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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 26 2007 at 19:34
let's see here...
 
Pink Floyd
Genesis
Van der Graaf Generator
Rush
King Crimson
Le Orme
Yes
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Jethro Tull
Camel
 
many of the more popular ones... I just have to write down Opeth as well.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 26 2007 at 19:46
I'm not sure of the order of this but what the hell I'll give it a shot...not set in stone though

Dream Theater
The Mars Volta
King Crimson
Genesis
Porcupine Tree
Radiohead
Devin Townsend
Mr. Bungle
Pain of Salvation
Yes

Those are basically it, I'll get an order to them later


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 26 2007 at 19:49
I'll try, but the top five shifts from time to time, although my number 1 band has been at number one since I was about 14 years old. 
1.  Genesis
2.  VDGG
3.  Gentle Giant
4.  Yes
5.  King Crimson
6.  Tull
7.  Floyd
8.  Queen
9.  Bowie (not really a band, but...)
10.Rush
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 26 2007 at 20:23
Marillion (Hogarth era)
U2
Rush
Neal Morse
Kansas
Transatlantic
Genesis
Springsteen
Yes
The Police

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 26 2007 at 21:15
Genesis
Yes
Pink Floyd
Jethro Tull
Gentle Giant
Neal Morse (not a "band", really...)
King Crimson
Electric Light Orchestra
Porcupine Tree
Soft Machine


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 26 2007 at 21:31
Yes
Tool
Isis
Genesis
King Crimson
Porcupine tree
Pelican
Magma
Opeth
Rush
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 26 2007 at 21:54
Hehe, let's do it another time. I cannot guarantee the second half of the list since it changes quite often, but this is my pick now:
 
Yes
Riverside
Genesis
Marillion
Arena
IQ
Dream Theater
Ayreon
Metallica
Porcupine Tree
 
Pallas, Oceansize, Gazpacho, GY!BE are runners-up...
To be the one who seeks so I may find .. (Metallica)
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 26 2007 at 22:26
Hmmm. Depends on the mood and the season I suppose. Probably these would all make the cut on any given day:

After Crying
Chicago
Creedance Clearwater Revival
The Decemberists
Fleetwood Mac
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Kansas
Sheryl Crow
Supertramp
Yes
"Peace is the only battle worth waging."

Albert Camus
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 26 2007 at 23:35
Here goes in no particular orde:
 
The Cure
Dream Theater
Iron Maiden
Megadeth
dredg
Porcupine Tree
Rush
Anathema
Metallica
Toto

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 27 2007 at 02:13
It's hard to put just ten, and I included solo artists:
 
1. Pink Floyd
2. Kate Bush
3. Queen
4. Marillion
5. Porcupine Tree
6. The Beatles
7. Yes
8. Tori Amos
9. Peter Gabriel
10. Genesis
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 27 2007 at 03:40
1. Iron Maiden
2. Metallica
3. Sigur Rós
4. Camel
5. Green Day
6. System of a Down
7. Rush
8. King Crimson
9. Circusfolk
10. Overhead

6-10 could be very different tomorrow.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 27 2007 at 08:29
Pink Floyd
Porcupine Tree
Frank Zappa
Rush
Black Sabbath
King Crimson
The Doors
Led Zeppelin
Opeth
Dream Theater
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 27 2007 at 08:35

Hmm... hmm, hmm...

1. King Crimson
2-3. Camel
2-3. Uriah Heep
4. Ash Ra Tempel/Ashra/Manuel Gottsching
5. The Alan Parsons Project 
6. Krafwerk 
7. Tangerine Dream
8. Marillion
9. Nightwish
10. Godspeed You Black Emperor!
 
Top 10 candidates: WinkYes, Elp, VDGG, Kluster, Genesis (yes, even them )
 
Well, this is approximate one... My taste is like Roman sky LOL
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 27 2007 at 08:51
hmmmm.. any genre..

1. The Allman Brothers Band
2. Traffic/ Steve Winwood solo
3. ELP
4. Franco Battiato
5. Steely Dan
6. Jefferson Airplane
7. Osanna
8. Yes
9. Willie Nelson
10  Simon and Garfunkel
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 27 2007 at 09:04
Never really thought about it... Well, I'll give it a try, though not in any particular order.

King Crimson
Pink Floyd
Deep Purple
Yes
ELP
Blue Oyster Cult
Iron Maiden
Rush
Caravan
Kate Bush

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 27 2007 at 09:14
Hmmmm... this might be tough, but I'll just start, and let's see which bands come to mind, in the order in which I think of them:
 
Wilco
The Who
Led Zeppelin
Genesis
Jethro Tull
IQ
Neil Young
Lucinda Williams
Steeleye Span
The Beatles
 
 
 
I could easily go on and on (so many left out!), but those are the first ten acts which came to mind.Smile
 
This time....Ermm
"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
He chortled in his joy.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 27 2007 at 09:19
Only the first is on the top, the rest doesn't have an order
 
1. Pink Floyd
2. Peter Gabriel
3. Dream Theater
4. Radiohead
5. Porcupine Tree
6. King Crimson
7. Frank Zappa
8. Banco del Mutuo Soccorso
9.. Rush
10. Genesis
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 27 2007 at 09:27
Led Zeppelin
 
Phoenix
King Crimson
Genesis
Pink Floyd
Sfinx
Beatles
Oasis
YES
Jethro Tull
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 27 2007 at 11:18
Pretty hard. Any genre you say?

Right now:

1. At the Drive-In

That's for sure. Can't decide on the others though...

"Historically" (to me personally, that is):


1. Jimi Hendrix/The Jimi Hendrix Experience

um... Then Led Zeppelin or something? Maybe Aerosmith (the 70's stuff).










Edited by Philéas - October 27 2007 at 11:19
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 27 2007 at 11:20
Extreamly hard to list, so i just post some of my personal Favorites:
  • Frank Zappa
  • Black Sabbath
  • Gong
  • Eloy
  • Ozric Tentacles
  • Bo Hansson
  • Yes
  • Mahavishnu Orchestra
  • Dream Theater
  • Deep purple
  • Led Zeppelin
  • King Crimson
  • Camel
  • Gentle Giant


Edited by Abstrakt - October 27 2007 at 11:21
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