Seems to me there are a lot of 'sides' to Pink Floyd. There's the spacey stuff (Echoes), acoustic numbers (Fat Old Sun), great choral extravaganzas (Atom Heart Mother). By
You may get some spacey material from early Genesis, King Crimson and McDonald & Giles. Possibly Wally (To The Urban Man).[\QUOTE]
Ah, yes, Wally - I was at school with Pete Sage - excellent violinist! Punk came along at just the wrong time - even with the patronage of Rick Wakeman and Bob Harris it just didn't happen for them, unfortunately.
Early
Curved Air were also exceptionally good - quite unique among the prog bands.