also an albums' poll would be much more interesting TBH

If I ran another albums poll, then it would be impossible for me to choose too.

Yes were the only British prog band I could think of beginning with the letter "Y"

 

I've never heard of XOO before, but I wouldn't have been able to include them anyway when I've already used up all 25 available poll slots.

 

I guessed you might be. I had to Google "XOO" to make sure they really existed.

are you making these polls for us or for yourself? 

albums' poll are more interesting than bands polls, especially a poll with too many bands which makes it impossible to choose. Just a few bands might work fine, 20 something will be hard. 

Just word of advice, that's all. 

There are 25 poll choices simply because there are 26 letters in the alphabet.

what are you doing? You cut out most of what i said to tell me why there are so many bands in the poll? 

I just gave you a piece of advice. You either take it or leave it, but don't take my words out of context... 

you are not answering to anything, not even the question I asked. 

why do you say we never have a "discussion", you always use the word "argument"? 

 

I like to have a discussion, but you like to turn it into an argument.

You misunderstood.

He said he would not make an albums poll because he wouldn't be able to choose. Aren't the rest of us the target audience? Wouldn't a poll start a little bit of conversation? I don't understand... 

It makes little sense to me... 

Why don't you do an albums poll if that's what you'd prefer?

 

You may have noticed that you're the only one who's complained about this being an artists poll.

 

When it came to choosing an artist for the letter "J", Jade Warrior won by a narrow margin over Jethro Tull, so I'll save Ian Anderson & co. for my second A-Z list.  

I am not complaining at all. In fact all I did was telling you I cannot choose because there are too many bands to choose from (I can give my vote to like 6 of them). And that albums poll are much more interesting... 

I've never been a fan of Gentle Giant, and I already have Genesis lined up for my second A-Z list.

 

Maybe I'll feature Gentle Giant in my fourth A-Z list, after Greenslade in the third list.

I'm looking forward to it. 

I already answered your earlier question by explaining why there are 25 artists in the poll. Are you suggesting I should split the alphabetical poll up into four polls of six letters each just to suit you?

I'm looking forward to it too, although I have a feeling I won't know many of the modern prog albums in your poll.

I've never asked you why there are 25 artists in the poll. 

I am not suggesting anything. You don't need to make things "suit" me. I've never asked anyone for that and i never will. 

Yes I do, but they're mostly albums by Mostly Autumn.

Let's suppose I ran this as an albums poll instead. How do I decide which album to choose for each of the 25 artists?

OK. Here's what I would do to make it a bit interesting, since polls with these bands have been done since forever.

- my favorite from these bands, especially when I know it's not everyone else's favorite 

- the albums I find underrated, overlooked or underappreciated from these bands.

- the controversial ones from each bands, but it's kinda looking for trouble

- the important, groundbreaking album from each band.

A lot of things can be done...

1. Yes

2. King Crimson

3. VDGG

 

I guess it depends how you define a "British" band. If Fruup are Irish then technically they're not British (they're UK). Mercury was actually born in Africa (Zanzibar) to Indian parents.

Fruupp are technically British because they're from Belfast in Northern Ireland and N.I. is part of the United Kingdom and also part of the British Isles.

 

I've never thought of Queen as a Zanzibarian band before.

Ah right, I assumed you meant Great Britain. This whole British, UK thing is mad, try explaining it to a non-British person.

 

 

And the possibility of an Irish reunification. 

Yes, and to confuse things even further, the island of Great Britain doesn't include Northern Ireland, even though Protestants in Northern Ireland are regarded as British. 

Today it's Yes.

It might be easier to choose when I make it an albums poll (at Cristi's suggestion) with the same list of artists.

not a suggestion, just an observation & advice. 

Okay, I'm not going to get into an argument over whether it was a suggestion or not.

it's funny and somehow troubling that when you and me interact, you never use the word "discuss/discussion", it's always "argue/argument".  

 

I think I can guess who the two warring factions are that you mentioned.  The big question is, who are you going to vote for in the proggy Olympic poll vault? I'll take a wild guess from your username that you'll choose Pink Floyd. The poll is currently a three-horse race between Pink Floyd, Yes and King Crimson, so you could swing the vote, unless there are any later mail-in votes.  

And the Catholics in Northern Ireland tend to regard themselves as Irish, some folks regard themselves as Northern Irish or Ulstermen/women. Here in the states, those of us whose ancestors came from Northern Ireland tend to call them Scotch-Irish or Scots-Irish due to the Scottish settling (or invasion if you prefer) of the area from the Ulster Plantation period. I have ancestors from Counties Antrim, Fermanagh, Tyrone, and neighboring Donegal just across the border.

It's complicated.

 

This topic has reached new heights of "off-topic-ness."

 

Jethro Tull will be coming up in the next A-Z list.

I guess I'm to blame - it started off when I queried the Britishness of Fruupp. I do feel it was valid as we needed to establish whether we were talking Great Britain or the British Isles. This is an important point. Things did veer off a bit after that.

 

 

Yes but do you have to post a video for each comment - it just slows down the loading of the page.

Okay, no problem. I've deleted the video. I'm not a big fan of Howard Jones anyway.

Maybe you'll find it easier to choose in the albums polls with the same list of artists.

 

The jolly green Gentle Giant will be along in Part Four, after Genesis & Greenslade in Parts Two & Three.

Genesis will be along in Part Two from the poll vaults of prog.

 

First Album

 

1. King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King (24 votes)

2. Rick Wakeman - The Six Wives of Henry VIII (7 votes)

 

Second Album

 

1. Camel - Mirage (23 votes)

2. Queen - Queen II (10 votes)

 

Third Album

 

1. Yes - The Yes Album (20 votes)

2. King Crimson - Lizard (9 votes)

 

Fourth Album

 

1. Yes - Fragile (20 votes)

2. Van der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts (15 votes)

 

Fifth Album

 

1. Yes - Close to the Edge (27 votes)

2. King Crimson - Larks' Tongues in Aspic (9 votes)

 

Sixth Album

 

1. Pink Floyd - Meddle (15 votes)

2. King Crimson - Starless and Bible Black (11 votes)

2. Yes - Tales from Topographic Oceans (11 votes)

 

Seventh Album

 

1. King Crimson - Red (27 votes)

2. Yes - Relayer (20 votes)

 

Eighth Album

 

1. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (31 votes)

2. Yes - Going for the One (10 votes)

 

Ninth Album

 

1. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (27 votes)

2. Yes - Tormato (5 votes)

 

Tenth Album

 

1. Pink Floyd - Animals (16 votes)

2. Yes - Drama (9 votes)

 

Thanks to everyone who took part in the polls.

 

 

1. Pink Floyd won four polls out of ten.

2. Yes won three polls out of ten.

3. King Crimson won two polls out of ten.

4. Camel won one poll out of ten.

 

The most convincing wins of all were for the eighth and ninth albums:-

 

 

That's no problem. It's never too late to vote and you can always send in a postal vote if you're unable to be here in person.  I just need to keep the tallies updated, that's all.

 

Jethro Tull were in Part Two.