Recommend some stuff to a Prog-Newbie

IDDQD wrote: Descriptions will help. Also, I amazingly forgot to mention that I already listen to VDGG (Pawn Hearts is awesome!)

Ok, see my edit above

King of Loss wrote: As a huge DT fanboy, I'm going to say......   LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT- As you know, highly technical and most of all highly "emotional" with the w**king part :) Tony Levin is also in it two :)

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King of Loss wrote: Hah, if you ever listened to Liquid Tension Experiment from my point of view, its like soiling in your pants to the Images and Words album except 100 times better

If u ever listen to Tales from topografic oceans from my point of view. u would know that an orgasm isn't the strongest feeling

Opeth - Definitely my favorite band. Prog death metal. Get the albums "Still Life" and "Blackwater Park" for starters, or if you'd like to hear their mellow stuff first and no death metal stuff, get "Damnation". Don't let the death metal brand scare you away, this is probably the most melodic death metal band you'll ever hear. :)

Ayreon - New prog from the Dutch multi-instrumentalist Arjen Lucassen. Some albums feature artists you've heard of for sure. Get the album "The Human Equation" for starters, and if you want something a bit more sci-fi, get "Into the Electric Castle", both are excellent concept prog albums.

Mellow Candle - Fantastic folk prog. They only made one album, "Swaddling Songs", released in 1972. Two female singers and it all just sounds very pleasant. :)

Renaissance - Symphonic prog, featuring male and female vocalists. Great stuff. Get the albums "Turn of the Cards" and "Ashes Are Burning".

Klaatu - Awesome prog rock in the vein of Beatles, some still think it's actually Beatles behind this. ;) Get the release "Two Classic Albums from Klaatu", it features both "3:47 E.S.T." and "Hope".

Even though they were already recommended in this thread, I'd also like to mention Jethro Tull, Premiata Forneria Marconi (PFM) and Camel. All are wonderful. Get "Songs from the Wood" and "Aqualung" from Jethro, "Per Un Amico" from PFM and "Moonmadness" from Camel for starters.

And some non-prog recommendations:

October Falls - Acoustic atmospheric folk music from Finland. Only the acoustic, piano and some other instruments can be found here. Beautiful. Only released the albums "Tuoni" and "Marras", I've only heard "Tuoni" so far.

Elfonìa - Featuring the singer Marcela Bovio who sang the part of "Wife" on Ayreon's release "The Human Equation". You could almost count it as prog (you can find it in progarchives), but meh, it's not really all that prog to me. But it still is great. Experimental folk with some uh.. mellow metal thing going on.. or something. :) You can even buy a signed copy of their album from their site.

Amon Amarth - Some metal for you. I guess this would best be described as Viking metal. :D It doesn't really sound that cheesy, even though the genre could give you that vibe. ;) Get the album "Once Sent From the Golden Hall".

Oh, and I'd like some recommendations on Baroque Classical music, and also something beatiful folk type of music with only acoustic or lutes and not much more stuff in it. I'd like to get my hands on the compilation album 'English Lute Duets' but no one seems to have it. :\ Oh well. So, any recommendations?

flowerchild wrote:

Thanks for those recommendations, I'm gonna check out some of that stuff too!