I'm starting a Prog. Rock club
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Topic: I'm starting a Prog. Rock club
Posted By: acheron
Subject: I'm starting a Prog. Rock club
Date Posted: September 12 2006 at 19:55
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So basically what my friends and I do once a week is get a little ripped and listen to a concept album from start to finish, no interruptions, no cell phones, etc. It's really fun i suggest you guys try it with your friends. anyway I'm running out of full blown concept albums ala "Into the Electric Castle", "Dark Side of the Moon", "Edgar Alan Poe (tales of mystery and Imagination)" what are some other concept albums to use?
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Posted By: zFrogs
Date Posted: September 12 2006 at 19:57
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Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick Yes - Tales From Topographic Ocean ------------- https://www.instagram.com/erifrog/ |
Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: September 12 2006 at 20:51
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Try: Opeth- Still Life Dream Theater- Scenes From A Memory Marillion- Misplaced Childhood, Brave Pain Of Salvation- all 5 (soon to be 6) studio albums. Saens- Prophet In A Statistical World Echolyn- Mei Vanden Plas- Christ 0 Magenta- Home Pink Floyd- The Wall, The Final Cut Fates Warning- A Pleasent Shade Of Grey The Mars Volta- all studio. ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: September 12 2006 at 20:59
hmmm.... I recommend ... for something different that the same old same old... Metamorfossi - Inferno and Il Balletto di Bronzo - Ys... or maybe... ahh... a good one... Bo Hansson - Music Inspired by The Lord of the Rings.. considering the state I could imagine you and buds would be in... a great choice actually if I may say so myself.. try those... and you'll be a legend amoung your friends... and doing them a favor hahahhah  ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
acheron wrote:Posted By: SolariS
Date Posted: September 12 2006 at 21:04
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try watching this instead http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uq71FmCo2Fg&mode=related&search= - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uq71FmCo2Fg&mode=related&search= -------------  
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Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: September 12 2006 at 21:04
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Kevin Gilbert - The Shaming of the True
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Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: September 12 2006 at 22:03
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Great suggestions, also i would say The Human Equation , El Cielo and Passion (with the movie, why not) ------------- Follow me on twitter @memowakeman |
Posted By: moreitsythanyou
Date Posted: September 12 2006 at 23:00
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Anything by the Mars Volta would be a good choice
Why not also try Dream Theater - Scenes from a Memory -------------  <font color=white>butts, lol[/COLOR] |
Posted By: Zoso
Date Posted: September 13 2006 at 00:14
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Pink Floyd - Animals The Beatles - Abbey Road and Sgt. Peppers <----For sure. Phish - Junta (Not really a concept album, but really good to listen to anyway) -------------  |
Posted By: R o V e R
Date Posted: September 13 2006 at 01:12
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Camel: "Snowgoose" is nice to listen throughout
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Posted By: pero
Date Posted: September 13 2006 at 02:15
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List of my favorite concept albums:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axis:_Bold_as_Love - Axis: Bold as Love - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jimi_Hendrix_Experience - The Jimi Hendrix Experience (1967) - The tale of one man's journey back to earth and what he encounters on another turn of the earth's axis; primarily love http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We%27re_only_in_It_For_the_Money - We're Only in It For the Money - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Zappa_%26_the_Mothers_of_Invention - Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention (1968) - razor sharp satire with both hippy culture and the establishment in its sights. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thick_as_a_Brick - Thick as a Brick - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jethro_Tull_%28band%29 - Jethro Tull (1972) - One long musical track written around a poem by a fictitious child prodigy. A parody of concept albums, but with serious questioning of society and conformity http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Friends - Three Friends - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentle_Giant - Gentle Giant (1972) - Three old friends reminisce about their days as schoolchildren http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pictures_at_an_Exhibition_%28album%29 - Pictures at an Exhibition - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emerson%2C_Lake_%26_Palmer - Emerson, Lake & Palmer (1972) - Each song describes a picture; adapted from original composition by Russian composer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modest_Mussorgsky - Modest Mussorgsky http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Passion_Play - A Passion Play - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jethro_Tull_%28band%29 - Jethro Tull (1973) - A man's journey through afterlife: he discovers that the other world is nothing but a big bureaucratic office. