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The Police, Dire Straits, The Cars, Radiohead and Queen. 
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Bowie, Queen, The Beatles, Tears for Fears, Toto; could name a few more if I think more about it
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Sonic Youth -  experimented widely with sounds and odd dis/harmonies and extended jams. Had they been more technical, they could've made avant math rock. 

Einstürzende Neubauten - experiment with various non-musical sounds and use different objects and materials as instruments, sometimes conceptually within songs. If their music was more complex there'd be no question of them being prog. 

Type O Negative - had they ditched pop influences and concentrated on more experimental material that featured on their first two (or three if you count Origin... as separate) albums they'd be post-metal classic. 
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Isley Brothers, Bourgeois Tagg, Toto (as some have mentioned).
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I think that we're missing an obvious choice in this thread....Phil Collins solo.  He could have made awesome prog if he chose...I think that there might be some examples out there somewhere.  
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Real answer

IRON MAIDEN

QUEEN

LED ZEPPELIN

BLACK SABBATH

early METALLICA

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I'd have loved to hear the original line-up of 10cc going full on prog.
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Originally posted by Hrychu Hrychu wrote:

Toto for instance.
This! I really miss them in Prog Related (although I can see why they are not there)
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Pink Floyd :P 
I really consider them not so much prog at all, so the answer is not as cheeky as it may seem, but the other ideas more people could relate to are Bauhaus around "Burning from the inside" and Fields of the Nephilim with their "Elizium"
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If Cream added a piano/ hammond organ player they would have the ability.

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Originally posted by Artik Artik wrote:

Pink Floyd :P 
I really consider them not so much prog at all, so the answer is not as cheeky as it may seem, but the other ideas more people could relate to are Bauhaus around "Burning from the inside" and Fields of the Nephilim with their "Elizium"


As one of the biggest Floyd fans on the planet, I 'd tend to agree they were never as proggy sounding as some of the other great 70's prog bands such as ELP, Yes, Genesis, Camel, Caravan, Focus, etc.

Floyd were just Floyd, and maybe they transcend all genres and belong in their own space... similar to the likes of David Bowie, Kate Bush, and Prince (for example).
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Yes, ELP, Genesis & King Crimson Evil Smile
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Originally posted by Progishness Progishness wrote:

Originally posted by Artik Artik wrote:

Pink Floyd :P 
I really consider them not so much prog at all, so the answer is not as cheeky as it may seem, but the other ideas more people could relate to are Bauhaus around "Burning from the inside" and Fields of the Nephilim with their "Elizium"


As one of the biggest Floyd fans on the planet, I 'd tend to agree they were never as proggy sounding as some of the other great 70's prog bands such as ELP, Yes, Genesis, Camel, Caravan, Focus, etc.

Floyd were just Floyd, and maybe they transcend all genres and belong in their own space... similar to the likes of David Bowie, Kate Bush, and Prince (for example).
  
And to make it clear, I love PF too :) I like Bowie comparison!
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Joe Jackson
Alice Cooper
Talking Heads
Larry Gowan
I Mother Earth
Billy Joel
and many many more !
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Originally posted by suitkees suitkees wrote:

Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:

Not sure they done anything strictly speaking prog rock, but XTC or Talk Talk would have been good prog peddlers.

Agree with you on XTC...I think Partridge and the gang could have easily done some prog if they had wanted to.

They actually did, no? Under the Dukes of the Stratosphere moniker... (don't know if they're on PA, though).


I actually think their much maligned album Mummer is the most proggy they ever made. I love that album, and can't believe it sold so badly after English Settlement.
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Lady GaGa.  She is an excellent pianist/vocalist and certainly has a flair for dramatic costumes!!  

I'd love to see her reprise "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway!" 
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Originally posted by cstack3 cstack3 wrote:

Lady GaGa.  She is an excellent pianist/vocalist and certainly has a flair for dramatic costumes!!  

I'd love to see her reprise "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway!" 


I'd not considered LG doing prog but I'm sure she'd make a good job of it, being another artist who is not only extremely creative and skilled as a musician, but also transcends all musical genres.
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Originally posted by Progishness Progishness wrote:

Originally posted by cstack3 cstack3 wrote:

Lady GaGa.  She is an excellent pianist/vocalist and certainly has a flair for dramatic costumes!!  

I'd love to see her reprise "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway!" 


I'd not considered LG doing prog but I'm sure she'd make a good job of it, being another artist who is not only extremely creative and skilled as a musician, but also transcends all musical genres.

I think a lot of pop stars could make a good job of prog. Lorde being the first to come to mind (and she would have come to my mind before GaGa, too).
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