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   try Spock's Beard, Flower Kings, Ayreon and Porcupine Tree, they're among the major prog bands today. 

There's also bands like A.C.T., Ad Infinitum, Planet X, Evergrey, IQ, Yoke Shire, OSI, Gordian Knot, Spastic Ink, Zero Hour, and King Crimson have released some awesome records recently (mainly "The Power To Believe" on my mind), and just keep on expanding your views! That a GREAT many artists out there today!

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bityear Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: April 25 2004 Location: Sweden Status: Offline Points: 171	Posted: May 20 2004 at 03:12
	try Spock's Beard, Flower Kings, Ayreon and Porcupine Tree, they're among the major prog bands today. There's also bands like A.C.T., Ad Infinitum, Planet X, Evergrey, IQ, Yoke Shire, OSI, Gordian Knot, Spastic Ink, Zero Hour, and King Crimson have released some awesome records recently (mainly "The Power To Believe" on my mind), and just keep on expanding your views! That a GREAT many artists out there today!
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richardh Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: February 18 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 28029	Posted: May 20 2004 at 02:34
	You sound as if you like the more guitar driven prog stuff.Rush recent albums aren't too shabby in that respect.Check out 'Counterparts' or the most recent 'Vapor Trails'.

maani Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Founding Moderator Joined: January 30 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2632	Posted: May 19 2004 at 23:20
	Darkprophet: Welcome to the site. It sounds like you are into a more "current" sound. However, you might also want to check out the "grandfathers" of prog - the seminal groups from whom all other groups ultimately sprang. The eight seminal groups, and the albums I would recommend, are: King Crimson: In the Court of the Crimson King, Islands, Starless & Bible Black, Red. Pink Floyd: Piper at the Gates of Dawn, Meddle, Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals. The Moody Blues: A Question of Balance, On the Threshold of a Dream Genesis: (Peter Gabriel era): Nursery Cryme, Foxtrot, Selling England by the Pound, The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway Genesis: (Phil Collins era): Trick of the Tail, Wind & Wuthering, And Then There Were Three Yes: Time and a Word, The Yes Album, Close to the Edge, Going for the One Gentle Giant: Three Friends, Octopus, In a Glass House, The Power and the Glory, Interview Jethro Tull: Thick as a Brick, Minstrel in the Gallery ELP: ELP, Trilogy, Brain Salad Surgery This is by no means a complete list of even the albums by these groups, and I'm certain other members will challenge my choices, or give you others. The next (almost up to current) "era" is what we call "neo-prog." Among the best groups in this category are Marillion, IQ, Pendragon, Ark, and a number of non-english-speaking groups, especially from Italy (including PFM, Banco del Mutuo Soccorso, Il Balletto di Bronzo, Museo Rosenbach, Alusa Fallax, Deus ex Machina) and the Nordic countries (Anglagard, Aufklarung, et al). Probably the best neo-prog group is Marillion, which has had two distinct eras; one led by the singer-songwriter Fish, the other by the singer-songwriter Hogarth. The best of Fish-era Marillion are probably Misplaced Childhood and Clutching at Straws; of the Hogarth-era, Brave and Afraid of Sunlight. What you might want to do is take a little time to read some of the reviews of the specific albums mentioned, or of various albums by the various groups. It's alot, but it's worth it! Have fun!

The Analog Kid Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Groupie Joined: April 14 2004 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 64	Posted: May 19 2004 at 22:56
	Newer Prog? There's a lot the choose from! I would say, please try Porcupine Tree. They are about the best band on the planet at the moment. Kind of remind of Pink Floyd, but also have a Radiohead injection. They mixed that with a bit of Ambient, Metal and acoustic stuff. For a good introduction, listen to the albums Lightbulb Sun and In Absentia. For a more 'lighter' approach, try Transatlantic. A super supergroup (Portnoy on Drums, btw). They made 2 studio albums, wich are both worth every penny. Future classics with some of the best music of this new decade. And make sure you have heard Dream Theater's Images and Words, Awake, Scenes from a memory and Six degrees of inner turbulence. All four albums are amazing!

darkprophet Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: May 19 2004 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 3	Posted: May 19 2004 at 22:41
	Hi guys, im new here, and im fairly new to prog too. I've heard a bit of Dream Theatre and Yes, and i recently bought Queensryche Operation:Mindcrime, and i love it. I was wondering if anyone could give me some bands/albums i should try. im into the newer kind of prog, like Steve Vai, Liquid Tension (if those are even prog, i wouldnt know, i just love it.) thanks guys