25 Most Underrated PROG Bands

[@kellywann3794]

I have no argument with your list , especially with Renaissance, Van Der Graff Generator and Soft Machine. But I would put Gentle Giant on the top of the list. One of the best bands ever.

[@TheProgCorner]

I feel like they are having a little resurgence of late - which kept them off that top spot!!! One of my favorite bands ever!!!

[@peerayuthcharnsethikul5122]

Fabulous list, another underrated one is Caravan.

[@TheProgCorner]

They probably should have garnered a mention!!!

[@minsterhill]

Listening to this yet again a year later. SUCH A GREAT LIST. APPTECIATE YOU MY MAN!

[@TheProgCorner]

Thank you, Howard!!!

[@DRichardson00]

One of the more underrated bands for me is Triumvirat, they were written off by some as ELP clones but I think there musicianship and songwriting were great. Awesome keyboard work

[@TheProgCorner]

I love them too. Spartacus!!!

[@robvickers2126]

Hi Scot. Great to hear Man and Audience get some love, both really underrated with some great albums.

[@TheProgCorner]

Amazing bands!!!

[@petertaylorson5783]

Great list Scot. Surprised that Caravan didn't make the list -- in the UK invariably mentioned in the same breath as Camel, and certainly ranked as highly by myself. No Gong also. Such a unique band of inspirational talents. Keep up the good work - so much great music to discuss.

[@TheProgCorner]

Gong is a great call here...

[@kevinogracia1615]

Excellent. Now that I'm retired I can research these old albums I missed as a kid of the '70's. Killer. Peace on earth.

[@TheProgCorner]

One day I might get to retire but it's doubtful!!!

[@wizardofoz6811]

Great list, lots of excellent bands! It's sad to see how past music is forgotten, so much new coming up, young generations can't or won't catch up to that everlasting music

[@loganreifsnider3182]

Renaissance Ashes are burning is an amazing masterpiece 👌

[@TheProgCorner]

So good. I love Annie Haslam!!!!

[@neiljukes5272]

Hi Scott thank you for earlier recommending Nemo, I’d never heard of them until you mentioned them previously in your Top 100 bands. I’ve now remedied that in double quick time. I can wholly endorse Anyone’s Daughter, Nektar (esp. Recycled; Tab and Remember the Future); Camel (as you said, not so underrated by us here in the UK); England; Solaris and Echolyn. To add some other names: IQ; Threshold; Shadow Gallery (the latter two are prog metal but they sacrifice neither song nor melody).

[@TheProgCorner]

I love Threshold and IQ. I need to listen to more Shadow Gallery!!!

[@VictorLazarov]

Le Orme is my favorite Italian band. My choice for your list will be Clearlight, criminally underrated band. And Fruupp from Ireland...

[@TheProgCorner]

Awesome choices!!! I love both of those.

[@R2112-i9c]

Fruupp znamy nawet w Polsce!

[@pbear7304]

One of my favorite underrated prog rock bands is pretty unknown, it's an England based band called Morgan and they only came out with two albums back in the early 70s called Nova Solis and The Sleeper Wakes, definitely worth listening to and checking out if nobody has ever heard of them. Another one is a more modern prog metal/rock band from America just called 3 with albums like Wake Pig and The End is Begun, a band that changes styles and makes catchy songs with a prog flavor in my opinion.

[@TheProgCorner]

I love Morgan!!! That first album is a classic.

[@dangerdolls]

Nice list. Good to hear some of my all-time favorite bands like Renaissance, Camel and Nemo get some love. Those three are probably in my personal "big six." Love them.

[@TheProgCorner]

I love that fact that you are into Nemo!!!

[@dangerdolls]

@@TheProgCorner It's funny. I had only recently discovered Nemo when you mentioned them in a vid which made me feel like I wasn't nuts for loving this band I hadn't heard anyone else talk about. And it was thanks to you that I got into Yuko and Chronoship. My one addition to your list for me personally would be Mostly Autumn that I like a lot. One of the few bands for whom I think I have a complete studio album discography. Well, among bands with a half dozen or more albums. Several bands with only two or three or four albums that would technically qualify I guess. LOL

[@TheProgCorner]

@@dangerdolls Mostly Autumn is a great call. Their last album was so good!!!

[@Z-eb]

Soft Machine, Gentle Giant, Van Der Graaf Generator, Camel, Anekdoten, Happy The Man, Nektar, Renaissance, Finch, England IN ONE Video !!!! Bravo !!!!

[@TheProgCorner]

They all need more love!!!

[@Z-eb]

@@TheProgCorner Yes !

[@markmaxwell1013]

Nice list! Of course I would put VdGG at the top personally but most of my favorite bands are on this list. Here's to appreciating the underrated! Another nod to Happy The Man never hurts. Didn't see Gryphon on this. Maybe I missed it or you missed it😁 Great job Scot! Don't let the Apple Mafia get you down. These videos are great for the time being👍🎷🎹🎸✌️

[@TheProgCorner]

Gryphon probably should have been in there!!!

