Which A to Z combo do you order?

These are my choices, and of course I could have gone for many others.  I only went with ones from my collection that I knew were in PA and that I really like.  I omitted many that I really like that are also applicable, for instance, I first thought of using Eider Stellaire for E, but opted for Eskaton and Egg.  I initially planned to have Henry Cow team up with Hancock for H. but decided to change it (Heldon is a fave of mine that I think deserves more attention).... I also wanted Hellebore.  So many choices, and different ones that crossed my mind, and no doubt I could have done better if I'd really thought about it.  At least i could have made more cohesive teams and more duos that more would be able to easily vote for because they know both options reasonably well.

I had to put y and z in the same poll option due to poll limitations.

I decided to stick with ones that I knew were in PA (don't want to rissk the poll being moved as has happened to me before) even if I would have dearly loved to put ones not in PA that I think top tier and a prog archives appropriate.




Edited by Logan - April 27 2011 at 14:06

I'm between A, C, P, and U at the moment...if Cardiacs were in C with Can instead of Comus then C would have gotten it easily. I'm thinking I'll vote for A, that's a great combo.

That was the biggest problem with me for Comus - First Utterance is brilliant, To Keep from Crying not so much...whereas with Area and Art Zoyd, I've enjoyed every album I've heard by both groups so far. 

Ricochet wrote: A, P and I'm sad V isn't good, cause it would have completed my initials.

V is good FOR ME, though I kind of wish I'd put down Jean-Claude Vannier (I was using my mp3 player list, and JCV is listed under J).  I think Vortex's second is a great album, and I'm surprised you don't like Volapuk.  Why do you think the group poor?

Logan wrote: Ricochet wrote: A, P and I'm sad V isn't good, cause it would have completed my initials. V is good FOR ME, though I kind of wish I'd put down Jean-Claude Vannier (I was using my mp3 player list, and JCV is listed under J).  I think Vortex's second is a great album, and I'm surprised you don't like Volapuk.  Why do you think the group poor?

I'm not familiar Vortex, but Volapuk is indeed pulling the group below neutral. They're a good example of shardy complex Avant-Prog I can't stand at all. They're all rhythms and dissonances and high-pitched accents, but nothing ties up whatsoever.

Ricochet wrote: Logan wrote: Ricochet wrote: A, P and I'm sad V isn't good, cause it would have completed my initials. V is good FOR ME, though I kind of wish I'd put down Jean-Claude Vannier (I was using my mp3 player list, and JCV is listed under J).  I think Vortex's second is a great album, and I'm surprised you don't like Volapuk.  Why do you think the group poor? I'm not familiar Vortex, but Volapuk is indeed pulling the group below neutral. They're a good example of shardy complex Avant-Prog I can't stand at all. They're all rhythms and dissonances and high-pitched accents, but nothing ties up whatsoever.

I hear the music differently.  To my ears it's well-structured and highly enjoyable.  It's one of my very favourite modern bands (along with more melodic ones that you like such as Aranis).

A,H, and M would be my top three but i haven't decided which to pick yet.

Q. Least obscure combination.

octopus-4 wrote: Spyrogyra and SOft Machine. Interesting Jazzy combo

In case anyone confuses them: Spirogyra the acid folk outfit, not to be confused with Spyro Gyra the fusion group.

Decided to go with what stood out the most when i first looked at the pairings and that's Magma and Moving Geletine Plates. In my opinon Moving Geletine Plate's debut is a masterpiece and the followup isn't far off either plus i like the reunion album.Magma of course is a band i greatly appreciate so it's a good match.