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Poll Question: What’s your favorite 70s prog group?
Poll Choice Votes Poll Statistics
16 [12.70%]
8 [6.35%]
8 [6.35%]
12 [9.52%]
22 [17.46%]
8 [6.35%]
1 [0.79%]
1 [0.79%]
12 [9.52%]
22 [17.46%]
1 [0.79%]
0 [0.00%]
5 [3.97%]
4 [3.17%]
2 [1.59%]
1 [0.79%]
1 [0.79%]
0 [0.00%]
2 [1.59%]
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    Posted: September 23 2004 at 22:28

Just thought I'd put one of these things up 'cause I didn't see any polls like this currently on the forums... If your favorite band isn't on here, i'm sorry. I only listed the big ones I have albums of. If your fave isn't here, just vote "other..." and post what it is below...

The genre system I'm using is the one used here, so just go check the band profile to see where it lies. Other "progressive rock" is for all the unclassified bands and "post rock" is what a few of those bands in the unclassified section are, like "Godspeed..." and maybe Zappa...

And yes, I am well aware that Spock's Beard, Anglagard, and Dream Theater are not from the 70s...I was origninally going to have only 70s bands when I wrote the poll, but changed my mind halfway through and forgot to change the title... Ouch.



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Isn't this a little bit of a broad question?
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Everyone has a favourite prog band.The question is reasonable I think.It's not asking who you think is the best band or who has made the greatest contribution to prog but simply who is your favourite.
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Well Jethro Tull got me into this Progressive mess way back in 1971 
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What I want to know is: What happened to Camel?!.
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I chose other progressive as in Vander Graf Generator...really you need to broaden this list some..no Vdgg,no Gentle Giant...these two names are fairly common.
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Thats kinda confusing as it says favourite 70's prog band so I voted for Floyd, but then I see Spocks Beard hmm...

Anyway if we are talking about favourite prog band any era then mine is obviously Porcupine Tree

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Genesis, mid seventies (Nursery crime upto and including A trick of the tail).
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Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

Everyone has a favourite prog band.

I don't.
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Dream Theatre...great 70's band

How about adding Camel and Caravan to that list...Where's Frank Zappa
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Wow.. mines there.  I'm happy...
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What in heaven's name is Zheul??????????//



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Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

Everyone has a favourite prog band.The question is reasonable I think.It's not asking who you think is the best band or who has made the greatest contribution to prog but simply who is your favourite.

 

Fine enough, but is the poll is about 70ies Prog Rock Bands, what the heck is S.Beard, D.Theater and Pink Floyd doing here ! ! ! And where is Camel, Rennaisance, Triumvirat, Focus and Trace. I did vote ELP being the "purist" I am, which doesnt mean ELP is my favorite band. Welcome Back My Friends....and Tarkus are vintage albums, compared to a Graham 1960 bottle of Port Wine as Fragile and Yessongs are to a Dow Port 1970. Now s for the "other" labels just disconsider, there are no such as "other" in Prog Rock ! By the way; My favorite Prog Rock band - Rick Wakeman......
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Originally posted by Reed Lover Reed Lover wrote:

What in heaven's name is Zheul??????????//

http://www.progarchives.com/Progressive-rock.asp#Zeuhl
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Originally posted by Lunarscape Lunarscape wrote:

Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

Everyone has a favourite prog band.The question is reasonable I think.It's not asking who you think is the best band or who has made the greatest contribution to prog but simply who is your favourite.

 

Fine enough, but is the poll is about 70ies Prog Rock Bands, what the heck is S.Beard, D.Theater and Pink Floyd doing here ! ! ! And where is Camel, Rennaisance, Triumvirat, Focus and Trace. I did vote ELP being the "purist" I am, which doesnt mean ELP is my favorite band. Welcome Back My Friends....and Tarkus are vintage albums, compared to a Graham 1960 bottle of Port Wine as Fragile and Yessongs are to a Dow Port 1970. Now s for the "other" labels just disconsider, there are no such as "other" in Prog Rock ! By the way; My favorite Prog Rock band - Rick Wakeman......

Why did you list Pink Floyd. PINK FLOYD WAS A 70's BAND YOU SILLY GOOSE. Yes I know...60's,80's and even the 90's as well but the 70's is the period of their most defining music....unless you do not consider them prog. Some people don't. I do!
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I didn't read the small print! I took the poll question to be the thread title which makes sense. I could be wrong,and often am, but I doubt whether Anglagard,Dream Theater or Spocks Beard existed in the seventies.
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I agree with the latter two, definately and know nothing of Anglagard but I will venture the same.
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Originally posted by goose goose wrote:

Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

Everyone has a favourite prog band.

I don't.

I do, but it's different from yesterday and will probably change again tomorrow.

Today it's VDGG! Just kidding...
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Well, I like almost all that's on the list. But my favorite's not on there. Gentle Giant in case you wondered- but I never got to see them. Saw Yes do Topographic Oceans when it first came out, and then again for Relayer, and a few more times. First saw Genesis promoting Trick of the Tail, with Bruford doing the drumming. Caught their tours for the next couple of albums. Kansas, Camel, IQ, Marillion with and without Fish, Spock's Beard, Porcupine Tree... I guess I've been lucky. I'm getting kinda misty remembering how great it was.

Has anybody been able to actually define why they LOVE this music? I haven't. I've tried to figure it out, but finally gave up and decided to just enjoy it and not to wonder why. And I'm not young anymore either.. so it has nothing to do with youth.
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Stern Smile Young'uns have favourites and "best friends" favourite songs, foods, etc.  With age (creeeeak, shuffle, wheeze) dawns the realization that life is not so simple/cut and dried.... One can enjoy many thing equally well for different reasons at different times.

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