Why old prog - for me - is better than new prog

Skullhead wrote: dr prog wrote: Old PROG has more jazz and classical influence while new prog has bad influences such as metal, hard rock etc to really ruin the composition Saw this posted on the other forum.  Sounded like 70's prog, but it was listed I think as new.

I only like the new bands that sound like an original prog band from the 70s. Which is rare. No copy cats. I'll give this one a listen soon and tell you if I like it

Edited by dr prog - January 24 2015 at 20:51

Lear'sFool wrote: <span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"> dr prog wrote: Lear'sFool wrote: ^ And what, pray tell, is so bad about heavy influences?  </span><br style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><br style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Metal is just a fad. Zero composition=Zero music </span><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">  </span> <span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"> </span> <span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Don't quite get the joke, but at least I know where you're coming from.</span> dr prog wrote:  I only like the new bands that sound like an original prog band from the 70s. Which is rare. No copy cats. I'll give this one a listen soon and tell you if I like it Another question: since you drop off in '83, I'm guessing that you like Depois Do Fim, so if you do, what do you think about that album's sixth track?

I like old heavy rock though. Prog related stuff. Haven't heard Depois. I'll check on YouTube

I also very much like the sound, esp the first minutes. Rythmically it lacks steadiness, kind of wobbly, though (some will say that provides a kind of warrant that they don't break the no-DAW rule).

Skullhead wrote:  there is a classical music piece (Bach?) that reminds me of the second track (starts around 7 minutes).  Very hauntingly beautiful with pipe organ.

Mascodagama wrote: Skullhead wrote: dr prog wrote: Old PROG has more jazz and classical influence while new prog has bad influences such as metal, hard rock etc to really ruin the composition Saw this posted on the other forum.  Sounded like 70's prog, but it was listed I think as new.   This is from the double album Tell A Vision by Art Rock Circus, released in 2005. Listed under the name of guitarist / vocalist / main man John Miner on PA.

Thanks

Mascodagama wrote: Skullhead wrote: dr prog wrote: Old PROG has more jazz and classical influence while new prog has bad influences such as metal, hard rock etc to really ruin the composition Saw this posted on the other forum.  Sounded like 70's prog, but it was listed I think as new.   This is from the double album Tell A Vision by Art Rock Circus, released in 2005. Listed under the name of guitarist / vocalist / main man John Miner on PA.

dr prog wrote: Mascodagama wrote: Skullhead wrote: dr prog wrote: Old PROG has more jazz and classical influence while new prog has bad influences such as metal, hard rock etc to really ruin the composition Saw this posted on the other forum.  Sounded like 70's prog, but it was listed I think as new.   This is from the double album Tell A Vision by Art Rock Circus, released in 2005. Listed under the name of guitarist / vocalist / main man John Miner on PA.       Sounds pretty crap lol. Awful vocals and boring composition

Prog seems to have a love affair with awful vocals, even in the 70's.

I liked the vocals, they sounded organic, original and the second song with the female vocal
reminded me of Annie Haslam, just a shade darker

What bands from say post 2000 qualify as sounding like they're from the 70's?
This one was about as close as I have heard, I like the lack of DAW, but I don't listen to all the new stuff coming out either.  I think I prefer the classic prog sound and vibe also.




Edited by Skullhead - January 26 2015 at 01:39

drprog you might like Diagonal. They sound like one of those somewhat heavy early prog bands with some lingering psychedelia. I can tell it's modern because it's almost impossible to truly sound like a 70's band (even subtle attitudes in the vocals give it away), and I have a particularly sharp sense about this, but they have the sound down and are a genuine entry into that style. They're not a rip of anything.

Ooo, like the new hat in the avatar ! ;-)

Just don't have the money to invest in new prog and wouldn't know what to buy anyway. I'm sure there's good prog radio out there to inform me of what's out there currently, but I've never been compelled to dial it up. Am tired of putting on the same ol' selection of the old stuff (mainly indulged in over headphones on long walks), but that's where I am (sigh). Have a friend who supplies me with an occasional "new" selection of prog, but with exception of a few snippets here and there, I'm usually disappointed. Sorry about this.