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Part two of the last of the poll of polls 2007 to 2016
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Part one of the 2006 to 2016 the final Poll of Polls
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1 | Porcupine Tree | Deadwing |
2 | Pallas | Dreams Of Men |
3 | Marillion | Marbles |
4 | Iq | Subterranea |
5 | Porcupine Tree | In Absentia |
6 | Opeth | Ghost Reveries |
7 | Opeth | Blackwater Park |
8 | Dream Theater | Metropolis Part 2: Scenes From A Memory |
9 | Tool | Lateralus |
10 | Frost* | Milliontown |
11 | Tinyfish | Tinyfish |
12 | Arena | The Visitor |
13 | The Tangent | A Place In The Queue |
14 | The Tangent | The Music That Died Alone |
15 | The Flower Kings | Unfold The Future |
16 | Pendragon | Not Of This World |
17 | Meshuggah | Chaosphere |
18 | Dream Theater | Octavarium |
19 | Iq | Dark Matter |
20 | The Pineapple Thief | 10 Stories Down |
21 | Big Big Train | Gathering Speed |
22 | Devin Townsend | Infinity |
23 | Fates Warning | A Pleasant Shade Of Grey |
24 | Opeth | Still Life |
25 | Riverside | Second Life Syndrome |
26 | Marillion | Anoraknophobia |
27 | Porcupine Tree | Stupid Dream |
28 | Arena | Contagion |
29 | Dream Theater | Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence |
30 | Blackfield | Blackfield |
31 | Big Big Train | Bard |
32 | Transatlantic | Bridge Across Forever |
33 | Voivod | Dimension Hatross |
34 | Echolyn | Mei |
35 | Discipline | Unfolded Like Staircase |
36 | Pain Of Salvation | Perfect Element |
37 | The Tangent | Pyramids And Stars |
38 | Galahad | Year Zero |
39 | Rpwl | God Has Failed |
40 | The Flower Kings | Stardust We Are |
1 | Marillion | Brave |
2 | Porcupine Tree | Signify |
3 | Queensryche | Operation Mindcrime |
4 | Pink Floyd | The Division Bell |
5 | Marillion | Clutching At Straws |
6 | Spock’s Beard | The Light |
7 | Tool | Aenima |
8 | Marillion | Seasons End |
9 | Roine Stolt | The Flower King |
10 | Echolyn | As The World |
11 | Jethro Tull | Crest Of A Knave |
12 | Porcupine Tree | The Sky Moves Sideways |
13 | King Crimson | Thrak |
14 | Iq | Ever |
15 | Fish | Vigil In A Wilderness Of Mirrors |
16 | Cardiacs | A Little Man And A House And The Whole World Window |
17 | Yes | Big Generator |
18 | Dream Theater | Awake |
19 | King’s X | Gretchen Goes To Nebraska |
20 | Iq | Are You Sitting Comfortably? |
21 | Marillion | Afraid Of Sunlight |
22 | Roger Waters | Radio Kaos |
23 | Pink Floyd | A Momentary Lapse Of Reason |
24 | Peter Gabriel | Us |
25 | Discipline | Push And Profit |
26 | Eloy | Ocean 2: The Answer |
27 | Roger Waters | Amused To Death |
28 | Twelfth Night | Collectors Item |
29 | It Bites | Once Around The World |
30 | Radiohead | The Bends |
31 | Rush | Hold Your Fire |
32 | Victor | Victor |
33 | Tony Banks | Bankstatement |
34 | Arena | Songs From The Lion’s Cage |
35 | The Flower Kings | Back In The World Of Adventures |
36 | Mike Oldfield | Amarok |
37 | Porcupine Tree | Voyage 34 |
38 | Abel Ganz | The Danger Of Strangers |
39 | Braindance | Fear Itself |
40 | Echolyn | Suffocating The Bloom |
A podcast of the 50 Years of Prog 1987 to 1996 Top 40 shows is now available.
