Favourite Non-Prog Bands?
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Topic: Favourite Non-Prog Bands?
Posted By: kevin4peace
Subject: Favourite Non-Prog Bands?
Date Posted: September 17 2011 at 21:59
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I was just wondering what some of your favourite bands are, that would probably never be considered for Prog Archives. I'm expecting a lot of indie bands here... Any good suggestions? Mine are Cat Stevens, Bob Dylan, Ween, The solo Beatles, The Beach Boys, Flaming Lips, Wilco, Neutral Milk Hotel, Idle Race, Pete Townshend, Tenacious D, Traveling Wilburys... ------------- Nothing to say here. Nothing at all. Nothing is easy. |
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Posted By: Morningrise
Date Posted: September 17 2011 at 22:04
| Jeff Buckley, Nick Drake, Alice In Chains |
Posted By: GoldenGod2112
Date Posted: September 17 2011 at 22:04
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Led Zeppelin
The Doors Iron Maiden Nirvana ------------- The future's uncertain and the end is always near. - Jim Morrison |
Posted By: TheGazzardian
Date Posted: September 17 2011 at 22:11
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Tears for Fears pops to mind as I'm currently finishing up a marathon of them. The Boomtown Rats and Bob Geldof are another old favorite. Currently I've been enjoying Joanna Newsom and Jay Munly. |
Posted By: Morningrise
Date Posted: September 17 2011 at 22:21
Head Over Heels is one of my favorite pop songs ever.
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TheGazzardian wrote:Posted By: kevin4peace
Date Posted: September 17 2011 at 23:26
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Head Over Heels being praised on Prog Archives? WHAT HAVE I DONE!?!? ------------- Nothing to say here. Nothing at all. Nothing is easy. |
Posted By: petraman
Date Posted: September 17 2011 at 23:40
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I listen to some electronica and trip hop, depending on the mood I'm in. Other than that, mostly prog. Paul Van Dyk and Deadmau5 are some of my favorites... ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/peteyification/" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: ExittheLemming
Date Posted: September 18 2011 at 00:55
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I love loads of so-called Post Punk bands just as much as Prog ones (Television, the Cure, Pere Ubu, Monochrome Set, Wall of Voodoo, Josef K, The Fall, The Go-betweens, Echo & the Bunnymen, Siouxsie & the Banshee, Magazine - the list goes on...)
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Posted By: DamoXt7942
Date Posted: September 18 2011 at 04:31
ABURADAKO is my favourite! They're definitely progressive, but can NEVER be seen here at all!  ------------- http://www.facebook.com/damoxt7942" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: yanch
Date Posted: September 18 2011 at 07:55
| Led Zeppelin, pre-Auchtung Baby U2, The Tubes, The Cure, Warren Zevon, Bruce Cockburn, The Band, Neil Young, ZZ Top. |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: September 18 2011 at 08:44
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Black Sabbath
Led Zeppelin
Deep Purple
The Cure
The Smiths
Velvet Underground
Aphex Twin
Depeche Mode
Soundgarden
Pearl Jam
Smashing Pumpkins
My Bloody Valentine
Just to mention a few...
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Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: September 18 2011 at 10:27
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1970s period FaFa De Belem Accept Blue Cheer Dirty Tricks Black Sabbath early Judas Priest Exciter Moxy Artie Shaw's Grammercy Five (1940s jazz) |
Posted By: HxS
Date Posted: September 18 2011 at 10:37
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Oasis The Verve The Killers Keane Coldplay Kaiser Chiefs Kasabian Nada Surf Blur The Cure The Replacements The XX Crystal Castles etc etc etc theres a alot of bands mostly brit rock/pop, space, dream, punk/post punk. and few non-prog metal bands Iced Earth Living Colour Motörhead Killswitch Engage Avenged Sevenfold |
Posted By: petraman
Date Posted: September 18 2011 at 12:40
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I've always thought A7X was borderline prog metal (really listen to their albums next time if you doubt me). There's a reason Portnoy played with them on tour... ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/peteyification/" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: September 18 2011 at 13:19
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Dave Mathews Band. ------------- http://ow.ly/8ymqg" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: September 18 2011 at 13:30
 Me too. |
Posted By: Luna
Date Posted: September 18 2011 at 13:54
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Shpongle ------------- https://aprilmaymarch.bandcamp.com/track/the-badger" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: infocat
Date Posted: September 18 2011 at 21:08
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The Cars The Cure Devo Interpol Chris Isaak Eric Johnson Judas Priest k.d. lang Mission of Burma My Bloody Valentine The Police Portishead Sade Simon and Garfunkel Triumph Y&T ZZ Top ------------- -- Frank Swarbrick Belief is not Truth. |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: September 19 2011 at 05:37
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Elton John, -------------  
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Posted By: ClemofNazareth
Date Posted: September 19 2011 at 11:26
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Val Stoecklin
Bob Dylan
Simon & Garfunkel
CSNY
Heart
Camera Obscura
Concrete Blonde
Gram Parsons
Alda Reserve
the Go-Gos
the Cranberries
Mazzy Star
Mumford & Sons
R.E.M.
