Freedom_Fighter Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 ok so i know all of you guys love that one progressive rock band that started in the 70's and had three guys, the one where like one of the dude played bass and keyboard and the drummer dude wrote really good lyrics and the guitarist kicked butt...what was their name again? but anyway, what other kind of progressive music do you guys like? i'm pretty new to prog actually, but it's very quickly becoming my fav kind of music. of course i love rush, they're one of my fav bands, and Dream Theater is one of my fav bands too, so recently i've decided i wanna get into more prog like Rush and Dream Theater. i haven't seriously got into any new bands yet but i have like a song or two from several bands that i'm really liking. so far i've liked all prog i've heard. my sister has a Symphony X cd (V: The New Mythology Suite) which totally rocks, and she has a couple Savatage cds too which are really good (i love the song Damien). recently i've downloaded Betrayal and Pride by a band called Ayreon that's really good, and Operation: Mindcrime by Queensryche and i love that song too. also on my computer i've got Sacrement of the Wilderness by Nightwish that's really good, and Kazzman sent me March of Mephisto, Memento Mori, and Center of the Universe by a band called Kamelot that totally rocks. he also sent me another nightwish song but i haven't gotten around to dl'ing it from the email yet. so what other kinds of prog do you guys like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 i MUCH more prefer 70's progressive rock, the vintage golden age stuff, as opposed to the new wave of prog music. are you interested in that - if so, I could give some recommendations, but as for newer stuff, i personally can't help... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustard Death Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 Rush formed in 1968 I think. Anyways, Yes (Tales From Topographic Oceans, Going For the One) King Crimson (In the Court of the Crimson King) Dream Theater (Images and Words, Awake) Marillion (I... I don't know much of them. I just know they're good) Porcupine Tree (In Absentia, Deadwing) Spastic Ink (Ink Compete, Ink Compatible) Gordian Knot (Gordian Knot) The Mars Volta (De-Loused in the Comatorium, Frances the Mute) Opeth (My Arms Your Hearse, Morningrise, Deliverance) Iced Earth (The Dark Saga, Horror Show) Queensryche (The Warning, self-titled EP) Gentle Giant (The Power and the Glory Borknagar (The Olden Domain, Empiricism, Epic) Vintersorg (Tjill Falls, Cosmic Genesis) Blackfield (Blackfield) Kansas (Whichever album has Wayward Soul) Supertramp (Breakfast in America, Crime of the Century) Genesis (The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway) Liquid Tension Experiment (LTE are John Petrucci, Mike Portnoy and Jordan Rudess ((DT's new keyboardist)) and Tony Levin on bass. Very cool) (LTE I, LTE II) EDITED to add album recommendations for each band, the names in parenthe-what's it's are album names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freedom_Fighter Posted June 30, 2005 Author Share Posted June 30, 2005 Rushgoober: well most of the stuff i'm getting into now is like new wave prog but i love all kinds of prog (i've been planning on checking out bands like alan parson's project and kansas) so if you got some older seventies ones and stuff by all means recommend them. Mustard Death: good recommendation for Dream Theater. Images and Words is my fav cd by them. there's a lot of other bands on that list that i've heard of but never knew they were prog (mars volta, iced earth, and opeth mainly) i'll hafta check some of them out. thanks for that list dude. i've also always known about Liquid Tension Experiment but i don't really have any of their music, i'll hafta check them out too definitely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 make sure you check out this thread too: http://www.therushforum.com/index.php?showtopic=7546 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-0-0-1-0-0-1 Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 QUOTE (Freedom_Fighter @ Jun 30 2005, 01:51 PM) Rushgoober: well most of the stuff i'm getting into now is like new wave prog but i love all kinds of prog (i've been planning on checking out bands like alan parson's project and kansas) so if you got some older seventies ones and stuff by all means recommend them. Check out the first four Kansas albums. Some real good prog there. Kansas Song For America Masque Leftoverture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustard Death Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 QUOTE (Freedom_Fighter @ Jun 30 2005, 12:51 PM) Mustard Death: good recommendation for Dream Theater. Images and Words is my fav cd by them. there's a lot of other bands on that list that i've heard of but never knew they were prog (mars volta, iced earth, and opeth mainly) i'll hafta check some of them out. thanks for that list dude. i've also always known about Liquid Tension Experiment but i don't really have any of their music, i'll