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What not prog band would've made the best prog? |
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siLLy puPPy 
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Without reading through all of the responses, i would say that many of the prog related acts on PA could've easily made fully fueled prog albums Black Sabbath David Bowie Rainbow Iron Maiden Metallica Queen Led Zeppelin Talking Heads Muse Steve Vai just to name a few as for bands NOT on PA at all hmmm.. Maybe Tears For Fears Velvet Undergrond Tom Waits Portishead Sonic Youth Pere Ubu Stereolab Blur Xiu Xiu DNA (and most no wave bands actually) Tuxedomoon Foetus The Pop Group Melt-Banana |
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I think this might apply to Orchestral Maneouvers in the Dark also. Albums like "Architecture and Morality" came very close to being considered prog. OMD eventually ended up traveling down the "radio freindly" route like so many others of that era, like Simple Minds as well as The Thomson Twins.
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Dire Straits!
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Posted: December 17 2021 at 17:13 |
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Van Halen |
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"Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy
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Posted: December 17 2021 at 17:04 |
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Split Enz. Maybe they don't qualify as they started out as a prog outfit, but since they became famous for their new wave stuff, I think they're worth considering. One could see traces of their prog roots in some of their pop work, particularly in their instrumentals and songs like Dirty Creature, Poor Boy, Semi-Detached, Giant Heartbeat and Log Cabin Fever.
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Two Steps from Hell - Victory (featuring Thomas Bergersen, an unsung Viking hero of epic Symphonic Prog)
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Sarah Brightman's epic venture into Symphonic Metal territory.
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There were a plethora of British pop bands of that era who had the prog influence - as well as Duran let's consider Japan, Tears For Fears, OMD, Thomas Dolby. Indie poppers The Icicle Works were probably the proggiest of the lot, discounting leftfield weirdoes like Stump and Durutti Column who had a variety of non-mainstream influences and tick the boxes for musically adventurous and experimental rather than overtly proglike. And of course The Fall were basically a krautrock band from Prestwich.
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But honestly, in all reality, The Beatles broke up before the whole prog rock movement had really started, so if they had stayed together then they might have ended up making some prog rock music, i dont know. I mean, "She's So Heavy" is kinda proggy, so i could see them doing it. I think it would have been pretty cool to see The Beatles doing prog rock.
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Dead Kennedys.
Hearing their debut album "Fresh fruits for rotting vegetables" I hear nothing of the proverbial three chords punk attitude. There are moments (quite many) when they operate on King Crimson level of musicianship.
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Call me Paul, but I’ve always considered Duran Duran to be prog pop. They definitely were influenced many by prog bands (as stated in several interviews over the years), and they were far more accomplished musicians and songwriters than a lot of people give them credit for. The main influences may not be considered truly prog in terms of PA, but they have consistently been given as Roxy Music, Pink Floyd, Queen and Kraftwerk, which is still more prog than a lot of pop groups. When Duran Duran took a break and split in two, Arcadia provided further evidence of the prog influence and appreciation of Duran Duran. Added to the DD trio of Simon, Nick and Roger, you had guest musicians with fusion and prog backgrounds including David Gilmour, Carlos Alomar, Andy MacKay, Herbie Hancock, David Van Tieghem, and Masami Tsuchiya. And when Duran Duran got back together, Zappa alumnus Warren Cuccurullo was first a session musician, and then full band member. My top three favourite DD albums are all ones with Cuccurullo onboard. In the vein of Tel Aviv (a great instrumental on the debut album), Cuccurullo adds some great menace to Lake Shore Driving on the Big Thing album. |
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Someone mentioned Duran Duran earlier - Their first album had some proggy moments, especially Tel Aviv. I used to include it on mixtapes with prog favorites and it fit right in.
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I think Lana Del Rey might be capable of making some interesting prog if she put her mind to it, given the quality of her album releases so far, all of which I can enjoy if I'm in the right mood.
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Alicia Keys Olivia Lufkin Meat Puppets Nicole Morier/Electrocute I'll echo Bowie, Queen, Prince, The Who and the like I
will also say I agree artists like Lorde and Lady Gaga would probably
make some valuable prog or prog-esque music if they decided to try
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Posted: March 18 2021 at 10:56 |
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Not to mention Taylor Swift's Grammy winning cover of Big Big Train's Folklore.
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^Fair enough that you don’t find much to enjoy, but that doesn’t mean that the artists who are making music you don’t enjoy, only listen to pop themselves. Like I said, I figured you were joking, but it’s a joke from a short-sighted view.
Julia Marcell, who has not really released anything I would call prog previously, released a quite beautiful prog pop album last year. Gaga and Lorde could easily do the same. And I definitely believe all three would be more than capable of putting out a full on prog album. The Opium Cartel’s album from last year, Valor, definitely reminded me of Lorde’s music at time. I said as much to Jacob Holm-Lupo, and he said that he and his daughter (who sings on one track on the album) are both big fans of Lorde, so he took that as a compliment. |
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I never implied that they would not understand prog, I guess I implied they do not know what it is. Excuse my doubts and lame jokes, I blame the mainstream pop scene, little to nothing for me to enjoy.
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Cristi, I know (or at least, assume) you are just being humorous, but I don’t really find it funny. Why should artists like Gaga and Lorde not like prog, or not understand prog, or not be able to compose prog? That seems to be your default assumption, and I’m honestly not sure I understand why.
I almost pulled you up on it after your first retort, but decided to leave it. But you’ve now questioned the idea of these two pop stars three times. If the joke was ever funny, it’s wearing a bit thin. |
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Posted: March 18 2021 at 09:34 |
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Modern English - their "Ricochet Days" with it's keyboards work and some melodies is not that far from Fish-era Marillion. And the orchestration on some tracks doesn't hurt either (oboe, choir anglais, cello, string quartet). Heavily underrated album by post punk crowd not so keen to such an elaborate stuff and overlooked by prog/neo prog folks, who wouldn't know there is much to like here judging from MA previous albums.
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