Entre_Perpetuo Posted January 23, 2019 Author Share Posted January 23, 2019 I don’t think a band has to make only primarily 6+ minute epics to be considered progressive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenJennings Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 (edited) 1. Rush- 21122. Yes- Tales From Topographic Oceans3. Genesis- Foxtrot4. Rush- A Farewell To Kings5. Yes- Fragile6. Yes- Close To The Edge7. Rush - Hemispheres8. Genesis-The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway9. Pink Floyd-Dark Side Of The Moon10. Porcupine Tree-Fear Of A Blank Planet11. The Beatles - Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band12. Mars Volta - Frances the Mute13. ELP - Tarkus14. Jethro Tull-Thick As A Brick15. Spocks beard- the light16. Between the buried and me- colors17. The Alan Parsons Project - Tales Of Mystery And Imagination18. Genesis - trick of the tail19. Ozric tentacles - erpland20. King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King21. Jethro Tull - Songs From The Wood22. Jethro Tull - A Passion Play23. Marillion - Misplaces Childhood24. Van Der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts25. Genesis - Nusery Cryme26. Mekong Delta- Dances of Death (and Other Walking Shadows)27. Gentle Giant - Three Friends28. Porcupine Tree-Deadwing29. Porcupine Tree-Signify30. King Crimson-Red31. Gentle Giant - In A Glass House32. Dream Theater - Images & Words33. Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells34. Genesis - Selling England By The Pound35. Jon Anderson - Olias of Sunhillow36. Focus - Hamburger Concerto37. Änglagård -- Epilog38. Rush - Caress Of Steel39. Radiohead - OK Computer.40. Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime41. Premiata Forneria Marconi - Per Un Amico42. Yes - 9012543. Pink Floyd - Animals44. Yes - the yes ablum45. Muse - absolution46. Pink Floyd - The Wall47. Yes - Relayer ** this album MUST be on this list48. Arthur Brown - The Crazy World of Arthur Brown49. Supertramp - Crime of the Century50. Pink Floyd - Ummagumma51. Banco - Darwin!52. Steven Wilson - Hand.Cannot.Erase.53. Steven Wilson - The Raven That Refused To Sing54. Rush - Permanent Waves55. Rush - Moving Pictures56. PFM - Storia Di Un Minuto57. Nightwish - Endless Forms Most Beautiful58. King’s X - Faith, Hope, Love59. Emerson, Lake, and Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery60. Kansas - Leftoverture61. Kansas - Point Of Know Return62. Dream Theater - Metropolis pt 2: Scenes From A Memory63. UK - UK64. Emerson, Lake, and Palmer - Emerson, Lake, and Palmer65. Magma - MDK66. Muse - Origin Of Symmetry67. Kansas - Song For America68. Dream Theater - 6 Degrees of Inner Turbulence69. Dream Theater - Octavarium70. Frost - Milliontown71. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here72. Le Orme - Felona E Sorona73. Todd Rundgren - A Wizard, A True Star74. Queensryche - Empire75. Queen -- A Night at the Opera76. Nektar -- Journey to the Centre of the Eye77. Queen -- Queen II78. Alan Parsons Project - I Robot 79. Neal Morse - Sola Scriptura A concept album about the life of Martin Luther, Neal Morse's penchant for Christian Prog takes an almost historical bent with this album. Featuring just four tracks, the album clocks in at over 75 minutes; weaving between the rhythmic and the heavy, between the widdly complexities of hardcore prog and the melodic harmonies of something like gospel. It's a great listen from cover to cover, featuring incredible drumming from Mike Portnoy, and a few amazing guitar solos from Paul Gilbert. It's instrumentally strong throughout, and shouldn't be overlooked as a prog great. Edited January 23, 2019 by KenJennings 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 I don’t think a band has to make only primarily 6+ minute epics to be considered progressive.Complexity of arrangement, variety of instruments, lyrical structure and content all contribute to the progressive sensibility, I think. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. Backer Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 1. Rush- 21122. Yes- Tales From Topographic Oceans3. Genesis- Foxtrot4. Rush- A Farewell To Kings5. Yes- Fragile6. Yes- Close To The Edge7. Rush - Hemispheres8. Genesis-The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway9. Pink Floyd-Dark Side Of The Moon10. Porcupine Tree-Fear Of A Blank Planet11. The Beatles - Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band12. Mars Volta - Frances the Mute13. ELP - Tarkus14. Jethro Tull-Thick As A Brick15. Spocks beard- the light16. Between the buried and me- colors17. The Alan Parsons Project - Tales Of Mystery And Imagination18. Genesis - trick of the tail19. Ozric tentacles - erpland20. King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King21. Jethro Tull - Songs From The Wood22. Jethro Tull - A Passion Play23. Marillion - Misplaces Childhood24. Van Der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts25. Genesis - Nusery Cryme26. Mekong Delta- Dances of Death (and Other Walking Shadows)27. Gentle Giant - Three Friends28. Porcupine Tree-Deadwing29. Porcupine Tree-Signify30. King Crimson-Red31. Gentle Giant - In A Glass House32. Dream Theater - Images & Words33. Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells34. Genesis - Selling England By The Pound35. Jon Anderson - Olias of Sunhillow36. Focus - Hamburger Concerto37. Änglagård -- Epilog38. Rush - Caress Of Steel39. Radiohead - OK Computer.40. Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime41. Premiata Forneria Marconi - Per Un Amico42. Yes - 9012543. Pink Floyd - Animals44. Yes - the yes ablum45. Muse - absolution46. Pink Floyd - The Wall47. Yes - Relayer ** this album MUST be on this list48. Arthur Brown - The Crazy World of Arthur Brown49. Supertramp - Crime of the Century50. Pink Floyd - Ummagumma51. Banco - Darwin!52. Steven Wilson - Hand.Cannot.Erase.53. Steven Wilson - The Raven That Refused To Sing54. Rush - Permanent Waves55. Rush - Moving Pictures56. PFM - Storia Di Un Minuto57. Nightwish - Endless Forms Most Beautiful58. King’s X - Faith, Hope, Love59. Emerson, Lake, and Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery60. Kansas - Leftoverture61. Kansas - Point Of Know Return62. Dream Theater - Metropolis pt 2: Scenes From A Memory63. UK - UK64. Emerson, Lake, and Palmer - Emerson, Lake, and Palmer65. Magma - MDK66. Muse - Origin Of Symmetry67. Kansas - Song For America68. Dream Theater - 6 Degrees of Inner Turbulence69. Dream Theater - Octavarium70. Frost - Milliontown71. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here72. Le Orme - Felona E Sorona73. Todd Rundgren - A Wizard, A True Star74. Queensryche - Empire75. Queen -- A Night at the Opera76. Nektar -- Journey to the Centre of the Eye77. Queen -- Queen II78. Alan Parsons Project - I Robot79. Neal Morse - Sola Scriptura 80. Yes - Big Generator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2112YYZ Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 If Queen is allowed to be on this then I'm going to put some Sabbath and Maiden on it. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 (edited) If Queen is allowed to be on this then I'm going to put some Sabbath and Maiden on it.Initially termed "progressive pop", the style was an outgrowth of psychedelic bands who abandoned standard pop traditions in favour of instrumentation and compositional techniques more frequently associated with jazz, folk, or classical music. Additional elements contributed to its "progressive" label: lyrics were more poetic, technology was harnessed for new sounds, music approached the condition of "art" and the studio, rather than the stage, became the focus of musical activity, which often involved creating music for listening, not dancing. :) And... Prog is based on fusions of styles, approaches and genres, involving a continuous move between formalism and eclecticism. Due to its historical reception, prog's scope is sometimes limited to a stereotype of long solos, overlong albums, fantasy lyrics, grandiose stage sets and costumes, and an obsessive dedication to technical skill. Edited January 24, 2019 by goose 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 If Queen is allowed to be on this then I'm going to put some Sabbath and Maiden on it. Maiden is a prog metal band, and Sabbath has many songs that bear a major prog influence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 (edited) If Queen is allowed to be on this then I'm going to put some Sabbath and Maiden on it. Maiden is a prog metal band, and Sabbath has many songs that bear a major prog influence. Iron Maiden is Heavy f***ing Metal with some prog tendencies. Gosh, it's obvious they aren't full on bloody prog-anything. They aren't Dream Theater. Edited January 24, 2019 by Segue Myles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 If Queen is allowed to be on this then I'm going to put some Sabbath and Maiden on it. Maiden is a prog metal band, and Sabbath has many songs that bear a major prog influence. Iron Maiden is Heavy f***ing Metal with some prog tendencies. Gosh, it's obvious they aren't full on bloody prog-anything. They aren't Dream Theater. Hallowed Be Thy Name (epic length and structure)22 Acacia Avenue (unorthodox, complex arrangement)The Number Of The Beast (odd time signature)Run To The Hills (unorthodox arrangement will 2 disparate sections)Revelations (complex arrangement)To Tame A Land (epic length