Great non-prog prog albums you love?
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Topic: Great non-prog prog albums you love?
Posted By: Svein-Frode
Subject: Great non-prog prog albums you love?
Date Posted: November 25 2004 at 09:47
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Most proggers are very into music in general, and since X-mas is arriving, how about recommending some extremely superb albums with "advanced/progressive/non-pop" music for anyone to have under the tree this year: My hard earned cash would support these albums: * FSOL (the Future Sound of London) - Dead Cities (dark, progressive, electronica) * Keith Jarret - The Köln Concert (One man, one piano, wonderful harmonies and melodies, greatest improvisation ever recoded?) * Bendik Hofseth - Plantes, space and .... IKEA (What happens if you mix jazz and classical into pop song structures? You'll get great intellectual lyrics, enormous diversity, though the bad english accent does annoy me to some degree. * Pat Metheny - Imaginary Day (Pat goes fusion/prog rock with amazing result! 48 string guitars, heavy metal riffs and acoustic songs made in heaven...?) * Jeff Buckley - Grace (If you haven't heard it, you've missed the greatest voice of our generation...!) |
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Posted By: Pixel Pirate
Date Posted: November 25 2004 at 10:23
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I would heartily recommend "Escape" by the Norwegian metal band Ram-Zet for anyone wanting a walk on the wild and weird side. And their first album "Pure Therapy" isn't bad either. Metal isn't really my thing but when it's done with as much intelligence and creativity as here it can be a treat. ------------- Odi profanum vulgus et arceo. |
Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: November 25 2004 at 11:26
Absolutely
Love: Forever Changes. Dave Brubeck Quartet At Carnegie Hall . Several arrangements here on this 1964 recording which would and could inspire budding prog rockers - Rondo A La Turk obviously inspired The Nice, while I personally know a number of good amateur and pro drummers who tried to keep up with Joe Morello's unusual and always deliberately varied time signatures. Savoy Brown: Raw Sienna. To me the The British blues boom recording of the late 60's/early seventies - Chris Youlden's vocals IMHO better than any others of the period. |
Svein-Frode wrote:Posted By: Bryan
Date Posted: November 25 2004 at 14:10
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Nick Drake - Pink Moon Manic Street Preachers - The Holy Bible |
Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: November 25 2004 at 14:24
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"Pipedream" by Alan Hull, stunning solo album by the late Lindisfarne man. "Year of the cat" by Al Stewart, criminally underrated singer songwriter, who can at times venture into prog territory. "Boston" by Boston. A great power rock album. "Rainbow rising" by Rainbow. Blackmore at his best "Fireball" by Deep Purple. probably their most complete album ""Scavenger" by The Walkabouts. Why are this band not huge? Great female vocals, and stunning guitar work. You must hear the last track, "train to mercy". "Cosmo's factory" by Creedence Clearwater Revival. An embarrasment on riches on one album. "Catch bull at four" by Cat Stevens. If only he could have made more like this. "Wrecking ball" by Emmylou Harris. Her perfect voice ventures away from country to wonderful new areas. |
Posted By: Certif1ed
Date Posted: November 25 2004 at 15:27
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"Blue Matter", by Savoy Brown "Da Capo" by Love "Disraeli Gears" by Cream "Queen II" by Queen "Made in Japan" by Deep Purple "Absolution" by Muse (surely this IS a prog album?) "Bags Groove" by Miles Davis "On Parole" by Motorhead "Master of Puppets" by Metallica Rachmaninov's Cello Concerto.
...and everything else I've forgotten
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: November 25 2004 at 15:39
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Svein.. FSOL!! Rest proof Clockwork - Plaid Music has the right to children - Boards of Canada 76:14 - Global Communication Adventures beyond the Ultraworld - The Orb Document - REM Violator & Songs of Faith & devotion - Depeche Mode The Queen is dead - The Smiths Unforgettable fire - U2 Spooky - Lush Heaven or Las Vegas - The Cocteau Twins Five leaves left - Nick Drake Ace of spades - Motorhead Sabotage - Black Sabbath Tin Drum - Japan I could go on, but I'll spare you.. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Great choice, especially 'Lifeforms'Posted By: The Prognaut
Date Posted: November 25 2004 at 17:17
Undoubtedly, THE Metallica album...
