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serbring82 
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Posted: May 14 2016 at 03:54 |
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Hi all, I'm a big fan of progressive rock and metal and there are many
great contemporary bands, such as riversided, haken, earthside (very
promising band), etc and I'm wondering which one will be in our memories
or will make the future progressive rock/metal history like Dream
Theater did in '90s?
Thanks
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Posted: May 14 2016 at 04:44 |
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I think Mastodon will be a trancendent band to influence and make there spot in history
Edited by Icarium - May 14 2016 at 04:46
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Posted: May 14 2016 at 05:25 |
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Ulver (I hope)
Phideaux
Orphaned Land
Canvas Solaris
Maybe Legend (if their further albums have the quality of "Spirit")
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Posted: May 14 2016 at 05:29 |
^^ No, man, not Mastodon - too, well, 'regular' I think. I do appreciate them, have a few LP's of theirs, but all 3 star for me. Give me Meshuggah any day......... There are so many new Prog bands cropping up these days, each impressive enough to make some form of impact. Any band that makes the long-term history books is one that's prolific, popular and gains immense respect. I'm tipping Steven Wilson and Porcupine Tree, perhaps Spock's Beard or The Flower Kings. Riverside maybe. Dream Theater and Transatlantic being runners-up. .......f**k I hate being ninja'd.......  (sorry Modrique.... cool Hawkwind reviews lately buddy  )
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serbring82
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Posted: May 14 2016 at 05:36 |
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none mentioned Haken. i'm surprised.
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Posted: May 14 2016 at 05:46 |
^Because you already mentioned it  Not entirely progressive, but I really enjoy the recent psychedelic band Temples and their album "Sun Structures" and the long soundscapes of the ambient epic black metal band Summoning (Listen to "Old Morning Dawn"), truly unique. Oh, I almost forgot the highly influential Godspeed You! Black Emperor. Maserati is not bad either
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Posted: May 14 2016 at 06:14 |
This thread seems more like a 'name your favourite modern prog band' to me  Prog bands, in general, are not the best at leaving their mark on history. What we used to think of as big bands are today merely footnotes in old librarians collections.
I don't think any of the mentioned bands will be remembered by history (apart from Godspeed). That doesn't mean we shouldn't enjoy them right now. Merely an observation. Steven Wilson may have a shot imo...Radiohead too if one considers them prog (I don't).
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Posted: May 14 2016 at 06:23 |
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^ Radiohead - nice one David. I'm not fully sold on them being PROG either, though they are influential, unique and genuine, (and damn it, enjoyable..............)
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Posted: May 14 2016 at 06:44 |
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I like a couple of their songs but I have a hard time with Yorke's whining vocals.
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Posted: May 14 2016 at 06:45 |
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I must admit that I haven't heard nothing better for years than the last album of Bowie.
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Posted: May 14 2016 at 06:51 |
I don't really think many (any?) of the above mention specific bands will be remembered in the same leagues as the originators, instead rather the particular musicians involved in them will be. Steven Wilson absolutely will be - not just for one of the higher profile modern prog bands - Porcupine Tree - and his well-received solo works, but for the status his name brings to all those classic-prog album reissues - ie `The Steven Wilson mixes' of those classic discs by Yes, Gentle Giant, King Crimson, Jethro Tull, Caravan, etc. I guarantee, there's a ton of fans of those groups that couldn't give a toss about Ptree or Wilson's own music, but they know the guy is a go-to fella for superior production, etc. I honestly don't believe acts such as Transatlantic, Spock's Beard, Riverside, Haken, etc (as much I love and enjoy their music just fine) will ever have a hope of being placed alongside the `big ones' of prog. But...I do think the likes of Neal Morse, Clive Nolan, Roine Stolt, Tomas Bodin, Mariusz Duda, etc THEMSELVES will be considered important and influential musicians of the current wave of prog music (even though I know some of them are hardly young fellas anymore!). Hope that ramble kind of makes sense?! 
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Posted: May 14 2016 at 06:53 |
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Posted: May 14 2016 at 07:05 |
I guess it boils down to two things in the end:
a) X band gets so big that history naturally spreads it's legs. b) X band reinvents the wheel and adds to the genre something unequivocally new and unique.
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Posted: May 14 2016 at 07:12 |
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I probably should have added Fabio Zuffanti of the current Italian prog scene, who has a massive status in prog circles for both his own projects, the acts that appear on his label and his knowledge of both the well-known classics and obscure groups of the classic era. Definitely a modern prog notable.
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Posted: May 14 2016 at 08:18 |
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Nick Beggs will be one that will be respected for centuries....
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Posted: May 14 2016 at 13:27 |
Hard to say, hard to tell.
I'm not sure that any recent band is original enough or has gotten enough attention to go deep into history.
Ones I would like to see do so are:
Jack O' the Clock Godspeed You! Black Emporer Miriodor
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Posted: May 14 2016 at 20:31 |
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Battles are cool. To become a classic they need to become more multi-faceted over time, though.
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Posted: May 14 2016 at 20:46 |
 Guldbamsen wrote:
I guess it boils down to two things in the end:
a) X band gets so big that history naturally spreads it's legs. b) X band reinvents the wheel and adds to the genre something unequivocally new and unique. |
a? Are you saying if X band goes to the buffet religiously that it will get fat and only has to spread its legs?
b! this is the true meaning of innovation but these days not enough to get instantly recognized. I think that bands well buried in history will be resurrected and put in a new perspective as well as those lurking about now. i can think of quite a few totally original contemporary bands that are utterly disregarded in the now zone
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Posted: May 14 2016 at 21:16 |
None. Music is now too diffuse and segmented, and prog too much of a niche to matter over time. In 20 years, none will be mentioned - except, of course, for the few old farts still posting on this forum.
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Posted: May 14 2016 at 21:23 |
Lewian wrote:
Battles are cool. To become a classic they need to become more multi-faceted over time, though. |
Good call-- and yes they require improvement if they're to fulfill their destiny though I don't know if more facets is what they need as much as more focus. But nice to see a few here appreciate them (especially La di da di ).
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