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Originally Posted by Comus
There's far too many things with this list that I don't agree with, especially the lacklustre solo careers of some people being used just to fill it up. Everyone knows my opinion of a lot of these bands on the list, and that's not going to chance. But kudos for the effort. Although it started to slide terribly after the top 5, it had a few bands in their right places. Also having Mr. Bungle on the list, but Captain Beefheart in the honorable mentions just kinda invalidates the whole thing.
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If you're referring to Peter Hammil, his solo stuff is pretty good and he has a big following.
As for Rick Wakeman, pick on the guy all you want, he's a polarizing figure in music, but he's had his impact on prog as a solo artist.
Mr Bungle is a controversial choice, they might not remain on the list, but I don't see them being all that different from Zappa and RIO bands like Henry Cow who I certainly consider prog, I think their 3 albums are very progressive and could easly be called prog.
But Captain Beefheart doesn't have a chance of making the list at all. A lot of his music is basically psychedelic blues. He has just a few albums that are really experimental. But I wouldn't call Trout Mask Replica prog either, it's basically blues with an avant garde twist.