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selling_England_by_the_Pound - Selling England by the Pound - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_%28band%29 - Genesis (1973) - The songs deal with the decay of values in English culture during the XXth century http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Side_of_the_Moon - Dark Side of the Moon - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Floyd - Pink Floyd (1973) - The various influences that can drive one mad http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hymn_of_the_7th_Galaxy&action=edit - Hymn of the 7th Galaxy - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return_to_Forever - Return to Forever (1973) - Spaced themed fusion compositions. http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Six_Wives_of_King_Henry_VIII&action=edit - The Six Wives of King Henry VIII - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Wakeman - Rick Wakeman (1973) - One instrumental piece about each wife http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_From_Topographic_Oceans - Tales From Topographic Oceans - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yes_%28band%29 - Yes (1973) - This concept album is based on the four-part Hindu Shastric scriptures http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lamb_Lies_Down_on_Broadway - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_%28band%29 - Genesis (1974) - A New-York punk finds himself in a confusing dream-world http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Power_and_the_Glory_%28album%29 - The Power and the Glory - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentle_Giant - Gentle Giant (1974) http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Journey_to_the_Center_of_the_Earth_%28album%29&action=edit - Journey to the Center of the Earth - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Wakeman - Rick Wakeman (1974) - Adapted from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journey_to_the_Center_of_the_Earth - Journey to the Center of the Earth by http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules_Verne - Jules Verne http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wish_You_Were_Here_%28album%29 - Wish You Were Here - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Floyd - Pink Floyd (1975) - Former band member http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syd_Barrett - Syd Barrett 's decline into insanity, and the trials of stardom http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minstrel_in_the_Gallery - Minstrel in the Gallery - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jethro_Tull_%28band%29 - Jethro Tull (1975) - the rock singer as the modern equivalent of the medieval minstrel (although the concept grew from the presence of a "gallery" in the rehearsal studio. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animals_%28album%29 - Animals - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Floyd - Pink Floyd (1977) - The common people are represented by sheep, the government by dogs, the rich by pigs. Influenced by http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Farm - Animal Farm , by http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Orwell - George Orwell http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talking_Heads - Talking Heads - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_of_Music - Fear of Music (1979) - The basic fear of elements in the world. Remove the "Music" from the title and insert the other track names. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe%27s_Garage - Joe's Garage - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Zappa - Frank Zappa (1979) (Originally released as two separate albums; Act I and Acts II/III) - follows "Joe," the prototypical rock-star wannabee, as he wastes his life pursuing a false dream, sinking to degrading new lows in self-esteem... Tubular bells - Mike Oldfield (1973) Enjoy! Maybe you'll find some interesting stuff here
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Posted By: R o V e R
Date Posted: September 13 2006 at 03:27
wow 
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Posted By: Intruder
Date Posted: September 13 2006 at 04:01
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The pothead pixie trilogy from Gong....put yourselves in the right mood and put on all three in a row! ------------- I like to feel the suspense when you're certain you know I am there..... |
Posted By: gong
Date Posted: September 13 2006 at 04:19
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The Who - "Tommy"
The Who - "Quadrophenia"
"Tommy" the movie - soundtrack album
Jethro Tull - "Thick As A Brick"
