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jimbocam 
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Posted: March 30 2009 at 04:49 |
I'm a real newbie so this may be covered somewhere else in these pages but the prog I love is the emotional, gut-wrenching material that leaves you stunned and drained, rather than the more technical, tricky time signatures type stuff.
So not so much Yes and Dream Theater but more Pink Floyd and Marillion.
The sort of albums I mean are Animals/The Wall/Final Cut, Brave, Misplaced Childhood, OK Computer, Operation Mindcrime, Pawn Hearts and Peter Hammill's Over.
You guys really know your stuff so any other recommendations out there?
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mr.cub
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Posted: March 30 2009 at 15:49 |
The middle section to 'Heart of the Sunrise' by Yes is among the most beautifully emotional prog songs I have heard. So the emotion isn't that far to be found if you are familar with Yes.
I do not have the knowledge of some on this site but I have recently enjoyed Premiata Forneria Marconi's Storia Di Un Minuto. A nice blend of electric and acoustic with some very emotionally driven instrumental and vocal performances.
Also, Trespass by Genesis might be what you are looking for. Peter Gabriel's vocals have an incredible amount of passion and feeling.
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Equality 7-2521
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Posted: March 30 2009 at 21:21 |
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I would recommend checking out Pavlov's Dog, very emotional, layered material, relatively easy to digest.
I would go with Peter Gabriel's UP. My favorite solo album of his, certainly not a prog album, but I really think it describes what you're looking for.
Supertramp, particularly Crime of the Century should do justice also.
Any assuming you have no aversion to "newer" music, the perfect band for you is The Dear Hunter. Simply one of the best bands doing what they do right now. Really heartbreaking stuff achieved through simply structures. Diverse instrumentation, vocal harmonies, dense music. You should love it.
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crimson87
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Posted: March 30 2009 at 21:30 |
I don't know man , emotion in my case is ELP but not many will agree
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Octavian
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Posted: March 30 2009 at 22:50 |
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You don't like Yes? If you haven't already, listen to Close to the Edge. The second track is absolutely beautfiul.
As for other bands, seconding PFM and I will also recommend King Crimson's debut as it's the most obvious.
Edited by Octavian - March 30 2009 at 22:51
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Progger58
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Posted: March 31 2009 at 11:18 |
Hey, another huge fan of "emotional" prog here.
I would highly recommend these great, highly emotive prog albums:
- CAMEL - Harbour of Tears, Moonmadness, The Snow Goose, Dust & Dreams
- RENAISSANCE - Turn of the Cards, Novella, A Song for All Seasons
- THE STRAWBS - Hero and Heroine
- PAVLOV'S DOG - Pampered Menial
- LE ORME - L'Infinito
- LOCANDA DELLE FATE - Forse le lucciole non si amano piu
- CRACK - Si toto hiciera crack
- TRIANA - Triana (El Patio)
- MEZQUITA - Recuerdos di mi Tierra
- MOSTLY AUTUMN - For All We Shared and The Spirit of Autumn Past
- SATELLITE - Evening Games
- AREKNAMÉS - Areknamés
- SYLVAN - Artificial Paradise
- RED SAND - Mirror of Insanity
- NINE HORSES - Snow Borne Sorrow
- PENDRAGON - The Window of Life
- IONA - Journey Into the Morn
- KARNATAKA - Delicate Flame of Desire
I will be checking this thread with a lot of interest too from ow on.
Cheers,
Demetrio.
Edited by Progger58 - March 31 2009 at 11:59
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rpe9p
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Posted: March 31 2009 at 11:56 |
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Do you have any other VDGG albums other than pawn hearts?
Also I would recommend remedy lane by pain of salvation
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sleeper
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Posted: March 31 2009 at 12:09 |
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Technicality and emotion are not mutually exclusive, so have a try at these:
Pain of Salvation- The Perfect Element
Le Orme- Felona e Sorona
White Willow- Storm Season
Dark Suns- Grave Guman Genuine
Cult of Luna- Somwhere Along the Highway
Hiromi- Spiral
In the Woods...- Heart of the Ages
Indukti- SUSAR
IQ- Dark Matter
Kayo Dot- Choirs of the Eye
maudlin of the Well- Bath/Leaving Your Body Map
Mastodon- Crack the Sky
Opeth- Blackwater Park
Quella Vecchia Locanda- Il Tempo Della Gioia
Saens- Excaping from the Hands of God
The Gathering- How to Measure a Planet?
