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    Posted: February 02 2016 at 12:48
New here, looked friendly enough so I thought I would create an account on the forums!

Examples of this weird type of music:

10cc
Sparks
A Trick of the Tail
Little known band called Stackridge that I've been a fan of for years
Queen 
Split Enz
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 02 2016 at 14:46
Hi amd welcome to PA! We're often very friendly indeed
Could you please clarify what you're exactly asking? Are you looking for prog bands/albums similar to those you mentioned?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 02 2016 at 16:54
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Beggars Opera
Shuttah
Argent

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 02 2016 at 18:07
There's a certain Vaudevillian atmosphere to Frank Zappa albums (Apostrophe for instance), but getting away from Americana, how about Strawbs' Ghosts?

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 02 2016 at 18:27
If you're looking for something "music hall" related with a unique flavor, you just have to try French "chanson" prog...these are the cream of the crop:

Ange:
 Caricatures - 1973
 Le Cimitiere des Arlequins - 1974
 Au Dela Du Delire - 1974
 Emile Jacotey - 1975
 Par le Fils de Mandrin - 1976
 Guet Apens - 1978

Mona Lisa:
 L'escapade - 1974
 Grimaces - 1975
 Le Petit Violon de Monsieur Gregoire - 1977
 Avant Qu'll ne Soit Trop Tard - 1978
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 02 2016 at 18:31
^ Good call, can't believe I didn't think of those myself (maybe cause I had a stroke in December).
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 02 2016 at 19:53
^ Agreed, the Ange especially -

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 03 2016 at 14:05
Almost forgot...if you'd like your "music hall" to be very dark and a cross between vaudeville and a black and white horror film another option would be Devil Doll Clown

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 03 2016 at 20:08
Quatermass another neat one as far as what might be considered "dance hall"  -

Quatermass Quatermass  album cover




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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 05 2016 at 15:23
Quartermass!  Haven't seen that LP in yonks! 
 
Peter Gabriel's "Excuse Me"
 
The Kinks were my favorite for incorporating dance hall, but they're not very proggy at all. 
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 08 2016 at 16:38
Procol Harum and Supertramp
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 08 2016 at 16:45
Guernica is a weird one, but they're there.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 09 2016 at 10:18
Well...I'm not sure what the OP means since none of those mentioned above sound like 'music hall'
music to me.
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 09 2016 at 10:31
I'm trying to understand that description "music hall prog" based on the bands set out as examples. There's a lot of the Sparks that I've really enjoyed. 10cc is alright, but I'm not sure if Trick of the tail is a Band or the Genesis album. Perhaps this refers to the type of venues they were playing at a point in time.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 09 2016 at 10:57
^music hall as in vaudeville, cabaret, etc. Basically involving a lot of theatrics.
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