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[rushgoober]

QUOTE (The Owl @ Apr 28 2012, 04:44 PM)

I know I sent you some Flower Kings stuff, Goobs, they're really good, and supposed to come out with a new album this year. I don't know how much you want to get into the prog-metal area, but if so you can check out some bands like Abagail's Ghost Frost* Ayeron Sieges Even (and splitoff group Subsignal) BigElf Haken Karnivool (very good band here) Riverside Thought Chamber Threshold For regular non metal prog Spock's Beard (I think I sent you one of their CDs before though) Glass Hammer Mostly Autumn (very overignored band, sadly they dont have a US distributor, and will have to pay more for an import) Pineapple Theif (more of an alternative band with prog leanings, imagine mixing Porcupine Tree and Radiohead) Steven Wilson (of Pocupine Tree)'s two solo albums The Tangent Transatlantic

Some of this stuff you did send me, and I did like a bit of it, especially Transatlantic. Other groups I either didn't like or only liked bits and pieces, but I haven't heard all of the groups mentioned.

 

I really do genuinely seem to prefer the stuff that sounds retro FWIW.

 

Some people on this thread (and elsewhere) have recommended Phideaux and The Future Kings of England. Can anyone provide some youtube links to some fave songs by them? I really only want to check out stuff with links and not go searching myself if possible.

 

And I know some people have made some recommendations to me on the last page or so that I haven't gotten to yet, but I will!

[ColdFireYYZ]

QUOTE (rushgoober @ Apr 29 2012, 02:52 PM)

Some people on this thread (and elsewhere) have recommended Phideaux and The Future Kings of England. Can anyone provide some youtube links to some fave songs by them? I really only want to check out stuff with links and not go searching myself if possible.

I posted links for the 2 epics on Phideaux's last album. Its the only album I have and I didn't want to just post the 2 short songs.

[Good,bad,andrush]

QUOTE (Good,bad,andrush @ Apr 18 2012, 09:38 AM)

I know you hate the beejeebus out of Tool, but try these three tracks: The Patient, Right in Two, Wings for Marie/10000 Days. Those are not so heavy and they have a nice psychedelic touch to them, without any screaming vocals. Okay, that may not work out for you. Have you heard of Discipline and Glass Hammer? Discipline is VdGG meets Yes with touches of Genesis. Glass Hammer is pretty much just Yes. I wish you could get past the vocals of TMV as there's a bunch of great stuff there. The last two Pain of Salvation albums have a muddy 60's-70's sound with a bit of retro prog leaning and absolutely no metal (maybe a tinge) but the vocals and lyrics are WAY OVER THE TOP. I don't think you'd care about the lyrics though since you aren't attached to this band. Maybe you should give some earlier Pain of Salvation a try though. I'd recommend The Perfect Element Pt. 1 or Remedy Lane. The first two albums are amazing as well but feature a little more straightforward metal sections. Anyway, try these 15 Pain of Salvation tracks: From Entropia: Oblivion Ocean, People Passing By From One Hour By The Concrete Lake: Inside, Water From The Perfect Element: In the Flesh, Her Voices From Remedy Lane: A Trace of Blood, Dryad of the Woods From Be: Imago, Pluvius Aestivus From Scarsick: Kingdom of Loss From Road Salt 1: Sisters, Linoleum From Road Salt 2: Eleven, The Physics of Gridlock Okay, a little tip: Pain of Salvation, the earlier albums at least, feature rapping vocals and also some screams here and there, but I tried to avoid that. I think you should listen to the songs I recommended from The Perfect Element first. Avoid the album Scarsick. That's for diehard fans, and I included the best song on there, but the rest of the album is tons of rapping and parody tracks, like America and Disco Queen. The Road Salt albums are 99% metal free so check out those.