Slim Cessna's Auto Club
Calexico
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Posted By: GoldenGod2112
Date Posted: September 19 2011 at 11:30
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Simon & Garfunkel  ------------- The future's uncertain and the end is always near. - Jim Morrison |
Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: September 19 2011 at 12:24
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Living Colour Red Hot Chili Peppers Cradle of Filth Joanna Newsome Bear McCreary's sound tracks to Battlestar Galactica Dialectic Soul Hanging Doll Janes Addiction Tiamat Whyzdom ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: September 19 2011 at 12:46
   America is one of my favourite songs of all time, it is so tear manipulating-------------
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Posted By: Cactus Choir
Date Posted: September 19 2011 at 14:16
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Dusty Springfield Swing Out Sister Free Slade The Kinks Propaganda Air The Zombies Scott Walker 10cc (okay they in PA under prog-related but they're not really prog) Toto Thin Lizzy The Stranglers UFO ------------- "And now...on the drums...Mick Underwooooooooood!!!" "He's up the pub" |
Posted By: DisgruntledPorcupine
Date Posted: September 20 2011 at 11:00
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Boards of Canada
Bright Eyes
Emilie Autumn Iron Maiden Pantera System of a Down Red House Painters Sun Kil Moon Neutral Milk Hotel There's lots more. |
Posted By: GoldenGod2112
Date Posted: September 20 2011 at 11:35
------------- The future's uncertain and the end is always near. - Jim Morrison |
Posted By: GoldenGod2112
Date Posted: September 20 2011 at 11:36
 ------------- The future's uncertain and the end is always near. - Jim Morrison |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: September 20 2011 at 12:15
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Posted By: DisgruntledPorcupine
Date Posted: September 20 2011 at 17:25
Wow, I'm jealous! I would really love to see them. |
Posted By: GoldenGod2112
Date Posted: September 20 2011 at 17:41
Hopefully they make a new album and go on tour for that as well! ------------- The future's uncertain and the end is always near. - Jim Morrison |
Posted By: claugroi
Date Posted: September 20 2011 at 18:46
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75% of my taste is Progressive or related to it, but non-prog I can surely name these: Bands: THE BEATLES (ok, prog-related or proto-prog, but not an actual prog band) The Who (same thing) ABBA Bee Gees Wings Traveling Wilburys Gerry & The Pacemakers Herman's Hermits The Beach Boys The Monkees Simon & Garfunkel Peter, Paul & Mary The Animals The Hollies The Rutles (!!) The Mamas & The Papas Solo: John Lennon / Paul McCartney / George Harrison / Ringo Starr Raul Seixas Bob Dylan Elvis Presley Elton John Michael Jackson Chico Buarque / Caetano Veloso / Gilberto Gil (wow, it was tough to choose these !) ------------- Symphonic Prog Master |
Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: September 20 2011 at 19:09
| forgot to mention-Jim Croce |
Posted By: TheGazzardian
Date Posted: September 20 2011 at 20:14
Apparently I'm out of the loop, I thought they broke up!