and complex arrangement)Powerslave (epic length and complex arrangement)The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner (epic length and complex arrangement)SSoaSS album (concept album filled with complex arrangements and some odd meters iirc)Most of their work (lyrical content that strives for poetic, storytelling, grandios ideals) As prog as DT? No. But prog? Yes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2112YYZ Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Maiden was a metal band with prog elements from Piece Of Mind through Seventh Son. From Brave New World onward they are prog metal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 If Queen is allowed to be on this then I'm going to put some Sabbath and Maiden on it. Maiden is a prog metal band, and Sabbath has many songs that bear a major prog influence. Iron Maiden is Heavy f***ing Metal with some prog tendencies. Gosh, it's obvious they aren't full on bloody prog-anything. They aren't Dream Theater. Hallowed Be Thy Name (epic length and structure)22 Acacia Avenue (unorthodox, complex arrangement)The Number Of The Beast (odd time signature)Run To The Hills (unorthodox arrangement will 2 disparate sections)Revelations (complex arrangement)To Tame A Land (epic length and complex arrangement)Powerslave (epic length and complex arrangement)The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner (epic length and complex arrangement)SSoaSS album (concept album filled with complex arrangements and some odd meters iirc)Most of their work (lyrical content that strives for poetic, storytelling, grandios ideals) As prog as DT? No. But prog? Yes. You're making me even more excited to revisit everything else they have done! I will be listening out for all this. I will listen attentively! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2112YYZ Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 If Queen is allowed to be on this then I'm going to put some Sabbath and Maiden on it. Maiden is a prog metal band, and Sabbath has many songs that bear a major prog influence. Iron Maiden is Heavy f***ing Metal with some prog tendencies. Gosh, it's obvious they aren't full on bloody prog-anything. They aren't Dream Theater. Hallowed Be Thy Name (epic length and structure)22 Acacia Avenue (unorthodox, complex arrangement)The Number Of The Beast (odd time signature)Run To The Hills (unorthodox arrangement will 2 disparate sections)Revelations (complex arrangement)To Tame A Land (epic length and complex arrangement)Powerslave (epic length and complex arrangement)The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner (epic length and complex arrangement)SSoaSS album (concept album filled with complex arrangements and some odd meters iirc)Most of their work (lyrical content that strives for poetic, storytelling, grandios ideals) As prog as DT? No. But prog? Yes. You're making me even more excited to revisit everything else they have done! I will be listening out for all this. I will listen attentively! Wait, you didn't already notice all of this with Maiden? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 If Queen is allowed to be on this then I'm going to put some Sabbath and Maiden on it. Maiden is a prog metal band, and Sabbath has many songs that bear a major prog influence. Iron Maiden is Heavy f***ing Metal with some prog tendencies. Gosh, it's obvious they aren't full on bloody prog-anything. They aren't Dream Theater. Hallowed Be Thy Name (epic length and structure)22 Acacia Avenue (unorthodox, complex arrangement)The Number Of The Beast (odd time signature)Run To The Hills (unorthodox arrangement will 2 disparate sections)Revelations (complex arrangement)To Tame A Land (epic length and complex arrangement)Powerslave (epic length and complex arrangement)The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner (epic length and complex arrangement)SSoaSS album (concept album filled with complex arrangements and some odd meters iirc)Most of their work (lyrical content that strives for poetic, storytelling, grandios ideals) As prog as DT? No. But prog? Yes. You're making me even more excited to revisit everything else they have done! I will be listening out for all this. I will listen attentively! Wait, you didn't already notice all of this with Maiden? I will be honest, they don't strike me as that complicated or complex. I regard them as easy listening metal music. I got more depth and range in sound and style from Rush, Savatage and Judas Priest (I've not heard many albums and they all offered a lot of variety). Maiden are GREAT but they don't fit the progressive label for me. Hey essentially release the same style every time, with little to no variation. The only differences are song quality. Maiden are great but hardly adventurous. I just find all this talk about them being prog because of long songs a little redundant. They have touches of prog, but they are not really all that complicated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Ok. So playing Number Of The Beast loudly. Erm... K I was wrong. I took the skill level for granted...won't do it again! