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Jake Kobrin
Prog Reviewer Joined: September 20 2008 Status: Offline Points: 1303 |
Posted: November 12 2009 at 20:18 | |
Magma (K.A and E.R count)
All of Toby Driver's projects... Sleepytime Gorilla Museum Sigur Ros Secret Chiefs 3 Ulver Godspeed You! Black Emperor Deathspell Omega (later works) Univers Zero All of Mike Patton's projects... Arcturus uneXpect Cynic Negura Bunget Gorguts Anybody listing Porcupine Tree, Pain of Salvation, or (HOLY SH*T WTF???) Riverside are OUT OF THEIR MINDS... |
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The Truth
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Posted: November 12 2009 at 20:21 | |
Just so you know just because they are original and unique doesn't make them good, the only good and unique band I can think of at the moment is Godspeed You! Black Emperor. Lift Yours Fists Like Antennas to Heaven just hits the right button with me
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Ricochet
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: February 27 2005 Location: Nauru Status: Offline Points: 46301 |
Posted: November 13 2009 at 05:55 | |
That's music from the 70s. |
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progkidjoel
Prog Reviewer Joined: March 02 2009 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 19643 |
Posted: November 13 2009 at 06:02 | |
1. Maudlin Of The Well - Its rare that you come across bands with such range and capabilities such as motW. 2. Porcupine Tree - Blended a lot of music into each of their albums, and always suprise me with what they bring out next (even in small parts with the latest offering) 3. Opeth - Blend many genres together seemlessly, and they do this in a way which seems natural, fluid and listenable. |
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Dean
Special Collaborator Retired Admin and Amateur Layabout Joined: May 13 2007 Location: Europe Status: Offline Points: 37575 |
Posted: November 13 2009 at 06:07 | |
Porcupine Tree (and Radiohead and Mr Bungle) are 80s bands |
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harmonium.ro
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Posted: November 13 2009 at 06:08 | |
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St.Cleve Chronicle
Forum Senior Member Joined: June 02 2008 Location: Finland Status: Offline Points: 1131 |
Posted: November 13 2009 at 07:43 | |
Pain of Salvation and Opeth are propably the most original ones I listen to.
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topofsm
Forum Senior Member Joined: August 17 2008 Location: Arizona, USA Status: Offline Points: 1698 |
Posted: November 13 2009 at 18:39 | |
Besides the opinion that they aren't really original.
Anyways, for my list:
1. The Mars Volta
2. Godspeed You! Black Emperor
3. Atheist
4. Tool
5. Behold... The Arctopus
6. Cynic
7. The Locust (not prog here, but hot damn!)
8. Sigur Ros
9. Devin Townshend
10. Wolves in the Throne Room
It pains me not to include Meshuggah, but as someone pointed out they were already around in the 80s.
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J-Man
Prog Reviewer Joined: August 07 2008 Location: Philadelphia,PA Status: Offline Points: 7826 |
Posted: November 13 2009 at 18:52 | |
I agree with Pocupine Tree or Riverside, but Pain of Salvation is one of the most original and innovative prog metal bands ever. In a sea of modern prog bands trying to sound like they're from the 70's, or cloning Dream Theater or Porcupine Tree, Pain of Salvation is not like any of these bands. They have their own blend of melodic progressive rock, metal, gothic-influenced sections, and an excellent vocalist to top it all off. -Jeff |
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topofsm
Forum Senior Member Joined: August 17 2008 Location: Arizona, USA Status: Offline Points: 1698 |
Posted: November 13 2009 at 18:57 | |
I really enjoy Pain of Salvation, but to me they sound sort of like a standard progressive metal band. Albeit they are extremely emotional and have some great musicians.
