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Squonkman 
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 Topic: Best discoveries due to PA
Posted: April 15 2008 at 17:33 |
 Plankowner wrote:
Well since I'm new and have been led here researching the Cantebury bands ie, ... King Crimson, Eloy, Camel, GG, VDGG, Caravan, Gong...
Indukti
Zip Tang
Magma
...and I echo the sentiments about really finding about the bands we already think we know of.... Just a great place to start to get a feel about the bands you want to get to know and where to start. Really has become my favorite site and rarely leaves my screen.
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just FYI, King Crimson, Camel, Gentle Giant are not considered Canterbury bands......
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rodlop
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Posted: April 15 2008 at 17:27 |
Thanks PA for Anglagard, Harmonium and not tipically italian prog bands.
Here, in South America is a hard work find this kind of music...PA helps me to choise
Regards,
Rodrigo
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Plankowner
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Posted: April 14 2008 at 23:54 |
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Well since I'm new and have been led here researching the Cantebury bands ie, ... King Crimson, Eloy, Camel, GG, VDGG, Caravan, Gong...
Indukti
Zip Tang
Magma
...and I echo the sentiments about really finding about the bands we already think we know of.... Just a great place to start to get a feel about the bands you want to get to know and where to start. Really has become my favorite site and rarely leaves my screen.
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bhikkhu
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Posted: April 14 2008 at 22:02 |
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Oh geez, where do I start? I can't possibly name them all, but here is a short list.
Magma
Discipline
Änglagård
Abbhama
Izz
Deluge Grander
Birds and Buildings
Shadow Circus
Cathedral
Magenta
Indukti
Aphelandra
Cosmic Nomads
Lobster Newberg
Mr. Bungle
In Spe
William Gray
Nexus
The Tangent
Puppet Show
Moon Safari
Anekdoten
Sebkha Chott
Amos Key
The Load
Neverness
Ünder Linden
Too many Italian bands to name
And many others...
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krimson62
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Posted: April 14 2008 at 18:54 |
incredibly enough, i have never heard of almost half these bands. When will all this end 
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Philéas
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Posted: April 12 2008 at 09:38 |
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Van der Graaf Generator (I knew the name before I came here, but had never heard them and didn't plan to)
Gentle Giant
All Zeuhl and RIO/Avant stuff
Post-rock stuff
Edited by Philéas - April 12 2008 at 09:39
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micky
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Posted: April 12 2008 at 08:32 |
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The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
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sleeper
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Posted: April 12 2008 at 07:47 |
I'd just like to add three more that I've just discovered (literally yesturday  ) Le Orme PFM Il Balletto Di Bronzo
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Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: April 11 2008 at 18:45 |
(Excuse the cut and paste artist titles, also in reverse discovery order mostly, not a bad list for having haunted this site for nearly two years.) Gongzilla Reasoning, The Pineapple Thief, The No Sound Talisma Parallel Mind Phideaux Mr. Bungle Maserati (indirectly through EITS's label's sampler included with Explosions In The Sky All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone) Explosions In The Sky Pure Reason Revolution Triggering Myth, A Radiohead Also some credit to a few others goes to AOL's progressive radio station, but since I've discovered the PA I haven't felt the need to go there too often anymore. This is also a great site for being the first to find out about new releases by old favorites. 
Edited by Slartibartfast - April 11 2008 at 18:50
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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micky
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Posted: April 11 2008 at 18:05 |
Andrea Cortese wrote:
micky wrote:
Walker wrote:
Can't possibly pick 3........ how about a whole genre? ........ RPI.........  |
for me... Prog Andaluz. Give full credit to Erik for that. Had no clue about that scene before his Spanish prog appreciation thread.
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Add also the yugoslavian prog scene:
albums as Modra Rijeka (by Indexi), Leb i Sol 2, Tako's and Korni Grupa's debut and Bijelo Dugme's Bitanga i Princeza are really wonderful and hidden gems!! |
yes... that is where I want to head next.... 
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The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
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laplace
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Posted: April 11 2008 at 18:01 |
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My favourite finds thanks to PA have recently been cemented thus:
Art Bears: love
Picchio dal Pozzo: love
John Greaves: love
I vaguely knew King Crimson et al before I visited the site, and I also knew about the hopelessly obscure japanese bands because, you know, I become a compulsive japanophile once every so often.
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Andrea Cortese
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Posted: April 11 2008 at 17:51 |
Good calls BroSpence and Ghost of Morphy!! 
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Andrea Cortese
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Posted: April 11 2008 at 17:50 |
micky wrote:
Walker wrote:
Can't possibly pick 3........ how about a whole genre? ........ RPI......... |
for me... Prog Andaluz. Give full credit to Erik for that. Had no clue about that scene before his Spanish prog appreciation thread.
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Add also the yugoslavian prog scene:
albums as Modra Rijeka (by Indexi), Leb i Sol 2, Tako's and Korni Grupa's debut and Bijelo Dugme's Bitanga i Princeza are really wonderful and hidden gems!!
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ghost_of_morphy
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Posted: April 11 2008 at 03:58 |
I started a thread about this a while back. Back then, it was Le Orme that I chose. I've changed my mind.
1. New Trolls
2. Le Orme
3. Magma
4. Caravan
Edited by ghost_of_morphy - April 11 2008 at 04:01
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BroSpence
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Posted: April 11 2008 at 03:03 |
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PFM
Van Der Graaf
Il Balleto Di Bronzo
Le Orme
Caravan
Soft Machine
Dr. Z
Tomorrow
and other stuff like that.
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The Whistler
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Posted: April 11 2008 at 02:47 |
Uh, can't think of a single band that I got into from the PA directly...
...HOWEVER, the archives have become influential in bands that I've heard of and need further investigation, for example:
The Mars Volta
The Decemberists
Iron Maiden
The Doors
Bands that I had considered getting into before hand but never quite got around to, until I checked 'em out further on the site (well, 'cept for the Doors. Took a gamble on finding 'em here after listening to Morrison Hotel).
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zbida
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Posted: April 11 2008 at 02:39 |
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Partially VDGG, but totally Caravan and Canterbury genre as a whole. I heard some positive recommendations before my PA era, tried Caravan and it was really good shot - especially for Camel fan.
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Salvo_
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Posted: April 11 2008 at 02:37 |
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RIO/Avant
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Sckxyss
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Posted: April 11 2008 at 01:24 |
Before PA I had only heard The Mars Volta, Tool, and a few songs by King Crimson... I owe this place BIG
My 3 top non-KC artists are Univers Zero, Gentle Giant and Magma, so I guess those would be my best discoveries
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debrewguy
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Posted: April 10 2008 at 23:03 |
keiser willhelm wrote:
I owe a lot to this website. I came on here having only heard dream theater a long while back, right around the time they released Train of Thought, and have discovered HUNDREDS of bands. the three i probably would never have found out about are
Maudlin of the Well
Devin Townsend
Godspeed you! Black Emperor.
These are among my favorite ever and I owe a lot of it to PA
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I forgot about Devin. Mind you , I was out searching for the perfect cup of coffee. Black. And I was given just five minutes. Without the threat of total annihilation, though 
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