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Posted: July 08 2013 at 07:24
thellama73 wrote:
Hmm, tough one. Bill Nelson did some vaguely proggy new wave stuff after he left Be Bop Deluxe. Other than that, you might have to go the post-punk route and look at bands like Pere Ubu or the Red Krayola.
Speaking of Bill Nelson....he had a great influence on Stuart Adamson of The Skids and Big Country fame. Check out The Skids "Days in Europa" (Produced by Nelson) and "The Absolute Game", which in my opinion is an almost unclassifable album ie. it's not punk, it's not rock, it's not new wave, it's The Skids music of 1980 and it's monumental! My favourite non prog album of all time. Buy the expanded "The Absolute Game" CD with the bonus album "Strength Through Joy" on it.......now we are heading into weird territory!
Joined: August 17 2006
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Posted: July 07 2013 at 11:13
Ultravox , Magazine and JOHN FOXX
How about
Alphaville, New Musik, Icehouse, Talk Talk, Xymox plus the Fischer Z album Word Salad and a delightful debut record from The Expression out of Australia
One more: Gentlemen Without Weapons -s/t is a hard find though!
Edited by tszirmay - July 07 2013 at 11:14
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Joined: April 12 2013
Location: Michigan
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Posted: July 06 2013 at 21:14
Flash and the Pan…especially the 2nd album “Lights in the Night.”
Boys Brigade. They had a hit single, Melody, from their one and only album. Their best-known member, Malcolm Burn, is better known as a producer these days.
How about the song "Welcome to the pleasure dome" by FGTH, not obscure,
not a lot of weird time signatures, but more prog than Spandu Ballet and
Level 42.
Music is the refuge of souls ulcerated by happiness.
Joined: March 23 2013
Location: Minnesota
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Posted: July 05 2013 at 12:14
I agree with the early OMD stuff. Very Kraftwerkian.
Simple Minds, New Gold Dream and earlier.
Of course XTC and Talking Heads
Blondie Parallel Lines? Maybe, at least Fripp is there.
Japan
Ultravox
There are some New Wave artists that aren't prog but proggers tend to like, like
The Cure
Gary Numan (early)
I guess all I'm doing is listing some of the stuff that helped me transition into the 80's when Prog lost its appeal. Ralph records was great, with bands like Tuxedomoon and Yello.
Some obscurities to try and find are Ceramic Hello and Experiments With Ice.
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Posted: July 04 2013 at 08:26
I've mentioned this somewhere else but I think early-80's 'Utopia' (lead by Todd Rundgren) displays some proggy tendencies amongst the whole New Wave approach (I recall on some live recording Todd announcing "we was New Wave when there was no wave...". All the guys are great musicians but keyboardist Roger Powell shines especially. Something about the (generally dismissed) 'Oblivion' album fascinates me. I admire how amongst a live set they can perform something rivetting and complex as 'The Seven Rays' and then play 'Can we Still be Friends'.
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Posted: July 02 2013 at 14:16
Perhaps the last couple of Police albums? They were heading in a slightly prog direction and utilising the tech at their disposal extremely well. I absolutely love Synchronicity Part One.
Joined: February 18 2004
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Posted: July 02 2013 at 01:43
Aragon wrote:
Yes guys you're right, but are u sure all these are prog? Some bands u suggest me have a punk feeling...with no much keys and synth, the other are full new wave...too simple the rythm.I want hear a complex moog solo in neoprog vein, but with the catchy feeling of new wave
probably doesn't exist tbh
Propaganda are worth checking out. Their album was produced by Trevor Horn and features contributions from Stewart Copeland , Ian Mosely (think I have the right Marillion drummer without checking) and Steve Howe. The track Dream Within A Dream is the most proggiest although admittedly a lot of their music owes more to German Industrial sounds than prog (with a hint of Tangerine Dream).
Yes guys you're right, but are u sure all these are prog? Some bands u suggest me have a punk feeling...with no much keys and synth, the other are full new wave...too simple the rythm.I want hear a complex moog solo in neoprog vein, but with the catchy feeling of new wave
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