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horza

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Posted: October 21 2005 at 19:32

gordon giltrap is excellent - heartsong was a brill track - it may be commercial but so what

Originally posted by darkshade:

Calling Mike Portnoy a bad drummer is like calling Stephen Hawking an idiot.

Tony Fisher View Drop Down

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Posted: October 21 2005 at 19:31

lucas wrote:

Gordon Giltrap - 'The peacock party'

Sir, you are a genius. I've known for some time there was a glaring omission from this site and couldn't figure who it was; this is it.

Gordon Giltrap's first 4 albums were exceptional, classic prog, yet he's not here. He needs to be added without delay.

lucas

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Posted: October 21 2005 at 19:24

Jordan Rudess - 'Listen'

Janison Edge - 'the services of Mary Goode' (neo-prog with female vocals)

Orphan Project - 'Orphan found'

Gordon Giltrap - 'The peacock party'

Adrian Snell - 'Fireflake' (christian prog-rock)

"Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood)

Lorak

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Posted: October 21 2005 at 19:03

Mallard - In a Different Climate
White Witch
Fugs - any LP
Crow
Groundhogs

All 60's and 70's mostly unknowns

Two heads are better than one, but if you want something done right, do it yourself.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained, but better safe than sorry.
Look before you leap, but he who hesitates is lost

SevenColoured View Drop Down

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Posted: October 21 2005 at 17:23

José Cid - 10.000 Anos Entre Vénus E Marte

http://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_CD. asp?cd_id=3537

Bj-1

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Posted: October 21 2005 at 17:21

Symphony X - Symphony X
Symphony X - The Damnation Game
Dream Theater - When Dream & Day Unite
Meshuggah - Contradictions Collappse
Supertramp - Supertramp
Brand X - Do They Hurt?
Passport - Looking Thru

RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on!

Xanadu

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Posted: October 21 2005 at 17:12

Flip_Stone wrote:

Some of those obscure prog. albums and groups deserve more attention. Here's a starter list:

FIREBALLET - Night on Bald Mountain

CURVED AIR - Second Album*

NEKTAR - Remember the Future

ESTA - Meditterean Crossroads

BRUFORD - One of a Kind

SAGA - Worlds Apart

RENAISSANCE - Novella*

*female lead vocals

As for Nektar I wouldn't count them as unknown or underrated nor should I call them "obscure". But thats me.

What about May Blitz - 2nd of may

"Oh, yes, sitting-the great leveler. From the mightiest pharaoh to the lowliest peasant, who doesn't enjoy a good sit?"

annt

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Posted: October 21 2005 at 17:03

I really like Ed Starink's original material. He's the guy behind many of the infamous "synthesizer greatest" albums

, but he is an excellent composer and I recommend his work from early 80's. I think his albums are quite hard to get, however.

salmacis

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Posted: October 21 2005 at 16:57

Yeah I think Druid's first album was decent from what I heard of it a few years ago. I agree on it being Yes influenced, but not to the point of Starcastle, where there's hardly any originality and just cloning.

Some of my faves:

Spring

Gravy Train- Ballad Of A Peaceful Man

Beggar's Opera- Waters Of Change

Rare Bird- Rare Bird, As Your Mind Flies By

Fields- Fields

Audience- House On The Hill

Tony Fisher View Drop Down

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Posted: October 21 2005 at 16:45

Here are a few which I own and love yet hardly anyone here will know:

The Tain & The Book of Invasions - Horslips

Toward the Sun - Druid (very Yes influenced but damn good. The follow up Fluid Druid has its moments too)

In the Region of the Summer Stars and Aerie Faerie Nonsense - The Enid

Fully Interlocking - Solution (Cordon Bleu is also brilliant but my ex wife threw it out, which is why she is ex!)

QE2 - Mike Oldfield

salmacis

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Posted: October 21 2005 at 16:23

There have been many of these threads, and I always enjoy these as it's great for newer prog fans to delve into prog's lesser known back pages.

I disagree on 'Recycled'- I have it, and whilst I enjoy it, I find it has less to offer than any of the other Nektar albums I have in 'Tab In The Ocean', 'Remember The Future' and 'Down To Earth', which have something new to offer every time I play them. 'Recycled' is swamped in synthesisers, and for me, this is one band that was arguably better with just the hammond organ. But I respect your opinion, BaldFriede. And I agree totally on Captain Beyond- what a classic!

Glad to see Curved Air's 'Second Album' namechecked- one of my fave 70s prog albums. Check out 'Air Cut', which is heavier and features the teenage Eddie Jobson playing his heart out on synth and violin.

'Czar' is another favourite- 'Beyond The Moon' is a fave track of mine, and the whole album is drenched in mellotron.

Elta31

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Posted: October 21 2005 at 15:57

Ok, now we have something here. I'll do my best...

Pell Mell-Marburg

Spektakel-self titled

Apollo-self titled(German lyrics)

Siddartha-Weltschmerz

Steel Mill-Green Eyed God

Cravinkel-Garden of Loneliness

Czar-self titled

Well, that's all for now. I'm still on a quest to find new bands from the early 70's. I just ordered Arzachel, Colosseum, and Ragnarok. They should arrive next week. I'll keep posting if I find anything good...

DeadGhost

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Posted: October 21 2005 at 14:12

Fates warning - still life

BaldFriede View Drop Down

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Posted: October 21 2005 at 14:10

Mother Gong - "Fairy Tales"
Roman Bunka - "Dein Kopf ist ein schlafendes Auto"
Captain Beyond - Same

Of Nektar I'd rather recommend "Recycled" and not "Remember the Future", which has a very weak chorus, accompanied by a one-note bass, that gets repeated again and again and in my opinion ruins the album, as good as it may otherwise be.