True prog classics from 2005 and up
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Topic: True prog classics from 2005 and up
Posted By: Prog_Traveller
Subject: True prog classics from 2005 and up
Date Posted: March 21 2012 at 15:58
Not counting metal and post rock what prog albums from recent years(2005 to now)would you consider to be true classics or albums that will be. Another way to put it would be which ones do you think have true staying power? Again I'm looking mainly for stuff that is more or less traditional prog sounding or at least it makes you think "hey that's definitely prog" and not something else when you hear it.  It can be heavy but just not too metallish(or metal). Thanks.
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Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: March 21 2012 at 16:00
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Motorpsychos three albums Little Lucid Moments, Heavy Metal Fruit and the Death Defying Unicorn are highly recomendable :)
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Posted By: VanVanVan
Date Posted: March 21 2012 at 16:14
The Whirlwind comes to mind (haters gonna hate )I'd also guess that Grace for Drowning will have pretty good staying power if for no other reason than its massive exposure and the critical raving it received. I'd say Ayreon's The Human Equation as well but your criteria miss it by a year. ------------- "The meaning of life is to give life meaning."-Arjen Lucassen |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: March 21 2012 at 16:16
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Within that criteria nothing much springs to mind depressingly. Most recently I would probably pick Alkozaur - Serum Of Life. Its not tremendously original but the songs and atmosphere are strong all the way through and the vocals are just quirky enough to set it apart from other modern prog albums.Martin Orford's last solo album The Old Road is also something I expect to be listening to in years to come.Again nothing especially original ,instead its just damn good!
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: March 21 2012 at 16:24
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I could think of quite a few from the RIO/Avant category. I don't listen to much modern music that isn't of that persuasion (modern RIO/ Avant or related). I know it's not that traditional Prog-as-genre sounding (if it was I doubt I'd like it that much), but Guapo's Black Oni is one that I would mention. I think Koenjihyakkei's Angherr Shisspa, another from 2005, though not one that I've been that into for a long time will also have staying power. Whether it fits your parameters or not, I would like to think that Kayo Dot's Blue Lambency Downward will gain more of a following in years to come. |
Posted By: Fox On The Rocks
Date Posted: March 21 2012 at 16:30
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Porcupine Tree - Fear Of A Blank Blanet Anglagard's new album (hopefully!) The Mars Volta - Frances The Mute and Amputechture Transatlantic - The Whirlwind maudlin Of The Well - Part The Second. I don't know if you would consider Post Rock or Prog Metal. It certaintly has traits of both. Kayo Dot - Coyote ------------- 
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Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: March 21 2012 at 17:19
| Everything Toby Driver has touched. |
Posted By: Prog_Traveller
Date Posted: March 21 2012 at 17:34
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I'm not going to quibble about a year. That was just a general guideline. I just wanted to see what others think and hopefully discover some good newer music that I(and others on here also) might not be familiar with . I never heard of Toby Driver. Also, I do like some post rock and metal so mentioning them is no big deal. I just prefer to keep them separate. If they squeak through I'm not going to call the prog police on anyone.  |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: March 21 2012 at 17:36
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Prog_Traveller wrote:Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: March 21 2012 at 17:58
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Two records come to mind: Nil - Nil Novo sub Sole and Vespero's By the Waters... Both are up and coming classics in my mind.