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Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: September 20 2011 at 20:19
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^They just got back together recently, I'm pretty sure. ------------- http://ow.ly/8ymqg" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: September 20 2011 at 20:20
Wasn't it on Close to the Edge? Well not officially but as a bonus track on the re-release? I remember I first heard it on the In A Word box set. ------------- http://ow.ly/8ymqg" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: musicevangelist
Date Posted: September 21 2011 at 04:45
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Sisters of Mercy KMFDM Joe Satriani AC/DC Foo Fighters Prodigy Fatboy Slim These Four Walls Crowded House Supergroove Reel Big Fish Rob Zombie Rammstein and many more |
Posted By: OT Räihälä
Date Posted: September 21 2011 at 05:01
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Hassisen kone, although the last of their three albums was more or less prog. And also Ilmiliekki Quartet. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/osmotapioraihala/sets" rel="nofollow - Composer - Click to listen to my works! |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: September 21 2011 at 05:31
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This thread could be re-named the never-ending lists The Jam The Smiths f**k Buttons Steve Miller Band (first 4 albums) Stones The Pretty Things Funkadelic Type O Negative Allman Brothers Cream Danzig Beach Boys Neil Young Velvet Underground Lou Reed Bob Dylan Gasolin Kim Larsen Van Morrison Savage Rose Richie Havens Charles Mingus Thelonius Monk Bird Future sound of London Prodigy Slayer Ravi Shankar Animal Collective Depeche Mode Manu Chao Bob Marley The Temptations Joy Division The Fall and so forth... ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: rogerthat
Date Posted: September 21 2011 at 06:15
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Bands: Beatles, Kinks,The Who, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Sparks, Scorpions, UFO, Rainbow, Judas Priest, Van Halen, Police, Talking Heads, The Clash, Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Dave Matthews Band.
Artists: Ilayaraja, Stevie Wonder, Elton John, Kate Bush, Tori Amos, Jeff Buckley, Fiona Apple.
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Posted By: Bonnek
Date Posted: September 21 2011 at 06:43
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Sonic Youth the Cure Judas Priest Megadeth Siouxsie & the Banshees Sisters of Mercy Arcade Fire Massive Attack Underworld Portishead Katatonia Candlemass Fields of the Nephilim Front 242 Depeche Mode Bauhaus Joy Division Tuxedo Moon 16 Horsepower Swans Coroner Soundgarden AiC Prodigy Trentemöller PJ Harvey Nick Cave man I could go on  |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: September 21 2011 at 07:06
I know exactly what you mean You also happen to mention some that I forgot. Bauhaus, Massive Attack and Trentemøller fxI still need to check out Swans, but judging by reviews I´ve read about them, then they should be right up my alley. Have you by any chance heard a band called Saturnia? Portuguese psychedelic, electronic trip-hop, indo-raga and very spacey. Listed here at PA under Indo-prog. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Bonnek
Date Posted: September 21 2011 at 07:08
| No, Saturnia doesn't ring any bells, I'll check! |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: September 21 2011 at 07:14
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This is more of a drum n bass meets trip hop type of beats, but everything else is pure psych. From the debut: ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Bonnek
Date Posted: September 21 2011 at 07:18
Yes you should, quite an extensive discography, so I would recommend 1. The Great Annihilator 2. While Light From the Mouth of Infinity 3. Children of God Listening to Saturnia now (myspace), sounds promising |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: September 21 2011 at 07:20
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Artists who aren't on this site that I like not necessarily non-prog most of these I have more than one album of: Tears For Fears Joe Jackson Psychedelic Furs Stereolab Monade The High Llamas Afro Celt Sound System Tuck And Patty Michael Hedges Alanis Morisette (only have the first album) Buckethead Philip Glass Steve Reich Bruce Hampton's various incarnations Stewart/Gaskin Toto (just the Dune soundtrack) The Eurythmics (just the 1984 soundtrack, which is a hell of a lot better than Wakeman's 1984 album) XTC Stephane Grappelli Andy Summers The Police Sting Leo Kottke (just have the one where he doesn't sing) Joni Mitchell ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: September 21 2011 at 07:29
