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Kári
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Genesis - Selling England by the Pound Yes - Fragile Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon Genesis - Trick of the Tail Yes - Close to the Edge
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Posted: July 25 2016 at 19:00 |
This weekend I actually got a friend of mine, who had never heard prog before, to fall in love with the genre. Bear in mind that he's a classical music fan, so there wasn't as much of a barrier for him to get through in terms of complexity in the music.
Anyhow, the first five prog albums that I played for him were (in order): - Yes - Fragile
- Genesis - Nursery Cryme (only side one)
- Genesis - Trespass
- King Crimson - Larks' Tongues In Aspic
- Bubu - Anabelas
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Posted: July 25 2016 at 17:04 |
akaBona wrote:
dr wu23 wrote:
TheLionOfPrague wrote:
Dark Side of the Moon, Close to the Edge, Selling England by the Pound, Thick as a Brick and In the Court of the Crimson King.
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As far as 'classic prog' goes ....that's a nice list. I wouldn't change it. For newbies it's a fine place to start. |
Yep, what a way to start your journey ...
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Fun to imagine hearing all of those for the first time again.
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Posted: July 25 2016 at 16:05 |
dr wu23 wrote:
TheLionOfPrague wrote:
Dark Side of the Moon, Close to the Edge, Selling England by the Pound, Thick as a Brick and In the Court of the Crimson King.
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As far as 'classic prog' goes ....that's a nice list. I wouldn't change it. For newbies it's a fine place to start. |
Yep, what a way to start your journey ...
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Posted: July 25 2016 at 07:39 |
I think that most of the "classical period" Genesis albums including SEBTP are quite uneven, and I'd rather use their 1973 "Live" album, which is much more consistent in presenting highlights only; also some people (like me) tend to prefer the less polished live sound more generally when done well, and therefore it may be good to have one live album in the collection. (And I think that this reasoning may apply to newbies just as well.)
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Posted: July 25 2016 at 07:19 |
TheLionOfPrague wrote:
Dark Side of the Moon, Close to the Edge, Selling England by the Pound, Thick as a Brick and In the Court of the Crimson King.
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As far as 'classic prog' goes ....that's a nice list. I wouldn't change it. For newbies it's a fine place to start.
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Posted: July 24 2016 at 08:03 |
HosiannaMantra wrote:
For those who want to hear "classic prog" in a nutshell:King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King Yes - Close to the Edge Genesis - Foxtrot Camel - Moonmadness Eloy - Ocean
For those who want to hear weird and funny things: East of Eden - Mercator Projected Family - Entertainment Samla Mammas Manna - Maltid Gong - Flying Teapot Pink Floyd - Relics
For those who tend to hear some more serious experimentation: Ash Ra Tempel - Ash Ra Tempel Henry Cow - Western Culture Art Zoyd - Generation Sans Futur King Crimson - Lark's Tongues in Aspic Soft Machine - Third
For those who came from hard rock/heavy metal circles: Uriah Heep - Very 'Eavy Very 'Umble Birth Control - Operation Atomic Rooster - Death Walks Behind You King Crimson - Red Jethro Tull - Benefit
For those who listen to pop/mainstream music mostly: Supertramp - Breakfast in America Kayak - Phantom of the Night Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon Traffic - When the Eagle Flies Kansas - Masque
For those who want to get into jazzy side of prog: Colosseum - Valentyne Suite Frank Zappa - The Grand Wazoo Soft Machine - Third Samurai - Samurai If - If 3
For those who want to get into foreign language prog: PFM - Storia di un Minuto Triana - El Patio Omega - Csillagok Utjan Novalis - Sommerabend Sfinx - Zalmoxe
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Nice - you've pretty much done what I was thinking of doing!
