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I'm getting those two groups, Tomorrow and Yes-before-they-settled-on-that-name, confused with each other again. Thanks for the correction.
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Points: 20616 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 30 2015 at 13:59
The Flaming Lips who went from noise rock to alt rock to psych pop to Popol Vuh like kraut rock on their last four albums.
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Points: 20637 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 30 2015 at 17:27
Originally posted by NutterAlert NutterAlert wrote:

FFS - Simon Dupree
 
 
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Points: 20637 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 30 2015 at 17:29
Originally posted by Guldbamsen Guldbamsen wrote:

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I see folks mentioning The Beatles, The Beach Boys and Toto - none of which made a prog rock album in their respective carriersConfused Alright The Beatles helped pave the way for the genre to unfold - as did The Beach Boys, but being forward-thing and/or experimental doesn't equate prog imo. 


 
I'm glad you pointed that out.....so I didn't have to.
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Points: 20637 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 30 2015 at 17:31
Originally posted by Toaster Mantis Toaster Mantis wrote:

I'm getting those two groups, Tomorrow and Yes-before-they-settled-on-that-name, confused with each other again. Thanks for the correction.
 
Squire came from the Syn...who did pop psych stuff (during the time Tomorrow were recording)........and the band reformed recently and released an album and as a side note one of my friends did the new album art work.
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Points: 20616 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 30 2015 at 18:46
Originally posted by Toaster Mantis Toaster Mantis wrote:

I'm getting those two groups, Tomorrow and Yes-before-they-settled-on-that-name, confused with each other again. Thanks for the correction.
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Manfred Mann (Earth Band), from "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" to "Blinded by the Light" and beyond.
 
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Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Originally posted by NutterAlert NutterAlert wrote:

FFS - Simon Dupree


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I wouldn't describe "Kite" as bubble-gum pop though.

 
Yeah you're right. Just listened to it again, not bubblegum, good pop song.
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Perhaps XTC?, I consider them prog (at least The Dukes of Stratosphear)
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Points: 29630 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 05 2015 at 05:53
I saw Toto mentioned.  I was totally surprised by the soundtrack they did for Dune.
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Originally posted by dwill123 dwill123 wrote:

Manfred Mann (Earth Band), from "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" to "Blinded by the Light" and beyond.
 
Good call, although strictly speaking they're two different bands.
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Originally posted by Progmind Progmind wrote:

Perhaps XTC?, I consider them prog (at least The Dukes of Stratosphear)


They certainly progressed from their early "punky" stuff but I'd never describe them as prog. Even The Dukes are a pastiche of early Floyd stuff so it's debatable whether that would be classified as prog either (great album though).
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Points: 8977 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 05 2015 at 22:19
Moody Blues are an obvious example, being an R&B oriented pop band in the early to mid 1960s before going full blown, albeit crossover, prog in 1967.
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Originally posted by Meltdowner Meltdowner wrote:

Genesis. They went Pop again some years later Tongue
Clap Don't forget Genesis first album is a POP album and their second album is PROG.
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Points: 2619 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 06 2015 at 06:13
Originally posted by dwill123 dwill123 wrote:

Manfred Mann (Earth Band), from "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" to "Blinded by the Light" and beyond.

100% Agree
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Points: 10262 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 06 2015 at 06:26
Originally posted by O666 O666 wrote:

Originally posted by Meltdowner Meltdowner wrote:

Genesis. They went Pop again some years later Tongue
Clap Don't forget Genesis first album is a POP album and their second album is PROG.
I know, that's what I meant by "went Pop again" Smile
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Points: 1399 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 06 2015 at 06:41
Robert Wyatt represents an interesting case - the tension between his pop instincts and the direction of the Soft Machine lead eventually to his expulsion - Soft Machine went from pop to prog in a short space of time - by 'Third' the pop influence was left behind and Wyatt was left to record the majestic The Moon in June more or less on his own.  By Fourth, Wyatt had been gagged and left shortly after.
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Points: 15926 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 06 2015 at 06:59
The members of the band Japan branched out into the world of Progressive music, even reforming in the 90's, re-naming themselves Rain Tree Crow. I haven't heard that album, but it's alledgedly more 'Prog' than Japan.
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Points: 14270 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 06 2015 at 07:12
David Gilmour. Jokers Wild were pop enough and the last Gilmour's release....I have no words, really disappointing. 
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Originally posted by Tom Ozric Tom Ozric wrote:

The members of the band Japan branched out into the world of Progressive music, even reforming in the 90's, re-naming themselves Rain Tree Crow. I haven't heard that album, but it's alledgedly more 'Prog' than Japan.

good one.  I was thinking about Japan but I don't know them well enough.  Certainly David Sylvian's solo work is more prog than Japan.  His "Secrets of the Beehive" would be on my top 20 all time favorite album list.  
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