Top Ten Most Original / Unique Bands Since 1990
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Topic: Top Ten Most Original / Unique Bands Since 1990
Posted By: peart_lee_lifeson
Subject: Top Ten Most Original / Unique Bands Since 1990
Date Posted: November 12 2009 at 11:11
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Who are the top ten most original / unique bands since 1990? |
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Posted By: Negoba
Date Posted: November 12 2009 at 11:43
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Devin Townsend
Ani Difranco
Anglagard
Mr. Bungle
Cynic
Here's 5 ------------- You are quite a fine person, and I am very fond of you. But you are only quite a little fellow, in a wide world, after all. |
Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: November 12 2009 at 12:06
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The Mars Volta Here's 1. ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: November 12 2009 at 12:20
| Of all mentioned so far, Mr. Bungle for me. Doing a little digging... |
Posted By: ExittheLemming
Date Posted: November 12 2009 at 12:20
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The Gourishankar Diablo Swing Orchestra Porcupine Tree Time of Orchids King Crimson (yep, still continue to be original and unique) I'd be struggling to name another 5... ------------- 
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: November 12 2009 at 12:29
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You know, that's a really good question. Of the top of my head there there really wasn't much that was innovative coming out. Lots of artists did pass me by. More than a few that I liked already weren't boldly going where no one had gone before. The uhm short lived Ten Seconds? Most of the new artists in my collection got started prior to 1990. There have been some arrivals in this decade that have impressed me, but I don't find them doing much that's is particularly original/unique. Maybe I'm just getting too old. ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: November 12 2009 at 12:41
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Mostly Autumn Porcupine Tree (excepting latest erm effort) Transatlantic Flower Kings Riverside That's the five I can think of off the top of my head. ------------- Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org Now also broadcasting on www.progzilla.com Every Saturday, 4.00 p.m. UK time! |
Posted By: moreitsythanyou
Date Posted: November 12 2009 at 12:50
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Radiohead Godspeed You! Black Emperor Sigur Ros Mars Volta Don Cab -------------  <font color=white>butts, lol[/COLOR] |
Posted By: WalterDigsTunes
Date Posted: November 12 2009 at 12:57
| Double Trio King Crimson. |
Posted By: Negoba
Date Posted: November 12 2009 at 13:24
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I would add Toby Driver i.e. Maudlin/Kayo as one more.
Mars Volta was an obvious miss for me. ------------- You are quite a fine person, and I am very fond of you. But you are only quite a little fellow, in a wide world, after all. |
Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: November 12 2009 at 13:32
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Mars Volta The Red Masque |
Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: November 12 2009 at 13:40
Here's my top 10  :Maj Karman Kauniit Kuvat Einstürzende Neubauten Dead Can Dance Radiohead CMX |
Posted By: Negoba
Date Posted: November 12 2009 at 13:48
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Dead Can Dance were well established pre-1990, no? ------------- You are quite a fine person, and I am very fond of you. But you are only quite a little fellow, in a wide world, after all. |
Posted By: akamaisondufromage
Date Posted: November 12 2009 at 13:52
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Einsturzende Neublabla in the 80s too ------------- Help me I'm falling! |
Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: November 12 2009 at 13:53
| So was King Crimson, I think. |
Posted By: akamaisondufromage
Date Posted: November 12 2009 at 13:55
No - No definitely post 90  ------------- Help me I'm falling! |
Vompatti wrote:Posted By: TheCaptain
Date Posted: November 12 2009 at 13:56
I expect(/hope) that is the last time we see The Flower Kings mentioned in this thread. As for my own list, I haven't heard too many post-1989 bands so my list consists of one. The Mars Volta ------------- Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal. |
Posted By: b_olariu
Date Posted: November 12 2009 at 14:02
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The Last Things Big Big Train
My Dying Bride
Dream Theater
and many more
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Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: November 12 2009 at 14:11
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Primus |
Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: November 12 2009 at 14:37
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I just hope people don't just list bands that they like here. That's not the intention of this thread. As for me: 1. Dream Theater (Images & Words was groundbreaking) 2. The Mars Volta (I actually can't stand them, but they are very unique) 3. Athiest (The first tech/death/jazz metal combo) 4. Death (constantly pushed the boundaries of metal) 5. Pain of Salvation (the most original straightforward prog metal band!) 6. Opeth (one of the most innovative prog metal bands in existence!) ------------- 
