My lesser known and unknown new prog bands thread

erik neuteboom wrote:                  So Paul, this Thursday I will enjoy a Heavy Prog band, sounds like the                   good old days of Deep Purple, Atomic Rooster and Uriah Heep

Another Dutch post sorry...Last sunday i was at a rehearsal of new Dutch progband 5 Bridges.Antennas already knew the bassplayer of the band and finally convinced me to
come along. I'm always somewhat skeptical if someone tells me he/she's playing in a band but these guys are way beyond amateurism. They played  some  2 hours of their own repertoire which is characterized by a thick symphonic sound somewhere between Genesis (Vocals) and Yes (instrumental playing).

Then we were served a mix of Genesis and Yes songs ( the latter much to the dismay of the vocalist  who wondered how on earth  it was possible for someone to sing that high). Afterwards i talked for a while with the Keyboard player (Luke d'Araceno maybe well known to some of you as a reviewer on  Gnosis)  who explained the difference between the various keyboards for me, not  only did he tell me which board he'd use for Rick Wakeman's  Handel improvs from Excerpts, he also immediately played them, marvellous.

The afternoon was concluded with listening to some new ideas from the guitar player which were subsequently discussed by the other members of the band.

I really enjoyed myself that afternoon i hope (and expect) they'll hit the stages in the Netherlands soon. I'll be there for sure.

Yes, many Dutch progheads here,nice to see that there are some more proggier countries than mine,  only Dutch posts on this page... until now.

Yeah, we Dutch rule.....

Edited by glass house - December 11 2007 at 17:18

Well Angelo, I often disagree with the teams about the categories so I have stopped to discuss this with them in order to keep my motivation and avoid mounting frustrations But I am curious to Dial because of your post, Heavy Prog and Prog Metal really differ. I have met Martien Koolen during the Background Magazine Annual Parties (prog and beer ) but I don't know Liselotte. By the way, it remarkable how many female singers Prog Metal and Gothic deliver!

Indeed, Riverside their sound is a blend of several styles, more than just Prog Metal. My problem with the category Prog Metal is that I know lots of progheads who don't like Prog Metal but they love Riverside so if you don't like Prog Metal and you avoid everything in the categroy Prog Metal, you miss Riverside

Edited by erik neuteboom - December 11 2007 at 05:45

Well Prog-jester, to me Riverside doesn't sound as Prog Metal but indeed, some heavy material to close my eyes and bang my head

Dutch Tony, everything allright with me, I have survived my nightshift (3 nights ) and I am looking forward to the Riverside concert in De Boerderij this Thursday  At this moment I am writing about The Tubes for my 'Interesting Non PA Bands thread'. I have seen The Tubes in 1979 and I am still excited when I think about that mindblowing concert (support act were The Nits featuring RJ Stips, ex-Supersister).

Edited by erik neuteboom - December 10 2007 at 16:13

He gosah!