If One Likes Neo Prog...

I know they aren't newer bands but how about Eloy and Camel? Maybe Nektar too. I know you said you wanted newer bands and those definitely aren't but you might be surprised. You never know. 

Edited by AFlowerKingCrimson - August 06 2019 at 12:19

Howard the Duck wrote: AFlowerKingCrimson wrote: Howard the Duck wrote: AFlowerKingCrimson wrote: Howard the Duck wrote: echolyn's solid neo and one of the bands i'm most familiar with. that being said, they have a lot of hit or miss tracks for me, like many other artists This is the first time I ever heard anyone describe echolyn as neo. They aren't even listed as neo on here. Echolyn's music is often very song oriented but other than that similarity I hear nothing in their music that would indicate they are part of that subgenre. I actually think Spock's Beard and the FLower Kings are closer to neo but they aren't in that category either. meh I'm just going by the fact that they were formed in the 90s They were formed in 1989 actually out of the ashes of a band called Narcissus but their first album was in 1991. Not to sound like a know it all but I've been a fan for a long time and even interviewed them once.  Yeah I realized after that some of the demos on "A Little Nonsense" are from 89 - just meant their first official release was in the 90s. Do you have a link to your interview? I'd be interested to read it!

Edited by AFlowerKingCrimson - August 06 2019 at 09:17

Somehow I don't feel that Neo-Prog is "oozing with heartfelt emotion"; I actually think most of it is very much without that "passion" you allegedly crave for. And that "King Crimson technique of cold professionalism" was a period of them with albums like "Discipline", "Three of a Perfect Pair" and "Beat". Their earlier albums were not at all like that.

Some fabulous suggestions that I’m working through. Hats off to the person who mentioned Raven Sad. I ran into them a year or so ago and like them quite a bit. Mostly Autumn I tried hard to get into a little while back. Ultimately I just gave up. They have their own sound that just didnt click. Funny someone mentioned Riverside. I really got into Georgius. His album Ego Georgius was exceptional. He is polish and so somehow that led me to riverside. Tried them- some decent songs, some boring repetitive songs. Hit/miss. Thanks for all the suggestions keep em coming.

When I was younger I had a soft spot for neo-prog and long atmospherical poprock-ish modern prog.

Jadis is a great band you should check out if you're interested in Neo-Prog, but you also listen to Yes! 

Edited by King of Loss - August 05 2019 at 23:39

Howard the Duck wrote: AFlowerKingCrimson wrote: Howard the Duck wrote: echolyn's solid neo and one of the bands i'm most familiar with. that being said, they have a lot of hit or miss tracks for me, like many other artists This is the first time I ever heard anyone describe echolyn as neo. They aren't even listed as neo on here. Echolyn's music is often very song oriented but other than that similarity I hear nothing in their music that would indicate they are part of that subgenre. I actually think Spock's Beard and the FLower Kings are closer to neo but they aren't in that category either. meh I'm just going by the fact that they were formed in the 90s

Edited by AFlowerKingCrimson - August 05 2019 at 20:13

Howard the Duck wrote: echolyn's solid neo and one of the bands i'm most familiar with. that being said, they have a lot of hit or miss tracks for me, like many other artists

All right, yeah, good point, I’m not a huge Yes fan either. Never cared much for Jon Anderson’s voice. But I am a huge Pink Floyd fan. 

Am I in the right place? Well, I hope so. Isn’t this the Barry Manilow Fanilow Forum?   All right, yeah, good point, I’m not a huge Yes fan either. Never cared much for Jon Anderson’s voice. But I am a huge Pink Floyd fan. Hence, I believe I’m in the right place albeit maybe a little different from most of the people here. But hell, y’all don’t want everyone the same, do you? I mean that would make for such interesting conversations. Person 1” Yes are veritable rock legends. They are close to divine.” Person 2: “I agree. I wear my 1978 Yes concert shirt daily under my suit.” Person 3 “Yes was iconoclastic, and years ahead of their time. Their music displayed extraordinary passages that rippled the fabric of the time/space continuum.” Person 4 “Jon Anderson is as cute as a button.” Me: “Yes sounds like aural sandpaper “.

Thanks for the myriad of suggestions thus far, amigos. Much appreciated and I’m still listening to them one by one.

And for those Yes fans who were offended by the above. Don’t be. Just be sure to see an audiologists sometime in your near future. Only kidding...