[@51monalisa]

glad you talked about finch ,i never heard somebody talking about them.great music

[@TheProgCorner]

They were amazing!!!

[@kenjones6441]

Scott knows his music. Kaipa are one of the most underrated Prog bands and I bet most of you haven’t even heard of them.

[@TheProgCorner]

I love Kaipa!!! What a band. Both eras are great!!!

[@michaelbaucom4019]

VDGG gets underrated because some folks can't stomach Peter Hammill's vocal style( an acquired taste, to say the least)...I had that problem with them at first listen, but the music is so superb/great/wondrous that I learned to roll with it. And on the later albums, his style actually is appropriate to the lyrics Gentle Giant and Camel definitely belong to the " underrated " club. Glad to see you back Scot

[@TheProgCorner]

Nothing's going to stop me!!! If the largest corporation in Earth's history can't stop me...no one can!!!

[@garygomesvedicastrology]

Funny! It was not Hamill's voice that bothered me so much as my general feeling that H to He wasn't that good a record. When I heard Pawn Hearts and Godbluff years later those changed my mind a great deal. I do agree that Hamill is an acquired taste but I learned to enjoy Lee Jackson, Roger Chapman, Tony Williams and Larry Coryell, among others!

[@karl5758]

When I first listened to VdGG it was Godbluff and I didn't mind his voice at all, it reminded me a lot of Gabriel

[@tuskact4overheaven873]

​@@karl5758peter hamill is a peter gabriel on steroids, these two are some of my favourite vocalists of all time with robert wyatt (who is far more of an acquired taste than you would except, even tho i loved his voice right away)

[@multi-purposebiped7419]

It's strange to hear the words "Peter Hammil's vocal style" when he goes through every style in the book, even sometimes in the same song. Maybe they are talking specifically about his more squawky moments.

[@DamnableReverend]

This is awesome. I'm here for the personality and for music I don't know about yet. Good call on Soft Machine!

[@TheProgCorner]

Thank you so much, JMC!!!

[@jaybee7890]

Great list! I’d add Maxophone, Bacamarte, Cathedral

[@TheProgCorner]

Three great bands!!!

[@ericfried6229]

Great episode, Scott. For me, it’s IQ. I love that band but maybe too well known for your list. I’m going to check out Solaris; never heard of them but they sound interesting

[@TheProgCorner]

IQ is completely unknown outside of our little Prog community.

[@dennispope1355]

I would like to give an honorable mention to "Manfred Mann's Earth Band". Yes their version of Binded by the Light was a big hit, but I know few people who even recognize great albums like "Solar Fire", The Good Earth", "Glorified/Magnified", "Messin'" & "Nighingales and Bombers". Quite a fantastic run.

[@TheProgCorner]

Excellent call. I haven't talked about him at all on the channel...yet.

[@IllumeEltanin]

@@TheProgCorner Looking forward to when you do, Scot.

[@bellce0]

I second the mention of Manfred Mann's Earth Band. The "Solar Fire" album of 1973 is in my top ten progressive rock albums of the entire decade! I love the band and they are still touring in 2022.

[@TheProgCorner]

Nightingales & Bombers is really great but I’ve only listened to Solar Fire a couple times. I need to fix that…

[@dennispope1355]

@@TheProgCorner the first one I heard was, "The Good Earth". I was hooked

[@willem-janageling3907]

I'm from the Netherlands and never heard about Finch. Being 56, I might be just a bit too young to have discovered them back in the day. Thank you!! I agree with Renaissance!

[@TheProgCorner]

Finch!!!! What a great band!!!!

[@jon9china]

Thanks Scot, I've already been converted to Camel thanks to your channel. Now I've got plenty more to explore.

[@TheProgCorner]

Fantastic!!!! Thank you!!!

[@PatSmith-cp8rg]

Great list Scot. Thanks for your knowledge and opinions.

[@TheProgCorner]

Thanks, Pat!!!

[@canadianstudmuffin]

Some great choices... Love MAN! Pretty obsessed with them right now. 🙂🙂🙂 Nektar is a band Glen Kellaway still has not heard but one of these days I'm going to lend him my "Remember The Future" album, one of the best prog albums ever.

[@TheProgCorner]

Absolutely!!!

[@GlenKellawayfromthebasement]

I am ready for Nektar Larry❤👍

[@danielbrodowski8446]

I agree with you renaissance is severely underrated one of my favorite prog bands them and now

[@alanboas810]

As usual, you have my interest. Very cool. I checked out your list! 🦓

[@TheProgCorner]

Awesome! Thank you, Alan! I truly appreciate that!!!

[@alanboas810]

@@TheProgCorner👍 🦓

[@francoisberube1300]

Really cool! Gentle Giant is my 4th favorite band and Van Der Graaf Generator is my 5th! (And I don't even know their entire discography yet!😉) I'm listening to "Rajaz" of Camel, it's really good! I look forward to your "Ranking the albums" for these bands! Thanks again! So many bands to discover and albums to listen to! I won't have enough time in one life to listen to everything! 😉

[@bernhardkaiser9567]

Rajaz is actually my favorite Prog Album just no weak spot on it :)

[@TheProgCorner]

Wow!!! That's high praise!!!

