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Modrigue 
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Posted: August 08 2016 at 03:00 |
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I'm not really a neo-progressive fan, but there are some albums I enjoy.
Which is your favorite classic neo-prog band?
My personal ranking:
Twelfth Night (until 1983)
Marillion (Fish-era)
IQ (my faves are Frequency and Ever)
Pendragon (only The Jewel)
Pallas
With their mixture of symphonic / space rock with punk / new-wave, I find Twelfth Night more creative and original than the other ones, and finally, more worthy of the "neo-progressive" denomination. Even if you deeply hate the "neo-prog" genre, please give "Live at the Target" or "Fact and Fiction" a listen.
Is there other neo-prog bands as creative you would advice me to try? Don't hesitate to post a recommendation.
I'm not really fond of Arena, but I truly enjoy Legend, however they're a bit particular...
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Posted: August 08 2016 at 05:44 |
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From this list, Pendragon.
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Posted: August 08 2016 at 06:12 |
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It Bites.
I can tolerate some Marillion and IQ.
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Posted: August 08 2016 at 06:23 |
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Pendragon
I.Q.
Twelfth Night
Marillion
........never liked Pallas.
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Posted: August 08 2016 at 06:32 |
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IQ if not exclusively for their brilliant debut. Marillion always sounded too plastic to me and the 80's works by the others never seemed overly enticing to my tastes.
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Posted: August 08 2016 at 06:38 |
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Fish-era Marillion
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Posted: August 08 2016 at 07:05 |
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I've been a big fan of IQ since the very beginning so they get my vote.
These days I prefer Hogarth-era Marillion to the Fish era by an ever-increasing distance.
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Posted: August 08 2016 at 09:09 |
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I only like IQ and Pallas, went with Pallas as they had no votes.
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Posted: August 08 2016 at 09:43 |
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This list is garbage, Abel Ganz all the way.
Edited by Hrychu - August 08 2016 at 09:44
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Posted: August 08 2016 at 10:32 |
1 IQ Apart from the 2 albums with Paul Menel (which are still pretty good), all their albums are pretty much masterpieces. Just behind Camel in my list of favourite prog bands. 2 Marillion All the Fish era albums are excellent, Fugazi being the pick, but they peaked with Season's End. I like both vocalists equally. 3 Pendragon The trilogy of Not of This World, The Masquerade Overture and The Window of Life is astonishing. Not so keen on their more recent stuff, though. 4 Pallas Good but not in the same league as the top 3. 5 Twelfth Night Pretty good but not in the same league as the top 3.
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Posted: August 08 2016 at 10:38 |
I really dig Fish era Marillion and IQ's first two albums, as well as Frequency, but lately I've been getting back into Twelfth Night with a vengeance. There's just something about that post punk vibe that genuinely resonates with me. Also the reason why I prefer the two first IQ albums to anything that came after.
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Posted: August 08 2016 at 13:28 |
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Pendragon, but none of the bands are in my top 20
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Posted: August 08 2016 at 14:37 |
Some of these bands constituted my first exposure to "prog" as a teenager in the eighties. Can't say I have listened to any of them much at all in the last couple of decades, but I'll always retain a soft spot for The Wake, the first progressive album to utterly blow my mind. So IQ it is.
Honourable mention for Pendragon, whose Fly High, Fall Far EP was the first prog vinyl I bought. But nothing subsequent to that seemed to kindle the same spark.
Edited by Mascodagama - August 08 2016 at 14:39
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Posted: August 08 2016 at 15:07 |
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IQ
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Posted: August 08 2016 at 15:10 |
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Marillion and Marillion. In that order.
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Posted: August 08 2016 at 15:18 |
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No surprise that I vote for Marillion, a band who, above all other bands, have provided me with so much pleasure. I also think that Hogarth is a genius, and this from someone who saw the band with Fish before most had heard of them.
IQ and Pendragon are awe inspiring, and I feel that both have gotten better over the years, with their latter day output simply breaking all creative highs of the so called height of neo.
Pallas and Twelfth Night have both had their moments, but, in comparison, to the above three, are not in the same league.
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Posted: August 08 2016 at 16:52 |
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Marillion
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Posted: August 08 2016 at 17:17 |
I give the edge to IQ above Marillion for their first two albums. Some interesting albums from Neo-prog bands have emerged during the last years. To mention a few: Magenta - The 27 Club Abel Ganz - s/t Nine Stones Close - Leaves (not exactly Neo-Prog, rather dark and heavy, but one of the best releases of this year imho)
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Posted: August 08 2016 at 17:19 |
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Marillion-IQ-Pallas-Pendragon-Twelfth Night in that order for me.
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Posted: August 08 2016 at 18:11 |
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I'm not a neo-prog fan , but between the bands in this poll my favorite is PALLAS and IQ !!!
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