The best progressive band nowadays
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Topic: The best progressive band nowadays
Posted By: poslednijat_colobar
Subject: The best progressive band nowadays
Date Posted: November 02 2008 at 09:58
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I think Porcupine Tree is unarguably the best when we spoke about nowadays?
What do you think?
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Posted By: Roland113
Date Posted: November 02 2008 at 10:13
| I think your initial statement actually encourages argument. Your blanket statement along with the implied challenge of it being unarguable will bristle the fur of many of the posters here. |
Posted By: The Doctor
Date Posted: November 02 2008 at 10:19
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I would agree that PT is among the best of the newer prog bands, but not the best. There are a lot of great new bands out there. Among my favorites are The Tangent, Rocket Scientists (I wish they were more prolific), The Flower Kings (they could be a bit less prolific, but they're still great), Spock's Beard (suffered a decline when Morse left, but came back strong I think with their latest s/t release), Magenta, Mostly Autumn, Discipline/Matthew Parmenter, Riverside, Willowglass (fine Genesis-inspired instrumental symphonic prog), and yes, Porcupine Tree. ------------- I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you? |
Posted By: Darklord55
Date Posted: November 02 2008 at 10:40
I agree Doc! PT is in my top ten and the other bands you mentioned are equally as good. I would add Opeth and Meshuggah also. Plus Pendragon's new one is fantastic. Which has moved them up on my list. Oresund Space Collective is a great new space rock band. It's great to see more bands jumping on the prog ship and keeping the flame alive. Long live Prog n' Roll!!!
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The Doctor wrote:Posted By: febus
Date Posted: November 02 2008 at 10:45
I guess nowadays the best is still King Crimson
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Posted By: Walker
Date Posted: November 02 2008 at 11:30
Nothing is unarguable. I am among those who think that PT is good, but nothing special. I much prefer bands like The Tangent, Flower Kings, Echolyn, Pendragon, Phideaux, etc. The symphonic leanings of these bands speak more to me, someone who grew up worshipping Yes, Pink Floyd, ELP, and similar artists.
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Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: November 02 2008 at 11:37
| If I had to choose one 'modern' prog band, I'd go for The Mars Volta. Though I am aware they can be something of an acquired taste, I think they are very original and exciting. As for PT, I don't really see anything special in them, though I occasionally enjoy listening to them. |
Posted By: laplace
Date Posted: November 02 2008 at 11:52
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what the hell happened to the Fantômas? ;P ------------- FREEDOM OF SPEECH GO TO HELL |
Posted By: Hawkwise
Date Posted: November 02 2008 at 11:55
I guess nowadays the best is still Hawkwind 
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Posted By: febus
Date Posted: November 02 2008 at 12:20
I knew you would show up with this reply
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Posted By: Avantgardehead
Date Posted: November 02 2008 at 12:27
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Kayo Dot Porcupine Tree is good when I can't sleep though!  ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Avantgardian |
Posted By: Doomcifer
Date Posted: November 02 2008 at 12:38
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Yeah, PT is pretty boring to me as well. A couple of my favorite modern prog bands are Beardfish (cant get enough of these guys lately!!!), Wobbler, Anekdoten, Areknames, and Zebulon Pike. |
Posted By: Hawkwise
Date Posted: November 02 2008 at 12:44
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Posted By: b_olariu
Date Posted: November 02 2008 at 13:03
| Porcupine Tree, not for me, i can't stand them , so.... On my top prog bands from today maybe Symhony X or of course Pagan's Mind, but are many from many subgeners |
Posted By: johnobvious
Date Posted: November 02 2008 at 13:06
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My vote goes to... Other. Oh, wait, can't vote, no poll.
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Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: November 02 2008 at 14:27
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PT are fine - nothing special but worth a listen. Mostly Autumn are brilliant, both live and recorded. Karnataka are also excellent. These two also have some excellent ofshoots (Breathing Space and Panic Room). IQ are an old band but they are also fabulous on CD; haven't seen them live yet, but will asap. Riverside are excellent and the new Pendragon release seems very promising. Magenta are good; Iona still produce wonderful music but seem to have gone into a period of hibernation. So PT are a fair way down my list. ------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: The Doctor
Date Posted: November 02 2008 at 14:39
Breathing Space is excellent!
