Favorite Songs Without Drums
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Topic: Favorite Songs Without Drums
Posted By: bloodnarfer
Subject: Favorite Songs Without Drums
Date Posted: September 30 2013 at 14:56
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Even though I am primarily a drummer, I love tracks without drums. I think its because it gives my mind a break from thinking about the drum parts, also the music tends to flow in a very cool way without such rigid time keeping. What are lists of your favorite prog songs (or even non-prog songs) that don't feature percussion or drums? (A little percussion is ok, especially keyboard perc). Here's some favorites of mine Spirit of the Water - Camel With Twilight as my Guide - TMV Motion Picture Soundtrack - Radiohead Horizon's - Genesis Oblivion Ocean - Pain of Salvation Without You / Dark Poet - Beardfish His Hands Matches His Tongue - The Dear Hunter Wait for Sleep - Dream Theater The Hermit / or his classical work - Steve Hackett Heartattack in a Layby - Porcupine Tree Dust in the Wind - Kansas tons of stuff - Tangerine Dream Kind of frustrating... there are several songs that I remember being drumless and then when I double check there's small parts here and there. It turned out to be much harder to find tracks without drums than I thought! Anyway, I know there's all kinds of good stuff out there that I don't know about or just can't think of right now so I'd like to hear from you guys. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ramza1316" rel="nofollow - www.last.fm/user/ramza1316 https://open.spotify.com/user/1211221845" rel="nofollow - https://open.spotify.com/user/1211221845 |
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Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: September 30 2013 at 15:02
Basically all of Witthüser & Westrupp's Trips und Träume and about 90% of my prog electronic collection. ------------- “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: HolyMoly
Date Posted: September 30 2013 at 15:18
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Apart from the electronic stuff, "Rubber Star" by Secret Oyster only uses a bit of soft mallet cymbals to provide color, but the song is otherwise drumless. One of the most prettiest songs this side of the Yangtze River. ------------- My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
Posted By: Neo-Romantic
Date Posted: September 30 2013 at 16:39
| My favorites that come to might right off the bat are Modern and The Lie by Peter Hammill, both from The Silent Corner and the Empty Stage. |
Posted By: RedNightmareKing
Date Posted: September 30 2013 at 17:17
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All of Harmonium's Si On Avait... comes to mind. Such a gorgeous album, without a single drum track.
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Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: September 30 2013 at 17:20
------------- My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
Neo-Romantic wrote:Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: September 30 2013 at 17:38
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Catherine-Mariano-van't Hof-Sleep My Love (the whole album) Good Lord Knows-Quatermass The Deadly Dream Of Freedom-Triumvirat (though the live version has drums) |
Posted By: Neo-Romantic
Date Posted: September 30 2013 at 17:42
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I know! I always said the same thing. It's literally the most driving song I've ever heard without drums. I once had a dream where I listened to it and there were drums in the song. I had to re-listen to the track just to make sure I wasn't mistaken this whole time. |
Posted By: bloodnarfer
Date Posted: September 30 2013 at 17:47
Whoa... I thought it did!  Haha. Should have thought of Lie though, excellent song------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ramza1316" rel="nofollow - www.last.fm/user/ramza1316 https://open.spotify.com/user/1211221845" rel="nofollow - https://open.spotify.com/user/1211221845 |
Posted By: Earthmover
Date Posted: September 30 2013 at 17:50
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Some Ulver stuff, particularly Shadows of the Sun and the newest, Messe I.X-VI.X has little to no drums on it. -------------  |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: September 30 2013 at 22:02
| Some of the songs mentioned in the OP I like and hadn't actually noticed that they didn't have drums. However, Histoire sans Paroles, from Harmonium, comes to mind. One of my very favourite songs, and as a matter of fact this whole gorgeous album is notable for not having drums. |
Posted By: m2thek
Date Posted: September 30 2013 at 22:18
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: October 01 2013 at 01:06
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: October 01 2013 at 01:45
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ELP - From The Beginning Kayak - Nothingness incredibly hard to think of prog tracks without drums that are not by electronic artists or Mike Oldfield. I first tried about 5 Kayak tracks that all start without drums but the drums come in later. The one above is very nice though and passes the test.  |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: October 01 2013 at 01:54
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Date Posted: October 01 2013 at 02:16
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: October 01 2013 at 02:31
Posted By: AlanB
Date Posted: October 01 2013 at 03:45
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Rain Dances - Camel
Bridge Across Forever - Transatlantic |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: October 01 2013 at 04:37
Posted By: zravkapt
Date Posted: October 01 2013 at 05:25
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What's wrong with you people? I'm the first one to mention this...
