Favorite 70s Prog Band (jazz, rock, genre, Queen, American)

Bella! · 11-23-2008, 09:03 AM

when you put up a list with Queen, Pink Floyd, and all the super greats, it is really hard to choose a single favorite.

I will go with Tull. Aqualung! yea, baby

Jason Rivers · 11-23-2008, 01:20 PM

Well, I went with The Floyd as Echoes has got to be one of the greatest tracks ever. Noticed that Wishbone Ash never got a mention by anyone! I only mention it because Andy Powell is my cousin, whoops, shamefull name drop!

lucifer_sam · 11-23-2008, 04:32 PM

...because they're not progressive. At all.

Fall out boy fan · 11-23-2008, 04:47 PM

I picked Queen because i love their songs... Especially WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS!

Guybrush · 11-23-2008, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Fall out boy fan

I picked Queen because i love their songs... Especially WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS!

Sigh

What is this? Real ignorance or just trolling?

Anteater · 11-23-2008, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by toretorden

Sigh

What is this? Real ignorance or just trolling?

And you bothered to feed the troll by quoting it. Nice.

I agree though: Queen really doesn't deserve to be on this poll in the first place, much less voted for when there's over a dozen better groups for those who have listened to enough progressive music to truly distinguish between the various groups and make a choice.

The Monkey · 11-23-2008, 05:51 PM

Never thought of Queen as prog :/

lucifer_sam · 11-23-2008, 06:01 PM

Because people don't like to think of mainstream arena rock as anything else other than soulless droll.

It's hard to tell. Queen certainly had songs which employed a variety of instruments and progressive arrangements, but they had a fondness for conventional rock structure. I haven't heard most of their output, so it's hard for me to make too bold of a generalization, but suffice to say that their unpopular material had a bit of progressive wankery.

See: "Mustapha" from Jazz (1978).

Anteater · 11-23-2008, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by lucifer_sam

Because people don't like to think of mainstream arena rock as anything else other than soulless droll.

It's hard to tell. Queen certainly had songs which employed a variety of instruments and progressive arrangements, but they had a fondness for conventional rock structure. I haven't heard most of their output, so it's hard for me to make too bold of a generalization, but suffice to say that their unpopular material had a bit of progressive wankery.

See: "Mustapha" from Jazz (1978).

Not going to disagree with that statement, but Queen still isn't "prog" in comparison to, say, Yes or the Mashavishnu Orchestra is. Plenty of groups playing in the 70's were influenced by progressive rock even if they weren't part of that scene (Led Zeppelin, Badfinger, The Alan Parsons Project, etc), yet none of them are on the poll for some reason.

boo boo · 11-28-2008, 10:59 PM

Queen are not prog, I made a horrible mistake adding them to this poll.

They have used progressive elements but this is mostly found in their less popular material, this could be said for a lot of rock artists.

View Poll Results: Whos your favorite 70s prog band?
Pink Floyd	35	36.08%
Queen	12	12.37%
Yes	3	3.09%
King Crimson	10	10.31%
ELP	1	1.03%
Jethro Tull	6	6.19%
Genesis	4	4.12%
Roxy Music	3	3.09%
Gentle Giant	1	1.03%
Van Der Graff Generator	1	1.03%
Camel	2	2.06%
Gong	0	0%
Hawkwind	1	1.03%
Kraftwerk	3	3.09%
Rush	8	8.25%
Mahavishnu Orchestra	4	4.12%
Other	3	3.09%
Voters: 97. You may not vote on this poll

11-23-2008, 01:20 PM	#62 (permalink)
Jason Rivers Groupie Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 3	Too tough Well, I went with The Floyd as Echoes has got to be one of the greatest tracks ever. Noticed that Wishbone Ash never got a mention by anyone! I only mention it because Andy Powell is my cousin, whoops, shamefull name drop!

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lucifer_sam Unrepentant Ass-Mod Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 3,921	...because they're not progressive. At all. __________________ first.am

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11-23-2008, 06:01 PM	#68 (permalink)
lucifer_sam Unrepentant Ass-Mod Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 3,921	Because people don't like to think of mainstream arena rock as anything else other than soulless droll. It's hard to tell. Queen certainly had songs which employed a variety of instruments and progressive arrangements, but they had a fondness for conventional rock structure. I haven't heard most of their output, so it's hard for me to make too bold of a generalization, but suffice to say that their unpopular material had a bit of progressive wankery. See: "Mustapha" from Jazz (1978). __________________ first.am

11-23-2008, 09:03 AM	#61 (permalink)
Bella! Groupie Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 26	when you put up a list with Queen, Pink Floyd, and all the super greats, it is really hard to choose a single favorite. I will go with Tull. Aqualung! yea, baby

11-23-2008, 04:47 PM	#64 (permalink)
Fall out boy fan Groupie Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: NEW JERSEY Posts: 1	I picked Queen because i love their songs... Especially WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS!