"Proggy" songs by non-prog bands
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Topic: "Proggy" songs by non-prog bands
Posted By: Ambient Hurricanes
Subject: "Proggy" songs by non-prog bands
Date Posted: January 21 2012 at 16:54
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Do you ever hear a song on the radio by pop or mainstream rock band and think, "That sounds proggy..."? What are the "proggiest" songs you know by bands that aren't considered prog? "Foreplay" by Boston (the intro to "Long Time") sounds like it could have been made by a symphonic prog band. And I almost consider "Viva La Vida" by Coldplay to be a crossover prog record (even though none of their other music qualifies).
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Posted By: Slaughternalia
Date Posted: January 21 2012 at 17:11
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The Prophet's Song ------------- I'm so mad that you enjoy a certain combination of noises that I don't |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: January 21 2012 at 17:31
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Great band. ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: January 21 2012 at 19:42
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------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: zravkapt
Date Posted: January 21 2012 at 20:34
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Posted By: infocat
Date Posted: January 21 2012 at 23:59
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Not sure how you can mention The Police without mentioning "Synchronicity II"... The Police could have been such a fine prog band, if they'd wanted to!  ------------- -- Frank Swarbrick Belief is not Truth. |
Posted By: MortalScum
Date Posted: January 30 2012 at 03:37
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The Devil's Blood has a few of these, albeit a little more psychedelic than proggy |
Posted By: catfood03
Date Posted: January 30 2012 at 07:24
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Slartibartfast: Those are all good songs by great artists, but how would they be defined as prog? I don't hear it. Plus, I didn't know Elton John was the singer for XTC! |
Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: January 30 2012 at 15:18
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Speaking of Elton John And honestly, much of his early 70's material (or Bernie Taupan's to be more accurate) was at least prog-related. ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow">  https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: January 30 2012 at 15:26
Good stuff! Fun band.
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Horizons wrote:Posted By: Canterzeuhl
Date Posted: January 30 2012 at 15:33
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When I first heard this the xylophone solo really pricked my ears.
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Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: January 30 2012 at 15:40
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Posted By: TheGazzardian
Date Posted: January 30 2012 at 15:56
If I were to make the argument that Tears for Fears had proggy sounding stuff, I wouldn't use anything off the first album...I'd go with their more adventurous stuff on their third album, like Badman's Song: Who'd guess those synth boys would release such a soulsy, jazzy, Beatles-y record - they really grew their sound by Seeds of Love. This one is perhaps not proggy but definitely adventurous, while being closer to their original sound:
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Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: January 30 2012 at 16:03
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I feel like some tracks by the Allman Brothers Band could qualify here.
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Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: January 30 2012 at 16:16
Indeed, my favorites are Waiter: You Vultures! and Church Mouth. ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: zravkapt
Date Posted: January 30 2012 at 19:58
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One I can't find on YouBoob right now is Elton John's "Out Of The Blue" Great song!
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Posted By: irrelevant
Date Posted: January 31 2012 at 06:08
Good track that one. ------------- https://gabebuller.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - New album! http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7385" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7385 |
Posted By: AlexDOM
Date Posted: January 31 2012 at 09:55
| Freebird? |
Posted By: irrelevant
Date Posted: January 31 2012 at 09:58
Certainly not in my opinion. ------------- https://gabebuller.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - New album! http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7385" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7385 |
Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: January 31 2012 at 10:57
Maybe? ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow"> https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Posted By: wilmon91
Date Posted: January 31 2012 at 14:45
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Great topic! |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: January 31 2012 at 17:13
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This is a personal fave. Ozzy never sounded more progressive - or let me rephrase that: his band never sounded more progressive: ------------- “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: Tapfret
Date Posted: January 31 2012 at 17:46
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^All due to the writing of Randy Rhodes. His material after RR's death became decidedly more pop-metal. This is my favorite: ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow"> https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Posted By: zravkapt
Date Posted: January 31 2012 at 19:16
I assume you mean without Black Sabbath
 Ozzy plays some of those synths you hear on Sabbath's '70s albums. He actually owned a MiniMoog or an ARP synth, can't remember what.------------- Magma America Great Make Again |
Posted By: martinprog77
Date Posted: February 01 2012 at 03:16
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Posted By: martinprog77
Date Posted: February 01 2012 at 03:25
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------------- Nothing can last there are no second chances. Never give a day away. Always live for today. |
Posted By: martinprog77
Date Posted: February 01 2012 at 03:32
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------------- Nothing can last there are no second chances. Never give a day away. Always live for today. |
Posted By: Ambient Hurricanes
Date Posted: February 03 2012 at 23:44
Just because it's long doesn't make it prog. Great song though; seriously, how many times have you heard a southern rock band pull off polyphony? ------------- I love dogs, I've always loved dogs |
Posted By: martinprog77
Date Posted: February 04 2012 at 06:08
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Bruce Dickinson
"Man Of Sorrows"
BTW i could be wrong but isn't this video filmed at the same factory from the pink floyds animals album cover?