Discipline-Circuitry

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebKy8TmG9Ys

 

Glass Hammer-Chronometree (Full Album)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zNBfW7265s&feature=related

 

Tool-The Patient

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtHAKEZzrl8

 

Tool-Right In Two

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjzHZDPrYKg

 

Tool-Wings For Marie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pltgaBtcPHg

 

Pain of Salvation-Her Voices

 

Pain of Salvation-In the Flesh

[Good,bad,andrush]

pain of salvation-People Passing By

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f47atyeCmrE

 

pain of salvation-Eleven

 

pain of salvation-Dryad of the Woods

[Good,bad,andrush]

QUOTE (Good,bad,andrush @ Apr 18 2012, 10:05 AM)

A Perfect Circle is a less metal more ambient/poppy version of Tool, try that. Maybe try This Town Needs Guns and Tera Melos, delicious math rock there, just absolutely crazy stuff. You MAY like some Rishloo stuff. They sound like A Perfect Circle with a dash of Mars Volta but the vocals are not high-pitched, they're more like A Perfect Circle's vocals. Try their song Keyhole in the Sky or Diamond Eyes.

Tera Melos-Melody 5

 

A Perfect Circle-Orestes

 

A Perfect Circle-Gravity

 

A Perfect Circle-3 Libras

 

This Town Needs Guns-Elk

 

This Town Needs Guns-Rabbit

 

Rishloo-Keyhole in the SKy

 

Rishloo-Diamond Eyes

[Good,bad,andrush]

QUOTE (Good,bad,andrush @ Apr 18 2012, 10:08 AM)

Depending on the PT stuff you like, you might absolutely love No-Man. Try their beautiful song Things I Want to Tell You. You might also like Sigur Ros, absolutely beautiful post-rock. Okay, my last recommendation! The latest Opeth album. Pure retro prog, not a single growl or hell even metal moment.

No-Man-Things I Want to Tell You

 

Opeth-Hours of Wealth (GIVE IT A SHOT!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTcCpsa4Plw

 

 

[Good,bad,andrush]

QUOTE (Good,bad,andrush @ Apr 19 2012, 12:53 AM)

QUOTE (rushgoober @ Apr 18 2012, 12:40 PM) Thanks peeps - I'll try some of your recommendations - Maudlin the Well and IQ I've already heard and wasn't blown away by those, but the others I'll check on youtube, etc. - feel free to give me youtube links! What Maudlin of the Well did you hear? I'm wondering still, which song did you hear? I don't get how anyone cannot love this:

[rushgoober]

QUOTE (ColdFireYYZ @ Apr 25 2012, 08:20 PM)

Have you heard of the relatively new Italian prog band Il tempio delle clessidre? They have one album out (self titled) and its sounds pretty retro. Its all sung in Italian like the classic Italian bands but musically they're very good. I've only listened to their album once so I don't really remember what songs I liked but here are some links. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw4pSANaBJg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z59KY48e8Ik&feature=related

Aha! I love this!

 

This absolutely captures 70's Italian prog, and apparently it features the lead vocalist from Museo Rosenbach - wow, who would have thought someone that's been around that long could still sing as well as he used to!

 

Very cool, and thanks so much! This one definitely goes on the want list.

[ColdFireYYZ]

QUOTE (rushgoober @ Apr 30 2012, 02:23 PM)

QUOTE (ColdFireYYZ @ Apr 25 2012, 08:20 PM) Have you heard of the relatively new Italian prog band Il tempio delle clessidre? They have one album out (self titled) and its sounds pretty retro. Its all sung in Italian like the classic Italian bands but musically they're very good. I've only listened to their album once so I don't really remember what songs I liked but here are some links. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw4pSANaBJg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z59KY48e8Ik&feature=related Aha! I love this!   This absolutely captures 70's Italian prog, and apparently it features the lead vocalist from Museo Rosenbach - wow, who would have thought someone that's been around that long could still sing as well as he used to!   Very cool, and thanks so much! This one definitely goes on the want list. Glad you liked it! I'm not too familiar with Italian prog but I picked this one up since I'm seeing them at NEARfest.

[rushgoober]

QUOTE (ColdFireYYZ @ Apr 25 2012, 08:28 PM)

Just remember this band: Willowglass. They're a retro symphonic prog band with classical elements. Lots of classic keys and flute. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXEfcFTH0CU Phideaux. Here are the 2 epics from their latest album Snowtorch. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nx_vi5FnV3c http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVCJhY0cKLE...085E89B39779348 Eye - Center of the Sun Very spacey and psychedelic. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjZuE1DNR4I

Ok.

 

Willowglass I'm not sure on - there are parts I really liked for sure, and it was quite pretty and pastoral. I think perhaps if anything it suffers from it being a solo work by a multi-instrumentalist. Sometimes those projects really would benefit by input from other musicians. Still, intriguing, and I may still check this out further. I didn't love it all immediately, but it has great potential.

