What band can you not beleive is more popular?
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Topic: What band can you not beleive is more popular?
Posted By: HelloKitten
Subject: What band can you not beleive is more popular?
Date Posted: March 16 2021 at 12:51
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As the title says. Some bands just seem to have everything, that is everything except the diehard fanbase that some other bands have. Which bands can you absolutely not believe aren't bigger than they are? |
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: March 16 2021 at 12:57
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Lifesigns I Am The Manic Whale probably every other prog band I like
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Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: March 16 2021 at 12:58
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The Red Masque -------------  A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
Posted By: dougmcauliffe
Date Posted: March 16 2021 at 13:03
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Camel, XTC, Renaissance, Steve Hillage, Strawbs Like yeah these groups are beloved and revered to those who know them, but I think they all deserve some wider recognition. Renaissance has a lot of songs from their heyday which I could totally see getting some radio airplay especially, Let It Grow, Carpets of the Sun, On the Frontier, I Think of You, Vultures Fly High to name a few In prog circles, Triana, Linda Perhacs, Yezda Urfa, Happy the Man
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Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: March 16 2021 at 13:22
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Yes, PG era Genesis, Gentle Giant, Camel, ELP, PFM, Eloy, VDGG, Marillion, IQ. I could probably go on and on. I mentioned those bands but it's relative. Compared to later Genesis, Rush and Pink Floyd I think they are all very under rated and under recognized outside of prog circles these days. I didn't mention King Crimson or Porcupine Tree partly because I think they have pretty big followings these days among younger folks and among music fans in general although not as much as PF and Rush. Out of those I did mention Camel does seem to have a bigger following among younger people these days at least partly because they are an acknowledged influence on Opeth.
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Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: March 16 2021 at 13:27
Great choice and a great band. ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
BaldJean wrote:Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: March 16 2021 at 13:28
Maybe in the past five to ten years or so HTM has been buried under the carpet but before that they were considered to be by many to be the best prog band in the US. They even headlined the second Nearfest in 2000. The Muffins are another band from the same era and location(DC/VA area) who are a bit overlooked these days. Personally I have more of a hard time considering HTM to be underrated among prog fans though unless we are talking just younger prog fans.
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Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: March 16 2021 at 13:37
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Spock's Beard Riverside Bent Knee Sound Of Contact OSI IQ Ana_thema -------------   
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Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: March 16 2021 at 13:46
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Most of the bands I listen to. Here's a few. Mike Keneally The Aristocrats Big Big Train Echolyn Freak Kitchen Frost* Helmet of Gnats Izz Lonely Robot Panzerballett The Psychedelic Ensemble Sanguine Hum Thank You Scientist Thieves' Kitchen Nova Collective Bubblemath Covet Intervals Them Moose Rush Allan Holdsworth The Dregs The Bears Jellyfish Dewa Budjana Antoine Fafard Virgil Donati Discipline Anti-Depressive Delivery Hiromi Marco Minnemann Simon Phillips Protocol |
Posted By: dougmcauliffe
Date Posted: March 16 2021 at 13:52
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I guess i'll also mention Kansas. Like I know they're popular in prog circles and sold tons of albums, but I honestly hold them to the same level as many of the all time greats like Yes, King Crimson, Genesis.... They don't fit the sophisticated english symphonic prog mould as they're just a bunch of dudes from bumf**k nowhere, but man their first 5 albums are just absolute top shelf symphonic prog in my book and even the less proggy songs sparsely scattered throughout still go really hard. ------------- The sun has left the sky... ...Now you can close your eyes |
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: March 16 2021 at 13:58
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Posted By: dougmcauliffe
Date Posted: March 16 2021 at 14:03
Ah, you're from bumf**k west?
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Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: March 16 2021 at 14:04
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Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: March 16 2021 at 14:09
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Grumpy already mentioned 3 I think should be better known.... XTC....one of the greatest clever pop rock bands ever imho. Jellyfish....another brilliant pop rock band. Sanguine Hum....who of course started as Antique Seeking Nuns....again very creative clever music. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: March 16 2021 at 14:14
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Here are a few I think should at least be a bit more popular in prog circles: 5uu's, Airlord, Apogee, Blue Effect, Emmanuel Booz (especially for the Dans quel etat j'erre album), Alex Carpani Band, Carpe Nota, Cell15, Conqueror, Eccentric Orbit, ExCubus, Galleon, Gerard, Le Grand Sbam, Greenslade, Grobschnitt, Hamadryad, High Wheel, Horse Lords, The Hosemobile, Karakorum, Karcius, Kharmina Buranna, KingBathmat, Land of Chocolate, Little Atlas, Mangrove, The Mercury Tree, Mezquita, Mikromidas, Monarch Trail, Moon Letters, Morse Code, Mosaico, Nau Aletheia, Nexus (the Argentinian band), ni., Nil, Novalis, NoVox, Oblivion Sun, Othello Syndrome, Paatos, Pancake, Matthew Parmenter's solo stuff, Pentwater, Emme Phyzema, PoiL, Puppet Show, Qoph, Quantum Fantay, Rainbow Theatre, Ring Van Möbius, Scherzoo, Schnellertollermeier, Sebastian Hardie, Sezione Frenante, Simon Says, Social Tension, Solaris, Spaced Out, Spleen Arcana, Stratus Luna, Tale Cue, Talisma, Thinking Plague, Time Shift Accident, Trilogy, Triumvirat, Underground Railroad, Versus X, Voyag3r, Dan Weiss, White Willow, Wyxz, WytchCrypt, Zenit, Zombi, Zomby Woof I know. Instead of listing all these bands, I should just write reviews that should at least convince somebody to listen to them. Why can't days be 48 hours instead of 24??
