FINAL RACE: Which genre of prog do we prefer?
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Topic: FINAL RACE: Which genre of prog do we prefer?
Posted By: jamesbaldwin
Subject: FINAL RACE: Which genre of prog do we prefer?
Date Posted: April 26 2020 at 05:40
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In my last Poll "Which genre of prog do we prefer?" here: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=122471" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=122471 (where multiple votes were allowed) The results were: 1) Symphonich prog 64. 2) Eclectic prog 29. 3) Crossover prog 22. 4) Canterbury Scene 20 5) Jazz-rock /Fusion 19 6) Heavy Prog 18. 7) Prog - Folk 16. 8) RIO / Avant - Prog 15 9) Neo Prog 15. The other genres have taken 10 or less than 10 votes. So this is the final race! Choose only your FAVOURITE GENRE. ------------- Amos Goldberg (professor of Genocide Studies at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem): Yes, it's genocide. It's so difficult and painful to admit it, but we can no longer avoid this conclusion. |
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Posted By: Mortte
Date Posted: April 26 2020 at 05:44
| Hard to choose, but I choose Eclectic, just because King Crimson, Family and Traffic has put in PA there. |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: April 26 2020 at 05:49
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JR/F today I'm sure symph-prog will get plenty of votes.
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Posted By: jamesbaldwin
Date Posted: April 26 2020 at 05:49
Eclectic prog! Van Der Graaf Generator, Peter Hammill, King Crimson, Family, Gentle Giant, Traffic... ------------- Amos Goldberg (professor of Genocide Studies at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem): Yes, it's genocide. It's so difficult and painful to admit it, but we can no longer avoid this conclusion. |
Mortte wrote:Posted By: Enchant X
Date Posted: April 26 2020 at 06:03
Most definitely Symphonic prog for me 
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Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: April 26 2020 at 06:11
| National Health is one of my favorite bands, so Canterbury. |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: April 26 2020 at 07:30
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RIO / Avant for me. ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: April 26 2020 at 07:55
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^ ditto... ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: dougmcauliffe
Date Posted: April 26 2020 at 08:15
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I listen to stuff from all of these nowawdays, but I always get the most enjoyment out of Cantebury (Bonus points if you count Camel as cantebury, which I generally do) ------------- The sun has left the sky... ...Now you can close your eyes |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: April 26 2020 at 08:24
| From this list, my heart and soul lies in Canterbury. From the moment I discovered Soft Machine s/t and Caravan’s If I could do it all over again......that was it. Otherwise, it’s Hammill and VDGG, and Extreme Metal. But I’ll always be a Canterbury hippie. |
Posted By: jamesbaldwin
Date Posted: April 26 2020 at 09:20
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Symphonic prog is winning despite few claim to have voted for it ... It's like between Biden and Sanders: nobody said to vote for Biden but in the end Biden won! Come on SP voters, have the courage for your actions! We will beat you! ------------- Amos Goldberg (professor of Genocide Studies at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem): Yes, it's genocide. It's so difficult and painful to admit it, but we can no longer avoid this conclusion. |
Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: April 26 2020 at 09:42
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1) Neo (I love IQ, Pendragon, Marillion, Arena, Tiger Moth Tales) 2) Prog Folk (Horslips, Strawbs, Mostly Autumn, Iona) 3) Symphonic (Camel, Genesis) ------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: April 26 2020 at 10:03
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1. Symphonic 2/3. Eclectic / Crossover ------------- 
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Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: April 26 2020 at 10:04
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Rush is listed as Heavy Prog so that's my choice, although everything here is "heavy prog" LOL. Symphonic would be my next choice with Genesis being my #2 band. -------------   
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Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: April 26 2020 at 10:13
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Panhead's choice. |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: April 26 2020 at 10:22
Haha. It's rather like so how so many shoppers over here wont admit to shopping at WalMart, yet the place is always bustling,not that I would know.I would never shop there. ;) In my experience, Symph fans make up the vast silent majority, but then that's not really surprising as they also make up the majority of prog fans. I have found fans of the more niche genres to be more vocal in polls percentage-wise, which is also not surprising. The minority is often louder in a sense as individuals and groups so they can be heard. The mainstream doesn't have the same struggle in being noticed. As for me, I really don't have a favourite category. Had Krautrock or Electronic made it through, I might have given either of those a vote. And poor Zeuhl, and even poorer Indo-Prog/Raga Rock. Canterbury Scene/Sound is the most consistently good to my ears of those listed, but I love so much RIO/Avant, and it does have Art Zoyd. Then again, I love JRF such as Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock. I often say that I'm a folky at heart, and my heart is telling me Prog Folk. Prog Folk it is. ------------- Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I have observed before. It can be much like that with music for me. |
Posted By: TCat
Date Posted: April 26 2020 at 11:19
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RIO/Avant ------------- https://ibb.co/8x0xjR0" rel="nofollow">  |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: April 26 2020 at 11:36
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I also chose Eclectic due to Crimson but I like several categories equally in the end. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: April 26 2020 at 12:16
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I don't see Progressive Electronic up there, so I'll vote Jazz Rock/Fusion, since I've been listening to a lot of that. ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: VianaProghead
Date Posted: April 26 2020 at 12:23
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Symphonic and eclectic as you can see by my reviews. Hard to choose. But maybe I prefer a little more the symphonic, once I'm a great fan of the classical music.
