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Originally posted by PhideauxFan PhideauxFan wrote:

Originally posted by Error Code 864G Error Code 864G wrote:

Originally posted by PhideauxFan PhideauxFan wrote:

I saw that you liked Anekdoten and Landberk.
So you should listen to Morte Macabre.



Thank you for the recommendation. I listened to "Symphonic Holocaust" and it was really good. I will definitely check prices for cd/record.
Great !

The other Swedish progressive rock bands from my collection:

-ACT,
-Anglagard,
-Beardfish,
-Brother Ape,
-Carptree,
-Crea,
-Gosta Berlings Saga,
-Introitus,
-Koi,
-My Brother The Wind,
-Opeth (from Heritage to nowadays, and also the album Damnation),
-Paatos,
-Palefeather.
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-ACT- Couldnt find
-Anglagard- I liked them
-Beardfish- I liked them
-Brother Ape- I liked them
-Carptree- I liked them
-Crea- Couldnt find
-Gosta Berlings Saga- I liked them
-Introitus- I didn't like them.
-Koi- I liked them
-My Brother The Wind- I liked them
-Opeth (from Heritage to nowadays, and also the album Damnation)- I didn't like them
-Paatos- I liked them
-Palefeather- Couldn't find them
  
Thank you for the recommendations and sorry for taking so long to respond!
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Error Code's posts remind me of part of the lyrics to the early Genesis song called the Conqueror: "He climbs inside the looking glass and points at everything he hates..." LOL

If you are listening to music on youtube then you have to put in A.C.T. with the periods in between and not ACT. It might help to add the word Swedish prog too. ;)




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Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Error Code's posts remind me of part of the lyrics to the early Genesis song called the Conqueror: "He climbs inside the looking glass and points at everything he hates..." LOL

I say the things I dislike and the things I like to make it clear that I listened to every suggestion. 

Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

If you are listening to music on youtube then you have to put in A.C.T. with the periods in between and not ACT. It might help to add the word Swedish prog too. ;)

Ok thanks I will look again for A.C.T
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Originally posted by Error Code 864G Error Code 864G wrote:

I say the things I dislike and the things I like to make it clear that I listened to every suggestion. 
You do, and thank you for that. Here's a few other bands that may float your boat, or not. Enjoy your prog journey!

Frost* - Milliontown
Echolyn - The End Is Beautiful
Izz - Don't Panic
Big Big Train - English Electric Part One
The Aristocrats - Culture Clash (Instrumental)
Lifesigns - Cardington
Thieves' Kitchen - The Clockwork Universe
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Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

^Ok. Now maybe it's time to listen to proper Rush songs or albums and see if the vocals rub you the wrong way like with Yes. Start with Moving Pictures by Rush and then if that's a green light for you then go to their page here and find the other highest rated albums and go from there. ;)

I listened to "moving pictures" and "clockwork angels" by Rush and they were in-between, but if I listen to them more, I will most likely like the albums more. (also liked clockwork angels a tiny tiny bit more that moving pictures) Thank you for the suggestion!
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From my collection of CDs, here are some artists from Norway:

-Airbag,
-Annot Rhul,
-Antidepressive Delivery,
-Donner,
-Gazpacho,
-Giant Sky,
-Green Carnation,
-Himmellegeme,
-Kaukasus,
-Kvazar,
-Bjorn Lynne,
-Major Parkinson,
-Rhys Marsh,
-Meer,
-Motorpsycho,
-Nordagust,
-Oak,
-Ossicles,
-Pymlico,
-Rendezvous Point,
-Bjorn Riis,
-Seven Impale,
-Soup,
-White Willow.




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Originally posted by Grumpyprogfan Grumpyprogfan wrote:

Originally posted by Error Code 864G Error Code 864G wrote:

I say the things I dislike and the things I like to make it clear that I listened to every suggestion. 
You do, and thank you for that. Here's a few other bands that may float your boat, or not. Enjoy your prog journey!

Frost* - Milliontown
Echolyn - The End Is Beautiful
Izz - Don't Panic
Big Big Train - English Electric Part One
The Aristocrats - Culture Clash (Instrumental)
Lifesigns - Cardington
Thieves' Kitchen - The Clockwork Universe

I was in-between on Frost* "Milliontown"
I was in-between on Echolyn "The End is Beautiful"
I didn't like Izz "Don't Panic"
I was in-between on Big Big Train "English Electric Part One"
I liked The Aristocrats "Culture Clash"
I was in-between on Lifesigns "Cardington"
I liked Thieves' Kitchen "The Clockwork Universe"

Thank you for the suggestions!

