Best discoveries due to PA

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   I've been a longtime fan of prog (i'm 45) and thanks to PA i've discovered a plethora of bands i've never heard of before, mainly Magma,Spock's beard,Focus etc. Have you made some extraordinary discoveries yourselves? Name your 3 best.

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krimson62 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Groupie Joined: April 18 2006 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 95	Topic: Best discoveries due to PA Posted: April 10 2008 at 17:27
	I've been a longtime fan of prog (i'm 45) and thanks to PA i've discovered a plethora of bands i've never heard of before, mainly Magma,Spock's beard,Focus etc. Have you made some extraordinary discoveries yourselves? Name your 3 best.

endlessepic Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 22 2006 Status: Offline Points: 354	Posted: April 10 2008 at 17:31
	My top three would be: Van Der Graaf Generator. Without PA I probably would have heard them but never would have sufficient time or resources to research them...PA fixed that and offered a mp3 of "The Sleepwalkers" which took a few listens but eventually I was hooked. Still am. Genesis. I thought they were a pop band. Was proved otherwise. To great advantage. Radiohead. A friend mentioned them to me and I would have passed them off as some punk or alternative band but I had remembered seeing their name on this website. Therefore I researched them and found a goldmine.

endlessepic Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 22 2006 Status: Offline Points: 354	Posted: April 10 2008 at 17:31
	Actually. Scratch Radiohead and add Gentle Giant. I would have found out about Radiohead.

meat puppet Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: March 23 2008 Status: Offline Points: 12	Posted: April 10 2008 at 17:32
	Riverside.

johnobvious Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 11 2006 Location: Nebraska Status: Offline Points: 1367	Posted: April 10 2008 at 17:34
	My latest was Quidam. They had one of the higher ranked albums from 2007 and I noticed them when I looked at the list. Bought it and really like it.
	Biggles was in rehab last Saturday

Atavachron Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: September 30 2006 Location: Pearland Status: Offline Points: 65604	Posted: April 10 2008 at 17:34
	only three?! Wobbler, Il Balletto di Bronzo, Split Enz

infandous Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: March 23 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2447	Posted: April 10 2008 at 17:48
	Wow, there are far more than three that were great for me. But I'll try Comus Hamonium Nil I should give an honorable mention to the site for causing me to reevaluate Porcupine Tree. I've been on something of a PTree binge for a couple months now. I first heard them back in 1999 and saw them live in 2001 and just wasn't impressed or interested. All the praise they get on this site was getting on my nerves so I thought I'd better try and see what all the fuss was about. I must say, I still don't understand what is so genius or "progressive" about them, but I've definetly come around to enjoying them a lot. So thanks to the archives members for that anyway.

TGM: Orb Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: October 21 2007 Location: n/a Status: Offline Points: 8052	Posted: April 10 2008 at 18:09
	Arcturus - I'd have been turned off by the metal epithet without the samples Il Balletto Di Bronzo and The Mahavishnu Orchestra are a few that I doubt I'd have encountered without PA.

Angelo Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: May 07 2006 Location: Italy Status: Offline Points: 13244	Posted: April 10 2008 at 18:22
	Bootcut, Nemo and Azureth - there are others, but those I would've found without PA as well, given that they are pretty big names in Prog.
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LinusW Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: September 27 2007 Location: Sweden Status: Offline Points: 10665	Posted: April 10 2008 at 18:25
	PFM King Crimson Spock's Beard Although they're all big names, I wouldn't have discovered them without PA. That's the best part with being relatively new in the prog world: an endless amount of discoveries, without having to dig deep for those lesser known gems.
	Blargh

Passionist Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: March 14 2005 Location: Finland Status: Offline Points: 1119	Posted: April 10 2008 at 18:34
	I found ProgArchives in a very early state of mine... So I discovered a lot of band, msot recent of which must be Arena. But, as the top three, I could easily pick up Caravan and Camel. In fact through these I found my way to fusion and Canterbury scene which both have become my personal favourites. Oh, yes, and then the third. Absolutely The Flower Kings. I listened to their sample, bought one record, and now I try not to miss anything the release!

NotAProghead Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Errors & Omissions Team Joined: October 22 2005 Location: Russia Status: Offline Points: 7944	Posted: April 10 2008 at 18:39
	Definitely, Los Jaivas. It was not love at first sight, but it seems it's love till the rest of my life. I don't think I could "meet" this wonderful Chilean band without PA. Thanks to all who reviewed "Alturas de Macchu Picchu" CD and DVD, you helped me to find music I was searching for.
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The Quiet One Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: January 16 2008 Location: Argentina Status: Offline Points: 15745	Posted: April 10 2008 at 18:44
	Thx for PA for these: Camel Genesis (knew them but never got interested until now) Ashra Atomic Rooster Gentle Giant Yes (Loved them before but I discovered Drama, GFTO, Relayer, debut and Magnification) King Crimson (thx for Greg Lake period) Focus Caravan Black Widow!!! Skaldowie few more Thx PA!!! Searching for more and more my friends!! Edited by cacho - April 10 2008 at 18:45

sleeper Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: October 09 2005 Location: Entropia Status: Offline Points: 16449	Posted: April 10 2008 at 18:52
	Pain of Salvation White Willow Maudlin of the Well
	Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005

Darklord55 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 08 2007 Status: Offline Points: 357	Posted: April 10 2008 at 19:18
	I have made a plethora of discoveries due to PA in the last two years. The top three are Porcupine Tree, Opeth and The Flower Kings.

debrewguy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: April 30 2007 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 3596	Posted: April 10 2008 at 19:25
	Night Sun, IQ, and Univers Zero.
	"Here I am talking to some of the smartest people in the world and I didn't even notice,” Lieutenant Columbo, episode The Bye-Bye Sky-High I.Q. Murder Case.

ClassicRocker Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: March 02 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 894	Posted: April 10 2008 at 19:31
	Hmm, I'm feeling Harmonium, Frank Zappa, and Uriah Heep.. but there are so many more!


Walker Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 20 2005 Location: Atlanta Status: Offline Points: 824	Posted: April 10 2008 at 19:59
	Can't possibly pick 3........ how about a whole genre? ........ RPI......... Edited by Walker - April 10 2008 at 20:04

Todd Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator RPI / Heavy Prog Team Joined: December 19 2007 Location: California Status: Offline Points: 3472	Posted: April 10 2008 at 20:03
	Camel, Hatfield and the North, and Van der Graaf Generator I'd love to try Anglagard, but I can't find them anywhere . . .

avestin Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: September 18 2005 Status: Offline Points: 12625	Posted: April 10 2008 at 20:08
	Can't really limit it to 3, but I'll try to limit it as possible: Nemo, U Totem, Nimal, Le Silo, Panzerpappa, Olive Mess, Guapo, Far Corner, French TV, Begnagrad, Naikaku, Maldoror, Cerebus Effect, Bubu, Nil, Taal, Amagrama, Arachnoid, Bacamarte, MIA, Novalis, Oaksenham, White Willow, William Gray and many many others.... Viva PA!
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