[@danielasbjrnsson7500]

I would include Focus as well, but great list!

[@TheProgCorner]

Focus was my final (painful) cut!!!

[@synen]

Big fan of Anekdoten, got a big smile when you mentioned them.

[@TheProgCorner]

So great!!!! What a band.

[@chuckforsyth7622]

Your snare comment on Garden Shed blew me away. I love that snare. We need to chat!!

[@TheProgCorner]

Why does your name sound so familiar?

[@gorancabrajic3240]

Great list, fantastic bands. Cheers 👍

[@TheProgCorner]

Thank you, Goran!!!

[@jamescpotter]

Post Script: I saw Happy The Man from their beginnings at JMU (Madison College then) back in 1973. They performed their maiden concert at the Student Union Center in October that year. I was expecting a good band to perform.I was dead wrong! They were INCREDIBLE! Their musicianship was off the charts. They played a miscellany of originals and covers sung by their first lead singer Cliff Fortney, who had a style a la Pete Hammill and Peter Gabriel. They played a stunning rendition of Man-Erg by Van Der Graaf Generator. These guys did not take a back seat to anyone!

[@TheProgCorner]

Wow!!! I would love to hear their version of that VDGG song!!!

[@paulcollins5586]

Great video man. Cast are so good.

[@TheProgCorner]

Amazing band!!! We need a new album!!!

[@joefeyereisen6765]

Mannfred. Recently Mann, Alan Psrsons, Marilliom, Kraftwerk, Saga, Moody Blues are all a bit more popular but under appreciated. Recently, a group called Generous Men. Camel was a nice catch.

[@TheProgCorner]

👍👍👍👍

[@superretroworld9501]

Aphrodites Child definitely deserves a spot. They're the most criminally underrated prog rock band imo

[@TheProgCorner]

An excellent call.

[@toddhill7483]

Hi Scot. Just curious. Are you planning on a final episode for favorite prog album covers? Gratitude.

[@IllumeEltanin]

Last I heard Scot wants to use a decent camera for that episode. But, I was told that going on a month or so ago. I'm definitely interested in if he's reconsidering.

[@toddhill7483]

@@IllumeEltanin I appreciate the update.

[@TheProgCorner]

It's coming!!! I'm planning on shooting it today and then I'm sending it over to Naomi to edit. Our first real artistic collaboration!!! Very exciting. And hopefully in seven days...

[@toddhill7483]

@@TheProgCorner thanks Scot, looking forward.

[@TheProgCorner]

@@toddhill7483 Naomi has the episode now and is editing as we speak!!! I can't wait to see what she does to the video!!!

[@deadfdr]

Here’s a band for you: Barock Project. Exceptional musicianship in the vein of 70s prog but without sounding derivative. Impressive.

[@TheProgCorner]

Big fan!!! And I love their new singer, Alex Mari. He’s been on their last couple albums. Just wow.

[@pinkyfloydyfan1]

GG and VDGG definitely have the title of the most underrated bands by people in general, but not by those who have listened to them! These 2 groups have composed real masterpieces: VDGG (PH, SL, G), GG (ATT, TF, O, IAGH, TPATG, FH). The group with which I have the most pleasure to listen to is without a doubt GG with all these intersecting instruments and these original and complex melodies.

[@TheProgCorner]

GG is definitely one of my all time favorite bands!!! So unique. So talented.

[@pinkyfloydyfan1]

@@TheProgCorner ... and so fun fun to listen too!!!

[@josephgerard5473]

Yes, I agree with Kellywann - Gentle Giant, despite their resurgence, still ought to be ranked up there with Yes, Jehtro Tull, ELP and King Crimson. Other contenders might be Deus Ex Machina (Italy...although possibly more jazz-rock than prog); UNIT (Scotland...although not technically a pure progressive rock outfit); Curved Air...we need more violas and less guitars and that's official; Wolf (the Darryl Way ensemble, especially when they drafted in that singer from IF, you know, what's his name); Caravan...perhaps and a couple of others but then if I go any further, there's liable to be a list of 20 groups and I have to stop somewhere!

[@TheProgCorner]

👍👍👍

[@lobolonewolf8824]

One of my very favorite bands is Crack The Sky . The have been going since the 70's absolutely incredible. And they are still cranking out great albums.

[@TheProgCorner]

Crack The Sky!!! Their first three albums were amazing. And Tribes was pretty great from 2021. 👍👍👍

[@antoniodias4718]

Very good list, the first 4 Camel, Gentle Giant, Van der Graaf Generator and Soft Machine for me are a little bit underrated but not too much. Anyway I consider Soft Machine much more jazz than prog-rock but that's another story. Really glad you included Man, Finch, Le Orme, Kaipa, Family, Nektar, Starcastle etc (some I don't know). For me it's missing Gryphon, Strawbs, Focus, Caravan, Manfred Mann's Earth Band and The Flower Kings. See you Scot.