Originally posted by PhideauxFan PhideauxFan wrote:

From my collection of CDs, here are some artists from Norway:

-Airbag,
-Annot Rhul,
-Antidepressive Delivery,
-Donner,
-Gazpacho,
-Giant Sky,
-Green Carnation,
-Himmellegeme,
-Kaukasus,
-Kvazar,
-Bjorn Lynne,
-Major Parkinson,
-Rhys Marsh,
-Meer,
-Motorpsycho,
-Nordagust,
-Oak,
-Ossicles,
-Pymlico,
-Rendezvous Point,
-Bjorn Riis,
-Seven Impale,
-Soup,
-White Willow.




I really liked "A Day At The Beach" by Airbag (So much so that I listened to another two albums by them before continuing)
I really liked "Leviathan" by Annot Rhül
I was in-between on "Feel. Melt. Release. Escape." by Antidepressive Delivery
I could not find anything by Donner 
I liked "Night" by Gazpacho
I was in-between on "Giant Sky" by Giant Sky
I didn't like "Light of day, day of darkness" by Green Carnation
I liked "Myth of Earth" by Himmellegeme
I liked "I" by Kaukasus
I was in-between on "A Giant's Lullaby" by Kvazar
I was in-between on "The Void" by Bjørn Lynne
I didn't like "Songs From A Solitary Home" by Major Parkinson
I liked "Sentiment" by Rhys Marsh
I liked "Playing House" by Meer
I didn't like "Motorpsycho & Ståle Storløkken: The Death Defying Unicorn" by Motorpsycho
I was in-between on "In the mist of Morning" by Nordagust
I liked "Lighthouse" by Oak
I liked "Mantelpiece" by Ossicles
I liked "Directions" by Pymlico
I didn't like "Universal Chaos" by Rendezvous Point 
I liked "Everyone to Everyone" by Bjørn Riis
I liked "City of the Sun" by Seven Impale
I liked "Children Of E​.​L​.​B." by Soup
I liked "Storm Season" by White Willow


Sorry for taking so long to respond! I have had a very crazy couple weeks! (I was framed for a felony by someone at my school!)
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I didn't like "Motorpsycho & Ståle Storløkken: The Death Defying Unicorn" by Motorpsycho
I kind of like it, but I never choose to listen to it. But that's really a one off non-representative album in their discography. I really like their latest Ancient Astronauts + The All is One & Heavy Metal Fruit. I don't know if it's your thing, but they are all certainly closer to the way they usually sound.
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Originally posted by Error Code 864G Error Code 864G wrote:

I didn't like "Motorpsycho & Ståle Storløkken: The Death Defying Unicorn" by Motorpsycho
I kind of like it, but I never choose to listen to it. But that's really a one off non-representative album in their discography. I really like their latest Ancient Astronauts + The All is One & Heavy Metal Fruit. I don't know if it's your thing, but they are all certainly closer to the way they usually sound.


I will listen to Ancient Astronauts then
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If you want to further explore the symphonic part of prog, I would recommend:

Collegium Musicum, from former Czechoslovakia 

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Has anyone recommended Mike Oldfield yet?


I don't recall anyone recommending them. What would you say is their best album? I will give it a listen
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Oldfield is a talented one-man band, he recorded his debut album, Tubular Bells at 19, and it went to number one. He's got many classic albums, a bit of folk, prog, even some hints of blues and canter berry scene. He's got lots of great albums, his early stuff is mainly instrumental. So to Start off with, i'd recommend his debut, Tubular Bells, Ommadawn, and Hergest Ridge. He released an album in the 90s called 'Amarok' one continuous peice of exactly 60 minutes, the story behind that is amazing.  

So, to summarize, Tubular Bells, Ommadawn, and Amarok
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Start with Tubular Bells though
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Start with Tubular Bells though


Ok. I will
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Nice!
Let me know your thoughts
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Sorry, I have been extremely busy these past couple of weeks. 

