Please recommend albums....

1) Yes- fragile, close to the Edge, the yes album

2) King Crinsom- In the Court of King Crimson, red, discipline

3) Rush - 2112, permanent waves, moving pictures

4) Pink Floyd - wish you were here, the wall, dark side of the moon

5) Genesis- foxtrot, selling england, the lamb

Thanks guys for all your suggestions.....keep them coming....

These are some prog CDs I've bought recently:

1) Pink Floyd- Dark Side

2) Yes- Fragile, The Yes Album, Magnification, (Re)Union

3) King Crimson- In the Court

4) Dream Theater- Octavarium & Changing of Seasons

5) Traffic- the one about high heeled boys, didn't care for really but I'll listen again.

6) Rush- 2112

7) Kansas- I already had a lot of Kansas but I was able to grab the Monolith album

8) Mahavishnu Orchestra - probably the best album listed here; MO was awesome. I was already familiar with John M.

9) Weather Report- already had Mysterious Stranger but I listed it anyway.

10) Chick Corea and Electrik Band - (of Return to Forever fame) this band is awesome.

...I'm sure I'm missing a CD but I've just started with this.

Got to admit that I'm very interested in the so-called jazz-rock, fusion, whatever you want to call it., and prog metal. Metal has always seemed sort of cheesy to me even though I liked the hair bands of the 80's.

I'm impressed with Dream Theater and I plan on purchasing Tool, Symphony X, and Pain of Salvation next.

Also, Closer to the Edge by Yes is high on my list as well as Chick Corea's new CD.

I'm also getting into early jazz....Jelly Roll Morton, Bix Beiderbecke, Bunny Berigan, etc. This is another bygone era that most people have written off as dead. It's good music....give it a chance.

 bands:

 1. Dire straits

 2. Rainbow

 3. Ledzepplin

 4. Deep purple

 5. Star ship

 6. mike oldfield

 

Symphonic Progressive Metal!  Try any one of these two:

Adagio - Sanctus Ignus

Adagio - Underworld

If you're unsure about the music, you can sample a few tracks here:

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Enjoy!

 

 

Depends what sort of twentieth century classical music you like.

If you enjoy Wagner, you will love MAGMA and other bands of the zeuhl
family.

If you like Stravinsky and dissonance, many of the RIO bands (HENRY
COW and ART ZOYD in particular) are likely to appeal.

SHUB NIGGURATH was an interesting and extremely experimental band
fusing both approaches, but their music is far too minimalist and
unpredictable for many ears.

best pink floyd albums in order.

1.dark side of the moon

2.the wall

3.wish you were here

4.meddle

5.animals

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dalt99 wrote: Garion81 wrote: Anyone liking fusion should check out Nima and Merge. Do it! Just do it!   Seriously!: WWW.Mergemusic.com   Hey! That's some nice jazz there. Nice smooth rhythms and good playing.

 

Just three guys too! You should hear the new CD!  It is fantastic.  I saw these guys in a small club in January opening for Eric Norelander.  They blew him off the stage. Been trying to get them in PA for three months now.

 

Anyone liking fusion should check out Nima and Merge. Do it! Just do it!   Seriously!:

WWW.Mergemusic.com

 

Oh and since you mentioned Kansas in you post you might want to check out Kerry Livgren's new/old band Proto-Kaw.  Before Became after is a great cd (The cover is my avitar):

 

WWW.Protokaw.com

 

 

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As a jazz (especially fusion) lover myself have you heard/do you own these?

• Jeff Beck - Blow by Blow
• Area - Crac!
• Horacee Arnold - Tales of the Exonerated Flea
• Passport - Looking Thru
• Arti + Mestieri - Tilt
• Bozzio Levin Stevens - Situation Dangerous
• Brand X - Unorthodox Behavior
• Bill Bruford's Earthworks - Footloose and Fancy Free
• Tony Williams - Emergency!
• Frank Zappa - Hot Rats, Waka-Jawaka, The Grand Wazoo

Any of the above listed that you have not heard should be HIGH on your list as next purchases. Take it from another huge fan of jazz, these are great ones in the more jazz/fusion and progressive areas.

Oh, and as far as Genesis goes, I would definitely start with Trespass but I am in the minority. Don't go with Foxtrot though. Trespass or Selling England by the Pound are the best starting points I think.

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For a jazz fan, I must reiterate the point made by The Doctor: try out some Canterbury, I think you'd really dig it. Good albums to start:

Caravan - In The Land Of Grey And Pink
National Health - self-titled debut
Hatfield & The North - either self-titled debut or The Rotter's Club
Soft Machine - Third
Matching Mole - Self-titled debut
Gong - Shamal (a later album by them with different musicians and sound, but this is jazzier than the psychedelic/space sound of their earlier albums)

Try 'em out, what can go wrong?

PS - For Floyd get Animals next, Genesis - Selling England..., and Yes - Close To The Edge: all three are five star must haves.