The prog rock thread ...

steamabacus

Jalapeno said:

I think one Prog Rock thread is sufficient, don't you ? 

So long as it's very very very long and is split into innumerable intricately-titled subsections. 

Jalapeno

No that would be "Metal" :P

John_P

Prog?    Time for some Camel then...




One of the first bands I really got into - quickly followed by Marillion then Rush and the my first guitar  

thumpingrug

Marillion.

octatonic

steamabacus

KTU - Crimson's rhythm section with some mad Finnish shamanic types ....

http://youtu.be/GfPMsng6sgg

axisus

Yay to all bands mentioned here so far! Love prog. The new Steven Wilson solo album is fantastic.

Fretwired

The ultimate prog rock track .. Tolkien inspired .. Yes, Close to the edge ...




 

DulcetJones

Just saw this thread, no time today but will have to come back when I do.  I've been kinda stuck in a 70's prog thing for a long time, need some new stuff.

thumpingrug

DulcetJones said:

Just saw this thread, no time today but will have to come back when I do.  I've been kinda stuck in a 70's prog thing for a long time, need some new stuff.

Here are the winners from last nights Prog Rock Awards.   I can heartily recommend Sound of Contact and of course Marillion.

Limelight – Sound Of Contact

Breakthrough – Big Big Train

Anthem – Von Hertzen Brothers, Flowers And Rust

Event – Steve Hackett, Genesis Revisited at Hammersmith Apollo

Band Of The Year – Marillion

Album – Steven Wilson, The Raven Who Refused To Sing (And Other Stories)

Grand Design – Family Box Set

Virtuoso – Mike Portnoy

Visionary – Steve Hillage

Guiding Light – Thomas Waber, founder of InsideOut

Lifetime Achievement – Dave Brock

Prog God – Ian Anderson

Fretwired

Can ....

dogload

Van Der Graaf Generator performing 'A Plague Of Lighthouse Keepers'

I saw this on TV when I was about 18 and it was one of those WTF moments. Not exactly life-changing, but almost a musical epiphany!

dogload

Fretwired said:

Can ....

Awesome!

The drummer in our band's hero is Jaki Liebezeit. We might be playing the wrong notes but at least we're tight!

DulcetJones

Fretwired said:

Another underrated guitarist .. Steve Hackett ..

Yeah, he`s been one of my favorites all along, I think he looks a lot like present day Tony Iommi here.  Does the bassist always play a 5 string with 4 strings on it or did he break one early in the song?  

DulcetJones

Fretwired said:

A live performance from one of my favourite recent albums by Steve Wilson - the raven that refused to sing ....

An extremely impressive performance!  I have never heard of Steve Wilson before I saw this thread, I have to get more.....

bertie

I dont do prog......at all -  its pretty much everything I dislike about music......(except jazz of course)..but for an album my elder bro had back in the 70s......................some classic choons on there I think

joneve

No prog thread is complete without this beauty. Probably one of my top 5 favourite albums ever.

Handsome_Chris

Is there no love for the Roxy Music?

Handsome_Chris

Is it the Jimmy Saville TOTP bit that cause offence?

dogload

That's uncanny