What is your number 1 prog band?

TULL

Kansas is my favorite.

Emerson,Lake and Palmer

King Crimson

I don't have one. I have lots of favoured acts. Sometimes it just depends on what I am listening to at the time. Of the bands in PA, I guess I have listened to Fishmans the most of late, but while I wanted it in PA and remian glad that it is included, I feel like calling it Prog is not the best description for its discography. I actually don't like to segregate my collection into Prog and non-Prog. That does not work at all well for the kinds of music that I often listen. Not including artists: Art Zoyd, Magma, Swans, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Van der Graaf Generator, King Crimson, Cos, Stereolab, Can, Popol Vuh, Radiohead, Spirogyra, Tangerine Dream, Cardiacs, Comus, Soft Machine, The Residents, Embryo, Eskaton, Kayo Dot... are some of my favourites included in PA.

Edited by Logan - May 01 2025 at 09:59

Yes. Fairly easy choice.

Rounding out top 5 would be Genesis, Rush, Gentle Giant and ELP.

Recent artists would be Steven Wilson / Porcupine Tree, Big Big Train, Plini and the Aristocrats ( they may be more properly a fusion band).

Planet X

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Hi,

I have nearly 2K CD's and about 1500 LP's of #1 progressive bands and individual folks ... choosing one over another? ... wtf ... are you drunk?

moshkito wrote: Hi, I have nearly 2K CD's and about 1500 LP's of #1 progressive bands and individual folks ... choosing one over another? ... wtf ... are you drunk?

I get the joke, but while I have a large collection, have known and loved a great many albums, I absolutely can have a favourite or favourites at any given time.. And that can depend on what album I am listening to at any given time and what band is my faccy du jour, and that can stretch much longer. I mentioned Fishmans before in this topic and yesterday was a Fishmans day with various releases -- especially 1997's Uchu Nippon Setagaya and what is my favourite of any live album, 98.12.28 Otokotachi no wakare.

I recognise that others at PA would not be be nearly so emotionally attached to it, and is not a popular choice here. Feel sad to be so alone in my passions sometimes, but then realise that others have their arts passions and I can be happy for that (and that there are others out there who feel similarly even if not in PA's forum or not at this time). The other act, not in PA, whose music has meant the most to me in recent time is Sufjan Stevens. These artists almost feel like end-game artists to me. But I know I'll be into and obsessing over other things in the future.