Favorite band you discovered here

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   the first couple of bands represent my most fortunate finds, after Focus the list is rather at random...
Van der Graaf Generator!!!!
Can
Tangerine Dream (*)
Renaissance
Gong
Magma
Caravan
Frank Zappa (*)
Amon Düül II
Ashra (Tempel)
Focus
Gentle Giant
Guru Guru (*)
Hawkwind
Kansas (*)
Mahavishnu Orchestra (*)
Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Nektar
The Nice
Procol Harum
Strawbs
Supertamp (*)
Return to Forever
Mike Rutherford
Talk Talk (*) (this is indeed interesting!)

and not so favorites:
Saga
Porcupine Tree
Soft Machine
Weather Report
Asia 
Radiohead 
and many other neo-prog/prog-metal bands I'm now not into at all...

(*) indicates a band/artist I heard about -and in some instances listened to a couple of pieces- before coming to progarchives, but didn't know it was related to prog at all...
one more: I wouldn't go into King Crimson this much if it wasn't for progarchives... The reviews on '80's and '90's stuff changed my view completely.

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Bilek Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: July 05 2005 Location: Turkey Status: Offline Points: 1484	Posted: October 03 2005 at 05:33
	the first couple of bands represent my most fortunate finds, after Focus the list is rather at random... Van der Graaf Generator!!!! Can Tangerine Dream () Renaissance Gong Magma Caravan Frank Zappa () Amon Düül II Ashra (Tempel) Focus Gentle Giant Guru Guru () Hawkwind Kansas () Mahavishnu Orchestra () Manfred Mann's Earth Band Nektar The Nice Procol Harum Strawbs Supertamp () Return to Forever Mike Rutherford Talk Talk () (this is indeed interesting!) and not so favorites: Saga Porcupine Tree Soft Machine Weather Report Asia Radiohead and many other neo-prog/prog-metal bands I'm now not into at all... () indicates a band/artist I heard about -and in some instances listened to a couple of pieces- before coming to progarchives, but didn't know it was related to prog at all... one more: I wouldn't go into King Crimson this much if it wasn't for progarchives... The reviews on '80's and '90's stuff changed my view completely.
	Listen to Turkish psych/prog; you won't regret: Baris Manco,Erkin Koray,Cem Karaca,Mogollar,3 Hürel,Selda,Edip Akbayram,Fikret Kizilok,Ersen (and Dadaslar) (but stick with the '70's, and 'early 80's!)

Toob-Wurm Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: August 23 2005 Status: Offline Points: 113	Posted: October 02 2005 at 23:45
	Arcturus (I knew about them prior to coming here, but this is the first time I actually heard them). The Mars Volta Mahavishnu Orchestra ...and many more, these are the most recent.


valravennz Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: March 20 2005 Location: New Zealand Status: Offline Points: 2546	Posted: October 02 2005 at 22:27
	In no particular order: Genesis (Peter Gabriel era) Porcupine Tree Opeth Eloy Symphony X Anglagard VDGG GY!BE Caravan Gentle Giant ...and a means to an end of completing my back catalogue of CD's for: Yes King Crimson (pre-1975) Jethro Tull Camel ...plus loads of other artists too numerous to mention - it has been and still is one heck of a trip!!!
	"Music is the Wine that fills the cup of Silence" - Robert Fripp

CalamityDaemon Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Groupie Joined: August 17 2005 Status: Offline Points: 48	Posted: October 02 2005 at 22:14
	Definately Ayreon.
	I wake to Sleep and I take my Waking slow, I feel my fate in what I cannot fear, I learn by going where I have to go.

el böthy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: April 27 2005 Location: Argentina Status: Offline Points: 6336	Posted: October 02 2005 at 21:47
	Probably Van der Graaf Generator
	"You want me to play what, Robert?"

Titan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: March 07 2005 Location: Czech Republic Status: Offline Points: 176	Posted: October 02 2005 at 20:27
	all except of Genesis

digdug Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 13 2005 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 4707	Posted: October 02 2005 at 19:17
	Gryphon Soft Machine Gentle Giant List is Growing !!

el_Sethro Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: August 07 2005 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 117	Posted: October 02 2005 at 17:18
	Genesis & ELP those are just the abds that I hadn't heard of until I came here. there are many, many more that I heard about and looked them up here
	Who you gonna call?

Starette Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: June 14 2005 Location: New Zealand Status: Offline Points: 502	Posted: October 02 2005 at 17:12
	CURVED AIR (just a bit) RENAISSANCE CAMEL (just a bit) PORCUPINE TREE!
	50 tonne angel falls to the earth...

tennyson Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Groupie Joined: May 13 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 50	Posted: October 02 2005 at 02:49
	SYMPHONY X ADAGIO SPOCK'S BEARD NEAL MORSE PAIN OF SALVATION
	Writer stares with glassy eyes, defies the empty page...