Another group not mentioned yet is Art Zoyd. They are mostly drumless and when they did add percussion sounds it was mostly electronic and programmed.
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: October 01 2013 at 05:53
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Date Posted: October 01 2013 at 06:10
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Date Posted: October 01 2013 at 06:22
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Date Posted: October 01 2013 at 06:40
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Date Posted: October 01 2013 at 07:01
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: October 01 2013 at 07:25
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Camel - A Heart's Desire / End Peace Camel - Spirit Of The Water Genesis - Entangled Gentle Giant - Acquiring The Taste Hector Zazou - Visur Vatnsenda Rosu IQ - No Love Lost (piano/vocal version) Kayak - His Master's Noise Steve Hackett - Hammer In The Sand Steve Hackett - Tristesse Tony Banks - Death Of Abby |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: October 01 2013 at 07:50
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Date Posted: October 01 2013 at 08:12
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Date Posted: October 01 2013 at 08:14
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: October 01 2013 at 08:42
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Really? Flooding this page with videos lol.. ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: October 01 2013 at 08:46
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Yeah it would be kinda cool to read some thoughts, or maybe just see a simple list instead of an endless string of vids. ------------- “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: Svetonio
Date Posted: October 01 2013 at 08:55
Yu're damn right about some thoughts! although I disagree with you regarding "simple list VS an endless string of vids" and my vote goes to Youtube samples.
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: October 01 2013 at 09:01
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Posted By: tamijo
Date Posted: October 01 2013 at 09:01
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Got so much music without drums I love, impossible to but up against each other and pick one or a few. ------------- Prog is whatevey you want it to be. So dont diss other peoples prog, and they wont diss yours |
Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: October 01 2013 at 09:02
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Atomic Rooster-Can't Find A Reason |
Posted By: irrelevant
Date Posted: October 01 2013 at 09:05
My computer doesn't like it, I know that. ------------- 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: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: October 01 2013 at 09:13
Exactly. There are a lot of users out there whose computers screw up, when they come across avalanches of YouTube vids. It's cool to post a few, but if one decides to go on a freaky marathon, I'll advise them to post links instead of embedding them. ------------- “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: Horizons
Date Posted: October 01 2013 at 09:22
It lags some computers and plus a slew of videos aren't really that appealing. Just post either a list of links, or instead of simple list - just put a sentence or two describing it. It'll prolly encourage someone to click it. I have no problem with a video of a favorite, but tons just become a pain. ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: October 01 2013 at 09:22
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1. Vert
2. Dixie 3. Depuis L'automne 4. En Pleine Face 5. Histoires Sans Paroles ------------- |
Posted By: irrelevant
Date Posted: October 01 2013 at 09:27
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Jus' some: Cheer-Accident - Post-Premature Family - Children Genesis - Entangled Gentle Giant - A Reunion Kansas - Dust in the Wind ------------- 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: irrelevant
Date Posted: October 01 2013 at 09:30
Ooh! Can't forget 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: stegor
Date Posted: October 01 2013 at 09:43
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Really surprised nobody's mentioned Trio. Quite famous for the fact that Bruford's credit is "Admirable Restraint". Of course I mean King Crimson's Trio, not that goofy German synth-pop Trio from the '80's. Da - da - da... |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: October 01 2013 at 10:02
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Hi,
I have to look again ... but I think it was String Driven Thing ... it even had a song "Band without a drummer" ... it's been a long time, and I still don't have that album! ------------- 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: Svetonio
Date Posted: October 01 2013 at 13:24
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEr6w7P44Nk" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEr6w7P44Nk  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smVYvnnqewA" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smVYvnnqewA  |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: October 01 2013 at 14:09
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: October 01 2013 at 14:10
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: October 01 2013 at 14:12
| Aphrodites Child - Loud Loud Loud |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: October 01 2013 at 14:17
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1kgqJuDUv4" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1kgqJuDUv4
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Posted By: DiamondDog
Date Posted: October 01 2013 at 15:23
| A hidden gem in this category - Clouds "In the Mine". Listen to the 5/4 interlude and the quality of the song itself. |
Posted By: bloodnarfer
Date Posted: October 01 2013 at 15:28
Wow! A lot of great replies here I definitely plan on checking all of these out, really digging Rubber Star and Harmonium's work.