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J-Man
Prog Reviewer Joined: August 07 2008 Location: Philadelphia,PA Status: Offline Points: 7826 |
Posted: November 13 2009 at 19:01 | |
That's where I disagree. They don't show their chops by shredding for 10 minutes, or creating 30-minute epics. Think about BE. That's one of the most ambitious things ever done by a prog metal band! If you think about Dream Theater or Symphony X, all of their albums have a similar style, and they don't take as many chances (I still love DT to death though). While I won't say PoS is as original as Opeth or Athiest, I think they definitely are not your standard prog metal band by any stretch of the imagination IMO. |
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topofsm
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Posted: November 13 2009 at 19:10 | |
^ We may have to agree to disagree, but just taking one element out of a genre doesn't really make someone unique for me. Aside from extended soloes they're pretty standard IMO.
And who says they don't show off? "Handful of Nothing" and "Nihil Morari" are really complex and have some killer playing. Of course I'm definitely not as familiar with Pain of Salvation as you.
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J-Man
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Posted: November 13 2009 at 19:11 | |
Well that just comes with being a prog band. You can't be a prog musician without being a little bit of a show-off |
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JROCHA
Forum Senior Member Joined: October 18 2007 Location: Oakland, KS Status: Offline Points: 1501 |
Posted: November 13 2009 at 19:25 | |
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Sigur Ros Mr.Bungle Fantomas STGM Zombi Tool GUBE! |
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Dean
Special Collaborator Retired Admin and Amateur Layabout Joined: May 13 2007 Location: Europe Status: Offline Points: 37575 |
Posted: November 13 2009 at 19:35 | |
Seriously, how can any band be truly original - every thing builds upon what came before.
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Tsevir Leirbag
Forum Senior Member Joined: May 03 2009 Location: Montréal Status: Offline Points: 8321 |
Posted: November 13 2009 at 20:04 | |
1. Anglagard
2. Opeth
3. Radiohead
4. GY!BE
5. Miriodor
6. Karmakanic
7. Beardfish
8. Cynic
9. Porcupine Tree
10. Nemo
11. Edge of Sanity
12. Decemberists
13. Anekdoten
14. Ayreon
15. Rouge Ciel
There's a couple of bands in this list that you all forgot!
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@thehop
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Posted: November 13 2009 at 20:26 | |
Mörglbl Trio (Rock-Riff meets Happy-Funky-Riff) http://www.myspace.com/morglbl Panzerballett (Rock-Riff meets Mechanik-Jazz-Riff) http://www.panzerballett.de/Musik.htm Doctor Nerve (Experiment meets Metalriff / partwise the last two Albums) http://www.doctornerve.org Pharaoh Overlord (Rockriff meets Repetition / first & second Album) http://vivo.pl/pharaohoverlord Morte Macabre & Anekdoten & Landberk & Sörskogen etc. (Romantic meets Folk meets Prog meets ...) X-Ray Dog (Movie-Trailer meets Soundsampler) http://www.x-raydogmusic.com/whatsnew.htm ... and SanSeverino (Boheme meets Django Reinhardt) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stéphane_Sanseverino ^^ Edited by @thehop - November 14 2009 at 16:39 |
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The Runaway
Forum Senior Member Joined: May 28 2009 Location: London Status: Offline Points: 3144 |
Posted: November 14 2009 at 02:35 | |
Muse Gong (still rocking!)
The Decemberists (say something to prove this wrong and I will break your wrist with my eyes)
Transatlantic (reviving the gods, shall I say?)
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rdtprog
Special Collaborator Heavy, RPI, Symph, JR/F Canterbury Teams Joined: April 04 2009 Location: Mtl, QC Status: Offline Points: 5345 |
Posted: November 14 2009 at 05:00 | |
There's some good artists here, but i would not include Nemo and Karamakanic in the category of the most original an unique bands. I adore these two but Nemo have taken on the school of some other neo-prog band and Karmakanic is a complement of Flower Kings. |
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WalterDigsTunes
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Posted: November 14 2009 at 06:14 | |
Shoddy tapes of hucksters blowing raspberry noises into a machine does not an album make. Face it, these are 90s bands. |
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