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Tony R 
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 Topic: Prog Discoveries Since Joining PA?
Posted: May 13 2005 at 17:51 |
Which are your favourite bands/artists that you were you totally ignorant of prior to joining Prog Archives?
For me:
1.Porcupine Tree
2.Arena
3.PFM
4.Riverside
5.Banco
6.The Enid
7.K2
8.Proto-Kaw
9.Shaun Guerin
10.Glass Hammer
A big thank you for all your wonderful reviews and recommendations!
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mirco
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Joined: January 04 2005
Location: Venezuela
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Posted: May 13 2005 at 17:54 |
Yes, Genesis, Pink Floyd, ELP...
Now in a more serious mood:
-Caravan
-The Mars Volta
-Steel mill
-Sweet smoke
-Dream theater
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Please forgive me for my crappy english!
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NetsNJFan
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Posted: May 13 2005 at 18:09 |
Wow, Progarchives is my HEAVEN!
I already knew Tull, Floyd, Genesis, Yes, Rick Wakeman, ELP, Renaissance cause of my dad but this site got me into prog!
In NO Order
- Krimson
- Camel
- Caravan
- Gentle Giant
- VdGG
- Strawbs
- Asia (KIDDING)
- Focus
- Egg
- Univers Zero
- U.K.
- Steve Hackett
- PFM
- Banco
- Quella Vecchia Locanda
- The Nice
- Peter Hammill
- Loccanda Delle Fate
- Le Orme
- Hatfield and the North
- National Health
- Gryphon
- Gong
Edited by NetsNJFan
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The Hemulen
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Posted: May 13 2005 at 18:25 |
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I was reasonably well versed before I chanced upon the Archives thanks
to the (much clunkier) GEPR, but the Archives has been really useful to
me, especially with regards to picking which Italian albums/bands to
look into.
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Jimbo
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Posted: May 13 2005 at 18:33 |
Harmonium
Circus
Comus
Out Of Focus
Colosseum
Gentle Giant
Gong
Gnidrolog
Focus
Brilliant stuff 
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NetsNJFan
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Posted: May 13 2005 at 18:46 |
 Trouserpress wrote:
I was reasonably well versed before I chanced upon the Archives thanks to the (much clunkier) GEPR, but the Archives has been really useful to me, especially with regards to picking which Italian albums/bands to look into. |
Ahh yes, Italian Prog is a recently new experience for me, but what a beautiful one it has been. Over the last month I've picked up about 20-25 italian prog CD's thanks to this site, wow, these bands are FANTASTIC. So symphonic, with a more acoustic, and beautiful edge than their rockier english cousins. And lots of great FLUTE (i am a flutist, so I love it). Italain prog is simply amazing. Especially PFM, Quella Vecchia Locanda and Banco! 
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Ben2112
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Posted: May 13 2005 at 18:48 |
When I found the site, I was pretty much a huge fan of all the "popular" prog bands, i.e. Floyd, Yes, Genesis, Rush, ELP, plus some DT.
It wasn't until coming here, though, that I discovered there is a lot more to the genre than the aforementioned bands and I have a new favorite band to show for it -- Gentle Giant.
Other bands I have discovered and enjoy:
-Porcupine Tree (only have In Absentia so far but I love it)
-Opeth (now have Blackwater Park, Still Life & Damnation)
-Pain of Salvation (just have The Perfect Element so far)
-Camel (just have Snow Goose and a few MP3's)
-Caravan (just have some MP3's so far: Nine Feet Underground, Golf Girl, Land Of Grey And Pink)
-I was a fan of Crimson's Red & ITCHYCOCK before, but I have since discovered Larks' Tongues, Starless And Bible Black, & some of Discipline & Thrak
-The Mars Volta (have Frances & Deloused)
Thank you prog archives. 
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Dan Bobrowski
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Posted: May 13 2005 at 18:50 |
Hard question T-man.
1. Echolyn (My favorite band... bar none.)
2. IZZ (Prog/pop perfection)
3. Salem Hill (Power, melody, lyrically strong... the complete package.)
4. Relayer (Queen meets Yes)
5. Shaun Guerin (Thanks Lucas, this guy was great...RIP )
6. Thieves Kitchen (Great modern prog)
7. Lands End (Another great "whole package" band)
8. Riverside (New guys with promise)
9. Porcupine Tree (They are slippin', but i still dig 'em)
10. K2 (Hero worship on my part and I'm not ashamed to admit it.)
Not to mention all the great music from Dick Heath, Diddy, Garion, GDUB, Peter, Reed (RIP) and dude. As they say in Michigan, "You'se guys rock! "
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Tony R
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Posted: May 13 2005 at 18:52 |
I have to agree with Nets,the Italian scene has been my major discovery overall.
PFM,Banco,Quella Vecchia Locanda,Locanda Delle Fate and Le Orme and I've barely scratched the surface! WOW!!!