[@TheProgCorner]

Nice!!!!! Yeah, Soft Machine is kinda their own genre!!!

[@guardianx1328]

I would include Eloy on this list. Great band.

[@TheProgCorner]

Yeah! Eloy is pretty great!!

[@881881]

Excellent list. I might have added Niemen from Poland. I had the great fortune to have seen VdGG in 1976 in NYC which was their only US date until they returned in 2009.

[@TheProgCorner]

Yes!!! I agree. Wow!!! VDGG in 1976? Legendary.

[@ProggyGoat]

I agree with you about The Wall; that was the end of Pink Floyd for me. I actually quite liked ATTWT, but, you're right, Genesis weren't the same after Wind. However, it was Duke which put me off at the time. I sort of agree with you about Tormato, but I didn't think it was awful 😊

[@Superczar1-sh3bk]

Enjoy your site and shows

[@TheProgCorner]

Thank you!!!! 👍👍👍

[@atlasking6110]

Grobschnitt, Pulsar, Le Orme, FM, Novalis, Popol Vuh, Triumvirat, early Utopia, Quella Vecchia Locanda, Caravan, VdGG

[@axxellein]

Angel=S;/T, 1975, Helluva Band ,1976 =POMP Rock Prog. Masters!

[@TheProgCorner]

I agree!!! Those first two Angel albums were AWESOME!!!

[@axxellein]

The Fortune is a Pomp Masterwork!@@TheProgCorner

[@GlenKellawayfromthebasement]

Ne if my all time fav prog bands..Caravan..not in the top six, not on your..where do they rate Scot..love your top five..great video..took some notes👍❤glen

[@TheProgCorner]

Caravan is getting some love these days so I feel like their position in the Prog World is kind of set!!!

[@GlenKellawayfromthebasement]

@@TheProgCorner I can dig that🥰one of my favourite bands of all time in any genre..

[@plazasta]

if you wanna mention Van Der Graaf Generator, I'd say you should also include their Long Hello albums they did outside the band. I've only heard the first one, but I really love it! otherwise, some music acts that also stand out to me as being very underrated (though I'm not sure they should make this top 25): IQ and Pendragon are pretty well-known I think, but I'd still consider them underrated since they are simply my two favourite progressive bands of all time. I literally rank them up there with the likes of Yes and Genesis. Ezra Winston. I just listened to them again, and holy crap I forgot how good their two original albums are (I've yet to listen to their new one from 2021) Willowglass. Not much to say, I just really really love his music Night Flight. One album ever released, and so obscure they are not even on Progarchives at all and Prog Line couldn't even get the band's name right (yet they were just released on Tidal, which really shows how far streaming services have improved when it comes to their selection of progressive rock), but wow that album is amazing, I always love coming back to it. They're not the best ever, but they're just so obscure they are very underrated by default. Canamii. Another obscure band with only one album, but to me there's something about their sound that makes them stand out from other bands. Feelings in particular really transports you to a different world North Star. I can see why one would dismiss them, but I genuinely believe the brotherly duo of Glenn and Kevin Leonard was one of the most underrated power houses of progressive rock. Their music can feel hit or miss to me, but when their music hits, it hits HARD for my last one, this is half-meant as a joke, but I still wanna bring attention to them: Kiss. Yes, that Kiss. Crazy makeup-wearing Kiss. Hear me out: everyone knows Kiss for their hard rock, and they were immensely successful at it, but here's a fun fact: Kiss once released a progressive rock album. It's called Music From the Elder, and I was shocked by how much I liked it, considering who made it. Odyssey in particular is easily my favourite Kiss song of all time. While Kiss in general aren't an underrated band, I do feel like their foray into progressive rock deserves more attention and credit.

[@TheProgCorner]

The Elder is Prog!!! Kiss is awesome!!!! Prog fans are wrong about them…

[@KevinRudd-w8s]

I saw an American band called Mckendry Spring in the early seventies, they were billed as a country rock band, but were more prog playing extended instrumentals such as God Bless the Conspiracy and a version of Niel Youngs Down by the River. I only have one of their albums, Mckendry Spring III. Like Curved Air, they were very much into the electric violin as a lead instrument.

[@TheProgCorner]

And one of their albums had a Roger Dean cover too!!!

[@scottgillham2000]

Great list! I would put Gentle Giant, Camel, and Renaissance in my top 5 bands of all time (with Genesis and Yes). Jade Warrior, Finch, Happy the Man, Magenta! All deserving.

[@TheProgCorner]

Awesome!!!

[@scottgillham2000]

@@TheProgCorner And a funny Starcastle story - I had some friends that didn't like Starcastle because they were Yes clones. So one day when they were over, I asked if they would listen to something. I played the last 2 songs on Starcastle's 1st album without them knowing who it was. They thought it was great! Any idea who it is? No. Does it sound like anyone you know? No. It's Starcastle. Mouths dropped. (BTW - my very first concert was Gentle Giant with Starcastle in Seattle!)