If you missed the shows the top 40 albums as voted for by Progzilla Radio listeners were:
40. Echolyn – Suffocating The Bloom
39. Dream Theater – Images And Words
38. Abel Ganz – The Danger Of Strangers
37. Porcupine Tree – Voyage 34
36. Mike Oldfield – Amarok
35. The Flower Kings – Back In The World Of Adventures
34. Arena – Songs From The Lion’s Cage
33. King’s X – Faith Hope Love
32. Bankstatement – Bankstatement
31. Victor – Victor
30. Rush – Hold Your Fire
29. Radiohead – The Bends
28. It Bites – Once Around The World
27.Twelfth Night – Collectors Item
26. Roger Waters – Amused To Death
25. Discipline – Push And Profit
24. Peter Gabriel – Us
23. Pink Floyd – A Momentary Lapse Of Reason
22. Roger Waters – Radio Kaos
21. Marillion – Afraid Of Sunlight
20. IQ – Are You Sitting Comfortably?
19. King’s X – Gretchen Goes To Nebraska
18. Dream Theater – Awake
17. Yes – Big Generator
16. Cardiacs – A Little Man And A House And The Whole World Window
15. Fish – Vigil In A Wilderness Of Mirrors
14. IQ – Ever
13. King Crimson – Thrak
12. Porcupine Tree – The Sky Moves Sideways
11. Jethro Tull – Crest Of A Knave
10. Echolyn – As The World
9. Roine Stolt – The Flower King
8. Marillion – Seasons End
7. Tool – Ænima
6. Spock’s Beard – The Light
5. Marillion – Clutching At Straws
4. Pink Floyd – The Division Bell
3. Queensrÿche – Operation: Mindcrime
2. Porcupine Tree – Signify
1. Marillion – Brave
Thanks to everyone who voted!
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1 | Genesis | Supper’s Ready |
2 | Yes | Close To The Edge |
3 | Yes | Awaken |
4 | King Crimson | Starless |
5 | Genesis | Firth Of Fifth |
6 | Jethro Tull | Thick As A Brick |
7 | Pink Floyd | Shine On You Crazy Diamond |
8 | Twelfth Night | Sequences |
9 | Genesis | Cinema Show |
10 | Genesis | The Musical Box |
11 | Yes | Gates Of Delirium |
12 | Mike Oldfield | Tubular Bells |
13 | Marillion | Grendel |
14 | Big Big Train | The Underfall Yard |
15 | King Crimson | In The Court Of The Crimson King |
16 | Pink Floyd | Comfortably Numb |
17 | Pink Floyd | Echoes |
18 | Frost* | Milliontown |
19 | Yes | And You And I |
20 | Pink Floyd | Dogs |
21 | Yes | Starship Trooper |
22 | ELP | Karn Evil 9 |
23 | Big Big Train | East Coast Racer |
24 | Yes | Yours Is No Disgrace |
25 | Twelfth Night | We Are Sane |
26 | Discipline | Canto Iv |
27 | Rush | 2112 |
28 | It Bites | Once Around The World |
29 | Transatlantic | The Whirlwind |
30 | Van Der Graaf Generator | A Plague Of Lighthouse Keepers |
31 | ELP | Tarkus |
32 | Twelfth Night | The Collector |
33 | Yes | Roundabout |
34 | Marillion | Kayleigh Suite |
35 | IQ | Last Human Gateway |
36 | Twelfth Night | The Ceiling Speaks |
37 | Kevin Gilbert | Long Day’s Life |
38 | IQ | The Seventh House |
39 | Gong | Masterbuilder |
40 | Twelfth Night | Take A Look |
41 | The Enid | One And The Many |
42 | King Crimson | Larks’ Tongue In Aspic |
43 | Transatlantic | Stranger In Your Soul |
44 | Frost* | Hyperventilate |
45 | Echolyn | Mei |
46 | Moon Safari | Lovers End Part 3 |
47 | Yes | Turn Of The Century |
48 | Rush | Xanadu |
49 | Steven Wilson | Home Invasion/Regret No 9 |
50 | King Crimson | Fracture |
51 | Rush | Tom Sawyer |
52 | Camel | Ice |
53 | Galahad | Richelieu’s Prayer 2012 |