Not hot on Deus Ex Machina-trust Maani to like them! They sound like the soundtrack to the Spanish Inquisition! All that babbling in Latin-strangely Satanic
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arcer
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Points: 1239
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Posted: May 13 2005 at 18:52 |
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PFM - the best discovery!
Porcupine Tree (Cheers Reed)
Quella Vecchia Locanda
Banco
Proto-Kaw (thanks Garion)
Gentle Giant
The Mars Volta
lots more that I'm just dipping into but those are the main ones
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Sweetnighter
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Posted: May 13 2005 at 18:55 |
For me:
King Crimson (seriously)
PFM
Banco
Locanda Delle Fate
Echolyn
IQ
Marillion
Mars Volta
Gentle Giant
Van Der Graaf Generator
Styx (yep, you'se guys' fault!)
Moody Blues
... just to name a few
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I bleed coffee. When I don't drink coffee, my veins run dry, and I shrivel up and die.
"Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso? Is that like the bank of Italian soccer death or something?" -my girlfriend
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Ben2112
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Posted: May 13 2005 at 19:00 |
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You guys' lists have shown me I MUST check out PFM more! I do have a coule of MP3's that I got here, but I have been meaning to look into the Italian scene more in-depth.
Edited by Ben2112
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NetsNJFan
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Posted: May 13 2005 at 19:03 |
Ben2112 wrote:
You guys' lists have shown me I MUST check out PFM more! I do have a coule of MP3's that I got here, but I have been meaning to look into the Italian scene more in-depth. |
Besides English symphonic and some canterbury, Italian is where its at. These are AMAZING bands. Lots of acoustic instrumentation, georgous melodies, coupled with Italian which is a beautiful language. Over the last month PFm has skyrocketed into my top 10 very quickly.
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Dick Heath
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Posted: May 13 2005 at 19:12 |
danbo wrote:
Not to mention all the great music from Dick Heath, Diddy, Garion, GDUB, Peter, Reed (RIP) and dude. As they say in Michigan, "You'se guys rock! " |
And you don't do too bad yourself, Danbo,if you don't mind me adding you to this list.
personally K2, God Speed YBE, in particular
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maani
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Posted: May 13 2005 at 20:46 |
Tony:
Excellent question and good thread. Despite my "integral" involvement in PA for the past (could it be?) year-and-a-half, there were many bands I had not heard of prior to joining. Among those which I ended up liking to one degree or another are:
After Crying
Alusa Fallax
Anglagard
Archive
Arena
Ark
Aufklarung
Balletto di Bronzo
Banco del Mutuo Soccorso
Carpe Diem
Carptree
Cervello
Citizen Cain
Clepsydra
Cliffhanger
Collage
Comus
Echolyn
Galleon
HorizonT
IQ
Locanda Della Fate
Mezquita
Mongol
Museo Rosenbach
Opeth
Pendragon
Quella Vechia Locanda
Tangent
To these I add groups that I had heard about, but never actually heard until I joined PA:
Camel
Caravan
Can
Deus ex Machina
Dream Theater
Focus
Gong
Gryphon
Hatfield and the North
Mars Volta
National Health
PFM
Spock's Beard
Tangerine Dream
VDGG
Quite a list! I can safely say that PA has been a truly educational and instructive experience for me!
Peace.
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pakish
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Location: Mexico
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Posted: May 14 2005 at 00:12 |
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no order
asia
ELP
Gong
Symphony X
Banco del mutuo soccorso
le orme
ayreon
mahavishnu orchestra
return to forever
magellan
spoke's beard
mars volta
caravan
camel
cast
pain of salvation
genesis
gentle giant
porcupine tree
neal morse
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TOEFL in latin america = neolanguage
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kingofbizzare
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Joined: March 09 2005
Location: United States
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Points: 520
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Posted: May 14 2005 at 00:15 |
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King Crimson
ELP
Alan Parsons Project
Magma
Rick Wakeman
Renaissance
Marillion
Yes
Genesis
Gentle Giant
Van Der Graaf Generator
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Fantômas
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Posted: May 14 2005 at 00:19 |
I'm just too new in this forum, so I didn't know any new band, yet.
This site seems to be quite instructive in Symphonic Area, but as some
of you might guess, I hate it. Especially italian one.
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And above all, is punk 
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NetsNJFan
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Posted: May 14 2005 at 00:38 |
Fantômas wrote:
I'm just too new in this forum, so I didn't know any new band, yet. This site seems to be quite instructive in Symphonic Area, but as some of you might guess, I hate it. Especially italian one. |
Wow, you are like my foil.
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Ivan_Melgar_M
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Posted: May 14 2005 at 00:41 |
- VDGG
- Quella Vecchia Loccanda
- Clepsydra
- Le Orme
And some others I can't remember now.
Iván
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