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Prog!

wailingmiserere	Date: June 20, 2006 @ 1:49 PM So... I have started getting into progressive rock recently... mainly the weirder stuff by Jethro Tull, such as 'Thick As A Brick' and 'A Passion Play.' Can anyone advise me on similar stuff that I might also like? If I had friends who were into prog I'd ask them, but they all laugh at me for my anachronistic musical tastes... :grin:
kingo	Date: June 20, 2006 @ 2:27 PM Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (plus any other Gabriel-era Genesis) some stuff by The Strawbs in the early 70s would probably be worth hearing, though I can't suggest specifics as all I have is some collection deal. King Crimson - Starless and Bible Black The thing here is I don't think there's really ANYTHING that's much like those two (fantastic, amazing, incredible) Tull albums. But there's a lot of good stuff that's loosely considered "progressive" from that time period. In addition to those I mentioned above, try some Caravan like In the Land of Grey and Pink; maybe some Camel. Hope that helps. DEFINITELY if you haven't already get a hold of that Lamb Lies Down on Broadway deal.
shadowself	Date: June 20, 2006 @ 3:09 PM Prog bands I like: Old generation: King Crimson Gentle Giant Yes Jethro Tull Flower Kings UK Genesis (until Collins turned them into pablum) Marillion (the early 80s stuff, though they kinda bridge into the new generation for me) New gen (most of these bands do SOME prog, and are often a little heavier): Spock's Beard Porcupine Tree Dream Theater (though I would like to fire that singer from a cannon) Prog influence has really bled into a lot of bands, but I would not consider them progressive bands - King's X, for instance. And Lamb Lies Down is one of the best albums EVER.
thesoloer	Date: June 20, 2006 @ 5:30 PM I dont know any of those albums but from what I heard the bands that shadowself has mentioned are really good.
Woof	Date: June 20, 2006 @ 10:10 PM Tull was unique. Both very timely and very baroque at the same time. Favorite album of theirs: "Aqualung". Emerson, Lake & Palmer's "Tarkus", Yes' "The Yes Album", and Genesis' "Selling England By The Pound" were some other of my prog favorites. I also loved Todd Rundgren's "Todd", but that one weirded a lot of people out... Oh... and definitely Zappa's "Hot Rats".
zedsalt	Date: June 21, 2006 @ 11:57 AM Shadowself's listing of newer Prog acts got me to thinkin' (always a dangerous prospect)- a great place to sample artists who are currently recording Prog is "Succour", the benefit album for the Ptolemaic Terrascope. It came out several years ago, and not every tune on it is something I'd necessarily consider Prog, but still, it's a great album for Prog fans new and old.
wailingmiserere	Date: June 24, 2006 @ 11:17 AM Thanks for all the suggestions, I shall be sure to check some of them out.
leedsquietman	Date: June 24, 2006 @ 1:27 PM Yes, Rush, early genesis are staples, as are Tull etc. Marillion's first 2 LP's 'Script For A Jester's Tear' and 'Fugazi' are favourites of mine - critics claim they are a second rate copy of Yes but I disagree, although I don't enjoy their other works as much.
MindSculpture	Date: June 24, 2006 @ 3:09 PM If you dig Jethro Tull... check out Gong. Albums like Angels Egg and You are classics. Personally I love : Porcupine Tree, Marillion, Rush, Hawkwind, Ozric Tentacles. All have elements of "prog".
zedsalt	Date: June 25, 2006 @ 11:02 AM If you like Ozric Tentacles, you should check out Critters Buggin and Djam Karet. "Script..." is an excellent album, but the cassette of it that I have was released in some widened-dynamics version that, if you have it turned up loud enough to even HEAR the quiet bits, gets loud enough to turn into speaker-shredding mush. Did you know that "F.U.G.A.Z.I." is a term that came out the Vietnam War? It stands for "F**ked up, got ambushed, zipped in" (as in put into a body bag). I have Gong's "You" on vinyl. Exxxxxcelllllent.
GreatGooglyM...	Date: June 25, 2006 @ 1:13 PM Whaaat?! No one has mentioned Brand X or Van Der Graaf Generator!
TameasDust	Date: June 25, 2006 @ 11:01 PM er anyone on DM play like that?
Thaspian	Date: June 26, 2006 @ 10:17 AM Dream Theater would be the kings of prog rock. And I understand what you mean about their singer. He sucks. Listen to their songs: Lie, from 5:12 Scarred, from 8:15 Blind Faith, from 7:55 Goodnight Kiss, from 4:40 Those song snippets are what I use to get people into Dream Theater. Almost never fails.
kurtteej	Date: June 26, 2006 @ 10:30 AM Dream Theater OSI Pain of Salvation Vanden Plas older: Yes Kansas
JamesThomson	Date: June 26, 2006 @ 11:52 AM TOOl!!!!! cos they are amazing different league to king crimson and stuff like that but you wont hear anything else like it
GreatGooglyM...	Date: June 26, 2006 @ 12:13 PM Quit bashing James LaBrie! He's teh pwnage!
patrickbulch	Date: June 26, 2006 @ 7:51 PM OK. Here's a few more: Dixie Dreggs FM Al Di Meola Gentle Giant Max Webster Kansas Rush Phish (ala 'Billy Breathes') Check out http://www.progarchives.com/ James LaBrie does not suck you twit.
patrickbulch	Date: June 26, 2006 @ 7:53 PM The Mothers of Invention
celtaidd	Date: June 26, 2006 @ 8:10 PM tsand19151 Greenslade String Driven Thing (too obscure?) Black and white Minstrels
patrickbulch	Date: June 26, 2006 @ 11:58 PM A better Phish example would be 'Lawn Boy'. Cheers!!
