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Best Year in Prog: The 1970s
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Poll Question: What is, in your opinion, the best year for prog in the 1970s?
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3 [6.12%]
5 [10.20%]
18 [36.73%]
13 [26.53%]
2 [4.08%]
6 [12.24%]
1 [2.04%]
0 [0.00%]
0 [0.00%]
1 [2.04%]
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by FatherChristmas FatherChristmas wrote:

I've just had a thought - should I decrease the amount of time to vote from five to three days? It's suddenly struck me that, though people have only had about two days oppurtunity to vote here, most seemed to have already voted.

just let people vote and discuss and get to the next decade (that's what I would do). 
I would do that, but I need to have a time when I can "close" the poll, so there are no more votes and whichever year was winning at the time is fixed, because otherwise the idea where the winners of the polls are put in the "Best Ever Year in Prog" wouldn't work.
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Originally posted by FatherChristmas FatherChristmas wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by FatherChristmas FatherChristmas wrote:

I've just had a thought - should I decrease the amount of time to vote from five to three days? It's suddenly struck me that, though people have only had about two days oppurtunity to vote here, most seemed to have already voted.

just let people vote and discuss and get to the next decade (that's what I would do). 
I would do that, but I need to have a time when I can "close" the poll, so there are no more votes and whichever year was winning at the time is fixed, because otherwise the idea where the winners of the polls are put in the "Best Ever Year in Prog" wouldn't work.

ok, then wait a couple of days and do the next one. 
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I'm going for '71 with:-

Harper, Roy - Stormcock
Van der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts
Can - Tago Mago
Caravan - In the Land of Grey and Pink
Comus - First Utterance
Jan Dukes de Grey - Mice and Rats in the Loft
Jethro Tull - Aqualung
Pink Floyd - Meddle
Yes - Fragile
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Originally posted by The Dark Elf The Dark Elf wrote:

1972 would be pretty hard to beat....

Released in 1972, in order of release date

Blue Oyster Cult – S/T

Grave New World - Strawbs

Thick as a Brick – Jethro Tull

Just Another Band from LA – Zappa and the Mothers

Three Friends – Gentle Giant

Argus – Wishbone Ash

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Waterloo Lily - Caravan

Demons and Wizards – Uriah Heep

Obscured by Clouds – Pink Floyd

Roxy Music – Roxy Music

Living in the Past – Jethro Tull

666 – Aphrodite’s Child

Waka/Jawaka – Frank Zappa

Trilogy – ELP

Captain Beyond – S/T

Close to the Edge – Yes

Foxtrot - Genesis

Made in England – Atomic Rooster

Baby James Harvest – Barclay James Harvest

Seventh Sojourn – The Moody Blues

Doremi Fasol Latido – Hawkwind

The Magician’s Birthday – Uriah Heep

Octopus – Gentle Giant

The Grand Wazoo – Frank Zappa

Made in Japan - Deep Purple

 

Released in 1972, undetermined date

Banco del Mutuo Soccorso – Banco del Mutuo Soccorso

Faust So Far – Faust

Focus 3 – Focus

Hogwash – The Groundhogs

Last Autumn's Dream – Jade Warrior

Neu! – Neu!

Uomo di pezza – Le Orme

Wolf City – Amon Dόόl II


Thanks for your research, I agree & voted 1972 as well!  
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I had no idea 1972 was so popular! I was certain 1973 would win!
My 1970s list:
1. 1973
2. 1972
3. 1971
4. 1974
5. 1975
6. 1976
7. 1970
8. 1979
9. 1977
10. 1978
I'll be closing the poll tommorrow. Wink
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1971, 1972, 1973, 1974 and 1975 on a par.
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1972 just edges 1973 for me
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Poll closed!
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I chose 1972. That's the year that brought us Foxtrot, Close to the Edge, Trilogy, Three Friends and Thick as a Brick.  
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Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

I chose 1972. That's the year that brought us Foxtrot, Close to the Edge, Trilogy, Three Friends and Thick as a Brick.  
Yes... but '73 had Selling England By The Pound, Dark Side Of The Moon and Lark's Tongues In Aspic - three albums widely considered masterpieces by three of the most major prog bands - not to mention Tales From Topographic Oceans, Waterloo Lily, A Passion Play, Flying Teapot, Angel's Egg, In A Glass House - all great albums.
By the way, we're on the 80s now.
https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=123959
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A close finish. I'd say 1975, but '71, '72 and '73 come very close.
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