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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Larkstongue41 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 03 2016 at 08:45
I'd have to go with Van Der Graaf Generator. I guess you can call most of their albums obscure.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote dr wu23 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 03 2016 at 09:12
VDGG...obscure....?   Don't let the Hammill fans hear you say that.
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To the other mentions.....love that 'Mighty Baby' album and the 'Circus' (1969) one also....those early prog things really are fun to listen to.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote kenethlevine Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 03 2016 at 10:25
so many of my favourite prog bands are "obscure"
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Oh, and Satanique Samba Trio is another band that i'm love right now :D
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Out of the hundreds I could have mentioned for some reason I felt like mentioning pioneering but overlooked US proggers McLuhan. Anomaly is an  amazing/bizarre progrock-opera of sorts and somehow sounds distinctly american.





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Depends what you consider obscure. Magic Pie, Le Orme, Anekdoten or Anglagard are obscure for the general population but not for prog fans. Hell, even Van der Graaf Generator or Gentle Giant are obscure for non-prog fans (and if I ask most of my friends Yes and ELP are "obscure"). Well, I think it's Sebastian Hardie although they're not that obscure really. But even among prog fans I don't see it mentioned that often and they're pretty good.
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Originally posted by TheLionOfPrague TheLionOfPrague wrote:

Depends what you consider obscure. Magic Pie, Le Orme, Anekdoten or Anglagard are obscure for the general population but not for prog fans. Hell, even Van der Graaf Generator or Gentle Giant are obscure for non-prog fans (and if I ask most of my friends Yes and ELP are "obscure"). Well, I think it's Sebastian Hardie although they're not that obscure really. But even among prog fans I don't see it mentioned that often and they're pretty good.
 
Yep...obscure is a relative term depending on the population of listeners you are referring to.
 
Sebastian Hardie is obscure even to some prog fans....I did not learn about them until about 10 years ago.
 
Going to ck out Magic Pie.....someone told me they were good.
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Gotta go with Plat Du Jour from who's sole release from 1977 might be my favourite of that year. Another would be Archaia also from that year for some strange reason. Love those two bands.
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Hard to imagine what I have that would be considered obscure here

Karenautas - Argentinian Chamber Rock
The Nerve Institute - solo angular avant
Pikapika Teart - Siberian Chamber Rock
Upsilon Acrux - Brutal prog
Reve General - Volapuk spin off
The Future Kings Of England - the greatest Space Rock band that no-one knows
SKE - Yugen keyboardist solo album


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Originally posted by Mellotron Storm Mellotron Storm wrote:

Gotta go with Plat Du Jour from who's sole release from 1977 might be my favourite of that year. Another would be Archaia also from that year for some strange reason. Love those two bands.

Those are great picks
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I've seen them live last summer - they were really good! I also got to talk to them for a few minutes, they were such nice people!


I'm sure they're nice people, would love to see a concert if I ever get the chance.  They're going to be in New York in July but unfortunately I'll be traveling Cry
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Originally posted by ClemofNazareth ClemofNazareth wrote:

Originally posted by ALotOfBottle ALotOfBottle wrote:

Originally posted by ClemofNazareth ClemofNazareth wrote:


Faun Fables - husband & wife wyrd folk, they're busy raising a bunch of kids these days.


I've seen them live last summer - they were really good! I also got to talk to them for a few minutes, they were such nice people!


I'm sure they're nice people, would love to see a concert if I ever get the chance.  They're going to be in New York in July but unfortunately I'll be traveling Cry

I saw them last year, really good gig, had their kids running around at the front with the child minder. Really liked the atmosphere.
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