Best Progressive Band

[partyboydanial]

what's the best Progressive Rock band and yes i realize the Smashing Pumpkins and Radiohead aren't true Progressive, but some people consider them it, as i do.

EDIT: idk why but the forum isnt letting me create a poll right now so forget this

but the choices were

Pink Floyd

Rush

Dream Theater

Coheed and Cambria

Yes

Jethro Tull

Kansas

King Crimson

Other

(and if could include more than 10 options i would have put Radiohead and Smashing Pumpkins)

other choices suggested by others:

ELP

Frank Zappa

Tool

Opeth

[Highlandlassie1]

Rush, without a doubt.

[afterstasis]

king crimson is my favorite of the ones listed there (i wouldn't consider smashing pumpkins a prog band so i'm skipping them).

[Mystlyfe77]

Smashing Pumpkins isn't progressive. But there are so many other bands you're skipping. What about The Mars Volta, Genesis, ELP, Opeth, Le Orme, Ayreon, Tool, etc etc etc

[Rev0lver]

Out of those choices, I would go with King Crimson.

[TragicEnd666]

i choose OPETH

[Sayburr]

OTHER: Marillion

[afterstasis]

Smashing Pumpkins isn't progressive. But there are so many other bands you're skipping. What about The Mars Volta, Genesis, ELP, Opeth, Le Orme, Ayreon, Tool, etc etc etc

and magma, gentle giant, marillion, ruins, van der graaf generator, gong, samla mammas manna, etc.

:)

[Unbelievable21]

I'd have to go with Dream Theater, although I love me some Rush. I'm disappointed to not see any Opeth or Transatlantic, though (yes, I understand there is an "Other" section).

Honorable Mentions:
Marillion
Porcupine Tree
The Vanden Plas
Evergrey
Ayreon
Devin Townsend
Symphony X
Tool

[PCB94]

Drean Theater
Genesis
Marillion
Symphony X

[Lord_Mhoram]

Rocket Scientists
Marillion
Queen (if you consider them progressive - BoRhap tends to say yes to me)
Spock's Beard
Yes

[Der_Lex]

OTHER: Marillion

Seconded, even though I know Sayburr and I are each talking about a different Marillion :D

Still, there are few bands capable of innovating their sound yet with each album yet retaining what made you fall in love with them in the first place.
They're also an amazing live band (and really nice to their fans as well...the bi-annual Marillion weekends are a fan's wet dream, and the coolest thing a group could do for its hardcore fans).

Ayreon, Porcupine Tree, Opeth, Dream Theater, Pain of Salvation, Transatlantic and early Genesis are my other favorites, although all bands listed so far are great.

[xxtheshockerxx]

rush 4 sure

[Bub]

I think Pink Floyd takes the cake.

[thedoorsdk]

Yes, without a doubt.

[WhiffleBallTony]

Y e s .

[Insane3]

Rush, without a doubt.

That's not a prog rock band. They had a prog rock era, but the band is not progressive.

[Insane3]

Smashing Pumpkins isn't progressive. But there are so many other bands you're skipping. What about The Mars Volta, Genesis, ELP, Opeth, Le Orme, Ayreon, Tool, etc etc etc

Opeth is prog metal. Tool is not prog rock, but I wouldn't say it's prog metal. It's kind of prog industrial metal (I don't know metal subgenres, but I do know what prog rock is).

[Insane3]

Rocket Scientists
Marillion
Queen (if you consider them progressive - BoRhap tends to say yes to me)
Spock's Beard
Yes

Queen fits in every genre, but I wouldn't say it's a prog rock band. Some of their songs are kind of prog (Bicycle lol) but not the band.

[Insane3]

I think Pink Floyd takes the cake.

Ah... depends on the era. I don't know... Pink Floyd is on the limit. Let's say it's prog rock for the good of this thread.

[Insane3]

I say Gentle Giant for my personnal tastes, but I think it all depends on what you focus on. Instrument masters: Yes and maybe King Crimson. Musical theory masters: King Crimson and Gentle Giant (and others, but those are the most popular). Diversity: Moody Blues??. Togetherness: I'd say Genesis.

