Favourite Antithetical Prog Album
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Topic: Favourite Antithetical Prog Album
Posted By: Xonty
Subject: Favourite Antithetical Prog Album
Date Posted: March 22 2014 at 09:56
Basically, just wanted to see what are the favourite albums with no/very little progressive elements people on PA. Nice to see if there are any trends with what everyone with a prog-biased perspective thinks about specific albums that are completely not prog. I know this definitely shouldn't go under "Prog Polls", but wouldn't fit under any others  Anyway, here are some of my favourites!  AC/DC - Back In Black The Clash - s/t Alice Cooper - Hey Stoopid Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan The Hoosiers - The Trick To Life Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea Sex Pistols - (debut album) Some that are arguably related to prog would be: Cream - Disraeli Gears Marvin Gaye - What's Going On Gorillaz - Demon Days Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction Carole King - Tapestry Lynyrd Skynyrd - all of them!  Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell Nirvana - Nevermind The Rolling Stones - too many Van Halen - s/t,1984 Hopefully you can see what I mean by completely against prog in the first list. Anywho, thanks for any feedback
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: March 22 2014 at 10:28
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I think I get what your trying, the first list is the no/little list, the second possibly related Leonard Cohen - New Skin For The Old Ceremony Dave Brubeck - Time Out John Coltrane - A Love Supreme AC/DC - Highway To Hell Pearl Jam - Vs MC5 - Kick Out The Jams Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes John Lee Hooker - The Healer Motorhead - Overkill Pink Fairies - Kings Of Oblivion Neil Young - After The Goldrush CSNY - Deja Vu Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath Grateful Dead - Blues For Allah Rainbow - Rising Nick Drake - Pink Moon Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue Steve Reich - Music For 18 Musicians Zoe Keating - Into The Trees Nik Bartsch Ronin - Live ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: ExittheLemming
Date Posted: March 22 2014 at 11:00
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Why do you think that music that is not Prog is the antithesis of Prog? I admit it's maybe slightly unusual but I adore London Calling and Brain Salad Surgery but don't believe they're mutually exclusive. Not having a go at your poll which is a nice idea but it's just I'm very sensitive to music styles being presented as being either antagonistic or incompatible etc ------------- 
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Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: March 22 2014 at 14:26
| Pretty much all the jazz albums listed here |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: March 22 2014 at 14:35
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This thread makes me realize that almost any album that I like is in some way prog related. Maybe Los Lobos' Kiko, but they were so eclectic that it is almost proggish. So... I really wouldn't know.
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Posted By: Mascodagama
Date Posted: March 22 2014 at 15:01
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The Stooges' first three albums
Never Mind the Bollocks all Motorhead's early albums Also I like some free jazz / improv stuff, but I'm not sure whether that is truly unprogular, as there's some crossover with RIO / avant. Though I reckon it is hard to hear much that is 'prog' in e.g. Coltrane's Ascension, Brotzmann's Machine Gun, Charles Gayle's Touchin' on Trane. ------------- Soldato of the Pan Head Mafia. We'll make you an offer you can't listen to. http://bandcamp.com/jpillbox" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp Profile |
Posted By: rogerthat
Date Posted: March 23 2014 at 03:27
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I really love some driving hard rock/heavy metal, though not too much of it. Most, if not all of it, would not qualify as even slightly prog related but anyway: Van Halen - 1984 Dio-Sabbath, especially Dehumanizer UFO - Lights Out/Strangers in the Night Scorpions - Virgin Killer Alice in Chains - Dirt Judas Priest - Defenders of the Faith (not considering the 70s albums which have at least slight connections to prog) Siouxsie and the Banshees - Juju (post punk but..) |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: March 23 2014 at 03:57
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I read the question as which prog album is the least prog; I'd say Abacab or something (which I like a lot) |
Posted By: tamijo
Date Posted: March 23 2014 at 04:25
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Some Albums i have listened to a lot for diffrent reasons, not saying they are the best : The The - Infected Japan - Oil on Canvas Poul Simon - Still Crazy After All These Years Thelonius Monk - Round Midnight 1 Giant Leap - What About Me Vaya Con Dios - The best of.... Laurie Anderson - Mr. Heartbreak Bob Marley - Uprising Christina Aguilera - Stripped Stravinsky - Les Ballets (directed by Stravinsky) Pearl Jam - Ten U2 - Actung Baby Poul Kanter & Grace Slick - Sunfighter Lynyrd Skynyrd - Second Helping Local : D.A.D : Help Your selfish Sebastian : Ulvehøjen Poul Dissing - Lykkeland ------------- Prog is whatevey you want it to be. So dont diss other peoples prog, and they wont diss yours |
Posted By: Bitterblogger
Date Posted: April 22 2014 at 16:21
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A lot of the Beach Boy's surf-era stuff
Simon & Garfunkel Some early Neil Diamond Judy Collins Be-bop era jazz |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: April 23 2014 at 01:37
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Stray Dog -Stray Dog Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill Suzanne Vega - Suzanne Vega Al Stewart - Russians and Americans (although Rumours Of War is a great prog track) Simple Minds - Sparkle In The Rain The Tubes - Remote Control The Sweet - Give Us A Wink Chris Fry - Composed Christina - Broken Lives & Bleeding Hearts White Stripes - Elephant I have various compliations that cover the likes of The Stranglers, Ultravox, OMD , Motorhead and Siousxie and The Banshees that I like as well |
Posted By: npjnpj