------------- "PROG IS MY FERRARI". Jem Godfrey (Frost*) |
Posted By: jamesbaldwin
Date Posted: April 26 2020 at 13:42
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A consideration. In the first POLL, the genre RIO/Avant-prog had obtained only 15 votes, and up to 5 genres could be voted. Now he has already obtained 6 votes, this makes me think that fans of RIO/Avant-prog genre are very avid fans, who consider RIO/AvantProg a genre in its own right compared to the rest of the prog. ------------- Amos Goldberg (professor of Genocide Studies at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem): Yes, it's genocide. It's so difficult and painful to admit it, but we can no longer avoid this conclusion. |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: April 26 2020 at 14:00
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RIO ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Junges
Date Posted: April 26 2020 at 14:44
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RIO / Avant ------------- 
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Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: April 26 2020 at 14:47
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I still give the edge to symphonic, but I am growing a much stronger appreciation of RIO/Avant in recent years. Still have a lot of interest in many of the other subgenres. ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: jamesbaldwin
Date Posted: April 26 2020 at 15:04
Oh yes, you are right. Making another comparison: In Italy the Christian Democracy (CD) party ruled for 50 years consecutive. And nobody said he had voted for the CD party. But there was a way to understand who voted for it. If you asked: What did you vote for? And the answer was: I can't tell you, the vote is secret, here's to you the CD voter!  ------------- Amos Goldberg (professor of Genocide Studies at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem): Yes, it's genocide. It's so difficult and painful to admit it, but we can no longer avoid this conclusion. |
Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: April 26 2020 at 17:14
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Still Symphonic . . . ------------- Welcome to the middle of the film. |
Posted By: Mirakaze
Date Posted: April 27 2020 at 14:43
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RIO / Avant is what I tend to seek out the most these days so that's what I voted for. Canterbury and jazz fusion are up there for me as well. |
Posted By: Chaser
Date Posted: April 27 2020 at 14:54
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Probably symphonic, but love eclectic too, and canterbury scene, and jazz fusion, and prog folk... god I love it all! Apart from that RIO/Avant stuff. What's that all about? ------------- Songs cast a light on you |
Posted By: iluvmarillion
Date Posted: April 28 2020 at 01:01
| Ask me a year ago I would have said Symphonic. Now I find myself listening more and more to Crossover. |
Posted By: Billy Pilgrim
Date Posted: April 28 2020 at 03:31
| I'll give eclectic a vote, because of VDGG love. But symphonic could've taken it too. |
Posted By: The Anders
Date Posted: April 28 2020 at 05:40
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Voted crossover because, if I get it right, it covers a lot of what is normally considered art rock. Krautrock and prog-related would have been other options, but they are not in the poll. I see symphonic prog is the big winner here. While I do like some music within that genre, it is not really my home ground.
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Posted By: Mascodagama
Date Posted: April 28 2020 at 05:45
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Does this pan look like it's just for decoration??? ------------- Soldato of the Pan Head Mafia. We'll make you an offer you can't listen to. http://bandcamp.com/jpillbox" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp Profile |
Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: April 28 2020 at 13:31
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Symphonic Prog ------------- Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake." Music Is Live Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Keep Calm And Listen To The Music… < |
Posted By: jamesbaldwin
Date Posted: May 05 2020 at 17:04
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Anyone else? ------------- Amos Goldberg (professor of Genocide Studies at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem): Yes, it's genocide. It's so difficult and painful to admit it, but we can no longer avoid this conclusion. |
Posted By: jamesbaldwin
Date Posted: May 10 2020 at 16:43
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And the winner is... symphonic prog! Ok, it was predictable. But the new is the second place: RIO / Avant prog is the real competitor of symphonic prog. it seems to me that the fans of RIO /Avant prog are those who more than others constitute a hard core, which arises as an alternative to other forms of prog.
------------- Amos Goldberg (professor of Genocide Studies at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem): Yes, it's genocide. It's so difficult and painful to admit it, but we can no longer avoid this conclusion. |
Posted By: The Anders
Date Posted: May 10 2020 at 17:43
A quite... conservative choice for an area of music that is labelled progressive 
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: May 11 2020 at 01:31
I voted for Symphonic Prog too, although I never would have guessed that RIO/Avant-Prog would be in second place. I would have voted for Psychedelic/Space Rock (no surprise there!) as my second choice, even though it's not included in the list. 
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