High contrast prog?
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Topic: High contrast prog?
Posted By: adrim
Subject: High contrast prog?
Date Posted: December 10 2016 at 15:58
This is my first post here, so first i should say Hello!  I like Opeth's album Ghost Reveries very much. I think it is a genius album, but I can't listen to it because of the demon voice parts. Could you recommend other bands or albums that use this kind of high contrast between soft and power music (but without the growls). There are some bands that fit this description to some degree: O.S.I., Porcupine Tree, Riverside. (By the way, these are some of my favourite bands.) Can you think of other?
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Posted By: Magnum Vaeltaja
Date Posted: December 10 2016 at 17:05
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If you want to go classic prog (and aren't familiar with them already), King Crimson was infamous for their contrasts between wild, jazzy and chaotic proto-metal and lush, serene balladry, with no death growls to ruin the mood. The album Larks' Tongues in Aspic is about as extreme of a contrast that I know of between soft and powerful sections of music. ------------- when i was a kid a doller was worth ten dollers - now a doller couldnt even buy you fifty cents |
Posted By: Formentera Lady
Date Posted: December 10 2016 at 21:04
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Have you already tried Opeth: Heritage and later? (It's Opeth without growls) ------------- http://theprogressiveweb.blogspot.de" rel="nofollow - Visit me in Second Life to talk about music. |
Posted By: adrim
Date Posted: December 11 2016 at 00:24
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Heritage I tried, but unfortunately it's still "The Devil's Orchard". I think the other two must be in the same note... I would like to find something less horror themed.
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Posted By: Pigab
Date Posted: February 04 2017 at 06:22
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check out the album "BE" by Pain of Salvation. Also, the band TesseracT might somehow fit in your description.
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: February 04 2017 at 07:01
yeah... I can dig that. I LOVE ... ADORE that Opeth album just for that reason. The contrast you mention. Sort of accentuates what a great voice Ackerfelt has. the first suggestion I might have as far as High Contrast.. might be the single best example of that. Not coincidently... one of the best prog albums ever made. Stunning soft sections... and hammer of the Gods kind of power and intensity. as we often say.. if this group had been english... it would be a top 5 site album. Musically it smokes 99.9 of the albums on this site. all hail the mighty.....  ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
adrim wrote:Posted By: Dopeydoc
Date Posted: February 07 2017 at 13:03
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You could try: Emerson, Lake and Palmer: Tarkus (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sf_t5oS0vPU) Haken: The mountain (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCWIYnEdiEjg4Jpar_IoxeWv9D1cE0h0X) and may be: Unitopia: The garden (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLan00rTcTc) |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: February 07 2017 at 15:45
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the oppesite of Opeth in sweden must be Therion, try them. Also try out Aereon, and Pain of Salation. -------------  
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Posted By: EGallager
Date Posted: February 07 2017 at 15:45
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Haken is definitely a good place to start here, I love the super heavy stuff with a bit lighter vocals. Have you tried a lot of Symphony X yet? Their earlier albums are more prog than the last two which is more power metal. For them I would suggest The Odyssey, Paradise Lost and V. Another band that you may like is Shadow Gallery. I haven't listened to all of their albums in depth but worth a shot!
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Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: February 07 2017 at 19:16
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Posted By: omphaloskepsis
Date Posted: February 07 2017 at 20:52
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Nine Inch Nails- Broken |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: February 07 2017 at 21:00
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I'd second Haken and Symph X ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: prog4evr
Date Posted: February 13 2017 at 07:48
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Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: February 13 2017 at 21:11
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