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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 15 2010 at 12:52
Top 7 are pretty definite, but it gets kinda fuzzy after that. 

1) Queen
2) Coheed And Cambria
3) Yes
4) Pink Floyd
5) The Beatles
6) Muse
7) Emerson, Lake, And Palmer

Dream Theater
Genesis (Gabriel era)
Goo Goo Dolls
Iron Maiden
King Crimson
Led Zeppelin
The Mars Volta
Metallica
My Chemical Romance
My Morning Jacket
Nirvana
U2 (mostly their old stuff)

they last spot could be any of a number of bands or solo artists....

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 15 2010 at 18:19
1. King Crimson
2. The Jesus and Mary Chain
3. Godspeed you! Black Emperor
4. Sigur Ros
5.Nick Drake
6.Genesis
7.VDGG
8.Yes
9.Marillion
10.Faye Wong
11.Slowdive & Mojave 3
12. Cocteau twins
13. Amon Dull ii
14. Kraftwerk
15.Joy Division
16.The cure
17.Tom Waits
18.Nico
19.Charles Mingus
20.Art ensemble of Chicago
If only I can see through the future..
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 16 2010 at 00:43
  1. King Crimson
  2. Yes
  3. Kate Bush
  4. Led Zeppelin
  5. Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
  6. maudlin of the Well
  7. The Beatles
  8. Van der Graaf Generator
  9. Opeth
  10. The Mars Volta
  11. Radiohead
  12. Igor Stravinsky
  13. Mastodon
  14. Frank Zappa
  15. Pink Floyd
  16. David Bowie
  17. Anglagard
  18. Art Zoyd
  19. Tool
  20. Cat Stevens
sort of
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 16 2010 at 03:01
Didn't specify prog or not...so I'll give my overall favorite 20.

1.) System of a Down (great, but also personal connection for me)
2.) Bad Religion
3.) Death
4.) Opeth
5.) Symphony X

After that, I just cant list in any order... but I'll give you a big group (in NO order)
6 - 20.)
Aghora, Tool, King Crimson, Dream Theater, Rush, Megadeth, Can, Iron Maiden, Nevermore, Gentle Giant, Metallica, Atheist, Lamb of God (liked them before they became a fanboy haven!) Slayer, Joe Satriani
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 16 2010 at 14:02
Oh jezz...this is pretty difficult.  I'll give it a try though lmao. Smile
 
1.Rush
2.Yes
3.Uriah Heep
4.Eloy
5.Black Sabbath
6.Camel
7.King Crimson
8.Hawkwind
9.Ozic Tentacles
10.King Crimson
11.Van Der Graaf Generator
12.Emerson Lake and Palmer
13.Iron Maiden
14.Styx
15.Deep Purple
16.Led Zeppelin
17.Metallica
18.The Moody Blues
19.Pink Floyd
20.Rainbow
I Love Rush.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 16 2010 at 22:01
Someone could make a top 100 of the most popular bands according to this post...


please don´t let it be me jejeje
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 17 2010 at 04:52
Black Sabbath (except Martin-era)
Led Zeppelin
King Crimson
Genesis (until Wind and Wuthering)
Yes
Pink Floyd
Uriah Heep (with Byron)
Porcupine Tree
Collegium Musicum
Blue Effect
Camel
After Crying
Focus
Motorpsycho
Nektar
Gentle Giant
Deep Purple (until Come Taste the Band)
Fermáta
Mahavishnu Orchestra
Omega
T2
Beatles (since Rubber Soul)
 
That´s my unpretentious list of my favourite bands without order, including Prog and non-Prog artists and some my personal gems.
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 17 2010 at 05:41
Let´s give it a try - it´s a transitional list -  including non prog
 - no order
 
Anathema
Porcupine Tree
The Smashing Pumpkins
Pink Floyd
Joy Division
Tori Amos
Opeth
Nine Inch Nails
My Dying Bride
King Crimson
Katatonia
The Gathering
Cradle of Filth (pre- Cruelty and the beast)
Depeche Mode
Genesis
Mono
Tool
Iron Maiden
...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead
The Beatles
 
"when routine bites hard and ambitions are low,
and resentment rides high but emotions won´t grow
And we´re changing our ways, taking different roads..
Then love, love will tear us apart again.."
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 17 2010 at 05:47
actually now that i look at it it´s not that transitional.......it pretty much reflects the core of my musical tastes...
"when routine bites hard and ambitions are low,
and resentment rides high but emotions won´t grow
And we´re changing our ways, taking different roads..
Then love, love will tear us apart again.."
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 17 2010 at 06:13
I can't really do it in order, so screw it. Also top 30 instead of 20.
 
