Forum Home Forum Home > Progressive Music Lounges > Top 10s and lists
  New Posts New Posts RSS Feed - Top 20 bands/ artists
  FAQ FAQ  Forum Search   Events   Register Register  Login Login

Topic ClosedTop 20 bands/ artists
 Post Reply Post Reply Page  123>
Author
Message
  Topic Search Topic Search  Topic Options Topic Options
Anderson III View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: October 25 2007
Location: Finland
Status: Offline
Points: 708 		Direct Link To This Post Topic: Top 20 bands/ artists
    Posted: June 30 2010 at 16:21
Can you make a list of your 20 favorite bands? You can explain why you think they are the best if you want to. I think if you can say your top 20, we'll gather a nice long list of great bands.
"Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and cannot remain silent" - Victor Hugo
Back to Top
DisgruntledPorcupine View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: January 16 2010
Location: Thunder Bay CAN
Status: Offline
Points: 4395 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 30 2010 at 16:32
1. Dream Theater
2. Porcupine Tree
3. Pink Floyd
4. Pain Of Salvation
5. Tool
6. King Crimson
7. Anglagard
8. Van der Graaf Generator
9. Magma
10. Transatlantic
11. Ayreon
12. Yes
13. Genesis
14. Psychotic Waltz
15. Symphony X
16. Sieges Even
17. Caravan
18. Camel
19. Frank Zappa
20. Shadow Gallery
Back to Top
decypher View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: April 06 2005
Location: Canada
Status: Offline
Points: 157 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 30 2010 at 18:39
including non-prog...

1 . WatchTower
2. King Diamond
3. Fates Warning
4. Mercyful Fate
5. Marillion
6. IQ
7. Iron Maiden
8. Crimson Glory
9. Depeche Mode
10. Sieges Even
11. Skinny Puppy
12. Tangerine Dream
13. Voivod
14. a-ha
15. Opeth
16. Spastic Ink
17. Emperor
18. Haujobb
19. Allan Holdsworth
20. Front Line Assembly
Back to Top
Tarquin Underspoon View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: September 12 2009
Location: USA
Status: Offline
Points: 1416 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 30 2010 at 18:56
At this precise moment in time....
 
1. Porcupine Tree
2. Genesis
3. The Beatles
4. King Crimson
5. Black Sabbath
6. David Bowie
7. Pink Floyd
8. Dream Theater
9. Peter Gabriel
10. Yes
11. Rush
12. Led Zeppelin
13. Jethro Tull
14. Judas Priest
15. ELP
16. Mastodon
17. Supertramp
18. Devin Townsend (all-inclusive)
19. Opeth
20. Sigur Ros
 
Honorable mention to Van der Graaf Generator, Alice Cooper, Devo, Alan Parsons....etc.
"WAAAAAAOOOOOUGH!    WAAAAAAAUUUUGGHHHH!!   WAAAAAOOOO!!!"

-The Great Gig in the Sky
Back to Top
Soul Dreamer View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: October 17 2005
Location: Netherlands
Status: Offline
Points: 997 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 30 2010 at 20:49
I'm quite certain about the first 7, after that it's a bit more random (might change)...

1. Yes
2. Genesis (from Trespass upto Duke)
3. Marillion (Both Fish and H-era)
4. Riverside
5. Dream Theater
6. Pink Floyd ('70 albums)
7. Gazpacho
8. IQ
9. Arena
10. Ayreon
11. Pendragon
12. Black Sabbath (first 4 albums)
13. Deep Purple
14. Porcupine Tree
15. Madrugada (not prog, Norwegian rock band)
16. Metallica
17. The Flower Kings/Karmakanic (the same...)
18.  Collage/Satellite (the same...)
19. Opeth
20. Talk Talk
To be the one who seeks so I may find .. (Metallica)
Back to Top
The Truth View Drop Down
Collaborator
Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: April 19 2009
Location: Kansas
Status: Offline
Points: 21795 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 30 2010 at 20:56
1. Pink Floyd
2. Bob Dylan
3. Queen
 
