StellarJetman Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 (edited) I left out lesser-known bands like Camel and Gentle Giant because I knew that I'd be missing most of them if I did. Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention aren't here because they were really their own thing and it didn't seem right to pigeonhole them into a genre like this. Deep Purple was too borderline for me to feel comfortable putting it in the same poll as Yes and Genesis. Kansas isn't an option because nobody who would vote for them deserves to vote in the first place. I went with King Crimson because, aside from basically defining the genre, they were one of the few true "progressive" influences on it. Emerson, Lake & Palmer certainly wouldn't put out something like Larks' Tongues in Aspic. Edited August 9, 2012 by StellarJetman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdFireYYZ Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 (edited) Obviously King Crimson is the most important, and I love their music, but my personal favorite is Yes. I love all 6 bands though. Here's how I'd rank them: Yes Jethro Tull King Crimson Genesis Pink Floyd ELP Edited August 9, 2012 by ColdFireYYZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queslington Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Emerson, Lake & Palmer Genesis Jethro Tull King Crimson Pink Floyd Yes very hard to decide... *FOR ME* definitely not Pink Floyd or Genesis. Floyd lacks the crazy musicianship and Genesis got real poppy real fast. Ian Anderson didn't even like the label 'progressive rock' and Greg Lake claims that ELP isn't prog (I disagree with him). I enjoy Yes more than Crimson, but I like Crimson more than Yes (if that makes sense). That being said, I went with Emerson, Lake & Palmer (but I really voted King Crimson) F I can't decide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good,bad,andrush Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Genesis and VdGG is my favorite music ever, so I went with Genesis. Would be hard for me if VdGG was here. I adore and love all these bands to death though. My rating: Genesis Jethro Tull King Crimson Pink Floyd Yes ELP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t2s Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Genesis Krimso VdGG Yes Tull Rush and Floyd aren't really prog ELP just sucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Not Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Floyd followed by Tull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OGr8imL84AD8inF8sBlackSedan Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Floyd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your_Lion Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Jethro Tull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchetaxe&saw Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Despite my endless bitching about the current shenanigans, I'll always go for Yes. They bossed the '70's like a dominatrix on speed. Followed closely by PF & Genesis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gompers Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 You could almost add Porcupine Tree to the list and it would take many votes. I went with Genesis though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Farrah Fowler Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Jethro Tull! Yes runs a close second, Genesis third. Didn't get into any of the other groups much. Definitely not much of a Pink Floyd fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the masked drummer Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 I hate the fact I didn't vote for Crimson, but just had to go with Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the masked drummer Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 QUOTE (Hatchetaxe&saw @ Aug 9 2012, 06:56 AM) Despite my endless bitching about the current shenanigans, I'll always go for Yes. They bossed the '70's like a dominatrix on speed. Followed closely by PF & Genesis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good,bad,andrush Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 QUOTE (t2s @ Aug 9 2012, 12:08 AM) Genesis Krimso VdGG Yes Tull Rush and Floyd aren't really prog ELP just sucks Rush and Floyd are not really prog? Whatever. Prog doesn't mean long songs odd times and fantasy/ conceptual lyrics (which Floyd and Rush have anyway). And Are prog for combining your narrow definition of prog with classic rock, while pink Floyd does the same with psychedelia. If that is not prog, I don't know what is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nappy2112 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Pink Floyd and then Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powderfinger Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Tough decision between Yes, Genesis, and the Floyd. Genesis released seven excellent albums in a row (Trespass-Wind and Wuthering), a singular achievement. And I have been on a massive Pink Floyd kick the past two weeks. But I went with Yes, simply because they made my favorite album of all time: Close to the Edge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 (edited) Out of this list.....Floyd. I would have said Genesis. But i really don't enjoy Progressive Gabriel led Genesis. I know....shock. Even though the first few Collins led albums were semi-progressive. Mick Edited August 9, 2012 by bluefox4000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metaldad Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Kansas . You forgot Kansas. How do you forget Kansas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 The mighty King Crimson gets my vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CygnusGal Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Floyd, for me, on your list. They're the only one I still consistently play. I do love Tull and the first three Yes albums, but they don't get played as often. I like ELP - (KarnEvil 9 still rocks as does the rest of Brain Salad Surgery). I've never been into Genesis or Crimson - good bands, just not my cup of tea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Well, I don't think of Pink Floyd as exclusively prog rock, but since they're on that list I HAD to vote for them, as Pink Floyd are my favorite group outside of Rush. Otherwise it would have easily been Yes, followed by King Crimson, then Genesis, then Jethro Tull, with ELP a distant last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchetaxe&saw Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 QUOTE (metaldad @ Aug 9 2012, 07:49 PM) Kansas . You forgot Kansas. How do you forget Kansas? Who? Easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micgtr71 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 KC...Yes close second. I don't consider Floyd to be in the same camp as the others...to me, they are Floyd and the category I would put them in is Floyd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Owl Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Favorite out of those choices....Floyd. 2nd favorite band out of all time.. But favorite "prog band" I voted for Yes... more on point with the genera, completely vibed prog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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