2021 PA Music Tournament - Heavy Hitters #1

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As we approach the end of 2021 I thought that it would be fun to put together a "tournament of champions" to introduce, discuss, compare and discover some of the best progressive rock songs released during 2021.  The format will be similar to the COVID Tournament that I put together last year, for those of you who remember that.  I will create 25 separate polls with 5 songs each.  Each song will likely be my favorite song from each album that I have listened to or will listen to.  I have scoured the PA top albums lists and read through member reviews in my attempts to find the best of the best.  Of course, what is the best is purely subjective and I won't pretend that my best will be anybody else's best, but hopefully this will lead to some interesting discussions and some new discoveries for me and others.  Since I don't have enough time, money, or ears to listen to every one of the thousands of new songs that were released during 2021, this will in no way be a definitive tournament, but feel free to PM me with suggestions of songs that you would like to see included in later polls. (Or just post them in this thread if you would prefer).  I will try and touch on as many of the different genres as I can, so while not all songs will be favorites for everyone, there will hopefully be a diamond here and there.  The more participation the better!!!  I will likely add a new poll every few days, as time permits, so as to try and cover as much as we can to try and help people discover new songs and albums for their end of year lists or maybe their Christmas lists.   
Like with the COVID tournament, the first bracket consists of heavy hitters, which are the well-known, long-lived bands who have returned with new albums/songs during 2021.  It is likely that many of you will have already have heard these songs, but if not, maybe you will be pleasantly surprised as you check these out.  

I look forward to sharing these polls with you all, and hopefully, there is a lot of participation and everyone enjoys participating.   Please discuss your thoughts.  It really is the discussion that I find more interesting than the actual voting...although that will drive which songs move on to the next rounds.

Poll Question: Which of these songs is your favorite?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Yes - The Ice Bridge	7	[21.21%]
Porcupine Tree - Harridan	15	[45.45%]
Kayak - Out of This World	4	[12.12%]
Strawbs - Flying Free	3	[9.09%]
Steve Hackett - Fox's Tango	4	[12.12%]
You can not vote in this poll

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