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Posted: June 21 2012 at 14:03
I don't think Ive heard Gentle Giant yet.
Ive heard the new Flower Kings album from Mike, mostly the epic and one other song. I liked the epic. I heard another epic of theirs, forgot which. I like it, they sound like a more adventurous Yes.
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Posted: June 21 2012 at 14:03
Mike's cousin, if you're looking for music recommendations (on a music forum? c'mon!), based on what you've posted, I'd say you should definitely check out Porcupine Tree if you haven't already.
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Posted: June 21 2012 at 14:12
Gentle Giant doesn't really do epics, but they pack an awful lot of music into a relatively short amount of time.
Other favorite Yes epics: The Revealing Science of God, Awaken, Ritual. The 2 you mentioned are also my 2 favorites, though these three are close behind.
The Tangent: the opening track on "A Place in the Queue" is excellent. the name escapes me for the moment.
Edited by HolyMoly - June 21 2012 at 14:13
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Posted: June 21 2012 at 14:13
Try Nocturnal Conspiracy by Haken. It will make you poo your pants and it will make you feel like Dream Theater stopped learning how to write real songs. Haken is fkkkkkkking amazing.
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Posted: June 21 2012 at 14:14
See, I'm coming from classic rock and modern rock which is crap to me now. Once I heard Dream theater and The Mars Volta, I knew modern rock was awful. Mike showed me Yes and now I almost think non progressive from the 70s is crap.
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Posted: June 21 2012 at 14:14
the longst gentle giant song is 9:15, the shortest is between 1:12, so no epic songs,
average lenght of songs is between 5 anf 6 mins, and by no means the everyday prog band
their will never be any bands out there who will ever touch the essence of Gentle Giant, the music which Gentle Giant made between 1970 and 76 is music which is in it's own style of prog, al on its own, nothing is alike that, really IMO
See, I'm coming from classic rock and modern rock which is crap to me now. Once I heard Dream theater and The Mars Volta, I knew modern rock was awful. Mike showed me Yes and now I almost think non progressive from the 70s is crap.
What? You just said you like those bands and mentioned songs you like best.
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