This is my new favorite YT channel about prog rock.

This is one of my favorite music channels in general now.

Definitely think Van der Graaf Generator is close to being in the big six. I reckon their music is very good, and at times better than the big six. I think they're not talked about much due to their unconventional sound. My modern big five (I couldn't think of a sixth band as prominent) are the following, in no particular order: Dream Theater Porcupine Tree Opeth Tool Marillion

My 6 favorite prog bands as of today are: 01. Rush 02. Yes 03. The Moody Blues 04. Wobbler 05. Gentle Giant 06. King Crimson

Thanks, great video! Never liked Pink Floyd too much, but it's always making the tops I see. My list is: 1. Genesis 2. Yes 3. King Crimson That's the Holy Trinity of prog 4. Rush 5. Gentle Giant 6. Jethro Tull Those are my main apostles. ELP would be in my top ten among italian acolytes for sure!

Great list of Prog bands! great list of albums! and even you're a great person! and this is a great Prog Chanel of course! 👍

For me, it's a Big TEN: 1. King Crimson (the first real prog album) 2. Pink Floyd 3. Genesis 4. Yes 5. Van der Graaf Generator 6. Gentle Giant 7. Jethro Tull 8. Rush 9. Gong 10. Supertramp/ELP... i prefer Supertramp, but ELP must be in for their impact...

Greetings! Here’s a few ideas (based on longevity, commercial success, influence): The Big Six: we know who they are. The “Honorable mentions” Big Six: Rush, Kansas, Marillion, Gentle Giant, Camel, Dream Theater. The “Prog-Pop” Six: Styx, Supertramp, ELO, Moody Blues, Alan Parsons Project, Asia The “Solo” Big Six: Jon Anderson, Peter Gabriel, Rick Wakeman, Steve Hackett, Frank Zappa, Mike Oldfield

This is on of the best YT about Prog Rock. Soon we will see a You Tube plaque on the screen. Your themes and questions are amazing. Thank you Scott for the great work.

Dream Theater, Marillion, Opeth, Porcupine Tree, Spock's Beard and Tool for Modern Era. Rush + the Big 6 = The Magneficent Seven !!

The Stevie Howe Album could also be easily included as one of the best prog.

Gentle Giant and Soft Machine, if we are not just going off album sales, so to speak.

Great video. So many classics by these bands

Very good selection , but don"t forget Van der graff generator.

first video I watch from you, was fun to watch and hilarious

I'd put the Moody Blues over Tull for being more prog and as good. Even though I'm only blown away by Days and In Search of. Also Kansas is fairly essential to defining the genre.

I agree with your official big six. That does seem to be the consensus. However, there are some very important bands who missed the bus. Those would be Rush, Gentle Giant, Marillion, Porcupine Tree, Kansas, Camel and Van der Graaf Generator. There are others too but those would be the next big six imo.

Prog, to me, showcases musical virtuosity. It mixes melody with complexity. There are lots of fast passages designed to create excitement and it borrows heavily from classical music. In short, it's NOTHING AT ALL what Pink Floyd does. Top Six? Gotta be Yes, ELP, Gentle Giant, Tull and Genesis (Even though I don't love Genesis and Tull lost me after Passion Play , and Ian essentially "adopted" the prog genre)). And of course, King Crimson. Hell, there's early Crimson, Middle Crimson and later Crimson. -- right there are three different bands that were all prog pioneers.

Keep up the great work man! Great videos. Definitely want to see you ranking the rest of the big 6 you haven’t done yet as well as the Moody Blues, Rush and others.

Love this channel so far I am a bit later to the classic prog/vinyl world was more of a Prog Metal/Hard Rock CD person and love discovering new things. Based on this one I am trying the Anthony Phillips. I would probably not have done that if you didnt mention it. Reccomendations I like is album rankings are good. How to get into... also Ranking band members perhaps?