Yes
King Crimson
The Beatles
Pink Floyd
Led Zeppelin
David Bowie
Genesis
Radiohead
Bjork
Gentle Giant
Black Sabbath
Flaming Lips
Smashing Pumpkins
Jimi Hendrix
Brian Eno/Roxy Music
Michael Jackson
The Who
Talking Heads
Porcupine Tree
Stevie Wonder
The Doors
XTC
P-Funk
Frank Zappa
The Residents
Miles Davis
Sonic Youth
Neil Young
Jethro Tull
The Police
 
Yeah, no obscure noise rock bands from bumf*ck records, I'm a mainstream zombie.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 17 2010 at 07:06

1. Hawkwind

2. Roy Harper

3. Groundhogs

4. Nektar

5. Amon Duul II

6. Caravan

7. Gong / Daevid Allen 

8. Spirit

9. Pink Floyd

10. John Coltrane

11. Mahavishnu Orchestra 

12. Beatles

13. Gentle Giant

14. Tangerine Dream

15. Jean-luc Ponty

16. Fairport Convention

17. Bert Jansch

18. Moody Blues

19. Barcley James Harvest

20. Jethro Tull



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 17 2010 at 07:35
In no order
 
Kayo Dot
Pain of Salvation
Opeth
White Willow
Quella Vecchia Locanda
maudlin of the Well
Van der Graaf Generator
Virgin Black
Marillion
Genesis (Trespass to Wind and Wuthering)
Anglagard
Between the Buried and Me
Burst
Cult of Luna
The Gathering
In the Woods...
Isis
King Crimson
Madder Mortem
Mastodon
To-Mera
 
I know, theres 21 bands there, but I really cant choose which one to cut. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 17 2010 at 07:39
Hmmm, this is interesting.  Mine is something like:-
 
The Flower Kings
Pink Floyd
Boards Of Canada
Yes
The Black Dog
IQ
Porcupine Tree
Tears For Fears
Frost
Genesis
Glass Hammer
Plaid
ELP
Dream Theater
Rush
UK
Future Sound Of London
Transatlantic 
Global Communication
Aphex Twin 
 
The top few are my "elite" few, the rest are not in any particular order.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 20 2010 at 15:13
If we're included non-prog artists....

1/2. Genesis (What is there to be said about Genesis that hasn't been said a thousand times before?)
1/2. Brian Eno (The father of ambient music, a pioneer in rock music, and one of the most significant figures in the world of electronic music. One of the true musical geniuses of the 20th century).
3. Tom Waits (Very diverse and creative, particularly with his instrumentation.)
4. Roxy Music (One of the most important bands of the 1970s, Roxy bridged prog and glam before either of them came to full fruition).
5. Frank Zappa/The Mothers (With the Mothers, he derailed modern society with his music; on his own, he was a major jazz fusion composer/performer).
6. Klaus Schulze (Klaus Schulze can create atmosphere like no other).
7. King Crimson (The first major prog act.)
8. Miles Davis (The ultimate jazz musician. He may as well have created jazz fusion, and hugely influenced modal jazz with Kind of Blue in 1969. He also impacted third stream with Sketches of Spain in 1960, and continued innovating until the day he died. Amazing music).
9. Yes (Quintessential prog rock band, if you asked me. Relayer is one of the most unfortunately overlooked albums ever.)
10. Todd Rundgren (Did a little bit of everything; he proved he was a talented singer/songwriter in 1972 with Something/Anything?, but cemented his place in the prog community with A Wizard a True Star in 1973.)
11. Magma (Still the most unique band out there, very spacey and distinctive.)
12. Tangerine Dream (Just overall amazing music...I can't really explain what it is I like about it.)
13. Can (Not particularly complicated, a lot of great improvisation. Tago Mago is the archetypal krautrock album.)
14. Gong (I've never done drugs, but I assume listening to Gong is similar enough to being high.)
15. Gentle Giant (Again, I can't really put my finger on what's great about them...I like the 'medieval' feel to their music, if you'll buy that.)
16. John Coltrane (Great improvisational and free jazz...A Love Supreme is one of the best albums ever recorded, easily in my top ten.)
17. David Bowie (Not much needs to be said, here).
18. Charles Mingus (Avant-garde jazz at its finest, particularly on The Black Saint, The Sinner Lady.)
19. Amon Duul II (Amon Duul II is the best improvisational band in the history of rock music, no doubt about it.)
20. The Kinks (Like the Beatles, but much more sophisticated).

Some of those descriptions are terrible, I know, but it'll have to do.
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- Frank Zappa
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 20 2010 at 15:41
Not all of this is prog, but here it is in order, or so i think lol
 
1. Led Zeppelin
2. Pink Floyd
3. The Who
3. Rush
4. The Beatles
5. Sigur Ros
6. Styx
7. Electric Light Orchestra
8. The Rolling Stones
9. U2
10. Camel
11. Crosby, Stills and Nash (with and without Neil Young...and his solo career)
12. The Moody Blues
13. Boston
14. Van Halen
15. Yes
16. Caravan
17. Spock's Beard
18. JET
19. Trace
20. Starcastle
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 20 2010 at 15:43
wait i forgot Bowie! make him number 8, and then take out JET. Nektar may be interchangable with those end ones
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