Readers polls


Readers poll 2004
Album of the year
  1. Blackfield - Blackfield (344 Points)
  2. Marillion - Marbles (340)
  3. IQ - Dark matter (275)
  4. Discus - ... tot licht (180)
  5. Riverside - Out of myself (176)
  6. Neal Morse - One (139)
  7. Ayreon - The human equation (135)
  8. Sleepytime Gorilla Museum - Of natural history (127)
  9. The Tangent - The world that we drive through (115)
  10. The Flower Kings - Adam & Eve (107)
  11. Fates Warning - FWX (103)
  12. Proto Kaw - Before came after (86)
  13. Magma - K.A (82)
  14. Paatos - Kallocain (82)
  15. Rush - Feedback (78)
Beste live act
  1. Rush (180 Points)
  2. Blackfield (140)
  3. Marillion (137)
  4. Dream Theater (130)
  5. The Flower Kings (97)
Biggest surprise

  1. IQ (76 Points)
  2. Marillion (70)
  3. Riverside (58)
  4. Blackfield (56)
  5. Comeback from Happy The Man (54)
All time favourites

  1. (2.) Genesis (470 Points)
  2. (1.) Yes (337)
  3. (3.) King Crimson (296)
  4. (12.) Marillion (241)
  5. (5.) Pink Floyd (233)
  6. (8.) Porcupine Tree (192)
  7. (7.) Dream Theater (130)
  8. (13.) Rush (107)
  9. (-) The Beatles (104)
  10. (4.) The Flower Kings (116)
  11. (11.) Gentle Giant (107)
  12. (6.) Spock's Beard (81)
  13. (9.) IQ (78)
  14. (14.) Led Zeppelin (78)
  15. (-) Emerson Lake & Palmer (74)

Readers poll 2003
Album of the year
  1. The Tangent - The music that died alone (390 Points)
  2. Porcupine Tree - In absentia (354)
  3. Neal Morse - Testimony (246)
  4. King Crimson - The power to believe (190)
  5. Dream Theater - Train of thought (172)
  6. O.S.I. - O.S.I. (160)
  7. Taal - Skymind (134)
  8. Opeth - Damnation (132)
  9. Steve Hackett - To watch the storms (130)
  10. Kaipa - Keyholder (124)
  11. After Crying - Show (116)
  12. The Mars Volta - De-loused in the comatorium (110)
  13. Ritual - Think like a mountain (102)
  14. Isildurs Bane - Mind Vol. 4 (88)
  15. Anekdoten - Gravity (86)
Beste live act
  1. (-) Porcupine Tree (196 Points)
  2. (-) The Musical Box (105)
  3. (-) Yes (84)
  4. (-) Änglagård (55)
  5. (-) Peter Gabriel (53)
Biggest surprise

  1. The Tangent (82 Points)
  2. The Musical Box (47)
  3. Änglagård (38)
  4. Neal Morse (37)
  5. Taal (26)
All time favourites

  1. (2.) Yes (510 Points)
  2. (1.) Genesis (439)
  3. (6.) King Crimson (321)
  4. (5.) The Flower Kings (265)
  5. (4.) Pink Floyd (218)
  6. (3.) Spock's Beard (216)
  7. (8.) Dream Theater (146)
  8. (14.) Porcupine Tree (134)
  9. (10.) IQ (126)
  10. (11.) Van der Graaf Generator (116)
  11. (15.) Gentle Giant (107)
  12. (7.) Marillion (95)
  13. (12.) Rush (88)
  14. (-) Led Zeppelin (61)
  15. (-) Pain Of Salvation (60)

Readers poll 2002
Album of the year
  1. The Flower Kings - Unfold the future (428 Points)
  2. Spock's Beard - Snow (397)
  3. Peter Gabriel - Up (244)
  4. Dream Theater - Six degrees of inner turbulence (188)
  5. Pain Of Salvation - Remedy Lane (184)
  6. Echolyn - Mei (176)
  7. Camel - A nod and a wink (170)
  8. Izz - I move (155)
  9. Sylvan - Artificial paradise (129)
  10. High Wheel - Back from the void (128)
  11. Kaipa - Notes from the past (128)
  12. RPWL - Trying to kiss the sun (111)
  13. Porcupine Tree - In absentia (105)
  14. Karmakanic - Entering the Spectra (98)
  15. Threshold - Critical mass (98)
Beste live act
  1. (2.) The Flower Kings (202 Points)
  2. (-) Dream Theater (112)
  3. (-) Pallas (44)
  4. (-) IQ (36)
  5. (-) Marillion (36)
Biggest surprise