Classic top ten: Genesis, Yes, Tull, Floyd, Crimson, Kansas, Renaissance, Strawbs, Procol Harum, Traffic. Modern big six: Spock's Beard (early,) Neal Morse Band, Flower Kings, Porcupine Wilson, Tiger Moth Tales, and the greatest band of all time--Big Big Train.

Hi, I new Rush when they played a few times in London . I grew up on all these 6 bands! Lots of Pink Floyd and Jethro Tull from when I was 11 begining Pink Floyd and Jethro Tull

Great video! The big six make up 6/10 of my favourite prog rock bands from the 70s. The 4 that I would add in to make a big ten of 70s prog (just based on my personal taste and what I've heard) are: Rush (they are number 1 of 70s prog in my books), Gentle Giant, Supertramp and The Alan Parson's Project. For a modern prog rock big six, my favourites are: The Mars Volta Porcupine Tree Thank You Scientist Coheed and Cambria The Dear Hunter Steven Wilson If you count prog metal, that's a tough one cause there are lots of greats but my favourites would be among: Protest the Hero Between the Buried and Me Dream Theater Symphony X Haken The Human Abstract TesseracT Periphery Opeth Devin Townsend Tool Mastodon

enjoyed that...what a great presenter you are sir...more more more please...❤

I was wondering where 'Olias' and 'Fish' were on your list. Love it!

I'd say "Drama" is also a fantastic album...oh and "Animation"....Gentle Giant ?... Van der Graaf ?..

I love this channel.

Great list and comments , was just going to add that be great to see Italian Prog list . I think UK are a great Prog band but the catalogue is so small it’s difficult to fit them in. I note Japan over your right shoulder , Mick Karn one of my favourites , especially when he was in a more Prog setting !

You make a very good case. I have been getting into Kansas more recently and think they deserve an honorable mention, particularly their earlier stuff.

Good list. Have seen them all, and apart from ELP and KC, I have seen them each twice. Love the genre. Among other things, prog rock fans are the most intelligent of all rock fans.

My big 6: Genesis Yes Gentle Giant Van der Graaf Generator King Crimson Emerson Lake and Palmer. Basically I swapped out pink floyd and jethro tull (which only border on being true prog) for Gentle Giant and VDGG which (while not as popular) were just as exceptional as KC, Genesis, ELP, and Yes.

This group is a legacy era big six. And I know that's a common consensus. For me I've probably make it a terrific ten and include personal favorites of Camel, Kansas, Moody Blues, and Renaissance! I have more at least as comprehensive collections of these bands than of some of the big six. Love classic era Floyd and Yes. The other four are great but quickly wear out there welcome with me. Then one has to think about making a more modern big six. For that list I have Lee Abraham, Big Big Train, IQ, Magenta, Marillion, Mostly Autumn, Neil Morse Band, Pendragon, Spock's Beard, and Transatlantic. But with the modern stuff it really becomes a personal choice sort of thing.

Here is my Big 6 Scot ( no order ) : - Rush - King Crimson - Yes - ELP - Pink Floyd - Genesis 7th would be Kansas Modern Prog Big 6 - Marillion - The Flower Kings - Wobbler - Neal Morse - IQ - Porcupine Tree 7th would be Dream Theater

My top (I am primarily fan of Roger Waters, because I think he is the mastermind behind what I think are the best albums of PF, so I love his solo carriere as well, especially Amused to Death that is near DSoTM and the Wall) 1. Roger Waters/PF 2. King Crimson 3. Van der Graaf Generator 4. Soft Machine 5. Moody Blues (not as much prog but still important album Future Days Passed)

My "alternative" big 6 : MAGMA, VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR, GENTLE GIANT, SOFT MACHINE, UNIVERS ZERO, HAPPY THE MAN Bubbling under : NATIONAL HEALTH, AREA, PFM, BANCO, DAVID SANCIOUS TONE, ARTI E MESTIERI

Keep on with the good work. Modern = Marillion, Opeth, Porcupine Tree, Big Big Train, Riverside, Airbag

Totally agree the big six are not moving! Ive only heard 'three friends' and 'Octopus' by Gentle giant but they are much loved in the prog world. I watched your album ranking video for them an so 'Aquiring the taste' is on my 'wanted' list! In this big six video you mentioned maybe doing a modern day big 6. Id be interested to see that. This is great stuff Scott, love your channel.