 Coming Up For Air is even better than the Iain Jennings "Breathing Space" album. Hope they will continue on long-term. And I love Sparnenn's voice. Up there with Booth and Findlay.  ------------- I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you? |
Posted By: splyu
Date Posted: November 02 2008 at 14:58
| Tool for me, if we're talking about "newer" bands as opposed to bands that are still active. |
Posted By: horsewithteeth11
Date Posted: November 02 2008 at 16:39
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I'm going to heat up a bag of popcorn and see how this thread turns out. Should be very......interesting.....
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Posted By: Roland113
Date Posted: November 02 2008 at 17:04
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Oh and Frost* totally rocks...it's worth it to crank up your volume, go to their website and enjoy the twenty seconds of bliss that is the 'background' music.
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Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: November 02 2008 at 19:39
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Hmm, best? Isn't that a word that is quite complicated to use? I really can't consider something better than other, just taste.
My fave prog band from now is The Flower Kings. |
Posted By: Henry Plainview
Date Posted: November 02 2008 at 22:24
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This thread is ridiculous because:
It is not a poll
PT are barely prog in my eyes--and even if they definitively are, they aren't bringing anything new or interesting in the slightest to the table, unlike other prog bands. Not that that makes it bad music, but it shocks me that the poor man's unholy child of Pink Floyd and Opeth are so resoundingly popular here. Does anybody else think half of In Abstentia sounds like "normal" modern rock? When I first heard Blackest Eyes I thought I was listening to freaking Breaking Benjamin. And before the legion attacks: I am only responding in the same fashion he posted. ;-)
You are using both the words "best" and "unarguable".
You know, I tried to listen to Delirium Cordia, I really did. But it's....uh....
Patton's much better when he's standing next to John Zorn. ;-) ------------- if you own a sodastream i hate you |
Posted By: hawkcwg
Date Posted: November 02 2008 at 23:13
This poll just bristles my fur haha  What nerve to ask such a arbitrary question.Top Nowadys Proggers When it comes down to just plain musicianship Agollach- Atmospheric Death Metal Little Atlas- Prog/ Rock Anekdoten- Experimental / Progressive / Psychedelic Winds- Metal / Progressive / Rock Planet X- Jazz Fusion Opeth- Metal / Progressive Gojira- Death Metal Porcupine Tree- Heavy Prog Light Vocals and my new favorite- The Gang Font- Jazz Fusion Really though you compare Bands that may be the best at what they do. But porcupine tree is definitely the best of its new kind. I don't think that it is the best Heavy Prog band just because they are too poppy. But amazing musicians none the less. ------------- 
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Posted By: Yorkie X
Date Posted: November 02 2008 at 23:53
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I see why Porcupine Tree are so popular which is what I`m not sure I like about them , I think of them in the same way I think of Floyd, maybe I`ll pick up more of their CD's cheap at Kmart some day (if you catch my sarcasm) it's Claytons prog "the prog you listen to when you are not listening to prog" |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: November 03 2008 at 07:46
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You can't say best without getting into arguments. Particularly if you're on of us who has been listening for many many years and have built up a huge collection. My favorites, if you use the qualifier "primarily new to this decade": Explosions In The Sky Gongzilla Maserati Monade Pineapple Thief, The Phideaux Talisma Parallel Mind Crimson Jazz Trio No Sound Observatory, The Pure Reason Revolution Reasoning, The ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: November 03 2008 at 07:54
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the Mars Volta is the best prog band nowadays. ------------- 
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Posted By: Negoba
Date Posted: November 03 2008 at 12:07
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Porcupine Tree does nice Floyd-influenced pop with prog elements. But #1 current prog band??? Not so much.
