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    Posted: September 26 2016 at 06:23
I would like some people to tell me what are some good Neo Prog Bands. I like Marillion, what are some other bands like Marillion? Also tell me what your favorite Neo Prog bands are?
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I think you should have a look at the original NWOBPR (New Wave of British Progressive Rock) bands.
 
So:
IQ
Twelfth Night
Pallas
Pendragon
Solstice
 
and maybe
Galahad
Arena
 


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IQ, Magenta, Galleon, and early Arena are my favorites. Of these, IQ, Galleon, and early Arena are comparable with Marillion, more so from the Fish era than the Hogarth era.
 
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A wonderful by fairly unknown Neo band was Sweden's Twin Age.

http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=340

Their first two albums `Month of the Year' and especially the follow-up `Lialim High' are absolutely superb, I'm the proud owner of both CD's. The vocalist was a bit of a chore sometimes, but they were terrific musicians, and I honestly believe that some of their arrangements were easily the equal of I.Q, Marillion, Pendragon, etc.



More Neo fans need to look into them!
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My favorite Neo Prog albums come from:
Nine Stones Close. 
Mystery. 
Lifesigns. 
Airbag.
Satellite.
Knight Area.
Sanhedrin.
Magenta.
Steven Wilson's solo stuff.
Drew Fisher
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Neoprog has come a long way.
A lot of bands that are considered Neoprog sound nothing like Marillion, IQ, Pendragon, Pallas, Janis or Twelfth Night.
 
I used to be a gigantic Neoprog lover and had a very huge collection, also including: Casino, Threshold, Shadowland, Enchant, RPWL, Sylvan etc.
 
Two bands that are not really neoprog but are great examples of eighties progrock are Saga and It Bites.
Especially Saga was a band that filled the gap between 1977 and 1982 when progrock was considerered a lost cause.
They had the whole synth/guitar interaction that neoprog so thankfully used in their music.
 
If you like newer Marillion albums, I think that other depressing music like Anathema, Steven Wilson, Radiohead etc. would be good examples.

The older more progressive Marillion can better be compared to IQ, Pendragon, Pallas, Janis, Twelfth Night.


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Oh and Poland has a thriving neoprog scene.
 
I don't like Riverside, but they are very popular.
Then there is: BelIeve, Millenium, Moonrise, Satellite, Collage and Quidam (wich sounds more like Camel).
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With Marillion, Twelfth Night and Legend are my fave neo-prog bands
My compositions
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Simple idea: on the front page of this web site click on the "Neo-Prog" under the Prog Sub-Geners and listen to the top 20 albums first, you are in for a treat! IQ's album "The Road of Bones" is #1 of all times for a reason!
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Originally posted by mbzr48 mbzr48 wrote:

Simple idea: on the front page of this web site click on the "Neo-Prog" under the Prog Sub-Geners and listen to the top 20 albums first, you are in for a treat! IQ's album "The Road of Bones" is #1 of all times for a reason!

Lol I did not think of that. Now i look like an idiot wasting everyone's time. THanks for all the feedback everyone. I'm new to the Prog forums.
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I don't think it's idiotic. It's a good thing to interact.
And people always enjoy making lists.
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Originally posted by Kingsnake Kingsnake wrote:

Neoprog has come a long way.
A lot of bands that are considered Neoprog sound nothing like Marillion, IQ, Pendragon, Pallas, Janis or Twelfth Night.
 
I used to be a gigantic Neoprog lover and had a very huge collection, also including: Casino, Threshold, Shadowland, Enchant, RPWL, Sylvan etc.
 
Two bands that are not really neoprog but are great examples of eighties progrock are Saga and It Bites.
Especially Saga was a band that filled the gap between 1977 and 1982 when progrock was considerered a lost cause.
They had the whole synth/guitar interaction that neoprog so thankfully used in their music.
 
If you like newer Marillion albums, I think that other depressing music like Anathema, Steven Wilson, Radiohead etc. would be good examples.