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2112YYZ Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 If Queen is allowed to be on this then I'm going to put some Sabbath and Maiden on it. Maiden is a prog metal band, and Sabbath has many songs that bear a major prog influence. Iron Maiden is Heavy f***ing Metal with some prog tendencies. Gosh, it's obvious they aren't full on bloody prog-anything. They aren't Dream Theater. Hallowed Be Thy Name (epic length and structure)22 Acacia Avenue (unorthodox, complex arrangement)The Number Of The Beast (odd time signature)Run To The Hills (unorthodox arrangement will 2 disparate sections)Revelations (complex arrangement)To Tame A Land (epic length and complex arrangement)Powerslave (epic length and complex arrangement)The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner (epic length and complex arrangement)SSoaSS album (concept album filled with complex arrangements and some odd meters iirc)Most of their work (lyrical content that strives for poetic, storytelling, grandios ideals) As prog as DT? No. But prog? Yes. You're making me even more excited to revisit everything else they have done! I will be listening out for all this. I will listen attentively! Wait, you didn't already notice all of this with Maiden? I will be honest, they don't strike me as that complicated or complex. I regard them as easy listening metal music. I got more depth and range in sound and style from Rush, Savatage and Judas Priest (I've not heard many albums and they all offered a lot of variety). Maiden are GREAT but they don't fit the progressive label for me. Hey essentially release the same style every time, with little to no variation. The only differences are song quality. Maiden are great but hardly adventurous. I just find all this talk about them being prog because of long songs a little redundant. They have touches of prog, but they are not really all that complicated. Wow, even though I'm not a musician, I can hear that Maiden has always done what sounds like complex stuff musically. I thought that was obvious to most fans. If my non musical ear can hear then I figured any good music fan could as well. You don't see them as prong from Brave New World through today? I sure do. The song length and musical complexity I think has gotten much greater for them since Bruce returned. Maybe BNW isn't full on prog but I got no problem calling it that. The albums after that are definitely prog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 If Queen is allowed to be on this then I'm going to put some Sabbath and Maiden on it. Maiden is a prog metal band, and Sabbath has many songs that bear a major prog influence. Iron Maiden is Heavy f***ing Metal with some prog tendencies. Gosh, it's obvious they aren't full on bloody prog-anything. They aren't Dream Theater. Hallowed Be Thy Name (epic length and structure)22 Acacia Avenue (unorthodox, complex arrangement)The Number Of The Beast (odd time signature)Run To The Hills (unorthodox arrangement will 2 disparate sections)Revelations (complex arrangement)To Tame A Land (epic length and complex arrangement)Powerslave (epic length and complex arrangement)The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner (epic length and complex arrangement)SSoaSS album (concept album filled with complex arrangements and some odd meters iirc)Most of their work (lyrical content that strives for poetic, storytelling, grandios ideals) As prog as DT? No. But prog? Yes. You're making me even more excited to revisit everything else they have done! I will be listening out for all this. I will listen attentively! Wait, you didn't already notice all of this with Maiden? I will be honest, they don't strike me as that complicated or complex. I regard them as easy listening metal music. I got more depth and range in sound and style from Rush, Savatage and Judas Priest (I've not heard many albums and they all offered a lot of variety). Maiden are GREAT but they don't fit the progressive label for me. Hey essentially release the same style every time, with little to no variation. The only differences are song quality. Maiden are great but hardly adventurous. I just find all this talk about them being prog because of long songs a little redundant. They have touches of prog, but they are not really