Prog discoveries by year

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This is a real hard one since I got started around 1978.  I can check my CD log to find artists that I discovered post July 1999.  Will try to stick to the officially recognized by this site.

Late '70's/Early '80's: John Ambercrombie, Jan Akkerman, Jeff Beck, Captain Beefheart, Adrian Belew, Brand X, Bruford, Larry Coryell, Curved Air, Al Di Meola, Dixie Dregs, ELP, Brian Eno, Focus, Fred Frith Peter Gabriel, Genesis, Gentle Giant, Pierre Moerlen's Gong, Steve Hackett, Happy the Man, Jan Hammer, Allan Holdsworth, Jethro Tull, Jon and Vangelis, Kansas, King Crimson, Mahavishu Orchestra, Phil Manzanera, Pat Metheny, The Moody Blues, Nektar, Mike Oldfield, Oregon, Passport, Anthony Phillips, Pink Floyd, Jean-Luc Ponty, PFM, Return to Forever, Roxy Music, Terje Rypdal, UK, Utopia, Santana, Shakti, Sky, Starcastle, Synergy, Tangerine Dream, Steve Tibbetts, Triumvirat, Vangelis, Rick Wakeman, Weather Report, Yes, Frank Zappa and probably missing a few.

Once you start out with so many great artists and exclude stuff not officially prog look what happens.
Early '80's-1999: Kate Bush, The Doors, Gong (ala Allen),  Kayak, Tony Levin, Marillion, The Residents, Soft Machine, Robert Wyatt.

Then - 
1999: Nothing new after July.
2000: Nothing new.
2001: Nothing new.
2002: Nothing new.
2003: Nothing new.
Pretty much exploring artists already discovered or non-prog.

AOL Radio Progressive station started leading to a few new ones.
2004: Caravan, Djam Karet,   Ozric Tentacles, Primus, Porcupine Tree.
2005: Hellborg + Buckethead + Shrieve (via Buckhead), Bass Communion, Blackfield, IEM, no-man (via Porcupine Tree), The Muffins

About everything that follows now courtesy of the Prog Archives.
2006: Radiohead, Spock's Beard, Explosions In The Sky, A Triggering Myth, The Flower Kings
2007: Pure Reason Revolution, Maserati (courtesy EITS), Mr. Bungle, Phideaux, Parallel Mind, The Reasoning, Talisma, The Pineapple Thief, No Sound
2008: Gongzilla

Whew!

Edited by Slartibartfast - April 02 2008 at 08:06

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Slartibartfast Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / In Memoriam Joined: April 29 2006 Location: Atlantais Status: Offline Points: 29630	Topic: Prog discoveries by year Posted: April 01 2008 at 17:05
	This is a real hard one since I got started around 1978. I can check my CD log to find artists that I discovered post July 1999. Will try to stick to the officially recognized by this site. Late '70's/Early '80's: John Ambercrombie, Jan Akkerman, Jeff Beck, Captain Beefheart, Adrian Belew, Brand X, Bruford, Larry Coryell, Curved Air, Al Di Meola, Dixie Dregs, ELP, Brian Eno, Focus, Fred Frith Peter Gabriel, Genesis, Gentle Giant, Pierre Moerlen's Gong, Steve Hackett, Happy the Man, Jan Hammer, Allan Holdsworth, Jethro Tull, Jon and Vangelis, Kansas, King Crimson, Mahavishu Orchestra, Phil Manzanera, Pat Metheny, The Moody Blues, Nektar, Mike Oldfield, Oregon, Passport, Anthony Phillips, Pink Floyd, Jean-Luc Ponty, PFM, Return to Forever, Roxy Music, Terje Rypdal, UK, Utopia, Santana, Shakti, Sky, Starcastle, Synergy, Tangerine Dream, Steve Tibbetts, Triumvirat, Vangelis, Rick Wakeman, Weather Report, Yes, Frank Zappa and probably missing a few. Once you start out with so many great artists and exclude stuff not officially prog look what happens. Early '80's-1999: Kate Bush, The Doors, Gong (ala Allen), Kayak, Tony Levin, Marillion, The Residents, Soft Machine, Robert Wyatt. Then - 1999: Nothing new after July. 2000: Nothing new. 2001: Nothing new. 2002: Nothing new. 2003: Nothing new. Pretty much exploring artists already discovered or non-prog. AOL Radio Progressive station started leading to a few new ones. 2004: Caravan, Djam Karet, Ozric Tentacles, Primus, Porcupine Tree. 2005: Hellborg + Buckethead + Shrieve (via Buckhead), Bass Communion, Blackfield, IEM, no-man (via Porcupine Tree), The Muffins About everything that follows now courtesy of the Prog Archives. 2006: Radiohead, Spock's Beard, Explosions In The Sky, A Triggering Myth, The Flower Kings 2007: Pure Reason Revolution, Maserati (courtesy EITS), Mr. Bungle, Phideaux, Parallel Mind, The Reasoning, Talisma, The Pineapple Thief, No Sound 2008: Gongzilla Whew! Edited by Slartibartfast - April 02 2008 at 08:06
	Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...

