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Topic: Progressive music with non-english lyrics
Posted By: Aequitas
Subject: Progressive music with non-english lyrics
Date Posted: September 24 2005 at 05:47
I'd like to discover some progressive music with non-english lyrics. The reason of this is becouse I'm very much intrested in languages in that way that I enjoy the sound of many languages.

But if you can recoment me something in the English language that you believe I'd like I'd be happy for that aswell, of course! Aswell as instrumental bands. Anything that should be in my boat, so to say. :)

Etherway, in the progressive scene, I like the following bands:

Dream Theater
Liquid Tension Experiment
Ayreon
The Mars Volta
Banco del Mutuo Soccorso
Circus Maximus
Fantômas
Flower Kings
Frank Zappa
Il Balletto Di Bronzo
Jethro Tull
Mezquita
Opeth

I also enjoy bands like Amon Düül II but I feel bad to put them up on that list, since I have heard so little from them.

But ether way, all the above and a nice amount of others, but this should be able to give you an idea of my style. Well I'm really open to a wide spectral of music, that is. :) Or so I hope. :/



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Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: September 24 2005 at 05:56

Magma

Amon Düül and Amon Düül 2 sing German at times, also the British Amon Düül. Guru Guru also occasionally have German lyrics (some examples are on "Hey Du!" and "Mani in Germani"). a multilingual example of singing can be heard on Christian Boulé's 2nd album "Non-Fiction" in the track "Viva da New Sound" (English, French, German, Japonese, some African languages, just don't ask me which)



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Posted By: honganji
Date Posted: September 24 2005 at 06:03

Non-English lyrics ? Non-English lyrics are larger than English in my collection.

I add these samples.

Japanese: Yonin-Bayashi, Cosmos Factory, Far East Family Band, Pageant, Shingetsu, Bi Kyo Ran, Kirche, Fairy, Maria Kannon, J.A.Caesar, Takami, Theta, Sense Of Wonder, Carmen Maki & Oz, Novela, etc

Polish: SBB, Niemen, Turquoise, etc

Bulgarian: FSB

Hungarian: East, Omega, etc

Indonesian: Chrisye, Discus, etc

Russian: Araks, Eduard Artemiev, etc

Inuit: Inua

Danish: Savage Rose

Coined word: Koenjihyakkei, Katra Turana, Magma

 



Posted By: Aequitas
Date Posted: September 24 2005 at 06:11
Oh thank you kindly good people. I'll take a look on them, as I like to hear what I'm expecting before I buy things. I'll have a look for MP3s. I have no clue what those bands you people mentioned are but I'll deffenently check it out.


Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: September 24 2005 at 12:27

Try the first couple of Premiata Forneria Marconi(PFM)albums.

Also,early Kaipa is in Swedish.



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Posted By: italprogfan
Date Posted: September 24 2005 at 16:33
Originally posted by honganji honganji wrote:

Non-English lyrics ? Non-English lyrics are larger than English in my collection.

me as well, by far.

as far as the previous recommendations go:

fsb - only the first two
sbb - sorry, i've found very little here worthwhile.

 

the best:

los jaivas - alturas de macchu picchu, specifically, as well as el indio
e.a. poe - generazioni - storia di sempre
mezquita - recuerdos de mi terra
museo rosenbach - zarathustra
kostas tournas - aperanta chorafia (this is a masterpiece, sadly he went pop afterwards)
il biletto di bronzo - ys
banco del mutuo soccorso - all through come in ul'ultima cena
s vremena na vreme - s/t

 

and there's so much more ...



Posted By: norbert88
Date Posted: September 24 2005 at 23:31

Mago De Oz is highly recommended. Download 'Finisterra' and be amazed. The lyrics are in Spanish and they sound really good even though I have no clue what they mean

norbert88



Posted By: KoS
Date Posted: September 25 2005 at 02:00
Originally posted by norbert88 norbert88 wrote:

Mago De Oz is highly recommended. Download 'Finisterra' and be amazed. The lyrics are in Spanish and they sound really good even though I have no clue what they mean

norbert88



good one its about the unfairnes of huge corporations and stuff like that



Posted By: Fitzcarraldo
Date Posted: September 27 2005 at 20:18

MAGO DE OZ's latest studio album "Gaia" is also excellent. Check out the MP3 of the title track in the Archives.

Another one worth trying: Brazilian group APOCALYPSE's 2003 album "Refúgio". All lyrics are in Portuguese. An excellent album in my opinion. Check out the MP3 of the title track in the Archives. (Treat the 2005 EP with care, though: the group has a new singer and style. The new guy sings in English and sounds more classic rock than Prog Rock, and the group's new songs are much less Proggy than on earlier albums).