Anyway, I think my point is clear: I think that the question is not clear enough.

[a21schizoidman]

That's not a prog rock band. They had a prog rock era, but the band is not progressive.

exactly my sentiments

[a21schizoidman]

#1 ELP
#2 King Crimson
#3 Yes
#4 Genesis
#5 Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention
#6 Jethro Tull
#7 Moody Blues
#8 Kraftwerk (theyve been shooting up my rankings lately)
#9 PFM
#10 Triumvirat
#11 Nektar
#12 Spock's Beard
#13 The Nice
#14 Atomic Rooster
#15 Camel
#16 Van der graaf Generator
#17 Porcupine Tree
#18 Gentle Giant
#19 Soft Machine
#20 National Health
#21 Faust
#22 Henry Cow
#23 Focus
#24 United States of America
#25 Marillion
#26 Happy the Man
#27 Renaissance
#28 Dixie Dregs
#29 Gong
#30 Caravan

[Mystlyfe77]

Opeth is prog metal. Tool is not prog rock, but I wouldn't say it's prog metal. It's kind of prog industrial metal (I don't know metal subgenres, but I do know what prog rock is).

How is Tool not Prog Rock? It's rock music that's progressive in nature (complex time signature, odd song structures, instrumental virtuosity, etc.)

[Hungryfreak]

Definitely Zappa for me.

[Insane3]

How is Tool not Prog Rock? It's rock music that's progressive in nature (complex time signature, odd song structures, instrumental virtuosity, etc.)

According to Wikipedia (I know, it's not the best source, but it's the fastest way to get a quote).

Tool is an American, three-time Grammy Award winning progressive metal band
First sentence on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tool_(band).

[Rockbandfan23467]

Led Zeppelin and The Beatles when they did Prog.

[Unbelievable21]

That's not a prog rock band. They had a prog rock era, but the band is not progressive.

What makes you say that?

[theantkid12]

Rush......

[navaha42]

Prog Rock: Rush.

Prog Metal: Mastodon. *Flees from thrown objects*

[Insane3]

What makes you say that?

Prog rock is odd time signatures, experimental sounds, complex song structure, jazz and classical influences, etc. Most of Rush's music is not prog rock. But a21schizoidman convinced me on that one so better ask him. He's the real encyclopedia.

[mr.flamethro]

Well, since Rush is my favorite band...Isn't it obvious?

But if you're looking for hardcore progressive, then I'd say Mars Volta. They're one of the very few good bands formed in this decade. I know that's a very opinionated statement, so...

*runs*

[Onslaught_fei]

I am a huge progressive rock whore. Having said that, my love for Opeth extends beyond infinity.

[Onslaught_fei]

Opeth is prog metal. Tool is not prog rock, but I wouldn't say it's prog metal. It's kind of prog industrial metal (I don't know metal subgenres, but I do know what prog rock is).

There is not a single industrial element in Tool. Having said that, they are extremely progressive in nature, especially the drumming.

Disclaimer: I am no where near a Tool fan.

[Mystlyfe77]

According to Wikipedia (I know, it's not the best source, but it's the fastest way to get a quote).

First sentence on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tool_(band).

I don't really consider them metal, at all. And I know a lot of people who agree with me.
I know none of these are definitive sources, but here goes:
They don't have a profile on metal-archives.
Current wikipedia quote is "Tool is an American, three-time Grammy Award winning rock band that was formed in 1990 in Los Angeles, California."

There is a pretty big debate regarding whether or not Tool is metal, so I certainly wouldn't disbar them from being prog rock. And even if they are metal, doesn't mean they aren't prog rock as well, especially at various points in their discography. Disbarring Tool for being prog metal is like saying Porcupine Tree isn't prog rock because they had some heavy songs on their last album.


