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SolariS 
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 Posted: July 10 2007 at 00:46 |
i think dragonforce deserves 1000 points for having the fastest dueling guitar solos and the best unison windmill hair swirls.
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Dim
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Posted: July 10 2007 at 00:58 |
... okay
Anything else we woud like to discuss?
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Floydian42
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Posted: July 10 2007 at 14:54 |
 SolariS wrote:
i think dragonforce deserves 1000 points for having the fastest dueling guitar solos and the best unison windmill hair swirls.
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I say we drop their current score by twenty thousand due to vocals and lyrics.
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richardh
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Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: July 11 2007 at 03:27 |
ELP 17th.  
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Shakespeare
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Posted: July 11 2007 at 14:41 |
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That worked surprisingly well, if you ask me.
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Fight Club
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Joined: May 21 2006
Location: United States
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Posted: July 11 2007 at 18:25 |
schizoid_man77 wrote:
Pink floyd in front of Yes! This is proposturous! I demand a recount!
Otherwise goodwork, cool stuff, I thought that Arena and IQ would be a bit higher. |
Genesis in front of everyone! Omg that is proposturous!
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DethMaiden
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Posted: July 11 2007 at 22:36 |
Shakespeare wrote:
That worked surprisingly well, if you ask me. |
I kinda thought so too. Of course with the new top 100 it would look nothing like this.
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The T
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Joined: October 16 2006
Location: FL, USA
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Posted: July 12 2007 at 01:13 |
Floydian42 wrote:
SolariS wrote:
i think dragonforce deserves 1000 points for having the fastest dueling guitar solos and the best unison windmill hair swirls.
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I say we drop their current score by twenty thousand due to vocals and lyrics.
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I'd say we first have to ADD them to the website before we start giving or taking points from them... 
Man! But it's true! Their lyirics may be more cheesy than a pizza, but man can they play fast!!!
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Yorkie X
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Posted: July 12 2007 at 08:49 |
 though none of my favorite bands fair extremely well (which places me in an unbiased position) I can see more accuracy in what you have done than to the recent changes , well done ! this is how it should be in my opinion 
Edited by Yorkie X - July 12 2007 at 08:55
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StyLaZyn
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Posted: July 12 2007 at 09:09 |
DethMaiden wrote:
So here's what I did to get this list: I took the top 100 studio albums of all time according to PAers and assigned each a point value (#1=100 points, #2=99 points...#100=1 point), then tallied up points per band. This is, while not highly scientific, one way to look at a list of the greatest prog bands of all time with some sort of a formula. So enjoy!
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Dude! You have way too much time on your hands. But good job.
I think the list reflects popularity, but I won't complain. It's almost inline with my tastes.
One more thing, the most prolific bands seem to do better. Bands that made only 4 or 5 albums won't do well unless most were excellent releases.
Edited by StyLaZyn - July 12 2007 at 16:13
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Equality 7-2521
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Joined: August 11 2005
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Points: 15784
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Posted: July 12 2007 at 16:06 |
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Somebody should compile the exact same list for the new top 100 so we can see how much of an impact it has had numerically.
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"One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. "
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Dim
Prog Reviewer
Joined: April 17 2007
Location: Austin TX
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Points: 6890
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Posted: July 12 2007 at 17:04 |
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^ so we can all start complaining all over again... sounds like fun!
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mono
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Posted: July 13 2007 at 11:06 |
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Who cares about a stupid rating anyway? Since when has music been
measurable? The number of stars with the review is only there to give a
general opinion, but what's important is what's written...
Oh, now Jethro Tull are first, how humiliating for the brilliant Symphonic Prog bands...
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Benjamin_Breeg
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Location: Brazil
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Posted: July 13 2007 at 16:57 |
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how can Riverside, with only 2 albuns be above Pain of Salvation?
Ps: Queensryche 1 LoL
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ProgRobUK
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Points: 76
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Posted: July 30 2007 at 19:14 |
Equality 7-2521 wrote:
Somebody should compile the exact same list for the new top 100 so we can see how much of an impact it has had numerically. |
Your wish is my command!