[@TheProgCorner]

@@scottgillham2000 What a show THAT must have been. So jealous as I never got to see either...

[@scottgillham2000]

@@TheProgCorner It was great! Interview/Fountains of Light tour.

[@markspooner1224]

Fantastic list, so many of my favourite bands underrated? This makes me very sad for those who don't know them. I'd add Wigwam to the list.

[@TheProgCorner]

Wigwam!!! You know I love them!!!

[@j.woodbury412]

Excellent list. I plan to check out the bands on this list. I wonder what you think of bands like the Florida based Babylon; German/Italian band Analogy and Northern Irish band Fruupp.

[@TheProgCorner]

I almost included Fruup!!! So good!!! And I love that Babylon album. AmeriProg rules!!!

[@j.woodbury412]

@@TheProgCorner I agree!

[@Lady.Luthien]

Lonely Robot is a prog rock band so underrated that even my friends who listen to prog have never heard of them.

[@TheProgCorner]

John Mitchell!!!!!

[@UNIT-h2d]

Oh, thank you those 2 chaps below (or above, wherever they appear) for giving shout-outs to GENTLE GIANT, partly because they are my favourite progressive rock group but primarily because they really do belong (in my evidently biased opinion) within the top six...in which case it'll be the top seven, of course. Also, I think Van Der Graaf Generator merit more recognition. Here I cannot be accused of bias because I dislike intensely about 90% of their music which I find grotesquely slow, dreary and tedious but, after all, how many other groups sound like them? Their lyrics and texts are often strange and generally intelligent plus the contributions from David Jackson and Hugh Banton are inventive and original. I think I can be objective and recognise their importance to the history of prog rock despite my aversion to most of their work. I do like Killer and Theme One!

[@TheProgCorner]

VDGG are the definition of an acquired taste!!!

[@johngranda3556]

I love that you put the well deserlved Gentle Giant 2nd on the list. What are feelings about the band U.K.? Also, how about Dixie Dregs?

[@TheProgCorner]

I love both UK albums. A lot!!! Dixie Dregs lost me after the first two albums but I rate What If as one of the best American LPs ever recorded!!!

[@johngranda3556]

@@TheProgCorner would you consider UK underrated?

[@TheProgCorner]

@@johngranda3556 I think they are well-esteemed in the Prog community. Maybe slightly underrated...

[@Freeskiingisdabest]

Great video, this might be somewhat off topic but have you ever checked out Weidorje? Their self-titled (and only) LP WEIDORJE is incredible and very underrated.

[@TheProgCorner]

I've seen the name pop up a few times but no, I don't know this!!! But I will investigate!!! Thank you for the suggestion. I'm always on the hunt for my next favorite album...

[@Freeskiingisdabest]

@@TheProgCorner it’s most definitely a gem.. I‘d even go as far as calling it a masterpiece. It’s available on bandcamp for 7 bucks but there is also a CD release from Musea with 2 killer bonus tracks.. the CD version might be available on Qobuz for download. Cheers

[@mickb44]

of the past 10 years mostly autumn hands down gets my mention

[@TheProgCorner]

They get no love.

[@jeffschielka7845]

Happy Halloween Scot!🦇🐀🐈‍⬛💀🕷🎃😎

[@TheProgCorner]

Where's my 12" skeleton???

[@jeffschielka7845]

@@TheProgCorner Go look on the porch, if you dare!!!!👀🦴🧠🫀🫁👁👅☠👽👻👺👹😎

[@jefflevinson669]

Can’t disagree with your top choices ( honestly will admit don’t know some of the others ) National Health familiar with them ?Hatfield and the North?

[@TheProgCorner]

I had both of them in my Top 100 Prog bands ranking so maybe I didn't think of them as being particularly under-valued but they are both incredible!!! Two of the best two-album bands ever - along with UK!!!

[@jefflevinson669]

@@TheProgCorner love the first UK album . Prefer the Wetton Bruford Holdsworth line up .

[@TheProgCorner]

@@jefflevinson669 I love both about equally but the first one's got Bruford and Holdsworth. That's good enough for me!!!

[@dougreed2257]

Barclay james harvest, were definitely prog first few albums,it would be great to do a video on their best albums scot,i know you have loads of other ideas and such,but this would be a great video to watch scot😊

[@TheProgCorner]

I can see a BJH episode happening!!!!

[@audiofool4u]

‘Acid in Wounderland’ by Ego on the Rocks has become quite pricey to buy in vinyl or cd form. If you want to check it out Spotify and Amazon Music don’t have it but youtube has the cd release with bonus tracks. I would recommend,at first, just listening up to and including Civilization Song 1 to give you the initial release (1981) on vinyl experience. I can’t see you being disappointed if you give it a try.

[@TheProgCorner]

I am definitely going to investigate!!! Thank you, Stephen.

[@stukevideo]

Perfect!