And I second what Logan said about Guapo, although I only have their Five Suns album. ------------- The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: March 21 2012 at 18:19
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Part the Second. I'm sure there are others but that's the first that jumps to mind. ------------- http://ow.ly/8ymqg" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: iluvmarillion
Date Posted: March 21 2012 at 18:36
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The following four albums come to mind as recent classics: Transatlantic - The Whirlwind Beardfish - Sleeping Through Traffic (part 2) Glass Hammer - If Steve Wilson - Grace For Drowning (Marillion - Marbles misses by one year) while I've only just recently started listening to the new Discipline album, I think it may in time come to be regarded as a classic
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Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: March 21 2012 at 18:42
Albums? Choirs of the Eye, Part the Second, Coyote. Crack the Skye One Armed Bandit Second Life Syndrome. Anno Domini High Definition Deadwing Enter A Place in the Queue Destined Solitaire Underfall Yard Animals as Leaders Hazards of Love Good enough for me. ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: March 21 2012 at 18:57
I'd go for :-
The Future Kings Of England - The Fate Of Old Mother Orvis
Aranis - II
Discipline - To Shatter All Accord
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Posted By: Soul Dreamer
Date Posted: March 21 2012 at 20:18
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Phideaux - Doomsday Afternoon (2007) Moon Safari - Blomljud (2008) Gazpacho - Night (2007) Sean Filkins - War and Piece & Other Short Stories (2011) Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet (2007) and 2004: Marillion - Marbles and if you can take a bit of metal: Every album of Riverside ------------- To be the one who seeks so I may find .. (Metallica) |
Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: March 21 2012 at 20:41
This is the short and correct answer. ------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: March 21 2012 at 20:55
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Pallas - The Dreams of Men That's all I can think of. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: dennismoore
Date Posted: March 21 2012 at 21:20
Hey Dude, We seem to have the same tastes. I joined this forum to hopefully find more stuff like you are looking for. What I have found and I think are awesome: Glass Hammer - If Mystery - One Among The Living Marillion - Marbles (2 CD version for Ocean Cloud) IQ - Dark Matter ------------- "Yeah, people are unhappy about that - but you know what, it's still Yes." - Chris Squire |
Posted By: 40footwolf
Date Posted: March 21 2012 at 21:39
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The two that spring to mind for me are Milliontown and Fear of a Blank Planet. ------------- Heaven's made a cesspool of us all. |
Posted By: MattGuitat
Date Posted: March 21 2012 at 22:16
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The Whirlwind Fear of a Blank Planet
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Posted By: cesar3000
Date Posted: March 22 2012 at 01:39
| Phideaux - Snowtorch |
Posted By: progresssaurus
Date Posted: March 22 2012 at 02:09
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Yes - Fly From There (2011) |
Posted By: Palliams
Date Posted: March 22 2012 at 05:23
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Crippled Black Phoenix - , I Vigilante (2010) (Mankind) The Crafty Ape (2012)
Steven Wilson - Grace For Drowning (2011)
Opeth - Heritage (2011)
Anathema - We're here Because We're Here (2010)
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Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: March 22 2012 at 06:05
Really? On this forum thats quite shocking! Right, get yourself Kayo Dot's Dowsing Anomone with Copper Tongue, Blue Lambency Downward, Coyote, Stained Glass and Gamma Knife (Choirs of the Eye is their best but it's from 2003) then download maudlin of the Well's Part the Second and finally move on to the two Tartar Lamb albums. Oh, and White Willow's Terminla Tilight fits your original criteria perfectly. ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: March 22 2012 at 07:02
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These days I think seven years is a bit too early to judge. Hell, I can't even back further and label anything a true prog classic. Maybe I've just become to cynical in my old age. There's just good stuff and stuff I have no interest in. ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: spknoevl
Date Posted: March 22 2012 at 07:42
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Too many to remember them all, but the bands that immediately come to mind who've released great prog since 2005 are Porcupine Tree, Steven Wilson, OSI, Haken, Discipline, Opeth, David Gilmour and Yes (yeah, actually do like the new one) ------------- http://martinwebb.bandcamp.com The notes are just an interesting way to get from one silence to the next - Mick Gooderick |
Posted By: Sagichim
Date Posted: March 22 2012 at 09:51
| Well not a prog classic but if you already like tool you can't go wrong with 10,000 days. |
Posted By: frippism
Date Posted: March 22 2012 at 13:41
