Prog Discoveries Since Joining PA?
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Topic: Prog Discoveries Since Joining PA?
Posted By: Tony R
Subject: Prog Discoveries Since Joining PA?
Date Posted: May 13 2005 at 17:51
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Which are your favourite bands/artists that you were you totally ignorant of prior to joining Prog Archives? For me: 1.Porcupine Tree A big thank you for all your wonderful reviews and recommendations!
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Posted By: mirco
Date Posted: May 13 2005 at 17:54
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Yes, Genesis, Pink Floyd, ELP...
Now in a more serious mood: -Caravan -The Mars Volta -Steel mill -Sweet smoke -Dream theater
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Posted By: NetsNJFan
Date Posted: May 13 2005 at 18:09
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Wow, Progarchives is my HEAVEN! I already knew Tull, Floyd, Genesis, Yes, Rick Wakeman, ELP, Renaissance cause of my dad but this site got me into prog! In NO Order
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Posted By: The Hemulen
Date Posted: May 13 2005 at 18:25
| I was reasonably well versed before I chanced upon the Archives thanks to the (much clunkier) GEPR, but the Archives has been really useful to me, especially with regards to picking which Italian albums/bands to look into. |
Posted By: Jimbo
Date Posted: May 13 2005 at 18:33
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Harmonium Circus Comus Out Of Focus Colosseum Gentle Giant Gong Gnidrolog Focus Brilliant stuff  ------------- 
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Posted By: NetsNJFan
Date Posted: May 13 2005 at 18:46
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Ahh yes, Italian Prog is a recently new experience for me, but what a beautiful one it has been. Over the last month I've picked up about 20-25 italian prog CD's thanks to this site, wow, these bands are FANTASTIC. So symphonic, with a more acoustic, and beautiful edge than their rockier english cousins. And lots of great FLUTE (i am a flutist, so I love it). Italain prog is simply amazing. -------------
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Trouserpress wrote:Posted By: Ben2112
Date Posted: May 13 2005 at 18:48
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When I found the site, I was pretty much a huge fan of all the "popular" prog bands, i.e. Floyd, Yes, Genesis, Rush, ELP, plus some DT.
It wasn't until coming here, though, that I discovered there is a lot more to the genre than the aforementioned bands and I have a new favorite band to show for it -- Gentle Giant. Other bands I have discovered and enjoy: -Porcupine Tree (only have In Absentia so far but I love it) -Opeth (now have Blackwater Park, Still Life & Damnation) -Pain of Salvation (just have The Perfect Element so far) -Camel (just have Snow Goose and a few MP3's) -Caravan (just have some MP3's so far: Nine Feet Underground, Golf Girl, Land Of Grey And Pink) -I was a fan of Crimson's Red & ITCHYCOCK before, but I have since discovered Larks' Tongues, Starless And Bible Black, & some of Discipline & Thrak -The Mars Volta (have Frances & Deloused) Thank you prog archives. 
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Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: May 13 2005 at 18:50
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Hard question T-man.
1. Echolyn (My favorite band... bar none.) Not to mention all the great music from Dick Heath, Diddy, Garion, GDUB, Peter, Reed (RIP |
)Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: May 13 2005 at 18:52
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I have to agree with Nets,the Italian scene has been my major discovery overall. Not hot on Deus Ex Machina-trust Maani to like them! They sound like the soundtrack to the Spanish Inquisition! All that babbling in Latin-strangely Satanic |
Posted By: arcer
Date Posted: May 13 2005 at 18:52
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PFM - the best discovery!
