Top 10 Progressive Rock Bands

[@notoknotok]

Interviewer: what’s your favorite progressive rock band? Me: yes Interviewer: what? Me: Y E S

[@fxnska]

This is brilliant

[@MaelstromMephistoPEM]

Well played mate.

[@awesometwins2135]

Wow? You love all of them? I like progress too, but some bands are... wait, hold on... oh, never mind. I see what you did here

[@iszatso]

🎵I’ll be the roundabout🎵

[@jerrware]

Imagine a band called 'NO'. And they are the warm up band for YES. The announcer says, "Everybody give it up for NO! And the crowed replies Yessss! The announcer gets frustrated and says NO! . But the crowd replies Yesssss! Eventually the band, NO, doesn't get to come on stage. Sadly enough, the band 'NO' never makes it into the big times.

[@youreverydaysaltyiowastate5602]

You can’t deny opening Pink Floyd’s entry with Echoes was the only way to introduce them. I fucking love Echoes!

[@zackzallie8735]

Ikr, but to introduce Crimson with Elephant Talk is blasphemous!

[@velvetwatermelon2647]

@@zackzallie8735 It should’ve been Schizoid Man

[@Christamaphone]

Agreeeeed.

[@MizuSwano]

I guess Opeth is just my imagination

[@alltheworldsastage]

They should have gotten at least an HM, especially if you consider their last 3 albums.

[@marxman6896]

alltheworldsastage I think most of the fanbase would prefer to forget the last 3 turds. Blackwater Park alone should have landed them in the top ~5 of this list.

[@marxman6896]

twistedplums Re-watch 0:40 Now slap the shit out of yourself.

[@marxman6896]

twistedplums They have not done a prog metal list, or at least not a video. Regardless of their choices (which are chosen by the sheep who vote for this crap), they stated it's both rock and metal. So, the best of BOTH genres should be chosen. Opeth is THE best progressive metal band. That is not arguable.

[@Defensive_Wounds]

My thoughts exactly - where are they on here... seriously? A notable mention at-least!

[@rake4083]

Emerson Lake and Palmer is one of the pioneers of the genre, and, for me, the best

[@milegarcia6416]

Absolutely

[@Nblem7]

Valid point

[@loganrosepiler2005]

Yes, Rush?

[@jeremysequeira7797]

Definitely, what would prog rock be without ELP! They set the highest of standards in prog rock. Greg lake is probably the best rock singer and seemed like the best best rock guitarist of his time. And for Keith Emerson, he was definitely the greatest rock pianist ever and a titan compared to everyone else.

[@ariyapantong8131]

Personally its my favorite band of all time but for the best prog rock band its going to be king crimson

[@nakashidze]

No disrespect to Coheed & Cambria but putting them in Top 10 and giving Frank Zappa just an honorably mention?... are you serious? Oh and Mars Volta, Primus and Mike Patton with his various projects definitely deserve at least a mention in this list

[@jorge0079]

Primus And Mike patton not prog bands

[@Martwypłód2k12]

Primus is mediocore

[@zackzallie8735]

@@Martwypłód2k12 Primus sucks.

[@zackzallie8735]

@Vlad the Inhaler Mars Volta, Frank Zappa, Can >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Coheed & Cambria.

[@mariusscilla661]

And Camel, Marillion, Procol Harum... I mean, WTF?

[@johnnewton315]

“Hey man I’m in a rock band!” “That’s dope man, what do you play?” “The flute!” 😂😂😂

[@tommy..980]

What do you play the skin flute???🤣🤣🤣

[@froggy556]

You say that as if that's a bad thing or something.

[@sophieschollsreinkarnation5078]

imagine "The Musical Box" without the flute .... When Gabriel was gone, they never played it again, because nobody else could play the freakin flute.

[@nedd.8479]

Thanks for mentioning the Alan Parsons Project. Such an underrated band.

[@BlunderCity]

Yep, "I Robot" and" Eye in the Sky" are great albums. I also like "The Turn of a Friendly Card" and "Ammonia Avenue".

[@grantrichards4950]

Agreed

[@ANT96-x8d]

What about Starcastle and Greenslade?

[@timothybessemer7316]

Most certainly Alan Parsons should be mentioned.

[@carlosalomar7877]

Yes, they are!...

[@defuse56]

Top four in any order: Yes, ELP, Tull, Floyd, then King Crimson, Genesis, etc. Yes, I'm an old guy in my late 60's, so I saw 'em all in concert. But I can understand how Tool and others are favorites of people younger than me. I've never been able to acquire what I know is near-universal love for Geddy Lee. Everyone to their own taste, of course.

[@javierllerena5756]

defuse56 Agree but in any order : Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, Yes and Genesis ( Gabriel Era , the era with Collins is pop music )

[@playlistmaker90125]

Floyd is not prog and they sure as shit aren’t better than King Crimson…just sayin🤷‍♂️

[@johnturner4765]

tool is #9? you must have been high

[@end_me_pls3363]

yes

[@JJ-ls6el]

Classic tool fan.

[@123audeir]

yes (Fragile) and Genesis (Foxtrot) are the best albumes ever. Have you listened to the swedish group "Samla mammas Manna"? The album no.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Familjesprickor&action=edit&redlink=1 Best ever!!!!!

[@end_me_pls3363]

Audun Eiriksson WTF

[@GRYNGE7]

high! high! you must've been, highyayayaaaaa

[@sauravthapa9130]

Glad you mentioned Porcupine Tree

[@blazinlion1025]

finally I found someone who knows porcupine tree

[@moeenahmed867]

& here I am 😍

[@Ariel-cg7cx]

@@blazinlion1025 We lurk in the shadows of KZbin, waiting for other Porcupine Tree fans to slither out into the open.

[@blazinlion1025]

Ariel I let people know I’m a porcupine tree fan on KZbin anyway but no one who has watched my channel has revealed they like porcupine tree

[@Ariel-cg7cx]

@@blazinlion1025 I'm off and on. When I see someone comment on PT or some of Steven's work then I let them know, but I never really talk to anybody outside of the internet about it since most people don't know about them

[@autoduck]

Too much Prog Metal in this Prog Rock list. Prog Metal should have its own top 10 list.

[@alltheworldsastage]

This I agree with... to much great material for just one list.

[@autoduck]

Yes, genesis, king Crimson and Pink Floyd should have been in the top 4 as they practically invented prog rock.

[@pandejsal4634]

you idiot she said "rock or metal"

[@autoduck]

And I said 'too much prog metal in this prog rock list. Prog Metal should have its own top 10 list."

[@awickedtribe]

autoduck .. that's a good idea.... but who would be on it? You should do a mock up, give us an example of what you are thinking of... would this list be confined to just prog rock? Or will there be a variety of different kinds of music?

[@ogulcanyolcu8714]

It's not a list without Camel and Marillion. Progressive Rock and Progressive Metal are different genres. Yes, Genesis, Rush, Camel, Jethro Tull, King Crimson.. these are prog rock bands.

