Can anyone reccomend for me...
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Topic: Can anyone reccomend for me...
Posted By: Mushroom Sword
Subject: Can anyone reccomend for me...
Date Posted: October 03 2010 at 02:20
| A modern progressive band. That isn't metal. Like real progressive rock, like classic, but a modern band. And NOT alternative. As far as you can get from it. Any bands like it? I'd love to hear one but it seems to rare. If so please tell, if not, ill go kill myself. Lol, thanks if you can help. |
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Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: October 03 2010 at 02:23
| Anglagard. |
Posted By: Mushroom Sword
Date Posted: October 03 2010 at 02:34
That is awesome. I looked them up. Thank you, like really, that's perfect. Any suggestions with vocals? (even though i prefer instrumentals) |
Triceratopsoil wrote:Posted By: WalterDigsTunes
Date Posted: October 03 2010 at 02:36
| King Crimson |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: October 03 2010 at 02:44
| lol |
Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: October 03 2010 at 02:47
Oh! I think I've heard of them... They're pretty modern, I think their first release was 1990? Or 1991 I forget. |
Posted By: Mushroom Sword
Date Posted: October 03 2010 at 02:58
Yeah, them and this otherband, uhh, I think it's called Maybe? Or is it No... Hmm, they're fairly fresh. |
Posted By: 40footwolf
Date Posted: October 03 2010 at 03:05
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I guess you could try Spock's Beard or Glass Hammer. ------------- Heaven's made a cesspool of us all. |
Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: October 03 2010 at 03:26
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I just got a http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=14199 - Beardfish album which I am very much enjoying. If you like your prog in a more Kansasesque vein then http://www.antidepressivedelivery.com/downloads.html - Anti-depressive delivery with their FREE brand new album would suit you well. Its free...you really cant go wrong trying them out. I also just picked up a band called http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=13534 - Deluge Grander , which I have only been able to listen to in highly distracted situations. Sounds good what I 've heard, but proceed at own risk. http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=16869 - Alters is a Polish band that is a little more off the beaten path that you might enjoy. ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow">  https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: October 03 2010 at 03:44
| idk if you like classic prog-folk, but if you do try the band Espers. One of my favourites |
Posted By: Any Colour You Like
Date Posted: October 03 2010 at 03:52
| You could always try Kayo Dot's latter works, Blue Lambency Downward or Coyote for some off-centre prog. |
Posted By: rdtprog
Date Posted: October 03 2010 at 08:08
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High Wheel , they have poor ratings on PA, but i think they don't deserve it : ../artist.asp?id=149 - http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=149 You can listen to MP3, it's symphonic rock with a huge Pink Floyd influence. http://www.high-wheel.de/ - http://www.high-wheel.de/ A part of that there is the obvious one : Anglagard Anekdoten Glass Hammer Flower Kings Beardfish |
Posted By: Kotro
Date Posted: October 03 2010 at 08:15
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White Willow, dammit. ------------- Bigger on the inside. |
Posted By: rdtprog
Date Posted: October 03 2010 at 08:25
Yes, i forgot that one!  |
Posted By: spookytooth
Date Posted: October 03 2010 at 08:38
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Try Anekdoten. If you like early King Crimson then you will love this band.
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Would you like some Bailey's? |
Posted By: Passionist
Date Posted: October 03 2010 at 08:58
| Glass Hammer I checked out and they're actually pretty awesome if you're in the right pompous mood :D Other bands are just plain Swedish. Everything's from Sweden nowadays. |
Posted By: yanch
Date Posted: October 03 2010 at 09:10
| 5 Bridges. Very symphonic prog from The Netherlands. First cd The Thomas Tracks, is excellent. |
Posted By: rogerthat
Date Posted: October 03 2010 at 11:28
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Surprised no one brought this up so far: |
Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: October 03 2010 at 12:15
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You might like Astra. I've only heard their album once, but it reminds me of some good older stuff: ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Salty_Jon" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: October 03 2010 at 12:38
You beat me to it Kotro, amazing band. I'll add in Wobbler and Ciccada. ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: October 03 2010 at 12:41
I was about to.  Seriously, KG was a genius. Great stuff - you should check him out. Of course, don't forget the obvious: Spock's Beard The Flower Kings Transatlantic Echolyn Glass Hammer etc... ------------- 
Check out my YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime |
Posted By: Mr. Maestro
Date Posted: October 03 2010 at 12:51
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Big Big Train, especially their last three albums. ------------- "I am the one who crossed through space...or stayed where I was...or didn't exist in the first place...." |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: October 03 2010 at 13:16
| Jon that Astra album art just screams out 1973 |
Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: October 03 2010 at 13:53
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A band I haven't seen mentioned is Sylvan. I recently bought Posthumous Silence on the strength of PA reviews, and am very glad I did. An exceptional album.
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Posted By: prog4evr
Date Posted: October 03 2010 at 19:12
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Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: October 04 2010 at 15:34
His only prog stuff is with NRG. His solo stuff, as long as Giraffe or Toy Matinee are mort art-rock / art-pop / mainstream rock. Kaviar could be regarded as noise rock. He recorded a lot of powerful ballads like Dana Rae, Long Day's Life (much better in its demo version that on the shaming), Another Day and had an incredible voice.
NRG could be considered as neo-prog.
NRG :
All NRG tracks are downloadable for free on his webpage.
And yes, he is a great loss for music in general. ------------- "Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood) |
Posted By: ZenDruid
Date Posted: October 05 2010 at 16:38
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Diagonal, or for a folkier approach, Circulus.
