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cstack3 ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() VIP Member Joined: July 20 2009 Location: Tucson, AZ USA Status: Offline Points: 6830 |
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Thanks, we explored this a while back, this has some really good posts and ideas!! I particularly like prog that was inspired by classic sci fi! "Watcher of the Skies" is perhaps my favorite, inspired by Arthur C. Clarke's novel "Childhood's End."
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Tom Ozric ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() ![]() Joined: September 03 2005 Location: Olympus Mons Status: Offline Points: 15916 |
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ARTHUR BROWN'S KINGDOM COME - Journey
(Surprised no-one thought of this earlier) |
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gr8dane ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() Joined: May 11 2005 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 1127 |
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Group 87's first album.
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Shake & bake.
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RockHound ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: March 03 2013 Location: USA Status: Offline Points: 618 |
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A few obvious entries:
Yes - Starship Trooper - based on Heinlein Nektar - Recycled. ELP - Karn Evil 9, particularly the 3rd movement. Genesis - Get 'em Out by Friday "This is an announcement from genetic control..." Genesis - Return of the Giant Hogweed - Science fact? Coheed and Cambria's albums.
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David64T ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() Joined: January 19 2013 Location: South Australia Status: Offline Points: 392 |
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If you're not already across them, I suggest Hibernal (Mark Healey from Brisbane, Australia who is both a musican and a novelist): highly recommended as sci-fi although they do not do songs as such, more a story with lots of accompanying music - really well done, the reviews so far on PA seem to mostly be positive. I'm mostly familiar with the first album "The Machine" which is rather creepy Orwellian futuristic corporate nightmare. Prog Archives page here; Bandcamp page here. |
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Seasons Of Change - weekly programme on community radio: http://seasonsofchangeradio.blogspot.com.au/
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BaldFriede ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() ![]() Joined: June 02 2005 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 10261 |
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All Hawkwind album deal with SF or fantasy, sometimes as concept albums.
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![]() BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
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Sean Trane ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() Prog Folk Joined: April 29 2004 Location: Heart of Europe Status: Online Points: 19747 |
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three good solo albums from Paul Kantner between the slow end of Jefferson Airplane and the rea start of Jefferson Starship
Blows Against the Empire who won a few Sci-Fi awards because of the flipside's concept.. This is not a Jefferson Starship album despite its subbtitle, but more of an Airplane album without the Hot Tuna duo (trio) Sunfighter (whose album cover is rather disappointing, since it shows Grace"s and Paul's young baby girl China -whose upcoming birth was announced in Blows Against) features a few Sci-Fi tracks Baron Von Tollboth & Chrome Nun is probably the proggiest of the three, as it features 'trons |
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verslibre ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: July 01 2004 Location: CA Status: Offline Points: 15441 |
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All-instrumental, with Francis Monkman on synths. ![]() |
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sublime220 ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: January 21 2015 Location: Willow Farm Status: Offline Points: 1563 |
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Don't know if some of these count as prog but they all deal with the theme of sci-fi, particularly space. Lumerians - Transmalinnia Agitation Free - Malesch Gnod & White Hills - Gnod Drop Out With White Hills II Acid Mothers Temple And The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. - New Geocentric World Of Acid Mothers Temple UFO - UFO 1 The Telescopes - As Approved By The Committee
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There is no dark side in the moon, really... Matter of fact, it's all dark...
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Pastmaster ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: January 23 2015 Location: Spiderwood Farm Status: Offline Points: 1774 |
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Two of my favorite space-themed albums: Eloy - InsideEloy - Floating
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Cristi ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Crossover / Prog Metal Teams Joined: July 27 2006 Location: wonderland Status: Offline Points: 41778 |
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Evergrey's In Search of Truth (2001) is a concept album about alien abduction. One of the best progressive metal albums out there.
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AFlowerKingCrimson ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: October 02 2016 Location: Philly burbs Status: Offline Points: 16583 |
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That's a really good question. How about the Alan Parson Project's "Irobot" which I assume is based on the book by Isaac Asimov. A bit on the poppy side at times but a great album nonetheless. ELP's "Brain salad surgery" always struck me as Sci Fi-ish(the album cover seems to reinforce that)but I can't really say for sure. Some stuff by Rush seems to come close but usually songs rather than albums such as "red barchetta." 2112 is the one pure sci fi example for Rush(and the most obvious)but it's already been mentioned. I'm sure there's a bunch of modern prog stuff that is but I can't give any specific examples. Ayreon has already been mentioned too.
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AFlowerKingCrimson ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: October 02 2016 Location: Philly burbs Status: Offline Points: 16583 |
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[Yes - Starship Trooper - based on Heinlein]
I've been a Yes fan for a long time but this is the first time I've ever heard that. I would love to see a source for that(not that it's not possible)
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Kingsnake ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() Joined: November 03 2006 Location: Rockpommelland Status: Offline Points: 1578 |
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Of course Eloy (Planets and Time to Turn) and Hawkwind, but give Saga a try.
They wrote a sci-fi concept story, wich was divide into chapters, spread over 30 years an 7 albums. They are compiled as one integral story on The Chapters - Live. Really nice story and superb progrock. Threshold (progmetal) tried their sci-fi-concept on the album Clone, wich is rather enjoyable, but different than spacerock, of course. Also Chick Corea was influenced by sci-fi books. And of course: Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds and Queen's Flash Gordon. In song-form, John Lees was a huge sci-fi fan as well, and wrote Nova Lepidoptera, where the lyrics are based solely on sci-fi-book-titles. It's fun and a great song aswell. Enjoy!
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Marscape.
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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PhideauxFan ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: August 14 2007 Location: France Status: Offline Points: 4574 |
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![]() Not Of This Earth by various artists (Black Widow Records). ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() http://https://www.discogs.com/Various-Not-Of-This-Earth/master/325836 Edited by PhideauxFan - October 08 2017 at 05:23 |
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