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omri 
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Posted: November 02 2008 at 13:23 |
I second Talking heads' Remain in light (also fear of music has some promissing tracks).
About Alice Cooper - There's a very unknown song of him called "Nobody likes me" that is realy orchestral.
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Posted: October 31 2008 at 12:05 |
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Revelation (Mother Earth) - Ozzy Osbourne
I don't Live Today, 3rd Stone from the Sun, Are you Experienced - Hendrix
Lost, Legend of Van Cleef, Guitars SUCK!, Brooklyn Steakhouse - Bumblefoot
Everything Dies - Type O Negative
Black Hole Sun - Soundgarden
The West County, Life Without Elvis, UFO TOFU, Hole in the Wall - Bela Flek and the Flektones
The Captors - Henderson/Smith/Wooten (Vital Tech Tones)
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Posted: October 31 2008 at 03:20 |
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Zep; 'Achilles Last Stand', 'Carousellambra'
Jeff Beck; 'Star Cycle'
Van Halen; 'Pleasure Dome'
Sting; 'I Burn For You', 'Fortress Around Your Heart'
Boston; 'Fourplay'
Sabbath; first four records
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Toaster Mantis
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Posted: October 31 2008 at 03:07 |
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In no particular order
Starship by MC5
Roisin Dubh by Thin Lizzy
Superjudge by Monster Magnet
Doctor, Please by Blue Cheer
Megalomania by Black Sabbath
The Ninth Wave by Manilla Road
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"The past is not some static being, it is not a previous present, nor a present that has passed away; the past has its own dynamic being which is constantly renewed and renewing." - Claire Colebrook
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Jozef
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Posted: October 30 2008 at 16:13 |
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Jimi Hendrix- "1983...(A Merman I Should Turn to Be)
Elton John- "Funeral for a Friend"
Jane's Addiction- "Three Days"
Led Zeppelin- "The Rain Song" or "Achilles Last Stand"
David Bowie- "The Width of a Circle"
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CPicard
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Posted: October 30 2008 at 14:21 |
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A lot of songs of Siouxsie & the Banshees have a vibration which prevents them to be seen as "mainstream". Not that I would quote any of their songs as "proggy", yet...
But I would talk about Ministry's "Where You At Now" (on the album Twitch), a twelve minutes track driven by an unstoppable rhythm and made of a three songs arranged in the only example of "progressive electro industrial" ever heard of. Moreover, you can hear a nice flute solo in this one.
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rogerthat
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Posted: October 30 2008 at 10:52 |
 b_olariu wrote:
Th legacy awesome piece , Testament - Souls of black - 1990
Season of change, simply amazing track, Stratovarius - Episode - 1996
Beyond the realm of death, a masterpiece song, Judas Priest - Stained class - 1978 |
Love "Beyond..." of course, but in terms of prog, I would have gone for Sinner. Very fascinating track with lots of twists and turns.
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jimidom
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Posted: October 30 2008 at 10:00 |
Easy Money wrote:
Strawberry Letter 22 by The Brothers Johnson. Most proggy top 40 hit in the states since Roundabout.
P.S. Concerning Elton John, when he first came out we pretty much considered him to be progressive rock, then some cheezy top 40 hits took care of that. |
I was always thought it was "Strawberry Letter 23", although they lyrics clearly say 22. I agree that it's kinda proggy in the middle section with the echoed guitars. As for Elton John being prog when he first came out, you just reminded me of another prog tune by Sir Elton, "Sixty Years On", which features a beautiful string arrangement by Paul Buckmaster.
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"The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side." - HST
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Easy Money
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Posted: October 30 2008 at 09:36 |
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Strawberry Letter 22 by The Brothers Johnson. Most proggy top 40 hit in the states since Roundabout.
P.S. Concerning Elton John, when he first came out we pretty much considered him to be progressive rock, then some cheezy top 40 hits took care of that.
Edited by Easy Money - October 30 2008 at 09:37
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b_olariu
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Posted: October 30 2008 at 09:36 |
Th legacy awesome piece , Testament - Souls of black - 1990
Season of change, simply amazing track, Stratovarius - Episode - 1996
Beyond the realm of death, a masterpiece song, Judas Priest - Stained class - 1978
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Posted: October 30 2008 at 09:19 |
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Most of The Raven and The Gospel According to the Meninblack by The Stranglers
Most of Remain in Light by Talking Heads
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jimidom
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Posted: October 30 2008 at 08:33 |
"Free Your Mind and Your Ass Will Follow" - Funkadelic (A little more spaced out than "Maggot Brain")
"1983/ Moon Turn the Tides....Gently Gently Away" - Jimi Hendrix Experience (Aside from "Machine Gun", I believe this is Hendrix's magnum opus)
"Funeral for a Friend/ Love Lies Bleeding" - Elton John (I agree with Logan.)
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"The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side." - HST
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Rocktopus
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Posted: October 30 2008 at 07:58 |
Black Juju Alice Cooper
Terrapin Station Grateful Dead
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Over land and under ashes
In the sunlight, see - it flashes
Find a fly and eat his eye
But don't believe in me
Don't believe in me
Don't believe in me
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rogerthat
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Posted: October 30 2008 at 07:33 |
Can't let a rare opportunity to fellate Scorpions pass me by  so my choice is Scorpions' Fly To The Rainbow (song).
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martinprog77
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Posted: October 30 2008 at 04:12 |
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the dream police by cheap trick
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Nothing can last
there are no second chances.
Never give a day away.
Always live for today.
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jammun
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Posted: October 29 2008 at 20:33 |
Two for sure:
East/West - Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Telegraph Road - Dire Straits
I'm guessing that I could probably dig up some Yardbirds or XTC songs that pretty much fit the bill as well.
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Logan
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Posted: October 29 2008 at 13:46 |
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Off the top of my head, some from artists that were turned down for the archives (and I won't vouch for all of these choices being Prog per se): "Maggot Brain" by Funkadelic; "Funeral For a Friend (Love Lies Bleeding)" by Elton John (definitely a Prog track in my book); "Eight Miles High" by the Byrds; "Passing the Time" and "Pressed Rat and Warthog" by Cream; "Wooden Ships" or "Guinevere" by CSN; "Are You Experienced" and "Machine Gun" by Jimi Hendrix.
Edited by Logan - October 29 2008 at 13:47
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omri
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Posted: October 29 2008 at 13:29 |
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David Bowie - Cygent comitee. This is a real epic.
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Anaon
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Posted: October 28 2008 at 14:15 |
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The Black Symphony by Black Symphony
No Quarter by Led Zeppelin
The Rain Song by Led Zeppelin
Child In Time by Deep Purple
Paranoid Android by Radiohead
Rime Of The Ancient Mariner by Iron Maiden
Victim Of Changes by Judas Priest
One by Metallica
Well, it's according to what I feel is progressive to my ears ;)
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ziggystardust360
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Posted: October 28 2008 at 08:17 |
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I liked Maggot Brain by Funkadelic and The Oath by KiSS.
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