Because I never really answered the question, I think I'm gonna have to go with Opeth as my favorite progressive rock/metal band. I love so much progressive music, but Opeth is the one that I always come back to, time and time again. They were my first real progressive love, and I still love them to this day.
Other top prog bands for me are Pink Floyd, Rush, Porcupine Tree, Yes, Tool, Ayreon, and Gojira.

[Chief Stubbs]

I don't really consider them metal, at all. And I know a lot of people who agree with me.
I know none of these are definitive sources, but here goes:
They don't have a profile on metal-archives.
Current wikipedia quote is "Tool is an American, three-time Grammy Award winning rock band that was formed in 1990 in Los Angeles, California."

There is a pretty big debate regarding whether or not Tool is metal, so I certainly wouldn't disbar them from being prog rock. And even if they are metal, doesn't mean they aren't prog rock as well, especially at various points in their discography. Disbarring Tool for being prog metal is like saying Porcupine Tree isn't prog rock because they had some heavy songs on their last album.
Metal Archives, while it is one of the best music encyclopedias on the web, both in content and format, is a very biased and elitist group. They decline to included most alternative, nu, funk, and rap metal groups, for instance. And by this logic, is Rush metal, as they have an archives page?
Anyway, favorites are a four-way tie between Floyd, Rush, Tool, and Opeth.

[Onslaught_fei]

I don't really consider them metal, at all. And I know a lot of people who agree with me.
I know none of these are definitive sources, but here goes:
They don't have a profile on metal-archives.
Current wikipedia quote is "Tool is an American, three-time Grammy Award winning rock band that was formed in 1990 in Los Angeles, California."

There is a pretty big debate regarding whether or not Tool is metal, so I certainly wouldn't disbar them from being prog rock. And even if they are metal, doesn't mean they aren't prog rock as well, especially at various points in their discography. Disbarring Tool for being prog metal is like saying Porcupine Tree isn't prog rock because they had some heavy songs on their last album.

Exactly, because of the nebulous nature of progressive bands they can go through phases and often incoporate a lot of genre elements. They tend to utilize elements associated with heavy metal music but not exclusively and its easy to find tracks where they dont show any "metal" at all. While progressive metal is an apt label for a good portion of Tool's work, there is plenty of not-metal.

[Mystlyfe77]

Metal Archives, while it is one of the best music encyclopedias on the web, both in content and format, is a very biased and elitist group. They decline to included most alternative, nu, funk, and rap metal groups, for instance. And by this logic, is Rush metal, as they have an archives page?
Anyway, favorites are a four-way tie between Floyd, Rush, Tool, and Opeth.

I do realize this, but their opinion does hold as much weight as anyone else's, and I was merely cited a usually reputable source on metal.


Exactly, because of the nebulous nature of progressive bands they can go through phases and often incoporate a lot of genre elements. They tend to utilize elements associated with heavy metal music but not exclusively and its easy to find tracks where they dont show any "metal" at all. While progressive metal is an apt label for a good portion of Tool's work, there is plenty of not-metal.

That's pretty much my exact opinion. Just because a band has some songs with metal features, it doesn't make them a metal band.

[Destromas]

what's the best Progressive Rock band and yes i realize the Smashing Pumpkins and Radiohead aren't true Progressive, but some people consider them it, as i do.

EDIT: idk why but the forum isnt letting me create a poll right now so forget this

but the choices were

Pink Floyd

Rush

Dream Theater

Coheed and Cambria

Yes

Jethro Tull

Kansas

King Crimson

Other

(and if could include more than 10 options i would have put Radiohead and Smashing Pumpkins)

other choices suggested by others:

ELP

Frank Zappa

Tool

Opeth

Rush out of that list. No Genesis or Marillion? So much for that! Also, Vanden Plas > Dream Theater. All it takes is a Nightwalker listen

[Destromas]

There is not a single industrial element in Tool. Having said that, they are extremely progressive in nature, especially the drumming.

Disclaimer: I am no where near a Tool fan.

Neither am I, and their being the only modern commercial progressive group irks me a lot.

[Destromas]

Prog rock is odd time signatures, experimental sounds, complex song structure, jazz and classical influences, etc. Most of Rush's music is not prog rock. But a21schizoidman convinced me on that one so better ask him. He's the real encyclopedia.