After that my listening is too wide a variety to single out bands.
Back to Top
Morningrise View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: March 18 2009
Location: Buenos Aires
Status: Offline
Points: 2766 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 30 2010 at 21:16
1-Alice In Chains
2-Opeth
3-Genesis
4-King Crimson
5-Van Der Graaf Generator
6-Jeff Buckley
7-Yes
8-Soundgarden
9-Dream Theater
10-Faith No More
11-Nirvana
12-Queen
13-Black Sabbath
14-Pink Floyd
15-The Smiths
16-Sonic Youth
17-Megadeth
18-Porcupine Tree
19-Eloy
20-Iron Maiden
 
Nothing stays forever on this type of lists, except the 3 first places (these 3 bands can switch positions between them from time to time, but it will be difficult for any other band to break into that top 3)
Back to Top
presdoug View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: January 24 2010
Location: Canada
Status: Offline
Points: 8091 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 30 2010 at 22:11
Triumvirat
Helmut Koellen
Dzyan
Passport
Wallenstein
Accept
Dirk Steffens
Quatermass
Hard Stuff
Bloodrock
Brainstorm (jazz-rock one)
Le Orme
Colosseum
Budgie
Tommy Engel
Libra
Dedalus (1973 debut one)
Il Baricentro
The Trip
Jail                               i have not listed strictly classical music composers-many of which i like
Back to Top
richardh View Drop Down
Prog Reviewer
Prog Reviewer
Avatar

Joined: February 18 2004
Location: United Kingdom
Status: Offline
Points: 26171 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 01 2010 at 01:23
ELP
IQ
Rush
Genesis
Yes
Vangelis
Tangerine Dream
Porcupine Tree
Iron Maiden
Eloy
Mike Oldfield
Kate Bush
Par Lindh Project
Magenta
Kayak
Muse
Neal Morse
Pink Floyd
Mansun
Radiohead
Back to Top
Anderson III View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: October 25 2007
Location: Finland
Status: Offline
Points: 708 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 01 2010 at 02:45
01.   Kayo Dot/ motW/ Toby Driver/ Tartar Lamb
02.   Frank Zappa/ The Mothers of Invention
03.   Yes
04.   Miles Davis
05.   Herbie Hancock
06.   Devin Townsend/ DTB/ DTP/ Strapping Young Lad
07.   King Crimson
08.   Genesis
09.   Pink Floyd
10.   Radiohead
11.   Tom Waits
12.   Mahavishnu Orchestra
13.   Weather Report
14.   Gong
15.   Tim Buckley
16.   Tool
17.   Pantera
18.   Porcupine Tree
19.   Gentle Giant
20.   Ceebrolistics
"Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and cannot remain silent" - Victor Hugo
Back to Top
progkidjoel View Drop Down
Prog Reviewer
Prog Reviewer
Avatar

Joined: March 02 2009
Location: Australia
Status: Offline
Points: 19643 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 01 2010 at 03:05
1. Kayo Dot
2. Yes
3. Genesis
4. Porcupine Tree
5. Maudlin of the Well
6. Marillion
7. Opeth
8. Frightened Rabbit
9. Jon Anderson
10. Peter Gabriel
11. no-man
12. Death Cab For Cutie
13. Pain Of Salvation
14. ELP
15. The Smashing Pumpkins
16. Steven Wilson
17. Frank Zappa
18. Chroma Key
19. Rick Wakeman
20. Chris Squire

Yep, that's right, Kayo Dot have finally taken over Yes as my favourite band ever.

The bands in italics aren't PA listed.
Back to Top
Anderson III View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: October 25 2007
Location: Finland
Status: Offline
Points: 708 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 01 2010 at 03:39
Originally posted by progkidjoel progkidjoel wrote:



Yep, that's right, Kayo Dot have finally taken over Yes as my favourite band ever.



The same thing happened to me about six months ago. Big smile


Edited by Anderson III - July 01 2010 at 03:43
"Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and cannot remain silent" - Victor Hugo
Back to Top
Noak View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: January 04 2009
Location: Sweden
Status: Offline
Points: 544 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 01 2010 at 08:13
This this list does include some non-prog acts.

