My top 5 bands on that list would be

Pink Floyd
Gong
Rush
Traffic
Caravan

Voted for CAN. My second choice was Henry Cow. Third Choice was Gentle Giant.

Pink Floyds my favorite band of any set of years so...
but Camel is right there at a close second.

only me voted for Gentle Giant

sad!

tough one...:/

procol harum

hmm

Floyd followed by Genesis and ELP for me.

oh, I forgot Pink Floyd, silly me. I'd put them somewhere between 2 and 4.

ELP all the way for me. Its the only band that i can listen to without getting bored. I like almost all of the songs on their first 5 albums, which adds up to be 41 different songs, some over 9 minutes long. I had never heard of Can until recently but they seem a bit overrated as all their songs sound the same. Every band i've listened to until now has been a phase. I still love KC and Yes but i guess i played them out. This is my first time on this forum but I was surprised to find that some people actually liked King Crimsons later stuff. I personally thought that In the Court of the Crimson King was there only truly good album and the rest paled in comparison.

Has to be Can, their output in the early to mid-70s is just faultless. Soft Machine, Hawkwind, Henry Cow and King Crimson give them a run for their money though.

Can was only good with Damo - the rest of their stuff ain't that great.

Nahh

Am I really generic and uncreative if I say Pink Floyd here?

Oh well.

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Jethro Tull:
Aqualung
Thick as a Brick
A Passion Play
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Tull needs more albums listed here. My Tull essential listening list would have to also include "Minstrel," "Songs from the Wood," "Heavy Horses" & "Storm Watch." It's a long list, but I think they are absolutely all essential. Tull was almost flawless in the 70's.

I begrudgingly omitted "Benefit," "Warchild," and "Too Old," but the rest are critical.

I have to admit, I have a soft spot for 70s genesis, even though not many have voted for them. Maybe it's because they were my introduction to symphonic prog, earning that special place in my heart.

I can't choose:

Can
Genesis
Yes
Gentle Giant
Pink Floyd

Have you heard his album Extrapolation? That's probably my favourite McLaughlin.

been getting into National Health and Hatfield & The North lately

great stuff

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Just wondering where Kansas is? Progressive rock was never really mentioned much as a genre until Kansas appeared. If my memory serves me right. Which is less and less frequent these days. I think we called it Album Oriented Rock in the late 60's early 70's. With the exceptions such as the Moody Blues, and ELP. Pink Floyd was actually referred to as Acid Rock, and eerie on acid.

I don't know anymore, but, ELO might fit this category as well. Oh well.

One vote for Kansas.

peace

steve




I'm woven in a fantasy
I can't believe the things I see
The path that I have chosen
Has led me to a wall
And with each passing day
I feel a little more
Like something dear was lost

It rises now before me
A dark and silent barrier between
All I am
And all that I would ever want to be
It's just a travesty
Towering
Marking off the boundaries my spirit
Would erase

To pass beyond is what I seek
I fear that I may be too weak
And those are few
Who've seen it through
To glimpse the other side
The promised land is waiting
Like a maiden
That is soon to be a bride

The moment is a masterpiece
The weight of indecision's in the air
It's standing there
The symbol and the sum of all that's me
It's just a travesty
Towering
Blocking out the light and blinding me
I want to see

Gold and diamonds cast a spell
It's not for me, I know it well
The riches that I seek
Are waiting on the other side
There's more that I can measure
In the treasure of the love that I can find

And though it's always been with me
I must tear down the wall and let it be
All I am
And all that I was ever meant to be
In harmony
Shining true and smiling back
At all who wait to cross
There is no loss

The greatest song of all time. IMHO.

Kansas is actually one of the few core "American progressive rock" bands from the early 70s.

Other popular American progressive rock bands were mainly during the mid to late 70s. Styx, Journey, Foreigner (British-American) and Boston. These bands were more pop rock orientated than the earlier core progressive rock bands like Yes, Rush, and so on.

These bands, beside British bands like Jethro Tull, Supertramp and ELO, all demonstrated a prog rock influence and while ranking among the most commercially successful acts of the 1970s.

I don't know necro. You're from Athens. I remember Athens. Vaguely. I went to school there I think:) I remember two things. South greens and halloween:)

Your post sounds like it came straight out of Rolling Stone. You missed your calling. You should be a critic. Good post.

peace


steve

Go Bobcats

Holy crap - I'm the only Hawkwind?! I guess these guys were recommended to me and really served as one of the major bands that caused me to seek out better music...but wow. They're really fantastic.

^ I would have voted Hawkwind if Pink Floyd, Yes, and Can weren't on the poll.

none for Premiata Forneria Marconi?

the shame, the shame

I think it's natural .. Those who know Premiata probably got into them somewhat late in their prog exploration and, when asked what their favourite 70s prog band of all time is, people tend to vote/mention/think of bands they have a long history with.

It's not my favourite prog band right now, but I still went with Pink Floyd in this poll. Even if I don't listen to them as much as I used to, it's the band I've been a fan of the longest.

Emerson, Lake and Palmer then Yes, Manfred Mann's Earth Band and Wigwam.

Agreed, but where are you now?

Last year i would've picked Pink Floyd but after hearing everything Genesis did from 68-87 I was completely blown away with every album. :) They took progressive rock to another level & exceeded in that genre like no other, I'mma have to give it to them they deserve it. there is no concept album better than "The Lam Lies Down on Broadway" not even "The Wall" can touch that masterpiece. :)

Easely Pink Floyd.

MVO was really the only jazz/fusion band that incorporated huge amounts of heavy rock in their sound imo

I'd have to go with The Pretty Things "SF Sorrow" as the best concept album

concept? what concept?

it doesn't even gel at all

it seems tobe about somebody's life, s'all

Can. I remember buying Tago Mago and was blown away.

Pink Floyd, King Crimson and Rush come to mind.

In my opinion, Pink Floyd is wonderful music but not prog.

I voted "other" for Amon Düül 11. From the bands listed, I'd either chose Yes or Can. Nice seeing Barclay James Harvest mentioned as I loved their prog-folk albums.

The five people who voted Comus are morons. They have one (albeit amazing) album.

Rude!

Not saying I voted for it, but come on man, music is subjective, maybe people really really love it.

So, I've got a question for you fellers. What 70s prog bands do you still listen to regularly?

For me, it's pretty much only Yes, Can and Gentle Giant.

I should probably revisit more Floyd, but I just don't get a hankering for it.

First Utterance is amazing. I love it so much I clean my vinyl with my jizz. But to vote Comus the best 70s prog band is retarded. They have one album.

I still remember that album as being one of the first I ever explored when I joined the forum and was trying to dabble in everything I saw. Haven't listened to it in years but I remember it being the ****. Or I wanted to be cool and convinced myself it was the ****.