[@audiofool4u]

‘Acid in Wounderland’ is a little one-off gem by two ex members of Eloy calling themselves Ego on the Rocks. The bonus tracks on the cd version are very good but probably would have been best served being put on a follow-up album as they alter the feel of the vinyl experience a bit. I love Anyone’s Daughter’s self-titled album. For brilliant instrumental stuff from Europe it doesn’t come much better than Schicke Führs Fröhling. ‘Sunburst’, ‘Ticket to Everywhere’ and ‘Sunburst’ are amongst their best. ‘Ammerland’ by just Führs Fröhling is a lot mellower but still great - Schicke must be the lively one in the band. While you are in Europe why not check out Grobschnitt and Holger Czukay, ex of Can. I don’t know if they would come under the title of prog rock but a little musical wandering never hurt anybody.

[@TheProgCorner]

I haven't heard that Ego On The Rocks but I LOVE Schicke, Fuhrs & Frohling!!! Awesome stuff!!!

[@JohnnyRecently]

I like and know all the bands on your list, but three. My favorites from your list? Birth Control, Renaissance, Jade Warrior, Le Orme, Echolyn, Anekdoten, Camel, Nemo/JPL, Gentle Giant, and Soft Machine. Bands I feel are criminally underrated? Nodo Gordiano, Barock Project, Wobbler, Unreal City, and lastly Big Big Train. I feel Big Big Train's last nine albums compare well with 1970s Genesis. I adore Wobbler and cherish every album. Compare well with 70's Yes. Not as good, but...What did you expect?

[@TheProgCorner]

Not as good but almost!!!!

[@mayermore6377]

Cast should be #1 underrated band ever, most of the people don't even know that they are from Mexico, since 1978 with albums starting at 1994 20 studio albums, crazy!

[@TheProgCorner]

Vigesimus was amazing!!! Can’t wait for new music from them!!! 👍👍👍

[@arnaudb.7669]

My top 25 : 1- Happy the Man 2- David Sancious and Tone 3- A Triggering Myth 4- Kaipa 5- Asturias 6- The Muffins 7- National Health 8- Univers Zero 9- SKE 10- Gilgamesh 11- Atlas 12- Yezda Urfa 13- Kenso 14- Celeste 15- Area 16- Arti e Mestieri 17- Enchant 18- Shadow Gallery 19- Yugen 20- Not a Good Sign 21- Mirthrandir 22- Karmakanic 23- Maneige 24- Miriodor 25- Homunculus Res

[@kenjones6441]

Fully agree with David Sancious and Tone and Kaipa.

[@TheProgCorner]

Homonculus Res!!!! I love them!!!

[@vdggmouse9512]

Henry Cow Cardiacs Egoband Cliffhanger Manning Nathan Mahl Fruupp Parallell or 90 Degrees Mostly Autumn Goblin Clearlight (Symphony) Etron Fou Leloublan Atoll Deus Ex Machina Triumvirat Tangerine Dream Klaus Shulze Eloy Shylock Vangelis Gordon Giltrap Horslips IQ Pineapple Thief Kayak Isildurs Bane Grobschnitt Mona Lisa Ange Boud Deun Mushroom Hatfield and The North Jean Luc Ponty Passport Quaterna Requiem Cusco After Crying Hawkwind New Trolls Latte e Miele

[@TheProgCorner]

@@vdggmouse9512 Shylock, Ange and Mona Lisa!!! French Prog rules!!!

[@bellce0]

They probably don't deserve a top ten ranking, but the prog music of Ian Lloyd and the Stories, mainly on their "Traveling Underground" album is amazing. Have you heard it? If not, check it out, Scot!

[@TheProgCorner]

I have NOT heard the whole thing. Only the one song, Mammy Blue. I see it’s here on KZbin so I’m going to go listen to it now!!!

[@bellce0]

@@TheProgCorner Yea, Mammy Blue is the only weak tune on the album. You'll be amazed by the rest of it. The title song sweeps me away every time I hear it.

[@ProggyGoat]

I have heard a little Anekdoten and loved the sound. I have a few of their albums on my Wishlist, but have ummed and ahhed too much 😆

[@TheProgCorner]

I really enjoy what they do!!! Very dark and scary Prog.

[@sapiens67]

Hi. Thanks to you, you just make me discover Nektar. What a mistake !!! I just can't believe I've never listen to them...

[@TheProgCorner]

I'm here to help!!!

[@adap2it]

Gentle Giant IS the most underrated band, no one else comes close!!

[@TheProgCorner]

My Top 3 is pretty much interchangeable!!!

[@adap2it]

@@TheProgCorner It's a difficult task for sure...However, IMO, Soft Machine are not a good fit as an underrated prog band.

[@TheProgCorner]

@@adap2it I'm curious to hear why you don't think they fit the criteria...

[@adap2it]

@@TheProgCorner As I said, it's difficult...grading the level of underrating compared to "big names" in prog. I don't believe that Soft Machine had any chance of being "rated", but not because they were not good, they were / are, a great band that were just too jazzy for the rock market.

