Best discoveries due to PA
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Topic: Best discoveries due to PA
Posted By: krimson62
Subject: Best discoveries due to PA
Date Posted: April 10 2008 at 17:27
| I've been a longtime fan of prog (i'm 45) and thanks to PA i've discovered a plethora of bands i've never heard of before, mainly Magma,Spock's beard,Focus etc. Have you made some extraordinary discoveries yourselves? Name your 3 best. |
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Posted By: endlessepic
Date Posted: April 10 2008 at 17:31
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My top three would be: Van Der Graaf Generator. Without PA I probably would have heard them but never would have sufficient time or resources to research them...PA fixed that and offered a mp3 of "The Sleepwalkers" which took a few listens but eventually I was hooked. Still am. Genesis. I thought they were a pop band. Was proved otherwise. To great advantage. Radiohead. A friend mentioned them to me and I would have passed them off as some punk or alternative band but I had remembered seeing their name on this website. Therefore I researched them and found a goldmine. |
Posted By: endlessepic
Date Posted: April 10 2008 at 17:31
| Actually. Scratch Radiohead and add Gentle Giant. I would have found out about Radiohead. |
Posted By: meat puppet
Date Posted: April 10 2008 at 17:32
| Riverside. |
Posted By: johnobvious
Date Posted: April 10 2008 at 17:34
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My latest was Quidam. They had one of the higher ranked albums from 2007 and I noticed them when I looked at the list. Bought it and really like it.
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: April 10 2008 at 17:34
only three?!  Wobbler, Il Balletto di Bronzo, Split Enz |
Posted By: infandous
Date Posted: April 10 2008 at 17:48
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Wow, there are far more than three that were great for me. But I'll try
Comus
Hamonium
Nil
I should give an honorable mention to the site for causing me to reevaluate Porcupine Tree. I've been on something of a PTree binge for a couple months now. I first heard them back in 1999 and saw them live in 2001 and just wasn't impressed or interested. All the praise they get on this site was getting on my nerves
 so I thought I'd better try and see what all the fuss was about. I must say, I still don't understand what is so genius or "progressive" about them, but I've definetly come around to enjoying them a lot. So thanks to the archives members for that anyway. |
Posted By: TGM: Orb
Date Posted: April 10 2008 at 18:09
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Arcturus - I'd have been turned off by the metal epithet without the samples Il Balletto Di Bronzo and The Mahavishnu Orchestra are a few that I doubt I'd have encountered without PA. |
Posted By: Angelo
Date Posted: April 10 2008 at 18:22
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Bootcut, Nemo and Azureth - there are others, but those I would've found without PA as well, given that they are pretty big names in Prog.
------------- http://www.iskcrocks.com" rel="nofollow - ISKC Rock Radio I stopped blogging and reviewing - so won't be handling requests. Promo's for ariplay can be sent to [email protected] |
Posted By: LinusW
Date Posted: April 10 2008 at 18:25
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PFM King Crimson Spock's Beard Although they're all big names, I wouldn't have discovered them without PA. That's the best part with being relatively new in the prog world: an endless amount of discoveries, without having to dig deep for those lesser known gems. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/LinusW88" rel="nofollow - Blargh |
Posted By: Passionist
Date Posted: April 10 2008 at 18:34
| I found ProgArchives in a very early state of mine... So I discovered a lot of band, msot recent of which must be Arena. But, as the top three, I could easily pick up Caravan and Camel. In fact through these I found my way to fusion and Canterbury scene which both have become my personal favourites. Oh, yes, and then the third. Absolutely The Flower Kings. I listened to their sample, bought one record, and now I try not to miss anything the release! |
Posted By: NotAProghead
Date Posted: April 10 2008 at 18:39
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Definitely, Los Jaivas.
It was not love at first sight, but it seems it's love till the rest of my life.