Here is the new list based on the new Top 100:
1. Genesis (342)
2. Pink Floyd (272)
3. PFM (238)
4. King Crimson (238)
5. Rush (226)
6. Yes (218)
7. Van Der Graff Generator (170)
8. Caravan (140)
9. Le Orme (133)
10. Gentle Giant (120)
11. Frank Zappa (114)
12. Jethro Tull (113)
13. Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso (112)
14. Camel (100)
15. Los Jaivas (99)
16. Bacamarte (94)
17. Anglagard (92)
18. Al Di Meola (91)
19. Harmonium (89)
20. Focus (88)
21. SBB (86)
22. Supertramp (85)
23. The Who (82)
24. Mahavishnu Orchestra (76)
25. Psychotic Waltz (70)
26. Opeth (69)
27. Ayreon (68)
28. Marillion (63)
29=. Steve Hackett (61)
29=. Hoyry-Kone (61)
31. Wishbone Ash (60)
32. Sleepytime Gorilla Museum (59)
33=. Area (58)
33=. Henry Cow (58)
35. Renaissance (54)
36. Phish (53)
37=. Pain Of Salvation (51)
37=. Iron Maiden (51)
39. Dun (50)
40. Pentacle (48)
41. Bill Bruford (47)
42. Riverside (46)
43. Gryphon (44)
44. ACT (43)
45. Robert Wyatt (42)
46. Mike Oldfield (41)
47. Museo Rosenbach (38)
48. Colosseum (37)
49. Tool (36)
50. The Doors (35)
51. Crucis (33)
52=. The Beatles (28)
52=. Santana (28)
54. Return to Forever (26)
55. Orphaned Land (24)
56. Happy Family (23)
57. Sloche (21)
58. Liquid Tension Experiment (20)
59. Samla Mammas Manna (18)
60. Klaus Schulze (15)
61. Gong (14)
62. Yezda Urfa (12)
63. Porcupine Tree (10)
64. Seiges Even (8)
65. Kraftwerk (6)
66. Arena (2)
67. Gnigrolog (1)
So the new algorithm gives some significant changes:
PFM up to 3 from 12
Rush and King Crimson swap places
Yes drop from 3 to 6
Caravan up from 19 to 8
Le Orme up from 34 to 9
And perhaps the biggest shock of all - Dream Theater are not in the top 100 !!!
Porcupine Tree drop from 10 to 63
ELP make no appearance in the top 100
Interesting reading.
Rob
Edited by ProgRobUK - July 30 2007 at 19:19
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ProgRobUK
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Posted: July 30 2007 at 19:23 |
Benjamin_Breeg wrote:
how can Riverside, with only 2 albuns be above Pain of Salvation?
Ps: Queensryche 1 LoL
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Well it looks as if the new algorithm sorts those out. PoS now above Riverside and Queensryche are no longer in there!
Rob
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mgallard
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Location: Denmark
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Points: 155
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Posted: July 31 2007 at 00:36 |
Fight Club wrote:
schizoid_man77 wrote:
Pink floyd in front of Yes! This is proposturous! I demand a recount!
Otherwise goodwork, cool stuff, I thought that Arena and IQ would be a bit higher. |
Genesis in front of everyone! Omg that is proposturous! |
Not really, Genesis is prog's best, of course, end of discussion. What is preposterous is that nobody can spell the word right (not pr oposturous, get it?). M.
Edited by mgallard - July 31 2007 at 00:37
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SoundsofSeasons
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Joined: March 08 2007
Location: Arizona -- USA
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Points: 221
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Posted: July 31 2007 at 15:52 |
Crimson King420 wrote:
Why aren't The Beatles not only the top band, but not even on the list at all!
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Probably because they aren't really prog? Or maybe cause they aren't that great...
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1 Chronicles 13:7-9
Then David and all Israel played music before God with all their might, with singing, on harps, on stringed instruments, on tambourines, on cymbals, and with trumpets.
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mgallard
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Location: Denmark
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Points: 155
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Posted: July 31 2007 at 16:02 |
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Both.
M.
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Nigua
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Joined: May 24 2007
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Posted: August 06 2007 at 05:24 |
I have never trusted lists, specially if they are about music. Music in statistics???
There is always this nonsense passion by the fans of some of the bands.
"Yes in front of Pink Floyd?" Why not? Yes had some very nice records, but as a band they were unstable and even they were soooo commercial at times!
No, for me this kind of lists make no sense.
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