Top 10 + 12 honorable mentions from the original era - 1969-1977 21) Hawkwind 20) Klaus Schulze 19) Faust 18) Gong 17) Magma 16) Grobschnitt 15) Eloy 14) Nektar 13) Gentle Giant 12) Emerson Lake and Palmer 11) Camel 10) Tangerine Dream 09) Premiata Forneria Marconi (PFM) 08) Yes 07) King Crimson 06) Le Orme 05) Banco del Mutuo Soccorso 04) Jethro Tull 03) Genesis (w/PG) 02) Pink Floyd (if considered actual prog) 1.5) Peter Hammill 01) Van der Graaf Generator
I always thought VDGG were awful, largely because of Hamill's dreadful vocals. They were not popular in the 70s. Camel were no 1 for me, and The Snow Goose is the greatest album ever recorded.
The thing with Camel cigarettes is a real shame. I'm almost positive that the attempted "endorsement" kept them from breaking in the States. That combined with the fact that they didn't have an identifiable "lead" singer, and tended towards instrumental material.
why do they always have to tell the prog story with the snarky jokes about capes and D&D? Why can't someone make a doc about the music that actually shows some respect?
Great comment! IMO, most TV documentaries on pop music tend to be cynically populist and a bit sneery [apart from anything on punk, which is still revered by journalists - at the BBC.... say no more]. Finally, someone has written a great book on the subject: 'A New Day Yesterday' by Mike Barnes. It takes the subject seriously for once and is a brilliant read for prog fans.
Bill Bailey was born to present this! Great stuff.
Top 10 + 12 honorable mentions from the original era - 1969-1977
21) Hawkwind
20) Klaus Schulze
19) Faust
18) Gong
17) Magma
16) Grobschnitt
15) Eloy
14) Nektar
13) Gentle Giant
12) Emerson Lake and Palmer
11) Camel
10) Tangerine Dream
09) Premiata Forneria Marconi (PFM)
08) Yes
07) King Crimson
06) Le Orme
05) Banco del Mutuo Soccorso
04) Jethro Tull
03) Genesis (w/PG)
02) Pink Floyd (if considered actual prog)
1.5) Peter Hammill
01) Van der Graaf Generator
I always thought VDGG were awful, largely because of Hamill's dreadful vocals. They were not popular in the 70s.
Camel were no 1 for me, and The Snow Goose is the greatest album ever recorded.
Camerl were one of the very best program rockers. They had flowing meandering melodic music, that was playable over and over again.
"Program" rock?? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤷♀️
wow want to listen to snow goose now
the sublime and the ridiculous
so what happened to King Crimson?
If you have to chop this program into 10 minute bits you could have at least done so without losing parts of it.
First time I’ve ever heard Andy Ward speak!
The thing with Camel cigarettes is a real shame. I'm almost positive that the attempted "endorsement" kept them from breaking in the States. That combined with the fact that they didn't have an identifiable "lead" singer, and tended towards instrumental material.
You definitely don't have to like it #NoelGallacher, you monumental bell-end.
The problem for Gallagher is that almost all prog musicians have more talent in their little fingers than the whole of Oasis.
No gentle giant? 😢
It always really annoyed me that Bill mimed the introduction organ performance, even if he did play the instrument separately for the audio track.
why do they always have to tell the prog story with the snarky jokes about capes and D&D? Why can't someone make a doc about the music that actually shows some respect?
Great comment!
IMO, most TV documentaries on pop music tend to be cynically populist and a bit sneery [apart from anything on punk, which is still revered by journalists - at the BBC.... say no more].
Finally, someone has written a great book on the subject: 'A New Day Yesterday' by Mike Barnes. It takes the subject seriously for once and is a brilliant read for prog fans.
@@MrMjp58 Read it! Cool book.
Well it’s by a comedian I would expect some jokes
He is a comedian and it is done with love and respect as he knows most of the bands personally.
@@ianwilkinson4602 Ok. My question still stands.
tHE pISS to be taken.