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Icarium 
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Posted: June 11 2013 at 05:35 |
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i find them all to be heavy bands, with epic songs, tallented musicians.
I think Nektar deserves as much praise as Rush and Kansas for presenting a more heavy and epic prog rock, nfluencing Iron Maidon and such.
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Posted: June 11 2013 at 05:42 |
Hmmmmm I wonder who'll win 
BTW voted for Nektar, but could just as easily have picked Rush. I dig the first Kansas album too.
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Icarium
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Posted: June 11 2013 at 05:43 |
 Guldbamsen wrote:
Hmmmmm I wonder who'll win
BTW voted for Nektar, but could just as easily have picked Rush. I dig the first Kansas album too. |
Genesis,  I think i will revrite history and say Nektars Recycle is one of the most outstanding sounding heavy prog albums
Edited by aginor - June 11 2013 at 05:46
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Posted: June 11 2013 at 06:08 |
Nektar 
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Posted: June 11 2013 at 06:14 |
Have to go Kansas, 5 killer albums in a row that still mostly sound superb today, and a truly distinctive style all their own! 
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Posted: June 11 2013 at 06:27 |
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Rush
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digdug
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Posted: June 11 2013 at 06:57 |
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love all 3 bands but
Rush is on another plane
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Prog On!
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Posted: June 11 2013 at 06:57 |
May as well do a screen capture since Kansas is tied with Rush. 
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octopus-4
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Posted: June 11 2013 at 07:01 |
About Nektar I don't know much, but the only album I quite like is their debut. For some strange reason I've never been able to pay enough attention to Rush and Kansas. Of the two I quite like the second and sooner or later I'll check something more of them.
In any case those are three bands I currently' don't care much of.
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Posted: June 11 2013 at 07:01 |
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RRRRRRRUUUUUUUUSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHH!!
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Icarium
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Posted: June 11 2013 at 07:02 |
digdug wrote:
love all 3 bands but
Rush is on another plane
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Posted: June 11 2013 at 07:44 |
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I like to listen to Nektar in my car
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Manuel
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Posted: June 11 2013 at 08:20 |
aginor wrote:
i find them all to be heavy bands, with epic songs, tallented musicians.
I think Nektar deserves as much praise as Rush and Kansas for presenting a more heavy and epic prog rock, nfluencing Iron Maidon and such.
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Yes, Nektar certainly deserves more recognition than it gets in this forum, at least as much as Kansas or Rush.
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Posted: June 11 2013 at 09:32 |
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I don't like Rush (very overrated) and Nektar.
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The.Crimson.King
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Posted: June 11 2013 at 10:31 |
aginor wrote:
Guldbamsen wrote:
Hmmmmm I wonder who'll win
BTW voted for Nektar, but could just as easily have picked Rush. I dig the first Kansas album too. |
Genesis,
I think i will revrite history and say Nektars Recycle is one of the most outstanding sounding heavy prog albums
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Don't have to rewrite history to make that true! The side long recycle suite is first rate prog and the album closer "It's All Over" is a perfect ending. For me, this was clearly Nektar's finest hour never to be repeated - so I voted for Rush. They equaled the accomplishment of Recycled several times in their recording career. As far as Kansas, as I've said before in these forums, great prog songs sprinkled throughout albums unfortunately mixed with Don Kirschner's attempts in breaking them as a top 40 band...often frustrating listening that a band who could write "Mysteries & Mayhem" could also record "Two Cents Worth" 
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Posted: June 11 2013 at 11:37 |
Rush because they're the best.
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Posted: June 11 2013 at 12:22 |
aginor wrote:
I think i will revrite history and say Nektars Recycle is one of the most outstanding sounding heavy prog albums
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I agree that this is a great album. They should have made Larry Fast a permanent member, but then would we have had his great work in Synergy and with Peter Gabriel?
As to the poll, I voted for Kansas. In the long run, their output is inconsistent, but they have still done enough great work to be placed among Prog's very best.
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Posted: June 11 2013 at 12:36 |
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Even I'm a marginal fan, my vote must be for Nektar.
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Posted: June 11 2013 at 13:40 |
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Didn't Nektar make it huge on the US AM radio for some pop songs in the late 70s, early 80s?
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Posted: June 11 2013 at 13:49 |
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Rush, closely folllowed by Kansas. Didn't like what I've heard from Nektar.
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