Best Neo-symphonic Band
Printed From: Progarchives.com
Category: Progressive Music Lounges
Forum Name: Prog Polls
Forum Description: Create polls on topics related to progressive music
URL: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=27590
Printed Date: March 06 2025 at 08:13
Software Version: Web Wiz Forums 11.01 - http://www.webwizforums.com
Topic: Best Neo-symphonic Band
Posted By: YYZed
Subject: Best Neo-symphonic Band
Date Posted: August 21 2006 at 19:38
|
Been listening to some of this stuff lately. Your take?
------------- 
|
Replies:
Posted By: dagrush
Date Posted: August 21 2006 at 19:44
|
Where's Änglagård? Out of those, The Tangent. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/omgwtfdagrush/"> 
|
Posted By: E-Dub
Date Posted: August 21 2006 at 20:01
|
Transatlantic...by far.
E ------------- 
|
Posted By: YYZed
Date Posted: August 21 2006 at 20:13
D'oh! I knew I forgot one. I was thinking sort of in the past five years for this poll, however Anglagard ranks as one of my favorite prog bands of the past 20 yrs. -------------
|
dagrush wrote:Posted By: micky
Date Posted: August 21 2006 at 20:34
here's a couple clappies again for you... that's two sets in two nights... not bad..  ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: The Letter M
Date Posted: August 21 2006 at 20:36
|
Transatlantic. Definitely. With only two albums (and maybe only EVER two albums), they have made quite an impact on the progressive community, and even non-prog fans, I'm sure. The group, whose whole is far greater than the sum of it's parts, is an amazing collection of ideas, thoughts and musical compositions.
The Flower Kings follows VERY closely behind in second. The band's epics and beautifully constructed melodies and themes really speak volumes about the band as a whole. Even though they've had almost a different line-up for nearly every album, their changing sound really makes it their own. Even though some say their immediately noticable influences from Yes and Genesis detracts from their originality, I say it adds more to it. They take what they know and love, and add themselves to it, making it something completely new, which is what the prog band of the 70's did - take their existing influence (jazz, blues, metal, rock) and make it something new and amazing. Spock's Beard would be third for me, and to make this short, Neal has really been a strong driving force in the modern prog-band community, doing his own solo Christian-prog projects with Portnoy, as well as Transatlantic. But even without Neal Morse, SB still plays on, and quite well. I cannot wait until their new album in the coming months! -Marc. ------------- I know what I like and I like what I know. I will choose a path that's clear, I will choose free will. If I die tomorrow, I`d be alright because I believe that after we`re gone, the spirit carries on. |
Posted By: transend
Date Posted: August 22 2006 at 04:20
| Hard to top those two astounding Transatlantic albums, I would love to see another.. |
Posted By: Australian
Date Posted: August 22 2006 at 04:27
|
I gonna go with The Tangent, their latest album ------------- 
|