Songs that make you believe modern prog is better

No, really I don't think modern prog is better. I do enjoy a lot of modern prog, and there are many great bands/albums/songs, but really I mostly think the 70's had something special that can't be easily recreated. Perhaps it was because many of the bands did their music without trying to do prog, but only wanting to do the music that they liked and loved, and now the idea of prog is very much in the mind of prog musicians, and the new ones try to do prog itself, and then they have to include the elements of prog just for the sake of making prog.
However, if I want to go along with the thread and mention the things (not just songs) that makes me think modern prog is better (I would rather say that it is worthy and just as great as the classic ones), it would be:
First, Dream Theater. OK, they are not so modern any more, but they are not from the original classic bands, and they are one of my very favourite bands. Actually, from my top 5, they are the only one that didn't start in the 70's. There are too many songs that I love from them, though I don't really think they did any full masterpiece albums, because they always include songs that don't really do it for me.
The album "The Final Breath before November" by Edison's Children is just sublime. So, if we want to give songs, it would be "Silhouette", which takes just about the whole album with all of it's segments.
Transatlantic with the album "The Whirwind". Once again, the whole album is supposed to be a single track, so it might just as well fit the criteria.
Perhaps Cast's song "El Puente".
Opeth's "The Drapery Falls". And that's what I can think of at the moment.

Between The Buried And Me

This thread is a loaded assertion/posit, IMHO.

I think of modern prog as anything recorded after 1977...

If we are to class modern prog as prog rock produced by artists who emerged after the 1980's 'neo' period; so discounting Marillion, IQ et al, but including the likes of Spocks Beard, Echolyn, Dream Theater, Opeth, Haken, Porcupine Tree, Glass Hammer, and yes...even Big Big Train.. I can't think of a single song that makes believe modern prog is better overall than classic era prog rock.

Is that what you're asking?

I haven't heard anything post 2000 that would make me remotely think modern prog is better than what came before.  Some very cool post-2000 albums here and there, but on the whole nowhere near the volume necessary to make that claim.

of Prog after 2000 there is only one band I really like, and that's The Red Masque, and I highly recommend them to all who like King Crimson, VdGG or Amon Düül 2. you can listen to their albums on their homepage:

http://www.theredmasque.com/

they are currently working on a new album which should be released soon. the working title is "Fathomless".

all other artists I know that started 2000 or later leave me rather cold. there have been great albums this century, but those were from the veterans




Edited by BaldJean - January 13 2018 at 01:28

For me its more about how a band makes me feel and not which band does the higher quality music.

Not sure where this thread is leading...  Most of  the newer bands are quite talented and progressed the older sounds from the past.  It's quite good now,  as we seem to have a global interest in progressive music from various countries.    .....  One thing with prog music I like,  it's not just one track but the whole album I enjoy..  I cannot say that with mainstream bands that are popular.  1 or 2 tracks maybe,  but that's it..

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..actually a better example than those I quoted is Anathema's Weather Systems album which ..um ..blew me away!!  It is that raw emotion thing again.