------------- Nothing can last there are no second chances. Never give a day away. Always live for today. |
Posted By: zravkapt
Date Posted: February 04 2012 at 07:18
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Surprised no one hasn't posted this yet...
A great proggy cover of Hotel California:
Not 'proggy' per se (except for the beginning) but you'll never hear another AC/DC song like this...
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Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: February 05 2012 at 11:05
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I almost forgot the most obvious. well, maybe just the intro. ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow"> https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: February 05 2012 at 11:11
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Some have mentioned the Police, but none have mentioned this song: Primus (though they're listed as Prog Related so do they count as a non-prog band? )Most of The Flaming Lips' album Embryonic has somewhat of a Krautrock vibe to it I think: ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Salty_Jon" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: February 05 2012 at 11:17
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This Parliament song from 1970's Osmium has a proggy feel to it to me (as do some others off the album). |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: February 05 2012 at 16:10
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and one of my fav videos since I was at US '83
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Posted By: ole-the-first
Date Posted: April 01 2012 at 07:15
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------------- This night wounds time. |
Posted By: Sagichim
Date Posted: April 01 2012 at 08:18
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For the more metal fans marty friedman has one. |
Posted By: Desert_Storm
Date Posted: April 01 2012 at 10:55
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Two melodic metal bands come to mind, Blind Guardian and Sonata Arctica: Blind Guardian's And Then There Was Silence. Why I would call it proggy is the length of the song, a chorus that doesn't repeat, or actually no part at all that repeats just as it is, many melodies, highly polyphonic with multiple guitar and vocal lines on top of each other, big fast/slow and loud/quiet contrasts: Sonata Arctica's White Pearl, Black Ocean. Proggy because of continuity/very few repetitions as above no verse/bridge/chorus, again many contrasts in tempo and loudness, some polyphony, some unusual rhythms/breaks Both in my opinion more unusual and progressive than many things that so-called progressive metal bands have done, just with the typical melodic/power metal sound of the respective band. Certainly more interesting than Dream Theater ;) Something classical: Piano Piece by Edvard Grieg, proggy because witty/funny, changes of atmosphere and tempo, lots of unexpected pauses and "holes" in it. And two Maiden songs that are IMHO already crossing the border to prog: (Starts at 1.10) Enjoy! ------------- "I want you to know that you and I... are not all that different. I mean, I, too, am a neat guy. And I, too, am just a love machine." -Friends |
Posted By: zravkapt
Date Posted: April 01 2012 at 11:46
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------------- Magma America Great Make Again |
Posted By: frippism
Date Posted: April 01 2012 at 12:02
NO! D: How about Soundgarden's "Rusty Cage"? ------------- There be dragons |
Posted By: Sagichim
Date Posted: April 01 2012 at 13:03
| You said no to 'Freebird' but offered 'Rusty Cage'? |
Posted By: Ambient Hurricanes
Date Posted: April 01 2012 at 13:42
Blind Guardian is listed on this site under prog metal. ------------- I love dogs, I've always loved dogs |
Posted By: Desert_Storm
Date Posted: April 01 2012 at 14:14
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You're right, sorry for that. I didn't check. Maiden as well ;) ------------- "I want you to know that you and I... are not all that different. I mean, I, too, am a neat guy. And I, too, am just a love machine." -Friends |
Posted By: Fox On The Rocks
Date Posted: April 01 2012 at 17:32
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Dream Theater covered this one! ------------- 
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Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: April 01 2012 at 17:38
Soundgarden have MUCH more progressive songs than that. ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: Sagichim
Date Posted: April 02 2012 at 01:52
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Big Sugar are one of my favourite alternative bands ever. The bands style is alternative rock using dirty distortion guitars and a lot of harmonica to the overall sound, mixing some blues and reggae, which truely makes an interesting and refreshing style. Just check this baby out. |
Posted By: Sagichim
Date Posted: April 02 2012 at 02:09
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Here is another cool track. http://bigsugar.bandcamp.com/track/skull-ring |
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Date Posted: April 02 2012 at 05:04
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Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: April 02 2012 at 06:50
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Flood this thread like the Suggest New Bands section, guess this isn't as bad. ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: April 02 2012 at 07:01
Posted By: Mutez
Date Posted: April 03 2012 at 06:00
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Well as i cant make a thread about it, i might aswell make what i wanted to say be in this post
I always thought that about the Queen song Bohemium Rhapsody, but that song is mentioned in "prog related" on here.
