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Wuschel 
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 Topic: Romantic Prog
Posted: December 17 2006 at 13:33 |
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Hi!
I'm new to prog and at the moment I'm searching for bands that play a
slow, balladsy style with romantic melodies. Is there something like
that, that you could recommend me?
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Asyte2c00
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Posted: December 17 2006 at 13:45 |
Fireships - Peter Hammill
Atom Heart Mother - Pink Floyd (To a certain extent, like "Summer '68, "Fat Old Sun")
Everyone is Everybody Else - Barclay James Harvest
Octoberon - Barclay James Harvest
XII - Barclay James Harvest
Time Honoured Ghost - Barclay James Harvest (Imagine the Eagles' "Take it to the Limit" played ten different ways. I dont which album came out first, but some of the songs, especially "Sweet Jesus." "Sweet Jesus" and "Take it To Limit" sounds SO similar its shocking.
Wind & Wuthering - Genesis ("One for the Vine" has the shortest, most beautiful intro, it sets the mood perfectly, especially if you looking at the album art while listeing to the song. Its unworldly. "One for the Vine" is my favorite track on the album. "Blood on the Rooftops" is another Hackett-romantic guitar tune, similar to "Horizons").
Overall, delve into BJH.
BJH:
Fantastic Melodies
Slow Mid-tempo Ballads
Uplifting Subject Matter
Poignant Lyrics
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rainbow111
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Posted: December 17 2006 at 14:55 |
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Renaissance, especially Novella, very soft...Annie is the best!
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It's got to be slow
Taking love the only way
It's got to just flow
Making love and taking time to let it grow
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heyitsthatguy
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Posted: December 17 2006 at 14:56 |
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Marillion, perhaps?
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Zac M
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Posted: December 17 2006 at 15:00 |
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The Enid
Anthony Phillips
Harmonium
Camel
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"Art is not imitation, nor is it something manufactured according to the wishes of instinct or good taste. It is a process of expression."
-Merleau-Ponty
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Barla
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Posted: December 17 2006 at 15:40 |
Definitely: Pendragon
Almost everything by them has a romantic and very melodic feeling. Nice music when you're alone with girls. 
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chamberry
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Posted: December 17 2006 at 16:05 |
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I agree with the Harmonium recommendation
Some other recommendations:
Holderlin - Holderlin's Traum. Beautiful prog folk from Germany. Lovely female vocals.
Sigur Ros - ( ). Very melancholic post-rock. Lovely piano.
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rainbow111
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Posted: December 17 2006 at 16:07 |
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ohh-Blackmore's Night
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It's got to be slow
Taking love the only way
It's got to just flow
Making love and taking time to let it grow
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Ed_The_Dead
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Posted: December 17 2006 at 16:27 |
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White Willow! In particular the song "Book of Love"
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king_pin
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Posted: December 20 2006 at 13:02 |
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Pain of Salvation - Remedy Lane - This Heart of Mien (I Pledge), Second Love
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nou... mag ik het niet nog een keertje overdoen?
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richardh
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Posted: December 21 2006 at 16:50 |
 Wuschel wrote:
Hi!
I'm new to prog and at the moment I'm searching for bands that play a slow, balladsy style with romantic melodies. Is there something like that, that you could recommend me?
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Guitarist Stephen Caudel might be of interest.Tends to get pigeon holed as 'New Age' but his best album Earth In Turquoise is very prog in style and has that melodic/romantic style that I guess you are into.
Edited by richardh - December 21 2006 at 16:51
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Drekavac
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Posted: January 07 2007 at 11:31 |
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Perhaps King Crimsons first four albums? As well as Yes' first two albums. Theres also bands like Jade Warrior and early Caravan. You should probably check out the Canterbury scene.
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Bern
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Posted: January 07 2007 at 11:55 |
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I'd say Camel had their fair share of romantic songs.
I also agree with the Harmonium recommendations.
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RIP in bossa nova heaven.
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progismylife
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Posted: January 07 2007 at 11:56 |
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I agree with the Camel recommendations.
What about the Moody Blues?
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Mikerinos
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Posted: January 07 2007 at 14:39 |
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Harmonium
Locanda Delle Fate
Premiata Forneria Marconi
Camel
Ange
Barclay James Harvest
Steve Hackett's progressive/acoustic stuff
Edited by Bluesaga - January 07 2007 at 14:39
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Atomic_Rooster
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Posted: January 07 2007 at 16:33 |
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How about..... GENESIS
the most romantic of the original 70's prog giants.
almost the entire Gabriel era is cast in a wistful romantic vein, with varying motifs of melancholy
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I am but a servant of the mighty Fripp, the sound of whose loins shall forever be upon the tongues of his followers.
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chessman
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Posted: January 07 2007 at 17:10 |
Satellite - A Street Between Sunrise And Sunset
Satellite - Evening Games
Barclay James Harvest - Gone To Earth
Justin Hayward/John Lodge - Bluejays
Collage - Moonshine
Steve Hackett - Voyage Of The Acolyte
Anthony Phillips - The Geese And The Ghost
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paulindigo
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Posted: January 08 2007 at 10:09 |
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Spring - s/t
You might like Orme and some Procol Harum (A Whiter Shade of Pale, Homburg, A Salty Dog...)
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The Whistler
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Posted: January 09 2007 at 01:58 |
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I'd recommend Days of Future Passed by the Moody Blues, Court of the Crimson King by King Crimson, and, er, uh...Heavy Horses. By Jethro Tull. Yeah.
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"There seem to be quite a large percentage of young American boys out there tonight. A long way from home, eh? Well so are we... Gotta stick together." -I. Anderson
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toolis
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Posted: January 09 2007 at 02:05 |
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Mogwai - Happy Songs For Happy People
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-music is like pornography...
sometimes amateurs turn us on, even more...
-sometimes you are the pigeon and sometimes you are the statue...
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