------------- break the circle reset my head wake the sleepwalker and i'll wake the dead |
Posted By: The Prognaut
Date Posted: November 25 2004 at 17:21
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And also, add these up to the list "Nothing like the Sun" - STING "Lovers Live" - SADE ADU "Elodia" - LACRIMOSA "Evil Empire" - RATM "Alchemy" - DIRE STRAITS
Enjoy! ------------- break the circle reset my head wake the sleepwalker and i'll wake the dead |
Posted By: Reed Lover
Date Posted: November 25 2004 at 17:33
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The question is kind of confusing "Great non-prog prog albums" ??? Some have given albums that are non prog albums.... but:
Are You Experienced-Jimi Hendrix IV-Led Zep Rising-Rainbow Machine Head-Deep Purple Vapor Trails-Rush (sic) Kind Of Blue-Miles Davis Wardances-Colosseum II
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: November 25 2004 at 17:52
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Muse - Absolution (it might be prog ...not sure...don't care...it kicks arse anyway!!) Kate Bush - any of her first 5 albums Stephen Caudel - Wine Dark Sea Love - Forever Changes The Stranglers - The Singles
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Posted By: frenchie
Date Posted: November 25 2004 at 17:57
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jeff buckley grace and manics holy bible legacy editions UNBEATABLE ------------- The Worthless Recluse 
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Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: November 26 2004 at 00:32
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Non Classical:
And of course my Favorite: Who's Next.....The Who Iván |
Posted By: Vegetableman
Date Posted: November 26 2004 at 00:35
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Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy, IV, II Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Lehnerd Skinnerd The Doors - The Doors The Who - Whos Next Black Sabbath - Paranoid Hendrix - Are You Experienced
------------- "Mister Fripp, your music is quite different than everything else out there. In one word, how would you describe it?" "Progressive.... yeah, that's it..." |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: November 26 2004 at 02:33
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Al Stewart - Last Days Of The Century Propaganda - A Secret Wish Tubeway Army - Replicas Simple Minds - Sparkle In The Rain Lone Star - Lone Star/Firing On All Six |
Posted By: Svein-Frode
Date Posted: November 26 2004 at 03:12
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Fun to see a few Al Steward recs :D Looks like Love is in the air too, so I'll have to chek 'em out. Lots of great music here, though I was not asking for pop records, just prog that usually doesn't fit under the "prog rock" label. |
Posted By: Pixel Pirate
Date Posted: November 26 2004 at 04:49
I'm a big Al Stewart fan myself and I think "Time Passages" and "24 Carrots" are his best. "Last Days Of The Century" is a very strange choice,Richardh. ------------- Odi profanum vulgus et arceo. |
Posted By: Petra
Date Posted: November 26 2004 at 05:39
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Rock Action - Mogwai IV - Led Zeppelin Kid A- Radiohead Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere- Neil Young The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan The Kick Inside- Kate Bush Geogadi- Boards Of Canada Kula Shaker- K
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Posted By: Nerevar
Date Posted: November 26 2004 at 06:25
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Estradasphere - Buck Fever
Mr. Bungle - Mr. Bungle, Disco Volante & California Kate Bush - The Dreaming Queen - Jazz Ulver - Perdition City Einstürzende Neubauten - Silence Is Sexy Meshuggah - Destroy Erase Improve The Dillinger Escape Plan - The Dillinger Escape Plan Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine … And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - Source Tags & Codes ------------- "I'd rather have a bottle in front of me, than a frontal lobotomy." |
Posted By: greenback
Date Posted: November 26 2004 at 08:46
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david helpling - sleeping on the edge on the world johanness schmoelling - wuiven riet david sylvian - secret of the beehive mercyful fate - don't break the oath eberhard weber - silent feet lyle mays - lyle mays yanni - out of silence enya - watermark mark isham - castalia frankie goes to hollywood - the pleasuredome 4 strings - believe accept - balls to the wall van halen - 1984 the Fixx - the first 4 albums suzanne ciani - neverland checkfield - water wind & stone . . .
