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    Posted: September 12 2020 at 07:26
Post your top 10 of prog bands whose output in the 21st century you find to be the strongest. 

In my case, I'm going to exclude artists who have left some mark in the 00s/10s but have a bigger portion or the majority of great records before the turn of the century, like Dream Theater (most great records were in the 90s) or Discipline (one of the two strong albums released in the 90s, the other, while amazing, not great enough to justify being included in the top 10). However, 21st century Magma is just as good, if not better, than 70s Magma, so I feel their place in the list is reasonable in spite of being associated with the roots of prog and zeuhl. 

My list, no specific order within:

Wobbler
Magma
Birds and Buildings
Phideaux
Porcupine Tree
Opeth
IQ
maudlin of the Well
Mastodon
Anekdoten
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Marillion
Subsignal
If These Trees Could Talk
Airbag
Riverside
Circus Mazimus
Threshold
Needlepoint
Naxatras
Skyharbor

amd many others... 
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Sanguine Hum
The Aristocrats
Thank You Scientist
Izz
Haken
Echolyn
Freak Kitchen
Big Big Train
Frost*
Bubblemath
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In terms of popularity, not personal preference although i do like all these bands...

Mars Volta
Porcupine Tree
Opeth
Tool
Magma
Riverside
Haken
Wobbler
Anathema
Transatlantic

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Maudlin of The Well
Pendragon
Opeth
Kotebel
iamthemorning
Bent Knee
The Mars Volta
Faun
Tirill
Motorpsycho
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The following list is based on favourite 21st century albums (not necessarily the bands themselves):
 
01. Änglagård
02. Maudlin of the Well
03. Lost Crowns
04. King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
05. Helium Horse Fly
06. Riverside
07. Phideaux
08. Motorpsycho
09. Astra
10. Mastodon
 
 

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I just realised that I had forgotten Wobbler, which should go in 6th position.
 
 
 


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In non specific order:

Porcupine Tree
Opeth
Between the Buried and Me
The Flower Kings
Steven Wilson
Riverside
Haken
Dream Theater
Pain of Salvation
Transatlantic
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And allow me a tiny extension of 5 more:

Mastodon
The Dillinger Escape Plan
Spock's Beard
Anathema
Beardfish
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Pendragon
Thank You Scientist
Steven Wilson
Porcupine Tree
IQ
Pyramid Theorem
Sanguine Hum
Discipline
The Mars Volta
The Psychedelic Ensemble
And yet more! The amount of new prog is endless (mainly because it's being made right now).
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Originally posted by A Crimson Mellotron A Crimson Mellotron wrote:

And allow me a tiny extension of 5 more:

Mastodon
The Dillinger Escape Plan
Spock's Beard
Anathema
Beardfish

I suppose it doesn't really matter but The Dillinger Escape Plan, Beardfish and Porcupine Tree are no longer around. Neither is the Mars Volta (although you didn't list them).
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Originally posted by siLLy puPPy siLLy puPPy wrote:

In terms of popularity, not personal preference although i do like all these bands...

Mars Volta
Porcupine Tree
Opeth
Tool
Magma
Riverside
Haken
Wobbler
Anathema
Transatlantic


I would tend to agree with this list as far as popularity goes although there might be a few others you could list such as the Tangent and Big Big Train. If more metallish bands are what you are after or more mainstream (both tend to have better album sales)then a few others would be Coheed and Cambria, Muse, Between the Buried and Me, Mastodon, King Gizzard and the lizard wizard and others.

Magma are an older band though so for me I would sooner list Rush, Flower Kings, Spock's Beard and Glass Hammer.


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Surprised Big Big Train isn't mentioned. I'd definitely plop them in the top ten.
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Originally posted by The Dark Elf The Dark Elf wrote:

Surprised Big Big Train isn't mentioned. I'd definitely plop them in the top ten.

Good one! I'd also misplaced The Psychedelic Ensemble in my rolodex. Darn!
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Very personal list, no particular order

Guapo
Alec K Redfearn & The Eyesores
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
Vezhlivy Otkaz
Cheer-Accident
The Future Kings Of England
Knifeworld
North Sea Radio Orchestra
PoiL
Thinking Plague
Upsilon Acrux
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Porcupine Tree/ Steven Wilson
Opeth
Big Big Train
The Flower Kings
Marillion
Anathema
Pineapple Thief
Dream Theater
Pain of Salvation
Spock's Beard
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1. Yes
2. Mostly Autumn
3. Blackmore's Night
4. Astra
5. Porcupine Tree
6. Ayreon
7. Nightwish
8. Magenta
9. Dream Theater
10. Anathema


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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:


1. Yes
2. Mostly Autumn
3. Blackmore's Night
4. Astra
5. Porcupine Tree
6. Ayreon
7. Nightwish
8. Magenta
9. Dream Theater
10. Anathema



Yes are the best band of the last 2 decades based on Magnification, Fly From Here, and Heaven And Earth? Yikes.
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Originally posted by Nogbad_The_Bad Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:


1. Yes
2. Mostly Autumn
3. Blackmore's Night
4. Astra
5. Porcupine Tree
6. Ayreon
7. Nightwish
8. Magenta
9. Dream Theater
10. Anathema



Yes are the best band of the last 2 decades based on Magnification, Fly From Here, and Heaven And Earth? Yikes.
Yes, absolutely true. I love all three of those albums. They're all in my current Top 10 list of Yes albums. Thumbs Up
 
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2. Talk
3. Going for the One
4. Close to the Edge
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6. Fly from Here
7. Magnification
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10. Big Big Train
9. Gandalf’s Fist
8. Wobbler
7. Echolyn
6. The Tangent
5. Mostly Autumn
4. Pineapple Thief
3. Grey Lady Down
2. Manning
1. Fish 🐠

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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by Nogbad_The_Bad Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:


1. Yes
2. Mostly Autumn
3. Blackmore's Night
4. Astra
5. Porcupine Tree
6. Ayreon
7. Nightwish
8. Magenta
9. Dream Theater
10. Anathema



Yes are the best band of the last 2 decades based on Magnification, Fly From Here, and Heaven And Earth? Yikes.

Yes, absolutely true. I love all three of those albums. They're all in my current Top 10 list of Yes albums. Thumbs Up
 
1. The Ladder
2. Talk
3. Going for the One
4. Close to the Edge
5. The Yes Album
6. Fly from Here
7. Magnification
8. Heaven & Earth
9. Tales from Topographic Oceans
10. 90125





I love all the Yes Catalog
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