Most of Rush's music isn't progressive. Just listen to it. A lot of it is just your classic old rock and roll music. You can hear when they use their prog though, and it's fantastic.

[FourstringOrion]

My vote would have to go with Dream Theater, Rush, and Jethro Tull(Even though I've only heard a few songs from Jethro Tull)


A little bit off topic here but, Speaking of Jethro Tull can anyone recomend me some of they're best work? I was thinking about getting Aqualung and Thick as A Brick.

[thedoorsdk]

I personally love Thick as a Brick, especially the live version from Madison Square Garden (which I believe you get on the Thick as a Brick cd). Aqualung is well known as their classic album. I'm not a big Tull fan, but both of those records are worth getting.

[a21schizoidman]

I recommend Benefit, Songs From the Wood, and A Passion Play by Jethro Tull

[Insane3]

I don't really consider them metal, at all. And I know a lot of people who agree with me.
I know none of these are definitive sources, but here goes:
They don't have a profile on metal-archives.
Current wikipedia quote is "Tool is an American, three-time Grammy Award winning rock band that was formed in 1990 in Los Angeles, California."


Lol, it's been changed. I'm serious, I didn't invent a quote lol!

But ok, then, I still don't believe that tool is prog rock, but I have to say it's highly probable I'm wrong.

[Insane3]

That's pretty much my exact opinion. Just because a band has some songs with metal features, it doesn't make them a metal band.

Yeah, that's why I'm saying that Rush is not a prog rock band.

[Insane3]

My vote would have to go with Dream Theater, Rush, and Jethro Tull(Even though I've only heard a few songs from Jethro Tull)


A little bit off topic here but, Speaking of Jethro Tull can anyone recomend me some of they're best work? I was thinking about getting Aqualung and Thick as A Brick.

Exactly. Get both.

[Eaglediveofsex]

Yes by far
but Supertramp is up there, as is Gentle Giant

[JukeBoxHero]

Prog rock is odd time signatures, experimental sounds, complex song structure, jazz and classical influences, etc. Most of Rush's music is not prog rock. But a21schizoidman convinced me on that one so better ask him. He's the real encyclopedia.

I hope you don't mind if I answer but I have a good idea of why.

Think about lets goes back to Rush's first three albums. Rush's debut is a simple album of hard rock that I think leans to close to early metal in way. Fly by Night is the start where Rush started putting some prog like ideas in there music noticeably with By Tor and the Snow Dog. Caress of Steel would be half and half. Side one had Bastille Days, Lakeside Park, and I'm Think I'm Going Bald, all three one of the songs are rather straight forward. Also on side one is The Necromancer, which is Rush attempt at going for a epic. Side two has The Fountain of Lamneth which is Rush's full on epic. It is progressive nature for sure.

Then on the next three album. 2112 is first full on progressive rock album. It has the odd time signatures among other things that would be the staple of A Farewell to Kings and Hemispheres. A Farewell to Kings added more progish things to Rush, addition of an another instrument, more epics, different modes, and continuing with The Voyage. Hemispheres is most definitely progressive, carrying the 18 minute epic Hemispheres and the jazz influenced La Ville Strangiato.

Moving Pictures, Permanent Waves, and Signals was a clear move from progressive rock. These albums to me are hard rock with some pop influences. The albums that continue in the 80s like Power Windows and Hold Your Fire are no where near progressive rock. More like to me Rush's brand of pop rock. :)

The 90s saw a return of a hard rock genre oriented, but neither those, nor Vapor Trails and Snake & Arrows are really progressive rock.

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My choice on your list would be Yes. Everything that Yes did progressive rock is great. Yes was also great for their covers and all of them(perhaps maybe Jon Anderson) is quite proficient at their respective instruments.

Honorable mentions to go out to King Crimson, Gentle Giant, and Spock Beard for sure. Great bands with talented musicians and epic music. Although me being a fanatic of the progressive rock genre, it's hard to pick.

