The Prog Español Appreciation Society

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   [QUOTE=NotAProghead]There is also a good thread by Erik Neuteboom: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41724&KW=prog+Andaluz&PID=2635086#2635086[/QUOTE] 

In case you were curious (as I was), the first 3 or 4 pages (out of 10) of the thread contain some good recommendations and discussion.  The rest of the thread becomes unfocused and repetitive.

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Todd Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator RPI / Heavy Prog Team Joined: December 19 2007 Location: California Status: Offline Points: 3472	Posted: July 13 2011 at 17:35
	[QUOTE=NotAProghead]There is also a good thread by Erik Neuteboom: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41724&KW=prog+Andaluz&PID=2635086#2635086[/QUOTE] In case you were curious (as I was), the first 3 or 4 pages (out of 10) of the thread contain some good recommendations and discussion. The rest of the thread becomes unfocused and repetitive.
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Todd Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator RPI / Heavy Prog Team Joined: December 19 2007 Location: California Status: Offline Points: 3472	Posted: July 13 2011 at 16:52
	I think MEZQUITA is my favorite of the genre. Their album "Recuerdos de Mi Tierra" is a beautiful, dark masterpiece. Although I love TRIANA, and the Mezquita album certainly owes a lot to Triana, for me Mezquita is simply perfect!
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NotAProghead Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Errors & Omissions Team Joined: October 22 2005 Location: Russia Status: Offline Points: 8021	Posted: July 13 2011 at 15:16
	There is also a good thread by Erik Neuteboom: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41724&KW=prog+Andaluz&PID=2635086#2635086
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	I love Itoiz, and Ezekiel happens to be one of my fave folk albums! This is a cool idea for a thread - thanks Luca Yeah - almost forgot about Atila´s wonderful album Reviure. It just pushes all the right buttons for me - a great combination of symphonic and psychedelic spacerock
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toroddfuglesteg Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Retired Joined: March 04 2008 Location: Retirement Home Status: Offline Points: 3658	Posted: July 13 2011 at 14:30
	Check out the excellent, excellent band L' Herba d'Hamelí from the Catalan region (and include them in your map !!). Some of their titles is free downloads too from their homepage.

Todd Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator RPI / Heavy Prog Team Joined: December 19 2007 Location: California Status: Offline Points: 3472	Posted: July 13 2011 at 14:12
	Check out Hugues' old thread on Basque Folk Prog: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=33367
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Luca Pacchiarini Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: March 08 2009 Location: home Status: Offline Points: 530	Posted: July 12 2011 at 18:37
	Map of the main 70's bands in Spain (Work in Progress, name names and we'll add more, trying to find their location) URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/89/espanaprog.jpg/][/URL] Uploaded with ImageShack.us

Todd Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator RPI / Heavy Prog Team Joined: December 19 2007 Location: California Status: Offline Points: 3472	Posted: July 12 2011 at 18:25
	In talking to a vendor, I heard that the Spanish Prog titles are going out of print "at an alarming rate." So buy them while you can! By the way, great thread, Luca! I'll post my thoughts soon. Edited by Todd - July 12 2011 at 18:44
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Luca Pacchiarini Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: March 08 2009 Location: home Status: Offline Points: 530	Posted: July 12 2011 at 17:49
	...It's time to build another clubhouse for another "Appreciation Thread" which will rival the Italian one I'm going to inaugurate it by posting this excellent video Well, I'll start with my own experiences, which are so far limited to the 70's- early 80's So far, I've taken into consideration rough distintions in exploring the old spanish scene, dividing bands in different currents: (geography is also considered) Of course those divisons are necessary artificial and only loosely indicative of the wider spectrum. Of course I missed many great bands, II'm just including what I already have in my collection. El Rock Andaluz GRANADA Great band, my favourite. I even rate them higher than Triana because I think that here local folk and rock merge more harmoniously imho TRIANA A legendary group with a pretty unique sound nonetheless, "Abre La Puerta" and the whole Patio album is top material. Passionate vocals. GUADALQUIVIR I'd need further listening to judge IMAN CALIFATO INDEPENDIENTE same El Rock/Jazz Catalàn GOTIC Another favourite of mine, a band that impresses without trying, dreamy sound and relaxing atmosphere. The last two tracks of their album are monumental. ICEBERG Popular band, perhaps not of my taste but extremely competent and technically talented, I need to listen more of them. Basque Prog ITOIZ I have a sweet spot for them and for the Euskera, shame they got a bit too pop after three very good albums. ERROBI I can't appreciate this very much, perhaps the tracks are not very focused and tend to meander a little LISKER A pleasant but not exceptional band a là Jethro Tull with sparse vocals. Italian-Inspired bands CRACK Great band from Gijòn, long and excellent symphonic tracks, not so inspired ballads, but very poetic lyrics ("Oì al viento prometer, a los cardos un jardìn...") TARANTULA Can't remember much honestly. Can't stand the vocals though. CAI Could have placed it in Rock Andaluz but I really appreciate the italian influences here... particular voice, nice synth work BLOQUE... Northern Spain folk inspired bands ? I'm looking to discover bands of this kind, I remember reading in some sort of Prog Guide that there were some interesting Cantabric-Galician-Asturian groups with a rock/folk attitude, with traditional instruments etc... Can't remember the names, so perhaps someone might point me to those. And of course other bands that can't be placed in any current, like Fusioon, Eduardo Bort, Canarios, Granada... So, now tell me about YOUR views on what you already have! :) And of cousre this is also the place to ask informations and share videos about newer bands form Spain Edited by Luca Pacchiarini - July 12 2011 at 17:50