  1. Neal Morse leaving Spock's Beard (87 Points)
  2. Izz (58)
  3. Peter Gabriel's new album (54)
  4. Archive (53)
  5. Sylvan (45)
All time favourites

  1. (1.) Genesis (551 Points)
  2. (2.) Yes (459)
  3. (4.) Spock's Beard (334)
  4. (6.) Pink Floyd (296)
  5. (8.) The Flower Kings (272)
  6. (7.) King Crimson (267)
  7. (9.) Marillion (233)
  8. (7.) Dream Theater (183)
  9. (-) Camel (180)
  10. (10.) IQ (170)
  11. (5.) Van der Graaf Generator (136)
  12. (13.) Rush (127)
  13. (12.) Emerson Lake & Palmer (121)
  14. (15.) Porcupine Tree (108)
  15. (11.) Gentle Giant (102)

Readers poll 2001
Album of the year
  1. TransAtlantic - Bridge across forever (354 Points)
  2. The Flower Kings - The rainmaker (194)
  3. Marillion - Anorknophobia (165)
  4. Tool - Lateralus (149)
  5. Pallas - The cross and the crucible (132)
  6. IQ - The seventh house (119)
  7. Isildurs Bane - Mind Vol.2 Live (116)
  8. Yes - Magnification (100)
  9. Pendragon - Not of this world (97)
  10. The Watch - Ghosts (86)
  11. Mostly Autumn - The last bright light (84)
  12. Devin Townsend - Terria (78)
  13. Present - High infidelity (57)
  14. Toxic Smile - M.A.D. (51)
  15. Magma - Theusz Hamthaahk Trilogie (50)
Beste live act
  1. (-) TransAtlantic (223 Points)
  2. (2.) The Flower Kings (202)
  3. (-) Present (121)
  4. (-) Yes (105)
  5. (-) Pendragon (105)
Biggest surprise
  1. Marillion (112 Points)
  2. Yes (111)
  3. Kansas (82)
  4. Sigur Rós (82)
  5. Tool (80)
Biggest disappointment
  1. Marillion (106 Points)
  2. Arena (103)
  3. Empire (95)
  4. Yes (76)
  5. Asia (72)
All time favourites
  1. (1.) Genesis (246 Points)
  2. (2.) Yes (225)
  3. (4.) King Crimson (171)
  4. (3.) Spock's Beard (122)
  5. (8.) Van der Graaf Generator (93)
  6. (6.) Pink Floyd (86)
  7. (11.) Dream Theater (84)
  8. (7.) The Flower Kings (81)
  9. (5.) Marillion (65)
  10. (10.) IQ (59)
  11. (12.) Gentle Giant (51)
  12. (9.) Emerson Lake & Palmer (51)
  13. (15.) Rush (44)
  14. (-) Pendragon (36)
  15. (-) Porcupine Tree (26)

Readers poll 2000
Album of the year
  1. Spock's Beard - V (343 Points)
  2. TransAtlantic - SMPTe (224)
  3. The Flower Kings - Space revolver (202)
  4. Porcupine Tree - Lightbulb sun (128)
  5. RPWL - God has failed (96)
  6. Arena - Immortal? (79)
  7. King Crimson - Heavy construKction (50)
  8. Pain Of Salvation - The perfect element Part 1 (49)
  9. Ayreon - The dream sequenzer (41)
  10. IQ - The seventh house (38)
  11. The Flower Kings - Alive on planet earth (38)
  12. Versus X - The turbulent zone (35)
  13. Godspeed You Black Emperor! - Lift yr. skinny fists like antennas to heaven (32)
  14. Roger Waters - In the flesh (30)
  15. Ayreon - Flight of the migrator (28)
Beste live act
  1. (1.) Spock's Beard (238 Points)
  2. (2.) The Flower Kings (148)
  3. (-) IQ (81)
  4. (-) Dream Theater (76)
  5. (-) King Crimson (54)
Biggest surprise
  1. RPWL (108 Points)
  2. TransAtlantic (50)
  3. Porcupine Tree (40)
  4. Pain Of Salvation (29)
  5. Spock's Beard (27)
Biggest disappointment
  1. Arena (82 Points)
  2. King Crimson (56)
  3. Genesis (55)
  4. Sophisticated Rock Magazine (48)
  5. Empire (35)
All time favourites
  1. (2.) Genesis (259 Points)
  2. (1.) Yes (190)
  3. (4.) Spock's Beard (156)
  4. (3.) King Crimson (147)
  5. (4.) Marillion (113)
  6. (9.) Pink Floyd (95)
  7. (10.) The Flower Kings (80)
  8. (13.) Van der Graaf Generator (79)
  9. (12.) Emerson Lake & Palmer (70)
  10. (6.) IQ (59)
  11. (7.) Dream Theater (58)
  12. (8.) Gentle Giant (50)
  13. (-) Anekdoten (43)
  14. (-) Magma (41)
  15. (14.) Rush (39)