[@gamersenol8878]

Ahanda bir türk, koskoca jethro tull 10. Olmuş, aptal watchmojo prog rock ve metal arasındaki farkı bile bilmiyor... Tool, dream theater falan koymuşlar listeye xd. Camel konusunda haklısın ama marillionun girebileceğini sanmıyorum, vdgg yok lan vdgg şaka gibi resmen. Yes 5. ise bu listeyi direkt çöpe at, yesin tek takibi genesis olabilir, bu ikili zirvededir, aksini az çok bu işten anlayan kimse kabul etmez

[@missyb1020]

Totally but the progressive alt rock is also amazingI...you can love both!🙂

[@ranarm6980]

Is king crimson also art rock?

[@gamersenol8878]

@@ranarm6980 listen the track “cirkus”. It is one of the perfect definitions of art rock.

[@SujetAutomate]

ok ash renton

[@elliotyorkcameron793]

Look, Coheed and Cambria are a cool band, but there's no way they deserve to be in the top 10 ahead of Porcupine Tree, Marillion, Gentle Giant, and many others.

[@ewallart960]

Elliot York Cameron yep agreed

[@Vanillamangaro]

Strongly disagree

[@chokfm]

Don't worry my friend. Marillion is still on of the best progressive rock band of all time. If Coheed is there, it's because Gentle and many others was there!

[@pierceprzybyla1275]

Marillion gets no love her in the states

[@redirect008]

Is it very wrong of me to think that Coheed and Cambria is not even prog? More powermetal, or just... metal.

[@cantstopmike311]

Glad to see they showed Echoes

[@SuperSparrow45]

It's the only song they acknowledge as Pink Floyd outside of the Big 4 albums.

[@cantstopmike311]

+SuperSparrow45 I'd say it's their best.

[@SuperSparrow45]

Michael For me, Dogs is numero uno.

[@EchoSappho]

Me too, when Pink Floyd came on my brain went ECHOES YES! LIVE IN POMPEII MUCH YES! I think the album version is alright, but I am used to the LiP version and that one is just soooo much better!

[@Matteoarotta]

Googol 257 in fact there's nothing about syd barret, ummagumma, atom heart mother or a saucerful of secrets, just echoes which is the most famous suite, beatiful but not as progressive as all the other suite imo, if you haven't heard yet there's the alpha version, return of the sons of nothing, that's more interesting about the part performed by Richard Wright ;-)

[@prognacio]

Steven Wilson deserves a spot more than a honorable mention.

[@mahsaazhdarinosrati6240]

Ignacio Villarreal yesssssss

[@jaydixon1274]

Absolutely

[@jacobwhite9961]

Yep 100% agree

[@Maxmarts]

@@jacobwhite9961 100% 100%

[@sabyasachikashyap2241]

100%

[@HattemAlHajry]

The following bands should have been included: - Supertramp - Camel - Marillion - Opeth I agree with Pink Floyd being no. 1, also I think King Crimson should be in a higher position.

[@Gabriel-dh6zj]

Finally someone who appreciates supertramp

[@donaldmetz8586]

P.f.m.

[@atthecore4560]

Standards and taste are subjective. To make my point; As far as song writing and compositional structures skills go, Haken are a better band than Dream Theater.

[@atthecore4560]

Also, Marillion are considered the forefathers of Neo-Prog as a genre. The best of that scene, in my extremely bias opinion, is the band, Frost*. Literally, my favorite band. Easily.

[@g4kfjve7kfj34]

Barclay james harvest,, Caravan,

[@TheBrawlingBrothers]

Now that Tool is in a list, can you guys make a whole video dedicated to the Top 10 Tool songs? Please???

[@Bluargh02]

they work on it... they say.... but for far too long x.x

[@technoir1119]

I know right. Not that hard, Tool only has two albums (Aenima and Laterulas) that would make up a majority of a top 10 list.

[@Chernobog34]

I don't know. Undertow's got some good songs on it.

[@NOTJpOp4LiFe]

This. Please.

[@KiliFili13]

TheGrimGamer Your crappy band's name describes its fanbase, pleb.

[@markkeller4145]

There's one great progressive band from Poland "Riverside". They should be in this list. Album "Second life syndrome " is a masterpiece. My # 1 is Pink Floyd 2 King Crimson 3 Yes

[@sevenetic7088]

My exact tought! Riverside is underrated as hell! Best band imo!

[@sevenetic7088]

Also, check Lee Abraham!!! Very unkown but massively good

[@jacobwhite9961]

Please can we be friends I don't know many other riverside fans

[@gdmatter2286]

Perfect

[@SuperDeepurple]

Yesss riverside

[@thekillingerescapeplan4286]

Tool, Yes and Rush are my favorite

[@thekillingerescapeplan4286]

@@yusufjorgenz5951 what's the matter?

[@yusufjorgenz5951]

@@thekillingerescapeplan4286 thought that sounded like a subliminal message, tool!!! yes!! rush lol

[@thekillingerescapeplan4286]

@@yusufjorgenz5951 haha :D maybe it was... You are the chosen one Yusuf, hurry up! Solve the riddle, find the key and save the heir!!

[@paperhouse_3919]

1 - King Crimson 2 - Pink Floyd 3 - Yes 4 - Genesis 5 - Emerson, Lake & Palmer

[@Scottlp2]

I'd swap genesis for ELO (early stuff was great) but we are on the same wavelength.

[@sayantandas1300]

Fuck off jerk 😂😂😂

[@boonootoo]

I would move a couple of these around, but they should all be top 5 for sure. This is a very confusing list.

[@javierllerena5756]

King Crimson and ELP are not at the level of Jethro Tull, only few albums are good the rest is noise , J. T should be in the first three .

[@Flegetanis]

@@javierllerena5756 Actually, Tull was my favorite band for several years... Until I discovered King Crimson. So I respectfully disagree. [I've still seen Tull more than any other group, and in two countries -- USA 4 times, & twice in Israel.]

[@georgemckenna7570]

Gentle Giant at least deserved a mention. Their influence has been astounding.

[@1359401]

Not only do they deserve a mention but they happen to be the greatest most epic legendary unique innovative genius obscenely criminally underrated band ever.

[@dgchaos06]

Good stuff! I need to listen to more Rush. Here's my top ten list: 1. Everybody 2. Has 3. Their 4. Own 5. Opinion. 6. There 7. Is 8. No 9. Best 10. Artist. Enjoy the music.

[@spaceepandaa]

Best comment I've seen :)

[@nickzadrafieha5940]

I honestly think that "Is" is the best band. "Opinion." should be number 2.

[@silentcoheed7042]

No way! artist should be number 1! All seriousness, yea everyone had their own opinion, I'm a huge Coheed fan, to be honest I'm surprise they even know who Coheed is.

[@nietzschesmustache9483]

+Debraj Ghose Artist best no Is there opinion own their has everybody?

[@tofolcano9639]

opinion should be first...

[@JoseEchoes378]

Dream Theater is Progressive Metal.

[@u.v.s.5583]

If I die tomorrow, I'll be ok because I believe that every gospel song is progressive metal!!! DT have enough lame rock songs to blur the boundaries.

