Top 5 bands from each era...
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Topic: Top 5 bands from each era...
Posted By: zumacraig
Subject: Top 5 bands from each era...
Date Posted: January 30 2012 at 21:57
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not necessarily you top five, but the top tier, big names of the classic era, neo era and third wave. 1,Yes 2. Genesis 3. ELP 4. KC 5. JT (i'd actually put floyd and or rush in there, but they aren't the big names, maybe floyd.) Neo 1, Marillion 2. IQ 3. Arena 4. Pallas 5. 12th Night (not sure about any except Marillion.) Third Wave 1. Flower Kings 2. Spocks Beard 3.Dream Theater ? 4. Porcupine Tree 5.? (Discipline, Opeth, RPWL, Transatlantic) |
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Posted By: paganinio
Date Posted: January 30 2012 at 22:13
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The only reliable source for this kind of top 5 list has to be the PA Popular Top 50
Classic
1. Pink Floyd
2. Yes
3. King Crimson
4. Genesis
5. Camel
Neo
1. Marillion
Third Wave
1. OSI
2. Crippled Black Phoenix
3. Dream Theater
4. Porcupine Tree
5. Tool ------------- 
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Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: January 31 2012 at 01:02
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(these are my personal top 5's, for general ones see Jon's post below) Classic 1 Genesis 2. Yes 3. Tull 4. KC 5. GG Neo 1. Marillion 2. Pendragon I guessThat's it. Third Wave 1. TMV 2. Tool 3. PoS (up to and including Be) 4. Agalloch 5. Kayo Dot
Not a definitive list and not necessarily in that order (except neo  ).------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ocellatedgod" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: January 31 2012 at 01:24
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If you want the top 5 bands from each era, not our personal top 5...I'd suggest going to the top albums lists on the main page, selecting the years you want for each era, and picking the artists who show up most often. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Salty_Jon" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: rdtprog
Date Posted: January 31 2012 at 04:14
You just ruined all the fun to keep this post alive... |
SaltyJon wrote:Posted By: zumacraig
Date Posted: January 31 2012 at 08:13
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i was curious about the middle road between the top rated bands and people's opinion. for example, I'm not a huge ELP or KC or Tull fan, but i personally see them in the top 5 classic list. second tier would be camel, gentle giant, VG. good call on Pendragon above. forgot about them. anyway, just a fun thread. not looking for recommendations. i will revisit the top 50 though. haven't done that in a while. i usually find something new.
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: January 31 2012 at 08:16
Maybe Floyd? Floyd are/ were bigger than any band on your list. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: JS19
Date Posted: January 31 2012 at 10:00
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Personal taste? Classic:
1. Rush 2. Pink Floyd 3. Yes 4. Genesis 5. Return To Forever Neo: 1. Pendragon 2. Marillion 3. IQ 4. Talk Talk 5. Ozric Tentacles New wave: 1. The Mars Volta 2. Gazpacho 3. Dream Theater 4. Riverside 5. Porcupine Tree (Only went with big[ish] names) ------------- 
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Posted By: AdamC3046
Date Posted: January 31 2012 at 11:51
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Classic 1, Pink Floyd 2. Yes 3. Genesis 4. King Crimson 5. ELO Neo not a keen fan on neo-prog Third Wave 1. Dream Theater 2. Porcupine Tree 3.Opeth 4. Transatlantic 5. Anathema
------------- Music is about music. Not mass-produced sounds. Prog is the answer. The answer to everything musical. Prog uses instruments, ensembles and decent materials. Prog is the answer. adamcanfield.tumblr.com |
Posted By: zumacraig
Date Posted: January 31 2012 at 15:48
Right. I think the reason they never get listed is because the came out of psych/space rock...?
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: January 31 2012 at 15:52
I don't know what you mean by "listed". ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: January 31 2012 at 15:58
More popular, but the most popular albums are not as quintessentially "Prog" (as genre) as the other's classic popular in Prog circles releases to me. It doesn't mean that, say, Dark Side of the Moon, can't be described as Prog, but it's not something that I would have particularly described as Prog when I was discovering Prog, unlike, say, Close to the Edge (which I never much liked), Trilogy, or Thick as a Brick (to use examples of ones I had heard decades ago). |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: January 31 2012 at 16:01
He asks for top tier bands...big names. Floyd definitely qualify. He even says maybe he should put Floyd in there. But comments maybe they aren't big enough. Hard to find any bigger I'd say. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: January 31 2012 at 16:21
Fair enough, and didn't mean to dismiss your comment in adding my discussion point (I understood your point). It's just that I didn't think of Pink Floyd as as a quintessentially Prog band when it comes to the popular classic releases as the others he listed, and that's why I, personally, would choose the other classic ones he mentioned as top tier Prog bands (this is a Prog section) even if they are not nearly as popular outside of Prog circles. I supect that most people who own an album by Pink Floyd don't think of Pink Floyd as a Prog band, but I think it's more likely that someone who owns, say again, Close to the Edge, would consider Yes a Prog band (at least for their classic era). It's my personal perspective. |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: January 31 2012 at 18:28
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So what time periods are we talking about so I can have some idea how to answer this? When did neo start? 1983 with Marillion's Script? Presumably that's when Classic ended? When did the third wave start? 1995 with Spocks Beard & Flower Kings?