 I don't think I could "meet" this wonderful Chilean band without PA. Thanks to all who reviewed "Alturas de Macchu Picchu" CD and DVD, you helped me to find music I was searching for.  ------------- Who are you and who am I to say we know the reason why... (D. Gilmour) |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: April 10 2008 at 18:44
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Thx for PA for these: Camel
Genesis (knew them but never got interested until now) Ashra Atomic Rooster Gentle Giant Yes (Loved them before but I discovered Drama, GFTO, Relayer, debut and Magnification) King Crimson (thx for Greg Lake period) Focus Caravan Black Widow!!! Skaldowie few more Thx PA!!! Searching for more and more my friends!! |
Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: April 10 2008 at 18:52
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Pain of Salvation White Willow Maudlin of the Well ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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Posted By: Darklord55
Date Posted: April 10 2008 at 19:18
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I have made a plethora of discoveries due to PA in the last two years. The top three are Porcupine Tree, Opeth and The Flower Kings.
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Posted By: debrewguy
Date Posted: April 10 2008 at 19:25
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Night Sun, IQ, and Univers Zero.
------------- "Here I am talking to some of the smartest people in the world and I didn't even notice,” Lieutenant Columbo, episode The Bye-Bye Sky-High I.Q. Murder Case. |
Posted By: ClassicRocker
Date Posted: April 10 2008 at 19:31
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Hmm, I'm feeling Harmonium, Frank Zappa, and Uriah Heep.. but there are so many more!
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Posted By: Walker
Date Posted: April 10 2008 at 19:59
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Can't possibly pick 3........ how about a whole genre? ........ RPI.........
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Posted By: Todd
Date Posted: April 10 2008 at 20:03
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Camel, Hatfield and the North, and Van der Graaf Generator I'd love to try Anglagard, but I can't find them anywhere . . .
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Posted By: avestin
Date Posted: April 10 2008 at 20:08
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Can't really limit it to 3, but I'll try to limit it as possible:
Nemo, U Totem, Nimal, Le Silo, Panzerpappa, Olive Mess, Guapo, Far Corner, French TV, Begnagrad, Naikaku, Maldoror, Cerebus Effect, Bubu, Nil, Taal, Amagrama, Arachnoid, Bacamarte, MIA, Novalis, Oaksenham, White Willow, William Gray and many many others....
Viva PA!
------------- http://hangingsounds.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow - Hanging Sounds http://www.progarchives.com/ProgRockShopping.asp" rel="nofollow - PA Index of prog music vendors |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: April 10 2008 at 20:09
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^ Have you tried Anglagard's website? They have 3 songs that are available for download. Unfortunately, those are the only 3 that I have heard so far. ------------- 
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: April 10 2008 at 20:50
 for me... Prog Andaluz. Give full credit to Erik for that. Had no clue about that scene before his Spanish prog appreciation thread. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Walker wrote:Posted By: Easy Money
Date Posted: April 10 2008 at 20:57
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Ozric Tentacles
Maserati Exmagma ------------- Help the victims of the russian invasion: http://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28523&PID=130446&title=various-ways-you-can-help-ukraine#130446 |
Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: April 10 2008 at 20:57
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If we're picking genres, Canterbury, no question about it. It went from something I had never even heard of to my favorite genre in a few months - I'm more excited about music now than I ever have been in my life. Best non-Canterbury find on the site is IZZ. |
Posted By: keiser willhelm
Date Posted: April 10 2008 at 20:59
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I owe a lot to this website. I came on here having only heard dream theater a long while back, right around the time they released Train of Thought, and have discovered HUNDREDS of bands. the three i probably would never have found out about are Maudlin of the Well Devin Townsend Godspeed you! Black Emperor. These are among my favorite ever and I owe a lot of it to PA ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/KeiserWillhelm" rel="nofollow - What im listening to |
Posted By: zappaholic
Date Posted: April 10 2008 at 21:10
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Here's my big three:
Van der Graaf Generator
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
Battles
------------- "Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard." -- H.L. Mencken |
Posted By: moreitsythanyou
Date Posted: April 10 2008 at 21:55
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Gentle Giant Van der Graaf Generator Peter Gabriel (solo) All three are very high in my top artists and I did not listen to them before my stint on PA (except for the song Sledgehammer, you can thank VH1's top 100 videos of all time for that one.) -------------  <font color=white>butts, lol[/COLOR] |
Posted By: Chris H
Date Posted: April 10 2008 at 21:59
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The whole Math Rock/Post Rock style was completely foreign to me before I started coming on this site, and look where I am now, a collab on the Math Rock team. The genre is probably the style that I most enjoy now and I owe it all to PA and the members on here with their knowledge and recommendations. Not to mention the countless other bands I've gotten into on this website, but we'd be here all day. ------------- Beauty will save the world. 