Not sure how I forgot Entangled, or what's wrong with me, but that definitely makes the top ten for me. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ramza1316" rel="nofollow - www.last.fm/user/ramza1316 https://open.spotify.com/user/1211221845" rel="nofollow - https://open.spotify.com/user/1211221845 |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: October 01 2013 at 15:35
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One that isn't too well known is the titletrack on Janus' Gravedigger album. Beautiful airy floating piece with some percussive features, though never drumming. The mellotron on this is just divine. Found an excerpt of it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_X9M_-_GrgM" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_X9M_-_GrgM Oh and I know prog electronic is a little too easy, but still: ------------- “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: verslibre
Date Posted: October 01 2013 at 15:37
The three ELP songs I can think of offhand that contain no percussion are "From The Beginning," "Still...You Turn Me On" and "C'est La Vie." They're just as enjoyable as ELP's hi-octane keyboard-laden fare. I'm sure I've forgotten something. Tangerine Dream, Klaus Schulze, Jean-Michel Jarre, Vangelis have so many compositions sans percussion. One that's always stood out for me is Tangerine Dream's "Remote Viewing." ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: October 01 2013 at 20:03
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: October 01 2013 at 20:21
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^ Great choice. ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: Smurph
Date Posted: October 01 2013 at 20:29
THIS ------------- http://pseudosentai.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - http://pseudosentai.bandcamp.com/ wtf |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: October 02 2013 at 01:23
love that song
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: October 02 2013 at 01:30
yep love that Exit album .. also Kiew Mission fits very nicely
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Posted By: progbethyname
Date Posted: October 02 2013 at 02:20
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Remembering Rain By JIM MATHEOS.
it's a sweety. ------------- Gimmie my headphones now!!! 🎧🤣 |
Posted By: progbethyname
Date Posted: October 02 2013 at 02:21
I will definitely 2nd this!! ------------- Gimmie my headphones now!!! 🎧🤣 |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: October 02 2013 at 05:39
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: October 02 2013 at 06:08
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: October 02 2013 at 06:20
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-ScKVsUVe8" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-ScKVsUVe8
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: October 02 2013 at 06:37
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: October 02 2013 at 06:48
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ty_WlmIKvY" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ty_WlmIKvY  |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: October 02 2013 at 07:07
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: October 02 2013 at 07:20
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDuwCiOXHC0" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDuwCiOXHC0
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Posted By: irrelevant
Date Posted: October 02 2013 at 12:04
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Oh, Talk Talk - Wealth ------------- 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: The.Crimson.King
Date Posted: October 02 2013 at 22:56
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Gentle Giant - Acquiring the Taste, A Reunion, Isn't it Quiet and Cold? Crimso - Trio, Lady of the Dancing Water, Prelude: Song of the Gulls ------------- https://wytchcrypt.wixsite.com/mutiny-in-jonestown" rel="nofollow - Mutiny in Jonestown : Progressive Rock Since 1987 |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: October 03 2013 at 06:17
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Posted By: antonyus
Date Posted: October 03 2013 at 07:39
| apart of the TD and KS songs...Spirit of the Water - Camel |
Posted By: progbethyname
Date Posted: October 03 2013 at 09:48
You and I need to discuss Gentle Giant more.  Like to know where you stand with them as a whole.
Ok. Couple for me as of late. Fates Warning. FALLING is this beautiful, short little vocal/guitar only track. It's only 1min 35sec. Worth anyone's time. Off their latest record too! 