Interesting that somebody should mention Deluge Grander - try the first, first. The second is slightly more complex and, for me, less immediately accessible.
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Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: October 05 2010 at 16:55
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http://www.shadowcircusmusic.com/ - Shadow Circus
http://www.mymusicsite.com/MediaDetails/AlbumMediaList.aspx?albumid=2926 - Epignosis
The Tangent --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSVWETN1LDs - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSVWETN1LDs
Beardfish --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKkcN-IwxkE - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKkcN-IwxkE
Hiromi Uehara --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZaB9urlkgA - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZaB9urlkgA
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Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: October 05 2010 at 18:26
I'm having a hard time finding a lot of things these days ... and the reason why, is that too many of them sound like everything else that has been there before and many times not very original.
I had been listening for a long time to Live 365 stuff and there were several threads in there with progressive music, but after a while, the whole thing is so repetitive that it is boring and I get tired of hearing the same thing over and over and over again ... specially when it isn't that good, but the majority of those shows are not capable of breaking the "radio" format and always have to return to another 5 minute song ... which for me takes the enjoyment out of it.
It has become like ... you can't enjoy music without having to be force fed by the media styles, and thus some of these links will play one nice thing, and then they have to go back and play YES, ELP or KC, just to let us know that they are "progressive" ... and in the end, this is just bad radio ... like the same kind of radio that did not believe in this music in those days ... it's all they know, all they listen to and all they play ... and be damned if anyone says anything else!
I'm already thinking that this "progressive" thing is falling off and to be honest, I wish it a speedy death and end ... and let rap and crap get there instead ... we have to get better than talk about Mozart and Beethoven (as a relative parallel) but the throng in this board (sometimes) is only interested in the top 5 bands and that's that. Specially when one mentions other parts of the world and some people don't believe that world exists. ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: InClouds
Date Posted: October 06 2010 at 22:51
| You could give Magic Pie a listen. |
Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: October 06 2010 at 23:11
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Echolyn's Mei 50 minutes of bliss. ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: October 06 2010 at 23:17
Definitely. That was a big part of the reason I initially decided to listen to it when it was in Scott's recommendation thread - I was hoping for good spacey stuff, and I wasn't disappointed. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Salty_Jon" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: October 07 2010 at 01:51
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Par Lindh Project
anything by them is worth getting but check out the reviews section to get a better idea especially mine and Ivans.
http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=209 - http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=209
Martin Orford
ex IQ keyboard player who has released two superb solo albums. Seems to be flying under the radar which is a shame as I havn't heard anything better in recent years.Again please check reviews section.
http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=410 - http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=410
EDIT - I have just found out from reading the reviews section that Martin has retired from the music business. I am absolutely gutted and had no clue that he had done this.
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Posted By: sydbarrett2010
Date Posted: October 07 2010 at 06:11
| the mars volta |
Posted By: b4usleep
Date Posted: October 07 2010 at 07:01
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Wobbler, try it. And if you like a clone of early Genesis try "The Watch" or "Citizen Cain" ------------- Really don't mind if you sit this one out. My words but a whisper, your deafness a shout. |
Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: October 07 2010 at 07:03
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The Red Masque, of course
-------------  A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
Posted By: Mr. Maestro
Date Posted: October 07 2010 at 08:48
Don't know how the heck I forgot to mention that one, but seconded - Mei is one of the definitive prog epics of the past decade. ------------- "I am the one who crossed through space...or stayed where I was...or didn't exist in the first place...." |
Posted By: Schrodinger's Cat
Date Posted: October 07 2010 at 12:25
| Give Porcupine Tree a try. "Fear of a Blank Planet" or the live album "Arriving Somewhere..." should be a good introduction. Heavy at times but otherwise melodious and ambient; dripping with the English melencholy like Floyd and Genesis. |
Posted By: Geizao
Date Posted: October 08 2010 at 01:36
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Gargamel. |
Posted By: Varon
Date Posted: October 08 2010 at 06:30
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Cast (from Mexico) Asgard
Inquire
Moongarden
Grey Lady Down
White Willow
Hands
Collage ------------- Would you catch the final words of mine? Would you catch my words??? |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: October 08 2010 at 22:44
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Now, I still haven't listened to this (but they are on my list of things to do). However, for what I've read, Transatlantic and The Flower Kings should be some good prospects, and Cast (which was mentioned in the post above). Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
Oh, and the Dream Theaters SONGS 6 Degrees of Inner Turbulence and Octavarium (these ones don't have so much metal, they are mainly just prog). |
Posted By: rogerthat
Date Posted: October 08 2010 at 22:56
Shaming of the true is great theatrical prog in the Genesis vein, sorta tighter and more rocking version but both those songs I linked evoke prog for me as much as, if not more than, Spocks Beard or Flower Kings. Toy Matinee is more art rock as well as his solo album Thud, agreed. Haven't yet heard No Reasons Given.
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Posted By: The_Jester
Date Posted: October 20 2010 at 18:37
| Miriodor. |
Posted By: Anthony H.
Date Posted: October 20 2010 at 20:44
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FLOWER KINGS!!!!!!!!!!!1111 -------------  |
Posted By: peart_lee_lifeson
Date Posted: October 21 2010 at 22:07
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The Flower Kings Spock's Beard Beardfish The Mars Volta Oh, and .... Rush
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Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: October 21 2010 at 22:15
| but especially Popul Vuh |
Posted By: Billy Pilgrim
Date Posted: October 23 2010 at 06:28
| Check out Doomsday Afternoon by Phideaux |