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Posted By: MovingPictures07
Date Posted: April 10 2008 at 22:08
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Man, this is really hard, since this site has been so helpful in the development of my musical taste in the past three years. I can't name three artists, but I can name four: (In no particular order) 1. King Crimson 2. Magma 3. Ozric Tentacles 4. Frank Zappa Along with Rush, those are my top five.   |
Posted By: asimplemistake
Date Posted: April 10 2008 at 22:31
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Prog Archives has been a major source of music for me in the past three years (I've been a member for one of those years). I can't say that all of my music has been from here, but a good amount of it was either found here or mentioned to me by other members. Without PA, I wouldn't have known about: Porcupine Tree // everything by Steve Wilson Opeth Camel Explosions in the Sky and basically my entire record collection and at least 70% of my CDs. (I feel like I need to mention more: MO, FZ, OT, PoS, PF, ELP, PFM, RPI in general, GYBE!, etc etc) (I also discovered my favorite non-prog genre here by recommendations of members: Minimalism) |
Posted By: debrewguy
Date Posted: April 10 2008 at 23:03
I forgot about Devin. Mind you , I was out searching for the perfect cup of coffee. Black. And I was given just five minutes. Without the threat of total annihilation, though  ------------- "Here I am talking to some of the smartest people in the world and I didn't even notice,” Lieutenant Columbo, episode The Bye-Bye Sky-High I.Q. Murder Case. |
Posted By: Sckxyss
Date Posted: April 11 2008 at 01:24
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Before PA I had only heard The Mars Volta, Tool, and a few songs by King Crimson... I owe this place BIG
My 3 top non-KC artists are Univers Zero, Gentle Giant and Magma, so I guess those would be my best discoveries |
Posted By: Salvo_
Date Posted: April 11 2008 at 02:37
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RIO/Avant ------------- Member suspended |
Posted By: zbida
Date Posted: April 11 2008 at 02:39
| Partially VDGG, but totally Caravan and Canterbury genre as a whole. I heard some positive recommendations before my PA era, tried Caravan and it was really good shot - especially for Camel fan. |
Posted By: The Whistler
Date Posted: April 11 2008 at 02:47
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Uh, can't think of a single band that I got into from the PA directly...
...HOWEVER, the archives have become influential in bands that I've heard of and need further investigation, for example:
The Mars Volta
The Decemberists
Iron Maiden
The Doors
Bands that I had considered getting into before hand but never quite got around to, until I checked 'em out further on the site (well, 'cept for the Doors. Took a gamble on finding 'em here after listening to Morrison Hotel). ------------- "There seem to be quite a large percentage of young American boys out there tonight. A long way from home, eh? Well so are we... Gotta stick together." -I. Anderson |
Posted By: BroSpence
Date Posted: April 11 2008 at 03:03
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PFM Van Der Graaf Il Balleto Di Bronzo Le Orme Caravan Soft Machine Dr. Z Tomorrow and other stuff like that. |
Posted By: ghost_of_morphy
Date Posted: April 11 2008 at 03:58
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I started a thread about this a while back. Back then, it was Le Orme that I chose. I've changed my mind.