I think that The Moody Blues should replace Jethro Tull, simply because Ian Anderson continually maintains that he was doing a parody of Prog and not just on the Thick as a Brick album. I don't understand why so many Prog bands refuse to just own their place in Progdom. It's like Sabbath keeps saying, they weren't Metal. Yeah, technically, they weren't, because Metal didn't exist in the 70s, but now it exists, and so now, they WERE Metal, retrospectively speaking. But, if a very lucrative tour, festival, or gig pops up, then suddenly everyone becomes whatever you want to call them.

For me, it's the big 8, with Gentle Giant and Van der Graaf generator.

My all-time favorite prog bands are Genesis, Camel, and King Crimson.

My big 6 : Rush Genesis Pink Floyd Van Der Graaf Generator Camel Kansas

genesis, pink floyd, gentle giant, jethro tull, renaissance or supertramp or caravan. minstral in the gallery is my favorite JT album. supertramps first album is a masterpiece. caravans if i could do it all over again is another masterpiece. masterpieces to me anyway. king crimson, accept for red, yellow and blue ones, and elp i never cared for. i dont know what's the matter with me! it's not from a lack of trying for 45 yrs. it just dont resonate. and i love discipline. it's another masterpiece. thanks for sharing and increasing my vocabulary. i appreciate it.

A bit late to the party because of the time difference and have to agree. These bands all have substantial catalogues too which adds to their importance. Very enjoyable talk!

Great video. How about a video on the big six of modern prog? I'd say Porcupine Tree, Marillion, Big Big Train, Dream Theater, Transatlantic, and Sylvan.

In no order: Cardiacs Zappa Jethro Tull Hatfield and the North Henry Cow Genesis Man, that's difficult! I'm sweating thinking about this. Three Swedish bands RIGHT behind those: Opeth Beardfish Anglagard

I'd definately have Mike Oldfield in that list.

Just found your channel! SUB.

Best music discussion channel. Also great background!

You definitly forgot Gemtle Giant... Three friends is just awesome, just as Freehand and, really, everything before "the Missing Piece". Such musicianship and innovation...

Nice ! I'm almost in complete agreement here. You've chosen almost all the same solo albums from your top billings. Never really been a huge fan of Peter Gabriel solos, but great shout with Anthony Phillips. Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman would definitely make it into my top 30. Fish out of Water and Voyage of the Acolyte are phenomenal pieces of work and would be in or around my top 10 prog single albums. This is where I don't think it's fair to include doubles (on the LP format) or Live albums, but I'm being pedantic, maybe too much of a puritan 😄. I would like to put forward a brilliant band.. Camel to join your top six, making it a 'Magnificent 7' .. 🤔 I feel that their first 4 albums are worthy of inclusion. The collosal Camel (self titled debut) The marvellous Mirage (2nd offering) The sublime Snowgoose ( a classic of a concept album) Finally, their 4th ... the majestic Moonmadness (a bit of a biography of the members of the band). These 4 would ALL be in my top 15.... ❤️🐪🎵 Enjoyable, thought provoking post, cheers 👍

In my book it should be the big seven,your six plus Gentle Giant. Peace!

quality wise Gentle Giant is definitely up there

That top 100 list needs to come out when you hit 1K. If you have it finished.

Love your energy and knowledge, prog dude!

There’s a band looking down on this lot..in a Gentle way of course.

