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you should check album "Saturnine, Martial & Lunatic" (1996), one of the best, containing unreleased material from 80's and 90's. There's lots of very experimental, electronic stuff, lots of non-musical sounds etc:

one of my favourite, very psychedelic, stick till the end: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nNNwPluue0
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the great Robert Wyatt's cover: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYHsiWbXNBE
David Bowie cover: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LReqeLYgjhQ (personally like it better than original, at least vocal)

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Raoul and the Kings of Spain is one of those rarely talked about albums that is a good record and stands the test of time.  As for prog, maybe in the song structure on that album, lots of nice changes and lush arrangements.
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Fantastic band, and certainly crossover prog in parts to these ears.  I would describe TFF as pure class. They also happen to have a great vocalist/musician/songwriter in Roland Orzabal.
 
Have a listen to Badman's Song and Swords & Knives from the Seeds Of Love album for starters.  Prog influence there without a shadow of a doubt.
 
The vast majority of the Raoul And The Kings Of Spain, Seeds Of Love, Elemental and their final (to date) album are brilliant.  Much better than their earlier stuff imho. 
 
 
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Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:


Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:

I think you mean 'Advice for the young at heart'

Cant hear a GG influence myself. Pretty good band though.
I'd have to agree. They did do a pretty good Beatles impression on "The Seeds of Love" though.


I was hooked on that song when it came out. I bought the vinyl 7" and played the bloody thing until it could be played no more! It was a good Beatles 'pastiche' (is that the right word)

I liked 'Woman in Chains' and 'Head over Heels' too. Why don't modern pop groups bother writing melodies like that anymore. Are they incapable, or is it considered un-cool to make memorable music?
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Originally posted by aginor aginor wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xfkd7Js_P4
this is the song I was thinking off that have some Gentle Giant traces (the Bass line and the EL-guitar in the intro) Playing the Game is similar i think
Broken starts with the " Shout" melody, great live song off Songs From The Big Chair
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Sorry but I have been down this road before - No Cigar!!. Gentle Giant aside I believe Roland Orzabal offers much for prog related in his songwriting. Still a good general music discussion. Their debut and Seeds of Love for sure.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xfkd7Js_P4
this is the song I was thinking off that have some Gentle Giant traces (the Bass line and the EL-guitar in the intro) Playing the Game is similar i think
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Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:

I think you mean 'Advice for the young at heart'

Cant hear a GG influence myself. Pretty good band though.

I'd have to agree. They did do a pretty good Beatles impression on "The Seeds of Love" though.

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Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:

I think you mean 'Advice for the young at heart'

Cant hear a GG influence myself. Pretty good band though.

I'd have to agree. They did do a pretty good Beatles impression on "The Seeds of Love" though.
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Points: 32995 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 14 2010 at 16:50
Originally posted by Vompatti Vompatti wrote:

If they were, they sure did a good job to hide it. Sleepy

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I think you mean 'Advice for the young at heart'

Cant hear a GG influence myself. Pretty good band though.
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Perhaps King Crimson? Taken at Discipline's first concert in 1981, these lovely pictures show a young Curt Smith on the far right. Dig it.

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Edited by WalterDigsTunes - July 14 2010 at 14:29
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They did do one song dedicated to Robert Wyatt.
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If they were, they sure did a good job to hide it. Sleepy
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Points: 34055 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 14 2010 at 13:32
I belive some of TfF are influenced by GG some songs have GG like Bass lines like Advanced for the Young at heart
 
 


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