The Official MB Prog Tier Thread

lolprog

what's your beef with those two capt?

too high? too low?

I think they are both a solid Tier 2.

Moody Blues really introduced and excelled in the symphonic rock spectrum. Although you don't hear their name much, they are regarded very highly across the world and have an extremely dedicated fan base. Granted they did influence shite bands like U2, but I think they should be Tier 2 based on ingenuity and performance alone. There are some good links in this thread if you'd like to conduct more research.

And as for ELO? Well they are just fricking awesome.

I find the Moody Blues to be a bit boring, and all the bands ahead of them are better, imo

I'd put ELO in Tier 2 before I'd put the Moody Blues

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I'd put ELO in Tier 2 before I'd put the Moody Blues

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I kinda figured ELO would be in Tier 2 regardless. They, and the Moody Blues for that matter, are pretty far ahead of everybody else in Tier 3 imo.

but hey, im not the progspert

ELP was close to being Tier 1

They're just not on the Big 5's level though

Zappa...well it's hard to think of Zappa as pure "prog". He's just...Zappa.

Opeth? Devin Townsend?

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Opeth? Devin Townsend?

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I'm not familiar. I figured this would come up.

If it was made after about 1985 I haven't heard it and it didn't make the list. This is more "Golden Era" prog, so early 70s to early 80s.

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But that band is the very definition of hanging on

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That can be said for a lot of the bands on here though

I mean that crap "Pink Floyd" released a few weeks ago being case in point