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landberkdoten wrote: [QUOTE=Marcelo]I don't know if you have the chance to pick up some Italian prog album, Justin, but if you can try MUSEO ROSENBACH's Zarathustra or LE ORME's Felona e Sorona. Superb music!

Justin! Man, you gotta listen to Marcelo... I also think that in order for you to get started on prog rock, you gotta get yourself into Italian prog. If I may make a humble suggestion here, I’d recommend you also get these 3 albums:

 

Premiata Forneria Marconi – “Per un amico”

Banco del Mutuo Soccorso – “Di Terra”

Il Balleto Di Bronzo – “YS”

 

Also, if you want to read a lil’ bit more ‘bout LE ORME, log on to my review on the site according to the album “Felona e Sorona” (also check some other reviews upon Italian bands such as FINISTERRE – In Ogni Luogo, TALE CUE – Voices Beyond My Courtain and BMS – “Io Sono Nato Libero”)

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So, listen to Biglietto per l'Inferno, two fantastic keyboard wizards,great hard guitars, wild Italian voice & lyrics....

Catchy keyboards ? Try Rudess obviously (his collaboration with Morgenstein on the RUDESS-MORGENSTEIN PROJECT is really mind-blowing). Check out also NATHAN MAHL, a fusion band that features current Camel's keyboardist : Guy Leblanc. HAPPY THE MAN is also keyboard-oriented. And I suppose you already have it, but UK is also a good choice. In the style of UK, you can also put an ear to FM's "Black noise". And don't forget Camel's "Dust and dreams".

Marcelo wrote: I don't know if you have the chance to pick up some Italian prog album, Justin, but if you can try MUSEO ROSENBACH's Zarathustra or LE ORME's Felona e Sorona. Superb music!

Justin! Man, you gotta listen to Marcelo... I also think that in order for you to get started on prog rock, you gotta get yourself into Italian prog. If I may make a humble suggestion here, I’d recommend you also get these 3 albums:

 

Premiata Forneria Marconi – “Per un amico”

Banco del Mutuo Soccorso – “Di Terra”

Il Balleto Di Bronzo – “YS”

 

Also, if you want to read a lil’ bit more ‘bout LE ORME, log on to my review on the site according to the album “Felona e Sorona” (also check some other reviews upon Italian bands such as FINISTERRE – In Ogni Luogo, TALE CUE – Voices Beyond My Courtain and BMS – “Io Sono Nato Libero”)

The first thing that comes to my mind is Californian Erik Norlander, either as a soloist or with Rocket Scientists

Ciao

Here's a band called Syzygy, very keyboard heavy.

Make sure to download the song "M.O.T.H." (Master of the House) It's great.

http://www.syzygymusic.com/Clips.asp

GLASS HAMMER -all things to all men! Check out their latest album 'Shadowlands' or the DVD 'Lex Live'.

Have you tried Arena? Very melodic, loads of great keybaords from Clive Nolan, plus first class guitar by John Mitchell.

try "a night with john petrucci and jordan rudess" after what bityear said, great choice

Derek Sherinian - Black Utopia, the ex-alice cooper ex-dream theatre great keyboardist made this album along with ozzy osbourne's guitarist Zakk wylde and had Yngwie malmsteen and Al Dimeola to play for him some tracks too !!! a great great album  state of the art progressive rock

Vitalij Kuprij - High Definition, the -also- great keyboardist got Greg Howe playing guitars for him too

that's recent Spock's Beard, if you haven't heard them already! Try "V" or "Snow", great albums.
I guess you've already heard ELP, but if not...Liquid Tension and perhaps Jordan Rudess' solo works should also be of your interest, as well as Transatlantic.

Good luck, and, welcome to the board!!