Most progressive of the 90's?

Of course The Mighty Dream Theater. I would agree Cynic's focus is mind blowing. I would also have to say Opeth due to their two albums right before the turn of the century. My Arms Your Hearse and their best STILL LIFE!!!!!

I wasn't listening to much music in the 90s but Happy Family seems to me to be a very progressive band in terms of  style.  In terms of musical progress though, I would put The Mars Volta on my list, as well as Meshuggah.

That "Queer Youth" thing is a bit revisionist.  I'm pretty sure Stereolab
never had a gay member, nor did they address the topic in any one of their
12 or so studio albums.

Here is another prog contender for them:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTPeq46FRzA&feature=related

this is a pretty progressive album of the 90s (by a 80s band)

If you're going to go Stereolab, this:




Edited by Slartibartfast - October 15 2011 at 10:20

harmonium.ro wrote: ^ Why would that be the most progressive thing of the '90s?

^ Why would that be the most progressive thing of the '90s?

I heard someone say this song by Stereolab reminds them of ELP, I think it's the drumming
which sounds a bit like Palmer. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy2IiCiJo9I

BrufordFreak wrote: So, it's settled then: The most progressive music of the 90s was coming from Cynic, Radiohead, Sterolab, Tortoise, Neurosis, Prodigy, with honorable mentions to Dream Theater, Sigur Ros, and the Cardiacs. Right?

Wrong!  Djam Karet.


Edited by Slartibartfast - October 15 2011 at 10:20

I didn't say you would find anyone similar with Radiohead in the end product; like I said above, everything they use they make it sound like Radiohead and Radiohead only. But the elements were there: emphasis on rhythm, usually with lots of percussives, electronica, bits of jazz, a certain kind of loose songwriting and playing with the themes, a certain kind of sound textures, peculiar singing... That's what I meant by "recycling".

Here's some stuff:





^ typical Radiohead instrumental sound in both, they could have been on most Radiohead albums since Kid A



^ tone down the bass, change the singer with Thom Yorke and this almost could have been on King Of Limbs



^ in this case even the singing fits with the Radiohead style (despite the voice not being perfectly similar)









^ this one screams of Kid A





^ add a steady rhythm guitar to this and you got yourself a bonus track for In Rainbows


I would say that at least Kid A and King Of Limbs were heavily influenced by this scene, to which King Of Limbs is almost a tribute (and a great one at it).


Edited by harmonium.ro - October 11 2011 at 22:46