all that complicated. Wow, even though I'm not a musician, I can hear that Maiden has always done what sounds like complex stuff musically. I thought that was obvious to most fans. If my non musical ear can hear then I figured any good music fan could as well. You don't see them as prong from Brave New World through today? I sure do. The song length and musical complexity I think has gotten much greater for them since Bruce returned. Maybe BNW isn't full on prog but I got no problem calling it that. The albums after that are definitely prog. I am going to explore Maiden deeply this year. But it will be slow, album by album, as I collect all of the 2015 rereleases. I want to soak it all in slowly. I've been playing the first four a lot, and I am finding all of them to be so wonderfully amazing in the way they get better and better with replays. Especially Number, which until recently had never grown on me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fridge Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 If Queen is allowed to be on this then I'm going to put some Sabbath and Maiden on it. Maiden is a prog metal band, and Sabbath has many songs that bear a major prog influence. Iron Maiden is Heavy f***ing Metal with some prog tendencies. Gosh, it's obvious they aren't full on bloody prog-anything. They aren't Dream Theater. Hallowed Be Thy Name (epic length and structure)22 Acacia Avenue (unorthodox, complex arrangement)The Number Of The Beast (odd time signature)Run To The Hills (unorthodox arrangement will 2 disparate sections)Revelations (complex arrangement)To Tame A Land (epic length and complex arrangement)Powerslave (epic length and complex arrangement)The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner (epic length and complex arrangement)SSoaSS album (concept album filled with complex arrangements and some odd meters iirc)Most of their work (lyrical content that strives for poetic, storytelling, grandios ideals) As prog as DT? No. But prog? Yes. You're making me even more excited to revisit everything else they have done! I will be listening out for all this. I will listen attentively! Wait, you didn't already notice all of this with Maiden? I will be honest, they don't strike me as that complicated or complex. I regard them as easy listening metal music. I got more depth and range in sound and style from Rush, Savatage and Judas Priest (I've not heard many albums and they all offered a lot of variety). Maiden are GREAT but they don't fit the progressive label for me. Hey essentially release the same style every time, with little to no variation. The only differences are song quality. Maiden are great but hardly adventurous. I just find all this talk about them being prog because of long songs a little redundant. They have touches of prog, but they are not really all that complicated. IMO Megadeth have much more right to be labeled prog than Maiden....their arrangements and melodies are much more musically complex and elaborate and the musicianship rivals Dream Theatre (without the wankiness) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 If Queen is allowed to be on this then I'm going to put some Sabbath and Maiden on it. Maiden is a prog metal band, and Sabbath has many songs that bear a major prog influence. Iron Maiden is Heavy f***ing Metal with some prog tendencies. Gosh, it's obvious they aren't full on bloody prog-anything. They aren't Dream Theater. Hallowed Be Thy Name (epic length and structure)22 Acacia Avenue (unorthodox, complex arrangement)The Number Of The Beast (odd time signature)Run To The Hills (unorthodox arrangement will 2 disparate sections)Revelations (complex arrangement)To Tame A Land (epic length and complex arrangement)Powerslave (epic length and complex arrangement)The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner (epic length and complex arrangement)SSoaSS album (concept album filled with complex arrangements and some odd meters iirc)Most of their work (lyrical content that strives for poetic, storytelling, grandios ideals) As prog as DT? No. But prog? Yes. You're making me even more excited to revisit everything else they have done! I will be listening out for all this. I will listen attentively! Wait, you didn't already notice all of this with Maiden? I will be honest, they don't strike me as that complicated or complex. I regard them as easy listening metal music. I got more depth and range in sound and style from Rush, Savatage and Judas Priest (I've not heard many albums and they all offered a lot of variety). Maiden are GREAT but they don't fit the progressive label for me. Hey essentially release the same style every time, with little to no variation. The only differences