[@timothybessemer7316]

Overall the list seems to have some bands that could be classified as metal while leaving out some noteworthy prog rock bands. Their criteria i'm not so sure about.

[@caiograciano7562]

Tecnically Tool is prog metal too. Idk, I would give their spot to Camel and PFM and create a whole new list for prog metal(and give the top spot to Opeth, of course :) )

[@corbinm5237]

They said at the beginning that progressive metal counts for the list too.

[@zombiemachinery4868]

Metal is a rock sub-genre smartass.

[@bethgriffin9411]

Pink Floyd is also number one on there Psychedelic Band list, just shows how diverse and brilliant they are

[@saltalgilmour9745]

they are English geniuses!!

[@playlistmaker90125]

Pink Floyd is not prog. The end…

[@psyched3lictoad240]

@@playlistmaker90125L

[@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek]

​@@playlistmaker90125wtf are they then 😂

[@playlistmaker90125]

@@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek space

[@jamescatt76]

Zappa should get more than just an Honorable mention

[@Finngrinder]

Zappa and Beefheart were often much more about progression than many of the classic Prog bands themselves

[@paulobrito664]

Top 3 for sure

[@carlosalomar7877]

Zappa included so many genres in his music (the man was a Genius)!...

[@DbladeMedic]

Zappa is the very definition ofprog rock

[@carlosalomar7877]

@@DbladeMedic Zappa is the very definition of music Genius!....

[@johnnyhandegg4168]

1. Pink Floyd 2. Rush 3. Dream Theater 4. Marillion 5. King Crimson,Yes,Genesis,ELP,Fates Warning,Queensryche,Symphony X,Jethro Tull,Camel

[@silvanamuniz2652]

Dessa lista eu só deixo Rush Dreams Theather Queensryche Symphony x e ponho Opeth😅

[@MasterWilczu]

>Tries to show how King Crimson is epic. >Plays live versions of its 3rd squad. wtf

[@vitordarksider]

Wilczurin Best formation though

[@benijager1372]

Naa Vitor, the best incarnations are probably the Lark Tongues one and the Islands one, the first and the Discipline are just the most overrated

[@vitordarksider]

El estimado cabeza de glande You mean the most tight

[@JoeChewBaca]

I know, what the heck! There's plenty of 70's clips to show the various lineups.

[@angelocemoni4100]

Belew, Levin? Yeah

[@laszlosandor3281]

10. Love 9. Them 8. All 7. It's 6. Hard 5. To 4. Choose 3. Just 2. One 1. Dream Theater

[@peaceinpresence5538]

laszlo Sandor Yes

[@Amjav2t]

Not even an honorable mention for Queensryche? Wow. Seattle wasn't just grunge ya know.

[@musicman6555]

I'm from Seattle and it's so annoying when people just think of grunge and Jimi. I mean there's so much other stuff from here. Queensryche, Melvins and even softer stuff like Ben Gibbard's projects and Rilo Kiley

[@LEYLANDGAMER]

I would consider Spoonman - Soundgarden dabbling in prog with the spoon clattering interlude in the middle of the song. Also grunge

[@eliv370]

@@musicman6555 David fucking Wayne

[@kellybarthel8060]

@@musicman6555 and Heart for sure.

[@jorgesequera7533]

Soundgarden made The difference with The rest of grunge bands

[@hebertgarcia4447]

Gentle Giant deserved a honorable mention as well

[@mrprogrock1]

+Hebert Garcia deserved top5

[@ClearTheRubble7]

My personal favorite prog band.

[@progbass56]

Yeah, I think the OM's could have gone on for a long while.

[@Supperbeta]

Realredraccoon Too progressive? But they mention Zappa...

[@stepanvalek2221]

And also Camel, Van Der Graaf Generator, Deep Purple and Focus

[@vinniesaint5379]

No Opeth wtf...

[@nietzschesmustache9483]

Well they are considerd more of a Prog Metal band.

[@Dilidjent]

Hey Check Up My Version Please :) Thank You!

[@vinniesaint5379]

Dilidjent Of course! np

[@strangekitchenappliances2314]

+Dimebag Darrell they say progressive rock and metal at the beginning, nice name btw RIP the true guitar God

[@drummerinthepark9641]

Opeth tries to copy all the seventies band and yet people think they are giants. Opeth should keep doing one thing at a time, trying to play prog and death at the same time doesn't work for them anymore with their mild approach. If they stick to prog rock which most people do not know what it is then the band will certainly release something close to Selling England by the Pound or Starless.

[@stayup1217]

Pink Floyd was my first introduction to prog rock, then Yes, then Genesis, then King Crimson, then Rush. I later "discovered" Camel. These are my top 6 prog rock bands of all time

[@diegodelatorr3780]

I'm introducing into this music right now. Thank you for sharing Rush and Camel, i didnt hear about them until now

[@Tavat]

No shot that Camel is better than Tull.

[@playlistmaker90125]

Yes was your introduction to prog rock…

[@Keima_Katsuragi.]

Try ELP

[@Soloman_Gumball]

Frank Zappa is more experimental than progressive, but if you're going to include him in the talk as an honorable mention, you should have just made him #1

[@Soloman_Gumball]

GOAT

[@Jakromha]

#2, Pink Floyd is still better.

[@Soloman_Gumball]

Jakromha Says 13 yo girls that buy Pink Floyd t-shirts to look cool

[@Soloman_Gumball]

Jakromha l2 acronyms

[@Jakromha]

***** Frank Zappa was better than most of the people in the list. Only Pink Floyd was better.

[@jadedemotions9891]

10. It's 9. Hard 8. To 7. Judge 6. As 5. All 4. These 3. Are 2. Great 1. Genesis

[@carlosalomar7877]

Just great!...(best coment)!

[@cyberserk5614]

Gentle Giant

[@MultiAwesomeboy24]

Second favorite band of all time

[@bennomat12345]

Very good, son.... made me laugh Just got back from a Hackett concert... probably the best music I will ever have the pleasure of hearing

[@henryramsey9690]

Gebesis

[@manbex4266]

You should have written ''Progressive rock AND METAL bands" in the title

[@BucketFullGames]

Yeah! I hate it when people still categorize Metal as a subgenre of Rock only because it's played with the same instruments - but it sounds totally different!

[@jamiewesson898]

no way are tool a prog band they are techicnical metal as are kings x and voi vod

[@frosch161]

Tool is easy to explain: Art ;)

[@christian9146]

​@@BucketFullGamesmetal is a sub genre of rock

[@BucketFullGames]

@@christian9146 no it's not. Period 🤘

[@MuttleyVonErich00]

Would have been nice to see Uriah Heep get an honourable mention at the very least. The title track from Salisbury is epic. They were at one time considered to be part of the 'big four' of British rock in the 70s. Trailing behind Sabbath, Zeppelin and Purple.

[@richardmetzler7909]

I really like Uriah Heep, but I consider them mostly a straightforward rock band with a few excursions into proggish terrain (similar to Led Zeppelin).