1. New Trolls
2. Le Orme
3. Magma
4. Caravan
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Posted By: Andrea Cortese
Date Posted: April 11 2008 at 17:50
Add also the yugoslavian prog scene:
albums as Modra Rijeka (by Indexi), Leb i Sol 2, Tako's and Korni Grupa's debut and Bijelo Dugme's Bitanga i Princeza are really wonderful and hidden gems!!
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Posted By: Andrea Cortese
Date Posted: April 11 2008 at 17:51
Good calls BroSpence and Ghost of Morphy!!
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Posted By: laplace
Date Posted: April 11 2008 at 18:01
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My favourite finds thanks to PA have recently been cemented thus: Art Bears: love Picchio dal Pozzo: love John Greaves: love I vaguely knew King Crimson et al before I visited the site, and I also knew about the hopelessly obscure japanese bands because, you know, I become a compulsive japanophile once every so often. ------------- FREEDOM OF SPEECH GO TO HELL |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: April 11 2008 at 18:05
yes... that is where I want to head next.... ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: April 11 2008 at 18:45
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(Excuse the cut and paste artist titles, also in reverse discovery order mostly, not a bad list for having haunted this site for nearly two years.) Gongzilla Reasoning, The Pineapple Thief, The No Sound Talisma Parallel Mind Phideaux Mr. Bungle Maserati (indirectly through EITS's label's sampler included with Explosions In The Sky All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone) Explosions In The Sky Pure Reason Revolution Triggering Myth, A Radiohead Also some credit to a few others goes to AOL's progressive radio station, but since I've discovered the PA I haven't felt the need to go there too often anymore. This is also a great site for being the first to find out about new releases by old favorites. ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: April 12 2008 at 07:47
I'd just like to add three more that I've just discovered (literally yesturday )Le Orme PFM Il Balletto Di Bronzo ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: April 12 2008 at 08:32
and an extra clappie for Balletto di Bronzo  ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Philéas
Date Posted: April 12 2008 at 09:38
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Van der Graaf Generator (I knew the name before I came here, but had never heard them and didn't plan to) Gentle Giant All Zeuhl and RIO/Avant stuff Post-rock stuff |
Posted By: krimson62
Date Posted: April 14 2008 at 18:54
incredibly enough, i have never heard of almost half these bands. When will all this end
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Posted By: bhikkhu
Date Posted: April 14 2008 at 22:02
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Oh geez, where do I start? I can't possibly name them all, but here is a short list.
Magma Discipline Änglagård Abbhama Izz Deluge Grander Birds and Buildings Shadow Circus Cathedral Magenta Indukti Aphelandra Cosmic Nomads Lobster Newberg Mr. Bungle In Spe William Gray Nexus The Tangent Puppet Show Moon Safari Anekdoten Sebkha Chott Amos Key The Load Neverness Ünder Linden Too many Italian bands to name And many others... ------------- a.k.a. H.T. http://riekels.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow - http://riekels.wordpress.com |
Posted By: Plankowner
Date Posted: April 14 2008 at 23:54
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Well since I'm new and have been led here researching the Cantebury bands ie, ... King Crimson, Eloy, Camel, GG, VDGG, Caravan, Gong... Indukti Zip Tang Magma ...and I echo the sentiments about really finding about the bands we already think we know of.... Just a great place to start to get a feel about the bands you want to get to know and where to start. Really has become my favorite site and rarely leaves my screen. |
Posted By: rodlop
Date Posted: April 15 2008 at 17:27
| Thanks PA for Anglagard, Harmonium and not tipically italian prog bands. Here, in South America is a hard work find this kind of music...PA helps me to choise Regards, Rodrigo |
Posted By: Squonkman
Date Posted: April 15 2008 at 17:33
just FYI, King Crimson, Camel, Gentle Giant are not considered Canterbury bands......
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