hafta check them out too definitely. The Mars Volta are a very good "new wave" prog band. Opeth are an older prog metal band but they're still around (in the studio as I type!). Iced Earth are good, but not as good as Opeth or Borknagar. Watch out though, Opeth, Borknagar and Vintersorg all have a mixture of clean and harsh vocals. Harsh meaning death and black metal growls/screams. I love them >_> If harsh vocals don't appeal to you then just check out a few songs by each of them, and if you don't like them forget it. But even if you don't like Opeths vocals, check out the album by them called "Damnation". It has all clean vocals. EDITED: And when I say harsh vocals, I'm not talking about the crap you hear on the radio today. Stuff like pop-punk bands, you know, the whiny screaming. I'm talking HARDCORE SON!!! And when I say hardcore, I'm not talking like Hatebreed and Cradle of Filth, I'm talking NECRO!!! *Cough* Add me on AIM (Lenses of Red) or MSN (Afterimage2112@hotmail.com) and I'll send you a song or two from the metal bands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 to me some basic 70's prog essentials: yes - tales from topographic oceans genesis - selling england by the pound king crimson - in the court of the crimson king king crimson - lizard roxy music - for your pleasure camel - moonmadness caravan - if i could do it all over again, i'd do it all over you quiet sun - mainstream pink floyd - meddle the moody blues - in search of the lost chord the moody blues - on the threshold of a dream gong - camembert electrique gong - you if you want to get slightly adventurous and try some 70's prog in other languages try: pfm - per un amico banco del mutuo soccorso - io sono nato libero ange - au dela du delire harmonium - le cinq saisons... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 i didn't mention pink floyd's dark side of the moon because i guess i assume everyone in the known universe has it, but if you don't have it, i would consider that to be the number one essential purchase... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kazzman Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 QUOTE (Freedom_Fighter @ Jun 30 2005, 01:32 PM) also on my computer i've got Sacrement of the Wilderness by Nightwish that's really good, and Kazzman sent me March of Mephisto, Memento Mori, and Center of the Universe by a band called Kamelot that totally rocks. he also sent me another nightwish song but i haven't gotten around to dl'ing it from the email yet. I wouldn't exactly call Kamelot or Nightwish Prog. Same goes for Iced Earth. They fall more into the power metal category rather than prog metal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustard Death Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 QUOTE (kazzman @ Jun 30 2005, 01:23 PM) QUOTE (Freedom_Fighter @ Jun 30 2005, 01:32 PM) also on my computer i've got Sacrement of the Wilderness by Nightwish that's really good, and Kazzman sent me March of Mephisto, Memento Mori, and Center of the Universe by a band called Kamelot that totally rocks. he also sent me another nightwish song but i haven't gotten around to dl'ing it from the email yet. I wouldn't exactly call Kamelot or Nightwish Prog. Same goes for Iced Earth. They fall more into the power metal category rather than prog metal. That is kind of true for IE... When I listened to them I thought it kind of fell into mostly power metal... But when I ripped it to Winamp it said prog metal. And a lot of people call them prog. They're still worth checking out though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freedom_Fighter Posted June 30, 2005 Author Share Posted June 30, 2005 well some bands are more progressive than others. kamelot and nightwish are maybe closer to the heavy metal side but they still definitely got prog in 'em. i consider 'em prog anyway. and there's a site called www.progarchives.com that calls them both prog as well. but anyway thanks for the recommendations guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonraker Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 QUOTE (kazzman @ Jun 30 2005, 11:23 AM) QUOTE (Freedom_Fighter @ Jun 30 2005, 01:32 PM) also on my computer i've got Sacrement of the Wilderness by Nightwish that's really good, and Kazzman sent me March of Mephisto, Memento Mori, and Center of the Universe by a band called Kamelot that totally rocks. he also sent me another nightwish song but i haven't gotten around to dl'ing it from the email yet. I wouldn't exactly call Kamelot or Nightwish Prog. Same goes for Iced Earth. They fall more into the power metal category rather than prog metal. Gotta agree there, Iced Earth never struck me as progressive, just metal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquidcrystalcompass Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 It's normal to like other music and really enjoy. I was driving down the freeway and a local radio station just played (first two songs as usual). At the end I put in Different stages and listened to the live version. I can only name a few musicians in this whole world that could even play with Rush. Of over the 380+ concerts that I've seen I can honestly say that less than 10 people could even jam with them and keep up. SRV was the best that I've ever seen by the way. Anyway, Rush kicks the sh*t out of almost every band on this thread. It's healthy to expand your musical taste but let's not get carried away with too much of a one trick pony. I know that I'm babbling but I'm fired up on Rush right now. Maybe I should post a manifesto sometime in the near future. Sorry for taking up so much space...... 