[@OffLeatherWings]

Coheed & Cambria higher than Tool?

[@sidewindersith]

Yep! Tool can get boring sometimes man.

[@DrNachoRS]

Coheed is amazing! try listening to some of their lesser known songs, you might like them!

[@OffLeatherWings]

sidewindersith What C&C can you recommend me?

[@technoir1119]

I know right.

[@sidewindersith]

The first three albums are amazing but I think their two newest albums(it's a double album really) are great for new listeners. Check out Sentry The Defiant, that baritone guitar the use is dope!

[@kabood777]

clearly, prog-rock is not their specialty...please do a little more research before making these sort of lists.

[@williamschlueter6446]

It's about money..this is a TERRIBLE List. Frank Zappa

[@gummypuss69]

Yes, they have too many newer bands and not enough of the classics for my liking.

[@rbrt.a7063]

And where thé fuck is The Mars Volta

[@Boston84]

They need to make 2 lists. Prog rock and prog metal. If they did, bands like Alan Parsons Project, Camel, Gentle Giant, and Frank Zappa would have been on there

[@snarfsnarfff]

They got #1 right at least.

[@AjaySharma-sy8te]

R.I.P Keith Emerson.. :(

[@Snardbafulator]

My first musical hero as a teenager ... poor guy, believing his life is worthless because of his poor, injured hands and tendons. I really felt for him.

[@rogerwaters3165]

And Chris Squire

[@williambeutler9399]

My favorites are also the ones that I've seen in person. 1: Yes (4 times) 2: Pink Floyd (1 time) 3: Queensryche (3 times) 4: Rush (1 time) 5: Gentle Giant (1 time) 6: Starcastle (Remember them? 1 time) Honorable Mention: Type-O Negative (2 times)

[@mrsequera2772]

type o negative Is Gothic band

[@williambeutler9399]

@@mrsequera2772 I know that, but I gave them an Honorable Mention because, like the others, they are not the type of band you would normally hear on a Top 40 radio station.

[@playlistmaker90125]

Pink Floyd is not prog. Where is King Crimson on your list?

[@manolmomchilov1192]

One of the shittiest presentations of King Crimson (basically one of the first ever prog-rock bands).

[@DX7036]

they basically showed the only songs by them which aren't progressive (except for Elephant talk) ...I think they done it beacuse if people heard songs like "Starless" "Epitaph" or "Construkction of light" there'll be more complaining why they are not #1 (and rightly so) ...

[@manolmomchilov1192]

+DX7036 What pisses me even more is that they didn't even MENTION Cream. Their "Wheels Of Fire" album is as early prog as it can get. Do you imagine bands like Rush and Yes even existing without the influence of Cream?! WatchMojo's guys must be either retarded or really uninformed. I hope it's the first option, because it's somehow easier to handle.

[@DX7036]

well I dont really think them as being "prog" but they certainly are more complex than those "Coheed and Cambria" (who I didnt know until now), and they also don't include Focus , Camel , Gentle Giant , Kansas and lots more...again they only pick up the most popular one , but the fact is we're talking about prog music and popularity has nothing to do with it , is just about the music

[@manolmomchilov1192]

DX7036 Cream are an early example of really professional jazz/blues/pop musicians coming together and making something new, heavy, original and unique. I'm not even discussing their musicianship. Ginger Baker - one of the first drummers to have a second bass drum. Cream were taking music loudness to a completely different level: it's one thing when you play a musically complex composition with a standard (of the time) rock equipment, it's a completely different experience when you attack the audience with a million Watts of sound, produced by (the newly emerged) Marshalls. And Jack Bruce's compositions were really complex, multilayered, filled with irregular rhytms.... Cream may be perceived as "just that 60s hippie band", but they are more prog than some of the bands on this list.

[@manolmomchilov1192]

DX7036 And you're right about ommited bands. I would add such bands as Egg, Faust, Tangerine Dream, lots of the so-called "Krautrock" movement... This is just a list, compiled by people, who really don't know music that well.

[@tarquela]

Where's GENTLE GIANT?!

[@It9LpBFS37]

I came here for gentle giant. Saw this comment. Disliked. Left the video.

[@stevedotwood]

They were amazing!!! I only found out a few months back. What have I been missing all those years

[@garycitro1674]

It's not a terrible list overall, but indeed to not have Gentle Giant on it, even as an honorable mention, while you have Tool and other BS on it is just criminal. GG may not have been "popular" as stated as criteria up front, but they were the definition of prog, and the most talented band I've ever seen.

[@montygreen6228]

@@garycitro1674 I agree with your comment. Gentle Giant had quite an impact on me in the seventies.They played the academy of music on 14th street.I seen them on the king biscuit flower hour and they just blew me away.Great band.sad they were not that popular in New York,I still have all of there albums on vinyl.I am addicted to the band.They are definitely the definition of progressive rock,the most talented band ever.

[@garycitro1674]

@@montygreen6228 Hey Monty, I saw them at the academy as well! I lived on Long Island and whenever they toured I'd see them in the city and also at the Calderone Concert Hall in Hempstead. Towards the end, the band fizzled trying to get that big hit single. A few of the members still do conventions and stuff, really nice guys and you can look that up on their homepage.

[@jaredg.2211]

My Favorites 1. Rush 2. Pink Floyd 3. Tool 4. Dream Theater 5. King Crimson 6. Meshuggah

[@scottmurdock01z]

Isn't Meshuggah a Swedish metal band?

[@adam-uy7be]

King crimson!

[@Antonio-y9c2n]

@@adam-uy7be kekka dake da

[@Acalmujannahmalaysia]

Omaigod you should here more King Crimson, then Van Der Graaf

[@TheBadash44]

Meshuggah is classified as groove metal

[@tiagosantiago6220]

My top 10 1- Yes 2- Genesis 3- Rush 4- King Crimson 5- Emerson, Lake and Palmer 6- Jenthro Tull 7- Dream Theater 8- Tool 9- Camel 10- Van der Graaf Generator

[@fernandocrespin7201]

1. Tool 2. Dream Theater 3. Rush 4. King Crimson 5. Genesis 6. Porcupine Tree 7. Meshuggah 8. Yes 9. Jinjer 10. Symphony X

[@Robin____]

For me, my all time progressive rock favourites would have to be: YES and GENESIS.

[@TheRabidPosum]

Love Genesis, hate yes.

[@Webi12]

No for yes :-)

[@BillPhurnell]

yes is awesome! Don't listen to haters.

[@TheRabidPosum]

+Tony DeRosa yes sucks.

[@BillPhurnell]

+TheRabidPosum shut up, Genesis sucks. Phil Collins sounds like a dying cat with AIDS when he sings

[@DbladeMedic]

5. Tool 4. Rush 3. Pink Floyd 2. Queensryche 1. Dream Theater Thats my list

[@jax1670]

Opeth? Gojira?

