bands i should check out?
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Topic: bands i should check out?
Posted By: shrimp
Subject: bands i should check out?
Date Posted: July 26 2004 at 19:48
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any bands out there i need to know about, im into gentle giant, yes, elp, early genesis, king crimson etc. suggestions? |
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Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: July 26 2004 at 19:51
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Where do we start? As you've gone for the most obvious to date, impress your friends with some obscure stuff, e.g. Touch, Collegium Musicium, Ibis, Advent, ................................................... ............................  
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Posted By: shrimp
Date Posted: July 26 2004 at 19:54
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never heard of any of them, but ill look into them. thanks |
Posted By: The Prognaut
Date Posted: July 26 2004 at 20:06
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Obviously, you gotta ride on the Pink Floyd shuttle... then, everything turns easier to listen to...
------------- break the circle reset my head wake the sleepwalker and i'll wake the dead |
Posted By: Axe Victim
Date Posted: July 26 2004 at 20:42
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Hey Shrimp----- You could check out Quatermass, great 3 piece Keyboard, Bass and Drums from 1970.... Their is also Kapt. Kopter and the Fabulous Twirly Birds..... 1972, Hawkwind is cool. Brian Eno "Another Green World" is awsome... Amon Duul is great.....All Pink Floyd's pre Dark Side music is incredible...Syd Barrett..... McDonald & Giles is wonderful..... Giles Giles & Fripp " The Cheerful Insanity Of Giles Giles and Fripp...is a must have...The new DVD Giant on the Box..... anyway I could go on...... but I'll shut up for now..... ------------- This Whole World Has Gone Slum Gullion |
Posted By: asuma
Date Posted: July 26 2004 at 22:24
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try some mars volta on for size, but not everyone is a
fan of them. ------------- *Remember all advice given by Asuma is for entertainment purposes only. Asuma is not a licensed medical doctor, psychologist, or counselor and he does not play one on TV.* |
Posted By: Marcelo
Date Posted: July 26 2004 at 23:29
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Please try -at least- these Italian progressive albums: "Felona E Sorona" ( by Le Orme) and "Zarathustra" (by Museo Rosenbach). You won't regret, guaranteed!!!
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Posted By: Joren
Date Posted: July 27 2004 at 19:29
Two MAJOR bands not in your list: Pink Floyd and Van Der Graaf Generator (sounds a bit like King Crimson sometimes, Fripp is a guest player on a few albums) |
shrimp wrote:Posted By: shrimp
Date Posted: July 28 2004 at 01:45
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thanks guys, i will check into the bands i havent heard of... but i am into mars volta and floyd, i should have added them to the list i guess. |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: July 28 2004 at 02:32
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There's so much prog out there.Check out the reviews section of the site,that should give you a few pointers! I'll throw a few bands in though: Flower Kings,Par Lindh Project and Anglagard -all Swedish and all excellent. And from the UK - IQ and Magenta. Magenta's 'Seven' album is getting a lot of play in my car at the moment! |
Posted By: Minstrel X
Date Posted: July 28 2004 at 10:54
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If you really want something complex and Avant-Garde, try legend french band MAGMA. If you want something completely crazy , try Porcupine Tree and Gong
------------- Minstrel X: Burning down the gallery |
Posted By: bctruce
Date Posted: July 28 2004 at 13:10
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Check out Devin Townsend - Terria. I've only had it for a few months now but it's easily among my all-time favorites. |
Posted By: Joren
Date Posted: July 28 2004 at 13:33
Porcupine Tree, completely crazy? I have Lightbulb sun, and I find it a little boring, actually. Nice, but not crazy... |
Posted By: The Owl
Date Posted: July 28 2004 at 17:26
This Owl has suggestions aplenty:
How's that for starters?