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Posted By: zumacraig
Date Posted: January 31 2012 at 19:41
that's kind of what i thought. i was just curious about what others thought as well. my prog mentor used to say it was common knowledge that the big 5 were yes, elp, kc, tull, genesis. i wondered how that would work in the other eras.
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: January 31 2012 at 20:25
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Ok then, but only from my Avant leaning perspective. Classic 1. Univers Zero 2. King Crimson 3. National Health 4. Henry Cow 5. Pink Floyd Neo (though not very Neo) 1. 5uu's 2. Present 3. Anglagard 4. Shub Niggurath 5. Ozric Tentacles Third Wave 1. Thinking Plague 2. Yugen 3. Aranis 4. Miriodor 5. Cheer-Accident
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Posted By: infocat
Date Posted: January 31 2012 at 21:11
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Thinking Plague's first album is from 1984...
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: January 31 2012 at 21:13
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Hard to improve on the usual suspects for classic: 1.Genesis ELP or Pink Floyd maybe a tie for me.King Crimson Jethro Tull Yes The Neo period I just have a hard time seeing as a distinct period or a subgenre, Not if Spock's Beard or The Flower Kings aren't part of it. Not a gripe per se but just me. Marillion for sure for being the only group categorized as neo that I really know well. If you define neo as the '80's then Kate Bush, Fred Frith, Sky, XTC. I don't care if some of these aren't officially prog, too bad. Third wave being the '90's? Porcupine Tree, Tori Amos, Djam Karet, Radiohead, Happy Rhodes. So don't we need a fourth wave with the '00's? Gongzilla, Talisma, Explosions In The Sky, Phideaux, Knifeworld. ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: January 31 2012 at 21:36
It's only a bit of fun.
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Posted By: AlexDOM
Date Posted: February 01 2012 at 08:56
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1st Yes Genesis Rush Pink Floyd ELP
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Posted By: JeanFrame
Date Posted: February 01 2012 at 09:40
| I would put Pink Floyd way ahead of Genesis or Jethro Tull |
Posted By: PinkYesGongMachine
Date Posted: May 03 2012 at 10:23
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Classic
1. Pink Floyd
2. Yes
3. Gong
4. Soft Machine
5. Genesis
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Posted By: Fox On The Rocks
Date Posted: May 03 2012 at 20:16
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Classic: 1. Genesis 2. Yes 3. Van Der Graaf Generator 4. Gentle Giant 5. King Crimson Second Era: 1. Rush 2. Marillion 3. Steve Hackett 4. Peter Gabriel 5. IQ Third Wave: 1. Porcupine Tree 2. The Mars Volta 3. Anglagard 4. Sigur Ros 5. Godspeed You! Black Emperor ------------- 
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Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: May 03 2012 at 20:23
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1st 1. King Crimson 2. Genesis 3. Pink Floyd 4. Caravan 5. Van der Graaf Generator 2nd 1. Rush 2. Peter Gabriel 3. The Police (  )4. Iron Maiden 5. Marillion 3rd 1. The Mars Volta 2. Porcupine Tree 3. Kayo Dot 4. Riverside 5. Mastodon/The Tangent
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Posted By: JackBH
Date Posted: May 04 2012 at 00:37
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1. Gentle Giant 2. King Crimson 3. Genesis 4. PFM 5. Yes
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Posted By: The-Winkler
Date Posted: May 04 2012 at 04:15
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These are my favourites...
Classic
1 Genesis
2.Van der Graaf Generator
3. Pink Floyd
4. Caravan
5. Camel
Neo
1, Marillion
2. Pallas
3. IQ
4. Anglagard
5. Pendragon
Third Wave
1. Porcupine Tree
2. Transatlantic
3. Opeth
4. Spocks Beard
5 Dream Theater
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Posted By: King Manuel
Date Posted: May 04 2012 at 07:16
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My greatest Bands:
Classic
1 Van der Graaf Generator 2. Genesis 3. Yes 4. Jethro Tull 5. Camel Neo 1. Pallas 2. IQ 3. Arena 4. Galahad 5. Pendragon Third Wave 1. Phideaux 2. Carptree 3. Spocks Beard 4. The Flower Kings 5. Dream Theater ------------- Don't Bore Us, Get To The Chorus |