RESULTS - THE 1997 ANNUAL INTERNET PROG POLL Category 1 - Best Release 1. IQ Subterranea 42 2. Marillion This Strange Engine 31 3. Discipline Unfolded Like Staircase 21 4. Fish Sunsets On Empire 19 5. Finneus Gauge More Once More 18 6. Yes Keys To Ascension II 17 7. Fates Warning A Pleasant Shade Of Grey 16 8. The Flower Kings Stardust We Are 12 9. Spock's Beard Beware Of Darkness 11 10. Radiohead OK Computer 8 11. Cast Angels And Demons 7 Volare The Uncertainty Principle 7 13. Boud Deun Astronomy Made Easy 6 Dream Theater Falling Into Infinity 6 Genesis Calling All Stations 6 Magellan Test Of Wills 6 17. Lands End Natural Selection 5 Porcupine Tree Coma Divine 5 Scott McGill The Hand Farm 5 20. Arena Welcome To the Stage 4 Grey Lady Down Fear 4 Happy Family Tossco 4 Isildurs Bane Mind Volume 1 4 Symphony X The Divine Wings of Tragedy 4 25. Peter Hammill Everyone You Hold 3 Höyry-Kone Huono Parturi 3 Iona Heaven's Bright Sun 3 Jadis Somersault 3 Jens Johansson Fission 3 Rush Test For Echo 3 Sinkadus Aurum Nostrum 3 Yes Open Your Eyes 3 33. A Piedi Nudi Ecclisi 2 David Ragsdale David And Goliath 2 Djam Karet The Devouring 2 Enchant Time Lost 2 Enchant Wounded 2 Finisterre Project Höstsonaten 2 Gerard Pandora's Box 2 H Ice Cream Genius 2 Iva Bittova/Vladimir Vaclavek Bile Inferno 2 Kerrs Pink Art Of Complex Simplicity 2 King Crimson Epitaph 2 Minimum Vital Esprit D'Amor 2 Ozone Quartet Fresh Blood 2 Providence There Once Was A Night Of Choko-Muro 2 Pär Lindh Tempus Incompertus 2 Robert Wyatt Shleep 2 Salem Hill Catatonia 2 Savatage The Wake Of Magellan 2 Spiritualized Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space 2 Vanden Plas The God Thing 2 Various Artists Giant Tracks, A Tribute To Gentle Giant 2 (134 nominees) Category 2 - Worst Release 1. Yes Open Your Eyes 32 2. Genesis Calling All Stations 27 3. Dream Theater Falling Into Infinity 14 4. Marillion This Strange Engine 12 Still Always Almost 12 6. Queensryche Hear In The Now Frontier 8 7. Always Almost God Pounds His Nails 6 8. Discipline Unfolded Like Staircase 5 9. Fish Sunsets On Empire 4 10. Magellan Test Of Wills 3 Saga Pleasure And Pain 3 Spice Girls Spiceworld 3 13. Art And Illusion Seasons 2 Grey Lady Down Fear 2 Last Turion Seduction Overdose 2 Nepenthe Everything Was Beautiful And Nothing Hurt 2 Rush Test For Echo 2 Yes Keys To Ascension II 2 (66 nominees) Category 3 - Best Re-release 1. Marillion Script For A Jester's Tear 25 2. Marillion Seasons End 22 3. Jethro Tull Thick As A Brick 25th Anniversary 7 4. Fish Vigil In A Wilderness Of Mirrors 5 5. Casino (Geoff Mann) Casino 4 Happy The Man Live 4 King Crimson The Nightwatch 4 8. England Garden Shed 3 King Crimson Epitaph 3 Mastermind Brainstorm 3 Porcupine Tree Up The Downstair 3 Renaissance King Biscuit Flower Hour Live 3 Van Der Graaf Generator Aerosol Grey Machine 3 14. England England 2 Frank Zappa 200 Motels 2 Ladylake No Pictures 2 Marillion Real To Reel 2 Shadow Gallery Shadow Gallery 2 Shub Niggurath Les Morts Vont Vite 2 Teru's Symphonia Castle Of Noi 2 (81 nominees) Category 4 - Best Tune 1. Marillion This Strange Engine 28 2. Yes Mind Drive 17 3. Marillion Man Of A Thousand Faces 10 4. Discipline Canto IV 8 IQ The Narrow Margin 8 6. Flower Kings