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HosiannaMantra
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Posted: July 23 2016 at 17:30 |
For those who want to hear "classic prog" in a nutshell: King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King Yes - Close to the Edge Genesis - Foxtrot Camel - Moonmadness Eloy - Ocean
For those who want to hear weird and funny things: East of Eden - Mercator Projected Family - Entertainment Samla Mammas Manna - Maltid Gong - Flying Teapot Pink Floyd - Relics
For those who tend to hear some more serious experimentation: Ash Ra Tempel - Ash Ra Tempel Henry Cow - Western Culture Art Zoyd - Generation Sans Futur King Crimson - Lark's Tongues in Aspic Soft Machine - Third
For those who came from hard rock/heavy metal circles: Uriah Heep - Very 'Eavy Very 'Umble Birth Control - Operation Atomic Rooster - Death Walks Behind You King Crimson - Red Jethro Tull - Benefit
For those who listen to pop/mainstream music mostly: Supertramp - Breakfast in America Kayak - Phantom of the Night Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon Traffic - When the Eagle Flies Kansas - Masque
For those who want to get into jazzy side of prog: Colosseum - Valentyne Suite Frank Zappa - The Grand Wazoo Soft Machine - Third Samurai - Samurai If - If 3
For those who want to get into foreign language prog: PFM - Storia di un Minuto Triana - El Patio Omega - Csillagok Utjan Novalis - Sommerabend Sfinx - Zalmoxe
Edited by HosiannaMantra - July 23 2016 at 17:35
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dwill123
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Posted: July 23 2016 at 16:22 |
Tarkus - Emerson, Lake and Palmer The Yes Album - Yes In The Court Of The Crimson King - King Crimson (I actually prefer LTiA but feel one needs to listen to Court before taking on LTiA). Nursery Cryme - Genesis Benefit - Jethro Tull
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Posted: July 23 2016 at 12:51 |
OP: an impossible yet, obviously, highly personal task. I'd go with your original gut choices.
(Though I'd definitely choose Fragile over CTTE or TYE as an introductory album--because of its diversity; and I might choose Dark Side or even Animals over WYWH, but, then, that, again, is me.) (P.S. Why does Rush get to be included in a "classic" prog list when they arrived very late to the scene? And why not a non-English-speaking album ŕ la RPI or Krautrock? So tough!)
Will there be a complementary go-to site for 21st Century Prog?
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The Dark Elf
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Posted: July 23 2016 at 12:40 |
BaldJean wrote:
The Dark Elf wrote:
BaldJean wrote:
The Dark Elf wrote:
BaldJean wrote:
The Dark Elf wrote:
Hmmm...gateway albums. Not too proggy with 20+ minute magnum opuses (like TAAB, Foxtrot or CttE), and certainly nothing that would scare someone away simply by off-kilter vocals alone (like VdGG or Comus, for instance). Ease them in slowly and then hit 'em with a f*cking sledgehammer.
Trick of the Tail (accessible but very fusion-like compositionally, with some balladry and acoustics thrown in) Dark Side of the Moon (probably the most accessible Floyd album, with excellent lyrics and memorable songs) Aqualung (probably one of the best blends of acoustics and hard rock ever attempted, with sly lyricism to boot) Crime of the Century (so pleasant, you're unaware its prog) I Robot (again, you can actually hum along to some prog, maybe even dance with 2 left feet) |
VdGG vocals are not out of kilter at all; they go perfectly along with the lyrics. the so-called "beautiful vocals" are in my opinion often out of kilter. what is the point of singing beautifully about emotions that are anything but beautiful?
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Conversely, why drive prospective listeners away with annoying, excuse me, 'eccentric' vocals? The point of this exercise is to get non-prog listeners into the genre. You don't want to drive them away thinking you're a crazy person for forcing them to listen to something that is definitely an acquired taste, like eating roasted crickets or deep-fried banana slugs. |
what is in your opinion so eccentric about Hammill's vocals? it the lyrics are "I start to shriek" then "shriek" HAS to be shrieked; anything else would in my opinion be eccentric. and yet things like this are what Hammill is usually criticized for by those who don't like his vocals
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Honestly, Jean, I just can't stand his vocals. I tried, really I did, but I can't stand listening to him. I've always said I'd buy instrumental VdGG albums because musically I like them - just mask Hammill. |
well, de gustibus non est disputandum. but you make me curious now - what do you consider to be good vocals?
