"Modern Prog" Big 6

    So I was thinking...

Everyone knows of the 70s "Big 6" (KC, Floyd, Tull, Genesis, Yes, ELP)...but that prog era has long since past.

I was wondering which bands currently hold the prog reins for the New Big 6. Which bands are sucessful enough commerically to be considered "Big", and innovative enough to be considered something new and large? Which modern bands are the New Big 6?

Now, I know of four that shouldn't be denied a title in this little competition:
-Porcupine Tree
-The Mars Volta
-Radiohead
-Tool

But that leaves two other spots open (unless there is only a Big 4 this era???). Which bands do you guys/girls think carry the prog title well enough while being commercailly large enough to be considered big and innovative enough to "belong" to this era?

Which bands do you think qualify to be the New Big 6?

Innovative basically excludes DT, Neo-Prog and Retro Symph bands.

Trickster F. wrote: Innovative basically excludes DT

DT basically invented prog metal next to Fate's Warning and Queensryche. If that's not innovative, i'd like to hear your definition.

Although I'm not a fan of DT, they probably deserve a spot.

I would say

-Dream Theater
-Tool
-Pain of Salvation
-Porcupine Tree
-GYBE
-The Mars Volta

-Radiohead

mmm...lets see, would you incluide bands that are not longer playing? As Anglagard? Cause if so...

Tool
Dream Theater
Porcupine Tree
Anglagard
The Mars Volta
Opeth

And if not, then Pain of Salvation


Edited by el böthy - September 04 2006 at 15:35

Dream Theater

POS

Tool

Opeth

Riverside

Flower Kings

If its from a combination of inovation and comercial succes then:

My personal choices:

1. The Mars Volta
2. Taal
3. Pure Reason Revolution
4. Porcupine Tree
5. Muse
6. Tool


Edited by Philéas - September 04 2006 at 16:32