Stardust We Are 7 Spock's Beard The Doorway 7 8. Finneus Gauge Press The Flesh 6 Fish Brother 52 6 10. Fates Warning A Pleasant Shade of Grey 5 Finneus Gauge More Wants More 5 12. Dream Theater Lines In The Sand 4 Dream Theater Trial Of Tears 4 Marillion Estonia 4 15. Discipline Before The Storm 3 Discipline Crutches 3 Discipline Into The Dream 3 Finneus Gauge Customer Service 3 Fish Goldfish And Clowns 3 Fish Sunsets On Empire 3 Fish The Perceptions Of Johnny Punter 3 Genesis The Dividing Line 3 Magellan Test Of Wills 3 Marillion 80 Days 3 Scott McGill Alaskan Brick 3 26. Cast Revealing Signs Of Love 2 Enchant Mettle Man 2 Fish What Colour Is God? 2 Grey Lady Down And Finally 2 Iona Heaven's Bright Sun 2 IQ Breathtaker 2 IQ Capricorn 2 IQ Speak My Name 2 IQ Subterranea 2 IQ Tunnel Vision 2 Jadis Batstein 2 Radiohead Paranoid Android 2 Radiohead Subterranean Homesick Alien 2 Salem Hill The Judgement 2 Yes Footprints 2 (146 nominees) Category 5 - Best Album Cover 1. IQ Subterranea 20 Yes Keys To Ascension II 20 3. Fish Sunsets On Empire 19 4. Marillion This Strange Engine 10 5. Dream Theater Falling Into Infinity 9 6. Finneus Gauge More Once More 8 7. Boud Deun Astronomy Made Easy 7 King Crimson Epitaph 7 9. Cast Angles And Demons 6 Discipline Unfolded Like Staircase 6 11. Genesis Calling All Stations 5 12. Apocalypse Lendas Encantadas 4 Fates Warning A Pleasant Shade Of Grey 4 Ozric Tentacles Curious Corn 4 Porcupine Tree Coma Divine 4 Scott McGill The Hand Farm 4 17. Queensryche Hear Now In The Frontier 3 Versus X Disturbance 3 Volare The Uncertainty Principle 3 20. Blackmore's Night Shadow Of The Moon 2 Boud Deun Astronomy Made Easy 2 Enchant Wounded 2 Finisterre Project Höstsonaten 2 Fruitcake One More Slice 2 Galadriel Mindscapers 2 Jadis Somersault 2 King Crimson The Night Watch - Live 1973 2 Lands End Natural Selection 2 Pageant La Mosaique 2 Radiohead OK Computer 2 Savatage The Wake Of Magellan 2 Spock's Beard Beware Of Darkness 2 Timothy Pure Blood Of The Berry 2 Twin Age Lialim High 2 (99 nominees) Category 6 - Best Newcomer 1. Finneus Gauge 29 2. Sinkadus 9 3. Volare 8 4. Discipline 6 5. Parallel Or 90 Degrees 4 Quidam 4 Spock's Beard 4 8. Crucible 3 Ozone Quartet 3 Scott McGill 3 Still/Always Almost 3 Tempus Fugit 3 The Quiet Room 3 Twin Age 3 Versus X 3 16. Boom 2 Boud Deun 2 David Ragsdale 2 Digital Ruin 2 Flower Kings 2 H 2 H2O 2 Lands End 2 Lizard 2 Mayadome 2 Nepenthe 2 Rudess Morgenstein Project 2 Salem Hill 2 Somnambulist 2 Spiritualized 2 The Negro Problem 2 (95 nominees) Category 7 - Best Live-Performance 1. Marillion 39 2. Fish 26 3. Yes 16 4. Dream Theater 10 5. Discipline 9 Rush 9 7. ELP 7 Finneus Gauge 7 IQ 7 10. Arena 6 Fates Warning 6 Mastermind 6 13. Porcupine Tree 5 The Flower Kings 5 15. David Ragsdale 4 16. Anekdoten 3 Boud Deun 3 Finisterre 3 Pat Metheny Group 3 Pendragon 3 Radiohead 3 The Musical Box 3 Volaré 3 24. Ars Nova 2 Cast 2 Ilúvatar 2 Iona 2 Jethro Tull 2 Kansas 2 Pär Lindh Project 2 Quidam 2 Ratdog 2 Regenesis 2 Spiritualized 2 Spock's Beard 2 The Who 2 Trey Gunn Band 2 Univers Zero 2 (92 nominees) Category 8 - Best Vocalist 1. Steve Hogarth Marillion 43 2. Fish 29 3. Jon Anderson Yes 22 4. Matthew Parmenter Discipline 17 Peter Nicholls IQ 