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I suppose I could be a smart-ass and say "anyone singing other than Peter Hammill".
But honestly, there are just certain performers I simply don't like to listen to. Not in the same range as Hammill, of course, but Lou Reed, for instance, should have never been allowed to sing, even alone in his shower in the morning. Leonard Cohen is another one. Great lyrics, splendid, but his songs are better sung by someone else. But again, that isn't really fair to Hammill, who actually has range beyond monotone. I just don't care for Hammill's delivery and pitch. That's all.
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BaldJean
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Posted: July 23 2016 at 12:27 |
The Dark Elf wrote:
BaldJean wrote:
The Dark Elf wrote:
BaldJean wrote:
The Dark Elf wrote:
Hmmm...gateway albums. Not too proggy with 20+ minute magnum opuses (like TAAB, Foxtrot or CttE), and certainly nothing that would scare someone away simply by off-kilter vocals alone (like VdGG or Comus, for instance). Ease them in slowly and then hit 'em with a f*cking sledgehammer.
Trick of the Tail (accessible but very fusion-like compositionally, with some balladry and acoustics thrown in) Dark Side of the Moon (probably the most accessible Floyd album, with excellent lyrics and memorable songs) Aqualung (probably one of the best blends of acoustics and hard rock ever attempted, with sly lyricism to boot) Crime of the Century (so pleasant, you're unaware its prog) I Robot (again, you can actually hum along to some prog, maybe even dance with 2 left feet) |
VdGG vocals are not out of kilter at all; they go perfectly along with the lyrics. the so-called "beautiful vocals" are in my opinion often out of kilter. what is the point of singing beautifully about emotions that are anything but beautiful?
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Conversely, why drive prospective listeners away with annoying, excuse me, 'eccentric' vocals? The point of this exercise is to get non-prog listeners into the genre. You don't want to drive them away thinking you're a crazy person for forcing them to listen to something that is definitely an acquired taste, like eating roasted crickets or deep-fried banana slugs. |
what is in your opinion so eccentric about Hammill's vocals? it the lyrics are "I start to shriek" then "shriek" HAS to be shrieked; anything else would in my opinion be eccentric. and yet things like this are what Hammill is usually criticized for by those who don't like his vocals
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Honestly, Jean, I just can't stand his vocals. I tried, really I did, but I can't stand listening to him. I've always said I'd buy instrumental VdGG albums because musically I like them - just mask Hammill. |
well, de gustibus non est disputandum. but you make me curious now - what do you consider to be good vocals?
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The Dark Elf
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Posted: July 23 2016 at 12:17 |
BaldJean wrote:
The Dark Elf wrote:
BaldJean wrote:
The Dark Elf wrote:
Hmmm...gateway albums. Not too proggy with 20+ minute magnum opuses (like TAAB, Foxtrot or CttE), and certainly nothing that would scare someone away simply by off-kilter vocals alone (like VdGG or Comus, for instance). Ease them in slowly and then hit 'em with a f*cking sledgehammer.
Trick of the Tail (accessible but very fusion-like compositionally, with some balladry and acoustics thrown in) Dark Side of the Moon (probably the most accessible Floyd album, with excellent lyrics and memorable songs) Aqualung (probably one of the best blends of acoustics and hard rock ever attempted, with sly lyricism to boot) Crime of the Century (so pleasant, you're unaware its prog) I Robot (again, you can actually hum along to some prog, maybe even dance with 2 left feet) |
VdGG vocals are not out of kilter at all; they go perfectly along with the lyrics. the so-called "beautiful vocals" are in my opinion often out of kilter. what is the point of singing beautifully about emotions that are anything but beautiful?
