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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 12 2017 at 11:06
    Spock's Beard - Bennett Built a Time Machine

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 12 2017 at 13:59
Anything by Cafe Tacuba
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 12 2017 at 14:03
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 12 2017 at 14:33
Gary Wright - Dream Weaver
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 12 2017 at 21:11
Originally posted by Raccoon Raccoon wrote:

Anything by Cafe Tacuba


You mean the mexican Cafe Tacuba? I never thought of them as remotely proggy... though to be perfectly fair, I never liked what I heard from them very much, so I didnt' dig any deeper. However, they were indeed very popular and I guess quirky or whatever... unconventional... in a way I was never able to get into them.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 12 2017 at 21:16
More recent Devin Townsend stuff? 
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A lot of songs from Voivod's The Outer Limits and Angel Rat.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 13 2017 at 12:19
Roxy Music.......quite a few by them.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 13 2017 at 12:25
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 13 2017 at 21:55
Originally posted by Thatfabulousalien Thatfabulousalien wrote:

More recent Devin Townsend stuff? 


Yeah, in general Devin Townsend has a very heavy, noisy and weird sound, with his wall of sound and grunting and all, but somehow his hooks seem to be rather catchy and enjoyable even for non-proggers.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 16 2017 at 05:11
Originally posted by Dellinger Dellinger wrote:

Originally posted by Raccoon Raccoon wrote:

Anything by Cafe Tacuba


You mean the mexican Cafe Tacuba? I never thought of them as remotely proggy... though to be perfectly fair, I never liked what I heard from them very much, so I didnt' dig any deeper. However, they were indeed very popular and I guess quirky or whatever... unconventional... in a way I was never able to get into them.

Yeah, probably a bad example, haha. It seems like most of the community on this site don't like Cafe that much, which really shocked me.

I loved them from first listening to Yosoy, and sharing the album with my close friend, he looked at me and genuinely THANKED me for showing him the band. 

They can get as prog as you want, Reves is a full-instrumental (not accessible at all, even for fans of the band.. a masterpiece), but the companion-piece Yosoy is odd, sometimes very loud, sometimes INSANELY quiet (a simple harp and man humming, with water running and a quiet dog barking in the background..)

Even though this band will never be on this site, it's worthy of a recommendation anywhere.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 16 2017 at 16:20
A trilogy of albums by Gentle Giant come to mind immediately, Freehand, Interview, and The Missing Piece.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 17 2017 at 07:16
Spock's Beard - June
Spock's Beard - Waste Away
Spock's Beard - All On A Sunday
Porcupine Tree - Blackest Eyes

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 17 2017 at 07:51
CARDIACS fit the bill



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 17 2017 at 08:11
I have a "Honest" question : What is Quirky in music? I search for it in dictionary and this confused me more! This word have many means . I want the meaning that you mentioned in this post. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 17 2017 at 08:19
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 17 2017 at 15:04
Originally posted by siLLy puPPy siLLy puPPy wrote:

CARDIACS fit the bill


 
Tongue I think Cardiacs is one of the best groups EVER, but I have many close friends that would disagree.. I don't think they're completely accessible Pig
Just about as accessible as The Residents, probably a little more
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 17 2017 at 18:29
Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:

King Crimson had their moments..

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Frame by Frame from Discipline

Good ones!  "Elephant Talk" came to mind immediately.  

"Heroes" by David Bowie and "Once in a Lifetime" by Talking Heads might fit this bill. 


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 17 2017 at 19:46
Originally posted by Raccoon Raccoon wrote:

Originally posted by siLLy puPPy siLLy puPPy wrote:

CARDIACS fit the bill


 
Tongue I think Cardiacs is one of the best groups EVER, but I have many close friends that would disagree.. I don't think they're completely accessible Pig
Just about as accessible as The Residents, probably a little more

Hmmm. I'm just going off my experiences with non-musican friends who are somewhat prog fans but not into the most crazy stuff. They all seem to love the Cardiacs. For someone frequenting PA, i'd say this fits though

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