17 6. Peter Hammill 12 Ray Alder Fates Warning 12 8. Laura Martin Finneus Gauge 9 9. Damian Wilson Landmarq, Threshold 7 James LaBrie Dream Theater 7 John Wetton 7 Peter Gabriel 7 Ray Wilson Genesis 7 14. Thom Yorke Radiohead 6 15. Emila Derkowska Quidam 4 Joanne Hogg Iona 4 Martin Wilson Grey Lady Down 4 Neal Morse Spock's Beard 4 Roine Stolt Flower Kings 4 20. Geoff Tate Queensryche 3 21. Alberto Piras 2 Geddy Lee Rush 2 Glen McGlaughlin Ilúvatar 2 Happy Rhodes Project Lo 2 Iva Bittova 2 Jeff McFarland Lands End 2 Lisa Gerrard Dead Can Dance 2 Mike Patton Faith No More, Mr. Bungle 2 Nick Barrett Pendragon 2 Robert Wyatt 2 Russell Allen Symphony X 2 Sarah McLachlan 2 Sonia Nedelec Minimum Vital 2 Ted Leonard Enchant 2 Björk 2 (93 nominees) Category 9 - Best Guitarist 1. Steven Rothery Marillion 34 2. Steve Howe 23 3. Roine Stolt The Flower Kings 18 4. Robert Fripp King Crimson, ProjecKCt One 15 5. John Petrucci Dream Theater 13 6. Scott McGill Finneus Gauge, The Hand Farm 12 Steve Hackett 12 8. Steven Wilson Porcupine Tree, No Man, Fish 11 9. Bill Berends Mastermind 9 10. Allan Holdsworth 8 11. Andrew Latimer 7 12. Jon Preston Bouda Discipline 6 Mike Holmes IQ 6 14. Alex Lifeson Rush 5 Nick Barrett Pendragon 5 16. David Gilmour Pink Floyd 4 Douglas Ott Enchant 4 Jim Matheos Fates Warning 4 Pat Metheny 4 Shawn Persinger Boud Deun 4 21. Adrian Belew 3 Alan Morse Spock's Beard 3 Ed Wynne Ozric Tentacles 3 Karl Groom Threshold 3 Robin Boult Fish 3 Ron Jarzombek Spastic Ink, Watchtower 3 27. Brett Kull Still, Always Almost 2 Dave Bainbridge Iona 2 Fransisco Neto Lands End 2 Gary Chandler Jadis 2 Harald Lytomt Kerrs Pink 2 Jason Spaceman Spiritualized 2 John McLaughlin 2 Johnny Greenwood Radiohead 2 Marco Celluri Clepsydra 2 Michael Romeo Symphony X 2 Mike Keneally 2 Mike Oldfield 2 Peter Hammill 2 Steve Morse DP 2 (97 persons) Category 10 - Best Keyboardist 1. Mark Kelly Marillion 30 2. Chris Buzby Finneus Gauge 22 Martin Orford IQ, John Wetton Band 22 4. Rick Wakeman Yes 18 5. Clive Nolan Pendragon, Arena, Casino (Geoff Mann) 16 6. Mickey Simmonds Fish 13 7. Tony Banks Genesis 11 8. Keith Emerson ELP 9 9. Jens Johannsson Stratovarius 8 10. Igor 'Ivan' Khoroshev Yes 7 Kevin Moore Fates Warning, Wapsog, Chroma Key 7 Tomas Bodin Flower Kings 7 13. Jordan Rudess Dixie Dregs, Rudess Morgenstein Project 6 Luis Alfonso Vidales Moreno Cast 6 Pär Lindh Pär Lindh Project 6 16. Matthew Parmenter Discipline 4 17. Foss Patterson Camel, Fish 3 Lyle Mays Pat Metheny Group 3 Mike Torr Jadis 3 Neal Morse Spock's Beard 3 Vitalij Kuprij 3 22. Boris Valle Finisterre 2 Dave Stewart 2 Derek Sherinian Dream Theater 2 Erik Norlander 2 Fred Hunter Lands End 2 Fred Schendel Glass Hammer 2 Geddy Lee 2 Jim Rezek Iluvatar 2 Kate Radley Spiritualized 2 Neil Durant Sphere 2 Patrick Strawser Volare 2 Richard Barbieri Porcupine Tree, Japan 2 Ryo Okumoto Spock's Beard 2 Stephen Babb DeArqe Wyzards, Glass Hammer 2 Vince Welnick Missing Man Formation 2 (87 nominees) Category 11 - Best Bassist 1. Peter Trewavas Marillion 37 2. Chris Squire Yes 32 3. Tony Levin King Crimson, Bozzio/Levin/Stevens 31 4. John Jowitt IQ, Arena 23 5. Geddy Lee 16 6. John Myung Dream Theater 11 7. Chris Eike Finneus Gauge 10 8. John Wetton 8 