Originally posted by Frets N Worries Frets N Worries wrote:

Nice!
Let me know your thoughts


I was kinda in-between on Mike Oldfield. I liked some songs, but not others.

Originally posted by ttsto ttsto wrote:

If you want to further explore the symphonic part of prog, I would recommend:

Collegium Musicum, from former Czechoslovakia 

Jon Lord's Concerto for Group and Orchestra


I didn't like New Trolls.

I was in-between on Collegium Musicum

I didn't like Jon Lord's Concerto


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I tried the suggestions I got from AFlowerKingCrimson, Stressed Cheese, and Atavachron and these were the songs I liked:

I liked Cadence and Cascade, In the wake of Poseidon, Peace - A theme, and Peace - An end in "In the Wake of Poseidon" by King Crimson.
I liked Meddle by Pink Floyd (and really liked echoes)
I liked Take A Pebble in "Emerson, Lake & Palmer" by "Emerson, Lake & Palmer"
I also liked (even though it was not recommended here) Lost, but not Forgotten and Myth of a White Jesus in "The Devouring" by Djam Karet. I randomly found it and liked it.

Based on these, are there any other songs I should definitely check out?

It seems you like the calmer stuff. Perhaps you'd enjoy King Crimson's Islands, or A Farewell To Kings by Rush (although the latter is more of a mixture between heavy songs and quiet songs). 

There is a trio of quiet, soothing KC songs that I believe have been called "the three lullabies" (after the line from The Court of the Crimson King) (though I may be completely wrong about what songs that phrase refers to in the fandom): I Talk To The Wind, Cadence and Cascade, and Lady Of The Dancing Water. Since you've heard and liked the first two, why not try the third? It's off Crimson's third album, Lizard, which is one of my favorites of theirs. The rest of the album is pretty similar in style to the first two, albeit with more jazz. What's your opinion on jazz? When I was obsessed with Rush I knew this guy who was super into jazz and constantly trying to get me into King Crimson because he thought it'd be a gateway drug or something, I don't know, I'm still not too well-versed in jazz.

And in a desperate attempt to get this post back on track, I will suggest The Kick Inside by Kate Bush.
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Originally posted by yes-no-and-why yes-no-and-why wrote:

Originally posted by Error Code 864G Error Code 864G wrote:

I tried the suggestions I got from AFlowerKingCrimson, Stressed Cheese, and Atavachron and these were the songs I liked:

I liked Cadence and Cascade, In the wake of Poseidon, Peace - A theme, and Peace - An end in "In the Wake of Poseidon" by King Crimson.
I liked Meddle by Pink Floyd (and really liked echoes)
I liked Take A Pebble in "Emerson, Lake & Palmer" by "Emerson, Lake & Palmer"
I also liked (even though it was not recommended here) Lost, but not Forgotten and Myth of a White Jesus in "The Devouring" by Djam Karet. I randomly found it and liked it.

Based on these, are there any other songs I should definitely check out?

It seems you like the calmer stuff. Perhaps you'd enjoy King Crimson's Islands, or A Farewell To Kings by Rush (although the latter is more of a mixture between heavy songs and quiet songs). 

There is a trio of quiet, soothing KC songs that I believe have been called "the three lullabies" (after the line from The Court of the Crimson King) (though I may be completely wrong about what songs that phrase refers to in the fandom): I Talk To The Wind, Cadence and Cascade, and Lady Of The Dancing Water. Since you've heard and liked the first two, why not try the third? It's off Crimson's third album, Lizard, which is one of my favorites of theirs. The rest of the album is pretty similar in style to the first two, albeit with more jazz. What's your opinion on jazz? When I was obsessed with Rush I knew this guy who was super into jazz and constantly trying to get me into King Crimson because he thought it'd be a gateway drug or something, I don't know, I'm still not too well-versed in jazz.

And in a desperate attempt to get this post back on track, I will suggest The Kick Inside by Kate Bush.


I liked "Islands" by King Crimson
I didn't like "A Farewell to Kings" by Rush
I liked "Lady of the Dancing Water" (and the album Lizard as a whole) by King Crimson
I didn't like "The kick inside" by Kate Bush


I honestly expected this thread to die off, but I am happy to have recommendations. I haven't really listened to jazz to know if I would like it. I've always been a rock person, even before I found prog rock. Thanks for the recommendations!
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