Cool- thanks for the recs Bonnek! Seems every time I speak to you - you add stuff to my, by now, very long list Let me get you back! You need some Exmagma in your collection. Brilliant krautrock mixed with fusion. I´ve read your Embryo reviews, and I´ll be damned if you wouldn´t find Exmagma to be very interesting ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: DisgruntledPorcupine
Date Posted: September 21 2011 at 10:10
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Posted By: Fox On The Rocks
Date Posted: September 24 2011 at 11:01
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The Smashing Pumpkins,The Doors, The Beatles, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Return To Forever, Weather Report, Miles Davis, Led Zeppelin, Sonic Youth, Steely Dan, The Band, The Velvet Underground, Alice In Chains, Elton John, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Soundgarden, Silversun Pickups, The Cure. Alot of these bands in my list would fit under Prog-Related, Proto Prog and Jazz Fusion. To me Jazz Fusion isn't Prog. It is related to Prog, they coincide alot of the time and Jazz Fusion is a blueprint genre and influence but they are vastly, vastly different to me. ------------- 
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Posted By: awaken77
Date Posted: September 26 2011 at 03:44
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beside prog I listen a lot of jazz/blues organists: Jimmy Smith, Tony Monaco, Barbara Dennerlein |
Posted By: Formentera Lady
Date Posted: September 29 2011 at 14:59
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The Beatles Tears For Fears Eagles Crowded House Working Week Buena Vista Social Club ------------- http://theprogressiveweb.blogspot.de" rel="nofollow - Visit me in Second Life to talk about music. |
Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: September 29 2011 at 15:26
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Devo, Talking Heads (here as prog related), Gang of Four, XTC, Elvis Costello, Joe Jackson, Tom Waits, Red Hot Chili Peppers, (early) Incubus, Allman Brothers Band, Ornette Coleman, Charles Mingus(!), Coltrane, and various orchestras/choirs playing various composers' music. Probably more, too. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Salty_Jon" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: MillsLayne
Date Posted: September 29 2011 at 16:16
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Some might be considered prog in some way and also, some might be listed on PA, whether I consider them prog or not: Alice In Chains Soundgarden Nirvana Stone Temple Pilots Jane's Addiction Rage Against The Machine Temple of the Dog cKy Deftones Smashing Pumpkins R.E.M. Santana (old stuff) (also, I don't really consider progressive) Metallica Bush Jerry Cantrell Chris Cornell Nine Inch Nails 311 Sublime Incubus Red Hot Chili Peppers Primus Chevelle Dio Black Sabbath Filter Foo Fighters Flaw System of a Down Jimi Hendrix Pearl Jam (older stuff) Korn The Doors Led Zeppelin Living Colour Nonpoint Slint Zwan Snot Sevendust Neil Young Toadies Silverchair Mudhoney Weezer Scott Weilan Wow, that's a lot! ------------- http://gamercards.exophase.com/xbox/user/MillsLayne/" rel="nofollow">  ht |
Posted By: TheLionOfPrague
Date Posted: September 29 2011 at 19:02
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Queen. In case you consider them prog, Iron Maiden (followed by The Beatles and Red Hot Chili Peppers). ------------- I shook my head and smiled a whisper knowing all about the place |
Posted By: QuestionableScum
Date Posted: September 29 2011 at 20:36
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Not so much bands as artists, but David Bowie Carl Craig Shpongle Portishead Cocteau Twins Dead Can Dance Field of the Nephilim Cranes Incubus (ACLOTM and before) Telefon Tel Aviv Bjork Thrice Grizzly Bear Matt Elliott Sufjan Stevens Lone Wolf (given his exquisite first album) Sparklehorse Trentemoller Gui Boratto any many more
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Posted By: Formentera Lady
Date Posted: September 30 2011 at 05:04
...which means you don't consider Bjork prog...  ------------- http://theprogressiveweb.blogspot.de" rel="nofollow - Visit me in Second Life to talk about music. |
Posted By: QuestionableScum
Date Posted: September 30 2011 at 06:41
Her music is certainly experimental and progressive, like Bowie's was in all reality, but her music is more analogous to Art Rock than Prog Rock. |
Posted By: King Manuel
Date Posted: September 30 2011 at 08:22
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Magnun
U2
Emmylou Harris
Amy Mac Donald
Roxette (yes, I am serious!)
