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    Posted: September 01 2005 at 13:43
I am on the look out for symphonic prog. I prefer prog with a decent amount of vocals, and with use of keyboard and/or instruments other than the typical "guitar/bass/drums". I like both older bands like Genesis/Yes/ELP and newer bands like Spock`s Beard/Flower Kings. I also like italian bands like PFM, Banco and El Orme. I am looking for more up that street.
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German and French and Spanish symphonic

Ange
Novalis
Mona Lisa
Pulsar
Grobschnitt (at times)
Triana

And Camel, of course, can't forget them.
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Try Glass Hammer - lots of keyboards and male/female vocals. Their new CD "The Inconsolable Secret" is a good one.
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KAYAK

the best one out there...really great check out the mp3 merlin on this site...fantastic
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EPIDAURUS "Earthly Paradise". One of the most beautiful keyboard-based
soft progressive albums I have ever heard.
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Originally posted by Eetu Pellonpää Eetu Pellonpää wrote:

ANEKDOTEN

I wouldn't call Anekdoten symphonic by a longshot.
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I've only got one of their albums, but if you like unusual instrumentation, Gentle Giant are a must.  I have Octopus, and I like it, so that may be a good place to start.
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Van Der Graaf Generator?  Would that qualify?
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wow!!

thanks for saying kayak in so many threads that i actually downloaded merlin. and its amazing!

 
I can strangle a canary in a tin can and it would be really original, but that wouldn't save it from sounding like utter sh*t.
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Outer Limits, Ars Nova and Gerard from Japan

Cherry Five and Museo Rosenbach from Italy

Solaris from Hungary

Neuschwanstein and Ramses from Germany

Triana, Mezquita and Iceberg from Spain

Trace and Finch from Holland

Eela Craig-Symphonic rock (compilation) from Austria

Greenslade-Live and Shades of green (compilation) from UK

Nexus from Argentina

Deadwood Forest from USA
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Teru's Symphonia/Egg The Universe

Pablo El Enterrador/Pablo El Enterrador

Aleph/Surface Tension

 

 
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Goblin (From Italy)
Zombi (New band from the USA)
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Originally posted by Hamatai Hamatai wrote:

Happy the Man

I second this. I'd add The Tangent. And I hope you are familiar with Transatlantic...

 
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Octopus by GG is very good, Free Hand is also good track 2 from that album "on reflection" is a crazy vocal number to check out, also the song "spooky boogie"(not from that album) is terrific and has a tuned idophone of somesort that is fun to listen to and sounds like dinosaur skulls in the context of the tune. If you can handle few vocals also check out Goblin-crazy sh*t for horror movies. choice.
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hey aren't cherry five those who renamed to Goblin?
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Espiritu is some good Hispanic symphonic prog too
an open mind and an honest heart brings out the best in everyone.
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PeeWee,

If you're still looking, check out FLOATING STATE's 2003 album "Thirteen Tolls At Noon". The MP3 of the album's track 'White Flower' is in the Archives and is a good indication of the rest of the music on the album. Somewhat quirky, but excellent in my opinion.

Also worth investigating given your tastes and interest in instruments are MAURY E I PRONOMI's 2004 album "(Ec)citazioni Neoclassische" and TAPROBAN's 2004 album "Outside Nowhere".

I love PATRICK MORAZ' 1976 album "The Story Of i" which has all sorts of interesting Brazilian percussion instruments on it and is an unusual fusion of traditional Brazilian themes with symphonic piano and a lot of synthesizer plus some accessible (some say too accessible) songs which I enjoy.

And how about CELESTE's "Principe Di Un Giorno"? No drums on that - just other percussion instruments. It's melodious, mellow and pastoral.

If you like violin in your symphonic Prog then check out QUELLA VECCHIA LOCANDA's s/t album: another excellent Italian symphonic Prog group.

What about TRIUMVIRAT's "Illusions On A Double Dimple"? The Cologne Opera House Orchestra complements Jurgen Fritz's excellent synthesizers and other keyboards, and there are some great songs.

Then there's LOCANDA DELLE FATE's "Forse Le Luuiole Non Si Amon Più". Some find it too saccharine but many -- me included -- think it is excellent symphonic Prog with some heartfelt singing.

Finally, keeping to the keyboard theme, try the s/t album by GREENSLADE. Great lyrics, good songs and lashings of 1970s keyboards. Another symphonic Prog delight.

 



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