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Of the genre, ELP was far and away my favorite. My friends/bandmates were much more into early Genesis and King Crimson. Much of the "prog" was bombastic and self-indulgent (which is ok), but what really annoyed me was the "hey, let's play 2 bars of 7/4 then a bar of 6/8 then 3 bars of 5/4....because we can!" To me ELP was a lot more melodic, and Keith Emerson is just sick as a keyboard player. I saw him about a year ago at a small club here and he is still sick as a keyboard player.
That said, Gabriel solo is about as good as it gets, and "So" is probably one of the greatest albums ever made. And Tony Levin is one of the most creative players I've ever seen/heard.
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