[@DbladeMedic]

@@jax1670 Theyre great to but dont make my top five. Frank Zappa is another great prog band butbstill doesnt make my top five

[@DbladeMedic]

@Carlos Sánchez 👍

[@matthewrush-kw4cg]

How is YES number 5?!?!?! Ashamed They are the definition of PROG

[@jakubshouseofrock7109]

Agree !!

[@kevincaleca2274]

All mentioned are incredible musicians but there is only YES!!!

[@PitchSkullBlack]

Yes is so fucking overrated in my opinion. Load of shit for the most part - spare a couple songs and the album drama -.

[@melaniefelsher4356]

Agree, to the nth degree. When people who don’t know prog from bluegrass think of prog, YES are who comes to mind.

[@angelom.palmeira8359]

And still they forgot Kansas!

[@calebdickerson2003]

1. Pink Floyd 2. King Crimson 3. Genesis 4. Tool 5. Yes 6. Rush 7. Jethro Tull 8. Electric Light Orchestra 9. Dream Theater 10. The Alan Parson’s Project

[@jacobwhite9961]

Riverside?

[@aluandcache7336]

Dream Theater at no 9 in progressive? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@aluandcache7336]

@@calebdickerson2003 You might be joking or haven't listened. I think you're not able to listen such technical or musical stuffs together..

[@aluandcache7336]

I've 100% respect for other bands listed here. They are full of legends but compared to Dream Theatre, nah they will be like as students.. Even insanely better musical and technical bands like Symphony X and Opeth are students in front of DT..

[@aluandcache7336]

@@calebdickerson2003 Only influential? I say they are Pioneer.. Even I think I didn't miss any album of Pink Floyd since 80's.. Even heard most KC albums.. But sorry no one couldn't be the same level of DT's techniques and music.. Not even close.. Now I can't disrespect one's test as you said pleasant, but what I've said isn't any fanboy's words but musical terms which are facts..

[@archie8511]

1. King Crimson 2. Emerson, Lake, and Palmer 3. Rush 4. Yes 5. Dream Theater 6. U.K. 7. Frank Zappa 8. Soft Machine 9. Genesis 10. Jethro Tull

[@playlistmaker90125]

Rush over Yes??? Oh well at least you didn’t put Rush over King Crimson and I’m glad you didn’t include PF🤮

[@Theweeze100]

Gentle Giant? YES #5 ???

[@TheWatcherofsky]

My list 10) Dream Theater 9) Jethro Tull 8) Marillion 7) Rush 6) UK 5) Pink Floyd 4) Emerson Lake & Palmer 3) King Crimson 2) Yes 1) Genesis (with Peter Gabriel) Honorable Mentions: Porcupine Tree, Transatlantic, Leprous, Triumvirat, PFM. Le Orme, Gentle Giant, Riverside and Camel.

[@dirtyred3590]

Don't forget Pineapple Thief

[@PiratePrincessYuki]

For me it’s Dream Theater and Aventasia.

[@playlistmaker90125]

Swap Dream Theater with PF

[@poemoe1493]

I'm really glad The Moody Blues was at least in Honorable Mention 🙏🏻

[@myspace_king]

10. All 9. Of 8. These 7. Bands 6. Are 5. Great 4. Prog 3. Rock 2. Bands 1. Yes

[@MultiAwesomeboy24]

Yes is fantastic but I wouldn't put them at one

[@jumphawk8836]

Yes

[@theperfectstranger01]

Correction: 1. King Crimson

[@jakubshouseofrock7109]

@@MultiAwesomeboy24 I would put them at number 1, if anything just for Chris Squire's bass tone alone ! haha

[@dmitry_leo5819]

1. King Crimson 2. Van der Graaf Generator 3. Genesis 4. Yes. 5. Jethro Tull

[@Acalmujannahmalaysia]

This is the Truth!

[@dmitry_leo5819]

@@Acalmujannahmalaysia I forgot Gentle Giant(

[@garais1963]

precisely!

[@ASSdestroyer-bv1ey]

Pink Floyd?

[@montygreen6228]

@@dmitry_leo5819 I love Gentle Giant

[@aaronjablonski1824]

This video is a premier example of WatchMojo out on a money-hungry revenue binge and being too far out of their element. There are two eras of Progressive Rock (Classic and Modern era) and they made the mistake of mixing them together.

[@hyalinamusic18]

Aaron Jablonski They should've had at least three lists Top 10 Classic Progressive Rock Bands Top 10 Modern Progressive Rock Bands Top 10 Progressive Metal Bands

[@AA-sn9lz]

Buddy, this is their element. If bymistake, they make a good list, then theyre outta their element

[@Ariel-cg7cx]

@@AA-sn9lz ^ This is a good point.

[@Ariel-cg7cx]

But I Completely agree with this statement. But we all know WatchMoho didn't actually go and listen to any music, then just skimmed around on the internet. Porcupine Tree deserves more than an honorable mention. They, like a few others are kind of the go to's of Modern Prog.

[@sherwintavarez8539]

Alan's Parsons project is such an iconic band, it should've got a spot in the top 10

[@karbyy12]

+♾️

[@karbyy12]

+♾️

[@Theodupreez]

Where is Focus?

[@danmseattle975]

Are they the guys that did "Hocus Pocus?'

[@cacolemon1811]

Yes, Kansas should totally be in there. And the band Threshold should get an honorable mention.

[@Otakuchan9X]

> King Crimson followed up by Roundabout by Yes > Is this a JoJo’s Reference?

[@gogbone]

fuck off

[@joeymalaria4702]

I NEED YANDHI gonna shit and come

[@progrockpondscum2764]

fuck off

[@Ariel-cg7cx]

Yes.

[@nerozvn]

hoes mad hoes mad

[@jorgesequera8876]

My Top 10 Prog Rock/Metal bands 10) Tool 9) Alan Parsons Project 8) Soft Machine 7) Supertramp 6) Dream Theater 5) Yes 4) Emerson Lake & Palmer 3) Pink Floyd 2) Rush 1) King Crimson Honorable Mentions Primus Meshuggah Opeth Atomic Rooster Mr Bungle

[@jorgeelcurioso5659]

This is My Favorite Genre Of Music I Love Prog Rock/Metal. This is My list. 10) Porcupine Three 9) Camel 8) Tool 7) Jethro Tull 6) Dream Theater 5) Yes 4) King Crimson 3) Pink Floyd 2) Génesis 1) Rush Honorable Mentions: Pain Of Salvation Gong Gentle Giant Supertramp Queensryche.

[@thirstyfajita4115]

Respectable

[@itis4865]

Add devin townsend

[@ayi5845]

Where tf is ELP ?

[@fritztraubeneiche3395]

What do you think about Savatage and Threshold, to which genre they belong ?

[@wiebenijenhuis1825]

Honestly Steven Wilson's solo stuff is just as good if not better as Porcupine tree

[@EduardoHernandez-jg9sm]

Camel is not in this list, I know they were not one of the most famous bands but they were without doubt one of the best band to ever exist until today. their music can teach a view from their eyes in a very profound way

[@arubaluba4276]

I agree.👍

[@thepredsrule]

Eduardo Hernandez camel

[@afsinkum8400]

King Crimson is the definition of the prog.

