Looking For New Bands/Albums
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Category: Progressive Music Lounges
Forum Name: Prog Recommendations/Featured albums
Forum Description: Make or seek recommendations and discuss specific prog albums
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Topic: Looking For New Bands/Albums
Posted By: norbert88
Subject: Looking For New Bands/Albums
Date Posted: August 02 2005 at 16:31
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I have been looking for new music for a while and I haven't really found much recently except for Mago De Oz. I'm going to list my favorite bands/albums and maybe you guys can recommend some similar stuff that I should check out. So heres my list: Dream Theater (my favorite by far) Genesis (I own Foxtrot and I like the song Cinema Show, I need recommendations for my next step in Genesis-dom) Rush (I own 2112 and The Spirit of Radio (greatest hits), I also need recommendations here) Symphony X Pain of Salvation Emerson, Lake and Palmer (I like the few songs I downloaded) Yes (I own The Yes Album, I like Starship Trooper the best, also need recommendations here) (I downloaded Machine Messiah and it is so awesome) Transatlantic King Crimson (I like 21st Century...so maybe I should get that album?) Mago De Oz (I really like the song Finisterra so I'm probably going to purchase that album) --------- Anything you think I am missing, just tell me :) Thanks for your help. norbert88
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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: August 02 2005 at 16:39
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Shadow Gallery, Ice Age, Heaven's Cry, Adagio, Threshold, Vanden Plas - those are my recommendations in the prog metal area. ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/release-polls/pa" rel="nofollow - Release Polls Listened to: 
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Posted By: mgallard
Date Posted: August 02 2005 at 17:38
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My recommendation on Rush and Genesis, the albums I like best for each and in decreasing order: Genesis: Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, Wind and Wuthering, Foxtrot, Trick of the Tail, Selling England by the Pound, all are safe bets. Rush: Moving Pictures, 2112, Caress of Steel, Hemispheres, A Farewell to Kings Following on the Rush, Genesis, Yes, ELP vein, you need to check out bands like: Camel, Marillion, IQ, Flower Kings, Arena, Eloy, Premiata Forneria Marconi, Le Orme and maybe Porcupine Tree. Greetings Mogens |
Posted By: Logos
Date Posted: August 02 2005 at 17:49
| Try Arcturus! |
Posted By: Spanky
Date Posted: August 02 2005 at 17:50
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Sir Millard Mulch. Get his new album "How to sell the Whole F#@!ing Universe to Everybody...Once and for All!" One time, he inturrpted a Dream Theater Concert to give a demo to Mike Portney. About a year later, Mike bought one of Sir Millard's cd off of his website. ------------- Coalinga knows how to party. |
Posted By: King of Loss
Date Posted: August 02 2005 at 18:03
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Spock's Beard, the Flower Kings, Albums: For Rush, Get Hemispheres and A Farewell To Kings For Genesis, get Selling England ANd Thick |
Posted By: Ed_The_Dead
Date Posted: August 02 2005 at 18:37
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Anythng by Evergrey or Shadow Gallery! Also try EXPLORERS CLUB!!!!!! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ed_the_dead/?chartstyle=asimpleblue5"> 
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Posted By: kingofbizzare
Date Posted: August 02 2005 at 22:57
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For ELP, I'd get Brain Salad Surgery, Pictures at an Exhibition, their self titled album, and Tarkus. For Yes, I'd go with Relayer, Fragile, Close to the Edge and Drama. Just to let you know, 21st Century Schizoid Man is COMPLETELY different from the rest of ITCOTCK. The rest of the album is softer, more melodic and at times, somewhat boring. If you want other King Crimson stuff, I'd go with Red or Larks' Tongues in Aspic.!-- var SymRealOnLoad; var SymRealOnUnload; function SymOnUnload() { window.open = SymWinOpen; if(SymRealOnUnload != null) SymRealOnUnload(); } function SymOnLoad() { if(SymRealOnLoad != null) SymRealOnLoad(); window.open = SymRealWinOpen; SymRealOnUnload = window.onunload; window.onunload = SymOnUnload; } SymRealOnLoad = window.onload; window.onload = SymOnLoad; //--> ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/kingofbizzare/?chartstyle=asimpleblue5"> 