[Toni Rebel]

i personally dig Yes, but Coheed and Cambria are sick too

[Runesmith]

I have no idea who the best progressive band is, but I can list some of my favorites.

1. The Tubes
2. Roxy Music
3. Split Enz
4. Genesis (love both the Gabriel and Collins eras)
5. Spirit
6. The Beatles (during their Sgt. Peppers period)

I've also seen Kate Bush mentioned as prog on a couple of websites dedicated to the genre, so I'd tack her on as number seven if her music is truly considered progressive.

[Petrucciclone84]

The masters of prog rock Dream Theater and the Elder Gods of prog rock Rush

[CloudWolf]

Rush is imo the best, though Genesis and Dream Theater are pretty good, too :)

[thedoorsdk]

I mentioned Yes in this thread. Though I do enjoy Rush more, I don't really consider them a prog band. For some reason I just never classify them as such.

[csvdavies87]

Mystlyfe77. Tool isn't progressive, Tool is Tool... and thats that

As for my pick... thats a tough choice for me between Rush and Dream Theater #3 honors go to Yes

[ExpertDrummer]

DreamTheater & Tool

[Mystlyfe77]

Mystlyfe77. Tool isn't progressive, Tool is Tool... and thats that

As for my pick... thats a tough choice for me between Rush and Dream Theater #3 honors go to Yes

How is Tool not progressive? Irregular song structures, album themes, unusual and complex time signatures, technical skill, etc
Your comment just doesn't add up.

[WisePranker]

Yes for me.

Starship Troopers last 2 mins is just.... *shudders*

[aperfectorestes]

Tool

..the end!

[oriejason]

When I think prog rock, I think of Yes.

I like Dream Theater and Rush more... but Yes is the epitome of prog, IMO.

[Insane3]

Tool

..the end!

The Doors is not a prog rock band.

[Cubecubed]

Coheed is my favorite band sooo..... Coheed and Cambria

[JukeBoxHero]

The Doors is not a prog rock band.

True, but that is not the band he is referring to Insane. :)

[TheMeatball]

I'd have to go with Tool, Opeth, and King Crimson. It's borderline, but Mastodon is awesome and proggy.

I like seeing subtle prog influences in otherwise straightforward rock music, as well. Stuff like QotSA, Muse and Incubus work prog sound into their work nicely.

[Insane3]

True, but that is not the band he is referring to Insane. :)

Really? Lol, I was jocking.

[Pleiadeez]

Genesis was awesome

Rush is good too :)

[blackplastic22]

Jethro Tull
Rush
Dream Theater
Pink Floyd

I love them all equally.

[badgerpower1]

RUSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that's the best progressive band ever. if you haven't listened to them you should. Dream Theater would be my second pick for best prog band. (except dream theater is more of prog metal than prog rock.) Pink Floyd would be my third.

[Insane3]

RUSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that's the best progressive band ever. if you haven't listened to them you should. Dream Theater would be my second pick for best prog band. (except dream theater is more of prog metal than prog rock.) Pink Floyd would be my third.

Everyone listened to them on this forum lol.

And I would like to repeat (yeah I know I'm kind of annoying)(it's cause I'm annoyed) that Rush is not a prog rock band. They did have a prog rock era, thought.

[McDazzle]

I would go with
1.Pink Floyd
2.Yes
3.Rush
4.Dream Theater
5.Ayreon
6.King Crimson (I haven't heard enough of their stuff :( But what I have heard is amazing)

[Evoracer22]

Pink Floyd, RUSH, and Frank Zappa are my top picks...

[Unbelievable21]

We had to watch a film in Marine Science about an oil spill, and the music/score/whatever was by Zappa! I thought that was pretty cool.

Anyway, continue.

[CycoMiko138]

Everyone's going to have their own opinion on which band is "best", but I'd have to go with Yes. They were the original prog rock band, the template for the genre, and probably the single biggest influence on every other progressive band. And we need them in Rock Band!

[Dustincopter]

Of these choices. I'll go with Pink Floyd, followed by Rush, followed by Dream Theater.