54 | Twelfth Night | Creepshow |
55 | Dream Theater | A Change Of Seasons |
56 | Focus | Sylvia |
57 | Marillion | This Strange Engine |
58 | Genesis | Dancing With The Moonlight Knight |
59 | Arena | Moviedrome |
60 | Genesis | Eleventh Earl Of Mar |
61 | Galahad | Empires Never Last |
62 | The Flower Kings | The Truth Will Set You Free |
63 | Spock’s Beard | At The End Of The Day |
64 | Van Der Graaf Generator | Killer |
65 | Porcupine Tree | Arriving Somewhere But Not Here |
66 | Mike Oldfield | Ommadawn |
67 | King Crimson | Red |
68 | Jethro Tull | Cross Eyed Mary |
69 | Van Der Graaf Generator | Still Life |
70 | Spock’s Beard | The Light |
71 | Darwin’s Radio | Breathe It In |
72 | King Crimson | Thela Hun Ginjeet |
73 | Rush | Hemispheres |
74 | ELP | Trilogy |
75 | Galahad | I Could Be God |
76 | Big Big Train | Victorian Brickwork |
77 | King Crimson | Lizard |
78 | Pallas | Crown Of Thorns |
79 | IQ | The Enemy Smacks |
80 | Némo | Miroirs |
81 | IO Earth | New World |
82 | Marillion | Garden Party |
83 | The Flower Kings | Stardust We Are |
84 | Steven Wilson | Routine |
85 | King Crimson | 21st Century Schizoid Man |
86 | Discipline | Rogue |
87 | Marillion | Blind Curve |
88 | Genesis | The Return Of The Giant Hogweed |
89 | Marillion | Ocean Cloud |
90 | Van Der Graaf Generator | Man-erg |
91 | Magic Pie | Trick Of The Mind (Circus Of Life Pt 4) |
92 | Pink Floyd | Us And Them |
93 | The Who | Love Reign O’er Me |
94 | Frost | Snowman |
95 | Steve Hackett | Corycian Fire |
96 | Iona | Matthew The Man |
97 | Bruford | Sahara Of Snow |
98 | Arena | Solomon |
99 | Kansas | The Pinnacle |
100 | Pink Floyd | Welcome To The Machine |
One of our regular listeners, John Simms, has posted his analysis of the results of our recent poll on his blog, Flight Of The Skypilot
In the week leading up to Monday 25th May 2015 Progzilla Radio broadcast the Top 100 Modern Prog Classics, as voted for by their listeners. The results can be found here.
Since the poll was published, I’ve been doing some analysis of the results (because I’m on holiday and it’s raining):
The 100 songs come from 64 albums (assuming the studio version of the track was chosen)
There are 48 acts represented:
27 have 1 song in the list;
5 have 2 songs
9 have 3 songs
4 have 4 songs
1 has 6 songs (Steven Wilson)
2 have 7 songs (IQ & Big Big Train)
The most songs from one album is 5 (The Raven That Refused To Sing)
The most different albums represented by a single act is 6 (IQ)
Of the 48 acts, 30 are from the UK; 8 from USA (including Transatlantic, who are 50% American); 8 from Scandinavia; and 2 from the rest of Europe (France & Poland)
There are 7 tracks under 5:00; 11 between 5:01 & 7:30; 23 between 7:31 & 10:00; 28 between 10:01 & 15:00; 12 between 15:01 & 20:00; 11 between 20:00 & 30:00; and 8 over 30:00.
The shortest tracks were 3:16 (Spooky Action & Anisina), and the longest was 77:54 (The Whirlwind)
17 of the tracks were originally released in the 1990s; 42 from 2000-2009; and 41 since 2010
The five most popular years were 2013 (16); 2012 (9); 2014 (8); 2000 (7) & 2006 (7)
Which perhaps goes to show that, in terms of modern Progressive music, the best years appear to be now; the UK seems to be a strong force on the prog scene; and we still like an epic!
