Lucas Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Any suggestions on lesser known or more obscure prog bands or albums ? I thought I'd start a thread so we could post some good ones I really like this from Atlas - it is pretty special IMHO ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Presto-digitation Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 JOLLY - The Audio Guide To Happiness, Parts 1 & 2 (separate releases) and their debut 46:12. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoopid Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 (edited) Here's a whole website loaded with obscure stuff, reviewed/graded, and it includes links to samples... http://www.dprp.net Edited October 17, 2015 by stoopid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New_World_Man Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 (edited) Yeah or go to progarchives.com or check out this list. http://rateyourmusic...21__2012_lt_/4/ The term "obscure" is relative though. In prog circles bands such as Triumvirat, Eloy, Banco, Strawbs, Flower Kings, Glass Hammer, Spock's Beard, Nektar, Big Big Train, IQ, Anekdoten, Pendragon, PFM and Echolyn to name but a few are very well known. If you are a big prog fan then they aren't really obscure. Edited October 17, 2015 by New_World_Man 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted October 17, 2015 Author Share Posted October 17, 2015 Yeah or go to progarchives.com or check out this list. http://rateyourmusic...21__2012_lt_/4/ The term "obscure" is relative though. In prog circles bands such as Triumvirat, Eloy, Banco, Strawbs, Flower Kings, Glass Hammer, Spock's Beard, Nektar, Big Big Train, IQ, Anekdoten, Pendragon, PFM and Echolyn to name but a few are very well known. If you are a big prog fan then they aren't really obscure. But had you heard Atlas before ? ;) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbobby10 Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 No pun intended Obscured by Clouds- Pink Floyd 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital Dad Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 I don't know if it's that obscure or if it's even prog but I love Robert Wyatts work. I think Peter Hammill is pretty obscure yet he's a top 5 favorite artist for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 http://www.aetmej.se/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/hipster-indiana-jones.jpeg 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New_World_Man Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Yeah or go to progarchives.com or check out this list. http://rateyourmusic...21__2012_lt_/4/ The term "obscure" is relative though. In prog circles bands such as Triumvirat, Eloy, Banco, Strawbs, Flower Kings, Glass Hammer, Spock's Beard, Nektar, Big Big Train, IQ, Anekdoten, Pendragon, PFM and Echolyn to name but a few are very well known. If you are a big prog fan then they aren't really obscure. But had you heard Atlas before ? ;) I have heard of them for a long time. I finally did hear their music a few weeks ago or so on an internet progressive rock station. They sounded good. However, they are just one of many(and I do mean many)international prog bands from back in the day. There were tons of bands from Italy, Spain, the rest of Europe, South America, Japan, Canada(pretty much any developed country). I'm not saying this to put down Atlas in any way but I just don't see the point in singling out one obscure band when in fact there were many. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New_World_Man Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 I don't know if it's that obscure or if it's even prog but I love Robert Wyatts work. I think Peter Hammill is pretty obscure yet he's a top 5 favorite artist for me. PH and VDGG are legendary in prog circles but pretty unknown otherwise imo. I'm a pretty big fan of both though. I've seen Peter live once and I've seen VDGG twice. I even shook hands and spoke to Peter briefly once which was rather cool. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathory Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUPh7eGQcvw 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted October 18, 2015 Author Share Posted October 18, 2015 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUPh7eGQcvw Thanks Bathory ! This is what I meant - posting some favorites 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbobby10 Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Favorite off that album http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRTyt0okJak 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Not Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Knifeworld's recent "The Unraveling" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathory Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 I was kinda hoping mr. not would recommend steven wilson or dream theater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclonus X-1 Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Yezda Urfa's Sacred Baboon. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCACYgvMgHQ Inspired in part by Gentle Giant. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New_World_Man Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 I was kinda hoping mr. not would recommend steven wilson or dream theater Well, neither one is obscure. In fact just the opposite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted October 18, 2015 Author Share Posted October 18, 2015 Yezda Urfa's Sacred Baboon. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCACYgvMgHQ Inspired in part by Gentle Giant. Love the bass - that's gotta be a Rickenbacker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital Dad Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Kew.Rhone An album recorded by two former members of Henry Cow and Slapp Happy. Very avant garde and way proggy. If you dig either of these two bands or anything out of Canterbury you may like this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted October 18, 2015 Author Share Posted October 18, 2015 Kew.Rhone An album recorded by two former members of Henry Cow and Slapp Happy. Very avant garde and way proggy. If you dig either of these two bands or anything out of Canterbury you may like this. I didn't even know about a scene in Canterbury - where the heck have I been ??? ... thanks DD ...... here's an interesting clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH9Iar0Qwmw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Not Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 I was kinda hoping mr. not would recommend steven wilson or dream theater wat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 (edited) I was kinda hoping mr. not would recommend steven wilson or dream theater watMr. Not introduced me to Devil Doll last winter, which is the coolest obscure proggish music I know. Very different from what I normally listen to, and very cool. ETA: You probably haven't heard of it. :P Edited October 18, 2015 by goose 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New_World_Man Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 [i didn't even know about a scene in Canterbury - where the heck have I been ??? ... thanks DD ...... here's an interesting clip] Well, since you live in New Jersey have you at least heard of the New Jersey Proghouse? ;) Also, there's a radio station that has a prog show in NJ on Saturday nights(not sure what part of the state you live in though). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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NaturalHemisphereGarden Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 (edited) Sky Architect - A Billion Years of Solitude It took me a while to get into this, but it is now one of my favorite albums ever. Edited October 18, 2015 by NaturalHemisphereGarden 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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