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TOD KREMER 
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 Topic: Bands that should get more attention.
Posted: March 30 2006 at 04:04 |
Let's do the opposite of the "over-rated" band thread theme...
Which bands are/ were innovative but remain somewhat ignored or unjustly obscure? I am talking about bands like Iluvator and Lemur Voice who are both excellent IMO.
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Chipiron
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Posted: March 30 2006 at 04:50 |
A constructive thread! 
The first band I think of is Godspeed! Really little known in Spain but a really good band. The post rock genre, as a whole is very unknown.
Besides, thanks to PA, I've discovered a lot of good bands, but they are more widely known, as far as I know (Ashra, Popol Vuh...).
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Rocktopus
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Posted: March 30 2006 at 04:53 |
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I could name hundreds, here's seven suggestions:
German band Schicke Führs & Fröhling, dark and symphonic. Anglagard must have heard them.
German electronic pioneers Cluster, even less known than Neu! A lot less known than Tangerine Dream and Kraftwerk. More catchy than you think.
Supersister, their three first albums 70-72 are all classic Cantebury, except that they're Dutch and even better.
Also have to add the Welsh group Gnidrolog, two albums both '72, that are as good as the best ones from VdGG or Gentle Giant.
Samla Mammas Manna (Zamla Mammaz Manna, Von Zamla) - Do you like Gong or Zappa? These swedes are equally good and original, and funnier.
French bands Shylock and Dün. Both dark, instrumental, complex sounding.
Italian seventies stuff should get more attention in general. (and German)
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Over land and under ashes
In the sunlight, see - it flashes
Find a fly and eat his eye
But don't believe in me
Don't believe in me
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Empathy
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Posted: March 30 2006 at 09:40 |
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*Fighting urge to plug my own band*
I think Sleepytime Gorilla Museum has yet to reach the recognition they deserve.
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Pure Brilliance:
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Zitro
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Posted: March 30 2006 at 10:03 |
Charly Garcia's bands "Sui Generis" and "Seru Giran" are ignored here. Sui Generis has a wonderful proggy 3rd album, and Seru Giran is like the Beatles progged up, having all virtuosic musicians and even better songwriting/melodies.
The Post rock experimentation genre is also kinda ignored ... Take me as an example! I only heard Tool, Mars Volta and Radiohead. I should check out more.
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The Wizard
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Posted: March 30 2006 at 10:46 |
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Focus. There bacially known as just a mere one hit wonder with Hocus Pocus, and barely ever get mentioned along with the top prog acts. I think they deserve much better than that.
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the man machine
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Posted: March 30 2006 at 10:54 |
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i dont know if they are underated but don caballero has a very distinctive
sound , plus they are great!
anybody else love don cab?
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Meddler
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Posted: March 30 2006 at 11:19 |
 Chipiron wrote:
A constructive thread!
The first band I think of is Godspeed! Really little known in Spain but a really good band. The post rock genre, as a whole is very unknown.
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Took the words right out of my mouth.
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richardh
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Posted: March 30 2006 at 15:39 |
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sleeper
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Posted: March 30 2006 at 15:50 |
^Would that be in the prog communaty or the mainstream.
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Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005
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Black Mog
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Posted: March 30 2006 at 15:57 |
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Dredg !!!!!!!!
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2 Rights make 1 Wrong
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Vibrationbaby
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Posted: March 30 2006 at 15:58 |
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I listen to a lot of European prog from the seventies which are
virtually unknown anywhere. Some more " well known" ones would be
Omega, Midnight Sun ( aka Rainbow band ), Gate, Octopus, Ruphus,
FRUUPP, Floh de Cologne. Pell Mell, Kin Ping Meh, Anekdoten, Eilliff.
There were so many bands that were cropping up during the seventies and
then just disapearing into thin air. A band from Quebec, Canada called
Octobre was completely overlooked outside this country in the
seventies. They were a King Crimson meets Gentle Giant band and Igot to
see them once. No light show no effect just great progressive rock.
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Antennas
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Posted: March 30 2006 at 16:01 |
Too many to mention, I'm afraid...
Anekdoten. Antimatter. Anathema. okay, I'll quit the "a"-section now.
Dredg. And yeah - Godspeed You! Black Emperor!!!
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Jesus never managed to figure out the theremin either
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timothy leary
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Posted: March 30 2006 at 16:13 |
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Umphrey`s McGee
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TheProgtologist
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Posted: March 30 2006 at 16:22 |
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Secret Chiefs 3...Trey Spruance's band that rivals Mr. Bungle in sheer insane genius.
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anael
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Posted: March 30 2006 at 16:25 |
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(and I insist) First of All:
Ultima Spiaggia
Quel Giorno di Uve Rosse
Hunka Munka
Garybaldi
La Famiglia Degli Ortega
I Leoni
Luciano Basso
La Maschera di Cera
I Califfi
L'assemblea Musicale Teatrale
Galactic Explorers
Cosmic Hoffmann
Cozmic Corridors
Cosmic Smokers
Bardo Pond
Third Troll
The Dead C
Heru Avenger
Collegium Musicum
Cincinnato
Procession
Maneige
Wallenstein
Potemkine
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chamberry
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Posted: March 30 2006 at 16:34 |
Same here  but add Kayo Dot to the list. Very "fresh" but not very known.
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G_Bone
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Posted: March 30 2006 at 16:46 |
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one who gets some attention but not nearly enough, Fates Warning
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VanderGraafKommandöh
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Posted: March 30 2006 at 16:47 |
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Taal - I love this band and only the two albums to their name.
Alphataurus - Just the one album by this Italian Symphonic band of the '70s
Urban Spacemen - An English JamBand, influenced by Allman Brothers/Grateful Dead, but with a hint of spacey jams, like Gong.
Alamaailman Vasarat - Great prog klezmer based music, danceable, yet brooding and dark at the same time.
The obvious Swedish bands:
Anglagard
Anekdoten
Par Lindh Project
Landberk
Mort Macabre
The Tangent and Parallel Or 90 Degrees - The Tangent are more well known of course, but Andy Tillison's other band is less so, I don't even have any!
Discipline and Matthew Parmenter - Unfolded Like Staircase is a great album, but I've not heard Astray yet, but Matthew Parmenter did add me on Myspace the other day and has some tunes on there to listen to.
Plus some bands I'm familiar with and some I'm less familiar with:
White Willow
Wobbler
Anti-Depressive Delivery
Circulus
Polar Bear
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Lazy
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Posted: March 30 2006 at 20:15 |
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...And as the fear grows, the bad blood slows and turns to stone...
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