THE MOST TECHNICALLY PROFICIENT PROG ROCK BAND

mystic fred wrote: BaldFriede wrote: Gong.   WHY??.................i've never heard Gong.

video vertigo wrote: Rush, Yes, Asia

DEEP PURPLE - throughout their long history purple have always had the most proficient players in their midst, most recently Steve Morse, a very gifted guitar player in his own right, and Don Airey, who on keyboards is a worthy successor to the classicly brilliant Jon Lord, one of the best hammond players ever. no other group has attempted to merge themselves with a full orchestra, i thought the results debatable but the group were pleased, they pulled off a technical miracle! their most popular album "machine head" was recorded in less than perfect conditions, though remains a technical masterpiece, from the opening bars Blackmore and Lord are duelling and matching each other note for note at an amazing speed. AND available in 5.1 surround sound and SACD. need i mention the phenomenal skills of Ritchie Blackmore....very few guitarists have come close to match his phenomenal virtuosity, like Ian Gillan and Steve Morse he managed his own group very sucessfully for many years. Ian Paice is one if not THE most technically proficient drummers in the world, his "break" on Made in Japan is a joy, and Ian Gillan remains one of the most gifted voices in rock, his amazing screeeeeeeams have to be heard to be believed!!!! today the group get better and better, hardly a duff album (maybe one or two, material which most top groups would have given their back teeth for) in their entire catalogue. so there you have it - my case for Deep Purple, the most technically proficient band of all!  

Edited by mystic fred - May 09 2006 at 03:38

Rush, Yes, Asia

Edited by video vertigo - May 09 2006 at 02:24

Well, since we're technically talking, you can't have a "technical skill" thread without at LEAST one mention of DREAM THEATER.