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Deathspell Omega- Fas Ine Dodheimsgard- Supervillain Outcast Sleepytime Gorilla Museum- Of Glorious Times Book Of Knots- Traineater Death Grips- Exmilitairy Bney Hama- s/t I don't know why but at the moment all I can think of are very aggressive, heavy sounding albums. ------------- There be dragons |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: March 22 2012 at 14:03
Nogbad: Aranis II is a modern fave of mine too, but I also love the first Aranis which has about the proggiest track from the first two albums with "Zilezi". I'm not keen on Aranis' Songs from Mirage. Guldbamsen: Black Oni is definitely worth getting. That and five Suns are my favourite Guapo albums, but I also like Twisted Stems very much, as well as Elixirs. I don't have the early albums. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- One modern one from the RIO/Avant category that I might recommend that the topic starter samples is Yugen's Labrinto d'Acqua. I used to love that album. I wasn't that keen on Iridule, but others like that Yugen album. Cheer-Accident's Fear Draws Misfortune was a big disappointment for me, but that's still one that I think could be a very popular one from Avant Prog amongst Proggers generally since I think it very accessible. For me that album is too stereotypically Prog (noodly), but one that I think generally recommendable. |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: March 22 2012 at 14:15
They are all worth listening to, IMO. Pretty different, though. |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: March 22 2012 at 16:13
I've been on youtube listening to music off earlier albums of theirs, and really enjoying the stuff. So yeah, one band that I'd like to get all of the albums of. |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: March 22 2012 at 17:50
Also have to disagree on C-A's Fear Draws Misfortune, that was my first album by them and I adore it, I went off and bought Introducing Lemons and No If's And Or Dogs. Brilliant brilliant band. Seeing as you opened the avant door I'm also going to recommend Pikapika Teart - Moonberry - Siberian Chamber Rock Uz Jsme Doma - Caves - Czech Folk Pronk Polite Refusal - Geese & Swans - Russian Folk Edgy Rock Miriodor - Avanti! - Canadian Avant. Thinking Plague - Decline & Fall - stunningly good recent release Rational Diet - On Phenomena & Existences - Belarus Complex Chamber Rock |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: March 22 2012 at 17:54
I am going to order it Greg. You haven't steered me wrong as of yet, and don't worry I know how you feel about giving out recommendations, but I am still relishing in psych jazz heaven with the Mwandishi related projects you mentioned along with Sun Ra's Lanquidity and Donald Byrd. I especially adore Eddie Henderson's fantastic Realization. About Yugen. I'm not that fond of Iridule either. For some reason it just feels too forced and prog for progs sake. If I want that warm and labyrinth-like sound in my Italian music, I'll pop on Picchio dal Pozzo's Abbiamo tutti... On another note, and completely unrelated to this topic (sorry), but do you by any chance have any of The Taj Mahal Traveller's output? I seem to remember you liking Tangerine Dream's Zeit, and these Japanese guys echo those sentiments yet with their own style and ominous experimentations. I have 3 albums of theirs and they're all very good. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsCQTraCHmA" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsCQTraCHmA Back on topic: Another one I could see as a future classic is Birds and Buildings' debut and up until now sole album. Oh yeah and not to forget Cabezas de Cera's Metalmusica, although combined we are perhaps 8 people who have heard of these guys ------------- The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: March 22 2012 at 18:51
I, on the other hand, love Iridule 
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Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: March 22 2012 at 19:59
| For me, The Whirlwind, by Transatlantic, and Originallis, by Cast. Perhaps Grace for Drowning too... I really liked it a lot, but I guess it's still growing; the thing is it's somewhat too ambient and I'm not sure I would go 5 stars with it yet. I also would put Wakeman's "Out There" among my 5 stars albums, but that one's a few years older (still, it's from the same decade, at least). |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: March 23 2012 at 13:05
Like Guldbamsen, that Yugen album feels forced to me, but I don't dislike it, just wasn't wowed by it. And the same for much of that Cheer-Accident album. I like Yugen's second a lot. I like the other C-A albums you mentioned more than Fear Draws.... I also love that Miriodor album. Incidentally, Miriodor is the band that really got me into modern (i.e. post 70s) labeled Prog music. I'd had some major disappointments with prurchasing a Spock's Beard and Flower Kings album when looking to update my tastes (those bands had been recommended to me -- I was a real noob to most Prog umbrella music then), but then I discovered 3rd Warning by Miriodor, which was far more to my tastes -- then quickly got the next two Miriodor albums. I plan to get that Thinking Plague album ere long. Polite Refusal is a new one to me -- intrigued. Another post 2005 fave of mine is Far Corner's Endangered.
