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Favorite Obscure Prog Band? |
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Larkstongue41 
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I'd have to go with Van Der Graaf Generator. I guess you can call most of their albums obscure.
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dr wu23
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Posted: July 03 2016 at 09:12 |
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VDGG...obscure....? Don't let the Hammill fans hear you say that.
 To the other mentions.....love that 'Mighty Baby' album and the 'Circus' (1969) one also....those early prog things really are fun to listen to.
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Posted: July 03 2016 at 10:25 |
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so many of my favourite prog bands are "obscure"
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andreol263
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Posted: July 03 2016 at 10:38 |
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Oh, and Satanique Samba Trio is another band that i'm love right now :D
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Saperlipopette!
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Out of the hundreds I could have mentioned for some reason I felt like mentioning pioneering but overlooked US proggers McLuhan. Anomaly is an amazing/bizarre progrock-opera of sorts and somehow sounds distinctly american.
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TheLionOfPrague
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Depends what you consider obscure. Magic Pie, Le Orme, Anekdoten or Anglagard are obscure for the general population but not for prog fans. Hell, even Van der Graaf Generator or Gentle Giant are obscure for non-prog fans (and if I ask most of my friends Yes and ELP are "obscure"). Well, I think it's Sebastian Hardie although they're not that obscure really. But even among prog fans I don't see it mentioned that often and they're pretty good.
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I shook my head and smiled a whisper knowing all about the place
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Yep...obscure is a relative term depending on the population of listeners you are referring to. Sebastian Hardie is obscure even to some prog fans....I did not learn about them until about 10 years ago. Going to ck out Magic Pie.....someone told me they were good.  |
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Koi from Sweden
Bubu from Argentina Ezra Winston and Asgard from Italy The Vow and Martigan from Germany Moria Falls from UK |
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Gotta go with Plat Du Jour from who's sole release from 1977 might be my favourite of that year. Another would be Archaia also from that year for some strange reason. Love those two bands.
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Hard to imagine what I have that would be considered obscure here
Karenautas - Argentinian Chamber Rock The Nerve Institute - solo angular avant Pikapika Teart - Siberian Chamber Rock Upsilon Acrux - Brutal prog Reve General - Volapuk spin off The Future Kings Of England - the greatest Space Rock band that no-one knows SKE - Yugen keyboardist solo album |
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Oh, I don't know...Captain Beyond?
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http://thesoundofsincerity.bandcamp.com
The Sound Of Sincerity is neat. Proggy post-hardcore.
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Those are great picks
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-Advent - Gandalf's Fist - Seven Steps to the Green Door -Tea Club -IO Earth
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Buon Vecchio Charlie, Bauhaus, Osanna (RPI)
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I saw them last year, really good gig, had their kids running around at the front with the child minder. Really liked the atmosphere.
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