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Conversely, why drive prospective listeners away with annoying, excuse me, 'eccentric' vocals? The point of this exercise is to get non-prog listeners into the genre. You don't want to drive them away thinking you're a crazy person for forcing them to listen to something that is definitely an acquired taste, like eating roasted crickets or deep-fried banana slugs. |
what is in your opinion so eccentric about Hammill's vocals? it the lyrics are "I start to shriek" then "shriek" HAS to be shrieked; anything else would in my opinion be eccentric. and yet things like this are what Hammill is usually criticized for by those who don't like his vocals
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Honestly, Jean, I just can't stand his vocals. I tried, really I did, but I can't stand listening to him. I've always said I'd buy instrumental VdGG albums because musically I like them - just mask Hammill.
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BaldJean
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Posted: July 23 2016 at 12:13 |
The Dark Elf wrote:
BaldJean wrote:
The Dark Elf wrote:
Hmmm...gateway albums. Not too proggy with 20+ minute magnum opuses (like TAAB, Foxtrot or CttE), and certainly nothing that would scare someone away simply by off-kilter vocals alone (like VdGG or Comus, for instance). Ease them in slowly and then hit 'em with a f*cking sledgehammer.
Trick of the Tail (accessible but very fusion-like compositionally, with some balladry and acoustics thrown in) Dark Side of the Moon (probably the most accessible Floyd album, with excellent lyrics and memorable songs) Aqualung (probably one of the best blends of acoustics and hard rock ever attempted, with sly lyricism to boot) Crime of the Century (so pleasant, you're unaware its prog) I Robot (again, you can actually hum along to some prog, maybe even dance with 2 left feet) |
VdGG vocals are not out of kilter at all; they go perfectly along with the lyrics. the so-called "beautiful vocals" are in my opinion often out of kilter. what is the point of singing beautifully about emotions that are anything but beautiful?
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Conversely, why drive prospective listeners away with annoying, excuse me, 'eccentric' vocals? The point of this exercise is to get non-prog listeners into the genre. You don't want to drive them away thinking you're a crazy person for forcing them to listen to something that is definitely an acquired taste, like eating roasted crickets or deep-fried banana slugs. |
what is in your opinion so eccentric about Hammill's vocals? it the lyrics are "I start to shriek" then "shriek" HAS to be shrieked; anything else would in my opinion be eccentric. and yet things like this are what Hammill is usually criticized for by those who don't like his vocals
Edited by BaldJean - July 23 2016 at 12:14
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Posted: July 23 2016 at 12:03 |
BaldJean wrote:
The Dark Elf wrote:
BaldJean wrote:
The Dark Elf wrote:
BaldJean wrote:
The Dark Elf wrote:
Hmmm...gateway albums. Not too proggy with 20+ minute magnum opuses (like TAAB, Foxtrot or CttE), and certainly nothing that would scare someone away simply by off-kilter vocals alone (like VdGG or Comus, for instance). Ease them in slowly and then hit 'em with a f*cking sledgehammer.
Trick of the Tail (accessible but very fusion-like compositionally, with some balladry and acoustics thrown in) Dark Side of the Moon (probably the most accessible Floyd album, with excellent lyrics and memorable songs) Aqualung (probably one of the best blends of acoustics and hard rock ever attempted, with sly lyricism to boot) Crime of the Century (so pleasant, you're unaware its prog) I Robot (again, you can actually hum along to some prog, maybe even dance with 2 left feet) |
VdGG vocals are not out of kilter at all; they go perfectly along with the lyrics. the so-called "beautiful vocals" are in my opinion often out of kilter. what is the point of singing beautifully about emotions that are anything but beautiful?