What's the definition of a progressive band though?

[CycoMiko138]

Of these choices. I'll go with Pink Floyd, followed by Rush, followed by Dream Theater.

What's the definition of a progressive band though?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_rock

[a21schizoidman]

Everyone's going to have their own opinion on which band is "best", but I'd have to go with Yes. They were the original prog rock band, the template for the genre, and probably the single biggest influence on every other progressive band. And we need them in Rock Band!

the first prog rock band was The Nice, The Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack was released in 1967, King Crimson followed in 1968 with In the Court of the Crimson King, Yes's debut (Yes) was released in 1969.

[McDazzle]

If you guys want to hear some good progressive rock go to www.morow.com They play some good stuff

[CycoMiko138]

Everyone's going to have their own opinion on which band is "best", but I'd have to go with Yes. They were the most successful of the original prog rock bands, the template for the genre, and probably the single biggest influence on every other progressive band. And we need them in Rock Band!

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[Soror_YZBL]

Genesis, Marillion, Flower Kings and Yes. Magma if I'm in the mood, and the 666 album by Aphrodite's Child.

[Insane3]

the first prog rock band was The Nice, The Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack was released in 1967, King Crimson followed in 1968 with In the Court of the Crimson King, Yes's debut (Yes) was released in 1969.

Moody Blues was created in 1964 and "days in the future passed" was out on october 4, 1967. I believe it's close enough to be mentionned lol.

[mjlambert1]

Van Der Graaf Generator! Yay! "I am the Necromancer!"

Genesis, King Crimson, and Yes - The Holy Trinity of Psychedelic Prog Rock.

[BigMonkE]

Rush, definently.

[a21schizoidman]

Moody Blues was created in 1964 and "days in the future passed" was out on october 4, 1967. I believe it's close enough to be mentionned lol.

he tried to say Yes was the first tho

[mlothar16]

Pink Floyd is my favorite, but I am a huge RUSH fan, and I am beginning to really enjoy Dream Theatre...

[Insane3]

he tried to say Yes was the first tho

Yes I agree with you, I just said that because I don't think I ever saw a post about Moody Blues on this whole forum and I believe they deserve it. Heck of a good band.

[Mighed]

rush, pink floyd or dreamtheater

[lemmyk]

My top 5:

Rush
Yes
Jethro Tull
Pink Floyd
Genesis

[lemmyk]

Oh man!!! How did I even forget?

Hawkwind

[Gowienczyk]

Orphaned Land tops most bands in the realm of progressive metal.

[Alstair]

Rush, and then maybe Coheed and Cambria or Pink Floyd. But Rush is the best

[metalhead27]

One of my favorite genres but I'd pick Dream Theater as my favorite, followed closely by Opeth, Porcupine Tree, and Genesis.

[a21schizoidman]

Rush, and then maybe Coheed and Cambria or Pink Floyd. But Rush is the best

none of those are progressive rock bands

[WhiffleBallTony]

I go with King Crimson. However, Can, Pink Floyd, Camel, Yes, Zappa, and Tull are also awesome. As is Opeth, Dream Theater, Atheist, and all of the prog metal bands.

It's really hard to choose a favorite, though.

[Soror_YZBL]

Marillion rips every one of your little prog-metal bands to shreds.

[EricROCKET]

Fans of prog metal should check out Earthless. They've recorded two amazing studio albums and one live double-disc on a small label and are just sick musicians. You won't believe so much sound comes from just three guys.

[Gowienczyk]

Battles.

/thread

[Fabs]

Where the hell is The Mars Volta on these lists?

[Fizzeler]

Pink Floyd, then YES and Rush are tied

[SolidSnake526]

REALLY neck-and-neck tie between Dream Theater, Symphony X, Pink Floyd, and Tool.

[Der_Lex]

Where the hell is The Mars Volta on these lists?

They're good, but they're not quite greats yet, IMO. I loved their first two albums, but wasn't so excited about their albums after that.

I'd still love to see some of their songs as DLC, though.