The Pax Cecilia- Blessed are the Bonds
Virgin Black- Elegant and Dying
Van der Graaf Generator- Still Life
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Diaby
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Posted: April 02 2009 at 01:45 |
 jimbocam wrote:
So not so much Yes and Dream Theater but more Pink Floyd and Marillion. |
DT has quite a few emotional songs, like Vacant, The Answer Lies Within, Finally Free, Disappear, Wait for Sleep and Space-Dye Vest.
Anyway, go for Green Carnation's Acoustic Verses and A Blessing in Disguise.
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Petrovsk Mizinski
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Posted: April 02 2009 at 03:51 |
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Saying that technical music is necessarily not emotional=fail.
Good, well executed technical music is emotional as anything else, it's just a different emotion/set of emotions.
Listen to Chopin and tell me you're not moved by that.
While I'm here, the entire post rock and post metal genres are based on minimal music technique structured stuff, so no solos or hyper tech playing. Check that stuff out.
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Warthur
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Posted: April 03 2009 at 05:30 |
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I strongly second the recommendation for Pendragon's "The Window of Life". It's not the most experimental out there on a purely technical level, but it does raise the bar in terms of the emotional range and complexity of neo-prog. "Ghosts" and "The Last Man On Earth" manage to take you through a completely bewildering number of moods.
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ZowieZiggy
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Posted: April 03 2009 at 05:44 |
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In terms of emotions, I would recommend the beautiful Italian genre. Nothing gets really close IMHHO. Not precisely the famous trio (PFM, Banco & Le Orme) but other ones, less known but so remarkable.
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aapatsos
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Posted: April 04 2009 at 14:17 |
Progger58 wrote:
- CAMEL - Harbour of Tears, Moonmadness, The Snow Goose, Dust & Dreams
- PAVLOV'S DOG - Pampered Menial
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You have my vote for these, anything from Camel actually...
sleeper wrote:
Pain of Salvation- The Perfect Element
In the Woods...- Heart of the Ages
The Gathering- How to Measure a Planet?
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And Andy has given some fantastic examples also try Alan Parsons Project (up to early 80's) Arena (Visitor to Pepper's ghost) for now...
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brainerd
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Posted: April 05 2009 at 17:43 |
An obscure band, my vote goes for Time Of Orchids. Maybe it's just me but i find songs like 'All we Ever Wish' and 'Meant' oddly moving. They're probably the most emotive math-rock/experimantal band I've heard in any case.
Also try out Aereogramme who I don't believe are featured on this site but 'Sleep and Release' i n particular is full of those 'gut'wrenching' moments
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ghost_of_morphy
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Posted: April 05 2009 at 22:07 |
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PG has stated that he got quite emotional when he sang the conclusion of Supper's Ready.
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omri
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Posted: April 06 2009 at 08:22 |
Instead of recomending bunch of bands I will stick to one :
Spirogyra !
Try their compilation "A Canterbury tale" that consists all of their 3 studio albums and some more bonus tracks and I'm quite sure you won't be disapointed (and I also have problems with some of Yes output for the same reasons like you and love to death Over so I think I know what your'e talking about).
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MFP
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Posted: April 06 2009 at 11:02 |
Peter Hammill: Chameleon in the Shadow of the Night
Peter Gabriel: UP
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jimbocam
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Posted: April 07 2009 at 10:55 |
Thanks to everyone for all their suggestions. 
Time to spend a few hours on last.fm and spotify checking them out! 
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lysterfjord
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Posted: April 09 2009 at 05:27 |
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Collage - Moonshine
Clepsydra - More Grains of Sand
Nice Beaver - Oregon (2004)
Velislav Ivanov - Под тъмни небеса
The Night Watch - Twilight
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i nearly die of all the beauty..
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