Readers poll 1999
Album of the year
  1. Dream Theater - Metropolis Part 2: Scenes from a memory (314 Points)
  2. Spock's Beard - Day for night (281)
  3. The Flower Kings - Flower power (233)
  4. Anekdoten - From within (135)
  5. Yes - The ladder (134)
  6. Camel - Rajaz (129)
  7. Porcupine Tree - Stupid dream (119)
  8. Timothy Pure - Island of the misfit toys (102)
  9. Morte Macabre - Symphonic holocaust (89)
  10. Liquid Tension Experiment - 2 (78)
  11. Zello - Quodlibet (78)
  12. Fish - Raingods with zippos (72)
  13. Saga - Full circle (65)
  14. Rocket Scientists - Oblivion days (59)
  15. Pallas - Beat the drum (56)
Best concert
  1. (1.) Spock's Beard (230 Points)
  2. (-) The Flower Kings (88)
  3. (-) Anekdoten (56)
  4. (-) Saga (55)
  5. (8.) Burg Herzberg Festival (45)
Biggest surprise
  1. Dream Theater (68 Points)
  2. Saga (62)
  3. Progressive Newsletter (54)
  4. Marillion (45)
  5. Yes (45)
Biggest disappointment
  1. Marillion (97 Points)
  2. ProgKomm Aschaffenburg (67)
  3. Sophisticated Rock Magazine (57)
  4. Arena (55)
  5. Yes (47)
All time favourites
  1. (2.) Yes (259 Points)
  2. (1.) Genesis (249)
  3. (5.) King Crimson (154)
  4. (6.) Spock's Beard (130)
  5. (4.) Marillion (126)
  6. (3.) IQ (111)
  7. (15.) Dream Theater (92)
  8. (8.) Gentle Giant (90)
  9. (11.) Pink Floyd (83)
  10. (7.) The Flower Kings (68)
  11. (12.) Camel (64)
  12. (10.) Emerson Lake & Palmer (61)
  13. (-) Van der Graaf Generator / Peter Hamill (57)
  14. (9.) Rush (47)
  15. (-) Jethro Tull (42)

Readers poll 1998
Album of the year
  1. Ayreon - Into the electric castle (336 Points)
  2. Spock's Beard - Kindness of strangers (269)
  3. Arena - The visitor (261)
  4. Explorers Club - Age of impact (125)
  5. Eloy - Ocean II (122)
  6. Cairo - Conflict and dreams (107)
  7. Shadow Gallery - Tyranny (86)
  8. Enchant - Break (81)
  9. The Gathering - How to measure a planet? (77)
  10. Liquid Tension Experiment - Liquid Tension Experiment (75)
  11. Ad Infinitum - Ad Infinitrum (72)
  12. Anekdoten - Live in Japan (69)
  13. Galahad - Following ghosts (68)
  14. Rush - Different stages (66)
  15. IQ - Seven stories into 98 (66)
Best concert
  1. Spock's Beard / Enchant & Spock's Beard (352 Points)
  2. (9.) Arena (128)
  3. (1.) IQ (124)
  4. Yes (117)
  5. Peter Hamill (35)
  6. Genesis (27)
  7. Eloy (26)
  8. Burg Herzberg Festival (19)
  9. Blackmore's Night (18)
  10. (3.) Camel (18)
Biggest surprise
  1. Ayreon (186 Points)
  2. Spock's Beard / live / many spectators (132)
  3. Eloy / Ocean 2 (122)
  4. Explorers Club (106)
  5. The Gathering (92)
  6. Like Wendy (74)
  7. Progressive Newsletter (68)
  8. Crucible (56)
  9. Amon Ra (56)
  10. Kansas (56)
Biggest disappointment
  1. Marillion / Radiation / live (225 Points)
  2. Yes / Friends and relatives / Open your eyes (64)
  3. Nothing new / band just copy each other / not many good CDs / mediocre prog rock (43)
  4. Sophisticated Rock Magazine (43)
  5. Auflösung Chandelier (36)
  6. Enchant (36)
  7. Empire (35)
  8. Aragon (35)
  9. Dream Theater / livesound (29)
  10. Eloy / live (28)
All time favourites
  1. (1.) Genesis (309 Points)
  2. (2.) Yes (248)
  3. (4.) IQ (167)
  4. (6.) Marillion (151)
  5. (3.) King Crimson (136)
  6. (7.) Spock's Beard (129)
  7. (12.) The Flower Kings (106)
  8. (8.) Gentle Giant (102)
  9. (15.) Rush (89)
  10. (10.) ELP (86)
  11. (5.) Pink Floyd (85)
  12. (11.) Camel (79)
  13. (13.) Pendragon (69)
  14. Arena (63)
  15. Dream Theater (62)