Porcupine Tree (Cheers Reed) Quella Vecchia Locanda Banco Proto-Kaw (thanks Garion) Gentle Giant The Mars Volta lots more that I'm just dipping into but those are the main ones |
Posted By: Sweetnighter
Date Posted: May 13 2005 at 18:55
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For me: King Crimson (seriously) PFM Banco Locanda Delle Fate Echolyn IQ Marillion Mars Volta Gentle Giant Van Der Graaf Generator Styx (yep, you'se guys' fault!) Moody Blues ... just to name a few ------------- 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: Ben2112
Date Posted: May 13 2005 at 19:00
| You guys' lists have shown me I MUST check out PFM more! I do have a coule of MP3's that I got here, but I have been meaning to look into the Italian scene more in-depth. |
Posted By: NetsNJFan
Date Posted: May 13 2005 at 19:03
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Besides English symphonic and some canterbury, Italian is where its at. These are AMAZING bands. Lots of acoustic instrumentation, georgous melodies, coupled with Italian which is a beautiful language. Over the last month PFm has skyrocketed into my top 10 very quickly. -------------
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Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: May 13 2005 at 19:12
And you don't do too bad yourself, Danbo,if you don't mind me adding you to this list. personally K2, God Speed YBE, in particular |
Posted By: maani
Date Posted: May 13 2005 at 20:46
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Tony: Excellent question and good thread. Despite my "integral" involvement in PA for the past (could it be?) year-and-a-half, there were many bands I had not heard of prior to joining. Among those which I ended up liking to one degree or another are: After Crying To these I add groups that I had heard about, but never actually heard until I joined PA: Camel Quite a list! I can safely say that PA has been a truly educational and instructive experience for me! Peace. |
Posted By: pakish
Date Posted: May 14 2005 at 00:12
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no order asia ELP Gong Symphony X Banco del mutuo soccorso le orme ayreon mahavishnu orchestra return to forever magellan spoke's beard mars volta caravan camel cast pain of salvation genesis gentle giant porcupine tree neal morse ------------- TOEFL in latin america = neolanguage |
Posted By: kingofbizzare
Date Posted: May 14 2005 at 00:15
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King Crimson ELP Alan Parsons Project Magma Rick Wakeman Renaissance Marillion Yes Genesis Gentle Giant Van Der Graaf Generator |
Posted By: Fantômas
Date Posted: May 14 2005 at 00:19
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I'm just too new in this forum, so I didn't know any new band, yet.
This site seems to be quite instructive in Symphonic Area, but as some
of you might guess, I hate it. Especially italian one.
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Posted By: NetsNJFan
Date Posted: May 14 2005 at 00:38
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Wow, you are like my foil. -------------
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Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: May 14 2005 at 00:41
And some others I can't remember now. Iván ------------- 
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Posted By: M@X
Date Posted: May 14 2005 at 01:25
Really interesting thread !!!!  ------------- Prog On ! |
Posted By: threefates
Date Posted: May 14 2005 at 01:31
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Actually I was pretty well versed in prog when I got here also. But the only ones right now that I can think of that I learned from here are:
I'm sure there are others.. ------------- THIS IS ELP 
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Posted By: geezer
Date Posted: May 14 2005 at 02:27
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My short list so far: Aufklarung (good) Crack (very good) Before I joined I had done lots and lots of research so I was already familiar with bands that suite my prog taste. I enjoy this forum for other reasons! |
Posted By: goose
Date Posted: May 14 2005 at 05:29
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Pretty much anything beyond KC/DT/Rush/Marillion/Pain of Salvation/Mostly Autumn/Floyd/a few others. Sure, I'd heard of Genesis and Yes and ELP, but I'd never listened to them. I couldn't list my favourites, but the Soft Machine'd be up there. |
Posted By: Manunkind
Date Posted: May 14 2005 at 05:45
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Harmonium Shub Niggurath Aka Moon National Health ...to name just a few (although the only one of these four I hadn't heard of earlier is Harmonium, the rest I've heard good things about, but it's only thanks to PA that I got the chance to check them out ------------- "In war there is no time to teach or learn Zen. Carry a strong stick. Bash your attackers." - Zen Master Ikkyu Sojun |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: May 14 2005 at 06:16
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Anglagard ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: May 14 2005 at 07:48
Everon so far... I'm going to try Magellan & Glass Hammer next... when I can afford it! ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: May 14 2005 at 07:56
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I like Magellan ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: arcer
Date Posted: May 14 2005 at 07:57