Jethro Tull - "Too Old To Rock 'n' Roll"
Genesis - "The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway"
Yes - "Tales From Topographic Oceans"
Frank Zappa -"Joe's Garage"
David Byrne/Brian Eno - "My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts
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Posted By: Rocktopus
Date Posted: September 13 2006 at 04:50
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Great, real Concept albums not yet mentioned: Magma - Kobaia Magma - MDK Le Orme - Felona e Sorona Banco del Mutuo Soccorso - Darwin! The Residents - Mark of the Mole Steve Hillage - Fish Rising Pierrot Lunaire - Gudrun Aphrodite's Child - 666 Residents - Eskimo Kraftwerk - Trance Europe Express Pretty Things - SF Sorrow (Made before Tommy) Also quite good: ELO - Eldorado Supertramp - Crime of the Century Voivod - Dimension Hatröss Kraftwerk - Radio - Activety ------------- 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: R o V e R
Date Posted: September 13 2006 at 04:55
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listen to Rush 2112 in the night while you sleep if you disappoint i'll be your slave |
Posted By: acheron
Date Posted: September 13 2006 at 09:57
haha.... ok but 2112 isn't really a concept album |
Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: September 13 2006 at 10:54
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Shadow Gallery - Tyranny and Room V
Magellan - Hour of Restoration
Strawbs - Grave New World ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: bundy
Date Posted: September 14 2006 at 00:18
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Some of my favourite smoking music concept albums:
Devil Doll - Dies Irae
Devil Doll - the Girl Who Was Death
Gong - Flying Teapot
Gong - Angels Eggl
Aphrodites Child - 666
Jethro Tull - A Passion Play
Star One - Space Metal
Il Balleto Di Bronzo - Ys ------------- They who know do not speak! They who talk do not know! |
Posted By: gong
Date Posted: September 14 2006 at 05:05
yeah! Pretty Things with that album ( basic on the story of Phil May) went to insipire Pete Townshend to made TOMMY - one of the greatest stuff in 20th century ART. as Pete Townshend said open-hearted, he went to listening S.F. Sorow a few days without stopping, and than he started to working on his own rock opera - Tommy. Although Townshend was talking abouth that to the press in the interviews istantly given after Tommy went in the shops, many of reviewers went to proclame that Tommy is - plagiarism!
 sadly, rock critics / reviewers made too many shamefull mistakes in the history of ROCK. for example, great JT's "Thick As A Brick" they were to name expressionless stuff, "A Passion Play" album went to name as totaly bad album...The Who's albums "Tommy" and "Quadrophenia" were get same "honour" as exaggerative, prepotency albums...Genesis "The Lamb...." was "Gabriel's solo album"....Uriah Heep were never acceptable for "serious rock critics", etc, etc. but, people who like ROCK, said the last word anyway!
 rgds
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Posted By: Australian
Date Posted: September 14 2006 at 05:13
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I have one to add: Argus - Wishbone Ash ------------- 
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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: September 14 2006 at 05:17
------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Mike" rel="nofollow">Recently listened to: 
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Posted By: Aaron
Date Posted: September 15 2006 at 11:11
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i wish i had prog rock friends, well at least prog rock friends that i could get to sit down for an hour or two or three a night per week to get baked and listen to prog, but nope, you are a luck b*****d Aaron |
Posted By: SolariS
Date Posted: September 16 2006 at 16:02
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Queen - A Night at the Opera -------------
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Posted By: acheron
Date Posted: September 16 2006 at 16:48
its not so much that they really llike prog, its that they really like getting sh*tty
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Posted By: E-Dub
Date Posted: September 17 2006 at 00:45
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Posted By: Gravity Eyelids
Date Posted: September 17 2006 at 09:44
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PT - In Absentia ------------- Into this wild Abyss the fiend Stood on the brink of Hell and looked a while, Pondering his Voyage. |
Posted By: Philéas
Date Posted: September 17 2006 at 10:43
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Pure Reason Revolution - The Dark Third The Mars Volta - De-loused in the Comatorium (will do for starters. If it works well, listen to the other two albums). Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime (avoid part two, get only the first one) Camel - Music Inspired by The Snowgoose Gentle Giant - Three Friends Magma - Mekanïk Destruktïw Kommandöh (If you feel like trying something different) Riverside - Out of Myself (listen to Second Life Syndrome aswell if you like the first album) Nemo - Prélude à la Ruine (If you know French) |