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Posted By: rdtprog
Date Posted: November 12 2009 at 14:42
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Pain of Salvation Daniel Bautista Flower Kings (sorry for those who don't want see this...) Anglagard Garden Wall Dream Theater Anekdoten ------------- Music is the refuge of souls ulcerated by happiness. Emile M. Cioran |
Posted By: tamijo
Date Posted: November 12 2009 at 14:48
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The Mars Volta
The (only) Bill Reiflin Album
Indukti
Townsend (especialy Ki)
Diamanda Galas
Sepultura (especialy on ROOTS)
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Posted By: JLocke
Date Posted: November 12 2009 at 14:49
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My Top Ten: Tool* Porcupine Tree Mr. Bungle The Mars Volta Pain Of Salvation Sigur Ros Anekdoten The Tea Party* Indukti Opeth* Honorable Mentions: Anglagard Man Man Jaga Jazzist* Meshuggah✟ The Decemberists Cynic * I can't believe nobody has mentioned them yet! ✟ They were formed in the late 80s; that's why they couldn't make the list. |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: November 12 2009 at 14:52
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As for most original: The Mars Volta Tool The Decemberists |
Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: November 12 2009 at 14:58
Wow, I'm an idiot. I completely forgot about Opeth, one of the most innovative and original prog metal bands ever! I'm getting them into my list right now... -------------
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Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: November 12 2009 at 14:59
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I love Anglagard but what they did was already done on "Trespass" and ITCOTCK. I wouldn't add them to this top. The Mars Volta - maybe the only original post '89 band who doesn't have followers because they are too unique (but if there are other bands out there resembling them please share). Sigur Ros - most post-rock bands sound like each other but no one sounds like Sigur Ros. After Crying - their debut is a superb and original avantgarde album. I haven't heard anything like it yet. Atheist and Death, agreed on that; but I don't think they're so unique any more (and I like Cynic and Blotted Science more). Replikas - eclectic prog with turkish themes and motifs, very original. Sleepytime Gorilla Museum ../album.asp?id=8870 - Suspended Animation Dreams - the only thing I can relate them to is "Part The Second", only better, with more variety and melody |
Posted By: rdtprog
Date Posted: November 12 2009 at 15:13
Me too, i forgot Opeth, What a shame... and maybe others...  ------------- Music is the refuge of souls ulcerated by happiness. Emile M. Cioran |
Posted By: Negoba
Date Posted: November 12 2009 at 15:16
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I thought of Opeth but that's like saying Nirvana...in the beginning they were remarkably innovative but so many imitators have made them far from unique now. (I guess the same could be said of Tool).
------------- You are quite a fine person, and I am very fond of you. But you are only quite a little fellow, in a wide world, after all. |
Posted By: JLocke
Date Posted: November 12 2009 at 15:20
But that doesn't change the fact that bands like Opeth and Tool did that type of stuff first. I don't think we should ostracize them from the rest just because so many people have copied them. That isn't the original bands' faults. Just my two cents . . . I'm just gonna . . . go over here, now . . . |
Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: November 12 2009 at 15:35
I actually disagree with that. Does the fact that other bands are unoriginal enough to imitate other bands change the impact from the originals? That can be said about any successful or innovative band. Should we say that King Crimson isn't as innovative anymore because other people take influence from them? That doen't change their originality at all IMO. -------------
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Posted By: mohaveman
Date Posted: November 12 2009 at 15:37
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1 is easy- Mars Volta
The rest...hard...
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Posted By: Negoba
Date Posted: November 12 2009 at 15:39
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You guys are probably right, but then it's hard not to include Nirvana. (Not my favorite band but the most innovative / unique post-1990??? gotta include them) ------------- You are quite a fine person, and I am very fond of you. But you are only quite a little fellow, in a wide world, after all. |
Posted By: JLocke
Date Posted: November 12 2009 at 16:28
Well, that's what I did with TMV in my list. I enjoy those 'honorable mentions' all a lot more than I enjoy TMV, but I included them in the list anyway because I cannot deny the impact they have had on the modern Prog world. |
Posted By: peart_lee_lifeson
Date Posted: November 12 2009 at 16:43
| The Mars Volta appears to be No. 1 |
Posted By: peart_lee_lifeson
Date Posted: November 12 2009 at 16:46
I hope so as well. Thanks for the list.
