Any Beatle"ish" Prog out there?
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Topic: Any Beatle"ish" Prog out there?
Posted By: profanatio
Subject: Any Beatle"ish" Prog out there?
Date Posted: December 14 2007 at 14:12
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Hey guys, Thanks to you all I have a nice big Christmas list of dark, heavy rhythmically complex CD's to ask for. This is going to be a great new year for discovering new music.
Now.. how about really super melodic prog stuff? Not just melodic in the usual prog sense but REALLY catchy, hooky great melodys without compromising the prog complexity that we know and love so well. I'd love to hear of anything you know of. Supertramps "Crime of the Century" comes to mind as well as Ambrosia's "Somewhere I've Never Traveled". ------------- Mike |
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Posted By: Fight Club
Date Posted: December 14 2007 at 14:21
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I'm thinking any of Neal Morse's material would work. Try some Spock's Beard or Transatlantic. The ladder is highly recommended! Extremely catchy and easy to get into, but definitely very proggy. I don't know what you've heard, but other pretty catchy artists that come to mind include: Yes, Marillion, and Porcupine Tree. ------------- 
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: December 14 2007 at 15:01
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I think that Fight Club was right on with Neal Morse, Spock's Beard, and Transatlantic.
I would also suggest King's X, or more so guitarist Ty Tabor and his solo and side projects Platypus, Jughead, and The Jelly Jam. ------------- 
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Posted By: glass house
Date Posted: December 14 2007 at 15:05
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Enchant and Tiles. What about some Jazz/Fusion?
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Posted By: mickstafa
Date Posted: December 14 2007 at 15:14
| Adrian Belew's work usually has a beatlesque sound -- try Side1 or Side3 |
Posted By: King Crimson776
Date Posted: December 14 2007 at 15:46
| Spock's Beard, Transatlantic, The Flower Kings, Camel, Jadis |
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: December 14 2007 at 15:50
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Try Moon Safari and their Doorway to Summer album. -------------  |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: December 14 2007 at 15:50
| The Flower Kings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
Posted By: Shakespeare
Date Posted: December 14 2007 at 15:58
| Klaatu's Hope is exactly what you're looking for. |
Posted By: Sckxyss
Date Posted: December 14 2007 at 16:35
| Maybe some Caravan or Hatfield and the North |
Posted By: maani
Date Posted: December 14 2007 at 22:11
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Well, the absolutely most "Beatle-ish" prog out there is Klaatu. No question.
Peace.
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: December 14 2007 at 22:20
would have said ELO....also with a 'no question' on the end... but must admit I haven't heard Klaatu ... need to rectify that  ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
maani wrote:Posted By: Chelsea
Date Posted: December 15 2007 at 00:36
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There a lot of prog bands influenced by the Beatles. Supertramp, Styx, Radiohead takes a lot from the White Album, Phil Collins is very influenced by Ringo Starr drumming. Geddy Lee is influenced by Paul McCartney melodic bass playing. ELO took its sound from songs like Strawberry Fields Forever and I Am the Walrus. Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon Us and Them sounds like the Sun King. The Moody Blues another band. King Crimson has song that sounds like I Want You. They might be the biggest influence on early prog music on a whole. |
Posted By: moreitsythanyou
Date Posted: December 15 2007 at 00:38
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Transatlantic have a lot of passages that strongly remind me of The Beatles. Certainly get your hands on some of that.
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Posted By: earlyprog
Date Posted: December 15 2007 at 08:30
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Always found Izz very beatlesque. |
Posted By: jammun
Date Posted: December 15 2007 at 16:38
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Try out XTC. Skylarking has a nice psychedelic air about it. |
Posted By: maani
Date Posted: December 15 2007 at 18:40
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moreitsythanyou:
True. In particular, the song Mystery Train on their debut album sounds like it could have been on Magical Mystery Tour (including the Beatle-esque harmonies).
jammun:
Nice call. Skylarking is a good one (and it was produced by Todd Rundgren, who has Beatles in his veins, too...LOL). Also, Oranges & Lemons, which has some very Beatle-esque stuff on it as well.
Peace.
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Posted By: jimmy_row
Date Posted: December 15 2007 at 21:27
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There's always Gentle Giant if you haven't explored them yet, and Caravan, the Moody Blues, Barclay James Harvest, Porcupine Tree, Nektar, PFM, IQ.....A few of these should be up your alley. If you've heard all of these I can recommend some deeper ones... ------------- Signature Writers Guild on strike |
Posted By: Certif1ed
Date Posted: December 21 2007 at 18:33
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Yes... ------------- The important thing is not to stop questioning. |
Posted By: cynthiasmallet
Date Posted: December 21 2007 at 18:42
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Caravan most definitely, i've yet to find a good musician who doesn't adore "In The Land of Grey and Pink" ------------- Would you like to watch TV, or get between the sheets, or contemplate the silent freeway, would you like something to eat? |