An interesting analysis – many thanks, John! B->
The original article can be found here: http://flightoftheskypilot.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/modern-prog-classics-some-analysis.html
Here’s the complete list of our top 100 chart, as voted by you, our faithful listeners:
1 | Big Big Train | East Coast Racer |
2 | Frost* | Milliontown |
3 | Big Big Train | The Underfall Yard |
4 | Frost* | Black Light Machine |
5 | The Flower Kings | The Truth Will Set You Free |
6 | Marillion | Neverland |
7 | Big Big Train | Victorian Brickwork |
8 | Transatlantic | The Whirlwind |
9 | Porcupine Tree | Anaesthetize |
10 | Pink Floyd | High Hopes |
11 | The Tangent | In Earnest |
12 | The Enid | The One And The Many |
13 | Steven Wilson | The Raven That Refused to Sing |
14 | Transatlantic | Stranger In Your Soul |
15 | Transatlantic | All Of The Above |
16 | Porcupine Tree | Arriving Somewhere But Not Here |
17 | Spock’s Beard | At The End Of The Day |
18 | Flower Kings | Garden Of Dreams |
19 | Frost* | Hyperventilate |
20 | Pendragon | Indigo |
21 | Marillion | Invisible Man |
22 | Yes | Mind Drive |
23 | Karmakanic | Send A Message From The Heart |
24 | Flower Kings | Stardust We Are |
25 | IQ | Seventh House |
26 | Arena | Butterfly Man |
27 | Discipline | Canto IV |
28 | Lifesigns | Carousel |
29 | Big Big Train | Curator Of Butterflies |
30 | Steven Wilson | Drive Home |
31 | Spock’s Beard | Great Nothing |
32 | IQ | Harvest of Souls |
33 | Big Big Train | Hedgerow |
34 | Echolyn | Mei |
35 | Dream Theater | Octavarium |
36 | IQ | Road of Bones |
37 | Riverside | Second Life Syndrome |
38 | Marillion | This Strange Engine |
39 | Cosmograf | White Car |
40 | Galahad | Guardian Angel |
41 | Echolyn | Island |
42 | Porcupine Tree | Lazarus |
43 | Frost* | Dividing Line |
44 | Mike Keneally | Pretty Enough for Girls |
45 | Moon Safari | Lovers End Part 3 |
46 | Transatlantic | Duel With The Devil |
47 | Pallas | Ghostdancers |
48 | Big Big Train | First Rebreather |
49 | IQ | Darkest Hour |
50 | Steven Wilson | Holy Drinker |
51 | Cardiacs | Dirty Boy |
52 | Anglagard | Kung Bore |
53 | Pallas | Falling Down |
54 | Big Big Train | Judas Unrepentant |
55 | Spock’s Beard | The Light |
56 | Kevin Gilbert | Long Day’s Life |
57 | Moon Safari | Other Half Of The Sky |
58 | Trojan Horse | Paper Bells |
59 | Dream Theater | Spirit Carries On |
60 | Pendragon | This Green And Pleasant Land |
61 | Steven Wilson | Home Invasion/Regret #9 |
62 | IQ | Narrow Margin |
63 | Radiohead | Paranoid Android |
64 | The Tangent | Place In The Queue |
65 | Lifesigns | Telephone |
66 | Pendragon | Voyager |
67 | The Gift | Willows |
68 | Haken | Cockroach King |
69 | Cosmograf | Man Left In Space |
70 | Von Hertzen Brothers | Always Been Right |
71 | Pink Floyd | Anisina |
72 | Cosmograf | Aspire, Achieve |
73 | Erik Norlander | Astrology Prelude |
74 | Galahad | Battle Scars |
75 | Porcupine Tree | Blackest Eyes |
76 | Manning | Charlestown |
77 | Kaipa | Complex Work of Art |
78 | Riverside | Conceiving You |
79 | Cardiacs | Fiery Gun Hand |
80 | IQ | Frequency |
81 | The Flower Kings | I Am The Sun |
82 | Dream Theater | Pull Me Under |
83 | Genesis | Driving The Last Spike |
84 | Lifesigns | Lighthouse |
85 | Kino | Loser’s Day Parade |
86 | Nemo | Reflets |
87 | Steven Wilson | Luminol |
88 | Moon Safari | Mega Moon |
89 | Tangent | The Music That Died Alone |
90 | IQ | Ryker Skies |
91 | Ritual | Seasong For The Moominpappa |
92 | Galahad | Seize The Day |
93 | Mostly Autumn | Shrinking Violet |
94 | Credo | Staring At The Sun |
95 | Steven Wilson | Watchmaker |
96 | Tim Bowness | Smiler At 50 |
97 | Public Service Broadcasting | Spitfire |
98 | Fierce And The Dead | Spooky Action |
99 | Tiger Moth Tales | Don’t Let Go, Feels Alright |
100 | Beardfish | Sleeping In Traffic |