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If I enjoy something from Metal, or at least Prog Metal, it should be the Classic Prog Metal, even though I only have 3 DT albums, some Symphony X stuff I heard and Queensryche are a bit to my apeal.
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Points: 3834 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 25 2009 at 16:32
Originally posted by Mr ProgFreak Mr ProgFreak wrote:

^ agreed. I think that both Watchtower and Cynic made classic albums, but I don't think that they could really be called "Classic Prog Metal". For that they were a little too experimental ... and not popular enough. A bit like Gentle Giant and Van der Graaf Generator in the classic prog movement, compared to Yes and Genesis.


I dunno, I would still class GG and VDGG as part of the classic prog movement. Just like Fernando Sor was part of the Classical Music movement. I think all the extreme prog metal bands from that kind of era (i.e. Cynic, Death, Atheist, Pestilence) were part of the classic prog metal movement, despite only really having a cult following. But then again it's all up for debate.
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Originally posted by Negoba Negoba wrote:

Classic Prog Metal is Mindcrime. There is no other.
 
I second Mindcrime. Such a majestic and powerful album.
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classic progressive metal = everything made from 88 to 95, which are usually the milestones of the genre

I.E.: Control and Resistance, Nothingface, Mindcrime, Perfect Symmetry, Images and Words, Focus, everything from Atheist, etcetcetc.
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Spinning Fates Warning   - Perfect Symmetry  right now, such a great album I hardly listen to anymore for some reason.

Dream Theater were obviously big fans of it too.

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Classic Prog Metal is Mindcrime. There is no other.
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^ agreed. I think that both Watchtower and Cynic made classic albums, but I don't think that they could really be called "Classic Prog Metal". For that they were a little too experimental ... and not popular enough. A bit like Gentle Giant and Van der Graaf Generator in the classic prog movement, compared to Yes and Genesis.
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I´d say Cynic is more on the extreme side of progressive metal. I´m not sure? but I think Mandrakeroot meant this thread to be for bands like Dream Theater and Fates Warning. The more classic definition of progressive metal.
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Cynic's Focus is such a legendary album, never gets old. I think that could be called classic prog metal.
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Michael Romeo, Vitaly kuprij and Mike Portnoy as three of my all time preferred musicians. And they are part of Prog Metal movement!
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Watchtower pwns.
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Points: 5851 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 25 2009 at 09:17
My latest reviews concern Prog Metal albums (or related) and I think that the Classic Prog Metal is a genre little understood, though very popular.
 
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