2112 space...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquidcrystalcompass Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 In my fired up stage, I failed to mention that the song was 2112 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 QUOTE (liquidcrystalcompass @ Jun 30 2005, 03:46 PM) It's normal to like other music and really enjoy. I was driving down the freeway and a local radio station just played (first two songs as usual). At the end I put in Different stages and listened to the live version. I can only name a few musicians in this whole world that could even play with Rush. Of over the 380+ concerts that I've seen I can honestly say that less than 10 people could even jam with them and keep up. SRV was the best that I've ever seen by the way. Anyway, Rush kicks the sh*t out of almost every band on this thread. It's healthy to expand your musical taste but let's not get carried away with too much of a one trick pony. I know that I'm babbling but I'm fired up on Rush right now. Maybe I should post a manifesto sometime in the near future. Sorry for taking up so much space...... 2112 space...... forgive me if i missed the point here, but am i to understand you're a RUSH fan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquidcrystalcompass Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 Just a little bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 QUOTE (liquidcrystalcompass @ Jun 30 2005, 03:58 PM) Just a little bit maybe next time you might want to clarify that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABZ Highlander Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 QUOTE (rushgoober @ Jun 30 2005, 01:13 PM) to me some basic 70's prog essentials: yes - tales from topographic oceans genesis - selling england by the pound king crimson - in the court of the crimson king king crimson - lizard roxy music - for your pleasure camel - moonmadness caravan - if i could do it all over again, i'd do it all over you quiet sun - mainstream pink floyd - meddle the moody blues - in search of the lost chord the moody blues - on the threshold of a dream gong - camembert electrique gong - you if you want to get slightly adventurous and try some 70's prog in other languages try: pfm - per un amico banco del mutuo soccorso - io sono nato libero ange - au dela du delire harmonium - le cinq saisons... All good stuff rushgoober, I'd recommend, Van der Graaf Generator and Focus as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaine mac Roth Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 For me, I'd also recommend : Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway Genesis - Foxtrot Peter gabriel - 1st album Peter gabriel - 2nd Album Peter gabriel - 3rd Album Steve hackett - Spectral Mornings ELP - Tarkus ELP - Brain Salad Surgery ELP - Works ELP - ELP and from the English neo-progressive bands from the 80s: Marillion - Script for a Jester's Tear Marillion - Fugazi Pallas - The Wedge IQ - Are You Sitting Comfortably? (produced by Terry Brown) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freedom_Fighter Posted July 1, 2005 Author Share Posted July 1, 2005 thanks for all the recommendations guys. lol i'm kinda overwhelmed here. although i still consider Nightwish and Kamelot progressive, i think some of the bands that mustard death redommended probably would fall more in the power metal category yea. i looked on progarchives and it didn't have Borknagar or Iced Earth on it, i guess that doesn't necesarilly mean they're not prog but i'm not sure if after listening to Borknagar if i'd call them prog or not, and people already said Iced Earth is more like just power metal. even if they are prog though i still don't really think they'll be on the top of my list for prog cds to buy. The Mars Volta is good though, they're quite a bit different type of prog than i've listened to but still definitely prog, and i still need to check out Opeth and of course i need to check out a lot of the older ones people are mentioning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clearingsky Posted July 1, 2005 Share Posted July 1, 2005 For something newer, look to the Magna Carta label. Recommendations: Tiles Ice Age Under The Sun Proto-Kaw 7th Key Spocks Beard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Oberon Posted July 2, 2005 Share Posted July 2, 2005 I forgot to mention Hawkwind and Eloy, both great bands, again, on www.progarchives.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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