[@TheProgCorner]

@@adap2it That's all probably true!!!

[@Prog-t9d]

Have to. Go with Big Big Train. Great modern Prog. Also , Renaissance.

[@paulcollins5586]

Citizen Cain, Greyladydown and Saens are all brilliant.

[@Soundbrigade]

Oh shit, this was an old video, but UNDERRATED … I am all in!!!!😎 Renaissance is criminally underrated and so are Moody Blues and Marillion (though I am a post-Fish fan - listen to Marbles!). I would like to add Italian Banco and Museo Rosenbach (and also PFM, though they are often mentioned). From the Netherlands Flamborough Head, mindblowing great music lots of synths and heavy riffs 🥰. From Sweden also Älgarnas Trädgård (Garden of Elks), very out-flipped. Mixed ethno, jazz, rock, folk …. Congreso from Chile!!! And last but not least Klaatu, though drummer Terry Draper says lprog pop”. And laster than last - the one album from McDonald&Giles and maybe Spring. (ELP are grossly overrated - don’t like bands where members are instrument-masturbators)

[@TheProgCorner]

A Golden Oldie!!!!!

[@StephenMerchant-up8sg]

Here's 2 UK suggestions - 'Egg' and 'Fields'. Both hammond oriented and both with Nice & ELP influences

[@TheProgCorner]

Excellent suggestions!!!! Love them both. I guess there was a second Fields album that I need to hear…

[@mordantfilms]

I was pleasantly surprised that you had Soft Machine in the #1 spot. They're my favorite band, well the Wyatt period is my favorite. I love Fifth because Phil Howard was a beast on drums. I love the BBC recordings with him. I still dig everything up to Seven because I'm a big fan of Hopper and Babbington, plus Marshall is such a great drummer. I find Bundles overrated even though it's a fine album. I like Holdsworth, but I find his lightning fast playing too frilly and cold. I really like what he did with 'Igginbottom though. Softs is a cool album, probably their most traditional prog sounding record. Etheridge is a great player. Anyway, Soft Machine as the Wyatt Hopper Ratledge trio was just mind-blowing and loud and in my opinion, bared the roots of noise and punk. I'm also a huge fan of the quintet with Dean and Dobson. I wish Dobson had stayed with them longer. He was sooo awesome.

[@TheProgCorner]

A pleasure to talk to a real Soft Machine fan!!!

[@buddhawasright]

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[@lemming9984]

Yeah, "perception" is definitely the key to an Underrated list!. To me, Soft Machine, Man, Audience and Family are as far away from Prog as you can get (almost). In the 70s/80s some of my friends who didn't listen to much rock considered any band who didn't make three minute songs and concentrated on albums to be Prog. I was constantly trying to explain the difference between Prog and Underground and other non-pop genres!

[@TheProgCorner]

it's always grounds for some excellent debates!!!

[@garygomesvedicastrology]

I would call al the bands you disqualify as Prog as among the most progressive bands. I have pretty wide range of what I consider as Progressive, but that's why we have different opinions. For instance, I don't separate Zeuhl or RIO groups as separate genres. One thing I loved about progressive was it seemed all inclusive if the people were doing something different! But I appreciate your opinion.

[@TheProgCorner]

@@garygomesvedicastrology The doctor is in!!! Thank you, Gary!!!

[@AlexAlex-dr9zc]

I would have added Aragon from Australia, Atoll and Cafeïne from France, Everon and Alias Eye from Germany, Glass Hammer from USA, Galleon and Carptree from Sweden, Citizen Cain and Landmarq from UK. and well, so much more 😄

[@TheProgCorner]

Atoll, Galleon and Glass Hammer were last minute omissions!!! Three great bands right there!!!

[@AlexAlex-dr9zc]

@@TheProgCorner If you don't know the others yet, please Scot try them. I'm sure you'll love them !

[@paulbrookes413]

Even I forgot about STACKRIDGE !!

[@TheProgCorner]

Cool band!!!

[@cliffvanderveen2590]

A great list, but I would add Tai Phong and Automatic Man.

[@TheProgCorner]

I don’t know Automatic Man. I need to investigate…

[@rogerhennie8939]

Greenslade. Maxophone.

[@TheProgCorner]

Yes!!!!

[@Headtube]

I didn't know there were 25 prog bands.

[@TheProgCorner]

Ha ha!!!

[@alancyr]

Surprised you didn't include Triumvirate or The Nice.

[@TheProgCorner]

They both could have made it but I think they are in the Prog Community consciousness...

[@bertkarlsson1421]

Did you listen to J.A.Seazer?

[@TheProgCorner]

I just got turned on to him a few months ago. Mind blown. Officially.

[@bertkarlsson1421]

@@TheProgCorner I'm glad to hear!

[@TheProgCorner]

@@bertkarlsson1421 Any recommendations?

[@bertkarlsson1421]

@@TheProgCorner Do you mean J.A.Seazer albums or albums in general?

[@TheProgCorner]

@@bertkarlsson1421 JA Seazer in particular!!!