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Conversely, why drive prospective listeners away with annoying, excuse me, 'eccentric' vocals? The point of this exercise is to get non-prog listeners into the genre. You don't want to drive them away thinking you're a crazy person for forcing them to listen to something that is definitely an acquired taste, like eating roasted crickets or deep-fried banana slugs. |
you have obviously never tasted roasted crickets. they are not an acquired taste at all, they are simply delicious. you are just prejudiced against them
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On the contrary, I've had chococlate covered ants, roast cricket and grasshoppers, turtle soup, alligator and other various oddities. It's just that, with so many excellent things to eat, I see no reason to try them again. |
then why the hell do you consider toasted crickets to be an acquired taste? I am quite certain that if a hundred blindfolded people were given roasted crickets to eat ninety of them would say "delicious". they are definitely not a taste you have to get used to (contrary to, for example, beer)
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Who said they were delicious? I tried them. I never will again. I'm sure a blind taste test wouldn't suddenly drive the demand for buying cans of crickets to eat at the next football game. Now slugs? Maybe.
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Posted: July 23 2016 at 11:59 |
Easy, albums that don't have the stereotypical progressive sound that people make fun of them for. Just great music in general.
Future Days - CAN Crack The Sky - Crack The Sky In Search Of Space - Hawkwind Still Life - Van Der Graaf Generator Red - King Crimson
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BaldJean
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Posted: July 23 2016 at 11:57 |
The Dark Elf wrote:
BaldJean wrote:
The Dark Elf wrote:
BaldJean wrote:
The Dark Elf wrote:
Hmmm...gateway albums. Not too proggy with 20+ minute magnum opuses (like TAAB, Foxtrot or CttE), and certainly nothing that would scare someone away simply by off-kilter vocals alone (like VdGG or Comus, for instance). Ease them in slowly and then hit 'em with a f*cking sledgehammer.
Trick of the Tail (accessible but very fusion-like compositionally, with some balladry and acoustics thrown in) Dark Side of the Moon (probably the most accessible Floyd album, with excellent lyrics and memorable songs) Aqualung (probably one of the best blends of acoustics and hard rock ever attempted, with sly lyricism to boot) Crime of the Century (so pleasant, you're unaware its prog) I Robot (again, you can actually hum along to some prog, maybe even dance with 2 left feet) |
VdGG vocals are not out of kilter at all; they go perfectly along with the lyrics. the so-called "beautiful vocals" are in my opinion often out of kilter. what is the point of singing beautifully about emotions that are anything but beautiful?
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Conversely, why drive prospective listeners away with annoying, excuse me, 'eccentric' vocals? The point of this exercise is to get non-prog listeners into the genre. You don't want to drive them away thinking you're a crazy person for forcing them to listen to something that is definitely an acquired taste, like eating roasted crickets or deep-fried banana slugs. |
you have obviously never tasted roasted crickets. they are not an acquired taste at all, they are simply delicious. you are just prejudiced against them
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On the contrary, I've had chococlate covered ants, roast cricket and grasshoppers, turtle soup, alligator and other various oddities. It's just that, with so many excellent things to eat, I see no reason to try them again. |
then why the hell do you consider toasted crickets to be an acquired taste? I am quite certain that if a hundred blindfolded people were given roasted crickets to eat ninety of them would say "delicious". they are definitely not a taste you have to get used to (contrary to, for example, beer)
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Posted: July 23 2016 at 11:51 |
BaldJean wrote:
The Dark Elf wrote:
BaldJean wrote:
The Dark Elf wrote:
Hmmm...gateway albums. Not too proggy with 20+ minute magnum opuses (like TAAB, Foxtrot or CttE), and certainly nothing that would scare someone away simply by off-kilter vocals alone (like VdGG or Comus, for instance). Ease them in slowly and then hit 'em with a f*cking sledgehammer.