The older more progressive Marillion can better be compared to IQ, Pendragon, Pallas, Janis, Twelfth Night.

it's not called Janis, but Jadis.
Some of the bands you mention are not neo-prog - RPWL, Threshold, Enchant.
Why suggest Anatema, Wilson and Radiohead on a neo-prog thread? Hogarth mumbled at some point a la Yorke, he likes the guy/Radiohead (there is a live version of the song Fake Plastic Trees), but other than that, the two bands don't have much in common.

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Comedy of Errors has 3 excellent albums, and if you add Grand Tour, make it 4.
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Originally posted by javajeff javajeff wrote:

Comedy of Errors has 3 excellent albums, and if you add Grand Tour, make it 4.

100% AGREE. 
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I add some of my fave Neo prog bands here :

Sylvan
Mindgames
Edison's Children
Millenium
Lazuli
Credo
Balloon Astronomy (I love this soooooooooooo much) 
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http://www.brassee.com/prog-art-rock.html#monolith

I esp enjoy the song The Show: it has a feel of graceful endurance and I felt it like like Talk Talk invites Holdsworth and as voices, Levin/Belew (yes a voice that recalls so much Belew ! After I'd been amazed at how Piet Roelofsen (also a dutch singer) sounded similar to Peter Gabriel).


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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Kingsnake Kingsnake wrote:

Neoprog has come a long way.
A lot of bands that are considered Neoprog sound nothing like Marillion, IQ, Pendragon, Pallas, Janis or Twelfth Night.
 
I used to be a gigantic Neoprog lover and had a very huge collection, also including: Casino, Threshold, Shadowland, Enchant, RPWL, Sylvan etc.
 
Two bands that are not really neoprog but are great examples of eighties progrock are Saga and It Bites.
Especially Saga was a band that filled the gap between 1977 and 1982 when progrock was considerered a lost cause.
They had the whole synth/guitar interaction that neoprog so thankfully used in their music.
 
If you like newer Marillion albums, I think that other depressing music like Anathema, Steven Wilson, Radiohead etc. would be good examples.

The older more progressive Marillion can better be compared to IQ, Pendragon, Pallas, Janis, Twelfth Night.

it's not called Janis, but Jadis.
Some of the bands you mention are not neo-prog - RPWL, Threshold, Enchant.
Why suggest Anatema, Wilson and Radiohead on a neo-prog thread? Hogarth mumbled at some point a la Yorke, he likes the guy/Radiohead (there is a live version of the song Fake Plastic Trees), but other than that, the two bands don't have much in common.


I know some of the bands I named are NOT neoprog. I thought I was clear about that.
I just stated, that if someone like newer Marillion, he/she would like the bands I mentioned.

Furthermore is said ALSO including. Stating that the bands I mentioned have relations to neoprog or a similar feel. Someone mentioned Airbag and Steven Wilson. I don't even like Radiohead etc. I just wanted to help out someone.

And on the other hand, Enchant and RPWL have been considered neoprog by a lot of people. I don't even care what genre they're in.
Oncemore; only suggesting bands that have something in common with Marillion. Did you know Rothery produced the first Enchant-album and that the drummer of Enchant and Rothery worked together in The Wishing Tree? So, they sure are related.

Threshold is a band really inspired by Marillion. You can really tell, although they are a bit heavier, more metal.
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^ the thread creator wants to know about neo-prog and bands like Marillion so mentioning bands unrelated to that does not do much help.

Yes, I know Rothery helped with Enchant's debut, but Enchant are not a neo-prog band if you ask me.

As for Threshold, they are a progressive metal band. They don't make me think of neo-prog.

The bands you recommend are good, but some of them don't have to do with the thread question.

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Along with the numerous other neo-prog bands, Fish also has some solo work that you might be interested in. Personally, Arena are quite appealing to me. Not on the same level as Marillion, but certainly worth a look at if you're interested in the neo-prog scene. Frost* are another good band in this vein. The neo-prog movement is perhaps the most underrated scene in progressive music, full of such rich music.
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What even is "neo-prog"? Surely any band that's come since the 70s era can be considered "neo-prog".
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