Opeth are probably the most popular band doing prog or prog-related music right now. Others have mentioned some other more traditional style proggers making great music now. I'll put in another vote for Beardfish among those. ------------- You are quite a fine person, and I am very fond of you. But you are only quite a little fellow, in a wide world, after all. |
Posted By: moe_blunts
Date Posted: November 03 2008 at 12:20
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Kayo Dot & Estradasphere
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: November 03 2008 at 12:23
Yes - still love it though, because I think they're making better straightforward rock than most everything else I've heard recently. |
Posted By: Alberto Muñoz
Date Posted: November 03 2008 at 12:52
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Porcupine Tree and Mars Volta are very good bands, among the best.
And special mention to Tool also.
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Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: November 03 2008 at 15:18
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Pain of Salvation Kayo Dot Guapo Dark Suns Opeth The Mars Volta The Reasoning To-Mera Van der Graaf Generator King Crimson Threshold The Pax Cecilia Zero Hour Pagan's Mind Pendragon Marillion IQ Thieves Kitchen The Tangent Nemo I think thats enough for starters. ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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Posted By: Henry Plainview
Date Posted: November 03 2008 at 15:25
And that's OK, I just don't see why it is was hailed as a prog masterpiece on a prog website. Has the whole world gone mad!? ------------- if you own a sodastream i hate you |
Posted By: Queen By-Tor
Date Posted: November 03 2008 at 16:03
Yes, you are the only sane person left. Please tell us why we are wrong, we are not worthy |
Posted By: Henry Plainview
Date Posted: November 03 2008 at 16:12
http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=137347 - laplace said it all, really. ------------- if you own a sodastream i hate you |
Posted By: Queen By-Tor
Date Posted: November 03 2008 at 16:16
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Yours and someone else opinion, yes, but
4.16
(374 ratings)
But I forgot, we're all insane, so this can't be right. |
Essential: a masterpiece of progressive music (59%)
Excellent addition to any prog music collection (23%)
Good, but non-essential (11%)
Collectors/fans only (5%)
Poor. Only for completionists (2%)
Posted By: Henry Plainview
Date Posted: November 03 2008 at 16:26
Come on, we're prog fans, surely we've realized the "large numbers does not equal truth" thing. Isn't that what drives the all our http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23465 - conspiracy theorists ? You all also think CTTE is good, so I really can't take what you say seriously. ;-) ------------- if you own a sodastream i hate you |
Posted By: Queen By-Tor
Date Posted: November 03 2008 at 16:29
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Well then we can't take you seriously So let's agree to disagree then |
Posted By: Henry Plainview
Date Posted: November 03 2008 at 16:35
Well I don't need you to take me seriously, you listen to Blue Oyster Cult. ;-)
But I will end this now as well since I have the feeling a banhammer is lurking in the shadows. ;-) ------------- if you own a sodastream i hate you |
Posted By: Queen By-Tor
Date Posted: November 03 2008 at 16:39
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Oh no, I have a wide taste in music . Why don't I throw Meat Loaf down there so no one will take me seriously. When you have no arguement, it's best to go for the signature Like a dog attacking the heels
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Posted By: Kotro
Date Posted: November 03 2008 at 16:57
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Porcupine Tree 1989-1999 = one of the best prog bands ever. But not nowdays. ------------- Bigger on the inside. |
Posted By: mobby
Date Posted: November 04 2008 at 03:25
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best prog bands nowadays,
yoke shire
pure reason revolution
pineapple theif
beardfish
and pt
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Posted By: kenmartree
Date Posted: November 04 2008 at 07:40
| I like PT alot but right now the CD I listen to most is Bacio della Medusa. A lot of different opinions here for something that is unarguable. |
Posted By: Roj
Date Posted: November 04 2008 at 08:17
I'm in total agreement with you there Pablo
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Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: November 04 2008 at 09:40
I listen to Blue Oyster Cult too, and I'll tell you something else: I added them to the site's database last year. Do you have anything to tell me too? |
Posted By: Alberto Muñoz
Date Posted: November 04 2008 at 11:02
But I have to tell you that BOC is one of a hell band.
