"Perfect" (Lesser Known) Prog Tracks?
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Topic: "Perfect" (Lesser Known) Prog Tracks?
Posted By: Frenetic Zetetic
Subject: "Perfect" (Lesser Known) Prog Tracks?
Date Posted: January 05 2021 at 23:32
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Exactly what it sounds like; what are some tracks that, to your ears, are "perfect" examples of progressive rock - that others may have no idea even exists? Yes, we all know the big guns from Genesis, Yes, ELP, etc.; what are some lesser-known tracks from other bands, instrumental or otherwise, to you that are exceptional, 10/10 tracks? Here's mine; this one is a beast and hits all the elements and right notes for me; I've had this in my head for about a week and a half now, and listened to it three times through on a car ride the other day, lol: ------------- "I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021 |
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: January 06 2021 at 02:49
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IQ - Further Away (Ever 1993) Perfect modern Neo prog with that a little bit of metal influence. I'm willing to bet that all those people that have dismissed Neo prog/IQ out of hand have not heard this 'little' beauty.
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Posted By: Ronstein
Date Posted: January 06 2021 at 02:57
| Anything off Martin Orford's The Old Road', a near perfect album for me!! |
Posted By: Sacro_Porgo
Date Posted: January 06 2021 at 02:58
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The Tangent - Codpieces And Capes ------------- Porg for short. My love of music doesn't end with prog! Feel free to discuss all sorts of music with me. Odds are I'll give it a chance if I haven't already! :) |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: January 06 2021 at 03:01
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: January 06 2021 at 03:47
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I'll add 2 wonderful songs that have helped me get through 2020 - Pendragon - Afraid of Everything Abel Ganz - One Small Soul |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: January 06 2021 at 06:26
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^ videos don't work can you tell us the artists - songs?
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Posted By: Spacegod87
Date Posted: January 06 2021 at 06:30
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Lesser known in my mind, but they might be well-known to the people on this site.. ------------- Levitating downwards, atomic feedback scream. |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: January 06 2021 at 06:32
^ I don't know them. Will listen. 
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Posted By: Hiram
Date Posted: January 06 2021 at 07:18
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Banco del Mutuo Soccorso: La Conquista della Posizione Eretta EDIT: I can't make the video work because I'm stupid but here's a link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uXxtsEC5ig&ab_channel=ProgOrDie" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uXxtsEC5ig&ab_channel=ProgOrDie
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Posted By: Argo2112
Date Posted: January 06 2021 at 07:23
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Song for all Seasons - Renaissance Not sure if it really qualifies as "lesser known" but it's the first one came to mind. Also Flight over Rio - Al Di Meola
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: January 06 2021 at 07:40
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Picchio dal Pozzo - Merttiamo il caso che |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: January 06 2021 at 08:04
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Symphonic prog isn't normally my favourite subgenre, but I love this one to pieces: |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: January 06 2021 at 08:12
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A more off beat thing that is also just perfect is Fred Frith's Step Across the Border film. |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: January 06 2021 at 08:20
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Two that blew me away when I first heard them when I started exploring Prog deeply: |
Posted By: Hrychu
Date Posted: January 06 2021 at 09:34
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Simon Says - Brother Where' You Bound ------------- On the day of my creation, I fell in love with education. And overcoming all frustration, a teacher I became. Ernest Vong |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: January 06 2021 at 10:14
| You know the person asking the question is a spotify user when they ask for tracks and not albums. ;) |
Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: January 06 2021 at 10:19
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^I see no reason to infer that. ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow">  https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Posted By: Ronstein
Date Posted: January 06 2021 at 10:22
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One of my favorite Genesis tracks (For Absent Friends) sung by one of my favorite singers (Richard Sinclair) |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: January 06 2021 at 11:04
I do especially in this day and age.
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Tapfret wrote:Posted By: Mirakaze
Date Posted: January 06 2021 at 12:04
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Something from an album that was released as recently as 2019 but has become one of my favourite exponents of the prog genre: "One Of Our Dogs Is Missing" by Rascal Reporters |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: January 06 2021 at 15:04
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One of my favorites from a band called Fantasy from their 2nd lp..not well known ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: January 06 2021 at 15:09
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No self respecting fan of SH and PG era Genesis should leave this planet without hearing this first. It's even better than IQ's "harvest of souls" (by far). |
Posted By: Frenetic Zetetic
Date Posted: January 06 2021 at 23:21
I don't use spotify, never have, don't even have an account nor even know where to start; I have CDs and my iTunes lol. Great choices so far everyone woke up to some new tracks to check out! I ask for tracks because I'l check an album out if I think a track is strong enough. it's how I roll  .------------- "I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021 |
Posted By: Hiram
Date Posted: January 06 2021 at 23:54
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Yes, it's a bit silly, but a bit of silliness is good once in a while.
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: January 07 2021 at 11:20
 I do love that album. Shame he more or less gave up after that. |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: January 07 2021 at 13:59
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For me a perfect 'baroque' prog track....I can listen to this over and over..the whole lp is very good btw. I'm a sucker for these early 'proto prog' things. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: January 07 2021 at 14:18
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Many obscure nice tracks around ...always loved this one and the lp as well. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: January 07 2021 at 14:25
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Here's a "perfect" (symph) prog cut by the Italian band Nuova Era, from their fourth album Il Passo del Soldato. The instrumental break at the 8:45 mark is pure magic sauce. ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: January 07 2021 at 14:26
Good. I'm glad to be wrong about that. Shame on me for making a sweeping generalization like that. Hey, I don't blame you. Ask for the best track and if you don't like that you probably won't like the rest. For me personally I tend to go more by ratings but to each their own.
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Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: January 07 2021 at 14:29
Are you sure you mean at the 12 minute mark? The track ends a little after the 12 minute mark.
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Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: January 07 2021 at 14:47
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^Corrected! ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: January 07 2021 at 14:48
Around here, we call you the Sweeper.
I use a much older testing system called listening.  ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Frenetic Zetetic
Date Posted: January 07 2021 at 22:52
Dude, I don't blame you; I'm the odd ball I hang on to old tech I don't even own a non-CRT TV in my current living space, lmao. I definitely use the rating system as a lead, but I won't lie, there are several albums to me that are lower on the list that sound better than those higher, usually on RPI, hence my first post. ------------- "I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021 |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: January 08 2021 at 00:17
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FZ, if you love RPI, check out Nuova Era! ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Frenetic Zetetic
Date Posted: January 08 2021 at 02:24
Noted! I LOVE RPI, it's added to the list!  ------------- "I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021 |
Posted By: wiz_d_kidd
Date Posted: January 08 2021 at 06:31
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Anmima Mundi, "Spring Knocks on the Door of Men". |
Posted By: dougmcauliffe
Date Posted: January 08 2021 at 06:36
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This album in general ------------- The sun has left the sky... ...Now you can close your eyes |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: January 08 2021 at 22:16
| ^ I really love it, the whole album, as well as their second album (Hijos del Agobio). Though Abre la Puerta in particular is a highlight. |