Geoffrey Oryema
James Blunt
REM
Iron Maiden
Joe Bonamassa
Neil Young
Woven Hand
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and many more ------------- Don't Bore Us, Get To The Chorus |
Posted By: By--Tor
Date Posted: October 02 2011 at 14:49
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AC/DC
The Grateful Dead
Judas Priest
The Doors
Neil Young and Crazy Horse
Queen
UFO
Blue Oyster Cult
Steppenwolf
Credence Clearwater Revival
Bob Marley and the Whalers
Black Sabbath
Iron Maiden
The Scorpians
Led Zeppelin
The Who
The Band
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Posted By: KingCrInuYasha
Date Posted: October 13 2011 at 23:33
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AC/DC Stevie Wonder Simon And Garfunkel The Stooges Thin Lizzy The Rolling Stones Small Faces The Kinks Velvet Underground Oingo Boingo Bob Dylan Neil Young Van Morrison Blue Cheer Steppenwolf Alice Cooper MC5 The Byrds I could go on... ------------- He looks at this world and wants it all... so he strikes, like Thunderball! |
Posted By: wjohnd
Date Posted: October 16 2011 at 04:55
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Led Zep AC DC Fields of the Nephilim Joe Bonamassa amongst many others ------------- 
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Posted By: mongofa
Date Posted: October 18 2011 at 19:12
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I like:
Cream
The Beatles
The Who
Led Zeppelin
Simon and Garfunkel
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Fleetwood Mac (Peter Green's especially)
The Kinks
The Velvet Underground
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Posted By: The Truth
Date Posted: October 18 2011 at 19:34
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A humongous list. Bob Dylan, Smashing Pumpkins and Guided By Voices would all be up there though. ------------- http://blindpoetrecords.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: The Doctor
Date Posted: October 18 2011 at 19:37
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Let's see here. First, I'm not mentioning any band who is listed on this site, even as related or proto - so there go the Beatles, Bowie, Queen Black Sabbath and Jefferson Airplane. Mott the Hoople (probably my favorite non-prog band) CSN (& sometimes Y) REM (up through Monster - then they started sucking) Fleetwood Mac (the Welch and the Buckingham years, but not so much the Green years) Hot Tuna (Jorma rocks) The Cars The Police The Fixx Grateful Dead ------------- I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you? |
Posted By: Alitare
Date Posted: October 18 2011 at 20:00
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Whewy! Here goes! Tom Waits Stevie Wonder Ween Flaming Lips Beatles The Cure Bruce Springsteen (Mainly just Darkness on the Edge of Town) Johnny Cash (Focusing on the American recordings) Simon and Garfunkel (mainly just Bridge) Nick Cave Leonard Cohen Portishead DJ Shadow David Bowie - Why is he here again? T. Rex/Marc Bolan Wilco Will Oldham Danzig Meat Loaf Modest Mouse Bjork - Why isn't she on here? Alice in Chains Bob Dylan Neil Young The Seatbelts Nobuo Uematsu Judas Priest Prince Crosby, Stills, and Nash The Band The Rolling Stones John Lennon's solo Bob Marley Janis Joplin/Big Brother and the Holding Company Elton John Alice Cooper Marilyn Manson (only for two cds) Eminem (only for two cds) Marvin Gaye Frank Sinatra Van Morrison Cocteau Twins The Kinks The Byrds The Doors Creedence Clearwater Revival Rage Against the Machine Pixies Alan Parsons Project
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Posted By: The Doctor
Date Posted: October 18 2011 at 20:06
Mine too. I forgot to mention Tears for Fears, but they are definitely one of my favorites too. ------------- I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you? |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: October 18 2011 at 20:20
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Glad to see another Cash fan Alitare! I agree the American Records are great albums. ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: Alitare
Date Posted: October 18 2011 at 20:34
| I love the covers - especially his duets with Will Oldham and Nick Cave. I wish he'd stuck around longer to do some more of this. Thank Rubin for giving him some breathing room. Go figure Slayer and Johnny Cash would share the same label. |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: October 18 2011 at 21:01
Agreed and his cover of The Mercy Seat is one of his best off the series of the albums' covers. ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: Alitare
Date Posted: October 18 2011 at 21:02
| And anyway I told the truth, but I'm afraid I told a lie. |
Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: October 18 2011 at 21:23
| Non-prog has plagued our fragile earth for too long and should be eradicated. |
Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: October 18 2011 at 21:38
Long live the prog army!...? ------------- http://ow.ly/8ymqg" rel="nofollow">
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