Bill Bailey's Top Ten Prog Rock: - part 7 - Pink Floyd 

Awesome! This is legendary "but hark, is that a Mellotron I hear?"

Wow… angry comments section. I grew up with this stuff, in the States, we called it “head music” because it was the stuff you closed your eyes and listened to. I think you did a pretty good job on the list, thank you!

i dream the day prog returns, prog is by far my favorite genre, to grow up with that would be amazing, these days people listen to shit in the radio and not that many actually listens to prog. Pink floyd is famous today but most young people know them for songs as another brick in the wall and wish you where here and unfortunate dont explore bands more.

Yeh yeh many were left out but at least the british even make docs about prog. and these were his top 10. we are lucky to see prog at all. now to see if we can get vh1 to broadcast it..right?

o.m.g only today i found it. very good

enjoyed that. and whispering bob at the end. perfick

Can't believe that I found out that Richard Wright died the other day shortly after I started watching this! Floyd are rightly No.1!

Radiohead. Modern prog.

Because you're not here-Justin Hayward (Moody Blues) featured on the "War of the World" Concept album only.

GENRE FIGHT

"...but, hark! Is that a mellotron I hear?". Let's hope so.

best documentry ever

@urkhai666 i think prog rock is coming back. Porcupine tree have been doing a good job for the past 20 years on it

The British prog scene is doing very well. See Panic Room, Magenta and others :)

Forever Autumn, Justin Hayward sings, but it's a song from The War Of The Worlds album by Jeff Wayne or somethin like that... Sorry, it's all I know.

Hey Bill, what about The Alan Parson Project?

And, of course, OZRIC TENTACLES!!

If you want to get really technical they were Space Rock, but they are all really just sub genres of Progressive Rock.

Bob Fripp kicks ass

@Matshoppahulle god yes, listen to: minitary of lost souls, octavarium, in the presence of enimies change of seasons, a nightmare to remember, forsaken, metropolis part 1, the miricle and the sleeper, those are the best songs ever writen, (i'm sure i've missed a few out but these are a good start to any DT quest)

Excellent stuff....though why are Vic & Bob in a caravan?

@KicksMcgee23 good that he put it in the list at least.

I don't reckon Pink Floyd are prog... Theyre so nice to each other at that time! Still they are sooo amazing

Yeah, I realised the error after posting the comment, but given the sound of his voice, I could be forgiven for spelling the female version of his name :P

Taking a Trip Too FAH XD XD XD XD XD

where is Camel in this list?

Pink Floyd might be the greatest, but Magma are the final boss of prog.

They're actually Art Rock...Art Rock's Root is Prog Rock

wtf why is this no longer available

Just a Shame this wasn't made recently to include the live 8 stuff as well!

No mention of the song Echoes? Or The argument between Roger Waters and the rest of the band...

The nice was on the list... Well, it was mentioned atleast. More than can be said for alot of bands.

So was IT Crowd's Richmond based on Roger Waters ?

@tjrrockandrollmaster You're replying to some 2 year old statement. WOW!!! The fact is that Syd brought Dave in and that's when PF took off.

Where did that version of "Forever Autumn" come from??? It's neither the "War of the Worlds" LP Version or J.H. Single Version.

@DrummerMan52 'Justine Beiber'

What about Chicago, Blood Sweat & Tears?

5:19 Preening Boy men... Check Screeching Harpies... Check Prancing Infidels... Check The Knights of Prog must return and save us from Justine Beiber!

two words, DREAM THEATER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Should have had Marillion in there somewhere.

Well there are people that discuss wether or not Pink Floyd is prog rock or not. I'd like to discuss what they tell you on this docummentary because is wrong. Waters brought Syd and Syd brought Dave. They went "prog" because they couldn't write a succesful single. Not because "Roger had different ideas". This docummentary is not serious. Not to mention that the musical talent came from the rest of the boys. Roger wrote the lyrics, and yet. they were "His songs".

The British media should never be allowed to profile Progressive music. Sure the Brits may have invented Prog, but as a society they've never understood nor appreciated it. A "Prog-umentary" could only ever be truly done properly by the Italians or the Japanese. Even the Americans could do better than the Brits could. Take Prog away from the Brits.

I always thought all these groups featured were/are great, but--sorry, folk--King Crimson in my mind seem to hold a certain prog-rock regality that all the others simply don't have. In fact, two groups that don't get a mention in this series--Focus and the more recent Sonic Youth--appeal to me as far more experimental and in-your-face-boring-shithead than any Moody Blues or Genesis.

i would argue that king crimson are more progressive than jethro tull.

Prog or not, they're still the most overrated band in history