 

Phideaux has even more potential - I guess the only parts I wasn't crazy about were the female vocal parts, but even those parts had potential - definitely a group I will pursue some more.

 

Regarding Eye - well, f***ing a-wow this is some mindbending shit. This monster track reminded me of Nektar, Ash Ra Tempel, Acid Mothers Temple, Hawkwind, Deep Purple, Gong, Pink Floyd and several others. Needless to say, I f*cking loved this! I've been looking around online trying to figure out how to order it on CD - any idea? It's available as MP3's as well as some cryptic notes from the end of 2011 that once enough money was raised they'd release a limited edition CD. Just from that 20 minute track, if I had to choose between buying this and the new upcoming Rush - I'd buy this!

 

ColdFire - I don't only want you to keep recommending albums to me, but I also want you to be my official food taster.

[rushgoober]

QUOTE (ColdFireYYZ @ Apr 30 2012, 12:21 PM)

QUOTE (rushgoober @ Apr 30 2012, 02:23 PM) QUOTE (ColdFireYYZ @ Apr 25 2012, 08:20 PM) Have you heard of the relatively new Italian prog band Il tempio delle clessidre? They have one album out (self titled) and its sounds pretty retro. Its all sung in Italian like the classic Italian bands but musically they're very good. I've only listened to their album once so I don't really remember what songs I liked but here are some links. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw4pSANaBJg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z59KY48e8Ik&feature=related Aha! I love this!   This absolutely captures 70's Italian prog, and apparently it features the lead vocalist from Museo Rosenbach - wow, who would have thought someone that's been around that long could still sing as well as he used to!   Very cool, and thanks so much! This one definitely goes on the want list. Glad you liked it! I'm not too familiar with Italian prog but I picked this one up since I'm seeing them at NEARfest. Oh dude, than let me introduce you to two of the best Italian prog songs of all time:   Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso - Canto Nomade Per Un Prigioniero Politico : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WsrnA0w45E - that link is the entire album, but the song is from 0:00 to 15:47   Premiata Forneria Marconi -- Appena Un Po' :

[ColdFireYYZ]

QUOTE (rushgoober @ Apr 30 2012, 03:26 PM)

QUOTE (ColdFireYYZ @ Apr 25 2012, 08:28 PM) Just remember this band: Willowglass. They're a retro symphonic prog band with classical elements. Lots of classic keys and flute. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXEfcFTH0CU Phideaux. Here are the 2 epics from their latest album Snowtorch. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nx_vi5FnV3c http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVCJhY0cKLE...085E89B39779348 Eye - Center of the Sun Very spacey and psychedelic. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjZuE1DNR4I Ok.   Willowglass I'm not sure on - there are parts I really liked for sure, and it was quite pretty and pastoral. I think perhaps if anything it suffers from it being a solo work by a multi-instrumentalist. Sometimes those projects really would benefit by input from other musicians. Still, intriguing, and I may still check this out further. I didn't love it all immediately, but it has great potential.   Phideaux has even more potential - I guess the only parts I wasn't crazy about were the female vocal parts, but even those parts had potential - definitely a group I will pursue some more.   Regarding Eye - well, f***ing a-wow this is some mindbending shit. This monster track reminded me of Nektar, Ash Ra Tempel, Acid Mothers Temple, Hawkwind, Deep Purple, Gong, Pink Floyd and several others. Needless to say, I f*cking loved this! I've been looking around online trying to figure out how to order it on CD - any idea? It's available as MP3's as well as some cryptic notes from the end of 2011 that once enough money was raised they'd release a limited edition CD. Just from that 20 minute track, if I had to choose between buying this and the new upcoming Rush - I'd buy this!   ColdFire - I don't only want you to keep recommending albums to me, but I also want you to be my official food taster. Their Bandcamp page is gone and the only place its available is Amazon MP3, iTunes, and youtube. I can't find a website or any mention of a CD.   Gosta Berlings Saga - I don't really know how to describe them. They're not really retro but at the same time they are. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aV2LEeHw2WE&feature=related   Colin Masson - I'm not a huge fan but you may like this. (just an except from an epic)   Matt Stevens