Well, I hope you enjoy it. Picchio dal Pozzo, since you mentioned it, now there's a band I really love. I have that Taj-Mahal Travellers album, and love it. The first album I got from the band, and was my first from TMT, is July 15, 1972. Incidentally, an old fave of mine from Japan that you might check out if you don't know it is the Toshyuki Miyama and His New Herd: Masahiko Satoh album Yamataifu, and Masahiko Satoh and the Soundbeakers Amalgamation is also good. Just the first part of each track, but you can find the rest on youtube. The Japanese album I most want to find is called Osorezan Suite, not the Geinoh Yamashirogumi one which i, of course, have, but another with the same name by Minoru Muraoka. |
Posted By: Smurph
Date Posted: March 23 2012 at 13:25
I swear we have the same taste in music haha
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: March 23 2012 at 13:34
Who is he then? ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: March 23 2012 at 13:36
Ok I have an answer. I presume he is in all those bands. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: March 23 2012 at 13:53
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Classics is a difficult word, really, but there have been some absolute gems in these years. As you've said 2005 onwards, I haven't included Marillion Marbles or IQ Dark Matter, but they would certainly be there in a decade list: Sylvan - Posthumous Silence Karmakanic - Who's The Boss In The Factory Marillion - HITR Martin Orford - The Old Road Decemberists - Hazards of Love IQ - Frequency David Minasian - Random Acts of Beauty Edison's Children - In The Last Waking Moments Introitus - Elements Pendragon - Passion There are more which come mighty close. This has been a golden new age of prog to these middle aged ears  ------------- 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: frippism
Date Posted: March 23 2012 at 14:08
My soulmate <3! ------------- There be dragons |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: March 23 2012 at 14:11
Might we expect the pitter-patter of little Smurfripp feet in the not too distant future? |
Posted By: frippism
Date Posted: March 23 2012 at 14:23
 This better make me famous. ------------- There be dragons |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: March 23 2012 at 14:24
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Could be a lot better, sorry man. ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: frippism
Date Posted: March 23 2012 at 14:25
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^ Do you know how many hours of my blood, sweat, tears, and other ungodly fluids took me to make this?! ------------- There be dragons |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: March 23 2012 at 14:29
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I really enjoyed the YouTube clips Greg - thank you man. Those Japanese were really on to something back then. Come to think of it - the reason why I came across Taj Mahal Travellers and a couple of other faves of mine, was actually through the discovery of the Nurse With Wound List some 10 years back, but you probably know of that one right? May I suggest you get your hands on the Dutch fusion act Association P.C. then? Incidentally also from the list. I found a vinyl of theirs a good year ago called Sun Rotation, and I just love it. Here's a clip for you(although not from Sun Rotation): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9WaHZf-P4g" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9WaHZf-P4g I just keep going slightly off topic - so in keeping with those modern day classics - or soon to be, I give you: ------------- The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: March 23 2012 at 14:30
1/60th of an hour? ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: frippism
Date Posted: March 23 2012 at 14:46
:| ------------- There be dragons |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: March 23 2012 at 14:57
I like it. Other ungodly fluids is apt since that demon spawn has a seminal, proto-Smurfripp quality to it.
