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Points: 41 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 17 2010 at 12:53
Here are some french bands and albums close to the English Symphonic Prog..

    Pulsar    Görlitz 
    Pulsar    Halloween
    Sandrose    Sandrose
    Taï Phong    Windows
    Seven Reizh    Strinkadenn Ys
    Maldoror    L’arbre-cimetière
    Atoll    L'océan
    Atoll    Illian
    Atoll    L'Araignée-Mal
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Points: 1 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 17 2010 at 13:43
Would heavy metal band help to fill in that spot? Adagio is a great band with a brazilian singer. Also, Nightmare and Heavenly.
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Points: 10841 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 17 2010 at 14:58
It's true that, for some reasons, the French "sympho" scene started after 1974, just a few moments before Peter Gabriel left Genesis and Fripp disbanded King Crimson. The first French experimental rock scene also disappeared around the same era.

Motoprog has made a list of the most prominent bands in this genre.
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Points: 5384 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 17 2010 at 15:08
Yes this is true that France is special! I think Ange as one of the leader in prog music with french vocals and in the modern day, i thing that Nemo is quite amazing. They do like the theatrical kind of vocals and they like to add to the rock some jazz. There's some good symphonic bands, not copy of Genesis and Yes and they have also some interestings prog metal band.
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Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:

Did I forget, forget to mention Stephane Grappelli? Big smile
yes, he played on that prog rendition of 'Peter and the Wolf' :
 
 
But his own career is worth checking out if you like gypsy jazz.
 
 
"Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood)
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Originally posted by rdtprog rdtprog wrote:

they have also some interestings prog metal band.
really ?
Maybe that Morbid feeling album by Cyril Achard, which was somewhat ruined by the vocals but I can't think of other good prog metal bands. Even Adagio is not that interesting.
 
"Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood)
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^^^
 
We have a 2nd prokidjoel : motoprog (avatar).
 
 
"Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood)
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Originally posted by lucas lucas wrote:

Originally posted by rdtprog rdtprog wrote:

they have also some interestings prog metal band.
really ?
Maybe that Morbid feeling album by Cyril Achard, which was somewhat ruined by the vocals but I can't think of other good prog metal bands. Even Adagio is not that interesting.
 


Check out Parallaxe, which I mentioned Thumbs Up
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Originally posted by lucas lucas wrote:

Originally posted by rdtprog rdtprog wrote:

they have also some interestings prog metal band.
really ?
Maybe that Morbid feeling album by Cyril Achard, which was somewhat ruined by the vocals but I can't think of other good prog metal bands. Even Adagio is not that interesting.
 


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Points: 24429 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 17 2010 at 16:02
There's also Alkimya, whom I added to the database some time ago... Unfortunately, they are mostly Dream Theater clones, as many Italian prog-metal bands are as well. 
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Every musical "scene" has something special, unique.
Italian progressive, Belgian avant-garde, Québécois folk/jazzy progressive, French "theatrical", et cetera.
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Points: 8138 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 17 2010 at 17:10
Originally posted by Raff Raff wrote:

There's also Alkimya, whom I added to the database some time ago... Unfortunately, they are mostly Dream Theater clones, as many Italian prog-metal bands are as well. 
I kind of like A piedi nudi's 'creazione' and 'eclissi'...or rather liked because it's a long time since I didn't put an ear to these discs.
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Originally posted by Tsevir Leirbag Tsevir Leirbag wrote:

Every musical "scene" has something special, unique.
Italian progressive, Belgian avant-garde, Québécois folk/jazzy progressive, French "theatrical", et cetera.
Anadolu Rock (turkish folk/psychedelic)...
"Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood)
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Points: 29630 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 17 2010 at 18:04
Originally posted by lucas lucas wrote:

Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:

Did I forget, forget to mention Stephane Grappelli? Big smile
yes, he played on that prog rendition of 'Peter and the Wolf' :
 
 
But his own career is worth checking out if you like gypsy jazz.
 
 

Yeah, that's really a new one to me.  Met the old guy a few years before he died at his trailer after a concert at Atlanta's Chastain Park. 

He did a really nice proggy album with Dr. L. BTW.
Grappelli, Stephane / Subramaniam, Dr. L. - Conversations CD Cover Art





Edited by Slartibartfast - January 17 2010 at 18:37
Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Talking about french prog metal, I must say that I've been really, really impressed by "The way of all flesh" by Gojira. I'm not really into "brutal" music but this album really amazes me. Highly recommended
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Points: 2779 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 18 2010 at 16:36
Ravel and Debussy are the best prog bands from France. Highly original, you guys should check them out.
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Points: 732 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 18 2010 at 16:42
Originally posted by King Crimson776 King Crimson776 wrote:

Ravel and Debussy are the best prog bands from France. Highly original, you guys should check them out.
LOL.  I sometimes think Franck was a better prog band, and his offshoot D'Indy.

Why must my spell-checker continually underline the word "prog"?

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Points: 6673 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 25 2010 at 11:51
The latest crop is great too= Xang, Taal, Nemo, Priam, Saens (Sens), Maldoror, Skeem, Motis, the amazing Progression by Failure, Silver Lining , Ex-Vagus, Patrick Broguiere among many others
I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth.
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Points: 176 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 25 2010 at 15:05
  What about Nemo? They are surely cool. And they sound quite "English" for me (despite French vocals)

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Points: 24429 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 25 2010 at 15:57
Speaking of French prog bands,  I recently reviewed the second live album by Marseilles-based band Eclat, called Live au Roucas. It's really excellent, and the band certainly deserves more exposure (they're here, thankfully). I also have the latest solo album by their bassist, Fred Schneider, which is also a very rewarding listen. 
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