Edited April 30, 2012 by ColdFireYYZ

[ColdFireYYZ]

QUOTE (rushgoober @ Apr 30 2012, 03:53 PM)

QUOTE (ColdFireYYZ @ Apr 30 2012, 12:21 PM) QUOTE (rushgoober @ Apr 30 2012, 02:23 PM) QUOTE (ColdFireYYZ @ Apr 25 2012, 08:20 PM) Have you heard of the relatively new Italian prog band Il tempio delle clessidre? They have one album out (self titled) and its sounds pretty retro. Its all sung in Italian like the classic Italian bands but musically they're very good. I've only listened to their album once so I don't really remember what songs I liked but here are some links. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw4pSANaBJg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z59KY48e8Ik&feature=related Aha! I love this!   This absolutely captures 70's Italian prog, and apparently it features the lead vocalist from Museo Rosenbach - wow, who would have thought someone that's been around that long could still sing as well as he used to!   Very cool, and thanks so much! This one definitely goes on the want list. Glad you liked it! I'm not too familiar with Italian prog but I picked this one up since I'm seeing them at NEARfest. Oh dude, than let me introduce you to two of the best Italian prog songs of all time:   Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso - Canto Nomade Per Un Prigioniero Politico : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WsrnA0w45E - that link is the entire album, but the song is from 0:00 to 15:47   Premiata Forneria Marconi -- Appena Un Po' : I have Io Sono Nato Libero and I like it a lot. Also, I'm, familiar with the PFM album L'Isola Di Niente. I'm listening to your link right now, and I like it a lot.

[Good,bad,andrush]

QUOTE (ColdFireYYZ @ Apr 30 2012, 03:16 PM)

QUOTE (rushgoober @ Apr 30 2012, 03:53 PM) QUOTE (ColdFireYYZ @ Apr 30 2012, 12:21 PM) QUOTE (rushgoober @ Apr 30 2012, 02:23 PM) QUOTE (ColdFireYYZ @ Apr 25 2012, 08:20 PM) Have you heard of the relatively new Italian prog band Il tempio delle clessidre? They have one album out (self titled) and its sounds pretty retro. Its all sung in Italian like the classic Italian bands but musically they're very good. I've only listened to their album once so I don't really remember what songs I liked but here are some links. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw4pSANaBJg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z59KY48e8Ik&feature=related Aha! I love this!   This absolutely captures 70's Italian prog, and apparently it features the lead vocalist from Museo Rosenbach - wow, who would have thought someone that's been around that long could still sing as well as he used to!   Very cool, and thanks so much! This one definitely goes on the want list. Glad you liked it! I'm not too familiar with Italian prog but I picked this one up since I'm seeing them at NEARfest. Oh dude, than let me introduce you to two of the best Italian prog songs of all time:   Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso - Canto Nomade Per Un Prigioniero Politico : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WsrnA0w45E - that link is the entire album, but the song is from 0:00 to 15:47   Premiata Forneria Marconi -- Appena Un Po' : I have Io Sono Nato Libero and I like it a lot. Also, I'm, familiar with the PFM album L'Isola Di Niente. I'm listening to your link right now, and I like it a lot. On an off topic note, you simply need the classics cold fire. Get Darwin, Aprna un po, and felona e sorona.

[rushgoober]

I'll get to listening to more links soonish - thanks peeps! I had no idea I'd actually discover some great new music - should have made this thread a long time ago!

[ColdFireYYZ]

QUOTE (Good,bad,andrush @ Apr 30 2012, 06:19 PM)

