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R_DeNIRO 
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 Topic: Help With Getting A Friend Into Prog
Posted: December 06 2005 at 23:57 |
Camel - Mirage
The best choice for a newbie. A classic of prog very accesible for inexperienced ears.
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We were always be much human than we whish to be.
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stonebeard
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Posted: December 06 2005 at 23:30 |
If they are predisposed to like...
- Jazz: play King Crimson, Caravan
- Metal: play Dream Theater, Pos, Kamelot, Opeth etc...
- Pop: play Genesis, Marillion
- Mainstream Rock: play Arena
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kingofbizzare
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Posted: December 06 2005 at 17:54 |
I've gotten a lot of my friends into prog. I got one of my friends (who loves KISS and AC/DC) into prog by lending him KISS's Music from the Elder. After that I lent him Over-Nite Sensation by Frank Zappa, and he loved it.
Maybe you could show your friend what good modern stuff there is with The Mars Volta or Mr. Bungle.
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Uther Pendragon
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Posted: December 05 2005 at 23:22 |
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Marillion - Brave
Yes - Close To The Edge
Dream Theater - Images & Words
Rush - Moving Pictures
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"And so as I patrol in the valley of the shadow of the tricolour I must fear evil for I am but mortal and mortals can only die."
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sleeper
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Posted: December 02 2005 at 17:22 |
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Get him into the big names Floyd, King Crimson, Genesis, Yes, Jethro Tull, ELP, Dream Theater, Spocks Beard (with Neal Morse), Marillion and so on.
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Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005
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The Hemulen
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Posted: December 02 2005 at 10:01 |
 con safo wrote:
Trout Mask Replica |
Oh, you wag.
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Entity79
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Posted: December 02 2005 at 09:58 |
Well, he'll listen to just about anything 'retro'. He hates the music scene today with all the soundalike and corporate rock bands. The only current band I know he likes is Green Day.
I do catch him listening to a lot of 80's stuff, so I suppose Marillion would be a good choice as well, maybe the first album? (Script)
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SolariS
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Posted: December 02 2005 at 00:09 |
i've found that people that don't listen to prog often like porcupine tree. they're an easy middle-ground prog band. In Absentia or Deadwing would work well.
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Bern
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Posted: December 01 2005 at 20:38 |
I already brought one of my friends into prog. I forced him to listen to Genesis until he liked it.
You should do that too.
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RIP in bossa nova heaven.
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Arnold Layne
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Posted: December 01 2005 at 20:34 |
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pink floyd is what got me into prog, wish you were hear is good but id say dark side or the wall first. more people seem to like that.prog is like a hot tub, dont jump in or youll get burned
Edited by Arnold Layne
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HELP!
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The Ryan
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Posted: December 01 2005 at 19:54 |
Fantômas wrote:
Tool - Lateralus. It's impossible for someone to NOT LIKE The Grudge...  |
Meet someone who doesn't like The Grudge. Or any Tool for that matter.
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Publius84
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Posted: December 01 2005 at 19:41 |
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Try Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
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I know what I like and I like what I know...
Prog is in my heart, in my mind, in my soul...
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The Ryan
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Posted: December 01 2005 at 19:39 |
Entity79 wrote:
Ok, I recently lent my friend my copy of Genesis' The Lamb, which he told me he loved. I am looking for any other recommendations for CDs to get him, as it is near Christmas and I figure prog would make a good gift. 
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Just a tip, if you tell the people of progarchives.com what your friend already listens to, we can move from there. For example if you've got a friend that listens to classic rock, you will want to buy American prog-sounding albums (Kansas, Styx maybe?) and obviously if your friend listens to techno, perhaps Krautrock or prog-electronic. There's different prog albums made for every type of listener, even those who don't listen to rock at all (see Jazz Fusion). Someone who listens to jazz every may not enjoy Kansas quit like he/she does Mahavishnu Orchestra. Goodluck anyways.
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Fantômas
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Posted: December 01 2005 at 19:26 |
Tool - Lateralus. It's impossible for someone to NOT LIKE The Grudge...
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And above all, is punk 
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Zac M
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Posted: December 01 2005 at 19:14 |
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JUst tie him into a chair and play Magma on repeat foooor 48 hrs! |
I wish someone would do that to me
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"Art is not imitation, nor is it something manufactured according to the wishes of instinct or good taste. It is a process of expression."
-Merleau-Ponty
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con safo
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Posted: December 01 2005 at 18:20 |
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Trout Mask Replica
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erlenst
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Posted: December 01 2005 at 17:30 |
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Without a doubt: Camel - Mirage or Moonmadness... King Crimson - Red or
ITCOTCK, ITWOP or Lizard.... Jethro Tull - TAAB..... Yes - Close to the
Edge ... Kansas - Song for America... Rush - A Farewell to Kings... and
finally : Genesis - Nursery Cryme or Selling England ... those are the
two with the best atmospheres.
You can not go wrong with these !!
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Gentle Tull
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Posted: December 01 2005 at 17:17 |
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Get him Thick as a Brick, Foxtrot, and Close to the Edge, 3 classics.
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Alpine Jones
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Posted: December 01 2005 at 17:11 |
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If he likes The Lamb, Get him Foxtrot. I think Yes is a great gateway into
Prog rock as well. Any album would do.
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Entity79
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Posted: December 01 2005 at 17:09 |
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Well, I already have The Yes Album, so I guess I can lend him that as well...and ITCOTCK, good call...I'll put that on my Xmas list too.
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