[@arashtaheri9172]

Afşin Kum no Dream theater is

[@JoeChewBaca]

Made EVERYONE up their game in late 60's/early 70's. Jon Anderson of Yes saw them live and got blown away. He even sang on the Lizard album and then KC stole Bill Bruford from Yes. Jon Anderson quote : "... One of the first times I saw a band that really blew my mind was the first show of King Crimson at the Speakeasy Club in London, they did their whole first album, and it was their first ever show and me and Chris (Squire) just stood there and after the show I looked to Chris and said we gotta rehearse more man!" Yep, the definition of Progressive Rock.

[@Chaturanger]

Up and down albums like Yes and Genesis...More consistent is Tool...only 4 albums in 15 years but incredible.

[@chrismunns1163]

Yes should be higher than 5. Probably the most original of the lot.

[@ruslanyaparov6338]

King Crimson should be at top 2. Why have you shown only their late period, not classic like starless, epitaph and larks tongues in aspic. And you must be crazy if you think that dream theater is better than king crimson and yes. And wtf is Coheed and Cambria, where is Camel, Van der Graaf Generator, Pain of Salvation, Porcupine Tree, Opeth and others?

[@metalblade8787]

I agree

[@digitaldeathsquid3448]

+Руслан Япаров Porcupine Tree was in the honourable mentions

[@airtempest8945]

+Руслан Япаров In The Court Of The Crimson King was one of the first progressive rock albums and it's an excellent one too! King Crimson were one of the first progressive rockers! Why are they only at number 6? Also, where's Supertramp?

[@airtempest8945]

I totally agree that Frank Zappa should be on here, that is if I overlook one thing (That clearly Watchmojo doesn't know the definition of. A band is a collective of people! In some Watchmojo lists, they clearly don't know the definition of a band. I facepalm so hard sometimes. Also, I don't really like Dream Theatre. Finally, I don't see how you can put Emerson, Lake and Palmer only two spots behind King Crimson (who should at least be in the top 3). Emerson, Lake and Palmer wouldn't exist without King Crimson!

[@BunnyCommando]

+Руслан Япаров I am the only person that doesn't seem to be but hurt by this list. Suck it internet!

[@enzoleonardo4962]

For me: 1: King Crimson 2: Yes 3: Pink Floyd 4: Emerson, Lake and Palmer 5: Genesis 6: Rush 7: Tool 8: The Mars Volta 9: The Moody Blues 10: Camel

[@ericpiazzi3444]

Enzo Sisnero not bad, for me genesis and king crimson are the 2 greatest with zappa and rush next

[@ZoidBorgir]

I'm surprised tool wasn't higher

[@orcatwar9810]

me to

[@BlunderCity]

I'm surprised Tool is on the list at all.

[@hazardousenvironmentspart0540]

Here is my list 5. TOOL 4. Genesis (Before Phil Collins ruined it) 3. Yes 2. Pink Floyd 1. The Mars Volta

[@Spitson7771]

Duh

[@RedDeadPlayer03]

1) Genesis 2) Steven Wilson/ Porcupine Tree 3) Yes 4) Anathema 5)Katatonia That's my top 5.

[@ChuckyDoll79]

Since you like Katatonia and Anathema, you may like X-Japan. Try their following songs: Art of Life, Rose of Pain and Silent Jealousy

[@playlistmaker90125]

THANK YOU for not putting PF and Rush on your list (though I wish KC was on it)

[@RedDeadPlayer03]

@@playlistmaker90125 bro it was 4 years ago. my tastes have changed. 1) genesis 2)porcupine tree 3)haken 4)the contortionist 5)kc

[@RedDeadPlayer03]

plus i'd never put pink floyd in a prog rock roaster lol

[@msamericanpatriot]

What about Savatage who later spawned the behemoth Trans Siberian Orchestra? Both have released MORE than one record for sure with TSO having THREE Christmas releases and three non Christmas releases. Savatage has three concept releases and other releases as well.

[@brettmarlar4154]

msamericanpatriot I would consider Savatage and T.S.O. (both of whom I adore just to make sure this doesn't get twisted into hate on them) to be less Prog, and more Neoclassical Metal. Besides Beethoven's Last Night there just isn't enough conceptual cohesion to be considered Prog. Mountain King would've also landed closer to early Power Metal as well, in my opinion. Take it for what it's worth, but I di applaud you for bringing them up.

[@AslansAngel1]

I'd categorize Savatage and T.S.O. as Neoclassical Metal too, though on Wiki they are listed under Prog Rock. Both excellent.

[@marcellosalis5063]

Savatage is not progressive rock. Maybe prog metal (to an extent) but clearly below Dream Theater (which by the way should be 9th or 10th in this list, if any...).

[@BRADY0EARL]

One of my favorite bands of all time. Savatage was the definition of progressive rock, they even released a rock opera album. But Gutter Ballet will always reign. They went to crap after Jon stopped singing

[@lynnwalsh1609]

Nope, that is not true unless you just mean personally for you they went to crap. But Jon does not sing at all on only one Savatage Album.

[@arathar24l]

Personally my list would be: 1. Yes 2. Rush 3. King Crimson 4. Genesis 5. Pink Floyd 6. Van Der Graaf Generator 7. Opeth 8. Porcupine Tree/Steven WIlson's Solo stuff 9. Jethro Tull 10. Dream Theater 11. Gentle Giant 12. Camel 13. Tool 14. Between the Buried and me 15. Riverside

[@ashujchwd]

where is Led Zeppelin?

[@alexpentecost4430]

+Ashuj Chawda They aren't really prog

[@ashujchwd]

+Bleeding Thumbs Murphy and who are u? ...a judge?....i got high just listening to them... +_+

[@bamblo4273]

I would throw in beggars opera and soft machine in there somewhere as well.

[@pervotheclown2199]

camel tool lol

[@scabbarae]

(Classic era prog only) 10. Van der Graaf Generator 9. Caravan 8. Gentle Giant 7. ELP 6. Renaissance 5. Rush 4. Jethro Tull 3. Genesis 2. Yes 1. King Crimson

[@obiwankenobi6345]

This is Prog for an American... not an European

[@colegill6368]

Not all of these bands are "American"

[@deanroddey2881]

Genesis, Yes, Jethro Tull, ELP, and Pink Floyd are English. Rush are Canadian. So obviously Obi Wan needs to put down the light saber and study up a bit before posting. Sadly, the US really didn't have any major entries in the original flowering of Prog. We had psychedelia of course, which has various similarities, but it's not the same. Some things that, say, The Doors did were very close to progressive rock. Zappa, who was mentioned here, I don't consider progressive rock either. He was sort of his own complete universe really. For a brief period there Styx was almost a serious prog rock band, though closer to pop-prog. Ultimately, most of the later US bands that some would call prog are not in my opinion, they are more metal than prog. Tool I'll give a pass, though they are extremely heavy most of the time as well.