Date Posted: April 23 2014 at 12:00
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Three (relatively) new non-prog all-out rock bands that caught my attention because all three of them have female singers that sound so off the norm great and unusual that they have my full recommendation: Halestorm The Pretty Reckless Maragold No Nightwish - Within Temptation - Epica - After Forever cheesy pap here! |
Posted By: progrockdeepcuts
Date Posted: April 23 2014 at 19:35
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Richard Thompson - Sweet Warrior, Mock Tudor, Rumor and Sigh, You? Me? Us? Robin Trower: Bridge of Sighs and For Earth Below ------------- Listen to older shows here: mixcloud.com/progrockdeepcuts/ |
Posted By: MFP
Date Posted: April 23 2014 at 19:43
Some great nominations  . I'd like to add:
Megadeth - Rust in Peace The Smiths - The Queen is Dead The Police - Reggatta de Blanc CCR - Cosmo Factory |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: April 23 2014 at 23:02
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Far too many to list but I am still a big fan of XTC- especially Senses, Skylarking, and Oranges and Lemons,
imho one of the greatest bands ever. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: DreamInSong
Date Posted: April 24 2014 at 12:54
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Les Discrets
The Unthanks Massive Attack Christian Scott The Strokes The National The Flaming Lips Smoke Fairies Dead Weather Olafur Arnalds Cannibal Ox Blue Sky Black Death God is an Astronaut Joni Mitchell And so on... I've kind of fallen out of love with prog recently, and am transitioning to metal and folk. Agalloch being my gateway band (they're just so good!) ------------- 
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Posted By: King Crimson776
Date Posted: April 24 2014 at 18:00
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I don't like anything that is truly antithetical to prog. The pop I like is generally highly melodic and has rich chord progressions. I guess I can name some of the more simplistic things I still like though. Arrival - ABBA Zenyattà Mondatta - The Police Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks - Brian Eno Treasure - Cocteau Twins Violator - Depeche Mode East of the Sun, West of the Moon - a-ha |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: April 24 2014 at 18:21
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Antithetical: .
directly opposed or contrasted; mutually incompatible.
"people whose religious beliefs are antithetical to mine"
Might have been easier to just ask what 'non prog' bands we liked.
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Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: April 24 2014 at 20:17
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Anti-quoi? ------------- |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: April 26 2014 at 06:10
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Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: April 26 2014 at 14:49
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One of my all time favorite non prog albums............
And another............
------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: MFP
Date Posted: April 26 2014 at 18:42
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Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu Judas Priest - Sin After Sin Bob Marley & The Wailers - Babylon by Bus AC/DC - If You Want Blood You've Got it Vox Dei - La Biblia
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: April 26 2014 at 18:43
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Posted By: Stardust
Date Posted: April 27 2014 at 02:49
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Let's do this. No to little: Pretty much any house track. May include elements: Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles. And that's all I have for now. ------------- Can you tell me where my country lies? |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: April 27 2014 at 03:36
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GZA - Liquid Swords
Bob Dylan - Blood on the tracks FSOL - Lifeforms Orbital - In Sides Pharoah Sanders - Karma Sun Ra - Atlantis F*ck Buttons - Tarot Sports Pond - Hobo Rocket Brian Jonestown Massacre - Take it from the Man! Fields of Nephilim - Elysium Cocteau Twins - Victorialand The Cure - Disintegration The Stooges - Raw Power Prodigy - Music for the Jilted Neil Young - Zuma Lou Reed - Berlin Manu Chao - Clandestino Ochre - Lemodie Type O Negative - October Rust Serge Gainsbourg/ Vannier - Histoire de Melody Nelson Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues Neil Young & Pearl Jam - Mirrorball Wire - Chairs Missing Cream - Live pt 2 Steve Miller Band - Children of the Future Funkadelic - Maggot Brain Gravediggaz - 6 Feet Deep Boards Of Canada - Music has the right to Children Miles Davis - Kind of Blue John Coltrane - Sun Ship Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Before Today Stevie Wonder - Innervisions Pescado Rabioso - Artaud Steppeulvene - HIP Richie Havens - Live at Woodstock Gil Scott Heron - Pieces of a Man Sabicas - Encuentro con el Rock Povl Dissing - Nøgne Øjne Paul Butterfield Bluesband - East - West Smashing Pumpkins - Adore The KLF - Chill Out Janko Nilovic - Psych Impressions Del Jones - Positive Vibes Bob James - One Velvet Underground - Live ll Massive Attack - 100th Window AMM - AMMMUSIC The Police - Ghost in the Machine Marvin Gaye - What's going on Cromagnon - Orgasm The Smith - Hatful of Sorrow Malk de Koijn - Sneglzilla Lalo Schifrin - Bullit Milton Nascimendo - Milton Gas - POP White Stripes - Elephant Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest Four Tet - Rounds Tame Impala - Lonerism Primal Scream - Screamadelica Glenn Branca - The Ascension Kula Shaker - Peasants, Pigs & Astronauts Charles Mingus - The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady Spids Nøgenhat - En Mærkelig Kop Te Gasolin - 1 São Paolo Underground - Trés Cabecas Loucuras Fela Kuti - Zombie Chrome - Half Machine Lip Moves Neelix - Same Thing but Different Alice in Chains - MTV Unplugged Otis Redding - Otis Blue Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam ------------- “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: Svetonio
Date Posted: April 27 2014 at 03:52
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