BaldJean Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: May 28 2005 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 10387	Posted: April 01 2008 at 15:36
	I grew up with prog and really can't say; my parents were hippies and listened to all kind of stuff. they were especially fond of space and kraut, but generally anything which sounded good after a poke
	A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta

Philip Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 13 2007 Location: Porto, Portugal Status: Offline Points: 413	Posted: April 01 2008 at 13:19
	1998/1999 - Pink Floyd For almost ten years, I have just listened to Pink Floyd in terms of progressive. So between 1999 and 2007, nothing about prog In May 2007, when I was listening to classic rock (Hotel california by The Eagles), my Biology teacher stranged that I was listening to this 70's classic, and recomended me to listen to other progressive bands (Genesis and Yes for example), which I only knew by name, and I was almost promising myself to discover these bands. Since this event, I discovered all of the other bands I like in prog, including the giants I mentioned, some of them trough myself, using PA too, some old records that I had from my father collection, but that I have never listened to, and my teacher of course. Thanks to all of them. This last year was really the best in my whole life in terms of music. Edited by Philip - April 12 2008 at 10:31

ghost_of_morphy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: March 08 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2755	Posted: April 01 2008 at 04:11
	I was listening back in the Golden Age. I can't possibly remember that far back.

BroSpence Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: March 05 2007 Status: Offline Points: 2614	Posted: March 31 2008 at 23:56
	Hmmm.... I guess all genres seem to be accepted? 1990/1 - The Beatles 1994 - Queen 1998 - Radiohead 1999 - Yes, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd 2000 - King Crimson, Opeth, Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment, Rush, Jethro Tull, A Perfect Circle, Tool, Queensryche, Primus, Kings X 2001 - Don Caballero, Rumah Sakit, Godspeed You Black Emperor!, Mogwai, Tortoise, Kansas, Meshuggah, Dredg, Mr. Bungle, Cynic 2002 - Porcupine Tree, Sigur Ros, Strapping Young Lad, The Mars Volta, Os Mutantes, Kraftwerk, Niacin, ELP, Roxy Music, Brian Eno 2003 - Mew, Return to Forever, Green Carnation, Explosions in the Sky 2004 - Can, Gentle Giant, 2005 - Tasavallian Presidenti, Harmonium, Alan Markusfeldt 2006 - Lots of prog 2007 - lots more prog 2008 - some more prog

gray Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: March 05 2008 Status: Offline Points: 29	Posted: March 31 2008 at 09:44
	When did you begin to listen to your favorite prog and art rock bands? List the bands you discovered each year, going all the way back to when you started listening to prog. Here's mine: 1991: Queen 1992: 1993: 1994: Dream Theater, Queensryche, Radiohead 1995: Fates Warning, Rush 1996: Savatage, King's X, Galactic Cowboys 1997: Tool 1998: VAST 1999: Anathema, Pink Floyd, Chroma Key, Amorphis, Mullmuzzler, Shadow Gallery, Therion 2000: Pain of Salvation, Symphony X, Nevermore, Vanden Plas, Conception, Eternity X, A Perfect Circle 2001: Dredg, Katatonia 2002: Porcupine Tree 2003: OSI, Green Carnation, Threshold, Devin Townsend, Opeth, Dead Soul Tribe, Antimatter, Zero Hour 2004: Blackfield, No-Man, Salem Hill, Sigur Ros, Liquid Tension Experiment, Ayreon, Strapping Young Lad, Evergrey 2005: Muse, The Mars Volta, Riverside, Kino, Karmakanic, Redemption, Carptree, Dark Suns, Event 2006: Agalloch, Oceansize, Spock's Beard, Frost, The Third Ending, Pure Reason Revolution, Kansas, Yes, Coheed & Cambria, Meshuggah 2007: Pineapple Thief, Satellite, Big Big Train, King Crimson, Sylvan, Gazpacho, Arena, Disillusion, Mew, Abigail's Ghost 2008: Nosound, Airbag
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