 



Posted By: Eetu Pellonpaa
Date Posted: September 29 2005 at 05:51
I found a nice german-singing Kraut-rock band using this site: GÄA. I got their 1st ablum which I found good, and I'll order their second album as soon as I got more cash. Nobody hasn't reviewed any of their ablums yet!  I'll have to try work out something for their 1st LP during the weekend.


Posted By: cobb
Date Posted: September 29 2005 at 09:36
Trettioariga Kriget - haven't got a clue what they are singing about, but it sounds good anyway.


Posted By: progmaniaczka
Date Posted: September 29 2005 at 10:58
I'd recommend 'Harmonium' (sang in French- the band is from Canada) Try, and listen to 'Si on avait besoin d'une 5ième Saison'.

http://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_CD. asp?cd_id=3160

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Posted By: Wolf Spider
Date Posted: September 29 2005 at 11:37
Or Quidam, SBB...

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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: September 29 2005 at 15:17

NEXUS (Argentina) - Metanoia a great album

and

LE ORME (Italy) - L'Infinito a great album too


Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: September 29 2005 at 15:35

portuguese : SAGRADO and BACAMARTE from Brazil

spanish : TRIANA, CRACK, CAI, MEZQUITA from Spain; TEMPANO from Venezuela; LOS JAIVAS and MATRAZ from Chile; SINTESIS from Cuba; PABLO EL ENTERRADOR from Argentina

italian : PFM, LE ORME, BANCO to name the most popular

basque : HAIZEA

provençal : LI TROUBAIRES DE COUMBOSCURO

french : ANGE

polish : LIZARD, COLLAGE, QUIDAM, SBB, NIEMEN

german : REBEKKA

 



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Posted By: andrea
Date Posted: October 01 2005 at 06:03
If you're looking for good lyrics in italian try "Fabrizio De Andrè + PFM In concerto"... This allbum live marks the meeting between one of the most influent italian singer-songwriters with one of the most influent italian progressive bands... PFM in this album arranged some of De Andrè's best songs giving them a new life... a masterpiece!


Posted By: Norbert
Date Posted: October 28 2005 at 04:55

After Crying : De Profundis

                    Föld és Ég

                   Megalázottak és megszomorítottak

Their 2 latest albums are in English.



Posted By: erik neuteboom
Date Posted: October 28 2005 at 14:17

After the cascade of abovementioned advises I have for you:

Basque language (Spanish border with France)-band Itoiz (their first it the best)

Catalunian language (capital Barcelona, mix from Spanish, Portuguese and French))- band Dr. No

German-band Grobschnitt (2-LP Ballermann)

Castellano (South-American Spanish)- Chilean band Angulart (very expressive)

Norwegian-band Mikromidas (album Faunus)



Posted By: samhob
Date Posted: October 28 2005 at 14:46

German's are quite interessant:

Grobschnitt is such a great band ...  but they sing in english exept on the jumbo german edition..

Novalis is in german and they're good too ...



Posted By: erik neuteboom
Date Posted: October 28 2005 at 18:31
Grobschnitt-I meant English with a strong German accent..


Posted By: rockandrail
Date Posted: October 28 2005 at 18:41

In French:

Ange - Le cimetière des arlequins

Ange - Au delà du délire

Ange - Emile Jacotey

Ange - Par les Fils de Mandrin

In Italian:

PFM - l'isola di niente

Banco del Mutuo soccorso - Io sono nato libero

Le Orme - Felone e Sorona

In German:

Novalis - Brandung

In Swedish

Angladard - Hybris

In Turkish

Mogollar (difficult to find)



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Posted By: Tristan Mulders
Date Posted: October 28 2005 at 18:42
Hm, I don't listen to prog with non-English vocals that often, but I have the cd Les Nouveaux Mondes by the French Art Rock group Nemo and that one is truly recommendable I think

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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: October 28 2005 at 20:59
Originally posted by rockandrail rockandrail wrote:

In French:

Ange - Le cimetière des arlequins

Ange - Au delà du délire

Ange - Emile Jacotey

Ange - Par les Fils de Mandrin

In Italian:

PFM - l'isola di niente

Banco del Mutuo soccorso - Io sono nato libero

Le Orme - Felone e Sorona

In German:

Novalis - Brandung

In Swedish

Angladard - Hybris

In Turkish

Mogollar (difficult to find)



for the Italian ones some great choices.

love the PFM album, and Felona e Sorona is a fabulous album.  Have sent Sospesi Nell 'Incredible to some friends, both proggies and non, and have gotten 100% glowing feedback on it.  Great song great album.

do need to check out Ange though, one that has slipped through the cracks for me.


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