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Wakeman's Birotron 
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Posted: February 02 2015 at 08:48 |
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Which prog albums from Québec are true standouts in your opinion? I'd like to extend my culture in prog music from my native land, as I really just know the greatest classics. Also, I only want bands who sing in french (or who are only instrumental). These are my own favorites:
Harmonium - Si on avait besoin d'une cinquième saison
Maneige - Les Porches
Maneige - Maneige
Pollen - Pollen
Maneige - Ni Vent... Ni Nouvelle
Harmonium - L'Heptade
Morse Code - La Marche des Hommes
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timothy leary
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Posted: February 02 2015 at 10:11 |
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Octobre 1972-1989
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LearsFool
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Posted: February 02 2015 at 12:11 |
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I'd add anything and everything by Godspeed You! Black Emperor to that list.
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Kotro
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Posted: February 02 2015 at 12:19 |
 Wakeman's Birotron wrote:
Which prog albums from Québec are true standouts in your opinion? I'd like to extend my culture in prog music from my native land, as I really just know the greatest classics. Also, I only want bands who sing in french (or who are only instrumental). These are my own favorites:
Harmonium - Si on avait besoin d'une cinquième saison
Maneige - Les Porches
Maneige - Maneige
Pollen - Pollen
Maneige - Ni Vent... Ni Nouvelle
Harmonium - L'Heptade
Morse Code - La Marche des Hommes |
You already mentioned the big ones. Stuff like Conventum, Sloche and Opus 5 might be worth checking out as well.
Also, June Wallack.  Wish there was a re-release of this as there has been for other ProgQuebec records.
Edited by Kotro - February 02 2015 at 12:20
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Bigger on the inside.
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Posted: February 02 2015 at 12:27 |
I love the Contraction's album : la bourse ou la vie.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3mIYL4xfOI
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Wakeman's Birotron
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Posted: February 02 2015 at 12:30 |
Lear'sFool wrote:
I'd add anything and everything by Godspeed You! Black Emperor to that list. |
Yes I absolutely love GY!BE, but I was more looking for something similar to the 70s era (or from that era) with lyrics in french. Good call though.
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Posted: February 02 2015 at 12:36 |
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^ Then I'll recommend Les Champignons too.
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Posted: February 02 2015 at 15:19 |
I highly recommend L'Orchestre Sympathique's En Concert À La Grande Passe. Beautiful instrumental jazz rock where the dominant voices are Jean Vanasse's vibraphone and François Richard's acoustic piano and flute.
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Posted: February 02 2015 at 15:28 |
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Miriodor - Avanti! (2009). One of the best albums of the past 15 years, from one of the best bands I have ever seen on stage. Though the band are labeled as RIO/Avant, they appeal to fans of symphonic prog as well because of their great sense of melody.
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Posted: February 02 2015 at 16:48 |
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Sloche is fantastic fusion as mentioned above.
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Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.
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Wakeman's Birotron
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Posted: February 02 2015 at 16:56 |
Great! So now on my list: -Sloche -Octobre -L'Orchestre Sympathique -Les Champignons -Contraction -Opus 5 -Conventum -June Wallack -Miriodor (are you sure that's not Italian?)
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LearsFool
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Posted: February 02 2015 at 16:57 |
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^ Can confirm that Miriodor is some kind of Canadian.
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Wakeman's Birotron
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Posted: February 02 2015 at 17:00 |
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Ok I just checked that out, they are from Québec indeed. The name of the album seemed italian to me.
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Posted: February 02 2015 at 17:11 |
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They are from Quebec, and I met them and spoke French with them at ProgDay 2013. However, the album title is indeed Italian, and means "forward".
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Posted: February 02 2015 at 17:12 |
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yeah... that is a GREAT album..
and that from one that unlike my wife.. really hadn't got much into that kind of music.
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