ProgQuébec

That depends on your taste. I like the prog ROCK (distorted guitars, Hammond organ) of Morse Code. Vos Voisins, Offenbach, and Pollen also rock out often enough but keep some piano and acoustic handy. Et Cetera is said the be the French Canadian incarnation of Gentle Giant.

Octobre and Maneige are more jazzy and instrumental.
L'Orchestre Sympathique is experimental and a bit over my head.
Early Dionysos more psychedelic.
Conventum very acoustic with violin.
Contraction maybe like Maneige and Octobre but with vocals I think.
Beau Dommage and Garolou are more song oriented and have some nice melodies but strike me as less proggy, based on what I've heard.

That's as far as I've come so far. You can find all these bands on YouTube.

Meltdowner wrote: I only know Harmonium and Miriodor

Then now's a great time to check out some other great music while it's still available, Meltdowner.

kenethlevine wrote: of course, this is my favorite quote <span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; color: rgb26, 26, 26; : rgb153, 153, 153;">3.</span><b style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; color: rgb26, 26, 26; : rgb153, 153, 153;"> Supertramp<span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; color: rgb26, 26, 26; : rgb153, 153, 153;">. Some would quibble with the inclusion of this British pop outfit in the progressive category, but the band was an essential ingredient of the city's arty musical landscape in the late '70's. The songs have not aged well, though, and no one should have to hear Dreamer ever again.</span> <span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; color: rgb26, 26, 26; : rgb153, 153, 153;"> </span> <span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; color: rgb26, 26, 26; : rgb153, 153, 153;">yeah</span>

I have avoided Supertramp all these years exactly because of Dreamer. But I did always like The Logical Song. Recently I started reading PA reviews of Supertramp and I've decided at last to give them a chance later this year.

I take back what I said about Maneige. I just ordered "Ni Vent Ni Nouvelle".

of course, this is my favorite quote

Keneth, it was an article on the Net.
Here it is plus one more I found.

Alan Rhodes

canada.com

Mascodagama wrote: TeleStrat wrote: I have had "J'un Oeil" by Sloche on original vinyl since the seventies but I wasn't aware of "Stadacone" until I found it on CD last year. I recommend both.   I love those albums, so much exuberance, invention and sheer sense of fun about them. You can just tell they were having a blast. I wish they had done more.

TeleStrat wrote: <span style="line-height: 14.56px;">I have had "J'un Oeil" by Sloche on original vinyl since the seventies but I wasn't aware of "Stadacone" until I found it on CD last year. </span><div style="line-height: 14.56px;">I recommend both.

I have J'un Oiel on order and will be listening to it in a week or so. If I like it, I may just track down the other album.
Thanks for the input!

I have had "J'un Oeil" by Sloche on original vinyl since the seventies but I wasn't aware of "Stadacone" until I found it on CD last year. 

Mascodagama wrote: L'Orchestre Sympathique and Conventum are both excellent, among those not mentioned so far.

I was looking for Conventum on YouTube. And Contraction too. I'll look into L'Orchestre Sympathique. Thanks for the suggestions.

I spent the first four years of my life ('71 to '75) in Montreal so I'm interested in what was happening in the local music scene at the time.

Edited by FragileKings - February 04 2016 at 06:02