ELP missing from PA Top 100 Choices

I was looking through the PA top 100 and found it shamefully lacking ANYTHING by
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - who IMO are just prog rock at its pinnacle.
They had some of the best talent, arrangement, breakthrough style and 2 of the best albums
ever recorded (IMO) in any genre "Tarkus" - 1971 & "Brain Salad Surgery" - 1973

I won't argue and bitch with people on here like so many do about who is and isn't prog,
but I don't care who you are ELP belongs in the top 5 and when bands like Dream Theater,
Pain of Salvation, Opeth, Dun, Ayreon, Phideaux, The Mars Volta, Psychotic Waltz, Arena, Sieges Even, Bubu, Atlas, Los Jaivas, Atheist, Unexpect, Edge of Sanity, Riverside, Hoyry-Kone, Disillusion, and Death
all make the list and ELP doesn't, it makes me question the validity of a community that calls itself a "PROG" community and has no reference to hands down one of the great inventors of the genre to begin with.

Sad - Sad - Sad - Sad - Sad - Shameful
PEOPLE PLEASE GET A GRIP AND PAY RESPECT WHERE IT IS DUE

longliverealprog
:)

Once you stop caring about what other people's opinions, the better. The top 100 will never satisfy everyone.

Join the club man!!!!!!!!

@Henry

You make a good point, can't really complain too much from the sidelines.
Maybe I will start writing some reviews.
Though if this was a "progressive rock" forum, as the name indicates
ELP would not have to compete with so much other drivel.
I'm way too opinionated though in my view of what is prog and what is not.
Just because some band uses an instrument other than guitar/bass/drums, or has technical savvy
surely does not make it "progressive" -

Shame on all you proggers who show no love for ELP
keep listening to whatever...its all subjective
enjoy music

and, btw, I actually don't care what other people think, I was just noting that it was surprising to see the contents of the top 100.

peace & music

I like ELP these days. I used to love them. I guess in time what they've done seems dated and not as interesting or compelling as compared to others bands. Peoples taste change as well. Part of the problem is that they seemed not to work as a unit. You have Emerson's input and ego then Lake's input and ego and it seems Palmer is just along for the ride. IMHO. 

Not a fan of ELP myself; one of the very few prog acts that bores me to tears. But given the central role they played in prog rock in the 70s, it's a surprise that their better albums don't feature.

Having said that, this probably reflects the way this band divides the prog community.

My suggestion:

Split the top prog albums list on the start page. Instead of showing one list of the top 100 albums, make it two lists with 50 albums:

1. Top classic prog albums (1968-1975)
2. Top prog albums (1976-*)

How about that?

ARISCOTLE wrote: I was looking through the PA top 100 and found it shamefully lacking ANYTHING by Emerson, Lake & Palmer - who IMO are just prog rock at its pinnacle. They had some of the best talent, arrangement, breakthrough style and 2 of the best albums ever recorded (IMO) in any genre "Tarkus" - 1971 & "Brain Salad Surgery" - 1973 I won't argue and bitch with people on here like so many do about who is and isn't prog, but I don't care who you are ELP belongs in the top 5 and when bands like Dream Theater, Pain of Salvation, Opeth, Dun, Ayreon, Phideaux, The Mars Volta, Psychotic Waltz, Arena, Sieges Even, Bubu, Atlas, Los Jaivas, Atheist, Unexpect, Edge of Sanity, Riverside, Hoyry-Kone, Disillusion, and Death all make the list and ELP doesn't, it makes me question the validity of a community that calls itself a "PROG" community and has no reference to hands down one of the great inventors of the genre to begin with. Sad - Sad - Sad - Sad - Sad - Shameful PEOPLE PLEASE GET A GRIP AND PAY RESPECT WHERE IT IS DUE longliverealprog :)

Opeth deserves the spot much, much, much more...

I suggest we end the thread right here, with ELP at the beginning and Ayreon at the end. A perfect illustration of going from bad to worse.

Though Jake Kobrin would need to edit the Opeth mention out of his post.

I'm not going to recommend any prog metal to a prog metal expert, so:

http://www.amazon.com/Age-Everything-Joe-Morris/dp/B000068Q32/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1241172982&sr=1-2