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Posted By: zappa123
Date Posted: November 26 2004 at 09:35
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Neil Young-Harvest Black Sabbath-First and Paranoid Manassas with Stephen Stills Groundhogs--Thanks christ for the bomb The small faces-greatest hits Traffic-Dear.MR.Fantasy Jeff Beck-Truth Grand funk railroad-E pluribus funk Vanilla fudge |
Posted By: arcer
Date Posted: November 26 2004 at 12:14
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Non prog prog hmmmmmm 1. Radiohead - Ok Computer (DSOTM for the 90s) and Kid A 2. Brad Mehldau - Art of Trio Volume 3: Songs and Largo 3. Kate Bush - The Hounds of Love 4. Mum - Finally We Are No-one and Summer Make Good 5. Bjork - Post and Vespertine 6. Allman Bros - Live at Fillmore East 7. The Beatles - Abbey Road 8. Underworld - Second Toughest in the Infants 9. Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden 10. Vangelis - Bladerunner OST 11. Peter Gabriel - III or Us 12. Jellyfish - Spilt Milk (really stretching a defintion here but what the hey...) 13. Lou Reed - Berlin (same again) 14. David Bowie - Low 15. Air - 10,000hz Legend 16. Lemon Jelly - Lost Horizons 17. Traffic - When the Eagle Flies 18. Queen - Queen II 19. Sigur Ros - Agaetis Byrjun 20. David Sylvian - Dead Bees on a Cake |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: November 26 2004 at 15:13
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Mansun -Six/Attack Of The Grey Lantern Placebo - Sleeping With Ghosts Franz Ferdinand - Same Vangelis - Voices |
Posted By: Wizard/TRueStar
Date Posted: November 26 2004 at 15:38
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Neil Young - Weld Robin Trower - Long Misty Days
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Posted By: HaroldTheBarrel
Date Posted: November 27 2004 at 11:44
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Well, this isn't exactly the question, but the non prog that seems to be spinning about on my stereo th most is the following:
Japan - Tin Drum (I was happy to see that other people put Japan/ David Sylvian) David Bowie - Hunky Dory - Ziggy Stardust The Doors - Morrison Hotel The Smiths - Strangeways, Here we Come - Hatful of Hollow Marilyn Manson - Antichrist Superstar (a guilty pleasure if ever there was one) Delerium - Silence remix (It's just a song, but I don't know what album it's off of... I burned it! (gasp!)) The Dears - No Cities left - Hollywood Bedtime Story The Smashing Pumpkins - Adore
and, and... I guess everything else is prog... ------------- Listen: Your friends have been broken. They've told us of your poison. Now we k now. KILL THEM! |
Posted By: Man Erg
Date Posted: November 28 2004 at 09:11
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Family - Music From a Doll's House,Entertainment
Blue Cheer-Invincibus Eruptus MC5 - Babes in Arms Compilation Bongwater - Double Bummer Small Faces - Ogden's Nut-Gone Flake West Coast Pop-Art Experimental Band - I,II,III Red Krayola - Red Krayola Donovan - A Gift From a Flower to a Garden Boards of Canada - Music Has the Right to Children Vashti Bunyan - Another Diamond Day Pretty Things - SF Sorrow Who - Quick One,Sell Out,Quadrophenia,Live at Leeds,Who's Next The Fall - Hex Enduction Hour,Dragnet,Frenz Experiment. Tim Buckley - Happy Sad,Starsailor,Blue Afternoon,Lorca 13th Floor Elevators-Pychedelic Sounds,Easter Everywhere Coil - Horse Rotorvator,Love's Secret Domain Plus many,many more ------------- 
Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb. |
Posted By: Sweetnighter
Date Posted: November 28 2004 at 10:16
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Leftoverture - Kansas (does this count as prog?) Pat Metheny - Bright Size Life, American Garage, Imaginary Day, Speaking of Now Triumph - Allied Forces Steely Dan - Aja (Classic!) Weather Report - Sweetnighter (obviously), Mysterious Traveller Jamiroquai - A Funk Odyssey Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes Medeski Martin and Wood - Uninvisible Blessid Union of Souls - Self-Titled Chick Corea - Return to Forever, Light as a Feather Miles Davis - Kind of Blue, late 60s recordings John Coltrane - Blue Train Down to the Bone - Crazy Vibes and Things ------------- I bleed coffee. When I don't drink coffee, my veins run dry, and I shrivel up and die. "Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso? Is that like the bank of Italian soccer death or something?" -my girlfriend |
Posted By: Wizard/TRueStar
Date Posted: November 28 2004 at 15:54
Ride the lighting tended to ticle my fancy a tad more than puppets which is |