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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 26 2015 at 10:18
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 26 2015 at 11:03
Hi,
 
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Terje mentioned three times!
 
Not sure '"tonal" is the right word for it, but a lot of the early Jan Garbarek, would seem to fit? I also keep thinking Yokko Saeffer (sp.), though I have not heard anything of his in 30 years, stuff that has its roots in anything but melody, for my ears. I also find Egberto Gismonti, in the early days, would be an interesting listen, but none of these fit in "rock", and sometimes I think that calling them "jazz" is a huge stretch!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 26 2015 at 12:38
Re heavy music that was ahead of its time, check also this (1973)




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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 26 2015 at 13:12
As far as Jazz Rock/Fusion goes some of my favorites are...

Edition Especiale - Aliquante (France)
Bonfire - self titled (Holland)
Isotope - Illusion (England)
Soft Machine - Softs (John Etheridge on guitar)
Soft Machine - Bundles (Allan Holdsworth on guitar)
Energy - self titled (Sweden)
Nova - Blink (Italy)
David Sancious - Transformation (USA)
Transit Express - Priglacit (France)
Finnforest - Lahto Matkalle (Finland)
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 26 2015 at 15:40
More mainstream but If, Osibisa and Zzebra might be worth listening to plus various Frank Zappa albums especially Hot Rats.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 26 2015 at 16:19
Originally posted by Svetonio Svetonio wrote:

Oh and don't forget to try, as an quite experimental and probably the best progressive fusion album from 80s, Cloud About Mercury by David Torn (with Mark Isham, Tony Levin, Bill Brufford).

Great suggestion!  This fine work is often overlooked! 

I'd suggest "Masques" by Brand X, my favorite of their very prolific output.  
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 26 2015 at 19:07
Man there are so many good suggestions! As for my original post, I realized it was not clear but I am not looking for proto metal. I am looking for bands who did what some of the current progressive metal bands are doing now but before metal existed: Pushing technicality and harmonic exploration to its extremes. I didn't have time to check everything out yet but if you think of more instrumental madness keep em coming! I particularly enjoy fast playing, atonality or or use less typical modes/scales or music that makes use of a variety of modes/scales in the same song.

TeleStrat: I remember hearing that Isotope album a few times and really liking it!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 26 2015 at 19:36
Originally posted by cstack3 cstack3 wrote:

Originally posted by Svetonio Svetonio wrote:

Oh and don't forget to try, as an quite experimental and probably the best progressive fusion album from 80s, Cloud About Mercury by David Torn (with Mark Isham, Tony Levin, Bill Brufford).

Great suggestion!  This fine work is often overlooked! 

I'd suggest "Masques" by Brand X, my favorite of their very prolific output.  


The kind of fast note runs that are on the first song of Brand X's Masques is exactly the kind of music I am after. Thanks a lot!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 26 2015 at 19:41
Isoptope has three albums plus a live one and they are all good but Illusion is my favorite.
Gary Boyle is an excellent guitarist.
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Zappa - Roxy & Elsewhere 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 17 2015 at 12:32
Someone mentioned Mahavishnu early on in the thread and I have to ditto that...if you want quality fusion with great fast leads and a bit of atonality then that's the place to start...imo.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 17 2015 at 18:04
I don't remember seeing any recommendations for Weather Report.
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 17 2015 at 19:52
Iceberg for pre-90s ;

http://www.progarchives.com/mp3.asp?id=2903


Counter-World Experience for after
http://www.progarchives.com/mp3.asp?id=4578




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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 18 2015 at 14:09
Originally posted by timothy leary timothy leary wrote:



Classic jam-fusion.   Nice.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 18 2015 at 23:44
Don't forget Ian Carr's Nucleus and the early Brand X.  Do you think Phil was thinking that Genesis was over when he started putting his hand in just about every proggy, jazzy dish at the time? 
 
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 19 2015 at 07:57
Others have already made some good suggestions. Here are some of mine:

LEB I SOL - first four albums; also try VLATKO STEFANOVSKI solo projects (electric and accoustic) - what a great guitarist!
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