Not New To Prog But New To Progarchives

Welcome! I am quite the same age as you. Remember still, when Marillion was on the top, they showed their concert from the Finnish television then. But I was already listened seventies prog then, so they made me never really big impression, but of course it was great to see prog in television (almost the same time came also quite newmade Kansas concert, Elefante as singer).

Chaser wrote: I've not listened to much Kansas.  Maybe one for the future.  To be honest I don't listen to Marillion too much these days.  I gave up on them when Fish left and it's only recently that I've listened to some of the post Fish albums (bought "Brave" recently).   I only got into Gentle Giant a few years ago.  Having known about them for many years I'd always assumed they were nothing special (wrongly of course).  I saw the Steve Wilson remastered version of Octopus was coming out, got it, and was totally blown away by how good these guys were.   That sort of lead me on to VdGG and also Gryphon, and these are the bands I've been listening to mostly over the last couple of years (and Camel which I also picked up on a few years ago).   I've always been a big Yes fan, as well as classic Genesis and King Crimson.   I've never taken much to ELP though.  They just don't do it for me.

About Kansas if you want to listen them, Leftoverture is their greatest album. I haven´t ever understand Gentle Giant at all, ELP has some great songs, Pictures at Exhibition is my favourite of them. Pink Floyd is my big favorites, Atom Heart Mother is the favorite album. Jethro Tull is also really great, I think you should listen at least Thick as a Brick from them. If you have any interest to Finnish prog, I recommend you Wigwam Fairyport album, it´s really great. Canterbury and Kraut has been my quite recent favorite genres of prog, really love Caravan, Soft Machine, Gong, Comus, Can, Amon Düül II & Faust!

Thanks BaldJean!

Chaser wrote: Thanks Mortte,   I've never listened to Leftoverture, but I'll check it out online and see what I think   I have got some Pink Floyd (DSOTM, WYWH, Animals, and Meddle) but the albums don't get many plays and I find they wash over me more than they engage me.   I like Jethro Tull, and I've got TAAB, Aqualung, MITG, and SFTW.  I like the folk influences combined with rock, but I just think that GG are better at doing that, so GG get more plays than Jethro.   Can't say I've ever listened to any Finnish prog, but I'll see if I can check out the album online.   Thanks for the recommendations!

 

Chaser wrote: Thanks Mortte,   I've never listened to Leftoverture, but I'll check it out online and see what I think   I have got some Pink Floyd (DSOTM, WYWH, Animals, and Meddle) but the albums don't get many plays and I find they wash over me more than they engage me.   I like Jethro Tull, and I've got TAAB, Aqualung, MITG, and SFTW.  I like the folk influences combined with rock, but I just think that GG are better at doing that, so GG get more plays than Jethro.   Can't say I've ever listened to any Finnish prog, but I'll see if I can check out the album online.   Thanks for the recommendations!

I really recommend you to listen Floyd´s Atom Heart Mother, I think it´s their best and one reason is it still has something from their psychedelic era, but also something what´s coming. I really love many transitional albums. Also, if you like psychedelic rock, the Piper at the Gates Of Dawn & a Saucerful of Secrets are one of the greatest psychedelic albums.

^I think it´s just a matter of what ones music taste is. Someone has recommended to one of my friend Udu Wudu, he thought about that Magma is not his music at all. I recommended the first album and he liked it.

Thanks for the links to these three albums!