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Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: March 16 2021 at 14:19
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^Uh..there must be 75 bands there..they just popped in to your head...? ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: March 16 2021 at 14:32
There's not a whole lot of popping going on in my head (more like pooping). I dragged the laptop over to the CD shelves and just went through them alphabetically. Probably missed a couple dozen.------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: March 16 2021 at 14:45
Excellent list ------------- Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake." Music Is Live Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Keep Calm And Listen To The Music… < |
Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: March 16 2021 at 14:47
Impressive list excellent choices too! ------------- Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake." Music Is Live Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Keep Calm And Listen To The Music… < |
Posted By: mathman0806
Date Posted: March 16 2021 at 14:54
More impressively, they popped in his head in alphabetical order.
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Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: March 16 2021 at 15:05
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Procol Harum by faaar -------------  
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Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: March 16 2021 at 15:38
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Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: March 16 2021 at 16:00
Also add the brilliant The Flower Kings...... -------------
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: March 16 2021 at 17:02
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Dread Zeppelin deserves a Whole Lotta Love, but maybe their Time is Gonna Come... |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: March 17 2021 at 03:14
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King's X Sieges Even Veni Domine Poverty's No Crime Fates Warning Savatage Ivanhoe Freak Kitchen The Gathering The Fixx UFO Nick Drake and many others...
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: March 17 2021 at 04:01
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XTC Talk Talk Nick Drake ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: March 17 2021 at 05:36
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Posted By: Argo2112
Date Posted: March 17 2021 at 07:37
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Aquarium Rescue Unit. Not a prog band but they do have some jazz fusion elements in their music. Kind of a mix between SRV, Eric Johnson & The Dixie Dregs. I think they only did two albums but very cool stuff.
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Posted By: CosmicVibration
Date Posted: March 17 2021 at 07:45
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Magma Saw them twice in NYC and once in Pennsylvania. All 3 times they played in a small venue. They should be selling out stadiums not
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: March 17 2021 at 08:03
yeah, but we're not living in a world that appreciates experimental music like Magma does. At least most progheads(and I imagine people that are into jazz) and even some rockers/metalheads appreciate their music.
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Posted By: Ronstein
Date Posted: March 17 2021 at 09:27
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Some good names being put forward. I'll add..... Greenslade Fruupp Big Big Train Nice to see Discipline get a mention! |
Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: March 17 2021 at 10:13
| I don't get how the group FM didn't become huge just based on their song "Phasors on Stun" but shows what I know I guess |
Posted By: Steve Wyzard
Date Posted: March 17 2021 at 11:08
"Phasors on Stun", while catchy, broke a significant rule of popular acceptance: the song title does not appear in the lyrics! Agreed that FM should have been much more popular than they were, especially when they opened for Rush a number of times. I still listen to their 1977-80 albums and Ben Mink's Foreign Exchange (an FM album in all but name) after all these years!
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Posted By: Artik
Date Posted: March 17 2021 at 11:38
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In prog circles: Moving Gelatine Plates - french mavericks with bags full of freak/prog tricks Yezda Urfa - probably the best (and the most) prog band from USA Syrius "Devil's masquerade" - amazing hungarian response to King Crimson and Colosseum The United Jazz + Rock Ensemble - with Jon Hiseman and Ian Carr onboard they should be more visible Michael Hoenig - for his "Departure from the Northern Wasteland" he should be on top along with Tangerine Dream In general: Caravan, Camel, Renaissance - all are full of gentle, beautiful melodies and should easily attract bigger crowds
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Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: March 17 2021 at 14:25
My fave song by them is probably "Krakow" - who cares if it has the same beat all the way through...I can feel the chill when I listen to it even when wrapped in blankets. Have you heard their 2014 album, "Transformation"? It's really good but, perhaps because it uses acoustic violins., seems somewhat folkier than their others stuff
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Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: March 17 2021 at 14:27
we had a good discussion about this on the Renaissance appreciation thread. The discussion revolved around that they are somewhat catchy at times but mostly they make you work for your reward. I loaned a mix CD to friends who didn't know them but like prog, to see if they would join me for a concert. They said they liked it but not enough to buy the ticket!
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Posted By: Steve Wyzard
Date Posted: March 17 2021 at 15:33
My favorite FM songs are "One O'Clock Tomorrow", "Orion/Horizons", and "Surface to Air". I did buy the Transformation album, and while there are a few good songs, I was mostly disappointed by it. The playing/instrumentation is good, Cameron's vocals are good, but the lyrics were all over the place. Considering that the original incarnation(s) of the band were far from successful, many of the new lyrics had a smug/self-congratulatory tone that rubbed me the wrong way. One of my least-favorite "classic" FM songs was "Destruction", and much (but not all) of Transformation reminded me of this.
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