The prog rock thread ...

Handsome_Chris

It was probably too soon.

viz

@joneve - agree but if I'm putting that as number 5, then it's joint 5th with 6 degrees, images and words, awake, octavarium and probably at least a couple more. Amazing band.

DulcetJones

Handsome_Chris said:

Is there no love for the Roxy Music?

I am a big fan of some of their music, "Love is the Drug" and much of the album it was on especially, and their cover of Neil Youngs "Like a Hurricane" live is excellent.

Fretwired

Roxy Music .... an eclectic line up .. Ferry was dating one of the dancing girls at the time .... Manzanera was playing through a couple of Roland JC120 amps ...

DulcetJones

Here's something that might be new to you, Harmonium, a band from Quebec, Canada in the 70's.  They sing in French, and play a variation on prog.  I used to listen to this album over and over,, and it wasn't until about a year later that I noticed they didn't have a drummer!  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWbGmhwHmS8  And, I don't know why sometimes when I post a video it appears and sometimes it's just the URL.

PolarityMan

Hadnt checked out any of the raven that refused to sing yet. Awesome track. I think by and large Im still more of a fan of the porcupine tree stuff but this is still great stuff.

PolarityMan

Jalapeno said:

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

Digging the Steve Hillage Fish Rising stuff !!!!!!! B-)

Surely a good prog thread should come in 3 volumes, each with full size double gatefold artwork featuring fantasy landscapes.

nanoman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qii59-7JAM

erm, how do the embedded clip thingy?

mike_l

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=XSpXca0fg8w

JCA2550

Only recently discovered Big Big Train (don't know how I missed them?) who are simply brilliant! It's very rare to encounter a "newer"* Proggy band that, although derivative in places remain completely original and fresh somehow.



*they've been around in various forms since the early 90s

mike_l

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=1qAA1Fb3dBY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=VSLDly-xafE

Phil_aka_Pip

Things to check out on YouTube (they were there last time I looked)

• Spooky Tooth
  
• Gnidrolog
  
• Vanilla Fudge
  

Phil_aka_Pip

@joneve thank you for opening my ears to dream theater

joneve

Phil_aka_Pip said:

@joneve thank you for opening my ears to dream theater

You are very welcome sir. That album was my first experience of them as well...(bought it on a whim in HMV, popped it on in the car on the way home and nearly crashed the car from being distracted by its awesomeness! - true story!)

I've slipped out of touch with their newer material, but all their old stuff (up to and including Octavarium) is awesomesauce.

Phil_aka_Pip

dream theater covers of comfortably numb & perfect strangers ... very creditable performances indeed, but I have a sneaking preference for the originals

ICBM

steamabacus said:

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. 

lol

Jalapeno said:

No that would be "Metal" :P

No, definitely Prog .

Exhibit A:

Parts:

I. Lover's Leap

II. The Guaranteed Eternal Sanctuary Man

III. Ikhnaton and Itsacon and Their Band of Merry Men

IV. How Dare I Be So Beautiful?

V. Willow Farm

VI. Apocalypse in 9/8 (Co-Starring the Delicious Talents of Gabble Ratchet)

VII. As Sure As Eggs

bertie said:

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

That's a great album, but not really prog...

I was in a band called Negative Earth once .

mart

ICBM said:

.....

Parts:

I. Lover's Leap

II. The Guaranteed Eternal Sanctuary Man

III. Ikhnaton and Itsacon and Their Band of Merry Men

IV. How Dare I Be So Beautiful?

V. Willow Farm

VI. Apocalypse in 9/8 (Co-Starring the Delicious Talents of Gabble Ratchet)

VII. As Sure As Eggs

....

What!? How could you forget the "aching men's feet" subtitle?

ICBM

mart said:

What!? How could you forget the "aching men's feet" subtitle?

And "Is Eggs"! :-O

It wasn't in the comments box of the iTunes info I copied the rest from! Maybe they ran out of room.

Damn, that's it... I tried adding it manually and it disappears again. Must be a character limit. What's a serious prog fan to do if they can't be trusted to allow enough room for seven properly-titled subsections?!

mart

Pathetic! We should boycott iTunes.

steamabacus

I'm looking forward to this - three drummers! Now that's prog.