are song quality. Maiden are great but hardly adventurous. I just find all this talk about them being prog because of long songs a little redundant. They have touches of prog, but they are not really all that complicated. IMO Megadeth have much more right to be labeled prog than Maiden....their arrangements and melodies are much more musically complex and elaborate and the musicianship rivals Dream Theatre (without the wankiness) I disagree that they have more of a right, but Deth are very prog as well. It's basically prog with a thrash veneer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 If Queen is allowed to be on this then I'm going to put some Sabbath and Maiden on it. Maiden is a prog metal band, and Sabbath has many songs that bear a major prog influence. Iron Maiden is Heavy f***ing Metal with some prog tendencies. Gosh, it's obvious they aren't full on bloody prog-anything. They aren't Dream Theater. Hallowed Be Thy Name (epic length and structure)22 Acacia Avenue (unorthodox, complex arrangement)The Number Of The Beast (odd time signature)Run To The Hills (unorthodox arrangement will 2 disparate sections)Revelations (complex arrangement)To Tame A Land (epic length and complex arrangement)Powerslave (epic length and complex arrangement)The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner (epic length and complex arrangement)SSoaSS album (concept album filled with complex arrangements and some odd meters iirc)Most of their work (lyrical content that strives for poetic, storytelling, grandios ideals) As prog as DT? No. But prog? Yes. You're making me even more excited to revisit everything else they have done! I will be listening out for all this. I will listen attentively! Wait, you didn't already notice all of this with Maiden? I will be honest, they don't strike me as that complicated or complex. I regard them as easy listening metal music. I got more depth and range in sound and style from Rush, Savatage and Judas Priest (I've not heard many albums and they all offered a lot of variety). Maiden are GREAT but they don't fit the progressive label for me. Hey essentially release the same style every time, with little to no variation. The only differences are song quality. Maiden are great but hardly adventurous. I just find all this talk about them being prog because of long songs a little redundant. They have touches of prog, but they are not really all that complicated. IMO Megadeth have much more right to be labeled prog than Maiden....their arrangements and melodies are much more musically complex and elaborate and the musicianship rivals Dream Theatre (without the wankiness) Agreed. That stood out to me immediately when I delved into them last year. Want 80s prog metal? Mekong Delta, from Germany. Iron Maiden? Intricate arrangements but not prog. And that's not an insult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangy Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 If Queen is allowed to be on this then I'm going to put some Sabbath and Maiden on it. Maiden is a prog metal band, and Sabbath has many songs that bear a major prog influence. Iron Maiden is Heavy f***ing Metal with some prog tendencies. Gosh, it's obvious they aren't full on bloody prog-anything. They aren't Dream Theater. Hallowed Be Thy Name (epic length and structure)22 Acacia Avenue (unorthodox, complex arrangement)The Number Of The Beast (odd time signature)Run To The Hills (unorthodox arrangement will 2 disparate sections)Revelations (complex arrangement)To Tame A Land (epic length and complex arrangement)Powerslave (epic length and complex arrangement)The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner (epic length and complex arrangement)SSoaSS album (concept album filled with complex arrangements and some odd meters iirc)Most of their work (lyrical content that strives for poetic, storytelling, grandios ideals) As prog as DT? No. But prog? Yes. You're making me even more excited to revisit everything else they have done! I will be listening out for all this. I will listen attentively! Wait, you didn't already notice all of this with Maiden? I will be honest, they don't strike me as that complicated or complex. I regard them as easy listening metal music. I got more depth and range in sound and style from Rush, Savatage and Judas Priest (I've not heard many albums and they all offered a lot of variety). Maiden are GREAT but they don't fit the progressive label for me. Hey essentially release the same style every time, with little to no variation. The only differences are song quality. Maiden are great but hardly adventurous. I just find all this talk about them being prog because of long songs a little redundant. They have touches of prog, but they are not really all that complicated. IMO Megadeth have much more right to be labeled prog than Maiden....their arrangements and melodies are much more musically complex and elaborate and the musicianship rivals Dream Theatre (without the wankiness) Yeah, great stuff up to and including youthanasia. My fave proggy deth is hangar 18. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas King Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 1. Rush- 21122. Yes- Tales From Topographic Oceans3. Genesis- Foxtrot4. Rush- A Farewell To Kings5. Yes- Fragile6. Yes- Close To The Edge7. Rush - Hemispheres8. Genesis-The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway9. Pink Floyd-Dark Side Of The Moon10. Porcupine Tree-Fear Of A Blank Planet11. The Beatles - Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band12. Mars Volta - Frances the Mute13. ELP - Tarkus14. Jethro Tull-Thick As A Brick15. Spocks beard- the light16. Between the buried and me- colors17. The Alan Parsons Project - Tales Of Mystery And Imagination18. Genesis - trick of the tail19. Ozric tentacles - erpland20. King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King21. Jethro Tull - Songs From The Wood22. Jethro Tull - A Passion Play23. Marillion - Misplaces Childhood24. Van Der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts25. Genesis - Nusery Cryme26. Mekong Delta- Dances of Death (and Other Walking Shadows)27. Gentle Giant - Three Friends28. Porcupine Tree-Deadwing29. Porcupine Tree-Signify30. King Crimson-Red31. Gentle Giant - In A Glass House32. Dream Theater - Images & Words33. Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells34. Genesis - Selling England By The Pound35. Jon Anderson - Olias of Sunhillow36. Focus - Hamburger Concerto37. Änglagård -- Epilog38. Rush - Caress Of Steel39. Radiohead - OK Computer.40. Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime41. Premiata Forneria Marconi - Per Un Amico42. Yes - 9012543. Pink Floyd - Animals44. Yes - the yes ablum45. Muse - absolution46. Pink Floyd - The Wall47. Yes - Relayer ** this album MUST be on this list48. Arthur Brown - The Crazy World of Arthur Brown49. Supertramp - Crime of the Century50. Pink Floyd - Ummagumma51. Banco - Darwin!52. Steven Wilson - Hand.Cannot.Erase.53. Steven Wilson - The Raven That Refused To Sing54. Rush - Permanent Waves55. Rush - Moving Pictures56. PFM - Storia Di Un Minuto57. Nightwish - Endless Forms Most Beautiful58. King’s X - Faith, Hope, Love59. Emerson, Lake, and Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery60. Kansas - Leftoverture61. Kansas - Point Of Know Return62. Dream Theater - Metropolis pt 2: Scenes From A Memory63. UK - UK64. Emerson, Lake, and Palmer - Emerson, Lake, and Palmer65. Magma - MDK66. Muse - Origin Of Symmetry67. Kansas - Song For America68. Dream Theater - 6 Degrees of Inner Turbulence69. Dream Theater - Octavarium70. Frost - Milliontown71. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here72. Le Orme - Felona E Sorona73. Todd Rundgren - A Wizard, A True Star74. Queensryche - Empire75. Queen -- A Night at the Opera76. Nektar -- Journey to the Centre of the Eye77. Queen -- Queen II78. Alan Parsons Project - I Robot79. Neal Morse - Sola Scriptura80. Yes - Big Generator 81. Camel - Mirage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. Backer Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 1. Rush- 21122. Yes- Tales From Topographic Oceans3. Genesis- Foxtrot4. Rush- A Farewell To Kings5. Yes- Fragile6. Yes- Close To The Edge7. Rush - Hemispheres8. Genesis-The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway9. Pink Floyd-Dark Side Of The Moon10. Porcupine Tree-Fear Of A Blank Planet11. The Beatles - Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band12. Mars Volta - Frances the Mute13. ELP - Tarkus14. Jethro Tull-Thick As A Brick15. Spocks beard- the light16. Between the buried and me- colors17. The Alan Parsons Project - Tales Of Mystery And Imagination18. Genesis - trick of the tail19. Ozric tentacles - erpland20. King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King21. Jethro Tull - Songs From The Wood22. Jethro Tull - A Passion Play23. Marillion - Misplaces Childhood24. Van Der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts25. Genesis - Nusery Cryme26. Mekong Delta- Dances of Death (and Other Walking Shadows)27. Gentle Giant - Three Friends28. Porcupine Tree-Deadwing29. Porcupine Tree-Signify30. King Crimson-Red31. Gentle Giant - In A Glass House32. Dream Theater - Images & Words33. Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells34. Genesis - Selling England By The Pound35. Jon Anderson - Olias of Sunhillow36. Focus - Hamburger Concerto37. Änglagård -- Epilog38. Rush - Caress Of Steel39. Radiohead - OK Computer.40. Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime41. Premiata Forneria Marconi - Per Un Amico42. Yes - 9012543. Pink Floyd - Animals44. Yes - the yes ablum45. Muse - absolution46. Pink Floyd - The Wall47. Yes - Relayer ** this album MUST be on this list48. Arthur Brown - The Crazy World of Arthur Brown49. Supertramp - Crime of the Century50. Pink Floyd - Ummagumma51. Banco - Darwin!52. Steven Wilson - Hand.Cannot.Erase.53. Steven Wilson - The Raven That Refused To Sing54. Rush - Permanent Waves55. Rush - Moving Pictures56. PFM - Storia Di Un Minuto57. Nightwish - Endless Forms Most Beautiful58. King’s X - Faith, Hope, Love59. Emerson, Lake, and Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery60. Kansas - Leftoverture61. Kansas - Point Of Know Return62. Dream Theater - Metropolis pt 2: Scenes From A Memory63. UK - UK64. Emerson, Lake, and Palmer - Emerson, Lake, and Palmer65. Magma - MDK66. Muse - Origin Of Symmetry67. Kansas - Song For America68. Dream Theater - 6 Degrees of Inner Turbulence69. Dream Theater - Octavarium70. Frost - Milliontown71. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here72. Le Orme - Felona E Sorona73. Todd Rundgren - A Wizard, A True Star74. Queensryche - Empire75. Queen -- A Night at the Opera76. Nektar -- Journey to the Centre of the Eye77. Queen -- Queen II78. Alan Parsons Project - I Robot79. Neal Morse - Sola Scriptura80. Yes - Big Generator 81. Camel - Mirage 82. Asia - Asia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
custom55 Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 (edited) 1. Rush- 21122. Yes- Tales From Topographic Oceans3. Genesis- Foxtrot4. Rush- A Farewell To Kings5. Yes- Fragile6. Yes- Close To The Edge7. Rush - Hemispheres8. Genesis-The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway9. Pink Floyd-Dark Side Of The Moon10. Porcupine Tree-Fear Of A Blank Planet11. The Beatles - Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band12. Mars Volta - Frances the Mute13. ELP - Tarkus14. Jethro Tull-Thick As A Brick15. Spocks beard- the light16. Between the buried and me- colors17. The Alan Parsons Project - Tales Of Mystery And Imagination18. Genesis - trick of the tail19. Ozric tentacles - erpland20. King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King21. Jethro Tull - Songs From The Wood22. Jethro Tull - A Passion Play23. Marillion - Misplaces Childhood24. Van Der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts25. Genesis - Nusery Cryme26. Mekong Delta- Dances of Death (and Other Walking Shadows)27. Gentle Giant - Three Friends28. Porcupine Tree-Deadwing29. Porcupine Tree-Signify30. King Crimson-Red31. Gentle Giant - In A Glass House32. Dream Theater - Images & Words33. Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells34. Genesis - Selling England By The Pound35. Jon Anderson - Olias of Sunhillow36. Focus - Hamburger Concerto37. Änglagård -- Epilog38. Rush - Caress Of Steel39. Radiohead - OK Computer.40. Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime41. Premiata Forneria Marconi - Per Un Amico42. Yes - 9012543. Pink Floyd - Animals44. Yes - the yes ablum45. Muse - absolution46. Pink Floyd - The Wall47. Yes - Relayer ** this album MUST be on this list48. Arthur Brown - The Crazy World of Arthur Brown49. Supertramp - Crime of the Century50. Pink Floyd - Ummagumma51. Banco - Darwin!52. Steven Wilson - Hand.Cannot.Erase.53. Steven Wilson - The Raven That Refused To Sing54. Rush - Permanent Waves55. Rush - Moving Pictures56. PFM - Storia Di Un Minuto57. Nightwish - Endless Forms Most Beautiful58. King’s X - Faith, Hope, Love59. Emerson, Lake, and Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery60. Kansas - Leftoverture61. Kansas - Point Of Know Return62. Dream Theater - Metropolis pt 2: Scenes From A Memory63. UK - UK64. Emerson, Lake, and Palmer - Emerson, Lake, and Palmer65. Magma - MDK66. Muse - Origin Of Symmetry67. Kansas - Song For America68. Dream Theater - 6 Degrees of Inner Turbulence69. Dream Theater - Octavarium70. Frost - Milliontown71. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here72. Le Orme - Felona E Sorona73. Todd Rundgren - A Wizard, A True Star74. Queensryche - Empire75. Queen -- A Night at the Opera76. Nektar -- Journey to the Centre of the Eye77. Queen -- Queen II78. Alan Parsons Project - I Robot79. Neal Morse - Sola Scriptura80. Yes - Big Generator81. Camel - Mirage82. Asia - Asia 83. Chris Squire - Fish Out Of Water ^^^ Chris Squire, Patrick Moraz and Bill Bruford !!! Fantastic listen if you never heard this one. Edited January 27, 2019 by custom55 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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