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Posted: August 25 2015 at 14:24
Ivan_Melgar_M wrote:
Dellinger wrote:
Really love the first 3, though I would add El Patio from Triana too. For me that pair of albums is wondeful. As for RPI, I usually prefer other bands over PFM. And the last 2 sound like albums I should check out. I have looked for albums in german and there really weren't many, and I wouldn't have known which should be good to check out. Well, I do know some Rammstein and Lacrimosa, but that's something else altogether. And Latin, that sounds interesting to hear.
Just for you
There's a Death Metal band called Via Obscura, beware
Alberto Piras' voice is an acquired taste
Thanks for the recommendations. Via Obscura was very interesting, guess I'll have to search a bit more of them. Ex Machina I'm not so sure... it sounded a bit messy, but perhaps the recording quality didn't help the music.
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Posted: December 10 2015 at 01:01
Jane (the albums from 1972 to 1978, a couple of them have an Eloy sound) Ange (their 70s albums) Carpe Diem Anekdoten Nightingale (also check Dan Swano's Moontower and his other project Witherscape) Veni Domine (progressive metal meets doom?! sure, why not) DeadSoul Tribe Subsignal (out of the ahes of Sieges Even, they continue on the path of Sieges even's last two albums) Kingcrow (especially their last three albums) Asia Minor
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Posted: December 11 2015 at 00:54
condor wrote:
My favourite prog bands are King Crimson, Opeth, Pink Floyd and Porcupine Tree. Which non-English language band should I try first?
I suppose its about the bands with vocals in a language other than English. In that case you must try giving Sigur Ros (beautiful Post Rock in a made up language) a listen. & Unreal City ( simply sublime) from RPI Category.
Edited by addictedtoprog - December 11 2015 at 00:55
Il Tempio della Clessidre with Stefano "Lupo" Califi is the very finest in Italian Symphonic Prog today. Buy the "Live in Seoul" DVD from 2011 I you will see what it´s all about in Italian Prog today.
Alphataurus Live in Bloom 2011 DVD confirms the boldest comeback in classic RPI. The Dove is back !
Then you can starting digging the vast RPI archives. Start with Banco´s first 3 albums + the Live DVD from 1992 , Apoteosi, De De Lind, Osanna´s 3 first, Metamorfosi´s "Inferno", Maxophone, Museo Rosenbach´s "Zarathustra", Area with Demetrio Stratos , Le Orme´s 4 first, Quella Vecchia Locanda, Alphataurus first + Live in Bloom 2011 DVD, PFM ´s 1972 albums... there´s so much new worlds that it takes a novel to tell the great story of RPI. Nearly all classic Italian bands are just superb (in their own special way).
Italians are Masters of Melody .
And as it is said hear already, if you can´t understand Italian it really doesn´t matter at all.
Have a great Journey thru space & time
Edited by Son.of.Tiresias - March 15 2016 at 12:11
"Harakka Bialoipokku" from the great Finnish legend, Pekka Pohjola from 1974. A tale from the Finnish woods.
His finest but I also recommend "Pihkasilmä Kaarnakorva" from 1972.
Piirpauke´s 2 first albums from 1975-76 also defines the very best from Finnish forests.
Maarit´s first album from 1973, superb female vocals in Finnish. Not really Prog but superb musical contemporary pop music, superlative versions from "A Salty Dog" as "Merimies" and "Delta Dawn" as "Laakson lilja". Quite incredible sound quality, well all HiFi just disappears and the music remains.
Progression in sound quality really. I have found Finnish is a very beautiful language, hope you too
"Depois Do Fim" by Bacamarte feat. beautiful vocals from Jane Dupoc, 1983.
"666" by Aphrodite´s Child from Greece, 1972 is really something else. Extraordinary vocals (in English) by Demis Roussos and superb compositions & musicianship from Vangelis and Silver Kolouris. Also Irene Papas´ appearance is quite extraordinary, to say at least
And the classic Italian Prog genre from the 70´s, of course.
Enjoy
Edited by Son.of.Tiresias - April 02 2016 at 14:17
You may see a smile on Tony Banks´ face but that´s unlikely.
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Posted: March 13 2016 at 23:49
addictedtoprog wrote:
condor wrote:
My favourite prog bands are King Crimson, Opeth, Pink Floyd and Porcupine Tree. Which non-English language band should I try first?
I suppose its about the bands with vocals in a language other than English. In that case you must try giving Sigur Ros (beautiful Post Rock in a made up language) a listen. & Unreal City ( simply sublime) from RPI Category.
Yeah, that Unreal City first album was really beautiful... I'm waiting to receive the second one at the moment. Also, the first album from Logos (L'enigma de la Vita) is wonderful.
You're welcome , this is a very good album from France too:
Very unique style and one of the very masterpieces from France :), i recommend the others works of Ange too.
Andreol, I owned that Ange album about fifteen yeas ago, it´s excellent but I found it very difficult to accept French... I really tried but ... and at the very same time I got to known a couple of RPI classics and I get hooked and never looked back. Classic Italian masters... well, you know there´s no returning
I managed to sell the Montes album to fund the Crucis album...
and I´m waiting for the Crucis album from Japan !... fingers crossed
You may see a smile on Tony Banks´ face but that´s unlikely.
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Posted: April 02 2016 at 18:46
Yeah, it takes some albums and good listens to accept other languages and other rythms, for a good begin in French Prog(That is REALLY vast, with French Theatrical Symphonic, Zeuhl and unique R.I.O artists like Art Zoyd) i would recommend Ange first album, Caricatures, it's where i begun :).
If you want to adventure in more obscure styles of french prog, try Magma - M.D.K and Vortex - Les Cycles de Thanatos, it's REALLY other world.
Slovenia: Terra Mystica, Sfiltrom Yugoslavia: Smak - Stranice naseg vremena, Indexi, Leb i sol ... Spain: Granada Hungary: After Crying Bulgaria: FSB Poland: SBB Netherlands: Focus Belgium: Univers Zero Estonia: In Spe etc.
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Ivan_Melgar_M wrote:
, Le Orme´s 4 first, Quella Vecchia Locanda, Alphataurus first + Live in Bloom 2011 DVD, PFM ´s 1972 albums... there´s so much new worlds that it takes a novel to tell the great story of RPI. Nearly all classic Italian bands are just superb (in their own special way). 
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? A video perhaps ?
I will get it...
, this is a very good album from France too:
... and at the very same time I got to known a couple of RPI classics and I get hooked and never looked back. Classic Italian masters... well, you know there´s no returning 