9. Percy Jones Brand X 7 10. Matt Eiland Boud Deun 4 Victor Wooten Bela Fleck And The Fleckstones 4 12. Bill Berends 3 Colin Edwin Porcupine Tree 3 Dave Meros Spock's Beard 3 Ed Platt Enchant 3 Joey Vera Fates Warning 3 17. John Entwistle The Who 2 Les Claypool Primus, Sausage 2 Matthew Kennedy Discipline 2 Mike Rutherford 2 Pekka Pohjola 2 Pete Perez Spastic Ink, Riot 2 Peter Gee Pendragon 2 Rob Wasserman Ratdog 2 Sean Cook Spiritualized 2 Sean Malone Gordian Knot, Cynic 2 (88 nominees) Category 12 - Best Drummer 1. Ian Mosley Marillion 27 2. Bill Bruford King Crimson, Bruford, Towner & Gomez, Yes 26 3. Mike Portnoy Dream Theater 17 4. Nick D'Virgilio Spock's Beard, Genesis 14 5. Alan White Yes 13 Neal Peart Rush 13 7. Mark Zonder Fates Warning 10 Richard Berends Mastermind 10 9. John Buzby Finneus Gauge 9 10. Paul Cook IQ 8 11. Carl Palmer 7 12. Dave 'Squeeky' Stewart Fish, Camel 6 13. Paul Craddick Enchant 5 Terry Bozzio 5 15. Chris Cutler 4 16. Antonio Bringas Cast 3 Chris Maitland Porcupine Tree 3 Christian Vander Magma 3 Daniel Denis Univers Zero 3 Paul Dzendzel Discipline 3 Phil Collins 3 Rocky Cancelose Boud Deun 3 23. Bobby Jarzombek Spastic Ink, Riot 2 Carter Beauford Dave Matthews Band 2 Chad Wackerman 2 Jaime Salazar IQ, The Flower Kings 2 Lars Ulrich Metallica 2 Mark Lavallee Lands End 2 Mick Pointer Arena 2 Nir Zidkyahu Genesis 2 Rod Morgenstein Rudess Morgenstein Project 2 Simon Phillips 2 Steve Christie Jadis 2 Vic Stevens 2 Vinnie Caliauta 2 (85 nominees) Category 13 - Most Overrated Band (not deserving it) 1. Dream Theater 25 2. Yes 20 3. Genesis 19 4. Discipline 14 5. Arena 12 6. Pendragon 11 Spock's Beard 11 8. IQ 9 Marillion 9 10. Finneus Gauge 7 11. Deus Ex Machina 5 Oasis 5 Radiohead 5 Spice Girls 5 Still/Always Almost 5 The Flower Kings 5 17. Grey Lady Down 4 King Crimson 4 19. Angra 3 ELP 3 Magellan 3 Rush 3 Sinkadus 3 24. Blur 2 Bush 2 Devil Doll 2 Djam Karet 2 Finisterre 2 Fish 2 Ilúvatar 2 Pink Floyd 2 Porcupine Tree 2 Queensryche 2 Tempest 2 Volare 2 (70 nominees) Category 14 - Most Under-Estimated Band (deserving more) 1. Marillion 19 2. Finneus Gauge 13 3. Discipline 10 4. Spock's Beard 9 5. Fish 8 IQ 8 7. The Flower Kings 7 8. Porcupine Tree 6 9. Boud Deun 5 Enchant 5 Lands End 5 Mastermind 5 Quidam 5 14. Djam Karet 4 Scott McGill 4 16. After The Fall 3 Apocalypse 3 Arena 3 Cast 3 Collage 3 Dream Theater 3 Genesis 3 Grey Lady Down 3 Magellan 3 Queensryche 3 Sinkadus 3 27. Clepsydra 2 Digital Ruin 2 Fates Warning 2 Glass Hammer 2 Grandbell 2 Happy Family 2 Ilúvatar 2 Iona 2 Iris 2 Kerrs Pink 2 King Crimson 2 Lizard 2 Missing Man Formation 2 Radiohead 2 Salem Hill 2 Spastic Ink 2 Spiritualized 2 The Quiet Room 2 Threshold 2 Tiles 2 Timothy Pure 2 Twin Age 2 Van Der Graf Generator 2 Volare 2 (143 nominees) Category 15 - Best Progressive Label 1. Musea 34 2. Cuneiform 26 3. Cyclops 21 4. Mellow Records 20 5. The Laser's Edge 17 6. Magna Carta 14 7. Discipline Global Mobile 13 Giant Electric Pea 13 9. Kinesis 9 10 Verglas Music 7 11. Syn-Phonic 6 12. Inside-Out Music 3 Train Records 3 14. Ad Perpetuam Memoriam 2 Ars Mundi 2 Castle Communications 2 Cleopatra 2 Delerium Records 2 Dick Brothers 2 EMI 2 Noise Records 2 ReR Megacorp 2 Train Records 2 (75 nominees)