Easy Prog Instrumentals?
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Topic: Easy Prog Instrumentals?
Posted By: Proghat
Subject: Easy Prog Instrumentals?
Date Posted: May 07 2006 at 10:55
| Hey, I was wondering what you guys think are some good, easy Prog Instrumentals for a 4-piece band (keys, guitar, drums, bass) to play. I wanted my band to play some Dream Theater instrumentals, but for the most part, DT's stuff is too hard to play atm. So, what do you suggest we try to learn? (We mostly play Symphonic Prog Metal, but we're open to just about any kind of Prog really.) |
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Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: May 07 2006 at 10:59
| How about King Crimson's Red? |
Posted By: crucify_the_ego
Date Posted: May 07 2006 at 11:29
| You could select some bits from Tubular Bells to play, and rework them for your line up. |
Posted By: Psychedelia
Date Posted: May 07 2006 at 11:35
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What about Stellar Overdrive by Pink Floyd or perhaps Start by Peter Gabriel.
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Posted By: DallasBryan
Date Posted: May 07 2006 at 11:36
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Area? try to vocal parts first then proceed!
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Posted By: Tomodachi
Date Posted: May 07 2006 at 11:38
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Some Camel stuff maybe. ------------- 
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Posted By: Proghat
Date Posted: May 07 2006 at 11:41
I was thinking about this one, but what would the keyboardist play? I guess he could play the scales in the beginning and some chords throughout the song... And the keyboardist and I love Camel, so that might be a good idea too... |
Vompatti wrote:Posted By: laplace
Date Posted: May 07 2006 at 11:58
Check out Niacin's cover of Red - the organ is the lead instrument there and it works well enough. Maybe the keys and the guitar could both work on the lead but an octave apart, for a truly powerful sound. Alternatively, a four-piece reworking of Peaches en Regalia would be interesting.  |
Posted By: chamberry
Date Posted: May 07 2006 at 12:10
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How about Wedding nails by Porcupine Tree?
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Posted By: Destrio
Date Posted: May 07 2006 at 12:35
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depending on what you consider hard you could do "The Boys in the Band" by Gentle Giant, or on the other side of things, "YYZ" by Rush.
I agree with Wedding Nails too
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Posted By: Proghat
Date Posted: May 07 2006 at 12:45
| Thanks guys! These are some great suggestions -- I'm gonna bounce 'em off them the guys at the next practice and hopefully we'll come up with some up with something decent. I'll be sure to post a recording of whatever we cover when we finish it! |
Posted By: SirPsycho388
Date Posted: May 07 2006 at 12:54
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You could try Hell's Kitchen by Dream Theater... that one is probably the least technical DT instrumental ------------- Strangers passing in the street by chance two separate glances meet and I am you and what I see is me. And do I take you by the hand and lead you through the land and help me understand the best I can |
Posted By: hawkbrock
Date Posted: May 07 2006 at 12:55
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Early Floyd material is sometimes instrumental. ------------- 
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Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: May 07 2006 at 12:57
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YYZ!!!!!! ------------- Follow me on twitter @memowakeman |
Posted By: heyitsthatguy
Date Posted: May 07 2006 at 13:01
What about "Speak to Me" off DSOTM?  Actually, crap that'd be pretty hard to do....
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Posted By: hawkbrock
Date Posted: May 07 2006 at 13:02
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Obscured by Clouds
Interstellar Overdrive
Mudmen
A Saucerful of Secrets
One of these Days -------------
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Posted By: Proghat
Date Posted: May 07 2006 at 13:04
| Holy crap, I just listened to wedding nails -- that guitar riff is awesome haha. I think I'm going to learn this one even if the rest of the band doesn't =P |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: May 07 2006 at 13:15
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ELP - Toccata (Japanese band Gerard have done a brilliant heavy version of this on a CD called 'Keyboards Triangle')
Also Edgar Winter Group -Frankenstein,is a great heavy prog instrumental.
They're not 'easy' though! Are there really any easy prog instrumentals?
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Posted By: Rocktopus
Date Posted: May 07 2006 at 13:23
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How about http://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_BAND.asp?band_id=18 - Anglagard: Jordrök ?
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Posted By: hawkbrock
Date Posted: May 07 2006 at 13:23
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Pictures at an Exhibition -------------
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Posted By: oracus
Date Posted: May 07 2006 at 14:06
Man are you kidding? Which amateur band can play Pictures at an exhibition? ------------- 
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Posted By: MattNYR
Date Posted: May 10 2006 at 19:07
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The beauty of prog is that not many amateur bands can handle the musicianship needed to play it. Which just makes it that much more impressive when pulled off.
As for easy instrumentals, maybe The Great Gig in the Sky by Pink Floyd, without the crazy vocal soloing. ------------- [IMG]http://www.highergroundmusic.com/i/artists/umforiste.gif"> |
Posted By: MattNYR
Date Posted: May 10 2006 at 19:09
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How good is your keyboardist?
I'm a high school piano/saxophone player who can also sing. At a concert recently I played ELP's "Take a Pebble" with the full piano improvisations in the middle, but I did it with just piano and drums. ------------- [IMG]http://www.highergroundmusic.com/i/artists/umforiste.gif"> |
Posted By: Proghat
Date Posted: May 11 2006 at 15:13
| He's pretty good, but I don't think he's too keen on soloing or anything yet. I might have to give that song a listen though just to see if we could play it, because ELP's awesome haha. |
Posted By: coffeeintheface
Date Posted: May 11 2006 at 15:18
"Acrid Plasticity" by Meshuggah ------------- OBQM: www.soundcloud.com/onebigquestionmark (solo project) nQuixote: www.soundcloud.com/n-quixote (ambient + various musical ideas) |
Posted By: Rocktopus
Date Posted: May 11 2006 at 15:57
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Did you stream 'Jordrök' by Anglagård? I think it's a fantastic
instrumental. They vere just teenagers when they made it. More dark,
classic prog inspired than metal, I know. 'Secrets of the Flesh' is an incredible instrumental by Enslaved form their album Isa. Defenatly ProgMetal and not too complicated either, I think. ------------- Over land and under ashes In the sunlight, see - it flashes Find a fly and eat his eye But don't believe in me Don't believe in me Don't believe in me |
Posted By: eddietrooper
Date Posted: May 11 2006 at 16:00
| I used to play the first part of Shine On You Crazy Diamond as a starter on stage with my band. It worked very well and it's very easy to play. |
Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: May 11 2006 at 19:50
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I know the bass line on DT's Stream Of Consciousness isnt that hard to play (compared to some of their other stuff), I dont know how hard it would be on the other instruments but it doesnt seem to have the technical wizadry that DT normally employ on instrumentals.
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Posted By: Zoso
Date Posted: May 11 2006 at 21:32
That would be really, really awesome. -------------  |
Posted By: Proghat
Date Posted: May 15 2006 at 22:03
| Yeah, I streamed Anglagard a long time ago when you were allowed to dl 'em from here. I have to listen to it again though, because I'm not sure if we can play it. That's pretty crazy that they made that when they were teenagers, though. =O I've tried to get my band to learn 'Red' (after listening to the Niacin cover, I know what parts the keyboardist should play) as well as "Wedding Nails". They like both songs (except the keyboardist has heard some PT stuff before and doesn't like the long sections of 'wierd noise' type stuff.) Thanks, guys! |
Posted By: penguindf12
Date Posted: May 16 2006 at 23:59
| Captain Beefheart's "Hair Pie" |