Prog Bands You've Ignored

Cheesecakemouse wrote: micky wrote: Cheesecakemouse wrote: No prog metal, but frankly I'm that interested at this time No Italian prog I've only ordered my first Henry Cow - although I've heard their music , and I'm frightfully low on Frank Zappa I want some Curved Air eventually I did order Amon Duul but never got it. Overall I want more Krautrock and Rio what Amon Duul album did you order? tanz der lemmigne, its been months I would like more of their stuff, but it depends if I can ever get it, aparently the distributer in Australia has been a bit slow about printing more copys

ahhhh.. I think I have an extra copy laying around...if I do I'll see about sending it to you.  I love that group....

micky wrote: Cheesecakemouse wrote: micky wrote: Cheesecakemouse wrote: No prog metal, but frankly I'm that interested at this time No Italian prog I've only ordered my first Henry Cow - although I've heard their music , and I'm frightfully low on Frank Zappa I want some Curved Air eventually I did order Amon Duul but never got it. Overall I want more Krautrock and Rio what Amon Duul album did you order? tanz der lemmigne, its been months I would like more of their stuff, but it depends if I can ever get it, aparently the distributer in Australia has been a bit slow about printing more copys ahhhh.. I think I have an extra copy laying around...if I do I'll see about sending it to you.  I love that group....

Wow thatas very generous, thankyou

Finnforest wrote: Help me!  If I can only order one Zappa album, which one should it be?   I will say that I prefer emotional instrumental music to the Zappa verbal humor.

Here's some from my "A List" (one's that I'll get ASAP but there's just so much stuff these days).  I've heard a good bit from most of these artists but haven't been able to explore them enough:

Finnforest wrote: Help me!  If I can only order one Zappa album, which one should it be?   I will say that I prefer emotional instrumental music to the Zappa verbal humor.

I recommend Lather.  It is a 3CD-set which incorporates nearly every style he ever did and is quite brilliant.  It will certainly give you a good idea of whether his music is for you.

ProgBagel wrote: I also forgot to mention the entire Italian genre. I just don't see how I could like it, which makes me think I might as well not try it.

ProgBagel wrote: I also forgot to mention the entire Italian genre. I just don't see how I could like it, which makes me think I might as well not try it.

Why? Because we are not native speakers of English and the use of our native language disturbs you? Or perhaps because you think that, not being British or American, we can't play our instruments or write songs?

That said, everybody here knows I'm not really into RPI - but I grew up with it, and it was my first approach to prog at the age of 11. You are free not to like whatever you see fit, but I have to say that remark of yours smacks a little bit of racism, or at least of prejudice based on ethnicity.

For some reason, I've ignored Pain of Salvation for years. Now I've finally given them a proper chance, and rather enjoyed what I heard - even if it was a bit overblown for my tastes.

Until very recently, The Moody Blues. I kind of regret not checking them out earlier, they are seriously great.

Prog stuff I'm still "ignoring" (as in keep forgetting to hear) is Peter Hammill and Amon Düül II. And probably a lot more...

I had some trouble at first getting into Italian prog, and other prog sung in different languages.  Not because I thought the language was not suited for the genre, but simply because I didn't understand what was being said.  It is hard at first getting used to listening to music sung in a foreign language.  Not that English is in any way superior, it's just what I know.  However, once I got used to the idea of having absolutely no idea what was being sung about, I have found that I love Italian prog.  It was an acquired taste for me, but well worth the effort.  And anyone who likes symphonic prog is doing themselves a great disservice by not at least trying out some Italian prog.  So to Prog Bagel, I would suggest giving PFM or Banco a try, or even some of the newer Italian prog bands like Ubi Major or La Maschera di Cera or Conqueror.  Great stuff all.  Of course, I still don't know what any of the songs are about.   So I just pretend that I'm listening to Yes, because I don't know what any of Anderson's lyrics are about either. 

Edited by The Doctor - October 07 2007 at 14:29