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Really interesting this thread -
seems like the vast majority of people making a thorough investigation of the site have never heard Italian Symphonic Prog of the 70s before, me included. before coming to the site I had no idea of the existence of bands like PFM, Banco and Quella Vecchia Locanda and even if I had heard of them I probably would have dismissed them out of hand as bad europop, prog-lite. I realise this is narrow-minded but I would have been judging them on past exeperiences of continental pop music (most of it's rubbish). I think it proves two things: 1. The value of MP3 downloads (illegal or not). I was able to dip a toe in the Italian water, liked what I found and after immersing myself for a while and confirming my appreciation for the the music went out and bought a load of it. Thus I didn't do anythign harmful to the artists except sample their wares and then bolster their incomes and... 2. Imagine what could have happened with these bands in the 70s if more people like us had had access to their records. How big could they have become? A crying shame and mostly because most of us can't stand listening to lyrics in a language other than English. Shame! If we had embraced it a little more maybe we would have got an absolutely phenomenal third album from Quella Vecchia. maybe PFM wouldn't have fragmented their impetus in the vain search for US and British approval (with English singing) Actually, it seems to hint at something else too: melodic symphonic rock is where most people's tastes lie? Is that true? |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: May 14 2005 at 08:03
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I bought my first PFM album in 1975......*looking smug*.......It was "The World Became The World".. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Richardw
Date Posted: May 14 2005 at 08:27
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Circus Glass Hammer Ayreon Riverside Pain Of Salvation Hatfield And The North Opeth Threshold .....and many more. Thanks to PA i've discovered some fantastic music. Thanks guys. |
Posted By: M@X
Date Posted: May 14 2005 at 08:28
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For me , it's MARIAH CAREY and RADIOHEAD
Seriously...
Thanks for the wonderful reviews !
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Posted By: Siloportem
Date Posted: May 14 2005 at 10:53
------------- Thanks !! Your topics always so good and informative. I like you talk. |
Posted By: greenback
Date Posted: May 14 2005 at 11:02
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Circus Glass Hammer Ayreon Riverside Pain Of Salvation Threshold devil doll neal morse
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Posted By: Trotsky
Date Posted: May 14 2005 at 11:57
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The entire Italian scene has taken me by the scruff of the neck ...
there are so many great bands that were just names on GEPR but have
come alive thanks to PA 1) PFM 2) LDF 3) Corte Dei Miracoli 4) Celeste 5) New Trolls are just five, but I think I'm on course to be heavily into a few others ... elsewhere Beggar's Opera Circus Comus Cressida Discipline Harmonium Neuschwanstein Pollen Trespass Triana PA!------------- "Death to Utopia! Death to faith! Death to love! Death to hope?" thunders the 20th century. "Surrender, you pathetic dreamer.” "No" replies the unhumbled optimist "You are only the present." |
Posted By: Lateralus_66
Date Posted: May 14 2005 at 15:03
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Definitely my favorite band discovered is: Pain Of Salvation (thanks a bunch PA), and I’ve start listen many others such as: Blackfield **** Echolyn ***** Gordian Knot ***** Porcupine Tree **** U.K. ***** Fates Warning ***** Anathema **** Anekdoten **** PFM **** Galleon **** Opeth **** O.S.I. ***** Spock's Beard ***** Neal Morse **** The Flower Kings ***** The Tangent **** Transatlantic ***** … and many others, but on different level... PS: In addition, I’ve “dumped” a lot of bands thanks to PA (excellent source). |
Posted By: Syntharachnid
Date Posted: May 14 2005 at 15:30
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I used to use the GEPR too, but it was very disorganized. The policy was that any band who covered a prog song, released only one prog song, or works out of a garage and doesn't release studio albums could be included. I like Prog Archives way better! ------------- 
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Posted By: Fishy
Date Posted: May 14 2005 at 15:53
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Bands I didn't know before checking out this site :
these are just the bands which were worthwhile checking out. I suppose there're others but can't remind them at this moment. I also discovered a lot of albums from artists who were familiar to me from other albums. Before I joined this site I thought I knew a lot 'bout this kind of music, boy was I wrong. Thank you PA |
Posted By: Vieux Prog
Date Posted: May 14 2005 at 17:38
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Four names that come to mind quickly, all good surprises to me:
Anglagard Circus Deus ex Machina Porcupine Tree This excellent site has been very helpful in broadening my musical horizons... and in depleting my wallet 
And the idea of having MP3 files to sample the music is certainly a VERY good idea --- reviews, as good as they may be (and they usually are very good 'round here  ), will never replace having a taste of the music.
