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Tony R 
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Posted: January 23 2006 at 19:08 |
So who is going to be top dog amongst the newcomers this time next year and why? Is there any band or project waiting in the wings that is going to "knock our socks off"?
Thoughts please.
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Posted: January 23 2006 at 19:11 |
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Out of those, TMV. They are doing something completely new and different from the rest, which is the ultimate progression, IMO.
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Posted: January 23 2006 at 19:28 |
The Mars Volta, unquestionably. They have already put out incredible, original and groundbreaking material, and will continue to do great things. Coheed and Cambria is going to be the band getting prog out in the mainstream, and make a great bridge for mainstream people to cross into the world of prog (and yes, they are prog). Also, I wonder what Coheed is going to do when they finish the story, but that's somewhat off topic. I'm sure Riverside and Wobbler are going to do some noteworthy things in the future, but not up to the level of The Mars Volta.
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Posted: January 23 2006 at 19:53 |
If Mind Sky get a settled line up they could go far. Izz have got a killer album waiting to spring forth (My River Flows is good but not great)
Riverside diasappoint me slightly,to me the second album is a step backwards.Dont get me wrong its a fine album but this time last year I was predicting great things for them and it isnt going to happen on the back of Second Life Syndrome.
TMV are probably too off-the-wall for prolonged mainstream success but will continue to wow Prog audiences and Coheed and Cambria,though interesting,aren't really a Prog Rock band,yet.
Wobbler and Magic Sky are fantastic bands who could produce wonderful clasic Prog albums in the future,if they can sell enough records to us hardcore fans.They will never achieve mainstream appeal which is a shame.
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Posted: January 23 2006 at 20:44 |
Im going to try and compare the new bands with exsisting prog bands from the past...
The mars volta - the next King Crimson. Pretty notisable with the experimentations and noises.
Wobbler - the next Anglagard. Retro sounds, vintage instruments, "mellotron drenched"
Magic Pie - the next Flower Kings. Alot of prog cliches and very uplifting almost never sad
IZZ - sorry, haven't heard them
Riverside - The next Camel. Very melodic and soft but heavy when they supose to, and with 90's Camel voice
Oceansize - haven't heard them either
Mind sky - not yet
Coheed and cambria - The
next Rush. People who listen to them might not know their prog. Kind of
like what happened with Rush at times, plus the vocals
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Guapo - the underdogs of the genre, keeping things cool and true to the genre. I really like their "about the band" article.
Is it just me?, or is there a pattern in this so called "progressive" rock   
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Posted: January 23 2006 at 21:23 |
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Got to be the Mars Volta. Hopefully they will have a long career and be able
to continue their creativity for albums to come.
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Posted: January 23 2006 at 21:28 |
Listening to Wobbler`s Hinterland... and if it is their first album...
Wobbler will be the future of prog.... ( if i have one vote, then this is my vote)
TMV..... i dont like them yet...
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Posted: January 23 2006 at 21:33 |
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Almost a toss-up between Riverside and Wobbler for me. I voted
for Wobbler, as Hinterland was an excellent debut and they show lots of
potential. Riverside's first two albums are both excellent as
well.
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Posted: January 23 2006 at 21:44 |
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Porcupine Tree anyone?
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Posted: January 23 2006 at 22:12 |
All of the ones you listed are good (The Mars Volta are an acquired
taste but they are worth it), but my vote goes to RPWL.
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Posted: January 23 2006 at 22:25 |
 GPFR wrote:
Porcupine Tree anyone?
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PT is great, but they're not exactly newcomers.
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Posted: January 23 2006 at 22:53 |
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I don't know all the bands that are in this poll, but for me Riverside is really good and I hope to hear a lot more from them.
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Posted: January 23 2006 at 22:59 |
Wobbler and especially Magic Pie are going to go to even greater heights(I hope).
I voted for Magic Pie,great guitar driven symphonic prog.
BTW,I was very impressed with Mind Sky and their debut album Timewise.I look forward to hearing more of them in the future.
If Strangefish would get more exposure they could be pretty popular,their debut album is very good.
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Posted: January 23 2006 at 23:18 |
Wobbler is excellent, but in many ways the band is the "past of prog"
To me, it is unquestionably The Mars Volta who are the future of prog!
They are a whisker away from glory ... to me, it hangs on the third album being a significant step up and away from what has come before (maybe they should rope in the Wobbler keyboardist to help )
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Posted: January 23 2006 at 23:27 |
I'm behind on the times then... I have only listened to the Mars Volta out of all those groups... 
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Posted: January 23 2006 at 23:28 |
TheProgtologist wrote:
If Strangefish would get more exposure they could be pretty popular,their debut album is very good.
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I cannot agree more.
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Posted: January 23 2006 at 23:38 |
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I voted for Oceansize
Anyone knows Amplifier? They are another prog/post-rock band in the
vein of Oceansize but I just can't find anything about them and can't
find their album.
If anyone knows about them, could they cue me on how they are?
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Posted: January 24 2006 at 02:24 |
Its difficult to say. Riverside is promising, as is
Wobbler but I believe that TMV is the real future
Of prog. I like Wobbler the most and they write
The most genuine 70’s prog from that list.
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Posted: January 24 2006 at 03:27 |
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Magic Pie
TMV
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Posted: January 24 2006 at 04:27 |
Inferno wrote:
I voted for Oceansize
Anyone knows Amplifier? They are another
prog/post-rock band in the
vein of Oceansize but I just can't find anything about
them and can't
find their album.
If anyone knows about them, could they cue me on
how they are?
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i know AMPLIFIER and they are excellent. you might
like to check out their "the astronaut dismantles hal"
EP as an introduction?
FWIW i also voted for OCEANSIZE because i like
them best out of the given list. great band!
as for porcupine tree, absolutely, also a favourite of
mine, but difficult to judge whether they are THE
referential new prog band (i wish that it was so!)
since they have been going for a long time now and
cannot really be graded as a complete newcomer.
but their undoubted ability to reinvent themselves
with each release is certainly helpful in keeping
progressive music alive.
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progressive rock and rural tranquility don't match. true or false?
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