Ive noticed that also in "prog related" is the two Metallica albums "Master of Puppets" and "And Justice for all". And i started thinking to myself "why have those 2 albums been placed into that camp?". I mean i was a big fan of old Metallica and i still own their first 4 albums.
The reason why is obviously because, on those 2 albums of theirs, theres a trait that exists on those 2 albums but not on the other albums. And that trait is..............long songs that last over 8 mins. There are 2-3 songs on each of those albums that last for over 8 mins. This is the only "progressive rock" trait tho that exists on those Metallica albums.....lenghty songs. You rarely get a progressive rock song lasting less than 5 mins, but "lenght" is not the be all end all of a prog rock song.
Prog Rock songs are longer than non prog rock songs, but.......they are structured differently aswell. On those long metallica songs, they still have the same structure as typical metal songs. But instead of being verse chorus verse chorus verse chorus....end of song, its just verse chorus verse chorus verse chorus verse chorus verse chorus verse chorus....end of song instead lol. You could easily concise those songs down and nothing would be ruined from them (strictly speaking). But you definently could not shorten and concise for example.....the Pink Floyd song Time. If you did that you'd butcher it, you'd destroy the very thing the songs meant to be about.
Theres only 2 exceptions though in regards to the 8 min plus songs of Metallica's. Orion from the puppets album, as its a lenghty instrumental that takes you on a journey, and the song To Live is To Die from the justice for all album. That song is not your typical verse chorus verse chorus verse chorus song, it takes you on a fair bit of a journey aswell and is not typical metal song song structured. Also when To Live is to Die ends.....it immediatly kicks into the next song, Dyers Eve. Those 2 songs tie in together with eachother. I have seen this done on a fair amount of progressive rock songs. To Live is to Die and Dyers Eve could actually be merged together to form 1 huge song.
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Posted By: awaken77
Date Posted: April 10 2012 at 04:18
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Dire Straits has 2 epics from Lover Over Gold album: Private Investigations and Telegraph Road Some early Elton John stuff (1971-1975) have "epic" feel , notable albums are Madman Across The Water , Captain Fantastic |
Posted By: Adams Bolero
Date Posted: April 14 2012 at 09:42
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This is very prog in my opinion. Vocals remind me of Greg Lake and it has some excellent violin playing: ------------- ''Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal.'' - Albert Camus |
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Date Posted: April 16 2012 at 04:46
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Date Posted: April 16 2012 at 05:06
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A 1973 GEM that I cherish as much as the prog masterpieces from that year:
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Date Posted: April 16 2012 at 06:06
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Date Posted: April 17 2012 at 07:05
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Date Posted: April 17 2012 at 07:29
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Date Posted: April 17 2012 at 19:02
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------------- Magma America Great Make Again |
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Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: April 18 2012 at 12:24
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i don't know if you call it prog, but i call it proggy my favourite band in 2003 -------------  
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: April 20 2012 at 00:02
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Kozmetika was Belgrade's New Wave band.
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Date Posted: April 20 2012 at 05:55
| MT ought to be mentioned in this thread! |
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Date Posted: April 20 2012 at 06:12
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Posted By: Eria Tarka
Date Posted: May 16 2012 at 00:29
Haha wow!! No Joke, I was scrolling down and I was thinking this is easy Contact by The Police and a split second later I see it. My mind has been blown!
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