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Direct Link To This Post Topic: Most technical albums
    Posted: January 25 2012 at 19:49
What in your opinion are some of prog's most technical albums?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 25 2012 at 20:06
Anything by Dream Theater.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 25 2012 at 20:08
According to my understanding of the description 'technical' two albums spring to mind:

Gryphon
- Red Queen to Gryphon 3
Island - Pictures
Gentle Giant - several tracks on most of their albums

However, I might be getting 'technical' and 'complex' confused?

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 25 2012 at 20:15
Originally posted by MattGuitat MattGuitat wrote:

Anything by Dream Theater.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 25 2012 at 20:31
Planet X - Quantum

Exivious - Self-Titled
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 25 2012 at 20:31
Originally posted by MattGuitat MattGuitat wrote:

Anything by Dream Theater.
 
I don't think so
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Behold... The Arctopus - Skullgrid
Blotted Science - The Machinations of Dementia
Ron Jarzombek - Solitarily Speaking of Theoretical Confinement

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deadmau5 is "progressive" electronic right? LOL

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Close To The Edge. Lateralus, Metropolis Part 2, Option Paralysis, Frances The Mute
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 26 2012 at 06:37
Originally posted by ExittheLemming ExittheLemming wrote:

According to my understanding of the description 'technical' two albums spring to mind:

Gryphon
- Red Queen to Gryphon 3
Island - Pictures
Gentle Giant - several tracks on most of their albums

However, I might be getting 'technical' and 'complex' confused?


I think you are getting the two confused as I don't find any of the above that technical, but definitely complex. In the case of Dream Theater, I think people mainly complain about the music being so technical that it is sterile, lacking any emotional impact. Personally I don't find that to be the case. One band I've always found to be a bit too technical such that the music is scripted to a Jazz - Folk musical formula is Pentangle (though I've never had a chance to listen to the music live which could change my opinion).
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 26 2012 at 09:08
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 26 2012 at 09:21
It depends what you mean by "technical."
 
Animals as Leaders is about as technical as it gets in my book.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 26 2012 at 09:28

Any of Brand X's first three albums

PROGMATIC
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 26 2012 at 09:42
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 26 2012 at 10:42
Technical and/or extremely complex:

The Dillinger Escape Plan - Calculating Infinity
Behold... The Arctopus - Skullgrid & Nano Nucleonic Cyborg Summoning 
Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica
Blotted Science - The Machinations of Dementia 
The Number Twelve Looks Like You - Mongrel 
... and most things by Orthrelm

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