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BrufordFreak
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Posted: July 18 2013 at 15:25 |
Focus. I still think they're laughed at by a lot of people cuz they had a sense of humor ("Hocus Pocus," "Round Goes The Gossip," "I Need a Bathroom"), but their music knowledge, song structures and command of their instruments was so far beyond many, many of their contemporaries. I find myself playing more of 1970s Focus today than I do Yes or Genesis or King Crimson!
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ten years after
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Posted: July 19 2013 at 02:24 |
All excellent bands and most of them are already highly rated so I did not vote for them. Stackridge and Fruupp deserve far more attention than they get so I voted for them. I gave Jonesy a vote too as they are a good band that I think almost no-one has heard of. Three votes is enough or I would have given Agitation Free a vote too.
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octopus-4
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Posted: July 19 2013 at 08:50 |
GonG
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Curiosity killed a cat, Schroedinger only half. My poor home recorded stuff at https://yellingxoanon.bandcamp.com
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verslibre
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Posted: July 19 2013 at 10:36 |
Goblin.
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Barbu
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Posted: July 19 2013 at 14:56 |
Who's overrated? Who's underrated? I don't know and honestly, I don't care. Going with my favorite from the list : Supertramp.
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dr wu23
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Posted: July 19 2013 at 22:46 |
Underrated....? Does anyone have the stats on which of these band have the lowest ratings here at PA..?
I like Jonesy and Agitation Free and they don't get mentioned all that much.
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trackstoni
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Posted: July 20 2013 at 07:48 |
The.Crimson.King wrote:
trackstoni wrote:
The.Crimson.King wrote:
I voted Eloy and Le Orme.
Kind of an odd poll as several of these bands reached a worldwide fan base (Kansas, Styx, Supertramp, Focus, Kraftwerk, Gong, Soft Machine) and were readily available in mainstream record stores like Tower and The Wherehouse...as such I don't see how they could possibly be considered "underrated". |
If you read my post again , you can reach certain levels to reconsider //
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Ummm...I did read your post several times and stand by my opinion. Kansas, Styx, Supertramp, Focus, Kraftwerk, Gong, & Soft Machine received worldwide acclaim, record distribution and credit and therefore can't be considered "underrated"
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What i Precisely mean by Underrated is , Do you believe that , if they use to have another Label Companies , another Recordings Studios , different Locations to Promote their Releases , perhaps another Mentality to Promote their Albums , do you believe that , they can Reach what they really deserves !!!?
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Tracking Tracks of Rock
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frankbostick
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Posted: July 20 2013 at 09:06 |
Can and Amon Duul 2 very underrated (they are not present in the top 100).
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Svetonio
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Posted: July 20 2013 at 09:20 |
I voted GonG. Especialy because Shamal the album.
Edited by Svetonio - July 20 2013 at 09:21
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Horizons
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Posted: July 20 2013 at 11:19 |
^ That one and Gazuse are my favorites. I've never been a fan of Gong really but those are good fusion albums.
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The.Crimson.King
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Posted: July 20 2013 at 12:22 |
trackstoni wrote:
The.Crimson.King wrote:
trackstoni wrote:
The.Crimson.King wrote:
I voted Eloy and Le Orme.
Kind of an odd poll as several of these bands reached a worldwide fan base (Kansas, Styx, Supertramp, Focus, Kraftwerk, Gong, Soft Machine) and were readily available in mainstream record stores like Tower and The Wherehouse...as such I don't see how they could possibly be considered "underrated". |
If you read my post again , you can reach certain levels to reconsider //
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Ummm...I did read your post several times and stand by my opinion. Kansas, Styx, Supertramp, Focus, Kraftwerk, Gong, & Soft Machine received worldwide acclaim, record distribution and credit and therefore can't be considered "underrated"
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What i Precisely mean by Underrated is , Do you believe that , if they use to have another Label Companies , another Recordings Studios , different Locations to Promote their Releases , perhaps another Mentality to Promote their Albums , do you believe that , they can Reach what they really deserves !!!? |
Got it...thanks for the clarification. Based on that, I'd add Gong to my original votes for Eloy and Le Orme
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HackettFan
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Posted: July 21 2013 at 12:29 |
I voted for Gong. Could've just as easily voted for Focus. It's really sad that Jade Warrior can't even make it onto an underrated pioneers poll. They're my real vote.
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richardh
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Posted: July 24 2013 at 01:52 |
Eloy because I love them but I would never call them 'pioneers' as such. In fact Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes sounds like a fantastic tribute album to Floyd and Tangerine Dream. They were never ashamed to take a winning formula and make it 'better'. Also production quality was the best if you like that big prog sound.
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tamijo
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Posted: July 24 2013 at 01:56 |
Soft M. or Gong .........Soft M.
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Prog is whatevey you want it to be. So dont diss other peoples prog, and they wont diss yours
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jacek1969
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Posted: July 30 2013 at 02:43 |
Gong and The Soft Machine, if they are underrated .
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Rando
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Posted: July 30 2013 at 03:02 |
trackstoni wrote:
Well i Know they're all excellent Bands , but , Pioneers by there own Ways , all of them ( approximately !) where active during the seventies , and they're fairly Rated in Progarchives ! i mean their Albums . Anyway , this Poll is not to show who's the best among them , it's only my Way to Figure out from you Proggers , are some of these bands mentioned above deserves more credit than they took in 4 decades !!
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Can Goblin Le Orme New Trolls These are my choice of four bands I always felt should have received more credit due. True, all the bands mentioned in the Poll are great and I'm aware this can become a little subjective but my heart goes out to these.
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