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Poll Question: Which band would you call the fathers of Prog Metal
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 30 2013 at 06:34
Originally posted by Gerinski Gerinski wrote:

One could also consider Queen with their 2 first albums.
Sabbath, fathers of Heavy Metal I could more or less agree, but of Prog-Metal, no.



Your post just made me realise, that my brain interpreted prog metal as heavy metal......(I got up at 6 this morning, so that may have something to do with it)

I tend to agree with Dean about Maiden. A lot of what they brought to the table is still being used - vigorously!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 30 2013 at 06:23
Other. Ironing Maiden.
 
None of the other suggestions thus far are Metal.
 
 
However, wait for someone to suggest: Blue Cheer, Iron Butterfly, Steppenwolf, Atomic Rooster, Grand Funk Railroad, The Kinks, King Crimson, Budgie, Scorpions, Judas Priest, Uriah Heep... Sleepy
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 30 2013 at 06:22
High Tide's Sea Shanties anyone? Pretty close methinks, but when we are talking about fathering a style of music, I believe it has to be a band that put out a series of albums, almost like a sonic blueprint of what was to come, and Black Sabbath did just that - and more.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 30 2013 at 06:17
One could also consider Queen with their 2 first albums.

Sabbath, fathers of Heavy Metal I could more or less agree, but of Prog-Metal, no.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 30 2013 at 06:16
Sabbath & Zepplin & Purple was the fathers of Heavy/Metal, King Crimson (and to some degree Yes) was the father(s) of Heavy-Prog.
They had a child (in a strange 4 way marriage) called Prog Metal
 
Ruch was the unknown cusin of Sabbath/Zep/Purple, he later grew up to become a bigger (hard) rock band, and made  some very important heavy prog albums, before the 80's dead arrow got him, but thats another story.


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Prog is whatevey you want it to be. So dont diss other peoples prog, and they wont diss yours
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 30 2013 at 05:47
^They have a new album coming out, that's hardly a surprise.

Black Sabbath have an undeniable influence on all metal pretty much, Rush have a very strong influence over vanilla prog metal but little over bands in Exp/Post and Tech/Extreme.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 30 2013 at 05:43
Originally posted by ProgMetaller2112 ProgMetaller2112 wrote:

Originally posted by Stool Man Stool Man wrote:

Originally posted by ProgMetaller2112 ProgMetaller2112 wrote:

Originally posted by CPicard CPicard wrote:

Other: Thin Lizzy.


Uh....No!

This is for Stool Man. I don't  think Sabbath ever made any concepts, incorporated keyboard sounds that harken back to other Prog bands, just sayin!Ermm

As much as I love Sabbath they never reached the level of musicianship of Rush
 
Since their first album was recorded just after the release of KC's debut, there weren't any other prog bands for them to harken back to.  Just sayin! Wink
 
And who said anything about reaching this-or-that level of musicianship?  Sabbath had made all of their best albums before Rush made any albums at all, they weren't aiming to outdo them or anyone else.


But Sabbath was hardly Prog, I agree that they have elements but that doesn't make them Prog. Sabbath were fathers of Metal. Prog, I'm not  so sure about that. Tell me who do Progressive Metal bands look to as an influence(Symphony X, Dream Theater, Iron Maiden(debatable), Meshuggah, Mastodon, King's X). The influence is undeniable, come on! Wink
 
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    Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 30 2013 at 05:40
    Originally posted by Stool Man Stool Man wrote:

    Originally posted by ProgMetaller2112 ProgMetaller2112 wrote:

    Originally posted by CPicard CPicard wrote:

    Other: Thin Lizzy.


    Uh....No!

    This is for Stool Man. I don't  think Sabbath ever made any concepts, incorporated keyboard sounds that harken back to other Prog bands, just sayin!Ermm

    As much as I love Sabbath they never reached the level of musicianship of Rush
     
    Since their first album was recorded just after the release of KC's debut, there weren't any other prog bands for them to harken back to.  Just sayin! Wink
     
    And who said anything about reaching this-or-that level of musicianship?  Sabbath had made all of their best albums before Rush made any albums at all, they weren't aiming to outdo them or anyone else.


    But Sabbath was hardly Prog, I agree that they have elements but that doesn't make them Prog. Sabbath were fathers of Metal. Prog, I'm not  so sure about that. Tell me who do Progressive Metal bands look to as an influence(Symphony X, Dream Theater, Iron Maiden(debatable), Meshuggah, Mastodon). The influence is undeniable, come on! Wink


    Edited by ProgMetaller2112 - April 30 2013 at 05:43
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    Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 30 2013 at 05:32
    Originally posted by ProgMetaller2112 ProgMetaller2112 wrote:

    Originally posted by CPicard CPicard wrote:

    Other: Thin Lizzy.


    Uh....No!

    This is for Stool Man. I don't  think Sabbath ever made any concepts, incorporated keyboard sounds that harken back to other Prog bands, just sayin!Ermm

    As much as I love Sabbath they never reached the level of musicianship of Rush
     
    Since their first album was recorded just after the release of KC's debut, there weren't any other prog bands for them to harken back to.  Just sayin! Wink
     
    And who said anything about reaching this-or-that level of musicianship?  Sabbath had made all of their best albums before Rush made any albums at all, they weren't aiming to outdo them or anyone else.
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    Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 30 2013 at 04:59
    Originally posted by CPicard CPicard wrote:

    Other: Thin Lizzy.


    Uh....No!

    This is for Stool Man. I don't  think Sabbath ever made any concepts, incorporated keyboard sounds that harken back to other Prog bands, just sayin!Ermm

    As much as I love Sabbath they never reached the level of musicianship of Rush


    Edited by ProgMetaller2112 - April 30 2013 at 05:05
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    Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 30 2013 at 04:46
    Black Sabbath were the father of everything that anyone is hearing today in rock, metal music.

    If for prog metal, I don't think Rush  or BS, more like Fates Warning to me.
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    Other: Thin Lizzy.
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    Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 30 2013 at 03:49
    Rush as the fathers of Prog Metal?  I consider Black Sabbath were moreso.  What do you think?
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