A hard one...
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Topic: A hard one...
Posted By: friso
Subject: A hard one...
Date Posted: December 14 2010 at 11:08
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Favorite this, favorite that.. how important are our favorite bands?
1. Choose your five favorite bands 2. Vote and tell me about what your personal poll was for instance.. KC, VdGG, GG, Magma & SBB vs. The rest of my collection I myself voted for The rest. |
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Posted By: Pekka
Date Posted: December 14 2010 at 11:10
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The other 492 artists. ------------- http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=42652" rel="nofollow - It's on PA! 
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Posted By: Negoba
Date Posted: December 14 2010 at 11:14
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the nice part of being a music hound is that I have dozens (at least) favorite bands.
So Zep, Beatles, Genesis, Peter Gabriel, CSN
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Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: December 14 2010 at 11:18
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Could I get by on just Kansas, Yes, Echolyn, Rush, and one other band I've not thought of? Probably. I certainly wouldn't want to do without them. ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: omardiyejon
Date Posted: December 14 2010 at 11:21
deluge grander, king crimson, yes, porcupine tree and maudlin of the well are my 5 favorite bands and i voted for them. they got everything  ------------- http://www.normalisr.com/?username=omardiyejon" rel="nofollow - http://www.normalisr.com/?username=omardiyejon |
Posted By: trackstoni
Date Posted: December 14 2010 at 11:36
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TAKE MY BEST FIVE , AND LEAVE THE REST FOR SURE !! HAVE A NICE DAY !! ------------- Tracking Tracks of Rock |
Posted By: friso
Date Posted: December 14 2010 at 11:40
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^ there's that button called 'caps lock'
..press it. |
Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: December 14 2010 at 11:52
He did.  ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Salty_Jon" rel="nofollow"> 
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friso wrote:Posted By: friso
Date Posted: December 14 2010 at 12:04
1 - 0 for mister Salty John 
good one! 
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Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: December 14 2010 at 12:10
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Pretty easy, I'd choose my 5 favorite artists:
Frank Zappa (huge discography, diversity of the best), Deep Purple, Miles Davis (not actually my top 5, but I'd choose him in this instance lol), Pink Floyd and maybe some other Prog band, Yes maybe.
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Posted By: Prog Geo
Date Posted: December 14 2010 at 12:14
| Great poll!Very difficult decision!But I voted my 5 favorite artists. |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: December 14 2010 at 12:17
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It would be extremely more interesting if people who voted for their five favourites would tell us what they are. Otherwise, well,it's dull. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: December 14 2010 at 12:20
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Can, Magma, Ruins, The Cardiacs, and Henry Cow for me, and I believe I'll vote for those 5. I'd have a good chunk of material between the five, and I'd eventually figure out a way to get the rest of my collection back. Hmm...could I make Ruins "various Tatsuya Yoshida-led bands"? Then I'd be set for life basically...I'd get Koenjihyakkei, Korekyojinn, The World Heritage and some other stuff thrown in for free. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Salty_Jon" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Varon
Date Posted: December 14 2010 at 12:45
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It was difficult and I voted for my 5 favourite bands : VdGG, Genesis, ELP, Yes, Jethro Tull. But I didn't include in the "rest" my collection of classical music that is 100 times more important for me than all prog bands. Mozart+Beethoven+Thcaikovsky+Bach+Shumann+Ravel would win VS my rock collection  ------------- Would you catch the final words of mine? Would you catch my words??? |
Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: December 14 2010 at 12:47
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my five favourite bands are more important to me than everything else left over that i have, so i voted for them they are: Triumvirat, Brainstorm, Dzyan, Wallenstein, and Colosseum i have a separate gigantic collection of classical music that is very important to me as well, and the top five there also outweigh the rest- Bruckner, Berlioz, Richard Strauss, Tchaikovsky, and Mahler |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: December 14 2010 at 12:53
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I know my five favourite bands and artists (Pink Floyd, Yes, Genesis, Nick Drake and ELP) well enough and I'm in a mood to explore some music outside my limited scope, so I vote for the rest of my collection. ------------- 
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: December 14 2010 at 13:02
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The rest of my collection. I'm more of an album-based devotee than a devotee of certain bands/ artists (there are hundreds of albums by hundreds of different acts/ bands that I love).
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Posted By: crimhead
Date Posted: December 14 2010 at 13:14
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If FZ is in your top 5 then his whole discography could be more than the rest of your collection. |
Posted By: Billy Pilgrim
Date Posted: December 14 2010 at 13:29
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Tool Genesis Porcupine Tree Marillion Van Der Graaf Generator Vs. Everything Else... I don't know, I just don't know |
Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: December 14 2010 at 13:34
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Interesting and thought provoking poll. For that refreshing change, a great big My five favourites: Marillion Genesis Jethro Tull Yes Pink Floyd So, four classic bands, and one neo. However, I most certainly could not live without the other great music I have. Just looking at neo, what would life be without IQ and Pendragon? Ugh. If I had to take one album to a desert island, at the moment it would be David Minasian's exceptional 2010 release. What about life without Rush? The simple fact is that the vast majority of music I have, I love, with only a few stinkers that I could well do without. ------------- Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org Now also broadcasting on www.progzilla.com Every Saturday, 4.00 p.m. UK time! |
Posted By: Kustin
Date Posted: December 14 2010 at 13:36
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I'm more of a person with a diverse taste, so I'd stick with "the rest". |
Posted By: Sckxyss
Date Posted: December 14 2010 at 13:36
Same here. Frankly I'm surprised this is even a close contest, considering how many great bands/artists there are out there.