I love his first 3 albums.
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Posted By: Henry Plainview
Date Posted: November 04 2008 at 11:30
:) You guys (and girls) are taking my nonsense waay to seriously. I thought prog fans were supposed to be fun. ;-) ------------- if you own a sodastream i hate you |
Posted By: pelican
Date Posted: November 04 2008 at 12:31
Good Lord, you've heard of the Gang Font? Are you from Minnesota? The only reason I know who they are is because their bassist, the former bassist of Husker Du (but I'm guessing you knew that) owns a restaurant that we like to go to and I found an advertisement on the restaurant website for the Gang Font. I was curious, went to their myspace to find that they were influenced by Mission of Burma (one of my favorite groups) and King Crimson. I was intrigued and bought the album.
I Was going to write a review of it, but I thought the band needed to be added to the archives to do so.
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Posted By: hawkcwg
Date Posted: November 04 2008 at 12:41
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No i'm from Virginia they are just an amazing band i watched a video on progarchives of them playing and was blown away then i looked then up on myspace and added them. They are pretty great hey add me on myspace myspace.com/dachazster.
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Posted By: pelican
Date Posted: November 04 2008 at 12:46
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^ I'd love to Hawkcwg, but I don't have a myspace account! To stay on topic, I should add that I think the following are the best modern progressive bands: Porcupine Tree, Riverside, Opeth and Oceansize (but I haven't heard alot of the bands others have listed). |
Posted By: hawkcwg
Date Posted: November 04 2008 at 18:43
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you can go to that site without an account it doesn't matter.
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Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: November 04 2008 at 19:02
I'm glad we have similar tastes! Long live Roine! ...sorry if I'm changing subject, but Roj, which is your fave TFK album? |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: November 04 2008 at 19:19
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if 'nowadays' includes the last five years or so; the Tangent, NeBeLNeST, Niacin, Wobbler, Planet X, Spastic Ink, Don Caballero... and for lesser-knowns Le Silo, Flat 122, Aviva, Sleep Terror, Zundapp, Kingfisher Sky |
Posted By: sean
Date Posted: November 04 2008 at 19:26
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Van der Graaf Generator if you count older bands that are still around, but in terms of bands that have come into existence in recent years, then my favourites are:
The Mars Volta, Explosions in the Sky, Giant Squid, Miasma and the Carousel of Headless Horses, Indig I, Unexpect, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Coheed and Cambria, Muse,
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Posted By: Walker
Date Posted: November 04 2008 at 19:44
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I'm guessing this discussion didn't go the way the OP thought it would!
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: November 04 2008 at 19:51
Old Preacher? Odd Policeman? Odorous Perfume? |
Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: November 04 2008 at 19:59
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Anekdoten, a band that i love to death....don't know and don't care if they are the best prog band nowadays, but they are my favourite prog band nowadays.
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Posted By: hawkcwg
Date Posted: November 04 2008 at 21:05
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BeardFish is a favorite for me now too after checking them out -------------
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Posted By: hawkcwg
Date Posted: November 04 2008 at 21:34
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Oh man that band Unexpect is insane they're all over the place so chaotic. I can't even think ahhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -------------
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Posted By: Stupiddream
Date Posted: November 05 2008 at 17:43
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Porcupine Tree is my favorite "prog" band from nowadays, for various reasons. One, Steven Wilson is an amazing songwriter. He really shines in this category, and though he's a simple guitar player, hardly any other guitar player has matched the feeling I feel from his playing. BUT, Porcupine Tree means a lot to me as a band, because they were the first band I had listened to with a prog label upon them, and they were so special compared to everything I was listening to. PT changed my thoughts about music, got me into other sorts of prog, and now I'm into bands like Opeth, Van der Graaf Generator, King Crimson, Dream Theater, Caravan, Gentle Giant, etc.(Every category of prog really, I can always look past a bands flaws for their strong points and appreciate them.)
