Top 5 Best Prog-Rock Bands

Just list your 5 favorite prog-rock bands.

 

1.) Genesis when Peter Gabriel was the singer
2.) Todd Rundgren's Utopia
3.) Some Yes
4.) Some King Crimson

 

Not in any particular order:

1. Pink Floyd
2. Yes
3. Uriah Heep
4. ELO
5. Supertramp or Jethro Tull

 

1. camel
2. rush
3. porcupine tree
4. early king crimson
5. early genesis

 

Rush
Dream theater
Wishbone Ash
Coheed And Cambria
Camel

if Pink Floyd counts as a prog-rock band they get the second place behind Rush

 

Top 5 Albums:

1. Yes - Close To The Edge
2. Genesis - Selling England By The Pound
3. King Crimson - Larks' Tongues in Aspic
4. Gentle Giant - In A Glass House
5. ELP - Brain Salad Surgery

 

1. King Crimson

2. Genesis (esp. led by Gabriel)

3. Yes

4. Gentle Giant

5. Led Zeppelin (heh heh)

 

Is Zeppelin really progrsessive rock?

 

Deep Purple was sort of progressive rock in the 60's then turning more heavy metal, yet they had an infleunce on the early progressive rock bands. Especially Uriah Heep, they are definately of the infleunce of Deep Purple.

 

technically, yes

 

I agree a little with you, Led Zeppelin were progressive when they started in the 60's, but I don't agree that they are progressive rock, more so they would be a progressive type of heavy blues rock. Their first album was released in the first half of 1969 and in don't you notice how heavy metal bands of the 70's like Aerosmith, Nazareth, Montrose etc. have released music in the early and mid 70's that is heavily influenced by Led Zeppelin I.

 

Grand Funk Railroad .

 

Grand Funk Railroad isn't porgressive rock. Perhaps just their song "Closer To Home/I'm Your Captain". But they are heavy metal (70's).

 

camel and porcupine tree? nice! then may i recomend Opeth? whose main influence was Camel, and Porcupine Trees main influence is Opeth!

and Spock's Beard to everyone! for a modern emotional progrock, hailed as the best neoprog kings of the last decade! pure lighthearted uplifting emotional prog rock genious! check out the songs june, wind at my back, and the hippiest song i ever heard: waste away!

 

OMG. you actually arguing against naming a band progressive rock. Im shocked and suprised, I gotta write this down.

 

Grand Funk Railroad was a heavy metal band that had a funk/soul style, very much blues rock.

 

yes I know, but I figured you would be the one labelling them "progressive" since you seem to be so quick at labelling one that.......

 

cheers for that!

 

pink floyd

yes

king crimson

caravan

genesis

 

i wouldnt call led zep prog...i mean they are sometimes a tiny bit prog but only slightly