rogerthat
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Posted: December 04 2016 at 00:40 |
BaldJean wrote:
Van der Graaf Generator and Gong belong to my absolutely favorite bands, so they are out of this poll. I'm not too familiar with Opeth, but from what I heard of them they are not my cup of tea.
but anyway, that aural abomination named Marillion deserves the vote. there is only one album of them that I like, and that's "Fugazi". in the Fish-era they did at least have a vocalist with some character, but Hogarth's voice abhors me; it is devoid of any character. and don't let me start on the music...
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I too dislike Hogarth-Marillion but on the other hand I like Fish-Marillion so much that it was an easy vote over Opeth for me.
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Flight123
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Posted: December 04 2016 at 02:47 |
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This is easy...I saw Opeth once - terrible experience - can't understand why they are considered 'prog'.
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rogerthat
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Posted: December 04 2016 at 02:55 |
Flight123 wrote:
This is easy...I saw Opeth once - terrible experience - can't understand why they are considered 'prog'. |
They are considered prog metal which evolved separately from the prog rock scene and has its own norms about what is and isn't prog metal. So it may not quite sound like prog rock but to my mind still a far less controversial pick than Tori Amos.
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King Manuel
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Posted: December 04 2016 at 03:01 |
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Can't stand Opeth. I find them bodering between depressing and irritating.
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Flight123
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Posted: December 04 2016 at 03:17 |
rogerthat wrote:
Flight123 wrote:
This is easy...I saw Opeth once - terrible experience - can't understand why they are considered 'prog'. |
They are considered prog metal which evolved separately from the prog rock scene and has its own norms about what is and isn't prog metal. So it may not quite sound like prog rock but to my mind still a far less controversial pick than Tori Amos. |
At least Tori Amos is good! The Opeth dirge I saw had nothing 'prog' about it.
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rogerthat
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Posted: December 04 2016 at 03:27 |
Flight123 wrote:
rogerthat wrote:
Flight123 wrote:
This is easy...I saw Opeth once - terrible experience - can't understand why they are considered 'prog'. |
They are considered prog metal which evolved separately from the prog rock scene and has its own norms about what is and isn't prog metal. So it may not quite sound like prog rock but to my mind still a far less controversial pick than Tori Amos. |
At least Tori Amos is good! The Opeth dirge I saw had nothing 'prog' about it. |
Maybe but whether it's good or bad is not what decides whether it's prog. I mean, Stevie Wonder is better than both, so?
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Flight123
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Posted: December 04 2016 at 03:31 |
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Fair enough. My basic point to begin with, having had the misfortune to hear them live as well as their albums, I don't regard them as 'prog' - even as a metal band they are middling.
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Hercules
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Posted: December 04 2016 at 03:35 |
lazland wrote:
Marillion leading this poll? Bloody Philistines, the lot of you! 
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Dead right. If Camel wasn't there, Marillion would be my favourite.
VDGG for me. Their music can be good at times, but the vocals.............words fail me as to how awful they are.
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: December 04 2016 at 04:00 |
zravkapt wrote:
^Yay, I thought I was going to be only vote. |
Nope me three. Banco shares the same nuisance: over the top melodramatic singer...great music though.
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“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
- Douglas Adams
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Sagichim
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Posted: December 04 2016 at 04:25 |
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Opeth and Tangerine Dream for me. Although I generally don't care for electronic prog I might like some Tangerine Dream if I'd investigate them more seriously. My vote then goes to Opeth which although I love metal I don't like their music at all.
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digdug
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Posted: December 04 2016 at 10:06 |
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all of these bands have some great songs in my opinion
but VdGG is the one that has the most songs I can't stand so I vote for them
Opeth would be next
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Prog On!
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Imperial Zeppelin
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Posted: December 04 2016 at 10:08 |
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Kansas
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