I'd like to get my hands on all of the Nurse with Wound list ones. I have heard some Association P.C, but I don't have the album. -- excellent, love that track. Nice call on Electric Orange -- great! Me also adding some more, Elephant9's JRF debut is very good, and One Shot has become quite a classic already. |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: March 23 2012 at 18:41
I was going to round down and guess 0, but you beat me to it |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: March 23 2012 at 21:47
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After 2005? The Hazards of Love by The Decemberists. ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: ergaster
Date Posted: March 25 2012 at 07:46
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Fear of a Blank Planet -- PT Second Life Syndrome -- Riverside ------------- We have done the impossible, and that makes us mighty. Captain Malcolm Reynolds Reality rules, Honor the truth Chemist99a R.I.P. |
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: March 25 2012 at 08:43
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IQ - Frequency Star One - Victims of a Modern Age Phideaux - Snowtorch Riverside - ADHD PT - Deadwing or FOABP Steve Wilson - Grace for Drowning Anubis - A Tower of Silence Haken - Visions Nine Stones Close - Traces Anathema - were here because were here Transatlantic - Whirlwind Tour Neal Morse - Testimony 2 Live All worthy of legendary status ------------- 
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Posted By: iamathousandapples
Date Posted: March 28 2012 at 23:12
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Pretty much every Toby Driver and Devin Townsend album (minus The Hummer and I think Devlab) since then. Also: Riverside - Second Life Syndrome Between The Buried And Me - The Great Misdirect Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet Mastodon - Crack The Skye Steven Wilson - Grace For Drowning The Mars Volta - Frances The Mute ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/thamazingbender" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: March 29 2012 at 00:11
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You forgot to mention the other Mars Volta releases. ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: iamathousandapples
Date Posted: March 29 2012 at 00:20
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Octahedron is a very iffy one and I've yet to listen to any of the other ones and I've heard mixed reviews. Which should I listen to next? Also is their new album really that good? ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/thamazingbender" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: March 29 2012 at 00:31
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I'd go Noctourniquet then Amputechture. ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: iamathousandapples
Date Posted: March 29 2012 at 00:38
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It shall be on my list then. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/thamazingbender" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Izek
Date Posted: April 01 2012 at 22:51
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Fear of a Blank Planet--Porcupine Tree (freakin fantastic that most would agree) A Tower of Silence--Anubis And though i am drinking it in verrrry slowly, i'm gonna go ahead and say Grace for Drowing by Steven Wilson simply because...well you know...
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Posted By: Sagichim
Date Posted: April 02 2012 at 01:06
| Oh i got another one Estradasphere - Palace Of Mirrors. Amazing stuff! |
Posted By: King Manuel
Date Posted: April 02 2012 at 05:32
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Tomas Bodin I am Carptree- Insekt Carptree Nymf Lis Er Stille The Collibro District 97 Hybrid Child Phideaux Number 7 Mystery One among the living ------------- Don't Bore Us, Get To The Chorus |
Posted By: Riuku
Date Posted: April 05 2012 at 09:20
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Anathema-We're Here Because We're Here
PT-Fear of a Blank Planet
Steven Wilson-Grace for Drowning
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Posted By: Negoba
Date Posted: April 05 2012 at 09:34
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Not metal or post? Why? I'm going to semi-ignore that...
Devin Townsend - Ziltoid Maudlin of the Well - Part the Second Cynic - Traced in Air
Animals as Leaders
Negura Bunget - OM
Pat Metheny - The Way Up
Phideaux - Doomsday Afternoon
Moon Safari - Blomljud
P.Tree - Blank Planet
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Posted By: Garden of Dreams
Date Posted: April 05 2012 at 18:39
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Neal Morse- ?, Sola Scriptura Riverside-Anno Domini High Definition Astra-The Black Chord The Flower Kings-Sum Of No Evil Phideaux-Snowtorch, Doomsday Afternoon, Number 7 Opeth-Heritage Transatlantic-The Whirlwind Karmakanic-Who's The Boss In The Factory Beardfish-Mammoth Moon Safari-Blomljud The Tangent- A Place In The Queue
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Posted By: snowsnow
Date Posted: April 12 2012 at 14:05
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The Hemulic Voluntary Band - Ritual
The Underfall yard - Big Big Train
Pure - Pendragon
The Inconsolable secret - Glass Hammer
We're here because we're here - Anathema
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Date Posted: May 17 2012 at 04:22
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Date Posted: May 18 2012 at 01:48
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Posted By: ScorchedFirth
Date Posted: May 27 2012 at 15:00
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Anything by Riverside (they are so consistently excellent) also Discipline's "To Shatter All Accord" (maybe also "Grace For Drowning" by Steven Wilson) ------------- breathing, eating, defecating, screwing, drinking, spewing, sleeping... 
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Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: May 27 2012 at 17:33
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Just heard The Goat Rodeo Sessions. Progressive Classical Bluegrass. Superb. ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: dtguitarfan
Date Posted: May 27 2012 at 18:55
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The "no metal" rule does limit things quite a bit. Like it or not, the most "staying power" of prog today does quite possibly lie in that sub-genre. ------------- http://tinyurl.com/cy43zzh" rel="nofollow - My 2012 List 
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