Speaking of overcompensation for a wee flaccid member.
You speak of "'70s third-rate prog bands" and then list several UK, PFM, Le Orme, Focus, Trace, Ekseption, Triumvirat. Except for Focus, did any of these bands actually sell an album? There are reasons bands are obscure, and it often has nothing to do with anything other than richly deserving the obscurity they receive.
In regards to English Electric, I would say you are once again in the wee minority in regards to your opinion. I've seen nothing but positive comments from prog fans. But again, this is your opinion, and no matter how you are laughed at and reviled, you'll hold to it. Because admitting you were wrong, terribly so, would only cause you to use an even larger font size to compensate.
In regards to objectivity, anyone who knows me here and on other music forums is aware that I am no Genesis apologist; however, I have to admit that many of their compositions are stunningly beautiful and quite complicated from both a guitar and keyboard standpoint. I gave you a list of excellent compositions in a previous post. The songs are intricate, the lyrics are certainly far better than the pompous drivel of ELP or the New Age Hindo-Buddhist claptrap of Jon Anderson, they were not quasi-prog or prog wannabes as you wrongly claim, and even you had to admit that Phil Collins' drumming is awesome. And I would suggest a band that could recruit both Bill Bruford and Chester Thompson is elite.
So, what is it exactly about them that gets your panties in such a bunch?
It certainly was in Michigan where I lived in the 70s. By the time The Lamb came out, they were huge. Again, I saw them in '76, they were spectacular.
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