2007-10-28 12:01:53 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Rock and Pop
Commonly called (in prog circles) "The Big 5"...or 6, depending on who you ask!:
Yes
Jethro Tull
Pink Floyd
King Crimson
ELP
Genesis
2007-10-28 12:06:57 · answer #1 · answered by Fonzie T 7 · 6⤊ 1⤋
The princes were Led Zeppelin.
It is hard to relate to now, but the only way to hear the band was to buy the album, so you ran out and bought it. The only way to see the band was to go the concerts.
At the time they had very little air play in the UK because they didn't release singles.
There also wasn't the radio stations to listen too. Radio One and Radio Luxembourg played the top 40 singles.
The only music shows were TOTP and the Old Grey Whistle Test.
By 1971 they were a complete phenomenon, the fact that they slightly out of reach only increased the mystic and aura of the experience.
They opened the way for stadium rock. They mixed folk, rock, blues and world music in a way that still sounds contemporary today.
There were of course other contenders, but Led Zeppelin made the mould and still hold the copy right.
2007-10-28 16:48:29 · answer #2 · answered by EdgeWitch 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
All of them, they're all monsters.
Terrible, aweful monsters.
Oh I assume people know when I'm joking, which turns out to be a bad idea when it's just type, Yahoo needs to invest in some smilies.
Prog just isn't my music, I find some of the shorter songs bearable and occasionally even enjoy them in a relaxing way, but too often I get bored before it's over.
But from an objective point of view, I'd assume, Genesis, ELO, Yes, Led Zeppelin, and King Crimson are some of the bigger ones to make my answer relate to the question in some way.
Someone called Hawkwind prog once. Then I headbutt him to death.
2007-10-28 12:19:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Lighten up Dan C :0)
Yes... just follow Fonzie's list. He and Chunga's Revenge are are resident Prog experts.
Just to add to Fonzie's list:
Opeth
Riverside
Mariliion
2007-10-28 12:21:54 · answer #4 · answered by meep meep 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Fonzie but id put vander graf as my fave as they were so extreme and out there in another universe. I also would include Barclay James Harvest .
2007-10-28 16:18:21 · answer #5 · answered by freebird 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Fonzie, but Tool imo is the best, or at least on of them
2007-10-28 12:15:43 · answer #6 · answered by Devone G 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Old bands seem to be well listed by Fonzie
Some additions to new acts:
Mars Volta
Disco Biscuits
Mastodon (Progressive Metal)
Muse (maybe...even though they suck)
2007-10-28 12:18:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