Best Band: Univers Zero
Best Album: Avanti from Miriodor(Can)
Best Female Vocalist: Stella Vander (Magma)
Best Male Vocalist: Peter Hammill
Best Guitarist: Steve Hackett
Best Bassist: Danny Thompson (Pentangle & John Martyn)
Best Keyboard Playe: Rick Wakeman (for Wives)
Best Drummer: Bill Bruford (before retirement, )Dave Kerman (since Bil’sl retirement)
Best Reissu: J’un Oeuil & Stadacone both from Sloche (Can)
Best Gig/Event: RIO Fest in Carmeaux France (Sept)
Best New/Unsigned Band: Madelgaire (Bel)
Prog Icon 2009: Hugh Hopper of Soft Machine (RIP in June)

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Best Band: Yes

Best Album: Close to the Edge

Best Female Vocalist: Annie Haslam

Best Male Vocalist: Steve Walsh (Kansas)

Best Guitarist: Steve Hackett

Best Bassist: Geddy Lee

Best Keyboard Player: Tony Banks

Best Drummer: Bill Bruford

That’s what I think. Haven’t been paying too much attention to new prog, but bands like Muse, Coheed and Cambria, and Wolfmother are bringing back some of those sounds…

Is this poll meant to relate to just this year or to the whole history of prog?
Your introduction could be clearer

This now seems to be circulating around the ‘Prog’ internet and many more have the same question and issue (as above):

Is this poll meant to relate to just this year or to the whole history of prog?

Your introduction MUST be clearer

Thanks

Best Band: The Tangent

Best Album: Genesis – Selling England by the Pound

Best Female Vocalist: Annie Haslam

Best Male Vocalist: Steve Hogarth

Best Guitarist: Roine Stolt

Best Bassist: Chris Squire

Best Keyboard Player: Andy Tillison

Best Drummer: Mike Portnoy

Best Gig/Event: Nearfest

Best New/Unsigned Band – Traumpfad

Prog Icon 2009: Jon Anderson

just this year or history of prog from the 60’s onwards?? i agree with ian, must be clearer.

Best Band: 3rd World Electric

Best Album : Kililamjaro Secret Brew

Best Female Vocalist: Annie Haslam

Best Male Vocalist : Nad Sylvan

Best Guitarist: Roine Stolt

Best Bassist : Jonas Reingold

Best Keyboard Player : Lalle Larsson

Best Drummer: Zoltan Csorsz

Best Gig/Event :Agents of Mercy / Karmakanic “Power of 2″ 2009 North America Tour

Prog Icon 2009: Roine Stolt

Best Band: Agents of Mercey

Best Album: Who’s the Boss in the Factory

Best Female Vocalist: Annie Haslam

Best Male Vocalist: Nad Sylvan

Best Guitarist: Roine Stolt

Best Bassist: Jonas Reingold

Best Keyboard Player: Lalle Larsson

Best Drummer: Zoltan Csorsz

Best Gig/Event: Agents of Mercy / Karmakanic “Power of 2 US Tour”

Prog Icon 2009: Roine Stolt

If, as they stated, they want to stack up newer bands against older ones who haven’t done anything recently, logically, it has to relate to the whole history of prog.

Henry Cow-best band
Hatfield & the North 1st-best album
Julie Tippetts-best female voice
Robert Wyatt-best male voice
Fred Frith-best guitarist
Hugh Hopper-best bassist
Dave Stewart-best keyboard player
Bill Bruford-best drummer
Chris Squire/Fish Out of Water-best reissue
Gong-Uncon-best gig
Ut Gret-best unsigned band
Dave Kerman-2009 Prog Icon

Best Band Agents Of Mercy

Best Album Whirlwind

Best Female Vocalist Annie Haslam

Best Male Vocalist Nad Sylvan

Best Guitarist Roine Stolt

Best Bassist Jonas Reingold

Best Keyboard Player Lalle Larsson

Best Drummer Zoltan Csorsz

Best Gig/Event Power of Two: with Agents of Mercy and Karmakanic

Best New/Unsigned Band Agents of Mercy

Prog Icon 2009 Roine Stolt

Best Band- Touchstone

Best Keyboard Player- Rob Cottingham

Best Band: Ayreon
Best Album: The Human Equation (Ayreon)
Best Female Vocalist: Sharon den Adel
Best Male Vocalist: Andre Matos
Best Guitarist: John Petrucci
Best Bassist: Steve Harris
Best Keyboard Player: Jordan Rudess
Best Drummer: Mike Portnoy
Prog Icon 2009: Arjen A. Lucassen

Best Band: Touchstone

Best Album: Wintercoast (by Touchstone)

Best Female Vocalist: Heather Findlay (Mostly Autumn)

Best Male Vocalist: Steve Hogarth (Marillion)

Best Guitarist: Steve Rothery (Marillion)

Best Bassist: Paul Moorghen (Touchstone)

Best Keyboard Player: Iain Jennings (Mostly Autumn & Breathing Space)

Best Drummer: Henry Rogers (DeeExpus)

Best Reissue: ???

Best Gig/Event: Cambridge Rock Festival

Best New/Unsigned Band: DeeExpus

Prog Icon 2009: Marillion

Best Band- Devin Townsend

Best Album- Accelerated Evolution

Best Female Vocalist- Anneke Van Giersenbergen

Best Male Vocalist- Devin Townsend

Best Guitarist- Steve Vai

Best Bassist- John Myung

Best Keyboard Player- Jordan Rudess

Best Drummer- Mike Portnoy

Best Reissue- Lily of the valley/Dream Theater

Best Gig/Event- Score- Dream Theater

Best New/Unsigned Band- 3

Prog Icon 2009- Devin Townsend

Best Band: Pink Floyd

Best Album: Wish you Were Here

Best Female Vocalist: Floor Jansen

Best Male Vocalist: Daniel Gildenlow

Best Guitarist: John Petrucci

Best Bassist: John Myung

Best Keyboard Player: Jordan Rudess

Best Drummer: Ed Warby

Best Reissue:

Best Gig/Event: Star One – Live on Earth

Best New/Unsigned Band: Athem

Prog Icon 2009: Guilt Machine/Arjen Lucassen

Best Band – Camel
Best Album – Explorers Club – Age of impact
Best Female Vocalist – Irene Jansen
Best Male Vocalist – Damian Wilson
Best Guitarist – Andrew Latimer
Best Bassist – John Myung
Best Keyboard Player – Jim Gilmour
Best Drummer – Mike Portnoy
Best Reissue – Drawing a blank by Players Unknown
Best Gig/Event – Rush Rotterdam
Best New/Unsigned Band – Circus Maximus
Prog Icon 2009 – Arjen Lucassen

Best Band: Dream Theater

Best Album: Awake

Best Female Vocalist: Marcela Bovio

Best Male Vocalist: Russell Allen

Best Guitarist: John Petrucci

Best Bassist: Tony Levin

Best Keyboard Player: Jordan Rudess

Best Drummer: Neil Peart

Best Gig/Event: Dream Theater: Scenes From New York

Prog Icon 2009: Arjen Anthony Lucassen

Best Band : Fadeout

Best Album : Mars Volta: Octahedron

Best Female Vocalist : Anette Olzon

Best Male Vocalist : Marko Pajula

Best Guitarist : Topi Wiio, Ilkka Kivimäki

Best Bassist : Jukka Uusitalo

Best Keyboard Player : Richard Barbieri

Best Drummer : Jussi Lahtinen

Best Reissue : -

Best Gig/Event : Porcupine tree in Helsinki

Best New/Unsigned Band : Fadeout

Prog Icon 2009 : Steven Wilson

Best Band: Ayreon

Best Album: The Human Equation

Best Female Vocalist: Floor Jansen

Best Male Vocalist: Damian Wilson

Best Guitarist: Arjen Lucassen

Best Bassist: Jonas Reingold

Best Keyboard Player: Rick Wakeman

Best Drummer: Ed Warby

Best Reissue: Actual Fantasy: Revisited

Best New/Unsigned Band: Guilt Machine

Prog Icon 2009: Arjen A. Lucassen

Best Band: Marillion

Best Album: Genesis – Lamb Lies Down on Broadway

Best Female Vocalist: Annie Haslam

Best Male Vocalist: Steve Hogarth

Best Guitarist: Roine Stolt

Best Bassist: Pete Trewavas

Best Keyboard Player: Andy Tillison

Best Drummer: Bill Bruford

Best Reissue: Sloche – J’un Oeil

Best New/ Unsigned Band: not sure what you mean by “unsigned”. unsigned by a major label? what are the major labels? what does “new” mean – first CD in 2009?

Prog Icon 2009: Not sure what this means.

just after the 90′

best band: porcupine tree/ spock’s beard
best album: subterranea, iq/ days for night, spock’s beard.

best male vocalist: neil morse, steve hogarth

best guitarist: steve rothery
best bassit john jowitt
best keyboard player: jordan rudess
best drummer: gavin harrison/nick di virgilio
best reissue:genesis box
best new band: frost/demians
best gig/even: transatlantic reunion/genesis reunion.
best female vocalist: anja garbarek

Best Female Vocalist – Aretha Franklin

Best Male Vocalist – Steve Perry

Best Reissue – Journey Greatest Hits

Best Band : Fadeout

Best Album : Mars Volta: Octahedron

Best Female Vocalist : Anette Olzon

Best Male Vocalist : -

Best Guitarist : -

Best Bassist : -

Best Keyboard Player : Richard Barbieri

Best Drummer :

Best Reissue : -

Best Gig/Event : Porcupine tree in Helsinki

Best New/Unsigned Band : Fadeout

Prog Icon 2009 : Steven Wilson