Need symphonic prog recommendations
Printed From: Progarchives.com
Category: Progressive Music Lounges
Forum Name: Prog Recommendations/Featured albums
Forum Description: Make or seek recommendations and discuss specific prog albums
URL: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10999
Printed Date: March 05 2025 at 11:46
Software Version: Web Wiz Forums 11.01 - http://www.webwizforums.com
Topic: Need symphonic prog recommendations
Posted By: PeeWee
Subject: Need symphonic prog recommendations
Date Posted: September 01 2005 at 13:43
| I am on the look out for symphonic prog. I prefer prog with a decent amount of vocals, and with use of keyboard and/or instruments other than the typical "guitar/bass/drums". I like both older bands like Genesis/Yes/ELP and newer bands like Spock`s Beard/Flower Kings. I also like italian bands like PFM, Banco and El Orme. I am looking for more up that street. |
Replies:
Posted By: Heptade
Date Posted: September 01 2005 at 14:10
|
German and French and Spanish symphonic
Ange Novalis Mona Lisa Pulsar Grobschnitt (at times) Triana And Camel, of course, can't forget them. ------------- The world keeps spinning, people keep sinning And all the rest is just bullsh*t -Steve Kilbey |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: September 01 2005 at 14:26
| Try Glass Hammer - lots of keyboards and male/female vocals. Their new CD "The Inconsolable Secret" is a good one. |
Posted By: Lindsay Lohan
Date Posted: September 02 2005 at 06:24
|
KAYAK the best one out there...really great check out the mp3 merlin on this site...fantastic |
Posted By: Politician
Date Posted: September 02 2005 at 07:43
|
EPIDAURUS "Earthly Paradise". One of the most beautiful keyboard-based
soft progressive albums I have ever heard. |
Posted By: Eetu Pellonpaa
Date Posted: September 02 2005 at 13:35
ANEKDOTEN 
|
Posted By: Bryan
Date Posted: September 02 2005 at 14:18
|
I wouldn't call Anekdoten symphonic by a longshot. |
Eetu Pellonpää wrote:Posted By: Syntharachnid
Date Posted: September 04 2005 at 14:49
|
I've only got one of their albums, but if you like unusual instrumentation, Gentle Giant are a must. I have Octopus, and I like it, so that may be a good place to start. ------------- 
|
Posted By: King of Loss
Date Posted: September 04 2005 at 15:42
Van Der Graaf Generator?  Would that qualify?
|
Posted By: BePinkTheater
Date Posted: September 04 2005 at 20:51
|
wow!! thanks for saying kayak in so many threads that i actually downloaded merlin. and its amazing!
------------- I can strangle a canary in a tin can and it would be really original, but that wouldn't save it from sounding like utter sh*t. -Stone Beard |
Posted By: erik neuteboom
Date Posted: September 21 2005 at 14:11
|
Outer Limits, Ars Nova and Gerard from Japan Cherry Five and Museo Rosenbach from Italy Solaris from Hungary Neuschwanstein and Ramses from Germany Triana, Mezquita and Iceberg from Spain Trace and Finch from Holland Eela Craig-Symphonic rock (compilation) from Austria Greenslade-Live and Shades of green (compilation) from UK Nexus from Argentina Deadwood Forest from USA |
Posted By: Hamatai
Date Posted: September 22 2005 at 18:07
| Happy the Man |
Posted By: honganji
Date Posted: September 25 2005 at 18:28
|
Teru's Symphonia/Egg The Universe Pablo El Enterrador/Pablo El Enterrador Aleph/Surface Tension
|
Posted By: Typography
Date Posted: September 25 2005 at 20:22
|
Goblin (From Italy)
Zombi (New band from the USA) |
Posted By: gulliman
Date Posted: September 26 2005 at 08:50
|
I second this. I'd add The Tangent. And I hope you are familiar with Transatlantic...
|
Posted By: Bones Rasta
Date Posted: September 26 2005 at 18:09
|
Octopus by GG is very good, Free Hand is also good track 2 from that album "on reflection" is a crazy vocal number to check out, also the song "spooky boogie"(not from that album) is terrific and has a tuned idophone of somesort that is fun to listen to and sounds like dinosaur skulls in the context of the tune. If you can handle few vocals also check out Goblin-crazy sh*t for horror movies. choice. ------------- an open mind and an honest heart brings out the best in everyone. |
Posted By: Bones Rasta
Date Posted: September 26 2005 at 18:12
|
hey aren't cherry five those who renamed to Goblin? ------------- an open mind and an honest heart brings out the best in everyone. |
Posted By: Bones Rasta
Date Posted: September 26 2005 at 18:12
|
Espiritu is some good Hispanic symphonic prog too ------------- an open mind and an honest heart brings out the best in everyone. |
Posted By: Fitzcarraldo
Date Posted: September 27 2005 at 21:01
|
PeeWee, If you're still looking, check out FLOATING STATE's 2003 album "Thirteen Tolls At Noon". The MP3 of the album's track 'White Flower' is in the Archives and is a good indication of the rest of the music on the album. Somewhat quirky, but excellent in my opinion. Also worth investigating given your tastes and interest in instruments are MAURY E I PRONOMI's 2004 album "(Ec)citazioni Neoclassische" and TAPROBAN's 2004 album "Outside Nowhere". I love PATRICK MORAZ' 1976 album "The Story Of i" which has all sorts of interesting Brazilian percussion instruments on it and is an unusual fusion of traditional Brazilian themes with symphonic piano and a lot of synthesizer plus some accessible (some say too accessible) songs which I enjoy. And how about CELESTE's "Principe Di Un Giorno"? No drums on that - just other percussion instruments. It's melodious, mellow and pastoral. If you like violin in your symphonic Prog then check out QUELLA VECCHIA LOCANDA's s/t album: another excellent Italian symphonic Prog group. What about TRIUMVIRAT's "Illusions On A Double Dimple"? The Cologne Opera House Orchestra complements Jurgen Fritz's excellent synthesizers and other keyboards, and there are some great songs. Then there's LOCANDA DELLE FATE's "Forse Le Luuiole Non Si Amon Più". Some find it too saccharine but many -- me included -- think it is excellent symphonic Prog with some heartfelt singing. Finally, keeping to the keyboard theme, try the s/t album by GREENSLADE. Great lyrics, good songs and lashings of 1970s keyboards. Another symphonic Prog delight.
|