GreatGooglyM...	Date: June 27, 2006 @ 10:57 AM How exactly is Al Di Meola prog?
patrickbulch	Date: June 28, 2006 @ 8:56 PM Listen to "Land of the Midnight Sun" for example and tell me how it's not you dorkus-malorkus.
kingo	Date: June 28, 2006 @ 9:02 PM Cool I wanna argue about what IS and ISN'T prog!!!!
hate9wicket	Date: June 28, 2006 @ 9:11 PM Ok, I had to dig this out of the achives, Enjoy!http://www.dmusic.com/forum/googlevideo/21286[hl\|liquid+tension+experiment]
GreatGooglyM...	Date: June 29, 2006 @ 1:27 PM Eh, Al Di has never been and never will be prog. I have that album and I don't know how it's prog. In fact I have all his albums, smartass. Yeah, hate9wicket LTE is awesome!
kingo	Date: June 29, 2006 @ 2:09 PM Cool I wanna argue about what IS and ISN'T prog!!!!
GreatGooglyM...	Date: June 29, 2006 @ 3:26 PM Okay. Is Green Day prog or not?
kingo	Date: June 29, 2006 @ 5:56 PM yes. Next?
fanch-t	Date: June 29, 2006 @ 6:26 PM Opeth?
hate9wicket	Date: June 29, 2006 @ 8:49 PM Ok, I'll bite, What exactly is an Al Di Meola? Newish stuff...Hmnn would anyone consider Mars Volta prog?
Woof	Date: June 29, 2006 @ 9:16 PM Roxy Music: Prog or Not Prog? Discuss.
PrincessTast...	Date: June 29, 2006 @ 9:30 PM Can you believe there are people who don't consider Zappa prog?
PrincessTast...	Date: June 29, 2006 @ 9:31 PM Oh, and to answer wicket's Q, Mars Volta are very prog.
kingo	Date: June 29, 2006 @ 9:41 PM I barely consider Zappa "prog."
Woof	Date: June 29, 2006 @ 9:57 PM Did somebody say "Pog Rock"? http://pog.dmusic.com/
fanch-t	Date: June 29, 2006 @ 10:36 PM Mars Volta - yes.
GreatGooglyM...	Date: June 30, 2006 @ 8:47 AM Mars Volta is definately prog, allthough I wouldn't consider Zappa prog.
EvilPicnic	Date: June 30, 2006 @ 10:09 AM Mars Volta, si si. Zappa is nay prog, although he has several proggy songs (e.g. Inca Roads). The same goes for Roxy, some great prog (e.g. Out of the Blue [esp. extended live versions]), but mostly not (prog, that is, they have some great poppy stuff). Al Di Meola comes under rock/jazz Fusion if we're thinking in boxes, as does Zappas Hot Rats, Waka/Jawaka etc. The Mothers were in a genre of their own. That's all opinion, btw.
Industrial-B...	Date: July 3, 2006 @ 3:21 AM Yes, Early Genesis, Glass Hammer, Dream Theater, and King Crimson are the groups listen to most often.
EvilPicnic	Date: July 3, 2006 @ 12:21 PM Wow! Is that an Ephel Duath avatar? Sometimes I feel like I'm the only person who likes them! Which is often the case. Wow. Would Pink Floyd count as prog? I saw Roger Waters doing DSOTM on Saturday ! Muse are getting progressively more proggy. Listening to their new album atm .
Industrial-B...	Date: July 3, 2006 @ 1:38 PM Yes, it is an Ephel Duath avatar. The Painter's Pallet is one of my top favorite albums, ED is a phenomenal band. In fact they more I think aboutit they should be added to my list.
Woof	Date: July 3, 2006 @ 9:52 PM Y'know, I'm really embarassed to bring this up, but I will. Before Yes, Genesis, and ELP became popular... and they were definitely the "Big 3" in early prog... there was... THE MOODY BLUES!
leedsquietman	Date: July 3, 2006 @ 10:16 PM I think Pink Floyd post Syd Barrett would qualify, at least in part, as progressive music - The songs on Dark Side Of The Moon and Wish You Were Here etc. often go off into various subsections and songs like Shine On yOu Crazy Diamond last 13 minutes etc...
Woof	Date: July 3, 2006 @ 10:19 PM That gets my vote... esp. "Animals".
patrickbulch	Date: July 3, 2006 @ 11:23 PM I guess you are right. Who edited out my other Phish post BTW? I had said that a better example of Phish as prog would be "Lawn Boy" i.e. The Squirming Coil. Did one of the mods not think that Phish is prog either?
User42	Date: July 11, 2006 @ 8:43 PM Opeth is prog.. they just use cool acoustic breakdowns instead of keyboards.
Woof	Date: July 11, 2006 @ 9:12 PM Ya know, we oughtta synonymize the word "Prog" with "Excellence". That would really be, er... prog!
fanch-t	Date: July 13, 2006 @ 5:29 PM Anybody listen to Nektar? Journey to the Center of the Eye and A Tab in the Ocean are great records.
Woof	Date: July 13, 2006 @ 9:13 PM Nektar! I'd forgotten completely about them! Had both of those releases you mentioned on vinyl, and actually saw 'em play in Chicago around that time! The audience started breaking the folding chairs in front when it took 'em longer than expected to play the encore!
fanch-t	Date: July 13, 2006 @ 10:31 PM I just found * copy of those albums in a box in my closet. Listented to them again for the first time in years. Great stuff.
EvilPicnic	Date: August 3, 2006 @ 8:54 AM Knights of Cydonia Citizen Erased I'm in a prog-y Muse-y mood, thought I'd share.
wailingmiserere	Date: August 19, 2006 @ 4:31 PM I heard "The Knife" by Genesis for the first time recently and nearly fell off my chair in amazement.