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progismylife 
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Posted: December 30 2006 at 15:59 |
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I love this category of progressive rock. I utterly adore Rush and am getting into the other bands like King Crimson and Van Der Graaf Generator. So discuss how great this is. DO IT.
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progismylife
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Posted: December 30 2006 at 16:04 |
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To start this discussion I will concentrate mostly on how great of a band Rush is. I mean their albums are amazing! (mostly) I thoroughly enjoy Hemispheres, 2112, and A Farewell To Kings. But I do not enjoy Permenant Waves or Moving Pictures that much.
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Posted: December 30 2006 at 16:07 |
Well... Rush is good, but I think King Crimson is in another league altogether. 
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Posted: December 30 2006 at 16:08 |
I like Art Rock - most of the Russian bands I want submit fall into this category  . Crimso is awesome, my second fave band!Also Art Rock category has a load of MODERN PROG bands I adore!!!
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progismylife
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Posted: December 30 2006 at 16:10 |
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I haven't heard any modern Art Rock unfortunately, but if I started I would go for Mars Volta. Which album would be best?
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Posted: December 30 2006 at 16:12 |
like I specified in my bio: "art rock, its general features are indeed a keen chord to me; special gods are Van der Graaf and Hammill; King Crimson, Rush, Gentle, Fripp otherwise"
Oldfield goes mentioned as well, peculiarly.
I listened to dredg as well, but I guess there have already been discussion of it being something else than that. 
I think Art Rock is a totally prominent style.
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progismylife
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Posted: December 30 2006 at 16:17 |
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I really enjoy Rush only because they were the first prog band I listened to. I am getting into King Crimson a lot and have 3 of their albums: In The Court Of The Crimson King (I got it yesterday), Red, and Larks' Tongues in Aspic. I love these 3 albums and are becoming my favorite art rock albums fast.
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Posted: December 30 2006 at 16:20 |
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Rush is of course awesome, as are Gentle Giant, The Mars Volta and VDGG. A lesser known band yet great band is Devil Doll, who have an awesome gothic atmosphere to their music.
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WWOSD?
What Would OliverStoned Do?
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Posted: December 30 2006 at 16:21 |
an utterly fascinating area of prog... all hail Gentle Giant.. the true kings of art rock... seriously though... LOTS of great stuff...
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The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
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progismylife
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Posted: December 30 2006 at 16:22 |
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I unfortunately have no Gentle Giant. Which album would be a good album to start with?
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Posted: December 30 2006 at 16:44 |
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I suspect someday you'll appreciate Permanent Waves and Moving Pictures, but they are leaner albums than earlier stuff and may take a while to like. Waves is my personal favorite of theirs.
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progismylife
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Posted: December 30 2006 at 16:45 |
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Well don't go reading my review of that. Hemispheres is my personal favorite.
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Posted: December 30 2006 at 16:51 |
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Oh yeah, Hem was my favorite for years...such a marvelous record. It was the first album I ever bought when I was like eight or something (didn't really understand it but I liked the ideas and artwork).
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Posted: December 30 2006 at 16:58 |
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I really like Circumstances on that album. It is a really cool song. What is your favorite King Crimson album?
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Posted: December 30 2006 at 17:01 |
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Hmm...difficult but right now I'd have to say Power to Believe, but Larks Tongues and the 'Night Watch' live set are a close second. Love Discipline as well.
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progismylife
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Posted: December 30 2006 at 17:10 |
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I need those. I only have The Court Of The Crimson King, Larks' Tongue in Aspic, and Red. But I enjoy these albums so much.
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Posted: December 30 2006 at 17:21 |
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I think Gentle Giant is the best in this category, followed by king crimson, VDGG and others, though I used to like Rush when i was a teen, I canīt stand with Geddys voice.
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progismylife
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Posted: December 30 2006 at 17:22 |
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Geddy's voice gets better when he is older, imo.
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Posted: December 30 2006 at 17:46 |
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progismylife, get MARS VOLTA's first - it's theri best!
From GG I'd recommend you Aquaring the Taste or In a Glass House
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Posted: December 30 2006 at 17:48 |
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