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ThyroidGlands ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: December 29 2023 Location: Argentina Status: Offline Points: 298 |
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Hello. For some time now, I've been listening to a lot of avant-rock and metal, and I've realized that I've neglected traditional progressive rock. Could you recommend me some lesser-known bands from the '70s from the symphonic, eclectic, heavy, and RPI progressive scenes?
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Non mi svegliate ve ne prego
ma lasciate che io dorma questo sonno, c'è ancora tempo per il giorno quando gli occhi si imbevono di pianto, i miei occhi... di pianto. |
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AFlowerKingCrimson ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: October 02 2016 Location: Philly burbs Status: Offline Points: 19061 |
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I own it but haven't heard it yet and that is the self titled album from England.
Also: Cathedral - Stained Glass Stories Comus - First Utterance Lift - Caverns of Your Brain Biglietto Per Linferno - Same (one album for a very long time) Semiramis - Dedicato D'AFrazz (ditto from above) Cherry Five - Same (although they did morph into Goblin) Epidauraus- Earthly Paradise (great obscure German band who had one later album but this one is a classic) There's really a lot but for some reason I'm drawing a blank on most. Others on here will give you much more than I can. I'm just wondering they should be one shot bands though? There are tons of great lesser known bands who did more than just one album. Edited by AFlowerKingCrimson - Yesterday at 13:58 |
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ThyroidGlands ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: December 29 2023 Location: Argentina Status: Offline Points: 298 |
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Those are obscure classics. Biglietto per L'Inferno, Dedicato a Frazz, and Cherry Five are incredible albums. I can't say the same about the Cathedral one. Quite boring. Comus and Epidaurus are two I still need to check out, and I've never heard of Lift. Noted. Thank u
No, not really. I don't know why I wrote that. Also, 'little-known 70's prog bands' is almost synonymous with 'one-shot bands.' P.S.: I also had the misfortune of listening to Garden Shed by England... Very boring
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AFlowerKingCrimson ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: October 02 2016 Location: Philly burbs Status: Offline Points: 19061 |
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Well, I disagree with most obscure bands being one shot bands. You could actually say most prog bands are obscure and many are not one shot bands. I'm really not sure where you got that idea from. For example Greenslade and Fruupp are both pretty obscure and both put out four albums.
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UK 70s prog under the radar....
Quatermass-Quatermass Strange Days-9 Parts To The Wind from Germany Ceddo-Ceddo Giger Lenz Marron-Beyond Giger Lenz Marron-Where The Hammer Hangs Contact-Contact Contact Trio-New Marks Contact Trio-Double Face Contact Trio-Musik Dzyan-Dzyan Dzyan-Time Machine Dzyan-Electric Silence Manfred Schoof Quintet-Light Lines from the Netherlands Solution-Divergence Alquin-Marks from Italy Latte e Miele-Papillon Il Baricentro-Sconcerto Dedalus-Dedalus Triade-La Storia di Sabazio |
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Some of Vangelis side projects perhaps Socrates Drank The Coniam - PhosIrene Papas - Odes Aphrodite's Child - 666 plus his early pre synthesiser albums The Dragon Hypothesis Earth |
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Maybe you'll find happiness in two of my fave onscure bands of the èà's Out Of Focus (Ger) and Circus (Switz) There is nothing to get rid of in both band's discographies OOF's three historical albums (plus three posthumous releases) Circus' 4 historical albums plus their continuation in Blue Motion. .
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Hi,
There were a lot of them all over Europe, and they were really valuable and important for the music itself, but they were not always thought of as important, and in some cases very weird. Arthur Brown would be one, and his Kingdom Come albums did not do well, but had nice things in it. I've always loved The Edgar Broughton Band, but I think that some folks don't like Edgar's vocals and his politics, and comments on various songs. Some think that he was more into the politics than the music, but in all my years, you will hard pressed to find someone as honest and clear as Edgar. In France, there always was Malicorne and Mona Lisa that had nice things, and very enjoyable. In England, there were way too many and it was hard to not notice them, but few folks said anything about them. The Third Ear Band, and a version of it is still around. I always loved Capability Brown, though I'm not sure I have ever heard or seen anyone say anything about it. From the MAN area of folks, Help Yourself had some nifty albums. Also in the MAN area, there was The Neutrons, that were excellent in their 2 albums, though the 2nd is very different from the 1st. The Harvest label had some outstanding things. Babe Ruth had a really nice first album. Kevin Ayers was one. Roy Harper another, though he might not fit the "obscure" idea. Be Bop Deluxe was not exactly unknown but I'm not sure they ever got the attention they deserve, and Bill Nelson is still putting out stuff. Kayak had some very nice albums at the start. One of my favorites would be Roy Wood, after he left ELO ... his albums are very good, though some will test your endurance in how some music is put together --- beware of that Mustard! But it is a great album. Annie Haslam says he is a musical genius. A lot of Eberhard Schoenner albums in the early days. It's not hard to find them, but the listening to so much different stuff is something that most "progressive" (or any one else) fans can not exactly get their ear on ... it's easy to say ... way too much ... and it bends, stretches and breaks every idea you have of "progressive music" or anything else you can think of.
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AFlowerKingCrimson ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: October 02 2016 Location: Philly burbs Status: Offline Points: 19061 |
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You might do well to check out this website. Here's the albums link already set up for you there:
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