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    Posted: December 14 2007 at 14:12
Hey guys, Thanks to you all I have a nice big Christmas list of dark, heavy rhythmically complex CD's to ask for. This is going to be a great new year for discovering new music.

Now.. how about really super melodic prog stuff? Not just melodic in the usual prog sense but REALLY catchy, hooky great melodys without compromising the prog complexity that we know and love so well. I'd love to hear of anything you know of.

Supertramps "Crime of the Century" comes to mind as well as Ambrosia's "Somewhere I've Never Traveled".
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I'm thinking any of Neal Morse's material would work. Try some Spock's Beard or Transatlantic. The ladder is highly recommended! Extremely catchy and easy to get into, but definitely very proggy.

I don't know what you've heard, but other pretty catchy artists that come to mind include: Yes, Marillion, and Porcupine Tree.
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I think that Fight Club was right on with Neal Morse, Spock's Beard, and Transatlantic.
 
I would also suggest King's X, or more so guitarist Ty Tabor and his solo and side projects Platypus, Jughead, and The Jelly Jam.
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Enchant and Tiles.  What about some Jazz/Fusion?

 

 
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Adrian Belew's work usually has a beatlesque sound -- try Side1 or Side3

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Spock's Beard, Transatlantic, The Flower Kings, Camel, Jadis
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Try Moon Safari and their Doorway to Summer album.


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The Flower Kings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Klaatu's Hope is exactly what you're looking for. 
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Maybe some Caravan or Hatfield and the North
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Well, the absolutely most "Beatle-ish" prog out there is Klaatu.  No question.
 
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Originally posted by maani maani wrote:

Well, the absolutely most "Beatle-ish" prog out there is Klaatu.  No question.
 
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would have said ELO....also with a 'no question' on the end... but must admit I haven't heard Klaatu ... need to rectify that LOL
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There a lot of prog  bands influenced by the Beatles. Supertramp, Styx, Radiohead takes a lot from the White Album, Phil Collins is very  influenced by Ringo Starr drumming. Geddy Lee is influenced by Paul McCartney melodic bass playing. ELO took its sound from songs like Strawberry Fields Forever and I Am the Walrus. Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon Us and Them sounds like the Sun King. The Moody Blues another band. King Crimson has song that sounds like I Want You. They might be the biggest influence on early prog music on a whole.
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Transatlantic have a lot of passages that strongly remind me of The Beatles. Certainly get your hands on some of that.
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Always found Izz very beatlesque.
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Try out XTC.  Skylarking has a nice psychedelic air about it.
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moreitsythanyou:
 
True.  In particular, the song Mystery Train on their debut album sounds like it could have been on Magical Mystery Tour (including the Beatle-esque harmonies).
 
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Nice call.  Skylarking is a good one (and it was produced by Todd Rundgren, who has Beatles in his veins, too...LOL).  Also, Oranges & Lemons, which has some very Beatle-esque stuff on it as well.
 
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There's always Gentle Giant if you haven't explored them yet, and Caravan, the Moody Blues, Barclay James Harvest, Porcupine Tree, Nektar, PFM, IQ.....A few of these should be up your alley.  If you've heard all of these I can recommend some deeper ones...
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Points: 7559 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 21 2007 at 18:33
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Points: 545 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 21 2007 at 18:42
Caravan most definitely, i've yet to find a good musician who doesn't adore "In The Land of Grey and Pink"
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