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Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: December 14 2010 at 13:54
| Tull, Crimson, Camel, Yes and Floyd for me. The rest are very close and could not live without them, but these five are the real deal. |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: December 14 2010 at 14:07
| I sure would miss Magma, though |
Posted By: friso
Date Posted: December 14 2010 at 14:36
Yes.. this poll turned out to be exciting, I myself didn't really no what would happen. When thinking about it, and looking at my 'holy section' of my record collection.. it does feel strange leaving it behind. |
Posted By: Lark the Starless
Date Posted: December 14 2010 at 14:51
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My 5 favorite bands:
Genesis
Yes
Rush
Opeth
Dream Theater
I would certainly miss out on these guys but I think I'd vote for the rest. Now, would this include my current collection or could it also include further additions to it? ------------- 
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: December 14 2010 at 15:19
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My top five
ELP
IQ
Rush
Yes
Genesis
versus
Porcupine Tree
Tangerine Dream
Eloy
Kayak
Muse
Radiohead
Mansun
Par Lindh Project
Iron Maiden
Focus
Magenta
Glass Hammer
King Crimson
Jethro Tull
Spocks Beard
etc
truly horrible question!!
The only way I could pick my top five over the rest is to switch PT with Yes. That would give me a more balanced top five and I might be happy with just that, but then it wouldn't honestly be my top five favourite bands anymore. So I have to vote for ''the rest''. Par Lindh and Glass Hammer gives me a good hit of symphonic prog while there is plenty of neo prog out there to choose. The biggest miss for me would be Genesis who are completely unique.
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Posted By: Nathaniel607
Date Posted: December 14 2010 at 15:26
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I don't see how anyone can vote for top five to be honest. No matter how diverse or large the discography of your top five artists, there will be a comparatively infinite amount of other music out there! It just seems crazy to me! Heck, I wouldn't do it if it was Top 20!
EDIT: Well, actually, it depends on the theoretical consequences of this vote... does the rest of our collection just disappear, or does it mean we can never listen to music outside our top five ever again? So could we not just vote "The Rest" then re-buy the top 5? I'm putting too much thought into this... ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Nathaniel607" rel="nofollow - My Last FM Profile 
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Posted By: questionsneverknown
Date Posted: December 14 2010 at 15:52
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Hmmm... my top five artists would most likely be: The Residents Zappa Robyn Hitchcock XTC and and and shoot, would that be King Crimson, Richard Thompson, maybe Porcupine Tree, The Beatles? Drat, I don't know. If I chose to rid myself of the five and went with the rest, can I assume that in the "rest" there are compilations and box sets and such things that just might include a song or two by the sacred five? ------------- The damage that we do is just so powerfully strong we call it love The damage that we do just goes on and on and on but not long enough. --Robyn Hitchcock |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: December 14 2010 at 15:58
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Oddly enough I don't actually have five favorite bands because I've got so much good stuff in my collection now. Terms like 'favorite" and "best" lose any meaning.
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Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: December 14 2010 at 16:12
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Camel, IQ, Mostly Autumn, Genesis and Horslips. And I would say they made most of my favourite music between them. ------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: akaBona
Date Posted: December 14 2010 at 17:37
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top 5 for me: Magma, Yes, King Crimson, Zappa & Genesis. I can't imagine life without these. But there are fantastic music I would desperately miss: Gentle Giant, Jethro Tull, VDGG, Hatfield, Caravan, National Health, Wyatt, Miles Davis, Mahavishnu, Strawbs, Greenslade, Colosseum, Pekka Pohjola, Matching Mole, Kaipa, Manning, Roy Harper, Kevin Ayers, Peter Gabriel, Traffic, Hancock, Di Meola, Laswell ... |
Posted By: jean-marie
Date Posted: December 14 2010 at 17:38
I won't vote for that poll!!! why not your wife's head VS your wife's body?
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Posted By: TrevRockOne
Date Posted: December 14 2010 at 19:54
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I voted for my top 5 because um they're my favorites. And they are: Van der Graaf Generator/Peter Hammill Yes Rush Blind Guardian Iron Maiden |
Posted By: 40footwolf
Date Posted: December 14 2010 at 19:55
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-The Who -Modest Mouse -Black Sabbath -The Kinks -King Crimson I think I gotta go with those. I dunno what use listening to music would be if I didn't have them along for the ride. ------------- Heaven's made a cesspool of us all. |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: December 14 2010 at 19:58
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Oh definitely the other thousand artists.