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Posted By: JLocke
Date Posted: November 12 2009 at 16:50
Thank you, captain. Meh . . . gotta boost post count somehow, I guess. |
Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: November 12 2009 at 17:09
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In no order: Kayo Dot maudlin of the Well Ulver Godspeed You! Black Emperor Radiohead Mr. Bungle Cynic The Mars Volta Animal Collective Massive Attack ------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |
Posted By: Moatilliatta
Date Posted: November 12 2009 at 17:35
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The Mars Volta
Radiohead
Kayo Dot
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Sigur Ros
Animal Collective
Mr. Bungle
The Dillinger Escape Plan
Ulver
Tortoise ------------- www.last.fm/user/ThisCenotaph  
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Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: November 12 2009 at 17:48
^ If you like Tortoise and Ulver, you definitely need to try Eivind Aarset, he's just been added to Fusion. 
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Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: November 12 2009 at 18:42
applause for The Red Masque  . finally someone who appreciates them; they deserve a lot more attention than they get-------------  A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
Posted By: Jake Kobrin
Date Posted: November 12 2009 at 20:18
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Magma (K.A and E.R count) All of Toby Driver's projects... Sleepytime Gorilla Museum Sigur Ros Secret Chiefs 3 Ulver Godspeed You! Black Emperor Deathspell Omega (later works) Univers Zero All of Mike Patton's projects... Arcturus uneXpect Cynic Negura Bunget Gorguts Anybody listing Porcupine Tree, Pain of Salvation, or (HOLY SH*T WTF???) Riverside are OUT OF THEIR MINDS... ------------- http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dr-Neil-Kobrin/244687105562746" rel="nofollow - SUPPORT MY FATHER AND BECOME A FAN Jacob Kobrin Illustration |
Posted By: The Truth
Date Posted: November 12 2009 at 20:21
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Just so you know just because they are original and unique doesn't make them good, the only good and unique band I can think of at the moment is Godspeed You! Black Emperor. Lift Yours Fists Like Antennas to Heaven just hits the right button with me ------------- http://blindpoetrecords.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: November 13 2009 at 05:55
That's music from the 70s. ------------- 
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Posted By: progkidjoel
Date Posted: November 13 2009 at 06:02
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1. Maudlin Of The Well - Its rare that you come across bands with such range and capabilities such as motW. 2. Porcupine Tree - Blended a lot of music into each of their albums, and always suprise me with what they bring out next (even in small parts with the latest offering) 3. Opeth - Blend many genres together seemlessly, and they do this in a way which seems natural, fluid and listenable. ------------- 
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: November 13 2009 at 06:07
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Porcupine Tree (and Radiohead and Mr Bungle) are 80s bands ------------- What? |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: November 13 2009 at 06:08
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Posted By: St.Cleve Chronicle
Date Posted: November 13 2009 at 07:43
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Pain of Salvation and Opeth are propably the most original ones I listen to. |
Posted By: topofsm
Date Posted: November 13 2009 at 18:39
Besides the opinion that they aren't really original.
 Anyways, for my list:
