Prog Rock for a Wedding

I'd second De Futura
I'm sure the crazed chanting and the the terrifying bass issued by Mr. Top would really be a hit
Seriously, though, I think Camel might work pretty well, or some PG solo, or some Gentle Giant (Reunion )
Even though it's not prog, you can't beat Van Morrison for music for a wedding, and your sister can't not love Van Morrison Go for Crazy Love, Into The Mystic, Sweet Thing, or Autumn Song
Try to avoid the KC (Trio might be nice though ), The Magma , and most of all, the Van Der Graaf Generator

Hello everyone

I for the first time here hope you accept me.

I hope you know that you can create an own musical site.
It very easily and interestingly. You can place the favourite songs (about wedding ).

I have small site about Santana and Queen (everyone can look and make better). By means of http://www.freewebtown.com I have inserted songs which can listen

Try also you !!      http://www.freewebtown.com

I wish all of good luck and good day

Led Zep's 'Stairway...', any Queen songs are always popular. As for Prog well you could try an slip in 'Us and Them', 'Another brick in the wall part II' (thats the one everyone knows), the Beatles but also put this one in 'Alive' by Circus Maximus a great prog-metal track thats all about love an feelings towards 'the one'. Ahh yeah plus how can you forget 'Show me the way to Amerillo'

Then pack the rest with the usual stuff like 90-2006 pop, 60's & 70's pop you know the stuff Sash, Lemar,Oasis, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, james 'makes my skin crawl' blunt, blah, blah  etc. 

avestin wrote: I had a band of teenager musicians play at my wedding - they played Pink Flloyd, Beatles, Hendrix, Doors, Led Zeppelin, Cream and other similar stuff.  It was great.       Oh, and BTW, this topic has come up: Your search for 'wedding' has found 5 results   Topics Topic Starter Replies Views Last Post Prog Rock for a wedding Aaron 19 150 April 19 2006 at 08:09 By coffeeintheface Prog band at your wedding 1 2 3 4 RaphaelT 61 820 January 03 2006 at 17:06 By Octamarium wedding prog 1 2 Bilek 25 351 September 30 2005 at 18:37 By DantesRing Prog songs for weddings? 1 2 DEzerov 34 483 August 31 2005 at 09:51 By floydaholic I went to a civil wedding On Sunday Swinton MCR 16 178 September 21 2004 at 17:07 By Peter Rideout

edit: what i meant to say was thank you

and to the rest of you, i do believe it is possible, i'll make up a list of songs soon, i think it can work

Aaron

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Dude.............."Bungle in the Jungle" by Tull!!!

I always thought that "A Habit Worth Forming" from Echolyn's As The World  would make a nice slow song.

To look a bit forward, why not Gentle Giant's On Reflection...

progadicto wrote: My girlfriend and I will need a ProgDJ to our wedding I'M NOT JOKING... We love prog and we really want to play our favourite songs during our wedding... Well, my suggestions: Maybe some songs of Porcupine Tree like Blackest Eyes

Hmm, doesn't seem like very good lyrical subject matter for a wedding mate. :)

they'll want something they can get drunk and dance to like "the birdie song". alternatively the beatles always go down very well, or "brown sugar"...!!!

coffeeintheface wrote: prog is not wedding music if you ask me

As much as prog is a part of my being, I have to agree. I've DJ'd too many times and have been to too many weddings. 

Arron, if you must play prog, get the bride's aproval for each song first. Remember, it's their day, not yours and not a day to try to convert some friends and family to prog music, as great as that would be to pull off.

Have a lot (I mean LOTS) of standard dancing tunes on standby because if what you're playing isn't bringing people on the dancefloor, you'll have to change gears fast. Dancing tunes doesn't have to mean the latest prefab diva's latest, I'm talking "Mony Mony", "La Bamba", "Dancing Queen" and "YMCA"... heck, throw in a polka for fun... but not all the way through unless the dancefloor stays full and do it only once near the end of the night. I know these will hurt to play these three chord songs (I'm cringing just thinking it) but the name of the game is to get as many people to have fun and dance to something they know. 

Prog can be beautiful, moving music that delivers the soul to another space and time but the sad fact is you got to play a familliar dance tune so that Aunt Ida will be inspired to grab cousin John's hand and boogie. Hate to sound like I'm raining on your parade, I'm just thinking about the bride, groom and a gathering of friends and family waiting for "one we know" while staring at an empty dance floor. (which I've seen too many times)

 

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