Most technical albums
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Topic: Most technical albums
Posted By: AlexDOM
Subject: Most technical albums
Date Posted: January 25 2012 at 19:49
| What in your opinion are some of prog's most technical albums? |
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Posted By: MattGuitat
Date Posted: January 25 2012 at 20:06
| Anything by Dream Theater. |
Posted By: ExittheLemming
Date Posted: January 25 2012 at 20:08
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According to my understanding of the description 'technical' two albums spring to mind: Gryphon - Red Queen to Gryphon 3 Island - Pictures Gentle Giant - several tracks on most of their albums However, I might be getting 'technical' and 'complex' confused? ------------- 
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Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: January 25 2012 at 20:15
 ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
MattGuitat wrote:Posted By: JesusisLord
Date Posted: January 25 2012 at 20:30
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Blotted Science !! ------------- And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father. Phillipians 2:11 |
Posted By: PabstRibbon
Date Posted: January 25 2012 at 20:31
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Planet X - Quantum Exivious - Self-Titled
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Posted By: geneyesontle
Date Posted: January 25 2012 at 20:31
I don't think so
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: January 25 2012 at 20:50
| Trout Mask Replica |
Posted By: Slaughternalia
Date Posted: January 26 2012 at 00:00
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Behold... The Arctopus - Skullgrid Blotted Science - The Machinations of Dementia Ron Jarzombek - Solitarily Speaking of Theoretical Confinement That sort of thing ------------- I'm so mad that you enjoy a certain combination of noises that I don't |
Posted By: OzzProg
Date Posted: January 26 2012 at 00:40
deadmau5 is "progressive" electronic right?  hmmmmm  -------------  |
Posted By: JS19
Date Posted: January 26 2012 at 01:42
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Close To The Edge. Lateralus, Metropolis Part 2, Option Paralysis, Frances The Mute ------------- 
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Posted By: CPicard
Date Posted: January 26 2012 at 06:23
| Neu! 2 (1973). |
Posted By: Gandalff
Date Posted: January 26 2012 at 06:26
Technical Ecstasy? ------------- A Elbereth Gilthoniel silivren penna míriel o menel aglar elenath! Na-chaered palan-díriel o galadhremmin ennorath, Fanuilos, le linnathon nef aear, sí nef aearon! |
Posted By: iluvmarillion
Date Posted: January 26 2012 at 06:37
I think you are getting the two confused as I don't find any of the above that technical, but definitely complex. In the case of Dream Theater, I think people mainly complain about the music being so technical that it is sterile, lacking any emotional impact. Personally I don't find that to be the case. One band I've always found to be a bit too technical such that the music is scripted to a Jazz - Folk musical formula is Pentangle (though I've never had a chance to listen to the music live which could change my opinion).
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Posted By: Misomex777
Date Posted: January 26 2012 at 08:10
| Tarkus |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: January 26 2012 at 09:08
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Phish - Junta Gojira - From Mars to Sirius Cynic - Traced in Air -------------  
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Posted By: Negoba
Date Posted: January 26 2012 at 09:21
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It depends what you mean by "technical."
Animals as Leaders is about as technical as it gets in my book. ------------- 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: progmatic
Date Posted: January 26 2012 at 09:28
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Any of Brand X's first three albums ------------- PROGMATIC |
Posted By: cemego
Date Posted: January 26 2012 at 09:42
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Zappa-One Size Fits All!