1. The Mars Volta
2. Godspeed You! Black Emperor
3. Atheist
4. Tool
5. Behold... The Arctopus
6. Cynic
7. The Locust (not prog here, but hot damn!)
8. Sigur Ros
9. Devin Townshend
10. Wolves in the Throne Room
It pains me not to include Meshuggah, but as someone pointed out they were already around in the 80s. ------------- 
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Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: November 13 2009 at 18:52
I agree with Pocupine Tree or Riverside, but Pain of Salvation is one of the most original and innovative prog metal bands ever. In a sea of modern prog bands trying to sound like they're from the 70's, or cloning Dream Theater or Porcupine Tree, Pain of Salvation is not like any of these bands. They have their own blend of melodic progressive rock, metal, gothic-influenced sections, and an excellent vocalist to top it all off. -Jeff -------------
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Posted By: topofsm
Date Posted: November 13 2009 at 18:57
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I really enjoy Pain of Salvation, but to me they sound sort of like a standard progressive metal band. Albeit they are extremely emotional and have some great musicians. -------------
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Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: November 13 2009 at 19:01
That's where I disagree. They don't show their chops by shredding for 10 minutes, or creating 30-minute epics. Think about BE. That's one of the most ambitious things ever done by a prog metal band! If you think about Dream Theater or Symphony X, all of their albums have a similar style, and they don't take as many chances (I still love DT to death though). While I won't say PoS is as original as Opeth or Athiest, I think they definitely are not your standard prog metal band by any stretch of the imagination IMO. -------------
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Posted By: topofsm
Date Posted: November 13 2009 at 19:10
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^ We may have to agree to disagree, but just taking one element out of a genre doesn't really make someone unique for me. Aside from extended soloes they're pretty standard IMO.
And who says they don't show off? "Handful of Nothing" and "Nihil Morari" are really complex and have some killer playing. Of course I'm definitely not as familiar with Pain of Salvation as you. -------------
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Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: November 13 2009 at 19:11
Well that just comes with being a prog band. You can't be a prog musician without being a little bit of a show-off  -------------
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Posted By: JROCHA
Date Posted: November 13 2009 at 19:25
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isis Sigur Ros Mr.Bungle Fantomas STGM Zombi Tool GUBE! |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: November 13 2009 at 19:35
Seriously, how can any band be truly original - every thing builds upon what came before. ------------- What? |
Posted By: Tsevir Leirbag
Date Posted: November 13 2009 at 20:04
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1. Anglagard
2. Opeth
3. Radiohead
4. GY!BE
5. Miriodor
6. Karmakanic
7. Beardfish
8. Cynic
9. Porcupine Tree
10. Nemo
11. Edge of Sanity
12. Decemberists
13. Anekdoten
14. Ayreon
15. Rouge Ciel
There's a couple of bands in this list that you all forgot! ------------- Les mains, les pieds balancés Sur tant de mers, tant de planchers, Un marin mort, Il dormira - Paul Éluard |
Posted By: @thehop
Date Posted: November 13 2009 at 20:26
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Mörglbl Trio (Rock-Riff meets Happy-Funky-Riff) http://www.myspace.com/morglbl - http://www.myspace.com/morglbl Panzerballett (Rock-Riff meets Mechanik-Jazz-Riff) http://www.panzerballett.de/Musik.htm - http://www.panzerballett.de/Musik.htm Doctor Nerve (Experiment meets Metalriff / partwise the last two Albums) http://www.doctornerve.org - http://www.doctornerve.org Pharaoh Overlord (Rockriff meets Repetition / first & second Album) http://vivo.pl/pharaohoverlord - http://vivo.pl/pharaohoverlord Morte Macabre & Anekdoten & Landberk & Sörskogen etc. (Romantic meets Folk meets Prog meets ...) X-Ray Dog (Movie-Trailer meets Soundsampler) http://www.x-raydogmusic.com/whatsnew.htm - http://www.x-raydogmusic.com/whatsnew.htm ... and SanSeverino (Boheme meets Django Reinhardt) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stéphane_Sanseverino - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stéphane_Sanseverino ^^ ------------- ^L^ |
Posted By: The Runaway
Date Posted: November 14 2009 at 02:35
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Muse Gong (still rocking!)
The Decemberists (say something to prove this wrong and I will break your wrist with my eyes)
Transatlantic (reviving the gods, shall I say?)