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: December 14 2010 at 20:00
| I just can't be limited to 5 artists, even if they are my favorites. I'd make do and have new favorites. |
Posted By: WalterDigsTunes
Date Posted: December 14 2010 at 20:05
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Quantity-wise, my collection would square off against the combined heft of: Zappa Crimson Davis Prince Bowie That basically covers anything and everything anyone would ever want to listen to. |
Posted By: keiser willhelm
Date Posted: December 14 2010 at 20:15
sorta like how '69-'89 covers anything and everything anyone would ever want to listen to?  vote for everything else. I think i could do a favorite albums list but a favorite artist list is a different story. Ask me to pick my top 10-15 albums against everything else and THEN you might get a different answer. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/KeiserWillhelm" rel="nofollow - What im listening to |
Posted By: WalterDigsTunes
Date Posted: December 14 2010 at 20:21
1989 should be the last stop for anyone who truly cares about the art form once known as music. Anything after that is an absolute insult to the masterpieces of the Golden Age. And really, who said anything about 69? |
Posted By: keiser willhelm
Date Posted: December 14 2010 at 20:23
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whoops, your mom must have said something to me... ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/KeiserWillhelm" rel="nofollow - What im listening to |
Posted By: thellama73
Date Posted: December 14 2010 at 20:33
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I have a really diverse collection, so I'd definitely go with the rest of it. I don't listen to half of my top five bands nearly as often as I used to anyway, since I know all their music so well by now. EDIT: I guess my top five if I had to pick would be: Queen Jethro Tull Rush The Kinks Be Bop Deluxe With about a hundred others that could just as easily take the number five slot. ------------- 
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Posted By: TheGazzardian
Date Posted: December 14 2010 at 20:55
| I don't even know who my top 5 would be. According to lastfm they are Yes, Genesis, Gentle Giant, Tears for Fears, and Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Yes, I could easily go with the rest of my collection, I've heard those 5 so much I don't need to really hear them anymore. XD |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: December 14 2010 at 21:29
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Rush
Anekdoten
Porcupine Tree
Genesis
King Crimson Too difficult a question for me.I'd hate to have to actually make that choice.I would miss either greatly. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: December 14 2010 at 22:05
| My five favorites--- |
Posted By: The Wrinkler
Date Posted: December 14 2010 at 23:46
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My five favorites: Genesis Pink Floyd CAN ELP King Crimson |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: December 15 2010 at 04:35
| My fav five ALBUMS /not in order/ Smak "Zašto Ne Volim Sneg", King Crimson "Lizard", Frank Zappa "Joe's Garage Act.I", The Who By Numbers, Miles Davis "On The Corner" |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: December 15 2010 at 05:01
I keep seeing "A Hard On" when I look at this poll's title 
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Posted By: Bonnek
Date Posted: December 15 2010 at 05:09
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I'll go with my 5 favorite bands (in no particular order): VDGG King Crimson Floyd Tangerine Dream Can Opeth Porcupine Tree Siouxsie & The Banshees Anekdoten Magma ... Eh...Megadeth .. Sabbath...  Ok, I'll pick ELP, Genesis, Yes, Jethro Tull and GG as my favorite bands and I'll go with the rest of my collection then |
Posted By: Rolf Bos
Date Posted: December 20 2010 at 18:21
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I'm specialized in Deep Purple. In Rock was my very first record ever.
For this site my other favors are Rainbow, Yes, Jan Akkerman(solo) and Led Zeppelin. (the vote wasn't for the rest) |
Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: December 20 2010 at 18:28
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Well i dont realy have a top 5, my favorit bands change all the time so i take the rest over the top 5, since all music gets boring sooner or later and something new and fresh is allways needed. ------------- 
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: December 20 2010 at 18:29
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I get a hard one sometimes.
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Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: December 20 2010 at 19:38
(just kidding,buddy ) |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: December 20 2010 at 19:53
I'm going to have to nail you to the perch for that one. Then I'll stick your head on a pike. ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: King Manuel
Date Posted: December 21 2010 at 03:26
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Phideaux, Genesis, Spock's Beard, VdGG, and Yes; I truly love you my Top 5, but there is so much other brilliant stuff in my collection, I give "The rest of my Collection" the vote.
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Posted By: The-time-is-now
Date Posted: December 21 2010 at 07:36
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My top five !
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Posted By: Stevo
Date Posted: December 21 2010 at 16:00
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At the moment its....
Porcupine Tree
Dream Theater
Yes
Oceansize
Genesis.
'Reserve the right to change this tomorrow.
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Posted By: Chela
Date Posted: December 23 2010 at 02:09
 But, seriously...
I would chose my top. I would be nothing without them
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Posted By: tamijo
Date Posted: December 23 2010 at 02:35
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Hard to even pick 5, so it must be the rest. ------------- Prog is whatevey you want it to be. So dont diss other peoples prog, and they wont diss yours |