[@marvinspira3491]

Where's Gong ?

[@TheProgCorner]

Yeah, they don’t get enough credit!!! Radio Gnome Invisible Trilogy = best trilogy in Rock history???

[@wendellwiggins3776]

MY RESPECT and Heart is 💔 broken if you didn't mention CURVED AIR. One of the finest & earliest, long lasting 70s prog and genre creators with the rare violin plus the amazing female vocalist Sonya Kristina. I would like an explanation for this oversight or intentional dismissal. LOL! OH NO and did you not mention FOCUS with incredible guitarist Jan Ackerman, etc. Please say you didn't! Blasphemous! My bad if you did!

[@TheProgCorner]

Focus was the last band I cut from the list - primarily because they had two big hits so I figured they aren't TOO underrated. Curved Air, on the other hand, should have made the list!!! Absolutely!!! Jan Ackerman is beyond great!!! Trailblazing guitarist!!!

[@32ndBrother]

IQ….. Triumvirat….. Glass Hammer…. Egg…. Matching Mole….

[@TheProgCorner]

All underrated!!!

[@FeloniusMonkInGSharp]

Hawkwind!

[@TheProgCorner]

Probably should have been on there!!!

[@FeloniusMonkInGSharp]

@@TheProgCorner They're an odd one. Kind of in the middle between space rock, psychedelic and prog. I consider them to be all connected, but some would disagree.

[@angelocastelli9610]

Where's Focus?

[@TheProgCorner]

Being that they had two enormous world wide hits I felt they weren't truly all that "underrated." But they sure are great!!! Have you heard their two latest - Focus X and Focus 11? Incredible records!!!

[@penguin-o8t]

has anyone heard of a progressive rock band called Cheshire Bronze.

[@TheProgCorner]

I have not…

[@penguin-o8t]

@@TheProgCorner Cheshire Bronze was a Los Angeles Prog Rock band in the 80's. Saw them several times. Their guitar player was nice enough to give me CD recordings of their music. CD's were independently made and were never released by a record label. I still listen to the CD's today. Music is a mixture of Yes, Genesis, Kansas, and Starcastle.

[@penguin-o8t]

@@TheProgCorner Cheshire Bronze was an 80's Prog Rock band from Los Angeles, I saw them several times. They were not on any record label, but independently recorded their music. The guitar player was nice enough to give me CD's of their music, which I still listen to today. Their music sounded very much like Yes, Genesis, Kansas, and Starcastle. They were such a wonderful band with wonderful music.

[@aquatarkus2022]

I would add Gong to that list.

[@aquatarkus2022]

Oh, and Magma. Nice to see Jade Warrior included.

[@TheProgCorner]

Gong should have been there!!!

[@jamescpotter]

Gentle Giant IS the most talented of all the prog bands or any band for that matter.

[@TheProgCorner]

You are correct about that!!!!

[@thomaswery3087]

A couple I would put on the list are Evership and Glass Hammer should be way more popular than they are.But wait they're from the U.S. so no airplay,no strippers singing no pretty boys all they have going for them is GREAT MUSIC

[@TheProgCorner]

And both from the great state of Tennessee!!! (And both are often quite open about being Christians...like another guy who lives there: Neal Morse. Is there something in the water there?)

[@R2112-i9c]

Dodałbym Egg.

[@mikereiss4216]

I wouldn't say Spock's Beard and the Flower Kings are more well known than Camel, VDGG or Gentle Giant and yet they didn't make your list. Oh well. It's your list. I actually think some bands are underrated among younger prog fans and some are underrated among older prog fans (and overrated too where the case may be).

[@TheProgCorner]

I thought long and hard about this. I didn't want to load the list with Modern Prog because (honestly) they are all underrated!!!

[@mikereiss4216]

@@TheProgCorner Well, it's all very subjective anyway.

[@davemedhurst6220]

Sadly Scott I feel your falling into the 'what Prog was' without knowing 'what prog is'. There are many new bands far better than your suggestions

[@TheProgCorner]

I try to straddle the fence!!!

[@davidjones5547]

I would take Anglagard over Anekdoten

[@TheProgCorner]

Me too but I think Anekdoten gets forgotten about…

[@davidjones5547]

@@TheProgCorner I can agree with that. Anekdoten as certainly put out more material that Anglagard over the years. But Hybris is truly one of my all time favorite albums. There is also another Scandinavian prog based band that is underrated and that is White Willow out of Norway. There is also Landberk, Sinkadus, and the Par Lindh Project. Sinkadus unfortunately has only put out 2 albums that I know of.

[@TheProgCorner]

I love all three Änglagård albums!!! And yeah , White Willow is awesome!!! Jacob Holm-Lupo!!! The man is a genius.

[@TheProgCorner]

This was my ranking of Norway’s best bands: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z36nZIeibsSHgJI

[@davidjones5547]

@@TheProgCorner I do agree with you about Wobbler. I forgot to mention them. Their song Haywain from their Afterglow album sounded like it could had been done by Gryphon