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Posted By: rdtprog
Date Posted: November 14 2009 at 05:00
There's some good artists here, but i would not include Nemo and Karamakanic in the category of the most original an unique bands. I adore these two but Nemo have taken on the school of some other neo-prog band and Karmakanic is a complement of Flower Kings. ------------- Music is the refuge of souls ulcerated by happiness. Emile M. Cioran |
Posted By: WalterDigsTunes
Date Posted: November 14 2009 at 06:14
Shoddy tapes of hucksters blowing raspberry noises into a machine does not an album make. Face it, these are 90s bands. |
Posted By: The Sleepwalker
Date Posted: November 14 2009 at 06:45
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Opeth - Combines death metal with 70's prog, which works out really well. The combination of growls, heavy riffs and acoustic parts is really great. Tool - Creates their own sound by having 4 very innovative band members. All the instruments (and vox) are played in a way you've never heard before. TMV - I don't enjoy them at all, but what I've heard from them does sound unique. Cynic - Combines the almost poppy sounding vocals with growls and very technical music. Atheist - Combines very technical death metal with jazz and latin music, something I've never heard before. Russian Circles - Lots of working towards climaxes and changing from loud to soft. The way the songs on "Enter" sound is absolutely unique, though their later releases are not as original, Radiohead - "Plain" alt-rock in the beginning, but soon turned out to be very innovative. The use of brilliant sound effects and lots of layers on OK Computer and the trip-hop and techno influences on Kid A and Amnesiac are very original. MOTW - The combination of heavy riffs, jazzy parts and instruments like the violin makes this a very interesting band. I'm sure there are many more, but I haven't really listened to band like Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Devin Townsend and Sigur Ros, though they're said to be very innovative too. Also I know some of the bands listed have formed in the 80's, but as far as I know their first release was in the 90's or the new millenium.
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Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: November 14 2009 at 07:40
Besides, they use the same notes and only re-arrange them, what a bunch of ... They should do their own stuff!  |
Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: November 14 2009 at 10:47
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Cabezas de Cera, of course. ------------- Follow me on twitter @memowakeman |
Posted By: TheCaptain
Date Posted: November 14 2009 at 11:44
Making an album is not a requirement for being a band. ------------- Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal. |
Posted By: progger7
Date Posted: November 14 2009 at 15:17
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since cynic is being mentioned i might as well mention aghora here as well. and i'm really dissapointed no one has mentioned symphony x. ------------- 
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Posted By: Negoba
Date Posted: November 14 2009 at 15:51
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Symphony X is a band I enjoy, but unique / original....not so much.
Similarly, Aghora is not unique at all...though I like them.
This isn't "List your favorite bands." ------------- You are quite a fine person, and I am very fond of you. But you are only quite a little fellow, in a wide world, after all. |
Posted By: Jake Kobrin
Date Posted: November 14 2009 at 15:57
Not at all. They are near copies of Weakling, who were around long before them. Even they admit it... ------------- http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dr-Neil-Kobrin/244687105562746" rel="nofollow - SUPPORT MY FATHER AND BECOME A FAN Jacob Kobrin Illustration |
Posted By: WalterDigsTunes
Date Posted: November 14 2009 at 16:13
Its difference between being a cadre of noiseniks and being worthy of even being remembered in the long run. |
Posted By: snobb
Date Posted: November 14 2009 at 17:49
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the Mars Volta ( No.1 in that list)
Gordian Knot
Opeth ( not my favourite, but important)
Trey Gunn
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Posted By: Qboyy007
Date Posted: November 15 2009 at 01:17
I think I just threw up a little bit..... ------------- Hay Budday |
Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: November 15 2009 at 02:09
How do you know I don't favour bands because of their originality? In fact that is one of the main criteria I go by. Why should I enjoy what I have heard a thousand times before? That's why I can't come up with a list of ten. -------------  BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
Posted By: JLocke
Date Posted: November 15 2009 at 02:20
I think he was referring to your choice of bands themselves, not how many of them there were. |
Posted By: progkidjoel
Date Posted: November 15 2009 at 02:50
I haven't heard Weakling, but Wolves In The Throne Room are fantastic. I should've included them in my list. -------------
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Posted By: JLocke
Date Posted: November 15 2009 at 03:10
Playing devil's advocate, here . . . Tool has often 'admitted' to ripping off King Crimson, yet Robert Fripp says he can't hear the similarity at all. One person's 'truth' is another's 'opinion'. |
Posted By: TheCaptain
Date Posted: November 15 2009 at 12:24