KoS Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 17 2005 Location: Los Angeles Status: Offline Points: 16310	Posted: October 01 2005 at 15:59
	ELP Genesis Magama Gentle Giant Pain of Salvation are just some of the bands I discovered here

AnoTher_HanD Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: October 01 2005 Location: Brazil Status: Offline Points: 5	Posted: October 01 2005 at 15:07
	A Silver Mt Zion goodspeed you black emperor and IQ are the best ones that i found here
	IN THE NAME OF ROCK 'N ROLL!

hegelec Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 24 2005 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 159	Posted: October 01 2005 at 14:48
	All of Van der Graaf Generator (and Peter Hammill), Kevin Ayers, England, and Comus I first discovered at Prog Archives! Well done gents . . . although I'm still trying to get over the $30 bucks I wasted on Gravy Train's Stairway to the Day someone on this site pointed me towards [menacing glaring and fist shaking].
	Cheers!

thrang theng Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Groupie Joined: September 09 2005 Status: Offline Points: 74	Posted: October 01 2005 at 09:07
	I'm on a listening phase which include some new material of bands which I discovered here. A revelation was THE MARS VOLTA with "Frances the mute". Other albums I got, but I didn't listen much are OZRIC TENTACLES, SIGUR ROS, THE FLOWER KINGS,all of this seems to be tasty! Less convincing that is something of my taste are PENDRAGON, DREAM THEATERS, but I'll need listening carefull. Then I knew LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT, PORCUPINE TREE (I got "In Absentia" because I was amazed by the Sound of Muzak song!), TOOL (maybe a bit out of genre IMO, but good music), beside that A PERFECT CIRCLE. I didn't really find so much interesting RADIOHEAD, "Bends". Thanks to all of you to such a precious guide!
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edible_buddha Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 16 2005 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 195	Posted: October 01 2005 at 05:50
	God where do i start I found this site cause i chased some links that promised some free frank zappa music... and found gold. Was already into....King Crimo, Hawkwind, Pink Floyd, Neu, Radiohead. Knew of Yes, but couldnt get into jon andersons voice till now (must be age). Loved kraut rock, and immediately loved Amon Duul II, Can, and Exmagma. Other wonders so far discoved include: Van Der Graff Generator, Gentle Giant, Genesis (thou i already had the 'trespas' album), Mogwai, and Sigor Ros (especially their () album...wow). Also gained a new apreciation for Weather Report. Have only explored a few 'subgenures' so far... am sure many more are to come. Enjoy PS... r u sure that there isnt any more post rock music/artist around... Edited by edible_buddha

con safo Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: March 17 2005 Status: Offline Points: 1230	Posted: October 01 2005 at 02:27
	hard to list just a few, ive found so many great bands with this site. Some that come to mind: Mahavishnu Orchestra Focus Camel Return To Forever Mr. Bungle Opeth


cold103 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: April 12 2005 Location: California, USA Status: Offline Points: 297	Posted: October 01 2005 at 02:20
	I'd have to say ayreon and mostly autumn.

SirPsycho388 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: April 09 2005 Status: Offline Points: 697	Posted: October 01 2005 at 01:28
	Almost every band... haha. I was already a fan of Yes, Rush, Genesis, Dream Theater, Kansas, and some Tull, but I was really opened up to all of them thru progarchives. Some of the bands that I've really gotten into because of this site are: Spock's Beard Porcupine Tree Camel Symphony X Gentle Giant The Flower Kings Van Der Graaf Generator ... and so many more...
	Strangers passing in the street by chance two separate glances meet and I am you and what I see is me. And do I take you by the hand and lead you through the land and help me understand the best I can

Intruder Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 13 2005 Status: Offline Points: 2165	Posted: October 01 2005 at 00:49
	Some under the radar 70s bands, like Audience (House on the Hill is great in that late 60s English heavy/light sort of way) and Comus (a creepier, more listenable Incredible String Band...I'd actually compare 'em more to Spirogyra). I've also learned from PA that bands like Kansas and Rush still have a strong following....didn't we make them rich enough back in the day? Back to the counting room!
	I like to feel the suspense when you're certain you know I am there.....

ClemofNazareth Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Prog Folk Researcher Joined: August 17 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 4659	Posted: September 30 2005 at 21:13
	And Opeth. Love them. Would have never heard them if I hadn't found this place. I figured tham for just another growling metal band after hearing parts of Orchid some years ago. But since learning of their many other works on the archives, I've picked up Damnation, Deliverance, and Blackwater Park. It seems they've gotten progressively more prog (imagine that ) over the past decade, to the point where I actually hear them on both of the college radio stations here in town (even though they are both Christian colleges, and I wouldn't call Opeth a band that promotes their causes): "Devil guides the way Tells me what to say Pours himself inside Snuffs the final light"
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