Neo Prog Suggestions Please

In the Genesis style, you have all the symphonic progressive scene : Locanda delle fate and almost the entire italian progressive scene, Anthony Philipps, earlier Steve Hackett, Camel (from 'Snowgoose' to 'Nude', then much neo-prog oriented albums from 'Dust and dreams' to 'A nod and a wink'), Yes, Gordon Giltrap ('The Peacock Party' features Ian Mosley on drums), Ambrosia (their two first albums), Chris Squire ('Fish out of water'), UK ('UK'). Sagrado Coraçao da terra is also a great brazilian symphonic prog band, with sublime violin and voices.

But if you want to know more groups in the vein of Marillion, listen to Collage ('Moonshine'), Aufklärung ('de'la' tempesta... l'oscuro piacere'), Saga (all their discography from 1978 until 1985), Clepsydra ('Alone'), Pallas ('The sentinel') and even Eric Johnson and the only Steve Morse solo album ('High tension wires'). Rush recorded also albums close to the neo-prog genre (from 'Signals' to 'Counterparts', with a special mention to 'Power windows').

I hope my recommendations will help you.

I would definitely try out Flower Kings if youre a fan of
Genesis, like me, they have the same approach to music I think, but
with more jazz and sometimes very close to the Canterbury sound.
Glass Hammer is another good try I think. And of course, all the
other suggestions by others here, I agree completely, Chandelier and
Clepsydra is great. Good luck in building your collection

I really like Jadis, although I'd only purchased "Fanatic".

Thank you very much everyone !

This is why I love this site : Its a whole bunch of helpful people who want to discover Prog they don't know, and are willing to advise others on the Prog they do know.

I have written down every single suggestion and I will try to find and download the MP3s to see If I enjoy them enough to buy the CDs .

I have  Collage "SAFE" but not ('Moonshine') ?,I have Clepsydra "Fears" but not ('Alone') I have Pallas the Cross & the Crucible but not  "The Sentinel".

I have :   Aufklärung, RUSH, SAGA,Flower Kings, ,Arena "The Visitor" ,IQ "7th   House" , Satellite "A Street Between Sunrise And Sunset"

The following others I don't know but will explore: Chandelier,  Jadis ,  Eloy, Glass Hammer,  Iluvatar "Children" ,   Carptree "Superhero",   High Wheel"There,    Cast "Al-Bandaluz,   Galleon "From Land To Ocean",    "ICU "Now and here"  

If you have any other suggestions in a Genesis style please let me know.

 aztech

Hello there,

you should really try the first album of Shadow Gallery...which doesn't has a name  but in progarchives is being refered as "Shadow Gallery" (i don't want to cririsize the site and i got this album named as "Shadow Gallery" in my computer too)

If you're searching for mp3s its tracks are the following

1. Dance of Fools 2.Darktown 3.Mystified 4.Question At Hand 5. Final Hour 6.Say Goodbye to the Morning 7. Queen of The City of Ice (a 17-minute masterpiece!).

 

Vegates Diddy and welcome aboard. You'll like it here, its a great prog site !

I agree with you ,I did listen to 2 GlassHammer CDs, and it's definetiley is in the YES style. I did enjoy it, even if I prefer the Genesis style.I'll probably buy some of their albums.

Thanks but,I have the main Flower King albums already .

I can't say I liked Chandelier -Pure- that much because it sounded more like Synth Pop Rock that varies a little bit like prog.

Like I said before, I'll take any suggestions close to the Genesis style ie :lots of great keyboard solos and textures ,Gabriel like voices,flutes,hackette type guitars & acoustic guitars...

aztech

You can download songs from VdGG from the website. I love those mp3's and I'm going to buy an album soon!  Great saxophone-player!

I must confess I don't know VDGG, heck I just recently found out about Camel and I 'm not that young ! But I will check it out .

So far what I 've enjoyed the most in the Neo Prog genre are :

2 first IQ albums,

Il Trono dei Ricordi,

Grand Stand,

Tresspass

and I just recently discovered Cast which I think I will very much enjoy.

If anyone can suggest other groups along those lines I still have a credit of about 100 CDs to buy ...           Thanks

 

 

Dando: I wish they would be Canadian Government free CD credits

but alas no, they are a Prog CD store $ credits because it was paid in advance.

So I go in every couple of weeks to the Prog store and tell the owner what do you have that might interest me, then I just sit down listen to a whole bunch of stuff with the head phones and have a real good time.Thats why I asked you guys for help I have over 100 CDs to choose, from a very vast selection of prog ! so keep those suggestions coming.