Now you're throwing popularity into the list of requirements for being a band? ------------- Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal. |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: November 15 2009 at 12:31
It was topofsm's list.  ------------- What? |
Posted By: topofsm
Date Posted: November 15 2009 at 14:18
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^Ah well, sorry. I'm not familiar with weakling! Screw me then! -------------
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Posted By: mosni lamf
Date Posted: November 15 2009 at 21:02
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Flat Earth Society Le Silo Pochakaite Malko Les Amis au Pakistan Sigur Ros Godspeed You! Black Emperor Dirty Three (their album Ocean Songs could best be described as a soundscape evokating the incessant back and forth of waves in the open sea but without any actual wave sound! I can't talk about the other albums as I haven't heard them) Amarok (Spanish band), based on the samples I've heard Olive Mess (the medieval inspired lyrics and the soprano voice are more or less my cup of tea but I can't deny the blending of styles is original) Cyro Baptista Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, based on what little I've heard I feel a bit reluctant to mention Mr. Bungle as it seems that a growing number of American RIO/Avant bands are drawing influences from them nowadays. ------------- -Hitler was a vegetarian. -Bring me coffee or tea. -Why don't you eat carrots? -Eat that question. |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: November 16 2009 at 00:24
| Oh and how could I forget Don Caballero! |
Posted By: jampa17
Date Posted: November 16 2009 at 12:51
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Just want to ask... which is the so unique thing about Porcupine Tree...??? they are a plain alternative band with long songs with little progressive elements.. it's not better than Oceansize... not even close... I know they are catchy and that's why they have a lot of fans... but is not unique for that... or am I wrong...??? ------------- |
Posted By: The Sleepwalker
Date Posted: November 16 2009 at 13:20
I agree with you that I don't think their sound is as unique as many other bands, but it's much more than plain alt rock. They combine pop, metal, trip-hop, psychedelica, electronic and lots of other genres all in one. So their sound is pretty "innovative" actually.
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Posted By: jampa17
Date Posted: November 16 2009 at 16:45
mmm... ok... I think ambience, psychodelic and space can be put in pop and metal, not that much, so I agree theyr'e like Alternative-rock-pop band... sorry but I don't hear much more... I don't say theyr'e bad, but I don't see them like something unique... don't you think is kind of a light tool...??? ------------- |
Posted By: The Pessimist
Date Posted: November 16 2009 at 17:17
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Neurosis Devin Townsend Maudlin Of The Well The Mars Volta Tool Unexpect Death Isis Rolo Tomassi Meshuggah ------------- "Market value is irrelevant to intrinsic value." Arnold Schoenberg |
Posted By: The Pessimist
Date Posted: November 16 2009 at 17:47
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And how the bloody has anyone NOT mentioned Neurosis yet? They are, alongside a few others maybe, THE most innovative band in metal, and I dare anyone to disagree with me.
------------- "Market value is irrelevant to intrinsic value." Arnold Schoenberg |
Posted By: Rocktopus
Date Posted: November 16 2009 at 18:01
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These all came up with something rather unique, I think: Non Credo Secret Chiefs 3 Kayo Dot Guapo Ween Boredoms Radiohead Tortoise Faun Fables Volapük ------------- Over land and under ashes In the sunlight, see - it flashes Find a fly and eat his eye But don't believe in me Don't believe in me Don't believe in me |
Posted By: Qboyy007
Date Posted: November 16 2009 at 21:36
No one dare insult the fathers of post-metal. ------------- Hay Budday |
Posted By: ExittheLemming
Date Posted: November 17 2009 at 06:37
Never even heard 'em but it's clear they chose their name with considerable prescience. (You are what you eat etc) -------------
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Posted By: The Pessimist
Date Posted: November 17 2009 at 11:21
They've knocked down more boundries than any other 90s metal band, that's for sure. You should check them out if you want to find something very dark and very original. ------------- "Market value is irrelevant to intrinsic value." Arnold Schoenberg |
Posted By: JLocke
Date Posted: November 17 2009 at 11:31
Because not everybody worships the devil like you do. |
Posted By: The Pessimist
Date Posted: November 17 2009 at 11:38
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At least I don't worship John Lennon You are right though, Neurosis are the devil. ------------- "Market value is irrelevant to intrinsic value." Arnold Schoenberg |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: November 17 2009 at 11:45
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I'd like to see Pain of Salvation somewhere in there. Of course, not much of what they do is totally original, but the funk-thrash-metal of Entropia and whatever you'd call BE are fairly original. Plus I'd personally give them props for attempting depth and unparalleled intimacy in their music, and mostly succeeding. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |