ELP =Tchaikovsky, for the bombast, pomp,noise, speed, and innovative instrumentation, e.g. cannon and church bells in the 1812 overture, which makes me think of ELP every time I hear it.
Jethro Tull = Ralph Vaughan Williams, a shared preservation and use of English folk Music and pastoral imagery.
Karda Estra = a mix of Walton, Satie, Bartok and Gorecki
Genesis = Mozart, very accomplished, few musical surprises
Frank Zappa = Varese and Chavez
Cardiacs = RVW and Frank Zappa
King Crimson = Benjamin Britten, very varied, full of surprises both good and bad, innovation the cornerstone.
Gentle Giant = Shostakovich, pleasant violence and crazy peace.
Yes = Haydn, solid, pleasant music, trying to break free from the baroque, almost but never quite succeeding
Pink Floyd = the pomp and attack of Elgar and the whimsy and gentleness of Delius.
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