Frank Zappa
Charles Mingus
Big Blood
Magma
Cerberus Shoal
Natural Snow Buildings
Yes
Gentle Giant
King Crimson
Cardiacs
Koenjihyakkei
Sun City Girls
Prince Rama of Ayodhya
Animal Collective
Yapoos
The Magnetic Fields
Non Credo
The Residents
Van Der Graaf Generator
Eiko Ishibashi
Back to Top
ergaster View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: June 30 2010
Status: Offline
Points: 294 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 01 2010 at 10:56
Hm.  The top dozen are pretty fixed, after that it gets a little more ambiguous. 

Not in any particular order, and including non-prog:

Shriekback
Bowie
King Crimson
VdGG
Genesis
Jethro Tull
Steeleye Span
Porcupine Tree
Brian Eno
Robert Wyatt
Japan
Leo Kottke (earlier albums)
Phil Manzanera/801
Max Webster
ELP
The Doors
Gordon Lightfoot
Stan Rogers
Roy Harper
Dire Straits
Pink Floyd

(okay that's 21, but I don't know who to bump..... Ouch )


Edited by ergaster - July 01 2010 at 10:58
Back to Top
lazland View Drop Down
Prog Reviewer
Prog Reviewer
Avatar

Joined: October 28 2008
Location: Wales
Status: Offline
Points: 13260 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 01 2010 at 14:01
I'll have to include some non prog as well, and my tastes change with mood and time as well..... so, aside from numbers 1-9, not necessarily in that order.

1. Marillion (H-era)
2. Yes
3. Genesis
4. Marillion (Fish era)
5. IQ
6. Mike Oldfield
7. Peter Gabriel
8. The Tansads
9. The Levellers
10. The Who
11. Pink Floyd
12. Jethro Tull.
13. Fleetwood Mac (including Buckingham solo)
14. Asia
15. Simon & Garfunkel
16. Beatles
17. Rainbow
18. Black Sabbath
19. The Flower Kings
20. The Smiths
Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org
Back to Top
DisgruntledPorcupine View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: January 16 2010
Location: Thunder Bay CAN
Status: Offline
Points: 4395 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 01 2010 at 14:07
Originally posted by lazland lazland wrote:


1. Marillion (H-era)
...
4. Marillion (Fish era)


Never seen someone who preferred Hogarth to Fish. Shocked
Back to Top
lazland View Drop Down
Prog Reviewer
Prog Reviewer
Avatar

Joined: October 28 2008
Location: Wales
Status: Offline
Points: 13260 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 01 2010 at 14:51
Originally posted by DT-PT DT-PT wrote:

Originally posted by lazland lazland wrote:


1. Marillion (H-era)
...
4. Marillion (Fish era)


Never seen someone who preferred Hogarth to Fish. Shocked


Take a trip to the wildside of The Marillion Round Table started by the great E-Dub - there are more of us than meet the eyeWink
Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org
Back to Top
timothy leary View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: December 29 2005
Location: Lilliwaup, Wa.
Status: Offline
Points: 5319 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 01 2010 at 15:54
Echolyn
Kansas
Dredg
Gazpacho
Porcupine Tree
Camel
Pink Floyd
Sieges Even
Phideaux
Steely Dan
PFM
Gentle Giant
Riverside
Trion
Finch
Happy The Man
Anekdoten
Sylvan
Frank Zappa
Anglagard
Back to Top
Tursake View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: March 15 2010
Location: Oulu, Finland
Status: Offline
Points: 382 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 01 2010 at 16:50
1. Rush
2. Pink Floyd

After that it gets too difficult Stern Smile

Last.fm: TursakeX
RYM: Tursake
Back to Top
ferush View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: August 26 2006
Location: Mexico
Status: Offline
Points: 363 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 06 2010 at 12:01
1.- The Beatles
2.- Rush
3.- Genesis
4.- Yes
5.- King Crimson
6.- Pink Floyd
7.- Marillion
8.- Porcupine Tree
9.- The Flower Kings
10.- Dream Theater
 
Best ever.Big smile
Back to Top
 Post Reply Post Reply Page  123>

Forum Jump Forum Permissions View Drop Down



This page was generated in 0.133 seconds.
Donate monthly and keep PA fast-loading and ad-free forever.