QUOTE (ColdFireYYZ @ Apr 30 2012, 03:16 PM) QUOTE (rushgoober @ Apr 30 2012, 03:53 PM) QUOTE (ColdFireYYZ @ Apr 30 2012, 12:21 PM) QUOTE (rushgoober @ Apr 30 2012, 02:23 PM) QUOTE (ColdFireYYZ @ Apr 25 2012, 08:20 PM) Have you heard of the relatively new Italian prog band Il tempio delle clessidre? They have one album out (self titled) and its sounds pretty retro. Its all sung in Italian like the classic Italian bands but musically they're very good. I've only listened to their album once so I don't really remember what songs I liked but here are some links. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw4pSANaBJg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z59KY48e8Ik&feature=related Aha! I love this!   This absolutely captures 70's Italian prog, and apparently it features the lead vocalist from Museo Rosenbach - wow, who would have thought someone that's been around that long could still sing as well as he used to!   Very cool, and thanks so much! This one definitely goes on the want list. Glad you liked it! I'm not too familiar with Italian prog but I picked this one up since I'm seeing them at NEARfest. Oh dude, than let me introduce you to two of the best Italian prog songs of all time:   Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso - Canto Nomade Per Un Prigioniero Politico : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WsrnA0w45E - that link is the entire album, but the song is from 0:00 to 15:47   Premiata Forneria Marconi -- Appena Un Po' : I have Io Sono Nato Libero and I like it a lot. Also, I'm, familiar with the PFM album L'Isola Di Niente. I'm listening to your link right now, and I like it a lot. On an off topic note, you simply need the classics cold fire. Get Darwin, Aprna un po, and felona e sorona. There's so many albums I need to get!

[Good,bad,andrush]

QUOTE (ColdFireYYZ @ Apr 30 2012, 06:45 PM)

QUOTE (Good @ bad,andrush,Apr 30 2012, 06:19 PM) QUOTE (ColdFireYYZ @ Apr 30 2012, 03:16 PM) QUOTE (rushgoober @ Apr 30 2012, 03:53 PM) QUOTE (ColdFireYYZ @ Apr 30 2012, 12:21 PM) QUOTE (rushgoober @ Apr 30 2012, 02:23 PM) QUOTE (ColdFireYYZ @ Apr 25 2012, 08:20 PM) Have you heard of the relatively new Italian prog band Il tempio delle clessidre? They have one album out (self titled) and its sounds pretty retro. Its all sung in Italian like the classic Italian bands but musically they're very good. I've only listened to their album once so I don't really remember what songs I liked but here are some links. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw4pSANaBJg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z59KY48e8Ik&feature=related Aha! I love this!   This absolutely captures 70's Italian prog, and apparently it features the lead vocalist from Museo Rosenbach - wow, who would have thought someone that's been around that long could still sing as well as he used to!   Very cool, and thanks so much! This one definitely goes on the want list. Glad you liked it! I'm not too familiar with Italian prog but I picked this one up since I'm seeing them at NEARfest. Oh dude, than let me introduce you to two of the best Italian prog songs of all time:   Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso - Canto Nomade Per Un Prigioniero Politico : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WsrnA0w45E - that link is the entire album, but the song is from 0:00 to 15:47   Premiata Forneria Marconi -- Appena Un Po' : I have Io Sono Nato Libero and I like it a lot. Also, I'm, familiar with the PFM album L'Isola Di Niente. I'm listening to your link right now, and I like it a lot. On an off topic note, you simply need the classics cold fire. Get Darwin, Aprna un po, and felona e sorona. There's so many albums I need to get! Oops, I meant per un amico, and I spelled that wrong. I meant appena un po, but that's the song, and a brilliant one at that, that part around four minutes in is bliss,

[Good,bad,andrush]

 

Don't forget to check out Beardfish, there's a link back there somewhere.

[KenJennings]

Transatlantic's "All of the Above"

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-G2WZ1Skvs

[rushgoober]

Sorry peeps, I'll get back to more listening and comments when time arises!

[Imaginos]

Hey Rushgoober! The debut album from Riversea may just float your proverbial boat. Here's a 10 minute trailer for it...

 

 

[Snowman]

Have you heard Von Hertzen Brothers?

 

My Webpage

[Gompers]

Go here and check out new releases for free. Great site for various Prog coming out.

[The K Man]

Prog Archives ratings are by and large very goofy; I wouldn't put too much stock into them, since reviewers often rate albums based on how proggy they are, as opposed to on quality alone. They can be a useful guide, for sure, but as a definitive list of what is great in prog and whatnot, not really.

 

Anyway, check out The Flower Kings. Great newer symphonic prog band with very much of a 70s vibe, but still enough modern touches to not sound completely retro.

 

Some links:

 

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQKiyvEoxh4&feature=related

Edited May 14, 2012 by The K Man

[Hatchetaxe&saw]

QUOTE (Snowman @ May 14 2012, 03:57 PM)

Have you heard Von Hertzen Brothers? My Webpage

They are tremendous. So melodic.

 

Stars Aligned was one of my favourites from last year.