------------- listen to streaming stuff! no commercials! http://wmom.servemp3.com:8000/listen.pls |
Posted By: irrelevant
Date Posted: January 26 2012 at 10:42
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Technical and/or extremely complex: Behold... The Arctopus - Skullgrid & Nano Nucleonic Cyborg Summoning Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica Blotted Science - The Machinations of Dementia The Number Twelve Looks Like You - Mongrel ... and most things by Orthrelm ------------- 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: presdoug
Date Posted: January 26 2012 at 11:38
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Triumvirat-Illusions On A Double Dimple Wallenstein-Blitzkrieg Wallenstein-Mother Universe ELP-Brain Salad Surgery and Tarkus |
Posted By: The Neck Romancer
Date Posted: January 26 2012 at 12:40
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Anything by the Mats/Morgen band, Kayo Dot's Coyote, Meshuggah's Destroy Erase Improve, Magma's K.A, anything by Koenjihyakkei, Henry Cow's In Praise of Learning, Deathspell Omega's Fas - Ite..., Cheer-Accident's Introducing Lemon, Dun's Eros, Mastodon's Blood Mountain, Naked City's Radio and the eponymous album, Secret Chiefs 3's Book M and several math rock albums out there. ------------- 
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: January 26 2012 at 14:52
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Eloy - Time To Turn
Gentle Giant - In A Glass House
Mike Oldfield - Incantations
Par Lindh Project - Veni Vidi Vici
Rick Wakeman - Six Wives Of Henry VIII
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Posted By: Negoba
Date Posted: January 26 2012 at 15:08
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Very skeptical about Eloy...but hadn't listened to that album before. Checking it out on Spotify now. ------------- 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: The Quiet One
Date Posted: January 26 2012 at 15:19
| American Don by Don Caballero? |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: January 26 2012 at 15:22
| aminals as readers |
Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: January 26 2012 at 16:17
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Atheist - 'unquestionable presence'
Death - 'individual thought patterns'
The New Tony Williams Lifetime - 'Believe it'
Yes - 'Tales from topographic oceans'
Spastic Ink - 'ink complete'
------------- "Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood) |
Posted By: Earendil
Date Posted: January 26 2012 at 19:16
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This is the most technical album I've ever heard, by Spiral Architect. When you listen to this, you will either be very impressed or completely annoyed. |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: January 26 2012 at 19:25
DT with a bassist. ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: January 27 2012 at 01:42
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: January 27 2012 at 01:49
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Ron Jarzombek, Ron Jarzombek.. oh and Ron Jarzombek |
Posted By: rdtprog
Date Posted: January 27 2012 at 03:20
| Anything by protest the hero, the latest Dream Theater, between and buried me... |
Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: January 27 2012 at 03:30
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There is a lot of really super technical stuff out there and I see a lot
of selections in this thread that seem to really not hold a lot of
water. Dream Theater? Solid musicians, sure, but their writing is far
from the most technical out there. Yes TFTO? Long does not equal
technical. We don't have a real solid criteria for what we mean by
technical here. Lot's of rhythmic variance, counterpoint, pure speed,
key modulation, syncopation? I'm sure we could find an argument
somewhere that John Cages - 4'33" is the most complex piece of music
ever written. For my part, I love technicality of ensemble, but not necessarily individual. The sub-genres here that meet that criteria best tend to be Jazz/Rock fusion, Tech/Extreme Metal (many not included in the archives), and certain RIO/Avant selections. Some already mentioned: For the classic prog era you really can't go wrong with Gentle Giant. Not always the fastest, but made the most of very challenging compositions. Spiral Architect Behold...the Arctopus Ron Jarzombek (Watchtower, Spastic Ink, Blotted Science) Animals as Leaders Exivious Here are some of my fav's with some variation for fun. ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow">  https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Posted By: Earendil
Date Posted: January 28 2012 at 13:27
| ^ that Bumblefoot bit was crazy |
Posted By: Turillazzo
Date Posted: January 29 2012 at 03:56
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miRthkon's Vehicle, Magma's KA (that's pretty complex imho), modern King Crimson, and most of GG and G?G! |
Posted By: b4usleep
Date Posted: January 30 2012 at 09:37
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Robert Wyatt - Rock Bottom
------------- Really don't mind if you sit this one out. My words but a whisper, your deafness a shout. |
Posted By: JS19
Date Posted: January 30 2012 at 10:24
I like the bit where they turn the pages... -------------
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Posted By: LeMonotreme
Date Posted: February 25 2012 at 08:11
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UneXpect's "In a Flesh Aquarium" makes a compelling case here. And Yes, Spiral Architect.
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