IQ--Wintertell. This is a track that was recorded during the Tales of the lush attic days of 82/83. Absolutely beautiful song. Available on the 2013 remix/reissue as a bonus track. ------------- Gimmie my headphones now!!! 🎧🤣 |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: October 03 2013 at 13:12
I always loved this track
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Posted By: The.Crimson.King
Date Posted: October 03 2013 at 13:59
First prog concert I ever saw, Gentle Giant opening for Yes in '76...we have a lot to talk about ------------- https://wytchcrypt.wixsite.com/mutiny-in-jonestown" rel="nofollow - Mutiny in Jonestown : Progressive Rock Since 1987 |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: October 03 2013 at 20:56
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Posted By: brainstormer
Date Posted: October 03 2013 at 23:26
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A lot of Peter Hammill fits the bill...also, great electronic music like Synergy and most of Tangerine Dream. ------------- -- Robert Pearson Regenerative Music http://www.regenerativemusic.net Telical Books http://www.telicalbooks.com ParaMind Brainstorming Software http://www.paramind.net |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: October 03 2013 at 23:54
.......forgot to say - 'Ludvig And Sverker', Piano version (Beardfish - The Void) - such a moving composition. |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: October 04 2013 at 06:29
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NdvMT32skw" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NdvMT32skw
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Posted By: DiamondDog
Date Posted: October 04 2013 at 07:48
| The big fault - and danger - of progressive rock was the inherent tendency to lack of restraint and taste. Unfortunately, vast hordes of the audience fell into the same trap. |
Posted By: silverpot
Date Posted: October 04 2013 at 15:11
Thanks a lot. I had forgotten about Trees. I once had that Lp, In the Garden of Jane Delawney. Love the title track. Maybe I should try to find an old vinyl copy somewhere. |
Posted By: tdfloyd
Date Posted: October 06 2013 at 01:02
| Lots of great songs here but Tangerine Dream's Mysterious Semblance at the strands of Nightmares is great. |
Posted By: giselle
Date Posted: October 06 2013 at 16:59
This is the one you mean https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDrZ4J0s1_M" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDrZ4J0s1_M |
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: October 07 2013 at 21:03
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Almost the whole of AFTER CRYING's Overground Music; many of ANTHONY PHILLIPS' Private Parts & Pieces songs; most of KARDA ESTRA's first ten albums; Eno's ambient music; "Brainticket Part I"; most of CELESTE's Principe di un giorno; EBERHARD WEBER's The Following Morning; IAMTHEMORNING's Intermissions, "Circles," and "Serenade; The Rite of Strings 1995 album from Jean-Luc Ponty, Stanley Clark & Al DiMeola; JON ANDERSON's Olias of Sunhillow (no drum kit); MIKE OLDFIELD's Hergest Ridge; to name a few . . . ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: October 08 2013 at 00:53
Posted By: bloodnarfer
Date Posted: October 08 2013 at 15:13
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^ ooh forgot about this one, good album
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Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: October 08 2013 at 15:54
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The entirety of Roy Harper's Stormcock album The many drum-less acoustic songs by Jethro Tull And Peter Gabriel III (Melt) for having no cymbals whatsoever ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: progbethyname
Date Posted: October 08 2013 at 17:54
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ARENA--- Crying for help Part 3,5 and 8.
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: October 08 2013 at 23:11
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Date Posted: October 08 2013 at 23:18
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: October 17 2013 at 03:35
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Posted By: progbethyname
Date Posted: October 17 2013 at 07:27
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Gotta Good one.
SILK AND STEAL by SAVATAGE its off The GUTTER BALLET album if anyone is interested. ;) ------------- Gimmie my headphones now!!! 🎧🤣 |
Posted By: TGM: Orb
Date Posted: October 17 2013 at 08:09
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Peter Hammill's Modern seems like the best example of a real heavy prog rock song with no drumming. Otherwise I mostly listen to acoustic blues these days, so I can't really suggest much.
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Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: October 17 2013 at 17:05
| Wishbone Ash-Lullaby |
Posted By: progbethyname
Date Posted: October 17 2013 at 17:52
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Saviour Machine---The Pain & Rivers of Blood ------------- Gimmie my headphones now!!! 🎧🤣 |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: October 18 2013 at 01:41
| Not prog but one of my favourite albums of 2012 was Bat For Lashes - The Haunted Man. I don't think there are drums on any tracks , mostly it's Natasha Khan beautifully singing with a delicate electronic backdrop. Its divine! |
Posted By: The Pessimist
Date Posted: October 18 2013 at 08:46
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Not really prog but it's so damn pretty... ------------- "Market value is irrelevant to intrinsic value." Arnold Schoenberg |
Posted By: progbethyname
Date Posted: October 23 2013 at 12:02
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Dream Theater--Wait For Sleep.
------------- Gimmie my headphones now!!! 🎧🤣 |
Posted By: The.Crimson.King
Date Posted: October 23 2013 at 14:54
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Not considered prog...(maybe Prog-Goth) but two This Mortal Coil albums ("It'll End in Tears" & "Filligree and Shadow") are full of wonderful drummerless proggoth numbers like "The Jeweler", "Holocaust", "I Must Have Been Blind", "Tarantula", "Velvet Belly", etc... ------------- https://wytchcrypt.wixsite.com/mutiny-in-jonestown" rel="nofollow - Mutiny in Jonestown : Progressive Rock Since 1987 |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: October 23 2013 at 18:51
This
And This And all of Aranis' catalog except Roqueforte ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: progbethyname
Date Posted: October 24 2013 at 06:50
It will end in Tears is amazing. Great choice ;) ------------- Gimmie my headphones now!!! 🎧🤣 |
Posted By: progbethyname
Date Posted: October 24 2013 at 06:52
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American Dreaming, Sevean and Compassion by DEAD CAN DANCE.
------------- Gimmie my headphones now!!! 🎧🤣 |