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Poll Question: Which of these years do you think was the most important to our genre?
Poll Choice Votes Poll Statistics
1 [1.32%]
2 [2.63%]
3 [3.95%]
11 [14.47%]
37 [48.68%]
13 [17.11%]
4 [5.26%]
3 [3.95%]
1 [1.32%]
1 [1.32%]
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    Posted: October 10 2010 at 15:12

If this has been done before, SORRY.

I omitted 1973 because it would have probably won and made things boring Tongue.
 
Please explain your votes, especially if it regards a year not specified here!!!!!
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1973 Tongue

I vote 1971, which barely beats out 1970

First Utterance + Tago Mago + Meddle +Islands + Aqualung = nuff said

My favourite albums from all those bands


Edited by Triceratopsoil - October 10 2010 at 15:16
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I vote 1977, for Animal and Farewell to Kings
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check out the poll http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=65115

if you omit 1973 means 1972 is gonna win. In my poll it was a tie 72 and 73

i voted for 1972 mainly because of the below list

ELP - Trilogy, Pictures at an Exhibition
Yes - Close to the Edge
Uriah Heep - Deamons and Wizards
Gnidrolog- Lady Lake
Jethro Tull - Thick As a Brick
Pink Floyd - Obscured by Clouds
Premiata Forneria Marconi - Storia Di Un Minuto, Per Un Amico
Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso - Debut, Darwin
Il Baletto Di Bronzo - Ys
Gentle Giant - Octopus, Three Friends
Genesis - Foxtrot
Deep Purple - Machine Head, Made in Japan
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Points: 1433 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 10 2010 at 15:30
Lol, I'm such a fail with these polls.
 
Nobody vote 1972!!!!!!!!!
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Definitely 1976!

RUSH - 2112
GENESIS - A Trick Of The Tail
CAMEL - Moonmadness
LED ZEPPELIN - Presence
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Gotta be 1970 for me, for all the little, impeccable gems released during that time.  Affinity, The Greatest Show On Earth, Aardvark, Curved Air, Bead Game, Cressida, Titus Groan, Aunt Mary, Birth Control, Caravan, Spirit...the list goes on and on and on.

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Originally posted by Lozlan Lozlan wrote:

Gotta be 1970 for me, for all the little, impeccable gems released during that time.  Affinity, The Greatest Show On Earth, Aardvark, Curved Air, Bead Game, Cressida, Titus Goran, Aunt Mary, Birth Control, Caravan, Spirit...the list goes on and on and on.


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Originally posted by thehallway thehallway wrote:

Lol, I'm such a fail with these polls.
 
Nobody vote 1972!!!!!!!!!

yeaaah! LOL

1973 yay!
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1969
KING CRIMSON!!!!!!!!!!  In The Court Of The Crimson King!!! eclectic and symphonic prog rock owe a lot to this very important album...

by the way this is just my opinion.
if not 1969 then 1972 takes it no doubt about that.
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This is very biased and inadmissible poll! I protest against omitting of the year 1973 founded on any your presumption only!Angry
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...I don't even get why people think 1972 is so hot.
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1972
Close To The Edge
Foxtrot
Trilogy
Thick As A Brick
 
why is 1973 so highly (over) rated anyway?
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Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

1972
Close To The Edge
Foxtrot
Trilogy
Thick As A Brick
 
why is 1973 so highly (over) rated anyway?
 
Because:
4.64 Essential: a masterpiece of progressive rock music
(994 ratings)
WR = 4.5581
Selling England By The Pound
Genesis		 Symphonic Prog
Studio, 1973		 Buy
2 4.54 Essential: a masterpiece of progressive rock music
(929 ratings)
WR = 4.4622
Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd		 Psychedelic/Space Rock
Studio, 1973		 Buy
3 4.36 Excellent addition to any prog rock music collection
(434 ratings)
WR = 4.2403
Larks' Tongues In Aspic
King Crimson		 Eclectic Prog
Studio, 1973		 Buy
4 4.43 Excellent addition to any prog rock music collection
(222 ratings)
WR = 4.2062
Birds of Fire
Mahavishnu Orchestra		 Jazz Rock/Fusion
Studio, 1973		 Buy
5 4.35 Excellent addition to any prog rock music collection
(259 ratings)
WR = 4.1730
In A Glass House
Gentle Giant		 Eclectic Prog
Studio, 1973		 Buy
6 4.48 Excellent addition to any prog rock music collection
(147 ratings)
WR = 4.1660
Io Sono Nato Libero
Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso		 Rock Progressivo Italiano
Studio, 1973		 Buy
7 4.35 Excellent addition to any prog rock music collection
(156 ratings)
WR = 4.0987
Felona E Sorona
Le Orme		 Rock Progressivo Italiano
Studio, 1973		 Buy
8 4.28 Excellent addition to any prog rock music collection
(158 ratings)
WR = 4.0495
Zarathustra
Museo Rosenbach		 Rock Progressivo Italiano
Studio, 1973		 Buy
9 4.13 Excellent addition to any prog rock music collection
(388 ratings)
WR = 4.0439
Brain Salad Surgery
Emerson Lake & Palmer		 Symphonic Prog
Studio, 1973		 Buy
10 4.20 Excellent addition to any prog rock music collection
(195 ratings)
WR = 4.0281
Mëkanďk Dëstruktďẁ Kömmandöh
Magma		 Zeuhl
Studio, 1973
A Elbereth Gilthoniel
silivren penna míriel
o menel aglar elenath!
Na-chaered palan-díriel
o galadhremmin ennorath,
Fanuilos, le linnathon
nef aear, sí nef aearon!
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Points: 24908 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 11 2010 at 03:22
I have analyzed my list of favourite '70-'75 albums some time ago and I expected 1972 to be the winner because it was the year of Close to the Edge and Foxtrot, but this year ended up in a tie with 1971 and 1973. My favourite year appeared to be 1975, the year of Wish You Were Here, The Snow Goose, Fish out of Water, 5čme Saison and Free Hand, to mention a few.
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Don't forget Gong-You (radio gnome invisible part 3) in 1974!!!!!!!
listen to streaming stuff! no commercials!

http://wmom.servemp3.com:8000/listen.pls
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1969 the best year
1 4.55 Essential: a masterpiece of progressive rock music
(930 ratings)
WR = 4.4763
In The Court Of The Crimson King
King Crimson		 Eclectic Prog
Studio, 1969		 Buy
2 4.26 Excellent addition to any prog rock music collection
(268 ratings)
WR = 4.1006
Hot Rats
Frank Zappa		 RIO/Avant-Prog
Studio, 1969		 Buy
3 4.03 Excellent addition to any prog rock music collection
(174 ratings)
WR = 3.8927
Stand Up
Jethro Tull		 Prog Folk
Studio, 1969		 Buy
4 4.07 Excellent addition to any prog rock music collection
(84 ratings)
WR = 3.8398
Phallus Dei
Amon Düül II		 Krautrock
Studio, 1969		 Buy
5 3.86 Excellent addition to any prog rock music collection
(107 ratings)
WR = 3.7481
Trout Mask Replica
Captain Beefheart
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1970 -
I know CotCK started it, but ELP's debut literally changed my musical life forever.
That Yes' "Time and a Word", Gentle Giant, Magma, Supertramp debuts, and Let it Be were released that year only puts it way over the top for me.
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Can't really vote - there have been gems and classics in each and every single year, so it is very difficult to choose one particular year.
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I had some problem choosing between '96 and '71, but 71 won in the end so many great albums that year, some examples are: Meddle, Fragile, Nursery Cryme, Inner Mountain Flame and Pawn Hearts
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