Trick of the Tail (accessible but very fusion-like compositionally, with some balladry and acoustics thrown in) Dark Side of the Moon (probably the most accessible Floyd album, with excellent lyrics and memorable songs) Aqualung (probably one of the best blends of acoustics and hard rock ever attempted, with sly lyricism to boot) Crime of the Century (so pleasant, you're unaware its prog) I Robot (again, you can actually hum along to some prog, maybe even dance with 2 left feet) |
VdGG vocals are not out of kilter at all; they go perfectly along with the lyrics. the so-called "beautiful vocals" are in my opinion often out of kilter. what is the point of singing beautifully about emotions that are anything but beautiful?
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Conversely, why drive prospective listeners away with annoying, excuse me, 'eccentric' vocals? The point of this exercise is to get non-prog listeners into the genre. You don't want to drive them away thinking you're a crazy person for forcing them to listen to something that is definitely an acquired taste, like eating roasted crickets or deep-fried banana slugs. |
you have obviously never tasted roasted crickets. they are not an acquired taste at all, they are simply delicious. you are just prejudiced against them
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On the contrary, I've had chococlate covered ants, roast cricket and grasshoppers, turtle soup, alligator and other various oddities. It's just that, with so many excellent things to eat, I see no reason to try them again.
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BaldJean
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Posted: July 23 2016 at 11:46 |
The Dark Elf wrote:
BaldJean wrote:
The Dark Elf wrote:
Hmmm...gateway albums. Not too proggy with 20+ minute magnum opuses (like TAAB, Foxtrot or CttE), and certainly nothing that would scare someone away simply by off-kilter vocals alone (like VdGG or Comus, for instance). Ease them in slowly and then hit 'em with a f*cking sledgehammer.
Trick of the Tail (accessible but very fusion-like compositionally, with some balladry and acoustics thrown in) Dark Side of the Moon (probably the most accessible Floyd album, with excellent lyrics and memorable songs) Aqualung (probably one of the best blends of acoustics and hard rock ever attempted, with sly lyricism to boot) Crime of the Century (so pleasant, you're unaware its prog) I Robot (again, you can actually hum along to some prog, maybe even dance with 2 left feet) |
VdGG vocals are not out of kilter at all; they go perfectly along with the lyrics. the so-called "beautiful vocals" are in my opinion often out of kilter. what is the point of singing beautifully about emotions that are anything but beautiful?
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Conversely, why drive prospective listeners away with annoying, excuse me, 'eccentric' vocals? The point of this exercise is to get non-prog listeners into the genre. You don't want to drive them away thinking you're a crazy person for forcing them to listen to something that is definitely an acquired taste, like eating roasted crickets or deep-fried banana slugs. |
you have obviously never tasted roasted crickets. they are not an acquired taste at all, they are simply delicious. you are just prejudiced against them
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Posted: July 23 2016 at 11:42 |
BaldJean wrote:
The Dark Elf wrote:
Hmmm...gateway albums. Not too proggy with 20+ minute magnum opuses (like TAAB, Foxtrot or CttE), and certainly nothing that would scare someone away simply by off-kilter vocals alone (like VdGG or Comus, for instance). Ease them in slowly and then hit 'em with a f*cking sledgehammer.
Trick of the Tail (accessible but very fusion-like compositionally, with some balladry and acoustics thrown in) Dark Side of the Moon (probably the most accessible Floyd album, with excellent lyrics and memorable songs) Aqualung (probably one of the best blends of acoustics and hard rock ever attempted, with sly lyricism to boot) Crime of the Century (so pleasant, you're unaware its prog) I Robot (again, you can actually hum along to some prog, maybe even dance with 2 left feet) |
VdGG vocals are not out of kilter at all; they go perfectly along with the lyrics. the so-called "beautiful vocals" are in my opinion often out of kilter. what is the point of singing beautifully about emotions that are anything but beautiful?
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Conversely, why drive prospective listeners away with annoying, excuse me, 'eccentric' vocals? The point of this exercise is to get non-prog listeners into the genre. You don't want to drive them away thinking you're a crazy person for forcing them to listen to something that is definitely an acquired taste, like eating roasted crickets or deep-fried banana slugs.
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