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Posted By: Eetu Pellonpaa
Date Posted: August 03 2005 at 02:04
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Some huble suggestion from me: Genesis: "Trespass" Rush: "Exit...Stage Left" (live) Emerson, Lake and Palmer: their 1st self-titled studioalbum Yes: "Close to the edge" and "Relayer" King Crimson: "The Night Watch" (live from Amsterdam 73) |
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: August 03 2005 at 02:11
On top of Mike's prog metal recommendations I will recommend Tool,Dream Theater,Andromeda,Pagan's Mind,Sieges Even,Angra,Pain of Salvation,Riverside,Power of Omens,Pantommind,Mind Key,Opeth,Kamelot,Evergrey...to name but a few I see you like Transatlantic,try:The Flower Kings,The Tangent,Kaipa,Spock's Beard,Marillion If you like symphonic prog try this new band Wobbler...I have been recommending them all over the place -------------  |
MikeEnRegalia wrote:
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: August 03 2005 at 02:18
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I saw you already like Dream Theater,a cool thing to do is check out all the members various side projects and solo albums. James Labrie: Elements of Persuasion-Solo cd Mullmuzzler Framshift-Unweaving the Rainbow Tim Donahue's Madmen and Sinners John Petrucci: Suspended Animation-Solo cd Liquid Tension Experiment Explorers Club John Myung: Platypus The Jelly Jam Explorers Club Jordan Rudess: Various solo cd's-Feeding the Wheel and Rhythm of Time are good Liquid Tension Experiment An Evening with JR and John Petrucci For NYC Mike Portnoy: Liquid Tension Experiment Transatlantic O.S.I. John Arch-A Twist of Fate Neal Morse's solo albums Testimony and One I know I missed some things but it's late and I am tired ------------- |
Posted By: norbert88
Date Posted: August 03 2005 at 10:51
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Thanks for all of the suggestions. I'll be checking many of them out shortly. Re: Progtologist - I like a lot of their side projects, I just didn't feel like listing LTE, John Petrucci, Mullmuzzler..... You recommended bands but not albums, can you recommend some albums from: * The Flower Kings * Threshold * Tool * Andromeda * Spock's Beard norbert88 |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: August 03 2005 at 21:03
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Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: August 03 2005 at 21:23
Mike pretty much listed all the albums I would have but I would also add Aenima for Tool and Extension of the Wish for Andromeda. ------------- |
Posted By: hotbelly
Date Posted: August 04 2005 at 07:32
| I would definitely second the Kamelot suggestion, and recommend trying the new album "The Black Halo". Very awesome. |
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: August 04 2005 at 07:37
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The Black Halo is an incredible cd ------------- |
Posted By: Area 39
Date Posted: August 08 2005 at 13:25
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You can give AREA 39 a listen at http://www.area39project.com - www.area39project.com Out of this world PROG
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Posted By: Gorloche
Date Posted: August 13 2005 at 17:56
You are a progger! You should be ashamed, asking for similiar sounds. Expirement! Be free! There are over a thousand bands and you ask for similarities! Try! Try! LIVE! |
Posted By: Ed_The_Dead
Date Posted: August 13 2005 at 18:36
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Norbert YOu gotta try Tyranny and Room V by Shadow Gallery.. awesome work ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ed_the_dead/?chartstyle=asimpleblue5">
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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: August 13 2005 at 18:50
Karma is also very good. I don't like Epica as much ... ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/release-polls/pa" rel="nofollow - Release Polls Listened to:
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Posted By: King of Loss
Date Posted: August 13 2005 at 18:58
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Epica is their best album in my opinionPosted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: August 13 2005 at 19:04
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Well, we don't have to agree here ... Epica is quite nice, but IMO The Black Halo is just better in all aspects, and Karma is more direct and raw. ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/release-polls/pa" rel="nofollow - Release Polls Listened to:
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