[@joschawullbrand1645]

For american listeners. Saga i.e. is a canadian band, that deserves to be in that list more than most of the others.

[@CrossCuntryFranco]

And FM as well, and they're SO underrated.

[@MrRezRising]

Is that why Pink Floyd won #1? Because they're so American? How about when the Germans bombed Cleveland Ohio in The Wall. THAT was great.

[@fringeclass6109]

1. Pink Floyd 2. King Crimson 3. Yes 4. Jethro Tull 5. Rush

[@Tyler-sy7jo]

I might've swapped Rush and Pink Floyd but I'm just glad Rush made it to #2. With almost 50 years of doing what they do, it only makes sense for them to be up there.

[@Tyler-sy7jo]

And before someone says so, I'm not hating on Floyd. I just prefer higher energy in my music which makes me put Rush slightly above Floyd. That and being canadian, Rush popped up on the radio here more than Floyd so my opinion is heavily biased.

[@TurntUpTurtles]

rush is one of the worst rock bands ever.They seriously sound like a dying mouse.

[@Tyler-sy7jo]

Josh Lovez Stuff *shrugs* It's not for everyone.

[@bort6459]

As a rush fan: They simply aren't as good as Pink Floyd. While they're work often requires technical precision technical precision does not arbitrarily make it the best music. Their later years are not as consistently good, and the songs that separate them from pop rock are the more low energy pieces that use the bombast beyond the recognizable band aesthetic.

[@odoloid]

Josh Lovez Stuff Go back and listen to Miley Cyrus and Nicki Minaj if Rush is too complex for you.

[@psychlos21]

Coheed and Cambria and no Kansas? Kansas were huge in the 70s. They wrote amazing music and were technically at the top of their game. These lists are sometimes disappointing.

[@Ichiboy900]

Can't believe Porcupine Tree just got an honorable mention. Could've easily replaced one of the dime a dozen prog metal bands on here with them.

[@lucasli.q9510]

I agree. Never understood the appeal of bands like Tool and Dream Theather. I can't really call them progressive, I always thought they are just metal bands who stopped to listen to Yes and Rush once in a while. Porcupine Tree is one of the few contemporary "prog" band who truly understand what "prog" is.

[@xXMattyXGoesXRawrXx]

TimmiT Lucas li.q what's the Porcupine Tree song used in that montage?

[@Ichiboy900]

***** I believe it's "Arriving Somewhere but Not Here". It's probably their heaviest song.

[@marxman6896]

TimmiT I'm fairly sure half of the "Fear of a Blank Planet" album is heavier than Arriving Somewhere. Lucas li.q Tool is probably the most unique band on this list of fairly unique bands. Their work with time signatures and drum polyrhythms is incredibly unique, not to mention half the fucking metal scene trying to copy Maynard's singing style.

[@MattJones-ki6wh]

I think they should be higher, they are the second most successful modern prog band, ( including Steven Wilson solo albums) in the uk at least and I'm a massive prog fan and I've never heard of Coheed and Cambria? Mars Volta, District 97 should've had a mention.

[@drmanny1957]

It’s been a PERSONAL journey. Grew up with 'CLASSIC': Pink Floyd, King Crimson, Yes, Genesis, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Frank Zappa, Gentle Giant, Crack The Sky, Soft Machine, Van Der Graaf Generator, Renaissance, Jethro Tull, Premiata Forneria Marconi, Can, Hawkwind, Camel, Triumvirat, and (if you want to consider them prog) Nektar. But if I wanted something ‘POPPIER’: ELO, Kansas, The Moody Blues, Focus, Supertramp, The Alan Parsons Project, Mike Oldfield, and (if you want to consider them prog) 10cc. Soon thereafter I discovered ‘NEWER’ stuff: Rush, The Mars Volta, Porcupine Tree, Spock's Beard, and (if you want to consider them prog) Trans-Siberian Orchestra / Savatage. And in more recent years I have developed a liking for something ‘HEAVIER’: Marillion, Coheed & Cambria, Tool, Queensrÿche, Mastodon, Opeth, Dream Theater. So...I guess that would be my Top 40 List. (In no particular order obviously.)

[@YavorM-Yash]

Marillion heavier?! What "heavy" stuff you've been listen by them?

[@drmanny1957]

@@YavorM-Yash Good point. My mistake. Should be in the group just above where I wound up putting them. They belong with the 'Newer Stuff.' (At least they are for me.) Actually, they kind of remind me of Gabriel-era genesis.

[@peterichards3261]

Van Der Graaf Generator and Camel and PFM should be in there absolutely

[@brycemoyer3087]

The only problem I have is Rush in the same section as TSO, while I like TSO, they came way after Rush.

[@wesleycolemanmusic]

I would consider Kansas classic, personally.

[@lieutenantmoo334]

Dream Theater is like if Rush and Metallica had a baby

[@DaewangMohan]

Space Cookie still way better than metallica

[@akdiwijxkssk4832]

Iron maiden and slayer and metalica and megadeath and rhapsody of fire are dream theater's babies

[@brockbaldridge7620]

That’s exactly what I’ve said

[@HollowDesert]

Space Cookie More like rush and Iron Maiden.

[@brockbaldridge7620]

Ein Walroß and Metallica is the cousin

[@meravi7210]

5:25 I was like "Primus?" Haha

[@aristotleasparaguspodcast1129]

I literally had the exact same experience

[@jorge0079]

Primus influences is King Crimson, Metallica, Rush, Funkadelic And Jaco Pastorius

[@ivanyiattila3547]

But he Tony Levin. :D

[@guwnodupa427]

It's sad... It's sad that everyone in commments argue about Opeth being not included on that list or Pink Floyd and Dream Theather being high on that list, but ABSOLUTELY NO ONE CARES THAT *SOFT MACHINE* AND *VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR* WEREN'T INCLUDED ON THAT LIST! :(

[@MrBadMf]

I do! Uriah Heep wasn't mentioned either...

[@marcellosalis5063]

Van der Graaf Generator!!!

[@marcellosalis5063]

@@MrBadMf I wouldn't define Uriah Heep as progressive, at least not at the same amount as the bands already named.

[@MrBadMf]

Marcello Salis I'd like to count them in. Maybe not all tracks, but a lot of them are. Same with Rush. But I think they contributed. Back then, it was a natural evolution from psychedelic rock to progrock to progressive metal now. For me, even jazz fusion things are part of that same evolution. It's just labels you know...

[@faiqlatif3122]

Or even Gentle Giant

[@peteguard3571]

Pink Floyd is its own genre.

[@chrisevans9553]

I agree, they are tough to classify!

[@brianmicheltalgo3443]

Agree - not classic prog. More Psychedelic Rock, imho

[@megasales1711]

I can relate to that because I have always felt that way about Rush.

[@carlpeterson8182]

I agree. Rush also. Progressive and not progressive.

[@davidwhitmer8295]

I really abhor most labels. In terms of music, prog rock/metal is especially troublesome. Hell, I'll toss Mr. Bungle as well as just about anything from Mike Patton into the mix.