------------- People are puzzled why I don't dig the Stones, well, I listened to the Stones, I tried, and I tried, and I tried, and--I Can't Get No Satisfaction! www.myspace.com/theowlsmusic |
Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: July 28 2004 at 17:37
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Starters? Look like an entire freaking collection. Damn this site is expensive. Maybe we should have a disclaimer on the intro screen: Warning: This site may force members into bankruptcy |
Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: July 28 2004 at 18:03
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Can't agree more with Richardh about the Swdish bands, probably the most symphonic group of talented musicians I ever heard. Just add Anekdoten to complete the list, their debut album VEMOD is simply outstanding. Iván |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: July 29 2004 at 03:02
It's nice when we agree on something Ivan!
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Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: July 29 2004 at 03:14
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Indeed it's nice, but you must accept it's also fun when we have civilized disagreements. Iván |
Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: July 30 2004 at 07:50
------------- "Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood) |
Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: July 30 2004 at 08:56
| Most definitely Anekdoten: Vermod for starters and then Nucleus |
Posted By: diddy
Date Posted: July 30 2004 at 09:05
...and then From Within and afterwards Gravity...and then, you have to go out and buy Morte Macabre...when you finished it you..........
------------- If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear... George Orwell |
Posted By: bityear
Date Posted: July 30 2004 at 19:58
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Planet X, Liquid Tension Experiment, Transatlantic, Spastic Ink, IQ, Ayreon! ------------- www.geocities.com/joelbitars |
Posted By: Bryan
Date Posted: July 30 2004 at 23:50
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Listen to their early stuff like On The Sunday of Life or Signify. Those are probably the albums he was reffering to. |
Posted By: asuma
Date Posted: July 31 2004 at 00:36
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Q AND NOT U !!!!!!!!!!!!!... i really like this band.
or for something that is pretty out there. try black eyes ------------- *Remember all advice given by Asuma is for entertainment purposes only. Asuma is not a licensed medical doctor, psychologist, or counselor and he does not play one on TV.* |
Posted By: Batts
Date Posted: July 31 2004 at 16:50
------------- marching on together!! |
Posted By: shrimp
Date Posted: August 06 2004 at 20:16
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can you download any of these bands stuff off of soulseek, or is there any other way to download them? |
Posted By: Bryan
Date Posted: August 06 2004 at 20:33
| Give soulseek a try, it always works for me. |
Posted By: Certif1ed
Date Posted: August 07 2004 at 09:29
Maybe so, but WHY is it boring...?
My opinion and observations of the music are in my review, but really there seems to be little that is progressive about Lightbulb Sun - it's a nice rock album, though. I'm open to persuasion otherwise, as ever... No-one's mentioned Mahavishnu Orchestra, Twelfth Night or Amon Duul II??? Check these bands out as a matter of urgency! |
Posted By: Bryan
Date Posted: August 07 2004 at 15:50
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Check out their earlier stuff!!!!!!! I think they got into progarchives primarily on the basis of albums like On the Sunday of Life, Up the Downstair and Signify. That's why they're listed as psychadelic rock. I love Lightbulb Sun, but I also agree that it only borders on prog. The same could be said of their other newer albums. |
Posted By: ShrinkingViolet
Date Posted: August 09 2004 at 08:38
| I think you ought to try also Mostly Autumn...maybe some van der graaf generator.. |
Posted By: Vibrationbaby
Date Posted: August 24 2004 at 11:17
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Posted By: gdub411
Date Posted: August 24 2004 at 20:13
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I was thinking of picking up some Amon Duul II. My only worry is the singer doesn't speak english. Can someone tell me if she sings in english or german?
Oh...check out Henry Cow for something a little different. My favorite is Van der Graaf Generator and Peter Hammill. Those are of course good suggestions as well. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: August 24 2004 at 20:20
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[QUOTE=gdub411]
I was thinking of picking up some Amon Duul II. My only worry is the singer doesn't speak english. Can someone tell me if she sings in english or german?
are you taking the piss? |
Posted By: gdub411
Date Posted: August 24 2004 at 21:00
| A Simple yes or no would have sufficed. Thank You!!! |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: August 25 2004 at 17:26
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How will a yes or no answer help? |
Posted By: gdub411
Date Posted: August 26 2004 at 00:12
| Does the singer of Amon Duul II speak english?....yes or no? If no I will not buy. That is just how I am. I like to understand what is being sung. When I cannot, it takes away from the experience. |