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    Posted: June 11 2005 at 23:01

I've run into a road block lately, which has prone me to look into these forums for help.. I've been told, and believe, that my taste is prog-esque.  Whether it is or not.. is up for you guys to decide.  As for my existing taste;

My Favorite Band by far is Tool. Also, by no means in order: A Perfect Circle, The Mars Volta, Porcupine Tree, Radiohead, Dredg, Nine Inch Nails, Dream Theater(So far just Octavrium), The White Stripes, Sigur Ros and Godspeed you BLack Emperor!, Mr Bungle, Fantomas, are decent, Incubus(SCIENCE), Opeth (Damnation), At The Drive-In, The Apex theory, Collide, Cave-In(Jupiter). 

If you could give me some suggestions/recommendations... I would be very appreciative.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 11 2005 at 23:07
Pink Floyd - just start with their first album and work your way up.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 11 2005 at 23:51
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Secret Chiefs 3, ASVA, Estradasphere, Fantomas, Melt Banana, The Locust, MONO, Mum, The Rum Diary, Sunn O))).
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 12 2005 at 05:32
I like Pink Floyd. And Led Zeppelin.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 12 2005 at 11:07
See about getting The Focusing Blur by Vintersorg.  Swedish progressive metal rooted in viking/folk influence that is about science and astrology.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 12 2005 at 12:15

If you like to explore Prog Metal, continue with Pain Of Salvation (more prog) or Symphony X: The Divine Wings Of Tragedy (more metal).

Secret Chiefs 3 is great, if you're into really experimental stuff.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 14 2005 at 19:28

get mike oldfeilds albums their great.

esspecially Amarok

 

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 19 2005 at 10:35
try snowgoose by camel, space ritual by hawkwind, strange days by the doors, anything by pink floyd, amused to death by roger waters
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 19 2005 at 10:38
I will be strict, but begin to sell all the CDs you mentionned and go on previous, old classic bands as Soft Machine, Curved Air, Arthur Brown, Hawkwind, Amon Duul, Grobschnitt, Van der Graaf Generator...
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 19 2005 at 13:45
Originally posted by philippe philippe wrote:

I will be strict, but begin to sell all the CDs you mentionned and go on previous, old classic bands as Soft Machine, Curved Air, Arthur Brown, Hawkwind, Amon Duul, Grobschnitt, Van der Graaf Generator...


Oh Philippe...
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 19 2005 at 14:03
sorry but the "heart" speaks!! I don't want to be hypocrite...but I recognise that it is hard to hear
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 22 2005 at 17:07
If you like Tool....give Atomship a spin and let me know how you like it.  Their debut CD is called "The Crash of 47".
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 22 2005 at 17:27

Originally posted by philippe philippe wrote:

I will be strict, but begin to sell all the CDs you mentionned and go on previous, old classic bands as Soft Machine, Curved Air, Arthur Brown, Hawkwind, Amon Duul, Grobschnitt, Van der Graaf Generator...

How can you mention Hawkwind and Van der Graaf Generator in one sentence?

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 22 2005 at 17:44
Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

Originally posted by philippe philippe wrote:

I will be strict, but begin to sell all the CDs you mentionned and go on previous, old classic bands as Soft Machine, Curved Air, Arthur Brown, Hawkwind, Amon Duul, Grobschnitt, Van der Graaf Generator...

How can you mention Hawkwind and Van der Graaf Generator in one sentence?

Because they are befriended bands and appeared on gigs together. Nic Potter played bass on a solo album of Hawkwind keyboarder Steve Swindells, together with other Hawkwind members. Both Nik Turner of Hawkwind and Guy Evans of Van der Graaf Generator played in Mother Gong. Guy Evans and Hawkwind singer Robert Calvert both played together in the British Amon Düül (on the album "Die Lösung"). Enough reasons?



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 23 2005 at 02:56
Originally posted by BaldFriede BaldFriede wrote:

Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

Originally posted by philippe philippe wrote:

I will be strict, but begin to sell all the CDs you mentionned and go on previous, old classic bands as Soft Machine, Curved Air, Arthur Brown, Hawkwind, Amon Duul, Grobschnitt, Van der Graaf Generator...

How can you mention Hawkwind and Van der Graaf Generator in one sentence?

Because they are befriended bands and appeared on gigs together. Nic Potter played bass on a solo album of Hawkwind keyboarder Steve Swindells, together with other Hawkwind members. Both Nik Turner of Hawkwind and Guy Evans of Van der Graaf Generator played in Mother Gong. Guy Evans and Hawkwind singer Robert Calvert both played together in the British Amon Düül (on the album "Die Lösung"). Enough reasons?

I'm not THE big expert on Hawkwind, but isn't their music generally less complex than VdGG?

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 26 2005 at 08:51
If you like Tool you could check Deadsoul Tribe, definitly not the same, but espescially their debut have some Tool influence...

Another band you can check out is norwegian Ribozyme, not really prog... but as I can tell from your list you're not only into prog. They are heavily influenced by Tool, you could almost call them a less proggish, less complex and lighter version of Tool. Still pretty good though.

Heres some songs from Ribozyme:
http://ribozyme.no/download/mp3/ignorance.mp3
http://ribozyme.no/download/mp3/Invidia.mp3
http://ribozyme.no/download/mp3/Trail%20of%20Moment.mp3

and their homepage: http://ribozyme.no/frameset/welcome.htm


I would also really recommend Pink Floyd. Dark Side of the Moon is the albums that's easiest to get into, and Meddle is their best effort.. but harder to get into if you're not used to prog. (IMHO)


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 26 2005 at 12:17

Symphony X

 

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 14 2005 at 23:04
 rainbow and dire straits
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 14 2005 at 23:28
Originally posted by Spanky Spanky wrote:

Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Secret Chiefs 3, ASVA, Estradasphere,
Fantomas, Melt Banana, The Locust, MONO, Mum, The Rum Diary, Sunn O))).


Wow! These are great recommendations, and I think based on the original poster's list of bands he'll like most of these (especially SGM, Mono, Fantomas). How is the new Asva album, anyway?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 15 2005 at 00:43
Since you're into some Patton stuff, you might want to check out Radiator 4. They sound somewhat like his stuff with Dillenger Escape Plan:
http://www.myspace.com/radiation4


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