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    Posted: July 15 2008 at 17:43
I haven't bought any albums for a while... and I'd like a few recommendations. I like bands from all prog subgenres. I have most of the famous albums from Yes, King Crimson, Genesis, Jethro Tull, etc. I'd like to know about more of the lesser known groups.
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Check out the Canterbury subgenre.  You can't go wrong with anything you see in the top albums there.

http://www.progarchives.com/subgenre.asp?style=12
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I like some of the albums from there, especially those by Caravan. Any other suggestions?
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Originally posted by YesFan72 YesFan72 wrote:

I like some of the albums from there, especially those by Caravan. Any other suggestions?


Hard to say - where do your tastes lie?  Mostly symphonic?
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Points: 3241 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 15 2008 at 17:52
I've listened mostly to symphonic and folk just because that's what everyone always had said to listen to. I'm pretty open to anything.
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For something a bit more adventurous, perhaps try Henry Cow or Magma.
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I listen to Henry Cow a lot. Magma is good, but not one of my favorites.
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Points: 89372 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 15 2008 at 18:02
Yikes!

Try something a bit tamer first, like Egg.  Once you've got to their third album The Civil Surface, you may start appreciating music by Henry Cow and National Health then. Big%20smile

Also try Picchio dal Pozzo from Italy.  Their debut is Canterbury whilst their follow-up is Canterbury and avant-prog (RIO).

Both are excellent and good primers for further exploration.

However, I'm not sure of the availability of their albums.

Edit: oh, you listen to Henry Cow already

Try Hatfield and the North as well Big%20smile


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I'll look into Hatfield and the North.
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Do you have Robert Wyatt''s Rock Bottom yet?
It's likely if you that you know Henry Cow and Soft Machine already, but if you don't then well worth checking out.

Checking your reviews list:

5%20stars GRYPHON - Red Queen to Gryphon Three
5%20stars GNIDROLOG - In Spite Of Harry's Toenail
5%20stars MUSEO ROSENBACH - Zarathustra
5%20stars YEZDA URFA - Boris
5%20stars HENRY COW - Western Culture
5%20stars HARMONIUM - Si On Avait Besoin D'Une Cinquième Saison
4%20stars JAN DUKES DE GREY - Mice And Rats In The Loft
4%20stars BEARDFISH - Sleeping In Traffic: Part One
4%20stars GRYPHON - Gryphon

Good albums you've reviewed.  If you don't know them already... I'd suggest Spirogra (start with the debut) and Comus - First Utterance.  And Amazing Blondel - Synfonia for Guitar and Strings.

I'd suggest you try News From Babel (the boxset)...
Maybe get Picchio dal Pozzo's debut.
And Area...
And Weidorje. so much...
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Rock Bottom is essential.

And that's my unbiased viewpoint. LOL

Oh yes, Letters Home, the second album by News from Babel is also excellent.  Good pick!
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I love such "recommend me" posts from lazy people.
Who needs all these dull things like reviews, sort by genres, countries, music samples etc? Simply ask: recommend me.
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What bands are similar to Comus? Comus is another of my favorites.
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Spirogyra is similar (I recommended that and Comus based on your rating of Jan Dukes de Grey -- great acid folk).
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Zappa? I suppose you know him, if not you better check him out with Hot Rats.

From your reviews I can't say you like Heavy Prog, but you got Rush in Rio on your sig. so you might check Atomic Rooster and specially Black Widow a very good Heavy Folk Prog band, I would call them.

Atomic Rooster - Death Walks Behind You (essential for any Hard Rock/Heavy Prog collection)
Black Widow - Sacrifice (overlooked or unknown, pretty good stuff, if you like Tull, their Aqualung period, I'm sure you'll like them)
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Originally posted by YesFan72 YesFan72 wrote:

I haven't bought any albums for a while... and I'd like a few recommendations. I like bands from all prog subgenres. I have most of the famous albums from Yes, King Crimson, Genesis, Jethro Tull, etc. I'd like to know about more of the lesser known groups.
 
OK, five lesser known recommendations.  I would give any of these albums 4 stars (well, the HP Lovecraft one might get 3.5 since it's not really prog) and Amarok easily deserves 5.
 
Pulsar -- Strands of the Future.   French symphonic prog.
 
Well, actually, this comes smack in the middle of their transition from space rock to symphonic.  If you want something more purely symphonic, the next album Halloween is just as good.
 
Will O' The Wisp -- Will O' The Wisp.   Greek psychedelic/space rock prog
 
Actually it's right on the symphonic prog border.   Great modern prog with classic prog sensibilities.  I got this yesterday and I've already listened to it three times.  Give it a try.
 
H. P. Lovecraft -- H. P. Lovecraft   American proto-prog.
 
A psychedelic album from 1967.  Hearing how they twist "Let's Get Together" is worth the admission price (at least if you like psychedelic) but the whole album is of a high quality.
 
Mike Oldfield -- Amarok   British crossover prog.
 
Oldfield's masterpiece.   Given the bands that you've listed you probably are quite familiar with prog epics, but this one blew me away.   It's an exquisitely produced and magnificently written symphony in rock.   Schedule an hour out of a day and listen to it from start to finish doing nothing else.  It's worth it.
 
Amagrama -- Ciclotimia.  Argentinian symphonic prog.  
 
The only album from this modern South American prog band.     It was recorded by a group of teenagers, but you wouldn't know it from listening.
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Points: 2720 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 16 2008 at 05:39

There are loads that I could recommend, but I'll stick to one: Porcupine Tree's 'Fear of a Blank Planet'.

For me it's on par with the classix.
 
Doesn't often happen that I recommend an album three months on from when I would have first recommended it. It's a stayer.
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Points: 16449 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 16 2008 at 09:33
Since you seem to be open to all sub generes, I'll give you an eclectic mix of my favourites:

Pain of Salvation- The Perfect Element/ 12:5
Kayo Dot- Choirs of the Eye/ Blue Lambency Downward
maudlin of the Well- Bath/Leaving Your Body Map
Opeth- Blackwater Park
Dream Theater- Scens from a Memory/ Images and Words
Dark Suns- Grave Human Genuine
The Mars Volta- De-Loused in the Comatorium/ The Bedlam in Goliath
The Pax Cecilia- Blessed are the Bonds (free to download off their website)
Indukti- SUSAR
Marillion- Script for a Jester Tear/ Misplaced Childhood/ Brave
Saens- Escaping from the Hands of God
White Willow- Storm Season
Virgin Black- Requiem Mezzo Forte 
Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005

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I'd recomend you check out Echolyn, Beardfish, The Flower Kings and Anekdoten for starters. I'm sure you'll find much to enjoy there.

Check out some reviews on this site to find the best albums to start with.
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I like Beardfish, Anekdoten, and the Flower Kings. I've never heard of Echolyn.
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