Kudos to the people that bring us PA!
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Posted By: omri
Date Posted: May 14 2005 at 17:45
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Tony, I have to wonder about having such a large list with only 5 days in the forum ! Well, you might have got in some weeks before starting posting but still .... very impressive ! I found this site a few month ago and the more I got in the more I liked it. I think that downloading an mp3 is not an answear to your question so I'll mention only 3 that I actually purchased after reading of and listening to on PA. 1. the soft machine 2. gentle giant 3. the nice 4. caravan I must also say that I realised I must get into itallian prog and start with PFM after reading so many of you on that issue. ------------- omri |
Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: May 14 2005 at 18:33
Sorry Omri,but I have been a member of the forum since July 04-I have just changed my "monicker." I do not intend to trick anybody,well apart from KE9 maybe.
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Posted By: alan_pfeifer
Date Posted: May 14 2005 at 18:41
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King Crimson, Camel, Caravan, ELP, Dream Theater, Symphony X, Opeth, Genesis. The only real prog I knew before I found PA was Rush, Floyd and Yes. |
Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: May 14 2005 at 18:44
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For the next Forum reshuffle Max will transport us all back to 1969...... |
Posted By: NetsNJFan
Date Posted: May 14 2005 at 22:10
Oh God I wish. Imagiine never having to experience the macarena -------------
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Posted By: BebieM
Date Posted: May 14 2005 at 22:18
90% of the music im listening to now... in fact i only knew about king
crimson (first album) and some soft machine because my dad listened to
it quite a lot .... And now I'm into prog music so much, thanks a lot
you guys 
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Posted By: Hangedman
Date Posted: May 15 2005 at 02:04
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I knew about genesis, yes, king crimson, ELP, focus, jethro tull, moody blues, dream theater, tool, opeth, pink floyd, Rush, Gentle Giant, and a few others that escape me before visiting this site. This site introduced me to TMV, Porcupine Tree, the strawbs, GYBE, Camel, Caravan, Anglagard, Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso, and many MANY other bands, it really opened my eyes to what the genre "prog" really was. |
Posted By: tuxon
Date Posted: May 15 2005 at 03:15
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PA made me check a lot of bands I already knew about, but never took the time to really explore more deeply. I had some albums, or new some songs by these bands, but never looked further than what I had until a year ago. Kansas and some more.
Completely new discoversies
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Posted By: penguindf12
Date Posted: May 15 2005 at 12:00
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Uh....Yes, Gentle Giant, VDGG, ELP, King Crimson, Spock's Beard, The Mars Volta, Steve Hackett. Actually pretty much everything but Radiohead, Rush, Pink Floyd, Kansas, Styx, and Phil Collins-era Genesis.
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Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: May 15 2005 at 14:01
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I was pretty familiar with British prog, and to a lesser extent US before joining, but the Archives have opened my eyes to the many bands from other countries who make great prog. Italy, Poland, Sweden, and Canada are four which come to mind straight away. |
Posted By: NetsNJFan
Date Posted: May 15 2005 at 14:57
What 'US' prog? I Live here I haven't found any yet. -------------
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Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: May 15 2005 at 15:07
| ^Echolyn,Izz,K2,Glasshammer,Proto-Kaw-plus of course Kansas,to name but a few! |
Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: May 15 2005 at 16:43
Here you are! http://www.progarchives.com/Band-list.asp?country=197 - http://www.progarchives.com/Band-list.asp?country=197 |
Posted By: rushaholic
Date Posted: May 15 2005 at 16:58
Some of the bands I've discovered since I first discovered this site about a year ago:
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Posted By: Swinton MCR
Date Posted: May 15 2005 at 17:08
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I suppose Dream Theater, Arena and Glass Hammer ------------- Play me my song, here it comes again |