Bands Like ELP, But Much More Synthesizer Heavy

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Posted: December 16 2021 at 00:13

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Posted: December 16 2021 at 06:01

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"Relayer" by Yes might fit your bill, Patrick Moraz was much more of a synth player than Wakeman!

Have you ever heard the Refugee album? That has Moraz on it as well as the other former Nice members minus Emerson(obviously). I'm not sure how much synth is on it but I'm guessing just as much as relayer. I haven't heard it myself though so I can't really comment much.

No I have not, is Refugee a self-titled album?

Yes it is.

There's a thirty second sound sample to check out on their wikipedia page. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refugee_(Refugee_album)

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Posted: December 16 2021 at 06:43

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It is my understanding that there is a lot of Italian Progressive rock that is in the ELP vein....I'm not an expert here but imagine that the best known band like PFM, Banco del Mutuo Soccorso, and Le Orme are probably good bands to start with. I'm sure the RPI folks would likely have better recommendations.

Sweet, will do! The whole Italian prog scene fascinates me. It's wonderful how one nation can rise up to be a prog juggernaut like that. Clap

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Posted: December 16 2021 at 06:46

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Triumvirat are essential listening for keyboard heavy progressive rock; I would recommend their first three albums to start with, 1972's "Mediterranean Tales", 1974's "Illusions On A Double Dimple" and from 1975, "Spartacus". They happen to be my favorite band.

Will do! Your profile picture tells me it will be a great listen. Wink

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Posted: December 16 2021 at 06:48

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Nexus - Metanoia (Argentina).

Thanks! Have not experienced any of the music of Argentina yet so this is exciting. Beer

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Posted: December 16 2021 at 07:06

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Try something modern:

Wow, this track was really cool! Love the sound of the synths here. Clap

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Posted: December 16 2021 at 07:07

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AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

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"Relayer" by Yes might fit your bill, Patrick Moraz was much more of a synth player than Wakeman!

No I have not, is Refugee a self-titled album?

Yes it is.

There's a thirty second sound sample to check out on their wikipedia page. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refugee_(Refugee_album)

For a thirty second sample, that was pretty dang magical! You guys have been on fire with the recommendations. Clap

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Posted: December 16 2021 at 07:12

It's what we do. Thumbs Up

And since it hasn't been mentioned yet...

And some a little on the Symphonic end...

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Posted: December 16 2021 at 07:37

I seem to recall an old thread here on PA that claimed the German band, Stern Combo Meissen, had the most resemblance to Keith Emerson's keyboard play. I can't recall if it's organ- or synth-based.

You should stick to their first 4 albums. After that they go in the '80's pop direction.

Stern Combo Meißen (1977)
Weißes Gold (1978)
Der weite Weg (1979)
Reise zum Mittelpunkt des Menschen (1980)

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Posted: December 16 2021 at 08:33

If you want to try things a little heavier, I would recommend Ayreon.....maybe start with The Theory Of Everything, which happens to feature a certain Mr. Emerson.....

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Posted: December 16 2021 at 08:43

Try QUATERMASS, i just reviewed its one album

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Posted: December 16 2021 at 09:35

Hi,

SEVENTH WAVE ... both albums are fantastic. And their previous incantations are also worth a listen ... SECOND HAND.

On a show/tour that SEVENTH WAVE did, it is my understanding that the list of musicians was ... yep ... 7 keyboard players! I don't think you can get heavier than that!

QUATERMASS is a great album that had some material made famous by someone else. But it's style was never really done right or well, even though many other bands tried it in England, to have a similar sound and style, but I don't think they had the moods, the well defined music, and the great singer to help it along. Mostly, bands took the "sound" and tried to inject it into conventional rock music, and the album by QUATERMASS is not quite a conventional album at all!

Some of the stuff listed here is way too pop musak oriented for me, and not as interesting, but there are some good things.

But in terms of an all synth band, there will never be a better one than Tangerine Dream, and when they added the ladies and the guitar, for almost 20 years, and it is very clear in their DVD's, are incredibly strong and beautiful. It's a shame that we can only thing of rock songs, and ignore what is, really, a bunch of soundtrack music, and quite literary at that, later in terms of idea and design. The album on Kafka is unreal, but not something that most folks would ever consider or think about! Or handle the music without "lyrics" to explain the strangeness and the moods! (I wish we would get off the idea of "lyrics" telling us the story ... most don't!)

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Posted: December 16 2021 at 09:44

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"Relayer" by Yes might fit your bill, Patrick Moraz was much more of a synth player than Wakeman!

Hi,

REFUGEE was the next incarnation of THE NICE and it was an excellent, and well thought out album, that also included classical music, which tells you that Keith was not the only one that appreciated that!

The album is way better than what Patrick went on to do in YES, which was not exactly very good, as he had to try and "redo" the well known pieces, that prevented him from doing something better or more interesting. In the end, I think that Patrick was not a good fit for YES, even though some folks think that one album shows that Patrick does well, though I really thought that some parts were not in tune, or done right, or well, which was likely the beef with Chris, or even Steve, possibly.

Sadly, after that, the solo albums by Patrick paled in comparison, and I think that he took his ability with these synths really well, but when he could not make enough playing them he had to give up and go back to the piano. Although interesting, but scary, he did a tour in America by playing in anyone's house that had a piano, and was prepared for a couple of hours at least. As usual, no one ever reviewed any of those shows, but it really spoke as to how much Patrick gained from it all ... still broke after all those years. Later it seems like he did well on The Moody Blues, only to suffer the same result as had happened in YES.

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I seem to recall an old thread here on PA that claimed the German band, Stern Combo Meissen, had the most resemblance to Keith Emerson's keyboard play. I can't recall if it's organ- or synth-based.

You should stick to their first 4 albums. After that they go in the '80's pop direction.

Stern Combo Meißen (1977)
Weißes Gold (1978)
Der weite Weg (1979)
Reise zum Mittelpunkt des Menschen (1980)

Sweet, thanks! I may even venture into the 80's pop era, just because synth-pop is the first genre I ever really dove into heavily! Embarrassed

(Assuming it is synth-pop and not pop rock / aor LOL

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If you want to try things a little heavier, I would recommend Ayreon.....maybe start with The Theory Of Everything, which happens to feature a certain Mr. Emerson.....

Will do! Can't go wrong with metal & keyboards. Clap

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Posted: December 16 2021 at 10:05

And if you want to stray down the purely electronic synth symphonic stuff...

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Posted: December 16 2021 at 10:10

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Hi,

SEVENTH WAVE ... both albums are fantastic. And their previous incantations are also worth a listen ... SECOND HAND.

On a show/tour that SEVENTH WAVE did, it is my understanding that the list of musicians was ... yep ... 7 keyboard players! I don't think you can get heavier than that!

Some of the stuff listed here is way too pop musak oriented for me, and not as interesting, but there are some good things.

Wow... seven keyboard players? That's nuts... and beautiful! LOL

It's funny you mentioned more pop oriented stuff, that is where I usually have to get a lot of my synth fix because it is abundant, but would love a much more progressive form of it. People seem to praise Tangerine Dream quite highly in the electronic prog scene, so they are high on my list! Also I agree with you completely about lyrics, nothing can convey emotion and paint a picture like an instrument can!

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