Well, since times change it's hard to say who would be a big six of the modern era. I personally would like to include Ozric Tentacles but they seem to be forgotten by many these days (if people even heard of them in the first place). Echolyn also haven't aged that well unfortunately. Both of these bands would easily make a big five or six of the 90s. So it might be hard to include a modern big six (if we are going by popularity) without getting into metal influenced bands or prog metal.Many people will say Dream Theater, Haken, Opeth, Tool or Riverside but those are all metal or metallish and even Porcupine Tree became metallish later on. All very good bands but imo prog metal should have its own list.

I understand why you excluded Rush, although they were my entry to the bands you discuss here. Another thing about Rush that’s never mentioned is that they were more pop than the other Prog acts. As for contemporary Prog bands, are you familiar with Wobbler?

Jethro tull,Gênesis,yes, ELP,king crimson,mike oldfield,saúdo desde Salvador Bahia Brasil

The Big Six are Mainstream Prog. My early 70's Prog Underground list: Can Gong Camel Gryphon Amon Düül Premiata Forneria Marconi

Initial bands/artists I thought of who might be on the brink of the Big 6 were Rush, Gentle Giant, Van der Graaf and Zappa. When I think of a modern list of the big 6 for me I feel like my initial thought goes to Prog metal bands, seems like at least popularity wise Prog Metal is where many people unaware of prog are being exposed to it today.

Great list, but I would skip the Phil Collins Genesis and add the first two Yes albums. Tony Kaye's lively early keyboards are hauntingly beautiful, especially on the song Everydays.

modern: Spock's Beard, Marillion, IQ, Flower Kings, Pendragon, Porcupine Tree/Steven Wilson (must have started by 90s and survived, still be big name and still releasing albums.) Honorable mention: Arena, Mystery, and Galahad

2:50 tbh I think Moody Blues' Days of Future Passed is the first prog album

I think Gentle Giant deserved a place.

genesis, yes, pink floyd, gentle giant, camel, king crimson.

Modern Big Six 1 Marillion 2 Dream Theater 3 Porcupine Tree 4. Opeth 5. Transatlantic Forgot 6. Big Big Train!!😜

It's totally obvious, due to their recognition, mainstream success and radio airplay (King Crimson perhaps less so, but still). It was these bands that naturally got me into prog before moving on to stuff like Camel, Van der Graaf Generator, Gentle Giant, not to mention the Canterbury (Soft Machine, Caravan, Hatfield & the North, Egg, National Health), and Italian (PFM, Banco, Le Orme, Osanna, Il Balletto di Bronzo, Museo Rosenbach) and too many others to mention.

You should do an Italian prog big 6.

Love it, and agree. But with all respect, Rush would make a perfect '7'. 2112 .... Hemispheres

My Big Six: (My favorite bands) 1. Genesis 2. Yes 3. King Crimson 4. Gentle Giant 5. Van Der Graaf Generator 6. Neal Morse And after: 7. Jethro Tull 8. Harmonium 9. Rush 10. Emerson Lake and Palmer

I like and even love Jethro and I have nothing against Pink Floyd but I think that Gentle Giant and Van Der Graaf Generator are more proggy. So: 1. Genesis 2. ELP 3. Gentle 4. King Crimson 5. Van Der Graaf Generator 6. Yes I have a 7, 8, 9, 10 but as it's a big 6, I am going to stant with 6.

In my opinion (at least in classic prog, there are lots of more modern groups that I admire just as much): 1. Genesis 2. Yes 3. King Crimson 4. Gentle Giant 5. Jethro Tull 6. ELP

Honorable mention. Kansas, Frank Zappa.

Camel’s live album is pretty cool or Steve Hackett’s Spectral Mornings.Try listening to Queen’s A Night at the Opera track The Prophet’s song.Very underrated.

