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    Posted: October 18 2018 at 02:34
Thank you a hundred times, everybody, for your nice welcome and your numerous recommandations. I intend to hear every band you mentionned to me.Heart You seem to be an elite community (it's a praise^^).

By the way, I just went to Marillion concert in Japan with my wife and I had a pleasant time, the band being very generous with its audience and fans.


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Heyo my family spends our summers in France. Just recently came back from playing at a music festival over there. Welcome!
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Check out my music on my bandcamp!
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no doubt..  it is something I have only recently in the last few years due to the influence of Auntie Raff and Uncle Ian have really begun to appreciate. The point being though, for most normal listeners and presumably considering his original post the OP,  melody is still very important.
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Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

Originally posted by All_zebest All_zebest wrote:

Hello everybody.
As the title says, I know very few things about prog music, but the little I discovered pleases me a lot. I am delighted to make discoveries in this vast world of prog.
Until now, I love Vangelis (big fan), some songs of Yes, and I like bands like Glass Hammer and Janison Edge.
Nice to meet you all!

I almost envy people like you to have a chance to discover for the first time all the richness and variety one can find within prog.  It is quite the journey man...  you may step in a few piles of sh*t along the way but you will also find some of the best music ever recorded. The journey is sifting through the crap, and there is a lot from bands that think silly intellectualism and killer chops = good prog, to find the gold where talent, creativity and a good ear for melody and songwriting intersect.

welcome to the site.  


Melody is only one component of music. There is some brilliant creativity in atonality and dissonance as well. Not everyone's ball of wax of course but i love both sides of the melodic spectrum myself Wink

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Originally posted by All_zebest All_zebest wrote:

Hello everybody.
As the title says, I know very few things about prog music, but the little I discovered pleases me a lot. I am delighted to make discoveries in this vast world of prog.
Until now, I love Vangelis (big fan), some songs of Yes, and I like bands like Glass Hammer and Janison Edge.
Nice to meet you all!

I almost envy people like you to have a chance to discover for the first time all the richness and variety one can find within prog.  It is quite the journey man...  you may step in a few piles of sh*t along the way but you will also find some of the best music ever recorded. The journey is sifting through the crap, and there is a lot from bands that think silly intellectualism and killer chops = good prog, to find the gold where talent, creativity and a good ear for melody and songwriting intersect.

welcome to the site.  
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Welcome!
 
You have already had so many recommendations that I wonīt give you more. If you want to hear some Finnish wonders some day, donīt hesitate to ask.
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Hello! My wife and I (same-sex marriage) love Japan; a good friend of us lives in Kyoto where he teaches German at the university.

One can't speak of France and prog without mentioning Magma. Here a youtube clip; their latest epic "Sl*g Tanz" live:



And as far as prog in Japan goes we are especially fond of the Acid Mothers Temple:



Welcome to the forum! Have fun!

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Originally posted by moshkito moshkito wrote:

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Welcome.

In France, I think I would also include Richard Pinhas and Heldon, though these can be very tough, but Richard's views and ideas on his music are all over EUROCK, and they are difficult to understand, even for me, but the music itself is so different and quite a treat once you get used to it.

I was thinking that Clearlight and Cyreille Verdoux might be a good check also.

Good calls.  I love the Pinhaus album "Chronolyse" and Clearlight's "Forever Blowing Bubbles" Wink
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Welcome to PA!

I would suggest just going down the list of the top 250 albums here and checking out what you're not familiar with. Subgenres will suit you and some won't unless you like everything! No need second guessing, just dig in and start exploring! That's the only way i found tons of music i never dreamed of :)

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Hi,

Welcome.

In France, I think I would also include Richard Pinhas and Heldon, though these can be very tough, but Richard's views and ideas on his music are all over EUROCK, and they are difficult to understand, even for me, but the music itself is so different and quite a treat once you get used to it.

I was thinking that Clearlight and Cyreille Verdoux might be a good check also.

I also like, A LOT, Alan Stivell and his unusual mixes, that are special in their own way, and very progressive, although I wonder if his adding a lead guitar to Celtic stuff is something that turns off folks that like Enya. He also is not afraid to be political and attack the French in their history, whose story is not a fun read.
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Welcome ~
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And since he's in Tokyo, there's a lots of great music to discover from there (and various good places for concerts). Here'a list of some Japanese Prog bands if you haven't seen this before.

http://www.prog-sphere.com/specials/20-best-japanese-prog-bands/
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Originally posted by All_zebest All_zebest wrote:

Nice to meet you all!

Welcome!  Since you're from France, I'd start exploring the excellent 70's prog from your own backyard Wink

1)  Ange - their 1st 6 albums
2)  Mona Lisa - their 1st 4 albums
3)  Pulsar - their 1st 3 albums
4)  Atoll - their 1st 3 albums
5)  Pentacle - La Clef Des Songes
6)  Carpe Diem - En Regardent Passer Le Temps
7)  Et Cetera - Et Cetera
8)  Memoriance - L'ecume des Jours D'Apres Boris Vian

Most if not all of these have been uploaded to youtube so you can preview before buying...

Have fun Smile



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Bienvenue, yōkoso, welcome to the site.

France and Japan are my two favourite countries that I've visited, though I've spent much more time in Japan as I taught English there.


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Hello everybody.
As the title says, I know very few things about prog music, but the little I discovered pleases me a lot. I am delighted to make discoveries in this vast world of prog.
Until now, I love Vangelis (big fan), some songs of Yes, and I like bands like Glass Hammer and Janison Edge.
Nice to meet you all!
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