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Points: 85 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 22 2009 at 23:19
In no particular order...
 
01. King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King
02. King Crimson - Red
03. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon
04. Pink Floyd - Wish You Where Here
05. Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Tarkus
06. Yes - Close To The Edge
07. The Moody Blues - In A Threshold Of A Dream
08. The Moody Blues - To Our Childrens Children
09. Rush - 2112
10. Rush - Moving Pictures
 
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Points: 5532 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 23 2009 at 00:41
Originally posted by Raff Raff wrote:

Originally posted by b_olariu b_olariu wrote:

First, if as you said above Mars Volta is the future of prog, I must stop listen to prog and begin to colect stamps. Why everybody praise this band so much like Porcupine, two bands very overrated in my opinion, there are hundreds of new bands that sound mileas away good than this two. Second here is my top ten for you not in this order necesarly
 


As usual, 'overrated' here means 'I don't like it'Confused.... Personally, I find those Prog-Metal bands you listen to not only anything but progressive, but extremely boring and repetitive as well, but don't go posting this every time I get the opportunity. You don't like TMV? Fine - I happen to love them, but I realize they are not everyone's cup of tea. However, I can see the difference between something I don't like and something that is not progressive.
 
Hmm maybe you are right, it happen' sometime to be excited more then usual.Embarrassed
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Points: 1303 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 23 2009 at 02:03
Well, It was "Italian Night" for a film event at my school so I burned my teacher (who's a musician but doesn't know any prog) some PFM, Banco, Le Orme, and Museo Rosenbach. Smile It's not a good starter set for prog as a whole but it was just for the occasion. I like this idea though.

Unfortunately I've never had any freinds interested in Prog.
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Points: 105 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 26 2009 at 14:24
LOL Noooooooooooooooooooo! Don't scare them away please! LOL


I agree with those who mentioned that newbies should hear more accesible albums first. They may represent the genre well but scaring someone of doesn't help.

I mean, if you wanted to get someone into clasical music you woudn't give her Bruckner, Strawinsky or atonal music first. Starting her on Bolero and Carmina Burana would make more sense.

Similarly some prog-related stuff or 'easy albums' should be a good starting point for a future prog-lover.  It's also important to pay attention to their tastes, of course (rock or folk?).

Good transition albums for the old stuff are IMO:

Kate Bush - The Kick Inside
Supertramp - Crime Of The Century
Moody Blues - This Is The Moody Blues
Deep Purple - Shades Of Deep Purple
Jethro Tull - Aqualung (anything but Thick... or Passion Play really)
Alan Parson's Project - Tales Of Mystery And Imagination
Mike Oldfield - Five Miles Out
Queen - Queen II
Rush - Moving Pictures
Fairport Convention - What We Did On Our Holidays
Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic


For newer stuff I'd think:

Green Carnation - Acoustic Verses (or anything with short songs)
The Decemberists - Hazards or Crane Wife
Dead Can Dance - Spiritchaser
Radiohead - Ok Computer
Gazpacho - Bravo
Motorpsycho and Jaga Jazzist Horns - In The Fishtank
Phidaux - Doomsday Afternoon
Neal Morse - ?
Agalloch - The Mantle
Therion - Lemuria/Sirius B
(for those ok with metal)


We are going to convert them all! Wink
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