[l-o-t]

What's more "progressive" than throwing a flute solo in the middle of a Hard-Rockin' song? I dig Jethro Tull.

[Bassolini]

pretty hard... I would say Emerson, Lake and Palmer (as the most distinguished), followed by Focus (as the most musical) and Gentle Giant (as the most creative and btw most underestimated).

[onidragon]

Pink Floyd is the only true answer to this question.

[Soror_YZBL]

Pink Floyd is the only true answer to this question.

Pink Floyd is an example of a WRONG answer to this question, considering they're not now nor never have been a progressive rock band. Do you think Metallica is the best punk band, too? Madness is the best new wave band?

[SolidSnake526]

Pink Floyd is an example of a WRONG answer to this question, considering they're not now nor never have been a progressive rock band. Do you think Metallica is the best punk band, too? Madness is the best new wave band?
How isn't Pink Floyd progressive?
They're not primarily progressive, true...but definitely considered prog.

[a21schizoidman]

How isn't Pink Floyd progressive?
They're not primarily progressive, true...but definitely considered prog.

Pink Floyd (as well as Rush) was a band that released a few progressive rock albums, but was not a progressive rock band, their earlier albums were space rock, and their later albums more just hard rock

[Soror_YZBL]

How isn't Pink Floyd progressive?
They're not primarily progressive, true...but definitely considered prog.

By whom? People who don't know what prog rock means? They're a space rock band. Just because they wrote a few concept albums doesn't make them prog - My Chemical Romance made a concept record, too, and so did Hawkwind, who are, imho, much much better than Pink Floyd.

[Cosma]

My vote would have to go with Dream Theater, Rush, and Jethro Tull(Even though I've only heard a few songs from Jethro Tull)


A little bit off topic here but, Speaking of Jethro Tull can anyone recomend me some of they're best work? I was thinking about getting Aqualung and Thick as A Brick.

For a selection of their music covering a WIDE span of their work pick up "Very Best of Jethro Tull" released in 2001. It has Aqualung, Bungle in the Jungle, and stuff covering different aspects of their career. However you can't go wrong with Aqualung or Thick as a Brick.


Btw Favorite Prog Bands?

1. Jethro Tull
2. Rush

[citric_bullets]

My favorite Prog band is definitely Rush, but in all honesty, there are several bands that better exemplify the genre than Rush.

[HeadHunter67]

Best of all time? I'd have to say YES wins that award. But Rush comes close.

Dream Theater has shown considerable prowess in that regard and would definitely be a contender if not for Yes' significant head start.

[averell]

The best prog bands are :

Genesis with Peter Gabriel
Yes ('69 to '79)
Gentle Giant
IQ (Intellectual Quotient)

and many more but stick with them

[Soror_YZBL]

I disagree with IQ. They were like Marillion with less talent.

[ErikSchierboom]

Opeth
Symphony X
Pain of Salvation
Rush

[metalhead27]

Porcupine Tree
Opeth
Dream Theater
Spock's Beard
early Genesis

still a lot of prog I need to listen to though!

[jayou521]

If I have to choose between~
Pink Floyd, Rush, Dream Theater, Coheed and Cambria, and Yes~

I say all of them in this order~
Rush
Pink Floyd
Dream Theater
Coheed and Cambria
Yes

[thedoorsdk]

*Prepares himself for the inevitable 'Rush isn't prog' backlash*

My picks? Rush and Yes (Yes Album thru Going For the One, plus Drama).
Haven't been able to get into Genesis for some reason. Nothing jumps out and grabs me like it does with Yes. King Crimson is decent too, but the constant line-up changes make them a little too uneven to make the list.

[SoapBoxHero]

Definitely Yes.

But I love prog, so pretty much anything is good for me.

[RichardScarry21]

Pink Floyd up until 1985 when Roger left.

[MovieFreak921]

Pink Floyd, Rush, And Jethro Tull.

[CHOFF09]

1. ELP
2. Jethro Tull
3. Yes
4. Rush
5. King Crimson