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Dreamer of Pictures View Drop Down

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Posted: June 18 2010 at 15:57

Happy the Man.

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Posted: June 18 2010 at 15:58

WalterDigsTunes wrote:

esky wrote:

SergiUriah wrote:

He´s Mexican, from Jalisco.

Carlos Santana was born in Tijuana.

Wrong. He was born in Jalisco and moved to Tijuana as a kid.

The original Santana band was a product of San Francisco Tongue

I don't know why Happy The Man didn't come to mind already. The first two albums released back in the '70's were masterful instrumental stuff, there's an excellent live album, and what appears to be their farewell release was rather good.

Edited by Slartibartfast - June 18 2010 at 16:02

Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...

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Posted: June 18 2010 at 16:02

Sounds like...

WalterDigsTunes wrote:

SergiUriah wrote:

He´s Mexican, from Jalisco.

Carlos is Mexican, but the Santana band formed in 'Frisco.

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Posted: June 18 2010 at 16:05

WalterDigsTunes wrote:

Sounds like...

WalterDigsTunes wrote:

SergiUriah wrote:

He´s Mexican, from Jalisco.

Carlos is Mexican, but the Santana band formed in 'Frisco.

You made the same point already, eh? I obviously haven't been following the thread too closely and haven't scrolled back far enough. Embarrassed

I'm thinking we now have too many nominees for a poll if someone wants to launch one.

Did I miss a mention of Phideaux yet? Then there's Oregon, The Residents...

Edited by Slartibartfast - June 18 2010 at 16:19

Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...

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Posted: June 18 2010 at 17:37

Slartibartfast wrote:

WalterDigsTunes wrote:

Sounds like...

WalterDigsTunes wrote:

SergiUriah wrote:

He´s Mexican, from Jalisco.

Carlos is Mexican, but the Santana band formed in 'Frisco.

You made the same point already, eh? I obviously haven't been following the thread too closely and haven't scrolled back far enough. Embarrassed

I'm thinking we now have too many nominees for a poll if someone wants to launch one.

Did I miss a mention of Phideaux yet? Then there's Oregon, The Residents...

I think The Residents can be consider an avant/art rock band, but not so much prog. By the way, i like very much The Residents.

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Posted: June 18 2010 at 17:38

Slartibartfast wrote:

WalterDigsTunes wrote:

Sounds like...

WalterDigsTunes wrote:

SergiUriah wrote:

He´s Mexican, from Jalisco.

Carlos is Mexican, but the Santana band formed in 'Frisco.

You made the same point already, eh? I obviously haven't been following the thread too closely and haven't scrolled back far enough. Embarrassed

I'm thinking we now have too many nominees for a poll if someone wants to launch one.

Did I miss a mention of Phideaux yet? Then there's Oregon, The Residents...

I dont know how to do a poll...

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Posted: June 18 2010 at 17:51

agree with Yezda Urfa Boris is amazing. American prog bands weren't that many around in the 70's Kansas were a prog band that appeared in the 70s and were very good but were mostly crossover band.

I like dream theater but i don't love them i find a great prog album has several genres coming into it throughout and dream theater albums tend too pick one style and stick too it the whole way through (especially Train of Thought and Awake) I find a whole DT album hard too listen too if im not in the right mood but if i am i can stick on Systematic Chaos or Metropolis Pt.2 and have a really good time.

and if we can count the rest of North America lets mention RUSH

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Posted: June 18 2010 at 18:00

Another mention for Kayo Dot here.

Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005

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Posted: June 18 2010 at 18:15

motW, fo' sho'

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Posted: June 19 2010 at 06:39

Rocktopus wrote:

I quoted Harmonium, and linked to McLuhan. Get their only album Anomaly first, then check out Probe 10 There is a Universe and C.A Quintet Trip Thru Hell. (both american, brassdriven, psychedelic protoprog).

There's plenty of it if you like jazz fusion.

To my ears C.A QUINTET were more "late 60's psychedelia" fused with 60's pop.

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Posted: June 19 2010 at 11:12

HippieTrippy wrote:

To my ears C.A QUINTET were more "late 60's psychedelia" fused with 60's pop.

Ty for the tips, i liked this Probe 10 sound!

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Posted: June 19 2010 at 12:20

From all time...? as a representative in prog history...?

Dream Theater and Kansas with no other contenders... now, what each one likes is different...

Zappa is in the third spot... I guess...

Change the program inside... Stay in silence is a crime.

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Posted: June 19 2010 at 12:30

Slartibartfast wrote:

WalterDigsTunes wrote:

Sounds like...

WalterDigsTunes wrote:

SergiUriah wrote:

He´s Mexican, from Jalisco.

Carlos is Mexican, but the Santana band formed in 'Frisco.

You made the same point already, eh? I obviously haven't been following the thread too closely and haven't scrolled back far enough. Embarrassed

I'm thinking we now have too many nominees for a poll if someone wants to launch one.

Did I miss a mention of Phideaux yet? Then there's Oregon, The Residents...

The Residents aren't from the U.S.; they're from outer space, man.

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Posted: June 19 2010 at 19:37

Must be one of 10 !!!!

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Posted: June 19 2010 at 19:39

<Just look at my avatar.

But aside from Kansas, you've also got Dream Theater, Spock's Beard, Glass Hammer, Echolyn, Enchant, Rocket Scientists, and Explosions in the Sky, to name a few.

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Posted: June 19 2010 at 19:47

Spock's Beard

I also love: Dream Theater, IZZ, Echolyn, Kansas

Please check out my Progressive Music Blog: The Leviathan.

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Posted: June 21 2010 at 12:10

Dream Theater

Zappa

kayo dot

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Posted: June 21 2010 at 12:36

HippieTrippy wrote:

To my ears C.A QUINTET were more "late 60's psychedelia" fused with 60's pop.

Sure. They are that too, and more. The nine and a half minute long instrumental opener Trip Thru Hell Part I (not on youtube) with many changes, the instrumentation, general weirdness and the whole concept makes them the dark side of Moody Blues or something. But I reccomended to the guy asking for more, because they're an american group, use a trumpet and made one fantastic album.

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Posted: June 21 2010 at 20:06

Most progressive: Happy The Man and The Muffins.

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Posted: June 22 2010 at 13:48

Yes, Sir! Check out his page on ProgArchives, his highly rated albums, especially "Secret Story," "Imaginary Day," "The Way Up," and his new one, "Orchestration," but even "New Chataqua," "As Falls Witchita, So Falls Witchita Falls," "First Circle," and "Beyond the Missouri Sky"--not to mention his numerous amazing live albums--are as all "progressive" as Steve Hackett, Al di Meola, John McLaughlin, or Jean-Lucy Ponty!

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