But ARE they prog? The answer is, well, not really. But I can tell you a lot of other artists that have the prog label that are less proggy. PT is just an incredible rock band, that people put a prog label on because they are so talented. Like someone said about In Absentia, some of it sounds like a modern rock album, and it does somewhat. PT's melodies, song structures, and overall sound makes them an extremely accessible band, and they're not as experimental and abstract as most prog. Musically, they're also very simple compared to other prog bands. Maybe this is why some find them so boring, when they're used to hearing extremely complex and abstract prog. But I believe I have read that even Steven Wilson himself has stated, that he thinks PT is just a rock band, and the complexity lies within the production. So are they a prog band? Well, make your own judgement. I think by prog's real standards, they are not, but because of the inclusion of some really not-even-close-to-prog bands into the prog category, it should be okay to classify them as prog.
So, who is the best progressive band these days? No one is the best. For me, PT is because I like them the best. And thats what everyone should, and probably are basing their responses off of. This would be better in my opinion as a poll, but obviously there are too many bands! And even if you put up a million of them, you know someone would declare an ultra-obscure prog band as their favorite that wasn't on the poll list. But I know some of us love the feeling of listening to a really good obscure prog band and being able to go tell everyone about them. I know I do
 Anyways, this is my first post in the forums, so hopefully I didn't make a fool out of myself or something
And hello everybody!
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Posted By: timothy leary
Date Posted: November 08 2008 at 23:28
| What`s the difference, would I change your mind, hmmm, that`s what I thought, I have more fun and enjoyment out of exploring who could be the best rather than who is the best, I like porcupine tree but to agree he is the best would be "fear of a blank Progarchives" because who would want to hear the rest and so onward in the search for the Best |
Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: November 09 2008 at 05:17
Thats a very good post an I agree with it (well, not on PT being the best but thats beside the point). Welcome to the archives.  ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005
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Posted By: Anaon
Date Posted: November 09 2008 at 13:49
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For Porcupine Tree is not a good example of what progressive rock is. I love this band but I admit they are not so adventurous. A band like Oceansize is more ambitious musically than PT I feel.
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: November 09 2008 at 14:11
For my tastes, the best modern progressive bands commonly are found in Avant Prog, and there are many great ones. I'm going to give a nod to a modern progressive band that is still active and found in the Jazz-Rock Fusion category: One Shot.
Aranis is a fabulous chamber band. Although Volapuk hasn't released any albums in some years, it doesn't get better than these, in my opinion.
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Posted By: fusionfreak
Date Posted: November 20 2008 at 07:32
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Posted By: Statutory-Mike
Date Posted: November 20 2008 at 07:49
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Porcupine Tree, easily. ------------- 
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Posted By: darksideof
Date Posted: November 21 2008 at 00:05
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Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: November 24 2008 at 09:46
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: November 24 2008 at 09:56
Please do, the two Volapuk records Logan listed are outstanding. I love One Shot - need to order their newest. |
Posted By: Drew
Date Posted: November 24 2008 at 10:05
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I love Porcupine Tree- however; If they could shy away from the hundreds of side projects, and put more effort into their stuff, they could start releasing masterpieces. ------------- |
Posted By: Roland113
Date Posted: November 24 2008 at 11:00
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Welcome, great first post. ------------- -------someone please tell him to delete this line, he looks like a noob------- I don't have an unnatural obsession with Disney Princesses, I have a fourteen year old daughter and coping mechanisms. |
Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: November 24 2008 at 18:16
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of the bands that recently came up The Red Masque are in my opinion the clear winner
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Posted By: mrgd
Date Posted: November 24 2008 at 18:47
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PT are undeniably a great band and they are standing up to the test of time quite well.
Of the lesser knowns, I think RITUAL is a great band [ check out 'The Hemulic Voluntary Band ' ] and also KARMAKANIC [ about to feast on ' Who's the Boss....' ]. ------------- Looking still the same after all these years... mrgd |