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The T 
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Posted: June 28 2007 at 13:56 |
Who? (not The who of course...)
I think The Beatles, as much as I don't like them as much as other people (  that sounded so gramatically awful), are some of the undisputed kings of melody....
Yes, this thread is about melody. Not about odd time signatures or incredible harmonies, but about that underrated element in music called melody.
What band do you think is capable of writing some of the best melodies in the rock world?
I don't think, by the way, that Messhugah would qualify for this thread... 
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Posted: June 28 2007 at 14:02 |
The Who!!!!!! (I'm probably only saying htis cause I went to see them at Wembley Arena last night  )
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MikeEnRegalia
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Posted: June 28 2007 at 14:02 |
Shadow Gallery come to my mind ... 
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Posted: June 28 2007 at 14:10 |
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I never thought about this, and it must be strange, but I don't look towards prog for melody and consider it fairly unassuming along those lines.
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Posted: June 28 2007 at 14:12 |
Gentle Giant
Barclay James Harvest
Steely Dan
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erik neuteboom
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Posted: June 28 2007 at 14:30 |
Camel, The Moody Blues, Supertramp, Marillion, IQ, Pendragon, Barclay James Harvest and also mid-Genesis (ATOTT and W&W), great melodic lines and (perhaps worth another thread The T  ) great harmonies  It will not be a surprise that abovementioned bands often appeal to female progheads who are more into melodics than complex music.
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Tormato
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Posted: June 28 2007 at 14:31 |
YES. There's nothing like the majesty and beauty of Howe's guitar and Wakeman's piano underlining Anderson's voice performing amazing melodies like "Turn of the Century", And you and I", "Onward", "To Be Over" -no Wakeman, I know- and so many more that absolutely make life worth living......some would say "soundtrack of our lives", but not me, that's corny. 
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aprusso
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Posted: June 28 2007 at 14:37 |
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The Beach Boys
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The Doctor
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I would say the best melodies come from Genesis. Also, Camel, the Moody Blues, BJH, sometimes Yes...to the poster above you forgot "Soon" from "Gates of Delirium" - probably Yes at their most melodic. Of the newer bands, I would say Rocket Scientists have some great melodies. I also found Karfagen's The Space Between Us and Sylvan's Presets to be full of gorgeous melodies.
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Melomaniac
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Posted: June 28 2007 at 14:53 |
Genesis - Gentle Giant - The Beach Boys - Porcupine Tree - The Beatles - Spooky Tooth, and a whole lot of others...
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"One likes to believe in the freedom of Music" - Neil Peart, The Spirit of Radio
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Posted: June 28 2007 at 15:00 |
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The best melodies came out of the late sixties. The Beach Boys and the Zombies come to mind, as well as the Kinks.
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Astrodomine
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Posted: June 28 2007 at 15:07 |
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I would say early King Crimson (In the court, cirkus, lizard) and Pink Floyd (Atom hearth mother, Echoes)
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Posted: June 28 2007 at 15:11 |
Opeth, Rush, Black Mages
Is this limited to just vocal melodies? Do catchy guitar solos count?
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Progger
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Posted: June 28 2007 at 15:11 |
1.YES [nOBODY ELSE COMES CLOSE]
2.NEAL MORSE
3.CAMEL
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Posted: June 28 2007 at 15:13 |
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Oh, and Eric Johnson's Cliffs of Dover is one of the most melodic instrumentals of all time.
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Posted: June 28 2007 at 15:21 |
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Nat king Cole,Sam Cooke.........in prog i think David Gilmour have a lot of melodic blues songs:Fat old sun,fearless.........
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Posted: June 28 2007 at 15:25 |
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Posted: June 28 2007 at 15:27 |
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for shear melody.... yes on the English side.. and PFM on the Italian side
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Posted: June 28 2007 at 15:40 |
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Camel first, followed closely by Genesis.
Also, I think Mostly Autumn, Marillion and IQ are top flight for melody.
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Posted: June 28 2007 at 15:42 |
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I usually prefer Yes to Genesis, but "Mad Man Moon" and "Star of Sirius" (on VOYAGE OF THE ACOLYTE) are far more beautiful melodies than anything in the Yes catalogue, except perhaps "soon".
Also great for melodies: Kevin Ayers and 10CC!
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Melody... who are the kings?
erik neuteboom wrote:
a certain female proghead I know would beg to differ with that Erik hahhaha.