4 sure you won't have 100 % who agree but I'm certain you'll have a heavy majority with you about that ranking. The only thing I'm sure of is that 100 % of the guys who follow this channel have good taste, whatever who is their favourite band ! Prog on !

there are actually 34 albums.... JT 3 PF 4 KC 4 ELP 5 Yes 6 G 6 = 28 + 6 individuals (SH, AP & PG from Genesis; JA, CS & RW from Yes) Total: 28+6=34. They are really the big 6 of classic prog rock

i used to talk about those big 6 too, but now it;s more big 7- van der graaf added

Kansas

King Crimson Yes Genesis Jethro Tull Pink Floyd GENTLE GIANT (slightly ahead of ELP)

I find Pink Floyd to be the least prog of these bands. In my opinion, if you include Floyd, who I think were heavily influenced by the Doors in the early days, you must talk about the Doors as pre-prog, especially the albums that pre-date Darkside of the Moon. Animals does return Floyd to pre Darkside. I would also posit that Floyd did concept albums, that may not be prog. If the idea of a concept album is what defines the prog element, then we must include the likes of Quadraphenia and say Miles Davis' "Sketches of Spain," to name a few. I know that point may be thin, but playing Devil's advocate, if you will. Cheers and great channel.

Could an argument be made for Gentle Giant? Maybe not as popular as those six?

I would replace Pink Floyd and Jethro Tull (love them but the most part of their discography isn't prog I think) with Gentle Giant (1st, Aquiring the taste, Octopus, Three friends, In a glass house, The power and the glory, Free hand) and Van Der Graaf(The least we can do, H to He, Pawn Hearts, Godbluff, Still Life, The Quit zone). Nevertheless nice video

For fuck’s sake, can you include Rush?

some feel Rush still belongs in the list, especially considering influence. But I guess the argument can be made against them with their 1st album not being until 1974. Modern? in terms of influence Marillion King's X Dream Theater Porcupine Tree/Steven Wilson The Mars Volta Tool (I'm not a fan though)

Camel and Focus 😀👍

I like a drop of prog, such as camel, Renaissance, Alan Parsons and newer stuff like Pendragon Mostly Autumn. However I just cannot get into any of the so called big six, I've tried and I have a few of the 33 albums listed such as Olias but no they are just too out there for my tastes. By the way my all time fav band is Rush but I consider most of their output to be straight Rock not Prog.

I am mostly impressed with your collection of vinyl. You will never get 2 "Prague" fans in the same room to agree on a BEST 6 bands.... My contention is this - if you really think about what "progressive" means in the discipline of music, why do The Beatles never come up in these discussions? You said yourself, the "Big Six" all formed between 1967 and 1970. Who was challenging the establishment of pop music before any of them had started?: The Beatles. I get it that they are famous beyond the prog world - I am all about the underdogs and under-rateds but it's kind of like trying to be the best Christian but refusing to acknowledge Jesus. I am a knowledgeable fan of each of "The Big Six", but other acts never in this discussion that should be if you really think about what "progressive" means... Harry Chapin, Paul Simon, Chicago, Billy Joel, Zep.

Gentle giant, Kansas mike Oldfield Zappa maybe beefhesrt

I’d put Gentle Giant up there in Pink Floyd’s place. A Far superior band in any sense (if we’re not talking about album sales, of course)

Fear is suspiciously missing from this list...

and the one behind you, Campo di Marte. Great Italian band. In fact Italians were better then British :D

I always thought Rush was more popular than ELP and maybe Jethro Tull, but I guess because they’re not from the UK but instead Canada they’re not qualified

1. Genesis 2. Marillion 3. Supertramp 4. Yes. 5. Jethro Tull. 6. Pink Floyd

Van der graff generator

Can't agree. Where are Rush, Kansas, and Styx?

GFTO is the last great YES album

for Me the prog list is just a big 4: Genesis, Yes, Tull, Rush

This is creme de la creme. Teen aging it up in the seventies, I can dig it. It wasn't until later I found more under the carpet stuff. I'm sure you did too. Do a show where you got turned on (later) to cool obscure '70's prog. Pizza on Erf.

Supertramp Gentle Giant Rush Kansas Marillion

The Wall did not make the top 100. That is in the top 5 concept albums, along with TAAB, Relayer, OPERATION: Mind Crime, and Hemisphere's