The neglected American prog bands poll - Progressive Rock Music Forum

Nice list. Went with the Beard, Izz, and Underground Railroad.

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Cristi wrote:

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Cristi wrote:

Grumpyprogfan wrote:

So many polls for British, and European bands. Now it's the American's turn. These are albums I own and are from the last twenty years. Feel free to chose up to three and leave comments.

there were two American bands in my poll, you think American prog is discriminated or something. LOL

Dream Theater and Spock's Beard neglected?! Confused

How?

I'll listen and vote real soon. Smile

I like Dream Theater, but I wouldn't lose any sleep over Spock's Beard being "neglected"

why no love for Spock's Beard? Is it because they're not British, or because they are modern? Confused

I'm sure I'm gonna regret asking...

You're probably going to regret asking, but first of all, I didn't know Spock's Beard were American, and secondly, I saw them recently in one of the Prog Rock Dock concert series, but they didn't excite me at all. To be honest, I'd rather watch Marillion in concert.

Edited by Psychedelic Paul - October 05 2020 at 12:15

AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Spock's Beard, Dream Theater and Echoly are neglected? Or maybe just the poll is neglected. Wink

Ok, maybe neglected was the wrong word. You are a tough crowd. I don't hear much discussion about any bands in this poll as much as the European bands. Wink

Logan wrote:

An eclectic list including some that I have really disliked and some that I really like.

Curious as to which ones you really disliked, and why?

In alphabetical order: Frogg Cafe, Pat Metheny, Spock's Beard.

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Grumpyprogfan wrote:

Logan wrote:

An eclectic list including some that I have really disliked and some that I really like.

Curious as to which ones you really disliked, and why?

Spock's Beard and Dream Theater. Subsequently, I did find some Spock's Beard that I could appreciate. I'm not generally into the so called melodic rock/ melodic metal kids of music, or that which is on the AOR or arena rock side. SB can remind of certain kinds of evangelical Christian rock that I really dislike They seem to represent a branch of Americana that completely alienates me.

I don't like the vocals, attitude, style... It's just not my cup of Budweiser (and I dislike Budweiser beer). I also mostly don't like the Mars Volta or what I heard of Coheed and Cambria. Generally I am not into hard rock or metal as well, nor am I big on the symphonic prog category (I'm more of a chamber prog kind of guy).

EDIT: I should have said though that I have not heard that specific DT album and there is music off the particular SB album that I do like. When I first read this somehow I missed that there were albums to go with the act names.

Bateless Edge and Vehicle are my favourite albums that are listed.

Edited by Logan - October 05 2020 at 13:58

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Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:

Logan wrote:

Well sometimes it may seem like we only discuss Henry Cow here.

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This is sarcasm, right?

Moo!

I was being ironic.

Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I have observed before. It can be much like that with music for me.

I saw Enchant and Spocks Beard at ROSfest, that was one too many.

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Toss up between DT and Paul Metheny.

Metheny won the toss.

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French TV, Frogg Cafe, And SB

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Poll Question: Which are your favorites?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Bryan Beller - Thanks in Advance	1	[0.95%]
Bubblemath - Edit Peptide	4	[3.81%]
Coheed and Cambria - No World for Tomorrow	3	[2.86%]
Discipline - To Shatter All Accord	12	[11.43%]
Dream Theater - Distance Over Time	1	[0.95%]
Echolyn - I Heard You Listening	3	[2.86%]
Fates Warning - Theories of Flight	4	[3.81%]
Frogg Cafe - Bateless Edge	5	[4.76%]
French TV- Stories Without Fingerprints	2	[1.90%]
Helmet of Gnats - High Street	1	[0.95%]
Izz - Don't Panic	5	[4.76%]
The Jelly Jam - s/t	1	[0.95%]
K2 - Book of the Dead	4	[3.81%]
Mike Keneally - Scambot 2	5	[4.76%]
The Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium	10	[9.52%]
Pat Metheny - From this Place	3	[2.86%]
Mirthkon - Vehicle	2	[1.90%]
Ohm - Amino Acid Flashback	1	[0.95%]
Phideaux - Doomsday Afternoon	11	[10.48%]
The Psychedelic Ensemble - The Tale of the Golden King	4	[3.81%]
Puppet Show - The Tale of Woe	1	[0.95%]
Spock's Beard - V	16	[15.24%]
Tauk - Sir Nebula	1	[0.95%]
Thank You Scientist - Terraformer	3	[2.86%]
The Underground Railroad - The Origin of consciousness	2	[1.90%]
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