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No new bands, but the reviews and ratings helped me identify which albums to start with for bands I only knew a little bit about.
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I was already looking for new artists well before I joined in 2009 (I think). The Zune Marketplace was awesome to find new artists, Zune started in 2006. The "related artist" links were great, that led you down a rabbit hole of tons of new artists. With the subscription service I was able to d/l DRM protected material and listen before either buying it or looking for the records in stores or online.
Zune was the cause of me spending close to $3500.00 one year on records, I think it was 2008.....

Anyhow, PA helped me find a few others that I already knew of but the reviews are what pushed me to buy the records. I would also take PA reviews of bands I did not know and preview them on Zune Marketplace to see if it fit my liking.
Most of the bands I discovered thru PA do not record anymore like:
Mind Key
OSI
Threshold
Canvas Solaris
Circus Maximus
Andromeda
Shadow Circus
Chain
Nine Stones Close
Pallas
Discipline
Magenta
Aquaplanage

I am sure there are others.......I have more than enough music to keep me busy and smiling till the day I become worm food.
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Dexys Midnite Runners! LOL  Seriously, too many to count

https://rateyourmusic.com/~siLLy_puPPy
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Oh and Tool I also new before and maybe dream theater
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Bubblemath for example...

Actually every Progband besides Genesis Yes ELP jethro tull pink floyd King Crimson and some that I know from Babyblaue-Prog Reviews
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Touch, Et Cetera
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As mentioned earlier on in this thread it'd probably be easier just to list the ones that didn't come from here.
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Wow...hundreds of bands!  The database is a treasure of information on obscure stuff. 
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Tons of Italian bands other than PFM, Le Orme, and Banco. 
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The Great people here on PA is responsible for (re)opening  for me the doors of all the new prog music since the 80's

(time when I refused keeping up with what was being made then - with only a few honorable exceptions, mostly female singers - and took a long shelter inside a bubble of classic rock from the previous decades)


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Hundreds, but I've been here for about a decade.
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Mostly newer bands like... ..Beardfish, Wobbler, Birds and Buildings, Deluge Grandeur, 
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I think my biggest discovery since hanging out on this site is Island.  

Still exploring other new-to-me names, so I'm sure more will emerge.  So much music, so little time.
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St. Elmo's Fire
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PA gave me a very good idea of where to start with Zappa's abusively large discography LOL
Other bands would include Camel, Caravan, VDGG, Gentle Giant, Robert Fripp's solo material, Klaus Shultz, Magma and Tangerine Dream.
PA also introduced me to more obscure PF material and, of course, Syd Barrett-era Floyd; before I discovered this website I had only listened to Animals, The Wall, WYWH, and DSOTM. 
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Hundreds ! Reviewers are the real treasure of PA.
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I was already familiar with Genesis and Yes(obviously), ELP, Gentle Giant, Camel, Caravan, Frank Zappa, Saga. And discovered through this site Magma, Van der Graaf Generator, Barclay James Harvest, Tangerine Dream, Spock's Beard, and many others. 
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Most of my discoveries I made on a german prog site, but here I can remember discovering Barock Project, Mystery, Kamelot, Bent Knee, and propbably some more ...
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Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Originally posted by Mortte Mortte wrote:

Lemon Kittens & Deluge Grander. First one is really great, Grander is ok, but I could have live without it.

Lemon Kittens aren't on PA though. I've heard of them anyway so not a big deal to me. The greek band Lemonade Influence is though(apparently they are weird but then again so are lemon kittens). 
I think you should read at least the op:s comments. There is said what bands you have found when joining in these sites. Someone recommended me Lemon Kittens in forum.
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When I first stumbled upon PA is when I first really started forming some prog understanding.

Since I like to know he history of a music I went straight for the “Classic” era top list.

PA introduced me to GG, Camel, VDGG, PFM, Banco, Zappa, Egg, Museo Rosenbach, heaps ect.

I was already onto Yes and Floyd because you can’t really miss them even outside of prog
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