The Giants Of Eclectic Prog |
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refugee
Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: November 20 2006 Location: Greece Status: Offline Points: 7026 |
Posted: August 13 2009 at 07:23 | |
VdGG
KC GG All of them are great bands, though. |
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b_olariu
Prog Reviewer Joined: March 02 2007 Location: Romania Status: Offline Points: 5531 |
Posted: August 13 2009 at 06:51 | |
Gentle Giant follow closely by VDGG, I was never a fan of KC, some albums appeal more than other to me, but overall not a fan. Voted for GG |
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dedokras
Forum Senior Member Joined: December 04 2006 Location: Bulgaria Status: Offline Points: 635 |
Posted: August 13 2009 at 04:53 | |
Gentle Giant
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friso
Prog Reviewer Joined: October 24 2007 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 2505 |
Posted: August 13 2009 at 04:31 | |
No vote for me. All three are among the most essential of my progressive collection. For me these bands are all more important then Genesis, Pink Floyd or even Jethro Tull.
What makes this a great poll however, is the fact that KC, VDGG and GG all made a lot of progression in different parts of the progressive spectrum. |
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The Whistler
Prog Reviewer Joined: August 30 2006 Location: LA, CA Status: Offline Points: 7113 |
Posted: August 13 2009 at 03:04 | |
Number one is King Crimson. Few bands are as original, diverse, and gifted in songwriting, song crafting, and playing their instruments. Which leaves us with Gentle Giant and V der G. Gentle Giant is a band that is fairly nice to listen to when the mood strikes one, albiet not the most interesting band on earth. V, on the G hand, is a band that is fairly dreadful to listen to (albiet interesting); when they aren't writing good pieces, they go usually for mediocre boring pieces. Or they mess it all up by biting off more than they can chew. Which is why Van der Gaff Generator is my second pick; I would rather listen to something interesting that could be great than something that's nice and safe (well, nice and safe from a prog-point of view). |
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someone_else
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Posted: August 13 2009 at 02:34 | |
1. Gentle Giant
2. Van der Graaf Generator
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3. King Crimson
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The Quiet One
Prog Reviewer Joined: January 16 2008 Location: Argentina Status: Offline Points: 15745 |
Posted: August 12 2009 at 19:19 | |
King Crimson because of Islands, essentially.
However, overall discography, I prefer Gentle Giant. |
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Synchestra
Forum Senior Member Joined: April 07 2009 Location: New Zealand Status: Offline Points: 734 |
Posted: August 12 2009 at 19:03 | |
Gentle giant and King Crimson are about even lately, but i went for GG because the amount of votes its getting is atrocious
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J-Man
Prog Reviewer Joined: August 07 2008 Location: Philadelphia,PA Status: Offline Points: 7826 |
Posted: August 12 2009 at 19:03 | |
King Crimson. Deathrabbit's prediction looks like it's holding true.
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Failcore
Forum Senior Member Joined: October 27 2006 Status: Offline Points: 4625 |
Posted: August 12 2009 at 18:48 | |
Gentle Giant is the most creative here so I vote for them.
My Prediction: KC will pwn face as usual. |
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Logan
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Posted: August 12 2009 at 18:42 | |
Glad you like it! Anabelas is one of my all-time favourites. Check out the myspace too: http://www.myspace.com/bubuprog |
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SaltyJon
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: February 08 2008 Location: Location Status: Offline Points: 28772 |
Posted: August 12 2009 at 18:39 | |
Gentle Giant first with KC and VdGG tied for a very close second.
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Hercules
Prog Reviewer Joined: June 14 2007 Location: Near York UK Status: Offline Points: 7024 |
Posted: August 12 2009 at 18:35 | |
Gentle Giant
King Crimson VDGG. |
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Kestrel
Forum Senior Member Joined: June 18 2008 Location: Minnesota Status: Offline Points: 512 |
Posted: August 12 2009 at 18:31 | |
Wow, the sample here of Bubu is awesome! Thanks for mentioning them! I'll be sure to check out those other bands as well. |
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Logan
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Posted: August 12 2009 at 17:59 | |
I used to say that I prefer my GG without VD (though I love some VdGG, but Hammills histrionics irritated me, or as I used to say, his hammy vocals make me ill). Nowadays, I'd usually rather listen to VdGG than GG (but like both). It's between KC and VdGG for me. I'll give a vote to VdGG.
EDIT: Most of my favourite albums in Eclectic are by different bands, though: Bubu's Anabelas, Emmanuel Booz's Le Jour ou Les Vache, Jean Paul Prat's Masal, Kultivator's Barndomens Stigar (formerly in Zeuhl), Gnidrolog's In Spite of... , Ma Banlieue Flasque's etc. And in modern Prog, Taal's albums. SHame that the top 20 are as homogenous as they are in terms of a few bands dominating it. More eclectic is better. Edited by Logan - August 12 2009 at 18:12 |
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Man With Hat
Collaborator Jazz-Rock/Fusion/Canterbury Team Joined: March 12 2005 Location: Neurotica Status: Offline Points: 166178 |
Posted: August 12 2009 at 17:56 | |
KC is my favorite band...I guess my vote automatically goes there.
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Evolutionary Sleeper
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Posted: August 12 2009 at 17:55 | |
Ditto. |
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LiquidEternity
Prog Reviewer Joined: December 07 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 900 |
Posted: August 12 2009 at 17:50 | |
I absolutely adore all three. Gentle Giant comes in third, simply because they don't have the impressive scope of King Crimson and Van der Graaf. I have way more listens to King Crimson than the other two, but I have a lot more material from them. I'd have to say that VdGG comes in first place for me. Peter Hammill is such an amazing songwriter and vocalist.
And, just to add, I would have to be honest and say that these giants of 70s eclectic prog are a thousand times better and more interesting than the giants of 70s symphonic prog. This is the area of prog music that I hold most dear. Edited by LiquidEternity - August 12 2009 at 17:53 |
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LinusW
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: September 27 2007 Location: Sweden Status: Offline Points: 10665 |
Posted: August 12 2009 at 16:59 | |
1.King Crimson
2.Gentle Giant 3.VdGG |
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King Crimson776
Forum Senior Member Joined: October 12 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2764 |
Posted: August 12 2009 at 16:35 | |
KC
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