[@pedrosantos-yp1ym]

THANK YOU, MY FAVOURITES ARE: The Moody Blues, Pink Floyd, Yes, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Jethro Tull, Genesis, Supertramp (not here).

[@gobbiprimus8167]

Putting King Crimson and Yes on number 6 and 5 respectively was actually insulting. While I am a big Dream Theater fan. They do not beat KC, Yes and ELP not by a long shot. Also, not even a mention of queensryche? Bloody criminal.

[@SagaFraga]

Where's Kansas!

[@slstlo5316]

Kansas is one level above these bands

[@PhantomCounty]

SagaFraga ...between Missouri and Colorado... Does this help any? Lol.

[@BobbyCarby]

Exactly what I thought

[@stevejackson7365]

SagaFraga safe on a list all their own.

[@rushyeskansas]

Read my user name and you know my list :))) ... and YEAH, KANSAS IS MISSING,

[@brianthomas2182]

My Top 15 Prog Rock Bands Of All Time #15 The Moody Blues #14 Frank Zappa #13 Procol Harum #12 Tool #11 Primus #10 Electric Light Orchestra #9 Kansas #8 Emerson, Lake, & Palmer #7 Jethro Tull #6 King Crimson #5 Yes #4 Genesis #3 Dream Theater #2 Rush #1 Pink Floyd

[@bobsandler4563]

+Brian Thomas That's a good list. I would take Primus out and add Porcupine Tree

[@Okrogsveta5]

Great list

[@brianthomas2182]

Thanks Bob and Okrogsveta- Primus is a fav and I just have a soft spot for them. I do love Porcupine Tree, though,

[@bobsandler4563]

It's all personal preference. I like Primus - just have become a huge fan of Steven Wilson. Grew up loving typical art rock/prog - ELP, Yes, Genesis. Not sure I've ever liked anyone as much as Steven Wilson.

[@brianthomas2182]

I like Wilson a lot too. My favorite person in prog rock is Neil Peart, though.

[@hmtraouf607]

Pink Floyd is genre.

[@MultiAwesomeboy24]

True

[@ACG7001]

HMT Raouf Pink Floyd is overrated as fuck

[@fenylmecc6347]

SketchyGamer noway, what made you say that?

[@henryramsey9690]

@@ACG7001 You are overrated.

[@ACG7001]

henry ramsey shut up fucker

[@awesometwins2135]

My Faveorite 1:Pink Floyd 2: Yes 3 Rush 4 Tool

[@tomscott4045]

Gentle Giant did not make the list? Incredible musicians who sang and doubled or tripled on instruments. This list is incomplete without them.

[@knutnskar6796]

True. GG should be top 3 IMO

[@SAHogan-ih3bo]

TS: A talented bunch, to be sure, but--unlike GENESIS and YES--this band DID NOT learn how to make its sound radio-friendly.

[@cyberserk5614]

@@SAHogan-ih3bo Radio-friendly and Prog Rock doesn't coexist very well

[@SAHogan-ih3bo]

CB: No, but bands like GENESIS and YES were able to strike a balance.

[@synthonaplinth5980]

@@SAHogan-ih3bo They did try, starting with 'Giant For A Day'. Progressive rock was never radio friendly. Yes and Genesis went pop in the eighties.

[@wes8723]

I really love the Polish prog band Riverside.. check them out if you like great prog rock/metal.. it is worth it

[@Wilantonjakov]

check out a dutch band called Focus! incredible stuff

[@Abymen1]

Also “Airbag”

[@HeyAntnee]

Did you ever listen to The Pineapple Thief? You might like!

[@Trx-ep7rg]

I was SHOCKED to see Rush at 2 and was like how can there any prog band be better than them. I forgot Pink Floyd existed.

[@fredsanford3958]

how dare you

[@gummypuss69]

I personally prefer Rush over Pink Floyd but that might be largely because I'm a Toronto boy.

[@killingjokez9876]

Porcupine tree

[@IarwainBen-adar]

Floyd is barely Prog

[@Trx-ep7rg]

@@IarwainBen-adar You never heard Animals?

[@lawnboyfreak]

Dream Theater from Boston?!?! Try New York.

[@americamartinez4502]

try something with Portnoy haha

[@raizedbynerdz8718]

Kudos for pronouncing Neil Peart's last name correctly

[@nickthemusicnerd4569]

I know right! It’s awesome to here. Especially after School of Rock.

[@judyletostak1705]

Spock's Beard???? Not even an honorable mention?

[@u.v.s.5583]

Christian rock.

[@u.v.s.5583]

If there is no Magma, there should be no christian rock either.

[@ZackMorse]

U.V. S. Actually, you could maybe say that about the Snow album. And you’d be more accurate to say that about Kansas. But Neal went off and did the Christian thing on his own ... and plenty of it is very prog.

[@michaelcaparula8312]

Zack Morse are you related? Transatlantic is awesome when there's no singing going on.

[@michelebortolotti6294]

Hai ragione snow è un capolavoro

[@witchumacallit]

Frank Zappa is just a mention but Coheed and Cambria is on the list? Right, cause lets praise the band that made prog-rock emo

[@mikeyanno457]

James Robinson they aren’t emo you tool!!! Have you ever listened to them?? No you are just going off perception, learn your shit or shut the fuck up!!!

[@squonk1859]

I can't for the life of me fathom why anyone would want to illustrate the best progressive rock bands in history with so much footage of those bands' largely unrepresentative pop songs, as demonstrated by many of the tracks selected to showcase Genesis, ELP and Yes, for example. It's quite bizarre that the compiler couldn't find more progressive examples to truly reflect those bands' music.

[@venusgod2196]

Why the hell TOOL only 9th place?

[@orcatwar9810]

yeah

[@Bhatakti_Hawas]

Porcupine Tree, Dream Theater, Opeth and Tool are the best

[@User-xw6kd]

Abid Hassan I think you're saying that simply because they fall on the progressive metal side of the spectrum. You're forgetting bands such as Rush,Genesis,Yes,King Crimson and Pink Floyd.

[@sandenson]

@@ansems3136 I think I'll need to come back to this video many times. People are recommending lots of apparently interesting stuff in the comments

[@LittleBitOfNothin]

Did ya'll completely forget about Muse or what? I don't know that they'd deserve like 1 or 2, but Muse deserves atleast like 6 or 7. Better than some of these that I've never even heard of.

[@MrDzoni955]

Muse sucks..

[@MartiniSaysNo]

I wouldn't call most of their stuff progressive, mainly space-rock and alt-rock.

[@LittleBitOfNothin]

John Doge Space Rock? Never heard of it, but it does kind of fit...

[@MartiniSaysNo]

I.Might.Be.Drew Admittedly, I don't fully know the meaning of space rock but it just fits with their style on Origin of Symmetry and Black Holes & Revelations.

[@tomascox8748]

John Doge Space rock is some kind of fusion between prog rock and psychedelic rock I think, so in the end Muse is kinda related to prog

[@karlbecker8906]

Gentle Giant, the consummate Prog Rock band, and what about Focus?