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Forum Name: Welcome newbies!
Forum Description: Introduce yourself and tell us what prog music you listen to
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Topic: Oops
Posted By: NutterAlert
Subject: Oops
Date Posted: June 24 2005 at 09:49
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Been here a couple of weeks and only just noticed the newbie section. I have loved prog music since the mid-seventies when I was in my teens. Big fan of Van Der Graaf Generator/Peter Hammill, Gong, Man & Jefferson Starship (well Kantner's current live band anyway). Also like Caravan, Hawkwind, Colosseum, Kevin Ayers, ELP, The Nice and early Frank Zappa. Not really that familiar with many new-ish prog groups (most groups post 1980 really BTW, like to think I am not a nutter, but love Nutter Alert track from VdGG's new album. ------------- Proud to be an un-banned member since 2005 |
) so learnt a lot already from this great site.Replies:
Posted By: The Hemulen
Date Posted: June 24 2005 at 19:04
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Hi there! VDGG = Bloody good band, Nutter Alert = Bloody good song! To get things rolling, what's your opinion on: - Italian prog - Gentle Giant - Neo-prog - Soft Machine - The post-80s bands you HAVE heard And once more - WELCOME! |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: June 24 2005 at 19:43
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I'm a newbie only because I found this website a week ago. I like Early Genesis& Yes! -The Prog Man |
Posted By: NutterAlert
Date Posted: June 25 2005 at 17:15
Thanks for the welcome. Italian Prog - Really like PFM. Saw them last year (I think) with Peter Hammill guesting on vocals, singing one song in Italian. Great stuff. Gentle Giant - I've tried to listen to them but really haven't got going yet. What would you recommend as a good album to get started? Neo-Prog - Quite liked IQ Soft Machine: should have put them on my list of favourites. Love First and Jet propelled Photo, but I drifted away from them when Wyatt left Post 80's bands - The Tangent (first album), Spocks Beard, The Secret Machine and Transatlantic Do you have any thoughts on any other contemporary prog bands I could listen to? ------------- Proud to be an un-banned member since 2005 |
Trouserpress wrote:Posted By: The Hemulen
Date Posted: June 25 2005 at 17:41
Italian Prog - If you're a VDGG fan then Osanna are a must! (Also good if you like a splash of Tull-ish flute) Gentle Giant - I'm a GG obsessive, so I'm tempted to say any of them, but "In a Glass House" could be an excellent starting point for you. Rather dark at times, and shows off all their best features brilliantly. Neo-prog - Well, these things can't be helped, I suppose.  Soft Machine - Likewise! Post-Wyatt Softs is just dreary fusion. The much better option is just to follow Wyatt's career through Matching Mole and solo albums! Hehe... he's barely taken a wrong turn in his musical career. Post-80's bands - There's a lot of amazingly innovative modern prog available if you know where to look. Labels like Cuneiform and Musea showcase some of the finest examples. Right now I'm really digging a band called Taal (check out my review of their album "Skymind" on the archives). Oh, and the Tangent are a bit cringingly retro for me... The Canterbury sequence chills my blood. |
Posted By: NutterAlert
Date Posted: June 25 2005 at 18:03
Yes, I do know what you mean about the Canterbury sequence on Tangent's album. Its really the David Jaxon effect that draws me to The music that died alone. Thanks for the advice, i'll start checking some of these groups out ------------- Proud to be an un-banned member since 2005 |