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All great recommendations and a few ones I have to hear!
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Originally posted by Frenetic Zetetic Frenetic Zetetic wrote:

Larks' Tongues Part 2 is the proto-metal blue print IMHO.
 
They were already several levels ahead of Black Sabbath by this point without even trying.
 
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In 1973 (the year of Larks' Tongues in Aspic), Black Sabbath released their fifth album (Sabbath Bloody Sabbath), by which time they were starting to introduce more artistic elements into their heaviness. It makes me laugh when people give high praise to Red (1974) because of its heaviness, when Black Sabbath had been producing heavy metal for years.
 
 
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I might be one of the few people who thinks this but parts of tales from topographic oceans sound pretty heavy to me. 

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High Tide "Sea shanties" from 1969 was heaviest stuff around. Literaly the wall of sound. 
But is it classic prog? It's prog and from the classic era but isn't widely recognised.
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Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

I might be one of the few people who thinks this but parts of tales from topographic oceans sound pretty heavy to me. 
That's pretty interesting, could you be more specific?
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Two different periods from Tull.

1) Perhaps a vestige of Tony Iommi's brief stay with Tull in 1969, heavy blues with Sabbath overtones....



2) 8 years later, different drummer and bassist. I think Ian was out of the studio one day and Martin Barre got to fiddle with the knobs....






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So, from King Crimson, I guess Schizoid Man, Larks Toungues in Aspic (specially part 2), Red, Level 5. And, particularly, the albums The Power to Believe, and the live albums from the new line-ups play very heavy, even older pieces that were not quiet so heavy originally. From Pink Floyd The Nile Song was mentioned (and Ibiza Bar), but I think Sheep should be added too, and perhaps also Careful with that Axe Eugene. From VdGG I would go with Sleepwalkers and La Rossa. From Yes, I guess the most obvious choice would have to be Machine Messiah. And obviously Rush should be included with several of their songs. Now, talking about Rush, perhaps there could be a the reverse thread, about the proggier songs from the classic Hard Rock bands (most of which are actually included in PA as prog related or proto prog or whatever).
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Gentle Giant A Cry for Everyone is pretty damn heavy for its time.

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Originally posted by A Crimson Mellotron A Crimson Mellotron wrote:

Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

I might be one of the few people who thinks this but parts of tales from topographic oceans sound pretty heavy to me. 
That's pretty interesting, could you be more specific?

If you are familiar with the album you might be able to figure out what sections I'm talking about. If you aren't then it wouldn't make sense for me to try to explain. Regardless, heavy means different things to different people.
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Originally posted by Frenetic Zetetic Frenetic Zetetic wrote:

Gentle Giant A Cry for Everyone is pretty damn heavy for its time.

Which is why it made my list. Other than that track I think "the house, the street, the room" is pretty heavy.
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Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Originally posted by A Crimson Mellotron A Crimson Mellotron wrote:

Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

I might be one of the few people who thinks this but parts of tales from topographic oceans sound pretty heavy to me. 
That's pretty interesting, could you be more specific?

If you are familiar with the album you might be able to figure out what sections I'm talking about. If you aren't then it wouldn't make sense for me to try to explain. Regardless, heavy means different things to different people.

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Originally posted by bsummers12 bsummers12 wrote:

Lucifer's Friend - Ride In The Sky

great song and great and underrated classic album!! if you like Rainbow, Deep Purple and ELF its a mix of those classic hard rock bands.

John Lawton best work here, pre Uriah Heep.

Amazing song and amazing song, great recommendation Bsummers12!!
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A couple One more for the Tull collection....My God and A New Day Yesterday

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"Scorched Earth" by VdGG is pretty heavy.



"A Cry for Everyone" by Gentle Giant.



"The Nile Song" by Pink Floyd.




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Originally posted by The Dark Elf The Dark Elf wrote:

Two different periods from Tull.

1) Perhaps a vestige of Tony Iommi's brief stay with Tull in 1969, heavy blues with Sabbath overtones....



2) 8 years later, different drummer and bassist. I think Ian was out of the studio one day and Martin Barre got to fiddle with the knobs....





Excellent picks Greg, but if My God isn't Tull meets Sabbath then I don't know what is.
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Great track...like a better version of Heep...my favorite ELP album still.


One of the heaviest...are Heep classic prog...?  Wink



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This is an obvious example for me. Focus was primarily a symphonic prog band but threw this oddball hard rocker out of their usual repertoire.

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Originally posted by cstack3 cstack3 wrote:

Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Originally posted by A Crimson Mellotron A Crimson Mellotron wrote:

Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

I might be one of the few people who thinks this but parts of tales from topographic oceans sound pretty heavy to me. 
That's pretty interesting, could you be more specific?

If you are familiar with the album you might be able to figure out what sections I'm talking about. If you aren't then it wouldn't make sense for me to try to explain. Regardless, heavy means different things to different people.

"Relayer....all the dying cried before you!" 
I'm also going to guess Rick's synth solo towards the end of TRSOG and most of Ritual (up to the quiet ending).
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yO7l6TmIRI (Atomic Rooster "Death Walks Behind You")
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpBCXof2qCc (High Tide "Futilist's Lament")
These two songs are two examples of Traditional (or Proto) Heavy Metal.


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