Readers poll 1997
Album of the year
  1. The Flower Kings - Stardust we are (274 Points)
  2. Spock's Beard - Beware of darkness (264)
  3. IQ - Subterranea (263)
  4. Yes - Keys to ascension 2 (101)
  5. Genesis - Calling all stations (96)
  6. Marillion - This strange engine (77)
  7. Clepsydra - Fears (73)
  8. Dream Theater - Falling into infiniry (73)
  9. Höry-Kone - Huono parturi (72)
  10. Magellan - Test of wills (69)
  11. Discipline - Unfolded like staircase (51)
  12. Eternity X - The edge (46)
  13. Steve Hackett - Genesis revisited (38)
  14. Chandelier - Timecode (37)
  15. Fates Warning - A pleasant shade of grey (36)
Best concert
  1. IQ (208 Points)
  2. Höyry-Kone (188)
  3. Camel (174)
  4. Marillion (156)
  5. The Flower Kings (130)
  6. Anekdoten (114)
  7. Arsnova (110)
  8. ELP (78)
  9. Arena (78)
  10. Quidam (76)
Bester Newcomer
  1. Timothy Pure (130 Points)
  2. Cromwell (86)
  3. Finneus Gauge (86)
  4. Quidam (78)
  5. Eternity X (74)
  6. Spock's Beard (72)
  7. Rhapsody (72)
  8. Sinkadus (60)
  9. Pangaea (58)
  10. Mongol (54)
Biggest surprise
  1. IQ/ new CD/ concert/ punctual (188 Pt.)
  2. Genesis/ singer Ray Wilson (168)
  3. Yes/ Tour '98/ "Mind drive"/ Keys II (108)
  4. Marillion/ live/ Titletrack (108)
  5. Fish/ new CD (108)
  6. Spock's Beard (106)
  7. The Flower Kings (104)
  8. Prog alive/ many good Prog CDs/ scene is booming (104)
  9. PNL/ best german Prog mag./ printing quality (76)
  10. Eternity X (58)
Biggest disappointment
  1. Yes' new CD „Open your eyes“ (282 Pt.)
  2. Genesis' new CD (160)
  3. Saga's new CD (152)
  4. Dream Theater's new CD/ live (148)
  5. Jadis/ new CD „Sommersault“/ live (118)
  6. Marillion/ new CD/ the last 15min of their CD (92)
  7. Empire (90)
  8. Queensrÿche/ new CD (88)
  9. Too many bad CDs (86)
  10. German Prog Festival with bad bands/ not many spectators (76)
All time favourites
  1. Genesis (364 Points)
  2. Yes (317)
  3. King Crimson (171)
  4. IQ (146)
  5. Pink Floyd (126)
  6. Marillion (121)
  7. Spock's Beard (98)
  8. Gentle Giant (85)
  9. VdGG/ Peter Hamill (84)
  10. ELP (76)
  11. Camel (73)
  12. The Flower Kings (69)
  13. Pendragon (61)
  14. Kansas (59)
  15. Rush (55)

Readers poll 1996
Album of the year
  1. The Flower Kings - Retropolis (200 Points)
  2. Arena - Pride (128)
  3. Devil Doll - Dies irae (116)
  4. Spock's Beard - The light (92)
  5. Landberk - Indian summer (92)
  6. Anekdoten - Nucleus (80)
  7. Camel - Harbour of tears (80)
  8. Pendragon - The masquerade overture (80)
  9. Yes - Keys to ascension (60)
  10. Galaad - Vae victis (56)