the First Battle of Underrated Pioneers !
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Topic: the First Battle of Underrated Pioneers !
Posted By: trackstoni
Subject: the First Battle of Underrated Pioneers !
Date Posted: July 18 2013 at 04:47
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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 !! for instance , do you feel that , one way or another , some of these bands didn't get what they deserves !! explaining my idea this way , just to help you out ( i always though in the Early 70's , that Eloy & Pink Floyd are the same band , but it wasn't , Eloy used to have there own Blend & their own beauty . ) and the Difference between them was only the Label Company , much more activities around the Globe , the Floyds are British , but Eloy were German , using another language !! it Goes to Gong , Focus , Omega , Le Orme and a lot further more // you're allowed to choose more than one band , but Please , be accurate in your answers , i need to hear the Truth from You //
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Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: July 18 2013 at 06:31
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Le Orme, but there's nothing underrated about these bands.
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Posted By: Master of Time
Date Posted: July 18 2013 at 07:14
| Very tough choice between Le Orme, Amon Duul II, and Gong, but went with Le Orme. |
Posted By: The Mystical
Date Posted: July 18 2013 at 07:32
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Gong and Fruupp.  ------------- I am currently digging: Hawkwind, Rare Bird, Gong, Tangerine Dream, Khan, Iron Butterfly, and all things canterbury and hard-psych. I also love jazz! Please drop me a message with album suggestions. |
Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: July 18 2013 at 08:14
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Eloy-i remember it was only by accident that i even heard of the band (finding a lone used lp copy of Inside in 1989) Certainly deserve to be focused on more than they are. |
Posted By: antonyus
Date Posted: July 18 2013 at 08:19
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It's not easy to pick one to be honest...le orme, can, omega and fruupp are tied..and the winner is Eloy ! |
Posted By: The-time-is-now
Date Posted: July 18 2013 at 09:01
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Le Orme, Styx, Machiavel, Supertramp... -------------  One of my best achievements in life was to find this picture :D |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: July 18 2013 at 09:05
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My interest in Le Orme was kindled earlier this year by La Maschera di Cera´s album+ I knew only the name of the band because it was mentioned on PA now and then. Stackridge is another band that deserves more appreciation. ------------- 
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Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: July 18 2013 at 09:11
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I can tell you whom I like the most, but to ponder who is most underrated makes my head spin. What does that even mean? Can is my favorite band here. ------------- My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: July 18 2013 at 09:30
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^Ditto on that Steve. Underrated? Hmmm... I voted for Amon Düül ll - mostly because they today are my fave band out of this lot, but also because I find them rather under-appreciated on PA. I gather their brand of pseudo rock perhaps is too much for the symphonic velvet connoisseurs, who probably are the majority of folks I suspect. Conversely, CAN gets a lot more positive attention, but I gather it's down to the funky danceable grooves and enigmatic power of Damo. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Sagichim
Date Posted: July 18 2013 at 10:07
| I can never vote on these polls, I like a lot of these bands equally. And I don't think they are considered underrated either. |
Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: July 18 2013 at 10:26
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My vote has to go with Gong, followed by Eloy as a close second. And to echo some of the other comments, I'm not sure these could be defined as "underrated". Maybe less-remembered as we plow through the 21st century, but not underrated. ------------- Welcome to the middle of the film. |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: July 18 2013 at 11:00
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Kansas > Soft Machine > Can ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: July 18 2013 at 11:25
| I think Can and Gong get plenty of credit among prog fans, so I voted Agitation Free even though I prefer the former two |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: July 18 2013 at 12:47
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Soft Machine ------------- 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: Wanorak
Date Posted: July 18 2013 at 14:07
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I'll take Kansas just over Styx and Supertramp. ------------- A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!! |
Posted By: The.Crimson.King
Date Posted: July 18 2013 at 14:17
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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". ------------- https://wytchcrypt.wixsite.com/mutiny-in-jonestown" rel="nofollow - Mutiny in Jonestown : Progressive Rock Since 1987 |
Posted By: Eria Tarka
Date Posted: July 18 2013 at 14:37
I'll go with this
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Triceratopsoil wrote:Posted By: trackstoni
Date Posted: July 18 2013 at 14:45
If you read my post again , you can reach certain levels to reconsider // ------------- Tracking Tracks of Rock |
Posted By: The.Crimson.King
Date Posted: July 18 2013 at 15:13
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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Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: July 18 2013 at 15:25
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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! ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: ten years after
Date Posted: July 19 2013 at 02:24
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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. |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: July 19 2013 at 08:50
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GonG ------------- Curiosity killed a cat, Schroedinger only half. My poor home recorded stuff at https://yellingxoanon.bandcamp.com |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: July 19 2013 at 10:36
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Goblin. ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: July 19 2013 at 14:56
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Who's overrated? Who's underrated? I don't know and honestly, I don't care. Going with my favorite from the list : Supertramp. ------------- |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: July 19 2013 at 22:46
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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. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: trackstoni
Date Posted: July 20 2013 at 07:48
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 !!!? ------------- Tracking Tracks of Rock |
Posted By: frankbostick
Date Posted: July 20 2013 at 09:06
| Can and Amon Duul 2 very underrated (they are not present in the top 100). |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: July 20 2013 at 09:20
| I voted GonG. Especialy because Shamal the album. |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: July 20 2013 at 11:19
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^ That one and Gazuse are my favorites. I've never been a fan of Gong really but those are good fusion albums. ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: The.Crimson.King
Date Posted: July 20 2013 at 12:22
Got it...thanks for the clarification. Based on that, I'd add Gong to my original votes for Eloy and Le Orme  ------------- https://wytchcrypt.wixsite.com/mutiny-in-jonestown" rel="nofollow - Mutiny in Jonestown : Progressive Rock Since 1987 |
Posted By: HackettFan
Date 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. |
Posted By: richardh
Date 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. |
Posted By: tamijo
Date Posted: July 24 2013 at 01:56
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Soft M. or Gong .........Soft M. ------------- Prog is whatevey you want it to be. So dont diss other peoples prog, and they wont diss yours |
Posted By: jacek1969
Date Posted: July 30 2013 at 02:43
Gong and The Soft Machine, if they are underrated . ------------- Call any vegetable And the chances are good That a vegetable will respond to you |
Posted By: Rando
Date Posted: July 30 2013 at 03:02
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.  ------------- - Music is Life, that's why our hearts have beats - |